Wow, it's already the fourth week of my Summer Photo Challenge! That's so bizarre. It feels like this summer is flying by. Agh. I'm not ready for it to be July yet! Because after it's July, then we have August, and it's back to school, and agh. I'm not ready.

But enough of that. Here are my pictures!! :)

Monday:

This stuff. This. Stuff. It has saved my face this summer. Stay tuned for a full review later!

Tuesday:

I went shoppinggggg!!!! Target is seriously the best. I got a bunch of beauty stuff because my mom had coupons :D

Wednesday:

On Wednesday, I decided that I wanted to get somewhat creative with my hair, and so I did this braided-bun type thing. I thought it turned out pretty cute, I'll have to do a tutorial on it sometime. I really need to just put together a ton of hair tutorials, it seems like I'm constantly saying, "Oh, I should show y'all how to do this," and then I never show you how to do it. -_- Good job, Grace Anne. Anyways, I'll add this to the list of posts that I need to make;)

Thursday:

 My cat, longing for freedom....

Friday:

 I spent the week doing a theatre camp, which was a ton of fun. I actually got to sing a solo as Belle, and this was the dress I wore:) I know, a blonde Belle is kind of odd, but it was a ton of fun- once I got past my terror of having to sing. Scariest thing ever!!!!

Saturday:

 I was cleaning my room on Saturday, and I got distracted by my old ballet shoes. Gosh, I miss ballet....so of course, I had to dance around my room, and take pictures;) Ignore the random bobby pin in the picture, I have no idea where that came from. Then again, I always have random bobby pins around, so I'm really not surprised.

Sunday:

 guYS. I. Did. Winged. EYELINER!!!!! That never happens. Like, ever. Usually I cannot do winged eyeliner to save my life, it's really pathetic. But I've been trying to perfect my eyeliner technique lately, and then yesterday I decided to try doing a wing before I took my shower, because hey, if I screw up, I'll just wash it right off anyways, right? So I decided that I hadn't tried using my angled brush in a while, might as well give it a shot. AND I DID A LEGIT WING. WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED. (I'm excited, can ya tell??) If I ever get the hang of it, I'll post a tutorial, because if I can do winged eyeliner, anyone can!!! (Also, please ignore everything in this photo aside from my eye, I'd been hosing down our front porch and I was kind of disgusting XD )

Hope that you all had a great week! How's your summer going?

Princess Diaries Appreciation

So, last week I told you how the lack of a third Princess Diaries movie kind of crushed my soul. Today, I want to show you why I love the first two movies so much!

(all of these images were taken from Google)

First off, Mia is an extremely relatable character-

Seriously, I say this like, every morning.

And this is also one of my most commonly used phrases, thanks to Mia.

She was clumsy and awkward, just like the rest of us.

 And sometimes Clarice couldn't quite believe that this was her granddaughter.

Mia also had the coolest cat around- let's be honest, we all wanted a Fat Louis. :D

 That moment when your best friend hides in your closet and you make ^this^ face

Speaking of which, she also had a really awesome best friend....

Like, let's be real, we all wanted to be BFFs with Lilly.

Lilly even had her own cable show. Which, surprisingly, only reached twelve people. I WOULD WATCH IT, LILLY!!!

 She was awesomely outspoken, and could totally change the world.

And after a while, Lilly rubbed off on Mia and she wasn't afraid to tell anybody what she thought.

She is elegance, she is grace, let's go cone Lana in the face.

(LANA GOT CONED! LANA GOT CONED!)

Then, we have Joe. Yet another absolutely FABULOUS character that we wish we knew in real life but will just have to deal with watching a million times in this movie. 

He was immediately loveable..

And had a really funny dry sense of humor xD

He was totally protective of Mia, and it was awesome. The full line is, "If you hurt my girl, you will answer directly to me, and whatever crimes I commit against you, remember, I have diplomatic immunity in 46 countries, including Puerto Rico. " Don't forget Puerto Rico.

He also was super sweet with Clarice. I agree, Joe, I agree.

My friend and I have decided that there needs to be a "Find The Joes" society. So far, we haven't found a Joe.

And now, I've saved the best for last. The star of the movie, and my favorite actress of all time....Julie Andrews, starring as Queen Clarice Renaldi.

I LOVE THIS LINE SO MUCH. She's forever perfect and classy.

 She did a duet with Raven, which was literal perfection.

She also has a sassy side which is absolutely perfect and hilarious.

Remember, "Don't shlump like this!"

Fun Fact- Julie Andrews actually did this scene herself. Julie Andrews is cooler than you'll ever be.

 Look how perfect she is!!!!!

Julie's got sass!

"Other people lose it!! We're supposed to find it!!"

And then Clarice picks up some Mia slang and almost causes a national incident.

^^^Can we just^^^^

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best. Day. Ever.

So honestly, these movies are just the best. And then there are so many moments throughout that are amazing/hilarious/memorable/tearjerking/fangirl attack.

Relationship status- It's Complicated

Like we said. Complicated.

AND WE CAN'T FORGET PAOLO!!! XD

 That time when Mia made a fool of herself at the banquet and the Prime Minister and his wife tried to help her out...

Lilly + Captain of the Guard = Perfection

Nicholas: I haven't danced with you since your birthday.
Mia: That's a fact, not a secret.
Nicholas: The secret is, I still want to.

GGGGGEEEEEEENNOOOOOOOOOOOVIAAAAAA!!!! Face it. I know the Genovian national anthem as well as I know the national anthem of the USA. 

Nicholas and this old fashioned bike....it cracks me up. 

 ^^ such a great villain. I seriously wanted to slap him when he said that. DON'T MESS WITH JOE.

And when Charlotte says this, I tear up. I absolutely lose it. Every time. 

Honestly, these movies taught us a lot.

Like this Eleanor Roosevelt quote that is made even more awesome because it's Joe saying it.

It taught us that princesses never chase chickens.

And while Mia understands what it's like to feel invisible..

She also proved that sometimes, you may not be quite as invisible as you think.
(I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU, MICHAEL!!)

It taught me that courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. And while the brave may not live forever, the cautious do not live at all.