Here Comes The Sun: July 14-16, 2013

Hi All!

Long time, no blog. I know, I know, I promised I would keep up on the blogs this summer but it just didn't work out. I was computer-less for most of the summer and actually just got one back today! So I thought I would post what has been going on this summer for my "here comes the sun" series I was supposed to be doing.

This summer has been pretty great.

In July, I went to Cedar Point (an amusement park in Sandusky, OH) with my cousins and it was honestly such a blast.

On the way up there we stopped at McDonald's for a quick snack, which ended in all of us having our own minion. Our chaperon decided that the minions would be our mascots for our trip. It resulted in fits of giggles from everyone.

 We started the day with the viking ship ride which was sort of let down, honestly. But then we moved on to the Raptor and Gatekeeper and those rides were absolutely fabulous. Gatekeeper is probably one of the best coasters I have ever rode.

As we rode the Raptor and Gatekeeper, the rest of the group went to see the Snoopy on Ice Show;we heard it was pretty fantastic, especially since it was air conditioned.

We also went on with our day by riding some water rides, Iron Dragon, The Corkscrew, and many more. We ended the day with a quick ride on Windseeker, soaring above the lake and the park as the sun was setting. It was absolutely beautiful and I am beyond thankful that I got to enjoy that day with some amazing people.

(I also tried a churro for the first time ever and I have to say I have been missing out these past 17 years!)

The rest of the summer has been spent working a lot, which has been a truly wonderful experience (the good and bad parts). I also got to go on a trip to the zoo with my family which was just amazingly fun, despite the crazy rainfall that we were getting that day.

This has been an amazing summer and I am excited to say that I will be starting my senior year of high school on Tuesday. I am praying for an amazing last year as a kid and that the Lord will send many blessings and opportunities my way.

I think I am also going to continue the "here comes the sun" posts for a little while. It probably wont last through Christmas or anything, but probably at least through October.

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer and that wherever you are going in the next year with be full of blessings for you!

With Love,
 Shi

A Few Of My Favorite Things: iPhone Photo Apps

Hey there!

I decided to start another little series on this blog called A Few Of My Favorite Things. This will have favorites of anything and everything in my life! Up first: iPhone Photo Apps.

If you're like me you don't always want to lug around a big bulky camera. I prefer to just take some pictures of the moment on my iPhone. It's quick and simple. I've spent the last year that I have owned my phone trying to come up with the perfect collection of iPhone Photo Apps to make my pictures amazing. Although I don't quite know if I am there yet, I am definitely well on my way. So let's get started!

 

My number one favorite iPhone Photo App would have to be instagram. It is so easy to use and creates beautiful pictures. I love being able to share my photos with friends at just the touch of a button and also to see my friends lives through photos. Honestly, if I could only have one off of this list it would be instagram.

 

Second on my list is non other than Vsco Cam. I love the fact that this app is so easy to use but it creates such beautiful pictures. This app was so easy to figure out when I first bought it and it has become a necessity to use it on almost all of my pictures. If you have never used it, here are all of it's filters:

And on top of the beautiful filters you can mess around with things like fade, grain, vignette, and much much more! I definitely recommend you purchase this app!

Next we have my newest find: A Beautiful Mess. I am so in love. Honestly, it was well worth the money I spent on it and I am so excited to continue to play around with it. This app allows you to add fun filters, text, doodles, and even some sayings that were built in. The app costs $0.99 and there are some in-app purchases, but trust me when I say it is totally worth it. I love it! Here are a few examples of what you can do with A Beautiful Mess:

 

There is obviously much more to this app, I just wanted to show you some of what you will get.

 

And here are the rest of the apps in my collection. (The first three I keep on my home screen for easy access since they are my favorites). So I thought for these I would just tell you what I use them all for. 

• Diptic: I use this for combining my pictures together. There are other apps that work just as well, but I found this one to be my favorite. 

 (Also edited with A Beautiful Mess & VSCO Cam)

• Afterlight: I use this quite often as well. This app has some pretty nice filters and tools to make your photos look great! The thing I use this app for the most, though, is to add white around the edges.

•  Over: This app is pretty simple really. It is to add text over your photos. It has many different fonts and is a very good investment.  
• Lumie: This is a pretty fun app, although I have to say I don't use it too often. This one is to add glitter or hearts or sparkles all of your photos. It can be fun to add to some of them, and it gives photos a very personalized touch. 

So that is all that I have to share with you for this AFOMFT (A Few Of My Favorite Things) post. I hope you enjoyed! Feel free to let me know what some of your favorite iPhone Photo Apps are in the comments. Also, follow me on instagram: @shiii_xo and I may give you a follow back :)

With Love,
Shi

Here Comes The Sun: June 3, 2013

Hey everyone!

I am back with another post for your lovely faces today. I wanted to just share a few pieces of information with you all. First off, if you are wondering why the title is the same as the last post it is because I decided to do a little summer series for you called, you guessed it, Here Comes The Sun. Those four words just make me happy I guess.

The next thing I wanted to share with you is, wait for it, I'M A SENIOR! I just wrapped up my junior year and submitted my very last exam so I am officially a senior. I am so ecstatic for this summer and I plan on making it the best one yet!

So, yesterday we decided to go and have a little "photo shoot" just to play around with some ideas for my senior pictures. I thought I would share a few of my favorites with you.

 

 

So, I know that was quite a few, but I just really love them all. I hope you are all having a wonderful summer so far and be on the lookout for new posts!

Xoxo,

Shi

Here Comes The Sun: May 26, 2013

Hey guys!

Long time, no post (sound familiar? haha) well, I promise that I will try to blog more this summer. I'm feeling very inspired lately! Today, me and my wonderful little sister decided to try our hand at some photography. We haven't exactly got it down yet, but I think we are off to a great start!

So, I hope you enjoyed these pictures! More to come really soon!

xo,

Shi