Happy 4th of July (And My 7th Wizardversary)!

Hi there!

I hope all of you have a fun and safe Fourth of July! Today is really my favorite Holiday of the Summer because I love Fireworks, BBQ, and hanging out with family and friends. I'm not going to tell everyone where I live, but my town always has a huge fireworks show every year and recently it's become one of the largest local town/city firework shows in my state! Last year was pretty amazing and this year they've decided to make it 3x larger than last year's show. :D

I live in a smaller town, but the number of people expected to attend is well over the number of people living in my town. About 15,000 or more are expected to attend tonight. :D I can't wait to see what my town has planned. I'm also going to shoot off fireworks of my own with family tonight after the show which will be a lot of fun. :) And who could forget a bonfire and smores?! Yeah, having smores too.. :D So other than real life... I've officially been playing Wizard101 for SEVEN years!! I can't believe it's already my 7th Wizardversary. 

Many of you already know that my ice wizard was my very first wizard that I created because I love Winter and Snow. Nothing to do with the Fourth of July, but at the time that's exactly what I was thinking. :) It was raining that day and I didn't think I'd be able to attend the Fireworks at the park. At 15 I knew I would love this game, but had no idea I'd be playing into my 20s. I'll be turning 23 in a few weeks. Where is time going?! :P Anyways. Thank you the community for being so amazing, you're the best part of my time here. I would also like to thank Kingsisle for this amazing game! I'm not quitting anytime soon, so I hope you continue this game forever or creating new games or something because I'll be by your side just like I have for the past seven years. Maybe one day in the future I can work for you?! Ha, I have a lot of work to do but I say anything is possible if you never give up and always keep trying. :) Well, only three more years until my 10th Wizardversary!! Not that long away. 2013 was 3 years ago and that feels to me like yesterday (2005 feels like yesterday to me - by the way, internet on a cell phone was a gift/miracle back then). Well, it looks like I should go for now. Have a great Fourth. Please stay safe! I'll see you all tomorrow. :) Until next time, I'll see you around the Spiral.

Wizard101 Santa Run: Giveaways!

Hello Wizards!

I decided to make a series of posts explaining everything I could about my upcoming Wizard101 Santa Run event on Saturday, July 16th at 1:00 P.M. CST. We'll meet in the Commons in Greyrose Realm on that day. If you would like to read the main post for more information, click this hyperlink -> HERE. This post will only be an announcement of contests so I don't overcrowd the main post.

Giveaway Information:

All Giveaways will take place at the Santa Run event and afterparty. There will be random gifters.  If you're not here, you won't be able to win a prize. If you find out who the random gifter is, don't tell anybody. I want all of this to be a surprise, just like a gift from somebody on Christmas. :)  You never know what you could win from the random giveaways! I'll think some of you might be shocked when you find out what you could win. Keep in mind that this event is not all about contests. It's more of an event to get the community together. I hope to see you there. More information about this event will be linked on my main Santa Run Post. If you would like to read that post, click anywhere on the image below!!

11:00 A.M. PT  -  12:00 P.M. MT  - 1:00 P.M. CST  -   2:00 P.M. EST

New Pirate101 Event: NXP In VL2!

Ahoy Pirates!

I promise you're not dreaming. You actually do see a new Pirate101 event announcement! I'm happy to announce that I will be co-hosting a Pirate101 NXP Event with Autumn Walker from Secrets of the Spiral. :D I hope to see you all there at the event. We'd like to see many pirates to show up. Let's show Kingsisle that we still care about Pirate101. :) We will get the Pirate101 community together again! If you would like more information about this event, just read the image below. We'll meet in Avery's Court in the One Eyed Jack realm for pickup to the event. Keep in mind that ALL levels are welcomed to attend - as long as you have a membership or bought Valencia Part 2 with crowns. If so, We'll see you there!

What Do I Think Of Wizard101?

Hello Wizards!

I hope you're having an awesome Monday. I know.. Mondays shouldn't be placed in the awesome category, but you never know. Somebody might actually be having an awesome Monday. Monday, Monday Monday Monday. Monday! :P That's kinda annoying.. :P

Today I wanted to talk about how much I love Wizard101. I've been playing the game nearly seven years now. I mean a lot has happened in Wizard101 within these seven years amazing years. I was speaking to a few friends on Twitter yesterday about how much has changed since we all joined Wizard101. I joined Wizard101 in July of 2009 and the game did not have the following list of features:

Wizard101 Crowns Shop / Icon

Game Card Packs

Mounts

Advanced Pets, Pet Pavilion, Mega Snacks

Critical/Block

Shadow Magic/ Shadow Pips

School Themed Houses/ Mounts/ Teleportation Symbols

Jewels

Castle Tours

Daily Assignments

Fishing

Dungeon Recall

Hairstyles

World Themed Housing Items

Selena Gomez, Skeletal Bosses, The Doctor

Briskbreeze Tower, Waterworks, Aquila Dungeons, Darkmoor

Gardening

Stitching

More NPC Expressions (brought more to life)

New Teachers/ Arcanum

Etc.

These "few" features are probably something that you have used today. I'll tell you that Wizard101 didn't have as much as it does now when I joined. I was still on the game more than I should have been. :P It makes me wonder how anybody gets bored of the game today seeing all of these new features added to the game since I joined. I'm sure I've missed a few. Wizards that joined before me didn't even have the bazaar or Dragonspyre! How did time fly by this fast? I have no idea. I'm looking forward to see what Kingsisle has planned for us. Not everything I've mentioned above is something that I think is perfect (of course a few things needs to be fixed), but I'm sure glad Kingsisle is always trying their best for us. Thank you Kingsisle for just about seven years (next Monday)! :D So what do I think of Wizard101? I think it's amazing to see how far the game has come! I'm looking forward to the future. I wonder if I'll make another post like this in a few years? Hmm.. we shall see! Thank you all for reading this random post. Until next time, I'll see you around the spiral. :D

Icy's Graduation Party Recap!

Hello Wizards!

I was planning on making a recap post about Icy's Graduation yesterday, but I was tired most of the day. I thought I'd make this post today since I'm not as tired as I was yesterday. :) Before I talk about what the event was like, CONGRATULATIONS Icy on your amazing accomplishment! Graduating Middle School, High School, College (like Icy), or really any school is always amazing and shows that no matter what you went through, you still made it through. Even if you decide to go back to school, that shows you can do anything if you put your mind to it!

Icy's Graduation party had many amazing people from around the community, decorations, contests and even a special Livestream on Spiral Radio featuring many puns! :P I'm glad I was able to attend this amazing event for Icy and I'm glad so many wizards did too. I was able to make many screenshots of this event for memory and this blog post. If you've read my website long enough, you'll know that I always love taking screenshots especially of events like this. I probably have about 30 screenshots from this event. :D I LOVE taking screenshots! :P

I think that the Graduation Party was a great way to celebrate not only Icy's accomplishment but also many other graduates from around the community that also graduated this year! Icy and Stephen Spiritcaller threw a great party/Livestream and I'm glad I was able to attend. :) Thank you for a great event. This event really reminded me of the first few events I attended when I first joined the community (Fallon Moongem's Birthday Party for example - Happy Belated Birthday, Fallon). Well, that's it for this post. Only three screenshots of the event?! I guess I'll have to post a few on Instagram. Thank you all for reading. Until next time, I'll see you around the Spiral. :)

Oooh, cake...!