Life is monotonous. It's waking up everyday ready for new adventures to come your way. It's the way the sun glistens in your hair, how I miss you when you're not there and how sometimes I don't want to get out of bed to relive it all again.
Daniel Radcliffe -a.k.a. Harry Potter - can rap. This is the most amazing thing in the world!!! He's amazing and made me love him even more.
I'm obsessed with her and this song. Everything is all about that bass!!!
And her new song is just as addicting. For realz!
And then there's TSwift and her new songs Out of the Woods and Blank Space. I could listen to her all day every day. Just love her.
I love watching Jimmy Fallon. His show always has something new and is funny and the guests he has on his show are amazing!! For instance this game with Emma Thompson. She's amazing in general, as an actress and obviously in real life. Just cracks me up.
I hope you enjoyed my favorite things. I always find something new that I love to watch and I will always share them with you all. Peace, Love and hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Until next time.
Cheerleading season has started. I am a cheerleading coach for 7-9 year olds in my town. The season started at the end of July, but it got a little crazier the past few weeks, what with my traveling and games starting up. We have to make a routine for competition which is in October - we have the competition cheer and dance all choreographed, now we just have to teach the girls...oh boy is that fun. Hopefully we'll place 1st or 2nd so we can go to Nationals in Tampa like we did last year. It was a nice mini vacation, a good time was had by all - cheerleaders, coaches and parents.
The bachelorette party went off without a hitch. It was crazy for me, getting on a plane, sleeping, getting up early to catch the ferry, partying for 2 days straight, then waking up early to catch a bus to the airport. I had to work the next day, so needless to say I was very, very tired for a while. But the bachelorette had a great time, and so did all of us girls. It was great to see everyone, let loose and have a great time! Also the view from our room at Ballards Inn was phenomenal...island status!
In two weeks I will be making another trek up to Massachusetts, but this time I will be driving the whole way with my boyfriend. It will be a grand adventure and our first vacation. It will also be the first time he'll be meeting my family and friends who live up north. I'm really excited. I found this great website, roadtrippers.com, where you can plan stops along the way on the roadtrip - definitely check it out! My boyfriend is kind of wary about what I came across - can you say UFO Welcome Center and Largest Tire? Oh Yea!! I also planned a stop in New Jersey because his only request was to be able to see Jay and Silent Bob's comic shop and the Quick Stop where they filmed at - I found another comic book shop along the way in Virginia, so we'll be stopping there too. Best girlfriend ever? I think so! On the way back, we're hopefully going to stop for a bit in Washington, D.C. We have to get up to Mass quickly because of the wedding, but on the way home we don't have any set schedule and it's my birthday weekend so we're hopefully going to stop and see the sites. Exciting!
We've been collecting Pops! If you're a nerd and you like collecting things, then you've probably heard of them. If not, maybe you shouldn't, because it is addicting! My boyfriend already has about 30, not counting the 3 that I have at my house. So far we're collecting the Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Ghostbusters and Back to the Future collections. We've started on Disney as well - Elsa and Olaf and Tinkerbell :). I want the entire Buffy collection, but so far I only have the comicon special edition Slayer Buffy, which is absolutely awesome!!! My babe likes me a lot for getting me that - he also got me the Archie comic where Archie dies :( - I was told not to read it because it loses it's value, so I haven't read it yet.
And on the last note, here's a great new song by TSwift ... review is up on my other site here. Enjoy!!!
A personal goal of mine is to become a jetsetter. I want to travel whenever and wherever I want at the drop of a dime. I'm starting my jet setting ways by heading up to Block Island for the weekend for my best friend's bachelorette party. I know it's probably not really jet setting, but I am picking up and leaving for the weekend to go on an excursion, it just so happens to be back to my home town to celebrate with my girlfriends, but I have to start somewhere. Right?
My next trip is at the beginning of September for a wedding and my boyfriend is coming with me. I'm pretty excited about that. He'll get to meet my family and friends and I'll get to show him around my hometown and see the sights of Boston. We're also going to be driving to New Jersey for a day so he can see the comic store run by Jay and Silent Bob - I don't know they're real names but he wants to go - he really likes comic books.
After this trip I will be planning another bachelorette to Atlantic City, New Jersey and another wedding up north at the beginning of 2015. Then, it will be traveling to whatever destination I choose. Something fun. Something cool. Maybe something exotic? My cousin and I will be going on a European vacation the summer of 2016 when I'm 30 (yuck) and he's 25. I'm super thrilled about that and already semi-planned our itinerary which mostly involves seeing sights that were used in Harry Potter - and then of course historical sights like Buckingham Palace and hopefully the Eiffel Tower in Paris. We're definitely going to London, but unless I get a new job, I won't be able to take a long, much needed trip to Europe. We'll see about that, it's still two years away. Plenty of time to save and plan.
If I could find a way to comfortably travel and work from home that's what I would like to do. I'm a writer at heart, but I can't seem to finish one train of thought long enough to create a great work of literature. It's quite a dilemma when I would like to write books for a living, but only time will tell and dreams do come true if you believe. Until then, safe travels and great adventures will be had by me...this weekend at least. ;) Bon Voyage. Too-da-loo!!
My new favorite color is MINT!! Not just mint, but anything that's light blue/green is okay in my book. I'm obsessed!! Goodbye pink hello mint everything. I can't even explain how much in love I am with this color. It goes with EVERYTHING and its absolutely adorable on!! Here's me wearing the color:
My favorite loafers from Nine West. Absolutely ADORE them!
My favorite necklace accessory... I think I got it at Forever 21.
And here's a few of my obsessions in my favorite color - to be purchased in the near future hopefully :) - and a few pictures of the color just out and about -
If I didn't already have a cool pink car, I would definitely have this mint Fiat. It's so precious!
this awesome captain's desk. I really like the color and how it's not quite finished gives it such character and personality. I could absolutely see myself sitting at this desk writing all day.
A lot of things good are happening for me. I met a perfect guy for me ... sometimes I don't want to get my hopes up but if you don't look forward then you're never going to move forward. I'm just hoping that this all turns out happy. I'm happy right now and that's what matters.We've already been to Disney together and he's coming home with me in September to attend one of my bestie's weddings so, so far so good. I believe that you can really get to know someone when you go to Disney with them, especially when you are a Disney addict and it really helps when he is one too :). Cheers to me and enjoy my happy mood with some of my favorite things at the moment.
Tight pants with Jimmy Fallon and J.LO
Full House Reunion on Jimmy Fallon
Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood duet "Something Bad"
My BF and I at Disney, the Happiest Place on Earth! <3
This video is so inspirational and I meant to post it a while back. You just have to watch. This is something that I've been telling my friends about recently. We are always on our phones and we miss out on a lot. We miss out on the way we look when we're laughing, the snorted way we giggle when a joke is told and whatever happened to old fashioned letters. I admit, I'm on my phone way more than I should be. Even in the pool, thanks to my lifeproof case. But I shouldn't be. I need to stop and smell the roses, look up into the sky and look at the shapes of clouds or count the stars. I want to see my friend when she tells me good news, not hear about it via text. The worst part is when you are sitting next to someone and you are texting each other instead of speaking. That is not the world I was raised in and that is not the world I want to be in. Yes technology will continue to move forward, but I want to run outside and play tag, have an hour of tv time, shower and bed like the good old days. As long as people realize that technology isn't your life, that there is more out there than video games and Facebook, the world will be open to new ideas and see life in all of its glory. Just look up!
This is how I'm feeling lately. Carrie's got it right. I keep meeting the wrong guys. Kissing a lot of frogs and never ever getting a prince. But every person I meet makes me stronger and better and I learn from my mistakes. They help me be who I am today. Sometimes I feel like I'm not learning from any of my mistakes, but I am. It's just a slow process. I have to stop living in the past though. I have to stop thinking "what did I do wrong" and just be me and be happy. A book is in the process of being written - a coming of age novel of love lost, broken hearts and a girl finding her way of being single and happy. It's going to be based off of my past so guys beware - I suggest you stay on my good side if you want to be portrayed in a good light. Most of them won't though. I hope it will help me stop living in the past, letting go of what went wrong and what has happened in my life, so I can keep moving forward. I also hope that it will help others who have been through the same situations and help them realize that they are not alone, they deserve happiness and there is someone out there for them. Patience is the key. Patience and happiness.
So a lot of things have been going on. I'm looking to buy a house and my parents are separated. I'm excited about buying/decorating a new abode, and yet I'm feeling selfish for feeling happy when my parents are not. I guess though, being separated has made them happier. Sometimes people just grow apart. Which is fine, you just never think it's going to be your parents. Especially when I'm 28 and they've been together almost 30 years. It's just weird. But, I'm trying to be positive because I can't let them bring me down. Yes, it definitely affects me, but it's for the better. So I'm going to keep looking for a house and I'm going to get excited about it. The only thing worse than being upset about things you can't change is making them feel like it's your fault that you're upset.
So today I'm happy. Being positive is a good thing. Things happen for a reason. I firmly believe in that. So what is making me happy?
This video for starters. Emma Stone is absolutely amazing and hilarious. I think Emma Stone should battle against Paul Rudd. Now that would be EPIC.
Watching HGTV. Looking at houses has made me OBSESSED with House Hunters and Property Brothers and everything else that comes on. I could watch it for hours. I'm getting so many ideas - I also get a lot of ideas from Pinterest. I've come to the conclusion that people who have an infinite budget are annoying. They complain about anything and everything. I would seriously just be happy to have that kind of budget to work with, plus renovate if necessary. But then again, if I had the money maybe I would be a snob too - hopefully not though. Fingers crossed I become rich but don't become a snob. When you wish upon a star ... ;)
I got to see my nieces last week. They are absolutely precious. I don't get to see them often because I moved, but just hearing a little 4-year-old voice calling "Titi Veronica" and asking you a million questions puts a smile on my face. The littlest is only a month old, so she can't talk yet, but with each visit she'll remember and know me and I know my friends will keep me posted with pictures and everything of their daily lives. That's a great thing about friends who are like your sisters. Even though we're far a part, we're still very close. Thanks technology!
I'm also on a Frozen kick and I always have "Let it Go" in my head. I also have the song "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" in my head - which is actually a depressing song when you think about it. Poor Anna just wants to play and Elsa hides in her room for YEARS! Literally, years! They don't even know each other. Elsa obviously does it to protect Anna from her powers, but still. SAD! But what's funny, is this video of marines singing to "Let it Go." WATCH IT!! It cracks me up! They get so excited at the end, when Elsa lets down her hair.
And lastly... because this is a happy post. Let's end with something upbeat. Because I'm happy and you should be too! :)
Just purchased these two shirts from teefury.com. Both shirts are designed by Karen Hallion.
"Adventure Awaits"
Belle and the Doctor :)
"Come Away With Me"
Cinderella and the Doctor
I absolutely love her designs and have 2 shirts already by her - these new ones will make 4. These are my previous purchases of her shirts:
"Witch in the Fireplace"
Hermione Granger and the Doctor
"Meet the Missus Tea"
The worm from The Labyrinth
As you can see, I am a nerd. I love the movie The Labyrinth with David Bowie and Jennifer Connolly. It's one of my favorite movies, after Grease of course. And I'm on a Doctor Who kick at the moment. Been watching it on Netflix. I started watching it a few seasons back, with Matt Smith as the Doctor, but then I stopped. But my friend is obsessed with it now so I figured I would restart and start from the beginning - the beginning of the newest doctors not the old doctors from the 60s. I'm also a huge Disney fan! She has other shirts with the doctor and Disney characters - Elsa and Anna, Merida, Snow White and more. Anyways, enough of my nerddom. Time for bed. Can't wait to receive these shirts in the mail. :)
A mini vacation back home to good ole Massachusetts - I'm just really hoping it's not going to be snowing. I'm already used to the Florida weather that I may just curl up into a ball and cry if it snows when I'm visiting family and friends. Alright, I probably won't be that dramatic, but it is April and though I know it's New England, my poor New Englanders have had enough of the cold. Bring on the sunshine!! Hopefully it will follow me north.
I have plenty to do when I visit and hardly enough time. I need to see the newest addition of my friend-family, baby Violet. I still can't believe that my best friend of almost 20 years is a mother! I also need to go dress shopping/fitting for two different weddings. The first wedding is in September (another trip to MA :) ) and the second is June 2015. I'm excited to see two of my best friends get married and thankful that they chose me to be a part of their special days. It really means the world to me. I'm not really planning much for the first one, though I try my best to put my two sense in from miles away. But the second one I've been helping plan from the get go (I was there for the first date and engagement so it only makes sense). You may think that I use the term best friend a lot, but I have about a handful friends and they are all my besties. Alley I've only known for a couple years, and yet we are so in sync it's uncanny. I feel like I've known her forever. And then my girlfriends, two of which I've known since grade school (one just had a baby and the other is her sister), and the other three have grown close since we've grown older and more mature, but we've known each other for about 10 years or so - going back to working at camp. Just reminiscing about camp and summer and clubbing puts a smile to my face. A lot of memories. And there wasn't Facebook proof back then, but there are plenty of pictures stacked up in a box somewhere to be put into a scrapbook somewhere along the line - I know I'll get to it eventually - the life of an organized procrastinator.
Anywho, next week is much needed. Though I have made a few good friends down here in sunny Florida, it's always good to go home and catch up. I like Facetime and all, but you really can't hug through a phone. Also, you can't devour the best seafood and Portuguese food through a phone either. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Fried Clams. Clam boil. Portuguese Steak. Massa. Malasadas. Yum Yum Yum. Get in my belly. Seriously I can't wait. I also want to try and see a Sox/Yankee game. I'm definitely going to try and make time.
On
a lighter note, I've been living in Florida for a year. I moved at the
end of March 2013. I was in Florida when the Boston Marathon Bombing
occurred. When it happened I felt so helpless. I had just moved. I
couldn't do anything. I couldn't hug my family and tell them it was
going to be okay. I had to do it through the phone. Luckily, none of my
family or friends were injured, but many were. My heart goes out to
them. The survivors give me hope because they have persevered, have not
backed down, and kept on fighting. The people of Boston have done the
same. Boston Strong is the outcry. We will not back down. It felt to me,
like 9/11. Americans stood united then, and they stand united now.
A video made by Dear
World showcases a letter made by some of the survivors. There is also a picture project of the victims returning to
the finish line. It's absolutely beautiful and they give me hope. They
have persevered. Continued to fight. Continued to wake up every morning
and live. They are amazing.
Over the weekend I came across some HILARIOUS youtube videos from Jimmy Fallon. I don't get to watch his show because of my day job and my bedtime being 930 p.m. so I catch up on youtube and he rarely disappoints. These are my favorite videos this week, they may be old but they make me happy, especially the one with Idina Menzel singing "Let it Go!" Sheer awesomeness! Also, pretty sure Paul Rudd is my new man crush <3. For serious! ENJOY! :)
First, let me say that I am not getting married. But...one of my best and closest friends is!!! I was there when they first met and when they got engaged - they first met at a bar and I introduced them and they got engaged in Hogsmeade at Universal Studios - we are both HUGE Harry Potter fans and we were there for the Celebration of Harry Potter that they had at the end of January. We met (well we actually saw them a few feet away) Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Fred and George Weasley and Seamus Finnegan. We were rather excited. But what made it even better was that he proposed to her in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - her dream come true. I am one of her bridesmaids and have been helping her plan her wedding for next June 2015. She has some great ideas - blending her geekside to her chicside :).
She wants to incorporate all of her favorite fandoms into her wedding. I told her that there is a way to do it that will look cute, as long as it's done right. And thanks to Pinterest, I think I found it!
These are some of the ideas that I found:
Famous couples names instead of table numbers:
The Doctor and Rose
Ron and Hermione Weasley
Belle and the Beast
Han Solo and Princess Leia
Mickey and Minney
...and whatever other couple she wants
Using characters/mini figurines inside a lantern with flowers as the centerpiece.
A sign that says "Pick a seat not a side as many worlds become one." Similar to ones that say "Pick a seat not a side as two families join together."
These are just a few ideas that I've come up with, and I think it's going to turn out awesome! Her wedding isn't for another year so we still have plenty of time to prepare. :)
My best friend just had a baby girl and so for the shower I went crazy with crocheting little things. :) One of the things I wanted to make was booties but none of the online patterns were free. But then I found this really cute yellow yarn and on the back of the wrapper was a pattern for "baby shower booties." I followed this pattern to a T and got the cutest baby booties in about an hour or so!
The yarn is Bernat Baby Coordinates in lemon custard - I didn't use the yarn for the booties but actually for the flower on the headband. Here is the pattern:
SIZE: to fit baby size 3-6 months
MATERIALS: 1 ball of any type yarn
Size 4 mm (U.S. G/6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
GAUGE: 16 hdc and 11 rows = 10 cm
ABBREVIATIONS:
ch = chain
hdc = half double crochet
rs = right side
sl st = slip stitch
INSTRUCTIONS: Note: Turning ch 2 does not count as hdc
Ch 29 1st row: (RS)1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 hdc in each ch across. 27 hdc. Turn. 2nd - 5th rows: ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn. 6th row: Sl st in each of first 6 hdc. Ch 2. 1 hdc in same st as last sl st. 1 hdc in each of next 16 hdc. Turn. Leave remaining 5 hdc unworked. 7th - 11th rows: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn. 17 hdc. Place marker at each end of 9th row. Do not turn at end of 11th row. 12th row: Ch 1. Working from left to right, instead of right to left, work 1 revers sc in each hdc across. Fasten off. Finishing: Fold bootie in half with RS facing each other. Join yarn with sl st at marked row and work 1 row of sc through both thicknesses to join seam down remainder of cuff, around toe and across bottom of foot. Fasten off. Turn bootie right side out. Fold down cuff.
I didn't make a tie but you can to go around the bootie around the cuff. Tie: Make a chain 12" (30.5 cm) long. Weave through 7th row of cuff.
Other items that I made for the baby was a bunny hat and a headband with a flower attached. I'm going to make more things and will post as I make them :) I'll also try to post the pattern or links to patterns that I used. Happy crocheting :)
I love the way you feel, cuddled up next to me. All warm and toasty under cotton sheets. Your fingers entwine in mine as we ponder the next step. We've been friends for over five years. Friendship that turned into a crush for me from the very beginning, it took you a little longer. I gave you a million nudges but you finally took the bait. After years of waiting, frustration, determination, we finally explored new territory.
All my wildest fantasies disappeared in that one first kiss. It came so suddenly and unexpected that I almost pushed you away, until I realized what was happening. You waited for the perfect moment, when I was so distracted by my surroundings that when you came up beside me and gave me a kiss on the cheek I was shell-shocked. I looked to you as you stood there with a smirk and I asked you "what was that?" like I didn't already know. You had finally made the first move.
I firmly believe that a girl has a right to make the first move, but I was always too shy or scared to do that. Instead I await patiently for a kiss that may never come. But it did this time. My patience won out and I finally got the green light for what was to come.
We had been talking about the possibility of an "us" for months via text messages in late night conversations. But I never actually thought there would be an "us." I just thought it was me reading too far into things. I had taught myself not to get my hopes up because it only leads to heartbreak. So my expectations of our hangout was not to end up in bed. But I was pleasantly surprised that it did.
Now we lay together in post-coital bliss, all I can think about is the next step and where do we go from here. Maybe this is one big dream that I'm in and one day I'm going to wake up and we'll be back in our non-committal/flirtatious/endless friendship. I want more. I want this. I want us.
