houston we have a problem...

I recently discovered this jewelry website...

I'm going to need someone to stage an intervention

or I need somebody to buy me a present

maybe you could stage an intervention and then buy me a present to ease the pain

It's up to you...let me know what you decide

and remember that I like earrings (and necklaces....and bracelets..oh and if you stumble upon a ring I wouldn't be opposed...)

wednesday playlist

1. Matt Nathanson - Drop To Hold You
2. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
3. Selena Gomez - Love You Like a Love Song
4. City and Colour - We Found Each Other in the Dark
5. Gavin DeGraw - Not Over You
6. He Is We- Happily Ever After
7. Coconut Records - West Coast
8. Semisonic - Secret Smile
9. New Edition - Cool It Now (you're welcome for the video that accompanies that link...)
10. MoZella - Thank You
11. Ellie Goulding - Your Song

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to this guy:

(my Dad...not my brother)

Some things to note about my Dad-

• he has the greatest sense of humor
• he'd rather be watching golf or playing golf than doing anything else
• he likes black licorice
• he's tall
• he got a new golf club and now proceeds to sit with it in his lap in his recliner and will poke me with it until I finally relent and get up to do something for him.
• he likes TV
• he thinks everything I watch is dumb (the feeling is mutual by the way)
• he's good at sports
• he likes to read
• he likes good music (Crosby, Stills, and Nash excluded)
• he leaves his shoes all over the house...like 6 pairs out at a time
• he's awesome and I'm lucky he's my Dad 

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful guys out there who sacrifice their happiness and their hair to be Dads.  

Y'all are the greatest!

nerd alert

So I'm saying it loud and proud right now that I am a nerd.  I've already finished the Hunger Games series that I just started last week.

That's because all I've been doing in my free time is reading.  Oh well...I guess there's worse things I could be doing...Lindsay Lohan I'm talking to you here....

I HIGHLY recommend this series to everyone!  They were so enthralling!  Adventure, romance, suspense....perfect books.  And I was so glad that a writer finally understood that a good guy can have an ending besides imprinting on a fetus...

Anyway now on to my next series that I'm reading....the "Peaches" series.  I had read the first one before.  Now I'm on the second.  They are cute, light, fun books.  Great for summer!  Read them with me!

letters

Dear Allergy Season,

You really suck.

Sincerely, Vanessa

Dear Benadryl,

Thank you for making me feel like I was roofied...in a good way.

XOXO, Vanessa

Dear Guy who is currently helping my parents remodel their upstairs bathroom which is inconveniently located directly above my bedroom,

There's got to be a better time than 8 am to start breaking apart a bathtub with a sledgehammer....yes?

Regards, Vanessa

Dear the word "Moist",

I really don't think that anyone is comfortable with you.  And I vote we as english language users just vote to abolish you.

Sorry....not really, Vanessa

Dear Friday,

Thank you for coming back to me....and I guess I'll thank Macy's for giving me the day off to enjoy it.

Love, Vanessa

Happy Birthday Beth!

Happy Birthday to my best friend Beth

Thank you for:
laughing with me
crying with me
going for Coldstone with me
watching The Hills with me
listening to me
making me laugh
going for late night drives with me
going on roadtrips (skiiippp)
teaching me important life skills (sales guy at Frye's Electronics...enough said)
having the best advice
being my best friend

all my favorite memories have you in them

I hope you have a FABULOUS 25th birthday!!!

I love you!

Just for old times sake here is a picture of us with our friend Emma in a photobooth circa 2005.  We are amazing human beings.

I'm in love....with Kindle

I downloaded a FREE app for Kindle.

I've read 3 books this week....

Now I'm starting on the 4th....

(currently pictured on the side of my blog)

This is a delicious fantastic problem.

Second Giveaway Winner...

And the second giveaway winner who will receive my absolute FAVORITE mascara of all time
Hypnose Drama - Lancome

AND my favorite Juicy Tube lipgloss shade of all time
Juicy Tube: Rasberry Ice - Lancome

is....

Comment #1 was...

Congratulations Anecia!
Email me at vnesslnel@gmail.com with your information!

Like I promised...there WILL be more giveaways....and soon so check back!

And the winner is....

The time has come for the announcement of the winner for the giveaway!  And the winner is....

Comment #6 was....
Beth who said

Congratulations Beth!
Email me at vnesslnel@gmail.com with your information!

Thanks for playing everyone!!!  And don't worry...I'll have another giveaway very soon so keep reading!

ADDENDUM: I've decided that since you are all so awesome I will be giving away an additional smaller gift of a Hypnose Drama mascara and a Juicy Tube to another winner.  That winner will be announced tomorrow!

P.S.  I loved all of your playlists and found some AWESOME new music!!!  Y'all are the greatest readers of all time!

*winner was chosen at random by random.org

Sunday Funday

A run down on the weekend...

1. Gift is finally over!!!! Yeah!!!!
I can breathe again.

2. My little brother started throwing Gobstoppers at me today.  When I asked him what he was doing he replied, "Try and catch them in your mouth".

3. We play Monopoly every Sunday night.  Tonight we played Disney Pixar version.  It was pretty fun.  I was Nemo.

4. Last night I went to bed at 10 pm and slept until 12 pm today....refer to #1 before you look at me with your judgy eyes...

5. I walked around like this...

don't be jealous.

6. I'm currently reading this book

It is hysterical.

7. I bought some chapstick shaped like an egg.  So far no regrets.

Now the new week is starting and my little sister is headed to New York!  Concrete jungle where dreams are made of and people mug you and you have to look at a lot of homeless people!

That's a pic from her prom by the way.  She's so pretty.

Also I'll be choosing the winner of the giveaway tomorrow!  Are you excited?  Are you?  But...are you excited?

I decided to play too and post my Top whatever songs of all time too!

sunset lover - josh kelley
don't stop believin - journey
boston - augustana
look after you - the fray
forgiveness - patty griffin
jolene - ray lamontagne
you'll ask for me - tyler hilton
dirty diana - michael jackson
cosmic love - florence + the machine
romeo and juliet - the killers
hallelujah - jeff buckley
poison & wine - the civil wars
hotel california - the eagles
bloodline - matt morris

I don't have to follow the rules because I made them up!  Just call me your parents.

If you haven't entered to win the giveaway do it now!  You still have time..

Just click

here


Hope y'all had a great weekend too!

meet my new baby...

Welcome to the family.