New Challenge Day 13-16

Day 13- Your favorite musician and why?
I have so so many favorites because I love music.  I would have to say that Ray LaMontagne and Patty Griffin would have to be my top 2 though.  They don't just have amazing voices...they have amazing songs. I've said it a hundred times and I will keep saying it...their lyrics are poetry.  So so beautiful. 

Top Favorite Songs- Ray LaMontagne
Be Here Now
A Falling Through
Can I Stay
You Can Bring Me flowers
All the Wild Horses
Hold You In My Arms
Jolene
Are We Really Through
Like Rock & Roll and Radio

Top Favorite Songs- Patty Griffin
Burgundy Shoes
Heavenly Day
Little Fire
One Big Love
Top of the World
Rowing Song
When It Don't Come Easy
Forgiveness
Rain
Long Ride Home

Day 14- A TV show you're currently obsessed with
Umm...I don't know if you've met me but I don't really care for TV. 
ha  ha
Yeah right.  I love TV more than I'll love my first born.

Here's a break down for ya
Monday: Gossip Girl, Castle
Tuesday: Glee, One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected
Wednesday: Criminal Minds, HellCats, Monsters Inside Me
Thursday: Big Bang Theory, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, The Mentalist
Friday: Blue Bloods, The Soup
Saturday: Marathon of America's Next Top Model on Oxygen
Sunday: Amazing Race, Undercover Boss
And then let's not forget the seasonal shows such as: Psych, White Collar, Mad Men, True Blood, Dexter
And the syndicated television: Saved By the Bell, Golden Girls, The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, and Reno 911.
Like I said. TV really doesn't mean anything to me.

Day 15- Something you don't leave the house without
My cell phone.  It's an extension of myself.


Day 16- Your Celebrity Crush
Umm....can I name my Top 5?

1.) Justin Timberlake

2.) Jon Hamm

What a perfect specimen of human being

3.) Josh Duhamel

4.) Jake Gyllenhall

5.) Cory Monteith

(and I clearly don't have a pattern with "J" names)

New Challenge Day 8-12

Day 8- A song to match your mood

I'd have to go with "Empty" by Ray LaMontagne

"Well I looked my demons in the eyes, lay bare my chest, said do your best to destroy me.  I've been to hell and back so many times I must admit you kind of bore me.
There's a lot of things I don't understand, so many people lie, it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fire inside me"


Day 9- A photo of the item you last purchased

Day 10- A photo of your favorite place to eat

Chicken Gratella, mashed potatoes, zucchini, and a Caesar salad dressing on the side.  Amazing.

Day 11- What's in your make up bag?
I would have to start that by saying...which one?  Because...I have 4.  That's what happens when you work in cosmetics!

And they are all filled with things that I actually use.  I just cleaned out some old make up and still have that much.

I need therapy.

Day 12- A photo of the town you live in

blah...

Like Morgan...I'd like to post a photo of where I used to live

Yep.  I don't know why I'm here either.

New Challenge Day 6 and 7

Day 6- A photo of an animal you'd love to keep as a pet

Pygmy Octopus

Day 7 - Your dream wedding

Well as all good weddings...it starts with the perfect groom.  Mine would be him

And is then magnified by the perfect ring...mine is this one

(courtesy of Tiffany & Co...because is there another place to get a ring?)

Then you have to find the perfect dress...

Vera Wang (I absolutely die for this dress...die)

Vera Wang

 

Monique Lhuillier

Monique Lhuillier

Monique Lhuillier

Some nice hair and photographs of said hair

And the perfect inspiration for some great colors and great entertainment

I love the Poppy/Mint combo above...saving that one for the perfect day

 (all inspriation boards courtesy of Snippet & Ink...an amazing wedding website)

I clearly haven't really given much thought to my wedding.....

In all honesty I think that as long as you are marrying someone who you know is right for you...then the rest doesn't really matter (awwwww).  And I fully plan on eloping (sorry Mom) and then just having a rocking reception.

New Challenge Day 5

A photo of yourself from 2 years ago

This is me on my 22nd birthday.  These gorgeous flowers were delivered to me at work.  It was a good day.

:)

New Challenge Day 4

So I'll probably do more than one of these a day for the following reasons:

1.) I am impatient
2.) I have no life
3.) I have nothing else to blog about

Your favorite photograph of your best friend (s)

Beth

I have a couple.  Beth and I have been best friends since high school.  I know that I can call her and get the best advice from any one else.  She listens to my crazy stories and just gets me.  I love doing crazy things with her and she's usually up for anything which I just love about her.  These are a few of my favorite pictures.

 (in chronological order)

This was from our Spring Break trip to Michigan our Senior Year of high school.  We caused so much havoc that trip it would take way too long to list and explain.  This is just one such instance when we stole this Caution Wet sign from a hallway at the hotel.  So weird that neither of us had boyfriends at this time...

I love this picture because it reminds me of one of the most fun girls nights we ever had.  We went out with our friends Emma and Rhiannon and were just silly girls running around and doing whatever we wanted.  Probably one of our last summers together.  

This was from when Beth came back to Indiana for a visit 2 years ago.  We got to go to lunch and spend some time together.  It's so great to me that no matter how long we've been apart...when we get together it's just the same. I miss you Beth!

Jen

Oh my Jenny.  Jenny is my sister from another mister.  She is so crazy and so hilarious that I know when I'm with her I will spend a good portion of the time wiping tears from eyes from laughing so hard.  We love all the same things...80's music/references, The Office, shopping, handbags, dancing outrageously....just to name a few.

I literally have like...zero pictures of us together (umm...Jen can you come to Utah so that we can fix this situation???)

But here are 2 of my favorite pictures of her

This was taken in my bedroom in high school.  I just love this picture of her....I mean how cool is she?  Don't you want to be her friend?  Well sorry...you can't.  She's my friend.

I wasn't even present for this one but I love it so much.  It captures the spirit of Jen better than any other picture on the planet.  I can't even help myself when I see this picture.  It makes me miss you terribly Jen.

I am so grateful for all the friends that I have.  I don't know what I would do without them.  Pretty much anyone who spends more that 1 year with me and still freely chooses to be my friend is a glorious human being.  And this doesn't happen often.  

New Challenge Day 3

Your idea of the perfect first date

I do not want the typical first date.  I like excitement and originality.  

Maybe something like an art museum followed by dinner/lunch in some random hole in the wall location...actually yes that sounds like my exact perfect first date.  Honestly though I think that as long as you are with someone who makes you laugh and that you like...you can have fun together doing anything.  (awwww)

New Challenge Day 2

A photo of something you ate today

My mom made the mistake of buying a huge bucket of Bob's Sweet Stripes Soft Peppermints.  If you've never had these....for shame!  They are amazing.  It's like....Christmas in your mouth.  I had about a thousand a few today.

New Challenge Day 1

A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was

This photo pretty much describes me- and the first words that come to your mind are sure to be "wildly attractive"...yes...I know.

My day was fine.  I didn't do much.  Mondays are my laziest day because I'm still recuperating from the whole weekend at work. So I sleep in, I don't do my hair/make up, and I just watch TV.  It's so nice to have one of those days where you don't really have to worry about anything. 

And that's that!

30 Day Challenge- From Morgan

 So...I kind of hard core failed at my last challenge however...I WILL be successful with this one!  I got it from my amazing friend Morgan.  She's so awesome so....here we go!

30 Day Blog Challenge:

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past.