Overpriced games is really what it is...

Friday night I went to the movies with my familia. While we were wating for it to start the twins each put in a dollar to play an arcade game. Just as it was starting, one of them let me play for them (sheer love. isn't it sweet?) 

It. Was. A. Blast.

Who knew arcade games were so fun??? I do now! 

I asked my love interest if we could get one for our someday-house. 

He said we could get a wii instead. 

I'll keep dreaming..... ;)

Cheers! xo

Loving across the miles...

I skyped this beautiful man last night. For three hours.

It. Was. Awesome.
I can't seem to get enough of that face.

What did you do on your Saturday night?
xo

P.S. I found this wicked sweet embroidered tiger for four bucks. SCORE. Super in love with him. And this is what is says on the back:

1986
Craig,
I hope you enjoy this "grrrrrrrr...!"It took me 4-ever but it was worth it! I hope you enjoy it.
I love you so much, Karen

When you've lost hope, what do you do to get it back?

When you live without hope you might as well live among tombs. -Orlando Juerez

KELLI MURRAY.

This chick is AWESOME. I'm in love with her art. And she's in love with Jesus, is super duper fashionable with her adorable husband and has a little baby on the way. I hope I'm cool like her when I grow up.

Have a great weekend, Loves!
xo

Where you invest your love, you invest your life. -Mumford and Sons


Give that some thought.
Loves. xo

Twenty-one years and counting....

My birthday was the other day. I was wishing for the love interest to appear by my side. Maybe next time.
No drinks for this twenty-something. But I did consume a good amount of sushi. Thanks, padres.

Enjoy your holiday tomorrow. I'll be working hard like I do.
Cheers! xo

Book of faces...

I liked not having facebook. And I love not having a twitter. The fact that I have a blog is borderlining my dislike. It's the easiest way to vent about the crap going in your life. The frustrations of work, the loneliness of being dateless, etc. And it's mostly accepted. Because we all love to complain. We think it makes us feel better. But I don't feel any better afterward. 

I activated my facebook shortly after I deleted it. [It was so great not having facebook. It felt so freeing.] The love interest was sad to not have any photos of the two of us anymore. Since then, I've gotten on to check his page and the couple other interesting things going on. But I can't bring myself to update my status. [And when I do, I go back and delete it] Because once I do, it opens up the opportunity to complain about how lonely it is without the love man. And no one wants to hear about that. And it's not even that big of a deal. But that's the problem with these things like blogs. It's the outlet for our lives and our feelings and all the other self absorbed things happening in our lives. But if it's interesting enough, people get sucked in. Reading and reading about all the things happening. That's facebook. Everyones getting engaged and getting speeding tickets and getting new pets. Nothing new under the sun. It's all the same...just someone else, somewhere else. And if I want to be depressed, I'll get on facebook. It works every time. It's always greener somewhere else, right? Right.

I need to take my herbs and my B vitamins and choke down a good outlet on my life. It's about time I was happy where I'm at. And it's about time I cut the negative-nancy out of my life. 

My love interest would agree.

Cheers. xo

P.S.

I dyed my hair for Valentines Day. (In case you didn't notice already...)
YEAH. Pink + Auburn.

XO.

How was your Valentines?

I really just want to thank the man that yelled and threw his jewelry and slammed the door at work today...all in the name of Valentines Day. Thank you, sir, for such a lovely encounter with you.

Seriously dude? Having a tantrum isn't gonna make me wanna help you.

Anyway. Today was just like any other day. Except I got a cute valentine and a coffee mug from mi padres. And my love interest sent me a package today. I'm expecting it to arrive on Thursday. Maybe sooner....fingers crossed! But other than that. Today was just like any other Monday. Which I'm definitely not complaining.

Hope your day was spectacular. Or at least average. If it was anything less...it's okay. It's just one day out the the three-hundred and sixty-five. Tomorrow's a new day. 

Cheers. xo.

HAPPY LOVE DAY.

XO.

My love interest was desperately trying to reach me while these photos were happening:

Spring Cleaning.

Today I had the urge to organize my closet. I don't have a dresser, so my closet is pretty un-organized. All my socks, underclothings, and leggings are all put in boxes on the floor....and they get mixed up a lot. And I have a plethera of tank tops (Because I never leave the house wearing one shirt.) So that shelf has been overflowing onto the floor. So. I did what I do. I purged. Threw out half of my closet. Because once you start cleaning one part...you have to do it ALL. So I have a large garbage bag ready to go to the curb for the garbage men, and one large garbage bag ready to get dropped off at goodwill. My room is still in need of some more organizing (which I will finish after I post this. I needed a break....this is hard work! ha.)  The good news is: I found my ACT scores! I was wondering where those had gone... I also found THREE cords for hooking up ipods to my car's stereo. So THAT'S where they ALL go. (As soon as I buy one...I have to buy another one because I lose them... How do they even end up in my room?!)

Anyway. Hope your day has been as successful as mine! I better go put in another load of wash and get the rest of this room back into shape!
xo

It's one of those days when I hang out with Riley all day and am bored out of my mind...

That's all. xo

Lego hair.

My love interest paid me a nice compliment yesterday.

"You're hair is just so beautiful. If your hair was like lego hair I would take it off your head and put it on my head and play the drums"

 Swoon. ;)
xo

CHECK OUT THIS KID.

My love interest introduced me to this boy's  beautiful music.

Greyson Chance.

I'm a huge fan already. And I swoon over anything piano....

xo

A few things I'm a fan of today.

 

Miss Carey Mulligan and her pixie cuts. I wish I were brave enough to cut all my hair off.

I haven't seen anyone rock them as adorable as she does.

24. This show has been keeping me preoccupied lately. Season 8 is my favorite so far. 

(I'm watching the seasons out of order. Just cause I can.)

 Hot chocolate and unhealthy treats. 

This winter I've been going into hibernation mode and bulking up with comfort foods... ha.

    This valentine photo shoot. Adorable.

 Snow days!! I'm still not tired of them.
(today was another one.)

Warm comfy beds. (who doesn't love them?)

Tomorrow I'm back to work again. Today was just a glitch in the weather.

Tomorrow snow is going to fall down on my love interest. (That way he won't feel so left out.)
Mr love man also got internet in his room...this means better skype dates! Hooray!
Now. Back to 24...
xo

P.S.

I want to dye my hair bright again. I'm thinking a darker red with magenta highlights? A little change from my usual bright-orange-no-i-don't-look-like-haley-williams-shut-up. In honor of Valentines day and the Love month. And redvelvet cake on my birthday.

Maybe some of this....

And a little of this...

A bit like this?

My hair has been a bit orange like this.
(Yeah I didn't think it looked like "paramore" either..)

Or maybe I should just return to my roots?

I don't know. I can't decide. 

I've also been wanting to get my nose pierced again. But I want to be a grown up. 

I'm just having one of those indecisive days.

ha. xo

Hey. You're pretty. Just say'n.

I spent the entire evening on youtubing and googling songs. I feel like I could have done so much more with my time. Like watch TV. Or clean my room. But that's usually how evenings-off end up.

I don't really have anything to say today. I'm not even sure why I'm blogging. But my legs are falling asleep and I thought that it would be productive to let them stay that way. And I'm procrastinating cleaning up the mess that is surrounding me on the floor right now. So, here I am, talking about....really...nothing.

I skyped the love man today. I do love that man. Sometimes he drives me crazy. And sometimes I'm temperamental and moody to him. But in the end, I know he's the one I want to always love. Because there's something wonderful about forever. Someone to spend the everyday boring rituals with. Someone to pick up after and giggle at. Because I've heard that same story from him 3 times already but he continues to tell it. Because that's him. And I love him. And love includes that stuff. The sweet stuff. The ugly stuff. The annoying stuff. The funny stuff. The sad stuff. The life stuff. So yes. I'm happy to spend the stuff with him. 

Onto other things...Online shopping is going to ruin me. I need to pull the plug on my debit card and use cash only. Because once I discovered the wonders of online shopping...I've had a hard time stopping. Shopping online is so pain free. You can shop and shop without getting tired feet (maybe your feet fall asleep 'cause you're sitting on them. But that's beside the point.) And it's not so painful to delete stuff from your cart. When you're shopping in real life, you carry around the things you  have decided you can't live without. So when you have to narrow down the must-haves...it's hard to put them down. You've formed a relationship with the piece because you've been holding it and looking at it, all while you look at other things.  Online, however, they sit in your cart. Unseen. When you've grown tired of looking at the certain shop... You go to your cart and realize...eh....I don't really need this. And if a couple days later, you realize that you really did need that item....you can just make a few clicks and there you go. Back into your cart and soon to be the reason for the absence of your money. Hooray! Anyway. No more online shopping. Saving, saving, saving. That was the plan. I forget so easily when the swimsuit is on sale or the rug may be the last one left. (Who needs a swimsuit in this blizzard anyway?! And do I really need to buy rugs for my someday house right now?)

Hope you're having a lovely night full of productive things. 

If you're on youtube...maybe you should go clean up your room.

That's what I'm going to do.

kisses. xo

(Thanks to Becky and her great picnik skills. Loves, girl.)

Denim shirts?

I thought I'd share a little post about my new favorite trend. I know it's been around for a while but I've become a bit of a fan. I went into Express the other day and the fashionable man that helped us was wearing denim on denim with a bow tie. Class.

I need to find one for my love interest. A. S. A. P. 

xo

Cabin Fever?

Snow day today. Snow day yesterday. And snow day tomorrow. I may never go back to work again!! Ha. But when I do go back to work, I have a feeling I'm going to hate it. Because this break is spoiling me.

Today I took Riley for a walk with my brother. (because RyRy is fat...)  Gave Riley a bath. (She was pretty stinky. And hadn't been washed since Mr. Love was home for Christmas....I'm the only one who gives her baths. ha.) Watched a lot of TV. Ate chili. (thanks Mom) Painted. Ate macaroni and cheese. (Thanks mom) Skyped the love of my life. And just chilled out. All this laziness is making me tired though. But I'm not complaining...not yet. ;)

The following photos are a few photographs of today's happenings:

Quality photo of the three of us. I know.

He's a multitasker. 

Most of all my photos of Riley look like this. Thanks, girl. 

Just calm down and look at the camera. Not that hard. 

She was pretty excited that we let her walk all by herself. 

(the leash was justincase.)

YEAH. Deep snow. She was quite a trooper. Especially for such a pansy. haha

He's a funny kid.

Really taking in the snow experience.

Trying to encourage Riley. 

Riley after her bath. 

She falls asleep like this all the time. I laugh every time.

Riley and I having quality tv time.

 (Don't ask me why she lays like that.)

My painting for today. Dedicated to my love interest.

Hope your day was twice as exciting as mine. Triple, even.

Keep your toes warm!

xo