What Matters Most

My high school ring is in an old bracelet case somewhere.

I think.

Obviously, it is so important to me.

Today I ordered a class ring.

And I was so excited.

An actual, real, University class ring.

For whatever reason, it meant so much more to me than the last class ring order I placed almost 5 years ago.

Probably because I've had to work my butt off to get here.

High school was a breeze so I guess that ring didn't seem like a big deal.

I couldn't even tell you the last time I put on my high school class ring...

Did I ever even wear it once? sorry about that waste of $ Mom!

But this one...

I'll totally be proud that I have it, and I do plan on wearing it. (and hopefully I'll keep better track of it) ;)

Its funny realizing things like that.

Its nice knowing I know what truly matters to me.

Safe Food?

Give us a loaf of fresh bread and some Cinnamon Honey Butter, my boyfriend and I could call that dinner.

But I'd like to step it up a little bit for our guests...Especially because the guest is his mother!
The problem isn't that I cant cook, its that I don't know what to cook.
Everyone has their personal preferences on how they like their food served and most importantly what the food is!
More spicy, less butter.
Less pepper, more salt.
No cheese, no dressing.
More cheese, more bacon, more butter. (yes that's me)

I don't want to be to extreme.
I'm not making a 5 course meal but, I'm not serving Easy Mac either!

I know I definitely will not want to serve a Mexican dish, Sure I am confident in my burrito making abilities but I'm sure they don't compare to hers! I can not compete, I don't even want to try to serve a Mexican dish because that is one category of food that has way too many opinions on how it tastes best! (the salsa is too spicy, the tacos are too crunchy or too soft, blah blah!) It would be like making my own pasta from scratch and serving it to a famous Italian chef.

What are some safe meals?
What I mean by safe: liked by all, not too odd/out of the ordinary, not too complicated to eat/prepare.

The only possibility I've thought of so far is spaghetti or some type of pasta.
I feel like its generic enough and also a simple one dish meal, so I wouldn't have to stress about figuring out a meat, side dish and veggie...

I wonder if homemade pizza would be too casual?

Sure, the inner hostess in me wants to go all out and serve apps and pretty drinks and bake bread from scratch...
But to be realistic, I just want/need to serve a good meal.
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So if you happen to stop by this old mess of a blog, I would love to hear any suggestions of an appropriate meal to feed a somedayfuture mother in law!
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The drinks are so pretty I would serve them just for that reason!

Possibly Pasta....

Maybe a Stiry Fry?

Brownie Cookie Dough Sandwiches (I would be happy with these!)

I better come up with something,

or else I'll resort to serving grilled cheese robots!

;)

Funny And Not

Not Funny:
I was early to my class today.
6 minutes til class started and it was still completely empty.
I was in room 103.
Instead of room 130.
I struggle!

Funny:
I somehow find the most random things on YouTube, and I thought this "yellow" video was too funny not to share. Get it? The song yellow, yellow set. Sandra Lee isn't my absolute favorite Food Network Chef but I thought these two videos were hilarious, especially her outtakes/bloopers!

Copy Cat

I pinned this awhile ago, and I just now wrote it on my whiteboard =)

Source: homegrownhospitality.typepad.com via L on Pinterest

Unfortunately for me, there are boys in the first grade that have better handwriting than I.

Also, a dry erase marker just doesn't compare to a good old pencil/pen.

It was one of the first attempts. No way comparable to the 'original'.

I'll still try to improve, but, not bad if I do say so myself!

Its OK Thursday

I always love reading Neely's blog so I was happy I found the time to post for this link up! There are a ton of things I can say "its ok" to so this was perfect :)

its ok....

To buy pink and green staples because it makes an otherwise plain white paper a bit more fun...

If you blog inconsistently...

If you hate listening to commercials on the radio...

If you always keep your air conditioning on in the car, I know I'm not the only one dealing with high temps!

If you never use Twitter because you cant stand the app for it on your regular phone and would much rather use it on the itouch...

If you wish writing checks was still popular nowadays just so you could use up your old cute personalized ones...

To ignore the empty ice tray that needs refilled...

To buy a pink lint brush roller...

To cry because you lost your most *favorite* pair of sunglasses that you had forever...

To be bossy to your boyfriend when it comes to how he should do his hair, its ok to tell him if he misses a spot...

To only go to Wendys for the frostys...

To stare and see what everyone has in their basket when at the grocery store...

To be annoyed when people block the whole aisle in the grocery store because their cart is in the middle of the row...

To buy jeans now because their on sale even though you wont wear them for months...this is ok, right!??

To never ever remember what series your printer is/what type of printer ink you need.

To look on Pinterest all day...

To want school to start already...

To be excited for a vacation that's not until January.

Oh, How Pinteresting!

Thought I'd give a disclaimer that I'm a first time linker upper :) I just finally got the hang of Pinterest so I am assuming/hoping I'm qualified enough to participate! ;)

But yeah Pinterest is amazing right! Linking up here!

I <3 Wisteria ;) Gorgeous background and you know it smells so good there!

Love the color and the rosette strap :)

Tanzanite from Tanzania, how pretty is that!?

{everything found here} Happy Wednesday!!

Over Night

It must be karma that my boyfriend now works overnight.

Remember my old complaints of having to deal with it for just one night in this post.

I thought one night was bad.

Now, its his set schedule.

Not to brag, but I feel like I am a trooper.

Our sleeping schedule is all out of wack.

But its summer anyways.

And we make it work.

=)

So just warning ya, dont be creeped out by a comment on your post at 4 in the morning, I have nothing else better to do :)

Source: spearmintbaby.com via Ae on Pinterest

Going Without

Hi hi hi!

Yes its really me, I'm here :)

Anyone still coming across this page I hope you are well and have been enjoying these summer months! As for me....after living under a rock, I'm back :)

♥ Pinterest ♥

I finally "got into Pinterest." Figuring out how to install the 'pin it' thing to my toolbar took me a good minute, I seriously thought I would never figure it out and when I finally did I was like huh, simple! I see how its so addicting though, its too easy to gather up a million ideas for just one project. I never do anything crafty/DIY but thanks to Pinterest I plan to start soon.
(my Pinterest)

♥Freeloading♥
Living here, we didn't bother setting up a cable/Internet account, (that explains the blogging break, yes!?) we were busy enough without all that so it was just as well.... But yes, I am one of those people. No judging, borrowing Internet is no indication of my personal integrity. ;) We were lucky enough to enjoy a near neighbors free Internet for awhile and man it was good while it lasted. I was able to keep up with Gossip Girl, Modern Family, and then BAM, NO INTERNET ACCESS. No cable now no Internet? Movies it is then. Needless to say 2011 officially became "Year Of The Movies!" I would pay to get my hands on our Redbox rental history, even though I might faint after seeing the bill because it has to be a ton. Movie recommendations needed, please come to me, we have seen it all, good, bad, really bad and really good! Anyways, the other night I tried my luck and BAM, INTERNET ACCESS. I was in shock for a minute, I thought it was unreal and too good to be true. We didn't know where to start! We had missed so much so we had too many options, but we quickly caught up on Pretty Little Liars. Sooo I am enjoying it while it lasts and who knows how long that will be. I would love to pay for Internet but unfortunately schoolbooks take up most of that budget!

♥I Miss Blogging♥

Not blogging made me miss it even more, of course. I thought of my blog as an old ignored attic that needed to be cleaned out, organized, and made over a little bit! Haha. And I don't want to really "get into blogging" again because then I'll be just as sad when the Internet cuts out again! Oh well I'm happy with what I have for now! (but I miss you guys!)

♥TV♥

Yes I know the Gossip Girl finale is like 'sooo 3 months ago', but I'm all caught up now and I just wanted to say, wow that was a good episode! Anddddd I finally get why everyone has been listening to Adele!

♥More TV♥
Way back when, when we first started just thinking about moving out, and thinking about things (ie:bills) that would be important, cable was at the very top of my list. I'm not a total lazy couch slob but I admit I love me some TV. I just knew I would die (extreme I know but really how I felt) without cable. Turns out I didn't :) (though, I cant say what would happen if we didn't at least have Redbox rentals.) If we have kids I hope I don't ever hear them complain about TV because the first thing I am going to say is "your Dad and I went a year without cable and we were perfectly
fine!"

Source: fredflare.com via L on Pinterest

♥No Complaints♥

Funny how going without taught me to be more appreciative that's for sure! I laugh when my Mom says she barely watches her (huge) flat screen TV with 100+ channels in HD with DVR. She has the luxury of any show at her fingertips but ignores it. I thought I would give anything for TV, but turns out I'm ok without it. (not really, I am sooo sad I missed a WHOLE season of Toddlers & Tiaras ;) And I'm not sure how much longer we could have gone/lasted without it! (plus, I know 1$ rentals add up!) We're moving again, so, soon we will be thrilled to be proud owners of *cable* at the end of this month! Definitely appreciatin that being set up! We will surely be glued to the TV ;) and just in time for fall shows to return! Parenthood anyone? Like I said, I don't ever want to hear my future kids have any complaints about TV! I cant wait to say 'Kids, your father and I weren't always lucky enough to have cable...' OH! And, who knew I could add something to my 'Bucket List' just to be able to cross it off!

Bucket List:
- 1 year without cable

Shoes & Crazy People

I'm not really a "shoe girl." I cant walk in heels. Sandals are my favorite. Not ashamed to love my Uggs. If I had a free $500 to spend, the first thing I would want to spend it on definitely wouldn't be shoes. Maybe a purse, but probably most definitely jeans.(good ones!) Anyways, even though I am not a shoe girl, I wouldn't mind a new pair or two, a few in particular! I would be super stoked if I owned any of these...

I am partial to the rubber rainboot trend. They seem practical but I feel like they would look really stupid on me, which is why I have yet to buy any. I think little kids are the only ones that can successfully pull off a rubber rainboot perfectly, they look so cute on them! But I've seen some really cute ones that make me consider having them in my wardrobe. These Gucci rainboots though...well I just don't see how anyone could look stupid wearing them. I think about them frequently, their definitely on that "maybe one day" wish list!

Love Coach.
I haven't had new sneakers in a while. I'd love to have a simple everyday pair.

I've actually never worn Tom's or Sperry's so I'm totally hesitant on them, not sure if I'd even like the fit, but they sure are cute.

Thats the end of the shoe candy! :)


On another note, is anyone watching Celebrity Apprentince? I've never watched any of the other seasons but I think I'll tune in for this season just because Gary Busey makes me laugh! The crazy things he says are hilarious!
Speaking of TV, this was also the first season I watched The Bachelor. Sooo love it! And as much as everyone hated Michelle, she was one of my favorites! Just like Gary Busey, her craziness made me laugh! Hah.

Have a great weekend! :)

A Letter

Dear Blog,

First I have to say, its not you, its me! I used to totally love this blog. It was easy to think of things to post about...it was easy to publish those posts...it was easy to read other posts and comment on them. But all that has changed.

I basically skated through highschool and my junior college. Now that I'm at a University I'm realizing what its like to be an actual student. For junior college I think I could use my hands to count how many times I did homework. Now, I'm realizing homework is a must and studying is essential. Since I'm paying an arm and two legs to attend this school, I definitely have to put my education first. But I miss you little blog. I'm always thinking of funny stories I could share but its so hard to find the time to open Blogger. I usually clear out my Google reader daily though--it is sooooo handy to have that app on my phone!

I don't know if anyone still comes by this blog. But I think about it often. I just cant put the effort into keeping it updated. Things always change though so maybe in the future I'll dust it off and start posting more often.

Until then,
Wish you the best!
-L

Winter Break/Feelings!

My feelings have changed so much since I wrote this post.
I'm happy to say that I'm happy to be living where I am.
Happy to start a brand new year in a brand new place.
I mean its not brand new technically we've been here for 6 months but it still feels new.
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I visited home over winter break.
I flew out days before BF did.
He was staying behind for a few more days to work.
It was going to be the longest we've spent apart.
It was really hard for both of us but more so him than me.
At least I was a tiny bit happy I was getting to go see my family.
So through this all I got to experience some new feelings!
One bad, one good.
Bad;
Walking away from my boyfriend at the airport.
Ummm that hurt my heart, alot!
Its really weird to look at a person, and know its the last time you'll be able to see/touch him/her for a while. I'd never experienced it before. I mean yea when I moved out/left home, but its way different leaving your Mom than your boyfriend.
I was so excited to pick him up at the airport!
I would have drove down a day earlier just to wait for him, I was that excited.
Driving home with him was one of the best feelings ever.
Everything around us could have been falling apart but we wouldn't have noticed or cared cause we were just so happy that we were together, everything felt perfect because of that.
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I once saw this card at Hallmark that read "Home is where my Mom is".
That explains how I used to feel.
My Dad always tried convincing me that Hallmark was wrong because actually home is where you make it.
But I was team Hallmark all the way and I really missed 'home'.
Even after moving states away, I couldn't help but feel like home was still in CA and that was the only place I could be happy.
But when I was there at 'home', I realized something, that I missed my other home.
My little apartment, my boyfriend, the pets, that was home now and I couldn't believe I was missing it.
All that time spent crying about it, and now I was missing it.
It was a crazy feeling, being ready to leave CA especially since that was the only place I had wanted to be for so long.
I'll probably always be a little California girl and sure my dream is to live there forever, but not before I see other places, point is I'm happy that right now I live somewhere else.
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Overall though it was a great vacation.
It was sooo nice to see my family..
BF got to do some laughing when I started to get irritated with my Mom. (which secretly started the 1st day ahahaha)
Happy to visit my old hair stylist while in town! (was very much needed)

I was happy I had the time to do a dinner with my girlfriends!

I've met people here but nothing compares to the friends you've kept from high school.
It was nice to see that things were pretty much the same, I hadn't missed much.
I'm so happy that I'm happy with my decision to move :)