Flowers for Algernon

{via} So I created my own little "book club". Yes, it is totally nerdy but I totally don't care. ha ha. It's just my friend G and I and well, now we may have another member. lol. We had our very first meeting last night and it was quite awesome. We had some Chipotle (I had never be…

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I'm Officially on Vacation!

Yes! The school year is officially over and although I have a three-day workshop this coming week, I have decided to not count that and believe that I am on vacation. Because, honestly, my mind has been on vacation-mode for quite some time now. ha ha. {via} My flight leaves on the 19th and I will be…

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Call Me Little Miss Crafty Girl

One thing about me... I get bored easily. In a way, this can be a bad thing because well, I need to work hard sometimes at making my life fun and exciting. (life can get quite boring when all you do is work and go to school) On the other hand, though, it means that I get to try out new things all t…

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A year ago today...

One year ago today, they said the world was supposed to end. It may not have ended but for me, it pretty much felt like it did. It was one of the most difficult losses I have ever experienced. I was losing my family member, a best friend. </3 I never really understood the depth of one's love…

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A wonderful feeling...

it is to be done with the semester AND to finally have completed my Reading Endorsement. -insert long sigh here- I almost didn't know what to do with myself after work yesterday. Usually, I have one of my many assignments in mind. Yesterday, it was Zumba, a long nap, and laying in bed. -thumbs u…

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I have talented bloggy friends!

My bloggy friend, Danielle  , has just opened a new Etsy shop called Girl and Parrot . She's going to be selling her super awesome custom (rhyme, eh? lol) watercolor portraits! Here's a portrait she made of her family & a photograph underneathe to compare.  I'm in the process now of tr…

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Fill-in-the-Blank Fridays

{Lauren's Blog} 1. When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is go to the bathroom and shower. I have to shower in the morning if I plan to do anything productive at all. 2. I can hardly wait for June 19th. It's going to be an amazing summer! (Vlog post about this will be posted soo…

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Fill in the Blank Friday

{via} I'm doing last week's fill-in-the-blank from  Lauren's blog  because well, I'm typing this up on a Thursday and she still hasn't posted this week's fill-in-the-blank. haha.  1. Today is a good day because I am chaperoning this school year's Grad Bash in Universal Studi…

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The Weekend

I had a pretty uneventful weekend. On Friday night, I spent all night looking through old photos and pretty much just enjoying the house, which I had to myself. It was quiet and very relaxing to say the least. Then, I had to work on Saturday (longest day of my life!). I am finishing up my reading e…

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Friday the 13th

As you may already know, I lost one of my best friends last year... my companion & my most amazing pet, Ringo. He passed away on May 21st. However, he entered this world on April 13, 2007 which also happened to be a Friday the 13th. Today would have been his birthday and yes, it is also Friday …

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Where in the World is... my hair?!

It's a official! I chopped off 12 inches of hair that I will be sending off to Locks of Love. It's a pretty difficult day for me being that I loved having long hair but I know that it's for a good cause. I also made a little vlog today... it had been a while, huh? (;

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2-year Blogaversary

{via} Well... I've gone and done it again! I once again forgot all about my blog's anniversary blogaversary which was on April 2nd, in case you were wondering. hmmm... it's odd since my blog (though I may not write that often lately) is my little baby; truly my most favorite outlet of so…

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The Hunger Games

So, quite honestly, I didn't think I would get into The Hunger Games. I had seen people going crazy over them and reading all the books in the series before but I guess it wasn't till the movie came out that I actually got kinda interested in it. My little sister read all the books, like mo…

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Fill in the Blank Fun

{via} I took this fun fill-in-the-blank from Lauren , as usual (; And also as usual, I am late posting it... oopsie. 1. My greatest strength is my perseverance. When I really want something, I will work hard to get it for as long as it takes. 2. My greatest weakness is food. I love working out and all t…

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{via} When life seems unfair and uncertain, somehow you have the ability to ease the sadness and make me feel as if everything is going to be okay. You have an amazing amount of strength that carries me through the rough times and a wonderful sense of humor that can turn the tears into smiles. Knowing you’re…

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{via} Ever since my grandmother passed away when I was 14, I have found death to be a very difficult thing for me to cope with. My grandmother's death was something I was unprepared for -- then again, I don't think anyone is every really prepared for the passing of a loved one. In my case, I…

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Purpose.

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The Weekend.

This weekend was pretty much a rollercoaster. It started off terribly then kinda went up and then it came back down again. I hate when life if like this. It just kind of seems like a lot has been gong on lately; things I haven't been quite prepared for. So much stress too with my endless to-do …

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Seven Deadly Sins of Beauty

{via} Hi! I was  tagged by Reni  for this "Seven Deadly Sins of Beauty" post so here we go.... GREED: What is your most inexpensive and expensive makeup? My most inexpensive makeup product is probably my Burts Bees lip balm and it happens to also be one of the most important too. I wear it ev…

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Getting Cut!

I have been letting my hair grow out for so long. Years actually! I used to have super duper short hair. It was literally a little above my chin. Crazy, huh? Now my hair is by my waist. I have layers, yes, so my hair doesn't look nearly as long as it really is but I think it's getting to th…

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The Weekend

I had a pretty amazing weekend which was nice since I've pretty much been a bum for the last few weekends. haha. Yesterday, I went to lunch/dinner with my sister and nephew at my favorite restaurant, Flanigans. As always, I had the salmon and baked potato. Yum. Then today, I was up early and at …

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Video Post : Family Vacation to Cuba

I went ahead and made a short video compilation of clips from our family vacation to Cuba this past December. <3 I know the video isn't all that great but I didn't really feel like working on it for hours or anything. haha. But hey, I included almost all the clips I had (or parts of the …

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Cuba - Part 5

~12/29/2011~ The weather was pretty cool this day and because of this, I didn't feel as tired at the end of the day. We went to la Habana vieja  again and visited the Cathedral. Afterwards, we finally went to la Bodeguita del Medio. Finally! I was dying to go there. It was pretty cool to be there…

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