"Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish."

I'm getting bored with this list but my inability to finish anything I mention in a blog is becoming comical so I'll finish it. The process will be expedited.


Day 13- Somewhere you'd like to move or visit.
I will never ever get sick of visiting London. I can't wait to go to Hawaii, Italy, Germany and California.
I'd love to live somewhere warm for awhile.

Day 14- Your earliest memory.
Getting a towel as a present from our neighbor in Illinois....I have no idea why. No idea.

Day 15- Your favorite tumblrs.
I don't know what tumblr is.

Day 16- Your views on mainstream music.
I'm pretty sure I'm so "mainstream" that I don't really know what's considered "mainstream" but I'm pretty sure I like it.

Day 17- Your highs and lows this past year.
Highs: Boston, Kyle, family, friends, new car, new job, adventures
Lows: Divorce, missing people

Day 18- Your beliefs
Jeremiah 29:11

Day 19- Disrespecting your parents
is generally unwise.

Day 20- How important you think education is
Very. Definitely something I take for granted.

"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once."

Day 12- Bullet your whole day


  • Suddenly, I was awake.
  • Went to the doctor
  • Stopped at Walgreens
  • Came home
  • Watched the Bachelor with Kipper
  • Tried to like Courtney because I think he picks her
  • Couldn't.
  • Skyped with my grandparents
  • Saw my grandma's new purse and my grandpa's new wallet
  • Started doing my taxes online
  • Took a shower
  • Finished my taxes
  • Got excited because I was getting dough
  • Curled my hair
  • Changed out of sweats and got ready
  • Surfed the web til Kyle got back from work
  • Gave Kyle his birthday present a day early because I have no self control
  • Went to game night with our community group
  • Met some cool folks
  • Ate some tasty pizza and cookies
  • Debated which game we would play
  • Got very sad when it wasn't Mad Gab or Cranium
  • Lost at Taboo
  • Came home
  • Skyped with my parents
  • Talked to Kyle
  • Got ready for bed
  • Wrote this blog

WOOOOOO! 


"If music be the food of love, play on."

Day 11- Put your iPod on shuffle and write 10 songs that pop up.

1. My Grown Up Christmas List -Clay Aiken
2. Longer I Run -Peter Bradley Adams
3. Amazed -Lonestar
4. All I Really Need is You -David Cook
5. Remember When it Rained -Josh Groban
6. No Good Deed -Wicked Soundtrack
7. I Will Not Take My Love Away -Matt Wertz
8. Picture Perfect -Tyler Hilton
9. A Thousand Years -Christina Perri
10. Be Wary of a Woman -Darius Rucker

"Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last."

Day 10-Discuss your first love and first kiss.

My first love and first kiss were both with my junior high/high school boyfriend Jacob. I think there'd been a few pecks on the cheek before but nothing earth shattering- even at the time. And this was junior high.

Our first kiss was after seeing the movie Catch Me If You Can. I want to say it might have been Valentine's Day but I could be wrong. For whatever reason, I knew this kiss was coming so the entire movie was just a blur of sweaty palms, nervous glances and really clever hijinks by Leonardo DiCaprio. Jacob never got the courage to do it during the movie but went in after the credits rolled and everyone else had left the theater. He mostly kissed my teeth but I was still pretty pleased.

I'm lucky enough to still be friends with Jacob and I have to say that for a 14 year old I had pretty good taste because he's an excellent guy.

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with family."

Day 09- How you hope your future will be like. (Not entirely sure that's proper grammar.)

I don't think my hopes for the future are much different from most. I hope to have a happy, loving, challenging, exciting marriage. With my husband I want to raise two or three healthy, happy children that we can comfortably provide for and I hope to do it all in a God-centered home. I'd also be okay with an insane amount of dogs...or at least two.

"Wouldn't it be great to stand at the edge and not worry about the fall?"

Day 8- A moment you felt the most satisfied with your life.

That one right there.

I don't know what it was about our trip to New Hampshire this fall but it's one of my favorite all-time memories. 

Kyle and I spent the day hiking and exploring this little town and I was consistently overcome with how lucky and really, really blessed I am. I think getting the opportunity to get away from the city and slow down a little bit allowed me to look at my current situation and appreciate it. It was one of the first times I think I truly believed that everything was going to be just fine. 

"I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical."

Day 7- Your zodiac sign and if you think it fits your personality.

I'm really not into horoscopes and don't think they have any validity. That being said, I do think they're amusing and, while usually pretty general, can be accurate. I've also never had a serious relationship with anyone that wasn't an Aquarius which is interesting I imagine. Aaaaand those are all my thoughts on horoscopes. It seems some of these topics are a bit more stimulating than others.