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Dear…

Filed Under: Uncategorized // August 22, 2013

give every day the chance to become the most beautiful of your life.

Dear Life,Thank you for every experience you’ve given me – good and bad. This year has overall been one for the books. I’ve been through a lot but I’ve learned even more. I’m so excited to have more beautiful memories of you. Dear Summer, You are my favorite. I’m so excited I get a couple extra months of you this year. Dear Loved Ones, I love, love, love you. Your support and faith in me is one of my biggest motivators to go on. Thank you. So very much. Dear Brother, Best of luck in college! I’m know you’re going to do amazing and love every second of college. I’ll miss you lots! But this isn’t goodbye – it’s see you later 🙂
Dear Penn State , This visit reminded me why I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. Please take care of my brother!
Dear Hawaii, See you SOON! Please be kind with the bugs and rain. Dear God, I am blessed because of you.

So true! When I try and explain it I wish so bad people could take a peek into my mind and see it and feel it! once you have encountered the love of God, you will NEVER be the same again!

So true! When I try and explain it I wish so bad people could take a peek into my mind and see it and feel it! once you have encountered the love of God, you will NEVER be the same again!

this encapsulates a few of my letters pretty well!

Quality > quantity

Filed Under: Uncategorized // August 19, 2013

This past weekend I spent time with my family and closest friends.

Growing up, I’d had a pretty big group of high school friends. There were about ten of us girls and a handful of guys. We’d go out in groups and it was fun, fun for everyone. Then, something happened and it changed my group of friends forever: I broke up with my ex. I know, you’re probably wondering “why does that matter?!” Well, he happened to be in the group of friends. So there went my guy friends. And others were dating or close with the guys, so there went a handful of my girlfriends. Some were also upset I didn’t discuss my relationship problems with them. To that, I got pissed. I think I did the right thing by keeping mutual friends out of the crossfire of my feelings, actually. But that could all be a whole other post.

The reason for this post is to acknowledge the good that came of all this mess: my true friends.

My solid smaller group of girlfriends. They say you find out who your true friends are during tough times – my remaining girlfriends have been that to me. These ladies (most of whom I’ve been lucky to have known since the 6th grade) have listened to my whining, crying, rants, are happy and supportive of my relationship with Timmy. I think we’ve gotten closer than ever within the last couple of years and I hope we will forever be friends.

It’s definitely going to be hard leaving them all, though. Heck, it’s hard leaving them to go to Hawaii, mostly because of the uncertainty of when I’m returning and the possibility of my long-term move following my return.

I know, though, that as long as I have these friendships, I’ll be more than okay. Because something I’ve really learned over these last few years is that friendship is much like other things in life: its quality is way more important than the quantity. And the quality of these friendships is unmatchable.

My Online Shopping Pal: Polyvore

Filed Under: Uncategorized // August 16, 2013

I suggest you all head on over to Polyvore for help with fashion finds. If you’re looking for it, Polyvore will give it to you… x 100 other suggestions. Mint peplum top?

Mint Green Embellished Neckline Crepe Peplum Top

White crochet dress?

C&C California Crochet Lace/Slub Jersey Mix Crochet Flare Tank Dress

Chevron skirt?

Gold chainlink bangle?

Blu Bijoux Gold Crystal Link Chain Bracelet

Hope you all have a fashionable weekend 🙂

Super Sweet Bloggy Friend

Filed Under: Uncategorized // August 14, 2013

It’s taken me quite a while to finally get to this but I’m a girl of my word. BIG thank you to Rita of Champagne-n-Pizza for nominating me for these. She has been hands-down one of the best bloggy friends I’ve made! Speaking of Rita, have you seen my new design??? It was all thanks to her! I absolutely love it – what do you think? As for the awards, I’ve combined them so as not to bore you all with stuff about me!
Liebster Award 11 facts about me:1. I cry … a lot.2. I am a hopeless romantic.3. My favorite color is pink – any and all pink!4. I love getting manicures and pedicures.5. I moved back home after college.6. I love taking photos.7. I love shopping. 8. I have accepted a government lawyer job.9. I like naps. 10. Oh, and I LOVE chocolate.11. My family means the world to me. On to the questions that I have to answer:
How’d you decide to name your blog? I think it defines who I am pretty accurately. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, one of the 5 boroughs of NYC, but I am about to move and I love to travel.
What is your favorite thing to do when you get home?Take off my shoes and change out of work clothes/ into relaxing clothes.
First word that comes to mind in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… go!Yawn. . . probably because I just did 😛 Never have you ever…Gone bungee jumping.
Weirdest place you’ve… eaten.Ummmm… a picnic on the floor? I can’t really remember.
Favorite food to eat? (You must eat it tonight now.)Besides chocolate – rice and beans with chicken cutlets 🙂
What will you name your first child or next animal (if you don’t want a kid)?I like the name Stella… Tim, on the other hand, does not haha
Hot button issue: gifboom or A Beautiful Mess. Which app do you like more? (If you don’t have either, feel free to download them and thank me for letting you know about them. Now that you have them, what do you think?)I don’t use either. I don’t really like paying for apps. But I’ve seen A Beautiful Mess around my IG a lot more and it looks pretty.
If you were to take me on a blate (blate= blogger date), where would we go?Ah totally your hometown because I’ve been wanting to go to Tx (I’ve only been to Arlington when I was young)!
What is the most interesting thing you know about Texas?Hmm great Mexican food! How excited are you that I nominated you for this award? So very excited 🙂 Super Sweet Blogging Award

Cookies or cake or both? Cookies, unless it’s ice cream cake 😉

Chocolate or vanilla? I’m sure you know this answer by now: chocolate for the win!

Favorite sweet treat? Ice cream... I tell myself it’s perfectly fine to have it for dinner during the summer…

When do you crave sweet things the most? When I am stressed.

Sweet nickname? Jaxx? I don’t really have any “sweet” nicknames but I more than make up for it with the sweets I consume.

I believe …

Filed Under: Uncategorized // August 13, 2013

… laughter is good for the soul … … family is the most important … … crying means I’m being strong, not weak … … love is really the 1st wonder of the world … …. there are few things that feel better than a sweaty workout … … flaws make you perfect … … compassion is the best gift of all … …. a good book makes a rainy day a great day … … palm trees should line every city’s streets … … chocolate helps, it always helps … …. happiness is the key to beauty … … girl time is much-needed time … … being true to who you are is the only thing you owe yourself …