My Week


I am not even going to rehash everything that has happened in the last week to two weeks because it was that bad. But, let's just say this note pretty much sums it up. When misfortunate events happen… which seems to be frequently in my case… I try not to dwell on it too much. I generally vent to a friend or two and then never repeat it again. You can't move forward if you are reliving your misfortune over and over again. I am determined to have a great weekend and and even greater week next week! I am very sorry I have not blogged!  this is becoming habitual No, really I will do my best to keep you updated on everything. I just hate to be the bearer of bad news all the time. You know the saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, it's better to say nothing at all"? Well now you know where I stand when I go MIA on here for a couple of days! It just means it's time for prayers! I hope you have have a better week than I have and if you totally relate to this note, well I hope it gives you the courage to get up and fight another day. I have many many things to blog about so keep checking in! TGIF! <3

Listening to: My Savior My God - Aaron Shust

Quote of the Night: Look at hopelessness in the face and say: "We are simply not meant to be together."  Hold courage's hand and walk away.  ~Dodinsky

God's Little Creatures

So I got on fb the other day and one of my sorority sisters posted about a little puppy that her and her mother were trying to find a home for. They found this puppy in the middle of a road, wandering in circles and crying. They thought he may be a peekapoo or a shih tzu and asked people to contact her if they were interested in giving him a home. A couple of days went by and her mother took this puppy to the vet to have him checked out and get him on heart worm medicine. The veterinarian told them that the puppy was born blind and that is probably why the breeders had thrown him out in the road. The puppy is 6-8 weeks old and the veterinarian said he would only grow to be about 5-8 lbs. He also said that the puppy could gain his vision as he gets older but that there was no way of knowing because he eyes are so small right now. My heart broke for this little guy and was literally in tears when she told me about them finding him. I can't imagine how someone could be so cruel to throw out one of God's little creatures in the middle of a road just because it was born blind and probably as a result of their bad breeding. This puppy looks a lot like my Coco and will grow to be about as big as she is, and just thinking of that happening to her really hurts my heart for this little guy. Mark and I were going to try and provide a home for this puppy but with Mark living at home (his mom would not let him keep the puppy) and me living 2 hours away and having school, we were not able to do it. If we lived closer to each other and could share in the responsibility, I would so do it. It would not be fair for me or for the puppy to take that responsibility on and not be able to give him the attention he needs. If you know of anyone that wants a puppy or needs a companion (cuddle buddy) in their life, this puppy is perfect. He is a little fur ball and I have done a lot of research about blind dogs and they are not difficult at all to have. I pray that this puppy will find a good loving home that he deserves very soon. Let me know if you are interested or know anyone who would be. I have attached pictures below of the cute little cotton ball! Happy Tuesday All!



Quote of the Night: My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.  ~Edith Wharton
Listening to: Half of My Heart - John Mayer

peace.

Studying for my first Biochemistry and as stressful as it is, I have a peace that everything is going to work out accordingly to the will of God and all I can do is my best! I hope you have all had a Happy Groundhog Day, looks like we may be getting that winter that never came! Wish me luck! <3


Quote of the Night: We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.  ~Dwight D. Eisenhower 


Listening to: Imagine - John Lennon

DIY Light Fixture

After dealing with tornado warnings and canceled classes last week, I got a wild hair to do a project. Being locked up in my place with no where to go I was thinking about the materials I had on hand. Spray paint, tools, and one last light fixture that does not mesh with the rest. This hanging light has drove me nuts since I moved in. It is doodoo brown and the whole light fixture is hooked to the ceiling and I will pretty much have to replace the entire thing. I fully intend on replacing the ugly thing but I figured why not change it up and have it blend in with the rest of the place until my master electrician brother can come down and replace it for me. I was just DYING to do something productive and creative on this nasty day. I must say that I am pleased with the way it turned out… it is not the best looking kitchen light but it will definitely not be the first object I glare at with disgust when I walk in the door anymore! I forgot to take a before picture of the fixture completely together but got one after I took the globe off. I have purposefully left that light fixture out of every picture I have taken in the kitchen so I still did not have any older ones to refer to. The lighting for the After pictures is not that great but in case you can't tell, it is now a brushed silver color! Tell me what you think! Hope you have all had a Happy Hump Day, it was pretty rainy here but none the less a wonderful day!
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Listening to: Sweetness in Starlight - Matt Wertz


Quote of the Night: When in doubt, choose change. - Lily Leung

Wander •∫µ§†•


I am not really sure who came up with this word but the popularity of it has increased through social media and entertainment. I first saw this on Pinterest (go figure) and it definitely struck a nerve… the good kind of course… the one that makes you think "ooooh yeah, right there, that feels good…" I guess you could say this word fits our desire to: explore, learn, and experience the vast amount of things this world has to offer to us. I have known that I want to travel one day and see the different cultures of this world but sometimes you can't help but 'wander' when this will happen. Life gets so busy and the days, weeks, and years begin to fly by and you wonder where it went and what did I actually do with all that time. The only thing stopping me or you from actually doing it is ourselves. That was thing I learned when I moved to NY. Yes, it was daring but it wasn't unattainable. I have many people tell me "Oh I could never do that" or "I don't know how you did it!" and the answer was very simple. I wanted it so I went after it. I made the calls, saved the money and put what was a dream into reality. It was honestly one of the best experiences of my life and something I will never forget. I can not believe it will be four years this summer since I lived there. I am now in that place 'wandering' where the time went, what I have I done since then, why I have not gone back like I vowed to myself and the friends I made. I have decided as one of my New Years Resolutions that each year I am going to pick a new place that I have never been before and always wanted to visit and make it happen. Being a broke college student, I can't be too elaborate but I do have friends in many cities that I have not visited and hey, I used to spend that much money going crazy on Spring Break every year, so I know I can make it happen! Most people always choose the beach or mountains but I want to expand my horizons and see the diverse world God made for our enjoyment. Imagine how boring this life would be if everyone were exactly the same. Embrace diversity, breathe it in, learn from it, and you will soon be lusting for more 
I am sorry I have not blogged in a long time. I went home for the holidays and have a hard time keeping up when I am out of my routine. I can attest that I am back and will  hopefully be providing insight and sharing my thoughts and experiences along the way. I would love to hear about any of your NY resolutions made if you would like to share. I will keep you updated with the details of my 2012 trip!  *Happy Tuesday*


Quote of the Night: Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.  Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.  ~Mark Twain


Listening to: Clarity - John Mayer

Merry Christmas

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! I definitely did and still have not caught up on my rest and I am beginning to think that this may just be the way life goes. I just thought it was supposed to happen after you get married and have children! haha well I realize that I have no shared the few pictures I have of my Christmas decor at my house. There are 3 things I miss from Auburn: my Christmas tree, my bed and my privacy! I have been staying at my parents house since I have been home and I don't think I have had 10 minutes of alone time. I guess the grass is greener on the other side… in Auburn, I am alone too much and here I can't seem to escape everyone! ha It has been very nice to be at home and spend time with the family and friends. I am very blessed with such amazing people in my life. I hope you all had a great time this holiday season with your loved ones. Time is running out to get that NYE dress, make sure your not behind! :) I was one of the last minuters and ordered mine two nights ago so hopefully it fits and will get here soon! I will share the pics soon!



                  

Quote of the Day: Fail not to call to mind, in the course of the twenty-fifth of this month, that the Divinest Heart that ever walked the earth was born on that day; and then smile and enjoy yourselves for the rest of it; for mirth is also of Heaven's making.  ~Leigh Hunt

Listening to: 5:19 - Matt Wertz

The Holiday

It's Christmas Eve and I have finally found sometime to relax and actually blog. I really thought I would have time to blog every day coming home this break but I have been busier now than I ever was at school. At this moment, I am watching the movie "The Holiday" and it is just filled with so many brilliant quotes and most of them are too long to post on twitter so I figured I could share them on here. Merry Christmas Eve! I hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends! <3

Iris: Because you're hoping you're wrong. And every time she does something that tells you she's no good, you ignore it. And every time she comes through and suprises you, she wins you over, and you lose that argument with yourself, that she's not for you.
Miles: Exactly, and on top of that there's the old standby, I can't believe a girl like that would actually be with a guy like me.

Arthur Abbott: So, he's a schmuck.
Iris: As a matter of fact, he is... a huge schmuck. How did you know?
Arthur Abbott: He let you go. This is not a hard one to figure out. Iris, in the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason you are behaving like the best friend.
Iris: You're so right. You're supposed to be the leading lady of your own life, for god's sake! Arthur, I've been going to a therapist for three years, and she's never explained anything to me that well. That was brilliant. Brutal, but brilliant.

Iris: The great thing is I actually do. And I'm about three years late in telling you this, but nevertheless I need to say it. Jasper. Wait, I need the lights on. Jasper, you have never treated me right. Ever.
Jasper: Oh, babe.
Iris: Shush. You broke my heart. And you acted like somehow it was my fault, my misunderstanding, and I was too in love with you to ever be mad at you, so I just punished myself! For years! But you waltzing in here on my lovely Christmas holiday, and telling me that you don't want to lose me whilst you're about to get MARRIED, somehow newly entitles me to say, it's over. This - This twisted, toxic THING between us, is finally finished! I'm miraculously done being in love with you! Ha! I've got a life to start living.

Iris: I've found almost everything ever written about love to be true. Shakespeare said "Journeys end in lovers meeting." What an extraordinary thought. Personally, I have not experienced anything remotely close to that, but I am more than willing to believe Shakespeare had. I suppose I think about love more than anyone really should. I am constantly amazed by its sheer power to alter and define our lives. It was Shakespeare who also said "love is blind". Now that is something I know to be true. For some quite inexplicably, love fades; for others love is simply lost. But then of course love can also be found, even if just for the night. And then, there's another kind of love: the cruelest kind. The one that almost kills its victims. Its called unrequited love. Of that I am an expert. Most love stories are about people who fall in love with each other. But what about the rest of us? What about our stories, those of us who fall in love alone? We are the victims of the one sided affair. We are the cursed of the loved ones. We are the unloved ones, the walking wounded. The handicapped without the advantage of a great parking space! Yes, you are looking at one such individual. And I have willingly loved that man for over three miserable years! The absolute worst years of my life! The worst Christmas', the worst Birthday's, New Years Eve's brought in by tears and valium. These years that I have been in love have been the darkest days of my life. All because I've been cursed by being in love with a man who does not and will not love me back. Oh god, just the sight of him! Heart pounding! Throat thickening! Absolutely can't swallow! All the usual symptoms.

Arthur Abbott: Say a man and a woman both need something to sleep in and both go to the same men's pajama department. The man says to the salesman, "I just need bottoms," and the woman says, "I just need a top." They look at each other and that's the 'meet cute.'

Iris: I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible. And how it can actually ache in places you didn't know you had inside you. And it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends... you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. And how in the hell for that brief moment you could think that you were that happy. And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door. And after all that, however long all that may be, you'll go somewhere new. And you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again. And little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade.

Graham: I have another scenario for you - I'm in love with you. I apologize for the blunt delivery, but as problematic as this fact may be, I'm in love... with YOU. I'm not feeling this because you're leaving, and not because it feels good to feel this way... which, by the way, it does, or did before you went off like that. I can't figure out the mathematics of this, I just know I love you. I can't believe how many times I'm saying it! And I never thought I'd feel this way again, so that's pretty phenomenal. And I realize that I come as a package deal: 3 for the price of 1. I know my package, perhaps in the light of day, isn't all that wonderful, but I finally know what I want and that, in itself, is a miracle. And what I want is YOU.

Iris: I like corny. I'm looking for corny in my life.





Listening to: You Send Me - Arethra Franklin


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