Self-pity, Tumblr, Stress, Procrastination.

I know it's a "What I'm Loving Wednesday" 

but I can't seem to find anything I feel worth devoting a post to today. 

So instead this is a.. uh miscellaneous post. 

I actually consider it a "self-pity" mixed with "stressed" mixed with "procrastination" post. 

So you're in for a treat!

This one is for today, because it's my current life story. 

Yayy for thinking I can finish take-home finals faster than I actually can.

Go ANNNNNIEE!

 

This is one of the things that is cheering me up today. 

OH Ross Geller, I'd be your Rachel any day - except when you cheat because we were 

"ON A BREAK"

I'm really pleased, and slightly saddened, with this updated version of a classic quote...But regardless I'm totes going to start living my life this way.

This is my life story, like I am so obviously a Leo. I'm trying to remind myself that it's "natural" for me to be doing things differently because of the mistakes I've made - I just like taking a different path!

"Too often we don't realize what we have until it's gone. 

Too often we're too stubborn to say, 'Sorry I was wrong.'

Too often it seems we hurt the ones closest to our hearts, 

and we let the most foolish things tear us apart"

This has happened to me too many times for me to be okay with it, 

working on changing that. 

I have a hard head and struggle to accept other peoples opinions, 

I sometimes don't realize how the things I say and do could hurt someone - and I'm not proud of any of this.

But there are still those times that although I realize I may have made the decision a little late, I've learned from my mistakes and have NO plans on going back down that road. Sometimes it's okay to hurt those who have hurt us, especially if they hurt you multiple times and you said it was "okay" or  "fine" - each and every time. 

Here's a truth that I think EVERY guy, young and old, should take note of - because regardless of if its in a bar or on a playground, it always applies - trust me.

And last but not least - the most recent favorite thing that has stumbled across my screen.. Because Modern Family is easily my new favorite TV show - besides Glee of course. But I just love the Dunphys, every single one of 'em!

Onward and upward - it felt a kind of good to take some random pity time for myself!

It won't happen often... but stick with me when it does ha I swear I'll return to my normal self soon!

If you read it? Thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings :)

If you didn't? Oh well, the next post will be better I promise haha

Happy Humpday!

Until next time,

Come and get me when you hear our song..

Post title: Love In A College Town - Luke Bryan (never fear, its on the list below)

I hope you're ready for some pump up music because that's what's on this weeks playlist!

This Week's Playlist:

Spending All My Time - Aaron Fresh : Feel-Good song, such a great feeling if he was singing to you.

All Day - Cody Simpson : This may or may not be my favorite song.. it's fine. He's 14, but do you see him dance? I'll be his girlfriend. Plus he says he'll spend "half a milla" on her.. count me in.

What The Hell - Michael Henry & Justin Robinett : So much better than the original.

Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show Cover) - Mumford & Sons : Again, possibly better than the original  What's not to like about a mixture of one of my favorite groups with one of my favorite songs? Nothing, thats what.

Hypnotico (Prod. By Redone & Lady GaGa) - Jennifer Lopez : "All the boys are lovin' when we do our thing, we just some silly heart breakers tonight..." OKAYYY. 

Roll Around (Ft. Rock City) - Flo Rida : I just want to drive to this. 

Love In A College Town - Luke Bryan : It's just so true you can't hate it.

While I Still Got The Time - Darius Rucker : Great spin on the classic quote:

Buzzin' - Mann : WARNING: this song is addictive.

Doesn't Everybody Want To Fall In Love - Kristina Debarge : I can't even explain how much this applies to me.. all the time haha

You Are A Part of Everything - Josh Kelley : Another feel good tune, plus I love Josh Kelley

Hit Me With A Text - Jason Derulo Ft. Mann : Ha. A. The music video is hilarious B. This song may be slightly sexual, but I love it anyway. 

Pretty Girl - Jarvis Ft. Ludacris : Addictive, you just want to sing along to it.

Break My Bank - Iyaz (Ft. New Boyz) : Summer flashback! Great great great song, gets me ready for Cape Cod!

Could It be You (Punk Rock Chick) - H*Wood : I have no idea why I love this song so much, I just do. 

Happy listening!

Came across this picture on Tumblr  and couldn't help but post it.

How many girls totally had a crush on Zack Morris during the Saved By The Bell days.. 

YUP. Me too.

I mean just look at that smirk... Oh the 90's : Great music, great T.V, and great toys (tamagachi..Whattt)

Have a good Tuesday, I have one final left and I'm SO EXCITED!

Wish me luck!

Until next time, 

Oh HAY Monday..

It's back again.. Monday.

And I'm still in school, but it's fine. Everyone else is just out frolicking in the lovely sunshine while I sit in the library and contemplate my life decision to go to college.. Just kidding... but really.

First I'd like to take a moment to share some devastating news from this past weekend. 

DePauw's campus lost one of its most vibrant and beloved first-years, Marshall Matthew.

He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and a wonderful friend.

 He gave the best hugs in the entire world and had a smile and laugh that could make the entire room he was in, smile and laugh along with him. It was sad news hearing about his passing and I wish his family the best with my thoughts and prayers being sent their way. 

I don't quite know how to respond seeing as he and I had spoken only days before his death and he seemed as happy as a clam.

I guess thats the lesson behind all of this, 

Everyone has their own problems that we may know nothing about, what we see on the surface is only a part of who a person is,

So at a time like this remember:

"Everyone is fighting their own battle,

To be free from their past,

To live in their present, 

and to create their future, 

So have heart."

On a lighter note.. 

(I know, it was depressing to start off a post that way but I just had to get it out there!)

Summer is SO close I can taste it and I'm counting down the days... 4 of them left!

AND remember how on my "What I'm Loving Wednesday" list I had I wanted to see Something Borrowed?

Well my wishes came true! It was a rainy Sunday yesterday, so Sara Lindsye and I headed over to the theater to see the 3:20 showing.. I swear it was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. 

From the beginning to the end I was on the edge of my seat.
(I didn't read the book so I didn't know exactly what was going to happen.. #guiltyascharged)

 I loved Ginnifer Goodwin, she is just a precious precious actress and played her role seamlessly - she had me rooting for her throughout the entire movie. As Sara said, "You just want her to end up happy!"(Sidenote: I'll admit it, I hated her hair throughout the entire movie. It was just not working for me.. it was very obvious that she was wearing a wig...Awkward..)

PS: How absolutely FIERCE does she look here? Not to mention green is my favorite color..

I also thought they picked the PERFECT actor for Dex, Colin Egglesfield. Not only is he easy on the eyes, but he does a wonderful job playing a sensitive douchebag throughout the beginning of the movie.

 

Not to forget the HUH-LARRY-OUS John Krasinksi. Once again, he stole the show playing the sarcastic yet sensitive side kick/bestfriend to Ginnifer Goodwin. I have to admit his witty commentary MAY have made the movie what it is... #lovehim

I didn't so much love Kate Hudson because she seemed to play the exact same role she played in Bride Wars but you know what, if thats what she's good at then more power to her! I just didn't love her.

Regardless, I plan on buying this one on DVD #sorryimnotsorry AND watching it over and over. If you haven't seen it already the drag your closest girlfriends to the nearest theater and watch it!

WARNING: Bring tissues. Although I'm VERY in touch with my emotions so I cry at anything... I guarantee you will shed at least one tear, whether it be happy or sad. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday 

and wish me luck while I pray this doesn't happen to me:

Until next time!

PS: This movie may look exactly like No Strings Attached, but Sara and I agreed (right after seeing the preview in the theater for Something Borrowed, of course) that we'd see it anyway.

PLUS it's the mom from Easy A one of my FAVORITE movies.

"Are we getting too old for this?" 

"SEX?" 

"No, casual sex - it seems so collegy" 

"I could sing some third eye blind?"

... lawlz

...the rest of my life will look like this!

Time to finish my extremely optimistic dream future ha

I also thought I should point out that I've been compiling these pictures for awhile, I didn't just find them all at once haha I actually have a folder on my desktop labled "HOUSE"

See it there under my "BLOG" folder? 

This file is filled to the brim with everything I want in a house, from floor tiles to the flowers I want in each room - some could all this a little OCD, but I just like to think its one of my many quirks haha

I also want to make it clear that I own none of the images that I have been posting of homes - sadly I don't know who all I owe credit to, but none of these gorgeous pictures are mine! I credit tumblr ha

Lets take the trek back to my dream home...

Once you leave the guest house and walk back inside the main house and up the back stairs you should plan on running into my sacred, and very very prized, UPSTAIRS laundry room. I'll have tons of hanging space, a steamer, and a roomy folding table. 

(how great is that pink wallpaper - I'm totally not a wallpaper person, but I feel like this pink is a total pick me up!)

Leaving the laundry room and going further down the hall on the left you'll see this room, the upstairs study. It'll have a walk out porch with really comfortable chairs on it. This will be the place to get away for my husband, and for the children to do their homework - I mean how many of you, when you were young, really did your homework in your room at that desk that you HAD to have and promised your parents you'd use for school work..? Regardless, the shelves will be filled with books from our families past, classics, crime novels, and probably even a few of my guilty pleasure books hah

Exiting the study you'll spy the "sleep-over room" for the kids. This may sound like a strange concept but how great does it sound!? You're daughter is begging you to have a sleepover with three other girls from her class and you can't imagine placing them all in sleeping bags in your daugther's room, so you place them in the SLEEP OVER ROOM! It will never fail. haha But there will prolly have to be a T.V in there, because as all young ladies know, chick flicks are an important part of any successful sleep over.

Back into the hall you'll find the guest room next to the study. Although there's a guest house out back, during the holidays we'll have to have some place to put everyone! And they all won't fit in the guest house ha. Also what are the chances that you'll have someone say, "Hey I'm going to be in your area for a conference and I need someplace to stay!", sadly you already have a couple staying in the guest house for a breif get away..., so you'll have to put the other guest up somewhere, hence the guest room.

Following the guest room is my son's room.. Very boyish and preppy, I love dark colors for a boy's room. Kind of like a cave room - I always secretly wanted a cave room haha. My two boys will fit perfectly in their bunk beds and be happy as clams. 

Next comes the girls room. There will be two of these twin beds, matching of course. Compared to the boys room, this room will be such a get away. Little Lilly shift dresses and vineyard vines skirts will be thrown all over the place, but it won't matter because it will only add more color to the room!

Last but not least at the end of the hall, past the front stairs you'll find the Master bed room. It won't be too extravagant, more relaxing than anything. It'll have a little porch off the side. It'll overlook the pool and the beautiful backyard. I don't so much love the duvet on this bed, so there will probably be a coral monogramed duvet with tons of pillows on my bed. 

My husband will constantly complain about my obsession with fluffy pillows, but c'mon who doesn't love a good couple of pillows!

Around the corner you'll find the two best rooms of the master suite, my closet and the master bath!

The bathroom, much like other rooms in the house will be light and airy and all white. I think I inherited this love for white from my father, he swears he'd paint the entire house white if he could. 

The baskets underneath the sinks will hold my hairstyling things and dirty clothes. The white clawfoot tub (even though I hate baths) will be a masterpiece, and the huge shower will be fit for a queen 

..and off of the master bath comes the pièce de résistance my CLOSET! It will have a space for everything I'd ever need with a wonderful changing stool in the middle. It will have the most flattering light ever created (granted, I currently have no idea if thats even possible.. is any light really flattering? haha)

my husband will have a similar closet on the other side, but his will not be nearly as clean as mine haha I'll have the cutest clothing filling my closet, with Tory Burch flats and Louboutins lining the shoe wall for date nights and dinner parties.

Last but not least... My future family..

OH HAYYY husband! You just did a movie with Anne Hathaway? I'm so proud of you! And I'm so glad you decided Reese wasn't exactly right for you and decided I was the perfect match.. 

hahahahahaha OH in my DREAMS!

And of course my precious precious children, how cute are they! hahaha Again, in my dreams, but still they'll be real cute I promise ha

I can totally see how Jake and I created these adorable little humans - we'll be the greatest parents in the entire world!

Now I certainly hope no one's judged me after these posts hahaha 

I may or may not be a little embarrassed about how planned out I have this all.. the best part?

In a few years I'll proably want something totally different than all of this and look back at these posts and just laugh! But isn't that what dreams are for :)

Have a good weekend everyone!

Until next time friends, 

When I grow up..

How many times have you wandered through blogs and tumblr and found those pictures of BEAUTIFUL homes and thought, "This is exactly what I want when I have a house" or maybe you see those precious children dressed in Crew Cuts and think, "Yup, my children will have closets full of that stuff", and lets be really real here, I know we've all seen that picture of Jake Gyllenhall and thought, "Uh huh, there's my future husband"... So in honor of all those moments, and all of those dreams I dedicate this post to:

When I Grow Up...

You'll pull into my drive way and see this:

And every light in the house will be on because I plan on entertaining all the time, and who really wants their guests sitting in the dark..

You'll knock on the front door with my lobster door knocker and wander into this:

The walls will not be yellow, because although I'm a happy person, I've had yellow walls in my loft at the cape for way too long - I suspect it'll be a nice shade of taupe. And the cubbies will be nicely organized with my family's monogramed beach towels in the summer, Barbour jackets in the winter and fall, and wellies in the spring. 

You'll turn to your right and your jaw will drop at the sight of this:

It probably won't be white, maybe a light gray or taupe like I mentioned before, but the molding will definitely be there.. but count out that chandelier, I don't so much love it. Expect the stairs to be filled with toys my children have forgotten to take upstairs, and piles of rainbow sandals, because yes - my entire family will wear them, no excuses.

To your left you'll find a cozy formal living room. It most certainly WILL NOT be a room where people think they can't touch a thing. Everyone will be encouraged to put their feet up, get cozy with the plaid pillows and have deep and meaningful conversations while sipping on burbon or vodka tonics.

If you keep walking straight from the front door you'll enter into this relaxing and lovely room:

Oh look! There's one of my precious Crew Cut children coloring - probably coloring in one of the Disney coloring books I got her,  because lets be honest - my children WILL know what old school Disney is.

The view out the window may not be the gorgeous ocean seen here, but you'll be able to see the pool with a slate patio and deck made perfectly for entertaining. 

If you turn to the left of the family room you'll find my

 kitchen fit for the wonderful cook I plan on being haha

There will be just the perfect amount of space for both my husband and I to fit and cook at the same time, and for the kids to sit at the breakfast bar and tell me about their straight A report cards (hahahah, suree..)

In the corner of the kitchen not pictured you'll find my lovely little space:

Where I'll keep track of everyones activities: ballet, soccer, tennis, lacrosse, piano and art lessons etc. 

We can just say it will be where I lose my sanity but try and organize it at the same time..

Back to the corner of the kitchen... you can see the back stairway creeping in the left corner, my house currently has a back stairwell and I will most definietly have one in my future house - although its perfect for sneaking out, but I'm going to be a cool mom so thats fine.. not. ha.. at the foot of this stairwell you'll find the back door that'll look something like this, organized yet again. 

It will lead outside to stairs that resemble these With that same wrap around porch where my neighbors will often find me drinking tea and iced coffee while reading Real Simple and really wonderful books on my Kindle, or maybe a real book. (I don't quite know how I feel about electronic readers yet haha)

And if you wander down those and further into the back yard you'll be blessed with this breathtaking view. This will be the one and only time that the backyard isn't filled with pool toys, guests, or children running wild through a sprinkler. Our English Cream Golden Retrievers will be scampering all over the place protecting and playing with the kids. The hydrangeas will be beautiful and the grass perfectly cut.

If you can see in the left corner of the pool patio, the chairs set up as if they're around a fire pit.. and you wander that way you'll stumble upon this relaxing area where when my kids grow into teenagers they'll gather around with all their friends and try and pretend they're not drinking and doing dumb things, but my husband and I will know the truth.. OHH to be young haha

Then if you look around the back yard you'll find the precious cottage-y guest house where we'll stick our in-laws when they get a little obnoxious, or maybe our friends from all around the world will stay there.. Regardless the living room of the guest house will look like this, letting in every ray of light imaginable. It will be hard to not be happy in here. 

Also in the guest house basement our guests will find the most chilled out place in the entire world, a media room with no couches or defined furniture, just tons and tons of pillows and a projector. Also notice the comforting, mood-setting fire place, totally my favorite part of this room.  

......

Since I realize this post is getting overly long, because it's so much fun to write haha..

I'll post the upstairs and rest of my future life tomorrow :)

Just something to look forward to!

What do you want in the future? Anything special in a home? or maybe a certain breed of dog, or even driveway stone.. haha (I'm so lame..)

HAPPY FRIDAY/WEEKEND!

Until next tomorrow friends!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Again again again! What I'm loving this wednesday!

1. iChatBlog

I know I wrote a post earlier about how much I love CollegeProblem's Tumblr, but I have a new one I'm equally in love with this week: iChatBlog. Its made up of little blurbs of iChat and iPhone conversations, most of them are pretty funny, some extremely crude (but that's what makes them funny.. haha). Here are a few examples:

or

Regardless of how crude they are, most of the posts are often really true - or are just saying things that we all are thinking but don't say haha. If you're looking for a quick pick me up, check it out!

2. Something Borrowed; and Something Borrowed dance scene

I have yet to see this movie since I've been literally WEIGHED down with school work, but I'm counting down the days until I'm finally free and can scamper on over to the theater and see it.

I stumbled upon this video from the movie and its currently one of my favorite things.

I told Sara and Lindsye that we will all be learning it for my birthday this year.. I hope they're ready :)

Get ittttt ladies!

PS: Did anyone else hear Kate Hudson say they should have won in SIXTH grade? 

I'm a little confused by the dance moves and song they chose for a sixth grade competition, but more power to 'em haha

3. Mojo

If you haven't previously heard of this application, and you love music as much as I do - then get on it!

It's not necesscarily illegal, maybe frowned upon, but one of the greatest things in the entire world. Mojo allows you to view everyone in your vicinity's iTunes library (if they have Mojo, that is) and you can download their music (not the music they've purchased..) and add it to your own iTunes library. 

Not only is it a WONDERFUL way to procrastinate (always looking for those..) but it also introduces you to tons of new music and artists - I'm in love. 

4. Two YouTube Videos: Kissed On The Lips and Lonely Island's Jack Sparrow

(can we just talk about how precious this is? "WE KEESED ON DEE LEEPS"! I smiled the entire time I watched it. #sorryimnotsorry)

Lawlz. Oh Mikey Bolton, such a comedian. 

5. Lilly Pulitzer's Sullivan Dress

I may be a little late on writing about Lilly's new summer stuff, but better late than never!

I 'm not sure what it is that makes me love this dress so much - probably how simple it is. 

I love the design on the bottom:

Perfect for summer! Now I just need to find somewhere to where it while on the Cape this summer..

Anyone have any really fun parties they want to invite me too? haha, I totally accept pity invites if it means wearing this baby!

Anyone else loving cool things this week!? I'm always up for procrastination activites or websites.. 

Anything to keep me from my papers AHH

Happy Hump Day!

Until next time friends, 

Pumpin' through the headphones this week..

I'm going to say it again, it's finals.

I know, you all needed a reminder right? Because all the papers and exams weren't enough haha

And with finals comes, at least for me personally, a dire need for new tons of different genre'd music!

If I listen to just one type it gets boring after awhile, so for my finals play lists I mix in hiphop, fun remixes, country, acoustic, show tunes...etc. Its always a bit of a pick me up when I start getting tired and all of a sudden a rage song comes on :) I look forward to those moments.

With that in mind, its time for:

and I'm so excited to share!

Learning to Love - White Noise Mashups : Swimmer Smanger likes to say I don't own any originals of any songs, only mash-ups and remixes.. this one falls right into those categories. Sorry I'm not sorry!

Fly Over States - Jason Aldean : He mentions Indiana, and that means its a winner.

Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO Ft. Lauren Bennett & Goon Rock : This song just says, "WHOS READY FOR SUMMER?"...um.. me?

Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G : Classic. Everytime I hear it all I can think about is Cat dancing on the table in 10 Things I Hate About You. Proud to be a 90s baby!

Jack Sparrow - Lonely Island Ft. Michael Bolton : I love it and I don't know why...

Take A Back Road - Rodney Atkins : Just some good ol' country, prepin for summer

Remembering Sunday - All Time Low : I know this is old, but I have a strange fascination with it - it sounds wonderful flowing through my headphones while studying

That Should Be Me - Justin Bieber Ft. Rascal Flatts : You're right JBeibs, it should be you.

Lark On My Go-Kart - Asher Roth : Interesting story about this one: On the car ride back from formal this past weekend, this was the ONLY song the driver played that I actually, for some strange reason, enjoyed - who doesn't love a line like "I'm in the grocery store with hot moms", stay classy Asher.

Mississippi - The Benjy Davis Project : The beginning of the music video is precious, enough said

Electric - Shawn Desman : OBSESSED

Happy Hour (Office Theme Remix) - Kenetics & One Love : I don't watch the office nearly enough but I do love Kenetics & One Love

Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum : Precious precious precious, Lady Antebellum can do no wrong

Wake Up - Adam Swink : To be honest, I have no idea how I stumbled upon this gem, but its been on repeat!

California King Bed - Rihanna : Got this stuck in Swimmer Smanger's head today.. she doesn't even know the words..

99 Times - Kate Voegele : You go, angry girl music!

Fight 4 U - IYAZ : First I should probably explain my strange obsession with the song Africa by Toto. I think I love it so much because I associate it with wonderful acapella groups (cough, straight no chaser, cough).. so when I found IYAZ had used the lyrics as part of his chorus.. I was HOOKED. 

Be Mine - Ellie Goulding ft. Erik Hassle : It's fine, she just sang at the Royal Wedding.

Never Going Back Again - Glee Cast : It's not a Tune in Tuesday playlist without some Glee!

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So as you pump those tunes and churn out papers and exams.. just remember the message above, I know I will ... or I'll at least try to haha

Have a good Tuesday, the week is almost half over and I couldn't be more excited!

(I'm going home on thursday for the weekend, so its essentially wednesday for me.. don't you love when that happens!?)

Until next time, 

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As the year comes to an end..

There always comes a sense of sadness towards the end of the school year..

I think that's the one problem with college, everyone has to go home!

 It was so easy in high school because everyone lived in the same area. 

(unless you went to boarding school - in which case totally disregard this).

But in college, especially a private college like DePauw, everyone is from literally everywhere.

Now don't get me wrong that's also a great part of college, meeting wonderful people from all over the place, my best friends at school aren't from my city, let alone the same state. 

But there always comes that time in the year - I feel like it's before finals because thats when reality really hits - that you begin to think "Well crap, come a week from this Thursday I'm going to have to say goodbye to my best friends for three months.." and how do you even BEGIN to do that? 

Such an unsolved mystery. I dread goodbyes, probably because I totally struggle with them.. 

With that in mind...just a brief something to think on:

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Such a happy thought - reminds me of a song from the musical Wicked

"For Good" sung by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth

Oh Glinda and Elphaba... I couldn't have said it better myself!

On a more positive note - Happy Monday!

I hope everyone's week is off to a good start!

Until next time,

MIA: Golfer Gal
(This is from the beginning of the year, if you can't tell from the lovely blue solo cups..
They're now gone ... oops, guilty as charged!)

Ps: I totally dedicate this post to Swimmer Smanger.. and my ritz ladies. You know who you are :)
(and of course Sara and Lindsye, but they're a given.)