questionnaire indeed..

i borrowed this from Vanessa. just a little bit about me =)

1. Were you named after anyone?

i think my middle name is a family name,

but my mom actually got my name from a dream

2.When was the last time you cried?

two weeks ago i think. frustrated tears =/

3. Do you like your handwriting?

sometimes i do, sometimes i don't

4. What is your favorite (lunch) meat?

honey ham, mmm

5. Do you have kids?

not yet

6. If you were another person would you be friends with yourself?

i think so

7. Do you use sarcasm?

i try, i think i fail

8. Do you still have your tonsils?

nope! they peaced when i was 16

(best thing EVER)

9. Would you bungee jump?

absolutely not

10. What is your favorite cereal?

cinnamon life

11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

for some reason, sometimes i do, sometimes i don't

it's weird

12. First alcoholic beverage?

haven't had that one yet

13. What is your favorite ice cream?

chocolate or mint chocolate chip

it's a tie

14. What do you first notice about people?

their emotions. i can read people's emotions pretty well

15. Red or pink?

pink =)

16. What is your least favorite thing about yourself?

legs =/

17. Who do you miss the most?

Gramma <3

18. Do you want everyone who reads this to answer these questions?

if they feel so inclined

19. What color of pants and shoes are you wearing?

blue jeans and off-white slippers

21. What are you currently listening to?

the news (ew) but music wise i've been between

Glee, Ke$ha, Owl City, Eric Hutchinson, and Swimming with Dolphins

22. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

blue!

23. Favorite Smell?

the smell of home and the woodstove

24. Who was the last person you talked to?

my parentals

25. Do you like the person you got this from?

yeah, you know Vanessa is pretty awesome

26. Favorite sports to watch?

football (it's the only sport i watch)

27. Hair Color?

a light brown/dark blonde with highlights

28. Eye Color?

blue

29. Do you wear contacts?

yess! couldn't live without them

30. Favorite food?

ice cream

31. Scary movies or happy endings?

happy endings, i'm too chicken for scary movies

32. Last movie you watched?

Up in the Air

33. What color of shirt are you wearing?

blue and white shirt and navy cardigan

34. Summer or Winter?

winter. i heart the cold

35. Hugs or kisses?

hugs, no kisses. wait! both.

36. Favorite desert?

a gooey brownie

37. Most likely to respond?

i don't know, we'll see

38. Least likely to respond?

Vanessa, i stole it from her =)

39. What are you currently reading?

Beautiful Creatures!

40. What is on your mouse pad?

i don't have one...

41. What did you watch on TV last night?

does Dorm Life on my laptop count?

42. Favorite sound(s)?

music? not sure

43. Rolling Stones or the Beatles?

i, um, don't listen to either...

44. What is the furthest from home you have been?

florida

45. Do you have any special talents?

i can twirl a baton pretty well

46. Where were you born?

a hospital in RI

47. Whose answers are you looking forward to read?

anyone who would like to share

48. How did you meet your spouse/significant other?

about that...

he's out there somewhere

49. Is the cup half empty or half full?

half full

50. If you could sit down at dinner with five people, who would they be?

Gramma, my future husband, and 3 other people

who will either influence or mean a lot to me in the future

vlog numero dos

making videos takes a lot longer than you think.

i should really start making them earlier =)

but here it is!

vlog #2

books

i'm trying to open up my realm of books.

last year i started to really get into reading. i've always liked to read (as long as an essay, project, worksheet, or test isn't involved) but haven't really been turned on to too many books.

i love going to the book store, but get overwhelmed by the thousands of titles.

so i'm asking you, my blogging friends, to suggest books to me.

i'm working on a few books at the moment, but one of my goals for the year is read 25 books and books that i haven't read before. that's where you lovely readers come in =)

i like to read fiction

i like to read love stories

i like to read fantasy

i haven't read any classics

(but i would like to ease into reading them)

so suggest away and hopefully i'll be able to read them!

thank you in advance! i really appreciate your opinions

=)

resolutions

Happy New Year =)

i don't usually make New Year's resolutions. i feel like i would never be able to stick to them.

what i'm going to do is make a couple points that i'm going to try to stick to for the year.

key word here is TRY. that's all i can promise.

1. i will try to read new books and keep track of all the books i read this year.

2. i will try to be healthier.

3. i will get a job this summer that gives me more hours than what i got last summer (this is more of an i WILL than a try)

4. i will try to spend more time out of my dorm room

5. i will try to stay happy

that's what i can promise for 2010. i will try to be the best person i can be. who knows what the next year will bring but of course all you can do is take it one day at a time

=)

the decade and a happy new year(s eve)

i have a terrible memory.

that's just how it is.

i can't remember what was going on in my life when i was 10 in 2000.

it's only in the more recent years (2007-now) that i have more vivid memories.

that's probably because that's when i actually started doing things and hanging out with friends who actually had fun.

the memories i've made with them have been worth remembering.

some of the things i do remember:

2000- I turned 10 and thought it was so cool being an age in the double digits

-went to Disney World for the first time!

2001- we moved to my "new" house (aka my current house)

2002- can't remember much

2003- was officially a teenager (seemed cool at the time)

2004- i think this was the year i went to chicago on my first band trip, but i wasn't twirling baton in the band yet, i was in national line and held a flag...

2005- went to Disney World for the second time

2006- turned 16 and got my permit

- went to Virginia Beach on a band trip

-stopped playing soccer

-started hanging out with my good group of friends

2007-

was a junior in high school

got my license

turned 17

went to my first prom

started working at the farm

had one of the best summers of my life

started my senior year of high school

finally made national honor society

2008-

applied to college

was accepted to the 3 colleges i applied to

turned 18

went to Disney World with my best friends on our senior class trip

graduated from high school

had another awesome summer

started college at college #1

experienced aspects of college i did not want to

lost my grandmother and went to florida to say good-bye

2009-

had a minor winter break, breakdown

learned a lot about myself

applied and was accepted to college #2

turned 19

finished my semester at college #1 with good grades

started this blog

had one of the fastest summers of my life

started at college #2 where i've met so many great people

really found the school where i'm happiest

met many awesome blog friends

that's been my decade at a quick glance or at least what i can remember.

i'm definitely looking forward to the many other experiences that will come with this new decade and next part of my life.

Happy 2010!!

have fun tonight and stay safe =)

i made a vlog?!?

I have attempted to make a video blog (or vlog if you will)...

Please watch and let me know what you think. I'm DEFINITELY new to the whole video editing thing and talking to a camera thing.

Should I make more? Would putting them on my youtube channel be a good idea??

christmas gifts!

I had such a great Christmas this year!

It was nice just hanging out with my family.

I'm soo happy with what Santa brought me ;)

The contents of my stocking: I've been listening to Glee pretty much all the time and I'm in love with the bow headband and flannel pj pants! Plus I can't wait to go buy a couple new books at Barnes and Noble.

Gift card to my absolute favorite clothing store

Dorm Life semester 1 and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

(If you haven't seen Dorm Life it's great)

A Vera Bradley wristlet in Cupcake Pink!!

And my big present...

A Flip Video Camera!!

It has room to take 2 hours of video! I'm still getting the hang of it and whenever I tried filming my family on Christmas, everyone would get camera shy, so it's going to take some getting used to, but I love it =)

Thank You Santa!!

I also wanted to show the lovely Christmas cards I got from my grandfather, my aunt, Amanda, Elyse, Vanessa, and Sara-Jane.

Thanks again ladies!! The cards are hanging on my wall =)

How was everyone's Christmas? What did Santa bring you??

=)

"the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear"

Merry Christmas!!!

I hope Santa has given you what you asked for,

you eat until you can't eat anymore,

you sing to spread Christmas cheer,

and that you have a wonderful day with family and friends

=D

"i like to smile, smiling's my favorite"

The other night, my friend Shelley and I were bored so we decided to make peanut butter blossom cookies!

I don't usually make Christmas cookies. We have TONS of dessert at Christmas dinner instead.

For the recipe, we just used one from the hershey's website.

mixing the dough all up, mmm...

3 trays of them

I could have eaten the kisses alone

They were delicious and we had fun just hanging out =)

It's Christmas Eve!! I'm just hanging out with my family tonight and we're going to have Chinese food and make some apple pie for tomorrow.

I'm like a little kid when it comes to Christmas. Just a few years ago I would wake up at sunrise because I was soo excited to open presents. I still wake up earlier than some of my family members, but I'm getting better at waiting. I can't wait until tomorrow morning!! I love Christmas =D

twitterering addict

I'm not sure if this is something to worry about or something to celebrate, but...

I just tweeted my 1,000 tweet.

Is it exciting?

Prolly not.

Does it say very much?

Not really.

Am I mad I tweeted 1,000 times?

Nope. I love twitter.

Am I addicted to twitter?

Yes I would say I go on it a little more than I should.

What was that tweet?

"2 days until Christmas =D I'm soo excited!! I just need to get my presents all wrapped =) (ps 1000 tweet right here!!)"

Yup that was it. Couldn't think of anything else.

=)