rings that make my heart sing

when it comes to engagement rings, lately I have been steering away from the tradition solitaire. I've decided that I like the more natural looking, less "bling bling" kinds of engagement rings.

I stumbled upon this etsy today, and I have fallen in love with almost every ring that I see. here are some of my favorites...

I just love them!

This next one is WAY less traditional, but it really makes my heart go pitter patter.

EEEEEEEEE. I LOVE IT. I know, I know, I'm way weird.

annnyways, those are just a few that I love. I'll prolly post more later.

byeeee.

summer goals 2011

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Goals really freak me out. But posting my goals for all the world to see (all 9 of you at least haha) gives me the drive to get them accomplished. Plus it kills the evil procrastinator inside of me :)

I've decided that my goals for this summer are going to be simple, but well worth accomplishing.

here they are...

goal number one

read AT LEAST 20 books. This one shouldn't be too hard for me, because I am a complete read-a-holic in anyways. But sadly, in the summer I get lazy with reading and just watch T.V. or something. Not.Good. This being said, I am going to complile a list of "summer reads" and I am going to read every single one. Even if I don't particulary like it that much. I feel like everyones voice should be heard whenever it comes to literature.

goal number two

read my bible/pray every day. I struggle with this a lot. I think it's becasue I don't have a consistent time that I do my bible studies in, so its hit or miss all the time. I want  to grow in Christ, and learn more about what the bible has to say.

goal number three

practice piano at least every other day. I am such a horrible practicer, it is not even funny!

goal number four

go for a walk/jog/run every other day. In the summer, I really have no excuse not to do this. The weather isn't too extreme, and there is a nice neighborhood right by my house that is perfect for walks and stuff. along with this I want to limit my soda intake to two a month, and not drink as much sweet tea! This could be hard, because sweet tea is always in the fridge in my house. But I shall try and overcome the temptation!

goal number five

put atleast $1000 into savings by the end of August.  This shouldn't be too hard, I just need to watch how I spend my money!

goal number six

take more pictures. This one will probably be the hardest for me. My camera is a Canon PowerShot that is about 5 years old. So obviously it doesn't take the best quality photos or anything. But I want to document the memories of this summer, so I'm going to conquer my fear of the camera!

So these are my goals. I'll come back with this at the end of August, and we'll see how I did!





mmmmhmmm.

I really need to finish my paper for english.
Like really really really bad.
Sadly, I have no motivation to do so. Oh well. As long as it is finished before Friday at 8:00 a.m. all is well in my world.

Last Thursday was my one year anniversary with Tyler. Wow. So crazy.
When I came home from school, Tyler came over and picked me up, and we went to Lighthouse Lanes to bowl a couple of games. I am such a terrible bowler, but it was totally fun, and I beat him at one game, so YAY ME!
After that, we drove out to DiArpinos which is this little Italian resturaunt out south. It is SO good. We were sitting at our table, and I had to go pee, so I went to the restroom. And when I came back, Tyler was standing there with his guitar so he could sing me a song, in front of everyone. I had told him a looong time ago, (I'm pretty sure it was right before we started dating) on one of our late night telephone conversations, that someday I wanted to be sung to in front of people. I didn't think that he would actually remember. But he did! He sang "Firefly" by Jimmy Needham. I love love love this song, and it really means a lot to me. Last February (2010) Tyler texted me to look up this song, and then told me that it reminded him of me. I was so ecstatic because at the time, I wasn't even sure if he like me or not! haha :) I still get butterflies everytime I hear it.
Then we went to the movies, and saw Big Mama. It was so stinkin hillarious I nearly peed my pants.
I can't believe that I have spent one whole year with him. It's so crazy to look back upon because time has just gone by so stinkin fast!
I can't wait for the rest of our lives together, it will be perfect :)

Sorry if this was annoying of cheesy or whatever, but hey, I didn't make you read it ;)

I don't really have anything to say...but here I go anyways.

Last night, I was such an insomniac.
My room was so super hot, and I couldn't get tired for the life of me. So, in an effort to get tired, I read through my entire blog from high school. oh man.
Just looking back at the complete 180 that my life has took since then is absolutely crazy. But in a good way.
I'm so glad that I started a blog. I know that I hardly have any readers, and my blog isn't the best in content, but blogging is a truly personal experience for me. There are so many memories, good and bad, that I recorded from my sophomore-senior years of high school. I'm glad that I have them all written out, to look at sometimes. (Is that weird? Eh, I don't really care.)
I wish that I could go back and tell my fifteen year old self who was experiencing her first broken heart that everything was going to be okay. I wish that I could go back, and laugh with giggle with my sixteen year old self whenever the drama was just too crazy. I wish that I could go back and tell my seventeen year old self not to get annoyed by the small things. To keep my friends close, and never let them go.
But I can't.
But ya know, I don't think that I would take back anything that happend in high school for anything in the world. All those things that I went through all shaped me into the person that I am today. All those moments when I thought that I was alone and completely unloveable, have lead up to a point where I can embrace love fully, and know that my heart is safe in the place that I have put it.  All the drama has made me more understanding, and more open to hearing others opinions before things blow completely out of proportion.

A lot of the time I find myself trying to make my blog more appealing to others, just in case someone new from the blogosphere comes in and reads. But I really shouldn't care. This blog is for ME. A place to record my memories, and things that inspire me. I wish that more people would understand that, rather than feeling as if they have to follow that latest "blog trends".

Well, I guess that no blog would be complete without at least one picture at the end.

haha.

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Speaking of reading, I'm now going to read my new book.

I hope you have a good day.



prom: what to wear?

okay, so I guess that "what to wear?" really isn't the huge question, because I already have my dress.
wanna see?
okay, sweet! here she is...

sorry about the super grainy picture...it's the best JCP had.

I think its pretty, plus with the black, I can accessorize with virtually any color I want!

Annnnnnd the dress was only $40...SCORE!

okay, so the color combo (I really hate that word. I was just to lazy to spell combonation.) that I am thinking of is blue and silver.

I really love this shoe (Call it Spring, By Aldo for JCP), I think it would go great with the whole grecian theme of the dress.

Now that that is settled, we'll move over to jewlery. Which is a MUCH bigger decision, because lets face it. There are just SO many choices!

AHHHHHHH! So much to decide before May 7th!!

tumblr OBSESSED.

I never thought that I would get sucked into Tumblr. It didn't seem too exciting, I mean all you do is reblog photos. But somehow, it has sucked out my very soul, and now I be Tumblin' all day long. (not really ALL day, just when I'm at work...which is most of the day. pfff, I'm so lame.)
ANYWHO!
here are some of my favorite pictures that I have found today!

so true <3

ummmmm, can you say HOLY CUTE?! If Tyler wouldn't kill me, this would be our car for the rest of forever.

I love it when people wrap fabric around their heads. For some reason, I can not pull off this look at all. I think it's the shape of my face or something...I'm not sure. But it's sad none the less.

These muffins. I could eat them all the day long, if it wasn't for the fact that I would gain around 5000 pounds.

Someday, I think I will gather up my guts a get a tattoo. Preferably a matching one with someone, because I think that would be cooler!

Emma Watson. She is just too adorable. I have never seen a bad picture of her...EVER. So jealous.

This wedding looks like it was probably perfect. Speaking of which, I am like years behind on Wedding Wednesdays. Oh well. Ya'll haven't started a riot or anything, so I assume that there are no hard feelings!

This is magnificent. The End.

Today is going slower than slow. It is also an awkward day.

Here is why today is awkward:

1. My hair is completely up. As in bangs pulled back and a messy bun kind of up. It feels so weird, because I never do this. But my bangs looked like death this morning, so thats my crappy excuse.

2. I hate what I'm wearing. Plus my pants keep falling off my non-existent butt. My butt is completely non-proportional to my body. It's rediculous.

3. Work is SO stinkin slow. But I guess I should be thankful for that.

4. I have two papers due next friday, that I know I should get started on, but I haven't.

5. One of the said papers is a stupid Literary Analysis. This probably wouldn't be so bad if I actually understood the story. I don't...at all. So it's frustrating.

6. My tummy is rumbling and my mouth is dry. I hate that feeling.

In the middle of my little mess, I forget how big I'm blessed.

as I have mentioned on here before, I am a chronic worrier. I worry about every single little thing. Lately I've been worrying about getting every thing ready for a HUGE event that is going to take place about a year from now. The thought that in a little over a year, I am going to be completely independent of my parents has a habit of freaking me out. 
Last week, I let little things annoy me. I also let Satan get to my heart, and completely discourage me that everything will work out. I have a hard time putting my full trust in God somethimes (correction:MOST of the time) because I have a really hard time trusting in something that I can not see. I know that's a lame excuse, but it's true. I'm the kind of person that needs things laid out in front of me so I can see how everything will work out. However, I know with all my heart that God is going to be with us all of the way.
I'm trying my hardest to follow God in this. I know that a lot of  people think that mine and Tylers plans are absolutely crazy. Getting married at 20 while we're both still in college, is probably something that most people think is stupid and careless. But after spending this whole weekend praying, and really truly seeking God's will in all of this together, we are more sure than ever that this is what God wants of us. I know that he is going to use both of us in amazing ways together. I am so excited.
I know that the first several years are going to be rough. Don't think that I don't! I don't think that marriage is just a fun game of "house" and that we can always go running back to our parents when things get hard. Both of our families are being SO supportive though, and have told us repeatedly that they are gonna be here for us whenever.
Like I said, I know people think that we're crazy kids who just wanna go play house for a while. That is the opposite of true. Tyler is my one true love, that God put on this earth just for me. To help me, and to show me a picture of Gods love. I know that people think it's crazy because we're each others first boyfriend and girlfriend. But that is what I prayed for ever since I can remember praying for my future husband. I LOVE TYLER. and I am so over caring what people think.
Not many people follow this blog, but if you are reading this post, could you please keep Tyler and I in  your prayers? It would be very very much appreciated :)