1. Top Life Events
- Seeing Railsplitter at ACTF
- Going to my first (and second and third) Red Wings game ever!
- Commune with Sarah, Becky, and Emily
- Working the Fireworks with TPC
- Erin's Wedding and seeing a ton of my friends
- Taking a cake decorating class and making a decision to try and get into a pastry program
- The pirate water balloon fight on my 23rd birthday
- Taking an Italian class and feeling like I understood a foreign language for the first time in my life!
- Visiting Anna at NIU
- Tigers going to the World Series
- Go Curling for the first time!
- Not attending a single funeral all year (This is huge for me)
- Andy Grammar - Fine By Me
- Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- Taylor Swift - Treacherous
- Victorious - Take A Hint
- Natalia Kills - Wonderland
- Jana Kramer - Why Ya Wanna
- Casey Abrams - A Boy Can Dream
- Phillip Phillips - Gone, Gone, Gone
- Hunter Hayes - Everybody's Got Somebody But Me
- Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend
- Raelynn - Boyfriend
- Wonderland - Don't Want To Fall In Love
- Pretty Little Liars
- How I Met Your Mother
- Big Bang Theory
- Real World: St. Thomas
- Dance Moms
- The Challenge: Battle Of The Seasons
- Big Rich Texas
- Project Runway Allstars
- Bunheads
- New Girl
- Once Upon A Time*
- Chicago Fire*
4. Entire Albums That I Can't Stop Listening To
- Phillip Phillips - The World From The Side Of The Moon
- Taylor Swift - Red
- Casey Abrams - Casey Abrams
- Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes
- Wonderland The Musical
I'll be honest, these are the only full albums I have recently
5. Saddest Moments
- Tigers being swept in the world series
- NHL Lockout
- Finding out Toby was part of the A-Team (PLL)
- Ending up in the ER in August for stomach pain and still having no answers
- Getting my first (and second) IV
- Having to leave The Parade Company
- Not seeing a single performance at Carthage
6. Tweets I Favorited
- @carthagecollege: Congratulations to Carthage alumna Laura Kaeppeler, '10, Miss America 2012!
- @noahg89: @ohswan , @chelsowicz went on pintrest. I saw red wings photos and knew they were from you
- @MJCarrier: Instead of getting autographs from celebrities, I'm going to get them to sign prewritten Letters of Recommendation.
- @chris_manzo: It's not editing, they just scream "bleep" every time they are mad.#rhonj
- @lucyhale: Just caught @IANMHARDING singing @taylorswift13 no big deal
- @HonestToddler: Date night is rude and thoughtless. Why are they still dating? Are they undecided?
- @HonestToddler: Mommy just told the baby and his mom my name, age, and favorite games like identify theft isn't a thing.
- @OhSwan: Me: " Doesn't Lochte have beautiful eyes, grandma?" Grandma: "I think he's beautiful all over." #rockongrandma #teamlochte (Yes, I did favorite myself)
- @Efergz: "Libertarian: is that just a Hillsdale invention?"
- @grden_of_eden: How do we get Eminem to rap America the Beautiful during the World
- Series? #debate2012
- @bexmoy: Live every week like it's mouse week.
- @bexmoy: ABC Family is FINALLY doing Harry Potter week instead of weekend!
7. Things I Have Learned About Myself (Good and Bad)
- I am a good worker. This is my second job that I have had since graduation that I was hired on for a season and asked to stay on.
- I have hoarding tendencies. Cleaning my room really forced me to face this reality. I am not holding on to trash, but I have a hard time throwing things away if they are in good condition even if I will never use them. I am working on this though and have just thrown out/sold/given away a ton of crap.
- I fail without structure in my life. If I feel like I have an open schedule I will dawdle all day. If I can plan out my week I get so much done.
- I need to update my wardrobe. When I dress more adult, I feel more adult and I act more responsible. It is hard for me to find strength in my life when I am wearing the boxers and tank I just slept in.
- I need to separate the "I need"s from the "I want"s. (I.e. "I need to move out" versus "I want to move out".)
- That being said...I need to move out. However, maybe I don't need to move out quite as soon as I would want to.
8. Books I Read (For The First Time) and How I Rate Them
- Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin (3/5) It was very interesting to read about the sad and serious past of such a funny person. It is really interesting to hear her blatantly talk about she would do anything to be famous, and she basically did.
- Wife By Wednesday - Catherine Bybee (3/5) Good quick read, but not too much to the plot.
- The Back Door Of Midnight - Elizabeth Chandler (4/5) I love this "series" and this author. The books in the series are only connected by the location, and I started reading them in like middle school. They still hold my attention and I still go back to read them
- A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans (2/5) This book is told in three parts and only the middle part was interesting.
- The American Heiress - Daisy Goodwin (2+/5) This was a really long book, and I am giving it a 2 out of 5 because I can only really remember like 2 things in it. I gave it the + because something must have kept me reading but I would need to reread it to figure it out.
- The Fault In Our Stars - John Green (5/5) Amazing! This was a suggestion from a friend on one of my Facebook statuses and I was not disappointed. It was not a sad cancer book, but I did cry through the last 50 pages. I finished it and could not read anything else for a week because I just wanted to hold onto those characters and their stories.
- The Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service - Beth Kendrick (3/5) It was good story of a woman rediscovering herself after a failed relationship, but not great.
- Stay - Allie Larkin (5/5) If you want a book that is based around a dog, I would choose this one over #7. Super sweet and funny.
- Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (4.5/5) This was another FB suggestion. It would get a 5/5 for description, originality, and mystery, however...it started off slow and did have moments where it dragged a bit. Still a really good read if you like to read.
- The Boy Who Sneaks In My Bedroom Window - Kristy Moseley (1/5) AWFUL! You would think I would learn my lesson with self-published books. This was a book that makes me sad because the idea behind it could be a really good book, but the execution was not there. It had to have been written by a teenager. I'll leave it at that.
- City of Bones/Ashes/Glass/Fall Angels/Lost Souls and Clockwork Angel/Prince - Cassandra Clare (5/5) This series is really good! If you liked Hunger Games and YA books, this could be right up your alley. I liked the Clockwork prequels better, but all are good. The final books in both series are coming out in 2013, and COB is going to be a movie as well (get ready for like a 15 movie series).
- "One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us." (Clockwork Angel)
- "Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry," said Tessa, determined not to let him run wildly off with conversation. (Clockwork Angel)
- "They were only cogs," he said softly. "Only gears. Harmless."/It was Henry, to Charlotte's surprise, who replied, with-out turning, "Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them." (Clockwork Angel)
- "He always says exactly what comes into his head. No filters."/"Filters are for cigarettes and coffee," Simon muttered under his breath as they went inside. (City of Bones)
- "But isn't that what love is, Clarissa? Ownership? 'I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine,' as the Song of Songs goes."/"No. And don't quote the Bible at me. I don't think you get it." (City of Angels)
- The benefit of being in love with someone who was with someone else was that I never had to honestly face him with all those feelings. They were hidden and secret and protected. (Stay)
- "I love things that are beautiful when you don't expect them to be."/"Like what?" He asked softly./"Oil rainbows on the road. Rain on a car windshield at night." (The Back Door Of Midnight)
- Society Has Made Christmas An Egotistical Holiday
- Growing Up Is A Team Effort
- Why I Am Not Like Most Females/Why I Don't Want To Be A Mom
- How To Talk Like An Italian
I'm going to try and be more dedicated to this blog in 2013.
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