A to Z's of Me!

What is that you say? You want to know the A to Z's of me? Well, sure I'll give you those! No problem! Oh, and that picture of me? It's from last night when I dressed as a Toddlers and Tiara's pageant girl. Be afraid.

A. Age: 18.5
B. Bed size: Twin XL (go college!)
C. Chore that you hate: Cleaning a bathroom. Luckily I don't have to right now.
D. Dogs: Zoey. But she's home in California. :(
E. Essential start to your day: Lying there for a few minutes and checking twitter on my iPad.
F. Favorite color: light blues!
G. Gold or Silver: Gold most definitely.
H. Height: 5’4. Shorty over here!
I. Instruments you play: I can play the piano a wee bit.
J. Job title: Student! Though I wish I had some income right now.
K. Kids: Nope. That would be concerning. But I can't wait to have some someday!
L. Live: hot Arizona (when will it become fall!?)
M. Mother’s name: Denise
N. Nicknames: Allie (real names Allison)
O. Overnight hospital stays: When I was born.
P. Pet peeves: Slow walkers that take up the entire sidewalk. Yes, I am going to walk around you and I hope you notice. Thank you and have a nice day.
Q. Quote from a movie: “I had to give them faith in their own voice. I had to let them know friends were listening.” It's my career motto. (Speech Therapist in training right hurr!)
R. Right or left handed: Righty.
S. Siblings: 2 younger sisters
U. Underwear: Definitely wear it.
V. Vegetable you hate: Asparagus. Yuck!
W. What makes you run late: On the computer for too long.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: My teeth and my knee.
Y. Yummy food that you make: Chocolate chip banana bread. Yum!
Z. Zoo animal: Penguins!

Be Still My Heart

Do you guys remember having charm bracelets as a child?

Well, I've decided I want one...again. These charms from

Anthropologie are just too good to be true. I got the

email from Anthro the other morning and knew they were

calling to me. They need to stop tempting me like this.

My bank account can't handle it.

This is when you realize how weird I am...

I got a cozy sweater yesterday. I made a video of me

loving my cozy sweater. And this is when you realize

I'm a complete goofball. oh, and that i also randomly

break out into British accents almost hourly.

and I'm ok with it. :)

On Taking a Stand

Photo

yesterday i noticed something. after being on facebook, i felt a tad depressed. basically i was feeling bad for myself and realized that this facebook thing isn't helping my homesickness or anything that it should be doing. instead, it was either making it worse or just making me a jealous person. and i don't like being a jealous person.

so i'm taking a stand. for a week, i am going to be facebook-less. it's going to be hard... especially this weekend but i think overall it'll help me with my classes and with my morale. there's no need for something that'll pull me down instead of build me up. am i right?

but i'll still be on twitter and here of course. no worries there. :)

the baby elephant really has nothing to do with this besides the fact that he is SO adorable. i mean really?!

I have the best Best Friend

I was having a kind of ho-hum day (despite the perfect weather and the fact that I witnessed my first flash mob-nothing like the Modern Family one but hey, I don't live in a sitcom) but then I checked my mail and best friend, Katie, sent me a care package! Oh, happy day!

(also, we watched Pan's Labyrinth in English and holy bezeesus it's creepy!)

Look at all those goodies!

1. Sour Patch Kids-favorite candy

2. Fruit snacks- favorite indulgence (that I wasn't allowed to have as a kid so therefore I make people feel bad for me and give me their fruit snacks. Muah haha)

3. Kleenex-I've been sick

4. Bendy Buddy!-16th birthday party inside joke

5. a letter- I love letters!

6. a Princess Tiana Pez dispenser!- favorite princess

7. Nutella packets- where have you been all my life?

8. Fuzzy socks!- best things ever invented or sewn together.

But wait! There's more!

9. The newest People-I'm a major pop culture fanatic

10. A Keep Calm And... custom made Disney desk topper. (That's

what I'm calling it because I don't know what it's called. So creative!)

Basically, I have the greatest best friend and I want to give her a big hug,

but I can't because we are about 1000 + miles away. :( 22 days!

If you have a friend like Katie, you should give them a hug. Because

friends like these are one in a million. Am I right? :)

What I'm Watching

I am really picky about what I watch on TV. The way I see

it is that I am a busy college student and don't have a lot

of time to sit around and watching shows I don't love.

Lately, these are the shows that I will drop everything

for at the end of the day and relax and watch.

First up:

Modern Family.

It never ceases to crack me up and remind me of my

family at home. Because honestly, my mom is Claire. No joke.

(and I love her for it)

Second:

Pan Am.

I'm a sucker for anything that takes place during the 1940's

to the 1960's so this fits that perfectly. Everything down to the

clothes, the drama, and the little history lesson is wonderful.

Third:

The New Girl

Favorite new show this season. I have a girl crush on Zooey Deschanel

ever since (500) Days of Summer and in this, she is unstoppable.

Click on the image below to see it better.

And lastly:

Once Upon a Time

This show just started on Sunday and I watched the pilot last night.

I'm also a sucker for anything fairytale-esque so this fits that slot.

The pilot left me intrigued and I can't wait to see what's going to happen

in following episodes and how the characters will develop. And by golly,

is Snow White/Mary Margaret and Prince Charming/John Doe ever

going to be together again?! Ah!

What are you watching?

A Music Kind of Day

Photo: Here

It's as if itunes and all the artists who released

Christmas albums today knew we needed some good music

put out and gosh darnit, we need it released on a Monday.

Is there any better day lifter than some new Christmas music

by Michael Buble and She & Him? Or say some new Coldplay?

So if anyone asks, I'll be daydreaming today about colder weather, snow,

and listening to the heavenly sounds of Zooey Deschanel and Michael Buble.

Oh, and you should head on over to itunes or where ever you buy your music

and check out these albums. They're perfection.

I'm All Ears

This weekend my Grammie came to visit me and my cousin and

we went and visited some friends. (Does this not remind

you of Lion Kin 1.5?)

I also got to see what hearing is like for a bat. Preeeeeetty neat.

I've loved having my Grammie here, especially because I caught

my first cold of being in college. She brought me some cookies

and has given me many hugs. Just what the doctor ordered. :)

Hope your weekend has been wonderful!

Let's Hear Some Jazz

Last night I went to a jazz concert at my school and it was

delightful. Jazz is my kind of music. I like the big band, the way the

sounds wash over you and takes all your cares away, the

ideas of days gone by and if there is some vocals thrown

in, than I'm really in Heaven. The only thing I wish had been

different is if I got to wear a dress like any of the ones below

to such an event. Why don't we dress up fancy for these types

of events? It's a shame really....

I wish each of these were in my closet right now and I had

somewhere wonderful to wear them to. :)