PassionBird

2011-02-22T13:30:00.000-08:00

What does freedom mean to you?
As my life goes through different season the word "freedom" has changed in meaning to me.
Freedom used to mean road trips, living free of responsibility, having the wind blow through my hair, being able to do what I wanted when I wanted.
I was living in a false sense of freedom.
Now, when I hear the word freedom is makes me cry. Freedom is realizing I can't do it on my own any more. It's realizing that I was so bound up in my "freedom" lifestyle that I was actually living a lie.
When I hear the word Freedom I hear the word Truth. I know it seems cliche, but when the Bible says in John 8 the Truth will set you free, it's not lying!!
When I hear freedom I hear transformation.
When I hear freedom I hear destiny.

2011-01-18T15:53:00.000-08:00

2011-01-06T08:02:00.000-08:00

2011 has already been a life changing year & we are only 6 days into it!! So this is what I have been doing.

God gave the 5 of my close friends a vision for speaking to women that have been churched their whole lives. So started Onand2.com. We want to speak the truth & break the chains that is suffocating the christian women of this world. Each of us blog everyday & I can't even tell you how excited about Oneand2 ministries. I put a link on the side so y'all can check it out whenever you want!!

The music albums I have bought in the past week.

Something really exciting is that I am apart of a church plant happening in Dallas! It's called Bethel Dallas & our senior pastor is Rice Broocks! I can't even tell y'all how exciting it is to be apart of what God is doing here in the DFW area. I love this church because they are extremely missions minded & that is where my heart is too. If you live in the Dallas Fort Worth you should come check us out. Go to Bethel Dallas and all the info will be right there.

The books I am reading! If you know anything about me, you know that I am not a big reader at all. But 2011 is going to be different! So I am reading two books that have already been completely transforming for me.

Also taking care of my silly puppies that I love, even though they are a mess, Moses & McQueen.

2010-12-30T21:47:00.000-08:00

I love finding out about new magazines that have just surfaced! I found out about NEUE magazine through reading another magazine called RELEVANT. Neue is all about shaping the future of the church & also about leadership. I subscribed to both of the magazines for 2011 because I always want to know about culture & also deepen my relationship with God. I was completely beside myself to see that Neue had put John Mark McMillan on the front cover of one of their issues.
If you have a passion for worship music lead by the Holy Spirit then you need to read the article about him. McMillan is truly changing the way we worship.
So I am walking into 2011 ready to start digging deeper, embracing change, and being passionate.

It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining.Till He appeared and my soul felt its worth.

2010-12-18T17:55:00.000-08:00

This book has become a HUGE part of my life! And the story is astounding. I also love that this book is super small, because it takes about 10minutes to read it. And in that 10 minutes, trust me, you really start to think about the butterfly effect you are making around you.
So now everywhere I go I notice butterflies everywhere.

Title: Oh Holy Night By Josh Groban

Believe in what you feel inside & give your dreams the wings to fly You have everything you need If you just believe Just believe

2010-12-07T10:33:00.000-08:00

Christmas Time is here (i Love that song!) & that means that i do a lot of DIY around my house. This year I have...
made my stocking,
a link chain out of magazines
decorated 3 Christmas trees
decorated the shop I work at
& hung my Christmas cards on a beautiful ribbon.
I suppose photos of all of these things should be on this blog but I have yet to take any photos! Although I have now found my camera!!
I'm always looking for inspiration for decorating & these are some of my favorite photos.

Title: Believe by Josh Groban

May my life be a reflection of Your power & Your glory breathing in the breath of heaven leaning in to hear Your heart

2010-11-22T22:10:00.000-08:00

What in the world have I been doing in my life every time I have had a free moment? I know this is what you have been asking yourself every time you come to my blog & you see I have YET to update. Well my precious wonderful bloggers I have embarked on a new adventure.

Well more like God has placed a great adventure in my life & the lives of my close girlfriends (my Pink.)

I'm sooooooooo excited to finally show y'all how much work, passion, tears & laughter have gone into this new ministry.

So here it is....if you are

A woman,

Passionate,

In love with Jesus,

Ready for the truth ( like you have never experienced before.)

This is our heart & we are walking out in obedience.

Oneand2.com

Title: Consuming Fire by Christ For The Nations

2010-11-11T06:28:00.000-08:00

More & more I am stepping into who I am supposed to be. I am beginning to step into what I am to look like to the outside world & with that come new beginnings. New starts! So because of this I decided to tweek my blog just a little bit. OKAY, a lot! What do you think??!! I love rustic & natural looks & this one I am going to stick with.
There will be a couple things that will change on here, but not too much! I also added a "What I Believe" in the about me section! I'm really excited that I finally added it.

Right now in my life I am surrounded by clothes laying everywhere in my room & my closet. Empty boxes piled up in my kitchen. New paint smell. Projects that I'm attempting to get done. But slowly my new house is coming together. I wanted to post pictures of the crazy mess but then, of course, I couldn't find my camera! I keep telling myself, it's a process, it's okay, you don't have to have it all together right now. So little by little, day by day, I'm getting things done.

One of my favorite things to do on my blog is share music with all of y'all. So I HAVE to tell y'all about Christ For The Nation's new live worship album, Responding. It is WRECKING my world & I only bought it yesterday! I have kept it on playing in my house now really loud for 24hours now & worship is filling my whole new house!

I hope y'all are doing wonderful & I'm now going to be posting on a regular basis, I'm getting in a routine.

2010-11-08T14:32:00.000-08:00

I have been checked out.
My life is under construction.
So thus my blog is getting less attention then I would like. Bleh.
I also don't have internet in my new house yet & going to the coffee shop everyday is just a hassle.
So for now, til I once see you again (crossing my fingers that it will be in a couple of weeks) I am under construction.

Now after all my searching after all my questions I'm gonna call it home I got a brand new mindset I can finally see the sunset I'm gonna call it home

2010-10-27T21:19:00.000-07:00

Dear Texas,
Thank you for being so spacious where I can breath in your fresh air. Thank you for your big blue sky. Thank you for being patient with me. I think you always knew I would fall in love with you some day.
For the first time in my life I finally know that I am home.

(Dolan Geiman is one of my favorite artists & I love that he has art about Texas. Someday when I'm wealthy, I will have many of his works all throughout my home.)

Title: This Is Home by Switchfoot

A moment, a love, a dream, a laugh, a kiss, a cry, our rights, our wrongs, a moment, a love, a dream, a laugh, a moment, a love, a dream, a laugh

2010-10-24T14:50:00.000-07:00

I have to introduce y'all to someone that has stolen my heart!
This is my new little girl, McQueen!

And this is McQueen's story & how she came to be in my life.

My sister Shea had just got a 6 weeks old yellow lab, Moses, & noticed he probably needed a play mate. I said that I wasn't ready to get a dog & if I did then it would probably not be til Christmas time. And I would NEVER get a girl dog! To high maintenance i thought.

One night at work I received a text from my adoptive Mom, Robbie, saying that she had just found a puppy & her & Dad were bringing it home. She told me that they just happened to stop at a gas station to use the ATM when she saw a man standing on the sidewalk with a cute golden puppy. Mom walked up to him & said, "Oh that's such a cute puppy!" The man then told her that earlier in the day the puppy was with a homeless man & the homeless man had found her tied to a pole!! The man told the homeless man that he would take her & find a home for her. Well now the man was standing at the gas station with this little puppy not knowing what to do with her because he lived in an apartment & can't have a dog. He said he wasn't going to take her to the shelter because they would put her down in a month or so.
My Dad & Mom told the man that they had a girl that would love to take care of her & would love her & give her a good home. Dad took her & put her in the car & they brought her home.

That night I rushed home as soon as I got off work to meet my new little girl. The funny thing is the week before my sister & I were talking about me getting a dog & I told her that when I did get one I would name him McQueen, after Steve McQueen. I never thought I would be getting a little girl!! Obviously God put people at the right place at the right time.

She is wonderful & of course so funny. Except when she pees in the house! Trying to teach her that carpet is NOT grass. Her & Moses (Shea's lab puppy) love each other. They sleep in the same cage together & if he isn't in the room with her she goes a little crazy & wants to know where he is.

We think she is for sure a Golden Retriever with maybe a little lab mix because her hair is not like a retriever's. She's around 8 weeks old & her birthday is the day she came into my life October 18th, 2010.

So I'm sure you will be seeing a lot more of McQueen on here with future posts!

Title: Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap

Beautiful people... forgive and forget. and eyes look like children, who haven't lost yet Entrust us the strength of their love disarms all the powers

2010-10-17T10:44:00.000-07:00

Thrifting was successful yesterday & these are some of the treasures I found. One of my favorite things about buying items at thrift stores is that people are always shocked that I found something that good at that price!

I also found a great coffee shop in Denton. It's called Zera & is so peaceful & rustic when you walk in. As I was waiting to get my italian soad I was listening to the music they had playing & recognized the song. They were playing Jason Upton! Do you know a coffee shop that plays spirit filled worship music? Well now I do. I think I'm going to make it a point to go to Zera once a week & read. Just a little get away for me. I'll take photos next time I'm there so y'all can see how beautiful the place is.

Title: Beautiful People by Jason Upton

Sounds of laughter shades of life are ringing through my open ears exciting & inviting me limitless undying love which shines around me

2010-10-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

It's cold outside, well in the mornings & nights at least, & that means it's time to get out my...old man socks!!
They aren't really a pair of an old man's socks (cus that would be kinda gross), it's just what I like to call cozy winter socks. It's one of my favorite things about the cold weather rolling in. My very cute/ugly socks.
This year I plan on buying more & these are some of my favorites I have found online. I'm going thrifting this weekend so you can just guess what I'll be on the hunt for!

Toast

Modcloth

Legyviel on Etsy

Title: Across The Universe by Fiona Apple version

And when they dance and come together and start rising Just drink the water where you came from where you came from

2010-10-12T20:18:00.000-07:00

BIG NEWS...Shea & I found a house!! We are finally getting to move into a house like we have been wanting to do for the past two years! We have been looking since July & it has been an interesting adventure house hunting. But we finally found one that fits us. We don't move in til the 29th so we have some time to pack up & get things ready.

Characteristics of my new house that I have come up with & things it reminds me of.

Petite
Rustic
Homey
Cottage
Vintage
Fixer-upper
My new project
Wide open spaces
Big trees
Peaceful
Quaint

So to say I'm busy is a little bit of an understatement, but I'm so extremely excited. Of course the only thing I can think about for the past couple of weeks now is decorating. I can't even count how many times I have been to Home Depot lately, I'm becoming a junkie. I go in there just so I can get inspiration. I look at lumber, door knockers, paint swatches, light fixtures, & the list goes on & on.

I will post photos when we move in of the whole big process, but for now, these are my favorite photos I have been daydreaming of & what my house will look like.

Title: Radioactive by Kings of Leon (Their new song!)

It may be long to get me there It feels like I've been everywhere someday I'll be coming home Round & round the world will spin

2010-10-03T21:12:00.000-07:00

I just keep on singing the song "Home" by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes. I'm at a place in my life that I finally feel that I am home. And it feels absolutely amazing to have the feeling of complete peace & rest in a place. "Home. Let me come home. Home is wherever I'm with you. Ahh Home. Let me go ho-oh-ome. Home is wherever I'm with you.

UPDATE: My computer decided to fix itself! Can you believe that! It's a little faker that's for sure! So it's all back to it's wonderful self. I have feel like I have a 2nd chance to backup everything now.

Title: Coming Home by John Legend

Bye Bye Baby, baby goodbye. Bye baby, baby bye bye. Bye bye baby, don't make me cry Bye baby, baby bye bye.

2010-09-30T21:02:00.000-07:00

Maybe this is a sign that I'm starting fresh in my life, that there are new things on the horizon. new ideas, new things to see, amazing inspiration!
This was what I told myself last night when I came home to my computer being completely ERASED!
Yes, my lovely little Sony laptop I suppose decided that it needed to lose some extra baggage I had put on her (yes my laptop is a girl) and she erased herself!
Itunes GONE
Photos GONE
My Inspiration folder (my life) GONE!!
Even my wallpaper had erased! My lovely little computer looked like I had never even touched it. So now I'm trying to get over this dramatic sorrow in my life. But the words, backup, keep coming to me. I now understand Carrie in that Sex & The City episode "Sad Mac."
On a positive note, at least the thing still turns on. But I'm still sulking.

Title: Bye Bye Baby by Bay City Rollers

I'll follow you into the park, Through the jungle through the dark, Girl I never loved one like you.

2010-09-28T05:42:00.000-07:00

I'm ready to stop thinking about diving in & the process of it & just take the jump. I will learn the lessons as I go! Weeeeeeeeeee!!!

Title: Home by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Just gotta me somewhere Somewhere that I can feel free Get me outta outta New York city, son New York City’s killing me

2010-09-19T10:59:00.000-07:00

I would like...

A Red and/ or mustard yellow coat for the Autumn. Even though it doesn't get cold in Texas till November. The red one is from Anthropologie & the yellow from Maion Fashion Designs on etsy.

A comfy but cute pair of pajama pants. I went into Victoria Secret the other day & I was very unimpressed in their choices of pajama bottoms! I'm debating on buying some cute ones from Anthropologie, even though that's a lot of money to spend just on something to sleep in!

Some good NEW music to listen to. I know a lot of you listen to some GREAT music & I'm in the mood to buy some new albums. Every season I like to upgrade my tunes. If you have any suggestions they are very welcomed.

I'm dying to decorate my new house, even though I don't have it just yet, I'm getting that itch again!

And last night I went to the book store & bought the most amazing little book! The Handmade Marketplace by Kari Chapin. This book has been on my "To Buy" list for awhile & I finally did it. So far I have just read the introduction & I already have inspiration & drive to get my shop going!

So every morning as I get dressed for work I look at my scarves, my boots, & my jeans & think, Oh how nice it would be to wear you today. Then I remember that by 12pm it's usually in the 90's & how extremely suffocating I would be wearing a scarf! Autumn weather please come faster so I can dress cuter! I'm ready to walk out of my house to a crisp cool morning with the fog lying on the grass.

Happy Monday Y'all (I'm in a Texas spirit today!)

Title: New York City's Killin' Me by Ray LaMontagne

When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case I could offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love

2010-09-16T04:59:00.000-07:00

I received a text from one of my close friends Kaleigh, while I was on my way to work. It said, "Cali, I just bought my first pair of TOMS!" I'm so happy for her! She said they were just plan white & she wanted to do something with them. I knew that she would figure it out by the end of the day & however she decided to decorate them would be very cute. I then recieved a photo at the end of the day & this is how she decorated them. So needless to say I am very proud of her & I know now how cute she will look sportin her new TOMS around campus.

That's Kaleigh & me this summer. I miss my red, she's at college right now, but I'm so proud of her.

Title: Make You Feel My Love by Adele

Write everyday down, write everyday down

2010-09-12T15:37:00.000-07:00

Adventures & Life lessons take 187...

I have been on a couple of adventures since the last time I posted.

I finally went longboarding! After wanting to go all summer, I got the chance to go riding for a bit with my brother Reagen. I did for about an hour & I was barefoot! No the most intelligent thing I have done. I also took a HUGE fall on my last run down a hill & got a couple of scrapes here & there, but I was right back on riding like a champ.

So I did indeed get a new job! I'm one of two personal assistants to a couple that works in Advocare (like I do.) I'm so so excited about it I get to get dressed up to go to go to work now. It has been a wonderful 3 weeks so far & I have learned a lot about myself.

I celebrated my sister Shea's 25th birthday with a very cute backyard BBQ & dance.

Also something I have come to learn to love again is Friday night football. I have lived in Texas all my life & i don't think I have ever really grasped the phenomenon that is Texas football. I think I'm finally getting it, & I'm really loving it too.

Oh I also got to go see Jason Upton at a night of worship. It was really amazing to see everyone worshiping with Jason up there leading us through his songs.

I wish that I had more free time like I used to, to blog. I guess it all comes down to time management. Blogging isn't something I want to give up at all. It's something I look forward to in my life. For those of you that have crazy days, how do you put in time for you to blog??

Title: Write Everyday Down by Jason Upton

Jump in the shower And the blood starts pumpin Out on the streets The traffic starts jumpin And folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

2010-09-01T05:48:00.000-07:00

I got a new job!! Thus the reason that I have been SUPER mia on here. And I miss it. But I'll be back soon...I think.

Title: 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton

All I do is dream of you the whole night through You're every thought, you're everything song I ever sing summer, winter, autumn & spring

2010-08-23T08:07:00.000-07:00

Even though school started today for my little brothers, it feels like the summer is still alive & living on here in Texas. The whole past week has been in the 100's +. I went through my closet looking at all the sweaters day dreaming of crisp cool mornings where the fog is laying like a soft blanket on the grass & the trees are turning golden yellow. Unfortunately here in Texas, I won't be able to wear my cozy sweaters til about mid October. Autumn please come quicker!

Title: All I Do Is Dream Of You by Michael Buble

Caroline those crazy eyes that shine the days blowing through my mind Like falling leaves It ain't no good I tried hard as I could

2010-08-19T08:11:00.000-07:00

Update

I have officially made it through the first day of my cleanse! And I'm on to the second today.

So far I have learned...

That quality fiber, (not stuff that you can get at WalMart) really does work! Seriously 30 minutes after I had my fiber drink, it totally kicked in! And afterward I felt like I had lost 40 pounds! I texted my sister Elisabeth that & she laughed & said she felt the same way.

Now here is where I am honest, I don't ever really eat breakfast. I know, I know, soooo bad for me! But I just can't seem to ever want to eat in the AM. Well on the 24 Day Challenge if you don't eat, then you are in big trouble. I bought some meal replacement shakes for the morning time so this way I will have something in my stomach & it will kick up my metabolism! And it's chocolate too! Cus I'm a girl & that's what I like!!

Nutella & being on a cleanse DON'T MIX WELL! I had a spoonful of nutella thinking, oh it's healthy cus it's made out of hazelnut! HA what a dork I am sometimes! Yeah let's just say that didn't sit well at all! Lesson learned.

These are the products that I am putting in my body so far to get me in to tip top shape. Click on the photos to find out more about them & how they exactly work.

My favorite out of the whole thing is Spark. But that's just not a cleanse product, I can take it any time I want!! And as many as I want especially when I have a long 12hour work day.

On to the SECOND day!!!

(I'm missing doing my TOMS in motion post, but it will be back next week!)

Title: Caroline by David Gray

Honey honey up in the trees Fields of flowers deep in his dreams Lead them out to sea by the east Honey honey food for the bees

2010-08-16T08:30:00.001-07:00

This is a little life catch up post so y'all know what kind of mischief I have been getting my self into lately & other news too.

I am officially back to being a brunette! My season with my red lush brassy hair was so fun, but I missed my almost black hair.

I am officially opening up my own business, PassionBird! I'm so excited & really happy that I'm finally going to be selling the items I make. I will have a website & also an Etsy shop opening up in the next month. I have lots of work to do so I will keep y'all posted.

Shea & I are getting to ready to pack up our little apartment that has been so wonderful & move again very soon. We are praying for a house this time around.

I have a twitter now! I put a little box on the side panel of my blog so if you click on it, it should take you right to my page. Now I just have to start tweeting more! Oh technology.

Last announcement...

Not only have I decided to open up my own business but I am now a distributor of Advocare. This is one of the really exciting new things in my life. Tomorrow, I will begin doing the 24 Day Challenge with a group of my friends & also working out together. So for the next 24 days I will be documenting all of this here on my blog. So y'all can be a long for the journey & see how I'm holding up! I'll be posting photos everyday of different things I did throughout the day with the challenge. The ups & downs, the ins & outs. I'm ready to get good vitamins in this body of mine!

Also...
Y'all make me smile & are the most super cool followers hands down! Thanks for making PassionBird what it is today.

Title: Honey Honey by Feist

2010-08-13T05:37:00.000-07:00

Someday...

Like the sweetest nectar the softest breeze my heart it melts with all the beauty it sees and highway diamonds lead to empty skies

2010-08-12T06:45:00.000-07:00

This past weekend when I was on my wilderness adventure I went on a mile long walk through the hot Texas desert! Unfortunatly the only shoes I brought were my TOMS Cordones. Well now I know that they can handle anything! I got them soooooo dirty & it was so crazy how well they did. I was a little upset how dirty they got, but they are shoes, what else are they for?! Now Ican truly say my TOMS are durable.

Title: The Time Of My Life by The Watson Twins

There's a mighty river flowing through this place And it's full of passion, full of power, full of glory It's full of grace

2010-08-11T08:01:00.000-07:00

I have been off on adventures lately & it was life changing! My family & I went on a sabbatical, if you will, this past weekend to get away & be in community with one another. We drove out to this amazing land that there are only good Texas dirt roads to get to it by. We stayed in amazing rustic cabins. Walked a mile through hot sand to the Red River. Had a huge mud fight while we were there. Worshiped under the stars. Felt the cool breeze in the morning when we woke up.
It was just an unbelievable weekend & a good way to say goodbye to the summer that's almost gone. But 2010 Summer has been more wonderful & amazing then I could have ever imagined.

Title: Mighty River by Jason Upton

So much love to share pure blackness, wantness is so rare So much love to care let them know they're missin' out Mama Africa

2010-08-06T06:06:00.000-07:00

Today I'm guest blogging for one of my favorite blogger friends Anna over at her blog annaLynnReilly while she's in Zimbabwe! I'm very jealous of her right now.
Click on the her header to come check it out.

Title: Mama Africa by Akon

We laugh until we think we’ll die, Barefoot on a summer night Nothin’ new is sweeter than with you

2010-08-05T08:55:00.000-07:00

TOMS in motion

I'm having that itch to buy another pair of TOMS lately. Especially when I saw these new ones from the 2010 Fall collection. I think this is the best kind of itch to scratch. Okay, now I just have to pray for Mr. Budget to kick! Come on, this girl needs a new pair of TOMS!

Title: Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

We were the Kings & Queens of promise We were the victims of ourselves Maybe the children of a lesser God between heaven & hell heaven & hell

2010-08-04T08:42:00.000-07:00

If I ever had my dream home this is what it would look like.

Title: Kings & Queens by 30 Seconds To Mars

Hey now this is my desire Consume me like a fire cause I just want something beautiful To touch me I know that I'm in reach Cause I am down on my knee

2010-08-03T10:36:00.000-07:00

Week 1
Okay I said two weeks ago that I was going to start doing 30 weeks of vulnerability & answering questions about myself & my life & just being real & honest. So, I think it's just that perfect time in my life that I start this week. I really want to do this to encourage all my amazing readers that being open is one of the greatest things I have learned this summer. So here we go!!

What do you love about yourself?

This is one of the questions I was asked the other day by one of my Mama's God has brought into my life. And I just sat there & stuttered & had know idea what to say! After thinking about I now know what I love about myself.

My...

Title: Something Beautiful by Needtobreathe

Ooo & it's alright and it's comin long We got to get right back to where we started from Love is good love can be strong We got to get right back

2010-08-02T06:46:00.000-07:00

I'm starting to really enjoy my Mondays & today is no different.

Title: Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale

Your face it dances and it haunts me Your laughter's still ringing in my ears I still find pieces of your presence here Even after all these years

2010-07-31T08:41:00.000-07:00

Do you ever say, " When I get a lot of money these are the things I'm going to buy..."

I usually say this a lot in my mind. But then when I finally get some money I can never remember exactly what I wanted to buy!! So ridiculous how the brain works like that (shaking head back & forth.) But I'm sure if I blog about it I'll remember...I think!

So, when I get a lot of money, these are the things I'm going to spend my cash on...

A Volkswagen bus. Blue on bottom & white on top.
A month long trip to London.
All the pairs of TOMS I could cram into my closet.
A massive persian rug.
A Chanel handbag.
An original Dolan Geiman art piece.
A longboard to go cruise on the streets with.

Title: I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You by Colin Hay

I see friends shaking hands saying, "How do you do?" They're really saying, I...I love you & I think to myself what a wondeful world

2010-07-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things about TOMS is that they are so unique looking & when I see someone wearing TOMS I want to go up & give them a high five. It's like you are in a cool club with members you don't even know. Okay, maybe that's me getting carried away, but I do love seeing other people walking on the street wearing their TOMS proud.

This week I realized that I have a lot of friends that wear TOMS & I should take their photo sporting them. So my stylish friend Reagen was wearing his today & I knew that he would be the perfect candidate for this post.

Title: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo Ole

You can't play our broken strings You can't feel anything That your heart don't want to feel I can't tell you something that ain't real

2010-07-26T08:21:00.000-07:00

Dear Life, you are unexpected. Thanks for always keeping me on my toes.

All of a sudden my life has taken a HUGE unexpected turn & I'm so excited about the future for the first time in a very long time. I'll share things with y'all as time goes on but right now I'm trying to figure out where to begin! So here are things I have been working on to clue y'all in just a little bit. Oh & Shea & I being goof balls.

I'll be back very soon Loves

Title: Broken Strings by James Morrison

He would only move when he felt you lead following your heart following your spirit

2010-07-19T00:23:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when I can't think of anything to say, it's best to keep quiet.
Right now, my mind is just trying to wrap itself around my weekend & all that went on.
Time to grab the ol' journal & write, write, write!
Come on clarification!

These are some of my favorite photos that were just sitting in my inspiration folder on my laptop. So I wanted to share them.

I'm going to have a wonderful week & I'm so glad that it's starting!

Title: Where You Go I Go by Kim Walker

The moon is a magnet Everyone's at it Everyone's had it Love is a sadness Love is a madness We are the addicts

2010-07-16T22:52:00.000-07:00

Someday...

Title: Moon Is A Magnet by Jon Foreman

Give a little heart and soul let your body loose control Give a little oh oh oh Give a little wrap your arms around Give a little

2010-07-15T00:50:00.000-07:00

TOMS in Motion

Do you have a friend that is always the one wearing high heels? Or maybe you are that friend to someone. No matter where this person is going, or what their outfit is, their ensemble is always paired with high heels. That is my best friend Lexie to a T! She LOVES high heels & being very tall. This photo of our feet is so typical of our friendship & what we are usually sporting on our toesies.

You know what one of my favorite thing about wearing TOMS is? I don't have to have my toenails painted. I'm usually the girl that let's her toenail polish go till it's all chipped away & even then I just might not re-do it. Thank you TOMS for letting me be lazy with my polish.

Title: Give A Little by Hanson

A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind

2010-07-13T10:32:00.000-07:00

The other day while going through my daily blog addictions I came across a questionnaire that I found to be really interesting. It's called something like 3o questions of truth. As I was reading the questions I found myself answering each one in my head. I like how honest the questions were & how it forces you to be truthful about yourself & the things in your life. I can't tell you how much this parallels with my life right now. Something that I have learned lately is, talking about what you are going through or have been through with others & being open leads freedom.

"And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? And not to be set on a candlestick? For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifested; neither was anything kept secret, but that it should come abroad." Mark 4:21-22

So I have decided to take on this & make into a little project on here. Every Tuesday, for 30 weeks I'm going to post a question from the questionnaire & answering it the most honest way I can. I realize this means I'm going to have to be vulnerable like Woah, but it's all about the learning process & realizing things in my own life.

I'm still trying to think of a catchy name, but for now I'm going to call it 30 weeks of Vulnerability.

Feel free to answer the questions yourself when you comment! That would be amazing. It's all about sharing life experiences & struggles.

So next week will be the first question I will post & I'm so excited!!

Oh yes, I also was interviewed by the super cute Tuesdai for her blog "...a reflection by Tuesdai." Go check it out here!! I had so much fun doing this interview & I felt super special she asked me.

Title: Cosmic Love by Florence & the Machine

Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

2010-07-09T01:03:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I forget what's inside me. I forget about the passions that I have. Maybe it's not forgetting but more hiding them away for a time being.

I was a ballerina for 12 years of my life. I was never a hardcore dancer or a "bun head" as we were all notoriously called. I never had good feet, I actually have flat feet, which isn't conducive to a dancer's life. I was only in classical ballet & really did no other dancing unless it was during a summer workshop or I was in my room in front of a mirror. I finally convinced my Mom to let me quit when I was 16 because I just didn't feel comfortable any more doing ballet. I wanted to do more, but I didn't know how & I was ready to put that life behind me.

Through the years I have dabbled in dance here & there. I tried a modern class in college once, which was very hard to figure out. Once you have taught your body to turn out your feet & everything is about the line your body makes, it's hard to retrain your body to turn in & just be flowy & free. The brain says do this, but the body goes against it. That was the last time I truely danced in a classroom & it was over two years ago.

I know it's in me, I just have to find it again. Once you're a dancer, you will always be a dancer till they lay your body in the earth. The dance & movement is always there. When you hear a beat your body thumps with it. Your arms move with the flow of the rhythm. You never forget what it feels like to pour your heart out in movements & let your body be free.

My favorite kind of dancing is hip hop. I love it so much. But now I stick to dancing in my car or yes, still in my room in front of my mirror. I miss it all a lot. The performances, the freedom. I'm ready to have dance come out of me again.

Someday...

Title: Tiny Dancer by Elton John

Words can never say the way he says my name He calls me lovely No one every sees the he looks at me He sees me holy

2010-07-08T05:46:00.000-07:00

TOMS in Motion

I have yet to post the really amazing photos I took in Branson when I was sitting at the dock one day, so here is my Toms in Motion from a couple of weeks back. I loved being out on the tranquil water as the dock swayed back & forth. I also found out that tanning with my TOMS on, maybe not such a brilliant idea. Still have a funny tn line on my feet from that day!

Where have your TOMS been lately??

Title: Sing My Love by Kim Walker

Now I hear there's a train It's coming on down the line It's yours if you hurry You've got still enough time & you don't need no ticket

2010-07-06T11:00:00.001-07:00

If I was a cool kid...
I would jump on my longboard, surfboard, or in my kayak & take a ride. I think I have just might found my new adventure obsession!

Title: This Is The Sea by The Waterboys

4, 3, 2, 1 Earth below us, drifting, falling, floating weightless calling, calling home

2010-07-05T01:28:00.000-07:00

This post I would like to call...A blogger's journey.

I thought I had this whole blogging thing figured out a long time ago but I'm still figuring out so many things. I have been such a slacker on here & it's not because I don't want to be blogging (I wish it was all I would do all day!) But I have to be a big kid & actually do something with my life, like make money, or at least that's what I'm supposed to do at my age.

This just means I need to stay on top of my game on here! I love keeping a blog & I can't tell you every time I get a comment it really does give me happies in my soul. So I am so sorry to all of you that have endured with me for the past month of me hardly posting anything, but this week that will change...hopefully. And the fact that I am writing on Monday already gives me hope for the rest of the week!

The other day I started going through my old posts on here from a year ago. I always like going back & seeing what I was going through & what I was sharing on here. As I read many of the post, I found myself thinking, Wow, I used to really be a lot more open on my blog with what I was going through in my life. I felt a sense of sadness because I don't think I have been doing that of lately at all. Mostly because I am busy, I'll just put up some photos & write a couple of words. Which is fine, but sometimes I miss the openness & the realness that I let myself have on here. I also used to post whenever I wanted & now it's not that way. I try to blog two or three a week, but I miss blogging more. Ahh life you have gotten me going a little crazy!

I want to get back to writing more, being a lot more open & real, if people comment or not. I feel that if I can't share with y'all what's going on in my life & lessons I have learned or are learning, then what am I blogging for?

This felt good to get out! I feel like I can breathe a little easier now that you all know where I am with my blog journey.

And for the song for this MUSIC MONDAY. I'm loving Tom Major by Shiny Toy Guns.

Title: Major Tom by Shiny Toy Guns

It's dusk as all the shadows fall The sun is laid to rest At night the city comes to life As the light dies in the west

2010-07-03T11:34:00.000-07:00

Sleeping, eating & catching up on my favorite tv shows with celebration of America is what's in store for me for this holiday weekend.
4th of July is my favorite holiday! Bring on the cook outs & fireworks!!

Title: Absentminded Melody by Joel Plaskett

Give me away now take me all down now Find out all of the pieces Give me away now, take me away 'Cause you give up all you wanted

2010-06-28T15:55:00.000-07:00

At the moment I'm hoping I don't fall asleep as I'm writing this post & smack my little head on the keyboard. So it's going to be a short one today.
There are many things I want to say about my trip to Branson & all the little life lessons I have learned, but my brain is too tired to conjure anything up into clever words. Photos do the best at telling stories I say.

Title: You Are Here by Needtobreathe

Come drink this water Come drink this blood Come and drink this love that you could not afford

2010-06-21T13:05:00.000-07:00

One Week
Three Kids
A lake & a family reunion.

I'm on a family vacation in Branson, Missouri right now, but not exactly my family. I'm babysitting three kids while I'm on family vacation with their whole family. So my week will consist of swimming, eating, boating, tubing, eating, trying to remember everyone's name & waking up very early. Oh yeah & eating.

It feels like summer now.

Title: I Dreamed There Was A Fountain by John Mark McMillan

See my brother he is walking in the sun His back is bare he carries no burden for anyone I see the island, a silver line Brother how you shine

2010-06-18T07:28:00.000-07:00

Someday...

Also...COME ON YANKS!!! I'm watching our USA boys play against Slovenia right now & this is an intense game!

Title: Her Hands Were Leaves by Alexi Murdoch

I find hope & it gives me rest I find hope in a beating chest I find hope in what eyes don't see I find hope in your hate for me

2010-06-17T08:33:00.000-07:00

There are two things that I really love being apart of in my life:
Blogging & TOMS. Blogging because I get to have my voice out there & I get to hear y'alls.
TOMS because I know that there is something out there that is bigger then me, but I can help in a small way & look cute doing it.

A couple of weeks ago one of my favorite blogger friends, Alfie, had one of the most brilliant ideas I have heard of. Both of us have many things in common & one of them is that we share a love for TOMS shoes. We put our heads together & thought it would be so fun to post every Thursday a photo of our own TOMS on our blogs & where we had traveled to that week.
So this is the first week of our blogging adventure called, TOMS in motion: a global photo project.

So if you come on here on Thursdays, you have to make sure & visit her amazing blog too, to see where she has been! So go on, go see right now! Oh wait comment first, then go see!
We both would love if you want to jump in on the fun to take on the global photo project with us! Link back to your post in the comment box.
Both Alfie & I are so excited to take on this blogging adventure & to see what y'all have to say.

Title: Great Divide by Hanson

I'm not calling you a liar, Just don't lie to me. And i love you so much, I'm gonna let you I'm not calling you a thief, Just don't, And i love you so

2010-06-14T22:22:00.000-07:00

Can you have a certain type of style? If someone asked you what your style is, do you just say one word like, "Oh I'm classic." Or ethnic, casual, preppy etc.
I have been flip flopping on this a lot lately. I find myself opening my closet door & looking around like I have no creative juices in my body to dare put together an outfit for that day. I end up with a v neck shirt & my black yoga pants & off I go to work. Mind you I nanny & am with kids all day, so out style goes usually. These have been my thoughts lately...

"I am a 22 year old college mother."
"I need to make sure everything is covered because babies like to grab at me."
" Comfortable, but cute. Bleh, how to do that?!"
"I look like a MOM!!!"
"I don't want to be a mom yet!"

This whole chapter in my life has got me searching for the first time for easiest possible way for me to be stylish, comfortable, & still feel like I am in my 20's. Although I feel like I haven't figured any of it out because, as I'm writing this I am sitting on my bed in, yes, you guessed it. A shirt & my yoga pants that desperately need to be thrown in the wash.

The thing is I have been inspired by so much fashion lately & I just need to find away to work it out with my life filled with children. So as of lately I have been collecting photos of what I want this new chapter of my style to look like. I will figure this out very soon...I hope!

Oh one thing I have learned is put on lots of fun jewelry! All the time! Yes, even with my yoga pants. And this is my wisdom for the day.

Title: I'm Not Calling You A Liar by Florence and The Machine

Well it was just a dream just a moment ago I was up so high lookin down at the sky don’t let me fall I was shooting for stars on a saturday night

2010-06-14T09:40:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I visited a friend on the trip I took to Jackson, MS. I gave her a copy of the summer cd I had made & then she asked me if I had heard the new B.O.B. album. I told her just a couple of songs of course on the radio, like Nothing On You & Airplanes, which I thought were both pretty catchy tunes. Well she so excitedly made me a copy of his new album B.O.B. Presents The Adventures Of Bobby Ray. My friend Cassie has really good taste in music, so I knew if she had bought the album it must be pretty brilliant.

I have not stopped listening to this album since she handed it to me. I like B.O.B. because not only does he do the regular hip hop/ rap, but the boy can also sing! The album is very diverse in all the melodies & songs so you don't really get bored with it. There are so many songs that I love on this album but so far my very favorite is Lovelier Than You. I like the drums & acoustics in it & I enjoy the lyrics too.
(I love the photo of him & Janelle Monae together down there.)

I'm very excited about this week & the ideas of my posts for this week! There is a lot I want to share with y'all.

Title: Don't Let Me Fall by B.O.B.

Move on up & peace you will find into the steeple of beautiful people where there's only one kind Walo ile babawa O - walo ile omon Africa

2010-06-11T17:03:00.000-07:00

I thought that this future Friday photo was appropriate for this post. Fifa World Cup 2010 has begun! I can't believe it has started already. From June 11th to July 11th, I will be glued to my television watching all the action happening.
I love things that bring people together, & just like the Olympics brings together the world, so does the World Cup. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see all of the ethnicities & cultures in one place doing something that they love! How brilliant. I love this sport so much. Tomorrow I will be cheering on my USA boys play against England (though I'm excited to see Rooney play too.) Shea & I have been cheering all week that "The Yanks are marching in!"
So for the next month I will probably post a lot about the games & how excited I am about them!

Here is my photo for future Friday & the Fifa 2010 South Africa official poster.

Title: Move On Up by Angelique Kidjo

If I could rewind both the hands of time still I would never find a lovelier design than you

2010-06-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

A little list of pretty wonderful things in my life. (These photos are from my 365 project.)

I finally painted my room grey! I have lived in my apartment for 9months now & I think my nesting is coming to a close & I am feeling like it's my little home. It comes just at the right time. It's a good change.

My Mom came & took my sister, Shea & I to breakfast at the cafe/tea room where Shea works. It's called Cache & I feel like such a lady when I go in there.

Did you know June 4th was National Donut Day? It was indeed & I took full advantage of the free donuts that Krispie Kreme was giving out.

I have had 2 surprises this week that blessed me so much! The first was Shea bought me a pair of very cute navy flats. She had no idea that I had been wanting a pair & one day she just said, "Oh i have a surprise for you!" I have a pretty legit sister. The second surprise came from my boss Steve & his wife Michelle, who is also a very dear friend. It was a card that said, "Thank you for being such a great employee." Inside the card was a gift certificate to Target! This completely floored me! I have a wonderful job & am very blessed to have it.

A couple of days ago I received this text message from my friend Sapna & I keep going back to it everyday & reading it. She is a good encourager & knows me well.

Title: Lovelier Than You by B.O.B.

Your love is stag in the white sand Wilderness for miles, eyes so mild and wise Don't I know you better than the rest

2010-06-07T06:46:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure this past week, I went through a mid 20's crises. Do you ever just want to change everything around you? Your environment, the food you eat, yourself? Well that was me. I have been a redhead for almost a year now & I have really loved it. I would have never thought that my natural dark brown hair would ever turn to red or look good either. But thankfully, it does.

Maybe it's the new season of summer coming in that made me want to make this shift. I have been contemplating changing my hair color for a couple of weeks now. I thought I could be patient & wait til I got some dinero & go to a proper salon. But one night this weekend I could not take the red any longer! I went down to Target, picked out a golden brown tint & headed back home to make the transformation. As I was squirting the glupe on my head I noticed it was much darker then I expected it to be, but I continued with it. I left it on for a good 3o minutes, washed it all out & blow dried my hair.

What I saw looking back in the mirror was not at all what I expected. My hair was now a very dark auburn. Golden brown! GOLDEN BROWN! That's what the box said! This box lied! And then the disappointment came. My hair was brown. I didn't want brown at all. I wanted my hair to be light, golden, as if it had been kissed by the sun itself. All that night I continued to look in the mirror trying to get used to it. I even looked at photos of my favorite brunette women. I thought, I can do this, I can be a brunette again. Trying to give myself the confidence with this new transformation was not easy. I texted my best friend Lexie & told her. I said I was not happy & she thought it was so funny & started to call me darky. For an hour in a half we went back & forth about my hair & how I could possible make it lighter again. She was not in agreement with me lightening it, but I told her it would indeed work.

I woke up the next morning & there it was again, as dark as before. For the next two days I was just fine & attempted to get used to it. On Sunday after a long weekend of working & being exhausted I was sitting in my apartment. I had just finished working out & I looked at myself & thought, If you don't like something change it. I said THAT'S IT! I hopped in my car, ran to the grocery store, picked up a box of super light blonde & headed back home. I gluped & glopped the chemicals on my head & waited as it began to turn lighter. I washed my hair until it ran clean. When I got done blow drying, I looked in the mirror & there I was with my red hair! I was back! Yes, I gave myself a big smile in the mirror & did a little dance too.

Now this story is not to say that I won't ever change my hair color again. It might change it or it might not. But for now I'm happy being a red head.

Oh & since it is a Music Monday here is a song I can't stop listening to all this week. Zebra by Beach House.

UPDATE: I accidently deleted the comments on this post! If you commented I am so sorry!! I am rather bummed I did this, because it was before I could read any of the lovely comments!

Title: Zebra by Beach House

Wilderness for miles, eyes so mild & wise. Oasis child, born & so wild...Any way you run, you run before us. Black & white horse arching among us

2010-06-04T07:59:00.000-07:00

I tend to think about the future a lot.
Where I will be.
How the world will look.
What I'll be doing with my life.
As I was pondering about all of this, I was looking through all the inspiration photos I have on my laptop. I realized that a lot of photos I have are things I want for myself & hope to someday have. So I started looking at some of my favorites & writing text on them. I thought I would post one on here each Friday & call it my Future Friday, even though that sounds quite cheesy. So here's the first. Have a good weekend loves.

Title: Zebra by Beach House

I like, I like when we whisper soft to each other I like, I like when we're quiet with one another I like, I like when we're na-ice nice to each other

2010-06-02T08:50:00.000-07:00

After my trip last weekend, I have come to the realization that I don't know much about the workings of weddings. There is a lot to know!

Here are my & also Dea & Jen's photos from Jake & Kara's wedding bliss!

Now I'm back home & back to reality & working. I'm trying to get into the groove of the Summer mindset & I thought I was there, but it doesn't feel like that summer carefree feeling yet. So I'm trying to figure out what exactly I'm missing here. Maybe a day by the pool is what I need to do?

Title: Shhh by Donora

We can shape but can't control the possiblities to grow weeds amongst the push & pull

2010-05-31T16:43:00.000-07:00

This Music Monday I'm featuring the sounds of Seryn. I heard this band last week while listening to NPR. I had heard their song "We Will All Be Changed," before & I missed who the band was! I hate when that happens. I finally figured it out who this beautiful band was by going to the NX35 site. They played at the music festival this year. I have been going to their myspace all week listening to their instrumental sounds.

Come to find out they are a band from Denton! I love to hear of local bands that are actually really making it out there & are making brilliant music. I looked at their touring schedule & they will be playing a lot in DFW. So my plan is to go to one of their concerts very soon. I'm very excited because this is one thing I can scratch off my list to do this summer.

Title: We Will All Be Changed by Seryn

I got someone on my mind & she don't make me wait the way you do But time Oh she holds me all the time & she don't make me wait the way you do

2010-05-26T17:48:00.001-07:00

Life seems to being moving faster now that summer is here. Summer plans & travel are about to be upon my life & I'm looking forward to it. But I'm also enjoying just lounging & doing nothing. I slept til 11 this morning & even though I didn't get to do everything I wanted before I drove off to work, I didn't really mind much. I thought this week I would be more productive, but so far, I really haven't been at all.

This weekend Shea & I will be road tripping it to Jackson, MS for the second time this month. My friend Kara is getting hitched! I am very excited to go to the wedding & be there with all my close friends. My best friend Dea is a bridesmaid & I also get to see my close friend Christa. I haven't seen her since September '09, because she lives in Maryland. So I will be in wedding mode all Saturday & it's going to be beautiful!

Yesterday was my 100 day marker for my 365 days of photos project. I can't believe I made it to 100 days! These are some of the photos in the last couple of weeks I have taken.

1. This is my bedroom window. I had just gotten home from work & the sun was just about to set. It was good to sit there & take a breather.

2. I took a plastic container that my salad had come in, put dirt in it & planted seeds. To my surprise there was actually something growing there one day!

3. Shea & I got our first snow cones of the summer!

4. The amazing book I'm reading at the moment. Hopefully I will finish it while driving to Mississippi this weekend.

5. I found this dress at Anthropologie for $20 dollars! The zipper was broken, so that's why it was marked down so much. It has a very retro feel to it & looks like a Jackson Polluck painting. This is what I'm wearing to Kara & Jake's wedding this weekend.

Title: Wait For Love by Josh Ritter

I can't complain about it I gotta keep my balance & just keep dancin on it We gettin funky on the scene & you know about it

2010-05-24T11:49:00.000-07:00

I can't remember the last time I did a Music Monday & I have been listening to some wonderful music lately. I just heard that one of my favorite bands Band Of Horses just released a new album Infinite Arms! I have only heard one song from the album & so far I liked what I heard. This is why Myspace is still pretty amazing. Yes, call me a nerd. I do indeed still have a Myspace. But don't judge, it's only because I can listen to music & hear new bands & artists.

Lately I have been seeing a lot about a girl named Janelle Monae. So, I decided to check out just what she was all about this past week. I really really enjoyed her music. I love her style too. She is extremely original & beautiful. Also, I wish I could get my hair to do what her hair does. I in fact attempted to do this style, but all the teasing & hairspray couldn't hold my hair up! So far Tightrope is my favorite song of hers & I think the dancing in the video is brilliant.

I hope to start posting regularly again this week. I found a 24 hour coffee shop in my town & I'm really excited about it! Let the blogging live on!

Title: Tightrope by Janelle Monae

Coming down, I can feel the sound of the daybreak, Losing shades of the way things were, Time is turning, Coming down, I feel you on my mind

2010-05-18T19:18:00.000-07:00

Many many things on my plate & running through my mind lately! I don't have access to the internet all the time right now, which is actually nice because I have been getting more done. But that means I have been blogging less, which I don't like at all. If y'all haven't notices I am a chronic list maker. I do love love love making lists. Any kind of lists really & I do believe I got that from my dear ol' Mum. So here's a quick list of what I have been enjoying, doing, & loathing.

Waking The Dead by John Eldredge. Yes, I am officially on my 3rd book of the year! This doesn't happen. I am the type of person that reads a book in one year! It's so funny that I did not even know what this book was about & it's just what my heart needed for this moment in my life.
Making my annual Summer music cd for my friends. I do this every year & then send them in little cute packages. I have just begun to create them & they will be ready to send out by the first week of June.
I have decided I'm painting my room grey! I wanted to do this in the last apartment I lived in but went for a burnt orange instead. But I think it's time to let the calm in.
I worked out today. It was the first time in weeks & I forgot how much better it really does make me feel. Even when I am pmsing.
Summer is here! Yes, I am excited!
I can't stop thinking of my thrifting extravaganza day I'm going to have with my girlfriends at the end of the month. I'm saving up.

Title: Coming Down by The Shore

Time will bring a well end of our trial One day there'll be no remnants no trace No residual feelings for me One day you won't remember me.

2010-05-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

Things I learned on my trip this past weekend to Jackson, MS.

Crying is inevitable on a trip filled with crazy feelings & emotions flying around.
I'm still not good at saying good-bye & will never get used to it, no matter how many times I have to do it.
I love Nigerian food so much.
Let the past be the past & move on.
Wearing heels from 10am-3pm, not such a good idea.
I really have a phobia of snakes. Even dead ones.
I need a motorcycle someday.
Awkward situations happen. Just grin & bare it.
I have very colorful friends (or so this was pointed out to me.)
Say what you need to say & get it out before it's too late to say anything.
Sometimes life gives you real crappy situations & there is nothing you can do about it but move on.
Integrity, integrity, integrity.
Nerts (the card game) is one of my favorite games to play with my friends.
Oh yes, & playing spoons is so dangerous with long nails.

Title: Pretty Wings by Maxwell

Well I have been searching all of my days All of my days Many a road, you know I've been walking on All of my days

2010-05-10T09:38:00.000-07:00

This is what I feel like today.

This is what I wish I could do today.

So this is what my spirit & soul is listening to for the day.

Title: All Of My Days by Alexi Murdoch

Your sword’s grown old and rusty Burnt beneath the rising sun It’s locked up like a trophy Forgetting all the things it’s done

2010-05-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

Road Trip Adventure about to take place!

I didn't realize how busy I would be this week! So many things to do by Thursday. I'm heading off to Jackson, MS this weekend for my best friends graduation! I just can't believe that they are graduating from college! It's really crazy, just thinking about the past 4 years that we have been together. It's going to be a very fun weekend. I have two guy friends, Joshua & Casey, coming down from Nashville to see Shea & I & I'm so excited about that. I have been missing my friends so much & seeing them is long over do. I have made myself a TO DO list for the week, this way I won't forget anything. I'm in go mode! So I will be alas taking a small break from blogging this week till next Monday.

I'm so ready for this adventure & to see my loves!

Title: Giving Up The Gun by Vampire Weekend

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers Leave all your love and your longing behind

2010-04-29T22:36:00.000-07:00

My obsessions of the moment...

Barefoot guys
This little dining nook
I love the way Kari Russel looks in this photo. She always looks so beautiful no matter what she is doing.
When I saw this tent I literally gasped. Yes, I would love to live in one like this someday.
Guilty pleasure: I am so happy I get to watch The City again. I feed off the fashion.
Totes. I want more totes for this summer!
Lily Aldridge's two toned hair. I found out the technique is called Ombre hair. I will attempt this sometime this summer as I get my hair lighter & lighter.
Delicate flower shoulder tattoos.

Title: Dog Days Are Over by Florence and The Machine

I hope you like your men sweet & polite I thought I was done with telling you but I ain’t nearly halfway through

2010-04-27T19:23:00.000-07:00

I have seen so many photos of people making beautiful tents all over lovely blogland lately. I have always loved tents & making forts since I was little. There were five of us girls in my family & we were together all the time, so you can imagine the kind of amazing forts we would build. Anything we could find that wasn't already attached to a bed was fair game for us to snatch. Two years ago I bought a beautiful hippie-ish tapestry from Urban Outfitters. I used it on my bed for awhile. Now, if I have a picnic it's always the first thing I grab so I can sit pretty under the sun. Yesterday, I finally decided to make a tent over my bed. It was just that kind of day where I felt like being a little kid & hiding away. I think it turned out pretty well & it's so fun to sleep under.

Title: The Guy That Says Goodbye To You Is Out Of His Mind by Griffin House

Up to my knees now, do I wait? Do I dive? The sea has seen my like before though it’s my first and perhaps last time.

2010-04-26T09:07:00.000-07:00

So who doesn't like an amazing band, full of Scottish guys?! I have been listening to the band Frightened Rabbit for about a month now & they just make me smile with their music. So far "Swim Until You Can't See Land" that came out in November '09, is my favorite song from their newest album The Winter Of Mixed Drinks. They are about to be on tour, so if they are coming anywhere near your city you should totally check them out. Also, they all pretty much have the most legit beards I have ever seen in a band (besides the Beatles), so that's even more reason to like them.

Also, I would like to thank everyone who commented on my last post for the encouragement. It was just so good to read all of your reassuring words & it was really inspirational to me. So thank you my sweet readers.

Monday is here, embrace the day!

Title: Swim Until You Can't See Land by Frightened Rabbit

It's so available to you right now just taste and see, it's a new season (it's a new season)

2010-04-22T00:15:00.000-07:00

I have been reminded many times over the past couple of weeks of how things in my life are changing. Somethings are going up & somethings are drifting away. Winter has gone & spring has sprung & we are all making the transition into the sunny days of summer. I have the tendencies to go back in the past & remember how good those days were & reminiscing about my life back then. I suppose it is what we do as humans. It's sometimes hard to look forward & see the uncertainty of our future. My best friend, Lexie, reminded me last night when we were talking, that this is a new season for me & I need to embrace every single part of it. Whatever is in my past should be left there! It is in the past & does not effect my present. Thank you Jesus for best friends that have wisdom & give it to you straight. These lyrics to New Season by Israel & Newbreed has been one of my favorite songs for the past couple of years & I always play it early in the mornings when I wake up or as I'm about to get into bed. It's a promise that has been given to me. That this is a new season & I am on a new adventure. Everyday I wake up & it's a new day.

"It's a new season, it's a new day. Fresh anointing is flowing my way. It's a season of power & prosperity. It's a new season coming to me."

photos from weheartit

Title: New Season by Israel & Newbreed

Though it may sway like ocean's waves, Love comes to life in your embrace For you, I’d give my life away And as we are leaving the grips of this life

2010-04-18T20:21:00.000-07:00

It has been raining here all weekend & with the rain, it has brought the cold with it. Cold! Why? This was not the plan. I went a couple of days ago to the lake & enjoyed the water & sunshine & it was wonderful. I was planning on doing that all weekend but Mr. Weather had another idea I suppose. I do adore the rain, but not when I'm expecting the sunshine.
Also for some reason, I am craving meat so badly these past couple of days. I guess I have deprived myself of it because cooking meat just makes me nervous. I can't stop thinking about eating sloppy joes. I'm a Texan (not to stereotype) but we love our bbq that's for sure. Just thought I would write about my cravings for a bit.
3 weeks left of this semester!!
So here is to the sun & summer, sitting in hammocks, picnics, going to the lake, big open fields, being with my best friends & warm summer nights (crossing my fingers.) Maybe if I think it, it will happen?

Title: By Your Side by Matthew Mayfield

When you walk through the water, I will be with you. When you pass through the river, those waves they will not overtake you...You are mine

2010-04-14T10:33:00.000-07:00

This week has completely flown by & that makes me so happy! Dear weekend, get here faster! I have been very m.i.a. in blogland & I'm very sorry. My life has been a little crazy & I also haven't been on the computer as much. So until I decided to come back, which will hopefully be next week here is what I have been loving & doing with my life.

Being outside & enjoying this amazing weather we are having here in Denton.
I went to the lake today by myself & took in the calmness of the scenery. I couldn't have asked God for a more beautiful day.
I bought a book, my first book to read this year! It's the 5 Love Languages for singles by Gary Chapman. I am only on ch. 3, but it has already taken an effect on the way I communicate with the people in my life.
Eating healthy has pretty much consumed me & I haven't felt this good in a very long time. It's also helping my waist line which ain't a bad thing at all.
I stopped drinking milk & pretty much other dairy products, except for butter. I'm lactose intolerant & I'm determined to keep this up. Thank you God for rice milk!
Everyday I learn more & more that I want simplicity as much as I can get in my life. My sister & I got rid of our cable today. Our bill was going through the roof each month! So we put our foot down & decided we didn't need it. We are going to be saving $100 dollars a month not having to pay for it! Yes, I am very excited.
I'm still smiling & amazed at the Jesus loving hippie guy, God has brought into my life.

Title: You Are Mine by Enter The Worship Circle 3

Love came down & rescued me Love came down & set me free I am your I am forever yours

2010-04-12T21:13:00.000-07:00

Dear beautiful readers, I have found someone that is very special & I can't stop smiling.

Title: Love Came Down by Brian & Jenn Johnson

Come on, come out, the weather is warm Come on, come out, said come on, come on A spot in the shade where oranges fall The spot in the shade

2010-04-09T10:45:00.001-07:00

So I planned on making today somewhat of a long epic post all about my life & me. But I'm having a pretty wonderful day & just feel like being outside. Also, I wanted to say, to all my readers how much I enjoy each of you! I hope all of your weekend is filled with being outside & enjoying the sunshine.

Oh I meant to tell y'all this, but I am very very proud to say my big sister, Shea, has a blog! Yes, I have converted her! It's amazing & she is a WAY better writer then I am. So please go check it out, it's quite lovely. Elisabeth's Pen.

Title: Come On Come Out by A Fine Frenzy

Gypsy feet will wander Gypsy feet will stray neither love nor thunder can ever make them stay I can't tame a heart so wild like a jungle drum it beats

2010-04-07T07:03:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow I will have the privilege to join with others all over the world and going barefoot all day for people that are not able to have a pair of shoes. If you have heard or even own a pair of TOMS shoes you probably know what I'm talking about. One Day Without Shoes is one of my favorite days of the year! Not only because it's an amazing cause, but I get an excuse for not wearing shoes! I'm a barefoot girl, so this day was made for me. I did One Day Without Shoes for the first time last year with a friend. We made shirts that said, "Going barefoot for one child without shoes." Then we had TOMS written on the shirt too. I remember how excited & so ready to tell anyone that asked me why I was walking around with bare feet. I did a lot of walking that day. I decided to walk to my campus, might have been not so smart. You become so much more aware of what's on the ground then ever before. I had to make sure there was no glass or sharp rocks were I would step. Every time I found a patch of grass, I ran to it like I had never seen something so beautiful in my life. Oh grass, thank you God for the soft, cushy grass. By the time I got back home my feet were burning like never before. I'm not a sissy at all, I used to climb trees barefoot all the time when I was a kid. But I had never felt so much pain on my feet in my life. I sat with my feet in the air until I had to head out again.
I'm still very excited this year about doing this! There are so many people doing it & it has grown so much since last year! There is actually a group that is going to meet in the square in down town Denton and have a barefoot walk around town. Yes, I am so planning on doing it! It's all about coming together and being heard & experiencing something that regular people all over this earth go through everyday. So APRIL 8th GO BAREFOOT & Be FREE!
I hope to work for a company like TOMS someday. Companies like this are changing the world & my generation is a part of it. Dude, how epic is that?!
Here are my photos from last year.

Title: Gypsy Feet by Hank Snow

Cause there´s dirt on my skirt and pebbles stuck in my toes oh which way should we go down nobody knows nobody knows I´m gonna race you back home

2010-04-05T09:24:00.000-07:00

I did not want this weekend to end & I was not ready for Monday. My Easter was filled with going to see my Dad at a roping, where I wore my new cowboy boots. Yes, I felt very legit. These are my first pair of boots since I was probably 12. I found them in a thrift store in Denton for $1.50! Yes, a complete steal! Now I just have to figure out how to wera them without looking like a typical Texas girl.

Sunday, Shea & I spent all day with my family in Dallas going to eat and to the Dallas Arboretum. It rained on everyone there, so we were all soaked! But it didn't matter, we still enjoyed looking at all the flowers & playing with each other. It was interesting to see the people that took cover and then the people that decided to embrace the rain & run in the grass with their friends or kids. Later, I helped my sis-in-law Ky make a happy birthday sign for my nieces 1st birthday next week. We were very proud of our craftiness. We had crafts & cupcakes together! I made it back home and just had enough time to get a project done that was due today.
Now on with the week & to see where it leads me.

Title: Race You by Elizabeth & The Catapult

Let us love (like we were children) Make us feel (like we were living) in a world I know is burning to the ground

2010-04-02T08:35:00.001-07:00

10 things I'm loving...this weather (rainy) is not one of them.

Working out. This is my 3rd week of working out everyday & I feel quite good about myself.
Comfy nightgowns. I got one the other day
Little gentleman with surfer hair
Thinking of the ranch I will someday call my home. I want lots of animals too.
These engagement photos on a ferry (I forgot what site I found them on.)
The writing of this tattoo
Late night honesty talks with my best friend Lexie, living 800 miles away from one another is not easy, but we make it work.
The thought of getting my hands dirty this summer when I have my balcony plants. Hopefully I won't kill them!
Zooey and her tambourine playing skills. I hope I look as cool as her playing mine.
The simplicity elegance of this room. My 2 favorite things are the huge window & the guitar placed in the corner.

Title: Let Us Love by Needtobreathe

Well come on baby don't be shy take my hand don't ask why ramblers till the day we die ramblin on I'm ramblin on and I've got ramblin all on my mind

2010-03-30T20:44:00.000-07:00

I can't tell y'all how much I have been loving taking photos everyday for Project 365. I have been getting really inspired & it's not as hard as I thought it would be. I'm also getting a lot of encouraging comments when I put a photo on my facebook every night. I hope I'm getting a little better at my photography skills. These are some of my favorite photos I have taken so far.

Title: Ramblin On by Joshua Kloyda

Turn up that radio hear the rock and roll malibu shines like summer gold wild beaches in the salty wind california summers never end

2010-03-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

Summer, you are so close, but so far away! Okay not that far away, but I'm ready for it to be here. I'm just going to say, that I will most likely be putting this in every post from now on until the summer gets here. It seems that every time the summer comes around there are 2 things that I do to get ready for it.

1) I start wearing my hair as crazy curly as I can.

2) I begin to listen to rock music.

These two things get me mentally prepared for the season coming for really random reasons. Wearing my hair long & curly makes me feel carefree & let's me feel like a "gypsy" again. I try to contain that part of myself during the winter season so I can stay focus. It doesn't always work. This is also the first summer in three years that I have had my hair long, so I'm a little excited about it.

There is just something about having all your car windows down, having the sun shine in on you & listening to good ol' rock music. I have been listening to Kings Of Leon a lot because I really enjoy their southern rock blues sound. Driving the other day, Shea said, "Can we not listen to Kings Of Leon, you are driving me a little crazy." Maybe I should tone it down just a bit, woops.

I do love this song Buttons, by The Weeks. They are a local band in my old stopping grounds, Jackson, MS.

So on this Music Monday I would like to know if any of you have some good rock bands you listen to? New, Old, it doesn't matter. I need to start building on this genre & I think it's about time.

Title: California Paradise by The Runaways

The city keeps on going we just keep on rolling the city keeps on going we just keep on rolling...on

2010-03-25T21:35:00.000-07:00

Nashville. Folk Music. Plaid. Country living. Banjos. Are on my mind.

Title: The City by Joe Purdy

I don't give a damn I'm happy as a clam nobody knows me at all ah what can you do? there's nobody like you nobody knows me at all

2010-03-23T21:26:00.000-07:00

I think the spring is officially back this time! Last week during spring break it was beautiful weather & perfect for the holiday. But last weekend all of a sudden it SNOWED! Yes, I repeat it snowed on the first day of spring! I will never ever doubt Texas weather & what it's capable of. I think the winter has officially gone away now (crossing fingers) & the warm weather is creeping in. Every time the season changes I think, Wow, I really love everything about this season. I just can't make up my mind which one I love more.

I have found so many inspirations for fashion for this spring/summer. I have yet to really buy anything, because Mr. Budget says I should probably pay my speeding ticket (I'm a little dangerous on the road sometimes) before I go buy any fruffles, linen, or lace. I was talking to my friend Marla & I told her I would like to start dressing more feminine. So most of the are dresses in pastels so I can get inspired!

There might be a lot of photos for this post to just to let y'all know, I have been storing photos up all winter. Enjoy loves!

Title: Nobody Knows Me At Al by The Weepies

I watch you oh so many times & all the use that made us blind why you why you let it all be like some pretend in your mind it doesn't need to be

2010-03-22T10:41:00.000-07:00

Movie/ Music Monday.

Remember Me- If you haven't seen this movie yet, I highly recommend it. It's so much more then what I expected, I didn't even want to see it to be honest. I'm not on the crazy Robert Pattinson wagon with most teens/ housewives of the world, so that was not a reason for me to see it. He's a good actor & he really proved that in this movie. I have seen it twice now, because it's a story that I'm glad Will Fetters decided to write about & needs to be told. Go see it! If you have already seen it what are your thoughts on it??

Holly Miranda is one my new favorite singers I have come upon! I can't get enough of the song "Forest Green, Oh Forest Green." It's a good song to bob your head to, which is always fun when you're in the car. Listen to her right HERE.

Title: Waves by Holly Miranda

How am I to be with all your silly ways now how am I to be with all your silly ways now

2010-03-19T16:20:00.000-07:00

My Spring Break is almost over & it has been a very long & crazy week. I'm taking this weekend & doing nothing. I'll be watching reruns of Grey's Anatomy & sitting on my balcony.

photos from here: 1, 2, 3, 4,

Title: How Am I To Be by The Watson Twins

Everybody's gonna love today gonna love today gonna love today everybody's gonna love today gonna love today anyway you want to

2010-03-14T11:42:00.000-07:00

On Friday, after I took my last exam, I ran out of my school as fast as I could to my car. Spring break was here!! Freedom! Well at least for a whole week. These are my girls that are staying with me (photos of Shea & Dea's birthday taken in September 09.) On Friday night I was woken up with the light shining in my eyes & someone jumping into the bed with me. It was my best friend Dea & it was three in the morning. Rachael, my cousin, & Dea had driven through the night to get here & surprise me. I was completely out of it, because it was three am! But so far we are having a great week & I can't wait til Marla & Sapna get in tomorrow!

Title: Love Today by Mika

Catching clocks & broken glass past the bridges & smoke stacks you look like what I might lack open up your head there's something missing

2010-03-10T20:57:00.000-08:00

The new spring weather has clouded my mind to think about anything else then being outside.
I played in a puddle barefoot with the two little girls I watch yesterday & it was pure joy.
I'm on music overload right now. So much good music to listen to & I'm really excited to share them on here.
I find myself looking at shoes now more then anything lately. Can a person that loves to be barefoot be a shoe person too?
My girlfriends are coming to stay with me for spring break next week & I couldn't be more happier.
I am getting use to my new laptop & how it works. my brother & sister talked me into getting the one with sparkles on the keypad. I was a bit apprehensive, but now I actually really love all the glitteriness. (this is the collage I made for my laptop wallpaper.)

Title: Forest Green Oh Forest Green by Holly Miranda

Sometimes in my tears I drown but I never let it get me down so when negativity surrounds I know someday it'll all turn around

2010-03-08T00:00:00.000-08:00

I'm a big fan of music that A. has a good beat & B. that has a good message behind it. And One Day by Matisyahu ft. Akon has both. I heard this song for the first time last week on the radio & I really cannot stop listening to it. This is the first new song I have heard of Matisyahu's on his new album Light. I haven't listened to the other songs, but I'm thinking it's pretty amazing. There is also a version of One Day without Akon on it, but I think Akon does a really good job in adding his Senegalesan flows & they both sound so good together. I'm a big Akon fan so I'm really happy Matisyahu chose to collaborate with him.

I really do love this song & my eyes welled up the first time I heard it, call me a baby I guess. One Day was also the official song they used for this years Winter Olympics! How awesome is that! You can tune in to the rest of Matisyahu's album Light HERE.

I hope you like the song as much as I do loves.

Title: One Day by Matisyahu

I need to be patient & I need to be brave need to discover how I need to behave & I'll find out the answers when I know what to ask

2010-03-06T09:25:00.000-08:00

The Oscars are tomorrow! I'm planning on getting together with friends & stuffing my face with tons of snacks as I cheer on my favorite actors & movies of the year. One of my favorite awards is original score & I'm crossing my fingers that Sherlock Holmes takes this one home. I don't know if 2010 can live up to the opening show that Hugh Jackman gave us in '09, but we will see.

Title: Miniature Disaster by KT Tunstall

Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten chairs to sit & sidewalks to walk on oh you had it but oh no you lost it

2010-03-03T00:00:00.000-08:00

These are my favorite moments of my 22nd birthday.
1. My friend Ken surprised me & drove all the way from Ruston, LA just to be with me on my birthday. He also gave me a great tea kettle!
2. My family could have not blessed me any more with their presence on this day. They all drove to Denton, which is a 30minute drive to have birthday dinner with me.
3. When I opened up a card from my family (photo below) it read, "Happy Birthday Cali! We all chipped in to buy you a laptop. We all love you." This is when tears welled up in my eyes & I could not even say anything. I just looked around in disbelief. Of course my Mom caught this all on video (to my embarrassment.)
4. My family came back to my apartment where we all had the cake I had baked from scratch. They told me it was great! It didn't kill anyone, so this is a good sign I'm not such a bad cook.

I had a pretty wonderful birthday.

Title: Horchata by Vampire Weekend

Muscle connects to the bone & the bone to the ire & the marrow I wish I had a gentle mind & a spine made up of iron mouth connects to the teeth

2010-03-01T00:00:00.000-08:00

This is my first Music Monday to write as a 22 year old! That's quite exciting & I had such a wonderful birthday! Photos to come soon.
I started listening to St. Vincent aka Annie Clark's new album Actor this weekend & it has really become a new favorite. I had no idea how electronic she is, I guess that's a bad word for it though. But her music is very techy. Also it's what I like to call "smart/ intellectual" music. There are so many meanings, history, philosophy & ideas behind her music that makes it complex & interesting to listen to. I heard a interview of her on World Cafe the other day & I was so taken in on how chill & softly spoken she is. Also she grew up here in Dallas & toured with one of my favorite bands Polyphonic Spree. I think this makes her pretty hardcore. So far favorite song on her new album is "Marrow." Listen to St. Vincent HERE & make your Monday wonderful.

Title: Marrow by St. Vincent

Love came down & rescued me love came down & set me free I am yours I am forever yours mountain high or valley low I'll sing out & remind my soul

2010-02-26T12:38:00.001-08:00

Two weeks ago I decided that I was going to do Project 365. You take a photo every day for a year, hence 365. So far, 2010 has been a pretty good year & I really wanted to document it. I have been going strong for 12 days now & it has been a lot of fun & also challenging. Every morning I wake up & think, Hmm I wonder what my photo will be today? I think it will be fun to look back at my first photos & see how my photography skills (or lack of skills) has changed. Here are a couple that I have taken & I also put a link to my Flickr page on the side of my blog if you ever want to take a gander. Tomorrow is my 22nd birthday & I'm really happy to finally be changing ages. 21 was good, but I know 22 will be so much better!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Title: Love Came Down by Brian & Jenn Johnson

But now it's just another show you leave 'em laughing when you go & if you care don't let them know don't give yourself away

2010-02-24T00:00:00.000-08:00

A music post for your Wednesday. I feel as if I should have started listening to Joni Mitchell years ago. I have heard her name for so long, but I never gave thought to listening to her music. But now I know why she is so celebrated through the decades. I have been listening to music I can find of hers on the internet, but I think to purchase her album would be a great thing to add to my music list. Joni Mitchell reminds me of an older version of Brandi Carlile, but maybe a little softer. Shea made a playlist & put her music on there & I play her song "Both Sides Now" any time I'm sitting on my couch relaxing.

Title: Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell

Meadowlark fly your way down I hold a cornucopia & a golden crown for you to wear upon your fleece'd gown ah meadowlark sing to me

2010-02-20T23:07:00.000-08:00

I have felt uninspired to post lately, but I decided to go through my favorite blogs tonight.
I stopped by Jenny's blog Little Life & to my surprise she had tagged me in her post!

How it works:

1) open your 1st photo folder

2) scroll to the 10th photo

3) post the photo and the story behind it

4) tag 5 or more people

The Photo

The Story

This was the first semester of my freshman year at Belhaven. One night my best friend Lexie & our friend Ken decided to go on an adventure around down town Jackson in the middle of the night. Maybe not the brightest idea. That night we accidentally almost broke into an historical museum, ran (literally) into a homeless man sleeping in a parking garage & Lexie & I took this photo pretending to be in London. This became a tradition for the 3 of us the whole year. Midnight adventures.
I look at this photo & my first thought is, Wow, we look like babies! So much has happened in the last 4 years that has changed, but Lexie is still my best friend & I'm so glad we have this photo.

And I tag:
elizabeth of e tells tales
laure of les ombres chinoises
becs of style with benefits
michelle of love in details
shea beth of elisabeth's pen

Title: Meadowlarks by Fleet Foxes

Yesterday it rained in Tennessee I heard it also rained in Tallahassee but not a drop fell on little old me 'cause I was in shoo-shoo-shoo

2010-02-17T01:00:00.000-08:00

There is something you might not know about me, I never wear high heels. When I say never, it's really never! I can look back & count the many times I have worn high heels on one hand. I like to stay as low to the ground as much as possible & keep my toesies comfy. That said, on Valentines day, Shea & I had been walking around Northpark mall for awhile. Shea was wearing her super cute, strappy, very very high heels, & I was in my trusty orange suede TOMS. I could tell Shea was kind of hurting after 4 hours in her shoes & we were about to head home. So me being the absolutely great little sister I am, told her we should switch shoes & I would wear her heels. She looked at me in disbelief & said, "Okay!"

Let me just tell you that I didn't realize how high those heels actually were. I had to walk around the mall for 15 minutes holding onto my sister's arm, because I just knew that I was going to fall & end up eating the floor. I kept repeating in my head, "Little steps, little steps, little steps." I was in pain by the time we finally got to the parking lot. It felt like hot needles were poking the balls of my feet! I said, "That's it, I can't, I can't do it! I'm not a woman that wears heels!" I ripped those shoes off my feet & walked barefoot outside! Freedom! When we finally returned home I looked down at my feet & realized that I not only had one, but two, water blisters starring back at me on my toes! Unbelievable. And it was only 15minutes! How will I ever become a lady if I can't wear high heels?

So I have decided that I am going to become a shoe person. I will start to buy more shoes from thrift & resale stores mostly & try to work my way up to being able to wear heels. I have never really been a shoe person. I have my favorite shoes in my very very small collection & I think it's time that I add to it a little more. However, if I just end up buying flats, I'm okay with that. So I have already begun my search for ideas of the types of shoes I want to very soon purchase in this new journey of mine.
Shoes: TOMS, Nordstrom, Freepeople, BCBG , TOMS, Freepeople

Title: Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra

I'll float above the ocean the sun above is burning my head I will grow wings & fly everywhere butter warm clouds are dripping into my mouth

2010-02-15T07:59:00.000-08:00

5 things I'm loving right now

1. This cup that Shea got yesterday from Starbucks. On the back of the cup it tells all about the Starbuck's LOVE project. I thought it was pretty nifty & you can submit your own artwork on the site! White chocolate/raspberry mocha + fun creative love cup = pretty wonderful Valentines day.

2. I am determined to knit a hat with ears for myself! photo from here

3. Driving to Dallas to spend time with my brother Cale, sis-in-law Ky & baby niece Sophia. I love driving down Greenville avenue through all the houses & little shops.

4. Looking for "fruffle" dresses on Etsy. This on is from Econica

5. The Olympics are here! It doesn't matter how many Olympics I watch, I always get so pumped up. Shea & I pretty much don't change the channel or move from the tv til the whole thing is over. Speed skating is my favorite event to watch. And the theme music that comes on every time they come back from commercial gets me every time. The last couple of days have already been amazing so far! So this month, if I happen to stop posting as much, you will know why. I'm actually watching it as I post this.

Title: Tree Tops by Eisley

No matter how far you are no matter how long it takes distance & time i'll be waiting & if you have to walk a million miles i'll wait a million days

2010-02-12T01:00:00.000-08:00

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Title: Distance & Time by Alicia Keys

Shut the door to the moon & let the birds gather play no more with the fool & let the souls wander & bleed from the soul

2010-02-10T09:46:00.000-08:00

Sniffle, sniffle, sniffle... oh why so very cold! For some reason my nose only decides to run while I'm sitting in class. Yes, I'm the girl sitting beside you that has a bright red nose & tissues over flowing from her pockets. This is when the invention of a nose warmer would come into play. Also to add to the drip, drip, drip, of my nose, my face decided to reject any kind of makeup I attempted to put on this morning. So it was splotch, splotch, splotch on my face & my nose, very red. These photos from Toast, make me want to stay home & read the March issue of Real Simple. But I'm out the door to my 2nd job & then hop over to my 1st job. I hope you all are keeping warm!

Title: The Moon by The Swell Season

The earth can never hold this love that burns my soul heaven holds me I can't hold my love back from you I've got to sing

2010-02-08T02:28:00.000-08:00

Monday, bloody Monday...okay so I changed the words around a little (if you know what song I am referring to, you are now my favorite person.) I had a wonderful, crazy, upside down weekend. Babysitting alot, learning all the things I need to know about my second job ( yes, I got a second job!), being with family for my brother Beau's 43rd birthday, & helping my brother Cale & sister-in-law Ky move back to Dallas (highlight of my weekend!) And the week is going to just get crazier I know. My planner is filled every day with little things I have to get done ASAP. I can't remember the last time I was this busy, but I'm excited to get the ball rolling on things.

I had mentioned last week that I'm doing a detox the whole month of February & it's more a spiritual kind of detox. Without going into so many details (there are a lot), I basically need to spend more time with my Father God. That's what it boils down to. It's so easy to do, but yet I make it complicated. So I felt this month, this is the month that I'm finally putting my bloody foot down & saying it's time.

Last year I started listening to Sarah McMillan's music on her Myspace. She's the wife of John Mark McMillan, & they are both brilliant song writers. I lover her folk sound. It's very real & genuine & you know the words she is singing comes from the deep crevices of her heart & soul. I had forgotten how much her music & sound had affected me, til I tuned in again this past week. Shea & I can't stop listening to her. So I decided that Sarah's album, Under Your Bright Wings, will be my music album of this month on PassionBird. You can click on her album to the left < yes, yes, over there, that's it. I also love that she's an artist & a mom on top of being a musician. That's called a multi-tasker for sure.
Happy Music Monday loves! I'm happy it's a new day.

Title: Sing My Love by Sarah McMillan

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet & a freight train running through the middle of my head only you can cool my desire oh oh oh im on fire

2010-02-04T09:26:00.000-08:00

I usually do not post on Thursday, but I think today I will make an exception. It's very gray, rainy as I look out my window & I love it. There are some woods behind my apartments that I just might going tromping in. I have seen so many beautiful photos around Blogland & I wanted to share them with you.
a. la port rouge b. Darling Dexter c. En mai, fais ce qu'il te plait d.Naturally Nina e. E Tells Tales f. Everyday Musings g. Oh So Beautiful Paper h. 100% rain i. This Is Not My Work

Title: I'm On Fire by Bat For Lashes

I can't get over how quickly you recover the pieces of my heart as they shatter cause in your hands I am more than just a brand new man

2010-02-03T23:15:00.000-08:00

It's February already! I have decided that this month is going to be my detox month (more about that later this week.) Best part of my week so far you ask? Shea & I having way too much fun playing Rock Band at Best Buy. I think it's going to have to become a weekly tradition.

So I have officially received my first Blog Awards & I'm very thankful & excited! Well two blog awards to be exact. I still feel like a "baby" blog, so to get them was completely wonderful. Hopefully I do this right.
My first award is from the adorably & fun Madi Rose over at Short Shorts & Sunshine.

My second award was given to me by the beautiful Lindsay at Bella Cene. She's from Texas too! Represent.

This is amazing & I really want to say thank you loves!
So here are seven things about myself.
1. I have been called an old soul many times.

2. I did classic ballet for 12 years of my life, but I love to do more rhythm type dancing.

3. My sister Shea & I quote the whole beginning part of Toy Story in sync.

4. All of my closest friends live out of state & that's why I go on so many road trips.

5. I was riding horses before I even learned how to walk.

6. Driving in my car is my happy place.

7. I'm really mischievous & like doing little things that annoy people sometimes. Like pants them.

And the Beautiful Blogger awards go to...
Some Girl's Website
Coffee and Stilettos
Sounds Of Laughter, Shades Of Life
Memory Bean Designs
Ada & Darcy
From The Board Of Lucys
Whimsy

Title: I Am A Temple by John Mark Mcmillan

There's a moving inner peace that i love to see gotta raise my soul to tell you how i feel gotta listen to the tears that people cry for me

2010-02-01T22:07:00.000-08:00

I absolutely LOVE award season. Don't you? I was never aloud to watch award shows when I was younger (don't ask, I still don't know why.) So now, every year I make a big deal to watch every show. After watching the Grammys last night, I was so very up for writing this Music Monday post. Now I think there's a lot I could say about the performances & my opinions on who should have won & who actually did, but eh, let us let that be.

I have decided to make this Music Monday post about the music artist Maxwell. This past fall was the first time I had heard of him & it was after I had listened to his new solo, Pretty Wings. I fell in love with this song & me & my girlfriends listened to it all during Thanksgiving break. He was nominated for so many Grammy's this year it was unbelievable, so he must be legit. And it also doesn't hurt that he is an absolutely beautiful specimen. I'm hoping he brings back the hippy fro he sported back in the 90's. I am a huge fan of soul & R&B music & Maxwell's album Black Summers' Night, pretty much hits the spot for soulful beats.

Have any of you listened to his previous music or have heard this album?

I hope you are having a great start to your week!

Title: Help Somebody by Maxwell

(I'm not) the pawn to your king (I'm not) your world on a string (I'm not) anyone you'll beat (I'm not) any, any, any, any, any, any, any, anything

2010-01-29T10:44:00.000-08:00

My sister Shea & I will be with my niece Sophia all weekend! We call her Sopapilla since our family eats only tex-mex when we get together. We figured it was quite fitting for her to be named after a mexican dessert.

The cold has finally come back & it feels like winter again & this means I can get out my colorful socks & my sweaters that overtake my body. Oh and apple cider I have been craving it so much. It's going to be a cozy weekend.

Title: Now Now by St. Vincent

And if we're all for someone & if we're born for someone when will they come, that someone? and put things in their place? comin' back to see you girl

2010-01-27T11:19:00.001-08:00

The other night I was surprised with a late Christmas present from my brother Cody. A box of soft, sweet, Godiva chocolates. Oh, it was just what I needed that night. Of course I ate most the box that night & in the morning, when I woke up, I grabbed a little chocolate & bit into all this amazing raspberry goodness. I think I should eat chocolate every morning to start my day off sweet.

I know on Monday I said I would probably talk about the ticket I had got this past weekend, but I am going to take the higher path & not blow my lid. Even though I wanted to on the cop. So on to better things!

For the past couple of weeks I have been trying to find a journal for this year. I know exactly what I would like, I just can't seem to find it at all (story of my life!) It seems that I will have to pay a huge chunk of change for what I would like. I would love a simple gray journal with lined pages. Does that seem that far fetched? If y'all know of great websites or places that I could fins something like this, please let me know. Maybe I should just DIY it. So far I have gone 27 days with out writing in a journal & it has been slowly killing me.

Title: Song For Someone by The Frames