New desgin...

  So, I've been meaning to redo this for quite some time now, I just have never been able to find a background I really liked. I'm still undecided about this one actually, but it's better than my last. I feel like it's more me. What do you guys think?  Keep in mind that I'm not that good at HTML or any sort of web design. Heck, it took me forever to figure out how to add buttons and pages (not kidding...unfortunately). I welcome any tips, tricks, pointers and help anyone has to offer.

Hope you all are having a happy Wednesday!

Day 14: Can't live a day without you...

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Yes it's my wonderful husband, Tyler. I know, I know. I've been posting about him sooo much. Sigh. But it's true, I can't imagine my life without him. 

Day 13: Music

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

I honestly don't have a favorite band or artist, I like too many different types of music to choose just one or even a couple.  I mean I listen to classical, rap, pop/top40, some country (nothing too twangy though...ew), hip-hop, Christian/Gospel, techno/dance, etc. I just like too much :) 

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Days 10 to 12: Love

I'm choosing to skip the next two days...
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with AND Day 11 - A picture of something you hate. I don't like those two questions, so on to Day 12! :) 


Day 12 - A picture of something you love

I love lots of things, and most of you are probably expecting me to post a picture of my husband, my family or my friends. But that's too obvious, and clearly I love them, so I'm going for something more non-traditional.  Wine and Dogs :) 

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Day 9: Yup I'm behind...oops...

After this post I have one or two more and then I'll be caught up. haha oh me. 


Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

 My husband and my parents...need I say more?

Day 8: Laughter is the best medicine

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

My dear friends Robert,  Kevin and myself. Look at our faces and the fact that it's a picture of us taking the picture...enough said. Probably not my funniest picture, but boy does it make me laugh! :)

Days 6 and 7

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day 

I thought about picking someone like Kate Middleton.

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She's beautiful, gets to plan an amazing wedding and is becoming a princess!  Dream come true or what? haha. Then I thought to myself, well, that could be fun, but why not pick the most arguably powerful woman in the world, Hillary Clinton. 

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Then I thought, well, she actually intimidates me and her job might be to stressful for me...haha. How about a singer I enjoy (i.e. Katy Perry, Taylor Swift)? 

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Or, how about an actress I enjoy (i.e. Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett)? Or should I go more classic and pick Queen Elizabeth II, Grace Kelly or Audrey Hepburn?

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Or should I pick a man? Any man...being man man for a day would be an interesting experience. Then I thought to myself, whenever I imagine being an actress, a singer, a princes or whatever else I've wanted to be I imagine it as me. I have never really wanted to be anyone else not even for a day. I may want their job for a day, but I would want to do it as myself.

So, the picture of a person that I'd love to trade places with for a day is me. :)

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

My most treasure item is my life. Well, mine and my husband's life. What could you do without life?

Day 5: Favorite Memory

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory

   I  have many memories that I enjoy, heck, you may even call them favorites...but here is my favorite memory thus far...

The day Tyler and I got married...July 7, 2009. :)

Day 4: My Night

  Well, I don't know which night I should do. Both were kind of lame and the same. haha. And no, I did not take a picture of us.

   Sunday Night:
We cooked some weird tilapia with pasta, broccoli and some yummy German wine (2009 riesling-hochgewächs).

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Then we finished season 3 of The Amazing Race. We're obsessed with that show. We went on our respective computers and then went to bed. haha.

   Tonight, aka Monday Night:
We had delicious steak. Yes, we cooked it ourselves.

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Then we started season 4 of The Amazing Race. computers and now it's bed time. (Tyler's already asleep haha). Pretty epic nights huh? :p

Day 3: T.V.!

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show

I have many T.V. shows that I enjoy, so I picked out 5 to be my "favorites." If you want to know what other shows I like, feel free to ask. :) 

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 GLEE! No it's not the whole cast, but I really just like this picture. I love this show so much. 

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Modern Family. Need I say more? Great Show. 

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 The Amazing Race. Tyler and I are obsessed. Love it. 

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 How I Met Your Mother. It really just makes me smile.

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Say Yes to the Dress. It's like my guilty pleasure show. I miss being able to watch it at random...silly Germany.

Day 2: People I have been closest with the longest

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

 I am close with several people, but these 5 are the ones I've been closest with the longest. Enjoy.  

 My parents and I on the day I graduated college :)

First,  I'm going to say my mom and dad. They've know me the longest and sometimes even know me better than I know myself. They've also always been supportive of me even though some of the things I do may seem crazy (i.e. getting married at 21, moving to Germany...).

(From Left to Right) My sister, Sarah, my dear friend, Elizabeth, myself and my dear friend Julia at my bridal shower in Texas

   Next, would be these 3 ladies in the picture with me. I've know my sister my whole life and somehow she still puts up with me. I've know Elizabeth since I was like 7 or 8 years old and we're still as close as ever. I met Julia in high school and we're still extremely close. None of us went to the same college, and I have not lived in Dallas for about 5 years now, yet we're all still close and I love and miss them dearly. 
  

Day 1: Me :)

I've been seeing this 30 day challenge floating around in the blog world and I thought, why not do this? Why not have people get to know me better? I may not do this everyday, but in 30 posts/days, I guarantee you will know me better. Enjoy! 

Day 1: A picture of yourself with ten facts

Ten facts about me...in no particular order...
1. This picture was taken in Rome from the Colosseum looking into the Forum/Venus's Temple.
2. I have slowly been discovering that I am better at doing things for other people than doing things for myself. Like planning parties or events, editing papers, etc. I guess it's just easier to see faults in others rather than yourself huh?
3. I'm a people pleaser. Not really sure how or when it started, it's just who I am, and I've come to accept it. Though, I am working on trying to not be as much of one.
4. I am a creative and opinionated person, even though you may never know it because of my people pleasing (and I guess sometimes that means I'm a pushover too). I have lots of ideas and opinions about things, but sometimes I don't share them or I just don't follow through with what I want to do. Maybe it's out of fear or embarrassment, who knows really. (Working on that too).
5. I am obsessed with weddings and everything about them. It's a problem haha.
6. I love traveling. I'm so excited for this year in Germany because that way Tyler and I can travel all over Europe. So far we've just done several places in Germany and Rome, but more are to come!
7. I married the love of my life :)
8. It's hard for me to pick favorites...I just like so many things! (or I'm indecisive...haha)
9. I have motion sickness. It sucks. I am growing out of it, but get me on a bumpy airplane, car ride or thrill ride (i.e. roller coasters) and oh man, it can be bad news.
10. I love wine.

30 Day Blog Challenge

 I saw this on a few other blogs I like and I thought, why not? This way people can get to know me and I start getting motivated to blog about other things. :) Wish me luck! And happy getting to know me. 

The List: 

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Day 04 - A picture of your night

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you

Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity

Day 19 - A picture and a letter

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change

Day 25 - A picture of your day

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

Fasching

   It's been awhile for me! Oops. Sorry about that. Not too much to report I suppose after our one weekend of travels and the Oscars I didn't have much going on. Yes I'm still looking for a job and get the apartment together, but how exciting is that? Well, maybe I'll write a post about decorating our place sometime...hehe.
   Anyway, this post is about Fasching (Mardi Gras for those of us from the U.S.) a carnival in German speaking countries. On Tuesday, the day before ash-Wednesday, I went downtown with some girls I had met from SNAPS class to shop and celebrate Fasching. To me, Fasching feels like a mix of Mardi Gras and halloween. People dress up in all different types of crazy costumes, there's a big parade and of course, lots of drinking.
   In our lovely little town there in a parade that starts around 13:00 (1pm) and lasts for a couple hours. During the parade beer, candy, pastries, popcorn and other things are passed out...yay for free things!  :)We even got some of those things, and I'll tell you what, the beer wasn't half bad (and I'm not a beer drinker)! As for dressing up, well one girl in our group had a dress with heals and a cool mask and then I dressed up like Wendy from Peter Pan. Yes we were the only two in our group haha. Ah well. It was a lot of fun to see how other people and cultures celebrate this day.

The group! (minus me)

Here comes the parade!

one of the crazy floats 

he posed for us haha :)

I just started laughing when they came into view. Oh Germans

Got my free beer!