Viggle!

Hey there! :) I thought I'd share a great new app I found. It's called Viggle, and it's probably my favorite app ever.

Basically, you get points for watching TV, and after you accumulate a certain amount of points, you get to cash them in for gift cards! You get extra points for watching featured shows, and if you watch live shows (like American Idol) you can play along with a live trivia game where you get extra points for every question you get right. 

I was personally most excited about the Sephora eGift card. You need 14,000 points for a $10 gift card, which I accumulated in about a week. The thing is, I don't even watch that much TV. My little trick is that I check into the shows that offer the most points and either watch something else or turn off the TV all together. You don't need to actually be present for the whole show. I think this is a steal, if you ask me! 

Oh, hey there! Long time, no see!

It is Winter Break for me again and I have promised myself that I will pay more attention to my poor little blog! I just finished the fall semester of my junior year in college, so the work is only getting more intense. What kind of sucks for me is that I don't really have a main focus or theme of what I want my blog to be about. I can't seem to commit to any of my ideas! Hopefully you will be able to bear with me as I experiment with different ideas. :P

Cute Songs!

      Over the past year, my boyfriend has made me cd's for special occasions. One was for my birthday, the next was before he left for college again this year, and the third was for Christmas. I decided to post the playlists here to give you guys some ideas if you're making someone special a cd, or if you just want to listen to cute songs about love! Also, we celebrated Valentine's Day last night, so an update on that will be up soon!

For my birthday:

1.       Octopus’s Garden – The Beatles

2.       First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes

3.       You Have My Attention – Copeland

4.       How In the World – Family Force 5

5.       Love Like Rockets – Angels and Airwaves

6.       Beautiful Love – The Afters

7.       Take Me With You – Secondhand Serenade

8.       Corona and Lime – Shwayze

9.       Love Song – Anberlin

10.   After Hours – We Are Scientists

11.   The Everglow – Mae

12.   Watch Me Make You Hate Me – Call the Cops

13.   Starálfur – Sigur Rós

Before going back to school:

1.       Must Have Done Something Right – Relient K

2.       First Time – Family Force 5

3.       A Jagged Gorgeous Winter – The Main Drag

4.       Love, Love, Love (Love, Love) – As Tall As Lions

5.       Love Cats – The Cure

6.       Warmth of the Sand – Dashboard Confessional

7.       MFEO!  Pt. 1 – Made for Each Other  – Jack’s Mannequin
                Pt. 2 – You Can Breathe

8.       Oh, It is Love – Hellogoodbye

9.       Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

10.   You and Me – Plain White T’s

11.   Love is a Fast Song – Copeland

12.   Time After Time – Quietdrive

13.   A Dream for Us – The Appleseed Cast

For Christmas:

1.       The Best Thing – Relient K

2.       To The Woman – Tammany Hall NYC

3.       Ready and Waiting to Fall – Mae

4.       Oh Girl – Cut off Your Hands

5.       Everything I’m Looking For – The Dirty Heads

6.       Yellow – Coldplay

7.       Everything’s Magic – Angels and Airwaves

8.       Chemicals Collide – Boys Like Girls

9.       Overjoyed – Walking Ashland

10.   Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap

11.   Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band

12.   You’re the One – A Thorn for Every Heart

13.   Another Like You – Sean Fournier

14.   Now Comes the Night – Rob Thomas

15.   Make Love – Daft Punk 

Valentine's Day Outfit!

My nail polish is OPI - Japanese Rose Garden :)

       So I think I finally figured out what I'm going to wear for Valentine's Day! I'm not sure if we're going to celebrate it tomorrow or Saturday yet. Maybe we will celebrate both days, who knows :) I ended up getting my boyfriend these chocolates that he likes, some funny heart boxers that say "pucker up!" :P, some "love coupons" haha, and this tiny abridged version of "Romance For Dummies." It was mainly silly stuff but I also wrote him a beautiful love letter as well. Maybe I'll post the letter on here. I usually write him something thoughtful for special occasions. And I make copies of them for my personal reference to make sure I don't just repeat myself in every letter haha. 

Two weeks without my lover

Two weeks without my lover
I'm in this boat alone
Floating down a river named emotion
Will I make it back to shore
Or drift into the unknown

     Sorry I haven't written anything in so long. The past few weeks have been crazy with snow, and a few days without power or sadly any internet. I've been spending a lot of my free time trying to complete my assignments for school. A lot of my teachers still made us e-mail them papers and such that were due since we've had so many days off of school due to the snow. Oh well....  Things have kind of been crazy with my life in general lately. So, I've also been trying to work on that lately as well. Everything should be back to normal soon though.

11:11

11:11 comes twice a day, because everyone deserves a second chance.

     I always make a wish at 11:11, who doesn't? It's something fun to do that my boyfriend and I do together twice a day. Even when we're apart, we always text each other to remember to make a wish! I find that it has enhanced my life in many ways. I'm not saying that the specific time of 11:11 has any specific power or anything; it just happens to be a time that catches people's eye. You could wish on any time you'd like and it would work the same way.
     The important thing is that you are taking time out of your day to make it clear in your mind something that you wish would happen. There's a lot that would surprise you about human psychology and the power of wishful thinking. By positive thinking, and having those feelings of optimism, it is much more likely that your "wishes" will come true. Also, by 11:11 coming twice a day, it is only strengthening its power. The two times occur morning and night, so these positive thoughts are the first things you are thinking when you wake up and the last things in your mind before you go to bed. 

    I've always believed that visualization is the key to the manifestation of your desires. If you have never watched The Secret, I highly recommend that you do so. I promise it will enhance your life in one way or another. I have read many stories about people who have managed to "will" certain things to be; like the young boy with a brain tumor who every night imagined tiny little fighter jets in his head, blasting away at the cancer until it was gone, only to eventually find out the the tumor kept shrinking until it finally disappeared. Wishing on 11:11 is just a simplified version of that. Taking time out of your day to visualize what you want, and putting all of your positive energy into that thought. So, tonight, make sure you make a wish :)

Where's the beach?

love builds up the broken wall

and straightens the crooked path.

love keeps the stars in the firmament

and imposes rhythm on the ocean tides

each of us is created of it

and i suspect

each of us was created for it

     Part of the reason why I picked this particular photo to post today is because I'm watching the Jersey Shore right now. Is that bad? haha. Do any of you watch that show? I find it highly entertaining, and I enjoy watching it with my boyfriend :)  I actually asked if I could leave work early tonight so I could make it home in time for the show to start! 

Promise you'll never forget me

      I seemed to have forgotten that I had this blog, sowwy :( haha... I've been so caught up with school and such. Anyway, my boyfriend went back to school today, since winter break is officially over. I get to see him every weekend, which is considered quite often for some people. For me, it's still really hard to be without him all week long. Before he left I said, "please don't forget about me!" but I guess that was silly since I'll be seeing him soon enough. 

Spell your name without vowels:
Drnn Gntl

What is the date 2 days after your birthday?:
June 6

How many pairs of jeans do you own:
Only like 4 or 5

What color(s) do you wear most?:
i feel like i wear all colors equally

Least favorite color?:
orange

Last song you heard?:
"tonight you belong to me"

What's for dinner tonite?:
i had soup

Are you happy with your life right now?:
yes, completely

Anyone ever said you resemble a celebrity:
nope

In what state or country do you want to go to school in?:
im already in school, and i dont really plan on transferring

Do you shop at stores like hollister, abercrombie and fitch and aeropostel:
i used to a lot in middle school. over the summer i got a skirt and a dress from hollister though

How do you make money?:
i work at a Claire's at my mall

Christmas love

I really want to tell you
Just how precious you are to me,
My every thought of you
Is as loving as can be

My heart is totally filled with things
That words alone can't say,
This comes especially for you
With love on Christmas Day.

There's a special place

There's a special place in my heart that only you can touch -
a place where I can go and feel you near.
Throughout the day I think of you.
I see your smile, hear your voice and in my thoughts you lovingly appear.
The way we love each other makes it hard to be apart
so when I can't hold you in my arms, I hold you in my heart.

Love is

Fish in the sea

Even though there are a million fish in the sea, you're the only fish for me.

He will never forget how you made him feel

"He may forget what you said, but he will never forget how you made him feel."

It's still amazing to me how I feel when we are around each other. Feelings of love, passion, desire, romance, and cuteness all in one. It's so hard to describe it sometimes. Knowing that I am yours and you are all mine, and we belong to each other and no one else... The feeling of one-ness we create when we are together. Like we are almost absorbed into each other. That amazing feeling that you can't describe in any other way except, we are so unified, it's as almost as we are the same person; just one person. Is that weird? I guess this is what people mean when they say, "you complete me," or, "you are my other half." That's how I feel right now. The only thing I am afraid of is if we ever break up. If he's my other half right now, then when he's gone, I wont be whole. I'll feel as if a part of me is missing. But that brings me to another quote that I try to remember: "never make someone your everything, because when they're gone, you'll have nothing." I don't like to be a downer, just realistic. But a girl can always dream, right? :) I can hold on to the beliefs that my lover and I will be together forever, and I will never have to feel alone again. 

It's so obvious

Sorry I haven't posted anything that interesting lately. Tomorrow is my last day of the semester [only two more finals to go!] so I've been pretty busy lately. The good news is that I have off for an entire month for winter break! 

A dream to me

"You know when you're in love when you cant fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

Those who love you

Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.

I Love You!

I thought this video was cute. It always seems to brighten my day! 

Those who danced

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.  :)

Real Lovers

Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.

My Lovely Love Story

            When reading my blog, or hearing anything I have to say about my boyfriend, or love, it may seem kind of sickening and maybe even boring. It may seem as though I had been blessed with a perfect life and that everything has just come so easy for me. You must know, it wasn't always this way. I faced my fair share of hard times and heartbreaking experiences. With my boyfriend, I almost feel as though I've been rewarded for spending so many years in misery. I have learned that everything happens for a reason; and even though you might not see that right away, eventually you will realize that everything just falls into place the way it's supposed to. So, here is my story…
            I met my first boyfriend when I was thirteen. All through middle school I suffered of depression because I was relentlessly made fun of every single day and for that I just hated myself. I had the lowest self esteem and only two close friends. I felt so ugly and unworthy of any guy ever liking me. I cried every single day and even contemplated suicide. It’s safe to say that I’d rather block out most of my middle school years. Then I met him [let’s call him Phil]. I felt as though Phil had changed my life. He liked me, he was genuinely interested in me, and that honestly blew my mind. He told me that there was no competition between me and other girls, because that’s how great I was. For the first time in my life, I felt pretty, I felt loved, and most of all I finally felt happiness.
            We were together off and on for most of high school. He was always the one to break up with me, because he’d be interested in other girls. I never once even thought about dating another guy, and I would just eagerly wait for the day that Phil came back. That day always came, without a doubt, but it wasn’t fair to me. It took me until my senior year in high school to realize that I was not in a normal relationship. All of my friends and family told me to just get over him, and move on, but it’s one of those things that I finally had to figure out for myself. I guess it was just hard for me to let go because he was such an important factor in my path to recovery, to become a normal person again. He was the first person that I could honestly say I loved, and I let him have my whole heart and soul.
            Even though I decided to move on, Phil was always still in the back of my mind. I had met other guys, but I never gave any of them a fair chance because I didn’t want to let anyone else in. It was such a hard concept for me. Phil knew every single thing about me, better than I knew myself, and it took years for us to get to that point. How was I just supposed to start all over with someone new? At this point in time I had been working at a supermarket. It was in the summertime, right after I graduated high school. One day I was surprised to find myself working with a guy who was actually really attractive. [We will call him… Mike]. I immediately had a crush on him and wondered what it would be like to hang out with him. As if the universe had read my mind, I came home that night to find a friend request [on facebook] from Mike, and we ended up talking non-stop for the next few days. He asked me to hang out and I was so excited! I couldn’t believe this was all happening so quickly. When that day finally came, I told him I was sick and I cancelled our plans. All I could think about was Phil. Needless to say, I started ignoring Mike. He almost became annoying to me, because whenever he would text me, I would just get angry that he wasn’t Phil. I felt bad because it’s not like Mike knew what was on my mind.         
            Phil continued to consume my thoughts all summer long, and a little bit into the fall. Since I started college, though, it was really easy to finally officially forget about him. When I realized that I was finally ready to date other guys, I decided to talk to Mike. He seemed really uninterested in speaking to me, so I figured that he had completely moved on and probably never wanted to talk to me again. I was disappointed but I was also okay with that. After all, I was meeting tons of new guys every day.
            Sometime in February I had a dream that Mike was my boyfriend. It was so random to me because I had not even thought about him once since the fall. I had completely forgotten about him. But I took this as a sign and I decided to try to talk to him again. I was hesitant since he had blown me off back in the fall, but I knew I had nothing to lose. Talking to him was the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. Since that first night in February, we have spoken every single day since. It was so easy, and perfect. It was like the planets and stars all aligned and the timing was amazing and everything just cleared the path for me and Mike to be together. He admitted that when I tried to speak to him earlier that year, he wasn’t being short with me because he didn’t like me. He said it was because he thought I was only talking to him out of pity since I had blown him off in the summer. This made a lot of sense. I don’t wish it would have happened any other way though. I realized that at any other point in time, it just would have never worked out between us. It had to happen then. And I’m so grateful that he was still there for me when I was finally ready for him.
            Now every day when I wake up, the first thing I do is thank God for letting me be able to have Mike in my life. I appreciate my boyfriend every single day. I appreciate him because I know what life is like without him. “Someday someone will walk into your life and make you realize why it never worked out with anyone else.” Mike is so perfect for me, I can’t even describe it. And it finally makes sense why it never worked out with any other guys. Everything does happen for a reason. Now I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my entire life, and I have my Lovebug to thank for that. <3