When Good-byes...

When good-byes are sometimes harder than anything. 

And when sometimes good-byes aren't the end,  but a beginning of something new. 

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As the line in Bye Bye Birdie goes, "I gotta lot of livin' to do!" 

So yes, I am going to be taking an extended break from blogging. 

How extended that may be? I'm not really sure right now. 

But I am sure that I need to focus on other things at the moment. 

I'm going to be starting school soon...which is my very exciting news...and I'm super excited, and I want to be able to focus as much attention as I can on doing my best. Believe me, it's been a while since I've been in a school setting, so I'm a bit nervous on how well I'll be doing. And since I'll be in school, I will have even less time than I do now. Like I'll have zilch time anymore, trust me. 

And not only school, but I need to focus on other things. Myself and actual people in my life. They deserve as much of my undivided attention as I can give them. 

So while I love blogging, I love them more. 

My etsy shop will remain open. That's not going anywhere. Another area I'd really like to focus more on. 

You know what they say...when one door closes, somewhere a window is open. 

Until then...

Off with their Head! Bloggy Blook Club.

So, like a few months ago, I was at the library. 

And I'll be the first to admit, reading has on the back burner for a long time. 

For various reasons: 

1. I've been bored

2. I couldn't focus

3. Idk...

But there I was at the library forcing myself to get a book, 

because I think that if I force myself I might actually want to do it. 

Sound logic.

It's an Eve-ism. 

So there I was...I've said that a million times...I was in the YA section. 

Yes, I still sometimes read them, I can't help myself. 

Thankfully I still look 16, so I can blend. 

So anyways, I was there and I saw Phillippa Gregory on the title of a YA book. 

Automatically I thought of The Other Boleyn Girl. 

I have always been fascinated with Anne Boleyn and Kingry Henry VIII.

Call me morbid. Call me maybe. 

So I got the book. 

Side story: The librarian asked me if I wanted to keep it longer than 2 weeks!

I know the book is like 600+ pages, but I was insulted. 

So I told her quite firm-like that NO, I could read this book in 2 weeks. 

2 days later I found myself at the library again. 

At that point I was half thru the book...take that, librarian!

My mother found The Other Boleyn Girl in the library book store for 25 cents. 

This was a no-brainer. 

Duh, I was buying it, and finished it 3 days later.  

Now that I've probably bored you with this story, my bad, sorry for talking too much. 

I forgot this was my blog and all that. 

Anywho, The Other Boleyn Girl was the Blogger Book Club book with Alyx and a few others.

 So you can imagine how excitedly happy I was. 

I mean jumping for joy and all that jazz-ness...I did a little happy dance.  

My grade for this book: Solid A. 

Like a 95%.

It literally had everything I want in a book. 

The only thing I take off for is...I didn't write it.

Sorry, but I still dream of writing a great novel one day and it being great, and everyone loving it and becoming famous. It can happen...someday when I'm motivated enough.   

I haven't seen the movie in a long time, so I'd have to watch that again. 

I do have to say one other plus for this book: 

It's one of the very few and very rare books that I've been able to read after watching the movie. 

Ah...We Meet Again!

I guess you are all wondering why we're meeting here today...

JK! We all know it's for our weekly coffee date! 

Linking up with Alissa who I really need to tell that I am in love with these coffee date things. 

I love getting together every week and talking with you guys!

This week we'd meet at Starbucks. I'll give you that, since we were totally meeting at McD's last week. And I also want a Passionfruit Iced Tea Lemonade. 

Which speaking of Passionfruit Iced Tea Lemonade, I made it last week! It was yummy and delish and amazing and I want to make more and I will make more. But today I would be buying it on our coffee date. 

Ok, so first I'd talk about a recap of a couple tv shows...I promise I'm not all about The Bachelor, you guys, but since I'm usually watching it later in the week, it's on my mind when it comes to meeting up. And, hey, I like to talk about shows. So, The Bachelor. I'm about to break some kind of womankind code and tell you that I almost bawled my eyes out when I saw Sean and AshLee's date at Six Flags. It was just really sweet that they included those two girls who are chronically ill. And then AshLee had to continue on with the cryfest when she talked about being adopted. I am somewhat ashamed, but slightly not, cause the key word is almost. I almost cried, but didn't. 

Also I'd want to talk about Teen Mom...not the show, the real life version. Am I the only one that is finding this crazy? I was recently in the lobby of a school and saw a number of young girls with babies. How is this happening? Seriously. One girl had two! 2 kids! And couldn't have been more than 17! They need to separate genders in schools these days. That might sound prudish, but come on, girls, get yourself together here! I feel old. But not old enough to think that my bio-clock is running out. 

And obviously never to old to goof off with friends considering that picture! I've got more than enough time before I ever feel like my clock is ticking. And if some of you reading this were or are teen moms, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. 

Ok, anyways, let's talk about something else. I'd gush about my very exciting news...which I will tell all of you guys soon when I know it's all finalized...but I'd tell you on our coffee date, so you'd be one of the select few that actually know about it. This year is going to be all exciting and I can't wait! Let me just say that things are changing and I'm about to get super 10 times busier! And I'm also very nervous...but this is a post for another day ;-). 

Whoa! Apparently I've got a lot to talk about this week! And I'm not done. 

I'd also want to talk about how my view on some things are changing...like a lot. I used to want to be a writer...now I want to be a spy...JK! I still want to be a writer. But what does that mean for me? Don't know yet. Really have no idea where I was going with this idea...but what are girlfriends for other than talking out what's going on in your head?!

Tell me, tell me, tell me! What's going on with you guys this week that you'd be sharing with me?

3 old men

First, on an unrelated note: My version of road rage is at gas stations. I get the most annoyed while driving when I am at a gas station. I am convinced that people there don't have any clue what they are doing. They go around la-di-da while at the gas pump, oblivious to other people in line. Do they have a diesel fueled car? No, then why are you are the diesel fuel pump?!

But anyways, I digress, that's not what we're here to talk about today. 

We're here to talk about old men. 

Let me just put this out there: Old men find me irresistible. 

Not joking. 

Look: 

And I'm not only talking about the old man that I'm sitting on. 

See that other old man sitting next to me and the statue? You see that he is smiling and chuckling at me and the statue?

Yeah, irresistible. 

I think it's one of two options: 

a. My youthful appearance

b. My ever-embarrassing-fun-loving spirit

I like to think it's the latter, cause the first one gives me the heebies. 

I've had a number of old men hit on me. Some with propositions too disturbing to remember. 

Unrelated note again: I've started writing down blog ideas. Does anyone else get ideas at the least convenient time? Like when they're sleeping or driving or eating tacos? 

See this smiling face? 

  

Total old man magnet. 

We are actually going to get to the point of this post...wait for it. 

So Tuesday I went to Downtown Disney for a girls day. 

Lunch and window-shopping.  

And me, like the genius I am, decide to get an icee afterwards...a Razzle Dazzle Pink icee to be exact. 

So I was cold...and on a sugar high, cause there was a cakepop thrown in there, which are AMAZEFEST!

Put those two together and you get me dancing and singing on the wall to Cruella Deville...it's Downtown Disney, so yeah, that's the music playing. 

And while I am putting on my one woman show for my friends,

3 old men at a table waiting for their wives

turn their chairs around to watch me. 

I am legit not kidding. 

The old man magnet strikes again!

What do you guys do when you're on a sugar high? 

There's a new girl hanging out over here!

Ashley from Ashley Brooke. 

Go see her!

Never ever ever...

There are a few things I said I would never do. 

Well, you know what they say...

Never say never except three times in a row and then you mean it.

Ok, maybe not that last part about 3 times, but you know what I mean. 

A few things on that list of NEVERS: 

~Listen to Daughtry (I did say this more than 3 times...and I mean it)

~Wear pjs in Wal-Mart (Not going to happening. I will die first)

~A throwback thursday/flashback friday on Instagram (won't happen)

~an Oh so Pinteresting post

~Break a bone (I don't have any control over that one...it happened a few years ago.)

Those are all on my list of NEVERS, and today I break one of those on the list. 

I can't believe I'm doing this.

I've been thinking about walk-in closets...

And like any other 6 million user of Pinterest I look there for inspiration pinspiration.

{I have to say while I was pinning ideas...I accidentally repinned one of my already pinned pins...lol}

I've said before I want a walk-in closet big enough to house a football team. 

I currently share a closet.

So you can see why I dream about this on a reg basis. 

Here are a few of my ideas for when I have a walk-in closet

I might even have an entire room for just my closet. 

It seems reasonable to me. 

               Source: refinery29.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

I'm digging the bookshelf for shoes. 

Totes loving it. 

                                                                 Source: tonyastaab.com via Eve on Pinterest

I am loving this! 

I may just do this for my room now. 

I need a place for my jewelry. 

                                                       Source: jimmychoosonthetreadmill.com via Mary Beth on Pinterest

I'm not really a fan of rugs (I hate vaccumming),
but I'm a fan of chevron and this is awesome!
And I want it in my closet.  

The reason I say I want a room as a closet is more often than not lately, I feel claustrophobic. 

No idea why, but it's been happening a lot lately, 

so I want space and lots of it. 

For my first Oh, So Pinteresting Post,

I have to say this wasn't bad. 

What are somethings you guys want in your house but don't have? 

This is Going to be the Year of the BEACH!

So while I do complain mention quite a lot that Florida is completely retarded and wouldn't know winter if it hit it in the head, I do have to say it's days like this that I am totally in hate with Florida. I was supposed to be going the beach today. But Florida decided to have a cold day. 

Yeah, you guessed it. I am not heading to the beach today! Holla! Amazefest! Awesome-sauce! Not.

Instead I'm headed to the Disney area for a girls day! Which is just as fun!
And I am sooooo looking forward to it!
Ok, enough with the exclamation points!

Really, really, alright...

This year (here we go with not-so resolutions) I want to do a few things. 

Now these are not, I repeat are not, resolutions, just some few things that I want to do this year, but I won't freak out if I don't, cause they're not that important.

1. Go to the Beach...

Ok, I might be upset if I don't get to do this a lot this year,
and since my 2nd trip just got canceled, I hope this doesn't say something about the year.

2. I kinda want to take lots mini-vacays instead of one ginormous one,

but if a ginormous one comes along? I'm not turning it down. 

I'm not totally holding my breath on this one though, cause money is a need on this. I can dream tho. 

3. Connect more with my readers...or just people in general. 

I'll be the first to admit: I don't exactly have the most...user-friendly personality, 

so I want to do something about this. Any tips? 

4. I already talked about this one. 

I'm still working on it. 

Hawaii, Alaska, and Scotland are the top ones I've gotten so far.

Any other places? 

5. Get my own car!

It's time for Dory and I to part ways. I'm looking at a jetta, a vw gulf, (all used of course) or just anything with four doors, non-rusted bumper, and AC...ac being my biggest requirement, or at least having windows that roll down all of them, and a radio! Not so sure I should put much stock in this one happening this year either, but it could.   

Question: What was your first vehicle? 

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Alright You Caught Me!

Alright, so you caught me, I guess I have to confess now. All I can think about is in The Incredibles with Kari in a dark room with a bright light, and her saying, "It's spelled like Carrie only with a K instead of a C and an ah instead of an eh and only one R and an I instead of an Ie." 
I think this confession might go down something like that. I get nervous put on the spot. 

1. I did 2 things I saw on Pinterest this weekend! Say what?! Pinterest pinner GO BOOM! Yes, I stole that line from the KFC commercial. I thought it was hysterical, so I'm using it. 

I made: 

a. Passionfruit tea lemonade. I'm counting this as the tea I like, cause I steeped that tea, so it counts.

b. Necklace organizer. I have been wanting this forever and now I have one made of corkboard, fabric, and a hot glue gun. 

2. I have looked at many fashion blogs this week and wondered why I don't have all those clothes. Blogger Fail. I told myself I wouldn't do that. Apparently I lied. 

3. I have listened to way too much NataBed in a weeks' time. Please someone tell me some other songs! I beg you!

4. My hot glue gun missed me for the last year, but last night we reunited...it was quite the reunion. 

5. Do not, I repeat, do not drink Mountain Dew late at night, telling yourself that you just want the taste of something other than water. This is a bad idea. You'll be up til almost 4 in the morning and then give yourself dreams about a mall filled with people who can't communicate, a cute security guard and wearing one shoe...at least I wasn't just in one shoe, I had other clothes on. And forget about waking up at any decent hour like you wanted....that went down the drain. 

I linked up with Alyx today!

What are somethings you would confess today?