Blog Awards & A Wee Bit of Twilight!

My Very First Blog Award!
Who thought something so simple could bring such happiness??

Janine @*la dolce vita* presented me with this wonderful award!

To accept this award: Post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has given it to you, and his or her blog link.

Pass the award on to 15 other bloggers you've newly discovered.

Remember to contact the bloggers to elt them know they have been chosen for the award.

I'm new (relatively) to the blogging world, so I don't have quite as many "newly discovered" blogs to choose from. I do however have these 5 gems:

Candy Floss & Persie
Me, Myself, and I
Potions & Lotions

Adventures By Me

*Hollywood*Hillz*

Check them out!

In Other News ..

I saw New Moon on Saturday!! I know, I'm a little late with this compared to the "die-hard twi-hards" (wow, that totally rhymed) but I still thought I would share my thoughts....
Overall?? .. Good. Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination (other than Jacob's body and unbelievabley perfect smile), but enjoyable non the less.
On the way to the movie I caved and ended up buying Twilight (first book of the series) at Chapters. Part of me wondered what I was doing, suddenly deciding to give the very book series I'd spent hours criticizing a sudden try... My verdict so far? Awesome! I actually have a hard time putting it down. I guess sometimes it pays to jump on the bandwagon!

I'm hoping to get Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse done in time for the next movie installment. I have a year ... think I'll do it? =P

Happy Monday!!

Cute!

I had fun today making some cute "Follow Me" Buttons for my side bar...

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.. So why not do as it says, and follow me? =P

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Adorable Much??

{A real life Hello Kitty!!}

Happy Friday!

Engaged!

10.08.09

Yes, that's right... I've been engaged since October 8!!


I wanted to be able to tell the story with pics and the right words, so this is why it's taken me awhile to post.


Quick Background - I met Ryan on October 28, 2008, coming home from work on the c-train. I was engrossed in a notebook, scrawling something emotional about the guy I'd just broken up with, and barely noticed him sit down next to me. Out of the corner of my eye I did notice he was rather handsome, but didn't think much of it. Ten minutes later he politely asked what I was writing about, and we began a convresation. I felt so unusually comfortable talking to him, not like I usually do when a complete stranger strikes up a convo with me. We were talking for less than ten minutes, but before he got up and left, he gave me his business card. He worked a couple of blocks away from me downtown. I emailed him a few days later, and we've talked every single day since then. That day was the most unexpected, fateful day I have had to date.

How My Dream Came True...

Alsmot a year later, we were back on the train together, coming home from work like any other day.
He said he had something for me, and pulled out a red moleskine notebook.....


Cute, I thought. He's probably just doing another sweet thing for me. (Not to brag, but he was the sweetest boyfriend ever!!) I opened the book and was greeted with his cute handwriting, in a poem he had written. This was so cute, because he had never written me a poem before then, and I love writing!! I turned the page and .................

I was shocked. We were on the ctrain exactly as we had been almost a year ago. It was so unexpected and perfect and amazing!!

I will have to upload some more recent photos. These are from around 6 months ago; I have brown hair now! Plus these are a little on the small side =P

Happy Monday

Hope you had a grrrreat weekend.....

I did lots of reading.

Had a few lattes from Starbucks. Their Holiday ones aren't bad, but I still love my Cafe Mocha the most =)

I also baught some books...

Women's Health. I really like this mag. It's a little more mature and down to earth than Cosmo and all the other ones. I usually don't even read Glamour anymore, because I find it just like said mags. But this one had Jenny on the cover and a few interesting articles so I decided to pick it up. And of course I got Shopaholic Ties the Knot for good measure.
When I got home it was only around 3pm and I was feeling creative so I decided to whip out the craft supplies and make myself a bookmark. I shouldn't dog ear a Shopaholic book, even if it's just a paperback =P

TADAAAA ... The finished project.... Want one? hehe..

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

I heart Mariah Carey.
I can honestly say she is one of the few artists I genuinely grew up with. I'd listen to her music as a lonely twelve year old, the new kid home from school with nothing to do but daydream of boys. I baught each one of her albums as the years went on, winced through her box office bomb Glitter, and hoped for the best as she went through her exhaustion shortly after. Emancipation of Mimi was groundbreaking for me; every song on it was drop dead.

Here are a couple of my faves off her newest album, Memoirs ... I give it 4 out of 5 stars =)

mariah carey - H.A.T.E.U

Up Out my Face Mariah Carey Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

Jenna Jameson on Oprah

So Tuesay's episode was all about porn, and how mainstream it's becoming. Apparently one out of three online porn viewers are women. It was an interesting episode, the most facsinating part being, for me, the interview with Jenna Jameson.

She gave birth to twin boys, something I feel is bitter sweet. I feel for these kids and the questions they will have to answer, though I don't doubt for a moment she will be an excellent mother. She seemed like an ultra-sweet lady, even little-girl-like and innocent at times. Despite her controversial career choice she seems happy and at the end of the day that's all that matters.

New Moon .... NOT!! ?

The only thing that remotely appeals to me about the whole Twilight frenzy is Robert Pattinson's ripped stomach. What is wrong with me? Apparently something, because I seem to be the only girl with red blood in her veins that hasn't been completely captivated by this saga. A couple months ago I saw a blading, middle aged man engrossed in a copy of "eclipse" on the c-train and almost lost my marbles. Kristen Stewart's monotone acting is enough to put me to sleep, and I could never get into the books.
BUT since the whole rest of the world will be lining up to see blood, romance and mystery tomorrow, let me wish you all happy movie going!! (From the bottom of my heart - I promise!)

Witch Boots!

Good Lord these shoes are creepy as all hell.

..Takes Manahatten - CHECK.

Done & Done my latest Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham bookie. To me they are like cheap reality shows, entertaining and frilly with little substance. I love them!! They keep me company on the train to work and help the clock on the eliptical move a little faster...
Of course I'll need to read ..Ties The Knot next. I love the little mini versions that Chapters sells for $10.99. I just wish I could find more of her Wickham books. I guess I'll need to hit up Amazon again soon!
Do you read Kinsella/Wickham* books? Did you at one time? What do you think of them?
*Auther Sophie Kinsella was born Madeleine Wickham. She has written several books under her original name before adopting the psuedo "Sophie Kinsella" for the Shopaholic series and others.