Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
4/9/12
2/24/12
pivot's 10 questions
J and I have recently become obsessed with Inside the Actor's Studio. Like, TiVo it and watch it together at night, obsessed. It all started when the cast of Family Guy was on, and J knows me far too well, and recorded it for me because he knows how much I love Family Guy. Now it’s a regular thing. So after we watched it last night, we started talking about what our answers to the questionnaire Lipton always asks his guests at the end would be. Neither of us could come up with something on the spot, so we decided to think about it and then share our answers. I don’t get to hear his answers until tonight, but I thought I’d share mine. Feel free to comment with your answers, if the desire so takes you.
1. What is your favorite word?
I’ve always been a really big fan of the word ricochet.
2. What is your least favorite word?
This one’s easy. Penetration.
3. What turns you on?
Someone taking charge, taking control.
4. What turns you off?
Being stressed out.
5. What sound or noise do you love?
J has a pretty great laugh. I think that’s my favorite.
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
The sound of disappointment in someone’s voice.
7. What is your favorite curse word?
Sonofabitch
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Let’s be real, I’d at least like a shot at being famous. But I’d want to be famous for being an awesome
writer or something worthwhile. Not Kardashian style.
9. What profession would you not like to do?
I’d be a terrible accountant.
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
Thanks for not making me look bad. You did good, kiddo. Come on in.
Happy Weekend, y'all!
2/17/12
one question
oh Friday. I kind of thought you'd never get here! So looking forward to a weekend filled with friends and relaxation (and crawfishies! Yipee!)
But first, I have a question. This week in our community group, the "ice breaker" was
If you could ask Jesus one question, what would it be?
After we got over the initial cheesiness of it and make a couple of hilarious suggestions, some of the questions were truly poignant. I had to think about it for a while, but ended up deciding that I would ask him to reconcile Matthew 6:25-34 with all of the people starving to death around the world. That's the thing I have tend to have the most trouble wrapping my mind around.
So, to end the week, I want to know, if you could ask Jesus one question, what would you ask him?
[footnote: Love, Lace, & Life Changes is totally up and running! So super excited to be back in the wedding business. I'm headed to Office Depot for a new planner at lunch because my schedule is busting at the seams already! Go check it out!]
2/10/12
#followfriday
Happy Friday, guys! I feel like this week flew by! I know that I got my customary 2 "serious" posts in this week, but it certainly didn't feel like enough. I have so much to share with you guys that I have about 6 different posts in the works simultaneously. I'm hoping to get some time this weekend to sit down and really get my thoughts straight and figure out what the Lord's trying to say through me. Exciting times, both in my real life and in blog life right now! Thanks for staying around as I get my scatterbrained-ness together. I promise not to leave you hanging anymore :)
But in the mean time, I wanted to share some blogs that I think you guys should read. If you don't have Google Reader, sign up for it now. It's the only way I keep the upwards of 150 blogs I read in order. So in honor of the Twitter tradition of #followfriday, I present the blogs Fearless recommends!
These are the women who inspire me, who talk about real things and issues and aren't afraid of the backlash. They're the blogs that Fearless strives to be like.
I don't pretend to be a style blogger (tried it once. failed epically.), but I do get a lot of my inspiration from these lovely ladies.
Okay. There it is. This is barely even a taste of the blogs that I follow, so if you're interested in all of those, you can go here. Last but not least, I wanted to give you a chance to follow me!
And as you know, there's your friendly little blue button up there on the left if you want to subscribe to Fearless. Next week is going to be exciting. I have some awesome-sauce guest bloggers lined up for Valentine's Day week.
Happy Friday!
[ps. can you tell how obsessed I am with this color palette at the moment?]
[ps. can you tell how obsessed I am with this color palette at the moment?]
1/20/12
best things on the internet
Single Ladies (Cover) -Sara Bareilles
She's so stinking talented!! I'm obsessed with her.
This wedding by Andria Lindquist is one of the most amazing I've ever seen. And their story is precious. And they eloped, which is my favorite thing ever. Ever. Go ahead and drool, you can thank me later.
2011 in Twitter Review
1/2/12
insta2012
I take a lot of pictures with my phone. I like to document life. Last year, I started out doing Project 365 {you know, where you take a picture every day for a year}, but quickly abandoned it because well...everyone was doing it. I'm weird like that.
But 2012's going to be a really good year. I can just tell. And I want to document it better than I did 2011. So, I'm starting insta2012. I instagram most of the pictures I take anyway, so it just makes sense. The goal is to take at least a picture a day. Sometimes I like to use DipTic and put pictures together.
Every Monday I'll unload the pictures from the week before. You should join me! Link up so I can see yours! Feel free to use the icon.
{01/01/12} saints game with papa
{01/02/12} day off at home with Sheldon, Harry, Sally & Katniss
click to enlarge
12/30/11
i love that you get cold when it's 71° out
The only movie scene I would ever need to watch.
Oh, also, you should go watch this.
12/16/11
i was a kind of sucky blogger this week
I know I didn't crank out a whole lot of high quality blogs this week. Sometimes inspiration hits hard, and sometimes it doesn't. I've had to learn to be okay with that. I have a couple heavy ones in the chamber for next week, currently working on amping myself up to post them.
But for now I will day dream about {short} road tripping with J this weekend for family Christmas with his family, preparing myself for all the "when are y'all getting married?"s, and getting hype about the fact that Christmas is but a week away {oh & putting stickers on manilla folders. so glamorous.} So because I totally short changed y'all this week, here's a snippet of my out of this world Christmas playlist. I'll share more later.
Also, what's up 50 followers! Kind of crazy that about a month & a half ago I was at 16? Crazy humbled and thankful to have the chance to share my story with people. If you read Fearless on the reg & want to subscribe, it's super easy. Just hit that blue button on the left & follow the steps. Happy Friday guys! Have a good weekend.
12/15/11
instagram unload: birthday weekend edition
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| Fireside @ the parents |
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| The girls I can't & won't do life without. |
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| Fancy birthday attire. Isn't he just the handsomest? |
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| "That's fresh. Sh*t that's good." |
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| Navajo scarf! Birthday gift to myself. F21. |
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| Another bday gift to myself. You know you love it. |
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| Our winter wonderland house. & vintage aluminum tree. |
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| And this was just too precious not to share. Baby J & his daddy. So sweet. |
12/13/11
guest post
I'm guest posting at one of my favorite blogs today! Just a little something about holiday favorites, but you should check it out. Tanya's pretty much the cutest.
12/6/11
phoning it in
J's grandfather passed away Sunday, and the funeral was today. Between that and the sad weather outside today, I just don't have the heart to crank out a post today. All I can say is I'm incredibly thankful to have fallen in love with someone and simultaneously fallen in love with his family.
RIP Papa Z.
I love that your grandson is your twin.
And come to find out, "Taps" is the saddest song to ever be played.
12/2/11
your daily dose of beautiful
Preface: I am deeply, madly, fully in love with my sweet boyfriend. And outrageously attracted to him. Outrageously. But, I'm just one of those girls with a great appreciation for beautiful men. Always have been, always will be. So this post does not undermind my love for J, or make me a bad girlfriend. It makes me your best friend :)
So without further ado, your daily dose of beautiful. The men who get my blood pumping, if you will.
The ole' faithfuls. I had this poster of Leo on my wall for...years. And had books on him. I still think he's incredibly attractive, and his acting has obviously gotten far better {Inception. Mind blown.}, but this baby face will always melt me. And oh Mr. Joseph. I have loved you since the days of 3rd Rock from the Sun. You are precious and 500 Days of Summer is the best. As are you.
The brooders. Ugh. Doesn't that dark & mysterious just get to you? But the wonderful thing about both James & Ryan is that they both have these wonderfully quirky personalities in interviews. So they just cover all the bases. Beautiful, talented, brooding, & funny. Yes please. Thank you.
The new adds. Let me introduce you to Henry Cavill if you haven't already met. This is the man that if I met him, I am quite certain I would turn into a puddle on the floor. That jawline. Those eyes. Those abs {google it. you're welcome.}. Dream. Boat. And an accent. And a talented actor. Aoooga! I wonder what it's like to be that beautiful? Ok I'll stop. And then there's sweet Adam. Parks & Rec has just made me fall head over heels for you and your wonderfully dry sarcasm. Adam+Leslie 4ever.
For good measure here's a link to my "I want to go to there" man pintrest board. Go wild.
{Also: you may notice a new button over on the right. That's one of my favorite bloggy friends Tanya from Mr. Taylor & His Lady. I have an ad space on her wonderful blog and will be featured over there in a couple weeks. Go check her out, she's precious.}
Happy Friday!
11/25/11
favorite things on the internet
Bundled up in my early birthday present, the chunky scarf my aunt knitted for me.
So here's some entertainment for you! My favorite things on the internet
A refreshingly honest article by "Make it Mad" Max. Worth the read, really.
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Y'all. Melanie Amaro. If you don't watch X-Factor, you need to go to YouTube and watch every single one of her videos. And bring the Kleenex.
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I'm just really proud of Demi. How many celebs come out of rehab and honestly talk about their journey and recovery. And then take a Lil' Wayne song and BLOW IT OUT OF THE WATER! Ugh. She's so awesome.
11/23/11
#gratitudes: day 3
I'm going to be traveling to the middle of no where with J tomorrow for Thanksgiving, and as much as I love my little blog, I have priorities. So I won't be here tomorrow. I know I could go ahead and pull together a post and just put it up at some point tomorrow, but I just feel kind of passionately about being where you are when you're there, and I don't want to have my phone out tomorrow, much less be trying to post a blog. So this is my last #Gratitudes installment, and it's just going to be a plethora of random, but still important things I'm thankful for. Ready?
A job that more than provides and keeps me comfortable. And the fact that I got said job 3 days after I graduated from college and that the process was next to painless. I'm thankful that God knows what's best for me far better than I do and knows that this is right where I'm supposed to be for now.
My sweet little house, and finally living in a place that feels like home. After four years of dorms and college apartments, the wood floors and faulty heating in this place make it my favorite place to be. Sanctuary.
Boyfriend. You know what? I'm not even going to get into it here because I can't do how thankful I am for him justice in the small amount of space I want to use. So, if you haven't read it already, you can skip to this & read all about how much I love my boyfriend :)
One of my favorite quotes of all time, because it's so true. There's nothing quite like laughing so hard that you can't breathe and your stomach hurts, you have tears streaming down your face and every time you breathe in you make the most ridiculous noise, kind of like a cat dying. You know the kind of laughter I'm talking about? That. I am so thankful for that in my life. And that conviniently, I'm one of the easiest people in the world to make laugh.
My church & it's fearless leaders {pictured here. crawfish. mmmm.} Seriously though, I don't think I can even begin to put into words how thankful I am for my church. I know for certain I wouldn't be the person I am today. Not to say that God would have been incapable of getting me where He wanted me, He could've. But I'm glad He chose the Ring and Meg & Josh and every relationship I've formed there. You guys are life-changers.
Being Southern. Really though, I'm so thankful I'm from the deep South and will most likely never leave. I love that I only like my tea tasting like pure sugar, that {for the most part} strangers on the street end up in coversation, that I grew up going on fieldtrips to places like this {Oak Alley}. That everyone is maam and sir, my parents are mama and papa, and that sha, grits, y'all, beaucoup, gumbo, piddlin' are a part of my everyday speech.
So that wraps up #gratitudes. I hope it made you look at how blessed you and what you're really thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!
11/22/11
#gratitudes: day 2
This is going to be a pretty picture heavy post. 1/2 because as I wrote this I was overcome by this fear that I was going to forget someone and feel like a super crappy friend, & 1/2 because-let's face it-I love pictures and I love sharing them with y'all. Plus I think I secretly believe everyone loves having their pictures on my blog. Even though they may totally not care one bit. #Gratitudes: day 2. I'm so crazy thankful for
My Awesomesauce Girlfriends
The girls I live {and used to live} life with. Roommates are a special brand of friend. You see the good, the bad, and the really, really ugly. But you also get to snuggle in bed and talk all night, laugh more together than you do with anyone else, & drink each other's milk. These girls are the best. I know for a fact I wouldn't be who I am now if I hadn't lived with every one of them. Roommates. Gotta love em.
Besties. Future bridesmaids. The ones that keep your feet on the ground.The ones that you can text anytime, about anything, and they don't make you feel ridiculous. The ones that if you go a week without seeing them, your life just doesn't feel right. But if you do have to go a week without seeing each other, it's like not one day has gone by. These are the girls who shoot me straight, tell me when I'm wrong, lift me up when I'm hurting, and tell me they're proud of me when I'm right.
{obviously I'm a fan of the ballerina bun}
Y'all. These girls. One makes it so I don't lose my mind at work every day. One keeps me in touch with who I really am. And the other makes me laugh more than anyone else. These are the three that sometimes maybe don't know how much they mean to me, and we don't see each other as much as I'd like {other than Lauren. 8 hours, every day.}, but they're part of my heart.
& then there's the group that I just realized I have 0 pictures with. Except for the few that I took this weekend & have failed up upload yet. The women in my life that are a few steps ahead of me, and have let me awkwardly follow behind them. The ones that make time for me between the husbands and babies and wifely duties. The ones who listen to me be really confused and then try to help me make sense of it all. These women are the ones that I am certain without, I wouldn't be where I am in my walk, or my relationship. They've taught me how to be a better girlfriend, friend, and a woman who is clothed in dignity & strength. I think you all know who you are :)
What're you grateful for today?
11/21/11
#gratitudes: day 1
I really do my best to stay away from huge cliches on the blog. Mostly because I'm cliche enough in my day-to-day life that I don't want to let it bleed into absolutely every aspect of my life. But this week, I'm going to be cliche. I've previously explained the concept of the #Gratitudes twitter hashtag that my church is a big fan of {my church is also a big fan of twitter, so it works}. This week I'm anticipating my feed blowing up with #gratitudes, and I'm super excited about it. It just gets so easy to fly through life and let all the amazing blessings we recieve turn into blurs. I know I get like that frequently. And as simple & technology-based as it may be, seeing that hashtag in my twitter feed always makes me slow down & take a second to re-evaluate. So today through Thursday is #Gratitudes week here at Fearless. Day one.
My "better than you could ever ask for" family
This was our Christmas card picture last year. Our favorite place {Gatlinburg, TN} and all our favorite teams. There's me, a slightly obnoxious LSU fan, my younger sister Morgan, a die-hard, mural of Fenway on her bedroom wall Red Sox fan, my father, the cutest Cheesehead ever, and Mama, who gets excited anytime KU puts up a fight in any game.
They're the people who make me, me. They put up with me when I insisted on putting on shows in our living room, jumping in front of the video camera when my dad was trying to film my sister's first steps, and every other "look at me! look at me!" moment of my childhood. They've loved me through the slammed doors, over reactions, and stupid boys I've brought home. My father instilled in me a deep love for the mountains, good music, Seinfeld, & a cold beer; and continues to try to teach me how to be financially responsible, patient, and to think before I speak. My mother is responsible for my love of wine, books, down time, & my ability to watch the same movie 100 times. She's still trying to get me to learn how to say no when I need to & be quiet sometimes. And then there's Mo. The baby sister who is perpetually stuck at age 12 in my head {I'm sorry. I know you hate that.} It still freaks me out that she's old enough to drive and vote and get into bars. But she's freaking hysterical and wise and will love you to the end.
That's day 1 of #Gratitudes. What're you thankful for today?
11/18/11
i'm not internationally known, but i'm known to rock the microphone
I'm pretty much the definition of "white girl".
LBDs, private school, pumps, country boyfriend, trips to the salon, sassy attitude, girls nights, extensions, red lipstick. It all fits. Except one thing...
My deep, deep love for rap music and gettin' down. I discovered around the 4th grade {while attending a Christian private school} that I had this inate ability to memorize all the words to a rap within a few times of listening to it. I just love it. I know it's dirty, I know most of it's awful, and I honestly don't listen to it very often because of that. But it's a part of what makes me me. So in honor of that, I'm doing you guys the great favor of sharing my playlist of favorite raps. It ranges from N.W.A. to Nicki Minaj, but it's my favorites, the ones I know all the words to.
Happy thuggin' Friday.
Happy thuggin' Friday.
{Some of these are pop songs that don't seem to fit, but I just really love Lil Mama & Nelly's contributions. Bear with me.}
11/15/11
call me, beep me.
No post yesterday due to being at my parents' and their internet being down. In reality, it was kind of fantastic to be disconnected {they live in a black hole of cell service as well}. I was able to access twitter & facebook a couple times when I ventured out of the house, and shoot off a couple of texts to J just to let him know I was alive and still loved him very much. But mostly I laid on the couch, watched an outrageous number of movies, ate way too much, and cranked out three new blog posts. Woo hoo! When inspiration hits, you don't ignore it, I've learned that quickly. So those are to come.
It also made me look at how completely overconnected I am 24/7. Do you ever take a second to breathe and realize whoa...twitter, facebook, instagram, email, texts, phone calls, blogger. so much! It is so much! I think it's good for us to have days off. I think I'm going to start implementing "black out days" where I don't do any of the above outside of what is imperative {letting people know you're alive and well}. What're your thoughts on over connection?
One of many things I inherited from my father is his love of festivals & fairs. I swear everytime I hear there's a fair in town I excited look at J with that can we go, please, please?! look on my face. So pops and I wander downtown to the Three Rivers Art Festival and spent the next couple of hours perusing the booths of part from people who ranged from Oregon to Baton Rouge. It was a lovely way to spend a Sunday.
And because no incredibly spaztic blog post is complete without what lipstick is Blake wearing today?
MAC Ruby Woo
11/11/11
oh, happy day!
{boots & sweater stockings//Target}
It was 33° this morning when I left for work. A high of 67°. You know what that means, new booties {from Target!} & sweater stockings and pea coats and one happy girl. Well, probably lots of happy girls, but I can only speak for myself. We turned the heat on in the house last night and quickly learned it has two settings. Off & the inside of a volcano. So that'll be interesting for the 0.2 seconds of winter we get here in L.A.
But it's Friday. And I have very exciting plans to cuddle up on the couch with J tonight and make him watch whatever weird movie I want to watch this time. He landed himself a strange one, but thankfully he loves it.
Happy Friday & Happy Weekend!
11/8/11
ramblings
I have had the most outrageous sinus migraine for the last 2 days, making it exceedingly difficult for me to be a contributing member of my team at work, much less talk to my friends or make sense on the blog. I think I pulled it off yesterday, but I make no promises for this Tueday. Bullet points. That's the way to go, right? Okay.
Therefore, I bring you
Ramblings
1. Are there any other females as excited as me about Immortals & the Dark Knight Rises coming out? I find myself totally geeking out over newly released pictures from the Dark Knight set, and excitedly punching J in the arm every time an Immortals trailer comes on. It's very feminine of me. I'm sorry I'm not sorry.
2. Everyonce in a while I like to do a Biggest Thing God is Teaching Me post. As of right now, I am unable. Because He's teaching me so freakin' much. Like...I keep getting overwhelmed and asking Him to slow down, I'm tryinig to take notes here, yo! Revealing that I have zero capacity to trust Him, that I really think my plans are better than His, that I kind of struggle with believing He actually has good things for me and isn't just a mean kid on an anthill with a magnifying glass. How to better love, and even bigger, how to let myself be loved {woof...I suck at that, y'all}.
3. Is G-Chat not the greatest thing ever invented? The perfect way to make the hours fly by, catch up with friends, vent-all without your firewall or boss having any idea. Sha-bam!
3. Is G-Chat not the greatest thing ever invented? The perfect way to make the hours fly by, catch up with friends, vent-all without your firewall or boss having any idea. Sha-bam!
4. If, at some point., you find yourself standing in front of a RedBox on a Monday night, box of decongestants in one hand, wallet in the other, trying to decide what movie you're going to curl up in bed with, stay away from The Other Woman. And don't be fooled by the fact that it has Natalie Portman and Lisa Kudrow in it. It will take you on the most ridiculously emotional ride, and while it has a happy{ish} ending, it still leaves you exhausted. Just...don't.
4. Jimmy Kimmel did a bit on his late night show of parents telling their kids they had eaten all of their Halloween candy. It equal parts made me laugh really loud and made me really sad for the state of today's childrens. Hysterically crying over eaten candy? For reals?! Parents....wake up. BUT the last kids, the ones who start around 2:47-They. Are. Awesome. I really, really hope my kids are this quick on their feet. YOU SNEAKY MOM!
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