lent

i didn't grown up in a family that
followed certain traditions.
so i never really knew what lent was,
just kind of a word of mouth type thing.
hearing it from classmates, friends, and tv.

i was aware that it was giving up something
for a short period of time. so, typical curious person who
doesn't know something; i googled it to see what it was. lol.

i understand i am i bit late for starting it since
technically you're supposed to start it on ash wednesday
so it typically ends on easter or the day beforehand.
i also understand it lasts 40 days.

but nonetheless, i decided to give it a try.
i am giving up soda, which will be easy because
i don't drink it too much anyway and also any kind of junk food.
that means chocolate, chips, candy,
and all other junk like that.

it starts tomorrow. the countdown begins.
wish me luck!
[everytime i update, i will have the countdown at the
bottom of the screen, unless of course i don't make it to
the whole 40 days]

collection: victoria beckham magazines

as you all will soon find out and see,
i love to collect stuff!

i will be sharing most of everything i collect with you.
and i'm starting with my
victoria beckham magazines!
[i collect them because she's my idol!] i [heart] her!
she's beautiful! she's a fashion icon!
she's a designer of clothing! her husband is
gorgeous! lol!
she was a spice girl!!
and she's just so talented!


i don't have much yet, just three magazines
because i sort of started collecting them without
really realizing i did it. :P
chris and i love barnes and noble, we go there
quite a bit. i love magazines, books, and the
little toys and trinkets that they sell there!
it's also kind of nice that i love fashion magazines too!
the best of both worlds!

here are the three that i have right now:



there are so many magazines that victoria beckham
has been on! i have a ways to go to getting the few that i do want!
i even found a magazine from japan with her on it! so cool!
i must have it! lol!

chain reaction

it's just a chain reaction of things
going on that are stopping chris and i from moving
forward in our lives.
i'm starting to get rather frustrated!

starting with our living situation,
we want to move but we would love to move
into a house and it's going to be my first home
so i have every right to be picky!
but we also just got engaged and we need to save money
for that because i want a pretty big fancy wedding!
that also falls on my job.
i don't have a secure job yet and that
kind of makes me nervous about the upcoming events.

i am very thankful i am still employed, have a roof over
my head and have a fiancé who has a good job.
i just hope i can iron out these wrinkles soon.
wish us luck!

update 1.1 - coming up next

hey all!
today you're all just getting a quick update!
[sorry! i'm a bit lazy this week! and i
have quite a bit of things to finish up! :) ]

what to expect in the next few weeks:
a] wedding plans
b] what's on my mind about my job/job search
c] february date nights [in a jar]
d] upcoming projects

and much more! stay tuned!

date nights! [in a jar]

on the 13 january 2013 blog entry, called
event of the month - year 2012
i mentioned a new idea
i found on pinterest: date night in a jar!

january was pretty much our 'test run' with
whether we would like the idea or just trash it.
*drum roll please* turns out we loved it!

to get into more depth on what it is...
i filled a jar with popsicle sticks that say:
'all things mexican date'
'get a couples massage'
'go out for ice cream' and so on.
[i also had chris put in some of his own ideas
so it would be fair]
then you go out [or stay in :) ] and do what the sticks say!
we take turns choosing the sticks!

i put enough 'date ideas' in the jar for
once a week for a year, chris and i choose a stick
every thursday.

it's really fun and gets you to do things that
you've never done and also redo things to re-spark that flame!
i was really pleased and surprised chris
loved the idea.

here's a picture of the dates we picked in january:

1. go to an antiques shop
-we went to a cute small antiques shop downtown called
found things and after that we walked two shops
down and ate some sushi at miyabi 9!

2. go to a winery
-we went to dinner with chris' mother and sister
at legends and then walked one store down to
a wine shop called winestyles
and tasted 6 different wines for free! yay coupons!

3. all things thai date
-we went to a restaurant called taste of thai downtown!
it was yummy!

4.make postsecrets
-it's one of my favorite books by frank warren
[don't know what it is? look it up!] www.postsecret.com
i love how it's so artsy [like me!]

5. buy karaoke and sing [i know it's hard to read in the photo]
-we bought a $5.00 disney hit songs game at gamestop
and sang our butts off! chris beats me every time!
we think it's the best $5.00 we spent! ;)

more date nights coming in late february and early march!