Happy Birthday!

To me! :)

I am 27 today! I can't believe it. I don't feel like I should be allowed to be 27, I still feel like 22. Somedays, I don't think I'm mature enough to be 27. Although, then again who is mature enough to be their actual age? Not many people I know!

Have a great weekend everyone!

PS: How fitting is it, that it's my 100th post?

Interview Questions!

Here are my answers from Slice of Pink's interview! :) Thanks Janet!

1. Where would you like to live?

This is a difficult question for me. There are so many fabulous places where I would love to live. Not just visit, LIVE! I love seeing how other people do their daily activites and learn from them. Some of the places that pop in my mind are:
Edinburough, Scotland
London, England
Anywhere in Southern California
New York, New York



2. White, milk, or dark chocolate?

I do not discriminate against chocolate... I like it all! If I had to choose though it may go in this order:
> Milk
> White
> Dark



3. What are you looking forward to in 2009?

I'm looking forward to sort of "re-inventing" myself. I am hoping to go back to school for a Masters in Education or possibly another Bachelors. I really want to be an elementary school teacher, so I'm ready to get going on that goal!




4. What is your greatest extravagance?

My greatest extravagance is definitely my closet. It's ridiculous how much I have in there and probably don't wear. I really should make myself go through it and donate everything I haven't worn in the past couple years or so.



5. You win $10,000, all of which you must spend on one fabulous party. What would you celebrate and how?

If I must spend it on one fabulous party (because what else would I do with it?), I would definitely arrange a trip somewhere with my closest friends. Probably Vegas or somewhere just as sinful :) Then when I get home I would use the money (because you know I didn't spend it all gambling!) for a party at home with everyone!



Ok! Now it's your turn! Leave me a comment saying "Interview me!" and I will send you five fabulous questions! :)

Fitting quote...

"Sometimes you have to forget what you want, and remember what you deserve."

I recently came across this quote from this super sweet blog, Classy in Philadelphia. It is so fitting for what I am going through. Now if only I can follow the authors advice.

What would you do?

Today I came across some news that directly affects someone that is very close to me. I'm just curious what you all would do in my shoes...

I have seen the same guy very off and on for the past 13, almost 14 years now. We have not be in touch for the past 5 years. Our longest streak, but in that time I have moved several times and dated several different people seriously.

Back in November we ran into each other. It's shocking it has taken this long, as some friends of friends of mine are good friends with him. Ever since then we have been like magnets to each other. We try to stop talking to each other, and we keep failing. The reason why I want to stay away is last year his girlfriend discovered she was pregnant. She had the baby late October and during her pregnancy she decided she was not in love with him and broke things off. He has had a really hard time taking it and is still struggling with it. Then I come along.

It's hard for me to hear him say he's not over her, but I have to put myself in his shoes. I've been there where it just seems impossible to get over someone. That is where he is right now. He's not over her, but he wants to spend time with me too. He says he's willing to try with me, and that recently he has discovered that when he is with me he doesn't think about her. Most people would say no, he can't have his cake and eat it too. But, he's not. A part of me feels like we ran into each other for a reason. He needs me to help him get over the drama that was his life last year and I need him to get through this difficult part of my life with my store closing. He is so down in the dumps right now, it's heartbreaking. The other night he said he felt the same way as me regarding us running into each other as fate and he called me his saving grace. It definitely made my heart melt into mush.

Ok, now for the moral dilemma here...

He has a very good job with a privately owned restaurant chain here in town. He owns a portion of the chain and could possibly own all of them someday. Saturday night he was really upset because he had gotten news that the owner is thinking of shutting all the restaurants down. He loves his job and is very good at what he does. If he does shut them down, he would have to either buy the owner out or lose his job.

Earlier today one of my closest friends, who incidently has worked for the restaurant chain in the past came across the news that the owner of the restaurant has contacted her current boss to see if he was interested in buying the chain. He's been in restaurant management before, so I see why the owner contacted him.

I know that what I know isn't probably anything my ex doesn't already know, but I promised my friend I wouldn't say anything to him. Plus, I don't want to hurt my ex any more than he is already hurting.

I already know what I am going to do with the information, but just out of curiousity what would any of you do?

What I would like right now...

Things I need...
1. New job
2. Haircut (it's beyond bad now...) and color, but that could wait a couple more weeks
3. Coffee refill

Things I want...
1. New phone
2. Laptop repaired (I'm just getting impatient now!)
3. Severance pay -- the end of February is going to take way too long to get here!
4. New good book
5. Twilight movie on dvd

Things I can't have (but still want)...
1. New car
2. Bf/ex to quit throwing himself a pity party
3. Exotic vacation
4. House of my own
5. Puppy

Things I want, but shouldn't want...
1. Bf/ex
2. Cigarette

Reading List 2008

I have always been a big reader, ever since I was a little girl. Here is my list of books read in 2008. I know there are more but they were checked out from the library and therefore I cannot remember what the title and author is!
2008 was the year for series! I finally picked up the Harry Potter books (and fell in love with them) and the Twilight series (and became one of those pathetic "Twilighters" haha!)

Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult
Marley and Me - John Grogan
Not Quite a Mom - Kirsten Sawyer
Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella
Love The One You're With - Emily Giffin
Stupid and Contagious - Caprice Crane
Certain Girls - Jennifer Weinter
The Beach House - Jane Green
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
Odd Mom Out - Jane Porter
The Washingtonienne - Jessica Cutler
The Frog Prince - Jane Porter
Mrs. Perfect - Jane Porter

Too many options...

There are just too many phones to choose from! Now I'm debating between the new Blackberry Storm and the pink Blackberry Curve. My main motivation for the Blackberry Curve is, well, because it's pink. I like pink. I like phones. Pink phones are fabulous in my book :) I like the Blackberry Storm because it has a touch screen, but do I really care about the touch screen? I worry with those getting easily broken, what if the callibration (or whatever it's called) get's all screwed up? I do tend to drop my phone a lot, so it needs to be durable... thoughts?