Three Things Day ♥

I wanted to do something that required very little emotion from me because today I am quite confused as to how things really work. So I'm going to do some "three things" based on the prompts. Just going to write down my first thoughts.

Three favorite things to wear:
1. My LB Jeans with the cute back pockets. Too bad they are falling apart! :/
2. Pajamas! Comfy pajama pants and a big ol' t-shirt. haha.
3. Flip Flops! They are the best shoes ever.

Three favorite book characters:
This one really depends on the books I've read recently since at any given time I have probably read several and I tend to have a lot of favorites. BUT... I think I'll go with some of my classic favorites.
1. Anne from Anne of Green Gables (read the whole series when I was younger; loved it)
2. Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice :) Because who didn't love her?
3. Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind. Did I always agree with her? No. BUT she was captivating and memorable. :) THAT is what I love.
I noticed this: All of these women were not the easiest to get along with. But they were memorable and they did something.

Three pet peeves:
1. Being lied to. It leaves a funny taste in my mouth.
2. Being taken advantage of and/or used for my generosity. It is interesting that I don't see myself as "nice" but I do things for people that are not necessarily expected. Too bad it seems to bite me in the ass.
3. People being late! Ooh how this annoys me.

Three things I can't go without:
1. Shampoo & Conditioner - MUST HAVE IT.
2. Mascara - again, must have it. I hate not having it. It is my "go-to" makeup fix.
3. Clean clothes.

Three things I want in a relationship:
I'm going to assume that this is talking about a romantic relationship, but I might go back and do more. Will see in a minute.

In a romantic relationship, I expect and want:
1. Honesty and Truth
2. Unconditional Love
3. The ability to work together as a "team."

Let's do family relationships:
1. Honesty
2. Support and Respect
3. Unconditional Love

Friendships:
1. Honesty
2. A listening ear
3. Common ground

That's really the only relationships that mean anything, right? Boyfriend, Family and Friends? Well, except my babies and my future children? But I can't really do a three list when I don't have kids yet?

Oh well. I suppose I am done with my three's! haha. Seth and I are about to go to Cathy Ho's! YUMMM! We have been craving it for a while now - so excited! Then Seth has to go to school :/ But I get some "alone time" where I can just reflect/relax/regroup. I think it might be a much-needed thing after the past two days. Because unfortunately, I do feel a bit topsy-turvy? I feel kind of put-out. Maybe I'll watch a good movie or read another good book. Thank God for endless amounts of great authors! Then Seth and I are going to watch a movie we have both been wanting to watch - Date Night with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey!! :) Finally we will watch it. haha.

Bye all.

I forgot this.
It's my facebook status today.

“We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be." C.S. Lewis.

Serious and then Irrelevant

My weakness is that I am too emotional. I don't want to say it like that, exactly. I think it is that I allow myself to experience emotions more fully, and I honestly believe that. I cannot stand being attacked for that trait that is such a large part of me. Of my "Amelia-ness." I AM emotional - but damn it, it's a choice! I can choose to not be emotional. Which, at the moment, I am experimenting with. Maybe it would make my life easier and my dealings with people less "dramatic." To me, that also makes them less real. I can't find that balance like I used to be able to do. I can't decide if it's me or if it's everyone else. Being "emotionally feeling" is not only hard for most people, but it is different. Shouldn't I feel blessed that I am able to experience my emotions without a problem? Blessing or curse? I guess I'll never know, honestly.

I can't know that. I can't know if the way I am is "right" or "wrong" because...there is no right or wrong in this. To me, it is me being me. But apparently it makes other people uncomfortable sometimes. Apparently, I am pushy. I can see that. Sure, of course I can be pushy. People should realize that me being pushy is really me trying to help. But I can't make people see that...at all. People will see what they want to see. They will see me how they want to see me. That is on them. Not me. It has nothing to do with me really. It has to do with perception. And I think that people are not perceiving me accurately. How do I change that? It seems kind of impossible. Maybe it is. Maybe I won't try. Maybe I will.

It feels good to get that out. Maybe my blog will now just become me dealing with my "emotions" and I can stop doing that in my "real life." I can stop doing that verbally - and do it with writing. Maybe that will be my "plan." I know I will deviate from this "plan." But there is nothing wrong with having a plan and deviating from it. That's what ALL plans are because you can't exactly plan out your life - but you can have guidelines. That is what I do. I make guidelines and then they deviate and turn out how they are supposed to.

For the remainder of today's blog I'm going to use one of those journal prompts again - but it will not be "deep" and instead I might just enjoy it for it's simplicity.

"Three Things"
Three favorite TV shows: I love...Secret Life of the American Teenager. Make it or Break it. Law and Order:SVU or CI. I love them for different reasons. I love Secret Life for it's "real issues" that it tries to cover while still being entertaining and relatable. I love Make it or Break it for the drama that I know nothing of. For the fact that it makes me feel normal and like my life is not that dramatic. I love the Law and Orders because of their investigative quality and their "almost real" quality - because these things probably have happened but maybe with less attractive detectives with more or less quirks? Because there is a real-ness to all of the shows and they are also entertaining. And because I want to.

Three celebrity crushes. Goodness. I'm going to definitely go with number one: Leonardo Dicaprio. First of all, how could I not? And second of all - I have had a crush on him since I was like 7. Literally. I saw him in Titanic when it first came out (I remember that I was sick but me and my dad went anyway - I think?) I remember him in Growing Pains. Jack and Rose forever. I love all of his newer movies. Revolutionary Road, Blood Diamond, Inception. I love all the movies in between. He has continued to be extremeeeeellllyyy attractive and always play the part in his movies fully. It's probably a crush because I feel like he is one of the best actors. I also have a crush on... Ryan Reynolds and Josh Duhamel. Ryan Reynolds is a newer crush - The Proposal, X-Men, Definitely Maybe, Just Friends, Van Wilder. Even Amityville Horror's remake. He is just so cute! And a good actor as well. Josh Duhamel became my crush on the tv show Las Vegas. Also Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. Basically, they all kind of look alike don't they? LOL.

This Weekend

Oh goodness, I don't even know where to start! I will not be explaining the above picture... for several reasons, not the least of which is that the other two involved might get angry. :p That's all. :) Let's just go over my past couple of days, perhaps. Yesterday was really quite boring as far as I can remember up until the point where Hannah and I got ready and went to my Mom's. We went for a few reasons, but they will become obvious shortly.

When we got there, Kate and Ava were there (and Mark was working in his office). I went to high school with Kate -- we suffered through Latin I together -- and she is now Ava's after-school sitter. :) Ava and Kate and Hannah and I did a puzzle, and then Will and Nic got home. Nic is my family's exchange student from Bolivia (originally, he's Italian and looks it. Cutie.) So THEN Nic and Will and all of us are hanging in the living room. Nic has this cool ability to fall asleep anywhere - I'm really quite envious.

Then Mom gets home, Mark and Ava leave to go get Zach from Football, and then eventually we all leave for Tokyo. I wish we had a huge family picture, except it wouldn't be a family picture without Seth. My Mom's words actually. :) That makes my heart smile in a way. :) We went to Tokyo because it is delicious, fairly-priced Japanese food. We LITERALLY took up an ENTIRE Hibachi table! Hilarious. And that is sans Seth! Wth! I'm also pretty sure my mother has adopted Hannah. :) Life is good. haha.

So then... last night was interesting. We all had a very very good time after Hannah, Seth and I were all home. It was gooooood. :p That is what that picture is from, so, you can infer, but we will never tell. haha.

TODAY, We got up and watched TV and lazed around, but then Seth left for work and Hannah and I went to the pool for some sun for almost 2 hours. It was really nice except for the noisy kids with the absolutely horrible parents that clearly have no idea what they are doing. But I will not get into that. Then Hannah and I got ready and went to Target to go and get Tabitha and Brian's Shower gift. :) They are having a Couple's Shower, which I find a really cute concept. One that I might steal one day if I ever have a reason to. *HINT HINT SETH HINT HINT* heheh.

Then we went and ate at Lazy Donkey - yummm. It was good. Apparently everyone in Carrollton had a birthday today and wanted to celebrate it at 9 pm though. Lol. Now we are back - Hannah went to bed after we "talked weddings." Both hypothetical and real. haha. Mostly "our hypothetical weddings" but also a lot of her cousin Christa's in which she is the MOH. :) It's a cute girly thing to do - especially after shopping for one and doing the whole pretty wrapping paper stuff. haha. :) Fun times.

Now Seth and I are sitting in the living room. I'm typing this while he eats ice cream and Shane keeps asking him if he's licking tequila out of the dog bowl. FYI: It is from Texts from Last Night. It's funny. Don't think Shane knows the site. Oh and the doggies are being pretty good - don't want to jinx it! Hopefully fun Bridal Shower tomorrow! Then we have to be back to watch "our shows." hahah.

Love y'all -- bye.
Hope it was enjoyable to see the concept from my last post - I really kind of liked it! I'll be doing more of those randomly.

Dear Past Me...

This is an idea that my bff Hannah gave to me.

Dear Past Me,

If I could tell "past me" something, I would say this. It is not that big of deal. Drama isn't worth it. Boys are dumb. And you are so much prettier than you think. Size 14 is not fat - it is sexy as hell, especially when you are 5'9. If boys are not interested, wait for a man. Continue to value education and have a good time, but don't mess up. Drive carefully and pay attention - other drivers are the problem. Be better friends - don't take people for granted and don't bother with fake people. Be you. "Be a best friend. Tell the truth. Overuse I love you." <-- Except I love you should only be used when the emotion is ACTUALLY present. I wish that I had kept my childhood fascination through middle and high school. I wish that I had not given a certain "friend" the time of day - and that I had been a better friend to another friend. I would tell myself to be wiser and less "narcissistic." The fact that I FELT fat I wish I could have changed. I was not. Size 12, 14 is not fat. ESPECIALLY when you are tall. I wish I had known that, to preserve some self-esteem. Bye past me. :) You're beautiful and smart and honest, caring and loyal and sexy in your own right. Love you!! Here is a favorite picture from high school of me and Ashley :)

CONTINUED - See next blog for details

Okay - so here are the pictures I was talking about! This first one is a group of picture hangings that the three of us finally found a use for. Here is the order (Left to Right) Hannah's, Amelia's, Seth's). It's funny because there are some themes - the top pic for all of us has water in the background - and NONE of them were taken in the same place. Hannah's was in Daytona, Mine was in Charleston, and Seth's was in Savannah - all this year. :) We had fun picking out our five pictures.

This green wall is the color in Seth and my bedroom - it looks fantastic. The picture does not even do it justice. It makes it feel more like a "home" to have paint on the walls. Yes, that is incense, and yes, Seth hates it, and yes, I love it. :) BUT the color is magnificent!!

This is a little "puppy montage" we did. The three-frame on the left is Lucy, Lucy and Chevy, and Chevy. Then the picture frame on the right has this in it:

To those who visit and like to complain about my pets:

1. They live here, you don't!

2. If you don't want their fur on your clothes, stay off my furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'-niture.

3. I like my furkids a lot better than I like most people.

4. To you, they are animals. To me, they are my children who are just short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.

♥ Love, Seth, Amelia, Lucy and Chevy. :)

THIS is our super-fantastic living room color! The blue is PERFECT for this room. It's not "matchy-matchy" but it really ties the rooms together! We all LOVE it and it makes me smile just to look at it. :D

WOW

Not entirely sure where I left off. I think I posted my reminiscing stuff and old blog. However, a lot has gone on since then! First of all - FINALS ARE OVER! I am just so glad that school is not happening for two weeks. It was beginning to REALLY grate on my nerves having to be there from 10 am until 5 pm EVERY day. That is just not cool at all, really. Grades came in on Friday I think - I got two B's and a C. I thought I would get at least one A, but oh well. Didn't see the C coming either. 79.2. WHAT a lovely man. :/

ANYWAYS, on a more happy note: We got a roommate!! :p Hannah moved in the other day and we have been having a fabulous time playing Sally Homemaker. We went out and painted and moved her stuff in and just really made it more homey here. :) We got these three paint colors approved at the apartment to do accent walls in a few rooms - and apparently my pictures are not uploading to blogger at all. That makes me very very unhappy. I'll just continue with what has happened. Hannah moved in to our "spare room," we got paint colors approved, we went to Lowe's and got paint, and painted and decorated, pretty much all in a two-day span, because we are superheroes. We finished over half of a to-do list in a day (A BIG to-do list) and now we are all bored with nothing to do! haha.

Seth is at work and Hannah and I are getting dressed up to go sell books back to the bookstore. That is basically it. And laundry is going right now, but really.. OH, we went to the pool yesterday. Got some "sun." Not a BURN though, thank goodness!

Basically another HUGE thing has happened in my family - our Bolivian exchange student Nic arrived on Saturday night/Sunday morning! My Mom thinks he is really sweet - but I have yet to meet him. The boys seem to like him a lot (Soccer!) and Ava thinks he is her new friend to play with. "I'm so glad we found you." <-- Literally what she said to him the second day we were here. She's so funny.

I guess I'll be uploading pictures later.... Stupid thing. Going out - Bye!