mm. fun.

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these 17 questions. Pass it on to 17 people and include me!

Pick a band/artist: the starting line

1. Are you a male or female: "saddest girl story"

2. Describe yourself: "classic jazz"


3. How do you feel about yourself: "this ride"


4. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: "break up day"


5. Describe your current boy/girl situation: "selective"


6. Describe your current location: "bedroom talk"


7. Describe where you want to be: "island"


8. Your best friend: "thanks you're the best"


9. Your favorite color is: "surprise, surprise"


10. You know that: "somebody's gonna miss us"


11. What's the weather like: "left coast envy"


12. If your life was a television show what would it be called: "lasting impressions"


13. What is life to you: "nothing's gonna stop us now"


14. What are you wearing: "make yourself at home"


15.What would you order for your last meal: "birds"


16. What is the best advice you have to give: "need to love"


17. If you could change your name what would it be: "hello houston"

small things, large things, sad things, happy things.

this past week has been so insane.

birthday celebrations kicked off on tuesday night. everyone headed to pamela and mia's, to start the countdown. karina and cheryl surprised me by making a cake complete with a "happy birthday" sing-a-long at midnight. on wednesday (my actual birthday) i wanted to keep it low key so i ran around with my sister all day. we shopped a little, grabbed ice cream, and got manicures. i had to work later in the evening, but afterwords we got together for a family dinner. my mom cooked out, and made my favorite meal. :) it was SO GOOD. on thursday celebrations continued. i invited everyone to georgetown for dinner and drinks at j.pauls. it was so beautiful the entire day, until it was time for us to leave and of course it monsooooned. we headed to the metro and trekked two blocks in the rain to the restaurant. despite some small glitches, everything went pretty smoothly. we got a private room, the food and drinks were amazing! mostly, the company is what made my birthday so wonderful. i'm so happy i got to spend it with all the people i love most. :)

FRIDAY! molly and i headed into baltimore to see person L play at sonar. we forgot to mapquest directions to the club, so molly attempted to google directions via her phone. of course, the directions were completely wrong, and we ended up a little lost. luckily we found our way and made it to sonar JUST in time to see person L , we missed the first song. they were incredible. kenny has so much energy, and such a strong stage presence, you can't help but dance and sing along. what a good night, and great adventure. (THANK YOU MOLLY!!!)

sad things - i'm going to have to postpone my trip to california until september (hopefully). for the past couple of months i've been working at the swimming pool, interpreting for a deaf swimming instructor. this particular job was mon-thurs, every week this summer. jobs like that are so key, because they're a constant job, and a bulk of my paycheck. the classes were supposed to run through the second week of august. kevin (the instructor) informed me he was taking off for the last session... so i'm losing all that money. it just isn't the right time for me to fly out, so hopefully i can find some time to head out this fall. :( i'm pretty bummed, but it will all work out.

it's been a great week.

so much love.

urban dictionary

i'm waiting for my load of laundry to be done, so i can put in another.. 

obviously, i have nothing else better to do then to urban dictionary my name.. puahaha (i saw someone else do it, and came up with a funny definition)

so here we go:

Jacqueline 

According to studies (to put it plainly and so you guys can understand)...

A curvy girl who is extremely hott. 

Doesn't go out with men often because of self-confidence and pride, and the knowing that no guy is good enough for her. Not like most girls who have had 5 boyfriends in a three month period. 

Good fashion sense and a pretty unique face is usually a quality of a girl with this name, most girls of this origin could be models. 

Very Seductive, they usually look mean from first glance but they love to have fun and laugh. 

If you ever come in contact or know a Jacqueline then your lucky, even though no matter how hard you try, you will NEVER get one in your bed. Extremely rare. 

They're a good species to chase, and love the game. They know the mind of men, so be prepared to have A woman know all your secrets, which makes it even harder to pin down. 

They're very independent and although it may look like they dont get attention from guys, it's because they put off an ora that basically sends a signal to guys that she's not about to played and isn't easy, that's usually when guys back off. 

They don't like gossiping preppy girls, although they will probably be assocciated with that group, they will most likely turn the tables. 

Not like most girls, Jacqueline's usually like sports, and guy things, but they also have a very feminine side when they want to. 

The very rare ones are accustomed to fame and famous people. 

They're exquisite and very hard to find and, if you know one start chasing. Once they realize you are, your in for a good time.

I wish I could marry a Jacqueline, I'd be the envy of all guys

not too shabby.

because, this is what makes me smile:

everybody knows that nobody really knows.

july is coming to an end, and summer is starting to wind down. :( this summer feels like it was just a blink.

last night i saw john legend and inda.arie at merriweather. hands down, my favorite show so far this year. john legend is an absolute genius. his voice is magical and beautiful, and i had a big silly smile on my face the entire show. india.arie is a beautiful soul, and inspirational. the whole show just radiated good vibes. the crowd was insane, and so diverse. it was good to see such a wide collection of people enjoying the music. shows like this remind me that music is so powerful. :) he played every one of my favorite songs, and saved 'stay with you' for the encore. SO ON POINT. definitely one of the highlights of this summer. i'm looking forward to person L this friday! so many good things happening this week.

twenty three is right around the corner. i decided for my birthday i wanted to gather a group of friends and head to georgetown for dinner and drinks. :) i want to spend my birthday with all the right people, and have a really relaxing laid back time.

today was beautiful, and i spent the entire day poolside at mindy's. :) tomorrow, it looks like it's going to be poolside round deux. :)

keep enjoying summer.

music

right now. 

stay with you - john legend

pachuca sunrise (acoustic) - minus the bear

fu- gee-la - the fugees

pretty wings - maxwell

ordinary girl - rebelution

four kicks - kings of leon

flake - jack johnson

fallin' for you - colbie caillat

hey stephen - taylor swift

better love - steel train

hey hey what can i do - led zeppelin 

there's hope - india arie 

fly one time - ben harper and the relentless 7 

kick, push - lupe fiasco

waking up in vegas - katy perry

on and on - erykah badu

what you want - the starting line

each day gets better - john legend

july 17th.

SERIOUSLY, i cannot wait.

absolutely.

"i learned that things don't always turn out the way you planned, or the way you think they should. and i've learned that there are things that go wrong and that don't always get fixed or get put back together the way they were before. i've learned that some broken things stay broken, and i've learned that you can get through bad times and keep looking for better ones, as long as you have people who love you." 

life is SO awkward sometimes i can't even stand it. 

"electric feel" - katy perry (cover)

i can't believe it's july already. this summer has literally been FLYING. i wish it would slow down, one blink and it'll be september already. (wow, i'm such a kill joy) 

the 4th was a HUGE success! i'm really proud that we were able to put together a legit bbq, and my dad looked so happy, which of course was most important. we bought him a small individual cake, and put a huge "60" candle on top, i wish everyone could've seen his face. he was so surprised, and i swear the smile didn't leave his face the entire night! 

the past week has been a blur, but i feel like i haven't actually done anything? my birthday is creeping up slowly, and i want to figure out something to do. i'm not a big fan of doing anything excessive, but i'm thinking of either going to the beach, or going out to dinner? 

virgin fest is free this year! i'm not really OVERLY excited for the line up, but a free show is a free show, i'm glad i was able to get tickets. apparently they sold out pretty quickly. 

the second week of august, i'm heading out to california! :) rachel found an amazing deal on a round trip ticket, so i have no reason not to go. i think i'm going to split the ticket with my parents as my birthday present. :D :D i'm going to try and not to over spend on anything until then.. minus john legend and person L tickets.   so many good shows to look forward to this month. 

tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful, so i'm planning on laying on my deck the entire day. this is the life.

happy 4th of july!

happy 4th of july! 

my daddy turned 60 today! :) the girls and i all got together and put together a FEAST! we cooked out, and my dad was so excited. he's the sweetest, and i'm so lucky. :) xoxo. 

heading out to see fireworks. :) 

july 24th. YES!