day six

describe the earliest thing you can remember

i can actually remember a lot of things from early childhood, but all of them bad of course (you know, that whole traumatizing thing). for instance, i remember the northridge earthquake and my mom taking me and my older brother and trying to keep us safe. and i also remember when i stuck a key in a socket (of course i don't remember much after that) but probably some of the earliest memories i have that are positive take place at my first house, when i was playing in my room and actually coloring on my walls with crayons and making pretty drawings. my mother was very angry of course. but it was so pretty!

day five

compose a thank you letter to someone who has changed your life

dear jonathan,

thank you for the first letter that you ever wrote to me, for having the courage and the instinct to want to know me and become my friend. 

thank you for how good you were to me and my friends the first time we met.

thank you for having no fear the first time you told me that you loved me.

thank you for asking me to marry you.

thank you for being the best friend i could have ever asked for.

thank you waiting for me at the end of the aisle on that day and promising to love me and cherish me forever.

thank you for always challenging me to be a better and more loving person.

thank you for making me think and search and find answers to questions in life.

thank you for making me laugh hysterically all the time.

thank you for always rubbing my back at night when we are falling asleep.

thank you for loving my cat and adopting her as your own.

thank you for loving my friends and for thinking they are as precious as i do.

thank you for loving my family.

thank you for supporting me.

thank you for always putting me first.

thank you for always helping me when i need the help.

thank you for taking care of me when i'm sick.

thank you for watching sex and the city with me and actually liking it!

thank you for always wanting what's best for me.

thank you for letting me go on little shopping trips every now and then even though i don't need any more clothes :)

thank you for always bringing the lord in to our conversations and our lives.

thank you for cooking delicious meals for me.

thank you for listening to my crazy work stories, even when they are gross or you have no idea what i'm talking about.

thank you for telling me i'm beautiful all the time.

thank you for killing spiders for me.

thank you for always listening to me and trying to understand my side of the story.

thank you for the hundreds of other things that i can't write right now because i don't want to make this blog entry incredibly long.

thank you for your love, for your life, for the joy and happiness you bring to me. 

thank you for being you.

i love you.

love,

your wife

day four

write about what you imagine paradise to be like

how about i use a picture instead? i don't really know what paradise will look like, nor do i really care. because i know it will be good. and perfect. and far more than i could ever write about or imagine in my own mind. 

day three

list the five songs you would have with you on a desert island and why

this was not an easy thing for me to write about. how can you choose only five songs to have with you for who knows how long? and part of me wanted to choose the songs that i would want right now, but what about all of the other favorite songs that i have loved for who knows how long? needless to say, i had a hard time choosing songs and if i could i would just have an ipod with me on this mysterious island so i couldn't choose just five of my favorite songs.

first: the thief by brooke fraser. i love brooke fraser. and i love this song. it's the song i walked down the aisle to at my wedding! and it perfectly describes part of the love story between jonathan and i.  i love it.

second: a lack of color by death cab for cutie. death cab is definitely one of my favorite bands and this song is at the top of the list of my favorites by the band. it's a love song (i'm a sucker for love songs) and so pretty and perfect. also reminds me of my love :)

third: amazing grace by anyone really, but especially by sufjan stevens. my favorite hymn of all time. such a reflection of christ's love for us. and of course, his amazing grace.

fourth: claire de lune by debussy. oh man. such a beautiful song. so peaceful and simple. i chose it for the times on my deserted island where i would just want to listen to background music while watching the sunset haha. lame.

fifth: lisztomania by phoenix. definitely a more current love of mine. but this song, especially compared to the other four, is fun and makes me want to dance. i'm all for dance parties on the beach.

day two

post something that inspires you

this is an incredible documentary about a man who was fearless and followed his dreams

amazing

day one

describe your guilty pleasure

oh man. am i really only allowed one? because i definitely have more than one. which maybe means that i have no sense of right and wrong. or that i'm baaaddd. or that some of them maybe aren't so guilty? i'm choosing to believe it's that last one :) 

some of my guilty pleasures include:

1] sleeping waaaayyyy too much. i mean, like eleven or twelve hours. until 3 pm. i have always been a person who loves to sleep and who is really good at it, and i can easily sleep 12 hours every day. except then i miss out on life. so, i do it a lot, but not too much hopefully haha. 

2] trashy tv shows. like the hills, the city, the real housewives of orange county and new jersey (love!), jersey shore, etc. i love it. it's my thing. let it go.

3] any and every type of candy. i am surprised i don't have diabetes already!

4] fashion blogs. i read so many of them it's ridiculous. but i love it! it's so fun to read about these random girls all over the country and see their cute outfits and how they express themselves through clothes.

i know i have many more vices and guilty pleasures, but those are probably my top ones for now.

and you know what? i'm totally ok with them all :)

blog challenge

so, some friends of jonathan's (who are now friends of mine yay!!) are doing this blog thing where they post blog entries about the topics below. and i thought i would do the same thing, which will hopefully make me a more diligent blogger (since i am so horrible at it!) and i also think it will be neat to learn something new about myself and think about things that i maybe never have before. here's to thirty days!

Day 1 - Describe your guilty pleasure.
Day 2 - Post something that inspires you.
Day 3 - List the five songs you would have with you on a desert island and why.
Day 4 - Write about what you imagine paradise to be like.
Day 5 - Compose a thank you letter to someone who has changed your life.
Day 6 - Describe the earliest thing you can remember.
Day 7 - Post the favorite cover of your favorite song.
Day 8 - Write about someone you think would make a good president.
Day 9 - Discuss five things you want to see change.
Day 10 - Elaborate on a dream you had this past week, described in detail.
Day 11 - Post your favorite picture ever taken of yourself.
Day 12 - Write about your favorite musical artist’s life story.
Day 13 - Describe the memory that never fails to make you laugh.
Day 14 - Post a video or link to the best mash-up you’ve ever heard.
Day 15 - Share a moment, phrase, or song that has changed your life the most.
Day 16 - Write about something that you want to do within the next five years.
Day 17 - Construct a post about what you would like to be remembered for.
Day 18 - Post a picture that evokes emotion.
Day 19 - Transcribe a passage from a book that has touched you.
Day 20 - Write about a band that you immediately liked and the song that made you like them.
Day 21 - Discuss your favorite medium of art.
Day 22 - Write about someone you would give your life up for without question.
Day 23 - Share the most awkward first impression you feel you’ve ever given.
Day 24 - Describe something you did as a child that other people remember you for.
Day 25 - Elaborate on the following: Something you would do if no one stopped you or if you knew you wouldn’t fail.
Day 26 - Define love, in your own words.
Day 27 - Define the meaning of life, in your own words.
Day 28 - Describe a moment you remember being completely happy and a description of why you believe you were feeling that way.
Day 29 - Write about what it is that you live for.
Day 30 - Close out this project by listing the ways you believe you have grown over the last thirty days.