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Stole this from a celebrity's blog!! 

1. Favorite TV show? 
 Don't watch too much tv, but probably Criminal Minds
2. Song I can't stop listening to is... 
 "Lighters" by Bad Meets Evil ft Bruno Mars
3. Red or nude lips?
I can't pull off the red lip, wish I could tho!
4. Facebook or Twitter? 
I have more friends of Facebook, but I mostly go on to "like" other people's posts. 
5. Gold or silver? 
most definitely silver
6. Favorite fashion designer? (or clothing line) 
don't really have one, but favorite shoe brand is Naughty Monkey
7. Any recent travels? 
going on a cruise next week!!  Does that count?
8. Makeup you can't live without? 
eyeliner...I don't care how much other make-up is on my face, I feel naked without it
9. Favorite childhood TV show? 
Home Improvement, JTT was one of my first loves!!!
10. Straight, curly or wavy hair? 
I wish my hair would curl, I love curly hair, but very happy with my manageable straight hair
11. What were you doing a year ago from now? 
a year ago I was busy busy busy with plans for Jen's wedding!
12. If you could live in any era, what would it be? 
I would love to visit the WWII era, but I'm happy living in this one. Can we hurry up with the time travel already? =)
13. Where are you from? 
good ol' Southern California....couldn't imagine living anywhere else 
14. Favorite food? 
everything!!  Haha, Mexican and Italian would be my faves tho
15. Makeup or fashion? 
definitely make-up. I love shoes but other than that my fashion sense is a bit odd, I have my own unique style
16. Movie you saw most recently? 
just finished Skyline today, (I watch Netflix movies on my iPhone during my cardio so it takes a few days to get through an entire movie.) Very weird ending, but great visuals.  Decent entertainment value.  
17. Nickname? 
Nik, Ash, Choo Choo (on account of my sneezing)
18. I'm secretly terrified of... 
Don't think I'm secretly terrified of anything....all my fears are common knowledge amongst my friends, lol.  But basically heights, sudden loud noises (like thunder), spiders, and scary movies that I believe could actually happen
19. Heels or flats? 
heels, the higher the better.  Unfortunately I stand at work for a good 8 hours daily, so I can't wear heels to work, but I own only 3 pairs of flats and I use them like normal people use flip flops (I hate flip flops)






Only 3 more work days left til the weekend (and when my vacation officially starts!!) so I hope you all are having a wonderful week!




random pic of the week....

Its Shark Week!

So I'm watching Red Riding Hood with Amanda Seyfried and this movie is weird!!  Haha, any of you seen it?  Crazy.


Anyhoo, its been a few weeks and mostly I've just been busy with, what else, school and work.  Story of my life these days.  I did go to the midnight showing of Harry Potter.....man oh man...I'm gonna miss those.  A few costumes.  I really want a wand.  But mostly just nice hanging out with friends.  I went with Jennie, her husband Jon, my cousin Celine, and Cory.  Celine is more of a Twilight friend (yuck!) but she enjoys the movies and put up with the nerdiness well, haha.  I only cried twice and I think the second one, which was right when the credits rolled, was the realization that it was over!!  I got into the Harry Potter life later than most, so its only been about 7 or 8 years at the most, but still!!  Its over!  The movie was absolutely amazing.  NOTHING like the book, but amazing nonetheless.  I think it was a bad idea to read the book the day the movie came out since I spent the first hour thinking, "That's different, they changed that, that didn't happen in the book," etc, so I was probably more distracted than I should have been.  Anyways, everyone should watch it and enjoy something that our kids will totally make fun of us for in 20 years.  =)

Last October, I was making my weekly stroll through Borders when i came across this book called "Creepy Cute Crochet." Now I'm a sucker for art and crafts, especially those random kits they sell at Barnes & Noble for origami and stuff.  They are pretty unique and make great presents, especially since they're not too expensive.  So I came across this book and figured I could make them easily enough, so I used my 30% off coupon and bought it.  Did I mention I don't crochet?  So I get home with this book and no supplies and think, "Crap."  Luckily, my mom is absolutely genius with crocheting so she gave me what I needed (including an intense tutorial session...did I also mention I'm impatient?) and sent me on my way.  I finished one basic body and one basic head (not even for the same creature) and then Halloween came and went and that was it!  So this year, determined to finish what I start, I pulled out the book early July with the goal of finishing at least one project before October. 

Now, don't laugh, I really did try my hardest!!  He doesn't look exactly like the picture but for a first try, and an intermediate project, I'm happy with the results.  He just needs eyes and his wings (which are different sizes =/) attached.  The next one will be a cute skeleton couple and then maybe a devil.  So hopefully those will turn out a little better. 

Since it's now August, I'll leave you with this month's calendar picture.  This is my Berny.  She's my love. <3