Etsy! Etsy! Etsy!

Well, I have a hard time remembering to post here. I mostly post on my Tumblr but I always mean to come back over here.

Recently I started my own little Etsy store! I thought I'd post a link here. Perhaps you'll have a look & maybe buy something? :) I do custom orders, too. Must make some money for books & concerts, you know! If you'd like to pass it on I'd be extremely thankful!!

MASH: Modern Style

		I will marry Mr. Darcy.
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in Bath in our fabulous Mansion.
		We will have 0 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a Navy Blue Porsche.
		I will spend my days as a Lawyer, and live happily ever after.

Last Post of 2009~A Year Of Dreams

I really didn't know what to expect from 2009. And now, at the very end of 2009, I can see that there is no way I could have expected what this year brought me.

2009 was a year of great sadness and great joy.

My uncle died on Easter. My mum's oldest friend died in November. But, even in the depths of sorrow, God is with me and there is always His Light shining. And it was shining.

The great joys came throughout the year and carried me through. For me, 2009 will always be remembered as the Year of Dreams.

In this year of Dreams, which sounds cheese-y but is the truth, I became friends with some of the loveliest people ever and helped promote the fledgling careers of 3 very talented and lovely English singer/songwriters, Bobby Long, Marcus Foster, and Sam Bradley. This new vocation gave me such a wonderful purpose. I traveled to Texas to meet my new friends, the boys, and see some fabulous live music. I also traveled several times to Portland, Seattle, and even Vancouver, BC, to help promote and to see shows, to see friends & family. It was amazing. I have never really traveled by myself, nor taken on such responsibilities. I have grown up a lot this year, which is a very good thing. I have learned life lessons and made an impact and have found something that I adore doing.

I have also had fabulous times with dearest old friends, including my Twinnie!, playing 10 Words, watching dazzling movies, and much more.

I could go on and on, but I have spent more than enough time on the computer this year. My song of the year is Bobby's "Being A Mockingbird." Go listen.

"I don't know where I am headed to, but at least I know where I've been . . ."

• Bobby Long, "A Passing Tale"
  

Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.

---William Shakespeare, the Tempest,
Act IV, Scene i, Lines 148-157

4 More Days until BOBBY LONG!!!

Ok, so I just got back from the most amazing trip to Dallas & Austin to see Bobby Long, Marcus Foster, Sam Bradley, and my Land of Dreamer Friends. I don't have time to write anything about it, though, because I'm leaving Saturday to go to Portland & Seattle to see Bobby again.

I'm the Washington, Oregon, & Idaho Regional Leader for the LoD ST and Bobby Long's Seattle show is only 4 days away!

We still want to sell as many tickets as possible! So please tell everyone you know who lives in Seattle and the surrounding areas. Here is the info, as approved by Phil Taylor, Bobby's manager. Please respost it on your blogs, your Facebooks, etc. Thank you!

Singer - Songwriter Bobby Long Comes to Seattle for one night only!

UK Singer/Songwriter Bobby Long will be embarking on his first major U.S. tour on July 26 in N.Y.C. Bobby first came to national attention for co-writing "Let Me Sign" for the film "Twilight". Although Bobby Long became known due to the movie's success, his music speaks for itself and is winning new fans all over the world. Bobby has recently topped the ITUNES Charts with his 1st single "Left to Lie" which charted at number 8. Bobby Long played a three city sold out tour of taste maker shows in April this year, during which he recorded his new single "Being A Mockingbird" at Arlene's Grocery NYC.

Check out www.myspace.com/musicbobbylong

The Seattle show is expected to sell out, so buy now or get there very early!

Bobby Long will be playing Seattle on Monday August 10,
at the El Corazon
109 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle Wa, 98109
8:00p.m.
$15 advance tickets www.ticketswest.com

Pre-sale tickets www.elcorazonseattle.com
All Ages/Bar with ID

Bobby has 3 singles on iTunes right now: "Left to Lie," "Being A Mockingbird-Live from Arlene's NYC," and "The Bounty of Mary Jane." Go buy, buy for your friends, & tell everyone!

TexFest09!

Right now I'm leaving on a jet plane, bound for Dallas, Texas, for what we at the Land of Dreamers are calling TexFest09! We're a group of fans who help promote & support English singer/songwriter boys Bobby Long, Marcus Foster, and Sam Bradley. They are amazing and we have an amazing time telling people about them.

All 3 are in Dallas for TwiCon, since they co-wrote songs that appeared on the Twilight Soundtrack, sung by their pal, and have some shows at other venues there and in Austin, so we decided it would be absolutely fabulous to all convene and meet & greet!

I can't believe I get to go! My lovely cousin gave me her frequent flyer miles and is letting me stay at her house in Austin! Such a miracle. I'm so grateful to her and to God. This is a dream trip.

I will be at Marcus' & Bobby's shows at Poor David's Pub tonight. Then, Saturday night is the coolest thing ever: Bobby, Marcus, & Sam all at Poor David's Pub. Sunday, we drive to Austin, where we will see Bobby & Marcus play again at Room 710 (Incidentally, their shows are the last shows at Room 710, which is closing.) Monday night, Sam plays at Stubbs BBQ. Tuesday afternoon, I fly home . . . exhausted, I am sure, and happy as ever!

I will be sure to post pictures & videos when I get home & get some sleep. This is going to be such a trip!

I'm actually very excited & quite nervous at this point. I haven't flown in about 7 years and this is my first big trip by myself (yes, at age 28). But, I cannot wait to meet all my fabulous LoD girls & Marcus, Bobby, & Sam. They are such sweethearts & truly gifted.

Please come visit us at the Land of Dreamers, visit the Boys at their MySpaces, and listen to some exquisite music! I'm very proud to be a Land of Dreamers member & support these Boys.

I am FREAKING excited!

Earlier Amanda Bell of the Twilight Examiner posted a message from Bobby Long's manager Phil Taylor which included dates for Bobby's October-December US Tour! There aren't many venues listed yet, but the cities are there. INCLUDING SEATTLE, Portland, & Vancouver!!!!

Go check them out HERE!!!

One Month Until Bobby Long's Seattle Show!

Those of you who know me know I am a huge fan of English singer/songwriter/musician Bobby Long. You might also know Bobby's coming on tour this summer and his Seattle show is only one month from today!!!

I am the Street Team leader for the Washington & Idaho Land of Dreamers, so this show is a big deal to me & I want to do all I can to help Bobby sell it out!

So, I'm posting the show info! Please come! Tell your friends! And repost if you want to!

Singer - Songwriter Bobby Long Comes to Seattle for one night only!

UK Singer/Songwriter Bobby Long will be embarking on his first major U.S. tour on July 26 in N.Y.C. Bobby first came to national attention for co-writing "Let Me Sign" for the film "Twilight". Although Bobby Long became known due to the movie's success, his music speaks for itself and is winning new fans all over the world. Bobby has recently topped the ITUNES Charts with his 1st single "Left to Lie" which charted at number 8. Bobby Long played a three city sold out tour of taste maker shows in April this year, during which he recorded his new single "Being A Mockingbird" at Arlene's Grocery NYC.

Check out www.myspace.com/musicbobbylong

The Seattle show is expected to sell out, so buy now or get there very early!

Bobby Long will be playing Seattle on Monday August 10,
at the El Corazon
109 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle Wa, 98109
8:00p.m.
$15 advance tickets

Pre-sale tickets www.elcorazonseattle.com
All Ages/Bar with ID

Bobby has 3 singles on iTunes right now: "Left to Lie," "Being A Mockingbird-Live from Arlene's NYC," and "The Bounty of Mary Jane." Go buy, buy for your friends, & tell everyone!

One Year of Twilight

It has been a year tonight since I began reading Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1). I bought the first book in the series a couple of weeks before, after joining Facebook and seeing tons of Twilight flair. So, I decided to see what the fuss was about and looked up the books. The story intrigued me. Thinking back, I had seen students reading the books the last couple of years, but had never been interested.

After I bought Twilight, I didn't read it for a couple of weeks. I'm not sure why, other than that sometimes I like to keep exciting/interesting books around to prolong the gratification. I decided, for some reason, that I was going to start reading it the night of Saturday, 14 June.

Of course, I woke up that morning with a bad headache that lingered all day. But, I was determined to begin it, so I did . . . and ended up reading until 3am, when I reluctantly made myself put the book down. I know exactly where I stopped.

I decided only to read the books at night, in order to drag out my joy. I was quite good about it Sunday. It was Father's Day and we went to see Prince Caspian at the movie theater. And I saw my first Twilight poster. Yay!!

That night I kept reading and again read until at least 3am. It was so hard to stop (sort of like how hard it is for Edward to resist Bella's blood).

Monday I was doing a ton of cleaning in my bedroom. My entire bed was covered, as was most of the floor. I worked, but my mind kept wandering to the book . . . which was sitting right there. And who was to say I couldn't sneak a chapter or two . . . except me.

So, I cleared a tiny spot on the floor next to my bed, squeezed down, and sped through a couple of chapters. Then put it down and got back to work.

I finished it that night. My first post about it is here.

And this is what I wrote after I read Twilight for the first time.

One song that makes an appearance is "Clair de Lune" by DeBussy. I had just been in a little "Atonement" phase and that song is on the soundtrack. After I read that part in the book I started playing it over and over and over and it became my Twilight song. It fits so perfectly. Now every time I hear it I feel all thos emotions again.

Tuesday I went to the story and bought the next two books, New Moon and Eclipse. I wasn't going to do any reading except at night, so I had to wait until I got home Tuesday evening to start New Moon. I ended up staying up really late that night and then threw my "only before bed" rule out the window. I read it as much as I could and finished it Wednesday night.

I began Eclipse and did the same and finished it at 4am the morning of 20 June, which just so happens to be Edward Cullen's birthday (haha). I was enthralled.

And one of my best friends began reading the books after she saw I was, so we were enthralled together.

This past year has been a Twilight year. The fourth book, Breaking Dawn, came out on 2 August 2008 and we had a Breaking Dawn Weekend.

Then in November the Twilight movie came out. Amazing. Another Twilight Weekend. And now New Moon has been filmed. It seems like years, but it has only been one.

I love it. So I'm going to read it again (again again) tonight. :)

What else would I be?

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Dedicated Reader   You are always trying to find the time to get back to your book. You are convinced that the world would be a much better place if only everyone read more.
Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
Literate Good Citizen
Book Snob
Non-Reader
Fad Reader
What Kind of Reader Are You? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

My Favorite Drink

You Are Tea

You are mellow and reflective. You don't allow yourself to feel in a rush and frenzied. You're likely to appreciated the ideas or connections that come up over a warm cup of tea. While you do enjoy the energy of a caffeine boost, you love that it allows you to take a break. You're not in a rush to do anything. You're content with your life, and in no rush to change it.

Are You Coffee or Tea?

Lucky Me-Pt. 2

Lol

Lucky Me

Which Twilight Character Are You?

Created by BuddyTV

I'd love to be Bella!

OME*!

Wow, that was fabulous! I just got home from my date with Edward Cullen (aka seeing Twilight) and just don't want to go to sleep! I loved it! Fortunately for me, I am seeing it again tomorrow!

Did you see it? What did you think?

I'll write more tomorrow!

(*OME=Oh My Edward!)

Leaving for My Date With Edward Soon!

:D I'm leaving shortly to go wait in line to get into TWILIGHT!!!! I am so excited and can hardly wait. In honor of the movie, I'm wearing my new Twilight cast t-shirt. I might post after I get back, but that probably will be close to 3am.

Happy viewing!

The Office: Season 4 Out Today! Yay!

One of my favorite tv shows is The Office and I'm very excited today because Season Four comes out today. This season was interupted with that stupid and wasteful writer's strike, so hopefully they have added a lot of great extras to make up for it (because the price certainly isn't lower even though there are fewer episodes!).

More official info on the dvd here.

Office Tally has a great dvd buying guide, detailing the different special gifts one can get with the dvd at various stores. I don't know where I'm going to buy my copy yet, but I'm going today!

One Year Ago . . .

. . . today we were at the Josh Groban concert, at Key Arena, in Seattle. I can't believe it has already been a year! I wish I could go again because it was such an incredible experience.
I didn't have much time to blog then, but here are the links to my posts:

• To the Josh Groban Concert We Go!

• Josh Countdown: Minus Four Hours!

• We saw JOSH!!!

This is the photo I took of Josh as he went past us, down the center aisle, while singing "In Her Eyes." My hands were shaking so the picture is a bit blurry. My friend Lady Lori actually shook his hand! Lucky girl!


It was such an experience! Fortunately, I can sort of relive it with the Awake Live CD/DVD. I just wish we could live it all over again!

Here are the words to this beautiful song:

Awake
Written by Josh Groban, Eric Mouquet, & Tawgs Salter

A beautiful and blinding morning
The world outside begins to breathe
See clouds arriving without warning
I need you here to shelter me
And I know that only time will tell us how
To carry on without each other
So keep me awake to memorize you
Give me more time to feel this way
We can't stay like this forever
But I can have you next to me today

If I could make these moments endless
If I could stop the winds of change
If we just keep our eyes wide open
Then everything would stay the same
And I know that only time will tell us how
To carry on without each other
So keep me awake for every moment
Give us more time to be this way
We can't stay like this forever
But I can have you next to me today
We'll let tomorrow wait, you're here, right now with me
All my fears just fall away when you are all I see
We can't stay like this forever
But I have you here today
And I will remember
Oh I will remember
Remember all the love we shared today

Breaking Dawn Tonight!

I'm very excited today. The fourth and final book in my new favorite series, the Twilight Saga, by Stephenie Meyer, comes out tonight at Midnight. Breaking Dawn is going to be amazing! I'm having a little Breaking Dawn party with friends and my sister before we head to Barnes & Noble for the Breaking Dawn party there. We'll get our books sometime after midnight and head out to the lake to read until we finish the novel or fall asleep where we sit! It is going to be marvelous!


If you haven't read any of these books yet, it isn't too late. They are amazing! Here are the first three books in the series:

Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)

These books are about a girl named Bella who moves up to rainy Forks, Washington, to live with her father. There she meets a mysterious boy named Edward. He turns out to be a Vampire, but he and his family only feed on animals. They fall in love, but the scent of her blood is very tempting to him, which complicates their romance. These books are so fantastic I could just rave and rave about them!

Enjoy!

P.S. Tonight is the New Moon AND, a special Eclipse (article here).

Twilight Quizzes!

I'm in a bit of a Twilight mode right now, so here are my results from some Twilight quizzes!




What's your Cullen car?





What member of the Cullen family are you?





Vampire, werewolf or human?

Congratulations, My Darlings!

Congratulations to the Gonzaga Prep Class of 2008!

You are my darlings! The first class I spent 4 wonderful years with. I am thankful for all the blessings and memories you brought into my life. I will miss you every day! I love you!
T.B.I.Y.T.C.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Philippians 1:3-11
3 I give thanks to my God at every remembrance of you, 4 praying always with joy in my every prayer for all of you, 5 because of your partnership for the gospel from the first day until now. 6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 It is right that I should think this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, you who are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, 10 to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.

A.M.D.G.

Happy Birthday To Me!

It's my birthday! I'm 27 years old today and I have had a lovely day! This past weekend I unexpectedly got to go chaperone/work another fabulous Search retreat (like I did last year, actually on my birthday---that was the best one ever!) and it was such a blessing. Today I ended up working and they announced my birthday over the PA system (I didn't even hear it). Kids were constantly saying Happy Birthday and giving me hugs. It was so wonderful, almost like last year. I have had so many Happy Birthday e-mails and lots of cards from FOJG people on the birthday list!

I feel so blessed and loved today! Thank God for all the lovely people who took even a minute to say Happy Birthday. I can't believe I am already 27!


It is important to love oneself, so Happy Birthday to me! :)

Thank you to everyone who has said Happy Birthday, given me a hug, thought of me, prayed for me, sent me a card or e-card or e-mail or present! God bless you all!