O is for Oh No

Oh no. It seems as though I have forgotten about this little guy. I have so much to share, but so little time. I have lots of ideas though, I will share tomorrow. (Happy almost February, by the way!!)

R is for Remember When?...

Remember when I read "Bossypants" by Tina Fey and I thought I was going to write my own book? Yeah, maybe I only Tweeted that (Hoping my 127 faithful followers would laugh about it and then secretly hope that I was actually famous and not just pretend famous and ask me about my book.) but irregardless, it was a thought in my head. Now I'm reading "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)" by Mindy Kaling and I'm having book thoughts again. While I was driving home last night, here is how I broke it down:

• I could totally write a book. I could compile Tweets or heck, just print out posts of my blog and take them to a publisher. I think that's how it works. I should Google that.
• I could totally write a book. Eventually people will want to know about my tough life as an awkward middle schooler who shopped at Limited Too, had kind of stupid friends (Up until 8th grade, of course. Hi Ali.), ate lunch with her retainer in (See? That is just a preview of the fun facts you'll learn!), cried at school and prayed at night that she would be famous once she got contacts, got her braces removed and lost weight. Yes, I prayed for all those things religiously. So far, they've all come true except for the fame thing. I'm still working on it. Honest.
• I could totally write a book. I would insert this post right here about how I was "unsure about the possibilities of opening myself up to the world like that" but then I figured "Why not?"
• I could totally write a book. While I have repressed a lot of my early childhood memories, I have a lot of pictures which would definitely bring back some memories. And some bad hair cuts.
• I could totally write a book. Right?

Maybe this will be a 2012 resolution...

2011 is for 2011 in a Nutshell

Now, mind you, 2011 is officially over and I am coping with that, but let's talk about my kickass year. I mean, honestly. I think this was one of my favorite years so far. I pray that 2012 has all of this (And more) in store for me. Oh the possibilities...(These are not in order and for that I apologize. I'm only so talented when it comes to my iPhone and my picture Apps).
1. Meggy & I at the Katy Perry concert. This may or may not be my favorite picture of the two of us./2. Dave, Mother & I at my Alpha Beta Gamma dinner. Yeah, I'm kind of a big deal at school./3. Lauren & I at her high school graduation. How did that happen already? Madness./4. Grandma Bette & her cat. I love this picture. And I love that I was able to spend time with her a few months ago.
5. Sarah, Tali & I at the Leighton concert. Meep!/6. Ali & I at the midnight premiere of the last "Harry Potter" movie. Ever./7. Courtney, Lauren & I at the Santa Monica Pier./8. Megan & I at the USC football game pretending to be cheerleaders.
9. BRADLEY COOPER. He's still alive, just in case you were wondering./10. My internship. Maybe I stole this off someone's Instagram, but I love it nonetheless. I love it almost as much as I love the word 'nonetheless.'/11. Megan & I at the Ke$ha concert. Oh, the adventures. I literally ran into Perez Hilton that night, so that was cool./12. Christmas at The Grove! Aka. My new favorite hangout.
13. Leighton Meester & I just hanging out. Best. Day. Ever./14. The entire family (Minus Dave) at Megan's high school graduation./15. Lauren & I at "Beauty & the Beast."/16. Sarah, Jeremiah Brent & I at the finale screening of "The Rachel Zoe Project."

See? I told you. Best year thusfar.

P is for Picture

Center of Attention by Leonard McCombe, 1956

I am weirdly obsessed with this picture. It is so simple, but I love the story it tells. It's perfection.

(Via Life)

N is for New Year's Resolutions

Alright. It's officially December which means January is coming. And January is the time for New Year's Resolutions. Before I attempt to make a list of resolutions for 2012, let's take a look at my 2011 resolutions and see which ones I achieved. Shall we?
1. Go out more. And I don't mean go out and party, I just want to spend more time with my friends. In 2010, I got extremely comfortable with being alone, which is now something I admire about myself, but now that I am confident in that sense, I want to see my friends more.
This kind of happened. I went out more, by myself. I'll work on that.
2. Continue going to the gym at least 3 times a week. I know this is a cliche resolution, but in 2010 I actually went to the gym quite often. It was impressive.
This happened at first, but then I decided to get really busy. But I managed to lose weight by drinking a ton of water, eating a lot of fruit and vegetables and considering coffee as a main food group.
3. Keep my 4.0 in school. I mean, please, I will, but I just thought I'd throw it on my list.
I went down .2 but I WILL bring it back up by May. I WILL.
4. Meet more people. If I meet more people (see resolution #1), maybe some of those people will ask me on dates. And it never hurts to have more friends. But I love my current friends, so I choose date, please. *cough* TTLB *cough*
Oh, TTLB. He is missed. I didn't meet too many new people, but I did realize I have some pretty freaking great friends as it is.
5. Find a job I love. Tomorrow (or sometime this week) I am going to head on over to South Coast Plaza in search for a job I will love. (Bloomingdale's, Henri Bendel, etc.)
I didn't find a job I seriously love, but I was offered a dream job. And I got a new job. So that counts for at least something.
6. Find an internship. This I will save for the summer, but I want an internship real dang bad.
I found one and I fell in love with it. Oh, did I fall in love.
7. Save money. I mean, I'll try at least.
Yeah, that didn't happen.
8. Get published. I honestly don't care what gets published. Hell, I'd be okay with someone publishing this, but I would prefer an actual fashion piece. Whether it be in print or online, I can't tell you how excited I would be.
THIS HAPPENED TWICE.
9. Meet Leighton Meester. No judgments! I WILL meet her someday.
THIS ALSO HAPPENED. I cannot believe this happened. I still think it was all just a dream and that I just Photoshopped that picture, but it happened my friends. It #$(%!?*& happened.
10. Travel. Not necessarily out of the country, but I want to go to San Francisco, San Diego, Palm Springs, Washington, New York and so on.
I went to LA a lot. I practically live there. So I don't think that counts.
11. Remain happy. I realized that 2010 was actually pretty dang great, so I hope it stays that way.
This definitely happened. I had a really good year. I'm proud of myself. And the most ridiculous resolution (Meet Leighton Meester.) happened, so that's something to applaud myself for. God has been really, really good to me and I thank Him continually for that. Bring it on, 2012. I'm ready.

P is for Picture

Hopefully this provides some inspiration for your day.

(Via Tumblr)

U is for Update

I don't want you guys to think I died or something. I've been quite busy in the past couple months. Also, these may or may not be out of order and that may or may not be awful. So, ignore that. Or whatever. 1. I've been spending a lot of time with my precious cousin, Megan. We found a DELICIOUS place in Fullerton called Pieology. It's like Chipotle, but for pizza. You can make your own pizza and we have created a pizza, called the Merin pizza, naturally, and I'm not even kidding, it's the most delicious thing in the world. I want some right now. 2. My daily routine for my internship days always begins with a trip to a Starbucks Drive-Thru. 3. During my internship I get to visit fun places to pick up lunch. Fun places like Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits & Cheese. 4. Steve Jobs died :( and he has memorials placed up all around LA. It's kind of wonderful. 5. I have a new job. The hangers are DEATH and I have permanent marks and bruises on my left hand. 6. Starbucks decided to spell Erin like this... I'm pretty positive that's not a real name.1. & 2. I had dinner with my Grandma Bette a few weeks ago after my internship and found some serious gems in her apartment. I mean... And yes, in case you were wondering, I did get to keep that sweater. 3. Cats everywhere! She's so precious. 4. 5. & 6. As my school quarter ended, I was able to redecorate my desk, go to Target to see that they had some Christmas lights up in advance. Watch my favorite movie of all time, "Singing in the Rain," and eat CPK and paint my nails. It was a magical week.1. My internship is just so hard. I have to look at magazines with Leonardo DiCaprio on the cover. 2. Starbucks is having some SERIOUS problems. Aren isn't even a real name. 3. I found a new macaroon bakery right by my school!!!!! I actually freaked out a tiny bit. It was incredible. I told them I would be a regular customer. I don't know if they know how serious I am about it. 4. The Grove is like, my regular hang out spot now. I go to the cute little Starbucks located at the Farmer's Market and then do homework, stare at the cute barista and walk around. It's all fun and games, my friends. 5. & 6. Oh YEAH. Sarah and I may or may not have gone to Bloomingdale's in Santa Monica last week to watch the season finale of "The Rachel Zoe Project" with some of the cast of the show. No big deal. (And no, Rachel Zoe wasn't there. She was at a Harper's Bazaar shoot. Just livin' the life).1. Yes, more of Jeremiah and his cuteness. 2. Oh hey. Even more cuteness. And his cute little arm touched mine (Oh dear, that sounds creepy. You know what I mean...) for a picture. So precious. 3. Sarah and I had to take a picture in front of the Rachel Zoe sign, in memory. Or whatever. 4. On my half-birthday, which was last Friday, I saw Tim Gunn speak at USC. I may or may not have stolen this picture from Ali. I was too mesmerized with his words to take any of my own pictures. It was magical. 5. Then Megan, Courtney and I went to Sonic at midnight because we can, okay?! 6. Last Saturday, Megan and I helped Courtney get ready for her Homecoming, so that was precious.1. Megan and I have been to Target about 10 times in the past 2 weeks. It's a sickness. Luckily Courtney caught us in the complete moment of excitement. 2. On Monday Starbucks had Christmas cup sleeves. 3. On Tuesday, Starbucks had Christmas cups. There is a LARGE chance my eyes started watering out of pure excitement. 4. On Wednesday, I got my haircut. And more Christmas cups. Unfortunately, I'm more excited about my coffee than my hair, so whatever. 5. Yesterday I began my official Christmas Gift Ideas list. I'm Christmas obsessed. 6. Today I went Christmas shopping with my Mother (Don't say I didn't warn you) and got the most amazing cheetah shoes I have ever seen in all my 21 years of life. I am dying over them. They are the most fantastic things I have ever put on my feet.