unoriginal idea here

flowerchain is one of the blogs on my googleReader feed. the blogger is a mom in texas and i enjoy her posts... the following idea came from there. not that she didn't get the idea from someone else around the blogosphere. that's what i love about these things... you never know where you'll end up.

5 images (not photos from family albums) I love and why...



reminds me to dance whenever i can



the simplicity of girlfriends amazes me



isn't it great that we can influence the future?



i thought it would be easier



day well spent

5 years ago i was...
attending his prom and preparing to send him off to marine boot camp. i was naive. my senior year was just around the corner. i had my best friends. my three younger brothers still lived with us. i was happy.

5 months ago i was...
getting ready for christmas. shockingly i was with him. had been to visit his family out of state and at this time we were splitting our time between his family here & my family & us. i was getting ready for the spring semester of senior year in college. i thought i was getting closer to the life he promised. i had no idea. i was happy.

5 hours ago i was...
watching "forgetting sarah marshall" with a friend while laughing and stuffing my face with reese's pieces. i was thinking how great it is to not have anything to do for once in my life. i was hoping this week would pass quickly because i am looking forward to my weekend. i was happy.

5 minutes ago i was...
on the phone with my future roommate. we were discussing our new house, the summer to come, careers, bleaching unwanted hair, and mexican food. typical of most of our conversations. i was happy.

5 things on my 'to do' list today
1. try to finish my current read
2. drink a glass of wine
3. listen to good music
4. catch up on some news
5. go to bed early

5 recent pieces of mail i have received
1. utility bill
2. glamour & domino magazines
3. bridal shower invite
4. note from the in-laws
5. admission ticket for certification test

5 things i would do if i became a billionaire
1. buy a new flat screen tv that worked
2. have a friend for the puppy
3. get my dream car - mercedes g500
4. pay emile hirsch to hang out with me for a day
5. buy a house

5 of my bad habits
1. guilt tripping myself
2. sitting in the same spot on the couch
3. giving up during a run
4. looking at the price tag
5. not breathing deeply

5 good memories
1. port aransas
2. my wedding
3. christmas eves
4. driving around with my mom
5. college

5 places i've lived
1. mom's tummy
2. grandpa's house
3. great grandma's house
4. dorm
5. apartments around town

5 songs i love
1. mushaboom (feist)
2. who i am (wade bowen)
3. no day but today (rent)
4. we bleed maroon (granger smith)
5. *at the moment* see you again (miley cyrus)

5 jobs i've had
1. hanging up fancy dresses
2. hostess @ a 24 hour diner
3. taking orders and getting beer person @ a burger joint
4. student worker in an advising office @ school
5. student teacher (even though it was without pay it was pretty much a job)

5 things in my virtual shopping bag
1. burt's bees super shiny lip gloss
2. these cupcake wrappers
3. liquid chalk
4. paper lanterns in all shapes, sizes, colors, and prints
5. this cd


5 books i love to death
1. a year of magical thinking by joan didion
2. white oleander by janet fitch
3. eat. pray. love. by elizabeth gilbert
4. amazing grace by jonathan kozol
5. a lesson before dying by ernest j. gaines

5 things that are out of place in my house
1. flip flops (should be in the closet)
2. cell phone (should be on the charger)
3. ipod charger (should be in the dest drawer)
4. puppy (should be next to the couch)
5. water bottle (should be next to me)

5 things i love to eat
1. chips & queso
2. avocado citrus salad
3. cheesecake
4. olives
5. ice cream

5 destinations i am dying to see
1. new york city
2. italy
3. the east coast
4. seychelles islands
5. greece

5 scents i love
1. fresh cut grass
2. homemade sourdough bread
3. my mother
4. chlorine
5. rain

5 people (who are not blood relations or in-laws) who have had a positive impact on my life
1. my besties who make everything, no matter how bad, okay again. they keep me smiling.
2. my mentor teachers who will help make me a wonderful teacher. i have learned so much from you.
3. my students who challenge and love me. i have learned even more from you.
4. hard core runners who run next to me and have no idea they are pushing me to keep going. thank you.
5. anyone who does what is best for them. i am trying to be more like you everyday.