Day 5: Fictional Boyfriend - Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca

Today's Fictional Boyfriend is Rick Blaine from Casablanca ... The Unexpected Hero - Humphrey Bogart

I mean seriously all that needs to be said is watch this - We'll Always Have Paris
Here's looking at you, Kid. That final scene says it all... gut-wrenching if you ask me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLU41jUnWM4
And I love this video - and Absolutely LOVE the song! As Time Goes By

And if you haven't gotten enough of Humphrey Bogart here ... watch this Documentary... <3 All you'd ever want to know about Humphrey Bogart

He's like the definition of the understated Handsome guy... And I love him... 

SHADOWBOXER

Today's blog is dedicated to my friend, Cari Quinn's new book coming out in February 2014 - SHADOWBOXER!
This is exciting, this is the first time I'm part of a cover reveal and let me tell you - it is hot!!!!

Am I right? I can't wait to read the book with the cover looking that hot! Hot Damn Designs did a fabulous job on that cover. 

So what is this book about you might be asking... 

She's in for the fight of her life...with the man who only wants to be her lover.

Fighter Mia Anderson has faced the dark side of life and survived. But just getting by is no longer enough. To fund her new life with her baby sister, she’s determined to beat the reigning king of the male fighters in New York’s underground MMA circuit, Tray “Fox” Knox.

Tray refuses to fight a woman, until he learns Mia’s tougher than anyone he has ever known. He soon realizes he wants more from her than blows and blood, and he’s willing to hit below the belt to get it. He’ll fight her, but if he wins, she spends the night in his bed. All night long, his rules. No tapping out.

Mia agrees, certain that he’ll lose. What she doesn’t realize is that Tray loves to fight dirty…and that this match may end up being the most important one of their lives.

**A NOTE** No men actually hit any women in this book, in the ring or out.

Who is Cari Quinn? 

Well this is her lovely face :) 

USA Today bestselling author Cari Quinn wrote her first story—a bible parable—in 2nd grade, much to the delight of the nuns at her Catholic school. Once she saw the warm reception that first tale garnered, she was hooked. Now she gets to pen sexy romances for a living and routinely counts her lucky stars. When she’s not scribbling furiously, she can usually be found watching men’s college basketball, playing her music way too loud or causing trouble. Sometimes simultaneously.

Follow her everywhere... just stalk the hell out of her, you won't regret it! 

Website: http://cariquinn.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CariQuinnAuthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CariQuinn

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3372702.Cari_Quinn

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/cariquinnauthor/

Word Wenches: https://www.facebook.com/groups/346424552124487/

(And the Word Wenches - OMG! If you like pictures of half naked men, sexy books - like Shadowboxer - and just general fun, you need to join this group! I've never had so much fun!) 

What else can I say? 

Oh! Duh! If you are dying to dig into this book - like I am, go here for an excerpt!!!! 

And stay tuned for a link to buy the book!!!! 

<3 you Cari! 

Day 3 of 25 Days of Book Boyfriends!

By request of my friend, Mal, today's Book Boyfriend is Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre.
Mr. Rochester in a nutshell:
Mr. Rochester is stern-featured, heavy-browed, craggy-faced, rude, abrupt, horny, twice Jane’s age, always on the edge of violence, likes to order people around, keeps his wife locked in the attic, and teases Jane on at least one occasion until she cries. (schmoop.com) 

I think if I had this image of Mr. Rochester when I first read the book ... 

I would have enjoyed him much, much more! He's kind of a handsome devil there! 

Then there was this guy, who looked more surely - like I imagined Mr. Rochester, but a bit younger than I imagined. 

This guy also played Mr. Rochester in a later version:

 

Way better images than I imagined of the old, grumpy, creep... 

This...

and this - Hot!

Yes, yes I do think you're handsome!

In the end, these guys won me over as a Mr. Rochester fan and now I will have to read the book over ...

Day 2 of 25 Days of Book Boyfriends!!!

Day 2 of the 25 Days of Book Boyfriends goes to Mr. Rhett Butler from Gone with the Wind. I guess this counts as both book boyfriend and fictional boyfriend. I think more of Gary Cooper when I think of Rhett Butler, as is usual when a book is made into a movie.

If Mr. Darcy was the original Gentleman that all the ladies swooned after, whether from the start, like I did, or eventually, then Rhett Butler has to have been the original Ladies Man. 

It seems that Rhett Butler was the creator of Charm and Swagger. I mean seriously - how could you not fall in love with this man? 

And he got some of the best lines! Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.

Then there was Drunk Rhett, and the kiss by the marvelous staircase! Rhett Butler is Drunk

And another unique marriage proposal from Rhett ... Rhett Butler proposes! - "Do any of your other fools kiss you like this?" 

Clark Gable is just so dreamy... 

25 Days of Book Boyfriends!

Okay, so I'm changing things up this month and doing the 25 days (or probably more because once I start I just can't stop!) of Fictional Boyfriends. Why? Because I can, :)
So I'm trying to get it cued up with the Word Wenches FB group, until then I will be putting forth my own men/ideas...
Day 1: Mr. Darcy! The original!
Let's face it. What woman hasn't read Pride and Prejudice and fell for Mr. Darcy? I sure have, every single time I read that book!
Who didn't swoon when Mr. Darcy asked: "May I have the next dance, Ms. Bennett?" ?? I certainly did.
"Mr. Darcy, soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report, which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud, to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend." (11-12)
I don't know about you, but I was not fooled by this. I immediately fell for Mr. Darcy and was waiting with baited breath for him and Elizabeth to finally get together!

 

There have been many faces of Mr. Darcy through the years, but non are talked about as much as when Colin Firth played that oh so famous role. 

And who could forget when Mr. Darcy strips?! 

This guy also played Mr. Darcy in the version with Kiera Knightingly as Elizabeth Bennett 

And Darcy's proposal to Lizzy ... heart wrenching! Mr. Darcy proposes - Only Mr. Darcy's proposal would turn into an argument like this. 

But this was my favorite scene! Of course! They kiss!

And then there was this... A Modern Pride and Prejudice?

College Football Sundays!

Okay not a lot to write here today...
Penn State won - so yay!!!!!!! So happy, ya'll know how happy a PSU win makes me...
Idaho had this week off, so well at least they didn't lose - just about all I can say about that, we play @ Florida State next week. Clearly whoever scheduled these games is not looking out for the kids, though they say they are... #BCSstompingground.
'Bama wins again... though they played horribly sloppy and only scored what 20 points or so? Still waiting for someone to clock them with a loss... :-/
The big victory of the weekend - Duke's win! I told my buddy Joe, watch out for Duke! They sneak in there and can pull off upsets without people even realizing what they just did until it's over. They beat VT earlier in the season, and now they beat Miami! Miami's wasn't a very big upset - they were ranked #24 I think. But anytime a not-ranked team wins against a ranked one it's a great day! Even better when it's Duke or a team like them!
I ALMOST enjoy watching college football more during seasons like this because then it doesn't really effect PSU at all.. but I also can't wait till they can play for Bowls again! :)

Dracula Saturdays

I heard a rumor that they're going to be cancelling this show :( I hope that this isn't true. Rumor has it JRM has drinking problems, which makes me so so sad. His gaze, those eyes, go right through you, or at least me. He has that smolder look perfected!

He is such a good actor, now I base this only on The Tudors and now Dracula because that's all I've seen him in, but yeah. I think he's an excellent excellent actor - and that's aside from his dashingly good looks.
That look he gives Mina ... OMG! and that embrace .... whew! Set a girl's heart on fire!
No! You are smarter than that - don't go snooping around... always spells trouble!
The presence that he has --- just standing there --- is incredible. Chills!!!

that scene with the vampire hunter... Wow!
Wow! Those vampire hunters mean business. Kill a General and then make it look like suicide?!
"Some day, mad'am you'll realize I was never a player."
"Sometimes you have to sacrifice a knight, to capture a queen."
No! They've captured Renfield?!?! Oooooo Dracula is going to be PISSED!

Reign Fridays!

I Love this "new" Francis and Mary - the happy, in love couple! Their so cute!!!!
I don't like this Olivia chick - She's going to cause a whole lot of trouble, just as things got calm and "normal" ... and she's out to ruin that relationship that I love between Mary and Francis!
No Francis! Don't do it!
The way Bash looks at Mary... wow! Intense! Wow!!!! That was hot!
Kissing and Francis sees them... Oh boy.
After reading further and further in to Gilt - about Queen Catherine Howard and King Henry VIII, the guy they chose to play Culpepper (Sebastian in Reign) is perfect!!!!!!
Wow - he gets hotter every show.... that is all.

The Voice Thursday

I love that song Josh sang! The Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson, it has always been one of my favorite MJ songs. I think Josh did a great rendition of it. It wasn't too different to the extent that it was a whole new song, but it was different enough that it was Josh's song. Loved it! He's one of my favorites!

Sometimes I feel like "America" only votes people through because of their age (or other determiners). Though this is not to discredit Jackie at all, she has a great voice. It was just a thought.

"Ray is sexy and you can't blame him for that." hahahaha Oh Blake. On that point though - he totally is. Ray's performance was soooooooo great! I love Ray, still my fav! I love their teasing of Blake too.

Tess-ann (Jamaican Girl) is still amazing. That is all.

Matthew's rendition of  Hallelujah  - Just Wow!

I still LOVE Will! He connects so much!

Results show:
The Ladies performance was sooo good! Loved it!

Cee-Lo's singing voice is just weird.... How is Kat walking in those shoes?! And I still don't understand Cee-Lo's outfits, is that a rope, dress, what?

I kind of like the idea of the Instant Save... But we'll see who it saves this week. Yikes! The results are crazy so far - as always!

Yay!!!! Tess-ann and Will are safe!

Ray's safe!!!!!!!!!!! Yes!!!!! Love him!!!!

Team Adam and Team Blake move on entirely - again, clearly they are the best coaches again!
Bottom 3: Josh - Team Xtina and Kat and Jonny - Team Cee Lo.
Jonny is good but sounds the same to me every week and that rocking thing is annoying.
I love Kat and Josh both, but if I had to choose I'd choose Kat...

Supernatural Wednesday!

Supernatural this week:
Dean goes to Idaho! I'm waiting for you! ;)
Glad to have Cas back - well, kind of. He's definitely my favorite "side character"! Love Cas! And that vest... it's a good color on him ;)

"I failed at being an angel" - rip my heart, Cas! 

Cas with the baby! 

Ah! Crowley's back too! Love him too - also my favorite, okay second favorite, side character... He's so great!

"How does it feel, Crowley, to be the Winchesters' bitch?"
What is he doing with that needle - probably nothing good at all, because it's Crowley?!?!

Memory Monday and Hart of Dixie Tuesday!

First - making up for last night - was busy MCing a dinner for about 300 people! Wow! What a great Veteran's Appreciation Dinner!
So because Monday was Veterans' Day - I will give a shout-out to a show that I grew to love over the years - MASH. I think I originally resisted it only because my dad watched it so much. But man, what a great show!!!!!

I mean what a great cast!

"Well boys, It's hard to call what we went through together fun, but I'm sure glad we went through it together." Colonel Sherman T. Potter.
And what a way to capture this war...
I just can't say enough about MASH :) (Also - Colonel Potter looks a lot like our very own Lieutenant Colonel Dan Button here at UI, but Col. Potter is older, of course. ;) )

Now on to Hart of Dixie Tuesday!
George and What's her name just need to be a couple! All this dancing around it is annoying!
I still love Lavon Hayes and AB together - such a cute couple! :)
OMG - AB's parents, I'd probably go insane if mine did that! Although, it would probably be more like my Grandparents to do it and not my parents....
"I invented the compliment sandwich, Lady." haha Love Wade!

College Football Sundays!

College Football Sunday -
So yesterday was an interesting day in college football.
Sadly, both my teams lost. Idaho put up a good first quarter... then forgot to play the rest of the game. Idk what happened with PSU, I couldn't watch the game but very disappointed. :(
LSU almost gave 'Bama a fight... Still waiting for someone to knock them down a peg!
Florida State completely blew away Wake Forest, as expected. Idaho plays @ Florida State soon - that'll be uh interesting... sigh.
How about Stanford beating Oregon?!?! And Nebraska beating Michigan?! Heck yeah! Love upsets, and of course anytime Michigan loses! :)
And what happened to Miami?! Blown away by Virginia Tech?! Really?!?! I think maybe they thought they'd roll over them and then Tech just rolled over them instead...
That's all I have to say for now...
PS - I love seeing my favorite PSU guys play in the NFL :) Once a Nittany Lion, always a Nittany Lion!

Dracula Saturdays!

Wow - First, JRM in the dungeon with no shirt. yeah...

then him crawling across the bed and then what happened after that - that will be in my dreams tonight! And those tears... he always gets me when he cries. I have a soft spot for a man who shows his tears.
I love her yellow dress - I so want it!
"there are dreams you must fight for if you wish to push beyond the boundaries society has set for you."
That last scene with the guy that shot himself and the man (his dad?) coming in the room to find him like that?! WOW! It was a short scene, but so powerful! I won't be able to get outta my head.

Accent analysis: I think JRM's American accent is getting better, though there were still a couple moments where it was off. Still though, he's sexy enough I can just ignore it...

Reign Fridays!

Reign Friday - It was still Friday when I started this.
Oh the drama! If I didn't know what happened in "real life" - I'd ask does Francis secretly want to marry Mary all of a sudden? You know what you always can't have? Awww He has fallen for her!!!!! Poor Francis!
There's something completely intriguing about the King of France :)
Wow! Francis and Mary getting it on - it was short but hot.
Thomas - what an Ass! wow.
Oh the drama and all the spies! Who's the real spy? The English or the Portuguese? Duh!
Wow! Francis just killed Thomas for Mary?!?!?! "My heart says I should forget about politics and be with you. You're a true Queen that any King would kill for."
Uh super creepy end with "Clarissa" under Mary's bed?! How am I supposed to sleep with that image in my mind?!

The Voice Thursdays!

So the Top 20. I love how I feel today because the "results" show is tonight, so this is before one of my favorites most likely goes home - it always happens! But here's some random thoughts and my favorite picks so far.
- Does Christina know how to wear pants while performing? WTH? Wait, just saw her "complete" outfit - What is with that? More importantly, What IS she wearing? Can't she just wear like a normal outfit while performing? I don't get it.
- Carson is still awkward for me as the host of this show, after what 5, 6 seasons now - just awkward.
- Adam shaved?! No - shave November, starting off fresh maybe? He's still hot though.
- Second Adam comment - I love how he always looks over at the other coaches after a totally awesome performance from his team. There's something cute about this. :) Like he's thinking: Yeah, that's right. That's my team!
- I love Cat (Kat?) but not that outfit she wore! Again with the no pants - Whatever happened to wearing pants? If I walked around campus with an outfit like that .... haha, we'll just leave it at that.
- I LOVE the line from Cee-Lo (from last week) - "Your voice makes me want to dream with my eyes open!" - I'm stealing it. Well, the last part at least - Dream with your eyes open. This is my life motto - what I'm trying to do right now :)
- Two people annoy me/ rub me wrong, something about them - Christina, always her, and Stephanie. Idk. Just not feeling them.
Okay so favorites:
Shelbie Z, Nic Hawk (I've joined the Flawk), Ray Bodreaux - LOVE LOVE LOVE him!, Will and the Jamaican Girl - what's her name? from Team Adam, Cat from Team Cee - LO, and Josh Logan from Team Christina. Anyways, looks like I'm Team Blake again - Go Blake!
That's it for this week. :)
Tomorrow is Reign Friday!

Supernatural Wednesdays!

Okay - some of you, and you know who you are, will love these posts - I think. First for Supernatural, The Originals will come later. SPOILERS!!!

Supernatural Season 9, Episode 5:
Dog Dean Afternoon
General thoughts: There is a lot of comedy in this episode. While it's refreshing to have that much and I did love it. I was still looking for the intense emotions that we've had in previous seasons. It's touched on a little bit at the end, but I need more. What's driving these guys?!?
Thoughts coming as I watched the episode.
Opening couple of minutes - Forked Tongue guy - WTH? Weird, creepy, but I have to have I love his "outfit."
And now he's stealing a bag of cats? There's something wrong with this guy. EWWWWW!!!! Wait! Hold up! He eats the cats alive?!?! Who or more importantly WHAT is this guy?! Dude, is seriously messed up!
Haha - Oh Dean. I love that you thought the dog was a suspect - never know with this show, Dogs do not necessarily equal dogs in this show. And now the dog is going to help solve the case?! Sweet!
Now we're literally talking with them? And now Dean is a dog/human - perfect! I love it! hahaha So funny. And is that Bobby's voice in the dog? Sounds like it.
Okay, back to Forked Tongue guy - who we find out is seriously seriously seriously messed up! Weirdo who has cancer. Okay then. It's cute (in a not cute but totally psycho way) that he thinks he can both kill Dean and eat Sam ... Nice try buddy!

The Originals: More Spoliers!
(So I preface this by saying that I'm a little tipsy right now, so if things don't make a lot of sense - I blame it on the Margaritas).
I love Elijah! He's great. His character brings a great balance to the show. - Addition - the Elijah in this episode is different than what I've seen before. WHAT? Not sure how I feel about the new one...
I love when Klaus calls people (girls, women) Love - Just the way he says it - I love it!
Messing with Hailey and the baby - oohhhh!!! Klaus is going to be pissed!!!
Rebecca breaks my heart - those tears! Damn girl! OOOO Rebecca and Marcel hot and heavy! Then slam he breaks her heart... poor Rebecca.
Still formulating my thoughts about the show itself, especially in relation to Vampire Diaries - more to come on that probably next week.
Sorry for my drunk rambling!

Hart of Dixie Tuesday

It's Hart of Dixie Tuesday!
So sadly, a lot of people don't know about this awesome show. So here's a recap of the last two seasons for ya'll.
Season 1 - Pilot Season:
Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) is a new New York Doctor and unexpectedly is left her father's (whom she has never met) half of the medical practice in little Bluebell, Alabama. She spends the whole season getting to know the town of Bluebell, who don't want her in their town at all. She falls in love with George Tucker (Scott Porter) and then he leaves Lemon Breeland (Jaime King) at the alter - thus putting the rumor mills into a frenzy. She best friends with the mayor, and former football star, Lavon Hayes, (Cress Williams), and finds a place to stay in his mansion. Then she finds her hot neighbor, Wade Kinsella (Wilson Bethel).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47fL1JnKGYg - season 1 promo.

Season 2 -
In season 2, now that George has left Lemon, and professed his love for Zoe, she has to chose between sweet George, her first love of the town, or her hot and confidant neighbor, Wade. Lavon dates Ruby (who runs against him for mayor), Lemon gets jealous - her and Lavon had a thing "back in the day." Lavon proposes to Ruby, she declines. Zoe picks Wade, and tries to ignore his "shortcomings," because the sex is so good, and well it's Wade. Lavon then pursues Lemon's best friend, Annabeth. Wade cheats on Zoe - which causes a whole lotta drama!  Zoe and Wade break up, then she tries to find a new boyfriend. End of Season 2 - Zoe goes back to New York (which she said she was going to do at the end of Season 1 also). The neighboring town's Mayor kidnaps Mayor Lavon Hayes' alligator, Burt Reynolds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysI6xT42wK8 - season 2 promo.

Season 3 - current season. Spoilers! "For a sleepy little town, Bluebell's got a whole lot going on!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtu62lO6J20 - season 3 promo
Thoughts from this season so far:
Season 3, episode 3 - How in the world does George Tucker gets his hand stuck in a zipper so much that there is blood and he can't get it out without a doctor's help? (And of course, it has to be Zoe that helps!)
Wade = HAWT!
Wade GIF
End of Episode 3 - I still want Wade and Zoey to get back together! - Bluebell agrees that Zoe and her new New York bf who she moved to Bluebell with her, Joel, don't belong together. Dash - the town blogger has a blog poll. Who is the new hot guy, Peter?! Lemon gets him, which is kind of cute, though I want him. ;) Then he leaves for Scotland and Lemon thinks maybe he's made up or too good to be true and ends her search for him.

 Peter

 Wade

 George

Tune in tomorrow for Supernatural Wednesday! 

Memory Monday

Happy Memory Monday!!!
So today I'm going to be going WAY back and visit shows that I loved (for some reason) as a kid, this should be fun!
First up - the show that I was the most obsessed with, and I think my mom can attest to this - ALF!
While all of my friends were afraid of the weird hairy alien that ate cats, I absolutely loved him! I can't explain why, other than he made me laugh. I loved him dearly, and by loved him dearly I mean was obsessed, and by obsessed I mean I had everything that you could possibly have with his face on it - stuffed animals, pajamas, sleeping bag, and probably, most likely, more. I remember wanting ALF to be my best friend, I think I even wished for it when I blew out the candles on my birthday cake one year...
Alf Hilarious Moments
I will add more later... for now, enjoy some ALF comedy. :)

I'M BACK!!!!!!!!

Hi Ya'll!
So thanks to an awesome dream I had last night, an idea I woke up with this morning, and encouragement from some friends, I'm bringing back the blog. It will be remodeled from the old themes though. Instead of what seemed like random themes that I used before (though some were really fun and might make guest appearances here and there), all of my days will revolve around the same theme - What's on TV! Here's the schedule, the "real" blogs will start tomorrow, I tried to plan it so that I blog on the (current) shows the day after they air, as that is usually when I get to watch them.
Sunday - College Football Sundays - If you know me at all, or have talked to me during the fall, then you probably know that I am completely, 100% obsessed with college football. So I'm dedicating Sundays to my true love. <3 And as most games are on Saturday, this goes along with the "day -after" idea. :)
Monday - Memory Mondays - This is when I blog about those shows I loved that I have always loved but are no longer on the air. :( This includes shows that I loved as a kid, both cartoons and "real" shows, shows that I loved "growing up" - high school and college, and shows that I love now, though I wouldn't say that I'm "grown up" - never grow up, it's more fun this way! :) This may include movies occasionally...
Tuesday - Hart of Dixie Tuesdays - I love everything about this show! The hot guys, the Southern-ness of it, the football star as the mayor, the drama, the sex. It's all so fabulous and right up my alley! Which reminds me, I need to get caught up on it, I think I'm behind a couple episodes.
Wednesday - Supernatural Wednesdays - Wednesdays will be dedicated to the Supernatural - both the show with my favorite brothers, Dean and Sam, and also occasionally the Supernatural like The Originals.
Thursday - The Voice Thursdays - Most of you know of my obsession with Blake Shelton, well that transfers over to my obsession with The Voice. I'll be blogging about both the performance and results shows in the same blog, consolidating! I'll try to keep the Blake/Adam love-fest and squeeing to a minimum.
Friday - The Reign Fridays - The Reign is a new show and new obsession of mine. In research for my thesis, I've become obsessed with Mary, Queen of Scots. And then I was told about this show and so it instantly became an obsession because it's all about her. :)
Saturday - Dracula Saturdays - This embraces my obsession with Jonathon Rhys Meyers (who plays Dracula). I'll be blogging about this show, which is also brand new this season,  and will most likely bring in the show where my obsession started with him - The Tudors, quite often.
My hope is that you will join me for all of the days, but also just your favorites. You don't need to come every day. I'd be happy and grateful for both sets of followers!
Disclaimer: A lot of these days will have Spoilers in them for those that haven't watched the show yet on that day. So keep that in mind when reading the blogs! :)
Thanks for coming back! See ya'll tomorrow!

#41 - #50 Things that my future husband should know about me

#41: March 21, 2013: Hot Air Balloons
I love hot air balloons. I used to help out a crew, back when I lived in PA. I went to festivals and rallies with them - a couple of times I got to go up in the air. It's incredible. Being up there and surrendering to the breeze, wind, and atmosphere. It's a breath-taking moment- literally, sometimes. There's nothing like it. Even setting the balloon up can be meditative and also exhilarating. Standing at the mouth, holding the envelope open, feeling the heat of the flames pump from the burners and the constant wind from the fan. It's so loud you can't hear anything and you're left with just your own thoughts.
Even after seeing another balloon collapse while I was in the air, I still have this love for it. Nothing can take it away. I miss it.

#42: March 24, 2013:
During "that time of the month" I don't tend to become angry or hostile, like most men assume of women, unless of course provoked. I do become over emotional through. A lot of the time I just want to be held, made feel like I was loved and wanted. I try not to make any big decisions during that week. That's all. It's not rocket science - just tell me that you love me, want me, and all that.

#43: APRIL 4, 2013: Fair game
As a non-fiction writer, I tend to think that just about anything (with a couple exceptions) is fair game in my writing - so consider yourself warned! ;)

#31 - 40 Things that my future Husband should know about me:

#31: February 27, 2013:
In the past six months, you've helped me learn how to be truly happy, how to truly love all of someone, and how to be patient. You have helped me grow as a person, and have only made my life better. And now I can't imagine what my life would be like without you. I love you for all of that. Thank You.

#32: February 28, 2013:
I have no control when it comes to sweets - candy, cookies, brownies, ice cream... - If it's in the house, I eat it. I'll eat it in the morning, late at night, at lunch, dinner, doesn't matter. I have no control lol. It's worse than having a sweet tooth, it's like all of my teeth are sweet teeth.

#33: March 1, 2013:
Technology and I don't get along very well, at all. Usually it's the computer that I have to fight with, and usually it wins. sigh.

#34: March 2, 2013:
I miss playing video games, sometimes. :)

#35: March 4, 2013: Lifting
I kinda miss lifting at the gym. Especially on leg days. It always felt so good to be lifting and all the guys would stand around and watch me lift more than 95% of them - usually in squats. I loved doing squats. The gym was one place where you could feel instant progress and satisfaction - sooner than you could see it. Uping the weights, adding on weight, felt like it does when I finish writing an essay or story. Instant satisfaction. There's not much that felt that good - especially at that time. Maybe some day when I have the time, money, and energy, I'll join a gym again.

#36: March 5, 2013:
I have an "addictive" personality (my friends tell me). I become addicted to things very easily. Specifically TV shows. I become addicted to TV shows so easily and I don't know how or why. I can't really explain it at all. That's just how it is.

#37: March 6, 2013:
I am not very lady-like, especially during football or baseball. But randomly, all the time. Sometimes I fart, burp, swear, pick a wedgie, occasionally (very occasionally) pick my nose - yeah that's right, sometimes you have to, drink beer, love bacon, sweat like crazy, love lifting weights, laugh at inappropriate jokes - and even make them sometimes. And I poop - if you're one of those guys that don't think girls poop, get over it. I won't wait until you leave the house before I poop, and I don't expect you to do the same. You don't like all this? Too bad, some guy will. Take it or leave it - it's me!

#38: March 15, 2013:
I am scared to death of the health in my future. One set of grandparents - RIP - passed away from cancer. My grandfather had diabetes and pancreatic cancer, my grandmother had cancer three times: ovarian, stomach and everywhere. She was such a fighter. The other set both now have Alzheimer's Disease. It's at different stages for them - Grandma's is further alone than Papa's. Cancer on one side, "crazy" genes on the other. So what does that leave me with? How will my life play out? I've seen both diseases up close and am scared to death of both and what might happen. How can I avoid these?

#39: March 18, 2013:
You were the first, and well, so far, the only guy to tell me that I'm beautiful and you have no idea what that means to me. There are two sets of three words that any girl, well at least I will never get tired of hearing - "You are beautiful" and "I love you" and you said both today, one right after the other. This made me so incredibly happy, I kinda wanted to cry (happy tears, of course) but didn't want to ruin our skype date so I didn't. But THANK YOU. I love you.

#40: March 20, 2013:
When I get good (and bad) news I want to share it with you like immediately. I want you to be one of the first people to know. And I hope that you will react appropriately and will do the same when you get news. To me, that's one of the things that makes two people close in a relationship.

#21 - 30 Things My Future Husband Should Know About Me

#21 - 30 Things My Future Husband Should Know About Me

#21: February 7, 2013: Words
As a writer, words mean more to me than anything else. If you tell me something I believe it until you give me solid reason not to, and even then I still hold on sometimes. So please please please Don't ever lie to me intentionally, lies always hurt me more than the truth - and I'm tired of getting hurt by lies, it's happened far too often.

#22: February 9, 2013: Bacon (and ketchup)
I love bacon and I love ketchup. I try to use them in lots of things - Macaroni and cheese with bacon, with ketchup on top, eggs and bacon with ketchup. I love them - that's all.

#23: February 11, 2013: Go Yankees!
Yes, I am a Yankees fan. My Grandma and Grandpa Cobb raised me that way. I will always despise the Red Sox, and I laugh at them a lot lately. With this said, I despise A-Rod and will never like him no matter how many homeruns he hits for the Yankees. And I can, and do, root for other teams and some other players.

#24: February 14, 2013: Valentine's Day!
My view on Valentine's Day:
I don't care so much about huge plans just for Valentine's Day IF you show me how much you love me all year round (which you should do anyways) and I get random romantic moments all year. But this is definitely conditional on that if. And this doesn't mean that you can forget it all together - I still love hearing "Happy Valentine's Day."
This also doesn't mean that I won't give you anything. If you look back to #7, you will see that I love giving presents. :) So you will get something from me, guaranteed.
Addition:
My Grandpa Cobb will always be my favorite Valentine. You can come close to him, but I'm afraid no one will ever equal him. He was just simply the best.

#25: February 15, 2013: Cuddling
I love to cuddle. Especially in the cold winter. To me, there's nothing better than cuddling under a blanket, watching a movie. But I also understand that most men don't like to cuddle in the heat - I don't either, sometimes. So you give me cold weather cuddle and I'll give you hot weather.

#26: February 17, 2013: Why I'm Proud to be a Penn Stater
It's not the football team that makes me proud to be a PSU Alum. There are some years when they really suck. But it's their perseverance that makes me proud - they always survive and bounce back. It's definitely not the basketball team - they always suck. It's the fact that they never give up that makes me proud. In fact, it's not really athletics at all. It's the heart and soul that Penn Staters have. It's the fact that people like Joe Paterno donate the majority of their lives to help other people  without wanting anything in return. (To me it is great to do things without expecting something in return, but even greater when you don't want anything - there's a difference to me.) It's the fighting spirit of the Nittany Lions - no matter what people say they keep on fighting and are always proud to be a Penn Stater. It's events like THON that make me the most proud. A forty-eight hour dance marathon -that's right dancers are on their feet for forty-eight hours! - a year long fund-raising effort to raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund which provides families with kids receiving cancer treatments at the Hershey Medical Center funds so the parents don't have to worry about finances while their kid is fighting cancer. THON is also the largest student run philanthropy in the world and has been going on since 1977 when it was started by one family who lost their son to pediatric cancer. This year THON raised $12, 374, 034. 46 - all going to the Four Diamonds Fund, and all this was done without being recognized in any of the national media circuits. THON is why I'm proud to be a Penn Stater, and always will be!

#27: February 20, 2013:
I have to admit I'm pretty disappointed from this morning ... (But you kind of made up for it the next day with the TWO phone calls and all the text messages :) )

#28: February 23, 2013:
I will fight for you if I have to. I hope that I don't have to, but I will. The phrase you joked about the other day: "He's mine. Back off bitch!" will be the nicest thing that I do. ;)

#29: February 24, 2013:
I don't expect you to be perfect, just perfect for me :) (Which so far, you are :) )

#30: February 25, 2013: Cooking
I'm not a great cook, but give me a recipe and the right ingredients and I can be a decent cook, sometimes even good. My family picks on me for "not being able to cook" but they don't know that there are some thingsthat I can make pretty darn well. And I can bake great!

#11 - 20 Things My Future Husband Should Know about me

#11 - 20 Things My Future Husband Should Know About Me:

#11: January 24, 2013:
I cannot pull a real "all-nighter." It is psychically impossible for my body. My head, my body start to protest if I'm up too long, headaches, body aches, until I just fall asleep. Last night I couldn't fall asleep. (I often have trouble falling asleep, restless mind, usually. But last night was different. I was happy, content, kept thinking of all the reasons why I love him and then I just wanted to be with him.) I tried reading, that didn't work. I picked out a movie I thought I'd fall asleep during, saw the whole movie. Picked out another movie, same results. Then I looked at the clock and it was already 5 am. I thought, "Huh, I might actually be able to pull this all-nighter thing off." I didn't feel tired at all. Started watching episodes of a TV show I recently started. Then at 6:30 I passed out. And just like that, no more all-nighter. It is impossible for me, I always fall asleep, if even only for an hour or two.

#12: January 26, 2013: (Missed yesterday, due to migraines all day.)
Chocolate or Vanilla:
I will almost always choose chocolate.
Exceptions: Ice cream - chocolate chip cookie dough, cookies and cream, chocolate/vanilla twist - soft serve, rootbeer float, some sundaes. Not ice cream- pies, cheese cakes, some cookies
Favorite Ice cream ever: Chocolate Pretzel Crunch from Penn State Creamery - AMAZING!

#13: January 27, 2013: Camping
I love camping - real camping - in tents, with camp fires out in nature, the woods. It makes me feel alive. There is no technology to help you, entertain you. It's just you and nature. If there are others with you, then you have to entertain each other. Your days are determined by the sun. We should go camping at least once a year. :)

#14: January 28, 2013:
I cry when I'm mad, frustrated, really sick, sad, sometimes even at happy times. Sometimes I cry just because - sometimes my body needs to let go of all the tension and emotions built p inside me and I cry. 95% of the time all I need you to do is hold me in long hug and tell me that you love me. DON'T yell at me for crying or tell me I'm being childish - no matter what the reason is - and only ask why I'm crying if you truly don't know.

#15: January 29, 2013: Worry
I will worry about you - If we're apart, I will worry more each day I don't hear from you. I worry about anyone I care for. You might think that it's a bad thing, but really, it's good. For me to worry = to care = love.

#16: January 31, 2013:
I miss you.

#17: February 2, 2013: Family
My family means more to me than anyone/anything. I don't expect you to get along with them 100% of the time - I can't even do that. But it does have to be the majority of the time, or at least enough to be around them without me having to force you too. And they have to approve of you, mostly, So it's best to suck up to them. (My mom - the most important one to win over - will always accept bribes, especially if they come in the form of wine or chocolates.) *wink wink*

#18: February 2, 2013: Sundays
I love the idea of reserving one day a week to just relax and do whatever we want. It would make sense that this is Sunday - a great way to end/start the week, it can also change per each week's schedule. Sometimes it might be impossible to not do any work - especially while we're both in school. But it's nice to at least aim for.

#19: February 4, 2013: Help!
I don't ask for help very often, (in fact, I probably don't do it nearly as much as I should), so when I do reach out for help- in any way, small or big, it means that I really need it.

#20: February 6, 2013:
Because of all the times that I've been badly hurt, my heart has been broken, and all the time I've sank into depression, it takes me an extremely long time to be able to fully trust someone - months, usually 3, 4, 5 more? So when I (or I should say my heart) trust completely, 100%, do NOT abuse it. I am tired of being hurt after letting people in. If you hurt me in any way, you will pay for it and you will be sorry.

Things that my future husband should know about me

A new blog theme:
THINGS THAT MY FUTURE HUSBAND SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME

This will be a daily (or at least a couple times a week) blog discussing things that my future husband (whomever he may turn out to be ;) ) should/needs to know about me ... Some will be serious, some silly. Some spontaneous, some in reflection of what is going on that day. Some will be just short statements, others will be longer entries, stories even. But ALL will be TRUE ... And they will appear in no certain order (meaning the first is not necessarily the most important and the last is not necessarily the least important -they  are all important!) Stay tuned for more

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#1: January 14, 2013:
I do not expect you to like all of the same things that I do - except football! You MUST like football - American football that is (as if there is any other kind that matters - ha!). But you don't have to like the same team necessarily. Rivalries could be fun! Just have respect for my team - Penn State. And accept that  if it comes down to it - I Will choose Joe Paterno over you! <3 Point of this being: you don't have to have the same interests, passions, hobbies, etc., just as long as you have some!

#2: January 15, 2013:
When given the choice for dinner, I will almost always chose breakfast, Italian, and dessert - in that order. Breakfast pizza and chocolate milk is the best choice for a meal, obviously, - all three! If you want to score brownie points - please note this down in your little "To make Kate happy" notebook. :)

#3: January 16, 2013:
All or Nothing -
When I say I love you, I mean it in everything. When I say I love you, you are the only one that I love in that way. When I say I love you, I love with all of my heart - not just part of it.
When you say that you love me, I expect all of the above to be returned to me.

#4: January 17, 2013:
I hate mornings. 9/10 times I'm grumpy when i wake up until I have coffee, 3/10 times still grumpy after coffee. It usually takes me a while to wake up. On the rare occasion that I am wide awake right away, I'll be extremely tired - almost zombie mode - later that day.

#5: January 18, 2013:
I am one of the most clumsiest people that you will ever know. I will fall on the ice, butt first. I will trip over my own feet. I will walk into walls, doors, and occasionally other people. I have been known to fall both up and down stairs - yes, you read that right. I will drop things - sometimes breaking them, unfortunately. But knock on wood - do it now! Quick! - I have only had one concussion (playing volleyball) and one broken bone (little toe - banging it against the table really, really hard). Although I have had several sprains, but those don't count!

#6: January 19, 2013:
I will ALWAYS be honest with you, and I expect the same from you - doesn't matter if it will hurt me or make me happy or what. Dishonesty hurts more than honesty and Dishonest people are my least favorite people.

#7: January 20, 2013:
I LOVE giving presents. Most of the time I get more joy out of giving gifts than I do receiving them. And I usually put a lot of thought into them, probably more than is needed sometimes. This, of course, does not mean that you don't have to give me any. It only means to expect lots of them.

#8: January 21, 2013:
Versions of my perfect day:
1. Outside. We wake up and have a huge breakfast. Drive to the football stadium for an awesome game in which our team wins. After the game we get bacon cheeseburgers (or pizza) and milkshakes. Then we find a little back road, park your truck and lie in the back staring at the stars.
2. Inside: We wake up to a big breakfast and just lie around the house, reading and watching movies all day. Your arms wrapped around me, whispering in my ear.

#9: January 22, 2013:
Joe Paterno will always be one of my heroes and one of my biggest inspirations. I will always look up to him and defend him. (RIP Joe Pa, 1/22/2012)

#10: January 23, 2013:
I love country music, well, all kinds of music just about. Real music at least, not rap. But most of the time I'll have country on. You don't have to like country (but it's a bonus) but you have to at least tolerate it, if only because I play it all the time.