tattoo ideas.

My 20th birthday is on February 27th, 2012.
On that day, I will be getting my first tattoo.

Growing up, I never saw the point in tattoo's. I thought they were stupid and a waste of money.
But when the last Harry Potter movie came out over the summer (I'm still in shock that it's all done...) I realized I wanted to get a Harry Potter related tattoo.

When I told my family this, they immediately turned it down and said it was stupid of me, especially because I wanted it to be Harry Potter themed.
But to me, a tattoo is a personal thing. It has to have special meaning to me and only me.
Harry Potter has shaped me into the person I am today. It holds more meaning to me than some people realize.
So, why not get a tattoo showing off my love for the Boy Who Lived?

Problem though. I don't know what to get. So, here are some pictures of my tattoo ideas, and if you guys could help me narrow them down and make a selection, I would greatly appreciate it! :)

Idea #1: I would get this either on my shoulder or side... Not really sure. Oh, and the saying is Hogwart's motto: Draco dormiens nunquam titilandus.

Idea #2: I would get the lightning bolt on the inside of one of my fingers. Very discreet.

Idea #3: I feel like this is kinda cliche, but it's still a possibility. Probably get it on my side or ankle.

 Idea #4: My original idea, and it would go on my wrist.

Idea #5: A combination of 2 and 4, and would go on my wrist or side.

Idea #6: Not HP related, but still something I might get later on...

Idea #7: Again, not HP related but I'm definitely getting this one on my foot sometime.

Idea #8: Across my back. My boyfriend doesn't approve, but I think I'll be able to change his mind. Classy, right? 

smile.

Life is dandy right now, and I have a lot of reasons to smile.

I know that I don't want to be a teacher anymore.
I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with a history major, but I'm not worried.

I have a wonderful boyfriend, and I think he's going to be around for a while.

I don't have to take that stupid EDU class anymore with the terrible professor, so my Monday's and Wednesday's are 10X better.

My two best friends are adorable. That's all I'm going to say about that.

I had my hairs cut today, and my hair is cute now.

I've been sleeping well lately, which is nice.


Did I mention that I really, really like my boyfriend? :D

london.

If it weren't for completely wonderful friends and family, I would leave for London tonight.

I mean, I also need way more money than I have, but I can still dream. 

I honestly think I might live in England one day. 

Not just to study abroad, but as in actually have a home and a job there. 

I've been doing a lot of thinking about my future lately, and it's a definite possibility. 

I guess we'll wait and see, won't we?

country at heart.

Earlier this week, I went on a long walk around Mt. Pleasant with two of my friends. It was beautiful and relaxing... but it didn't feel like home.
It was then I realized that I missed seeing corn and hay fields every day. I missed the rural landscape I was used to. So that night, another one of my friends and I went on a drive and we both were so excited when we found a dirt road and corn fields.

Spending the whole summer in my hometown was difficult most of the time, because I was used to my independence and freedom during school and I missed my college friends a lot. But I did learn something last summer and that was how much I love living in a rural community.

While I was growing up I went through different phases of liking or hating my country roots. All through out high school, I hated it. I hated country music, I hated milking cows (I don't think I will ever NOT hate milking cows though), I hated the stereotypes that came along with being from my hometown, etc.

It wasn't until this summer that I realized how wrong I was to hate all of that.
While I won't live on a farm for the rest of my life, or probably not even in my hometown, I'll always be country at heart. I don't hate country music anymore. Lady Antebellum is actually one of my favorite artists, right along with We The Kings and Lady Gaga. I'm so proud to tell people that I grew up on a farm, because I know the meaning of hard work, and I don't mind getting a little dirt under my fingernails.

I might not look like your stereotypical country girl, but that doesn't mean a whole lot. I was made in rural America, and that's where my heart will always be.

Also, I secretly love demo derbys... but don't tell anyone that, I don't want people thinking I'm a major hick!

words of wisdom.

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. 


remember this, my friends.




Elephant Love Medley from "Moulin Rouge"




PS. I love being back at Central. I love every thing about this place, even when I have to deal with stupid classmates and annoying professors.

7 things.

7 places I'd like to visit...


1) London. I actually plan on being there in a year from now. (HOLY SHIT.)
2) Berlin, so I can visit my German soul sister Kubie.
3) Rome.
4) Australia 
5) Moscow
6) Spain
7) Dublin, another place I will probably visit in a year from now... 

7 things I'd like to accomplish before I die...


1) Write a novel
2) Have my own family
3) Meet JK Rowling
4) Visit all the homes of Laura Ingalls Wilder
5) See a Broadway show
6) Be a good teacher. I know that's broad, but I can't really decide how to phrase it...
7) Direct my own theatre production


7 things that annoy me...


1) Ignorance
2) Blind hatred
3) Mean people
4) Really terrible music
5) Unappreciative people
6) My own anxiety 
7) Humidity 


7 things that make me happy...


1) Sunshine
2) Curling up with a good book
3) When I see an elderly couple holding hands
4) My friends and their ridiculousness
5) Good hair days
6) Michael Buble
7) Disney movies

7 movies that I love...


1) How to Train Your Dragon
2) Slumdog Millionaire
3) Tangled
4) Becoming Jane
5) Crazy, Stupid, Love
6) Aladdin
7) The King's Speech


7 things I'd like to own...


1) An old truck, for the country girl in me. 
2) A time machine
3) A dragon
4) A ukulele 
5) All the books I could ever think of
6) Another pair of Converse would be nice...
7) oh! A Hogwarts acceptance letter :)


7 favorite songs...

1) Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble
2) Hey, Soul Sister by Train
3) I'm Yours by Jason Mraz 
4) Skyway Avenue by We The Kings
5) Story of Your Life by We The Kings
6) Our Kind of Love by Lady Antebellum
7) Fearless by Taylor Swift

definition of a hopeful romantic.

I feel like I should have explained my name in a much earlier blog, but I guess it's better late than never!

Most people use the term "hopeless romantic" when they describe someone who believes in love, and cries at sappy movies and all that junk. Well, I don't think that's a very accurate term, for me at least.
By saying someone is hopeless implies that they have no hope, no faith, or no belief.
To call me a "hopeless" romantic is the very opposite of what I am.

I have complete hope that I will find love.
I have faith in love and it's abilities.
I believe in true love.

Like the awesome Hank Green said in his last vlog, "Loving each other is pretty much the most important thing we do. It's not just the reason the each of us as individuals exist, it's the reason why our species and our civilization exist. It's the only reason why we can do these marvelous, magnificent human things!"

And that's why I am a hopeFUL romantic.