Day 27

Describe Your Day.


I woke up around 8:30 after hitting my snooze button a few times.
After getting ready for the day, I went to Einstein Brothers for a bagel and coffee and went to my Psychology of Women class. We watched a very disturbing video about how the media and advertisements objectify and scrutinize women. Then I went to my Middle Eastern history class and after that my African history class, where I learned stuff.
After I was done I went out to lunch with my Grandma and Aunt to the Italian Oven! It was a wonderful time and it was super nice to catch up with my family!
I went back to my room and found three beautiful carnations waiting for me from my sweet boyfriend! :)
I hung out in my room for rest of the afternoon, until Matt got out of class and took me out to Chinese! Unfortunately he got sick and we had to cut dinner short, but we came back to my dorm, he bought me pizza and now we're just relaxing in my room.

It's been a splendid Valentine's Day. :)

love.

Love is the greatest accomplishment one can achieve in life. Whether it's the love of family, lover, or friends, it can literally change the course of one's life forever. 

It's the strongest emotion we can feel; why do you think there are so 

many songs, poems, and stories about love?  

 When you are in love, you are willing to fight through the difficult times, because the good outweighs the bad. You aren't blind to each other's faults or oddities; you embrace them because they make your loved one even more special. 

As a hopeful romantic, I struggle with the concept of Valentines Day.

Since I have been single for all of my previous Valentines Days, I have never really celebrated it. I've never been a fan of it, but I also don't hate it like a lot of my fellow peers seem to.

But for this Valentine's Day I am in a wonderful and very happy relationship, so I have been questioning my stance on V-Day.

Here it is.

While Valentines Day is over commercialized, cheesy, expensive, and sometimes tasteless it's also just a day to celebrate the best thing about humanity... our capability to love.
I know I've used this quote from Hank Green before, but it is so perfect I need to use it again to make my point.

"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 the marvelous, magnificent human things!" 


I choose to celebrate V-Day because I think love is pretty awesome. Sure, I can celebrate my relationship on my anniversary but I guess I don't have a real problem with having another reason to spend some quality time with the best guy I know. None of the expensive dates, presents, or mushy gushy love letters.
Spending some good ol' quality time with Matthew is the only thing I asked for this V-Day.

And flowers, because I really, really, REALLY like flowers. :)

So whether you agree or disagree with me...

I wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day.

Day 26

A Memory. 


A recent memory.

The first time I met Matthew was last spring semester in our HST 101 class.
I looked over my shoulder and this cute brunette boy was looking at me. I was a little creeped out, but he was pretty cute so I also found it funny. From that point on we would catch each other's eyes. One day, I noticed that we had mutual friends when he was hanging out with my neighbors. He eventually sent me a friend request on Facebook, and the next time he went by my room I said hey and our friendship began. :)

A distant memory.


Every summer my family and I would spend most weekdays at my Grandma Frens' home. We would usually eat lunch and head over and spend the whole afternoon over there, swimming, eating ice cream, and playing with our cousins. Some of my favorite memories involving my cousins are from that time. We would race each other to get the best bathing suits and toys. I will always hold a special place in my heart for Schwann's ice cream and tropical punch juice and Sprite.

Day 25

A Letter To My Best Friend.

Dear Anna Marie Deur,
You are a beautiful, selfless, creative, fun, awesome, smart, and compassionate lady.
I would have never been able to survive college without you. You have had to put up with crazy, sad, joyous, nerdy, boring, and annoying Tonya. For that, I am eternally grateful.
You are a truly amazing best friend and I know others would agree. You are one of the most kind-hearted souls I know and I know that you will always be here for me whenever I need you.

I know that no matter where we end up in life we will always be in each other's lives.

I love you, my dear best friend!

Tonya :)

Day 24

My Favorite Quote. 


"It is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them." -Agatha Christie

Whenever Matt makes me laugh with his silliness, I realize the truth behind this quote.

But it also applies to my friends and family. Whenever Caitlin sings along in the car with me, or Anna and I go on crazy night-time adventures, I know how lucky I am to have such awesome people in my life. :)

Day 23

What Would I Do If I Won A Million Dollars? 

Honestly, I would give a lot of it away.

Money doesn't equal happiness in my life, and there are people with much greater needs than I in this world. 

I would keep enough to pay for college, a new car, and to be comfortable until I can find a job after graduating. 

Then I would give some to my parents in thanks for everything they've done for me.

Then I would give the last of it to different charities. 

Day 22

A Poem.


I am not a poet.
So instead, I have posted my favorite Shakespearean sonnet.

Let me not to the marriage of true minds

Admit impediments. Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration finds,

Or bends with the remover to remove:

O no! it is an ever-fixed mark 

That looks on tempests and is never shaken;

It is the star to every wandering bark,

Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.

Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks 

Within his bending sickle's compass come: 

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, 

But bears it out even to the edge of doom.

   If this be error and upon me proved,

   I never writ, nor no man ever loved.