11 questions.

I thought it would be fun to answer a few questions:

1. What is one thing you can't leave the house without?
My iPhone. I honestly think this is for most people now a days.  Our phones are our lifelines. I have gone to work before and not had my phone ALL day. It was really strange. It was probably good for me, but still ... a part of me was missing!!

2. Tell me the best place you've ever visited or vacationed.
Oh my! The best place I have ever got to visit is when I took a week trip up to NYC back in '07. It was amazing. I am a small town girl, but I love the city. I really do. I'm not sure if I could ever live in a big city, but it has so much to offer! My favorite part was all the people. It was so diverese. I loved it! :)

3. You have to sing karaoke to save your life. What song do you choose?
Oh dear. :/ I think my life would be over. Seriously. I don't sing in front of people.

4. If you could change one thing in the past week, what would it be?
That I wouldn't allow my worry or stress to effect how I feel for days.

5. What have you been eating a lot of recently?
MEXICAN FOOD. ahhh! It's awful. Really. -- I try not to, but I can't help it!

6. If you were going to be famous for something, what would you want it to be?
I'm not sure I would want to be famous. I would honestly just like to help and encourage others. I want to know that when my life is over that I made a difference in others lives ... no matter how small.

7. What is your least favorite chore?
Ha! I would have to say laundry. I'm so lazy when it comes to that. It honestly isn't as difficult as I make it, but I just put it off until there are piles and piles stacked in my room. **this is why no one is allowed to look in my room. ;)

8. If you had to live one place the rest of you life, where would it be?
Probably in a cottage, on the edge of the sea, in Ireland or New Zealand or something! Yes, yes. That would be oh-so lovely.

9. What shows do you watch regularly?
Well, I am going to be real here, folks. I used to have so many shows I watched during college that I couldn't keep up. Now, not so much. I am addicted to New Girl. I need to be friends with Zooey Deschanel. Other than that, I TRY to keep up with Modern Family & The Office! I have recently been re-watching episodes of Prison Break and 24. :)

10. Do you have any big trips coming up? If so, what?
I don't have any trips "planned", but need to make a trip down to Dallas soon. I miss all my friends so much! Plus, at some point I need to visit my dad out in San Francisco + my family out in West Palm Beach! I love trips, so I'm hoping they all happen in the months to come. 
 
11. Who is your hero?
This was always a funny question for me. I'm not sure I really have one. Is that bad? I was never super close to my family growing up and the other side of my family lived so far away. I think I would have to say the people that have stuck with me. The ones who have seen me at my best and my worst, and still love me! I think many people have been my hero, in different ways, big or small.

Now, what about you?
Feel free to snatch these questions or make up your own. :)
Happy Monday!

*Thanks to Danielle for this neat idea.

Tumblr Thursday

Goodness, it has been a bit since I last posted any photos from Tumblr.
For a while there ... probably a couple of weeks ... I just neglected my Tumblr all together! :/
But alas, I'm back into the swing of things.
Enjoy!

**all photos reblogged from my tumblr.
if any photo belongs to you, please let me know!
(credit will be given. thanks.)





Which were your favorites??!

I think I have to go with the ever lovely Emma Stone, first celebrity crush Joshua Jackson, the "FRIENDS" kitchen, 'fearfully and wonderfuly made' tattoo, The Office clip of Jim & Pam, & the beautiful look of the castle in Switzerland! :)

**but they are all pritty darn awesome.

Happy Thursday!

much love.

Tumblr Tuesday

It's Tuesday, folks. 

Tumblr time! 
(ps. these are all from my tumblr account, but if you want credit for one of your photos below just let me know!) 

doesn't this sound lovely? :)

i bet this is what peter pan always imagined. 

new york, my love. 

if you can not find waldo ... you may need some glasses. ;)

gorgeous!

 love knows NO distance. :)

 oh, adele. 

can i stay here, please??

tattooed lovebirds. <3

bahaha. this was the "tweet of the week" for me, folks!

this is where i need to be blogging. 

this was all kinds of wonderful!

enough said!

wasn't marlon handsome? :)

painful movie to watch. wonderful performances. crushing on guillaume canet!

i really love the 'forever young' script, the snow falling in NY, & the beautiful tent.

which were your favorites??

happy tuesday!

much love, colie. 

Friday Favorites

it is almost midnight, BUT i have finally gotten all (well... almost all) of my favorite things from this week. -- hope you enjoy!

first, i just want to start off by saying that the first blog i really started reading, which got me interested in the blog world, is by danielle. she is so lovely. her posts are always encouraging and thoughtful. her weekend links gave me the idea for the friday favorites. so please pop on over and say hello.

ok ... ok ... i know that you won't all know this right now, BUT! i am a book worm. i'd rather read books than watch movies. yes..i'm one of "those". ha. -- so when miss lauren gave her thoughts on the hunger games novel,  mockingjay ... well, let's just say it took all i had not to jump up off my bed, run across the house, grab book 1, and begin the whole series over again!

i love the holidays. friends & family getting together. so sweet. & i absolutely adored katie's fancy christmas party.

lately, i have been attempting to complete several DIY projects. this one is now on my list! love, love, love!

victoria's fab friday made me laugh and think about  'the wizard of oz'!

i really like scarves. you may come to know this soon. however, i also really like headbands. this mustard-yellow-flower headband is a MUST! :)

i think all women need to learn to love themselves. & i'm preaching to the choir, folks. & most importantly to like their bodies. miss tanesha is definitely curvy -- and quite gorgeous. this outfit is everything i adore. she pulls it off flawlessly.

i try my best not to go "searching" for new blogs. i already have a few that i read on a daily basis. & frankly i'm afraid if i find too many that i like then it will be a never ending venture! however, lauren schaefer is living in NYC ... a place i miss so dearly. & her blog is so funny, entertaining, and lovely. please check it out!

amber seems like the sweetest person in the whole world ... & adorable to boot! she has a ton of tattoos which is also very awesome! please pop on over & see all the tattoo art she has + what it means to her. -- oh, and feel free to read the rest of her blog! she doesn't disappoint!

this past weekend i watched 'the help' & 'the debt' ... both starring an actress that i'm starting to love more and more. jessica chastain is beautiful, breathtaking, and absolutely phenomenal in her performances.

i like food. i do, i do. & casey had some help from a friend on this homemade chicken pot pie. (i never thought i would say that pot pie looked so cute! ha)

last .. but not least, barney & his awesomeness. **side note: true 'how i met your mother' (himym) fans will really appreciate this photo. ;)


happy friday, folks!
it is now time for sleep.
night, night.
& much love!
-colie