Halloween is coming!

I am super excited for Halloween. It's so fun to dress up, pretend to be scary (if that's your thing), eat copious amounts of candy, and have a laugh!

PHOTO QUIZ!:

1. Favorite Halloween Movie

I will split this into two categories: my favorite childhood Halloween movie and my favorite adult / teen Halloween movie

Childhood


Adult / Teen


2. What did you dress up as the last year you trick-or-treated?

Tacky 80's girl - Myself and Adrienne were bored on Halloween night in 12th grade and decided to just throw on the tackiest clothes and makeup we could find and go out as 80's girls!



3. Favorite Halloween Costume you have worn

I was Cleopatra for Halloween in 5th grade and I loveeeeeedddddddd my costume!


4. What are you going to be this year for Halloween?

"Tale as old as time, true as it can be..."


5. Favorite Halloween candy?

I have a couple favorites:



6. Least favorite costume

I was forced to dress as this one year:


7. Have you ever repeated a costume and what was it?

I repeated two. I was a witch in both grade 3 and grade 7 and a black cat in grade 4 and grade 9.



8. Scariest costume?

WHATT was I thinking in 6th grade?


9. Now list all the costumes you ever been right up to now:

Age 4 - Bunny
Age 5 - Angel
Age 6 - Little Red Riding hood
Age 7 - Little Red Riding hood again!
Age 8 - Witch
Age 9- Black Cat
Age 10 - Cleopatra
Age 11 - Dead Cheerleader
Age 12 - Witch
Age 13 - Hippie
Age 14 - Black Cat
Age 15 - Cat woman
Age 16 - Flapper
Age 17 - Tacky 80's girl
Age 18 - I didn't dress up this year
Age 19 - Foxy Cleopatra (from "Austin Powers")
Age 20 - Gabriella from "High School Musical"
Age 21 - Jellyfish / Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz"
Age 22 - Oreo cookie / 80's aerobics girl
Age 23 - I will be Belle from "Beauty and the Beast"

Yay!I hope some others will attempt this too :)

Hard times are temporary..

It's been rough lately, but I'm trying my darnedest to stay strong.
Some days I'm smiling, others I'm crying.

My emotions are all mixed up. I wear my heart on my sleeve way too often.
I wish I didn't care so much. I guess I wouldn't be in nursing if I didn't.

I know things will get better. They always do. It just takes time and I am quite impatient.

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteous, and all these things will be added unto you" - Matthew 6:33

Autumn is here!!

Although the official start date of autumn isn't until September 23rd, it definitely feels like autumn where I live! Although it can be a very hectic academic semester, autumn is my favorite season by far! I have so much to look forward to this season:

1. Pumpkin Carving



2. Cinnamon Dolce Lattes from Starbucks... yuummmm-meeee!



3. Fire-y leaves



4. The start of turkey dinners =)



5. HALLOWEEN!



I love Halloween. It's so fun to dress up! My brother and I are having another big Halloween party like last year. His birthday falls on October 25th, so we combine both his birthday and Halloween and invite both groups of our friends so an extra fun night! Last year was a hugeeeee hit, so we're planning to go ahead with one again. Soooo soo excited!







And now, my costume for THIS year! I honestly planned on making my costume again this year, I really did, as I've done in past years. But looking at how hectic I knew my schedule would be, I decided I just would not have the time. I ended up buying a costume online and I am ever so happy. This year, I am planning to be.....












BELLE from Beauty and The beast, my all-time favorite movie!!!! Soo happy. I have been obsessed with Belle ever since I was a little girl and have even been told by people that I sound like Belle when I sing (I guess the mezzo-soprano tones?). So Belle is who I will be. I looked through a lot of costumes, and let me tell you, I was disgusted. I hate how common childhood character costumes have been transformed into skanky, chauvinistic outfits for adult costumes. I came across this because while it's still very cute, it impersonates Belle completely. As far as I remember, all of the Disney princesses (except Ariel and Jasmine) were fully covered! I will be so happy to wear this costume, you have NO idea! Pictures will be posted, for sure!

Anyway, I love Autumn! <3

Enjoy your Sunday. God Bless!

A time to heal.

I haven't had much time to elaborate on what's been going on, but there has been so much in the past month to wrap my mind around, it's going to take awhile before I finally sit down and type everything.

I've been filled with so much joy and then so much pain.

I've been put through so many tests. I've won challenges and I've miserably failed trials.

The first step is being honest with myself. Healing will take time and patience.

But I am so lucky I have been blessed with a wonderful set of supportive friends who are willing to be there for me during this time.

I heard this song while vacationing in Vancouver and suddenly the words have such meaning in my life. While there is so much going on, I have to look at what I am blessed with. It surely surpasses the hurt.

"What if your blessings come from teardrops.." exactly how I feel right now.




I know it will take some time, but God will bring me through this and I know I'll come out a stronger person in the end.

I'm backkk!

I've been MIA for the past little while since my life has been so hectic and insane. So much to blog about. You'll hear it all soon!

Ciao for now.

:)