A single girls gift guide to Valentines day

If you are anything like me (i.e single, snookin' for love), then you probably have found yourself admiring over the cute beer basket your best friend pinned for her sweet lovin beau. You decide to pin it to your 'For Him' board, because it's for him. One day. You then realize how silly that was of you because you will be spending valentines day alone with some boxed wine and the Last Song, because that shit is a tear jerker.

Also what type of blogger would I be if I never tried out a whole "gift guide" post....(I could have lived without it, I'm sure...)

Instead of looking for gifts for your non existent boyfriend, I'd find gifts for your other half (read: best freaking friend...who is also not investing her time only in a thing with something that dangles ever so slightly between their legs....if you see what I'm sadly getting at here...)

I know its like, 3 and a half weeks away BUT ITS CREEPING UP ON US. Go gift buying. If not for a friend, go for YOU. Because you damn right deserve it. For putting up with seeing all of your taken friends post endless 'I HAVE THE BEST BOYFRIEND EVER' picstitches.

If Mindy Kaling (the ultimate single swagger) can have a wine bra, I think so can I. Nothing says "Don't interrupt me, Miley is falling in love with the ultimate hunk in this scene" better than this. Did I mention you can probably hold a few cups o' wine in those bad boys. That means you probably won't have to get up....for a good 10 minutes. Don't forget the popcorn and chocolate. Make sure to not drop on your snuggie. THAT would be embarrassing.....(who do I have to impress.....?)

Subscription to Cosmo. The beauty of living vicariously through other women while they are out sipping fun drinks with hot guys and soaking in each others awesomeness. And you? Just learning some future tips and ish.

Starbucks cups. When you don't want to make a trip out to get the perfect instagram (or to sneak other goodies while in public) I suggest you somehow stock up on the perfect ceramic starbucks mug. No thang says #singleonVday more than this.

The selfie clicker photo taker ma-bob. You see, we don't have a certain someone to be forced into taking our pictures for us so we choose to use a secret device that makes it look like we have a great group of friends always willing to take pictures for us.

c/o my Photo Booth

Netflix. So you can live vicariously/become emotionally attached to fictional characters. I suggest One Tree Hill. That aught to keep you preoccupied BEYOND Valentines day weekend. Start now.

A cute pup. I mean, you don't have to go all out and spend a months worth of rent and take out on a brand spankin new born teacup yorkee (if I could, trust me I would). You can resort to the electronic ones that can still walk and are soft yet you do not have to worry about waking up at 6AM in the snow for a morning bathroom break, or rushing home from a fwb to make sure you fed little ole fido. Do we even name dogs that anymore...... Also. I would like to make sure you are aware, that I do have this dog. His name was Bralex (After my ex and my roomies boyfriend). I think he needs a new name. I'm thinking LB. Short for Luke Bryan.

fetus me with blonde hair

So I think I spelled it out for you. The answer to being a single lady on vday is quiiiiite simple (and much better than some fancy shmancy meal that you don't have to pay for). The answer is: Netflix, food, wine, and cute pups. 

I got chu.

Backing it up with Whit, since I don't think I've done it since 'Nam.

The trouble with up is there's always a down..

Life is better when you're silly. Life is also better when you are enjoying it and living in the moment. Being that the new year is TOMORROW, I've been thinking about 2013 and how much of a gigantic freaking blur it was for me, but good or bad, I'm pretty darn happy with how everything turned out.

As far as 'the goods' go, it's pretty darn good. Kiddycup update goes as follows, for all you #TEAMKC fans. Because quite frankly, I think it's all of you. and your grandmas, and your best friends you talk about your internet (i.e blog) friends to. Psh, don't be denying over here.
1. He brought up to me that he deleted his tinder. Aaaaand I still sit with mine downloaded on my phone, but have no fear, I haven't been on in days. Dang, I suck.
2. He said that we are 'dating' but not official (without me asking). Alright maybe I owe this one to the blogstalking, if he does his stalking...
3. He told me he'd buy me chocolate covered gummy bears. Freaking keeper of my heart forever in my eyes.

The reason I'm writing this weird post starting off with 'life is better when your silly' is because you know it, too. You live once, live it up. Now I don't think those are some Drake lyrics #YOLO. Spending my last weekend in 2013 with Kiddycup was grande. Ha, see what I did there......I'm waiting....*cricket cricket* We went to the mall because guys love when girls pick out their clothes for them, and it was a solid bonding experience for us, too. Here's where it gets funny. I mean it too. Like funny as in when I was kissing him afterwards and even to me brushing my teeth, it made me giggle.

So, he told me to get to the restaurant we wanted to eat at, we had to go up a level. Behold: our gaze met the shiny germ infested escalator. Being that we were flirting and so in the moment of each others company we just figured we would ya know just walk up to the escalator and go up on our merry ways. Well, sadly the next part? We weren't even drunk. Hand in hand, we tried going up the escalator. I took two steps on each step and was wondering 1. Why I wasn't going anywhere 2. Why the eff am I tripping and looking like a loon. Obv, Kiddycup stumbled too. It took us about a minute into attempting this clearly difficult task to realize it was going in the wrong director. I pray no one saw us. But I can guarantee security guards watching the camera had a good ROFL. Maybe they'll make me youtube famous #hairflip.

We seriously looked like this except tripping and less gracefulness was involved. And at this point in our 'relationship', I'm 100% comfortable with him. I even sing with him in the car. Almost always.

Am I 'Drunk In Love'? Kidding, I just want to be Beyonce (and wanted a reason to add her into my post, to be honest...)

Providing you with a snapchat selfie with kiddycup because that's just how life works.

Moral of my story is that you should be more cautious to your surroundings (i.e le escalator), and always shake the stupid shit off. Thats the motto.


Drake Drizzy Rogers outtie.
Happy second to last post of 2013.

Here's whats up

Yelll-o. This is a posty fulla' listies and words that make no sense. 

Recently I have been:

-Away at school

-Trying out sorority life

 -Involved with really awesome clubs and organizations shoutout to hercampus

-Focusing on getting good grades and all that fun shenans like a thing called a gee-pee-ayyyy

Currently:

-Superdeduper stressed with sorority life. Clearly I stink and can't handle the damn time commitment and I always question myself is my heart really fully into this? and the answer turns out to be no. which is something I didn't want to happen. Being so stressed has caused multiple break downs all day everyday to the greatest people ever aka the people that created me. My dad just tells me to keep it simple and thats what I gotta do. 

After much much much counseling/going back and forth/pro and con lists/playing eenie meanie miney mo (maybe...) this is whats going down:

-I am going to a community college next semester.

-Finding a part time job and catching up on all my lost credits from transfering so many damn times.

maybe I'm just not meant to be somewhere for more than a certain amount of time?

I've gone to 4 different schools (2 HS and 2 Universities) within the past four years. 

-After next semester, I will apply to schools in my state and fingers crossed graduate from wherever I chose to be.

...and I thought life was easy.

But now ya have it.

All you nosey people wondering when my sorority posts would come, they are not. On the reals I wanted to share but if you just wanted random words that made no sense and would be only really comparable to me slamming my fingers onto whatever keys I want and producing a post that way, well...I really just have nothing to say. Don't worry, I'd be just as nosey too. 

For the record, I am finally feeling like my self again and I truly believe everything happens for a reason.

Fireworks, segways, and exhaustion

I sure hope you aren't judging me for blogging at 820 on a friday night. Lame-o I know. I have a case of straight up exhaustion though. Too tired to move from my bed...so BLOGGING IT IS!

Uhhhh so Rachel, why are you so exhausted? I'll tell ya why!

Wednesday night: Had my segway 'orientation'. We got to get a better understanding of how to navigate a segway. It's been three days now and I still suck at stopping. It was fun though! True story aka you might want to skip over this: When I was in 8th grade I used to take classes at a talent agency. 6 years later, I go to segway orientation and my talent class teacher was there. working the corners with some segway-age (sorry doesn't make much sense oh well) action. Never know who you'll meet again! I was so so so so soooooo thrilled it only lasted 45 minutes so I was able to hop on over the bridge to B's house. I didn't even ask to come over I just showed up. and he didn't have time to say no. Thank gosh because we went to dinner with his parents, which was a blast! Love great people. Then we watched HGTV and I took a nice nap. Disclaimer: We're still in college. But whatever I love me some HGTV.

Thursday: DA FOURTH. I didn't tweet anything really patriotic. Or insta any flags. Or even wear red white or blue. Sue me. I did, however, have my first day on the job. What did I have to do, you ask? Ride a segway around people. Awkwardly interupt conversations or confront people who didn't want to be bothered by us if they wanted some free water. WHO TURNS DOWN FREE THINGS. ESPECIALLY WATER. It's hot out thurrrr people. But it was fun. Minus the fact creepy high schoolers ask for my number and a ride on my segway. How about no. Buh-bye. 

Here lies the proof:

Seriously. I can't believe I even posted this. So embarrassing. The hat made me look like I had a huge bubble of a head. Also I got yelled at for promoting McDonalds. Like excuse me I'm promoting frozen drinks not obesity in #Murica...thankies.

ANYWAY...We got done early and Bam! Dinner&Fireworks. I went to B's house without him since his parents were shmoozing with some friends and I got a front row view of some 'fworks (just made that up...I should probably be sleeping instead of writing this). Also, his mom was so excited I was there to show me off to her friends. And people were so happy to meet me. Maybe because they are shocked to know that quiet ole B has a sometimes not so quiet girlfriend. So here's some more pictures for your bored-of-reading-eyes:

Hope you enjoyed your fourth festivities! 

Now get me to bed! Happy weekend!

GROOLEST APP..EVER!

Mean Girls reference, duh!

Since I've just been blogging about everything preppy lately...I ain't stoping now!

I wanted to let you guys know I discovered the coolest app. Ever.

download 3initials on your iPhone

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I'll wait.

Still waiting.

Not convinced?

Basically this app walks you through your customized monogram background!

You add your initials *Make sure you put your last name in the middle if you want it like that*

Then choose font/background colors, as well as background design (checkerboard/polka dots/stripes/etc.)

You can also drag/resize to place it where you would like.

I tried it out a few times. Still struggling with the colors I like but it's a really awesome app!

....You downloaded it, right?

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In other news, yesterday I wasn't feeling too great and didn't want to get out of bed (eventually I did) but this is what B said to me, which I found funny because we rarely talk about my bloglife (because he doesn't understand it). HE ALSO (tried) TO MAKE A MEAN GIRLS REFERENCE, which is rare because he always references movies I never understand: 

Happy weekend!

Measure a year.

Nah, sorry this isn't a post about Rent, although I do love some La Vie Boheme.

I'm talking about my life in the past year. A lot has changed. And I mean, a lot. Read on, you'll see!
First off, I graduated high school a year ago today.

1.B and I have grown so much closer, since last end of June we were still in the one month phase.

2. I lost my best friend, due to a falling out. It was tough since we did everything together but life goes on.

3. I realized who my true friends are, behind everything.

4. I pursued my dreams and applied to participate in Miss New Jersey Teen USA pageant.

5. Hair color. From blonde to light brown to brownish red (what I'm stuck with now). I vow to not dye my hair for the rest of the summer. (I hope)

The only thing the same? Still jobless.

Change of plans

Totally wasn't going to blog today. Aka play hookie from the blog world.....but THENNNN I remembered I need to Link up with Lauren for Tuesday Topics!

8 goals for this month:

1. Find a job. Now now now now. This should really be my only goal.

2. ROADTRIP. or plan one to see friends I haven't seen in a year. 

3. Work out. Granted, I doubt I'll achieve this goal but that would be awesome.

4. Be more athletic! I started to be in May, with warmer weather and all and it's a lot of fun! Many of my friends and family are actually shocked with my athletic ability. (read: they all think i'm very lazy)

5. To not be so uptight and to let things happen. Yea right. I'll be lucky if I achieve this goal!

6. STOP SPENDING YOUR MONEY ON CLOTHES, RACHEL! YOU HAVE ENOUGH, said the angel on my shoulder. 

7. Learn to stop worrying so much about the future. Everything happens for a reason

8. Rewatch Greek. YEP, no shame. I finished all four seasons in two weeks so theres that...

 

June isn't that exciting of a month for me (as of now) so stay tuned!

The story of us:

Want to find out why I'm head over heels ALWAYS for B? Or the reason why I think we work so well together because of our silly past? Read on, lovers of love. alright, couldn't come up with anything clever at the moment in time

1. Summer 2009: Our first time ever hanging out/picture together down the shore (read: what we call beach, obv). We met through mutual friends, aka boyfriend at the time. I couldn't help but admire (aka zoom in on my camera) his small yet ab-ed up bod.

2.Spring 2010: The first time we kissed! Well, not that night but in the spring. In a friends backyard. So unromantic but it was a dream come true (for me). Not so much for him. He totally wanted to get it over with.

3.Cotillion 2010: I begged him to take me since we went to different schools at the time. I knew it would be the start of something new. cue high school musical lyrics...

4. March 2010: Traveled the world together. Made him sit next to me for a 7 hour plane ride. Obsessed over his chin hair (because for some WEIRD reason I thought it was so cute). I also jokingly locked him in a bathroom (pictured above) because I wanted him to kiss me...he wouldn't on account of the fact his best friend (who was my best friend) liked me. B is too nice (except I was mad because I just wanted him to want me). 

Here's where B had a girlfriend and we stopped talking for a little less than a year. Then I facebook messaged him and texted him constantly because I was sadly in desperate need of a prom date. But it ended out working in the end for both of us... ;)

5. June 2012: PROM. Great weekend. And we were without a doubt the best looking couple there. He asked me out on June 3rd (the last night of prom weekend). I couldn't have asked for anything more!

6.For our one month he took me to the boardwalk (where they have shops/rides/arcades/teenagers dressing how they shouldn't/etc). I was dying to go on a Ferris Wheel and although he doesn't do heights he was a trooper and made me feel like the luckiest girl ever.

7. B's first summer concert. Granted it was Mac Miller so it wasn't fun but we saw some great friends, survived a rainstorm, and enjoyed each other's company for it was the night before my birthday (and our two months). 

8.October 2012: Pageant weekend. When I competed, he came home from school, suffered a ride with parentals, and watched 75+ girls strut their stuff. I was so excited for him to come because I knew how excited he would be since I taught him EVERYTHING he needed to know about pageants. He sent me such a sweet text afterwards and I couldn't wait to show him off to all of the girls.

9. Fall 2012: Our first semesters away at college. At a year now (NEXT MONDAY!)  we've overcome so so much and I am so happy he has been by my side. We are the greatest of friends which I think makes our relationship that much better.

Ok, so that isn't the full story but I think that's some awesome highlights of us. Hope you understand my crazy 'obsession' with him now

               

mission possible: MDW.

For lack of a better explanation, MDW is here and I am off to the shore!

Mother nature, why must you give us bad weather out of ALL weekends? Grrrrrr....

Last years MDW = disaster. Oh boy to think how things have change so so much since then and I couldn't be happier. 

Here's a picture from the weekend from utter and complete hell:

My exciting week leading up to today has been as follows:

Working with kiddies, B, working again, watching greek, eating (a lot), taking B to the mall, go to roomies for the night and see her beautiful sister at prom pictures, ICE CREAM, bother B, etc. 

So crazy right?

Not trying to bore you either so here's pictures!...because it proves how lame my life can be.

Mall trip: B is against yellow pants, while I'm 100% for them. I made him try them on. He whined about how silly he looked. (You cray, boy.)

Tuesday's OOTD: Hooray for preppy 'errythang

This picture deserves to be as small as possible because it is, well, icky. B looks like a creeper and I don't even look like myself buuuuuut its proof we hung out this week! and got some yummy cherry-vanilla gelati!! Story time: last year we used to go to this ice cream shop all the time and just sit there til we were the last people in the parking lot and talked for hours and hours, thus the start of our relationshippy! (Yeahhhhhh, I did just say relationshippy. Judge me.)

countdown: 9 days til our one year! 8 days til my surprise from B! 

7 days until LUKE BRYAN!!!

stay up to date on my adventurous life via twitter!

 

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In other news, next week I will share some....fun stories about B, a DIY project I did (and love), prom recaps, MDW recaps, what I can't believe, and whatever else I feel like sharing with ya'll! Happy MDW. Let's go celebrate!

Zach's story {read&share}

please check out this link. 

http://www.upworthy.com/this-kid-just-died-what-he-left-behind-is-wondtacular-rip

just watch it.

Brave kid. He even produced/released a great song. What a legend he is leaving behind.

So inspiring, too. 

This was a bit of a shakeup to start my morning, safe to say I'm in tears.

               

(10) things to be happy about

10.  Puppies. Leeeeeets be real. I want one!

9.  Peanut butter ice cream. don't act suprized!

8. Learning about history. Yep, total nerd.

7. Getting addicted to new shows aka at the moment Greek.

6. Kids! Playing with them and reminiscing on the days that you were once in their shoes when everything in life was so very simple...

5. Vacationing. I love the feeling of getting on a plane and knowing I'm traveling somewhere! 

4. Summer. Summer to me has always been my favorite. My birthday, camp, etc. Happiest times of my life have been during the summer. 

3. The friends and family that have stuck by my side. always.

2. B and I's relationship. We've been friends for about 5 years now, but dating for only (almost) 1. We can fight like a married couple (our friends tell us), push and joke with each other playfully like brother and sister, and best of all be who we want to be with each other. He rocks!

1.  The life I live. Yep, it has it's up and downs trust me, but everything I've done is a lesson learned and has gotten me to where I am today.