I so desperately needed to revive my "Happy Thursday" tradition because sooner rather than later I will be off on my LDS mission! Don't worry folks, the call hasn't come in!But I promise that I will earnestly try to do my best to post until I go on an 18 month blogging hiatus!
This weeks stud is another actor from Les Mis! I could barely focus on the plot whenever he came on screen, I'll be honest.But maybe I will just blame my distraction on the fact that I am incapable of understanding french accents? No, I can't lie. His face is amazing. That's why I drooled all over the popcorn.
Sorrythatimnotsorry.
Current Tune:
Feel Again
OneRepublic
This song is currently on repeat in my household because it makes me feel good. Now, is that such a crime?! Apparently for my siblings they think so... They'll become immune to it by its 700th play, I bet.
Current Quote:
Ben Lariviere, I have no clue who you are, but thank you for this. That's all.
Happy Thursday, from sunny California to wherever you might be!
i've done something grievous and i come before all of you with a repentant heart... i've been a terriblethoughtlessbusy careless blogger and have missed my happy thursday post these past couple of weeks! really, i'm sorry guys. it's not my fault! blame it on school, trying to have a social life, (key word: tryingnot succeeding in) remembering to eat, shower and boys men. (more on that in the future...;) so now that i have humbled myself on the world wide web (which is kind of exposing, might i add...) will you forgive me? if you refuse to forgive me i will hunt you down with baked goods until you forgive me, am i clear? AM I CLEAR? i will force feed you my infamous brownies so you will eventually cave in. and you will cave in, believe me.
so now that we've fixed this little tiff of ours let's get to what we all came here for: THURSDAY CELEBRATIONS!
current female crush:
alana. a.k.a honey boo boo.
seriously guys, i'm obsessed with this 6 year old. is that even legal to say as an adult?! whatevs, my love for her is never leaving. she is the sassiest, funniest, grossest and most bizarre child on planet earth and i just love her to pieces. my family is obsessed with her show and quote it quite a bit more than we probably should. (a dolla makes me holla, anyone?!?!) maybe i love her so much because she reminds me a lot of who i was at 6... i think we all have a little bit of honey boo boo child in us all- so embrace it! go here to watch her magical ways. believe me, you'll die of laughter.
current male crush:
dr. mehmet oz
i have already professed my love for dr. oz in a previous happy thursday post (go here for a refresher!) but he is just so awesome that i had to do a repeat! i don't know what it is, but every time i see him giving open heart surgery on ny med my heart begins to **palpitate! i don't know what it is, but something about doctors just gets me. (i secretly get excited when i have a doctors appointment... shh!) fellas, i've said it before and i will say it again- knowledge is sexy. endofstory.
current song:
lovely cup by grouplove
this song makes me want to have a dance party. also this song is one of the songs the has been on constant repeat in our apartment because the roomies and i are seeing them (and a ton of other AMAZING bands) in salt lake this weekend! imsoexcitedthaticanbarelybreathe.
current quote:
this quite possibly is one of the sweetest things i have ever read. doesn't this just make you want to fall in love? the poetic power of words are incredible.
remember, wherever you all might be, that make this thursday special!
happy thursday!
**maybe if these heart palpitations keep up i'll be able to meet dr. oz and have him preform surgery on me! then i can really say he has touched my heart! ....a girl can dream can't she?!!?
today i decided to change things up!
i'm taking a break of my weekly crushes and going to let you all in on a few things i'm loving.
no particular reason,
mainly because this week i have been too tired to creep on celebrities...
what a life i lead.
sigh!
enjoy some of the things that i am diggin' this week. :)
throw pillows, lots of them. for my bed this coming semester i am going to get various jewel-toned throw pillows of different shapes to enhance the artsy/eclectic feel of my new room... in my new apartment! (socompletleyexcited)
ryan lochte is terrible at interviews.
this video made my day! in his defense, no one said you have to be good at speaking to be an olympic swimmer... p.s. love me some phelps.
nars multiple stick in g spot.
as of late i've hardly been wearing makeup. this and a thin coat of mascara is what i will put on if i want to feel extra nice. i use it as a lip color, but you can use it for a blush as well. it is so natural and so pretty. excuse the name, relish the color.
doesn't this make you feel inspired? my life's goal.
she is just so completely stylish, classy and downright pretty. plus she is funny (has anyone seen bridesmaids?!) every girl can't help but be slightly envious! plus i am really wanting her hair right about now....
current male crush:
mat kearney.
i feel like saying "current male crush" is misleading. he is constantly my male crush, but i just think it would be bizarre for him to be featured here every week! i could go on and on and on about him, but i think you should find out for yourself as to why this man is a demigod. listen to his music, see him live and proceed to fall in love.
current quote:
"i am not afraid of storms, for i am learning how to sail my ship."
-- louisa may alcott
current tune:
ho hey- the lumineers
i can't listen to this song and not smile. this video makes me just as happy! i'm glad it isn't one of those songs where the video completely ruins the beauty of the song. enjoy, just as i have been doing for the past three days :)
i could spend hours searching this website. this piece is so fascinating. the handiwork and details are just amazing. i hope to one day see it in person!
so i went on a happy thursday hiatus last week because it was my birthday the day before. (insert cheers)
meaning i used the "it is my birthday and i don't want to do anything" excuse.
you've never used that excuse? well this is awkward...
needless to say i used that excuse on everything (for a solid week), including working out. so last night i went on a run. it wasn't easy, but i kept on telling myself i was running from a kidnapper trying to sell my organs on the black market and it gave me the proper motivation. try it, it works!
current female crush:
lily collins.
i really don't know much about her, other than the fact that her dad is phil collins, she has amazing eyebrows and a great sense of fashion. but really. i don't need to know anymore about her- she is just too adorable.
current male crush:
anthony viglione.
i've heard he is really cool cat. maybe he is so cool because he describes to others what a nuclear meltdown is with complete knowledge and ease. or maybe it is because he is creepily all-knowing when it comes to anime... i dont know, but that is enough reason to make him mr. cool.
A couple signs of Summer:
-You forget to shower because you are too busy... doing nothing.
-The promise you made to yourself to "drink more water" at the beginning is now a joke due to the fact that walking to the kitchen is too far.
-Night runs are no longer creepy and the fear of being kidnapped has since fled. Rather, they are now ridiculously refreshing because that is the only time the California sun decides to take a short break of burning the flesh and in turn I can sweat off the box of Ho-Hos i ate earlier in the day. summer diet? hahahaha yeah, right.
-You forget what day of the week it is.
The last one happened to me today. You know, since my weekly schedule is packed to the brim with... doing nothing. Hey, stop judging me! Yes, you! Don't look around and act innocent! And for the record, you are no better than I! After all, you are sitting, looking blankly at a computer screen reading my blog. Who's the one with no life now, hmmmmm?
Thankfully my good friend Anthony (you got a shout out in my blog, buddy! Be sure to document this moment in your diary!) texted me today with a sweet/reminding "Happy Thursday!" So we should all tell dear Anthony a big ol'"THANK YOU!" because we all know how horrible our Thursday would have been if my weekly post didn't get put put up! Righhhht?! Am I right?!?! Hello...? Is anyone listening?! Whatev. I'm done.
Current Female Crush
Kelly Bishop
She plays the matriach/crazed-menopausal/retired dancer on my new favorite show. Bunheads. She looks kind of evil (just enough to instill fear), wears jewel tones like no one's business, uses eyeliner up the wa-zoo and shouts "Hey Scotty!" at a bar and begins swing dancing with him. Plus her name on the show is Fanny Flowers... Way cool, I know. She is probably the coolest old woman I have ever seen on ABC Family... And that's saying a lot. Believe me.
Current Male Crush:
Sam Cutillo
Am I biased because he is my own flesh and blood? Maaaaybe. Is he the cutest thing since I was an afro-headed toddler 16 years ago? Not likely, but close. Is he my favorite? Yes. I am confident in saying that he will have the most muscular calves when he is a grown boy due to the fact he runs laps up and down the hallway on his tippy-toes. He doesn't require too much attention, eats my cooking, has luscious locks (that's how I know we are related, just sayin') a total goofball (see picture above) and a laugh that makes me melt. Yeah, he is pretty much the best.
Current Tune:
Man on Fire By Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
They are sooooooo fabulous (coming in at a close second to Coldplay for fave band EVER) and this song on their new album makes me want to dance and sit in a field of wild flowers, making flower crowns. I love how this video is all about dance. Dancing is my release, and it is so great to see all of these people expressing themselves through dance to a pretty groovy tune.
SO WERE YOU AS FLOORED AS ME?!? Wait, why are you looking at me like that.. You don't remember about the Kim Zoliack-Biermann hair reveal! OH THE HORROR!
I don't know if our relationship will heal from this... I thought you would care about something important to me.. But whatev. Come pick up your stuff; I'll throw it in a cardboard box and leave it on the front porch. I.don't.even.want.to.see.your.face. Sorry, sometimes I run off on tangents...
Well for those of you who had a legitimate excuse (such as having a dying dog or choking on asparagus) as to why you didn't watch her show, I will give you the mercy medal and show you the huge surprise! (that mercy medal is awarded very rarely in my life, feel privileged... Very privileged.)
Drum roll please.......
Crrrraaaaazyyy!
Personally, I like the no-wig look... But enough about hair. This ain't no hair salon! This is a classy, mature blog where we talk about important issues! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time! I am a sucker for any movies related to witches, especially when they take place on the East coast (Can you say Hocus Pocus?! HEY-YO!) They are the coolest aunts, EVER! When Sally and Gillian moved into their house they said the following line:
"In this house ...we have chocolate cake for breakfast. And we never bother with silly little things like bedtimes or brushing our teeth."
How awesome is that?!?!? I don't know if I would be cool with the non-enforcement of teeth brushing, but chocolate cake for breakfast is any gals dream!
Current Male Crush:
Julian Morris
He plays the resident hottie doctor on Pretty Little Liars. And he is British. And he loves literature. Need I say more? Excuse me while I wipe my drool... Sigggghhhh.
Current Tune:
Young, Dumb and In Love By Mat Kearney.
Mat is my absolute favorite. When I saw him in concert in February in Salt Lake so many of my life's dreams came to life. This song embodies so many amazing memories. I hope this gets you in a happy, dance-y place like it does for me :)
Current Quote:
He said it best. Like always.
Happy Thursday!
p.s. I hope your dog is okay and you have learned your lesson about stuffing your face with more asparagus than you can handle...
Watch this whenever the forecast of below-par day looms near. I promise it will brighten your day!
Current Female Crush:
Kim Zolciak-Bierrman
Her show, Don't Be Tardy For The Wedding is my new guilty pleasure! She is funny, a loving mother to 3 (another on the way) and isn't afraid to be herself. She is a straight-talking Georgia Peach who loves diamonds like no one I have ever seen before! Watch her show tonight at 6:30 on Bravo! She is revealing her real hair for the first time on tonight's show. YES, THAT IS A WIG SHE IS WEARING! Crazy, right? Guuuurrrl, you make me wish I could rock dem wigs just like chuuu.
Current Male Crush:
Dr. Mehmet Oz
The epitome of man, I tell you. He recieved his undergraduate from Harvard Univeristyno big deal then went on to obtain an MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Warton School. He is a duel American-Turkish citizen, getting his Turkish citizenship by serving in the Turkish military. He is a Cardiovascular surgeon, husband, father and advocate of a healthy lifestyle. On his show he had a colonoscopy preformed which revealed he had a pre-cancerous polyp; by doing that it saved his life. Dr. Oz, you are the man of my dreams. Knowledge is sexy. endofstory.
Current Tune:
Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer
This is Dr. Oz's favourite song. And by default now it is mine too.... See Mehmet, we have SO MUCH in common. Maybe wanna catch a John Mayer concert then get married? Okay cool, see you there baby cakes!
I think that we have reached that momentous point in our relationship where you all know by now of my deep love for Thursdays... (pssst... If you have already forgotten like that one time when you didn't bring me flowers on Valentine's day don't worry! Just click the words and BAM! your memory will come flashing back to you!) And as of late, this love has become even more bountiful in my heart due to the fact that Thursdays were my dearest friend, Christian, erm, I mean, Elder Sagers P-Day. Is it coincidental that my all-time favorite day was turned into his preparation day? I think not. I believe their was an orchestrator to all of this whom so kindly planned it all out this way knowing that it would give me even something more to look forward to every Thursday!
Well, friends, this was Elder Sagers last P-day on a Thursday in the MTC as of now! (enter a deep exhale of sadness with the lower lip jutting out... Wait, this isn't gaining your sympathy?! It was always a charmer when I was 7!) He is off to Charlotte, North Carolina until he recieves his Visa then he will jet off to Sweden! I am bursting at the seams with happiness for this boy! I can't wait for him to get to Charlotte... But I cannot wait even more for him to finally get to the land of the Swedes! I also cannot wait to find out when his P-Day is so until I see his next email home I will re-read all of his previous emails to the point where I will be able to recite lines from them! I mean... Umm...You know, to work on my Swedish... Ya, I'll go with that one.
NOW BACK TO THE SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING:
Current female crush:
Heather Dubrow.
The newest housewife to the cast of The Real Housewives of Orange County. (a.k.a my biggest indulgence!) Maybe I like her so much because she is the only one in the group that is anti-drama. Maybe it is because she sees through phony women in a blink of an eye (you know who you are, Alexis Bellino! *cough cough) Maybe it is is because she is a woman of class who chooses sophistication over the usual-how do I say this without offending someone.... trashy and overdone O.C. ways. Or maybe it is because she is the only brunette of the group. Us brunettes gotta stick together...
Current male crush:
Liam Neeson.
This man is amazing. AHHH-MAAAYYY-ZIIIING! Not only is he an excellent actor, father, philathropist and forever hottie, but this man is a widower which has my heart swell for him. He is so strong and so suave. I really cannot get enough. For pete sakes, he fought Alaskan wolves in his last movie... WITH HIS BARE HANDS! I think it is safe to say based on his movie career that no one messes with Liam; NO ONE... not even wolves.
Current tune:
For what it's worth by Buffalo Springfield.
I don't think anything I say could make this classic even better than it already is... So I will leave you with that^^.
Current quote:
"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”
-Kahili Gilbran
Wise, wise words Mr. Gilbran.
HAPPY THURSDAY! **I know I promised in my last post that my next post (which would be this one if you are having a hard time keeping up...) would be part 2 of mine and Christian's adventure. Hold on tight, dear friends! You will have to exert that patience that mommy dearest taught you all when you were kiddos! Wait, she never did? You never heard "patience is a virtue"?! Oooookay, this is awkward....
Let's set the record straight here, folks. I am beginning this post 3 minutes until the clock strikes midnight and Thursday flees to the calendar pages until it comes out to play next week...
I would try and finish this post in these 3, fleeting minutes but you know as well as I that my humorous words cannot be condensed in such a time constraint! I'M SORRY BUT I HAVE NEEDS, OKAY?!?!?!
Goodness people! Now I know how J.LO feels when she requests only blue M&M's in her trailer and they accidentally leave in the green. Gosh, let me and my girl J.LO breath! Our talents need to be upheld, not rushed or trodden! (Or in her case, don't expect her to share her talents with you if you screw up her chocolatley goodness order...)
Thankfully I am not J.LO and will not burst out of the door shouting, "WHEN I ASK FOR BLUE M&M'S I WANT BLU M&M'S! NOT GREEN!" rather, I will write this post simply because I do not have an excuse to not write it... I mean I am home for the summer with not much to do; and that's what this edition of Happy Thursday! is for...
YOU.Yes, you with the eyes.
YOU should do something that causes you to tap into something you didn't know you were capable of doing. Try something new. Read a book on the New York Times' Best Sellers list. Paint a picture. Sit outside and tan. Turn off your phone. Log out of Facebook (don't just put offline people, actually log out! YOU CAN DO IT!) Listen to music that moves you, music that radiates to your soul. Write in your journal. Help someone.
As for me, this Thursday started out as just another day.
But I decided I didn't want it to be just another day.....
So I made it an excellent Thursday by doing Temple Baptisms with some ward buddies. My mere words cannot even begin to explain how magical it was.
So here is to days where you refuse to settle to label it as "just another day." Every day is a gift... Treat it like one!
I've been such a horrible blogger, you all must be so disappointed!
I promised to post a fantastical entry every Thursday and have fallen short of my promise.
Before we have that break-up where you call me to ask to bring all of your stuff back to your house,
(talk about uncomfortable and awkwarrrrdddd)
Let me fall back into your good graces, please?
you don't have a choice in this matter, forgive me or I will drive past your house at various hours of the night and be a psycho ex-girlfriend.
KIDDING!
kind of....
Current female crush:
Taylor Schillings.
To be honest I had no clue she even inhabited planet earth until I saw that new Zac Efron film, "The Lucky One"
She was so darn adorable and natural (which is AWESOME!) in the movie and maybe I like her so much because I am so jealous of her for being Zac's love interest. (it's a girl thing, you wouldn't understand if you don't have two X chromosomes.)
Current male crush:
Ray Lamontagne.
His voice is like velvet. Enough said.
Plus he is just intriguing, and every girl likes a little mystery, right?
Current song on repeat:
The Girl by City and Colour.
If you don't find this song romantic and if it doesn't make you happy, there is a problem with you.... You are souless.
Everything amazing seems to happen on Thursdays; they are simply Heaven-sent(I am not exaggerating! My likelove deeper-than-love feelings towards this day is off-the-charts!)
Today was another testament as to why Thursdays are my favorite days.
Here's why:
I woke up in an excellent mood! Which is quite normal for me since I have been blessed with being a morning person...... But today my normal happy-go-lucky attitude in the wee hours was magnified by a trillion gabazillion megasesillion! (I had fun writing that, FYI! Even more fun saying it in a little kid voice ;)
It was one of those days where your hair, your outfit and your mentality all seem to line up in perfect uniformity. Which begs me to ask myself, why does this not happen to me more often?!?!?! GRRRRRRRRRRRR.
ANYWHO! Sorry for the outburst, I am a female afterall and we come prepackaged with that ;)
I have become inspired by her and decided to follow her fashion-sense. Today was the beginning of my journey of wearing preppy-vintage esque clothing.
Needless to say, I'm hooked.
I went to lunch with my good friend Deon Sagers (you should totally follow out her blog. AMAZING I TELL YOU!) who happens to be one of my best friend's (Christian) mom and his brother, Sean!
To add to an already excellent Thursday, Sister Sagers welcomed me to lunch with these:
Wait for it.........
I want the anticipation to kiiiiiiilll you!
**Cue the cherubic hymns of "ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
If you know me, you know that the easiest way to get to my heart is through dessert.
ILOVECUPCAKES.ILOVECUPCAKES.ILOVECUPCAKES.
My friend Christian knew of my littleHUGElove connection with Thursdays and I would wake up to a text every Thursday that read:
"Happy Thursday Emily!"
Since I won't be getting those weekly-texts for the next two years, I decided that from here-on-out I will be posting a **joyous, extra-happy message every Thursday-- Christian inspired :)
**Lets be honest, all of my posts are joyous and extra-happy... But these ones will be exuberant!
I hope you had a exquisite Thursday! I sure did :)
