J: Jars

I love mason jars. Jars with flowers, jars with candles, jars with cotton balls. Just jars.

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F: Flowers

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I love flowers. All kinds of flowers. There is nothing more romantic than a boy who will bring home flowers to his girl and there is nothing that brightens up a room better. I'm just sayin. Time for some flowers.

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Ghostly Flowers

I ran across this picture and was reminded of my old love for Indian Pipes. Lovely and enchanting, no?

Billy Button

What the h kind of flower is this?! And what would possess you to include it in your wedding plans? Seriously? Even the name is hideous. Craspedia. Ewww. Gross. No wonder they call them Billy Buttons. Not that it is much better...

via Green Wedding Shoes

The Four Best Flowers (in my opinion, of course!)

The Peony

The Poppy

The Tulip

And The Garden Rose


None of which are to be trifled with.
1. Peonies and Garden Roses
2. Poppies
3. Tulips

25 Random Things About Me

So this has been going around Facebook, but because blogs are way cooler, I am doing it here instead.
1. I hate yellow squash.
2. I am madly in love with Superman. And there are so few people out there who agree with me on the whole Superman vs. Batman.


3. I have always wanted to be a pirate.
4. I could eat raspberries and cherries all day long every day for the rest of my life and never get sick of them.


5. I am so so so scared of the dark. Okay, so you already knew that.

6. I love tulips. If you want to date me, bring me tulips.


7. I am obsessed with Australia!

8. My laptop is red, but I wish I had gotten pink, even though that would make me kind of Legally Blonde.
9. I wish I was Jane Austen. Or at least one of her characters.

10. I have this giant James Dean poster in my room at home.


11. I have been through 4 majors already: Biology (for Marine Biology), Physiology and Developmental Biology (for Pre-med), International Relations (so I could be like James Bond), and my current one is Humanities with and emphasis in English (no, there are no career choices for this one...)

12. I love mirrors. They add so much to a room. Especially the ones from Pottery Barn!


13. I love candles.
14. I have two pairs of warm, fuzzy slippers that are exactly the same.

15. I have 5 pillows on my bed.
16. My house has over 5,000 books in it.

17. I like to wear hair ribbons even though they make me look like I am 5 years old and headbands even though they give me a migraine.
18. I am lactose intolerant, and I can't even eat cream cheese without wanting to throw up, although I do it anyways.

19. I had plastic surgery when I was 5 because I ran into a brick wall and busted my head open.

20. I have a mysterious scar on my chin. It is quite thick, but no one in my family knows where it came from. I think it was aliens.

21. My birthmark is white.

22. I prefer dresses to pants any day!
23. I don't really like meat, but I will eat tofu raw and cold. Yum!
24. I love Origins!
25. I got into a car wreck over a month ago and I still haven't told my parents.

Love Love Love

Some things I love today:

1) Raspberries
Yummy Ummy! My favorite snack!

2) Books
Everybody knows that I have an unhealthy obsession with books. I cannot walk into a bookstore, because I will buy books instead of food, and that leaves me in a very nutritionally poor situation. These pretty books are via book/daddy




3) All natural mommies
I am a huge advocate for mothers who chose to go the natural route. I find home births, breastfeeding, and stay-home mommas fascinating. One day I will be as cool as my momma and all of her friends. nienie is pretty neat too.





4) Brides
How fun are weddings? I can't wait to be a bride. The romance, the flowers, everything about it is magical. Cute couple via Wedding On Frame




5) Ballerinas
These are the most elegant creatures. Everything about the art is fascinating to me. I wish that I could do it, but I don't think I have the time, patience, or dedication that it would take.
Ballet beauty via This is Glamorous.



6) Peonies