i finally did it.

i finally did it!!! did what?! i changed my major!  i have been debating whether or not to do this since day 1 here at jmu. and i did it. and it feels soooooo good! i've been praying about this for awhile and really feel like the Lord wants me to do it. i am no longer a math major (why did i ever think math would be a good major? no offense to any math lovers), but am an interpersonal communications studies major!! i figured i love talking and i love people, so what could be better? 


well that's all for this post.  it's been a busy week and there's not much time to blog, but i was just so excited about this i had to tell!  
have a great week rest of the week!      
xoxo,
erin with a p and a double r 

realizations of the week

this week i have realized a lot of things and i'm excited to share them with you! so here they go:

• i own way too much pink. seriously, i have pink overload.  and you want to know what's funny? i don't even like pink that much.  i mean i like it, but it's definitely not my favorite color.  as i'm typing this i'm looking on my desk and noticing my pink stapler, pink scissors, pink lampshade, pink perfume, pink journal, pink phone, pink, pink, pink!! i think you get my drift.  so, i have decided the next thing i buy cannot, and will not, be any shade of pink!
• fitted sheets are impossible to fold.  i tweeted about this on monday (yes, i tweeted) because i was so frustrated by it.  if you look in my closet you will now see a partially folded/partially wadded up fitted sheet.  and that's as good as it's gonna get.
• my fashion name.  this week my friends and i have come up with names for each of our fashions.  we have named people's fashion looks things like "earthy crunchy," "sports barbie," "cool, laid back mom," "prepster cutie," and "sporty chic."  and what was mine?  for me, they came up with "yacht fresh."  i'm not sure if that's a good thing or not, but i'll take it.  
• my love language.  i have wanted to do this for so long, and i finally did!  if you click here, you can take the 5 love languages quiz to see which one you are.  my highest 2 results were receiving gifts and words of affirmation.  and these are how i show love too.  i've realized that just because my love language is receiving gifts doesn't mean i'm greedy and materialistic and just want more gifts, but that i feel appreciated when people show they value spending their money on things for me rather than on other things.  well, that just made me sound self-centered and egotistic, but do you know what i mean?  giving people gifts is how i show love for others too.  and i found that the lowest love language i scored on was personal touch with a big, fat 0.  i think this explains why i went through my i-won't-hug-a-single-person phase.            
• laughter really is the best medicine.  whenever i have felt stressed this week, i've been trying to make myself laugh.  something about it just feels so good and takes all the stress away.      
• my love for classical music.  i stumbled across this guy named Brian Crain and he's amazing!  i bought his album called "A Summer in Italy" and i seriously feel like i am in a movie with the background music playing. it's great for studying because there's nothing i can sing along to!  

well, hope you enjoyed my realizations of the week.  who knows why i haven't discovered these things before, but i'm certainly glad i did!

happy hump day!

xoxo,

erin with a p and a double r

spring break 2011!

spring break was awesome.  it wasn't awesome because i was in bora bora sipping piña coladas and getting my tan on (although that sounds nice), but it was awesome because i got to stay in my pj's until 3 in the afternoon, visit with friends from home, do arts and crafts (aww yeah), have movie nights, shop, and just relax.  


the break started off with a trip to sandbridge.  it was my high school's young life campaigners weekend and two of my friends and i were invited to go down and cook dinner for them on saturday night and share with them how we followed Christ in high school and what we would've done differently looking back now.  it was great.  first colonial high school's campaigners are on fire for Christ and i'm so excited to see how they are going to change their school. first colonial's campaigners are also craaaaazzzzy and i love it.  we were able to get our dance on for hours and let me tell you, these girls can really dance!! i especially envy miranda's moves (the one in the hot pink).  here's a video of our crazy dance party:

on tuesday, amie, lauren, and i road tripped it to williamsburg for some prime outlet shopping and see our friend ali!  we shopped til we dropped and then ali came to va beach to celebrate her birthday and spend the night.  i loved having ali at the beach!   

the week also included a delicious homemade dinner at the gma's, a late night movie to see the adjustment bureau (good movie!) with lauren and kelsey, and lunch with stacey and my 3 year old boyfriend, trey.    

the best part of my week was all the alone time i had.  i am such an extrovert but i love time when i can just be at home by myself.  my sister was at school, dad was out of town, and mom was busy working so i was able to watch movies, do crafts, and make food all. by. myself.  it was awesome.
here's a little sneak peak of some of the crafts i did over break.  i'll post how to do the first one in a later post.  

coffee filter flowers! 

(thanks ali for doing them with me!)

sneak peak of a painting i'm working on!

if you had spring break last week i hope it was great and relaxing! :) 
happy monday!
xoxo,
erin with a p and a double r  
   
      

pens, vera bradley, hot pot, and ingrid michaelson!

what do all these things have in common?  that's right! they are all some of my favorite things!! i'm not sure if this post is considered really late or a little early for favorite fridays? but oh well, it's happening on a wednesday this week because friday i will be traveling back to good old Virginia Beach (can't wait!!).  


first on the favorites list this week are my Pilot G-2 07 pens. they are seriously the best.  for all those who write in cursive like me, you need to get them.  they are gel, which makes them super easy (and i think fun) to write with.  i prefer the 07's, but the 05's work just as great too!  ask kayla and she'll tell you that they're the only pens i write with.  no other pens can compare.  i highly recommend buying them!!  

today's second favorite is my vera bradley wristlet.  they are perfect for college. i can attach my key, have my jac card easily accessible, put my cell phone in the outside pocket, and store all my money in the inside.  i grab it, slip it around my wrist, and i'm good to go!  plus, there are so many colors to choose from!  mine is in "poppy fields" (thanks grandmother and granddad!), but i'm thinking about switching it up for the spring!

my third favorite for today is the Rival Electric Hot Pot kayla and i have in our dorm room. i got it from Bed, Bath, and Beyond for only $12.99!  and let me tell you...it is worth every penny. we use it to heat up water for tea or oatmeal and it heats water up in a hot second, it's quiet, and it's so easy to clean.  what else could you ask for in a hot pot?!

and today's last favorite is one that has just started growing on me.  and that would have to be my Ingrid Michaelson pandora station.  it's fabulous! she's fabulous!  there are artists on their such as Adele, Regina Spektor, Iron and Wine, and Glen Hansard who are all great.  and sometimes they'll stick an oldie in there and i love oldies!   try it out!

well that's all for wednesday favorite fridays!  have a fabulous night :)

xoxo,

erin with a p and a double r