love me.

i can't make you love me

no siree, no i can't.
this is something that i have come to realize over the 23 years i've been on this planet.
you can't force people to love you. like you. tolerate you.

you can't force people to do anything at all.
rather, you can be loving towards them and understanding.
try to set your prejudices and emotions aside and understand their point of view.
it's hard to try to do this in dating.
i know i blog a lot about dating.
but guess what?  I'm single.  so get over it (i mean that in the kindest way)

the last guy i dated was incredible. but i realized that i couldn't make him 'love' me more. and i couldn't make myself 'love' him more either.
sometimes things just don't work out.
for no reason at all.

and guess what? i am totally fine with that.
now.
it took me a little while to get used to.
and a lot of time on my knees.
but guess what? i believe in karma.
i believe in a superior power in the heavens above.
i believe that every single teeny tiny little thing on this earth happens for a reason.
actually, i don't believe that.
i KNOW that.

i believe that there are bigger and better things in store for me down the road.
i have so much to celebrate and be grateful for.
my family.
my jobs. (yes, there are 3 of them)
my friends.
my church.
my life.
my health/strength.

i am a blessed lady.  and i am feeling so blessed today.
enjoy this cute little video.





have a great Sunday

the windy city.

i know this is like a month in advance, but i am turning to you, my dear blog friends for some advice.

i'm going on a little work-cation (who says you can't mix business with pleasure?)
and i want to do some fun things.
are there any cool places to go in the windy city aka Chicago

have you ever traveled there?
what is there to do?

the last time i was in chicago was a gazillion years ago.
so i need some new material.


any help would be greatly appreciated.
mmmkay?
thanks.

THURSDAY

I love me some Coco (Conan O'Brien)

It's THURSDAY all ya'll

songbird

i am still on my fleetwood mac kick.
so sue me?


love this song.
so beautiful.

the winner takes it all

can you tell me where my post title comes from?
if you know where it comes from, i will give you a prize....(seriously, i will)
because i feel bad when not everyone wins!

enough of this mumbo jumbo crap.

can you guess who won the GIVEAWAY?!
can you guess?

Swirls of Happy

congrats pretty lady! please email me to claim your prize
(ashley.warner88@gmail.com)






(*disclaimer* i feel badly when others can't win, so figure out where my post title comes from and you can have a happy prize)

memorial day

we had a lovely memorial day down in the little town of

kanosh and fillmore.

we went to grandpas grave.

baby sister's grave.

enjoyed the snow (not...psh I am so sick of the snow)

it was freezing.

hence me wearing my winter jacket.

brr.

after we went to the graves, and placed the flowers, we went to lunch.

Cluffs Carhop Cafe.

a quaint little greasy hole-in-the-wall joint.

greasy burgers, tasty fries, and fabulous shakes.

it was fun to go down with Grandma Warner too.

we had a great trip to the cemeteries today.

hope you had a splendid memorial day too

girls night

this weekend was pretty much a blast! 

for one, it was a three day weekend, hellooooo!

I got a new job (#3...)

went out with some friends

got a new church calling

and i got to spend time with my family

for now, imma blog about GIRLS NIGHT

dinner at CPK

* julianne, brandy, caitie*

(ps don't mind that my camera had the magenta filter on)

 

*me, steph, and ashley*

*on our drive home we met some sweet dudes, and took a photo*

*roasting over the little fondue pot*

we made a delish s'mores and roasted

starbursts over this little "flame"

*made a yummy smore*

we even played this fun little game, "What's a Dame to do?!"
this is the BEST game I've ever played.  hands down.

the girls and I played this game.

we laughed the entire 2 hours we played.

my stomach hurt so bad that night.

i think i have permanent wrinkle lines now.

i highly suggest playing this game.

i always love girls nights

{it}

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!  that's how i feel when i watch this scary movie.
you know that i love me some scary movies.
but i must say, this show is HILARIOUS.


it's not even that scary...but I think you should watch it.
it may cure your fear of clowns...come on, I know you're just as scared as I am of them.


creepy, ugly things.
i don't even know why i'm blogging about this dumb show. 
but i think you should at LEAST watch this:



how's that for a movie fix? hehe

in happier news, look what i found.

i am loving dresses lately.

thanks F21

happy weekend + giveaway

i love kungfu Panda, and kung fu Panda 2 was just as funny.
i am loving all of these animated shows lately.

megamind.

despicable me.

kung fu panda 2.

do you have a new fave?


also, happy weekend lovelies.


i hope you have a safe, fun, and relaxing Memorial Day Weekend.
I know I will.
Any fun plans for the 3-day weekend?


Don't forget, the GIVEAWAY too.
You have until next Tuesday (May 31) to enter.

hot mess

ya know, that time i dated a pirate...

last night i went to a showing of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
guess who was there?

yup, Captain Jack Sparrow

we took a photo.
kind of a hot mess, dontcha think?

btw, i loved the new Pirates movie.
one of my favorites thus far.
but i am starting to think they're going for The Land Before Time essence and trying to make something like 7 sequels...or somethin like that.

what did YOU think of the movie, dear reader?

loved it?
hated it?
not planning on seeing it?