Be Mine, Valentine

Yesterday in my dance class a few of us were sitting and talking about Valentines Day. As the stereotype goes, the general feeling was that no one was really looking forward to the rest of the day. Amid the depression and pity party one person spoke up and said, "People who are single and don't like Valentine's day are just being selfish." Then when I opened up the Dove chocolate that Kathleen gave me it read, "Exercise your heart today." I decided to change my attitude. So here is my witness to you 13 followers of my blog, Valentine's day can be great no matter what your status is.

The Festivities actually began the night before at Macey's and Smith's 

Smith's flower section

The Valentines I bought. They had tattoos that accompanied them :)

 
What better way to celebrate love then an impromptu dance in the parking lot? To Whitney Houston no less!

The Day wouldn't be complete without the proper attire

blinking necklace

cheesy bracelets

Pink Pants and Red Lips

Emily, Justin Bieber and great boots

Bows, Tights and Becky are some of my favorite things

The Day wouldn't have been the same without good friends and good movies

Things that fill my heart with love. Press play, scroll and enjoy :)

 

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed but my soul

"Love is not a feeling, it is an act of your will"

"Love, in other words, resists any single metaphor because it is too powerful to be easily contained or understood." 

 Love: it will not betray you, dismay or enslave you. It will set you free.

 Live Beautifully. Dream Passionately. Love Completely.

All Sorts of Wonderful

 Love is spelled T.I.M.E

No one falls in love my choice, it's by chance. No one stays in love by chance, it's by work. And no one falls out of love by chance, it's by choice 

One of the simplest ways to stay happy is to let go of the things that make you sad

     Worry not that you are not well known. Seek to be worth knowing.

 A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life to be thankful for a good one

The idea of romantic love, so commonplace that it is touched upon in virtually every popular book or movie or magazine, is also at the very center of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Being sweethearts in the way the lord intended is worth waiting for

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear" 

1 John 4:18

Coug love wall :)

Come up to meet you, tell you I’m sorry. You don’t know how lovely you are. I had to find you, tell you I need you, tell you I set you apart.

  Questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as my heart

Happy Birthday Em Dear!

I love birthdays. I especially love birthdays when the person celebrating it is someone I love. Emily Barkdull is having a birthday today and I do love her so much!

Emily, you are an angel. Today is going to be a great day, because it's your birthday!!

The candy bar that started it all :)

I'm cool. two posts in one day.

So back in November I did a post about my Fan Favorites album on iTunes. (I've added on by the way.) Anyway, I was supposed to have this video to go along with the post but it didn't work. So here it is, Fast Car 2009.

This is probably the only time I ever wore white at dance :)

I Like You

There is a little children's book that a good friend gave me called I Like You. Over the last two years it has become one of my favorites to read on a gloomy day or just when I need to smile. Since Valentines Day is in four days I thought it would be appropriate to share this cute story.

I like you

And I know why 

I like you because 

You are a good person 

To like. 

I like you because

When I tell you something special 

You know it's special 

And you remember it 

A long long time. 

You say,

Remember when you told me 

Something special?

And both of us remember.

When I think something is important

You think it's important too,

We have good ideas.

When I say something funny

You laugh. 

I think I'm funny and 

You think I'm funny too. 

Hah-hah

I like you because

You know where I'm ticklish

And you don't tickle me there except 

Just a little tiny bit sometimes. 

But if you do then I know where to tickle you too 

You know how to be silly 

That's why I like you. 

Boy are you ever silly. 

I never met anybody sillier than me till I met you. 

I like you because 

You know when it's time to stop being silly 

Maybe day after tomorrow 

Maybe Never. 

Oops too late, 

it's a quarter past silly. 

If I pretend I am drowning

You pretend you are saving me 

If I am getting ready to pop a paper bag

You are getting ready to jump. 

That's because 

You really like me. 

You really like me

Don't you? 

And I really like you back 

And you like me back

And I like you back

And that's the way we keep on going 

Every day. 

IF you go away

then I go away too. 

Or if I stay home 

You send me a postcard. 

You don't just say, 

Well see you around some time, bye. 

I like you a lot because of that. 

 

If I go away

I send you a postcard too. 

And I like you because 

When I am feeling sad

You don't always cheer me up right away. 

Sometimes it is better to be sad.

You can't stand the others being so googly and gaggly

every single minute. 

You want to think about things. 

It takes time. 

I like you because, 

I don't know why but 

everything that happens

Is nicer with you.

I can't remember when I didn't like you. 

It must have been lonesome then. 

I like you because because because,

I forget why I like you 

But I do, so many reasons.

On the Fourth of July I like you because 

It's the Fourth of July. 

on the Fifth of July 

I like you too. 

 

Even if it was the 

nine-hundred-and ninety-ninth of July

Even if it was August. 

Even if it was way down at the bottom of November

Even if it was no place particular in January.

I would go on choosing you

And you would go on choosing me 

Over and over again. 

That's how it would happen every time

I don't know why.

I guess I don't know why I like you really 

Why do I like you?

I guess I just like you

Because I like you.

Happy almost Valentines Day!

Samantha turns 21!

Today is a great day, it's a beautiful day, it's the gorgeous SAMANTHA PASKINS' birthday :) I love this girl with all of my heart. It has been such a blessing to have her in my life.

To you Sam, I hope you have the best birthday yet. I hope you know how much I love you!

Don't miss this

Well now that I got you here, there is something that I need to tell you. Cougarettes in Concert is February 23-25!!! I dance with some of the most amazing girls and if you haven't seen them, you need to come. Tickets are on sale at coveycenter.org. Get them now. Right now. This very second.