Big and Little Week!!

It's that time again.. or it was. I took another Little (a little sis in the sorority).. Her name is Justine, she's a freshman and we are perfect for eachother. She just told me that the other day someone heard her loud mouth talking in the other room and they thought she was me.. her response? It's because Corinne's my BIG, duh! Love this girl. So in this past week I had to run around decorating her room, her car, making her presents (so crafty!) and trying to trick her into thinking I wasn't her big... that part didn't work out so well.

(above: Here she is!)
These are our shirts that, with the help of Gail, I tie dyed for us! Trust me, that makes perfect sense.

Here is her mug and candle I made her for reveal! They both say "Big Sis Corinne, Lil Sis Justine."

This is how I attacked her room! She told me she jumped on her balloon bed, perfect!

and here is just one window of the damage I did on her car! I love me some Big/Little week.

Pumpkin Carving!

To complete my weekend at home, Cameron, my grandma and I carved pumpkins! (My dad helped cleaning out the insides, my grandpa helped cut off the tops and my mom and Maegan kept us company).

Cameron carved the Colts logo for his football team!
I carved a "boo!" face!

...and apparently my grandma's pumpkin was feeling very sick. = ]

I can't wait for Thanksgiving!! (24 days AND Casey will be home!)

Childhood Treasures!

Today Maegan, Cameron and I took a random trip to Toys R Us.. Which inspired me to dig through some old toys I knew I had up on my shelf in my closet and I found my collection of Polly Pockets! Oh how I miss being a kid.. But walking through Toys R Us made me think of how exciting it will be when I have kids of my own to buy these fun toys for! (ps this is my second blog post from my phone).

Fall nails!

Home for the weekend! Got our nails done, all ready for fall! Ill post more later.. This is my first blog post from my PHONE! :)

Wants..

I want...

someone to "build" this (above) in my living room

someone to sweep me off my feet

eat a yummy home cooked meal

sit around with my roommate and watch movies and drink wine

drink coffee at Bricks and Scones and blog

read more

get back to eating better

go home for Thanksgiving.

Happy Weekend.

The Murray Birthdays!!

it was Maegan's 21 birthday on Tuesday!

We went out on Monday night so that Maegan could have a drink at midnight and on Tuesday we went out to dinner to the Cheesecake factory with a bunch of friends! My parents sent Mae some flowers, a balloon and some chocolate, so sweet!

It was fun to finally be able to have a drink out with my roomie!

and last Monday was Michael Murray's (Maegan's dad) birthday! He passed away May 18, 2011 so we wanted to honor him and have a birthday party for him! The girls, Gail and Nat, decorated the apartment like a Fiesta while Mae and I were in meeting. We got back and she was so surprised and happy! We sang and had champagne and cake!

Live.

(I want this to be my room)

I want to wear feathers in my hair and dance with the wind. Running around the trees with my dress spinning around me. I want to completley let go. Create. Discover. Be free.Dream in reality. Your world can be what you want it to be. Sit and listen. Let music sway you, feel it in your soul. Take in your surroundings, make life what you want it to be. Love. Care and feel for another. Touch and feel the warmth of another moving between their finger tips and your skin. Feel. Let life effect you. Be vulnerable, mold and grow. Learn from the things around you, always. Be free. Do as you feel. Create and inspire. Love and be effected. Be beyond the conventional, different and unique. Be you.

Sundays are for adventures.

Today Maegan, Nat and I went on an adventure around downtown LA. We went and checked out the park/bench from "500 Days of Summer" and than we went to an amazing coffee house called Bricks and Scones.. it was brilliant. (Sorry about the mixed up order of the pictures).

Not bad memories.. just memories

Today I've been thinking about Thomas a lot. I don't really know why, but I have. It has made me a little sad.. but only in a "those were good times" kinda way. Tomorrow would have been an anniversary for us.. maybe that's why? I don't really know.. but i've come to the conclusion.. or i've been realizing more and more I guess.. that i've come to the point with this break up that i'm not really sad anymore. I miss him dearly, and of course I love him so much.. I think a part of me always will.. but I don't focus on the bad, or the hurt when I think about it.. I think of the good times and the memories. I miss his family so much.. and I miss the little routine we had worked out over the summer.. it was a good summer and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I learned a lot, and everyday I am thankful for the relationship we had. Every country song still makes me think of him... sometimes they make me sad.. but I am very happy with my life right now and wouldn't change a thing. I've become stronger through this break-up and I learned even more about myself and what I want in a relationship. Thomas Andrew Wheelus, you were a good boyfriend. I miss you, but I'm ok.

Delta Zeta.

"From the outside you don't understand it, from the inside you can't explain it."

This last weekend we went on our Sisterhood Retreat. I love my house and all my sisters. They are so real and amazing.. my college experience would not be anything without Delta Zeta.

(I know I owe you all lots of posts, life has been NUTS, but i'll catch you up soon!)

package time!

Today I got a package in the mail from my mom! It was filled with Fall goodness and some necessities.

Pumpkin Spice COFFEE!!
(she sent it in this super cute old box that Casey must have used on one of our moves)

it was filled with my UGGS, NorthFace, jeans, scarves, socks and other fall clothing that I didn't think to bring yet (and will need for this weekend trip to Big Bear).

Holloween GHIRARDELLI dark chocolate squares.. all kinds of goodness!

and homemade pumpkin muffins!!! Thanks mom!! (Now off to get ready/packed for a weekend with my sorority sister in Big Bear!

advocate for love.

I am the biggest advocate for love. Recently I have become more and more aware of this fact and I will tell you why. Within the last month, the boy and I called it quits... for a while this had me a bit down, but with the help of my family, amazing friends and my Lord and Savior, I quickly picked myself up, called it a "learning experience" and I could not be happier with my life now.

In the midst of all of this, I have had two very important people in my life take the giant next step in their relationship with their men and are now in the process of planning their BIG day! and I could not be happier for them!
Which is what got me thinking, why in the world would I not be happy for them? Just because I am single, and just went through a break-up is no excuse to not be ECSTATIC for these women in my life!

I am an advocate for love. I think true and lasting love is something that is hard to find and can often times be rare.. so who would I be if I discouraged this? Regardless of what is going on in my life, I love love.. being in love, the idea of love, witnessing people in love.. I think it is a beautiful thing and I cannot wait for the day that I will begin to experience what these ladies have been so blessed to experience with their new fiance's!

A life without love.. Is really not worth living.. Love is all you need.

Happy Weekend!

Project time!

Last night was project night at the Box 2.0 (that's our apartments name). I had been wanting to paint a black side table I have in my room, so we got everything all set up, and all just kinda started painting whatever we felt. It was a collaborative effort and I couldn't be happier with it.

(above: Natalie's contribution)

(above: Gail's contribution)

(above: mine)

(above: Gail and Maegan's hand prints)

(above: mine)

I love my life. and my friends.

Happy weekend!

Fall.

Yesterday I woke up to the sound of rain! This is probably one of my favorite things, ever. I got all "cuddled" up for class, as much as I could at least, most/all of my fall clothes (including my UGGS) haven't made it here yet because I wasn't expecting this weather yet! So I wore a cozy new few thermal and borrowed a scarf from the roomie.

Anyway! For dinner, Gail and I went to Panera Bread (which I had never been too) and had yummy soup in a bread bowl! It was the perfect dinner for the weather.

I also decided to get a coffee and was soo soo excited when I told them I was eating there and they asked me if I wanted it in a paper cup or a mug, so I got it in a mug! Not only is this very "green" of them, but I also got to enjoy my super yummy coffee in a huge mug! (and being that I've been watching a ton of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and they always drink their coffee at the coffee shop in mugs, I was loving this!)
Hope everyone is enjoying this weather! Happy Fall!