this doesn't happen often..

wow.. i have yet to blog in 2011.. so here goes..

Christmas was insane!!
We had family (new and old) invading our house from the 23rd of December through the end of the year. It was alot of work on the part of my parents and our family but it was well worth it.

For all of Christmas break I have been working non-stop at VS and am sad about having to leave again in less than a week.

I have found that as much as I say I am going to blog, I find myself much better at following blogs than I am at keeping my own.

In the last 2 weeks my roommate from the DZ house and I decided that we wanted to move out and get our own apartment. So being that school was starting again in about 3 weeks at that point, if we wanted to make this happen, we were going to have to make it fast. So we did! We found a place, and we are moving in this weekend. Thank goodness my parents are going down there with me, and thank goodness my best friend AMANDA is going to help us get organized. I am very excited for this new experience.

I have been working alot on myself and my future lately, and decided to apply to be a camp counselor at the Christian summer camp I attended as a kid. I haven't heard back yet, but my fingers are crossed.

Umm...... ya know when you haven't talked to someone in a really long time and they want you to catch them up on everything thats been going on in your life but because its been soo long you feel like there is no way you could really tell them everything thats been happening so you just tell them that everything has been "great! just super busy" ??.. well thats how I feel about this blog.

Maybe this time i'll decide to keep up with it more often.. maybe. ; ]

Here's to 1/11/11 <3

Random.

I got this from Amanda Noel's blog and thought it would be fun.

Age: 21
Bed size: at home at Queen! in the ridge, a Twin.
Chore I hate: doing the DISHES!
Dog's name: Dooney. (like dooney and bourke the purses)
Essential to start my day: brushing my teeth. and coffee!
Favorite color: pink or blue.
Gold or silver: Silver.
Height: 5'4"
I am: sitting on my bed in the DZ house.
Job: at host at Chili's
Kids: none. give me a few years.
Living arrangements: the DZ house in Northridge.
Mom's name: Traci!!!
Nickname: Cori, Cor.... Corinney..
Overnight hospital stay: never! thank goodness.
Pet peeve: umm...... can't think of one.
Quote from a movie: "It's not over. It still isn't over." From "The Notebook".. no idea why that was the first quote to pop into my brain
Right or left handed: right.
Siblings: Casey and Cameron! = ]]]]
Time I wake up: a lot later than I should.
Unique thing about my car: It has window paint on the windows that has been there since August.
Vegetable I hate: none, really.
Ways I run late: I waited til the absolute last second to get ready... also known as, I decided I needed to get ready 5 minutes before I had to leave.
X-rays I've had: teeth
Yummy food I make: cheesey chicken roll-ups..... PUMPKIN CAKE!
Zoo favorite: I don't like zoo's

Ok. I know.

I haven't blogged.. all summer.. or this semester at all.

But for some reason, Fall makes me want to blog more...

So I'm going to try and start blogging more when ever I can..

in between school, WORK, DZ and such!

I have a lot to write about so there will be much more to come..

RENT, homesick, best friend, DZ... etc.

Life.

oooh life.. life has been keeping me oh so very busy lately..

i moved home for summer vacation about a week ago only and its been crazy non-stop.. i got here on friday and i was already back working on saturday! i've worked nearly everyday since i've been back, i already feel like ive been here for like 3 weeks!

ok.. so other than that let's see..
last night was the American Idol finale and my boy Lee DeWyze won!! (only because I voted for him like 600 times and i'm not even exaggerating).

i got my car fixed (from the car accident i was in about a month ago, i was rear ended)..
i keep saying i'm going to work out.. and i have yet too.. instead, today i made cookies... but in my defense it was pouring down rain so it was necessary..

tomorrow morning i am going to go get a long awaited messege! soo excited! ok. i'm blabbing... but let me just say life is insane and i have many more blogs on the way..

OH! ps.. 21st birthday plans for VEGAS are in the works. so excited. = ]

a vow of simplicity and peace.

[in no particular order]
acoustic guitar. music.
coffee. pictures.
photography. wine.
singing. dancing.
smiling. laughing.
talking. listening.
reading. writing.
living. loving.
friends. family.
hugging. kissing.
prayer. faith.
peace. let it be.

i have found in the last few months that when i focus on the simple things in life that bring me joy, i am happy. no matter the stresses.. if i focus on these things, i get through it and i am satisfied. this is a vow to myself to focus on these things, from now and forever.

MOVIES!!

In the past few days I have watched a few movies that I have LOVED.

The first was "Julie and Julie." This movie was soo cute and almost inspiring. Meryl Streep is hilarious and too cute! and Amy Adams played her part very well. It made me want to blog!! and learn to cook more. It was a good movie... I HIGHLY recommend it.

The next movie I saw was "The Last Song." I saw it with Amanda in theater and I cried for about the last half an hour! Nicholas Sparks is brilliant and the screen play, unlike "Dear John", followed the book pretty closely. There were a few intense moments that were left out but it was still done really well.

Lots of people didn't like it because of Miley Cyrus.. but I actually think that's really dumb because one, they most likely never even watched "Hannah Montana" EVER and just think of Miley as this annoying Disney Channel actress. But what they don't realize is that she started acting on that show when she was barely 13, if that, and it's the DISNEY channel... did anyone ever stop to think that it's the script thats cheesey not the acting? Just saying...

Anyway, back to the movie. I had read the book and cried a lot and the movie was even worse. Miley did such a great job and the actor that played Jonah, her little brother, was soo good! His acting hit me hard. This movie was intense... and the music was really good as well.

Needless to say, recently my list of movies that I wish to add to my collection is expanding rapidly.

It's been awhile..

ok so i haven't written in A WHILE!! so i figured i should explain why....

let's see... i was on spring break where i got to be home and spend lots of amazing time with my family and see lots of friends i hadn't seen i a long time.. then i went back to school where i was dealing with lots of crazy stuff (working, the sorority) etc. I got initiated into Delta Zeta Pi Gamma chapter and that was amazing!! My parents came down for my banquet and I felt soooo special.

This weekend was my first DZ formal, which was, also amazing. It was basically like prom. We ate delicious Italian food, took lots and lots of pictures, and danced the night away.. even though the dj wasn't that great. I had an amazing date who made me feel soo special and like I was the prettiest girl there. = ]

Now i've been spending lots of much needed down time with miss Amanda in Long Beach and I am counting down the 2 weeks and 4 days (plus my finals) til I get to move home for the summer.

I have many more things to talk about and promise that I will keep more updated now.

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