The end of summer

Hey yall...

So today was absolutely GORGEOUS! The weather was perfect and it was a very nice end to a great summer. My sisters came over for dinner and we all just hung around the house, playing with my nephews, playing Bag-o, and enjoying life before the hectic-ness that September brings.

Things that I'm excited about for fall :)

1. Long sleeved shirts and cardigans
2. Jeans that hide my cottage cheese
3. Pumpkins and apples and hay stacks
4. Bonfires
5. Football games
6. Eating a lot
7. Pretty Fall nailpolishes (like this one!! You don't know Jaques by OPI)



Things I'm not excited about for fall :(

1. Not wearing flip flops
2. School work
3. All the flowers dying
4. Raking leaves
5. No more waterice
6. Eating a lot
7. Having to apply for colleges

One more day left of sweet summer...let's make the best of it.

<3 Curlygirl

...oh hey

Don't even consider me a blogger. Like all of you (note how I saw 'all', as if there are tons of you sitting there reading my revival) who are subscribed to my blog...why?! I don't even blog!

So maybe it was a moment (or two..or three...or a thousand) of weakness but, let's just say I'm back. I didn't die. I wasn't left without power. My computer didn't have a virus (God forbid...facebook is my oxygen). I just...didn't feel like it.

I don't even know where to begin to update you with my life, because frankly, I don't remember where I left off. Maybe it was March, maybe April. Weren't those days just yesterday anyway?!

But let's start fresh. A new beginning for Fall. I know these things are supposed to happen in January, when a year starts anew, or in Spring, when flowers begin to bloom again...but when do I ever go along with the norm?

So hello, my name is Darcy. I have curly hair, and an obsession with Snuggies. It's fantastic to meet you.

Until tomorrow, and I mean it,

Curlygirl

Lalalalala.

Hello hello hello my friends! Haven't talked to you all since...WINTER! Eh, those dark and dreary months. It's as though the clouds have parted and the sun has shone through...sorry, too philophical for you? Fine. Whatevski. Allow me to make a list for you instead, to channel my happiness.

Things that are cool:
1) 70 degree weather...all weekend.
2) Free Waterice at Rita's.
3) Getting a job at Rita's. :)
4) Spring.
5) Birds.
5) Pretty nail polish.
6) Regina Spektor.
7) Wearing flip flops.
8) Having hardly any school work.
9) My birthday and LISCENSE quickly approaching.
10)Amazing weekends.

Things that aren't as cool:
1) Gaining three pounds.
2) School tomorrow.
3) AP Tests soon.
4) Having to take the SAT seriously.
5) Not having a car RIGHT NOW.
6) Running out of hairspray (almost suicide worthy, sheesh)
7) Waking up early on a Sunday :(

Looks like the good outweighs the bad, guess I can't complain :)

<3 Curlygirl

Ahem...is this thing on?

I know. I'm ashamed. You can call it depression from the lack of The Bachelor, you can call it Spring Fever, you can even call it neglect...but I my friend, call it pure laziness.

Anyway, I'm not about to sulk about me not being here for the past two weeks, cause who wants to hear that?...(kinda like when someone rushes in late to somewhere and follows their entrance with a long winded explanation to why they're late. we all do it, yes, but you don't realize how unnecessary and annoying it is until you're on the other side. i don't care where you were, that you were running out the door and your dog threw up on your shoes and then you were stuck in traffic...you're here now so sit down and shut up) I'm not about to start making excuses here people, I just didn't feel like blogging. Bottom line.

So let me tell you about the past two weeks of my life.

--I got this adorable dress for my sister's rehearsal dinner! Yes yes, the wedding isn't until June but I saw this on macys.com and could not pass it up! the colors are PERFECT--same colors as the theme--and it fits so cute and looks oh so summery. :)

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--I also FINALLY got my prom dress and it's so loooovelyyyy. But you can't see it...not just yet :) I'll leave it to a surprise for a later date (mainly just because I don't have a good picture of it yet, hehehe)

--My new favorite food?


Oh my god. SO good. On anything. Like, I'm talking fingers even.


Until a later date...which could be much later, as by my habbit here. ;)

<3 Curlygirl

(Hi)

Just letting you know I'm still alive.

More news to come at a later date...I know, try to hold back your tears.

I still love you.


<3 Curlygirl

Nice girls DON'T finish last...

So. It's Tuesday. And for those of you who read this often, you know what this means. For others of you, bear with me.

VIENNA?!




HONESTLY?!

Okay. That's all I'm saying. Cause if I go all into her trashy horse-looking self I'll go crazy. So let's focus on Tenley.




She's just so cute! And yes, I understand that sometimes it was as if she ate butterflies and rainbows for breakfast but, how can you not love her! Poor thing got her heart crushed...and yes, I know you're wondering...I did shed a tear or two for her. (There's something wrong with me)

So let me conclude this entire post dedicated to The Bachelor with reasons why I could never participate in reality television such as this.

1) My hair and make-up are not constantly done all the time. I mean, sometimes I look downright gross, I'm not gonna lie.
2) I'm a very loud whisper-er. And according to last night's episode, you had to have that shit down just to hold a conversation. I couldn't even hear them...I even contemplated closed-captioning.
3) I'm an ugly crier. If that guy sent me home, there's no doubt I would transform into some sort of beastial figure, stomping and growling included.
4) Making out on national television. I don't kiss and tell...I'm definitely not going to kiss and show.
5) And finally, because people like me watch the show. I'm brutal. I scope out the girl's pimples, make fun of everything they say, and pick favorites very quickly. There's no way I'm putting myself out there in front of an audience much like myself.

So the best of luck to Jake and Vienna...can't wait to hear about your break-up in 4 months.


<3 Curlygirl

March Madness

...LITzzzzz.

(literally)

Okay, now that I'm done making up nicknames for commonly used words (sorry, I just get sick of using the same words over and over again, gotta spice it up a bit), I've just gotta put it out there.

This year has made me absolutely crazy. And to give you a glimpse of what I mean, I'm going to throw some 'buzz' words out there, otherwise known as pertinent thoughts that are constantly rotating through my mind at any give second.

schoolwork, essays, history project, spanish project, dieting, book review, history AP test, english AP test, biology AP test, schelduling the SAT, keeping my grades up, college, college?, yes college, turbo jam, FML, clothes, portfolio, gold award, prom, prom date, prom dress, afterwards?, nails, money, getting a job, going to bed early, getting a haircut, the lack of space in my locker, understanding pre-calc, understanding anything, apollo anton ohno, get over yourself he's old, facebook, FACEBOOK, dress fittings, fitting in a dress, sister's bridal shower, baptism gift for my nephew, maintaining a social life.

Phew, I'm exhausted. If you read all of that, you are hereby my hero.

And this is the year I chose to start a blog...lucky you.

<3 Curlygirl.

What's my age again?

I'm an old woman. It's official. And let me tell you why.

1. I keep tissues in my purse.

2. I'm always cold.

3. I have visible veins in my hands. You know what I'm talkin' about.

4. I love pearls.

5. I actually enjoy crocheting/knitting.

6. I like watching cooking shows.

7. I like bulky sweaters.

8. I use "old-person" lingo...like "That's a sin" and "Bless her soul".


Yep...16 going on 70. Impressive, I know.




One more day, one more day, one more day...

<3 Curlygirl

Where in the World Wednesday...first edition :)

So my neighbor (basically) over at Classy in Philadelphia suggested me participating in her feature "Where in the World Wednesday". So here goes!

Here are me and my sisters in the beautiful Puerto Rico...the best place I have ever been.







*Notice, I don't look the hottest in these pictures. This was the summer after eighth grade, and just, ew, self explanatory.*

Ugh, I want to be there right now! I want to be tan and sweating and have sand in awkward places. I want to be afraid of stepping on a lizzard and I want to drink one too many frozen drinks on the beach. God, if you love me, I will wake up there tomorrow. Please...? I'm a nice person.

Looking at these pictures kind of makes me want to shoot myself, considering the weather here outside right now, but I'll have to hang in there. It's supposed to snow AGAIN. AGAIN. And we might not have school tomorrow. Ugh.

You stay classy, Puerto Rico. And I'll manage to stay warm.


<3 Curlygirl

Shenanigans...

La-dee-dahhh, it's Monday.

So can you tell me one thing? What the hell am I gonna do with myself after next week when the Bachelor is OVER?! The bach is the only thing that got me through Mondays, and have me some stability, a routine, to start off my week. Kinda like this...

5:20: First alarm goes off. Roll over, shut it off, abruptly.
5:30: Second alarm goes off. Ditto.
5:45: Third alarm goes off. I force myself out of bed and hop in the warm shower.
6:15: Start hair...and yes, I'm just realizing now that I take half-hour showers. Mostly because I'm still sleeping for half of it.
6:45: Do make-up
6:56: Get dressed, jewelry, shove toothbrush in my mouth--remember to put toothpaste on it. Get lunch together, grab something for the road for b-fast.
7:06: Leave house for school
2:00: The best part of every day, aka, when school is over.
2:45: On a usual day, just getting home from staying after for somethin'.
3:00: Take nappy poo. Ahhhhhhh
3:30: Wake up, watch TV, Oprah, etc.
5:30: Dinnz
7:00: Jeopardy and homework.
8:00: THE BACHELOR
10:00: Homework
12:00: Bed.

Yawn.


<3 Curlygirl

Wanted: Apollo Anton Ohno

Badly.

I don't even know if I'd want to talk to him (or...if I'd be able to get any actual words out), but I just want him in front of me so I could stare at him. I love him. I love his baby chin hair. I love his eyes. His personality. His voice.

It's so creepy how much I love him. But I just can't stop.

Ohhh anyway. Enough about my unreal obsessions with guys that are 10 years older than me. Point is, the guys my age need to get a)cuter b)more mature and c) more 'apollo' looking. And if they didn't have a girlfriend that'd be cool too.

Asshole.

The snow if FINALLY starting to melt and it was such a beautiful day out today, extremely nice considering it's february. I wish all days were like this.

I also got changed out of my pajamas. And it's a Sunday. Steppin' it up over here, must be the weather.

Until tomorrow...

Curlygirl <3

Giving Up

So don't judge me by the title of this post. I wanted to trick you and make you think I was going to blabber on about some sort of self pity about how "I just can't do it anymore" but that's really not my style. So here's what the whole "giving up" business is about. Gotcha!

IT'S LENT BITCHES. Which, I'm pretty sure is the worst sentence formed ever, but I mean, I can make a list of plenty more so, let's just go with it. I love this time of year. The dark and dreary days of February and March that are made exponentially better with the lack of something you absolutely love. Such a joyful time.

So I though of giving up something like my Snuggie, or facebook, but I'm not about to kill myself here so I figured I'd be more rational. I finally decided, after much careful thinking to give up soda. Typical, I know, but I do drink a lot of it and I want to lose some weight anyway so it all works out.

Wish me luck. And sanity.


<3 Curlygirl

15 Things you don't know about me...yet.

Well since I'm still getting to know the ropes around here, and you're still getting to know me, I figured I'd make a little post to let you know who I really am. I understand if you're a little hesitant to read any further... ;)

Without any further adeu--

1) I truly believe everything happens for a reason. And bitches, I have proof.

2) Three things I know absolutely nothing about are drugs, sports (except baseball and like, frisbee), and relgions.

3) I could eat chips and salsa all day, everyday. And I think that Dunkachino's need to be produced year 'round.

4) I love listening to people and what they say. I like getting to know people and their personalities. I want to know why people do what they do and say what they say.

5) I eventually want to do something that involves working with child development, perhaps child/school psychology. I'm just fascinated with people and to study it right at the peak of development would be amazing to me.

6) I miss people like crazy, and I'm not good at letting go. I hate change.

7) I'm so afraid of commitment, and I don't know why. I have no reason to be, and am working on how to fix that.

8) I'm not interesting. I don't have any secrets, I didn't have an abortion and had move to another school, I was never in an abusive relationship, and I was never bullemic.

9) I cry at movies and at sad books and poems. I cry all the time, really.

10) I am deathly afraid of giving birth. Like, I'm going to end up adopting a little Chineese kid, 'cause I just wouldn't be able to handle it. I'm not good with needles and blood.

11) I have no talent, whatsoever. I mean c'mon, I'm not even that good of a blogger. :)

12) My cousins call me Tits McGee, because apparently one day I was flat chested and the next day I was a DD.

13) I've had my baby names picked out since I was like 10, and no one likes them but me. Oh well.

14) I HATE HATE HATE awkward situations and do all I can to avoid them.

15) I'm black in the summer, and ghostly pale in the winter.


So that's me, in a 15-bullet nutshell. Take it or leave it, 'cause I ain't goin anywhere. :)


<3 Curlygirl

What a LOVEly weekend...

Happy Monday!
Hope you all are enjoying your day off, and for the rest of you that had to trudge on in to work my deepest apologies!

So I feel like I've been disconnected with the world for weeks. With all this snow, being locked up in my house, and then getting a cold on top of that I feel like I haven't interacted with the outside world for forever!

Last week we had a two hour delay on Monday, school Tuesday, off Wednesday and Thursday, I was sick and didn't go in on Friday, and now we have off today for President's Day!

School year '09-10: The year with two winter breaks. :)

But I'm not complaining. It was nice to have off, but now I have a ton of work to make up! :)

So this past weekend was great! Friday night I went with my two friends Michele and Ashley to see Dear John...loved it! So cute. Saturday I went over my sister's to see my nephews, and then went out to dinner with the fam. And yesterday, on that gracious day of loooooveee, I went with my mom and sisters to see Valentine's Day (LOVED IT!). Who needs boyfriends when I'm surrounded with the best friends and family in the world? ;)

Ehk, so now that I'm finally getting over this cold I have a lot of reading blogs, doing school work, and working out to make up. Wish me luck!

<3 Curlygirl

F 'da Snow

Okay I officially hate the snow. And here is why.

1) It ruins plans. I can't go anywhere when the roads have 3 inches of ice on them.

2) It keeps me in a house with my entire family. You can't escape that shit. (even though I love them, we're talking 24 hours here)

3) It moved the last day of school up to Monday, June 21. We might as well be there 'til July.

4) MY INTERNET CONNECTION IS SHOT, and therefore really limiting my activities here in my house. Yesterday I was supposed to participate in "Where in the World Wednesday" but for some reason can't view or upload pictures because of how slow my internet is. :(

So before I go shoot myself in the foot, just wanted to aplogize for my lack of blog posts lately.

Tomorrow me and all of me shall return--well, except my foot of course.

<3 Curlygirl

My own "Little Monsters"

Hello, hello, welcome me back onto your computer screens since I know I've been on a little hiatus this week and I deeply apologize. I've been really busy the past couple nights, and although I'd rather sit on blogger and invest hour upon hour reading about your lives and vent about my own I was forced to do some more productive things with my time...gross.

So in honor of not being here, I wanted to dedicate this post to you guys--my gracious followers. Honestly guys, when I first started actually putting my random and useless thoughts into words I highly doubted I'd have any followers at all and figured the hell with it, I'd write anyway. But then as I signed in every day I started to see the little number go up more and more, and now I'm up to...

drumrollllll

8 followers! worddddddddddddd.

so here it goes:

1) SStangeland: My own real life long term best friend, who I forced into following me just so that I had a follower. And lemme tell you about this girl, cause she is absolutely amazing. We met when we were in diapers, she used to live in the house next to me and we grew up together. At the end of eighth grade, her and her family moved to Minnesota but we still remained best friends ever since, visiting each other back and forth. I miss her terribly, but find comfort in knowing that "true friendship can withstand any distance and/or time", a quote that I've stood by for the past 2 and a half years.

2) Michele McKenna: Also, my own real life best friend, following me for the same purpose as Syd (don't start to judge me now, I was desperate). Michele is my little muffin. She's so cute and is always there to make me laugh and just to make me feel comfortable, she's my right hand girl. We met in 4th grade when we had a duet together singing in the Christmas play, and have been friends for so long that we think and say the exact same things most of the time. Don't believe me? We both are the same rank and have the same GPA in school, I'm telling you, this shit's freaky. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

3) Kelsey at the Seattle Smith's: This cute little girl was my first REAL follower, and I thank her for that. She's basically like blog-famous, and I couldn't go to a blog without seeing her signature "Wishful Wednesdays" (yup, she's the beautiful brains behind it!). She has just this great positive outlook on life that really (and allow me to get corny here) shines through her blog, and I really enjoy reading about her life. As a side note, she also LOVES being an aunt...just like me! :)

4) Megan @ Megs 7827: She's just all around a great girl! I love reading about her wedding, job, and life that really puts some things in perspective for me as a younger reader. She's got a good sense of creativity and her favorite Girl Scout cookies are Tagalongs and Thin Mints (same as me, mmm).

5) RedDreads: Okay so she's my only Red-head follower and automatically special. Not only that, but she's hillarious, she once had this post about her experience on a train and had be howling at my computer, so funny. She also has this cute little give-a-away going on, so you should definitely check it out! Other than that, if you're looking for a good laugh, she's definitely the blog to follow :)

6) Melifaif @ Black, White, and Red Curlz All Over: Such a great girl! She usually writes a lot about babies and their little tiny shoes that I'm also obsessed with, and her daughter also has curly hair just like I do, which automatically makes me fall in love with her :)

7) Meredith @ (flash) pasteurized: So, she makes me pee my pants. She was one of the very first blogs I started to follow, and I automatically just loved her sarcastic humor, pictures that she posted, and the way she wrote. She does a couple different little programs, like, Thursdays:news you can use, that allows me to skip a trip to cnn.com, and Take me back Tuesday, where I just laugh until I cry at her old pictures. She's an all around genuine, hysterical girl that undoubtedly can give me a good laugh. :)

8) Ashleigh @ "Us Durkee's": My most recent follower! She's new to this whole business, as am I, and she has an adorable little 3 month old daughter with a name I absolutely love--Addilyn. She loves polka dots and sushi just like me, and can use a couple followers...so check her out!


Again, I can't thank you guys enough for having a somewhat interest in what I have to say (and even if ya don't, it looks like you do so that works ;)) That's it for now folks, enjoy your Friday nights! :)

Loveeee,

Curlygirl <3

23rd blog already?

Woahhh, I feel like it's just my fourth or fifth...that's so weird! Twenty-three blogs and 7 (love you allll so dearly!) followers later, and I'm still writing? I didn't even know I had anything to say. Of course, I blabber on all day (and props to my friends for putting up with it) but to actually have something to write down almost everyday, now that's something.

And I love you all for listening to me. Although, it's probably easier to read it than it would be to listen to me talk. I have such a loud voice, and I can't even help it. Hey, what can I say, when you grow up in a house with 6 girls you either scream, or don't get your opinion heard. That, or it's in my thick Italian blood...I'll leave you to be the judge. :)

So I have to adress something, a Tuesday norm if you will.

JAKE.

WHAT THE HELL.

ARE YOU DOING.

I mean, I'm not going to say I'm a huge fan of Corrie's. She was kinda lame, and boring, and I just wasn't feelin' it between them. Like girl, I understand you move slow and you don't progress as fast as other women but then...what the hell are you doing on a TV show where you're competing with other women? Seriously?

BUT VIENNA?! SHE'S PSYCHO. SHE CAME INTO YOUR BED. (oh, about that, anyone else feel real awkward when jake said he was having dirty thoughts? i don't know, sometimes i think jake is like a fourteen year old boy and forget he's like, i don't know, 29 or something?)

Alright I'm done. I can't wait to hang out with my girl Chalene tonight :)

<3 Curlygirl

Hello again...

Happy Monday guys! I know I've taken a little break over the weekend (except to share with you some of the yummiest recipes ever that I can't even eat) but I'm back now and better than ever! Somewhat debatable, I'm still the same and not much has improved, but let's pretend. :)

So you see this girl?



It's a good thing she's cute. Cause she is kicking my ASS! It's a good kicking, definitely worth it, cause I need to get back into the swing of things and stop shoving food (mostly girl scout cookies, those damn things) into my mouth 25 out of 24 hours a day.

So besides being sore all over, (I love that feeling though, anyone else weird like me?), my weekend was good! Friday night was Battle of the Bands up at school followed by a very eventful meal at, you guessed it, Friendly's (yes, we're very classy here in South Jersey). Saturday I cleaned my messy study...



...which by the picture, you can tell it took all day. But it was good to get all of the unnecessary trash out of this room that I never leave, and it was snowing outside so it was a good day just to stay in and get some stuff done (though I'd rather be laying on the couch watching movies, of course ;))

And Sunday was quite uneventful. Full of homework and cleaning and watching the Grammy's.

So that leads me to Monday morning, such a joyful time full of groaning, rolling over, stomping, and rushing out the door after a 5 hour night's sleep. I need to work on this going-to-bed-before-12:30 thing. Hmm.

Well, you know what Monday night means! Two full hours of corny unrealistic Bachelor that I wish were three.

Talk to you tomorrow...or will I? ;)

<3 Curlygirl

Little Yummy bits of heaven...

Just a side note..

Just letting you guys know:

I just started following this cute little gal over at http://thebeautyspark88.blogspot.com/2010/01/50-follower-contest-win-urban-decay.html and she has this great Urban Decay giveaway going on. So I just wanted to let you guys know in case yuo wanted to hop on that ;)

<3 Curlygirl

Gettin' a little ahead of myself

Phew, so today was a harsh recovery from yesterday. I was soooo tired this morning, all I wanted to do was climb under my covers and sleep the day away, but I was forced up out of bed at 5:45 and dragged my tired ass self to the shower to start my day.

Today went pretty well, pretty much like any other day. I went to write the date today in one of my classes and realized how weird it is that it's already January 28th! Like, how crazy is that?! January is almost over, bring it on February!

I'm kind of excited for Fenbruary. I always hated it cause I've always hated Valentine's and thought it was a stupid holiday. But I'm a little excited for V-Day this year! I don't have a boyfriend, and I never have, but this year I think it will be just as great that I'm spending the day with some of my best girlfriends...because after all, who needs a boyfriend when you can have the greatest friends a girl could ask for? Boys are too much work, that's for later in life. Well, that's my philisophy anyway, it could just be an excuse that I hind behind ;) Ah well.

So we're going to go out to dinner and to the movies! I CAN'T WAIT to see Valentine's Day so we're going to go see that...fitting right? And then eat pink cookies and cupcakes until we throw up of course ;) And to make it even better we have a 3-day weekend that week...couldn't get any better am I right??



And maybe I'll be these little shnookers. Strawberry cupcakes with a cream cheese icing. Ugh, I want one right now.


Okayyyyyyy.

So maybe I'm getting a little ahead of myself but, oh well. :)

Enjoy one of my favorite nights of the week, followed by my favorite day! And plan something special for you and your hubby, or if you're like me (phew, God bless you!) go out and have fun with your girlfriends on this Valentine's Day. Cause it's all about the love in this world baby, and there's only one day in the year that reminds us that.

Loveeeee,
Curlygirl <3

A long day...

So it's 9:38 and I just got home from school. I left at 7:07 this morning (and yes, on the dot, .6 seconds later and I would have been late to homeroom, believe me I have this shit down to a T). There's something wrong with this picture.

I'm tired. My feet hurt. And I know you don't want to hear me complain but I couldn't leave you without a daily post, cause I know your days revolve around it...duh.

So I'm going to go study. Actually no, I'm gonna go look some shit over, and hopefully it'll get stuck in my head. Who knows.

I'm going to accompany myself with TastyKakes--aka, the best part of living in the Philadelphia area.




Hope you enjoyed your humpday's! Only 2 more days left, baby, we can do it! :)

<3 Curlygirl

Re-Do Shme-Do

So I've been thinking lately (oooh, does that make you a little nervous?! Yes, I do use this think up here called my brain, even though it takes me a little while to find it underneath all these curls I got). I really want to re-do my room. I've never really gotten a room of my own. I mean, when I was really little I shared a room with my sister Alyssa. Ugh, what a time that was. I'm actually surprised I'm still alive, cause we used to drive each other NUTS! I used to snore when I was little, (i still do, shhhh), and she used to throw stuffed animals at me to wake me up and tell me to roll over. Don't laugh--that's nothin' but the truth.

So then when I was about to enter middle school and my other sister Mindy moved out after she got married, I finally got my own room! I moved into my sister Laura's room, and she moved into Mindy's (can you keep track of these names?!?!) and I just moved my furniture into Laura's (the furniture's not even mine, mind you, they too are hand-me downs).

So yes I'm neglected. You can adopt me if you want. (Just kidding, I'm not really, it's just what you get when you're the 5th kid. Don't worry, I also get some major perks...like...my parents let me do a lot more than my sisters did at this age ;))

So after 7 years of a squeaky bed (which I swear my parents won't fix on purpose if you know what I mean), yellow walls (I'm not always that cheerful and happy, especially in the morning, so I don't need these walls to mock me), and wood furniture from 1874 (i'm aware antiques are vintage, but i'm 16. seriously? antiques are for later times in life), I'm finally ready to re-do this baby. Change it up a bit.

...But I don't know where to start...




Eh, that's for a later date I suppose. Enjoy your Tuesday nights, as much as you can enjoy a Tuesday night. I mean, they're really kinda lame.



<3 Curlygirl

Sniff effin' Sniff.

Okay so let me just prepare you. I have a pet peeve. What is it, you ask? SNIFF SNIFF. SNIFF SNIFF. SNIFF SNIFF.

JUST IN CASE YOU WEREN'T AWARE, SOMEONE INVENTED TISSUES. TAKE ADVANTAGE AND EFFIN' USE THEM. SERIOUSLY.

Ugh, so Friday afternoon, I'm sitting in my dreaded history class. So let me just give you a little glimpse of what this place I call Hell is like. For one, I'm sitting in this insanely uncomfortable desk that is so uncomforable that sometimes I wish I was just sitting on the floor. If that's not bad enough, it's the last period of the day, it's a Friday, and we're doing this ridiculous in-class writing assignment that asked me to "analyze the effectiveness of FDR's efforts towards the Great Depression and the ways in which his presidency changed the role of federal government." (I know you're all DYING to answer this, so I'll allow essays in comments to be acceptable)

So I bet you're wondering where my pet peeve comes in to play. I don't even know where it comes from. If I could guess, it's probably from my mom, cause I remember how she would always yell at me for sniffling while I had a cold. So besides the point, my best friend Jenn sits behind me, and during the ENTIRE...and allow me to repeat myself ENTIRE class she would sniff every 28 seconds (yes, I counted, and to be honest with you it was the only thing that kept me from suicide). And it's not even like it was a little sniffle, nor was it a huge motion where she sucked the snot out of her nose so horrendous that I wondered if there was some on my back. It was just this little monotonous "sniff sniff" that drived me absolutely insane.

Maybe I'm being too dramatic...but you know what I mean when I say my blood was BOILING!

So I ask you, all 6 (yayyy!!!) of you, what's your pet peeve? Whether it be chewing with your mouth open or pee on the toilet seat when you walk into a stall...share with me!!

More importantly, I hope you have a great night!

<3 Curlygirl

Ps. Happy Monday! Notice how I skipped right over that? ;)

Wonderful Weekend...

Happy Sunday everyone!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend...I know I did! Friday night I had to work the freshman dance, let me just tell you, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! It was just too funny, and sad at the same time, to realize that I was once just like them. Phew, thank God I'm past that stage..

So yesterday I babysat my nephews all day. They're so damn cute. Richie's still in the process of being potty-trained, so while trying to get Enzo to stop crying and warming up a bottle, Richie thought it'd be a good idea to pee in the middle of the kitchen floor. Yeah, member how I said I wondered what it'd be like to have a kid at this age?...I'm much happier being the aunt. I get to hand them right back :)

And that leads me to today. Today was kinda just a lazy day, full of homework, cleaning, and doing my laundry. It's kinda nice to just lounge around though in my jammies...and my snuggie of course :) If you're new here, and don't know my deal about the "Snuggz" make sure you check out "Snuggie Obsession" a couple posts down :)

Enjoy the rest of your days guys! I wish you happy Mondays...as if that's not an oxymoron. ;)

<3 Curlygirl

Short and Sweet

Mmmmmm okay. That's sufficient.

I'm going to leave you with that.

<3 Curlygirl

A letter to my older self...

Dear 25 year-old Darcy,

Do you remember me...your 16 year old self? I hope you haven't put me so far back into your memory as to forget all of the lessons learned and disreguard all of the values you once had.

I hope you're doing well. I hope you persevered throughout college and grad school, and went all the way to get your Ph.D in Psychology just like you once wanted. Hopefully there is the job as an elementary school guidance counselor that you always dreamed of in your near future. Do you have any men in your life? If so, what is he like? Is he respectful, charming? Does he make you laugh when you want to cry, and let you cry when that's all you want to do? Hell, is he amazingly gorgeous and distinguished, driven, and romantic? Where did you meet? Please tell me, your younger self here needs to know when to pay special attention and not let things pass her by.

I wonder what you look like. Have you thrown in the towel yet, and gotten a chemical straightener? Have you let yourself go, or are you now obsessed with being fit? How many neices and nephews do you have, how are your sisters doing? Who are you still friends with, and who have you had a falling out with? Where are you living?

What is the best piece of advice that you can give to me?

There are so many questions I have for you...but I guess I'll have to wait until I meet you to find out. :)

Love,
16 year old Curlygirl <3

PS. ...Are you happy?

Clacking my heels together...

So I just set this as my background:



I wanna be there. I want to feel that water. I want to smell those palm trees (wait...do they smell? well in that case I want to find out if they do). I want to have sand in the deepest crevices of my bathing suit. Yes, I said it. (Brings me back to memories of being little down the shore and taking off my bathing suit when I got home and having like a pound of sand in my crotch..can someone explain to me how it got there? It's basically physically impossible yet every summer, it never ceased to show up down there).

Verrrrrp. (That's my back to reality sound, kind of like a fast forward button. And if that's not how you think they sound get over it). It's the dead of Jauary. It's cold. It's dark, for the most part. All there is is paper after paper to write. My ass is starting to have permanent seat marks from my computer chair from sitting here day after day.

So... what do I do?! How do you get out of this funk? Cause I'll let you one thing guys, looking at pictures of island paradise doesn't really do the job.

Help.







(<3 Curlygirl)

I'm out of ideas.

Ugh, my mind is blank! I don't know how you bloggers do it--God bless you! Today was one of those blank days and I have nothing remotely interesting to write about--but hell, I'm writing anyway. Because I know I couldn't leave you religous followers out in the cold! All 4 of you!!! That's right, I'm now up to 4 and love every single one of you, and if it stays this way forever, I'd be perfectly happy just to know I entered the world of blogs! (although, more followers are welcome, and very much apreciated...just kidding...no i'm not).

So I got home at 6:30 today, and fell in love. With who you ask? No one. With what, you then ask? With noodles, boys and girls. That's right. My life has just reached its ultimate low--so low that I am now falling in love with noodless. Please pray for me.



Ugh, I want more of their beefy slimy goodness. With some high sodium on the side, please and thank you.

SO can we talk Bachelor real quick?! Because I just get completely more and more enthralled with this show with every minute that I watch. The crazy bitch left! Just left! I could not stop laughing both with embarrassment for her and joy that she's gone. However, I am kinda gonna miss the drama she used to cause--wait, did I just say that? Need I remind you, the bitch is insane. I'm talking, lack of any mind whatsoever. Other than that I'm starting to really like Ella and the fact that Jake brought her son Ethan was cute--I actually felt myself tearing up (but that doesn't tell you much 'cause I'm one of those people that could cry at sad commercials)...but to be honest with you I'm not really feeling the connection between Jake and Ella. So who knows. Oh and on a final note: Elizabeth "I don't wanna kiss you do you wanna kiss me no don't kiss me" didn't get a rose and I was also very very excited. And even more so that he called her out on her mixed signals. You go, boy!

Okay enough about my weird connection to corny 'unrealistic' reality shows. I'm done.

Off to watch Teen Mom...birth control in itself...even though I do kinda wonder what it'd be like to have a kid at this age.

But I'll keep to watching it on TV instead of experiencing it in real life...

Goodnight <3

Love,
CurlyGirl

Movies, a Murder Mystery, More Movies, and Mellow Monday...

How's that for alliteration, huh??

Anyways, I'm back after a long and fabulous weekend! Friday night I did see Avatar--and converted into one of those people that sing its praises--yes, I know. But it was just so damn good. It's like 2 hours and 40 minutes where you are transported into an entirely different world, it was truly mesmerizing.



Yay for Imax 3D---deffinitely the way to see this movie.

So Saturday morning I got all packed up and headed "down the shore" (to the beach for all you non-Jersians ;) out there) to Ocean City and stayed at a Murder Mystery Bed and Breakfast! It was soooo much fun! I highly reccommend putting this on your Bucket List 'cause it is just too fun not to do during your lifetime! My name was Jillaroo, and I was a farmer in the good ol' South. And btw, I was NOT the murderer!! :) The place was so clean (a major plus) and cutely decorated, so it was all in all a good trip. We also got extra lucky with the weather, it was in the high 50s and sunny so it was nice to break free from Old Man Winter for a little and walk the boards. :)



Some of the costumes (from left to right): A rich girl, a dork, a sporty girl, a farmer (and yours truly!), a weather forecaster, a model, and a biker chick! What a good looking group!

Sunday morning we feated on one of the best breakfasts I've ever had, and headed back home (it was raining, yuck!). Last night I had a little date night with my best friend Michele! We went to go see The Lovely Bones, and I thought it was a really good movie! I was a little upset about the ending but, that's just my opinion. It was good to be out with Shel nonetheless! :)

So this brings me to Monday! By far one of the best Mondays I've had in a while, mostly because...duh...no school and sleeping in late! Ah, how I love the simple things in life. Like, waking up to your usual alarm and being able to shut it off and sleep in for another 5 hours :)By far one of the greatest feelings.

I'm pumped for the Bachelor tonight..and for all my fellow fans out there, have you seen the previews for it...TENLEY'S PREGNANT?! Of course, I had to do my research, and this is what I found...

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2010/tv-news/a-bachelor-baby-new-scandal-emerges/?cmpid=FCST_tvnews

Enjoy! I leave you for now, because I think I've said enough! :)

Love,
Curlygirl <3

Let's make it official, boys and girls..

Hey guys, just in case you forgot...



So I'm guessing you get the point. I'm pretty hype on Fridays...only because, yknow, it means THE WEEKEND IS HERE! Woo hoo!

Tonight, I'm finally going to see Avatar! I'm so excited, and I wanna know what all the hype is about! Then again, I may just be excited about the fact that buttery fat-ning popcorn will be accompanying me...I think it's a tie.



I'm also excited to be going to OCEAN CITY this weekend! We're staying at this "Murder Mystery" Bed and Breakfast which I'm hoping will be a lot of fun. It's like a real live game of clue--costumes and all--and you have to find out which one of you killed who (or is it whom?). So it should be great! I'll be sure to post pictures!

And last but not least...the 28375859th reason why I'm excited...3 DAY WEEKEND! That's right, y'all. God rest your soul, Martin Luther King Jr.!

Well that's enough out of me! I hope you all have FABULOUS weekends...enjoy every bit of your time off!

Love,
<3 Curlygirl

PS. A little upset about last night's episode of Grey's...was expecting a lot better. :(

Today is not Thursday...

Nope, my friends, 'tis not called Thursday anymore...it's officially GREY'SDAY. Anyone else as pumped as I am?! I absolutely love love love Grey's Anatomy and could not wait for it to come back on after taking a break for the holidays. Some say it's gotten old and boring...although somehow at the same time they are the same people who still watch the show Lost...go figure. However, I am one of the normal (debatable, i'm aware) people who still can't get enough...and end up naming my entire day after it.


If I ever contract some disease, you bet your asses I'm flying 'cross country to Seattle Grace. Let a girl dream...

So besides that, I am babysitting my nephews tonight and am so excited about that! I can't wait to see them! Richie, who is now 2 and a half (weird!) just recently pee peed and poopied on the potty (that's right ladies and gentlemen...give it up for him! and my wonderful persistant and patient sister!) so i can't wait to see him and celebrate with a big hug and kiss. And I couldn't leave little 4 month old Vincenzo without some kisses, so I won't leave him hanging...I'm all about sharing the love here, people. :)


My favorite picture of us 3, just a blown up version of the one on the side. :)

And oh right...about that paper due tomorrow... ;)

Hang in there...only one more sleep until Friday y'all!

Love,
Curlygirl <3

Hump Day

Sheesh, only 2 more days...I can do it!!!

It's not even like this week is insanely hard for me, it's just been really tiring. We've had so much work to do, and everyday it's a new assignment...but what doesn't kill me can only make me stronger, right?! Yeah, that's right up there with the whole "Don't worry, it'll all turn out okay"...quotes only designed to make you feel better about yourself but are questionable when it comes to their real merit...

...But hey, their 'bull shittyness' works on me, so I'm not complaining. :)

Anyway, Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday. Not much went down today. I started looking at a couple dresses for prom (I tried to post some on here that I love love love...but the pics aren't all that good from these stupid dress websites!) !!! :)

Hm, looks like a major diet is in order. Between prom, my sister's wedding in June, and summer coming up, I wanna get rid of this extra chub--Turbo Jam, here I come, get ready to kick my butt!!



I'd kinda rather eat one of these though.



Scratch that, I'd rather eat all of them.


Hmmph, nevertheless, happy Hump Day everyone...celebrate accordingly! :)

Love,
Curlygirl <3

A new day, a new look

...Nope, not for me. My hair's still curly. It's the blog I'm talking about, that got a new makeover! I like it for now, it's cutesie (which may or may not be a word) and fresh, so it's going to do for now...that is, until I get bored and change things up.

So let's talk about change, shall we? Earlier today my best friend Michele and I were talking about "change", and how we're not fans of it--at all. Allow me to make an allusion. When I was younger, say 6 or 7 years old, I used to sleep on this really old mattress (a hand-me-down from my older sister no doubt) that had springs coming out of it and my favorite Barney sheets. Thinking they were doing me a favor, my parents bought be a new mattress, all covered in new sheets--and I freaked. I hated it. It was not the same, I missed my Barney sheets, and I REFUSED to sleep on the bed. I continued, for the next six months or so, to sleep on the floor, and would bawl my eyes out everytime the topic of my 'new bed' came up. My poor parents.

But it didn't dawn on me until now, that what I was really crying about was not the loss of my old mattress or Barney sheets, but the gain of something new in my life--something that would take some getting used to--a change. And since then, I've always been a slow transitioner and a fan of the same old-- a fan of stability, to say the least.

So I leave you with that.

I made it through Monday! Happy Tuesday, y'all...enjoy the rest of your night :)

Love,
Curlygirl

PS. Still haven't painted my nails. Keep running out of time...I blame the blog. ;)

There's a reason why they're called mundane Mondays...

Happy Monday!


Mondays are the absolute worst day of the week. There's no getting around it. I kinda feel like Monday's are the 'killjoy' of life. You're all high and mighty on the weekends (hopefully not literally, but I won't judge you if you're into those sorts of things), enjoying your social life, only to come across very soon the universal slap in the face known as Monday Mornings. Its' almost like a bucket of water is splattered over top of you called reality, screaming, "WAKE UP DARCY! IT'S 5:20 AM AND YOU HAVE SCHOOL FOR THE NEXT 7 HOURS OF YOUR DAY, NOT TO MENTION THE NEXT 5 DAYS OF THE WEEK".


And what do I do? Pull the covers over my head while laying in my warm comfy bed and continued sleeping for the next 40 minutes.


So that's how my day started, I jumped up in a panic at 6:00 and somehow made it out the door by 7:05. And I know what you're all thinking (well...all two of you anyways :))..."Darc, you can't get ready in a little over an hour?"...And this is where I direct you to the picture on the top of the page...try fighting that beast every morning...yeah, it takes some time.

My Combat Weapons <3

The rest of my day went pretty well though. Tonight I have some hardcore homework ahead of me, and I need to paint nails and watch the Bachelor :) Should be a good night.

Talk to you all soon! Wish me an early rise tomorrow. :)

Love,

CurlyGirl

PS. Thanks to my two followers! I can't believe people are actually interested in what I have to say :o!

Snuggie Obsession

Okay so...


I SWORE to myself that I would not fall into the trap of Snuggies, the trap that has the same mega strong magnetic force as the Twilight fad (I'm still going strong btw!), that turns mere obsession into idiocracy...sorry to all you fans :/


But I fell for Snuggies. And I fell hard. Yes, I am aware that with the purchase of a Snuggie I have pushed aside and sacrificed any future chance of having a social life, but the worst part is, I don't care--Snuggies are worth it.


It's almost as if by adding sleeves, the Snuggie company has also redefined the purpose of a blanket (and no, not only by covering both your body and your inhibitions). The blanket becomes a whole new mechanism, one in which gives you mobility--allowing you to experience a whole new world, with comfort and warmth.


...Is this getting too weird? I warned you in the title...it's an OBSESSION I can't break free from. It's only fitting that I am wearing one now, while writing this. Let me provide a picture for all you visuals out there.

Please excuse my appearance. It's still the morning for me.

Alrighty, well that's enough outta me. Enjoy your Sundays! Because soon enough it'll be Monday...gross.

Love, CurlyGirl

Ps. Anyone out there? Talking to myself is getting a little weird...

Underneath all these Curls

Hey, Hey, Hey!

...Don't you hate when someone says that? Reminds me of when my Dad comes in the door from work..."Hey, hey, hey, anybody home?"...I love you to bits Dad, but the fact of the matter is, one 'hey' is sufficient...

Anway. Look at me. First blog of my life and I'm already off subject. Back into focus. Main Objective: Little tidbits about myself.

I'm Darcy. I live in New Jersey (contrary to what that garbage Jersey Shore eludes...we're not all like that, although, 'tis true that we "pump our fists and not our gas' hehe okay I'm done, promise). I have 4 older sisters that I abosutely adore to pieces (all with straight hair, in case you were wondering). They're all so unique and each has had such an impact on my life. I also have the greatest parents a girl could ask for, and I'm so grateful. I have the cutest nephews, and I'm not exaggerating when I say I'm obsessed with them, believe me. Actually, you won't have to...I'm betting now that 75% of the pictures I post will be of them. Lucky you ;)

So why all these mentionings about "Curls"? Well, you should see me. I have the curliest hair anyone could ever have, and way too much of it to even be considered normal. Lately, I've began to realize that it's not just hair, but a personality. Cliche and corny, I know. But I've given up on trying to give definition to the curls, and just allowed them to define me instead.

So I leave you for now, because it's 1:30 in the morning, and I'm tired and have a lot of work ahead of me tomorrow. Booo!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Curly Girl <3

PS. Wait...who am I even talking to?? Anybody out there?!