fill in the blank friday

hi.

i haven't done of way too long, so i feel deprieved.

sooooooooooo....

today's fill-in-the-blank friday post is brought to you by lauren at the little things we do

1. I am a (morning, evening, middle of the day) person.... definitely evening. i am a night owl. but if i can't stay up late... well, i'm still an evening person.
2. My favorite Pandora stations are Maroon 5, The Band Perry, Missy Higgins, and Norah Jones.
3. 3 of my "must have" songs for a road-trip playlist are Dido's White Flag, Sheryl Crow's If It Makes You Happy, and... ummm... Mom said Sheryl Crow's All I Wanna Do, so I'll just roll with that.
4. My favorite pattern is spirals. I don't really know why I love spirals so much, I just... do.
5. My favorite perfume is... well, I don't really have one yet. But I do love Twilight Woods (for reasons besides the name).
6. Rules are... some are there for a reason, some are meant to be broken. Sometimes, those can be the same rule. It is up to you, Grasshopper, to discern the difference. *old, wise, knowing smile*
7. My most overused phrase or punctuation is either "ya thank?!" (also known as you think, but it's so much better with my accent :P), "oh really?" (heavy on the sarcasm), and, most recently, i've been known to say (like the stereotypical brain-dead blonde ditz that i am not) "you're cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute :3"

i also tend to overuse emoticons.

i love emoticons :D

happy friday!

xoxo,

rissa

fit for a princess

i promise you, this will not be turning into a fashion blog.

i swear on my cat's tail (wow, she's going to be MADDD if i'm lying...)

but i kind of love the new princess.

as in, prince william's recent bride, kate middleton.

leading up to the wedding and even on the day of, i really couldn't care less. she could have worn a paper sack and i still would have paid no attention.

but now, now she's made her way into websites i frequently lurk, like HelloGiggles (i completely girl-crush on zooey deschanel) and yahoo's shine.

and, i have to say... i kind of love kate middleton.

and pippa, too. but mostly kate.

classic. elegant. chic.

my three favorite things.

and i just thought you should know.

xoxo,

rissa

Letters to You - July 9, 2011

hiya.

just a new little segment here on the blog.... once you see it, it's self explanatory.

July 9, 2011

Dear You,

We aren't even dating yet.

I mean, yeah, I used the excuse of using you as a pillow to get as close to you as I could at the fireworks on the Fourth of July, and you let me, and you reached for my hand about halfway through, and you wrote the corniest, sweetest Facebook status ever about watching fireworks in my eyes.

And you asked me to the county fair. Which I of course said yes to. Actually, you probably could have asked me on any date and I would have said yes to it. Well, within reason. I just want to be around you.

But we aren't dating. Not yet.

Which means I can't say that you're mine, or that I have the best boyfriend ever, and I don't have the right to brag and gush and babble about you with lights in my eyes yet.

You have no idea how badly I want to be in a relationship with you.

I want to go slow. So slow. But I want it to last so we can make it to faster parts.

I could deal with just holding your hand and giving you hugs forever if I had to. That's how much I like you.

I never want to lie to you. I want you to be able to trust me, and I, you.

I want to be able to fight with you without being scared of things ending. Fighting can be good, therapeutic. It reveals the truth.

I want to be able to pour my heart out to you without fear of judgment.

I'm good at corny words, too. Can we be corny with words together?

I want to be your best friend, the best girlfriend you can ever imagine, the girl you can kiss, fight with, count on.

Love,

Me

PS: I've liked you for years. It's just taken awhile to realize it.