seven wants

1. Aaron to get Easter off work (not going to happen...)
2. Twink to stop struggling when I dress him (crazy dog lady, remember?)
3. Nail Polish that doesn't chip
4. Fujifilm Instax Mini to take instant pics
5. Toms to stop being mean to me and ship to APO's (seriously...)
6. One Tree Hill to not be over
7. Cafe Rio salad

I have nothing else to say today. Except now I want a Cafe Rio salad even more because I talked about it. I should learn to let it go... Or maybe open a Cafe Rio in Japan? It would definitely be popular. The ONE mexican restaurant in town is so busy most days that if you don't go right at opening you don't get a seat. Good thing my hubby loves it too and takes me there for dinner anytime I want.

eight fears

(this one was HARD because I don't have fears as much as worries...)

1. My absolute biggest fear is losing my husband
2. A very close second is losing any other member of my family
3. Losing a very close friend (sensing a trend here...?)
4. Twink will run into the street because he's naughty like that. 
5. Okay, I have no more fears. Literally my only fears in life are losing the people I love.

Here's a funny thing about living in Japan. We don't have "normal" water heaters. The water is cold all the time. If you want hot water you have to manually turn the water heater on, wait for it to heat up, turn on your shower, and wait for that to heat up. And then you have to remember that you did all of these things because you are constantly busy (like me) and don't just sit there starting at a wall while said water is heating up. So you forget you turned the shower on until 15 minutes later when you're done writing your blog post and realize the water's been running this whole time. It's a good thing I don't have a tight schedule!

Also, I signed up for this class and I am so excited about it.

nine loves

1. aaron
2. twink
3. books
4. pretending to be an artist
5. tv on dvd
6. shoes
7. nail polish
8. taking pictures
9. lipgloss/lipstain/lipstick

Today's list was a lot easier to come up with. And now I have to apologize for sucking. I had an awesome (in my mind) giveaway and I picked a winner and I got super busy and I forgot to announce the winner and this is a horrible run-on sentence. So I apologize. The winner of my birthday giveaway is 

Salena @ A Little Piece of Me!

 Congrats to you my lovely bloggy friend & thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway! It was so much fun to read everyone's favorite birthday gift. Also, there were three lovely ladies who linked up vlog's for everyone to see their cute faces: Brittany, Jane, and Daneilia. These ladies are three of my absolute favorites in the blogging world (so go visit them!) and I LOVED being able to see them in a vlog. I feel like the vlogs bring us all closer together because we get to know each other beyond just the words (and pictures) on the page. And since they were all so awesome to link up with me I'm skipping over choosing one winner and sending them each something special just for being so awesome. Thanks again ladies! You all made my birthday extra special this year!

10 Day You {10}

I've been thinking a lot about my little blog here. It started out as a way for me to document my life. It was purely for my entertainment. Then my family and friends started reading it. Then other bloggers started reading it. I haven't gone out actively looking to expand my readers until a month or so ago when a fellow blogger encouraged me into it but I've slowly gained readers over time. Then I thought about how I've never done an "about me" post because it all started with people who already know me. I still don't want to do an about me post because I'm not really sure what I'd say in it. I already know me so it's hard to think of what to tell others about myself. Then I found this really cute 10 Day You Challenge that I thought would be fun & also be a good way to let my readers get to know me a little better. I'm pretty sure you're supposed to start with one and work up to ten but I'm going to go the opposite direction and count it down. I also meant to start this yesterday but I got busy and forgot. Pretty typical for me. 

ten secrets

1. I'm terrified by the prospect of one day having children but my husband is slowly trying to convince me it will be a good thing. He will win eventually.
2. My body is not what I want it to be. I eat when I get stressed out. I know this about myself and I'm trying to change it but it's been a struggle and probably always will be.
3. I like to read graphic novels. They're like picture books for adults and they usually have a dark and twisted theme, which I find fascinating.
4. I don't like chick flicks. Yes, I just said that. I can count the chick flicks I actually enjoy on one hand. I'm prefer an action/comedy/horror/psychological thriller to a chick flick. My husband is very lucky in that regard because I never make him watch them with me.
5. I have a love/hate relationship with books that are made into movies. I love to see them come alive but I (almost always) hate the changes they make to the stories. I also think some of the very best movie ideas started out in book form. 
6. I have more than one best friend. I know that's contradictory in itself but I don't care.
7. I am obsessed with music. If I go to long without listening to music I begin to feel antsy. I always have at least one iPod+headphones with me and I'm usually humming or singing to myself.
8. I need things to be neat and organized. Our shelves in our (very small) house probably look messy to other people but I know exactly what's on each shelf and exactly where things go and to me that is neat and organized.
9. I've been trying my hardest to minimize the amount of "stuff" that Aaron and I have but it's hard. Since I moved here with one suitcase and one backpack it's mostly my husband's stuff that takes up space in our house and oh my goodness, he has way too much stuff. 
10. It's been really hard to come up with 10 "secrets" and I ended up just telling you 10 little known facts about myself. And since that's not a secret or a little known fact I'll end with this: I was never an animal person until we got Twink. That little man (who is affectionately called "Sir" when he's being naughty) came into my life and made me a crazy dog lady. I completely blame him and his adorable face.

Also, I'm linking up here today because Spring to me is the time of new beginnings. 

This project is my new beginning!