Be Fake or Not to Be Fake, That is the Question.

So I have always been a very expressive person and I usually wear my feelings on my sleeve. While this can be good at times it can also be not so good. The good thing is . . . . you always know where you stand with me. I had a friend say to one of my other friends one day "I think Erin's mad at me." The other friend said "What makes you say that?" The person then started listing some things . . . . and the friend replied back, "Well honestly, if you think Erin's mad at you . . . she probably is." The bad thing is that it can get me in trouble sometimes. It makes me a little more vulnerable to get hurt by people. It also can sometimes offend people. So I went to institute tonight and a topic was brought up that is there any sin that isn't selfish. While we all know the answer is no there isn't. Someone brought up White Lies. We've all done it. We've told a little White Lie because we didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings. With that in mind I'll bring you up to speed. After institute I went to grab something to eat with my roommate and two other people we know. Mind you I was a little tired so my patience wasn't the best. But the other two people that joined us were being rather obnoxious. Me being the person I am it wasn't hard to notice that I was getting irritated and annoyed. My roommate having already lived with me sometime could read my mood and just politely said she's a little tired. After we got home we talked about it and she said to me "Maybe we should teach you how to be more fake" I told her that I dislike fake people a lot. But then that comes back to the White Lie thing . . . is it bad to tell a White Lie? Is it bad to be completely fake with a person that you don't really like or that you are bothered by. Or should you be honest with people?? While I don't think it is smart to go around and tell people you don't like them and I don't think I handled tonight very well at all. But at the same time . . . I don't think you should pretend to like people when you don't. You know what I mean?? I don't know . . . . it definitely gives me some food for thought.

Moving On

So after being in California for almost two years now (WOW I can't believe it has really been that long) I have decided that I need a change. My old roommate approached me almost two months ago. She is moving back in town and wondered if I would be interested in moving into a new place with her and we would get Ashley and Larissa to come with us. Every night I wind up staying up way too late looking on craigslist for new places and I have emailed a bunch of people . . . and you would think that if people really wanted to rent a place out they would email a person back. . . . I don't think I have gotten one response back yet . . . isn't that sad?? While I don't think it is the most practical time for me to move on . . . I need to move on. But with change comes challenges . . . . Which I don't like necessarily, but aren't they supposed to be good for us??

Behind

So I've noticed that I am just about as bad at blogging as I am at keeping in touch. Don't get me wrong I seem like I am pretty good about it . . . but I am only good about it in small doses. Then people will email me and I'll think . . . oh I'll do it later . . . then later never happens. So I've discovered this past week.


Well I promised a last post that I would post the Jimmy Choo picture and I never did. Well that was partly because I never downloaded the pictures . . . So I finally did the other day and as promised here is the picture



So one of my roommates moved out last week and we are trying to fill the spot. I know what you are thinking . . . Again?? Yes, again. But when you have four roommates . . .it seems to happen. Anyway so I walked into the empty room the other day and I thought to myself . . . I really ought to paint this and fix the paint that chipped of the edge of the wall.

So today after work I was off to Home Depot. . . . I love that store by the way. What I was thinking was going to be a cheap inexpensive task was definitely not what it was. Or so I figured out when I walked down the paint isle and discovered that 1 gallon of paint was $30. SERIOUSLY!! Didn't see that one coming. An hour later I walked out with all the supplies needed and feeling a little poorer and I called my mom and she said, "Sorry, Home Improvement is not cheap." If only it was actually my place so I could feel some sense of ownership. Anywho I will have to take pictures of my Home Improvement venture and post them later. Ta ta for now.

What part of Spring

You Are Chirping Birds

You are a very caring person. You especially feel for innocent beings, like animals and children. You are keyed in to the world and very peaceful. You believe that everyone is connected. You remain focused and in the moment. You are not easily distracted. You have a good memory, especially for things that you hear. You listen carefully.

What Part of Spring Are You?

Ode to Jimmy Choo Shoes Part 2

Okay . . . . so after sleeping on it and talking to a million people . . . I still really wanted the shoes . . . . I had made up my mind. I was going to buy them. I came home and I took my accomplice with me to buy my shoes. Plus I had a $10 off coupon from DSW so they were even cheaper. Here are some pictures to commemorate the moment. I am going to wear them tomorrow for church so I'll take a picture tomorrow and post it.

Ode to Jimmy Choo Shoes

First of all . . . sorry it has been so long since I blogged. Got distracted with other things. So tonight I went to the movies with my roommate Amanda. We had decided to bypass and avoid the Institute activity and go see Confession of a Shopaholic. Which by the way was totally cute and I totally recommend it. Anyway since it was opening night we had decided to go early to make sure we got our tickets. Since we were already there and had some time to kill we decided to get some Ice Cream at Coldstone and then we wandered into one of my favorite stores, DSW. I needed new work shoes so it was a great diversion. While out on the regular floor I wasn't spotting anything that was really jumpping out to me and so we decided to go back to that wonderful little room in the back that has all the for sale shoes from 40% off to 80% off. What a wonderful little room. Amanda was totally stoked because she never knew the room existed. We started looking and all of the sudden Amanda spotted some blue Marc by Marc Jacobs shoes. They were totally cute. I still think she should have bought them. These were 80% off which made them like eighty dollars. To some this may seem a lot of money for shoes, but for Marc Jacobs shoes they are totally cheap. Amanda decided against them and we kept looking . . . . all of the sudden I spotted the holy grail of shoes. I spotted some red high heel Jimmy Choo's that were also 80% off. Do you realize how rare this is? They were very much like the ones I have posted in this blog, but they were red. They were totally cute and I totally fell in love. I immediately took them to Amanda to have her help me figure out the math. . . . $120 and that was 80% off the original price. I had never spent that much on a pair of shoes. It made a lump rise up in my throat. Totally rare to find a pair of Jimmy Choo's for $120, but totally not what I have EVER paid for a pair of shoes. I then proceeded to call friends and text friends for their imput . . . . most were saying wow, but also saying . . . walk away. Amanda on the other hand was totally telling me to get them. They were totally cute and totally comfy. Finally I hear them turn off the music. I asked a girl that was working there . . . "are you closing?" Sure enough, they were . . . I had to make a decision. I finally decided to walk away. I knew I was going to totally have buyers remorse over this if I bought them. The store closed and I was Jimmy Choo-less. We wound up wandering over to Nordstrom Rack where I found more Jimmy Choo's but they were much more expensive and finally found a pair of practical flats for work for $30. $90 less than my beloved Jimmy Choo's. We then went to see the movie which made me feel better about walking away from the shoes. They are a want . . . not a need. I can do a lot more with that money . . . . but I will always think back to the day that I almost owned a pair of Jimmy Choo's , and one of these days I WILL own a pair. Ta ta for now.