Instagram Sunday--Yesterday was my BIRTHDAY!!

1. Oh, heeyyyy.




2. On our way to see Jodi Picoult. Author of My Sister's Keeper, etc.




3. Jodi signing my book!!




4. Good hair day.




5. OBSESSED with this jacket.




6. Sweatin' like a champ.




7. Sure, get comfy!




8. Birthday bling!




9. Birthday drank with my best friend.




10. Happy birthday to me. :)




Hope you all had a great weekend! My spring break is now over and I have to go back to school today for classes tomorrow. Sad day. :(

With love,
Ali

Instagram Sunday!

1. New workout gear!



2. Class artwork.



3. Creepy guy at the mall today.



4. Braided Top-Knot. :)



5. Not Instagrammed but the largest dog I have ever seen.



6. Last but not least, my beautiful niece.



With love,
Ali

Lucky Guy #2

And boyfriend #2 goes to....Peter!

Peter and I met while on a choir/band trip to a show when I was in 10th grade. Personally, I thought he was kind of an ass, but as the night went on, he eased up.

Somewhere in between that we exchanged numbers and kept talking and soon enough we had our very first date at Perkins. The date went really well and he asked me to be his prom date. Of course, as a little sophomore who was barely allowed to go to prom, I said yes.

Shortly after that we were dating, etc. After his graduation that year we hung out all the time during the summer where he lived on the river. So we went boating and canoeing all the time.

After the summer had ended he moved to college--4 hours away. We talked all the time and he came home to visit and I had gone there a time or two with his family.

Come February apparently he'd had enough of the distance and broke up with me. I was absolutely heart broken. I'd never had my heart broken like that before and obviously the feeling sucked.

Soon enough I had gained interest in another boy--my brother's best friend. Well, as timing had it, Peter wanted me back. But I couldn't just drop everything for him because I was talking to another boy.

Peter and I had met up a couple times and I kinda wanted to go back to him, but I couldn't bear to break the heart of the boy I did end up start dating. So that was the end of Peter and me--in a very short explanation.

On to boyfriend #3 (hopefully) tomorrow!

With love,
Ali

20 to 20--Day ???

Oh woe is me. I quit this 20 to 20 stuff. You know how hard it is to blog err'day when you have classes and homework and work?? It's not easy y'all. So I'm just taking each day as it comes. But today you're in for a treat.

Let's talk about boyfriends. Past boyfriends, obviously.

My first "serious" boyfriend (as serious as you can get in 8th/9th grade) was the first boy I kissed. His name was Alex and he's not cute. Did I just say that? Oops. We spent tons of time talking on the phone and I even went ice fishing with him and his dad one day. How romantic. I also remember going to his homecoming dance--and BEGGING my parents to let me go. It took a lot.

When I broke up with him--over the phone, of course--he cried. Like a little baby he cried and begged for me back. But I wasn't having any of it! It's not that he was a bad boyfriend, he was just weird and I was bored. Lol. He also wanted to be a lot more physical than I wanted to be. He was also two years older than me. I mean, come on, I was in 9th grade! And I wasn't someone who slept around at that age.

Unfortunately I don't have a picture of him on my phone. I'm sure I could dig one up from the computer but I'd rather not go there.

So I'll leave you with this short post about boyfriend #1 and I'll get to #2 tomorrow!

Happy hump day!

With love,
Ali

20 to 20--Day 7

Skipped day 6--gosh I am really bad at this! But, life gets in the way sometimes and there's nothing you can do. So, on to day 7!

I figured I'd just do a short post tonight and write about blogging.

I started blogging last April after I needed something else to occupy my time after a really tough breakup. I don't have many followers, but honestly, I don't care. I mean, I would love if more people read what I wrote, but blogging to me is more of an online diary.

I never knew I could actually meet people and become friends with them through blogging. I now have more friends through blogging and one in particular, Christie, who I am so thankful for. I cannot wait to plan that race--and hopefully be able to help you plan something else!!!--with you, Christie!! :)

Blogging has been a place where I can express myself and it's also a place for me that I can go back to and see what I was doing a year or so ago.

So--thanks blogger!

With love,
Ali

20 to 20--Day 5.

Faith.

I was and still am a born and raised catholic girl. If you ask me, it's not the most exciting faith to be a part of. Masses are repetitive and sometimes boring, and you better get a good priest for said mass or you'll be mind wandering for an hour.

When I was growing up we went to the same church almost every Sunday. I hated going to church and religion. Absolutely hated.

If you ask me how I feel about it now? I am so glad to be a catholic girl. I can't wait to get married in a huge catholic church. Specifically, the church I grew up going to with the same priest I grew up listening to.

I do have one complaint. Just recently the catholic church decided to change words to "modernize" the prayers more. It's awful. There was absolutely no reason to do so. AND...I went to church for Ash Wednesday in Mankato just this week and the priest...well...let's just say that if I had never been to church before, I wouldn't have been able to understand him. That ruins it for me. Looks like I'll be finding a new church.

Lately, I haven't been going to mass. Let's face it, while I'm here at school I don't go to mass. If I go home on the weekend I go with my family but I usually don't go here. But I find myself CRAVING a good church service.

So even though I could barely understand the priest on Wednesday, I still went.

Proof:




For lent I gave up candy, chips, and pop. So far so good, but it's only been 3 days. Ugh.

Have a great weekend!

With love,
Ali

20 to 20--Day 4.

I missed day 3. Oops. Oh well. On to day 4!

Hobbies.

Over the last 20 years I have acquired a few hobbies.

-Singing. For as long as I can remember I have been singing. From my first karaoke machine to auditioning to large roles in musicals and singing in church to singing at weddings--I absolutely love to sing.

-Running. I haven't been running for long, maybe seriously for 2 years, but I love every part of it. Especially the way I feel after a race or any run in general.

-TV Shows. Reality shows are my favorite!

-Watching Sports. I loooove sports. Baseball is my favorite to watch but I also love basketball and football. I also love watching gymnastics.

-Teaching. I love the satisfaction I get when someone learns from me. Good thing I'm going to be an elementary teacher!

-Spending time with family and friends.

-Shopping. I have a really, really bad addiction.

-Tanning. I know it's bad for me, but I just love the feeling of tanning. It's even better when it's winter like it is now and I can go tanning all the time!

-Reading. I love losing myself in a book.

I am so lucky I have the type of parents who put me in multiple activities when I was little so I could see what I liked and disliked.

With love,
Ali