Currently With Allie

Totally stole this from Heather at her place, check her out! 


Eating // Carrots and homemade Ranch (made with Greek Yogurt!! YUM!)

Drinking // Chocolate Shakeology (MORE YUM. Want some? Comment or message me, I'll hook you up!)

Feeling // Inspired to get things done, but relax at the same time haha 

 Weather // Humid. And sunny.  Thank you, Alabama/Deep South. 

 Needing // To buy more litter and some more veggies for Bible Study later

 Thinking // Blog, Gaming, Fitness (Want to get a FitBit so badly!), Gotta plan that wedding yo 

Reading // Bible. And Game of Thrones. Those don't exactly go together, oops 

 Playing // Asssasin's Creed Revalations, Mass Effect, Bioshock Infinite, Battleblock Theater


 Watching // Pretty Little Liars, Babylon5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Family Guy 

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Here's a random cat, because this is the internet.

What are you currently up to? 

Happy Sunday, friends! 

xoxo, Allie Anne 

Cats and Boyfriends and Novels

My house is freezing and I love it, however, my cat keeps leaving me to go snuggle with boyfriend! I'm on the couch now trying to write for NaNoWriMo, and it just isn't happening. I want to whine and procrastinate. I have no drive. I "say" I want to write, but it is just bleh. I'm SO behind on the word count because I have been busy with school and operas and boyfriend and then I'm just tired! I can't stay up super late unless it's like once a week. And I have to have nothing major in the next morning because I am uber zombie girl without sleep.
I just value sleep more than anything....breakfast, showers (jk), novels, homework...(again, just kidding).


How do YOU make yourself write everyday? I like my story but I am LAZY right now!


And I would rather watch youtube while snuggled on the couch than write.

Oh and the 4 cups of coffee today didn't help :(


Happy note- my cat is effing adorable! AND we made a fire last night and roasted marshmallows :) Then I passed out on the couch for approx and hour while the boyfriend watched things on youtube. I never even heard him.

SO, NOW I WILL WRITE...SERIOUSLY!!!


xoxo,
Alexandra Anne 

Music in My Heart

Hello blogworld!

It's been months and months since I've written here, but I am feeling led to actually commit to writing again :) Yay! I've wanted to for a while but the timing hasn't been right. Then, tonight, I was perusing some friends blogs and found Emmy's Music Monday linkup- what a neat idea! I'm too late for the linkup, but it is not yet midnight and still monday ;) Here I go!


I am now a Junior at the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama. This is a wonderful town and I can't wait to post pictures and share stories of the life I'm living/loving here. But that is not my topic for tonight. Tonight, I must share about music. Heh, since I'm a music major I have so many things I could discuss. I will share what was shared with me in a class today:

If you get the chance you should look up "The Lady in No. 6." It is about a concert pianist who is the oldest holocaust survivor and still plays the piano every day at the age of 109. Wow!!! Her story was so moving (she played for propaganda films during her stay at concentration camps) and she was filled with such love and peace despite her horrible circumstances as a young adult.

I want to be like that lady, finding joy in everything, and finding the spiritual in music. She said "Music is a dream. Music is God." A classmate mentioned that his belief is that music is the divine, it's something God gives us and puts in our heads. I agree! What a gift!


This post isn't long, but I hope that you will look into her story.

To end the post I will give you some music to enjoy as I have been enjoying it lately :)

I promise to keep writing more!







I'm a total fangirl for Lindsey Stirling! Plus these vocals give me lyrics to sing along with and a new idol in Lzzy Hale! :)





This song is so cute! How many songs are about a guy wanting a lifelong commitment? <3 Plus it's stinkin' catchy.



I've been watching old episodes of Chuck and this is the theme song. *Cue dorky dancing*



Orchestra meets dubstep? Yes. Just yes.



:Love me some Demi Lovato! This video is totes adorbs too. And I love her tattoos!


What music do YOU like right now? I'd love to listen!

xoxo, Alexandra Anne

Dear Penpal

Dear New Friend,
I'm so glad to be writing to you!! I thought I would tell you a little about myself, but I wanted to be crafty and I made a little notecard to describe my personality a little bit. Oh, and here's a picture of my face!

That's me!!

Tell me about yourself! <3 <3 <3

xoxo, Alexandra Anne 

That Journal

I love my journals. I am terrible at keeping a steady diary, but I love journals. For 30 Days of Lists I am setting up my "Dwell in possibility" journal.

Also I love my sparkly gel pens!!!

Oh, and some obsessive cat pictures, sorry not sorry.

I just love her snuggles!


xoxo, Alexandra Anne

Cats and Cats and...Well, Cats!

I do not have deep words today but I do want to share some adorable kitties and such. So here are some fluff pictures to hopefully brighten your day! :)

Enjoy!

And now for some pictures of my baby Zoe ;)

Love curling up with my furball

Boyfriend and kitty; my two loves

The very first day I met my Zoe girl! Love at first cuddle <3 

Have a great weekend lovelies!

xoxo,

Alexandra Anne

good, bad, and ugly- rose version

Have I mentioned my awesome sisterhood? Last semester I was initiated into the music fraternity for women (yes, you read that correctly!) Sigma Alpha Iota (or SAI). I love love LOVE my sisters. Love. LOVE.

Sometimes my sisters and I do something we call "Rose, Bud, Thorn." It's a good way to update each other on where we are lately and to end on a positive note.
The thorn, as you might guess, is something negative or not so pretty going on in our lives.
Bud simply is something in progress; something we are looking forward to, perhaps, or something that is in the process of coming to be.
And then we end on Rose, something positive or happy.

:)

Here is my not so good, my hope, and my positive:

Thorn: Healing is hard. Whether physically, emotionally, or all of the above. It stinks.Words do not seem adequate enough for this. But I am choosing to not dwell.

Bud: I am exploring alternate options for my future and I am really excited about all the steps that will involve! I get to travel, I get to sing, I get to be daring! I have no idea where the path will lead me, but I am trusting God and am super excited.

Rose: I love the people (and furry critters ;) ) in my life! I am beyond blessed by my family, boyfriend, sisters, friends, and my kitty. Every day God shows me that I am loved and will be taken care of. He puts the right people in our life at JUST the right time. It's wonderful.

To end this positive post, I'm going to share some pictures for my sisterhood :) They just make me so happy.
Our motto is from the Latin: Vita brevis, ars longa. This translates to, "Life is short, art is long."

Please comment with your thorns, buds, roses, or whatever! I would love to get to know you more and am happy to pray for you as well <3

xoxo,
Alexandra Anne 

Love my sisters!

My first shirt with letters!! And it's BLUE! :)

Recruitment shirt; I approve.

My Big sister, Sharon! 

Sisters off to the Renaissance Festival  :) 

Thankful Thoughts

I would like to spend a moment to be thankful :)


Also, I love lists, so here is a listy list!

I'm thankful for:

*A roof over my head even if the lights go out and I can't mess with University property

*Maintenance crew that come within 24 hours of my work order to fix said lights and who also fix the living room light!

* Parents who call to send encouragement and make me giggle

*My sweet sweet kitten who curls up with me all through the night and lets me be her Momma

*A wonderful boyfriend who brings out the best in me, even when we are 800 miles apart

*Skype calls to catch up with old dear friends

*My Bible app on my phone that reminds me to read my devotionals and scriptures

*Video games; simple as that

*Younger siblings who try to take the phone from my parents and who laugh maniacally at my dislike of speakerphone

*The blog community who has stuck with me over the years of my posts

*The best boss EVER who treats me like an equal

*Decaf coffee that tricks my brain ;)

*True friends that love me unconditionally and don't shun me in my times of need

:) :) :)

What are you thankful for?

Have a great three day weekend!
xoxo,
Alexandra Anne 

Blessings and More

Hello friends!
 Has it really been months since I've written? Not days, weeks, but months? Goodness! Crazy crazy life.

Well, I am here to tell you
A) I am alive (ha!)

and

B) I am stepping into the entrepreneur world! I have started listing items on Amazon, and have opened up an Etsy shop! I currently have knitting items up, and might get back into sewing. I want to start making my own costumes and such :) :) :)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexandraAnne27

Please like my shop page and/or buy some knitted fun!


C) I will be at Houston's Space City Con! SO excited to meet actors from Babylon5 :) :) :) Super nerdy girl here

D) I ADOPTED A KITTY! Her name is Zoe, full name Zoe Derp Austin (derp because she falls down a lot and it amuses me). I will now proceed to post wayyyyy too many pictures of my baby girl. She's a 9month old tabby, and I adopted her at a rescue shelter in Houston.

E) 2014 is upon us!! I might need to do a "14 in '14" post, or "21 by 21" post.

Until then, I shall leave you with some adorable pictures of kitty goodness.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
xoxo,
Alexandra Anne