happy things.

i'm still feeling really bad but i'm trying to be positive so here are some things that are making me happy!

blue skies and sunshine

hot drink weather! Last night I made my brother hot chocolate and myself tea and we had to "tap mugs to Christmas" ;)

speaking of Christmas, 'A Very She and Him Christmas' album has been playing for the last week or so. i have no shame.

the fact that The Amazing Spiderman is out on dvd today. I'm getting it asap.

what is making you happy??

happy friday!

marissa

the real deal.

so i'm having a pretty rough night physically and i'm hanging out on my couch with my computer and somehow, I can't remember just how but I got to this video by ThePianoGuys:



and i'm like that's really awesome. i want more.

then I go to their youtube page and find this one:



and that's when I'm like WHOA. HOLD UP. THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE MUSIC I'VE EVER HEARD. I mean, the guy on the cello is pretty much boss.

and then I watch this:



one of my favorite songs right now. SO BEAUTIFUL. This is real music people, what they are making/remaking, forget Biebs and Taylor Swift, this is the real deal. you don't need words to tell a story or create a beautiful song.


well that's all I'll bombarde you with tonight, i'm off to buy some of their songs. please please go to their facebook or youtube and check their other songs out. ThePianoGuys are pretty cool.

love,
marissa

hello!

Hey all! Gah, its been forever since i've posted! I have no reason or excuses, i just haven't. which is okay :)

I have 1 question though, how did i still get hits and readers during the (almost) month i didn't blog?! haha ;)

hmm...the last time i posted, i mentioned that my family and i were going on a trip to visit my mom's family. We did and it was pretty nice! It was super hot, like over 100 everyday but it was fun nonetheless.
I learned how to drive the ATV and that's was pretty cool :) the only way I went outside during the day was taking rides/giving rides on it haha ;) 

favorite view on the farm

while i had such a nice relaxing time, i was so glad to get back home! all the hours in the car got to me and so the way home(8 hours) was a bit challenging. 

on my list of favorite things that happened during the trip, next to ATV driving and spending time with my hilarious great grandma, is my aunt got my a gorgeous white iPhone. and i looooove it. seriously, its so nice and has everything a phone and ipod has plus more and all in one place. I was planning to save up for one but my aunt wanted to get it for me. 

this was my desk on saturday. the cleanest i've ever seen it. like with actual desky stuff on it. and its still like that surprisingly. 

theeeennnnn on saturday afternoon I went to see The Amazing Spiderman with my dad and friends.
lets talk about andrew garfield playing the perfect Peter Parker and the plot and emma stone and action....in mt next blog post.

So last week I started this new workout regimen that was different than I had been doing and after 3 days I was SO sore. on friday my back hurt so bad I could hardly walk and my neck was aching. needless to say I didn't do it for a few days and yesterday I did one of my regular workouts and it felt sooo good. I did 2 miles on the treadmill while listening to Lecrae's pandora station(which is legit by the way)

PEOPLE. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES MOVIE COMES OUT THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. I JUST CANT.

what's up with you all? what's new in your lives?

happy wednesday :)

currently.

currently I am crashed on the couch from an awful headache that i've had since thursday. but yesterday evening and today it really ramped up. i stayed home from church this am and slept/watched The Two Towers in bed. then i dropped my computer from the top bunk but lets not talk about that.   lets talk about the lord of the rings for a moment. more specifically Aragorn. why is he so legit? im dead serious. every time i watch the movies im more baffled by it. He's just SO. SO. YOU KNOW. if you've watched the movies and/or read the books then you know and if you haven't, I don't know what to say. only that you're missing out on the one of THE most epic trilogies ever.

end thought: I need a ranger in my life asap.

 im currently thinking about how can it be June already, that bottle of cream soda in the fridge and the fact that I saw The Avengers for the 2nd time yesterday. ITS JUST AS AWESOME SO GO SEE IT AGAIN. NOW. and how to balance different things in life. yah, i've got all kinds of random thoughts in my head people. welcome to my brain. enter at your own risk.

im currently feeling extremely thankful for the friends I have. and for new friends. looking forward to getting my laptop case in the mail this week and excited about the fact that i pre ordered my copy of The Hunger Games on amazon! {eekkkk}. also, feeling a bit overwhelmed/frustrated/stressed about school. I need to get my books finished by the August if I want August off. but my health{i.e. headaches} have been making that very hard. praying that i will find ways to override the pain or that it would go away.

im currently listening to this and this. and this. and this.

to wrap this post up, lets go back to fangirl me for a moment. one sentence and one picture.
Loki is one of my TOP favorite characters. okay, two sentences. and yes, because its Tom Hiddleston.

I shall leave you now, with that smile to go chat some more with Sky and finish The Two Towers and figure out what to do with myself and this headache.

happy sunday! <3

friday favorites: some tunes

here's some lovely music that's been on repeat this week:

just click play. its beautiful.





Create a MySpace Playlist at MixPod.com

what songs have you been listening to?? :)

just a random post.

its been a while since i've done a random post? talking about this and that. they seem rather popular with you all and i like to write them ;)

--well right now its 84 degrees. ITS MARCH 21st!! the weather has been really extremely hot lately. in the winter, it was super cold and then it went straight to hot. but i'm trying not to complain, I do love having the windows open and the sunshine. i keep thinking about all those dreary winter days when it wouldn't stop snowing or raining. i'm even trying not to say its "hot". its very warm. ;) with everything so warm though, the trees/flowers/bushes are in full bloom. its really pretty! here are some shots i got over the past week.

--I finished up Robin Hood. I watched the very last 2 episodes yesterday. TALK ABOUT SAD. I won't say much about it for those people who haven't watched it yet. but maaan. beware if you go to my tumblr, there are spoilers.

yes, i am a nerd.

--i wish i had the time and skills to makeover my blog myself, it reeeealy needs a facelift. but alas, i don't want to use a free cheesy template or pay big bucks for someone else to do it. *sigh*

--I'm entering into the Hunger Games world. errr district? ;) I bought my own copy of the 1st book and it came today! i babysat till 4:30pm and i could not wait to get home! I'm planning on starting it tonight. :) i've heard and seen so much about it, TONS of stuff about it on tumblr.

speaking of, I looked up the soundtrack and fell in love with this song: i'm sure i'll like it even more after i read the book.



that's all the randomness for now! i'm off to workout, shower and start my book ;)

<3

Friday Favorite: NOW

Fireflight's new album NOW. I haven't listened to them in a long while, too long. I first heard 'Stay Close' on Air1 and a few days later bought it. It was actually during a rough day when I heard it, so awesome how God works that stuff out ;)
As I write this I am listening to other songs on the album. good stuff.

don't give up now. this is your time now. 

can i just say that this lady is stunning and her voice is amazing?! 

i hope you check them out! i'm pretty happy because i've been looking for some new tunes :)

happy friday people!

i took a picture of fruit snacks and my science book.

i hope you all are having a great saturday! I'm not sure how i got up at 7:50am after just going to sleep around 2:15am. like getting upas in, as soon as my alarm went off i hopped up, i've never done that before. and my mom and i were up till 2am watching the first 2 episodes of season 2 of Downton Abbey. yes, i searched in the depths of the internet and found them. it was a happy yesterday. and they are so beautiful. i'm officially addicted.

 i'm looking back at pictures from this past spring and summer. i seriously took pictures of everything when we first got our camera. including my math and a pencil. and countless pictures of the sky! sweet goodness. I want to post more personal pictures on here(ones i've taken) and so i thought i'd share some  from this past year. ready? ;)

my sweetness. 

yeah. 

obviously i was not learning about the life cycle of whatever that is. 

<3 

taken by mom 

taken by mom 

really once the late fall/winter hit i stopped taking pictures. but now that's its getting nicer outside I'm feeling inspired!

there's your random photo post for today :)

happy day!