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“I truly believe that deep down every man wants to feel like a warrior and every woman wants to feel like a princess. Our feminine hearts were meant to be vulnerable and protected. A real man will want a woman who is soft and vulnerable, after all, how can a guy be a warrior if the princess is defending herself? Men were made to defend. You deserve to be pursued (contrary to everything you may read or hear about the “modern woman”). Stand up for yourself and be strong and be a pioneer and be brave, but don’t lose your femininity in that. Don’t lose your ability to be vulnerable, because vulnerability is beautiful. You are a rare gem, precious and deeply loved. You don’t have to advertise yourself or convince guys that you are worth dating. If a guy needs convincing, he’s not the one for you. The man who is right for you will be able to see past any “shyness” (which he will think is wonderful, by the way), and he’ll fall in love. Meanwhile, don’t let your identity be defined by whether or not guys like you. KNOW the truth, BELIEVE it, even when you’re not “feeling” it, and the right one will come along when you least expect it! After all, wouldn’t you rather be surprised?” -Bethany Joy



THIS. Love it!

This Weekend

I had a fabulous weekend! Friday night I was able to hang out with some wonderful friends (Viviyan, Ceci, Hillary, and Febe). We had pizza, cheese bread, salad, and pickles (we all LOVE pickles); it was so good! We watched Dexter, which was not quite as bad as I thought it would be, and it's always cool trying new shows. It's still not my kind of show, but at least I can say I tried it ;) Then, we ended up taking a spontaneous trip to Wal-Mart to get stuff for S'mores and ended up with brownie mix too! So, we made S'mores, brownies, and talked! Such a laid back Friday night, and I can't think of any other way I'd rather spend it.

Saturday, my mom and I ran errands and I checked on a friend's cats, because I was house sitting! We came home, watched Christmas movies and relaxed. It was a really nice day, even though I wasn't in the best of moods. Crowds at Target or WalMart and me do not mix!

 

Sunday (yesterday) we went to church for the early service, then went down to LA for the Hollywood Christmas Parade. The weather was unbelievable; felt nothing like winter, that's for sure. It was in the 70s at least...definitely Southern California weather! We had lunch at Cheesecake Factory, shopped around at The Americana shopping center, then headed over to Hollywood and Highland. We picked up our tickets for the parade, but there was a mix up with times, so we had time to kill. We walked along Hollywood Blvd. stopping to look in the shops, and at Mann's Chinese Theater. I wanted to find Jennifer Aniston's hand prints, but they said it wasn't out just yet. They're still trying to find a place hers because they "don't want her to be too close to Brad Pitt's!" I think that was just a joke, but still true to some degree LOL. I saw a few others like the cast of Twilight, George Clooney, and Judy Garland's. We scoped out a little more of the parade chaos; saw the red carpet for the stars arriving, but it was too hard to see anything, so we kept moving along. We got something to drink at Coffee Bean, and found our seats shortly after that. :)

The crazy fog as we drove out of town

What we listened to on the way down there

My lunch at Cheesecake Factory!

On the red carpet! I felt SO cool haha

Me and my aunt with "Jamie Foxx"

Red carpet!

Me and my mom

I had so much fun hanging out with my family, being in Hollywood, and finally getting to experience the parade. I can mark that off the bucket list now ;) I'll be posting more on the parade later when I get the pictures from my aunt! 

That's all for now,

Shelby

xoxox

I Love My Family

I love taking pictures and making videos with family whenever they come over, whether it's a holiday or we're just hanging out. My cousin, Carissa and I make music videos all the time from Katy Perry to Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. It's always so funny to watch them back and see how goofy we look ;) Here's a Katy Perry song we did!

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I can't believe Thanksgiving has already come and gone, and now we are entering the Christmas season. For some reason, it doesn't feel like it at all. So it might take a little longer to find the Christmas cheer, but I am determined to find it SOON! :D

Some of my Favorite Christmas albums (don't laugh...Haha):

 
Favorite Christmas Movies:

G.N.O for Ceci's Birthday!

Such a fun night! :)

"I have been blessed-I thank God for all I've been given at the end of every day!"

(Lauren Conrad's blog)

Thanksgiving was a blast! My dad and I went bike riding in the morning, watched the Macy's Parade, my grandpa came over and visited awhile before the rest of the family came over (my aunts, uncle, and cousin). We ate, we talked/laughed, went to Walgreens and Wal-mart with my aunt and mom, and I even worked on my speech I'm giving on Wednesday.

Jello salad

My new Thanksgiving sweater (Urban Outfitters)

We played Family Feud before eating dinner

Thanksgiving feast

What I did after dinner....

Played Wii bowling

Day 6-I'm Thankful For...

God; the everlasting life He brings and the unconditional love He gives. He loves me and is there for me when I don't deserve it. Even when I walk away, He's still there. Everything I have in my life and everything I don't is for a reason. God has a plan for my life, and as long as I follow Him, I will be just fine. He has blessed me with so much, and thank you just doesn't seem to be enough for all that He does for me and family! I don't deserve it, but because of His love and grace, He does it anyway. God has given me so much strength and courage to do things I've only dreamed of, and I know it will only grow from there.