Forgotten Disposable Cameras.

I don't know about you, but I forget that I have disposable cameras to use up all the time. It takes me months to use all 27 pictures! Does anyone know why there are 27 photos...why not 25? Or 30? Anyways.. here are a few photos from one of my (many) disposable cameras!

1. Me. (as of yesterday) 2. Blake and I are doing the "Real Marriage" study at church. We love it, but haven't been able to go in a few weeks! Hoping to get back into the habit of going weekly. 3. Calm mornings and a delicious breakfast are my favorite things. 4. Mr. Blake. 5 & 6. I started working at Red Velvet a few weeks ago. I love it there. 

I went with Blake's family to say goodbye to his cousin, Ashley, for 6 months while she goes to study in China! It was an extremely early morning (3:50 am!!), but it was worth it! Love you Ashley! 

Hope your Sunday is a great one! :) 

xo Haley

I can't for the life of me figure out the spacing on these pictures, and I'm way too tired to mess it with it at the moment... so I apologize!!

Best friends take outfit photos for you.

Hanging out with Mr. Colby is always a treat. He's really the greatest friend ever. Case in point - he takes my outfit pictures for me... 

Jeans - Hollister Co// Necklace, bracelet - Forever 21//

Shirt - Target, borrowed from my roomate// Sunglasses - Target

Can you even believe these sunglasses were $2.50?! I have a huge love for sunnies, but I haven't been able to wear contacts in nearly a year! (I have a chronic eye infection -- isn't that disgusting?!) I'm hoping that I'll be able to wear them again soon, especially since it's nearly summer, and I've been taking such good care of my eyes! ;)

In other news, I've dyed my hair (and dyed just about everything else, including my bathroom door. How do you get stains out of wood? Freaking out!) 

Colby and I had lunch at Whisler's the other day, and I'll be blogging about that very soon! Blake and I looked at, ahem, jewelry yesterday. My bedroom is an absolute mess right now. And I feel very overwhelmed by school right now. That's a first for me! My tattoo is healing up, but it is incredibly itchy and peeling like crazy! I'm so ready for it to be done healing. 

Today is going to be 88 degrees! So ridiculous. And exciting. 

Happy April! 

xo Haley

I finally developed some old photos...

I recently just developed a disposable camera that I've had since last June (or so). I kept forgetting and putting it off. And even those these aren't the greatest, and I only got a handful of *good* ones, I want to start using disposable cameras more often. They're way too fun!

There seem to be a lot of Blake... I guess I have nothing/no one else to take photos of! ;)
Speaking of disposable cameras... my favorite photo app on iPhone is Hipstamatic Disposable! It works exactly like a real disposable camera, where you have to use a whole roll of film before "developing" the photos and seeing how they turn out. It is by far the cutest app ever! AND it's free. What's better than free?!
xo Haley

I Heart My Tattoos.

It is absolutely no secret that I love tattoos. So I thought it was about time to do a formal post on mine. All two of them. Haha!
This was my very first tattoo, and apparently it's very popular on We Heart It, Pinterest, and Tumblr! I love how small and discreet it is, it's very rarely noticed. The only time anyone ever brings it up in conversation is when I'm first meeting a person. So after that initial conversation, they rarely notice it. I love that about it. I got my second tattoo (a red bow) last month, when Blake got his first tattoo. The bow doesn't really represent anything significant, but it really shows just how girly I am. I love all things cute and girly, and this just fit my personality. Back in April, the original plan was for my bff Cassie and I to get bow tattoos together (we've always said we were "tattoo buddies" and wanted to get something together), but she ended up going without me to get her bow (sad face)! So, instead of just ditching the idea, I went ahead and got mine. Ours are significantly different designs, which is good. We love them.

My family was not okay with my tattoo at first. I distinctly remember my mother telling me not to come home the day that I got it... I was so scared to show it to her! But a few days later on my birthday, she wrote "Happy birthday my tattooed girl!" on my facebook wall (and even almost bought me a shirt that said "Jesus loves me and my tattoos" haha), and I knew she was ultimately okay with the idea. My grandma, however, believes that all tattoos, no matter what, are trashy. So she's harder to please.

Now, when it came to my second tattoo, absolutely zero people in my family were in favor of it. Even Colby wasn't alright with it! So that has been a harder adjustment for me. I had to stick to my guns and really believe that I love my tattoos, no matter what anyone else says. It's been a lot harder than I thought it would be.

I haven't yet experienced the bad-person stereotype that some people associate with having tattoos, but then again, I don't have very many tattoos. But overall, I love my tattoos, and I can't wait to get more! :)

xo Haley

On my last day of being a teenager..

Just fyi... this post is h u g e.

Tomorrow, I will turn 20 years old.

Not that 20 is the most exciting of ages, but this is a big deal to me.

I have been a teenager for so long - it's weird to think that I won't be one tomorrow.

I've decided to share a little timeline of sorts, just for fun.

And please know that I am sharing these pictures with you out of pure love for you guys... because some of these are embarrassing. Like the first picture below for example. Absolutely atrocious.

In 7th grade, little 13 year old Haley had brace + glasses + really bad curly hair + was a Jr. High cheerleader. I was one big awesome mess. *I'm sorry Breigh* .... 15 year old Haley lost the braces, found the wonders of a flat iron, but kept the glasses. Breigh and I were the best of friends that year...and in all honesty, have been ever since. We're quite inseparable. Colby and I became friends the summer I turned 16. I didn't know he was gay. We were both in our local production of The Music Man, and although we instantly click, we quickly became best friends.I spent almost every Monday night of my teenage years with my grandma. This will forever be one of my favorite memories of Jr. High & High School. I love my grandma so so much.I got my first tattoo. It took 7 minutes, and didn't hurt a bit. So for the people that ask me if tattoos actually hurt, I'm the worst person to ask.

I went to New York, and I never wanted to leave. Although, I'd never been on a plane before, so I was super stoked to get back on one to go home. That was pretty darn exciting. Also, I'm pretty sure I left the purse in the picture above in the closet of our hotel room. Lucky maid who found it - I really loved that purse.

My dad, Cassie, and I have been to every midnight showing of the Twilight series so far. We've also had a designated t-shirt making night the week before the movie, as well. We're so serious about Twilight. I got my license 3 months before turning 19. To say this was an accomplishment would be an understatement. I took the written permit test 9 times before finally passing, and then barely passed with 71 on the driving test. You need a 70 to pass. I got super lucky with that one. I went to my senior prom with my best friend. I graduated. Breigh and I stayed to go to school in Springfield, Cassie moved to St. Louis to go Lindenwood University & is studying film acting, and Alyssa moved to Kirksville to go to Truman University, where I believe she is pre-med. I'm so proud of my friends. :)
I met some the best women I'll ever know through this blog. I'm so blessed to have such wonderful role models in my life. *love you JanellyBean & Jamie!*

I have the most wonderful boyfriend ever, ever, ever! He's too good to me.

Over the past few years, I've learned so much, and got to do so many things.

I battled depression and cutting for 2 years; I lost a best friend, but gained so many new ones in turn; I snuck a boy into my house at 3 am, and thought I wouldn't get caught, but did; I went through relationship hell, but it taught me some of the greatest lessons I'll ever learn; I had the worst case of pink eye my eye doctor has ever seen (I had pink eye in both eyes and cuts on both corneas. I legitimately had to wear sunglasses indoors. at night. for reals); I went through the application process at Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau twice before deciding I shouldn't move away; I've wanted to be a Broadway actress, a journalist, a mortician & funeral director, a mommy, and a record store owner; I went to a My Chemical Romance + Green Day concert at the young age of 14...note to parents: never let your 8th grade daughter see those two bands live; I've gotten to see all three brothers grow into such handsome young men (with the exception of my 12 year old brother, Tucker, who acts like he's 5. but he's still cute); I was with my best friend when she was diagnosed with a kidney disease, a cried with her through brain tumors, and countless stupid boys, all in one year's time; I moved out of my parents home, and actually entered the stress of the real world; I've realized just how blessed I am.

I'm excited for the next 10 years.

And I'm sure that I'll be doing a blog just like this a decade from now recapping my 20's.

I'm thankful for everything I've been through, every breath I've been given, and every opportunity that has been handed to me.

I'm also quite thankful for all of you - I have the best readers in the world. You all are so fantastic & supportive. I'm so lucky to have fallen into the world of blogging. Without it, I wouldn't have made all of these great friends. I love you :)

Today, I'm spending my last day as a teenager reading Harry Potter, watching silly girly movies, and painting. I have an interview later to be a nanny for a sweet family in town *wish me luck* and then Blake is going to make mac & cheese, and we're going to wait for midnight to come, so I can say that I am officially 20 years old. :)

Have a wonderful day. ♥

xo Haley

I'm not dead.

Living without an internet connection is tough. Let me tell you.

I have been without internet for like, 2 days I can already tell its going to be rough.

I went back to my parent's yesterday to finish cleaning out my old room, and I just sat on facebook for the longest time catching up on everything I'd missed while moving in!

But, I have figured out that if I choose a certain connection that isn't password protected, andI sit in the middle of my bed, I get a semi good connection! Yay to me!

Anyways, if you follow me on twitter, you've probably already seen these, but here are a few peeks from around the new home:
it has been so much fun getting everything set up and making it feel like home.

I can't wait to share more! Hopefully I'll be able to give a full tour soon-ish.

:)

See you soon!

xo Haley

Florida.

I totally realized that I never shared photos from Florida.

Obviously, these are not all of them.. but they give a fairly decent idea of what the week was like. :)

(the pool was better than the beach...)

this is what Blake & I did for the whole week.

we read. and read. and read.

any guesses as to what he read?? Twilight.

(me, my momma, and brother's girlfriend, Amber)

which shoes don't belong??

I got a huge kick out of the fact that my brother only went to the beach once or twice, and wore boots/jeans every day.

We had a wonderful time. We rode back with my aunt to St. Louis (the lucky woman got to spend her birthday driving 13 hours), and spent Sunday celebrating her birthday with shopping, pizza, and pedicures... It was so, so much fun (even though we made Grandma very angry...)

Update on Miss Breigh:

She is doing well, she has awful headaches though. It seems as if her daily routine is waking up with a headache, taking a mid morning nap to sleep it off, go to bed with a headache, and then do it all over again the next day. I wish there was something I could do to help her feel better. Her surgery should be in August, sometime... she won't be returning to school until either next spring, or fall '12, and she probably won't be returning to our current school, but go to one of the Christian universities in town. I am proud of her decisions regarding school, she knows whats best for her, and I'm excited to see where the change in schools will take her.

Ps. Enter Colby's giveaway! Now.