Jessica Leigh La Lou

Good Morning Sunshine the Earth Says Hello

2011-04-30T11:39:00.000-07:00

Getting woken up by puppies <3 Makes my day much better...

2011-04-27T16:59:00.000-07:00

(My sister Callie's hair!)

After hunting for eggs on Easter, we had a bit of a cascarone fight.
I'm still finding bits and pieces of confetti in my hair. >.<

Humor

2011-04-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

(Unfortunately, I wasn't able to link these photos to their original sites. Meh.)

It's Been Awhile

2011-04-02T21:10:00.000-07:00

So it's a been a looooong time since I've reached out to the Blogger World. I've been busy, and posts always took up quite a bit of time to create, and I slacked for awhile. But I'm back again, and raring to go! :}

Guess what...I recently bought my very own Nikon camera:

Cool, right? Right.

My family is paying for Netflix now and with that I was able to watch Seasons 1-6 of the Office. Haha. My friend bought that bumper sticker above for me in New York because I have become such an avid fan.

I have begun doodling constantly in my classes. I try to use some of my teachers as prime models for my sketching, but generally they turn out looking a bit hmm...crazy? Especially in Physics class, my teacher has virtually no eyebrows, which makes him difficult to recreate.

I have a debate tournament coming up, so I must begin researching topics. I bought a Time Magazine, to keep me up to date on Libya/the national debt/elections, etc.

Anyways, I'm glad to be back... HELLO AGAIN INTERNET.

Crafty Goodness Swap Gift Received!

2010-12-18T17:36:00.000-08:00

Soooo guess who got her package in the mail from the Crafty Goodness Swap?

Yeah that be me!

I'm seriously

still excited.

First off I'd like to thank Jill so much for

sending me my gift, because

I never got the gift from my original partner and

she stepped in and sent me an "angel" gift.

That was so kind of you! Thank you again. :}

After reading a very sweet card (^see above^) I opened the package

and the first thing that I grabbed was this journal which was

specially decorated by Jill herself, in a fashion called "Zen-Doodling".

Front

Back

neat eh? Gets better...hehe

She also made this adorable bookmark which was

also decorated by herself. It's so cute, it's currently

in my copy of Pride and Prejudice which I'm trying to read

over the Christmas break.

Also decorated in the same theme was a cup

which is now on my shelf holding some of my pencils. :D

Very handy.

The next thing which has to be by far the most elaborate

and one of my favorite items in the package...was an...

*DRUMROLL*

UMBRELLA!

I risked 7 years bad luck by opening it up in my house

and taking a few pictures with it.

But it was so cool I couldn't resist!

She used so much detail...

All the detail and time that she put into

my swap gift was so incredible.

Thank you so much again Jill!

You're an angel for doing my "angel" package.

MERCI!

They Say It's Your Birthday

2010-11-14T19:34:00.000-08:00

So recently (Nov. 3) I had my birthday...

I've spent seventeen years on Earth so far.

It's been a pretty good run. haha.

It was actually quite a birthday.

I had two friends bring me cupcakes, and one bring me chocolate and a card.

Which is really awesome because I've never had that happen to me before!

Also when I got home my family members gave me a lot
of lovely gifts such as the quilt that my mother made me

see below

isn't it beautiful?

I'm very thankful for such a great birthday!

And thank you to

Rhianne and Mariella

who wished me happy birthday on my last blog post

that was very sweet of you! :}

Well now I'm going to go work on the rest of my costume

for the Harry Potter premiere... I'm going as Luna Lovegood.

COUNTDOWN: 5 MORE DAYS UNTIL HARRY POTTER 7 Part 1

Pre-Winter Cleaning

2010-10-31T14:42:00.000-07:00

My sisters (Kaitlyn, Callie) were out at an archaeological dig with some of their fellow

club members and I was home alone with my parents, while my brother was at a sleepover.

So I had quite a bit of time on my hands...

In the morning we went to a garage sale and I bought a few neat items!

Such as:

These glass roses which the lady claimed she bought in England.

And three antique books in pretty^^^ good condition

Then after I had brought all those narly items

up to my room, I decided to CLEAN!

YES...CLEAN!

I know be impressed. ;)

I even printed and framed this picture of my siblings and I

when we were in London. Ah memories.

Then I put up my bulletin board in the center of my room

so it could be seen by ALL!

(pictures follow...)

All the while big Mo was keeping me company!

Kneading dough on my pillow. hehehe.

The final thing I need to do to figure out what classes I want to take next

year, all of which are listed in this large intimidating yellow paper.

-Jessica Leigh La Lou

Inspiration in Ingrid

2010-10-25T18:32:00.000-07:00

Ingrid Michaelson:

is my new love.

Thank you Callie for introducing her magic to me. :)

Do you guys like her music?

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Lumos

2010-10-16T11:35:00.000-07:00

"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."

L'Automne

2010-10-16T11:10:00.000-07:00

Summer has gone away...and has been replaced with FALL!

yay!

You have no idea how much I've been longing for this after that heated Texas summers.

Now I can wear -cardigans

-sweaters

-pants

-LOOONG socks

-leg warmers

-closed toed shoes

-dresses with long sleeves

-knitted hats

oh thank goodness. :)

what's your favorite part of fall?

the changing of the leaves?

the clothes?
the chilly weather?

I couldn't choose so here's some photos I found representing some of the best parts...

HAPPY FALL you guys!

Winter's just around the corner...

Oh and here's a song that I really enjoyed on Glee,

I'd heard the original by Barbara Streisand and Judy Garland

but I think Kurt and Rachel did an amazing job as well.

Enjoy:

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Actually My Name's Marina

2010-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:00

Have you ever felt like an artist was entirely yours?

That you want to share their music with the ENTIRE world,

but at the same time you still want them to be only known to you.

Does that make any sense at all?

Well that's exactly how I feel about Marina & the Diamonds.

^^She was my fellow companion,

when I was driving to work this summer with my sister.

We would blast her music as we drove down the highway,

and sing along in loud bizarre voices.

I simply adore her music.

We have history...those days with simply her music are treasured.

But I think I'm finally ready to completely share her with Blogger Land.

This is a big step for me...enjoy:

(I Am Not A Robot is the one that started it all,

my sister, Kaitlyn ,introduced it to me. :})

The Thoughts Circling Around in My Mind

2010-09-13T19:49:00.000-07:00

DISCLAIMER: There is a lot of excessive randomness in this post.

Beware...

My sister Callie has this seriously cool Polaroid camera.

I bought some film and have been taking a few photos around the house.

Don't they come out really cool?

I think so. :)

Another awesome thing is that my swap partner

received the gift I made for her!

YAAAAAAY!

And she liked it, which is even better. haha.

She mentioned it in this post...go ahead, check it out ya know you wanna.

*makes smug look*

HEY YOU KNOW WHAT TODAY IS!?

My mom and dad's anniversary!!

Yeah a total of 24 years in.

That's pretty amazing... :}

I'm really happy for them.

I think this moment calls for a song:

Paramore: "The Only Exception"

And maybe a few RENT tunes...

Love you all lots!

Hopefully the blog posts will be more frequent now.

This is the first night I haven't had homework in weeks though

crazy huh?

Have a superb week...

Pretty Magnificent Trio of Fluffballs

2010-08-28T17:55:00.000-07:00

The other night my brother , Michael, my sister, Callie, and my mom went on a walk with our dogs. They were gone quite a bit longer than usual and it was quite some time before I saw any of them. When I finally did see one of them it was Callie and she had rushed into the house in a frantic manner asking for a flash light. I grabbed it for her and we hopped into the car to a nearby forest/creek/overpass (whatever you'd like to call it hah). She explained that she had heard quite a few meows and that when they went over to investigate, they found some abandoned kittens. There was a box nearby so I'm assuming that's where they were dropped. We're not sure if there were more that just ran off or some that didn't make it but who really knows? Except the people that did it I guess.

So we tried for about an hour to try to lure them to us with no prevail.

The only thing I had to show for it was scratches up and down my legs and ant bites. Ehh.

The next morning when everybody left the house my mom went back down to the creek/foresty overpass and got all of them to come to her.

Pretty amazing thing she did eh?

So now they're living upstairs until we find them a home or until somebody admits that we might actually keep them. But that will mean we'll whole lot of kitties, multiple dogs, and a poop load of fish. Yes I did just say 'poop load'. hehehe. That's quite a lot to take care of.

So without further adieu... MORE KITTY PHOTOS!

Aren't they unfathomably CUTE!??!?

I hope you just nodded your head, 'cause I totally just did.

Oh yeah that just happened. hehe.

xoxooxoxox, JessicaLeighLaLou

5...4...3...2...1

2010-08-21T17:29:00.000-07:00

So I feel very accomplished!
Well more or less... haha.
I'm finally almost done with my summer assignment. It's taken me a little while, with a bit of procrastination *cough cough*, but I'm almost done. Unfortunately I can't find any similes or metaphors which is annoying me because I need to find at least ONE! Arghklsdfalxjlksaf; Hemingway annoys me sometimes with his blunt journalistic style and his stoicism... Anyways! I didn't do much "back to school" shopping this year, I only bought a couple new things that will hopefully last me a while. Here are the five things I've bought this summer that I'm most excited about:

My new romper that I got at Urban Outfitters on sale. :)

2. My latest Henna that I did on my hand.

{I bought the Henna...and then did it at home to clarify. :)}

3.My brand spanking new GLASSES! OHH YEAH

4. Wallet + Purse {Target}

5.
And an Aladdin soup/food holder that keeps food nice and hot.

IT EVEN HAS A POP-OUT SPOON...oooh ahhh

So there you have it.
I'm pretty excited about all of that... it's nice being able to buy little things like that ya know? It helps when you're employed don'tchathink? hehee.

I hope you all are having a fabulous day!
Enjoy the last couple of days of summer...

Love--Jessica Leigh La Lou

PS: I recently found this Belgian girls choir on the net called-Scala & Kolacny Brothers.

Aren't they amazing? :D

Tuesday Me Likies

2010-08-17T18:48:00.000-07:00

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PS: Thank you all so much for the comments on my Blogiversary post!

I truly appreciate it. :)

Back to School Blues

2010-08-12T10:18:00.000-07:00

So school's fixing to start in about a week on the 23rd.

How depressing.

And I know that people older than me keep telling me to enjoy it...

pretty soon I'll be out of high school and onto college.

But what if you genuinely dislike high school?

I mean I have some friends that I have a good time with

but when it comes down to it... if they were such good friends

then how come I didn't get a call this summer to do something

How come I was calling all the shots?

Or if I did get a call or an email, they never followed through.

And the one major organization that I'm apart of-debate

kind of fell through because I haven't really made friends with any

of the other debaters.

So what am I supposed to do?

Take another year of it and hope that it works out?

Or should I take culinary arts? But that takes up two periods so

I wouldn't be able to take debate...

So now I must decide *dramatic music*
Wish me luck. :/

Paper Heart

2010-08-12T09:05:00.000-07:00

I just saw the movie Paper Heart!

Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera were in it.

And I really, really liked it.

Here's the trailer:

I'd recommend it to anyone reading this because:

1. It was really cute and quirky

2. Michael Cera was in it

3. Charlyne was very real and relatable

4. It was just all around good.

So go head over to Blockbuster or a Red Box or Netflix

or whatever you crazy kids do to watch movies nowadays. haha.

XOXOXOOXOXOXOOX
(yeah I just hugged and kissed you multiple times

heaven forbid that would make anyone's "pet peeve list" hahaha),

JessicaLeighLaLou

BLOGIVERSARY! Woot Woot

2010-08-11T15:57:00.000-07:00

So it's been one year.

One year of blogging...

ISN'T THAT AMAZING!?

I'm so excited that I've gotten this far with my blog. :)
At first I just started it because I thought it might be fun; that it would give me something to do in my boring summer. And then it turned into a place where I could just go and vent or talk about things that make me happy, giddy, sad, angry, crazy, amazed, etc. etc.

I have grown to love my blog!

And I'm so happy that I have had followers, who have well followed me up into this point. haha.

Thank you guys so much for being so lovely! I love the feedback... I get excited everytime

I get a comment. So thank you, for being YOU!

I decided to decorate my little cakes, which Callie made for me (thank you thank you thank you Callie Jean love ya:) in honor of Leonardo.

Because he's just so cute. ^^^^^

So here's to another year! Hope it's magnificent... :}
Thank you all once again.

And happy b-day little blog.

*sniff sniff* They grow up so fast.

PS: Here's some birthday themed Modern Family clips. :) Enjoy.

Blog Award!! WHOOOOO! + Give Away Win

2010-08-06T08:43:00.000-07:00

Thanks for giving me this award Mariella...:}

So the rules are to describe where you think you will be in ten years and pass the award on to ten other bloggers.

In ten year, I will be twenty-six years old. I will be living in Paris with my European husband that will be filthy rich. My French will be fluent and I will be running a patisserie down the road from my house. My family will be in my guest bedroom because I flew them all over for a month long visit because my bakery will be well known and my six cookbooks will be on the New York Times Best-Seller List and published in varies different languages, so I have enough money for flight tickets. My siblings and I will still stay up late talking about anything and everything and will always stay in touch. All the times that I spent working in my earlier years will have paid off because I will be rolling in the dough. haha.

Hey a girl can dream right? Hah.

I pass this award onto:

Maria's Secret Garden
The Magical Bean
The Beat My Heart Skips
Love Quirky!
Try to Be Stylish
My Name is Yeh!
Musings of an Optimist
Waking in Wonderland
Have Heart
Absent Minded

Hehehehehehe...
Plus I dedicate this song to all my blog followers:

PS: I WON A GIVEAWAY! Thank you so much again Carly. :)

I Heart It

2010-08-06T08:05:00.000-07:00

These are some lovely pictures I have hearted...:)

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Sun Is In The Sky, Oh Why Oh Why

2010-07-31T14:15:00.000-07:00

Kaitlyn and I went to the mall today to do something I usually don't do...

buy SHORTS! And not just any shorts... American Eagle shorts.

I'm pretty much against the whole preppy clothes trend going on,

especially because I'm in the south and

everyone and their mother has side bangs

and Hollister tees. So whenever we shop we generally stray away

from American Eagle, Aeropostale, and Hollister.

So me buying these shorts is kind of a big deal

and they were on sale so yippeee! haha.

{Excuse the band-aid, I nicked myself while shaving. hehe.}

As you know, from a previous post, I've been reading

Harry Potter and A Farewell to Arms.

But since then I've bought/borrowed some new books:

1. And Then I Found Out the Truth--which is the sequel to And Then Everything Unraveled

that book is really good--I'd recommend it to anyone especially teens.

2. The Spark Notes Edition for A Farewell to Arms. HAHA. yeah that book is killing me.

3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Yes I did finish reading the first one whoohoo!

4. The Help- I haven't started it yet but my mom told me it was good.

5. A Farewell to Arms. Eyuck.

AND I BOUGHT A REGINA SPEKTOR CD!!!

OHEMGEE I'M IN LOOOOVE WITH IT!

Especially this song... among many others...

Have a fantastic day you guys! :D And be on the lookout for a blog anniversary post! :D

*Kaitlyn is credited with titling this post. hehe. And Callie is credited with taking photos of my shorts. :D*

Rain, Rain, Stay Today

2010-07-28T12:33:00.000-07:00

It's raining it's pouring...the old man is snoring.

No really my dad's upstairs taking a nap.

Heeeheeee.

Just kidding- he's not old, he's really quite chipper.

I love the rain! It reminds me of where I used to live in Germany.

Has anyone ever been to Kaiserslautern?

Or Stuttgart?

Man I miss it sometimes... but when it rains it takes me back.

You know one day I will return and maybe it'll be completely different

abandoned of the people I used to know; all moved on.

But maybe it'll still hold some of the magic it used to?

The magic I loved so much.

Tuesday Me Likies

2010-07-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

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Wishing I Had Somewhere Nice to Wear This

2010-07-18T20:06:00.000-07:00

Sooooo...

I went shopping with Hey Baloney and I found this lovely dress:

Ain't it pretty? :)

I also bought a cute shirt as well but I'm lacking in photos for that. Rats.

It was a really amazing feeling being able to buy something without

freaking out about not having enough money.

Ahhh the joys of working! Stuff like this

makes up for the other crap I have to put up with sometimes ya know?

Oooh and this is my new henna tattoo!

It's supposed to be a rose surrounded by leaves...I'm not quite sure

if I mastered that. What do you think?

Anyways, lately I've been spending some of my time reading.

I have to read "A Farewell to Arms" for my summer reading assignment.

And I seriously hate it! Especially because I already know how it's going to

end which is a pretty typical Hemingway ending. Ugh.

Maybe I shouldn't have cheated and read the end

before finishing the rest huh? haha.

Yeah I'm kinda ashamed of that. I feel like I cheated.

The other book I've been spending my time reading is Harry Potter Numero Uno!

Even though I've already read all of them once before.

I really want to get through all of them again before I watch the newest one. :}

Hope you are all have a MARVELOUS day!

{This is my song of the moment. Isn't Kate Nash awesome?}

Red TOMS

2010-07-10T10:49:00.000-07:00

So I did it! I bought them... they were expensive but I did it!

Aren't they gorgeous?

These are my second pair of TOMS... remember the first?

I didn't actually get the really brights ones-

the linen ones are slightly more breathable

and he he it will help out because my feet are a little um sweaty. hahaha.

And since I got them in Whole Earth Trading Company

they gave me a

FLAG!!!

It's okay you're allowed to be jealous. hehe.

PS: If anyone has an Etsy shop that they would like to have featured here

please email me at jessgirl1993@yahoo.com

I would love to feature someone new. :)

Untitled is the Lamest Title of All

2010-07-06T21:34:00.000-07:00

Ahhh... today is good.

It was raining so I got the day off from work.

And I finally got a lot of the stuff I've been needing to do

ACCOMPLISHED!

Woot woot.

The only frustrating thing is that a lot of this morning

was spent trying to find scholarships that match me.

Not an easy thing to do.

Anyways here's my life in pictures as of right now:

We got a kitty bed/house thing...which they seem to love. :)

I did a face paint with kissing dinosaurs on it. You like?

This is my latest henna tattoo.

PS: Thanks for all the input on the last post. 5/6 of the comments
suggested the red TOMS and you convinced me!
I can't wait for them to come in the mail.
Eeeeeeeee... stay calm...stay calm.

Tuesday Me-Likies

2010-07-05T12:06:00.000-07:00

In honor of my 2nd paycheck I am going to buy something.

But the question is what??

Hmmm... which of these is your favorite?

I would love to know any of your marvelous opinions. :)

PS: this post was in fact posted Tuesday but blogger's being stupid and listing it as Monday. Argh.

Quote for the Day

2010-07-03T21:05:00.000-07:00

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Harry Potter Love

2010-06-30T17:10:00.000-07:00

Okay with all the craziness going around about Twilight

coming out and blah blah blah.

I just watched the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows trailer and it was AMAZING!

Is it wrong that I got goosebumps from watching it?

Yeah I hope not, because I did.

So while other people are out purchasing Eclipse tickets

I am counting the days until Harry Potter comes out.

*shivers* It's going to be amazing.

PS: Like the picture? Ain't it hee-larious? hahaha

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OBSESSION

2010-06-29T19:02:00.000-07:00

I know that I do a lot of posts about my pets... and it's not my fault!

They're so freakin' photogenic and adorable.

I can't help it.

Take Ranger here for example:

What in the world is the weirdo doing up there?

Hahahaha... oh he cracks me up.

And then my kitty Leonardo is always adorable. As you know.

Do you see what I mean?

I'm obsessed with taking photos of them.

What is your obsession?

OH and by the way you guys should enter

this giveaway and this Crafty Goodness Swap.

Enjoy.

Totoro Cupcakes Anyone?

2010-06-23T18:18:00.000-07:00

Today was my day off from work and I decided to do something

that I've wanted to do for a very long time.

MAKE CUPCAKES!! Woot woot.

I was having a bit of trouble though because we are renovating our kitchen

and everything was all over the place.

But I PREVAILED!

I had to run around finding ingredients! I ended up setting the mixer on the floor

and had to keep Ranger's (^^see above) big nose out of it.

Then when Callie got home we frosted and decorated them.

We even did one mini-heart shaped cake

in honor of Callie's One Year Anniversary.

Congrats Callie I love you lots. :)

Aren't they freakin' adorable!?

I love My Neighbor Totoro...

PS: Remember that post I did a while back about Operation Beautiful?

Well I was actually featured on the site. If you want to see click here dearies. :}

Hope you all are having a great day!

OH! And you might want to stop by the Magical

Bean's blog tomorrow for a giveaway...hint hint hint.

Papers & Papers into the Recycling Bin They Go

2010-06-21T17:42:00.000-07:00

I went through my backpack and binders today to get rid

of old no longer useful papers

and lookie here...

Isn't that a huge stack?

I always find the things I keep every year quite interesting.

For example I kept this paper from chemistry:

It was an introduction to stoichiometry and I had to draw a real life

example of Single Replacement. Cue PB & J substituting with honey.

AAH! These are the stacks of outlines I had to do all year for World History this year. Shiver.

In other news: I also have been practicing my henna on family members.

This is Callie's fully covered hand. :D

Lately I've been listening to these awesome tunes... Journey + Glee = pure genius.

Toasty Pin Club

2010-06-17T17:18:00.000-07:00

Wanna know one of the freakin' cutest things I've seen this week?

Yes. I know what you're thinking. They're TOAST!

What a genius idea that my sister, themagicalbean, came up with.

If you want to see them & purchase them (eh? eh? eh?) on her etsy shop click here.

I already bought two of them!!

Tell me what you think of their toasty awesomeness.

Tuesday Me-Likies

2010-06-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

*Note this post was supposed to appear on Tuesday not Wednesday...whoops*

Me likey these pictures...do you likey?

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1, 2, 3... Come Along With Me

2010-06-14T13:26:00.000-07:00

In Jessica Leigh La Lou's world...
The Magical Bean helps her make butterscotch cookies when there's nothing else to do.

Then they take multiple pictures of their kitties doing funny things

like Sheila here cleaning her pink belly.

And when there is free time she goes to see Shrek Forever After

with her siblings, being the movie buff that she is.

Isn't describing my daily actions in third person fun?

Bahahaha.

I hope you are having a superb day.

All in a Day's Work

2010-06-13T09:28:00.000-07:00

Bonjour!

It's been quite a week... I've been pretty busy almost everyday at work

trying to master face painting. I have so much more respect for people

who paint faces or anything else really. My swirls still suck but I will eventually figure them out! haha.

{I'm thinking I should buy TOMS when my first paycheck comes in what do you think?}

OH YEAH! One realllllllly cool thing that happened to me at work was

a man that could only speak French wanted a face painting

for his daughter! And guess who speaks French!?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Yeah, you guessed it: me.

I had actually just finished explaining to some girls

that kept telling me that I should have taken Spanish

because we live near Mexico and San Antonio is highly populated with Spanish speaking people;

I just told them that French always felt right to me.

And then voila! He appears with his daughter and totally proved my point.

It was such a good feeling,

I haven't been able to speak French with someone like that in like 3 years. :)

And guess what!? I got a Blog Award from Trishie!

Thank you so much for this wonderful award!

Giving it to me was so very sweet of you... :')

I'll be passing this along to:

My Baloney, Bianca, My Name is Yeh, The Magical Bean, Jessica, Simply Carolina

As of right now I'm going to go finish Ever After and then

listen to some Glee tunes...

PS: Do you like the way my blog looks now?

The background color reminded me of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Source: weheartit.com

2010-06-10T20:40:00.000-07:00

Ranger has the eyes of a grandaddy chinchilla.

Case & point.

--news about my work experience soon to come--

Tuesday Me-Likeys

2010-06-08T06:22:00.000-07:00

For a loooong time I've wanted to do something consistent;

something special that I would do once a week.

And after looking through some old blog posts, I found something I did called

"TUESDAY ME-LIKEYS"--cue post--

And that's what I'm going to start doing!

I'll have a theme for each Tuesday

and I'm just going to run with it. If you want to do it on your blog too (which would be amaz-zuh-zing), then leave a comment on mine with like a link--so I can see your awesome post-- and leave a link back to me on your post.

THIS TUESDAY THE THEME IS--drum roll--

SAYINGS/QUOTES/COOL TEXT

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Comments? Questions? Sentiments?

Remember Leigh La Lou loves feedback...hehe.

Next on the Agenda...

2010-06-07T06:24:00.000-07:00

Well it's Summer time!!

I have been out of school for officially...

--hang on let me count--

3 DAYS!! *applause applause*

Last week I went to a family reunion at the Guadalupe River...

We went swimming, spent the night, and fished.

It was really fun except for the dreaded outhouse *shivers*
On the last day of school my family and I went to the Rise Bakery
and had a delicious cream cheese cookie and hot chocolate to celebrate my final day of my sophomore year.

Then for two days all the women in my family (all four of us)
went to Port Aransas for two days...
It was a lot of fun. I always love going to the beach!

Today things get a little more serious though. It's the very first day of my job at Fiesta Texas and let me tell you I look attractive. I have pleated khaki pants on that I could fit another person in, if it wasn't for the belt. And then to TOP it all OFF, I have a neon yellow/green t-shirt that can is so bright that you can not only view me from down a street but in outer space.

Wish me luck.

Cross your fingers.

No seriously I'm nervous I need all the help I can get.

Hehe.

Love,

Jessica Leigh

Operation Beautiful (Again, Again)

2010-05-29T16:16:00.000-07:00

Sam, Dean, Kaitlyn, and I

2010-05-23T11:02:00.000-07:00

I spent most of the day today with my sister, Kaitlyn,

watching Supernatural Season 1.

And I really love this show!

The bestestest part of watching it was

getting a chance to gaze up at their B-E-A-UTIFUL faces.

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We All Live in a Yellow Submarine

2010-05-20T20:39:00.000-07:00

I saw the movie, Yellow Submarine in one of my classes this week.

Ahh... I love the Beatles, they were musical geniuses.

Anyways! Here's the last song from the movie:

I completely forgot about this song,

usually I listen to Eleanor Rigby or Hey Jude or Blackbird/Yesterday,

but this is my new favorite.

Renegade + Banquet

2010-05-18T17:42:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was a lot of fun!

Callie, Kaitlyn, and my mom all went to the Renegade Craft Fair.

It was very cool, in a word.

There were so many different types of artists there,

with so much to offer.

One of the booths we actually got to stop by was

for Etsy!

Then we created these, "baby bunts".

Aren't they freakin' adorable?!

Later, after I made a few *cough cough* purchases

we walked around South Congress...

I actually ended up buying a mustache pin,

a graphic poster,

a shirt with toast on it,

and a few others, which are escaping my mind right now.

Callie is considering doing it next year

and I think that she would do awesome, don't you?

{this is what I wore to the Banquet}

Then last night I went to a Debate Banquet.
Which was er, okay.
The place was really nice and had good food,
and I got to spend time with my dad.
But there was a lot of favoritism happening in all the speeches,
gifts, and things...which was getting frustrating.
They even had a super long slide show of "fun times"
which I was only included in UNO picture!
Sigh.

But you know what!
As I lay in my bed and look up at our shaky fan,
I remember: there's only 12 more days of school,
so I smile.

Would you like Relish on That?

2010-05-14T18:52:00.000-07:00

{Schatzi playing dress up- I didn't put it on her I swear! hehe}

{Ranger -----Werner}

GASP! She looks just like Werner and Ranger!

THE Shoes Tell You A Lot

2010-05-13T20:28:00.000-07:00

Today relief flooded into my life today,

after I took my AP exam,

I felt oddly at peace.

A little brain dead I admit,

but less stressed.

My sisters Callie and Kaitlyn

picked me up early for school,

and we went walking through a forested park nearby.

We actually climbed a tree!

WELL...kinda.

I took a step up onto it and posed

for a picture. haha.

I think my sister Kaitlyn is an expert

on how to climb trees,

Callie gave her the idea today

(after Kaitlyn provided much

knowledge on the art of climbing trees)

to create a book, more of a memoir really!

HAHAHAHA.

I love my sissies.

Hope you all are doing well!

-Jessica Leigh

2010-05-11T19:54:00.000-07:00

It's been a hard couple of weeks especially because the end of school is growing near and exams are ever present. My final AP exam is in two days for World History and I've been studying like crazy, which is the reason I've been lacking in posts lately.

Yeah I know, it sucks.

However, once Summer comes around there will be relief.

Thank goodness,

gracious,

goshness...

And on the plus side more posts. yay!

BUT ANYWAYS!

Whenever I find a really cool picture online I save

it in my folder labeled, "my coolio pics"

and then when I'm having a tough week

(like this one) I look through all of them!

Well here they are... well some of them anyways...

Hehe, they make me feel all giddy inside.

My Life is Average

2010-05-08T14:46:00.000-07:00

I've recently become obsessed with reading MLIA.

I have found so many hilarious things on that site

that just crack me up.

hehe.

Here are my favorites from this week...

Today, the majority of the high school went snowboarding. I was walking down the hall, and decided to do a cartwheel at the end since nobody was around. Unfortunately, my law professor walked around the corner and I didn't see her. She's in the hospital getting her nose x-rayed. MLIA

Today I adopted twin black kittens. Knowing that everyone will ask their names, I decided to name them Madness and Sparta. So when someone asks their names I can go, "THIS IS MADNESS, THIS IS SPARTA!" MLIA.

Today, while looking up common Gaelic phrases online, I came across "Tá m'árthach foluaineach lán d'eascainn." In English this means, my hovercraft is full of eels. I was unaware that this was a common occurrence for those who speak Gaelic. MLIA

Hope everyone's having a MAGNIFICENT Saturday!

French Toast

2010-05-02T08:47:00.000-07:00

Rose and Leonardo (which ran off right before I took the picture)

are helping me study for my French AP exam, which let me just tell you...

I AM FREAKIN'

NERVOUS ABOUT!

I don't know if I will do well... because my French schooling has not been all that great and I hardly learned anything this year or last year. And guess what! I'm RAMBLING!
goodness gracious... guess what else!? I am the only one taking the test.

Yep. The only one.

I will be stuck in a room for many hours with my

archnemesis English teacher from the nineth grade that

will serve as my proctor.

French speaking people of the world unite and

send me your spectactular language skills!

Whoo,

I feel better.

Sigh, I hope I do well...

PS: The previous picture has no specific purpose to this post,

except that I thought it was cool

and then I decided to title this post after it ,

because hey why not? hehe.

Where do you leave your mark?

2010-04-30T11:37:00.000-07:00

Have you ever really thought about it?

As humans we go to the same places all the time: restaurants, book stores, shops, streets, etc. I know that I follow the same trend a lot.

For example,

if you stop by your local Borders in the Quarry you will see me sitting by the window outlooking an ice cream shop,

if you go to Jim's you'll see my family and I at the corner circle booth on the left,

or if you go to my high school you'll see me eating at the second table directly when you walk in.

Patterns are apart of my daily life, and patterns personally drive me crazy half the time like waking up at 7 every morning and hopping into the shower; making it feel like yesterday is happening all over again.

Sometimes I want to break free from all these themes and do something different! I want to travel, see things, meet people, and enjoy life in a different way. That seemed so much easier when we were still living in Germany...

Numero Uno

2010-04-25T05:07:00.000-07:00

Wake up in the morning feeling like...going back to sleep...zzzzzz.

Goodness gracious it's 7 AM on a Sunday, I had five 6 hours of sleep.

I want to go crawl back into my bed.
But I can't.

Because I'm going driving with my dad,

attempting to prepare for my driver's test.

Something that was always important
but is now twice as important,
because...

GOT

JOB!

Uh huh, you heard me!

My very first job! Whooo!

So I'm going to need my license to drive out to Fiesta Texas this summer.

What is my job you ask?

Well my technical name is a 'body artist'.

I do face painting, henna, and glitter tattoos.

Do you think this will be a good thing? 'Cause I'm kinda freaking out... :O

Enter the Canvas

2010-04-20T18:54:00.000-07:00

Canvas by Imogen Heap is my new love.

Shenanigans

2010-04-18T10:25:00.000-07:00

Know how I have spent many weekends this year? Yesterday in particular?

At a debate tournament.

'cause I'm cool like that. haha.

I actually am starting to feel like I'm more apart of the team...

yay!

It was a pretty fun day apart from almost

punching and/or cussing a girl out...

no worries I didn't actually do it,

because I'm better than all her shenanigans.

Don't you just love that word?

SHENANIGANS!

Once I got home I ate half a banana and then promptly left to attend prom.

I didn't dress all that nicely or anything because I was volunteering with one of my good guy friends.

We had a pretty good time in the beginning

before the whole crowd came.

Then it was just rushing to serve people drinks.

Okay day all in all.

What I really want to do right now is go to Barnes & Noble

and sit in my favorite corner by the window

in that big comfy chair

and finish reading,

The Sky is Everywhere.

Want to accompany me? :)

Obsession #1

2010-04-12T19:57:00.001-07:00

I absolutely LOOVE Pride and Prejudice!

I have watched it way too many times and just couldn't resist

expressing my love for it again... sigh.

It's just amazuhzing.

Do you love Pride & Prejudice as well?

Lions and TIGERS and bears...OH MY!

2010-04-11T09:41:00.000-07:00

Why hello there Rosie, nice of you to drop by...

The Night Life

2010-04-10T14:35:00.000-07:00

As many of you probably know,

(because you read my sister's rad post)

I went to see Camera Obscura last night!!

I know you're jealous...it's okay it'll pass.

hahaha.

At the door the man asked if I was 21 years old?

No.

So what do you they do?

Stamp an extremely inky X all over both of my hands.

Here's a photo for proof:

Here's what the place looked like...

I had a lot of fun with my sisters and friend...

I'm really likin' Austin.

I want to go back and watch another concert at Emo's. :)

And then today I was inducted into the

National French Honor Society!

WOOOOOOOO!!

This is what I wore...

Yes the X's were still visible even after excessive scrubbing. hehe.

I can't believe my amazing mother surprised me by taking

me shopping this morning for that dress.

I like it a lot.

For desert after the ceremony I had some

yummy strawberry pound cake...uhm, uhm, goood...

What'd you do this weekend?

Do tell.

What does "beautiful" mean to YOU?

2010-04-04T12:12:00.000-07:00

define: beauty
--the quality present in a person that gives intense pleasure to the mind.

FACT: 92% of women want to change something about their appearances.

If Barbie was a real woman, she’d have to walk on all fours due to her proportions.

FACT:

-The average woman weighs 144 lbs. and wears between a 12-14.

-In one U.S. National survey, women feared being fat more than dying.

-50% of 10 th grade and 12 th grade boys want a more muscular upper body.

-It is estimated that 40-50% of American women are trying to lose weight at any point in time.

-There are 3 billion women who don’t look like super-models and only 8 who do.

I found this quote on the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty...

"Beauty is in your smile, beauty is in how you throw a ball, beauty is how the sun reflects off your hair, beauty is in your intelligence, beauty is in how you give a hug to someone who needs it, beauty is in how you laugh and brighten up a room, beauty is in your self-confidence. Isn’t it time for all girls to see their own beauty?"

That quote just kind of brightened my day. :)

Accept your body for the way it is.

You are beautiful the way you are...

{Source}

Joyeux Anniversaire Ono!

2010-04-04T11:07:00.000-07:00

{Me the ladybug, Kaitlyn as Pocahontas, and Callie the ballerina}

Dearest Kaitlyn aka Ono aka My Baloney...

You are an amazing sister and I'm glad that you

have been in my life these sixteen long years.

You are a dear and I love you!

I hope you enjoy your birthday big sis

because you are a "punk rocker with flowers in your hair"

and you deserve the bestest!

I also can't wait to go see Camera Obscura with you

and Beanie.

HAVE AN AMAZING BIRTHDAY KAITLYN!!!

Here's my favorite b-day song heheheheh. I think you'll agree...

Lots of sisterly love,

Jessica Leigh La Lou

Day in a Nutshell

2010-03-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

My day is as

follows...

Woke up left foot, right foot jiggidy jig.

In my French 4 class,

we're reading Le Petit Prince.

My French teacher is in awe at how St. Exupery

used grammar and defied a lot of the general French

rules on things, but sometimes I wonder

if he wasn't defying anything.

Maybe he just didn't understand

how to use grammar?

Hmmm...

In my debate class we enjoyed

watching the latest Modern Family episode!

I don't know if you've ever seen it...

BUT it's HILARIOUS!

Then we worked on a boring worksheet in Algebra

and I tried to understand and keep up as usual.

Then in English,

we watched a documentary about the

Scottsboro Trials.

Pretty awesome day eh?

I'm also proud to say that my sister and I

have been running for the last 2 weeks,

and have continued on with our fitness goals!

*APPLAUSE*

Thank you. Thank you.

As of right now,

I'm avoiding talking on the phone with a certain

someone because I would actually like to get at least 7 hrs.

of sleep tonight! :D

Good night, good afternoon, or good morning!

Wherever you may be.

Love, Jessica

Stylin' Even Then Part 2

2010-03-29T19:48:00.000-07:00

I know I've shown you some of my amazing

stylin' abilities that I possessed at such a young age.

Meet take two!

Hee-hee.

Matching is never a necessity.

What to do...what to do...what to do...

2010-03-22T17:07:00.000-07:00

Shall I start with the good or the bad?

Hmmm... let's begin with the not so happy things.

Today I had my very first interview... a little scary. :/

It was at Fiesta Texas.

Nothing fancy or anything:

I believe I was going to be collecting tickets or something...

I didn't get the job- they said they weren't accepting

high schoolers until mid-May.

Sigh.

Kind of disappointing.

At least I tried doing something new ya know?

Then when after I gave my presentation in

English on To Kill a Mockingbird,

and handed in the project

I heard my teacher say,

"Did someone drop some mini-books?

They're all over the floor!".

He then proceeded to throw the tiny little books,

which I had slaved away on forever,

into my box and

threw it into the stack of other projects.

THAT PROJECT TOOK ME HOUUURRS!

Grrrrrrr.... I'm so MAD!

Plus it's the end of the nine weeks and

grades are due.

I'm stressing to make sure I do well.

*breathes in and out*

Whheeww...I feel better.

Kay, onto the good.

This morning I rode with my sissies and friend to school.

Which is really nice because usually I have to take the bus.

Then in French we're reading Le Petit Prince,

and I'm actually UNDERSTANDING it!

This calls for a VICTORY DANCE!

*shakes her groove thing*

I hope your week is going better than mine...

at least tomorrow I'm scheduled to have a hair appointment.

Wish me luck!

xoxo,

Jessica Leigh La Lou

PS: Here are some pictures we took whilst in England,

way back when!

Hope they bring you some cheer. :D

Plus this lovely song!

To Kill a Mockingbird Project!

2010-03-21T10:53:00.000-07:00

I had to do a project for the book To Kill a Mockinbird,

where I had to pick a character from the book

,which I picked Calpurnia the cook/nanny,

and design a box associated with three things about her:

Then I had to have a quote/motto that I live by:

And then get three quotes and three objects that

went with Calpurnia

Then I had to pick three things that described

MEEEE!!!

YAAAY! :D

These are some of my favorite books...

Movie clapboard!

Yeah that's what I did this weekend...pretty cool eh?

Hope I get extra points for creativity! :P

How has your weekend been?

F-R-I-E-N-D-S

2010-03-19T20:10:00.000-07:00

Today's the last day of spring break...

I know, depressing right?

But I did have some fun times on this little vacation!

One awesome thing I did was have a sleepover

with a couple good friends!

{that's us...}

We went to the park and took lots of

photos...

{me swinging}

Our coolio shoes!

Mine are the TOMS-but you already know that..hehe.

We had so much fun:

watching movies like

One Missed Call,

Maid in Manhattan,

Twilight

(which we frequently made fun of.haha)

We also ate tons of junk food! I love junk food.

That can be a real problem sometimes. hehe.

I have awesome friends!

You guys rock- just sayin'.

Don't you just love hanging out with good friends?

Ain't it the bestest?

Another awesome thing is my sister's new banner!

IT'S SO CUTE!

I can't tell her enough...

Today I went to Blanco State Park!

& got to spend some quality time with

my family. :D

Pretty great vacation I think...

How has this week been on YOU?

I'm terribly curious...

can't deny it.

PS: Thanks for all your help on my hair trouble! It seems that Alexis Bledel's hair was the favorite. :} So that's what I'm going to show the hair dresser tomorrow.

Hair Help...

2010-03-17T13:27:00.000-07:00

I'm getting my haircut this weekend

and I'm really unsure as to how I want it to look...

HELLLPP!!!

Which of these do you like?

PS: My hair is a strawberry blond color, medium length,

and layered. It's pretty wavy too. :D

Tuesday Me-Likies

2010-03-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a list of things that "me-likey" lately:

Grey's Anatomy...

I've been watching it on Lifetime and so far I'm

only up to speed on season 2 but I LOOVEEE IT!

Birthdays,

Cakes,

Celebrations

especially cake... especially cake

Walks at the "park" near my house.

Ain't it purty?

This dress!

I bought it at H&M when we were still living in
Germany. I wish there was an H&M here, but
alas... only on the west and east coasts.. sniff sniff.

Ranger and Werner.
They're the definition of sweet.
I just loove dachshunds.

Florence + the Machine
Yeah I know I keep talking about her...
but she's a pretty amazing artist.

That's what "me-likey" lately.

Enjoy another Florence song:

And now,

I'm off to watch all the Harry Potters.

The Gist of It All

2010-03-10T19:48:00.000-08:00

Yea, I certainly hope you can read this... hehe.

Let me explain with a bit more detail:

On the bus I sat next to one of my good friends who wondered why I was late to school the other day and asked me if I got was dancing again and had to get a wrap for my foot like last time and wondered if I was listening to "Knocks You Down" again.

-sigh- They'll never let me live that down.

Then in Chemistry I had to take a test on "STOICHIOMETRY".

Ew, what a name.

Yadda, Yadda, Yadda.

Then when fourth period came I did stop motion animation on skittles.

I ate probably more than I arranged but it was out of
STRESS!
Uh huh, you heard me right.

My partner was driving me INSANE!

She's one of those people that laugh at the worst moments,

and pokes you constantly,

and and and... is just plain annoying.

When I got home I ate left-over Chinese food,

which cheered me up 'cause as you all know,

I LOVE Chinese food!

That was pretty much it... I think.

Wow, I love it how all this stuff happens

and then at the end of the day I can't remember half of it. :P

Have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

PS: Sorry about all the all CAPS words- it's just one of those days.

Gives it extra dramatic emphasis ya know?

I leave you with one more thing:

"RA, RA, Ah-haha, ROMA, ROMAMAH, GAGA OH LALA"

for pretty much no reason at all.

hehehhehehehehhee.

-Jessica Leigh La Lou

Oh one last thing! Look at this hilarious post about the kitty Rosita! :D

Debate Team and Baby Rose

2010-03-07T11:25:00.000-08:00

This is what I wore to my very first

debate tournament:

Garsh, I kinda miss debating.

If there was every anything that was upsetting me,

then I would just fuel all that anger into my debates...

pretty cleansing. haha.

I really wish I was more apart of my debate team though...

They're like a little family-

they understand each other,

they have inside jokes,

know each person's pet peeves,

and can spend hours together.

I just can't seem to get in on that,

I really wish I could

because they're all so great together.

I just wish I was more apart of the team.

As of right now I'm considering fueling

all my anger at my brother

because he won't leave little Rose alone!

He keeps waving the laser around

and she starts chasing it and

is being even more physco than usual.

She keeps looking at the ceiling to see if the red laser dot

will show up...

grrrr... I'm going to kill him.

hehe not really.

I love baby Michael... most of the time. haha.

I'm off to see Valentine's Day

with my siblings in a couple hours

and I would love it if he'd come,

except without the laser?

Please and thank you Michael?

Lots of love,

Jessica

PS: Enjoy one of Florence + the Machine's awesome songs-Cosmic Love.

Tom Hanks Admiration

2010-03-06T22:44:00.000-08:00

"Life is like a box of chocolates.

You never know what you're gonna get."

Tonight I watched Forrest Gump,

and I cried.

Not like the floodgates opened or anything,

but scattered tears here and there...

Have you ever seen this movie?

After watching it, I realized how amazing Tom Hanks truly is.

As an actor he embodies any character that comes his way,

and takes a real life to them;

something not every actor can accomplish.

These are some of my favorite movies

that he has done...

You've Got Mail.

The Terminal.

Turner and Hooch.

Among many others... :)

What's your favorite movie that

he has done?

This Week Unfolded

2010-03-05T18:59:00.000-08:00

CAUTION: The photo representing this post

has no relation to the subject of it.

This is my smokin' hot mamacita.

Gosh she was lovely. *jealous*

But anyways! Today I woke up,

right foot, left foot, jiggidy jig,

went downstairs checked my sister's blog

(if you haven't looked at it, you're missing out... :D)

LALALALALALALALALALALA

Then later in the day I tried to give blood...

Key word: tried.

Yeah I was a little nervous and my pulse was too high.

sigh...

It was so frustrating.

And then,

tomorrow I'm going to Austin with my daddy

so things should be better. :)

I just got finished registering for a

French and a World History AP exam.
I'll be taking it in a few months.

*crosses fingers*

Let's hope I do well!

Have a fantastic Friday you guys...

Last Night I_______

2010-03-02T05:23:00.000-08:00

Began writing a bucket list

and I felt so cliche...

----->go skydiving

----->write a book

----->run a marathon

blah blah blah

Do you know of anything

you want to do before you

'kick the bucket'?

I need some creative ideas!

Merci beaucoup,

Jessica

PS: Cliche is supposed to have an accent mark,

but blogger won't let me paste one onto it,

it's probably not bothering you as much as it's bugging me. haha.

Lip Gloss and Chemistry

2010-03-01T09:19:00.000-08:00

I stayed home today.

School seemed exhausting.

But that's not that real reason I didn't go.

I had er, stuff to do.

Yeah stuff!

Don't give me that LOOK!

geez....(haha)

Today I worked on World History outlines,

countless chemistry worksheets,

and studied for a chemistry test

I was supposed to take today.

Not all that exciting,

EXCEPT

I got to eat potato leek soap for lunch...

*mouth waters*

DELICIOUS!

Then later,

my sister Callie and I

shaked our groove things to

THIS:

Yeah Lil Mama...sing it!

I wanna go buy lip gloss now...

Wonder where she gets it?

IT sounds like MAGIC!

PS: you should totally check out his post about a peacock...name suggestions required! hehe

Yesterday & Today's Endeavors

2010-02-28T15:02:00.000-08:00

WELL...

Yesterday my friend Caitlyn invited me to a 'Silent Film Festival'

We watched silent films from Charlie Chaplin, an animation, and a few others!

It was soo fun!

I ended up eating too much popcorn though...hehe.

Thanks again for inviting me chica! I had a BLAST!

Then today when I woke up I remembered

exactly how it feels to be a woman...

yaayyy...

I have pretty terrible cramps right now.

I want to go crawl back into bed,

but blog posts seem to be my remedy at the moment.

Oh! And I hope they let me give blood this week,

if all goes well *crosses fingers*

hope my iron levels are high enough!

But anyways!

Earlier today my sister, Kaitlyn and I went to

(that's me and Ono... I'm the baby. awww yeah you can tell me I'm adorable I don't mind..hahaha.)

Yeah but back to where we went...

SHOPPING!
As if I need more clothes...sigh...

But I did have a lot of fun!

On the way there we blasted Lady Gaga down the highway
And sang our hearts out. :D

I bought one shirt and Kaitlyn bought a *cough cough*

few things... *COUGH COUGH* right Kaitlyn?

PRETTY AWESOME DAY!

But boredom has come back to me now that I'm home...

I'm off to do homework again! (YAY! not.)

Next weekend I'd like to go back here...

or here...

Think you could help me get there?? haha.

See you on the flip side! (whatever that means :P)

BYE!

If I were...

2010-02-27T08:12:00.000-08:00

If I were a month, I'd be November.

If I were a day of the week, I'd be Friday.

If I were a time of day, I'd be 1:00 PM.

If I were planet, I'd be Pluto.

If I were a sea animal, I'd be a turtle.

If I were a direction, I'd be North East.

If I were a piece of furniture, I'd be a desk.

If I were a liquid, I'd be hot chocolate.

If I were a gemstone, I'd be a ruby.

If I were a tree, I'd be an Oak.

If I were a tool, I'd be SCISSORS! (mwahahaha :P)

If I were a flower, I'd be a rose.

If I were a kind of weather, I'd be 30 degrees with light snow.

If I were a musical instrument, I'd be a cello.

If I were a color, I'd be red.

If I were an emotion, I'd be happiness.

If I were a fruit, I'd be a strawberry.

If I were a sound, I'd be laughter.

If I were an element, I'd be oxygen.

If I were a car, I'd be a 57 Chevy.

If I were a food, I'd be crepes.

If I were a were a place, I'd be Germany.

If I were a material, I'd be silk.

If I were a taste, I'd be cinnamon.

If I were a scent, I'd be vanilla.

If I were an animal, I'd be a zebra.

If I were an object, I'd be a typewriter.

If I were a body part, I'd be a hand.

If I were a facial expression, I'd be a SMILE!

If I were a song, I'd be "Cosmic Love" by Florence + the Machine

If I were a pair of shoes, I'd be TOMS or Converse. :)

Now what you be?

PS: Check out my new 'Ask Me Anything' Site with FormSpring!!

Ask me anything you want! And I mean anything!

You know you can't resist. :P

http://www.formspring.me/jessleighlalou

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

2010-02-25T20:11:00.000-08:00

Hey you know what I'm doing right now???

SMILING!

uh huh.

You heard me right!

Know why!?!

Cause you guys are freakin'

AWESOME!

I was in such a rut yesterday and you cheered me up... sniff sniff

*cries happy tears*

Thank you so much for all your comments,

I really do appreciate all of them!

I told that girlie off... you guys inspired me.

After high school known of that annoying drama will ever matter,

so THANK YOU!

You ROCK! MY SOCKS!

And as for that girlie aka the

You know like the village in France?

Yeah there's actually a village called that!!

HAHAH!

It's actually a really cool town... lots of good pasteries.

Yep I've been to Bitche, France.

But that's beside the point!

Like I was saying, you rock!

Just like little Mr. Handsome here:

And with that I leave you with one word:

"MERCI!"

Hugs and Kisses,Hugs and Kisses, Hugs and Kisses,

J to the E to the S to the S to the I to the C to the A

Argh Grr

2010-02-24T20:23:00.000-08:00

Don't you just hate those people that are constantly pointing out your faults?

Or telling you, you're not good enough?

Cause I sure as heck am!

I'm especially upset about that stinkin'

girl-that-I-shouldn't-name

I go out and do something with my really awesome friend

and sisters, Callie and Kaitlyn

and she is incredibly rude about the fact that

"I didn't invite her"

and then comes back and tells me

that I should stop lying because

"I am a sinner"

Haha.

Wow.

I really don't enjoy her company.

At all.

So I'd appreciate it if she'd just get over it.

Please and thank you?

With a cherry on top?

Thank you.

Gosh high school drama is annoying.

Sorry to put all this on you

but something it helps if I fume a little.

WHEW! I feel better!

Have an amazing Wednesday!

I hope no one calls you a sinner! xD

Seems to be quite a popular accusation going around....

Peace & Love

-Jessica

T to the O to the M to the S

2010-02-22T16:14:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness gracious!

GUESS

WHAT?!

After babysitting these not so nice children for an entire day,

I went out and treated myself to

NEW PAIR
OF

TOMS!

Aren't they gorgeous?!

And with every purchase they donate a pair to a child in need of shoes!

OOH! AAH!

It's okay you're allowed to be jealous of their awesomeness... hehe.

In other news,

my mamacita, my sister Callie, and I

went to an Asian Festival on Saturday.

It celebrated all the different types of Asian culture.

It was pretty cool.

I bought this:

And a little monkey cross-stitch thing

that unforunately didn't photograph well

but I'll be sure to share once it is finito!

Geez now I have to go finish all my stinky homework...

I mean really she-who-is-not-to-be-named World History teacher

must you give us three (average of 50 question) outlines per week??
Which is 3-4 sentences for each response?

FO RIZZLE!?

I'll be up all night... :/

At least baby Rose will keep me company

this is her sleeping by the fish tank

did you know that she sticks her little paws into the fish tank and

EATS our fishies!

We're down to two fish left

and counting...hehe.

Blog Award + Etsy Favorites of the Week

2010-02-19T15:21:00.000-08:00

Ahhh the joys of Etsy! I find myself in awe at all the amazing things this site has in store! These are some of my favorites for the week...

(Click on the image to be taken to the shop)

Also

GUESS WHAT?!

I got a blog award from Mariella!

I am so excited! Thank you so much! :)

I shall pass this award onto 7 people's blogs that I LOVE:

Hey Baloney

In Caitlyn's World
Daisy Chain
My Name is Yeh

The Magical Bean

Blanche-Neve

Jen Rem

Enjoy it! You guys deserve it!

As for now I'm off to BORDERS to sit in my favorite spot by the window and read some good books... a pretty good Sunday afternoon if I do say so myself.

Regina Spektor Obsessions

2010-02-19T15:12:00.000-08:00

I'm a Mommy

2010-02-18T21:09:00.000-08:00

Quite a handsome devil isn't he?

Yes I am the proud adoptive mother of Leonardo.

My kitty.

You know those moments when you feel like something is perfectly

right? Well when I first 'met' Leonardo that's exactly

how it was.

It was about a year ago in our local Pets Mart.

My siblings and I always stop into see the kittys.

And when I saw him he wasn't the most attractive little kitten.

He was slightly malnourished
I held him for a while and then gave him back to the nice lady.

Until he started meowing,

And I'm not talking a few here and there...

HE WOULD NOT SHUT UP!

That's when I knew he was purrfect.

I heart my Leonardo da Kitty.

Do you have any crazy pet stories?

Do share! :)

HAPPY THURSDAY!

love,

Jessica Leigh La Lou

Happy Late Valentine's Day!

2010-02-15T19:46:00.000-08:00

That Thing Called Love
by Manaia

Ashes to Ashes - that thing called love

It is a trial sent from above

But to succeed, you must have trust

In the one you love - Dust to Dust

Fire and Water - opposites attract

Each fill in the gaps the other one lacked

And when it seems, not all is well

Love will get them through - Heaven and Hell

Heart and Mind - mine are yours still

For cupid will choose anywhere, at will

Love's arrow flew, my heart you stole

Now I am yours - Body and Soul

And All My Love - words can't describe

The love I have for you inside

Whatever happens we'll make it through

And I'll forever be - For You.

Some of my favorite tunes and scenes from good movies

in honor of Valentine's Day...

I may have celebrated single, but if you have love in your life

then everyday should be Valentine's Day! :D

I AM WOMAN!

2010-02-13T20:43:00.000-08:00

Sorry that I've been so out of blogging lately...

This entire week pretty much has been revolved around

DEBATE!

Yep. It was my last tournament of the season... I'm a little sad.

I actually enjoy going debating against people from schools all over Texas.

People think debate is boring.

And you know sometimes when you have to research

a topic so much, it does get a little of that.

But then again you get to learn about stuff you've hardly touched on in your regular classes. And when you get up to debate against your opponents. It is soooo empowering! You have no idea. I feel really strong, STRONG, I am invincible, INVINCIBLE,

I AM WOMAN!

haha no that last part didn't come from just anywhere...

it came from this song!

if any of you ladies are ever having a rough day, I usually end up reciting these lyrics in my head. It kinda helps! hehe.

Sorry 'bout not posting lately... I sorry...

You know I LOVE YOU!

xx, Jessica

I AM WOMAAAANNNNN!!!!!!!

Things going through my head right now...

2010-02-10T18:54:00.000-08:00

So I'm sitting here trying to do my homework.

Algebra 2.

Grrroooooaaaaannnnnn...

I just don't get it, I just don't get it.

But when I googled something about radicals and finding x

on the images I spotted this:

HAHA! That just made my day 105.989% better!

Did you know that where I'm located it was like 39 degrees outside?
Yep it sure was!

And guess what I wore!!?!

WAIT FOR IT!!!

*DRUMROLL*

My Italia sweatshirt, a t-shirt, shorts, and long blue soccer socks.

Hey I know what you're thinking, but I'm not going to sacrafice my outfit for the weather!

Score one for Jessica Leigh La Lou, Weather-zip!

BOO YAA!

Diamond in the Rough + Callie

2010-02-10T05:17:00.000-08:00

HOLY GUACAMOLE! My sister Callie aka the Magical Bean got featured on the Diamond in the Rough blog! *sniff sniff* She's all grown up and getting featured on blogs...so proud.. *tear*

STOP BY AND CHECK OUT HER AMAZING GUEST FEATURE OUT!

You won't be disappointed! :)

PS: I bet she'd love it if you'd stop by and tell her how you liked her feature! hint hint, nudge nudge :P

Quote for the Day: Feb. 7,10

2010-02-07T13:08:00.000-08:00

"The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. The moment it arises, all your irritations and resentments slip away and the sunny spirit takes their place."

-Mark Twain

I know you can't tell but when I put Napolean-Dynamite on Michael's head he was laughing hysterically! xD

Well here's what happened...

2010-02-03T20:02:00.000-08:00

The day began with my alarm jerking me awake thirty minutes earlier than usual...6:30! *the horror* I was originally supposed to go running-didn't happen. Then I started getting ready and settled on my Italia sweatshirt, converse, straight-legged jeans, and my club t-shirt. *yawn* Usually my outfits are a little more exciting.
But anyways! I looked outside and it was pouring. Hmm... I suppose that's why I settled on my boring outfit. hehe. After pulling my hoodie over my head and grabbing my green backpack, I was on my way!

Blah blah blah.. rode the bus..blah blah blah..got to school late...blah blah blah...

FIRST PERIOD! I had French 4. We worked on a site commonly known as the conjugator! Eek! Then in 2nd period because things were so thrown off with the Juniors testing, we ended up watching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. My friends and I joked around in the back and I ended up drawing Harry Potter on my knuckles, complete with a pull out wand on my thumb. Ahh...the joys of boredom. haha. Third period was Algebra Deux. Enough said. And lastly I had English, one of my favorite classes. My friend Caitlyn and I talked a lot, I would daydream and she would tell me what happened. She's such a good friend! *tear*
Then I got on the bus again, got home, and then the PAR-TAY started!!! WHOOO HOOOOO!!

not really... I did homework.

haha

PS: I was featured on the Diamond and the Rough today!!! Eeee! I mean how cool is that?

Thank you so much again Rhianne! You are too sweet. :)

Come check my post out!

This Week in Photos...

2010-02-02T19:32:00.000-08:00

Ta da!

My Life as Liz...Awesomeness

2010-02-02T15:26:00.000-08:00

WARNING!

if you haven't seen the latest My Life as Liz do not play this video!

Don't say I didn't warn you! :P hehe.

Anyways this was the song Liz sang at the Talent Show!

Sorry about the bad quality but it was the only version I could find...

pretty amazing though, eh?

Quite Fashionable

2010-02-01T15:42:00.000-08:00

Ahhhh these were the days!! Middle school.
Waaay back when...
I was still discovering my fashion sense.
Pretty great outfit don't you think?
I certainly took a few risks.

I thought I was hot stuff.

haha.

PS: My friend Caitlyn just got a blog!!
ohemgee! You must check it out!! (:

What Am I Doing?

2010-01-30T13:08:00.000-08:00

Right now I am...

Petting Sheila

Wishing I had cookies

Considering a giveaway

Sitting across from my sister Callie making weird faces at her

Thinking about how I want to respond to an email

Finished playing Wii Fit for now

Browsing through old photos

Typing this post to you

Thinking about when I should call him

Wanting to jump on the trampoline

Listening to "Come What May" (again! haha)

Remembering our puppy Ranger has big paws

Wondering if I should finish my World History outline?

Gazing out the window

Rambling and...

Smiling :)

-Jessica to the Leigh to the La to the Lou

PS: I got a blog badge!! If you'd like it, it's on the side of my bloggy..just copy and paste the HTML...:D

Sister, Sister

2010-01-29T08:17:00.000-08:00

Hellooooo!

I hope you all had a fantastic week! Thank goodness, gracious, goshness that it's Friday.

I know you are all pretty much already in cahoots with my sister Callie whose blog is known as, the Magical Bean...

BUT!

My other sister Kaitlyn just got one as well! I mean how amazing is that!! Kaitlyn is extremely cool and I think you'll love her... be sure to stop by her blog and have a looksie!
Here's some photos of our sisterly love..haha. :)

(Kaitlyn, Callie, and Me! If I remember right this was taken in Den Haag.)

So I might as well tell you about my day today...

Today I took a break from schoolio.

Hey everybody needs a day off!

I hung out with my sisters whilst my brother was off at school.

Then we went to a forest/park near our house to go running

and let me just tell you...

it was FREEZING!

(here's a photo taken on one our runs of a pretty muscley runner...hehe)

We ended up getting back into the car, going home,

changing into pants, and then running by our house.

It was a pretty good run, I'm a little tired now

because I just got back,

but hopefully the rest of the day will be eventful.

*Fingers crossed*

Have a great Friday...the weekend's almost here.

Are you ready for this?

Maximomo

2010-01-28T16:45:00.000-08:00

This is Maximo...

Gosh... he is such a cutie!

-Just had to share.-

hehe.

Inspirations of the Moment...

2010-01-26T19:49:00.000-08:00

Such as...

I don't know if you guys have ever seen MTV's new show My Life as Liv...but I think I'm in love! I mean I'm not a big fan of MTV's usual shows, I personally wish they would go back to music videos... but whatever. I mean have you even attempted to watch Jersey Shore? Holy cow. That show is a disgrace to Americans...

But anyways this girl is so REAL! She's hilarious and doesn't care what people think of her. She's such an inspiration, I want to be more rebellious.

I'm thinking of painting my nails black! Ooh.. I'm a rebel! haha.

But in all seriousness, I do attend a high school in Texas and there are some girls that are as terrible as the "villians" of the reality show.

But not quite as many, I guess it's because I'm farther up north.

But the point of all rambling is to say...

if you haven't seen it yet go and watch it RIGHT NOW!

haha. not right now, but when you have time of course. :)

Then there's this song:

Holy guac, amazing song eh?