Addict.

Hi. I'm Caitlin, and I'm a Cookie-holic.

*Sigh.* I'm going to have to kick this habit if I have any hope to wear a bathing suit on the beach this summer.

 

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. See you on Monday :)

'Til next time...

-C

News.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

One. Glee is back on! I know what you're thinking. Cheese. You'd be right. I'm not totally all into the plot line as much as I just love to hear the songs. It's all worth it for the songs. I havent stopped playing "Hello" since the last episode aired.

Two.  I've decided to do the League of Cincinnati Theatre Auditions in May! For those of you who don't know, the LCT's are basically unified auditions where a bunch of cincinnati theatres come together in one place so that you can audition for their seasons. I have no idea if anything will come out of it but I'm excited to try :). I've been missing performing a lot lately. I've noticed that I have a much harder time valuing myself when I'm not acting, which I really need to work on. For some reason I get the idea that I'm only REALLY worthwhile if I'm acting. I guess that's because I feel like thats the one thing that sets me apart. Who knows. But I'm excited to audition, and even more excited that I'm able to audition AND still be involved and present in other areas of my life. I think Im going to get the best of both worlds, and that makes me very happy.

Three. I want a labradoodle. Do I need to say more? Look at them. Just LOOK at those faces.

Four.  I miss Trev. And the night that this picture was taken. That night was the summer of '08. Trev came to TX to visit me and my family and we went to this great bar on the water where they have karaoke. In this picture I'm teaching him to Two Step, which is no easy task when both dancin' partners have had a few too many orange slushy drinks.

Tonight, I shall do homework, go to the gym, and snuggle in bed. 

Sleep tight, everyone.

'Til next time...

-C

Sentimental.

 CCM's Musical Theatre Class of 2010.

I cry every time. Every flippin time.

love is in the air.

I got sick yesterday,

and am now bed ridden and light headed.

Thank goodness for blogs

:).

This engagement photo session makes me swoon.

{all images via snippetandink)

Have a good day, everyone!

Stay healthy.

'Til next time...

-C

I have found heaven on earth.

Ladies and Gentleman of the blogosphere.

Today when I was in between classes

 and I was doing my regular blog perusing,

I found heaven.

Yes.

Heaven.

One of my favorite wedding blogs that I read is hiring.

HIRING.

They are looking for someone (a college student, a newlywed, a bride, etc.) to be a marketing assistant

(i.e. spread the word about their blog via Facebook, Twitter,

and other social networking sites)

as well as help with creating CONTENT for the website.

They need someone who already browses wedding blogs and images on a daily basis.

Are you kidding me?

I could turn my favorite activity of the day into my job?

That would mean I could stop scolding myself for spending all my time on wedding websites!

That would mean I wouldn't have to feel shameful checking out of Rite Aid 

with Martha Stewart Weddings in hand!

That would mean the end of my friends having a reason to make fun of me for having an account on TheKnot.com!

 I feel like I'm going to pee my pants.

I know it's a long shot.

I know there are probably a million applicants.

But I can't help but dream.

Doesn't this make you want to have a tea party?
 {via Ruffled blog)

'Til next time....

-C

I Have A Dream.

I have a dream.

That one day.

I will have my own domain for my blog.

And I will have different blog pages and sections that I can update.

And I'll have a really good camera to take really pretty pictures.

that I will post on my many different sections.

of my really awesome blog.

And I can be just like my favorite person in the whole world, 

Katie Brown, writer of Confessions of a Young Married Couple.

And we'll have cocktails and discuss our blogging days.

And offer advice for our new web designs (because we both have fancy custom domains.)

And she'll have me over to her house in Florida.

And I'll babysit the Bean.

And we'll all live happily ever after.

The End.

My Soap Box- For Better or For Worse.

**NOTE: I try to stay away from topics of controversy on my blog most of the time, but today I'm going to let my freak flag fly and say whats on my mind. I hope this doesnt offend or hurt anyone's feelings, and I sincerely apologize if it does.**

I went to the gym this morning with Trevor since he was visiting this weekend (yay!)

and while Trevor was finishing his 485,035 hour workout

(I was quite content after a run and some squats)

 I decided to see what magazines the gym had on tap.

I settled on the latest issue of "Women's Health."

 (source: www.womenshealth.com)

 

I should read this more often.

It had a lot of great tips in it, 

and while I may not be quite as motivated as my gym rat boyfriend,

I do unfortunately feel the need to workout on a regular basis.

Anyways.

I was reading this magazine and came to an article titled

"{How Not to Be} The Starter Wife"

To summarize, the article talks about something that has been on my mind a lot recently.

My generation's approach to marriage and relationships.

According to Women's Health magazine, 29% of women who divorce in the U.S. were married between the ages of 20-24.

Now,

I am NOT at all saying that all women (and definitely not all men) 

at these ages should run off right now and get hitched.

But  it frustrates me that so many people blame these people's ages for their unsuccessful marriage.

In generations before us, people got married WAY younger than us, 

and yet the U.S.'s divorce rates have only increased.
One of my favorite blogs that I read is called Confessions of a Young Married Couple,
and is written by a 27 year old redhead named Katie,
who was married to her high school sweetheart when they were both 22.
They were engaged at 20.
If you read this blog, you'll see that their happy marriage has nothing to do with their age.
It has everything to do with their perspective on relationships and commitment.

 It's funny that I came across this article because days ago I was talking with my friend Kate about our generations tendency to want to "Edit and Delete" our lives.

I'm totally not taking myself out of that loop by any means.

I get terrified at the idea of sending an email because I know I can't take it back.

We have been raised with technology that allows us to open blank documents, delete files, 

and retouch our photos.

We edit or undo things on a daily basis.

 This is a blessing,

but we are taking that kind of mentality into our relationships.

I'm not saying that divorce isn't necessary.

I come from a home of divorced parents and it was completely warrented 

and I am thankful that it was an option.

Getting out of an unhealthy relationship or marriage is more than understandable,

it's necessary.

But now people are getting divorced because they "fell out of love" or they "can't communicate well" or they "just grew apart." 

I am pretty sure that every 90 year old married couple can tell you that they felt ALL of those things in their marriage at one time or another.

But when I'm 90 years old and sittin in my rockin chair,

I hope I can look at the person who is rockin' next to me with a smile.

Because at the end of such a long road,

Are those the times that you're going to remember?

This article says it all better than I can.

Take a look if you're interested!

{How Not to Be} The Starter Wife.

'Til next time...




-C

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