tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74884827220154847482024-03-12T16:57:22.807-07:00There Once Was a GirlThereOnceWasAGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660422863111144947noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488482722015484748.post-28677446690773344992015-02-16T08:32:00.000-08:002015-02-16T08:32:31.950-08:00Snow day!<center>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A snow day is heaven sent. When I was in grade school it meant building a snowman, sledding, making snow ice cream, and probably a nap somewhere in the afternoon. In middle and high school, it meant sleeping in, finishing the homework I didn't do, or spending the day with friends. Today, I'm watching Netflix and indulging in Valentine's candy. Snow days don't come around often, so when they do take full advantage. I see so many social media posts "I hate snow" or "I miss summer" but you don't get a snow day in the summer, guys! </span></center>
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ThereOnceWasAGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660422863111144947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488482722015484748.post-58442530650732713332015-01-26T16:47:00.000-08:002015-01-26T16:47:10.180-08:00I'm back<center>
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Is this thing on...? It's been quite some time since I've blogged. I suppose I was far too busy moving again to fire up the computer and type. Recently, many of my friends have picked up blogging and it made me miss it. So, here I am. If there are still any readers, let me know what you want to read! Looking for a blog make over so any designers--hit me up!</center>
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ThereOnceWasAGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660422863111144947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488482722015484748.post-21789497617048322132014-02-05T19:14:00.004-08:002014-02-05T19:14:54.154-08:00Winter lapse<center>
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<span style="color: black;">Before I start this, let's get one thing straight, I LOVE Winter. Absolutely love it. Sweaters, Snow, Christmas, my birthday, a month long hiatus from school....the whole kit and caboodle. However, there is one thing I dislike about the winter months, no TV! All of my shows are on hiatus, I've been reduced to watching #RichKidsBeverlyHills ( are they serious?) and old episodes of Grey's Anatomy on Netflix. Please don't lecture me about <em>The Bachelor</em> , I think it's ridiculous and Juan Pablo has proved to be unworthy and creepy. Give me back my shows! Thankfully, I only have two more weeks of this torture before my beloved stories are back. Here is a list my best shows & predictions of what is to come. </span></center>
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<span style="color: black;">WHAT....a cliffhanger, will April choose Jackson or Matthew? Safe to say, I'm #teamjackson all the way. Those eyes.....I digress. And Meredith & Cristina? Will they ever be the same, I don't know. I feel like their fight was closure for them, either to move forward or to go their separate ways. Also, these last episodes are the last for Sandra Oh (Cristina). I hope Cristina gets a proper goodbye. Watch my favorite doctors on ABC Thursdays @ 9/8c !</span></center>
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<span style="color: black;">Literal tears at the midseason finale. I actually have no predictions as to how they are going to spin the rest of the season or how everyone will be reunited. HOWEVER: I cannot contain my excitement that the Wicked Witch of the West is coming !! My favorite movie is mixing with one of my favorite shows. Tune in for the magic on ABC Sundays @ 8/7c!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Holy Guacamole. Secret mother is actually alive and a terrorist say what? I can't be the only one that felt a little bad for Mr. Pope when Fitz & Jake took over his job, he was trying to protect Olivia and clearly the government gave him the power to do what he was doing for a reason. <em>End rant</em>. VP killed her gay husband, cray. Kerry Washington is pregnant in real life, maybe Olivia is about to have the first baby? (first interracial, love child of the president and his mistress, I see a new path being forged, ABC!) I don't care what anyone says, I love me some Mellie. That girl is fierce and funny and everything I hope to portray. And our favorite gay political couple? I adore James and hate when Cyrus is mean to him, but I really want them to work it out. ABC has a clip going around of Olivia & Mellie meeting for lunch in which the words "respectable woman" are used. Hold on to your flags & trench coats, Capital Hill is in for one hell of a storm. ESPECIALLY when afore mentioned terroristic mother is on the loose (nice one, Liv.) Catch all the drama Thursday nights, after Greys on ABC!</span></center>
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<span style="color: black;">Grey's Anatomy & Scandal return the 27th while Once Upon A Time returns in March. In the meantime, I'll spend my time with <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> (Ezra is A...why? I HAVE TO KNOW!) ,<em>Dance Moms (#teamChloe)</em> and the final season of <em>How I Met Your Mother</em>. These shows keep me occupied while I die of anticipation for the rest.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year has already been super busy for me. Most importantly, this weekend I celebrated my 22nd birthday!! I can't even believe that I'm not 16 anymore. I do not feel as mature and put together as I should. I mean, I still eat goldfish crackers for a snack. And just last week I bought Disney Princess spaghetti-o's. If that doesn't scream adult, I don't know what does.In my first full day of being a twenty-something, I vow to be more responsible, respectful, and kind. I vow to make a five year plan and to live each day to the fulle</span>st. I also vow to devote more time for myself, blogging, reading, driving with the windows down, anything just for myself. In honor of these vows and my birthday, I'm giving you 22 facts about moi!</center>
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ThereOnceWasAGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660422863111144947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488482722015484748.post-88514434088649917702013-12-25T07:41:00.001-08:002013-12-25T07:41:39.619-08:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CfX7Vn3uAA8/Urr8sGrPYMI/AAAAAAAAAFU/lTSkL7yl4Iw/s640/blogger-image-11659967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CfX7Vn3uAA8/Urr8sGrPYMI/AAAAAAAAAFU/lTSkL7yl4Iw/s640/blogger-image-11659967.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Merry Christmas from my spirit animal, Karen Walker. Hope you all have an amazingly blessed day!</div>ThereOnceWasAGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660422863111144947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488482722015484748.post-22151302362754766052013-12-19T11:33:00.000-08:002013-12-19T11:35:16.210-08:00On the 6th Day of Christmas..<center>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'Tis the season! Thanksgiving came and went. Finals drug on (thanks for that Icepocalypse 2013!) and finally I'm home with my family and gettin' festive. There are roughly 6 days until Christmas and for those next 6 days, I have a few things planned. </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you're reading this, God Bless your soul. I've been absent in the blog world since July. I haven't had much to say, but today that changes! I'm back and better than ever! (I hope) I've decided to make the conscious effort to blog more often, rather than just read blogs. I got into a slump where I felt I had nothing to contribute, no fun stories or happenings in my life, no cute new outfits or decorating ideas to share. I wasn't blog worthy..the slump is over people, person....anyone? This is just a heads up for the fun that is about to come. Not only am I back in school ( where my BEST stories come from) BUT it's the Holiday Season, my most favorite time of the year. It's filled with finals, food, and family which will give me plenty to share with you all. So please, stay tuned, the best is yet to come!</span></center>
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ThereOnceWasAGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660422863111144947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488482722015484748.post-56124884014254370422013-07-14T16:47:00.001-07:002013-07-14T16:47:40.320-07:00Best night of my life<center>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And then before she sang Halo (her finale) She did something so unexpected it brought tears to my eyes & goosebumps on my skin. She sang "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The only thing that can top that concert is my wedding. It was by far, the best most magical night of my life. If I could, I would relive it every single day. Now I'm going to go listen to a Beyonce CD and look at the pictures & try to recreate it.</span></div>
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ThereOnceWasAGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660422863111144947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488482722015484748.post-78894469009591609502013-07-03T18:24:00.001-07:002013-07-03T21:31:35.170-07:00A day at the zoo<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>It's no secret, I love the zoo! If I could go weekly, I would be there. I just love to look at the animals and see what they're up to. How crazy is it that in the middle of KANSAS which is in the middle of the USA that tigers,lions,elephants and more?! I just find it mesmerizing that all the animals are in one place for us to observe. I've been to many zoos in my twenty one years of life. And today the Sedgwick County Zoo is definitely in my top five, if not número uno. <div>It's a 278 acre mash up of all things zoo and they did an amazing job. Each exhibit paid homage to the animals and part of the world they are from. The Jungle exhibit was inside a building filled with exotic flora ( even poisonous ones),birds, and rodents running around. It had a waterfall and was humid as could be, like a real jungle. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7qp8bk_Ll_M/UdT2BzRafAI/AAAAAAAAABc/PmIrIVorDPI/s640/blogger-image-1586117895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7qp8bk_Ll_M/UdT2BzRafAI/AAAAAAAAABc/PmIrIVorDPI/s640/blogger-image-1586117895.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That's my sweet brother goofing off on the bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dolphins are my all time favorite animal but my favorite <i>land</i> animal is the king of the jungle, the lion. It just so happens that the lion at this zoo was in a photogenic mood and we got some great shots with him. His wife on the other hand wasn't feeling the camera today.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQufTZuyKpc/UdT2C68rFoI/AAAAAAAAABk/xWYd4tGguGI/s640/blogger-image-872787463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQufTZuyKpc/UdT2C68rFoI/AAAAAAAAABk/xWYd4tGguGI/s640/blogger-image-872787463.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQufTZuyKpc/UdT2C68rFoI/AAAAAAAAABk/xWYd4tGguGI/s640/blogger-image-872787463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i_AH9UBrErA/UdT2A7pBASI/AAAAAAAAABU/mGYwJnEWHww/s640/blogger-image--1751629013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i_AH9UBrErA/UdT2A7pBASI/AAAAAAAAABU/mGYwJnEWHww/s640/blogger-image--1751629013.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MW0ZA4UiL3k/UdT1_85ctMI/AAAAAAAAABM/mVzdEz7DMoE/s640/blogger-image-1657152289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MW0ZA4UiL3k/UdT1_85ctMI/AAAAAAAAABM/mVzdEz7DMoE/s640/blogger-image-1657152289.jpg"></a></div>Tony the Tiger was also a little frisky today <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-J6SPOClTems/UdT6bEXBaYI/AAAAAAAAAB8/V7Ek5kzJHOU/s640/blogger-image-1759031374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-J6SPOClTems/UdT6bEXBaYI/AAAAAAAAAB8/V7Ek5kzJHOU/s640/blogger-image-1759031374.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately, we missed the giraffe feeding by 11,ELEVEN, minutes but we got pictures of them just chewing away and feeding themselves.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hDfSpZwDh8M/UdT6aP_hZgI/AAAAAAAAAB0/Tj0F7LNNKOw/s640/blogger-image-1500987771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hDfSpZwDh8M/UdT6aP_hZgI/AAAAAAAAAB0/Tj0F7LNNKOw/s640/blogger-image-1500987771.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Not only were the animals active, but the weather was perfect! As my brother said as we were leaving "what a glorious, wonderful day at the zoo." He's nine ya'll.</div></div></div></div></div>ThereOnceWasAGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660422863111144947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488482722015484748.post-51544228237118771782013-06-23T18:59:00.001-07:002013-07-01T09:35:00.974-07:00Things I actually like about summer<center>
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It's officially Summer. Let's start off by making one thing known, I HIGHLY dislike Summer. I have black leather seats in my car, ouch. I hate to sweat, and my hair is a frizz ball because of the humidity. So Summer and I are not on good terms. Hoooowever, I like some of the things summer brings. For example, With the heat comes the air conditioning. </center>
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Recently, in my quest to find out what I want to do with my life (college, career, location) I've been given a lot of advice from peers,my mother, my boss, and some random customers at my job. Mostly they are quoting dead philosophers and the bible about life and the paths you travel; words & quotes in which <u>they</u> live by, that they know will help them in the choices they make on the daily.Mine you ask? </center>
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I had first heard this quote in a Reba song, you know, "Fancy" And I just liked the way it sounded in the song, it wasn't until reading Hamlet in my 11th grade English class, that I truly understood the meaning & since then I've tried to live by this the best of my ability. Staying honest to me, regardless of others. </div>
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Another one of my favorite was said by none other than my girl, Liz T. (Elizabeth Taylor). I learned this through experience (I'll tell you about it another time) and when you're in a sticky situation it can be a defining moment for friendships. Liz knew what she was talkin about.</div>
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Welcome to There Once Was a Girl... I'm Jodeci, the girl. 21 year old aspiring event planner. I started this blog, because I thought blogging would be a good release for all the conversations I have in my head on a daily basis, it's fun, and I want to make friends with all the amazing blog ladies out there. You're in for lots of real housewife gifs, pictures of my dog (she's a sass master), and stories about my tequila induced shenanigans. I'll throw in a few life lessons for you too... #1 NEVER WASTE TEQUILA or VODKA or a Straw-ber-ita... basically there are kids out there without these luxurious beverages so take advantage and drink up! Follow me on twitter ya'll @<a href="https://twitter.com/jodecit">jodecit</a></div>
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