hello foodland entertainment.

i've been lacking on the blogging. i'll try and be better next month ha.

please check out this video. the other week some of us were hanging outside of foodland. classic. 

but this darling little 3-year-old boy stole jaron's long board and totally showed him up on his skills. i didn't want to look like a major creeper... so apologies ahead of time for it being small and short. but here's a quick video of his long boarding skills. too presh. 

p.s. enlarge the screen and ignore, i believe that's justin's singing...

as for other news... hmmm... i feel like i have lots to say, but as i'm staring at this computer screen i'm drawing a blank... sooo i'll blog later. 

happy january fools.

L

hello genius.

my wonderful friend sam has just informed me of quite possibly the best news... ever.

ANTHROPOLOGIE.

WEDDING COLLECTION.

FEBRUARY 14TH.

my two favorite things are coming together.

my day just went from good to fantastic! 

let the countdown begin.

L

hello things i heart.

i heart cute sweatshirts.

i heart turquoise & gold.

i heart cream.

i heart cardigans. 

i heart mustard yellow.

i heart sequins.

i heart stripes.

i heart anthropologie.

hello problems.

i have a problem...

i've become obsessed with weddings.

do i plan on getting married anytime soon? no. i don't even know who i will marry.

but for some reason i've just become addicted to looking through wedding magazines and websites and blogs full of wedding pictures. i've even created a folder of pictures on my computer, from all the weddings i've creeped on. i've already decided on my wedding colors... pathetic. i have ideas for flowers, cakes, decorations. what is wrong with me? someone please help me. i need to stop wasting away my hours doing this.
help.

L

hello my friends.

i need some friends.

i need good friends

i need friends that are there for you when you're happy and sad.

i need friends that make you laugh.

i need friends that care about you as much as you care about them.

i need friends that make these moments wonderful.

i need my friends. 

hello past, present & future.

it's weird how time changes. it really freaks me out sometimes when i think about it. 

it's weird that i made my first best friend in kindergarten, and we're still friends to this day. 

it's weird that people have come in and out of my life.

it's weird that i fell in love at 17 and now i'm 19?

it's weird that i'm 19.

it's weird that i haven't even lived 1/4 of my life.

it's weird that i've changed so much.

it's weird... all weird. 

i don't even know if weird is the right word. i just know that things are different. high school flew by. college is flying by even faster. we're all growing up so fast. it's weird that within the next five years i'll probably be engaged or married...? ah who knows... it's weird that i'll be done with college and begin a career? what happened to the days in elementary school where a career was just a dream. just simple dreams of being an astronaut, firefighter, veterinarian, rock star, and doctor. simple dreams from my past about hopes for my future. and they are all now my present. 

i don't want to look back on these years with regrets. what's the rush to grow up and become mature? sure it's important... i guess. everyone's telling us that these are the years that we need to grow up. but ya know what, these are also our last years to enjoy being immature. i'm sick of the rush to makes so many important decisions. i just want to live in a treehouse with my best friends for the rest of my life. being silly, eating candy, and playing night games.

can't we just color outside the lines forever?

L

hello help.

alright, seriously i need some help. i do not ramble endlessly on this blog for my own purpose. so please read, digest, and comment. because even though i'm sure you all love my random babbling about anything and everything, sometimes i need some feed back.

so i'm really having a hard time right now with my major. one minute i'm dead set on one thing, the next i want to go in an entirely new direction. last semester i went into college half set on art and half set on education. i ended the semester 90% set on education. now i'm starting the semester and i'm like 15% set on education? helpppp. i'm craving art. design. fashioin. i don't know what to do with my life. event planning? that would be cool. photographer? sweet. decorating? fo sho. interior design? who freaking knows. 

so if you're reading this, please offer me some career options because i need the help. here are some random things about me to help you in your feedback.

-i love photography. mainly people.

-i like making crafty things, like invites would be cool? or just the random little nick-nacks they have at parties and weddings, etc. 

-planning. i'm a planner. i can see a big picture and then design it. i love elaborating on that type of stuff.

-shopping. love it. especially for home stuff. 

-teaching. i was all for it, but i'm not so sure anymore. i love little kids. but i think i would love teaching high school because i love talking to people and relating to others.

-the american cancer association. i'm all about. i want to do something with it. i'm not talking like a doctor, i'm talking about helping out with relay for life or something?

okay people, let's help me come up with a career. much appreciated

L

hello tucker.

over the break my sweet dog passed away :'( Tucker <3

i got tucker when i was nine. i still remember the day perfectly. my parents picked my sister up from high school and then they picked me up early from elementary school. they blindfolded us and wouldn't tell us where we were going. we ended up going home and sat on the couch in our living room. they told us we could take the blindfolds off. we looked around and both stared at each other in confusion. my dad rambled on about how this was an early christmas present and then proceeded to hand my sister and i a folder. quickly we opened the folder and there was a picture of a golden retriever. immediately my sister began screaming in excitement, "NO WAY!?!" and i sat there puzzled. (i didn't get it...ha). my sister got up and bolted to the back door. clueless, i just jumped up and followed my sisters lead. as we ran to the back door there i stood, stunned. through the screen door i saw the most wonderful golden retriever running around in front of the door, so anxious to meet the people staring back at him. i remember that feeling so well. it was by far one of the best feelings in my life. tucker was my best friend. i don't consider him just a 'pet'. he was a member of my family. 

growing up, my brother was gone when i was pretty young because of the big age gap. i still had my sister but she too left for college when i was pretty young. so growing up i felt like an only child, but i always had tucker. i was never alone because he was always there for me. tucker passed away on december 22, 2010. i spent the last few hours lying beside him, hugging him and loving him. he was 14 and the doctor said he probably had cancer (which is how most dogs end up dying when they get older). that was a really sad time for me and i didn't leave my house for quite awhile. it sucks. a lot. i miss him and think about him every day. it was a really depressing christmas because we were missing a member of our family. but i'm so unbelievably grateful that tucker waited for me to get home from hawaii before he left. my parents said that about 2 weeks before i got home tucker was doing really bad and they honestly didn't think he was going to make it. but he held on for me, i know it. 

it's really hard having to say goodbye to someone that you love so much. 

i miss you tucker, more than words can describe. i sleep with your blanket every night now and i wish more than anything you were still here. but i'm happy you're not suffering anymore. you ARE the most amazing dog. (i hate the past tense). i love you forever. thank you for always being there for me and being my best friend.

"dogs aren't our whole life, but they make our lives whole"

L

hello new semester.

the zip code has changed once again and i'm here to report that i am back in hawaii. i know i've been mia the last few weeks (and no, i do not mean high like paper planes). i've been enjoying my wonderful time at home. and as much as i would love to write about the amazing time i shared with my loved ones, i decided some things are better kept for myself to enjoy ;)

but i will share that it was a great break! i experienced my first white christmas too! i love the snow. i'm incredibly jealous to know that it snowed on my birthday back home and i wasn't there for it :( i love the snow. but i can only last in the cold for a short while haha.

anyways, i'm excited to start blogging again. i've definitely been lacking. and i think my blog needs some sprucing up, i'm tired of this look. we'll see though. however, my sweet friend doesn't think so b.c lexie gave me this award!

thanks lex!! love you :) you guys should check out her blog though b.c it's too stinkin cute and definitely puts mine to shame: http://lexieandgarrettscoffield.blogspot.com/

well the rules with this award are to post 7 things about me that you may not know and pass this award on to blogs that i love! so here it goes...

1. i hate drops. heights don't bother me. it's the dropping part.

2. i want to write and publish a book one day. i've actually already started!

3. i'm obsessed with dogs. all dogs. i love them ALL. (this probably isn't something people didn't know about me tho haha)

4. i used to design and sew clothes. it's too time consuming so i don't do it anymore /: but i really did love it!

5. my biggest fear is cancer.

6. the side of my ears don't curve over haha

7. i'm really a shy person. well, at first haha. only a select few have actually seen and know the real lauren.

so now it's my turn to pass this award to some blogs that i love! enjoy!

Ally: http://allycuneo.blogspot.com/

Savanna: http://savannakeys.blogspot.com/

Neelam: http://neelamnthadhani.blogspot.com/ (okay well neelam's isn't super stylish, but definitely stylish with her words!)

xoxo

L

hello new year.

oh goodness it's been awhile! i've just been so busy enjoying every second of being home. i will blog about it all soon, but as for now i just want to blog about the new year!
even though i'm a day late, 1/1/11. time for some changes right?? i got a twitter. i figured it was just another thing to waste my time with :) if you have one, find me! lobergy is my name!

alright so last year i wrote down my new years resolutions, or goals for the year.
1. stay best friends with the 'fab 5' and ryan
2. do something wild and crazy
3. write in journal every day
4. stay true to who i am and don't try to be something i'm not to impress others
5. love carefully
6. don't go to a funeral or know someone to die
7. trust my instincts
8. get more organized
9. go to the gym
10. don't drink or do drugs

looking back on these goals i think i successfully accomplished most of them. well actually, i didn't write in a journal. i did a few times /: wish i had more often. i knew 2 people and 2 dogs to pass away :'( and i attended 1 funeral for my sweet puppy and 1 memorial service :( and i definitely did not go to the gym that often... but seriously who actually accomplishes that new years resolution?
but let's look on the more positive side haha. i did a few crazy things this semester in hawaii. i stayed best friends with my best friends. i didn't drink or use drugs. i know what you're thinking... i'm a weird college freshman. whatevs, go ahead and think it :) and i definitely did get more organized! i never thought it would happen, but sharing a room and a house with girls makes you become more organized.

alright so now it's time for new resolutions.
1. get in shape! i swear, this makes the list every year. and every year i say it's going to happen. i'm hoping that the fact i am on the beach 24/7 will motivate me a little bit more this time haha.
2. stay in touch with my best friends. but quit wasting my time and effort on the friends that don't put in any effort.
3. write in a journal every day. i love going back and reading what i wrote. i learn a lot from it too. if you have never done it, you should really try!
4. don't go to a funeral or know someone to die. this makes the list about every time, but life will take its course and i really have no control over this one. it'd just be nice to focus on the love of life instead of the sadness of death.
5. learn how to surf...and be good at it. i tried once this last semester and i really want to get good at it this semester
6. figure out what i want to do with my life. it'd be so nice to know exactly what i want to do with my life and put 100% of my efforts into that. but i'm just too indecisive to pick one thing. there's so many things i want to do... i want to be a professional photographer. i want to be a teacher. i want to be an event planner. i want to have and manage my own dog adoption center. i want to help out and run events for the american cancer society. i want to have a family and be a great wife and mom. now if someone can figure out which major i check to do all that, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
7. put myself more out there to meet great friends. i really missed my friends this last semester, and i made some great friends while i was away. but i want to try harder to opening myself up to making new best friends. not so that they can replace the amazing ones i have now. but it'd be nice to enjoy college to all it's worth.
8. do what makes me happy :)

i hope everyone had a wonderful new years! and good luck with making your own resolutions :)

L