a note on love.

valentine's day this year was great.

inn n out, nbc, long chats, post date news.

what else is there?

l for love. and leah. and le sigh.

here are some instas from my valentine's day 2012 experience.

treated myself to some of my favorite chocolate. delish.

maybe my roommate's boyfriend gave her a puppy for v day. maybe he's the perfect man. maybe the puppy's name is bear and she filled the heart shaped hole in chest. maybe. maybe not. i don't know.

leah and i made pizza! with pepperoni! shaped in a heart!

then we ate red velvet cupcakes! 

then leah bought me yogurtland! leah is pretty.

so was my yogurtland. yum.

at the end of the night i realized i hadn't watched a chick flick all day. so i righted that wrong and threw in moulin rouge. 

ewan sang to my soul and it was good.

i would just like to thank kyle for sharing leah with me again this valentine's day. that was very generous of him. oh wait. he was in nyc having a grand time. never mind. no pity for you.

pure gold.

here are just a few gems from my valentine's day playlist on spotify:

islands in the stream - dolly parton and kenny rogers
hold you in my arms - ray lamontagne
i just called to say i love you - stevie wonder
at last - etta james [rip]
make you feel my love - adele
you're the inspiration - chicago
when a man loves a woman - michael bolton
i don't want to miss a thing - aerosmith
got your back - t.i. feat keri hilson
my heart will go on - celine dion

speaking of celine dion, have you guys seen this trailer for titanic 3D?! i get chills every time i watch it. yes, i have watched it multiple times. no judging.

if that doesn't get you excited, i don't know what will.
what's on your valentine's playlist slash movies to see list?

when you realize.

this kind of changed my life.

it was my valentine's day gift to myself.

besties and burgers.

made a tumblr? yes.

got a r pat calender from my roommate? awww yeeeah.

caught up with my besties? check.

european chocolate? yes please.

got called a hobo by a random stranger man? yup.

was accused of giving a boy a secret valentine? yeah...

introduced to the perfect song? thank you sm.

moral of the story: my girls are my lifesavers. 

and maybe some r pat too.

baby burgers [sliders] at marley's. yummm.

 true love.

 sm in londontown.

 i love these.

 standing under a heat lamp talking. then i guy told us that's what hobos do in nyc. thank you sir, we are obviously having an awesome valentine's day with our hot men, please, compare us to hobos one more time.

 rob's face makes the world go round.

happy valentine's day to me.

jilted lovers and broken hearts

breakfast on valentine's day? red velvet cake of course.

my valentine's day agenda:

a bitter laugh

a heartthrob overdose

get some help

learn to be a romantic

run my heart out

dinner with sm and la

go to bed early

because i love love.

why do i still love love? i have no clue. but i don't feel like pouring out my heart and thoughts about it right now so we'll just settle for my top picks and my movie guide. i hope you enjoy and maybe even learn some new fun interesting original things.

best kiss: penelope. hands down.
favorite tv couples: lily and marshall. rachel and ross. claire and phil. lois and clark. rory and logan/jess.
favorite tv love moments: friends. how i met your mother. gilmore girls.
saddest tv love moments that i like to watch for some reason: gilmore girls. friends.

favorite love songs:
will you still love me? chicago
i got your back ti feat keri hilson
how deep is your love the bird and the bee
a white demon love song the killers
she is love parachute
the girl city and colour

favorite songs for the depressed heart:
the nicest thing kate nash
if it kills me jason mraz
mr. brightside the killers

favorite movie couples: jack and rose. tom and jane. terry and nickie. landon and jamie.
favorite movie love moments: becoming jane. the notebook. you've got mail.
favorite love movie that i feel does a pretty good job portraying actual love: how do you know.
favorite men: james mcavoy. brandon flowers. lee pace. milo ventimiglia. rob pattinson.
favorite love quotes.

happy heart day.

then my heart lost all control

this is my love song pick for february 2011.

i grew up listening to chicago, thanks to my daddy-o.

this one was always my favorite. even though it was post-cetera.

i'm pretty sure it doesn't get any better than this.

never too soon.

my roommate made us personalized valentine's day sugar cookies.

and they were yummmmy.

raise your hand if you love valentine's day.

don't worry. i bought heart shaped ice cube trays at target last week.

best purchase ever.

finally here.

happy valentine's day! it came. and now it is almost gone. i got a sudden urge to do something super daring and super romantic but it left quickly seeing as how i am by myself sitting on my mom's 'princess' chair in st george with my family scattered throughout the house so even if i wanted to... there's always next year.

since the great day has finally come, i decided to go out of the love mood with a bang. here's to some of my favorite character couples. they look great together, they have great chemistry, and we all secretly wish they were together in really life. in no particular order:

atonement - robbie and cecilia

titanic - jack and rose

you've got mail - joe and kathleen

anything humphrey bogart and lauren bacall

an affair to remember - nickie and terry

pushing daisies - ned and chuck

gilmore girls - logan and rory

ps i love you - gerry and holly

ok i will say that lily and marshall (from how i met your mother. of course.) have to be my favorite on screen couple of all time. they are so sweet to each other and have the exact same humor. they're different but they compliment each other so well. seriously. perfect.

because he deserves a repost.

this is for you jessica. and all you other christian lovers out there.
his picture wasnt showing up in the post below and he is not one to be overlooked.

little women christian.newsies christian.batman christian.

let me be your movie guide...

you could think of all the songs that describe how you feel this valentine's season (ahem, saints and soldiers by dashboard confessional...). or, if you're like me and have a strange obsession with movies, you could come up with a movie playlist to express yourself. so, here it is: a little compilation of some of my fave love stories, sad stories, cute stories, cheese stories, and rom coms (apparently this is a hip saying. note: if you ever call something 'hip', you are not said 'hip'), along with the potential mood and emotions to accompany them and the eye candy reasons as well.

mood: depressed that for some reason you can't get the love of your life.

titanic ('i'll never let go, jack...' but then she does! why???) leonardo dicaprio

becoming jane (for some strange reason, she doesnt run away with tom. come on jane. let's think about this for a sec) james mcavoy

atonement (you can only imagine the truth.... sidenote: atonement is rated r but i will gladly censor it for you. it is well worth it) james mcavoy (i really like james mcavoy, ok?)

casablanca (classic. sad. classic. black and white. just like your love life.) humphrey bogart

mood: you watch the entire movie for the sole reason of the kissing scene. and then you rewind it. twenty times. without shame.

penelope (arguably THE BEST kissing scene in any movie. ever.) james mcavoy (dont be hatin)

twilight (i dont care what you say, that kiss is freaking sexy.) vampires. all of them.

pirates of the caribbean 3 (i know, kind of random, but the kiss on the ship at the very end... holy crap.) orlando bloom, johnny depp

mood: in need of some couple chemistry.

you've got mail, sleepless in seattle (you cannot deny the power of tom hanks and meg ryan)

how to lose a guy in 10 days (kate hudson and matthew mcconaughey are so fun. and good looking)

the wedding singer, 50 first dates (drew barrymore and adam sandler are pretty great)

runaway bride (love love love julia roberts and richard gere)

anything doris day and rock hudson

anything humphrey bogart and lauren bacall

mood: nothing but classics will satisfy me tonight.

gone with the wind (watched this recently and all i have to say is: scarlett- hate her. rhett- marry me.) clark gable

an affair to remember (quite possibly the chick flicks of all chick flicks.) cary grant

roman holiday (sad yet satisfying. and we all love audrey.) gregory peck

sabrina (both versions. both great.) humphrey bogart, william holden/harrison ford, greg kinnear

breakfast at tiffany's (we can all learn from audrey.) george peppard

mood: i want to sing and fall in love at the same time.

oklahoma (who can resist a man named curly?) gordon macrae

hairspray ('and i'm....link') zac efron

phantom of the opera (you are not a bad person for being seduced by the phantom. totally normal.) gerard butler, patrick wilson

the sound of music (just a lovely movie, always.) christopher plummer (who knew?!)

grease (dirty. but still amazing.) john travolta

all things disney (cartoons, high school musicals, camp rock, etc)

mood: i want to be literate and fall in love at the same time.

much ado about nothing (this movie is the essence of my childhood)

pride and prejudice (the keira knightley version and/or the six hour long one. you cannot go wrong.) matthew macfadyen, simon woods/colin firth

wuthering heights (the 1939 one. yes. except i hear they're making a new one with ed westwick....yessss.) laurence olivier

the princess bride ('as you wish...') cary elwes

mood: all things tween. ish.

sleepover (this movie gave me hope of getting the senior when i was a sophomore.) sean faris

aquamarine (a mermaid on a quest to find if love exists. arent we all.) jake mcdorman

what a girl wants 

she's the man

sydney white (amanda bynes is the best.) guaranteed hotties. 

anything mary-kate and ashley. seriously, so great.

mood: of course.

p.s. i love you (i am the only woman in my family who did not cry. only because i dont have tear ducts.) gerard butler

a walk to remember (the first of many.) shane west

the notebook (go nicholas sparks.) ryan gosling, james marsden

pearl harbor (oh my gosh, rip your heart out.) ben affleck, josh hartnett

serendipity (why... cant they just... find each other?!) john cusack
(500) days of summer (a new classic. fo sho.) joseph gordon-leavitt

mood: i love the 80's.

some kind of wonderful (why did no one tell me about this sooner?) eric stoltz

pretty in pink (ducky is so great.) andrew mcarthy

sixteen candles (more hope for dating a senior.) michael schoeffling

top gun (that song means so much to me now...) tom cruise

mood: the unknown, the underrated and the unloved.

wild hearts can't be broken (i need a wild heart.) michael schoeffling

bed of roses (another childhood fave.) christian slater

a lot like love (dont know why no one has seen this.) ashton kutcher

the lake house (why does everyone hate on this movie???) keanu reeves
the painted veil (holy cow this movie is amazing.) edward norton

mood: i just need some power.

first wives club (five women out to get revenge on their ex husbands. doesnt get much more powerful than that.)

little women (sisters.) christian bale

the women (an all woman cast! so cool.)

sisterhood of the traveling pants 1 and 2 (four besties out to conquer the world. and men.) definite hotties in here

miss congeniality (because who does want to be hot and fight at the same time?) 

mood: rom com it up. make me laugh so i forget how much i want to be in love right now.

the proposal (seeing ryan's body. plus.) ryan reynolds

sweet home alabama (i want to be reese.) josh lucas

13 going on 30 (mark needs more love.) mark ruffalo

hitch (because we still watch it to learn some love lessons.) will smith

27 dresses (i want that many dresses.) james marsden

definitely maybe (two words.) ryan reynolds

my best friend's wedding (julia's outfits. ha. ha.) dermot mulroney

mood: i refuse to marry anyone without an accent.

notting hill

two weeks notice

music and lyrics (who doesnt love) hugh grant

love actually (we have it clean.) hugh grant, colin firth and more

the holiday (i want. i want. gimme. gimme.) jude law

feel free to leave a comment with ones i forgot! disclaimer: these are all movies i've seen. trust me, there are plenty more out there i still want to watch!

but i love him.

or i guess i should say 'them'. you guys might remember this post. well, a few more strapping, stripling warriors have been discovered and rediscovered since then, so i think it is time for part deux. and since it is the month of love- and i love each and every one of them- i deem it appropriate.

sam worthington. avatar. terminator salvation. australian. love love love.

chris carrabba. dashboard confessional. his hair. his voice. his words. lovvvvve.

lee pace. pushing daisies. the fall. so wonderful. so true. and he may or may not slightly look like my fhe husband. yesss.

ryan gosling. the notebook. lars and the real girl. enchanting and real. mmmm.

mark ruffalo. 13 going on 30. just like heaven. brothers bloom. again, the hair. his voice. his face. love at first sight.

mike vogel. hot soccer coach from sisterhood of the traveling pants. really, who didn't love him.

christian bale. newsies. little women. batman. terminator salvation. this man does it all. and looks great doing it. mmmmhhhmmmmm.

keanu reeves. much ado. matrix. the lake house. totally underrated. just like keanu.

joe jonas. love always. camp rock. love. long hair. love. short hair. love. always love.

matthew bomer. white collar. blue eyes. yummm.