Hello, my darlings

I've made some changes. One of those changes includes moving my blog to WordPress. I know, I'm awful, I shouldn't have done that, Blogger has been so good to me, but WordPress has apps for my BlackBerry and PlayBook, so naturally I had to go with that because who doesn't love apps?

If you still love me and still want to read about what I say and have to think, etc., you can find my new blog at:

http://sweetsthrnsass.wordpress.com/

Last day as a teenager

I think the title really says it all. It's my last day, 24 hours, as a teenager. It feels so.. surreal. I don't know what to think. Does this make me old? Am I grown up now? Should I even be blogging after drinking this much? I think the answer to all those is "probably not". So really, all I have to say is this is my last day as a teenager. Maybe I'll feel different tomorrow. Maybe not. Hopefully I'll feel like blogging about it. For now, I shall celebrate.

xoxo,
the little birdy

PROVERBS 31:10-31

10. The truly capable woman -- who can find her? She is far beyond the price of pearls.

11. Her husband's heart has confidence in her, from her he will derive no little profit.

12. Advantage and not hurt she brings him all the days of her life.

13. She selects wool and flax, she does her work with eager hands.

14. She is like those merchant vessels, bringing her food from far away.

15. She gets up while it is still dark giving her household their food, giving orders to her serving girls.

16. She sets her mind on a field, then she buys it; with what her hands have earned she plants a vineyard.

17. She puts her back into her work and shows how strong her arms can be.

18. She knows that her affairs are going well; her lamp does not go out at night.

19. She sets her hands to the distaff, her fingers grasp the spindle.

20. She holds out her hands to the poor, she opens her arms to the needy.

21. Snow may come, she has no fears for her household, with all her servants warmly clothed.

22. She makes her own quilts, she is dressed in fine linen and purple.

23. Her husband is respected at the city gates, taking his seat among the elders of the land.

24. She weaves materials and sells them, she supplies the merchant with sashes.

25. She is clothed in strength and dignity, she can laugh at the day to come.

26. When she opens her mouth, she does so wisely; on her tongue is kindly instruction.

27. She keeps good watch on the conduct of her household, no bread of idleness for her.

28. Her children stand up and proclaim her blessed, her husband, too, sings her praises:

29. 'Many women have done admirable things, but you surpass them all!'

30. Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty; the woman who fears the Lord is the one to praise.

31. Give her a share in what her hands have worked for, and let her works tell her praises at the city gates.

While I'm far from a straight-laced Catholic, though I do partake in many of the "stereotypes" that have come to be associated with Catholicism (not disgusting ones, mind y'all), this passage from the Bible ..warms my heart, you could say. Obviously everyone translate the Bible in their own way, but someone very special to me asked if I would explain it to him. Honestly I could have easily said "The perfect wife is a hostess in the living room, a cook in a kitchen, and a whore in the bedroom", but that's doesn't exactly cover all of the bases found in Proverbs 31:10-31. So here goes nothing. 


[Side note: I'm no expert in this whole analyzing thing, so don't think I'm trying to deface the word of our Lord. I'm not doing that at all. If your opinions differ from my own, I ask you to please comment below and tell me what you think this means.]


I like to think that the beginning of this passage is basically saying that while sure there are many women out in the world, only a few are actually "gems". Perfect, wonderful, everything a wife should be. This woman will do everything in her power to please her husband, and give him beautiful and healthy children as well as a happy home to come home to. She'll do her best to keep him content and satisfied. She wakes early and goes to sleep late so the house is clean, and there's food on the table. She's a hard worker. Any dream she so desires will become her goal, and she will succeed. She's not afraid to get dirty to get where she wants. She cares for everyone, even those whom are not her family. Her husband is an important man, so her being perfect as a wife is always the talk of the town, but that's no matter, for that's exactly what she wants to be. She is strong and confident in herself and isn't afraid to let that be known. She's the best of the best of the best. She is God fearing, and she deserves just as much, if not more, than she has given. 


This is something I strive to live up to, and will continue to do so long after I'm married. I firmly believe that every man should consider his wife to be a Proverbs 31 woman, but that isn't always the easiest thing to do for a man. It's the woman's job to ensure her husband's happiness. And maybe I'm old fashioned, but I truly believe that in my own heart. 

The Best Kinds of Role Models

I was just tweeting for fun today, not really expecting my role model (Courtney Kerr [@thecourtneykerr]) to EVER in my wildest dreams actually respond to me! But she did, as seen in the picture to the right of this typing. I actually have her blog being sent to my RSS Feed on my BlackBerry. I don't think that's weird, is it? I'm hoping that by reading her posts, some part of her fashionista abilities will one day be absorbed by my body so that I don't look like a bum on most days that I get up and get dressed to go do something.

This was like.. My most amazing dream come true. Well sorta. I never would have expected it to happen. I didn't even think about trying. Still, I was so excited. I don't know how much yall even know about Courtney Kerr, but she was on Most Eligible Dallas on Bravo (which, of course, I never missed an episode. I died to get to see her outfits every week.) What I love even more about her? She uses tumblr: http://whatcourtneywore.tumblr.com/. HOW MANY CELEBS DO YOU KNOW THAT DO THAT. AND OFTEN? I know zero. At least I never cared to find out if any did, cause for the most part "famous" people annoy the shit out of me. Courtney Kerr though? Hell to the no. I swear if I lived a few hours farther north and had a little tiny bit of any kind of fashion sense, her and I would def be biffles. I'd continue to talk about just how amazing she is, but I don't really want to share my role model with anyone. Go find your own. 

There's so much WIN about this picture that I had to post it of her. I hope it's not too creepy that I did this. But, I really love it. Wavy hair [check], chunky necklace [check], three-quarter sleeves [check], and cow hide [check]. Yep she has the whole package, at least in my opinion. Something I strive to accomplish on most days of my life. Unlike today where I'm wearing a grungy tshirt and Soffe shorts. Who cares though, I'm not going anywhere. Just studying.. I rather be romping around in some fabulous place (maybe New York City...?) wearing beautiful clothes and killer heels. Alas, my day dreams will have to wait to become reality until I'm finished with school and have those kinds of opportunities. All I know is that when I grow up, I want to be just like Courtney Kerr. But keep my red hair, of course :) 

Now for my next goal: retweeting this post that goes to my twitter in hopes that maybe Courtney Kerr will actually read it, possibly subscribe to my blog, and if God is being generous, following me on twitter! Keep your fingers crossed, yall! I will be one happy camper if any of these happen.

xoxo, the little birdy.

The Holidays

First of all, I'd like to start off this post with HAPPY THANKSGIVING YALL! I mean obviously yall are thankful for me... right? Ha! Just kidding. You can't fool me. We all know most of our relationships are just a friends-with-benefits status and doesn't mean much except for a little entertainment in the wee hours of the night. No, I don't mean that in a dirty way. It's just, honest to God, the simple truth.

Now the holiday season is in full swing. It's officially Christmas time (or "Winter Holiday" if I must be politically correct, friggin liberals) and you know what that means: Spending way too much money on stupid things you don't like for annoying people you can't stand. Well and being around family too. Being thankful for them and friends and your dog. At least I am. Especially my dog. She's a real cutie. And a little cuddle monkey. But you know.. in dog form.

I'm kinda disappointed that the Thanksgiving break went by so incredibly fast. I'm pretty sure the hecticness of all that happened the last few days, and the next few days, is going to require my going back to school to be the actual vacation. That seems to be the general case when I have to involve myself in family activities for more than a couple hours at a given time.

Another thing has changed that usually isn't like me. I keep spending money. And not on things I need, which if you ask Thomas is okay but honestly, after growing up with my dad being a Jew (sorry) about money, spending money on things I just want is unacceptable. Of course my spending mood is perfect for my friends that will be receiving gifts, but my poor dear bank account isn't so happy. I'm doing my best to latch on to all the deals I can while prices are on the lower end, cause once they start rising again, the Bank of Robyn is shutting down. 

So tomorrow is actually my cousin's wedding shower, but she's technically (by the government/court/whatever's law) married already. Some stupid part of my mind though it would be a good idea to volunteer to throw a bachelorette party. The hell am I going to do for that? She's married. I guess that means the plethora of strippers I had planned are out. Darn it. Maybe a spa day and getting drunk on mimosas. That sounds like my kind of fun. But the party, yeah. I was put on the invite as a hostess, which I didn't even know about until I got that invite about a week ago. Well that's awkward. I'll just look pretty and bring beer, what more could they ask of me? :)

As the temperature grows cooler, my demeanor may become slightly icy as well. I'm looking forward to the juicy stories that are bound to get shared as Christmas grows closer. Having holidays back to back to back like this is just.. detrimental to my psychological health. First Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then New Years, then my birthday. Last New Years Eve I got pulled over by a sheriff after giving myself a black eye. I ended 2010 with a bang, which only means that I'll have to top that this year. I'm up for it, as long as it doesn't end in a hospital visit. Bad omen.

Now I'm going to go divulge in some Bud Light Lime and Ghost Adventures.

Happy Holidays, my little love muffins.

xoxo, the little birdy.

C'est la vie...

Personally, I've had quite a rough day. Of course I know that it could always be worse, but that doesn't negate the fact that sometimes I just want to come home and get drunk on wine because it seemed like everything that could possibly blow up in my face, pretty much did. [Author's note: No, I do not condone excessive drinking, alcoholism, or underage drinking, give me break.] So I'm writing this because I just don't even know what to write about on BBOS right now. I'm really enjoying getting to write for them though. It's quite nice to get to report news that's BRAND NEW AND RELEVANT. I can't express this enough.

However, I recently added an RSS reader on my BlackBerry, including a "Quote of the Day". Today's quote of the day was:

"Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery."

                                           - Matthew Arnold

Last I checked I was still female, but of course yall understand what I mean. And if you don't, get off my blog. I always thought it was a good thing that I'm so fiercely loyal, but I've realized today that while it is a good thing, it also is a bad thing for other people. Maybe it's just me, because I'm also stubborn and hate not knowing all the facts, that makes this loyalty problematic at times. 

Wow. So I started looking for a job at a hospital after talking with my roommates and completely forgot where I was going with this. Kinda sucks.. And it's 1am. I suppose I should sleep though. But I don't really want to. Yet I'm painfully exhausted and barely away. Ahhh I should stop here before I make a fool of myself. 

xoxo, the little birdy.

BlackBerryOS.com

As some of my beautiful readers may be aware, I just recently became the newest (and youngest, and most female...) blogger for BlackBerryOS.com!!! Now this may not be exciting for all, but for those of you precious people that read my blog AND are the proud owner of a BlackBerry, this is fantastic news. I'll now be blogging for two, so that means more charm and sarcasm to go around!

I got to post my very first article today, and I have to toot my own horn a little bit and say that it was pretty awesome.

If you click on the actual picture (if I did my job right) you'll be able to go directly to the website where it was originally posted! Other click right here and that'll for sure take you.

Maybe I'm a dork for being this excited, but honestly, I've always wanted my writing to be "published". And suuure my personal blog is technically being published, but it's not a legit website. People don't come here to check out important information. I don't have 70,000 members or over 10,000 Facebook and Twitter followers. Nope, that would be BlackBerryOS.com. And I am so excited to get to be apart of that. If you go there and find robyntheginger, that's me. There's four other guys writing as well, then me, the girl. I was sorta dubbed "the BBOS girl" and I can most def dig it.

Now something for your enjoyment. Just seeing it brightened my day. For that I am forever grateful.

That's all I have for now, I'm afraid.

xoxo, the little birdy.