There was a Burst of Color

Yesterday I did something I've always wanted to do. I participated in a color run. Well technically it was called a Color Burst since it was hosted by the ymca so children could be involved, but same thing. It was as colorful and fun as I imagined.

Now the training for this 5k was very intense. It was so intense some might not even believe that it happened.......thats because it didn't. I did not train whatsoever for this event. I just went for it. Sometimes in life you just got to jump right in unprepared  and hope you don't die from an asthma attack due to your lack of training. But I survived... clearly otherwise you wouldn't be reading this right now. I was not the only unprepared runner. My friend Brittany who also ran along with Stefanie and I was not prepared either. The two asthmatics just taking the color run by storm and hoping for the best. Stefanie on the other hand who decided to be Ms. Overachiever actually trained for the run. Who does that? I don't.

They had the path of the run set up so it was one giant loop that you had to go around twice so you hit each color station a second time. (Just in case you weren't already dosed in color they threw more on you.) The second time I ran through the red color zone this lady threw some right at my face so it speckled around my mouth like I had the chicken pox. I looked like I had just eaten a giant red popsicle. Fantastic.. My friend Stefanie looked like a leprechaun with the amount of green that covered her. I think they could sense she was Irish so they just dosed  her with the green. Let that Irish pride show. Potatoes!!

At the end of the run they have everyone get in a big crowd for the final color toss. For the final color toss they had everyone grab the remaining color and throw it into the air at the same time. The parking lot turns into one giant colorful cloud that hovers for about a minute. Its really cool to see all the colors fly in the air, but word to the wise do not inhale at all during this. Not a good idea. Just hold your breath and hope the cloud of color floats away.  It is a wonderful sight to see though.

I will definitely do the color burst again next year. But maybe I'll actually train this time. Who knows?

Queen Diva Out.

                                               

                                                Stay colorful,

                                                           Cherry XOXO

The One with a Deer, Keys, and a Cold

Dear Divas. Winter is here...... and it has brought its blustery breath and white tears with it..... There is no escaping winter when you live in the frozen tundra of Wisconsin. No escaping. You might be thinking but its only November it can't be that bad yet.. and well you're right its not that bad yet. We did have a high of 16 degrees fahrenheit today...so it could be worse. (Trust me it can be.. it got to -50 last winter.... aye nature hates Wisconsin.)

So you may be wondering what have I been doing with my life lately. Well the usual.. ya know working the sass, being fabulous, and running over deer. Nothing too spectacular.  And yes you did read that right. I ran over a deer.  You may be questioning how did you run over a deer? Like I said I live in Wisconsin ok anything is possible when it comes to deer here. (They and those stupid geese rule the roads.)  So  no I did not hit the deer. I ran it over. For me to hit the deer that would have meant the deer would have  been standing and to have been standing the deer would  had to have been alive...........it was not.......not at all.... It was 5:30 in the morning and I was on my way to work. I'm driving along having as grand of time as you can have at that ungodly early  in the morning and then all of a sudden bam! Massive speed bump. If there was ever a doubt that the deer was still alive.. there isn't now..  It's like they say,"If you're going to hit something, you might as well it hard."

Next on my list of failures is getting locked out of my car. Yep, did that.  And there isn't really exciting story other than I was up way too early so I wasn't really thinking and left my keys in the car. And I think my dad is really done with my existence because not only did he have to pick me up from the deer fiasco he had to drive to my work so he could unlock the car. And I think he is just generally done with my existence now that we have a dog. (Yes I am being upstaged by and English Mastiff/ Great Dane puppy mix... this is the life of a youngest child.) I mean he's raised three other children I feel like by the time our parents get to the last one there like, "eh this is old news... as long as they haven't killed themselves or someone else doing something stupid they're fine."

Last on my list of failures was getting sick. I am slowly but surely becoming a hot mess of reaching one new low after another. (My life in a nutshell.) Now getting sick wouldn't have been that bad if I hadn't already had plans to go a concert and had chorus music due. It was such an inconvenient time. And I found it weird because I never get sick this early in flu season but whatever.. I survived. However there was no way I wasn't getting to let sickness get in the way of concerting. I love going to concerts even if I don't know the artist very well. A concert is a concert. Oh and to you two 15 year old girls who were standing in front of me at the concert.....in what world is wearing 5 inch stilettos to a concert a good idea........ like.... I was judging. I may have been sick, but I am never to sick to  silently judge.  (Seriously who wears stilettos to a concert.. a concert?!) Anyways after the concert I spent the next 2 1/2 days in bed... it was great. I got a lot of quality time in with Netflix. You could say our relationship is on a deeper emotional level with all the time we spent together... ahhh love.  But finally after a few days my voice returned and well now I'm here. Oh joy.

Till next time my divas.. Queen Diva out.
           
                               Stay Swazzy,
                                        Cherry XOXO

MMHMMM

Hey Beautiful! So You're probably thinking where  have you been? Well I've been here just busy and well uninspired. I couldn't think of any topics I wanted to write about. However I am back with a few ideas and I am ready to go! I should probably fill you in on a few things that have happened.

College... that happened. I'm only in my second week but I already have questions like.. "what?, why are we doing this?, and can I drop out to help feed my shopping addiction?" ( Yes I  have seriously considered dropping out of school so I could have money to shop. Don't judge me ok. We all have our struggles.)  I mean what is college? Just an extension of the tyranny called high school where all of sudden we have to shell out thousands of dollars and a kidney just to attend. .. Please I'm so over it.

Work..yep. So if you are like me, struggling but somehow surviving, you have a job. Thats essentially all I did this summer. Work. Sounds like a party right? You have no idea.  You would think with all the work I would be rolling in dough but no.. because I am a college student. Ahh the glamorous life a college student leads.

Vacation.. yes. So at the end of the summer a few friends of mine and I went on a mini little trip to Chicago. It was a fun time. We walked the city. Road on a boat through the city. Went to a concert. We are pretty much high class sophisticated people. We think so at least.  We also had this really good stuffed cheese pizza! Yummy! You know us Wisconsinites love our cheese! However Chicago you really need to work on your directing of traffic when there is a concert. Also dear Soldier Field employee whose job is to show people to their seats and rudely asked us if we could read and didn't help us at all.. if we were at Lambeau we wouldn't have had to ask for help! Seriously I could not believe how rude. We weren't the only people who couldn't figure out how to get to your seats. And You charged us $50 to park! To park for 4 hours.. at Soldier field... ugh.  However the trip over all was very enjoyable. Chicago is a lovely city.

Well my dear divas for now I must say goodbye. But expect another post in the next few days.  And don't forget to follow, share, and tell your friends to follow! Love you all! Queen Diva out.

                                          Stay Swazzy,
                                                      Cherry XOXO

Shopping

Hello Beautiful Divas! Today is a gorgeous, sunny day! You know what that means... its a perfect day to go shopping! I have to admit its been so long since I've gone shopping and I miss it. I haven't been clothes shopping since Florida... that was a whole month ago!!!! A Month People! I am going through withdrawal. There is just something so exciting and exhilarating going into a store and searching through all the clothes. You think of all the places you could wear the new outfit. That dress and those heels would be perfect for your date. Or maybe that sun hat would be perfect for a casual sunny day. Or maybe that outfit that makes you feel like you could conquer the world. Oh the places your new outfits can take you!

So I finally purchased my own laptop this week! It so beautiful! I got an Apple Macbook Pro with retina display. Its so thin and light. I love its portability. I am sad though that it doesn't have a cd drive  but I guess they don't really make them with cd drives anymore. But the retina display makes everything look so pretty and crisp. I love it. Especially when I am on pinterest. Ahh I love technology.

Sadly that is all the excitement of my week. I've been busy working all week so I haven't had time to research any new beauty things, but tonight I hopefully will start working on project for you guys so stay tuned.

                                          Stay Beautiful,
                                                       Cherry XOXO

Frustrations

Hello divas! How are you beautiful people doing? If you are like me you have been super busy, and will be even busier in the next few weeks. I will becoming a workaholic and work 6 days a week this summer..why you may ask... and the answer is not a complex one.. in fact its very simple.. I'm too poor...to pay for things like  school. And a phone. And gas. living practically... I mean I'm 18 how am I supposed to pay for all these things? However don't worry this post isn't about me ranting about money its about a completely different rant topic. Relationships. Thats right ladies its time to take out those fake hair extension because its about to get real....and hairy.

So I have been single for a while now... very long while. And I'm not complaining because to be honest its kinda nice being single. However what annoys me is these women who get into relationships and all of a sudden they think their life is complete. They think themselves so wise because now they are in a committed a relationships. I mean really if you can get a guy to like you must certainly know the answer to every problem I have ever had! (note the sarcasm.) You know what I mean those people who come up to you with pity and say "don't worry one day you'll find that special guy who will sweep you off your feet" or one of my personal faves "you'll understand one day honey." Now I'm not hating on all couples and saying single is the best thing ever, because I honestly am one of the biggest hopeless romantics you'll ever meet. I am just stating that just because you are in a relationship doesn't not me that you have won at life.  It is not the end all.


Single people are not doing less with their life because they don't have a significant other.We are fine. We don't need people to pity us with that sad look in your eyes. I am not bitter at all towards couples or people in relationships. I mean if you are in a relationship go you! You commit to your relationship. Have fun. Get to know each other better. But do NOT and I mean do NOT shame single people with the fact that they are single.  Because honestly it doesn't matter. So you are in a relationship and I'm not... big whoop. Life goes on. I am happy. And you know what its very freeing not being in a relationship and having to worry about interacting with your significant other.  Work the life you got, but just remember that just because you are in a relationship it does not give you the right to comment on your single friends life like you are all wise.

End of my rant.
                      Stay Wonderful,
                                    Cherry XOXO



P.S  if you're read this going "oh what a sad pathetic desperate girl this is" then you clearly have missed the point of this post.

A World away...

My whole life I have wanted to be somebody. I want to go places and see things. I want to be part of something great.... I live in a small town with even smaller ambitions.And my life has been simply ordinary. My desires to inspire and live.. really live are bigger than almost any other desires I could fathom of having.

I want to go to the Louvre and stare at artwork for hours. I want to ride a double decker bus in London. I want get a henna tattoo in Dubai. I want to go to the Opera House in Sydney...... I want to see the world that exist outside my small town. There are people with cultures and traditions I have never witnessed. People whose lives are vastly different than mine. I could only hope to one day meet some of those people. Experience their struggles as if they were my own.

Today as I once again look at ways to work abroad in Sydney, my passion is deepened for places I have never been and people I have never met. I can only hope and try to work to one day go there and live. But alas I'm here in my small town with even smaller ambitions.. I am dreaming.
           
             I hope to travel... I hope to dream.

                           

                                     Keep Dreaming, 

                                            Cherry XOXO