Cursed

Listening to Corey say on Skype, "No! Don't call it that! That only reinforces it!"
Sniffing.
    Corey and I are cursed. Since we started dating, almost every time we're supposed to see each other, or we plan something special, something goes wrong. Usually, it's illness. I like to think of the Curse as a hurdle we have to jump in the race to seeing each other.
    It began before we even started dating - that first kiss over Thanksgiving break. I had just gotten over a cold slash was still on medication. So when I kissed him, I was kind enough to share my germs with him. He was sick off and on until Christmas, when he gave them back.
    This past Christmas, we planned to go to Disney World - something we'd been planning since we were first friends. And what happened? Corey came down with the flu because he never got the flu shot. Then even though I had, I caught it, and we went to Disney anyways. Both miserably sick. Then the flu turned into a sinus infection, and ultimately for me, strep.
    This February, we both got sick after we'd seen each other, our bodies seeming to give up as soon as we set eyes on each other. They'd gotten us to our goal and they didn't have to try anymore. And then the morning of the day Corey proposed, I got a drink that was a little stronger than I bargained for, and got more drunk than I'd ever been in my life (which still isn't that drunk, but everyone was worried I'd be too hung over that night to say "yes").
    Now, we're a week and three days from seeing one another for the first time in months, and we're both at the point of exhaustion where we've finally collapsed into sickness. If this isn't a Curse, I don't know what is. I'm chugging tea and popping cough drops like they're lifesavers, and he's guzzling coffee and stewing in denial, our respective cures. We have to get better.
    See, this isn't an ordinary weekend getaway. November 10 is the Marine Corps birthday, and there's going to be a ball to celebrate. Like freaking Cinderella. It's taken me months to convince Corey to take me to this thing, because I'm dying to see him in his dress blues, and I love dancing. He has much less enthusiasm towards both. I'm driving on the interstate all day (one of my biggest fears) to get up there and see him and to go to the ball with him, and dang it, I'm going to be healthy. We're even going to be sitting with his best friend up there, Raggy, and his girlfriend Audrey. It's one of those nights that as of now, everything is set up for it to be a perfect and wonderful night. The only thing that would ruin it instantly is both of us being sick and not being able to enjoy ourselves.
    If the Curse ruins this night for us, I can only imagine what havoc it will wreak on our wedding day.

Any advice for getting over your sickness with quickness? See what I did there? 

Oxblood Pucker

Listening to The Flower Duet by Charlotte Church. This song reminds me of the eighth grade. My Aunt Jenn gave my mom a Charlotte Church CD at some point during my middle school years, and I remember listening to that and Nickel Creek on the way to school when we were in the trailers for eighth grade.
Missing Corey like crazy. Two more weeks to the day, guys.
    So I'm working on a new and pretty neat idea for tutorials in the future, but haven't gotten all the kinks out yet. It's the kind of thing I need some practice with, and I really just don't have the time for that at the moment (and no, before you get excited, I'm not making YouTube videos. That's something I just couldn't handle.). In the meantime, I apologetically offer a visual guide to what's on my face today.

    I finally found that ideal oxblood color for my lips. Prepare yourselves for shock and awe - it's a Revlon lipstick, not one of the lip balm stains that I'm obsessed with. The only problem with this product is that it dries and tends to look flaky - like the color is coming off in patches. I always put it over a balm, otherwise it catches on the dry patches of my lips and looks really questionable. But even then, after an hour or so it's just not quite right. I would die and go to heaven if Revlon would come out with a lip balm stain in this color because they really are my absolute favorite lip product right now. (Rimmel Show Off Lip Laquers are a close second). I'll probably wear one of them on my wedding day if I can decide on what color to use. (Also, you know, I've got to get a dress and decide on my hair, and what kind of wedding Corey and I want... There's a lot more that goes into this than I was prepared for.) Anyhoo, these are all products you've seen before here and here. Of course, the Physicians Formula is popping up again, but I have a few e.l.f. products coming in this week I'm excited to try, so perhaps next week, there'll be something new and exciting to talk about! In the meantime, check out how gorgeous that Black Cherry lipstick is, y'all. I. Can't.

 

What fabulous fall lip colors are you loving? Tell me below!

100th Blog Post!

Reflecting on the last three years.
    That's right! It's taken me almost three years to reach 100 blog posts. And this is because I took so many hiatuses, and they were so long. All my fault. But I'm here now!
    And I have to say, I'm happy with where my blog is now. I've been doing really well in the past few months, sticking with my two posts per week (except when life gets crazy, like this week). I think that's just enough for me to handle. And I like my subject matter right now - Monday being whatever I want and Thursdays being beauty/fashion related.
    Lately, I've been toying with the idea of changing my blog name and url, mostly because someone owns the url dangwrite.com, and I'd like to have something more original to me. Also, my blog isn't just about writing anymore, especially since I don't have time to just sit and write my heart out. I have books to read, schoolwork to do, and writing isn't my only love. I have so many other passions and I don't want to limit my blog to only one thing. Dang Write just doesn't cover all my bases anymore.
    However, if I did change the name, I'd want to register an actual domain name, and pay for it and everything. And although it's a small fee each month, what with saving for the wedding I don't know that I'd want to worry about that as well. Plus I'd want to ensure that everyone knew what was going on before I changed the name so I wouldn't lose any of my meager audience - I value you loverlies too much!
    But I digress from what's most important here - my 100th blog post! I want to thank all the people who have been reading my blog for the last three years. There aren't a lot of you, but I really appreciate your dedicated reading, even through the time I would disappear for a few months. It's because I realized I did have a small following (read: 13 people), that I wanted to be better about blogging. If thirteen people in this world think I'm worth reading twice a week, by George, I'm gonna give them something to read! So I've really tried to do better. And personally, I'm pretty proud!

 

So do you all like where the blog is going? Do you miss any old features? Do you have ideas for new ones you'd like to see? Are you intimidated by my questions? If you have any opinions at all, please comment below, because I'm not just writing for me, lovely readers. I'm writing for you, too! Let me know what you like, what you don't, and what you want to see!