Fashion blog.

Well...I did it! My fashion blog is up and running. It's still a huge work in progress (to say the least) but it's there now! Click here to check it out, if you like it then follow it! Simple enough. I am open to any suggestions, feedback, criticism, anything...so if you have anything to say, please share! Thanks!

Feelings.

 Sometimes I like to look for quotes or thoughts that make me "feel." That may sound strange, but I know that feeling is important. It is so important! I feel that we were sent to this earth to "feel" our way back to heaven. Without feelings we wouldn't be able to really progress or enjoy life or really experience anything. Feelings help to make up us. The good, the bad, and the ugly, all aspects are important. Anyway, these are my top picks of quotes or thoughts that made me feel grateful for everything I am able to do, for all the things I am able to feel, and for everything in general. Hopefully these little quotes will brighten your day a little like they did mine! :)

Happy Birthday to the GREATEST woman I know!!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful, talented, amazing Mom! I can't believe she is finally 25 ;) aka 42! My mom's birthday was on the 18th...I know I'm a little late....but I just wanted to blog about my wonderful mother real quick! My mom is the best person I know, she is not only my mom but she is my best friend. I know that I can always count on her for anything! She is always giving and for her birthday I wanted to give her something nice! So for her birthday I got her a bag and filled it with gifts like her favorite treats, a homemade CD, an eyelash appointment with the one and only Latisha Springer, a cute shirt that totally looks like her, and a video of all my family saying things they love about her that Jeff made! It was a nice heartfelt gift from all of my family, I was just the master mind! She is really one of the greatest people I know, and she brightens every room she steps in to! I love her with my whole heart and I am so grateful that she is my mom!

 My gorgeous Mom!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! I love you!

Happy Birthday Babe!

Jeff is now 22 years old, as of Wednesday, October 5th! Crazy! Time flies soooo fast! Well I've been thinking about what to get Jeff for the last 6 months. (I get a little crazy when it comes to gift giving.) But I feel that I came up with an awesome idea...but that could just be me? I believe that birthdays should be big. Everyone should feel special on their birthday, it's their day! So I planned a date for Jeff's birthday, just for fun, as a way that would explain the gifts I got him. I started out with a theme..."I love you from your head to your toes..."

*Blue writing is my game/date and the black writing is my commentary/blog.

Happy 22^nd Birthday Jeffrey Preston Hauck! I hope you know how special you are to me…I love absolutely everything about you. I love you from your head to your toes! Speaking of which, I have a fun birthday game we could play in order for you to get your gifts. Its some kind of picture/memory/symbolic scavenger hunt kinda thing. We know how I love symbolism, so this game mixes symbolism in with special places or memories, and then you throw pictures in for fun. When you get it right, (if you get it right) you will get a gift, BUT you cannot, I REPEAT, CANNOT open it until I tell you! Remember…I love you from your head to your toes!

I love you from your head (hair, brain, and everything in and on your head) to your…

The human head stands for honor. After all, the head is the center of knowledge, thinking and learning in the body, and in ancient times it was considered the seat of honor. From the second we met you lost your head for me. (I think that’s an expression commonly used?) Think of a place that we both honor, a place we only enter when our heads are on straight. Definition of honor: high respect, or esteem. 

THE TEMPLE

Once there: you need to watch 1 of the visitor center movies, and take 1 picture of just your head. (Seeing how this is the first step and I love you from your head…hahaha) Then give your girl 1 kiss. BUT YOU DON’T GET YOUR GIFT YET…THIS IS FOR FUN! 

We watched the Testaments! I loved it! The Spirit was felt, and we were purely happy. Inside and out!

Eyes. I love you from your eyes (and eyebrows, can’t forget those) to your…

Eyes generally symbol foresight, or psychic. This is a place where you see with your eyes something of entertainment. This place reminds me of one of our many perfect days during the summer. I don’t even remember the movie, I just remember enjoying every second with you. The future looked bright, and we only saw each other. I’m so glad that I have pictures to savor that memory. Take a guess where.

Stadium 8 

Once there: you will need to take 2 pictures of you imitating 2 of the faces (mainly eyes) on the “now showing” or “coming soon” advertisements. Then give your girl 2 kisses. BUT YOU DON’T GET YOUR GIFT YET…THIS IS FOR FUN! 

 We always have fun doing the most random things! :) It's the best!

Ears. I love you from your ears to your…

Ears symbolize receptivity. This is the place where I first really heard you play guitar. Not only that, but I first heard the words from your heart. (This place was also a place for other firsts…)

Our special place on foremaster where we had our first kiss!

Once there: you will need to make up 3 lines to a poem or new song having to do with your 22^nd birthday. I will then take take a recording of you reading it. Then give your girl 3 kisses.  BUT YOU DON’T GET YOUR GIFT YET…THIS IS FOR FUN! 

I love being 22.

This is going to be the best year of my life.

I hope to share 22 with you.

(His was longer and with lots of other stuff, but that's the just of it. I couldn't get the clip up, sorry)

Mouth. I love you from your mouth to your…

Communication and self-expression. This place is a place where communication and self-expression was and is always felt. This is a place of a really memorable kiss (something you do with your mouth haha) let me paint you a picture…it was a beautiful summer day, you were in your suit and so was I, there was imitated rain falling on us in the blazing heat. You were lost in the moment and so was I, huge smiles on our faces just before we expressed ourselves with lip to lip communication ;) I bet you’ll never guess where! 

His house, playing on the tramp! But due to rain we stayed in the car for the pictures.

Once there: you will need to take 4 pictures kissing your girl. Then give your girl 4 more kisses. ;) BUT YOU DON’T GET YOUR GIFT YET…THIS IS FOR FUN! 

I know it said 4...haha but they were all pretty much the same! :)

Nose. I love you from your nose to your…

The nose is a symbol of prying or meddling curiosity or interference. This place is the carrier of the device that I’ve told you too many interfering information…hahaha as bad as that information was, I know that it always brought us closer together. Somehow it opened my eyes by having them clouded for a time or two. Things may have been stinky for a time, but they are smelling good now! What’s your take on it all birthday boy?? What’s your "reaction" now?

The Verizon Store

Once there: you will need to go inside and find a smart phone. Download the horoscopes app and read your horoscope. Then take 5 pictures of:

1.     The first emotion felt from the horoscope

2.     A thumbs up or down depending on whether it was good or not

3.     You with a pig nose (like when you were a kid haha)

4.     A cute picture just smiling

5.     And one of you and your girl

Then give your girl 5 kisses. BUT YOU DON’T GET YOUR GIFT YET…THIS IS FOR FUN! 

Hands. I love you from your hands to your…

The hand denotes a pledge of faith, sincerity and justice and it is symbolic of support and strength. Hands…I love your hands. This place is a place where you first reached your hand out to help me up a rock (to the dismay of a blonde ally cat haha) This was the night that started it all.

BHSS Look out!

Once there: take 5 pictures of your hands, and 1 holding mine. Then give your girls 6 kisses. BUT YOU DON’T GET YOUR GIFT YET…THIS IS FOR FUN!

Shoulders, chest, arms, back. I love you from your shoulders, chest, arms, back to your…

These are all symbolic of hard work. Everything worthwhile takes hard work, like this relationship. This is literally a place where we like to embrace. This is a place where hard work is needed to play softball. This is a place where your shoulders, chest, arms, and back work hard.

Our favorite softball field (we don't really play haha we star gaze! It's just a joke that we play softball cause neither of us could play if we tried!)

Once there: take a recording of you describing the perfect softball game setting. Then give your girl 7 kisses. BUT YOU DON’T GET YOUR GIFT YET…THIS IS FOR FUN! 

(I couldn't get the clip on...sorry!)

Legs and butt. I love you from your legs and butt to your…

My symbolism for legs and butt…legs get you places and butt keeps you grounded. What I mean is you can go and do anything you want (legs), but it’s always important to stay grounded and remember what’s really important (the butt.) This place is a place where you like to look for clothing that covers your legs and butt. It’s in cyberspace (ebay) but this is your second best place…

TJ Maxx!

Once there: go inside and have your girl pick out 4 outfits you’d never wear, try them on and take pictures of them. Then take 4 leg and butt model pictures. Then of course…give your girl 8 kisses. BUT YOU DON’T GET YOUR GIFT YET…THIS IS FOR FUN! 

 Not all of the pictures were taken (due to the fact that I wasn't in the dressing room taking them haha) so these are all I have.

Toes/Feet. I love you from your toes/feet to your…

My symbolism for feet: service and emulation. Following in the footsteps of our Savior. This place is where we can truly follow Christ by furthering His work and making sacred covenants. This is the place that your parents were sealed together so that you could be born into an eternal family. This is the place that you will one day be sealed to your spouse. This is the place where our Heavenly Father is most pleased with us. This is the place where we can follow in his footsteps. It's all one eternal round (kinda like this game we just played...we started and ended here.)

The Temple!

Once there: enjoy the rest of your night. Take a few more pictures for memories. And give your girl as many kisses as you’d like. Remember…I love you from your head to your toes! Happy birthday babe! It’s almost time to open all your gifts. Wait til your girl tells you!

 22 :)

After my cheesy little game we went and had lunch then went and saw The Help, which is now one of my favorite movies. We chilled for a little, grabbed some dinner and went to finish off my date at the park, where he got to open all of his gifts! :) Starting from his head and going down to his toes! I don't know if Jeff had fun but I sure had fun getting his gifts and putting this cheesy day together. I hope it made him feel loved. I hope he got the message, I love him from his head to his toes, inside and out! 

 The body parts in my trunk haha

 All the parts put together! I'm cheesy I know!

 Got to have light :)

 Head: a fabulous hair cut from the one and only, Teesha Nelson! :) He loves her hair cuts.

 Eyes: a Penn State shirt (his favorite college football team) I got this because he loves to "watch" them play!

 Ears: a motivational CD by football player, Chad Lewis, "Decide Now."

 Nose: cologne of course, Kenneth Cole Reaction, SOOO GOOD!

 Shoulder, Chest, Arms, Back: a shirt that he looked at and liked a lot, so I secretly went back and got it! I'm so sneaky!

 Hands: of course I had to get him a nice guitar. He loves playing guitar. It is kind of a part of him, he will play whenever he feels sad, happy, mad, frustrated, enthused, everything! He's done so much for me I felt that the least I could do is get him something he will cherish and take care of forever. And boy was he excited! He couldn't stop smiling. He had to play it that very second! It made me so happy to see him get to excited and be so grateful for something so simple! :)

 Legs and butt: HAHAHA He's a jean boy, so I just got him a pair of cheap but nice jeans! He loved them, of course!

 Feet/toes: I got him the most comfortable socks ever! :)

Then to top it off...I wrote on a bunch of index cards the things I love about him. Because not only do I love him from his head to his toes, but I love his soul and everything that makes up him. Everyone has one day dedicated to them and their birth, and that is a special day! So why not make them feel special and loved. I hope I was able to make Jeff feel loved! :) Happy 22nd birthday babe! I hope it was the best one yet, with many more to come! :)

Testimony Builder.

A few weeks ago I got a letter from one of my good friends growing up. I had had a long week and I was feeling kind of down. I was surprised to get a letter, but when I opened it, it had everything I needed to hear. Amazing! (I forgot to share this a few weeks ago so that's why we are hearing about it now haha.) He said:

8/5/11

"...I've been praying for you. I know that life is hard but everything happens for a reason. I used to think why does God make it so hard for us? I mean He wants us to return to live with him right? He wants us to happy right? Then why does He give us so many trials? Sure they help us grow, but why does life have to be so hard? Well, I am not sure that this is the right answer, but it is one that satisfies my brain. And that answer is because salvation is not easy. It was not easy for Christ to suffer for the pains and sicknesses of the world or to have been whipped and spit on and hung on the cross to die. It was not easy for Him, so why should it be easy for us?

Although it may not be easy, I assure you that it is worth it. I know you already know that. So keep up the good work. You truly are Amazing! 'Some blessings come soon, some come later, and some don't come until Heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come!' Elder Holland is the man..."

Just another testimony builder that God is mindful of each of us. That was exactly what I needed to hear. I was feeling better already. But he continued...

"So...I have been thinking this week and there are so many reasons I look up to you. Here is ten reason why Cambria Irene Horlacher is the best!

1. You have this gift of naturally always thinking about others and putting their needs before yours!
2. You got style! But seriously your outfits are pretty bomb.
3. You know how to work hard and have not had things just handed to you. You worked for them.
4. You love your family like your friends!
5. You do not have to follow the crowd. You are your own kind of beautiful!
6. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. You always try to make the best of your situations!
7. You are a crazy good dancer!
8. You are pleased with the simple things in life! You always loved simple, heartfelt dates or letters.
9. You are funny!
10. You have an amazing testimony and always put your God first. No matter what or no matter who it is!

These are only a few of the reasons why I care for you so much as a person. When I am with you I feel like I can become a better person. Thanks for being my friend."

I am grateful for the knowledge that I am a daughter of God and that He loves me. I'm grateful for a good friend who followed the prompting of the Spirit to write me a letter and raise my spirits. He didn't know that I needed to hear those things. We weren't even writing. But he did it anyway. Thanks Brody! You are a true friend! Good luck with everything out in the mission field. You're a great missionary.

College drop out.

So this last week I dropped out of college. Not on purpose. I never had any intentions of dropping out. It just happened. Let me tell you the story...

Well I am a worry wart when it come to finances. I'm very conservative and I stress about always getting everything paid or turned in on time. Last year I applied for a grant, and I was told that I would get one easy. I checked on it weekly to find out the amount and every time they told me it wasn't ready yet. Well the week of school gets here and I go in to find out about my grant (by this time I'm really stressing) and they tell me I didn't qualify for any grant money and that I only qualified for loans. WHAT??? That financial aid counselor told me I would get money for sure...I was bugged. Then they go on to tell me that my money has to be paid by next week and I can either pay in cash or take a loan out. I didn't have the cash...so I had to take out my first loan :(

I told you that story of last year cause it only adds to my story of this year. Well this year my family had some financial changes so I filled out my FASFA application again and (keep in mind I was doing all this in February for the fall semester) went in to find out if I had to fill out any other forms. They give me a form and tell me I need a copy of my tax returns. So I take it home, fill it out and take it back in a matter of 2 days. I take it in and the desk lady says that I have the wrong form...Are you serious??? You gave me the form lady. She apologized about her mix up and sent me on my way with the "right" form. I fill that one out in 1 day and take it back in and the lady at the desk (luckily not the same one) she tells me that I have the wrong form. I was on the verge of tears. This whole financial aid thing was so easy for everyone that I had talked to, why couldn't it be easy for me? The lady then hands me the "RIGHT" form and after I tell her about coming in twice and getting the wrong form twice, I ask her if she could double check to make sure that this was the right form. She did, and sent me on my way. I had this form back the next morning, the lady that helped me the day before was there and she thanked me and told me my status on my application would be up in a month or two. I asked her if she could tell me if my taxes would qualify me for a grant, she looked it over and said...and I quote..."Oh, YEAH. For sure. You should get at least $3000." I was feeling great, and I felt that all those mix ups would be worth it in the end.

Well I checked frequently on my application, when it finally went through guess how much I got...go ahead, guess...I GOT $600 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, THAT'S $300 A SEMESTER. And again, I qualified for loans. So I went through the whole loan process again. I was so sad. I was so bugged. I felt that those financial aid people need to get more training or something. So right before school started I went and checked on my loan, they told me all was well and I was ready to start school.

School starts and I'm a month in. I go online to do my LIB 1010 homework and I can't log onto the college library database to do my homework. I try a few times through out the day at different places, including the college. So I call. You'll never guess what happened...something went wrong with my college loan, they said they never got it, and they dropped all my classes without telling me. (I got a letter in the mail 3 days after I called and found out.) So I went in to the financial aid office once again, they told me that if I filled out the loan that day they could maybe have it ready by Friday. Well this was Tuesday, I had homework due for LIB (a makeup quiz and the weekly quiz) and my professor wouldn't respond to me. So that's when I decided that college was not in my plan for right now. I think God may be trying to tell me something? Or maybe that's just my way of making myself feel better about it all. I don't know.

In the meantime I will just work and pay off my school loans and car. Goodness...Life is great :)

So true...