Sunday Social...

How Did You Come Up With Your Blog Name?
I was sitting in one of my classes for my Masters and they told us to make a website, so I thought about what represented me and I'm a bad librarian who likes to go on adventures. Thus the blog title.

What Is Your Favorite Thing About Blogging?
Meeting new people, writing about things I'm passionate about, etc.

What Is One Thing You Have Discovered Because Of Blogging & Now Can't Live Without?
Other bloggers who have be come my friends. I love seeing what they do, learning from them, etc.

Facebook Or Twitter? Why?
Instagram but that isn't an option. But of the two I would have to say Twitter because I don't use Facebook for my blog stuff and I say whatever I want on Twitter, even stuff I wouldn't say here.

If One Celebrity Read Your Blog Who Would You Want It To Be?
I'd be cool with any celebrity reading my blog...

What Is Something You Want People To Know About Your Blog?
If it seems like it's all over the place it's because that is exactly how I am in real life. I love and hate lots of random things and I want to talk about all of them. So that is why you get stories about my job and life mixed with beauty, crafting and entertainment stuff. It's all stuff I enjoy and I hope people enjoy my randomness.

Sunday Social...

1. Favorite Month & Why?
I don't have a favorite month per say. I like weather in the mid-70's, so whenever the temperature is around that is my favorite.

2. Favorite Holiday & Why?
I know it's not technically a holiday but Christmas Eve. I'm Cuban and that is when we celebrate so it's a holiday to me. I just love the food, atmosphere, etc. It's a great night at my house.

3. Are You Getting The New iPhone Or Are You More Of An Android Person?
I already have the new iPhone 6. Justin got it for me the day after we got back from Greece.

4. Most Thoughtful Gift You Have Ever Received From Someone?
The 7" limited edition blue "Everlong" vinyl that Erin bought me as a birthday gift to give to Justin as a ten year anniversary gift is hands down the most thoughtful gift I have ever received. I actually wrote a whole blog post about it, which you can read here.

5. Something You Can’t Wait To Splurge On?
After breaking my underwater camera in Greece I'm really wanting to buying myself a GoPro.

Sunday Social...

1. What Is Your Favorite Magazine To Read?
Nylon is hands down my favorite magazine. 

2. What Is The Best Thing You’ve Seen Online Lately?
Honestly, I haven't really been online much lately so I don't have an answer for this one.

3. Who Is Your Favorite Celebrity To Follow On Instagram Or Twitter?
I love Chrissy Teigen (@ChrissyTeigen) and Eva Chen (@EvaChen212) pictures on Instagram.

4. Is There One Article Of Clothing No Matter What The Season You Can’t Help But Love?
Boyfriend jeans. Specifically my thrifted DKNY ones that I ripped up.

5. Do You Prefer Email Or Snail Mail?
I love receiving snail mail. I mean, I don't get much anymore but there is something about a hand written letter or card.

Sunday Social...

1. What Is One Thing You Hate Doing?
Talking to and/or listening to my coworker "Julia" speak.

2. What Is The One Thing You Hate Shopping For?
Honestly, I can't think of anything that I hate shopping for. I love shopping for everything, including food and other house things.

3. What Is One Thing You Love Doing?
Going on adventures, which I know isn't one thing but whatever.

4. What Is One Place You Love Going?
The only thing I can think of is home. If that lame?

5. What Is Your Favorite Thing To Do That You Do Daily?
Listening to music as I drive to and from work.

Sunday Social...

1. What Are You Most Looking Forward To About Fall?
Being married and starting a new life adventure.

2. What Is Your Favorite Sports Team?
I'm not really big into sports but I guess I'm a Mets fan by association thanks to Justin.

3. If You Could Go Back To College Is There One Thing You Would Change?
Unfortunately the things that ruined my college experience aren't things that I could go back and change (ex - Breaking my ankle while visiting Justin at his college, my Abuela dying and spending my twenty-first birthday in the hospital because I had an inflamed gallbladder that needed to be removed, etc).

4. What Was Your Favorite Class You Ever Took? (High School or College)
Favorite class ever... Hmmm... I loved chorus in high school. We had the best teacher ever and if it wasn't for him being oddly involved in his students' lives, I wouldn't be with Justin.

5. Reach Into Your Purse What Is The First Thing You Grab? 
An Ipsy bag that I use to put my iPhone charger and external backup battery in.

Sunday Social...

1. One Item You Wish You Could Splurge On Right Now
A new car. I drive a 1998 Saturn with a missing passenger side mirror. I need to be upgraded.

2. If You Had An Entire Weekend Of No Plans What Would You Do?
Make plans... I like to do stuff. I hate just sitting around doing nothing.

3. Next Place You Are Visiting Outside Of Your Current City?
Justin and I are going to Greece in less than a month for our honeymoon.

4. Are You A Neat Freak Or A Clutterbug?
Oddly enough, I'm both. I have slight fits of OCD and I'll bug out and clean stuff or need it a certain way. Other times I'll just let things pile up and not care about the clutter.

5. Favorite Summer Purchase?
Sadly, I haven't really purchased anything this summer because the wedding is coming and I don't want to save my money for wedding and honeymoon stuff. 

Sunday Social...

1. One Show You Would Love To See On Netflix That Isn’t There
I really want to watch the Australian show The Librarians (2007-2010). I mean it's on Hulu Plus but I'd need a solid block of time to watch it because the Hulu Plus free trail only lasts a week and I don't feel like I need Hulu Plus because I use my sister's Netflix account. But when I'm off for a good chunk of time (Like the few days between my wedding and honeymoon) I'll set up the free account and hopefully bang out the whole show.

2. One Song You Wish They Would Play More On The Radio
I typically don't listen to the radio because I just hook up my iPhone (With the exception of currently because I broke the cord and have been too lazy to go to Radio Shack and get another), but I'd love to hear more rock on the radio. Unfortunately here on Long Island we don't have any great rock or alternative stations, but there is hope we will one day.

3. Your Favorite Song To Sing Loudly To In The Car
Oooh this is hard. I love singing loudly to lots of songs. Here is a random mix of songs I'd sing loudly to with or without someone in the car...


NOTE: I may have had these songs blasting in my headphones and might have been mouthing the words...

4. What Movie/TV Show Do You Quote The Most?
Oooh I quote lots of things. Gilmore Girls (2000-2007), random Saturday Night Live (1975-Present) skits, viral YouTube videos, etc.

5. One Silly Thing You Do Daily
I dunno...

Sunday Social...

1. Gum or Mints?
Mints because I have TMJ and am not supposed to chew gum.

2. Tea or Coffee?
Both. But I tend to drink coffee in the morning/early afternoon and tea is an evening thing, unless I'm sick and then I'm pounding back tea at all hours of the day.

3. Fruits or Veggies?
Both. I like both and eat both.

4. TV or Movies?
I guess TV because it's easier for me to catch a show here and there than to sit and watch a movie.

5. Candles or Diffusers? 
Candles. I love candles. I have a whole closet full of them that I should really get to burning. But as to why, I don't know... I just like candles.

Sunday Social...

1. Three Favorite Songs Right Now

"Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias

"Black Widow" by Iggy Azalea & Rita Ora

"Latch" by Disclosure feat. Sam Smith

2. Three Favorite Movies That Remind You Of Summer

Yes, I'm aware I picked an odd combination of movies...

3. Three Favorite Articles Of Clothing You Own

• Thrifted DNKY boyfriend jeans that I ripped up
• Lucky Brand men's "Marianao Cuban Baseball League" shirt
• Red, white and blue polka dot square headscarf

4. Three Items On Your Wish List
These are three of my non-crazy wish list items...

 • MICHAEL Michael Kors Plus Size Flutter-Sleeve Geo-Print Kaftan •

 • KitchenAid Artisan® Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (Ice) • iRobot Roomba® 880 •

5. Three Books You Would Recommend To Someone 

Sunday Social...

1. What Was Your College Major? Did You Ever Change Majors?
English, General Literature & Rhetoric from Binghamton University. I was originally a Psychology Major but I couldn't pass Psych Stats, so I couldn't continue with that so I switched to English.

2. Best Purchase You’ve Made Lately?
I found this awesome cast iron bank at the local flea market.

3. Something Silly We Don’t Know About You. Go…
I love to make SnapChat videos of the library puppets "singing" and send them to my friends.

4. Favorite Holiday?
Christmas Eve

5. The First Thing You Do When You Wake Up?
Turn off my phone alarm and turn on the TV to CBS New.

Sunday Social...

1. What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie?
Halloween (1978)

2. What Is Your Favorite Weird TV Show You Think No One Else Watches?
The Dead File (2011-Present) which is a paranormal show on Travel Channel that follows psychic medium Amy Allan and former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi as they separately investigate locations that are reported to be haunted and come together at the end to reveal their findings to the owners of the haunted location.

3. What Is The Song You Can Sing All The Words To Without Any Music?
Oh, there are a ton of those... It's actually kind of embarrassing how many songs I can just bust into without music. If you ask nicely I might confess some...

4. What Is Your Favorite Book To Re-Read?
Honestly, I haven't re-read a non-picture book (I do story time at the library so I read the same picture books over and over again throughout the course of a week or so) in a while. At this point I'm lucky to make it through a book once. But I have in the past re-read all of the Harry Potter books.

5. The One Website You Visit More Times A Day Than Others?
Currently it has been Brit + Co, but some others are A Beautiful Mess, Refinery29 and Pinterest.

Sunday Social...

1. What Is Your Favorite Handbag You Own?
Ooh, this is hard because I own a lot of handbags. I guess either my Louis Vuitton Speedy 30 or my Kate Spade "Required Reading" Bon Shopper.

2. Three Things You Would Buy Right Now If Money Was No Object?

1. Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2. Louis Vuitton Monogram Neverfull GM
3. House

3. Name A Place You Would Go Right Now If Given A Plane Ticket To Anywhere?
Santorini, Greece

4. What Is The Most Valuable Life Lesson You’ve Learned From Blogging?
Just keep at what you love.

5. What Is The Most Valuable Life Lesson You’ve Learned From A Friend?
I'd actually have one...

Sunday Social...

1. Who Do You Call When You Need To Vent?
It depends what I'm venting about but in general either Erin or my mother.

2. Where Do You Go When You Need Alone Time?
I like to drive up and down the Ocean Parkway when I need to be alone and think.

3. What Is Your Favorite Alone Time Activity?
Listening to really loud music and dancing around.

4. What Is Something We Should All Stop & Read Right Now?
Unfortunately I don't have a suggestion for you at this very moment.

5. Who Do You Wish Would Read Your Blog That Doesn’t Already? Family? Celeb? 
Honestly, I wish that everyone would read my blog or my Twitter (My Twitter is funny if you don't mind the fact that I curse all the time on it, or at least I think it is).

Sunday Social...

1. Five Songs You’ll Listen To The Rest Of Your Life


2. Five Things On Your Bucket List

• Visit the wreckage of the Titanic aboard a submarine
• Own a coffee shop with Phil
• Go to Spain to watch the running of the bulls
• Swim with sharks
• See a movie at a drive-in theater

3. Five Celebs You’d Love To Hang Out With For A Day

4. Five Things You Always Carry In Your Purse

• iPhone 5
• Wallet
• Altoids tin filled with Aleve
• Polaroid camera with extra film
• Lip balm

5. Five Books On Your Reading List

• "White Girl Problems" by Babe Walker
• "Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar" by Kelly Oxford
• "Nice Is Just a Place in France" by The Betches
• "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" by Jenny Han
• "It" by Alexa Chung

6. Share The Last Five Pictures On Your Phone 
Okay, so these aren't really the last five pictures on my phone because I delete pictures just as fast as I take them, thus the last five pictures on my phone are super old. So here are pictures I put up on Instagram from the last five days...

Sunday Social...

1. What Is Your Favorite Outfit Pin?
If I could, I would be dressed like this just about every day of the week.

I absolutely love ripped jeans and cute t-shirts/sweaters.

2. What Is Your Favorite Food Pin?
I love love love making these.

3. What Is Your Favorite Wedding Pin?
This is actually the wedding dress that I'd love to wear.

NOTE: I picked this dress out before high-low was cool.

4. What Is Your Favorite DIY/Craft Pin?

I love the idea of this pin and am seriously thinking about making my own

5. What Is Your Favorite Quote/Verse/Lyric Pin?
This one has to be my favorite quote pin as of lately...

6. Share One More Random Pin You Love.

What isn't there to love about that?

Sunday Social...

1. Favorite Breakfast Food
This might sound horrible but a toasted buttered bagel with bacon & a side of french fries.

2. Best Way To Spend A Free Day
It depends... Either going on an adventure or staying in in my pajamas.

3. Airline Ticket To Anywhere In The World…Where Would You Go & Why? 
Santorini. I've always wanted to go there and I would use the opportunity to do so.

4. You Can Only Leave The House With One Thing…What Is It? 
My iPhone but only if I have one of those sweet cases that hold your credit cards & such in it.

5. How Do You Take Your Coffee?
Light and sweet.

Sunday Social...

1. How Old Were You When You Started Wearing Makeup? 
I started dabbling in middle school, but I wasn't really into makeup until college.

2. What Are Your Top Three Favorite Beauty Products? 

1. L'Oréal Paris© Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream (Medium)
2. Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush (Flush & Natural Beauty)
3. MAC Kanga Rouge Lipstick ← Unfortunately this was a limit edition shade that they don't make anymore

3. What Is One Makeup Product You Don’t Leave Home Without?
I don't know if this counts but I always have Smith's Rosebud Salvewith me.

4. What Is Your Daily Beauty Routine?
I don't have a set routine. It's normally: Wash face, put on various lotions & potions and maybe makeup.

5. What Is Your Favorite Hair/Makeup Product You’ve Discovered In The Last Year?
I started using L'Oréal Paris© Elnett Hairspray Extra Strong Hold Volume when I started curling my hair on a regular basis a few months ago and I absolutely love it.

Sunday Social...

1. Top Three Favorite Kinds Of Food

• Cuban
• Italian
• Japanese 

2. First Three Things You Do In The Morning

• Turn off the alarm on my iPhone
• Turn on the TV to CBS
• Make faces at Justin

3. Last Three Things You Do At Night

• Make sure my alarm is on for the next morning
• Make sure my glass of water isn't in a spot where I can knock it over
• Harass Justin as he tries to fall asleep

4. Three TV Shows You NEVER Miss

• American Horror Story (2011-Present)
• Doctor Who (1963-Present)
• True Blood (2008-Present)

5. Three Places You Want To Visit

• Amsterdam
• Japan
• Greece

6. Three People You Can Always Count On
Obviously I can always count on my family, so my list is of my friends I can count on...

• Justin
• Erin
• Phil 

 

Sunday Social...

1. Do You Plan To Change Any Of Your Eating Habits In The New Year?
Yes. I'm going to attempt to cut out cheese, drink fresh juice everyday, etc.

2. Any Workout Tips To Get Us Back In Shape After The Holidays?
Workout

3. What Is Your Favorite Thing You Did Over The Holidays? 
Spent time with my friends and family. Lame answer I know...

4. What Is Something You Hope That You Accomplish In 2014 That You Didn't In 2013?
Get a ring put on it.

5. Name Three Things Happening This Year You Are Excited About & Why?

• Possibly going to Puerto Rico in April
• Returning to Ocean City, MD with the girls for another crazy weekend
• Watching Lisa plan her wedding

Sunday Social...

1. What Is The Best New Years Eve You’ve Ever Had?
Last years footie pajamas New Years Eve party at my friend's house was pretty awesome.

2. Are You Doing Anything For New Year Eve This Year & If So What?
I am! Justin and I are throwing a New Years Eve party at our apartment.

3. Name A Book We Should All Read Come January?
Hmm... I'll have to get back to you on this one.

4. What Are Your New Years Resolutions? 
• Drink at least one glass of juice from my juicer a day
• Actually get through a full month of Fat Mum Slim's photo-a-day
• Diet
• Save money