“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
-Maya Angelou

Be yourself, but the best version of yourself you can be.

Smile to strangers.

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, [...]

(courtesy of LeLove)

Just a movie:
I just saw the movie Seven Pounds with Will Smith. Best movie I’ve seen in a long time. Not a chick flick, I promise. One of those movies where you can’t understand everything that’s happening until the very end… and then it all makes sense and you’re left trying to fit [...]

He’s the boy behind the book How to Talk to Girls. And get this, the kid has a movie deal now! (Fox recently closed a six figure deal for ownership of the book’s film rights)
Check out this article about him: Alec Greven’s only nine, but already he’s a ladies man
Here’s an interview with Ellen when [...]

From a guy seriously in love with a girl:
“She is comfort; loving like an embrace. Her eyes look like home.”
-Eric, 39, Paris (Of course he’s from Paris!lol)
(Taken from the December issue of Glamour magazine)
I love that last part: Her eyes look like home. Guys, that’s what you want to find in a woman. Basically, [...]

Meet my favorite online nerd: (next to my brother, of course)
Lance, the Eco-Warrior who goes by LoonyK in the blogosphere
One of my best friends and I love nerds. Here’s why.

I don’t understand why weddings take so long to plan, cost so much money, and become a couple’s biggest headache and stressor during their supposed-to-be-magical engagement period.
You only need three things in a wedding:

dress of your dreams-it’s the only time you’re going to be a bride, (you hope) so you want to look and [...]

because love can inspire a man to get really creative. Check out my friend Lauria and his brilliant birthday gift idea! He commissioned me to take this photograph of him and his girlfriend…

…and paint it onto a canvas! I was able to use her favorite color, red, as the background, and also add love song [...]

Just for the ladies:)
(but we promise not to tell anyone if you gentlemen secretly read on!)

My last post got me in “The Notebook” mood. If you’re not in the same sappy mood, you can check out my guest blogger post on BadOnlineDates.com about “Common Dating Myths.”
Ahhh… puppy love…. to be young and in love, without a care in the world:)

Sorry I’m just now getting to this second podcast. It’s longer than the first podcast- 31 minutes, I think? It’s the second podcast in the series about marriage. You can play it on your browser below or you can download it here by right clicking and selecting “save (link) as.”