Terrific Tuesday: 5 Things That Made Me SUPER HAPPY!

1. Homemade Whole Wheat Fresh Blackberry Scones with White Chocolate Chips. Heavenly.

2. Parmesan/Garlic/Lemon Orzo. Have I ever told you that my mom is one of the best cooks on the planet?

3. When my dad says that I have a guy worth waiting for. My dad never says things like that.

4. Laughing with my sister about ridiculous things we see on pinterest. I love laughing. And when it's with my sister, I love it even more.

5. Realizing that I have a home to live in, delicious food on the table, a family, a warm bed to sleep in at night, and a feeling of security at all times...I am so blessed. I just can't explain how grateful I am.

What are you grateful for today? What made you happy this Tuesday? What is your favorite dish that your mom makes?

Monday Musing: 5 Things I am Grateful for This Monday

Happy week of Thanksgiving friends. What are you grateful for today?

1. Elder Wood my best friend and Elder Iverson my other best friend. Writing missionaries is a fulfilling and uplifting thing. I'm so incredibly grateful for their sacrifice and testimonies.

2. Being home. Thank you, Emilee for driving me.

3. A mom who is so willing to give and so willing to love unconditionally.

4. Music. Yes.

5. The loveliest of friends. Friends who listen. Friends who care. Friends who love a lot.

5 Facts: Eagle Eyes, FNL, Swirl, Lovely Words, and A Laugh

I don't really have a musing for you today. If you want to see a more personal/ranty post, visit my tumblr. There you can get a scoop into the mind of Dani Ruiz when I don't have an adequate musing for you. Instead, I thought it would be cool to do a long lost 5 Facts for you today.

Fact #1: I developed a deep love for the TV show Friday Night Lights. Over the summer, Valley Boy (Or Jarett whatever you want to call him) got me hooked. I have never been so dedicated to a show. Really though. There is something about football, cute guys, and the most perfect couple in TV history. If you have Netflix, go watch it. Or maybe wait until Christmas Break if you're in college or you won't get anything done because it's just that good. So yes, fact #1 I have a very devoted relationship with Friday Night Lights. Matt Saracen and Luke Cafferty all the way people. All the way. No regrets.

Fact #2: Every time I have the choice between vanilla, chocolate, and swirl...I choose swirl. There is no other option. You get the best of both worlds without the creepy blonde wig or horrible singing voice. (I hope you all chuckled at my Hannah Montana reference.)

Fact #3: I got offered a position on American Eagle's Style Panel "Eagle Eyes." I still had to fill out an application, but unfortunately, it didn't work out. I am so grateful for the opportunity though, and I hope there will be more in the future. It would be wonderful to work for AE one day.

Fact #4: Sometimes I snort...when I laugh. It's incredibly embarrassing, but quite funny.

Fact #5: I am a sucker for beautiful words, beautiful quotes, the loveliest of words. So if you ever have anything lovely that you think I'd like, please share!

5 Facts Saturday: Favorites of the Moment

1. Favorite Song: Re: Stacks by Bon Iver
It's just one of the most beautifully written songs I have ever heard.
"Your love will be safe with me." 

2. Being a Y-Group leader for New Student Orientation. I was back in my groove again. It made me miss my glory days of being a student leader in high school.

3. Roommate reunion. I love those girls.

4. Peaches.

5. WICKED tonight! Ahhh...I have waited 10 long years for this one.

Have a wonderful weekend lovelies. I think I'll be back on schedule this next week. School is starting but that means MORE inspiration. Woo! Until then, stay golden.

5 Facts Saturday

1. I've always wanted to learn how to play the banjo. It seems like such a cool instrument. It's not a very common one that people know how to play either, so you could really impress someone with your banjo skills. Heck, I want to impress someone with my banjo skills.

2. One day, I want to own a clothing store that only sells cardigans, skirts, dresses, and pretty shoes.

3. Favorite Book: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

4.  I used to longboard until I had a big accident...my board split in half, and I was terrified to go anymore. Now, I want to get back out there and feel all cool and adventurous again. I am jealous of all my friends that do it.

5. With my major I could be a food critic/blogger and I think that would be the greatest job for me. I love food. I love blogging, and to be able to taste food and write about it??? Yeah that would be a dream.

I just shared 5 facts about myself...now it's your turn!

Have a happy weekend. Stay cool. Stay golden. I'll see you on Monday!

Five Facts, Bloglovin', and a Very Happy Weekend

1. Favorites stores: The Gap, American Eagle, J.Crew, Madewell, Anthropologie

2. Three items of clothing that I could wear every day of my life:
- Oversized sweaters
-Scarves
-A-line dresses/skirts

3.  I have been playing piano for 11 years.

4. I love to read.

5. I am going to my first concert EVER tonight. So excited.

Also, check out these lovely tumblrs...

-A Year of Words
-Trappers and Woodsmen (I like beards okay?)
-Lyla & Blu
-All is Love (I have mentioned Talor's blog before...but it's so beautiful that I will always share it with you.)
-Hermit
-Small Joys: Le Belle Coeur
-Le Petit Cochen
-Arbitrary Nonsense
-Bucolic Beauty

That's all for today. I hope you all have a happy weekend. Take time to rest, dance in the rain (it's raining a lot here), eat something yummy, and laugh a lot. Remember to relax. That's why God blessed us with weekends. I think so anyway. I love hearing about you so comment below. Again, have a happy weekend. See you on Monday. Maybe.

5 Facts Saturday: Top 5 Favorite Disney movies

Fact #1: My all-time favorite Disney movie is Pocahontas. I know, I know, the story is not accurate in any way, but seriously who cares when it has the best love story, and most beautiful orchestration ever? I was in Yellowstone this past week, and it always gets me in a Pocahontas mood. My siblings and I sing "Just Around the Riverbend", and "Colors of the Wind" when we are driving through the park. I love it. I will also include this, the last minute and 30 seconds of that movie makes me cry like a little baby. Seriously I cry so much when I watch that movie.

Fact #2: My second favorite you ask? The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It is definitely one of Disney's darker stories, but the music is so beautiful and the story is just so captivating. It does have mature themes in it for sure, but I didn't really understand them as a child.  I mean Frollo is the ultimate creeper, but the story of Quasimodo is really quite beautiful and inspiring. Favorite song: "Out There" (so inspiring it makes you want to cry, you live your dream Quasi!) Favorite Moment: When Quasimodo climbs to the top with the dying Esmeralda in his arms and cries "SANCTUARY!" as he lifts her above his head "tarzan" style. It's just so powerful. If you don't like the storyline, just listen to the music. It makes the movie. And then in the end you really do figure out "who is the monster and who is the man?"

Fact #3: Third favorite. The Lion King of course. I am crying the first 5 minutes into the movie. The Circle of Life gets me every time. If you didn't notice already, I cry a lot when it comes to Disney movies. It's a really symbolic movie. It is a reminder that we must always remember who we are, and never forget our purpose in life. Lions have a way of teaching you that.

Fact #4: Mulan is my fourth favorite. Mulan is just a powerful heroine. She really doesn't quit with the awesomeness. She has a good heart and she is always wanting to do the right thing, even when people look down on her for it. She just wants to be who she is truly meant to be.  She saves China for heavens sake! Do you know how many people there are to save in China? Yeah a lot. You go girl!

Fact #5: Final favorite Disney movie on my Top 5? Beauty and the Beast. Who could ever learn to love a beast? Belle, of course! It's a story that teaches you to love someone for their heart, soul, personality, and character. Not their looks. I also love the music and the fact that Belle is a bookworm.


I love all Disney movies so be sure to share with me your favorites! Have a great weekend everybody. Be safe. Eat good food. Stay golden!

5 Facts Saturdays

Originally, I was supposed to do a post on my trip to Washington DC, but I decided there will be plenty of times to do posts on DC. There will also be plenty of time to tell you about my "healthy lifestyle goals" that I was telling you about. I think I should put a little more though into those posts, so I'm going to wait a little bit. Instead, I came up with an idea for Saturday posts. It's nothing that you haven't seen before on other blogs, but I think it will be a fun way for ya'll to get to know me better. So today marks the start of 5 facts Saturday. I will share 5 facts with you, they can be fun, random, sad, quirky, interesting, crazy, boring, anything. If you want to know something about me (not that you really do)  comment below with a question OR message me at dellaruiz13@gmail.com.

Fact #1: I LOVE chips and salsa, pizza, and white chocolate macadamia nut Clif Bars. I could live off of those 3 foods. They are probably the least healthy food options in American but...I love them. I will eat them every chance I get.

Fact #2: I am studying Family and Consumer Science Education and I am actually thinking about minoring in communications or something like that. We will see. All I know is that it is the perfect major for me. Food, Family, Children, Teaching, Fashion, Interior Design, who could ask for more?

Fact #3: I love stars. Space, the universe, galaxies, it's all so magnificent to me. Let's go star gazing.

Fact #4: My favorite city in the United States is Washington DC, MD. Especially during the 4th of July. Oh man it is magical.

Fact #5: Favorite flowers: Poppies, Ranunculus, Peonies, and Garden Roses.

Now I want to know about you? Have you any random facts about yourself for me? Comment please!

Have a nice and happy weekend everybody. Stay cool. Be safe. Have fun.