I'm Vanessa

June 22, 2013 is going to be Our day.

2012-06-16T23:35:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

I love love my new header. I must thank my Fiance appropriately for it ;)

as for news, I'd like to mention I have about 1 year exactly til it's time for me to walk down the isle. which is so exciting. it's going to be so perfect. I can't wait to pick out my wedding dress. I think that will be my most favorite part of planning this wedding. June 22, 2013 is my grandparents 50th anniversary. They have been married 50 years!! They are comfort to me. If I could think of anyone in my family and think of people that are full of love it would be them. as for things I need to do.... some of the stuff I need to do will end up being stuff I get to cross off my bucket list. That's always cool? hit two heads with one stone. Now lets just see if I can make myself fall asleep at a normal time so I can actually do things during the day.

Does Iodine make you lose weight?

2012-05-31T19:02:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

I know. I haven't posted. I think I'm getting use to the pattern of not posting for a while and then all of a sudden getting the urge to write my heart out. I need to stop this ridiculous act! okay. so lets get to basics and get everything out. first off, I've been eating alot healthier. I would say I've gone vegetarian~ but I haven't completely lost -meat- in my diet. I'm not sure if I will in the long run but I definitely will say since I've changed what I've been eating drastically I've felt so much better overall. You are what you eat. (Just think about that before you put it in your mouth) ~ I believe that. I'm also thinking about doing some classes, It's a self defense class but it gets way more into it. I wouldn't mind kicking peoples butt daily. How fun would that be? Hahaha! and as for the Iodine (You can get it from a health food store). I tried it, it works. Just don't use too much, If you put a 2-4 drops in your water daily, you will lose weight.

I hate you dial up

2012-05-15T22:21:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

Why does it feel like people are watching my every move or maybe not mine, my fiances? A Complete stranger walked up to my fiance and I said hi and while walking around the corner said "awkward" while walking with her friend.... The only thing awkward about it was her saying Awkward while turning the corner. I really don't understand people these days. This is in general If your going to be nice be genuinely nice. Don't sit there and be nice and then have some evil twisted thoughts in your mind. Ever since Carl and I set a date on getting married (June 1st 2012) which is why I haven't posted in a while I've been super busy with the rescued doggies and fostering them, and also with wedding stuff, oh and lets not forget to mention there has been quite a bit of drama, ex girlfriends, seems they aren't too happy about the wedding bells around the corner. Oh well, This time I've learned to breathe take things slow, and let things happen on there own, and ever since I've done that I've been a much happier person, Maybe one day they will take my advice and do the same :)?

PS,
Dear Comcast,
Your internet sucks,
It's basically like having dial up. Just saying

Rescued boston terriers.

2012-04-21T16:48:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

I know I haven't been writing as much as I wish too. I have taken a lot of rescues in and they have been my primary focus. I promise to update as soon as I can with lots of pictures. These babies truly need me right now. So I have to step aside and attend to them. I'll be back soon I promise!

Lost for words

2012-04-17T14:05:00.001-07:00

Today was a sad day for me. Too sad too write about. I'm afraid to start crying, I'm scared I'll never stop.

Hello spinal tap? To be or not to be

2012-04-13T15:45:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

After not posting for a few days it has left me with a few things to share. First being, I have been spending a lot more time with my dogs and let me say they are so much fun to hang out with and I love being around them. They are always happy. The next being I saw the neurologist and he said that my right eyes optic nerve is still slightly swollen that he can't tell how much pressure I have in my brain, so he increased my medicine to see if that will work and if not then next month I will more then likely will have to say hello to a spinal tap... So it wasn't good or all bad news it was more like neither. Lol, anyways here are some pictures of my babies!!

Don't Eat Me.

2012-04-09T08:45:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

Hmm... Where to start? Okay so we decided on getting it. But it was short lived. She tried to eat my little Boston terrier puppy, so we couldn't keep her..... We had to return her. :( She was awesome other then the Eating/ Attack Situation. But It's okay. The last two kittens whom I thought I was going to keep found a home. Now the only one left is Penny Laine. (The Mother). I haven't decided if I'm going to keep her or not. I guess I figured I knew the kittens would find a home. But I didn't think the mother would because she's an older cat. So I thought I would just keep the mother, since I knew she needed a home, and She is absolutely Lovely. She is a Great cat. I think Carl is off today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... Finally I get him all to my self. I've missed him so much. That is pretty much all that has been up lately... There is a little secret that I've been keeping from everyone, Shhh. Don't tell, But...... Carl and I are trying to have a Baby :)

The color grey

2012-04-07T19:20:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

Well well well today has been a bit grey. How was yours? I've been thinking about adopting another dog. I get so lonely and bored when Carl goes to work I guess I need another friend to keep me company. This dog is huge it's a weirmarener however you spell it. Lol it weighs almost 90 pounds which I thought was pretty big I'm use to 20 pounders. We shall see I still haven't decided I should know when Carl gets home. :)

First the bedroom. Miss Crafty Friday ~

2012-04-06T18:12:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

Little projects I completed in my bedroom.

These are some projects that I had on my list to complete, and I finally did them. I feel very accomplished. But Aren't they cute? Let me know if you have any ideas?, The Living room is next on my list.

"Don't Let Time Pass You By"

I chose this quote to put up so I can remind my self, Time goes by quickly, and there's alot of things I want to get done before there's no time left.

I used a Fugifilm Instant camera to take the pictures,

and then created a heart above my bed. I like the look it gave my bed since I don't have a head board.

This is also an awesome way to hang pictures~

I took this Idea from another blogger, I couldn't resist. I just love how the clip boards look on the wall beside my desk and how I can put any picture on them, they make the perfect frame.

Telephone posts are always odd.

2012-04-06T16:15:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

It's odd not having a laptop. I'm so use to being able to write whenever and wherever. I've been a bit busy and taking out my phone to write this always seem unappealing but now that I've started I'm fine with it. Thank you all for the button swaps! I will finish putting them up this evening. Have a great day!

P.S-

I love coming home to little notes.

My peapod

2012-03-27T10:54:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

Well... My "smart" self thought it would be okay to stay up all night and the next day dangerously close to the following day. Well let's just say with my condition it's not healthy and it's not smart for me to do that, I am so exhausted!!!! I won't be doing that again any time soon. My whole body aches. But I will say... I am thankful that Carl and I have gotten so much closer the past few days. I think I have fallen in love all over again, times a million. I don't know how possible that is, but It feels so great. He is truly everything to me. My peapod soul mate. I've been calling him that for a long time now, If you never heard what that is, You can look here. Ever since I've met him in 5th grade, there's just been something and this is my only explanation for it. My peapod.

Share The Love!

2012-03-23T18:51:00.002-07:00

I've decided to do Button Swapping!, It's free sponsoring. If your interested just take a button, and display it on your blog, pass me one of yours so I can do the same, and Ta Da we are now friends, lol , How else are you suppose to make friends blogger to blogger? I guess this is a slight less odd way then saying Will you be my friend? :)!

vanessa[at]hellonightowl[dot]com

I wrote these.

2012-03-23T13:37:00.000-07:00

Where Are You

You are not here you left me with an empty embrace. The scent of you still brings me pain. I want to be in your arms and taste your kiss. your fingertips still linger on my wrist. All I want to do is sleep away the pain But even in my dreams I cant get away. Living with the thought we will never be as one makes me feel as if I cant go on, With your last words stained in memory I take my last step to fall to my death & before I hit the waves I whisper where are you with my last breath.

Voices

Hello darkness for you I know so well. you sore through my veins through

my open wounds, cutting me into little pieces, I've been sick forever.

When will these feelings leave me? The darkness has fully taken over me.

I've lost touch with reality. I can no longer hold on to me.

These voices are rambling, Carressing your shadow from a distance with

my shaken hand, Suffocating, gasping for air, whispering to myself

whats wrong with me?, Submitting to my demons, Hiding my wrists so you can't see

Just let me bleed.

By: Vanessa Schatz

Little things make my heart melt.

2012-03-23T13:21:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

Hey there mate! Hunger games just came out :o I just thought I'd put that out there, even though most of everyone in this world probably already knows that and I'm probably the only one who hasn't read the book. lol. I should probably read it, but more then likely my lazy self will just go see the movie and be done with it. How many of you have just seen the movie instead of reading a book? I mean, I will say books are usually better then the movie and I love love to read and you can get lost in a book. But it's always just easier to press "play". TGIF! I'm not sure what we have planned for the night, I think we are going to go downtown and watch some live bands, I'll be sure to take pictures, it's always fun seeing live bands here, we have a very odd style here and it's just a cool thing to see, and hear if you heard the music played, I'll see If I could record a bit as well, if it doesn't sound crappy on my end - the recording - that is. I love waking up in the morning, I always find little notes from my fiance, usually on my computer, telling me he loves me and that he will see me later, he writes me little notes before he leaves for work, but then sometimes I will find a little note on the mirror like this one. He is so special to me, I love him. Is there anything your love does that make your heart squeeze and melt into little pieces?

Let's talk piercings!

2012-03-22T21:37:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

Piercings! Who has piercings? I do. I've had quite a few. I love them. I try to control how many I get at a time and which ones I keep, as of right now I have my nose and monroe pierced. But I've had my medusa, monroe done twice, right side of nose done twice, left side done once, and snake bites and lip. The ones that I find hurt the most is the nose. Maybe because of the cartilage? but It always makes my eyes water. when I got both sides done was probably the most painful ever. The piercings I probably will always want and will always find adorable are dimple piercings, but I don't know if I could talk myself into getting them, If they do it wrong, you could become a drooler. I already make myself look retarded on a regular basis. I don't need anymore help... lol, anyways which piercing do you have and did it hurt?

Here is a picture of the medusa and the snake bites.

both nose piercings and monroe.

only monroe.

I'd like to also show my little one Penelope, I caught her sleeping in her toy bin.. haha :)

Late Dinner, Make it quick, 1-2-3

2012-03-21T21:43:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

Hey!! okay well this lovely day has gone and vanished right before my eyes. I think the name of my blog suits me very well. I'm definitely a Night Owl. and I find my self writing more at night, I notice the timing and stuff is always wrong on my blogs, like as of right now it's 12:32 am on 3/22/12 and I'm sure it's going to say something else once I publish this. So as some of you know I lost my charger,. I left it in orlando, well I got a new one and here are the pictures that were on my phone, There aren't very many. But there's the few that I had.

Nope I didn't forget, Most of the dinners or meals I will be posting are quick and fun easy and yummy things, I like to cook and I like things that taste good, I also like healthy food, and I also don't like to waste most of my day in the kitchen, so most of the things I cook take 30 minutes or a lot less..

Lemon pepper Shrimp and white rice wraps, They were amazingggggggg!

and super easy to make, literally.

Just put shrimp in a pan, put butter, fresh squeezed lemon and pepper, and let it cook,

then when the rice is fully cooked put the rice in the wraps and then add shrimp :)

Ta da!

Home made French Fries, Preparation:

Butter or Oil the pan, Oregano, Pepper, Salt, and Veg oil, over the fries,

and then cook on 400 - 425

We like ours not burnt but extra crispy.

and dinner is served :)

Kittens!

2012-03-21T17:16:00.004-07:00

Dear Reader,

These kittens are rescued kittens, They are super sweet and almost ready for homes, Luckily I have found them all homes (I think)... Look how cute they are! :)

Today's easy dinner!

2012-03-20T17:44:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

I think everyone needs ideas sometimes on what to cook or different healthy things to make, so I'm going to try to make a food diary and post little things I bake or make on here as much as I remember too. :)

Started out with baking blue berry muffins!

fresh squeezed lemon pepper and butter.

I put salt in the boiling water

Don't forget to butter the noodles! :)

and ended with making lemon pepper talapia with lightly buttered garden noodles for dinner.

end result

very happy

the muffin's end result:

and now I sit and wait for carl to get off work so I could show him what I've done.

I feel like a little kid.

lol

Poetry

2012-03-20T16:57:00.000-07:00

I'm a writer, I write poetry, I've been writing since I was 10 years old. It's an escape to me I feel like I'm on another planet completely, Complete meditation. Here's a poem I wrote a few years ago. I'll share more poetry I wrote through out the next few weeks. :)

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I can feel your fingertips sliding down my arms feeling the pulse of your heart beneath the warmth. I wish this moment would last but deep inside I know this soon will be the past. But as I breathe you in right now the scent of your body teasing my senses Our fate is but a distant dream. & for the moment this bitter sweet moment I shall live this night as an eternity. With my legs tangled with yours gazing into your eyes the feel of your skin under my fingertips. A torturous and tangible illusion the silk in your lips a narcotic on my tongue. The sweet taste of addiction silences my better judgment. I feel you deeply with intensity of every moment we wont share while you slowly fade away the warmth disappears and I am left with the whispers that were once here.

by: vanessa schatz

My Antique Camera's

2012-03-19T20:35:00.002-07:00

Dear Reader,

I feel like when you look through a camera, It's like seeing through different eyes, to another world, and every camera is a different pair of eyes on how to see this world, It's pretty much up to you which camera you choose to use and with that said, I will now say, I collect antique cameras. It's more like an addiction. I take pictures with a Nikon D3000 and I have more then a handful of Lenses I play with. All of the camera's work below, except for the pocket Kodak. which was given to me by my grandparents it was my great grandpa's. :)

xo.

I saw Jay from Jay and Silent Bob at the Hard Rock Hotel, omg!

2012-03-19T14:36:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

Have I mentioned, that I saw Jay from Jay and Silent Bob at the Hard rock hotel in Orlando this weekend?! It was awesome!! I wish I would of got a picture but he was in and out so fast I couldn't. Okay so after taking pictures this weekend.. I've realized I've gained some weight and I'm not going to be taking pictures or doing outfit posts, until I lost some of it. :( , I know It's a sad day. No more cookies. Okay, so Orlando was fun we went shopping, and walked around the mall and universal, I would show you pictures -of orlando- but I left my charger for my phone at the hotel and my phone is dead so I can't get any pictures off of there, and then the long drive home yesterday, I went to bed super early!! Today I went thrifting and got some really cute dresses and these shoes omg I love them:

Dress: Thrifted

Shoes: Thrifted

Dress: Thrifted

Things I'm loving this Monday.

My Fiance Carl

My boy, Odie

My girl, Penelope

Road trip - Orlando here we come!

2012-03-17T11:00:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

The more logical thing would of been to post before I left for Orlando but I didn't so I'm writing this on the road. My birthday yesterday was pretty good I'd have to say it has gotten better over the years which is great. I still can't believe I'm twenty four I feel old but oh well what can you do? I have so many things I want to do when I get back I really need to make a list before I forget something, I think that comes with age, lol. I really want to take some classes. I think it would be fun. Here are some pictures from yesterday:

Pre- birthday

2012-03-15T23:48:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

I woke up this morning and to my surprise my fiance was not next to me. well to be honest, he usually is always awake when I wake up. I'm always waking up alone. But he wasn't home at all is what I'm getting at. He was out getting me birthday surprises. My birthday is technically today he got the whole birthday ordeal ready; my cake, balloons, decorations. He works tomorrow so he wanted to make sure he got it all done. It came out amazing!! I can't believe I'm turning twenty four today. I have to make sure every year counts from this day forward. I'm pretty jealous over the cake my fiance made for me, he did such a good job, I think he did a better job then what I could have done. I think I might sign up for some baking classes at Michael's craft store, maybe I'll do it with out him knowing so then I can whip up an awesome cake and act like I did it with no training whatsoever. I signed up for the gym yesterday and just because I haven't written about it - gone to it, or mentioned it. Does not mean I am not planning on going, because I am, as soon as I come back from Orlando, I leave for Orlando tomorrow early in the morning for my birthday present from my Mum and Dad. Carl and I are going to universal and I plan on riding every single ride there, don't worry I will document with pictures for proof. I believe there is no point on going to a roller coaster park if you don't plan on riding everything they offer and with that said, I will practice what I said on Saturday the 17th of March at universal studios. I'd really like to do some of the things on my bucket lists this weekend before coming home, hopefully we do. I'd also really like to do extensions and a male shirt dress blog during the week, those are a few little things I'm looking forward too when I get back, as well as the Gym. I want to start going to the classes there, Kickboxing, Pilates, Yoga etc. and I even want to try to find really good health nut recipes. Did you like that reference I used? I thought it was clever. I'm on this health food streak were I'm buying a whole bunch of healthy food and thinking healthy food, so I got the "health covered" but the things going into my mouth are not necessarily healthy, so hopefully tomorrow I actually start being the "nut" part of the health and then I got myself a new nick name. Health nut. Lol. I took way to much time there. I hope everyone has a great day and look below at the awesome pictures I took of my fiance carls decorations and cake he made for me:

Dancing Michael Jackson?

2012-03-15T00:09:00.001-07:00

Dear Reader,

I thought I would go ahead and share this video I taped of this guy dancing in the middle of the road while I was driving with my cousin and little sister. when you first hit play you have to look very carefully to see him but then it gets clear because I move in closer. I was obviously playing inspector gadget. I guess he was practicing for the next You got served?

Thrifting and Antiquing can be a lot of fun.

2012-03-14T21:25:00.000-07:00

Today was just great!, I got to sleep in which I think it's getting to be a nasty habit. I keep staying up ungodly hours and then sleeping til...... 3pm? I know.. It's bad. I need to stop. But it's just so hard! My pillow is so comfortable and then there's Odie, My dog who is very comfortable to cuddle with and I just get lost in my dreams. But If I'm ever going to get that bucket list done, then It's true I'm going to need to stop sleeping in so long!, But other then my late sleep in, I went thrifting today and got a few things that I happily took pictures of and I also took pictures of the antiques I got when I went antiquing yesterday!,

here are the following:

Purse and Shoes (thrifting)

Purse, from the 80's (Antiquing)

Silver rose ring, 70s (Antiquing)

Silver horse ring, 60s (Antiquing)

Cigarette case and Vintage glasses (Antiquing)

Dress and Leggings which don't go together I was just taking the picture. (thrifting)

Dress, I must buy cowboy boots for this dress specifically....:) (thrifting)

On another subject! I came across this article, and thought I'd share it here let me know what you think of it!