The Tag of Happiness: With a Touch of Duck Dynasty

Opal, who makes me incredibly happy happy happy, tagged me in this happy happy happy (if you didn't just read that in Phil Robertson's voice, we can't be friends) tag, The Tag of Happiness. Opal can make you happy happy happy too, but you have to go to her blog. 

Rules:

• Take the banner and put it in your post
• List as many things as you want in each category
• Come up with more categories if you wish
• Tag as many people as you want

Songs that make me happy happy happy:

Musicians that make me happy happy happy:

Echosmith, Needtobreathe, Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers, Johnnyswim, Us the Duo, Eddie Vedder, The Civil Wars, Kodaline, Vance Joy, Ingrid Michaelson, Taylor Swift, Bethel, Steffany Gettzinger, Jesus Culture, Tenth Avenue North, For King & Country...I should probably stop now.

Places that make me happy happy happy:

Rita's Italian Ice (Erie, PA) | Down the street from my old house.

St. George Catholic Church (Erie) | The church I grew up in, for the most part.

St. Joseph Bread of Life Community (Erie) | Spent a lot of time here...beautiful, beautiful chapel.

Presque Isle (Erie) | Stunningly gorgeous peninsula featuring amazing beaches and hiking.

Blasco and Millcreek Libraries (Erie) | We went so much that we became besties with the librarians.

Frontier Park (Erie) | My siblings ran many, many races there.

Dublin, OH | Where my grandparents live.

Charlotte, NC | Where I vacationed with my family (immediate and cousins).

Books that make me happy happy happy:

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, The Help, Harry Potter, The Secret Life of Bees, Sense & Sensibility, The Fault In Our Stars, The Book Thief. 

(Well, lots of books make me happy, but these make me the happiest.)

Classes that have made me happy happy happy:

9th Grade Theology Class | Became very close with the teacher.

Latin I (freshman year) | Best teacher I have ever had, he made everything so clear and was so sweet.

English II | SUPER hard class, but learned so much (still look at my binders from it!).

American History (sophomore year) | Taught by a brilliant football coach. Awesome discussions.

Medieval History and Literature | Loved the history/lit combo!

(holding off on mentioning my classes this year, because we'll see how it goes...but absolutely loving my American Economics and Government, Literature 12, and Catholic Doctrine classes!)

Shows that make me happy happy happy:

Merlin, Duck Dynasty, Downton Abbey

Movies that make me happy happy happy:

Pride and Prejudice (BBC), The Young Victoria, Tangled, Avengers (I & II), Captain America (I & II), North and South, Cranford, Wives and Daughters, Cinderella (WHICH IS OUT TODAY!)...the list goes on. 

(We recently saw Little Boy which was amazing, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed When The Game Stands Tall!)

Colleges that make me happy happy happy:

Belmont Abbey | North Carolina

Franciscan University of Steubenville | Ohio

University of Mary | North Dakota

Ava Maria | Florida 

(Just a few) Bloggers that make me happy happy happy:

Opal | Jessica Wolf | Ashley G | Katie Grace | Cortney Pearson | Elizabeth Seckman | Emily | Faith Hough  | Rebekah Joan | Sky | Skye Hoffert | Jay Noel | Leandra Wallace | Grace K | Candice Williams | Jenny | H.M. Wilson | Wendy Paine Miller | Chrys Fey (and many, many, many more...probably you, too!)

I know that everyone has a million tags to do, so I'm not going to tag anyone. But if you feel like doing this, consider yourself tagged!! What makes you happy happy happy?!

Ten Favorite Screen Characters

First of all, I would like to express tremendous gratitude for all my amazing regular visitors/commentors. Thank you for sharing with me your advice and opinions on my posts...it really means so much to me.

Second of all, I was recently tagged by Ashley (thanks girl!) for the Ten Favorite Screen Characters Tag. This was so hard for me. Also, I realized that all my favorite characters are either a) goofy and ridiculous or b) heartbreakingly tragic. Oh well, basically me.

ANYWAY...

MY TOP TEN FAVORITE SCREEN CHARACTERS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

Actually, more than ten because I could not make up my mind. I've narrowed the list down substantially, though, so lucky you.

1. Loki

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It really bothers me that so many people like him so much. Like he's mine, back off...

2. Eugene Fitzherbert/Flynn Ryder

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...but, seriously, I am fine with Eugene too. Except he's married, so that's not exactly about to work out. He's so selfless, I just love how respectfully he comes to treat Rapunzel. Definitely husband goals, how he is willing to lay down his life for her.

3. Frozone

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MAKES. ME. LAUGH. SO HARD. I have probably seen The Incredibles over thirty times (it's a Schlueter family classic) and every single time I AM ON THE FLOOR. Not even exaggerating one bit. Plus, I can basically quote all his lines.

4.Dr. Doofenshmirtz

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Oh my goodness. Favorite animated villain EVER. Doof is so tragic yet hilarious and I just can't help but want to hug him and be best friends. I feel like he would be an awesome dad.

5.Ray (SPOILER)

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WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DIE RAY WHY?!!? He gets my favorite Disney side-kick award. When we went to see Princess and the Frog (amazing movie), I cried harder than the little girl in front of me when he died.

6.Merlin

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We watched the BBC Merlin series last summer and I'm still suffering from Post Merlin Depression. I love how real Merlin is, how good he is, yet how he has legitimate struggles.

7. Eponine

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She is so incredibly heartbreakingly selfless.

8. Barney Fife

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Andy Griffith Show is a family favorite on my mom's side of the family, and whenever my cousins and I get together, we do AGS marathons. Everything about Barney kills me--the way he walks, talks, his expressions...priceless.

9. Captain America

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Again, another totally selfless character. His genuine pursuit of what is right is so inspiring...and attractive.

12. Mr. Thornton

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THE FEELS ARE REAL. From another BBC favorite, North & South, Thornton is a tragic, heartbreaking character. I love the depth of his character as well as the intense development and nothing-is-as-it seems attitude. Plus, his complete devotion to someone he knows (thinks) will never love him back...

13. Megamind

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is it weird that I was strangely attracted to a blue, animated, big-headed (literally) character? Yep, thought so. Oh well. #noshame

And here are the lovely bloggers I'm tagging (no pressure at all, if you don't do tags):

• Anna
• Nicole
• Jess Wolf
• Opal
• Clare

I went the "teen blogger" route when tagging...there's a lot of great stuff by young writers out there. Pop by their blogs and say hello. They're fabulous and I'm sure would appreciate the support!