Guest Post: Ali Smiles

Hellooooo again. Guess what? You get another amazing visitor today! Class, say hello to one of my oldest blog buddies, Ali.

(In unison) "Hi, Miss Ali!"

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Hey ladies (and perhaps the occasional gent?). This is Ali, from The Way I See It, filling in for our lovely Ashley while she is away. I've been a fan of Smile Steady for a while now. In fact, Ashley's blog was one of the first I started reading when I began blogging, so she'll always hold a special place in my heart.

When I was brainstorming about what to blog about today, I decided to take the sweet and simple route: this blog is called Smile Steady, so why not talk about a few things that make me smile at a steady rate? Eh? So here we go.

Coffee.

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I'm a New Yorker, so I pretty much grew up with caffeine in my baby bottle (not really, don't call Child Protective Services or anything!). I'm not addicted by any means, I just feel that why wouldn't you want that little kick start in the morning?

Heels.

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Until about 2 years ago, I was never a shoe gal...let along a heel gal! But after coming to the realization that heels (gasp) make you look taller, my 5'4" self was praising the heel Gods on a daily basis. And joining Shoe Dazzle. Heels, me love you long time.

Travel.

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After going on a 10 day trip to Israel, I got the travel bug like none other. Ever since college, I have dreamed about seeing as much of Europe as I could. And at long last, I'm finally fulfilling that dream with a 14 day excursion to 9 European countries in September. Boo. Ya.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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I really have no words for this one. It's a problem. In a wonderful way.

Turquoise.

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And cupcakes, for that matter. Killin' 2 birds with one stone here. I have absolutely no idea what my wedding (or future husband) will look like, but I do know that I will have turquoise bridesmaid dresses, dang it. That is the only constant in my life. I keed, hello dramatic Ali.

I have thousands more things, but didn't want to take over Ashley's blog. At least not in one day...

What are some of your smile steadies?