A Year Full Of Love And More To Come.

My dear FRIENDS,
This year has been an important one for me. I had lots of New things and life changing desitions were made.
I started studying what I really love (visual arts) and had 2 jobs to save money for travelling and getting an amazing -very expensive- new camara to work with. I was mad busy and left behind any interaction with social networks cause really I wanted to work on the real ones. Thats why I wasn't as present as I've been before, believe me it was heart breaking. Any time I wanted to write something came up and couldnt.
Never the less I reached to my goal and bought my camera and enjoyed it for a little while and then it was stolen. I wanted to leave it all, my jobs, everything I worked SO hard for. I felt pretty bad. After a while I started again saving and maybe next year I'll buy a new one.

It was quite a year and I had some important lessons, but the most important one was ENJOY LIFE. Do what you love, say what you think and FEEL. Feeling is the proof of being alive, which is the greatest gift.
I know some of us dont know what our faces look like or even never heard each others voices.. But I feel you gals so close. Im so so happy to know we all share something and that we feel the same. I trully dream with the day we all meet and hug like we know since EVER. Cause thats how I feel.
Im grateful to have you all in my life and know Im down and come here and read your posts or watch ur youtube links and inmediately feel better.

Thats why my ladies I wish you all a FANTASTIC new year. Full of Love And Magic.

I'll toast tonight with you all in my mind.
Be Love.

Lucy

Alive and Kicking.. and Laughing and Loving.

My beautiful wonderful ladies. Man, I've missed you so freakin much!

I know I've been a ghost and I owe you one big catch-up.. just for now I needed to say how much I love you and how happy I am to be part of this amazing group of lovers.

I got some news I'd like to share but until then, I leave you this tender tune that's been on my mind for days. Don't really know why but can't get it off my head. Anyway.. I hope you're all awesome-ly beautiful-ly grateful-ly HAPPY. Cause that's real-ly all that matters. :)

Loads of Love, Light and Laughter to you all.

Lucy.

Ideas Worth Spreading

I'm sure many of you guys already know and probably have seen this.. Still I just came across with it and can't stop watching. (I read about it in Jason's blog, but never seen the videos until now.)

TED is an organization that brings together people in a conference to talk in order to spread ideas.

Every week they have someone new with an idea worth spreading, people from different fields like technology, entertainment, design and knowledge.

I invite you to watch them, -you can just look for the subject you're interesed in- cause they are incredibly mind blowing. Go to http://www.ted.com or http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector (better quality of vids) and dive into it.

I'd like to share this special one. Probably because I strongly believe in the cause and a little bit because I felt indentified with it. As a child I had a hard time focusing with my studies. Strangely enough that was not the case with arts and sports. My 3rd grade math teacher called my parents and made me feel inferior and stupid. Thankfully my music teacher (Miss Andrea, still remember her) grab my parents and told them there was nothing wrong with me, I was just interested in different aspects of life. What I needed was motivation to come from another side. So they encouraged me to enjoy what I loved the most and came to me easily, and told me always to be proud of my accomplishments and feel happy with who I am. The problem is not every kid is that lucky.
I think is TRULLY important to create an education system that nurtures rather than undermines creativity. And that's exactly what Ken Robinson speaks about. Please take a moment to listen to this. I promise is worth it.

P.S. Don't miss Elizabeth Gilbert's talk. Is so... Just watch it, trust me.

Make Me Smile

I really love the surprise effect.. So it's not a secret I am the shuffle kinda girl.

Whenever i hear music -that is not Tristan Prettyman.. dude, don't know what's wrong with me but i just can't listen anything else lately! I love her SO much- on my itouch i like to make lists with a certain mood -cause i wanna get surprised not depressed when i'm going to school- and then shuffle thru.

The point is this morning i was on the bus with my coffee and my happy list ready on my way to school and i got surprised with a song i haven't heard in a really long time. That kind of songs that make you SMILE, you know what i mean? Maybe the lyrics or the melody.. there's something that feels like fresh, like summer, like happy.

So I had an idea.. Since i L O V E this kind of songs i thought you guys could help me and make a little music-exchange-party and tell me which are the ones that make YOU smile.

This is how:

Post the song (youtube video) with the lyrics and why it makes you smile. If there's a story behind i def wanna know :). Label it under "smile tracks" so i -and everyone else- can find them easily. OH and it'll be amazing if they're not Mraz-related since, well.. ALL OF THEM MAKE ME SMILE! hahaha

Would you like to? I'd love to hear all your suggestions and i'm so ready to download them all. I want the longest Smile Tracks List everr.

Ok, here's my first one. The one i listened this morning and made me so freaking happy.

The Song: Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae

Why: Her voice. The melody. THE LYRICS! Is such an inspirational song and it sounds like she was smiling while recording. I can't explain why, i just instanly smile without even knowing.

Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.

Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
Sipping tea in a bar by the roadside,
(just relax, just relax)
Don't you let those other boys fool you,
Got to love that afro hair do.

Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change.
Don't you think it's strange?

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer?
Do what you want to.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

Oh, you're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

I hope you enjoyed it. I love it. Hope you like my challenge too :)

So go ahead let your hair down and tell me your favourites songs !!

P.S.: Here's a Bonus Track that is just too good not to post it. Is not included on the list, still makes me smile. In-Joy.

This is for Elevator Girl.

To one of the best friends in the world, this is for you!

Please do my heart a favor and just... get Elevator Guy already! <3

Jason, You Matter.

"Most of us never act because we think we don't matter. (...) I am committed to being in action because I know I can make a difference. I matter."


See what I mean?
He is THE BEST HUMAN BEING WALKING AROUND THE EARTH.
Period.

Look Who's Back!

Hello there beautiful ones!

I've been catching up with this blog for 2 hours. (I'm a slow reader and twitter isn't helping haha)

I can't tell you enough how happy this makes me. I forgot how warm it is to feel the Love you guys leave here.

I must say i've been a ghost and i'm soo sorry! A lot of things are going on in my life (good things) and time for pc is not on the list.

I know not everyone here knows me but i felt like telling my updates.. (you can go to here to see all my posts. Don't worry there's not that much to know haha)

It's been an interesting summer.. (oh i'm from Argentina, SthAmerica so right now we're almost in winter)
I cut off my hair.

I know this sounds like no big deal, but believe me girls.. IT WAS!! I've had REALLY long hair for 6 years and i decided it was time for a change. I don't feel the same anymore and it didn't reflect who i am now so i said BUH-BYE to my beautiful-extremely-long hair and chopped it off. It's been hard cause i used to rely on it to feel pretty and sexy when the real deal is not about your hair but who YOU ARE inside, pretty and sexy. So is like a challenge to my self-esteem. I'm all about loving who i am without masks. Just me.

So summer was a blast until i got home and had to figure out what to do with my life. It's been a while i finished high school and i've been working with my dad in his law firm but i never started college.

It was a difficult situation for me cause my dad wasn't happy and eveeeryone kept pressuring me to study.

Short summery: I've been going to acting classes since like forever but never got the guts to take it seriously. Also i LOVE photography but it wasn't a "REAL THING" to study like idk medicine or LAW -ew- (SAYS WHO?!).

Aaanyway.. so for the first time in years I finally took a huge amount of Air and stood up enfront to my dad to say: I WANT TO STUDY PHOTOGRAPHY, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

Shocking-ly he was kinda excited about it. I like to think deep inside him he knows i'm not like everyone in this family and he can't expect me to be a lawyer or an economist or a pshycologist like the rest of them, cause i'm a free spirit and i need other things to be happy.

So yeah i'm in school and SO happy. I have all this classes SO intresting! And i even have a REALLY HOT professor. Aww don't get me started! I'm in Love!! hahahah.

The point is i'm at school and working and trying to do more sports like i used to.. so blogging is not a big part of my day.
I'm sorry it took me soo long to do this but it makes me SO FREAKING HAPPY to see how big this community got and how many gorgeous ladies are sharing their stories!

Hope i didn't bore you with my longass post haha it's been so long i deserved the space right? hahahah

I really trully do Love You All. You guys have a special place in my heart, even though we don't know each other. Its so nice to have someone to listen to your thoughts, let alone a whole bunch of beautiful souls! Reading yours have inspired me soo much! for real!

Have an amazing day, week, month, moment.. filled with Love.

I'll be thinking of you guys with a smile on my face.

Lucy

p.s. Here are a couple of pics i took. Promise i'll upload more if you like :)

this is the first picture i took with my new camera

and this was the second haha my beautiful dog Zoe

and this is sunset at the beach house one day of summer. No photoshop here, all beautiful nature.

oh aand here is the Before and After pic of my hair hahaha man i miss the sucker.

I'm Off to see the Wizard..

Oh my beautiful girls.. I have to say this is the hardest post to write.
I'm going with the fam to the beach house for 16 days. Is really far away from the city, in the middle of nowhere -plain forest- with a little privated beach.
Is quite lovely.. probably because of the memories that holds... I went for the first time when i was 10 months old and have gone every year since. Is our lil tradition to spend there new years and is the excuse to have ALL of the Fauners together at least once a year. And oh boy, we're a whole lot! Which makes it so much fun!
Is where I learnt to walk, drive, ride a bike and my 1st beautiful horse Windy (yeah, cause of the wind on my face..ha so creative!) got drunk for the first time and smoke my first cigarette -and last one cause i wasn't much into it, i never did..a non smoker-.

Anyway, i'm really excited to see the whoooole fam and i also must admit i could use a time off. To think, relax.. catch up on some reading and work on my tan.

2009 was an important year to me.. so many things happened -offcourse meeting jason! i'll never forget it-. But i'm very ready for 2010. I have so many things to do and though 2009 was a good year i'm done with it. I'm eager to MOVE ON. To see what life has planned for me.

I have a lil tradition of my own on new years. I write a list of things I'd like to keep from last year to the new one. And on the other side of the paper I write what i dont want to have anymore, what i won't do again or stand.
I go to the beach by myself, read it out loud and burn it. Then I throwaway a stone or sth with certain weight to represent the bad and negative things/thoughts being released.
I'm not sure if it is a good exercise or not, but it works for me.

The reason why i'm telling you guys this is because one of the things in that list this year, one i'm happy to have and i REALLY wanna keep is Y O U.
I wanna keep coming to this blog and find your amazing posts.. the rare j vids -to me sometimes-, your random comments or i-need-to-get-this-out-of-my-chest posts.. your AMAZING life stories. Everything in here makes me feel part of something. I know i might be a freak but i really feel a connection with all of you. Maybe stronger with ones than others but bonds in the end. And i couldn't be happier. I mean this from the bottom of my heart.

I'll be gone for 16 days with NO access to internet so that will be 16 days of not knowing of your beautiful souls. And it might sound lame but I'LL MISS YOU A LOT.
Seriously this blog drew a smile on my face more than once and that is something i need.

So yeah.. I just wanted to let you know what i feel for you and for this amazing blog that unites our souls.
I wish you gals nothing but happiness love and joy for this new year that comes. Is never too late to do what you wanted to or to say what you didn't. End this 2009 the way you wanna start 2010. I'll be thinking of you for sure when i raise my glass and smile.
ENJOY and BE LOVE.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

After an Afternoon with HIM.

Hey beautiful girls! I decided my second longass (new word thnx to Jam haha) post was going to be something worth reading.. -sorry about that last one with the Katy Perry vid. The emo in me emerged haha-

Is kinda funny, I have THE WORST memory ever. But there are things I remember as if they where yesterday. November 19th is one of those..

Lets start from the beginning. I think it was around august that my cousin called me to say she heard Jason was coming to Buenos Aires, Argentina (SouthAmerica.. where I live). I didn't believe her. Searched EVERYWHERE for an official statement from him but noone confirmed his trip here. I didn't want to build up expectations and then get crushed from disappointment you know? It would be just. too. hard.

It was first days of October I saw on jasonmraz.com, at Tour dates: November 18th Buenos Aires. My heart stopped. I yelled (like a tween infront of a Jonas Brother).

I love music. Pretty much all types, so I went to A LOT of shows. I mean A REAL WHOLE LOT. It's probably because I leave far away that I get excited when a band comes you know?.. How can I miss a U2 show? and Oasis.. and Keane.. and Muse.. Radiohead, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, The Killers, The Kooks.. and the list keeps on going. So I had to make sure my dad understood THIS WAS IMPORTANT. Not like U2 was life-death situation. This was THE REAL DEAL.

Offcourse he didn't. Like every single time. -sometimes I feel like an alien talking to my dad. even after 20 years he still doesn't get me at all-

So the tix was expensive. But I knew no money would ever pay the most amazing experience of your life so my savings where worth spending. The problem was finding someone willing to spend the money with me so I was not by myself. Hard task.

It was finally October 9th I bought the ticket that made me cry. Yes, I cried. I was so excited.
And so the downs started. Since I bought them "late" -3 days after they went on sale- I wasn't able to get a seat front row. Ok. 2nd? No. 10th!!! I was mad. But c'mon Luce! Is Jason and you're going so stop whining! After that a 2nd date was announced. Yay for J!! oh no for me. It was on the 17th.. I WANTED FIRST DATE!! ok.. again, you're lucky to be going.

November 16th came not that fast. Jason landed on Buenos Aires. Monday, I was working. Got a text from my sister: "JOY JUST LANDED IN OUR TOWN BABE"

Oh boy was she right.. Joy arrived to my heart that day and stayed for a freakin week. Tricia tweeted: Buenos Aires, Argentina. I was stoked.

I tried to find where he was staying but couldn't. Nobody knew. Weird right? I mean.. he was here FOR A WEEK. And no fan-site, blog said a thing.

Wednesday 18th came fast. I really didn't know what to expect, this was my first J show.

9:30 PM the show started. He came out in the most pacific way, sang weird calming sounds and You and I was the first song -how suitable-. Right away I cried. My best friend -she thought it was important to me so she came and pay the tix as my bday gift :)- was crying too. "Are you ok?" I said. "Yeah, is just..his entrance.. so powerful" aww. It was.

Long story short: I cried, jumped, danced my ass off, stayed quiet in awe, and melted. A REAL LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. And I've been to some shows. But man, I never felt this way. You could honestly touch the Love floating on that theatre.

So I stayed outside but he never came out. I was so frustrated..

Thursday 19th. THE DAY.

A friend of mine from Mexico was in town. We met after work and I showed her around.. We covered some tipical spots, meanwhile I was talking-non-stop about last night. Funny fact: I went to the show I always wanted, felt like never before..still all I could say was "I can't find where he's staying. I went to 3 hotels and nothing. I have to meet him. And he threw polaroids of the band members and the one he shot himself landed on my foot and a girl took it from me. I'm so frustrated.. Everything is just so wrong."

We were in a famous cementary that has all this old goth sculptures. I was soo bored, I've been there many times and wasn't in the mood.. I couldn't take Jason off my mind.

She was looking around, I was sitting wating. There comes this guy walking by himself, deep in thought, with flip flops and nothing but a pocket book under his arm. "Hey look. He's hot isn't he?" I said. My friend replied "Yeah, love the hat!". Hat. JASON. No, couldn't be. Yes He Was.

I stood up as fast as I could and tried to explain to my friend but she didn't know who I was talking about.

I didn't want to bother but IT WAS HIM. ALL ALONE. I JUST HAD TO..

- JASON!

- Si? (Yes in spanish)

- Oh my god it's really you!

- (Smiles) I am me. Who are you?

- (Smiled like never before) I am Lucy. Hi.

- Hola amiga! (Hello my friend)

- wow I can't believe this.. what are you doing here?

- Had the day off.. I was wondering around. thinking.. (his tone guys.. it was like almost whispering. soo relaxed, calmed. soft as cotton.) What are you doing?

- I'm here with my friend, she's visiting. (comes my friend and says hi.)

I went to the show last night.

- oh yeah? did you enjoy it?

- It was seriously the most amazing thing ever happend to me. I cried, laughed and danced my ass off.. (he smiles) I mean the energy, people were dancing and singing like I havent seen before.

- You guys were loud! It was amazing

- I have to say you have the gift of connecting with people. I felt you. The love, you know?

(HE GRABS MY HAND-my heart stopped for real. I blushed)

- Thank you. I felt it too. You guys were good

- You know I've been reading your blog for a long time.. I'm a devoted reader. Got me thru alot.. monday's post.. mann those chicks rope jumping..RAD!

- THEY ARE SICK RIGHT? THEY DO CRAZY SHIT! (laughs)

- (I laugh) I know!! .... ok I don't wanna waste anymore of your time.. Thank you. You know, for everything. Your music.. words. They keep me sane.

- What was your name again?.. Im sorry! (he said that with the cutest smile, who 'd get mad?)

- Lucy

- Come here Lucy! (HUGS ME-- IM BLUSHING AGAIN + SHAKING) Thank You my friend!

(hugs my friend) Bye Ladies it was a pleasure to meet you!

- the pleasure was all ours! enjoy your stay! See ya! (i dont know why i said that since im not..haha but was so nervious)

- (smiles) SIEMPRE AMIGA! ("always my friend" in spanish) and walks away.

I was stiff as a rock. My friend started freaking out and said "If you could see your face.. the way you were looking at him. I thought he was an ex or something. Girl you're in love."

I stood quiet for a while.."I just said Thank You to my Hero."

I really couldn't believe what happened. Lets start from the fact that he was BY HIMSELF walking like you or me.. and NOBODY recognized him. Flip flops, hat, sunglasses. Just another normal guy. Then he came to say hi and talked to us like no big deal.. ON HIS DAY OFF. And stayed like 15 minutes aprox.. He never said HEY I GOTTA GO or looked like bothered.

He was SO nice. Is just the kinda guy he is. Down to Earth, nice, sweet. He is the same you see on stage. The same Jason, a bit smaller :) haha.

So there's my story. My afternoon with Jason Mraz. The man that took me out of misery. The ray of Sunshine in my dark sky. The source of my healing. The boy that made me melt everytime sound slipped through his mouth.

It was the most unexpected encounter. I thought I'd never get to say HI. And there I was, infront of him.. and he was saying Thank You to ME.

Like I said to Sasha.. When you want something really bad, the Universe conspires for you to get it. You just have to wish it with all your being and never give up. It might take a while, but when you have your moment.. Boy it is worth the wait.

I am grateful I couldn't find his hotel. If I had I might have been there while he was at the cementary and this would be a fantasy.

I wish you all get to feel what I felt.. Him.

Cause I haven't been the same ever since. I am Love now.

Lucy

Ps. I'm sorry this got sooo long!! but you know.. I had to put every detail! haha

Love you girls. I really do.

Having one of this moments..

I'm sorry is not Mraz-related. Just felt the lyrics, thought you'd too.

Hey Santa, This is what I Want.

I figured out that we all could use a bit of laughter (and why not, melt a little with hotness) since this life wont give us any truce.
Here's my Xmas gift to you lovely warm-hearted ladies -a bit early, so we can start feeling the spirit-

You probably 've already seen this.. is one of the Webisodes from J's Myspace.

So fast foward to 1:11 and enjoy :) or laugh really hard.. eitherone works!

Merry -hot- MrXmaz!

Webisode 11 - Cameraman vs. Tour

Jason Mraz Videos musicales de MySpace

Heeey Santa! Want a green smoothie dude?

After an Afternoon Life Is Wonderful

Hey Gals! can't sleep.. (got already my Wilde play for bed! ha.. The Ideal Husband it is.)
So I leave you guys with these two vids.. since we're in the Youtube mood.. haha

Life Is Wonderful - to me the best version. Amazing horns by J and Toca


After An Afternoon - the sweetest song with the sweetest gesture.


In Joy,
Lucy.

I Am You In a Different Situation

I'm a girl. A girl who once liked a boy (pretty much actually), tried to have a relationship and didn't work. One day this boy said "hey listen to this, is like this dude wrote it for us". You and I Both was the song, and lets say the boy thought that'd clean up the mess but not even such sweet lyrics could help him. I liked the song though... And that's when I first heard of Jason Mraz.
Like every single teenager -lil masochists- I heard the song at least three times a day.. So it wasn't unexpected I became a Mraz-addict.

Fall 2005 my life changed. My mom died. I was a mess -a real one- for almost too long. Couldn't find a ray of light in all the darkness. After wallowing in my grief I was numbed by the pain and trying to live again.
You know when you loose someone you inmediatly start asking questions. Why? Why her? Why not me? Why now? Where's God? Is it all worth it? Why try if it will end?
So no religion or way of thinking was able to answer them.
After a time of uncertainty.. Looking for Mraz tunes to keep me busy -the one thing I can thank my ex for..- I happened to come across Jason's Myspace. He wrote this blogs (by now everyone reading is well aware of them right? haha) himself and this is what I read.. -before let me tell you something. For a while I wasn't able to sleep.. so I read plays in candlelight to make it through the night and try to feel sleepy. Oscar Wilde was my choice.. You'll see why I bring this up.-
Thursday, November 29th, 2007. First blog I read. "I am you in a different situation".


He really was. I saw this as a sign. Ever since I've read e v e r y single blog.
That's how he became the source of my healing. He used to be a mess and chose to look on the bright side. He chose to feel grateful. So I tried, in the end.. He was me in a dif situation so If he could I should too.


I won't say I'm grateful my mom is no longer with me, cause I'm not. But I am I felt all that pain. I am grateful I saw the darkest sky. Because every next one was brighter than the previous one.


That's the story behind my devoted love to Mr. Mraz. He taught me to believe in me and create good thoughts so good things would happen. He taught me that I am what I want to be. Others see what I want them to see. My soul was able to heal because I wanted to heal.

Happiness is contagious. So laugh more. Be kind so people are nicer..BE LOVE.

You know.. ANYTHING YOU WANT CAN BE YOURS AT ANY TIME.
Just DON'T EVER LET YOUR MIND STOP YOU FROM HAVING A GOOD TIME. :)

I'll tell you all about how I met J next time.
Until then..
may every situation be summed up in a smile. - J
Love, Lucy.

Here's some Inspiration. This song makes me smile in the hardest day. (I love how he starts)

Ps. Thanks Jam! This is a beautiful way to connect with each other. Again you amazing being.. Thank you!