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Erika

I want to hold your hand forever and ever and slowly walk the path of tomorrow with you.

About Me

Hajimemashite! I'm Erika, a 20 year-old college student pursuing a degree in Graphic Design. I am also studying the Japanese language on my own. I am obsessed with the color pink, Hello Kitty, and Japan. I'm bipolar and tend to be a perfectionist in all that I do, which is not always a good thing. I love being around friends and family, but I need a little me time every now and then. I love to be creative, and I enjoy everything from graphic design and web design to scrapbooking, drawing, and writing poetry.
I recently married my amazingly awesometastic husband and United States Marine, Ryan . I am currently residing in a little apartment outside the Marine Base in 29 Palms, California, to be closer to him while he is at MOS School training for his job with the Corps., after which we are moving wherever the Marine Corps. sends us. I am excited to be starting this chapter of our lives, and I can't wait for this year to be over and see what has become of everything when the dust settles.
♥ ♥ ♥ MOONLIT-BUTTERFLIES.NET ♥ ♥ ♥

My Interests

Anime, art, Asian dramas, Coke Zero, crafts, cross stitching, DDR, drawing, fried rice, internet, graphic design, J-pop, Japan, Japanese food, Japanese language, junk food, K-pop, languages in general, manga, movies, music, pandas, photo booths, photos in general, pizza, preforming arts, ramen noodles, reading, Ryan , scrapbooking, singing, Tokyo, vending machines, web design, writing.

I'd like to meet:

Shania Twain: She was my idol when I was just a little girl parading around my living room with my matching red cowgirl hat and boots belting out her lyrics.

Ayumi Hamasaki: She inspires me as a writer and singer in so many ways. Meeting her would be one of the most awesome moments of my life.

My Grandma Helen: I wish I could see her again and have her see how far I've come in life and all the things I intend to accomplish. She would be proud, and I miss her. I just want to tell her how much she meant to me, and that I love her for all the ways she encouraged and supported me when I felt like I hadn't a friend in the world.

Music:

English: Aly & AJ, Ashley Tisdale, Avril Lavigne, Bowling for Soup, Cascada, Christina Aguilera, Green Day, Hellogoodbye, Kaci, Kelly Clarkson, Lemon Demon, Linkin Park, Panic! at the Disco, Plain White T's, Saving Jane, Simple Plan, Skye Sweetnam, Three Days Grace, Utada, and The Veronicas. - Japanese: Ayumi Hamasaki, BoA, Chieco Kawabe, Dong Bang Shin Ki, Maki Goto, Rain (Bi), and Utada Hikaru. - Korean: BoA, Dong Bang Shin Ki, Jang Nara, and Rain (Bi).

Movies:

Animated: Aladdin, Anastasia, Beauty and the Beast, Happily Never After, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, Pocahontas, Quest for Camelot, and Sleeping Beauty - English: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Down with Love, Elizabethtown, Enchanted, The Grudge, Hairspray, Harry Potter, Hide and Seek, Juno, Just Like Heaven, Knocked Up, The Labyrinth, Memoirs of a Geisha, Moulin Rouge, Music & Lyric, Panic Room, Pan's Labyrinth, Peter Pan, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Secret Window. - Japanese: Dark Water, The Grudge, and Shall We Dance. - Korean: 3-Iron.

Television:

Anime: Card Captors, Digimon, Fruits Basket, Inuyasha, Sailor Moon, and Tenchi. - Chinese TV Dramas: Devil Beside You, It Started with a Kiss, It Started with a Kiss 2: They Kiss Again, Love Contract, Mars, and Why Why Love. - English TV Dramas: Cashmere Mafia, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Jericho, Lost, Medium, October Road, and What About Brian. - Japanese TV Dramas: Haha No 14 (Mother at 14), Pretty Gaurdian Sailor Moon, and Taiyou No Uta (Song to the Sun). - Korean TV Dramas: Bright Girl Success Story, Full House, Love Story at Harvard, and Save the Last Dance for Me.

Books:

Manga: 'Sailor Moon' by Naoki Takeuchi and 'Wedding Peach' by Nao Yazawa. - Novels: 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath, 'Daughter of the Forest' and 'Son of the Shadows' and 'Child of the Prophecy' by Juliet Marillier, 'Fires of the Faithful' and 'Turning the Storm' by Naomi Kritzer, 'Harry Potter' by J.K. Rowling, 'Twilight' and 'New Moon' and 'Eclipse' and 'Breaking Dawn' by Stephenie Meyer, and 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden.

Heroes:

Ayumi Hamasaki inspires me as a singer. Anyone who has overcome depression or hardships to make something of themselves and better their lives inspires me in my own life.

My Blog

Pizza Lady

I found this video on someone else's MySpace, and I had to share. This is exactly the kind of stuff that happens every day where Ryan is. And they crack me up. Glad to be able to share a piece of what...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:51:00 PST

The Controversial Survey

[01] Do you have the guts to answer these questions and repost as The Controversial Survey? Yes. I'm never afraid to give my opinion on something when asked. [02] Would you do meth if it was legal?No....
Posted by Erika on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:15:00 PST

Butterflies wish they could be like you.

During our late night phone conversation last night, Ryan inspired me to write a poem. I was telling him about a moth on my ceiling, and he was saying how he thinks moths are gross and creepy. I told ...
Posted by Erika on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:04:00 PST

So I’m Moving to California for a Little While...

In Ryan news, apparently his classes are backed up so he could be stuck in 29 Plams as long as two more months before his 2 to 3 month long training even starts! Ugh. No way can I go that long without...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:47:00 PST

Ryans MCT Grad and Departure to 29 Palms

Kesha and I went to Ryan's MCT graduation this morning with Arika and Mallorie, but I didn't see them again after that. I think they were heading straight home to Ohio afterward. The graduation was re...
Posted by Erika on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:17:00 PST

Visiting Ryan at MCT in Camp Geiger

I saw my husband yesterday! Granted, Kesha and I sat in the Wendy's on base for several hours reading our Twilight novels. He didn't get to meet us until 3:30PM, and we got there at 10AM. ^_^;; We onl...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:13:00 PST

P.S.

I think part of my previous rant was misunderstood. I am going to finish school. I'm not quitting, children or no children. I intend to go online starting next semester and go until I'm finished. But ...
Posted by Erika on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:22:00 PST

A Long Overdue Rant

I miss Ryan. A lot. Don't get me wrong, best friends like Kesha and Dallon are my sanity right now, but I just feel a bit lost when I don't have Ryan. I guess I would feel less lost if I were in a hom...
Posted by Erika on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:40:00 PST

Keeping Everyone Updated

Ryan graduated froom boot camp on July 3, and we spent a blissful ten days together including our wedding on July 8. I'm officially a Tupps! ^_^ He left for MCT on the 14th, and he should be finished ...
Posted by Erika on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:14:00 PST

Basic Training Update 11

I thought it would be nice to keep everyone updated when Ryan writes me letters from Basic Training and post something to summarize what's going on with him. Of course, this will all be paraphrased as...
Posted by Erika on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:17:00 PST