Things I’m Loving Right Now

Hey everyone and thanks for visiting Allison in Wonderland!  Today’s post is going to be a fun one to mark the start of summer!  Woohoo!  Keep reading for an awesome Q & A sesh.

What are your three favorite movies?

This is such a hard one!  I think my top three, all-time favorite movies are the Sound of Music, the Breakfast Club, and the Princess Diaries but I’ve seen a few movies recently that I really loved as well!  The live-action Cinderella was amazing and I also really enjoyed La La Land and Priceless.

What book have you been dying to read?

One book I’ve been wanting to read ever since I first heard it was coming out was the book Chip and Jo from the show Fixer Upper wrote.  I finally got my hands on it a couple weeks ago and it was incredible!  I love them so much and reading their book just made me even more obsessed with them than I already was.  It was neat to hear their side of how their lives changed because of their HGTV show and see a little insight as to what they’re hoping comes of the future!

What’s something that amazes you?

I’m constantly amazed by how much creativity there is in the world.  In college, I’m in a major and minor where there’s no short of creative, inspirational people so I think that makes me a little bit biased, but I’m just so in awe every time I think about it!

What’s your all-time favorite town or city?

My all-time favorite city is Brooklyn, New York.  I didn’t think I could ever live in a city, but when I visited Brooklyn this past summer, it was the first place I’d ever been that I could really see myself living in.  I don’t think I could permanently live there, but a couple years would be so fun!  Brooklyn is so interesting and quirky and it has so many beautiful views – I don’t think you could ever get tired of it!

If you won the lottery, what would you do?

Cry.

Would you like to design your own home?

I would LOVE to design my own home!  This has actually been a dream of mine for a while.  I really love interior design and patterns and fabrics – I could design and re-design my home forever!  I think that’s why I love HGTV so much; they have so many house flipping and interior design shows, I could sit in front of the TV for hours and just watch and watch!

Have you ever met any celebrities?

Unfortunately, I haven’t met any celebrities but I was mistaken for Shailene Woodley in the airport once!  A few years ago, my mom and I were on vacation in San Francisco, CA and I was in line to get Starbucks before our flight home.  This was right around the time that Divergent came out, so I think she was on a lot of teen’s minds because all of a sudden I heard a girl behind me frantically whisper to her mom that Shailene Woodley was in front of them!  Once I figured out what was happening, I turned and looked at her so she would know I wasn’t actually Shailene Woodley, but it was kinda fun to be mistaken for her for a second.

In tic-tac-toe, do you pick the x’s or the o’s?

This is a funny question.  I always used to go for the o’s but now I’d say I lean more towards the x’s!

What is your favorite thing about the beach?

I really, really love the sound of the waves.  The beach is a very safe place for me – I think that’s because I grew up near the beach and now my Mommom and Poppop live right at the beach so I get to spend a lot of time there.  It’s so calm and I always go to the beach when I’m on vacation or not in school, so I don’t associate it with any stress or responsibilities!

Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest?

Instagram, for sure.  Follow me at @allisantmyer!

What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?

I’m obsessed with learning about the five love languages!  Mine love language is touch!  What’s yours?

That’s all for today’s post, thanks for reading!  If you’re in the mood, have a girls night and ask yourself and your best friends these questions.  You never know what you might learn!  See ya next week!

Hey everyone and thanks for coming back to my blog today!  As you can tell from the title, this post will be all about my favorite drinks to get at Starbucks if you’re lactose-intolerant (or lactose-sensitive like me).  I’ve known that I am very sensitive to lactose since the beginning of high school so I’ve had a good amount of time to find my go-to drinks.  Let’s get into it!

My favorite Starbucks drink year-round is the classic chai.  I’m not a big coffee person, so teas are what I go for a lot of the time.  Sometimes I order the regular chai, but most of the time I order an iced vanilla chai latte with soy milk. Usually, it’s just what I need to get my day going!  Adding the vanilla syrup to the normal mix makes the drink just a bit sweeter and you don’t taste as much of that spicy kick.  In addition to the vanilla being added, I think what makes me like it so much is that it’s iced.  I’m not much of a fan of warm drinks, so the fact that I can get it iced makes all the difference!

My next Starbucks favorite is their hot chocolate.  I go to college in the Virginia mountains, so it gets pretty cold and windy here during the wintertime and sometimes you need something warm to drink to keep your hands from freezing off while you’re walking to class!  Typically, I don’t do anything crazy to it so I just stick with a hot chocolate with soy milk.  If I’m feeling like I need something a little bit extra, I’ll add 2 pumps of peppermint syrup.  Starbucks also has a hazelnut syrup that I’ve been dying to try!

Since I’m already talking about Starbucks, I thought I’d mention another favorite of mine… their pumpkin bread!  I’ve been getting Starbucks’ pumpkin bread for years and I absolutely love it!  I’d definitely recommend it if you’re in the market for a quick treat.

Those are my top 2 Starbucks drinks to get if you can’t have milk!  Let me know your favorites by commenting below.  Have a great week!