Love Lounge: What does love mean to you?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGLQEgSCkMpcQjBijirf692i8NBx7uhqkmZUBfMtTULxBXbryv5W418RoTK0adRUkkLuOQj2_AwerWa7uHxUdFFkR-as1W0tgbITjDbklSO5116fqEV9qNO4S4awDjHR7gW61Z00Hths/s1600/01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704599218167571218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGLQEgSCkMpcQjBijirf692i8NBx7uhqkmZUBfMtTULxBXbryv5W418RoTK0adRUkkLuOQj2_AwerWa7uHxUdFFkR-as1W0tgbITjDbklSO5116fqEV9qNO4S4awDjHR7gW61Z00Hths/s400/01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" /></a>Love. It's probably the most powerful four-letter word in the English language -- well, aside from some other choice words, which I won't go into since <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-confession-i-am-prude.html">I'm such a prude</a>, remember? But love...it's talked about. It's sung about. It's felt. It angers us. It makes us smile. It frustrates it. It confuses us. And sometimes, it even makes us just want to throw our hands up in the air and scream, " I give up!" But for some reason, we never give up. On love, I mean. It's the one thing we always keep running back to. Maybe because we know that as miserable as it makes us sometimes, the thought of being completely without love makes us even more miserable. Maybe we know that we wouldn't be the people we are without love in our lives. Maybe because, like oxygen, love is something we need if we're ever going to survive in this crazy, unpredictable world. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6paGur8eHmf4F0GhMlpycrPZHSKKirT77CnjMQHy6dFsK3lq8uDXrae4w3bSmv6D9LNCXQU6FXlDlegybfAJhd8wOWcc_BC7xmecfz08_hiUS_wS4cSln-a0lHUD88e0MOFphEmPrl6A/s1600/02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704599217606596594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6paGur8eHmf4F0GhMlpycrPZHSKKirT77CnjMQHy6dFsK3lq8uDXrae4w3bSmv6D9LNCXQU6FXlDlegybfAJhd8wOWcc_BC7xmecfz08_hiUS_wS4cSln-a0lHUD88e0MOFphEmPrl6A/s400/02.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" /></a>With Valentine's Day coming up, I've been thinking even more about love lately -- what it means, why we need it, the different types of love -- and I think I've figured something out: I'll never figure love out. But that's OK because I'm sort of enjoying just seeing where it takes me. But I do know one thing: Love means the world to me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">So, tell me, friends, what does love mean to you? What does it mean to love your mother? Sister? Husband? Best friend? Let's chat about all things lovey-dovey! xoxo</span><br /><br />P.S. And speaking of love, I've got lots of Valentine's Day-themed posts planned for next week. I'm so excited to share them with you, friends!! :)<br /><br />[Top graphic via <a href="http://www.someecards.com/valentines-day-cards/be-my-valentine-if-were-still-dating-then">Someecards</a>, bottom photo via <a href="http://www.leloveimage.blogspot.com/2012/02/happiness-of-present.html">Le Love</a>]

Love Lounge: What does love mean to you?

Love. It's probably the most powerful four-letter word in the English language -- well, aside from some other choice words, which I won...

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Pop culture pencil sets

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6807477963_51937a234a_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6807477963_51937a234a_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 475px;" /></a>For every kid who grew up in <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2009/12/decade-love-90s.html">the '90s</a> and dreamed of being a TV teen couple... :)<br /><br />P.S. The most important question: Are you Team Dawson or Team Pacey...?<br /><br />P.P.S A new <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/search/label/Love%20Lounge">Love Lounge</a> is coming your way shortly! xoxo<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.greenwichletterpress.com/shop/index.php?product=GLR-442&c=3">Greenwich Letterpress</a>]

Pop culture pencil sets

For every kid who grew up in the '90s and dreamed of being a TV teen couple... :) P.S. The most important question: Are you Team Dawso...

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Floral wedding dress

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6807276687_a9aae7e6c9_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6807276687_a9aae7e6c9_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 600px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHf8AzZSIGBMrW-omfZEjKqbqRB7TGg4kD7kTdNh4R3wLDk_-36uhODMrhQY_ymOJG_dWK1MOhKuLgekwp9FsrzNRJGoBpfTpKEZIXLiqxHm7KQEQdZQPbiipf2iTerkGsm78nq9mx50/s1600/03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704572871824743762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHf8AzZSIGBMrW-omfZEjKqbqRB7TGg4kD7kTdNh4R3wLDk_-36uhODMrhQY_ymOJG_dWK1MOhKuLgekwp9FsrzNRJGoBpfTpKEZIXLiqxHm7KQEQdZQPbiipf2iTerkGsm78nq9mx50/s400/03.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6807278563_1399523f62_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6807278563_1399523f62_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 616px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aAIVY4IHvZP8deALZU-Yua4FXhJttUOBaUU7H9CCWdmJ8SExbh0m8lP8lPHiQ00BltWBFvtrA-T49MDnUsscZB-9OwFG5W2KcPwdjIKJmqVZEqlKmyWvd1N5QtBjm6rF6P_cd8nzGDE/s1600/04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704572872200907826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aAIVY4IHvZP8deALZU-Yua4FXhJttUOBaUU7H9CCWdmJ8SExbh0m8lP8lPHiQ00BltWBFvtrA-T49MDnUsscZB-9OwFG5W2KcPwdjIKJmqVZEqlKmyWvd1N5QtBjm6rF6P_cd8nzGDE/s400/04.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a>I've always leaned toward more <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/05/inspiration-spring-wedding-dresses.html">traditional</a> <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/12/elizabeth-dye-wedding-dresses.html">wedding</a> <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/03/wedding-dresses.html">dresses</a>, but how perfect would this floral dress be for a spring bride? Can't you imagine getting married in a garden full of blooming flowers?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What's your dream wedding season, friends? xoxo</span><br /><br />P.S. Two more unconventional wedding dresses: The <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/11/fashion-friday-everyday-wedding-dress.html">everyday wedding dress</a> and the <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/01/salvation-army-wedding-dress.html">Salvation Army dress</a> (<span style="font-style:italic;">for a whopping $69!</span>).<br /><br />[Photo by <a href="http://becjohnsonphotography.blogspot.com/2012/01/mary-lewis.html#comment-form">Bec Johnson</a>, via <a href="http://shannoneileenblog.typepad.com/happiness-is/2012/01/a-floral-wedding-dress.html">Happiness Is...</a>]

Floral wedding dress

I've always leaned toward more traditional wedding dresses , but how perfect would this floral dress be for a spring bride? Can'...

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