My Black Friday Haul!

Hello Friends!  It's been a while since I posted because I got really busy (and lazy) and I took a little break from blogging for Thanksgiving.  But of course after Thanksgiving comes Black Friday and I'm back with a haul!!!!!!!

I am terrible and didn't take photos of the things that I bought but instead I will include the nice, professional photos of everything from there respective websites.  My mom and I left to shop at around 6:30 Friday morning because we weren't chasing any doorbusters, we were just out to catch the good deals... so without further ado, LET'S DO THIS THANG.

The first place we headed was Sears, where I got this coolio raincoat because it's about to pour down here in San Francisco.   This jacket was originally $100, it was on sale for $39.99, AND I got an additional 30% off!

ZeroXposur Soft-Shell Jacket - Space-Dyed

I also got these two One Direction perfume sets, but I don't know about it because they are Christmas presents.  Both sets were originally priced for retail at $85, shelf price was $40, and I got 20 or 25% off, I can't remember, but my mom paid like $28 for each.  

 You & I Fragrance Set

Our Moment Fragrance Set

MOVING ALONG....

Hot Topic was having $10 tee shirts and of course I had to jump on that train.  I got two One Direction t-shirts (duh) for $10 each. 

 One Direction 'Four' t-shirt

One Direction 'Drag Me Down' t-shirt

I totally forgot to get the pug shirt that my buddy Calum was wearing in the 'Hey Everybody' music video, but it's on my Christmas list so MOM if you're reading this....

Next my mother and I headed over to the Disney Store, where we spent a lot of time in because we're Disney AF.  She and I have had our eyes on the Disney Animator's Collection dolls since they came out two-ish years ago.  They are originally priced at $24.95 each and were on sale for $20.  The Disney Store was also offering 20% until 10 AM and we of course walked in at 9:59 and were given the 20% off coupons. THANK GOD.  My mom got the Tinkerbell one and I got the Ariel one.  I also got a little Flounder plush that was originally priced at $14.95 and was on sale for $7.47!!!!!

Disney Animator's Collection 'Ariel'

Disney Animator's Collection 'Tinkerbell'

Flounder Plush

After a long escapade in the Disney Store, we made our way out the the mall because we had enough mall for the day.  Our next stop was my favorite store in the entire world... TARGET.  Target had a lot of great sales and I definitely took full advantage of them.  Target was offering 40% off al clothing, accessories, and shoes and the first thing I bought was this super cozy plush hoodie.  It was originally priced at $17.99, but marked down to $10.79.  It's amazing and I haven't taken it off since I bought.  It's like wearing the comfiest, warmest blanket ever.

Xhilaration Sleep Sweatshirt - Dusk Pink

I also got this super cute sweater. It has gorgeous rose gold flecks on the front and y'all don't know but I'm obsessed with rose gold.  Original price was $29.99, I paid $17.99.  The photo doesn't do justice to how pretty the rose gold foiling is.

Mossimo Foil Sweater

Target was also having amazing sales on CDs and DVDs, so of course I had to hit up that section.  I got ELF on DVD for $6 because it's my favorite Christmas movie but of course I don't have it on DVD somehow.  It was originally $14.98

Elf DVD

Target also had great sales on CDs, so I got the regular cover of One Direction's Made In The A.M., Fall Out Boy's American Beauty / American Psycho, and Walk the Moon's Talking Is Hard all for $7 each.  The original prices ranged from $9.49 to $13.99.

Made In The A.M.

American Beauty / American Psycho

Talking Is Hard

I also got my favorite Christmas album ever, *NSYNC Home For Christmas, which was on sale for $5.  I don't think that's good though because this album is worth so much more.  They don't have it on the Target website :/ but I left the Amazon link for you :)

Home for Christmas

Our last stop of our Black Friday excursion was Ross.  Ross doesn't have any Black Friday deals, but they have great deals everyday so it was okay.  I just got this Ariel mug for $4.99.  I love it because Ariel is my queen.

Ariel Mug

And that is it!  It doesn't feel like I got a lot of things but writing this blogpost makes me realize that I did buy quite a few things.  I bought other things that I didn't include because they were Christmas gifts and I have no idea who will read this, so just in case.  I hope you enjoyed this post and I hope you got good deals on Black Friday too!

I just now am realizing that I bought a lot of One Direction and Ariel related things, but if you're ever looking for a gift to buy me, now you know my two favorite things ever lol.

As always, thanks for reading!  Let me know if you went Black Friday shopping and tell me about what you got and you're great deals in the comments!

Love, Cat <3

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An Update + The 69 1D Questions Tag

Happy Monday Friends! Before I get into the tag, I want to give you guys a little update about my new blog schedule.  I've been posting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but as school comes first, I've decided that I'm only going to post twice a week, and if I can, I will post a third time.  I'll probably always post on Mondays because I have the weekends to actually write those.  Of course, I will try my best to make a good effort and post three times a week, but no promises.  I hope you guys understand!  That just means you'll get EVEN BETTER posts because I have more time to make them AMAZING!

Alright, ONTO THE TAG!!

Before I start, let me just say that the Directioner that made this tag could've made it 70 questions but OF COURSE not...

Okay let's ACTUALLY start now lol

1. When did you first start liking One Direction?
- Late 2012.  I can't tell you an exact date, but it was around the time What Makes You Beautiful came out.

2. Do you have a favorite boy?
- I'm 1000000000000% a Niall girl <3

3. Have you even had a favorite boy?
- This questions doesn't really make sense but ok yes?

4. What was the first song you've ever heard by them?
- What Makes You Beautiful!!!!!!!!!

5. Which boy do you relate to the most?
- I don't know??

6. Which boy do you relate to the least?
- Probably idk.

7. Whose style do you admire the most?
- I love Niall's style the most.  He literally wears everything I love on a guy so...

8. What's one thing you love about Liam?
- I love how sweet he is, but that he also isn't afraid to stand up for him.  Is that one thing or two?

9. What's one thing you love about Niall?
- I frickin love everything about Niall, but if I had to choose one... Probably his laugh.  I could just listen to his laugh forever.

10. What's one thing you love about Zayn?
- I love that he's super mysterious and that he's really good at keeping to himself.

11. What's one thing you love about Louis?
- I love Louis' personality! He's so funny.

12. What's one thing you love about Harry?
- I love that Harry is super compassionate and lovely.  He's just a gentleman.

13. Have you ever disliked one of the boys?
- I'm still kind of bitter towards Zayn...

14. Would you rather spend a day with all five or a week with just one?
- If I could spend an entire week with Niall I would die.

15. Do you ever dress like them?
- Nope.  I like pieces that they wear but I wouldn't full out dress like them.

16. What's the top played song that boys have ever sung?
- I'm assuming this question is asking what's the top 1D song played on like the iTunes or something... Idk how to check that so I can't answer that sorry lol.

17. What would your reaction be if you met them?
- I would probably try to play it cool at first but them lose it because it's 1D!!!!!!!

18, Have you ever been to a concert?
- I went to OTRA this year! It was the best day of my life.

19. Have you ever met them?
- Niall is my boyfriend so obvs, but I haven't met the other boys.

20. Approximately how many pictures/gifs of them do you have saved on your computer?
- You don't need to know this.

21. What's the first piece of 1D merchandise you've ever bought?
- I have no idea.  I have too much.

22. Are you the only Directioner at your school?
- Probably not, but I don't know.

23. What is your favorite song they sung on X Factor?
- Torn!

24. What is your favorite music video?
- I had to answer this question like 2 days ago and I have no idea.  I want to say Little Things or Kiss You because they're two of my absolute favorite songs, but I honestly cannot choose.

25. What's your favorite song off the Up All Night album?
- More than This or Moments.

26. What's your favorite X Factor video diary?
- The one with Kevin the Pigeon or the one where Louis took his hat off and there was sugar or flour or whatever underneath.

27. What's your favorite tour video diary?
- The first OTRA one because it featured Santa Clara aka the show I went to!

28. Who do you think has the best hair?
- It changes everyday because their hair never looks the same, but I'm bias so I'm gunna say Niall lol.

29. Who do you think will be married first?
- Why are you having me think about this???? But it will be Niall, he will marry me.

30. Who do you think will be married last?
- Louis.

31. What's your favorite quote from Harry?
- "A real girl isn't perfect and a perfect girl isn't real."

32. What's your favorite quote from Liam?
- "I would make harry my personal slave and would make him drive me places."

33. What's your favorite quote from Louis?
- "Live life for the moment because everything else is uncertain."

34. What's your favorite quote from Niall?
- "I love with the heart, not the eyes." <3333333333333333333

35. What's your favorite quote from Zayn?
- "Just close your eyes and enjoy the roller coaster that is life."

36. What made you cry the most during A Year in the Making?
- EVERYTHING.

37. When was the last time you seriously cried over the boys?
- When they destroyed us all by playing Torn for their Live Lounge.  I seriously cried so much.

38. One a scale from 1-100, how troubled do your friends and family think you are?
- Probably like an 80.  But my friends don't think I'm troubled because they're troubled as well.

39. What would you give up just to meet the boys?
- I would give up my brother.

40. Do you often get yelled at by your parents over the boys?
- Never.

41. Have you ever walked out of class because of a Directionator?
- No because school is cool kids.

42. How do you handle it when someone says something incredibly rude about they boys?
- I try to be as nice as possible because everyone is allowed to have their opinions, but if it's about Niall then Imma defend until I die.

43. Have you or do you know anyone who has been to one of the boys hometowns?
- Nope.

44. Have you read their books?
- I've read the most recent one.  I'm not a huge fan of reading lol.

45. How much money do you think you've spent on One Direction?
- Probably more than I should.

46. Which bromance(s) do you ship the most?
- I was a huge Ziall girl but...

47. Which bromance(s) do you ship the least?
- Larry........

48. Have you ever been to a signing?
- They don't do those in the US...

49. Do you own anything identical to something one of the boys have?
- Probably but idk.

50. When was the last time you told someone off after they've been blatantly rude about One Direction?
- Like I said before I try to be nice but if it's about my baby Niall then I am not afraid to fight you.

51. Do you remember the very first picture you saved of any of the boys?
- I have no clue.

52. What is one thing you love about this fandom?
- I love how supportive they are! It's amazing.

53. What's one things you don't like about this fandom?
- How rude they can be to people, like chill out geez.

54. How many really good friends have you made because of One Direction?
- My four best friends in high school are my best friends because of 1D!

55. What do you think their next album should be called?
- I don't care, as long as there's a song called "Caitlyn" next time around.

56. Have you ever doubted any of the boys?
- Idk man

57. What's your favorite interview One Direction has ever done?
- I don't know.  They've done a lot.  Maybe the one they did with Zoella cause I love Zoella.

58. Has any of the boys followed you on Twitter?
- NO. Which is incredibly rude being that Niall is my boyfriend...

59. Has any of the boys RT'd or responded to your tweet to them?
- NO

60. Has any of the boys' friends or relatives followed, RT'd, or responded to you on Twitter?
- NO

61. Was there ever a time where you were so close to the boys, but weren't able to see them?
- YES.  FOR UAN AAANNDD TMH.

62. What does the term "Directioner" mean to you?
- Someone who wholeheartedly loves One Direction.

63. Do you ever think you'll meet them?
- I hope so!

64. What little things remind you of the boys?
- There are tons, idk.  I have to be there and experience it to tell you.

65. What's you favorite picture/gif of each of the boys?
- I'm only going to share Niall because he's the only one I can find quickly.  It's this one <3

BUT I ALSO LOVE THIS ONE...

66. What's your favorite picture/gif of One Direction?
- This one because Niall looks A1:

67. How do you refer to the boys?
- "They Boys" or "1D"

68. Do you think they've changed?
- I think they've gotten older.  They've matured, but I wouldn't necessarily say they've changed.

69. Are you still waiting for the DM from 1D?
- All day errr day.

And that's the end of the tag... I honestly got so tired while answering these questions because they were so repetitive and also not that fun to answer lol.  As you can tell my answers started to get really like bleh towards the end...

Anyways... Thank you as always for reading!  I always appreciate that you guys read and I hope you are 1D AF like me now :-)

Love, Cat <3

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Cat Reviews: Made In The A.M. by One Direction

Hello! Long time no blog!  I took a little break from blogging, and social media in general, because I started to feel like it was consuming my life.  I needed to focus on school and get my life together... BUT I'M BACK! And of course... I thought the best way for me to come back was with a review of my babies One Direction's new album, Made In The A.M. that came out today!!!

For my last Cat Reviews post, I mentioned that I did initial reactions on Twitter, but I didn't this time. I did however, listen to these songs millions of times already and have very solid opinions on each one.  So let's get into it!

An Overview and Album Artwork:
I have the deluxe version of Made In The A.M. (which I will abbreviate as MITAM from now on cause the title is kind of long lol).  The deluxe version features 17 tracks and a backstage look at One Direction's Apple Music Festival performances as well as "Drag Me Down" live at the Apple Music Festival.  The regular version of the album does not include "Temporary Fix", "Walking In The Wind", "Wolves", and "A.M.".  The deluxe and regular covers don't differ besides that the deluxe says "deluxe version" and has an orange border. Which you can see here:

And because they're awesome, One Direction has also released individual covers for each member, only available at Target, but I'm sure over time, you'll be able to find it on Amazon or eBay, etc., but don't quote me on that.  Of course I love the individual covers because I get to take my bae Niall home with me.  

Niall

Louis

Liam

Harry

I LOVE the album artwork.  They all look bae AF.  That's pretty much it though.  I don't know if you all have noticed, but Liam is always looking away in every album they've released.  

The Songs:

*Far warning, I didn't listen to these songs in order, which I probably should have, so my opinions are not at all bias towards the order of the tracks.  I did listen to it in order later, so I'll try to include a little bit of my feeling about the tracklist order too.*

1. Hey Angel

- Mr. Harold Styles hella hyped up this song.  To be very honest, because that's what I'm here to be, it didn't impress me.  I know this song will be fantastic live though.  I just wasn't amazed with it.  I think it's a good song to start the album.  

2. Drag Me Down

- Drag Me Down was the first single One Direction released from MITAM.  I loved it because it was their first song after the tragic Zayn loss and I thought it was perfect for their little comeback.  But I'm sick of hearing it because it's the only song my non-1D-AF friends listen to and it's a radio song. Don't get me wrong, I still love it, but it's just so overplayed, like WMYB.

3. Perfect

- I was OBSESSED with Perfect when it first came out.  I listened to it over and over, so much so that my 6 year old cousin learned the lyrics right away.  Now of course, I've got the other songs to get hyped about, but Perfect is still one of my favorites.  Obvs it's about TSwift, but that's a topic for another time.

4. Infinity

- I really loved Niall's verse in Infinity.  I love all of Niall's verses/choruses/bridges, you all know that, but I love this one in particular.  I don't know why.  The song as a whole however, doesn't make my top five.  It's a beautiful song, but like Hey Angel, I wasn't completely enamored by it.  

5. End of the Day

- THIS SONG IS SO CUTE.  My initial reaction to this song was that it had a good vibe but it wasn't my favorite.  However, it has grown on me and it could potentially be top five.  Liam sounds so cute in this song and Louis sounds A1.  It's a song that just makes you happy when you listen to it.

6. If I Could Fly

- This song brought the feels (and the tears) so hard.  I literally cried in the backseat of my parents' car when I first heard this song.  My immediate reaction was "holy sh*t 1D why u gotta do me like dat?" and apologies to Ed Sheeran, but this is my new first dance song for my wedding.  Even if I marry Niall, this will be my first dance song.  Also, Niall's pre-chorus hurts my heart so much that I isolated it and listen to it over and over again because I hate myself.  OH MY GOD. AND WHEN THEY SING ONE LINE EACH.  I'M DED. Obviously If I Could Fly made top five.

7. Long Way Down

- I was not impressed with Long Way Down initially because the first time I heard it was right after If I Could Fly, but after listening it a few more times, I love it.  You're probably starting to see that I love ballad-y type songs lol.  I honestly don't know what about this song I love but I love it. However, I prefer Harry singing the chorus than Liam, and the way Liam sings "struggling" as "strug-lin" bothers me a lot lol.

8. Never Enough

- I laughed my butt off the first time I listened to the intro Never Enough - so much that I had to pause it and take a breather.  But I LOVE Never Enough.  From the title, I assumed it would be a sad ballad, but boy was I wrong.  If you haven't heard it, you need to now.  I feel like it's the Act My Age of this album, and I absolutely loved Act My Age aka I absolutely love Never Enough.

9. Olivia

- Similar to End of the Day, Olivia wasn't my favorite at first, but it has since grown on me and I absolutely adore it.  When I first heard the song, I didn't like the way the melody of the verses went.  I thought it sounded super awkward but now I actually kind of like it.  The entire song is a feel-good, happy song like End of the Day.  I especially love the "I love you I love you I love you I love Olivia" part.  Niall does it better than Liam though, soz.  The bridge reminds me of "Pure Imagination" from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which is one of my favorite songs ever.  Olivia is just really cute. My only problem is that it's called Olivia and not my name lol.

10. What a Feeling

- The chimes in the intro caught me off guard and at first I didn't know how I feel about it and to be honest, I still don't know how I feel about What a Feeling.  It definitely isn' top five, but I don't know. I feel like this song is Liam's No Control.  It's a great song, just not my fave.

11. Love You Goodbye

- Again, not a top five maker and I also don't know how I feel about Love You Goodbye.  I really don't like the first line of the chorus, "Why are you wearing that to walk out of my life?".  Maybe it's the feminist in me, but that line just doesn't strike the right chord with me.  When Niall told me to twist the knife, it hurt me so much.

12. I Want to Write You A Song

- I love this song.  I cried.  Like If I Could Fly, I loved Niall's verse so much that I isolated it but I also made this a ringtone lol.  I love it so much.  Right after I heard this song my friend told me that apparently this song is written for the future 1D babies but none of the 1D members wrote it so... But after I heard that all I can picture is Niall holding a baby.  Is that weird? Anyways... I love this song so much.  Definitely a top five.

13. History

- History is the last track on the regular version of the album.  It's also another one of my favorites.  It has such a good vibe and really good lyrics.  It's another one of those sway back and forth and just enjoy kind of songs.  It's a classic 1D kind of song.  I love it.

*The following songs are available on the deluxe version of the album*

14. Temporary Fix

- I'm so disappointed that this song is a "deluxe bonus" but I see that it is just too good.  Niall kills it in Temporary Fix.  The chorus reminded me of One Way or Another and I love that.  This song is going to be KILLER live.  

15. Walking in the Wind

- My initial reaction to Walking in the Wind was "8/10 for good vibes and Niall's ahhhh oooohhh oooohhh OOOOHH" and to be honest I feel the same way.  I love it but it isn't one of my absolute favorites.  

16. Wolves

- I LOVE WOLVES SO MUCH.  Wolves is definitely my number one.  It's already my ringtone and I wake up to it every morning.  I declared Wolves as my favorite track before I heard the entire album and even before the singing actually started.  It became my favorite solely based on the intro lol.  It still stands true though.  It definitely is a 10/10 and I've listened to it on repeat forever.

17. A.M.

- Let me just start by saying that I don't understand why this song is only on the deluxe version.  The album is called Made in the A.M. but the only song that mentions the title isn't on the regular version. It doesn't make sense to me but whatevs.  This was the first song that I heard off the album and it thoroughly impressed.  Louis' chorus is my favorite part because HE KILLS IT.  It has a slight country vibe to it, or is that just me?  Either way, it's an amazing song and I LOVE IT.  

BONUS JONAS!

Home

- Home is only available on the Perfect EP and Japan versions of the album, I think, but it isn't part of MITAM.  To be very honest, I don't like Home that much.  Harry sounds really good in it, but he sounds really good in every song.  I don't know.  This song just didn't leave a lasting impression.

Picking Favorites:

Thank you One Direction for making picking my favorites easy for me.  On this list, I won't be including Home because it isn't part of the album.

My number one from Made in the A.M. is definitely Wolves, then the rest of my top five are as follows: If I Could Fly, I Want to Write You A Song, Olivia, Never Enough.  And the list of my most to least favorite:

1. Wolves

2. If I Could Fly

3. I Want to Write You A Song

4. Olivia

5. Never Enough

6. Temporary Fix

7. Long Way Down

8. End of the Day

9. Walking in the Wind

10. History

11. A.M.

12. Perfect

13. What A Feeling

14. Infinity

15. Drag Me Down

16. Love You Goodbye

17. Hey Angel

Final Thoughts:

Made in the A.M. most definitely gets a 10/10 from me.  This album is so strong lyrically and every single song is incredible.  Despite not having Zayn, the boys did an incredible job on this album, and (don't hate me but) it almost sounds like there was never a Zayn.  As much as I missed his voice, I'm so happy that is album is beyond incredible.  I am disappointed that they won't be touring with this album for a while, but I'm also glad they're taking a well deserved break.  There's just so many songs on this album that will be killer live... I can't wait to spend my life savings on tickets to their next tour in a year.  I, of course will 1D AF for the rest of my life.  MITAM definitely gives Take Me Home a run for its money for my favorite One Direction album. 

As always, thank you so much for reading!  I hope you loved Made in the A.M. as much as I do!  If you haven't heard it yet, you can purchase it on iTunes, or stream it on Spotify and on other music streaming platforms!  Please support this album because it is amazing!

Love, Cat <3

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