5 days til Christmas

Last night was girlfriend Christmas dinner night.  After a wonderful meal at phoenix we come back and exchanged gifts.  You know you have special people in your life when I couldn’t pick out better gifts for myself.   I can’t thank you, BFF and Robby Rob enough for my wonderful presents. 

Christmas is right around the corner and so is 11 days off from the grind (minus the two days I may sneak in to check emails).

As exciting as not working is, my next two weeks are going to be full of traveling and family.  Two things I love but can wear a sister out.

So bring on the…. family gatherings, holiday foods, a beach trip, shopping, not a minute to myself and last but certainly not least the big guy in red.    

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good {5days}night.

13 Days til Christmas

Sealy Christmas Show

This year I am experiencing Christmas to its fullest, every parade, Sealy Christmas show and Tangle wood.

2011 is the year of Christmas.





oh christmas tree

Huge Poinsettia Christmas Tree in the lobby of the workplace. 



Slaps a smile on my face at 8am.

Christmas time is here



Yes, I was a Parade Rat this past weekend.

Greensboro parade was a lot of fun, although scary at times it was worth it!  

Mini Macy’s day Parade

And one of the best parts….. A&T band!

And give me that drum line.

And GSO Parade wouldn’t be complete without the final stop to get Natty Greens Red Nose Winter Ale!

{And apparently a worlds messiest hot dog.}

And finished off the evening at SR with close friends listening to Jaxon Jill play.

Sunday was the Jamestown parade and party. 

Took the annual tarts and had such a blast! 



‘TIS The SEASON!!





12.2.11

The first Weekend in December is here and it’s full of Christmas cheer.

This evening I plan on hanging out with one lady I haven’t seen enough of lately and her electric blanket, watching Christmas movies.

12/3/11 12:00 Downtown Greensboro Parade

12/4/11 3:00 Jamestown parade and Party to follow!

Perfect weekend ahead!



i love shoes, booze and boys with tattoos.

dream.

TGIW



<Thankgoodnessitswed>

Halfway to the weekend and this one my friend is full of holiday cheer.

sidenote: I think I need many many glasses of holiday cheer.

vs



Victoria Secret Fashion Show

tonight *10pm*CBS

<motivation to wake up at 6am and workout>

Recap

 I ate, I shopped, I ate and ate and ate. And now it’s back to reality and the gym.

It is also now officially Christmas time!

And I have presents under my tree.

Tis the season!







merry turkey day eve



Today: Work half day and head west to be with family for the holidays.

Tomorrow: Eat myself into a comma.

Friday: Burn that bird off by shopping.

See ya’ll next week!

Santa baby....

kate spade

 love at first sight

haha.



thanksgiving.

I am thankful for….

-My amazing friends, and family, and friends who are family.

-My job and everything that I have learned this past year that has made me more valuable.

-I am thankful for my health and the fact that I have lost 15 lbs in a year and kept it off.

-My independence and that I am very comfortable in my own skin (single/taken).

-I am thankful for everything I have learned about myself this past year.  This time last year I was a completely different (younger) person.

-I am thankful that I can financially take care of myself but still very humble at the same time.

-I am thankful that God has given me such a beautiful life and that the best is still yet to come.

Happy Thanksgiving week!



my weakness

I don't just have a weakness for old men, coffee, puppies, red wine, quotes, pinterest........ect (list goes on and on and on)

But very year at this time my knees go weak at anything peppermint.

I just can’t say no.

Yes I ate an entire bag of these today.

Gym tomorrow <all day>



Happy weekend to all!

life



the time has come.

Yes I understand its Nov 14th but I enjoy my tree so much I was ready for it.

Tucker was too.

What a relaxing/great weekend.  Now im ready for the week ahead. Tree lite and all.

Happy Monday!

10 Days til Thanksgiving.

And 40 days til Christmas.

wakeup.workout.WORK.winddown..... repeat

I need the WEEKEND!



good luck.

and good evening.

happyhumpday

#1 This morning I made it to the gym and was so glad I did.

The sun was up early so it made it much easier to get up and go, the gym was NOT packed and I got a few miles and abs workout under my belt before I even got my day started.

And lets add 2 snaps to snacks and upping metabolism.

#2 Thank you Robin for the fantastic pre-thanksgiving meal last night, it was amazing!

Made this bad boy to take…

Oreo Cheese Cake.

From the lovely Food and Family Kraft magazine Momma L signed Candace and I up for.

#3 I have to admit that I have my Kitchen Christmas Tree up.



#4 Country Music Awards tonight.

#5 And finally 2 more days till the weekend.

friday.

me too.



51 Days til Christmas

Every year you have to pick a theme for your wrapping paper, its just a rule and you have to run it past everyone esle so that no one does the same thing.

Well this year I have picked the best one yet!

Yes... Lilly wrapping paper.

And yes this weekend I may just be sneaking up a kitchen or a bathroom tree.

SHHHHHHH!

Happy Halloween!!! And weekend recap!

Travis Tritt was a Blast!!!

Oh Yes he looked the same as he has for the past 20+ years!

Kevin and Me

BFF will have way more Pics!



Fully Alive



"Moments come and go so fast, but they are what make up the whole of life. Little bitty moments here and there. They turn into hours and days and weeks- ultimately an entire lifetime. When I consciouly think about that, it makes me want to slow down. Sometimes I can't slow down. I don't have the time to go slowly. But I capture a moment in a posstcard or photograph. Then, years later it all comes back to me as a sweet gift to myself.

Life is short and everything is irrevocable. No matter what we do to lengthen the moment we can't. No matter how eager we are to shorten uncomfortable events, that can't be done either. If we don't learn to live fully in the present, much of life passes us by, lost in the cobwebs of time forever. The passage of time can't be retrieved except in our memory banks. Thats why we must be all there at any given moment. Even during the times that are frightening or difficult.

Everyting has a purpose, and if we don't want to miss that purpose and the adventure along the way, then we must be conscious, alert, curious, open-hearted. When we capture the moment we're in, we're fully alive."

-Luci Swindoll (I married Adventure)

rain



One Big Nite Ahead

“Big ass bottles, Big Ice buckets
I work too hard to be ballin' on a budget
Me and my people do it big out in public cause
Cause if you don't do it big, you ain't doing nothing”

-Big Sean “my last”

Okay completely inappropriate to kick off this blog with rap lyrics considering I will be VIP at the Travis Tritt Concert tonight with my people!  

Yep that guy…. Will report back on if he still looks like this.

Happy Half Day Friday!



Happy Diwali & Happy Hump Day

Deepavali or Diwali, popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a Festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-November for different reasons. For Hindus, Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. However, in recent times it is an occasion that is celebrated by Indians of all religions living in India and abroad. The day also has significance for other religions in India.

{thanks wiki}

I learned something about culture today. 

I work with a lot of Indians and they shared their pretty outfits and delightful sweets with everyone.

(I can’t lie…. Their sweets aren’t cut out for my belly… NOT AT ALL)

Happy Hump day too!





This Weekend…

-I shopped til I dropped.

-Spent Quality Time with my Mother.

-Got some reading done.

-Saw the colorful mountain leaves.

-Ate some good food.

-Realized my new found love for antiques.

….Overall amazing weekend.

But I am now ready for this week to begin and to get some rest in before another crazy weekend!

61 days til Christmas; 31 days til Thanksgiving; and a little over 3 days til I get to see my lovely BF.



cold house

When I was little I had a book of poems and still to this day I can remember my favorite one….

“There once was a house, a cold, cold house.

A cold, cold house by the sea.

If I were a mouse in that cold, cold house.

What a cold, cold mouse I would be.”

This morning I woke up a cold mouse. 

And it’s only going to get worse this weekend.

Off to the Mountains for my mom’s Birthday weekend full of shopping and seeing the leaves change!

Its's Friday.



Coco Chanel

Quotes have been doing it for me lately. 

Love Coco Chanel ones.

happy thursday.



LC



Happy Hump Day.

Whats on my mind

ABC Family starts the 13 nights of Halloween on wed!! YAY

Mark this as something I will NEVER DO!!

{At the very top of the building there are 2 men hanging from those ropes, I don’t know what they are doing but my stomach dropped when I saw them!}

Me + heights = terrified

I Love this song!

happy monday.