Sunday Social: Valentine Edition

Happy Sunday y'all! Weekends really need to last longer than 2 days. I would gladly work 10 hours Monday-Thursday to have Friday-Sunday off. 

Linking up with Neely and Ashley today for Sunday Social.

Today's questions are all about Valentine's Day:

1. What is the best Valentine's Day you've ever had?

This year's Valentine's Day was one of the best which I will talk more about tomorrow, but Valentine's Day of 2008 was kinda perfect. J and I met for a Valentine's Day lunch, and he decided to go ahead and give me my gifts then instead of waiting for that night. He told me to go look in his car. When I did, there was a white teddy bear (I collect them) holding a little red box. I opened it up and there was the most gorgeous amethyst princess cut ring. I wish I had a picture of it on my laptop! He definitely surprised me that year and it was a great day!

Us in 2008. I wish I could get back to my 2008 weight! haha!

2. What is the worst Valentine's Day you've ever had?

Probably 2009. I was dumb and decided I wanted to go out for Valentine's Day. This was also the year that it was on a Saturday. Everything was so crowded! After driving around for over an hour looking for something that wasn't packed, we just decided to go home. I was so disappointed that we didn't have any Valentine's Day plans and made such a big deal about it.. Looking back on that, I can definitely see how I've mellowed over the past few years. I don't know why I got so upset about that.

3. What did you do for Valentine's Day this year?

J met me at my apartment after work, and we had a good night in. It had been awhile since we had been able to spend time together. It was much needed! I'll talk more about it tomorrow with pics. Here's a preview:

Our valentine's day cake!

4. What is your best Valentine's Day idea if you're single?

Get together with your single friends, go out or stay in, and have a girls night. Make sure lots of wine and chocolate are involved also! It's hard to believe I haven't been single on Valentine's Day since 2004. My first Valentine's Day with J was in 2006.

5. What is your favorite Valentine's candy?

Reese's hearts. Love them!

6. Favorite Valentine's Day memory from your childhood?

I loved Valentine's Day when I was little, so I have so many favorite memories. My mom would surprise me with a gift before school, then we would have Valentine's parties at school where we'd hand out cards. I always loved making the Valentine's mailboxes too. So much fun!

Have a great Sunday!

xoxo C

Lately

Hey y'all! I can't believe it's been so long since I've written. Honestly, work is draining right now. I don't get home until 6 or 6:30, I fix dinner, I clean up a bit, I take a shower, then crash on the couch and watch my shows until I fall asleep. That's my routine every single night. I'm sad that I haven't had much time to blog. I miss it and all of you! I've said that quite a few times in the past few months! I seriously need more hours in my day. 3 day weekends would also make me happy.

My snooze button has become my best friend lately. I hit it at least 2 or 3 times (ahem... that didn't sound wrong at all), then I end up rushing around to get ready for work. My goal this week is to get up 30 minutes earlier without hitting the snooze button. I need some time in the morning to wake up and drink my coffee in peace before taking on the new day.

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I've also started going home for lunch 3 out of 5 days a week. I'm really enjoying my alone time at lunch! I fix something to eat, then I read a book while I eat. I'm hoping this will help me reach my goal of reading 25 books this year. So far I've read 2! I'm also trying to read right before I go to bed instead of watching tv.

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Speaking of tv, I'm in love with Nashville. It has to be the best new show of the year! I know the Rayna/Deacon storyline will take forever to play out. That's what makes a good show. Duh. Love those two!

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I got a free month of Netflix, so I've been watching movies like crazy. In the past couple of weeks, I've watched Crazy Stupid Love, The Lucky One, and Think Like A Man. Loved all 3 of them! And yes, it does take me about a year to watch any of the "popular" movies from a year ago. Always late to the party. And this is pretty much the story of my life.

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I've been drinking an insane amount of water lately. I decided to get a brain and stop drinking so much caffeine, and finally drink more water. After only 2 weeks of making this change, I can see a huge difference. I gotta make sure it's a permanent change!

So that's my life in a nutshell right now... exciting I know.

Hope you have a fabulous week!

xoxo C