The Blogmopolitan Quiz

I always love these quizzes in Cosmo, so of course I had to join in on the fun.

Want to join the fun? Go link up with Erin!

Have a fabulous Friday!

I’m the kinda girl who…

  I’m the kinda girl who…

* can go a long time without blogging, and then will suddenly miss it like crazy.

* can’t start the morning without coffee and a sweet text from my love.

* can’t watch a horror movie or anything with blood.

* can overanalyze something to death, but I’m working on that!

* can’t go to sleep without checking to make sure all the doors are locked… twice.

* would rather go to any sporting event instead of shopping.

* believes in second chances and if you’re lucky… even third chances.

* can’t wait to be a wife and mommy someday soon.

* can’t go to sleep without my favorite kitty cat blanket that was passed down to me from my grandma.

* can’t just watch one episode of a show on Netflix.

* loves sweet surprises.

* can get ready in 10 minutes if it’s absolutely necessary.

* loves anything that sparkles.

* hits the snooze button every single morning.

* always has to have the last word and will do just about anything to prove a point.

* loves to travel.

* sings as loud as I can when I’m in the car by myself.

* falls more in love every day with the love of my life.

Boys Behind the Blog #4

Linking up today for the 4th installment of “Boys Behind the Blog”. I doubt that JP enjoys these as much I do, but it’s fun to show off the man I love!

So, let’s hear from JP, gotta love his one liners :) He's an artist, not a writer!

1. If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
Lion

2. What is your favorite meal?
Pizza

3. Do you use any form of Social Media? What is your favorite?
Try not to, but have most of them. Favorite you can find me on is LiveStream.

4. Beer, wine, liquor, other, or none of the above?
Water

5. Complete the sentence: “Never have I ever…"
said that to start a sentence. Ha ha!

Nursing a Cat Back to Health

 

On Saturday morning, I noticed that Ronnie was looking a little thinner than usual. I also noticed that he wouldn’t eat his treats and his food dish was still full. While he’s always been a finicky eater, I knew this wasn’t normal.

Ron’s “I’m mad” face a couple of years ago when we ran out of treats.

I wanted to give it a day or 2 to see if he would come around, but he still wasn’t eating. This morning, when I saw him just laying there and looking so weak and sad, I knew it was time for him to see the vet. The vet was definitely concerned when he saw how much weight he has lost. His body temperature was low also due to the fact that he doesn’t have enough meat on him to keep him warm. He took some blood and said that he was pretty certain that he has hyperthyroidism. I looked up the symptoms and Ron seems to have almost all of them. We will find out the results tomorrow.

This was a few months after I got Ron. He was being a rebel and somehow got on the counter. King of his castle.

I was so worried about leaving him today, but I had to go back to work for the afternoon. I was so happy to see that he was laying in his bag with the towel that we put in it. Ron always loves to sleep in brown bags which is why you will find a few random brown bags strewn across my house. He loves them too much for me to throw them out. I thought I would try to give him some milk to see if he would drink it. Ron loves his milk. I was happy to see him drink it.

Sweet kitty drinking his milk. He drank about half.

For now, I’m just trying to keep him warm and make sure that he at least drinks his water/milk/juice from his cat food. He licked up all of the juice from his food, but he still won’t eat the food. I hope we can find out how to help him tomorrow. I hate seeing my sweet kitty like this. He’s usually very vocal, but now he can barely squeak out a meow. It just breaks my heart. He’s moving so slow since he’s so weak.

I know he’s 16 years old and that these things happen, but I don’t want anything to happen to him. Any advice on how to get a cat to eat? Or any ideas on how he can get some nutrients? Have you been through anything like this before? I would appreciate any advice you have to give. Until then, please pray that my sweet boy will feel better soon!

Sweet boy watching some Netflix with me on a lazy afternoon

Are you ready for some football? Vol.1

 

Warning: From now until the Super Bowl, Mondays will be dedicated to football. So, if you’re not into it, feel free to ignore me on Mondays. If you’re a normal human being (just kidding… sort of), then feel free to stick around on Mondays and let me know how your team did this weekend!

The best part of it is that Kristine from Living Barefoot and Crazy is hosting a link-up on Mondays too! I will be linking up, and if you’re just as obsessed with the sport as I am, you should go link up too! Got it? Alright, let’s get on with it.

Games I watched this weekend (or kept up with):

Wake Forest at Boston College – Wake continues to disappoint me. While they are in the same division as my Seminoles, I would still like to see them do well. They just couldn’t hang with BC. This team needs some offense! And well, some defense wouldn’t hurt either. Final Score: WF – 10 BC – 24

Florida at Miami – I love my Seminoles, so seeing our 2 rivals play against each other was just hard to watch. I didn’t want either one of them to win! However, I was slightly pulling for Miami. I think they have more talent on their team. How the heck was Florida ranked so high? Can we say overrated? Just because you’re in the SEC doesn’t mean you have to be ranked! You need to have the talent to back it up. Final Score: UF – 16 Miami – 21

Oklahoma State at UTSA – I have 2 other favorite football teams that I cheer for when FSU isn’t playing. Oklahoma State and Oregon. I was happy to see Ok State play their little hearts out. Note to self: don’t ever say that again when referring to football! I was excited to see that they were playing in the Alamodome. It also made me miss San Antonio. While I’ve only been there once, I fell in love with that city when we vacationed there in March. That’s a story for another time. Final Score: OSU – 56 UTSA – 35

A drive by photo of the Alamodome!

WKU at Tennessee – Tennessee is looking good so far this season! I hope they have a good year! Final Score: WKU – 20 UT – 52

MTSU at UNC – The Heels had a great game! They looked better than they did against the Gamecocks last week, but they still have some room for improvement. Final Score: MTSU – 20, UNC – 40

Oregon at Virginia – All I can say is that my Ducks continue to dominate! Quack Quack! Final Score: Oregon – 59 Virginia – 10

South Carolina at Georgia – I just can’t cheer for Georgia, and it’s fun to watch Steve Spurrier coach. I know I shouldn’t like him because he coached for the Gators back in the day, but I still like the guy. I was sad that the Gamecocks couldn’t pull out the win. Final Score: USC – 30 UGA – 41

Samford at Arkansas – Honestly, I thought the little Baptist school from my hometown would pull off the upset. However, Arkansas shattered my dreams. That would’ve been a HUGE win for the Bulldogs. Samford – 21 Arkansas – 31

Colorado State at Tulsa – This may have been the most exciting game of the day. No joke! Tulsa was down 27-17 to start the 4th quarter and came back to win in the last minute of the game. Final Score: CSU 27 Tulsa 30

Washington State at USC – It made my heart happy to see WSU beat USC. USC and Alabama are just 2 teams that I can’t cheer for. Final Score: WSU 10 USC 7

Patriots at Bills – My Patriots scared me! I thought for sure that we would lose the game, but they came back at the end. While I’m happy that my man EJ Manuel got a starting QB position for his rookie season, I can’t go against my team! Patriots 23 Bills 21

Gotta drink out of the Patriots tumbler!

Seahawks at Panthers – Oh Panthers… the home team. Not a good game, guys. You played MUCH better than that in the preseason. Get it together next week! Seahawks 12 Panthers 7

So there you have it! Now can you tell how much I love this sport? I don’t just watch my team, I watch a good variety of teams/conferences. Did I mention your team in this recap? What are you most excited about this football season? And if you’re obsessed like me, go link up with Kristine!

Friday’s Letters

Dear Blog Friends, sorry for disappearing again. I’m hoping this awesome new blog design will motivate me to blog more frequently. I miss it! While I’ve still been reading and commenting on your blogs, I lost motivation to create new posts. It’s so fun communicating with all of you, and I don’t want to lose that.

Dear Friday, well, you didn’t come without some drama. However, you were much better than Thursday.

Dear Erin, thank you so much for this beautiful design! I can’t say it enough! You’re awesome!

Dear people who think it’s fun to humiliate others, all I have to ask is why? Why can’t you just have compassion? Why can’t you put yourself in their shoes? Why can’t you think before you speak/act? The world would be a much better place if we could all build each other up instead of tearing each other down.

Dear chocolate chai latte, all I can say is YUM! Thanks for being the highlight of my terrible Thursday. I may have a new Starbucks favorite.

Dear pumpkin spice latte, I haven’t forgotten about you. I still love you too.

Dear Seminoles, I’m sad that you have the weekend off, but you deserve it after that awesome 41-13 win over Pitt on Monday night. I’m really looking forward to this season! Scalp ‘em!

Dear football, I’m so happy to have you back in my life!

Dear germs, please do not enter my body. I know everyone else around me is sick, but that doesn’t mean that I have to be too! I’d like to stay well, please and thank you!

Dear sunshine, you have been amazing this week! We’ve gone all week without rain which has to be some kind of record for this summer. Keep it up!



Hello blurry Blackberry (RIP) pic! So glad I have an iPhone now.


Happy weekend, friends!

Boys Behind the Blog

A couple of days ago, I sent these questions to JP and said, "will you answer these questions for my blog pretty please?". He of course said yes! Even though, he's a man of few words. He would rather draw or paint than write! I'm lucky that he actually sends me texts throughout the day. Just kidding, my love. I love you!

So, here is the email that I received back from him:

Ok here you go. you knew all the answers and could have done it yourself haha... (well, I guess I could have, JP, but where is the fun in that?)

1. What would you do with $1,000,000?

Buy a house with part of the money and invest the rest to make more money.

2. What is your dream job?

Being an Artist and drawing and painting full time and having people buy my art. (So happy that he's starting to live his dream. I'm very proud of him!)

3. Who is your celebrity crush?

Don't have one. (really? he doesn't have one? I would have guessed Ashley Tisdale or Maria Sharapova or someone like that, but good answer, JP. You earn points for that one!)

4. What is your favorite sports team?

Carolina Tar Heels and San Antonio Spurs

5. What was your AOL/AIM screen name back in the day? 

CarolinaND4SPD

Life Lately - Instagram Edition

Since I'm a little out of time today, I thought I'd give you a glimpse of my summer via Instagram.




Now go out there, and be happier than a camel on hump day. And yes, I did.

Marriage/Relationship Goals: Week 2 (or Week 1 for me)

I have been reading Kalyn's blog for the past couple of months and just adore her! How could I not? She lives in the city I grew up in, Birmingham! Her relationship with Christ and her husband also inspires me. So, when I found out she was hosting a link-up with Amberly (who I knew I would just love since my best friend's name is Amberly. How can you not love an Amberly?), I knew I had to link-up! 


I plan to use this link-up to share my relationship goal of the week. If you're new around here, my boyfriend JP and I have been together for a little over 8 years. We're working towards having a beautiful marriage in the not-so-distant future, and it's never too early to start practicing good habits. With that being said, here is my relationship goal of the week:

Week of August 11, 2013: Trust - in God and JP

I'm not going to lie, I can be a bit of a control freak. I always have the future planned out in my head, but as I've learned, my plans are not even close to being as good as God's plans. I've never had a reason not to trust JP in the 8 years we've been together. However, like I said, I always think my way is the best way. If it were up to me, I would love to just run off and get married tomorrow just because I hate being so far away from JP all the time. While I know he would love to do the same, I know that he wants to do this right and give me the special moments that I've always dreamed of. I have to admit though that there are times when I think, "this is never going to happen, why can't we just do this now, what is he waiting on". I have to trust that it WILL happen and that it will be so worth the wait whenever we do get our moment. I have to admit though that the anticipation is almost too much to deal with at times. My goal for this week is just to trust in both God's timing and JP's. I'm going to try not let the anticipation and the impatience get to me. I'm going to enjoy this week, and the time that I get with him this week. Even though we only get to see each other twice a week, I'm not going to dwell on that. I'm going to enjoy the time that we have. I'm going to trust that all of this waiting will worth it.

Have any relationship/marriage goals for this week? Go link up with Kalyn and Amberly!

Sunday Social - Week 61

Oh hey, remember that time when I used to blog? Well, the truth is I miss it! So, this is my 624625th attempt at blogging consistently. Someone better hold me to it!

So, let's start off by linking up with Neely and Ashley for the 61st week of Sunday Social. Wow, time really flies!

This week's questions:

1) What are 3 items that you can't live without on a daily basis?

My iPhone

A chai latte or cafe caramel coffee from my Keurig every morning

My yoga pants. What else would I be chillin in every day after work?

2) What is your all time favorite book? Why?

This was a hard one. I have a couple of favorites.

"Love the One You're With" - Emily Giffin - I love it because it shows that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Also, even if you wonder "what if", be happy with the life you have now.

"I Promise" - Robin Jones Gunn - It's the wedding of Todd and Christy, my favorite characters of any book I've ever read. I read this entire series in high school. I have my best friend, E, to thank for that!

3) What is something you'd like to accomplish before the end of 2013?

I'd love to lose AT LEAST 10 lbs by the end of 2013. 20 would be even better. I won't be greedy though! It'll take some hard work! I'd love to have a certain ring of the engagement kind on my finger by the end of 2013 too. Until then, this gorgeous anniversary ring will reside on my finger, and I don't mind at all!

4) If you could go back and relive any year of your life which year would it be?

Without a doubt, 2005. I would want to go back and change so many things, except for the fact that I met the love of my life. That part can stay the same!

5) What do you wish people knew about you without you having to tell them?

I usually won't start a conversation unless you talk to me first. It's not me being stuck-up, it's just a little bit of my shyness coming out. The fact that I have to meet with clients frequently has taught me to let go of this a little bit.

Have a happy Sunday everyone! I'm off to spend the day with JP. Hoping to finally see Despicable Me 2 this afternoon!

Sunday Social - Week 48

Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! Today, I'm just chillin on the couch, watching the Braves, and watching the rain fall. I swear it's been raining all week! I had a great birthday party yesterday which I will tell you all about tomorrow. Tomorrow is also mine and JP's 8 year anniversary. Can't believe it! Then on Tuesday, I'll be turning 27.  For today, I'm linking up with Neely and Ashley for Sunday Social.

1. 4 favorite things to do on the weekend

1. Sleep in

2. Hang out with JP

3. Watch football/basketball/baseball. It all depends on which season it is.

4. Catch up on the DVR or Netflix.

2. 4 favorite things about your best friend

1. They're always there for me no matter what

2. They "get" me

3. They make me laugh

4. Even if we haven't seen each other in a long, we always pick up where we left off.

My best friend since 2002 at her HS graduation in May 2003.

My best friend since 1998. This was back in 1999. Back before the "selfie" was popular!

A girl who has quickly become one of my best friends. This was back in 2011.

Best friend since 1989. Weren't we cute in our matching Trisha Yearwood shirts and green jeans? Oh yeah.

Best friend since 2007. Within 5 minutes at my current job, we clicked. This pic was taken on Cinco de Mayo 2012.

3. 4 things you would do with $100,000

1. Pay off my car

2. Put a down payment on a house.

3. Put some in savings.

4. Take a little vacation.

4. 4 favorite books you've ever read

1. Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin

2. As You Wish - Robin Jones Gunn

3. I Promise - Robin Jones Gunn

4. Always Something There to Remind Me - Beth Harbison

5. 4 favorite snack foods

1. York peppermint patty

2. Chips and salsa (or queso)

3. Frozen yogurt or ice cream

4. uhhh... I don't know. I don't really "snack" much.

6. 4 things that you must do daily

1. Talk to JP

2. Brush teeth

3. Have some form of caffeine

4. Read

Now go have a great Cinco de Mayo and don't forget to link up for Sunday Social!

It's OK Thursday!

Another link up for my 2nd post of the week! I had to link up for It's OK Thursday. It's one of my faves! Go link up with Neely and Amber and tell us what's ok with you this week!

It's OK...

That the Braves are losing to the Nats right now. Actually, it's not.

To miss my broken down Blackberry. It's better than a flip phone from 2007 that I'm having to use right now because Alltel had to be a biznitch. They won't let me upgrade until next week, but I'm pretty sure I'll be going with another carrier by then anyway. Hello, iPhone!

To be looking forward to my birthday party on Saturday. JP will finally get to meet a bunch of my friends from work!

To be sad that one of my favorite people won't be able to be there.

To complain about this cold weather every 5 minutes. But for real y'all, it's freakin May! I should NOT be in winter clothes right now.

That I haven't worn makeup except for lipgloss this week. It's just been one of those weeks!

To be sad about Teen Mom 2 ending.

To have about 90% of my DVR full at the moment.

That I haven't been drinking as much water as I should be this week. Caffeine has been my best friend. I can't stay awake!

To be obsessed with Chai Latte k-cups. Pure awesomeness.

What's OK with you this week?

Back to Blogging // Never Ever Ever

Today, I decided that it was time to start blogging again! I got a new email adddress just for all things blog, and I made a new Twitter account to go along with the new email address. It was time for me to get a new Twitter account anyway. Later in the week, I'll let you all in on what my life has been like for the past couple of months. It's been complete madness!

So I'm going to keep you all in suspense for the next day or so, and in the meantime, I'm linking up with Neely @ A Complete Waste of Makeup for her one day link up!

I would Never Ever Ever say....

No, you may not cook dinner. I already had plans to cook.

I don't want to watch the Braves game tonight.

I hate VW's

I don't want to go on a vacation.

I never can find anything to buy in Target.

I wish it would rain today. I'm tired of the sun.

I love getting up at 6:30 every morning.

I hate macaroni and cheese.

I wish I lived up north where it's colder.

I want to go camping.

So there you have it! You will never ever ever hear me say any of those things. Promise! Now go link up with Neely!

Follow Me on Bloglovin!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I created a new blog about a month ago, but I have decided I'm going to finish out 2013 here at Everyday Enchanted. I want to make sure that I can commit to a blog before I spend all my time on a new one. Until January 2014 (wow that's insane), you can still find me at this little blog! I'll be back with more soon!

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.

Source: Uploaded by user via Cori on Pinterest

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.

Source: livelifehappy.com via Cori on Pinterest

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!

Source: Uploaded by user via Cori on Pinterest

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.

Source: Uploaded by user via Cori on Pinterest

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

It's OK Thursday

It's been awhile since I've linked up for "It's OK Thursday" with Neely and Amber. Actually, it's been a long time since I've blogged at all. Oops! Anyway, why waste any time? What's OK with me right now...

IT'S OK....

To be completely lazy and worthless by 8:00 every night. Seriously I don't feel like doing a thing unless it involves TV, reading, or laying around. It's pathetic and sad.

That I've been too lazy to blog. Lately after work, I just don't feel like thinking anymore. My job is mentally exhausting. I love what I do, but it's the truth.

That I'm going through caffeine withdrawals. Besides my morning coffee, I've been drinking water all day for the past week.

To miss my old office at times. Our new office is definitely awesome and it's cool to be in a huge building, but I'd be lying if I said I kinda miss the way it was.

That I have a love/hate relationship with change.

To be sad that Nashville wasn't new this week. I'm way too addicted to that show. Love it!

To hate this bipolar weather. One day it's 30 degrees, the next day it's 70. It's ridiculous!

That I haven't painted my nails in over a month. Laziness. Seriously.

That I want to come up with something special to do for Valentine's Day, but I have no clue what. I really want to surprise J this year.

That I couldn't care less about the Super Bowl this year since my Patriots blew it, and I have no interest in the Harbaugh's.

What's OK with you this week?

Sunday Social Week 33

Hi y'all! Hope everyone had a good week and a great weekend! I've been sick with a sinus infection among other issues, so it's been a rough week for me. Hoping and praying that next week is much much better! Today, I'm linking up with Neely and Ashley for week 33 of Sunday Social. It's all about 3's today!

1. Top 3 favorite kinds of food

* Mac and cheese

* Quesadilla

* Chicken

2. First 3 things you do in the morning

* Hit snooze

* Check emails/texts

* Brush teeth

3. Last 3 things you do at night

* Brush teeth

* Wash face

* Tell the boyfriend goodnight.

4. 3 TV shows you never miss

* Teen Mom

* Nashville

* Bachelor/Bachelorette

5. 3 places you want to visit

* Hawaii

* Fiji

* NYC

6. 3 people you can always count on

* my boyfriend, J

* Momma

* my best friend, S

Have a great Sunday!

xoxo C

Sunday Social 31

Happy Sunday!

Hope all of you are having a wonderful weekend! I'm feeling a bit under the weather this weekend. Hopefully it's nothing that some sleep and medicine won't fix. I'm getting a little depressed thinking about going back to work tomorrow. I haven't had a full week's worth of work in a long time. It sucks getting back into the groove after the holidays. Since it's Sunday, I'm linking up with Neely and Ashley for Sunday Social.

1. Do you plan to change any of your eating habits in the new year?

I definitely need to cut back on the sweets. I went a little overboard in the month of December. Time to get back on track!

2. Any workout tips to get us back in shape after the holidays?

At this point, I think any workout is a good workout after the holidays. Just getting back into the workout groove can be a challenge. I know it is for me!

3. What is your favorite thing you did over the holidays?

There were so many moments that I loved over the holidays! Christmas Eve night with J's family, our families getting together for lunch, ringing in the new year together for the first time in 3 years, a shopping trip to Winston the day after New Years Day. I loved the holidays this year! It was less about the gifts, and more about the family!

4. What is something you hope that you accomplish in 2013 that you did not in 2012?

I hope to read more books this year and watch less TV. My goal for this year is 25 books. I only read 6 in 2012.

5. Name 3 things happening this year you are excited about and why.

1. At least one big vacation with J

2. Our 8 year dating anniversary

3. My 10 year high school reunion!

Hope you have a beautiful Sunday!

xoxo C

Friday's Letters

Happy Friday! It's been such a busy week even though I was off for the majority of it. This weekend will probably be a busy one. No rest for the weary! Enough about my lack of sleep, today I'm linking up with Ashley over at The Sweet Season for Friday's Letters.

Dear 2013, So far you've been a good one. I know it's only been 4 days, but can you keep it up please? Dear baby A, I can't believe that you will be 2 years old tomorrow. I remember meeting you just a couple of days after you were born. You were so tiny and adorable. 2 years later, you're still tiny and adorable! You fill my heart with joy and give me the worst case of baby fever. My mom has the best job ever getting to be your nanny. I'm blessed that you're a part of my life also! Dear J, I'm so thankful that I have been able to spend so much time with you for the past 2 weeks while I've had some time off from work. I know life is about to get hectic again, but I promise to always put you and our relationship first. I know I have failed at that in the past year. 2013 is for new beginnings and a wonderful future together. Thank you for having lunch with me at Olive Garden even though I know you're not a huge fan of it. You did it all with a smile! I love you so much! Dear work, you're kinda stressing me out this week. Let's make next week better, ok? Dear Spring Semester, let's make this a better semester than the Fall. Dear Florida State Seminoles, you made me so proud this season! Congrats on winning the Orange Bowl! I'm excited for next season! Dear H&M, I'm obsessed. You're going to make me go broke. Dear bank account, you're depressing me. Dear followers of this little blog, thank you so much for sticking around even after the giveaway and after my long blog breaks in 2012. You're the best! Have a great weekend!

Baby A & I on Christmas night. She was showing me what she got from Santa.

J with his spaghetti at Olive Garden. I cut off some of his head. He was too close and too tall haha! Gotta love phone pics!

New booties from H&M. Love!