Hey there, bloggies!
I have been MIA for almost one month now! I’ve still been reading my favorite blogs everyday; If I’m being completely transparent though, I have been in a bit of a blog-writing rut. Between work, commitments, family, and friend time, I just haven’t had a whole lot of energy. The good news is that I am back to blogging and feeling rejuvenated and refreshed!
Here’s just a little update of what I’ve been up to the last few weeks! I’m so excited to be back!
I made this delicious tuna bowl a few weeks back for dinner. It was super easy, but the fish was a bit expensive b/c I bought it fresh last minute at Publix. You can find my inspiration for this recipe
here on one of my favorite blogs,
ValSoCal. She has such a sweet style, and I love her recipes!
Then, one day my great girlfriend, Magan posted a
guilt-free banana ice cream recipe, so y’all know I had to try it that night! It's super easy and super delish if you are in a fruity, chocolate mood. You can check out her post here at her blog:
A Touch of Class!
Here, you will see my attempt of the cute, front braid everyone is sportin’ right now. My thoughts: LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this look, but I’m not so coordinated to do this myself everyday. This was the 5th attempt, and I was getting frustrated. My hands were not made to braid my own hair.
I FINALLY got my diploma after ALL of the drama that went down with my graduation. Yes, I have waited to receive this piece of paper since I walked in December of 2010. That's 8 months, peeps.
So, my husband randomly decided to take up golfing. By golfing,I don’t mean let’s start hitting balls once every few weeks. I mean, let’s go EVERY time we have free time. Here are a few pics of his, my brother’s skills, and our friend Kevin. I am also planning to take up this sport with them as well, but I don’t have clubs and I shank every time I swing. I should also state that I dated a golfer my sophomore year of high school, so mom and daddy got me golf shoes that Christmas because I went to the driving range with him all the time. I’M JUST THANKFUL I FOUND MY NEVER WORN SHOES (DUE TO OUR BREAKUP, HA) AND LOOK THE PART…EVEN IF I DO NOTHING BUT TAKE PICTURES WHEN WE GO!
Take note of my brother...and also my lovely shoes! Hahahaha!
I am just now getting around to decorating our bedroom. We are in the process of selling our townhome, so I really haven’t done a whole lot to our house; I am trying to wait until we move. I finally had enough of our bed looking grungy though, so I got these adorable pillows at West Elm last week with the help of my mom and awesome grandma. The awesome surprise was that my grandma ended up buying all of these for me as a delayed Christmas present that I had no clue I was going to receive when we headed up to West Elm!! She has such a sweet heart, and now I love making our bed! SCORE! PS-West Elm was having a great sale. You can check out these same shams and their sale
here!
PS-This is pretty much just Phase 2 of our room. When we move, the walls will be grey and I will be getting the black nightstands that match our bed instead of using my old white one from my room back at home!
Monday night, a few of my girlfriends and I had a last minute “girls” night, I guess you could say. Sorry, not a big fan of saying “girls night”…feels super cheeseball to me. We were in the mood to craft and paint. Some of us are more talented than others (um… Car, Bri, and Dev)…some of us aren’t (um…me). We still had a blast though! Also, I just noticed that my 3 girlfriends all have cute abbreviations for their full names…mine would be “Bro”…not so cute.
I copied something that I have been swooning over on Pinterest. Mine is a little sloppy, so it won't be hung in the house...I'll probably bring it to my desk at work!
I got this adorable frame at Hobby Lobby for $8. I got another one that is similar to it for J's side of the bed. They were both white, and I sprayed them grey! I also got the letter "B" and "J" for $2.99 each at Hobby Lobby (my favorite store). Lastly, the
owl is from West Elm and the lamp and lamp shade are Target finds!
Yesterday, I had a very loaded day. It started with me making an awesome
crockpot chicken recipe that I found over at
The Larson Lingo! Sorry, I don’t have a finished picture.
I highly recommend this recipe, but I would shred the chicken in the crockpot before serving and let it sit another 30 minutes so the chicken absorbs more juice. Mine was a little dry.
Then, I got to work and decided to check my old email address that is usually filled with spam. When I logged in, I saw that I had a ton of emails from YouTube. I completely forgot that J and I’s proposal video is still up…we have somehow reached 14,500 views. Craziness…so I watched that again and teared up. Good stuff…you can checkout the video
here:
Lastly, the night ended with us going to see the double feature of Harry Potter. I did not follow this series until just recently when we watched all of the movies over the last few weeks. My family has been obsessed with these for years now…I have a few friends who are also obsessed. I had been refusing to jump on this bandwagon FOR YEARS, but you know how it goes. You finally give in….you get sucked in….you end up at the theatre from 7pm-3am with all of the crazies in costumes that are crying during the end of the movie due to the bittersweetness (word I made up) of an incredible, epic ending to an amazing saga. I have to say I loved it, but I was exhausted. I may or may not have taken a 30 minute catnap and been elbowed by J and T due to snoring loudly during the movie…………………………………….yes, I hit an all time low at the age of 80. I will be starting the books this weekend.
For the record, I have never seen the theatre this crowded, with all concessions open and lines galore...
Well, that update was actually a lot longer than I thought! What have y’all been up to? I’ve missed you, lovelies! Xo
