Ten on Tuesday

My brain is fried.  I meant to post this earlier, but you know how it goes.  Just wanted to share some random thoughts so I can get back into the habit of blogging regularly.  Here we go...

1. I don't understand this ALS ice bucket challenge thing.  In the videos people say "You have 24 hours to accept this challenge or donate $100 to ALS."  I mean I guess it is a good way for people who can't donate to spread the word, but I feel like it has turned into this "look at me dump water on my head" thing.  It is bothering me, but it's good that it's raised so much awareness and money.

2. I have to get more shots for my Kenya trip tomorrow.  Let me tell you this whole vaccination thing has made me thankful for electronic medical records.  I have no record of my shots except for the past 3 years and trying to get past medical information is an act of congress.  Also I hate needles.  I got the Typhoid and Yellow Fever shots last week so at least I know I can just suck it up and get through it but I'm so ready for all these shots to be over.  Also these shots ain't cheap!  It was over $300 for the 2 I got last week!

3. I watched a TED talk yesterday and this conception to birth video blew my mind.  I mean the complexity of creating a human is amazing.  God is an amazing engineer!



4. Reality TV has gotten me through the summer.  Big Brother. Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise.  Dance Moms.  Raising Asia.  It's my guilty pleasure.

5.   I got a Jawbone UP a few weeks ago and I am obsessed with it.  Best purchase I have made in a while.  I got the old version which was only $79!  Anybody else have an UP?

6.  One of the girls in my bible study went on this Kenya trip back in June and showed me pictures from the trip.  One of the things I was most worried about was the bathroom situation.  It is literally a shack with a hole in the ground.  Literally a hole. in the ground. This is probably TMI but...I was even contemplating taking Imodium so I wouldn't have to go #2 while we are in the village during the day and almost threw a party when according to my period tracker I wasn't supposed to start until the day we come home when I will at least have access to airport bathrooms.  Then I saw this video.  And I felt really guilty about being worried about myself for 10 days when these girls have to worry about it all the time.



7. I read a great blog post yesterday.  The title was "God I am worn out" and all I could think was Amen!  In it she talks about how a tree has to shed it's leaves to prepare for winter and if it doesn't the branches become overwhelmed and break.  She talks about how you have to say no to some things so that you can say yes to others.  This is a lesson I need to learn ASAP!

"...That's what happens when a snow comes early. The trees weren't designed to face snow before releasing their leaves. They weren't made to carry more than they should. And neither are we.
I know the weight of carrying more than I should. And usually it's because I've refused to release something before taking on something else. If I want to choose a Best Yes, it's crucial I make room for it first.

Otherwise, a Best Yes can quickly become a stressed yes. And a stressed yes is like snow on a tree that refuses to release its leaves. It causes cracks and breaks at our core.

If we refuse to release before we add, we will get overloaded."

- See more at: http://proverbs31.org/devotions/devo/god-im-worn-out/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+p31encouragement+%28P31+Encouragement+for+Today%29#sthash.kNFxsU6T.dpuf

8.  Speaking of stressed, I also read this article about how the age women are happiest at is 25 and the age they are most stressed at is 34.  I just had my 34th birthday. Great.

9. Following God is sometimes like going to the gym for me.  I dread it.  I whine about what He asks me to do (currently fundraising for Kenya is at the top of my list).  But I am always blown away by what He does when I follow Him and feel so good afterwards saying "That was totally worth it."  But getting there is definitely a struggle and most of the time not very pretty.  By the way if you'd like to donate, please! help me!  because I SUCK at fundraising.  You can donate at www.stayclassy.com/ncsuz

10. I'm going to bed.  It's almost midnight.  This night owl stuff has to stop.  If you have any tips for getting to bed early and falling asleep (that's my main issue) please let me know!

Hope you all are having a fabulous week and since it's pretty much Wednesday now, Happy Hump Day!

this still cracks me up every time...

Book Club Friday- Year in Review

For Book Club Friday this week I am jumping on the bandwagon I saw Amber jump on and doing this book meme all about the books I read in 2012!

My Stats:

How many books read in 2012? 18 (I was pretty slack this year, but in my defense I finally finished The Bible which is a super long book!)

How many fiction and non fiction? 13 fiction, 5 nonfiction

Male/Female author ratio? 5 male, 14 female. I know that is 19, but The Vow was co-written by the couple that experienced it.

Favorite book of 2012? Sorority Sisters-  I read it during beach month and loved it!

Least favorite? Love Lies- I knew it was going to be biased but I was so curious I jst had to read it

Any that you simply couldn't finish and why? I think I started a book but put it back on my to-read list because I was ready for some fiction and it was a non-fiction book

Longest and shortest book titles?  The Bible was about 900 pages of tiny font so that was definitely the longest.  Empty Promises was probably the shortest at 224 pages.

How many books from the library? none.  I live within biking distance of a library but I get most of my books through paperbackswap.com

How many books read did I purchase? I think I actually purchased 3 of them.  The rest were trades through paperbackswap.com or borrowed from friends

How many were gifts? One was from a blog book swap, but I don't think any were gifts

How many were given to me for reviews? One

How many books read on kindle? none.  I don't have an e-reader yet.  But I really want a nook or an i-pad mini

Any re-reads? no...i have too many on my to-read list right now to re-read

Which countries did you go to through the page in your year of reading? hmmm honestly I can't remember.  The Bible of course had many and the one I am reading now has already taken me through Germany, Rome, Capua, Judea, and Africa.

Which book wouldn't you have read without someone’s specific recommendation? The last one that I read on fear, worry, and anxiety.  I haven't reviewed it on the blog yet, but it was excellent!

30 Days of Thanks- Day 10-12

Hello blog readers!  I hope you all had an excellent weekend!  I went to a Women's Conference at my church this weekend and got to hear Elise Fitzpatrick teach.  It was excellent.  Another thing that was excellent about this weekend was the weather!  Gosh could it just stay in the low 70s-high 60s with beautiful fall colors all around all year?!?

Saturday I was thankful for...
Friends that just get me

You know that feeling when someone just understands you and accepts you for the way you are?  I may not have a husband but I have some great friends that just get me.  In particular my friend Stephanie.  She nor I are perfect but we get each other and accept each other for the way we are.  It helps that we like to do a lot of the same things.  Thanks for being such a great friend Steph!

Sunday I was thankful for...
Friends that can cook and invite me over to eat :)

Sunday my friend Kristin invited me over for dinner and it was simply fabulous!  Kristin is another friend that just gets me.  I am so thankful for her friendship too and can't wait to run jog slow jog/walk in The Color Run in Charlotte this weekend with her!

I am so thankful God has blessed me with such great friends!  And this weekend really reminded me of that and how lucky I am to have them in my life.

Today I am thankful for...
All US veterans and Active Duty men & women

I hate war.  I hate guns.  I am so thankful for the men and women who fight for our country. I'm so thankful God made men and women brave enough to protect our freedom and rights.  Today I am volunteering with The Kramden Institute to refurbish computers for military families.  I am going to have to work all night to make up the hours I will be volunteering this afternoon, but that is a tiny sacrifice compared to the sacrifice they have made for us.

30 Days of Thanks- Day 7 & 8

Yesterday I was thankful to get to attend a party this place:

This is The Pavilion at The Angus Barn and I LOVE this place!  I have said for years if I ever get married, I would love to get married there.  (Although there are tons of other great places around RDU that would be on my list too!)  This is the third party I have gotten to attend here.  And they always do a fabulous job!  My company has these events once or twice a year but only depending on our whole North America's group performance.  If every team hits their numbers we get the party.  If not we don't.  Luckily we did!

Today I am thankful...

Yes, I am thankful for Microsoft Excel.  I love me a spreadsheet. When I tried online dating a few years ago I even made a spreadsheet of all the guys I was dating.  Crazy, I know.  I have kept all my personal budgeting under control for the past 3 years in Excel and recently was able to add a sheet for a year-over-year comparison of where I was spending my money and it has been sooo helpful!

As much as I love Excel I am no expert, but thankfully my boss got me some online training classes that are hopefully going to increase my Excel skillz!

30 Days of Thanks- Day 6

Today I am thankful for...

My right to

I was so torn in this election.  I honestly did not decide who to vote for until this morning.  Last night I was getting so stressed out from the pressure, the commercials, and trying to research to find out who I liked better.  I was really split on the issues.  Such is the life of an independent though I guess.  The only silver lining is I don't think I will be too disappointed whatever the outcome tonight because I honestly think both men would ultimately do fine.  Don't agree with either of them entirely, but we aren't in a dictatorship so I am not too scared.

I am also thankful to see so many posts from friends today reminding me of the truth.  I think my friend Lori said it best:

Love stuff like this!  But I will be glad to see other posts like this stop:

(I honestly tried to find a bad one from an Obama fan in my Twitter and Facebook feeds but couldn't.  But I have seen bad ones in the past from them too.)

30 Days of Thanks- Day 5

Today I am thankful for...

THIS GUY!!

I LOVE my dog!  Even though he gets on my nerves sometimes and can be really needy and annoying sometimes, I love the crap out of him!  Tomorrow is Cam's 6th birthday!!  I'm going to get him a few treats but unfortunately the celebration may be minimal since Tuesdays are my busiest day because of Bible study and throw on top of that voting...I sadly will not get to spend a lot of time with him tomorrow.  But I will hopefully make up for that with a long run on Sunday.

30 Days of Thanks- Day 3 & 4

Yesterday I was thankful for...

My Job

I sometimes forget how miserable life can be when you are not happy with where you spend the majority of your waking hours (work...ugh!  who came up with this work week schedule!?)  Even though there are a lot of things at work that still drive me crazy and stress me out, I love my job.  I work for a great company, have awesome co-workers (who are even awesome to hang out with outside of work on the regular!), work on a great team, enjoy what I do, and even love the products (using one to type this post actually!)  So blessed in the work department!

Today I was thankful for...

Seasonal Food!

I love this time of year because there are so many seasonal foods to try!  I've tried both of Pepperidge Farms Seasonal breads- Pumpkin Spice and Caramel Apple (love!), Eggo Pumpkin waffles (pretty good), Pumpkin Spice and Pumpkin Chai lattes (yum!), and my favorite- Apple Cider!!

This week I am going to try pumpkin soup!  I will let you know how it turns out!

30 Day of Thanks- Day 2

Today I am thankful for...

The Internet

What did we ever do before the internet??  I seriously cannot imagine life without it now.

30 Days of Thanks- Day 1

With Thanksgiving approaching at the end of this month a lot of bloggers are committing to 30 Days of Thanks.  Each day posting something they are thankful for.  I think this is a great idea!

Today I am thankful for...

GOD

I know...obvious first choice right?  But it is true!  I am so thankful for Him!  You have no idea.  Just when I think nothing is going to work out God gives me a glimpse at things He is doing behind the scenes.  He is my rock.  He is my hope.  He is my salvation.  So thankful for HIM!!

P.S.  Update on the prayer request about the difficult conversation.  There has been progress.  Not exactly the way I was thinking it would go, but then again it never goes that way for me.  There are still some more words that need to be said, but at least progress has been made.  You can keep praying for the conversation to continue.  Thank you so much for the prayers!  They are working!

Friday Letters

Dear Target-

You are a genius.  You knew I would never sign up for a stinking credit card, so you came up with The Red Card.  Now I can save 5% on all my purchases AND get free shipping on my target.com orders??  Thank you and I hate you for making it so easy to spend all my money on you.  I just can't quit you!

Dear Mother Nature-

I am really not looking forward to this heat wave.  A whole week of 100 degree+ days?  In June?  Gross.  I can't wait to see what you have in store for July and August.  NOT.

Dear Cam-

I love your stinking cute face.  But I hate that you can not keep your face out of my face all freaking night.  Can you please just lay down for an hour so I can have some TV time?  Is this punishment for the bad haircut I gave you this week?  Or maybe you are pissed because the heat wave is going to prevent us from taking our daily runs.  Either way, you need to take a chill pill and let me have some relaxation time.

Dear Pool-

I am so glad we have gotten to spend some quality time together this summer thanks to my summer hour Fridays.  I love you and will see you in a few.

Dear California-
I'm so freaking excited I finally get to meet you!  San Diego I will see you soon!

Dear Readers-
I'm so sorry I have sucked at blogging.  I'm going to be back to normal posting with some awesome stuff next week.  Thanks for sticking with me through this quiet period!  Hope you have a freaking fabulous weekend!!

#febphotoaday challenge

I'm going to be doing this challenge!  Hopefully I will be able to keep up with it.  If you want to see all my photos follow me on Twitter or Instagram (ncsuz).

Fill in the Blank Friday

1.   My current obsession is      to-do lists and calorie-counting.  I blame it all on self-control september  .

2.    Vacations with friends      make me happy.

3.  My greatest strength is   a mystery to me.  I don’t know what I’m good at really   .

4.    Yummy food   is my greatest weakness.

5.  My life is    pretty darn good, but exhausting.

6.  In high school I was     a cheerleader.  Don’t hate on the cheerleaders.  We weren’t all stuck-up, popular, mean girls   .

7.  When I'm super tired    I somehow still can’t fall asleep.  Something is seriously wrong with my brain because it just won’t stop  .


(Join in on Fill in the Blank Friday and link up over on Lauren's blog) 

I hope you all enjoy your weekend! I have no plans except my mom and uncle are stopping by tonight to take me out to dinner on their way to Charleston. Those of you who are going to football games this weekend (especially the ECU vs. UNC game)...I am SUPER jealous! Go Pirates!

Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday!

I am linking up with The Vintage Apple again for Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday!

Please follow me on Pinterest so I can follow you and see all the pretty things you are loving!

Follow Me!!  -  ncsuz on Pinterest

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I need a new case for my iPhone and I love this idea!  Get a clear case and insert pretty scrapbook paper so you can constantly update the look of your case.  I just might have to try this!

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I am totally doing this in my kitchen.  It's a faux roman shade and looks like it will be totally easy.  Although those instructions for folding a fitted sheet looked pretty darn easy too and I never did figure that out!

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How adorable are these!?  The first ECU football game is in Charlotte this weekend but I will sadly be missing it.  But I'm kind of glad I didn't get tickets because now it looks like I will be going to the beach!  Woo Hoo!  But I'll be cheering on my Pirates from the seashore.  Go PIRATES!

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If I had a boyfriend he would totally be getting notes like this in his lunchbox. I love cheesy stuff like this!

Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday!

I am linking up with The Vintage Apple again for Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday!

If you aren't on Pinterest, you need to be.  Send me a message if you need an invite! And please follow me on Pinterest so I can follow you and see all the pretty things you are loving!

Follow Me!!  -  ncsuz on Pinterest

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How pretty is this? According to Wikipedia, Loi Krathong (or Loy Krathong, Thai: ลอยกระทง) is a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand and certain parts of Laos. Loi Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November.

"Loi" means "to float" and a "krathong" is traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk. Modern krathongs are more often made of bread or styrofoam.During the night of the full moon, Thais will float their krathong on a river, canal or a pond lake.

Loi Krathong coincides with the Lanna (northern Thai) festival known as "Yi Peng" (Thai: ยี่เป็ง). A multitude of Lanna-style sky lanterns (khom loi (Thai: โคมลอย), literally: "floating lanterns") are launched into the air where they resemble large flocks of giant fluorescent jellyfish gracefully floating by through the sky.

The most elaborate Yi Peng celebrations can be seen in Chiang Mai, the ancient capital of the former Lanna kingdom, where now both Loi Krathong and Yi Peng are celebrated at the same time resulting in lights floating on the waters, lights hanging from trees/buildings or standing on walls, and lights floating by in the sky.

I must see this someday!

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This is also very beautiful! Can't wait to see Edward in the first installment of Breaking Dawn on November 18.

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This might be my all time favorite quote from a book. I cried my eyes out when I read it. I might go to the midnight opening for this one! The Hunger Games movie premieres March 23, 2012. I cannot wait!

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I was so excited when I saw this pin! An easy way to fold fitted sheets! WOO HOO! Yeah, ummm...I tried this Sunday night and I could not get it to work for me. After 10 minutes of repeating the steps and re-reading the instructions, I gave up. Little Miss Martha Stewart I am not.

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I also tried this on Sunday and it was fabulous! I changed the recipe some to make it less indulgent. Here's my version:

2 cans low fat crescent rolls
1 package low fat cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons melted butter
cinnamon & sugar

Unroll 1 package of crescent rolls to cover the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Mix together cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and melted butter. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crescent roll layer. Cover the cream cheese layer with the other package of crescent rolls. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday!

I really need to do a real update about my birthday weekend and my new hardwood floors, but I need more time to compile that, so I am linking up with The Vintage Apple again for Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday!

And please follow me on Pinterest so I can follow you and see all the pretty things you are loving!

Follow Me!!  -  ncsuz on Pinterest

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I love this idea! I am always forgetting birthdays. I also want to try to send out actual birthday cards to my friends for their birthdays because everyone loves snail mail!

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How freaking cute is this?!?

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This is at the Grove Park Inn in Ashville, NC. I need to go there for a spa weekend sometime!

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We just started Bible study back up after taking a break for the summer. Man I missed it. Life and my overall mood is just so much better when I am spending more time with God.

Fill in the Blank Friday

I'm officially back to blogging.  I'm ignoring the haters.  I love blogging and I love my readers.  Seriously you guys rock and your little words or encouragement are like great big bear hugs to me!

I haven't done a Fill in a Blank Friday in a while, so I thought I'd bring it back.

Join in over on Lauren's blog.

1.   I am a (morning, evening, middle of the day person)   evening person for sure. I work out best at night, I stay up late, I love nighttime. 

2.  My favorite Pandora stations are    Mumford and Sons, Kings of Leon, Joshua Radin, Weezer, Sugarland, Chris Tomlin, Priscilla Ahn, Dave Matthews, Kanye West, or Wolfgang Amadeus depending on my mood.

3.  3 of my "must-have" songs for a road trip playlist are     Baby Got Back by Sir Mix a Lot, Carolina on My Mind by James Taylor, Cheeseburger in Paradise by Jimmy Buffett    .

4.  My favorite pattern is   stripes.  I have so many things with stripes…big stripes, small stripes, 2 color stripes, and multicolored stripes.  I definitely love stripes.

5.  My favorite perfume is     just about anything Escada  .

6.  Rules are      good for structure.  

7.  My most overused phrase or punctuation is      “ Oh My” and "like".  And I love...dots...ellipses...pauses in my text...a continuation...like Bentley I love a dot dot dot   . 

Going to see Harry Potter tonight! Woo Hoo!! Tomorrow I'm going to a warehouse sale my company is having and then volunteering at the Raleigh Rescue Mission as part of Serve RDU Week.  Tomorrow night "the crew" is having a big party to celebrate all the July birthdays and the Sunday will be church and relaxing.  It's going to be a good weekend!


Hope you guys have a fabulous weekend!!

Fill in the blank Friday!

Time for another Fill in the Blank Friday hosted by the lovely Lauren!

1. If my house was on fire and I could only grab 3 things I would grab Cam, Bailey, and my purse.

2. A smell I really like is a freshly showered clean guy.  I just love that clean/fresh guy smell but I haven’t smelled one in a long time unfortunately.

3. Something you might not know about me is that I’m a great aunt.  I have 2 much much older half-brothers (they were in college before I was born and I really never saw them much, so I would still say I’m an only child.)  Anyway…I have three half-nieces that are pretty much my age (one is only 9 months younger than me.)  One of them had a little boy last year so now that makes me a great aunt.  As if I didn’t feel old enough already!

4. Some of my favorite websites to putter about on are Google Reader.  That’s about all I have time for.

5. This weekend I will be going to a baby shower, heading downtown for a birthday party, and having a dinner reunion with some of the girls I went to Dubai with. 

6. Nothing makes me happier than having no red lights when I am running late (which is constantly).

7. A bad habit I have is staying up too late.  I have insomnia but I also don’t get in bed and stay there when I should (which should probably be by 10pm but ends up being midnight or 1 am.)

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!

Fill in the Blank Friday

1.   The first thing I do in the morning to start my day is     either get gym clothes on or turn on the today show and hop in the shower.

2.  Today I wish I was   working from home- almost everyone works from home on Fridays in my office.  Unfortunately I have 2 meetings this afternoon so I have to be here- grrrr  .

3.  If I had an extra $100 in my bank account today I'd       save it for my hardwood floors fund    .

4.  Tomorrow     I have a wedding to go to in Charlotte and I’m hoping to have a legendary time .

5.  Two things that don't go together are     hammers and panties- they say that on the morning radio show I listen to all the time and it cracks me up .

6.  Something I can never pass up at the grocery store is        milk and it always goes bad before I drink it- I noticed last night I have 2 half gallon containers in the fridge and they have both expired.  One of them wasn’t even opened yet  .

7.  The last time I tried something new was        Wednesday.  I did something new and different at the gym and yes, I was sore the next day    .

Play along over at Lauren's blog.

I'm Versatile!

Amber tagged me for an award!  Thank you!!  (Side note- I kinda suck at these, and sometimes I will see them and then forget to do it or even comment....I should get the bad bloggy friend award really!...I'm so sorry!  I do love you all and if I follow you, guaranteed I read all your posts, it's just almost always on my i-phone now which sucks if you want to comment)


The rules are to accept, link back and thank the blogger that awarded me, then tell 7 things about myself and tag 15 other lovely bloggers.

1. I went to the beach again this weekend.  This time North Myrtle in SC.  I love living so close to the beach!  I can't imagine being landlocked and not being able to get to the ocean before noon if I wanted to.

2. My college has the best football ever!  I know it isn't a big school, but we do football really well.  If you ever get a chance go...everything from the awesome tailgating to the entrance of the team to Purple Haze in a cloud of purple smoke to the fans yelling PURPLE...GOLD....PURPLE to the cannon when we score to the No Quarter!  Believe me, you won't ever be bored.  This weekend we had one of the best games ever!  Touchdowns within minutes of each other, all the back and forth and then this (believe me watch it, best ending to a game EVER)




It brings tears to my eyes just watching it again! The beach was great and I am so glad we came in to watch the game on TV, but dang I wish I would've been in Dowdy-Ficklen for that game!

3. I finally hung my curtains this weekend thanks to the help of my super-handy friend Meredith and her dad's drill.  It was quite comical and we had lots of "that's what she said moments".  No wonder guys like working with power tools so much!  Here's a really crappy pic from my phone.  That window in the middle looks weird now though.  I'm thinking maybe some small things on the wall on either side of it to even it out?  Any other suggestions?

4.  Someone is trying to set me up with one of their friends.  Please someone share some good blind date or set up stories because I think all I have heard are the bad ones.

5. I have a dog and a cat who each shed about a pound of hair a day, no joke.  It is out of control!

6. One of my ex's cousins works at the vet/boarding place I take Cam to.  It is kind of awkward.  Today I asked how her weekend was and she said she went down to the farm (where my ex lives, yes on a farm, with cows and everything).  So I asked her how many cows they had now and if they still had my favorite one and about his dogs and horses. It was good to hear how things were, but I avoided asking anything about my ex and the whole thing was a little awkward.

7. I'm having an awesome giveaway on here later this week!  Get excited!

Now here is who I tag:

I have to give Brittany a special shout out- I follow her so you know she's awesome and she gave me a shout out this week!  I was reading it on my phone while I was with a friend and I stopped and read it to her and was like "Can you believe people actually read my blog and like it?!!"

I follow all these lovely ladies and *heart* them all:
Domestic Goddess
Heidi
GinH- a fellow Pirate!  Arrgggg!
Carolyn
Sam
Shoshanah
Kell
Jenna Renee
Bridget
Chloe
Nic
Lauren

These two I am not really tagging because they aren't blogs like that, but they are probably two of my most favorite things in my Reader:

The Nester
Lamebook

Fill in the Blank Friday

Better late than never right?? I thought I would do this one because it is so relevant right now after just spending a week in class for work! 

Join in the fun with us at Lauren's Blog.

1. The best thing about being in school was/is having so much control over my schedule and so much free time- I could make it so I didn’t start classes until 11 am was done by 2 pm and had no classes on Friday .

2. The worst thing about being in school was/is having to make sure I was on track to meeting all of my major requirements on time and not taking more elective courses while I had the chance .

3. My favorite subject in school was/is Art. I always took an art option in high school- calligraphy, pottery, etc. And I took Color and Design in college. I’m not that good, but I love art and pretty things.

4. One subject I wish I could have mastered/would like to master is Spanish. Do you know how much more money I could make and how valuable I would be if I knew Spanish!?

5. I could never get tired of studying is a false statement. There is not one thing I could never, ever get tired of. I think I have adult ADD.

6. The most memorable teacher I had was Mr. Justice. He was my band teacher. He was a crotchety old man and strict with some small bursts of dry humor, but he somehow inspired passion in all his students and we were pretty dang good.

7. If I could choose between going to school for the rest of my life or working for the rest of my life, I'd choose school if I could get paid for it. I love learning!

BTW...we had our final presentation in class today and I did so much better. It looked great and I did a good job presenting. I mean it is only a mock run since we haven't actually completed our projects, but I think after I complete my project and actually know more about what I am talking about it will make it even better!

Also another side note- the long timer called me again and he said the wedding is off. He just couldn't get married. He still is claiming he wasn't really engaged in the first place.  If he is telling the truth I say good for him for figuring that out before it was too late! But really? not my problem. That is one thing I am going to try to incorporate into my life now- not letting things, thoughts, people, problems, etc. in to my life that don't need to be there. There are a lot of things I want to cut out so that I have more time for the things I want to spend more time on/with like: Cam, exercise, God, and sleeping. Seriously if I could get more time with these things then maybe I won't be wound so tight that I cry at work!

Here's to a relaxing weekend spending more time with those four things!