FRIDAY'S LETTERS

just at work.

oh heck yes it is Friday! I am beyond glad this day has come. Though, we have a busy weekend ahead, I am grateful for the weekend!

 on to the letters

Dear Friday: we are best friends, and I am glad!

Dear work: please go by very fast :) Thank you!

Dear hair: thank you for growing... woo!!

Dear mascara: I don't really think Zooey Deschanel uses you because... my lashes don't really look like hers

Dear Aaron: seriously?! How do you put up with my crazy?! You are a good man. GOOD. MAN.

Dear NBC: I am very bitter with your bipolar Olympic events airing at bogus times. I NEED MY SLEEP!

Dear weather: you are lovely today :) 

Dear wishful thinking: stop making me day dream!

Dear garden: seriously. you are awesome!!

anndd.. that's all :) 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! What are you doing this weekend??

 

FRIDAY'S LETTERS

Dear migraine: nobody invited you to join me last night and today. so, maybe you should leave?

Dear little debbie brownie: I WILL buy you today, and I will have NO shame eating you. 

Dear twitter: I think I am starting to enjoy using you. I don't even care if nobody follows me, which you may not WANT to even follow me because sometimes I am way too sarcastic for my own good.. but I love it.

Dear husband: you are a gem. I don't know how you have managed to be married to me for over a year, but you are amazing. ah! I could go on forever....

Dear pumpkin: thanks for the snuggles today and yesterday on my sick day

Dear work: you are breezin' on by, and I LOVE it. Thank you!

Dear people banging things around next door: STOP. now.

Dear weekend: I am beyond glad you are here. ready to do NOTHING all weekend. YES!

Dear library books and all my other books: I have been neglecting you, I am sorry :(

Dear all of you: have a lovely weekend :) :) 

Sick Day

Source: 9gag.com via Joanna on Pinterest

I should start this off by saying, this will not be about our vacation and isn't very interesting. 

Today I am sick :( Not too sick, but sick enough I knew I should take a day off or I just know I would get worse... (note: I rarely give myself anytime to really rest... so, turning over a new leaf!)

So, because I am sick I have been lounging around all day. My apartment is a disaster, my hair looks horrible, and I am pretty sure I should've brushed my teeth. It's awesome being sick because... you really don't need to give a crap about any of that stuff.

yesssss!

Well, honestly, I needed to do something because.... I feel I waste my life watching tv. And, I wasn't really into reading a book. We don't have too much food here (except... ice cream, grits, bananas, and the like... which, I totally ate all of that. No shame!) So, I did my dishes, well the majority of them. Am I the only one who can't stand to do them all? I am hecka lazy to the core most of the time... whatever! stop judging. 

I also wrote out some thank yous I needed to write to a few family members and friends that remembered us on our FIRST anniversary and got us wonderful gifts, or money or a card. Which, let's be honest... if I didn't take this sick day, I don't think I would've had a moment to take care of those bad boys for a few more weeks.. YIKES! Grateful I remembered to write them. Whew!

Oh! I also folded the mound of laundry that had been sitting on my loveseat. buuutttt, now it's just sitting there, folded. Haven't put them away haaaa!

See, I told you this post wasn't very interesting...  

I guess all I wanted to say was.. HI! I miss you all.. but mainly I miss writing things out. I miss the clarity that comes with writing posts. I miss writing my memories down because, let's face it, I can't remember anything anymore. 

I miss writing for me. I think so many times I get caught up in "what's-in" in the blogosphere that I forget, uh, that's not me. Or, maybe it is me, but just not what I am feeling on writing about on that particular day. (do I make any sense?)  Sometimes I just want to be utterly blunt and frank with everyone. Other days, I want you to convince me to not cut my hair or I try to make you laugh with my pinterest finds. And sometimes, danggoneit, I want to show you some outfit that I wore because I freaking loved it that day, okay????

Anyhoo, here's to remembering why I started this thing and trying to get past this funk I am feeling whenever I think about my life. YEAH, nothing too exciting goes on in my world, but oh well. I need to stop comparing my life to people online. After all, we aren't always getting the whole picture of that person. Just what they allow us to see... even when being real.

Well, that's it for now. Maybe I will get suuuuper bored later and maybe post about our vaca/anniversary/marriage! WEEEEE!!!

oh yeah, it's monday!

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HELLO :)

It has surely been a while. Don't be upset... it's not you, it's me! You see, I have been on vacation. It was amazing and nice to relax. However, I did miss you! I have so many things I want to share like: reviewing our first year of marriage, some favorite things of mine, vacation pictures, and some recipes I want to try as well as some other fun stuff... but, not today. I am very sorry to get your hopes up, but just know.... that's what I have in store for you :)

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How have you all been? What have you been up to??

Have any good recipes for me? -- haha added that in because... I AM DESPERATE!

 

FRIDAY'S LETTERS

1//peach tea @ OG, 2//waiting for work week to end, 3//fav. spot, 4// beauty

Dear Friday: I just love you. 

Dear VACATION: I AM SO EXCITED FOR US TO BE TOGETHER TOMORROW!

Dear Husband: yes. this trip has finally come

Dear garden: I hope you get tended to while we are gone on vacation and that you don't DIE

1//gardening, 2// family photo, 3//green beans, 4//tomatoes

 Dear work: you really stunk this week. some parts have been grand, but a lot hasn't. preparing for vacation almost makes you not want to take one... but, that is a HUGE almost.

1//bills on monday, 2//boxes, 3//helping, 4//love this book

Dear dryer: PRAISE THE GOOD LORD YOU ARE WORKING AGAIN! I will die if you stop working again this summer. just. die.

Dear grandma: thank you for offering to have us over for a lovely pre-anniversary dinner tonight and for taking care of our baby while we are gone. WE LOVE YOU.

Dear Husband: in 3 days we will have been married for 1 year. WHAT!

1//cupcake at wedding, 2//wedding wear, 3//happy for weekend, 4//it was HOT

1//husband, 2//me, 3//storm coming, 3//pretty sky

Dear followers: I am sorry I have been MIA from this here blog for a while.. I hope to maybe (HUGE MAYBE) have some pre-scheduled posts for while I am gone. Leave me some love why dontcha? :) I am so grateful for each of you and your comments!

Dear future house: are you out there?! can we buy you yet?!? Show yourself.

1//cute house, 2//lovely sky, 3//hanging out, 4//husband stealing my heart with watermelon

Dear car: please last on our vacation. Last time we road-tripped we ended up buying YOU because our other car pooped out. please don't die on us!

Dear Pumpkin: I am going to miss you so much. stop it. I am going to cry.

Dear YOU: have a great weekend :)

 Now, go link up with Ashley by clicking below!

 

I had a clever post, then I got tired...

1: treats husband surprised me with, 2: friday's outfit with husband's watch, 3: pumpkin naps, 4: storm coming

1: waiting out the "hurricane"in our car, 2: storm clouds, 3: pretty pic of storm, 4:storm following me

1: selfie, 2: leggings are amazing. I don't know why I have resisted, 3: FROYO, 4:dying in the heat, whew!

Hey there :)
I had a semi-long post to share and I thought.... it's Monday, let's save that for another day. Plus, I have had a really long day and I just want to relax a little while with my pup and husband and read a little. So, I deleted it and now I am drawing a blank... nice.

This weekend was BUSY! We had a crazy hurricane in Ohio, took the youth group to SpiritSong at Kings Island, I rode a rollercoaster (WHATT!!!), ate froyo, went to church, had youth group, went to our evening service, and much more... see, busy.

I hope you all had great weekends... tell me about them! What did you do? anything fun?

friday's letters

Dear YOU - Thank you for stopping by! :) I hope you have a great Friday!

Dear Husband - uh. I wore your watch today.... hope you don't mind. thanks for sharing :)

Dear mosquito bites on my legs - thanks a heap for looking like huge bruises on my legs :/

Dear garden - you are growing! THIS IS AWESOME!! Now, if I could just start liking tomatoes...

Dear Friday - I love you. 

Dear apartment - I neglect cleaning you... SORRY!

Dear youth group - LET'S HAVE AN AWESOME TIME AT KINGS ISLAND!! (and, don't sneak off to make out....)

Dear weather - I am loving the sun shining and the warmth, but if the humidity could cut it back a bit, that would be awesome.

Dear Family Force Five - be aware. we are going to have an awesome time rocking out to you tomorrow!

Dear Yo. M. G. (froyo, people. FROYO!) - you are so yummy. I need a separate bank account just for you!!

Dear God - thank you. There are not words to thank you enough for anything you have done for me.

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I hope everyone has had a great week! Mine has been ok. Had some half days here and there, and some late nights.. so it is pretty much evening out... haha Now, go link up with Ashley!

where did the week go?

So.. anyone know where last week went? 

To be honest, I don't remember much about that. I hate that. Sometimes my brain gets pretty foggy, especially when I seem to be working a lot harder at work because the work keeps piling on, or when I have a lot of things going on in the evenings, blah blah blah.

So, I won't bore you anymore with the details I don't remember. I DO know that both Aaron and I took Friday and Monday (today) off to spend some time away from town and celebrate Aaron's 24th birthday! Speaking of which, my husby is 24 TODAY! :) 

On Friday we had a LOT of errands to run: I cleaned out my car (first time in about a year!), the air conditioner guy came by the house to check on it, Aaron had a dentist appointment, I had a trim, I got some new tires on my car and we grabbed some lunch! Whew! Sounds like a ton just thinking about it... 

Well, after all of that, I took Aaron to Columbus for the weekend. We stayed at The Westin in Columbus because I got a sweet deal on Hotwire. We walked around downtown, enjoyed the lovely weather, worked off the huge amounts of food we ate, and caught up on some tv. I took him shopping to pick out his perfect gift at Easton. He chose a watch and we also got him some shoes and such for work which he desperately needed. Altogether, we just spent time hanging out and not worrying about having to work on Monday (we always dread Monday coming, but not today!) I made Aaron breakfast in bed to celebrate his birthday this morning and we have just been playing it pretty low key all day.

Seriously..

I cannot complain about life right now. 

Some other things that have been going on: 

+I for the life of me cannot get on a system of doing laundry, dishes, etc. I think someone should've just handed me a manual when I got married. I would've followed that. But, I cannot just seem to "fit it in" during my days.. I can't even fathom what life will be like with kids. wow.

+ Aaron and I are really trying to commit to eating better. We have been slowly doing so, but now, we have taken the plunge. Besides the occasional chocolate I will eat with my strawberries, weaning myself from mountain dew, and such.. we will be eating more healthy, homecooked meals. I have really been trying to be aware of the ingredients going into my food for probably 6 months at least. We try to eat very simple meals, adding spices etc. here and there... but for the main part, not really buying much processed foods (besides cheese.. I seriously CANNOT cut out the cheese! but I know my tummy hates me for it.. )  I have also noticed that I have always had some sort of a chronic stomach "ache" or hurting. More recently (probably 8 months or so) I have had pain in my hips, knees, ankles, wrists, basically any joints on my body. My back has begun to hurt a lot, and my brain seems to be in a fog a lot.. so, a change in diet is in order!! Eating healthy can never hurt and I am so grateful to have a husband who is willing to do this with me! (more on this in later posts)

 photos: 1//snuggling, 2//she won't get out of the grass, 3//i am an addict, and i am trying to quit, 4//mmm cereal that i am trying to not eat anymore because of the gluten, 5//wendyyyyyyy's, 6//aaron made me breakfast in bed, just because, 7//coral nailpolish. love, 8//clean, healthy fridge, 9//best snack

and... that's about it. honestly. I don't do much aside from work and random things around the house. Sometimes I get a chance to see a lovely friend or two or my family, but not too much going on... Hoping to be less foggy to actually update this :) Tonight and tomorrow night Aaron and I are going to a first-time home buyer's class. Hopefully we learn a lot and we are praying God will provide the perfect first home for us. 

Have a lovely rest of your Monday :)

 

friday's letters

instagram photo of my outfit in the bathroom, of course.

Dear Friday: thank you for coming. I can honestly say I wasn't sure you would. I just wish you would have let me sleep in and not have been a work day.

Dear Husband: you are the SWEETEST man in the entire world. thank you for putting up with my insanity, with my quirks and for just being you. I am excited for your birthday coming up :) :)

Dear work: please be kind to me today.. oh, and go by really fast!!

Dear little garden we planted:  I HOPE YOU GROW TO BE THE BIGGEST GARDEN IN THE WORLD!!!! well, not really THAT big, but big enough ;)

Dear instagram: you are great for capturing life. though, you also make me extremely lazy and not really care to delete images from my REAL camera and actually use it. 

Dear chocolate: uhm. you have my heart. for REAL.

Dear YouVersion Bible App: I am glad are becoming better friends.. your devo "Soul Detox" is just what the Doctor ordered :)

Dear readers: I am just so ecstatic that someone OTHER than me read this, so THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for stopping by and reading the silly things I have to say or think about life.

Dear self: believe in yourself.

Have a lovely weekend everyone :) My husband and I will be working at an entire city yard sale tomorrow for our church to raise money for our youth group. Wish us luck :( haha

Friday's Letters

honeymoon 2011 : Florida

Dear Friday: I am beyond glad that I had today off :) 

Dear June: when in the world did you decide to show up? 

Dear May: Where did you go? As well as where has the first half of the year gone!?

Dear God: I am completely humbled by your greatness, forgiveness, mercy, love, understanding.. it goes on and on

Dear Husband: thank you for helping to paint our living room! You are my hero. For real.

Dear week: You have been good to me.. I really cannot complain!!

Dear vacation in Hilton Head: I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU TO COME!!!

Dear dishes: please just go ahead and clean yourself, as well as the whole house. Thank you :)

Dear everyone: Have an awesome weekend!

Dear Summer: I cannot wait to finish a list of things I want to conquer with you. 

Dear house-we-want-to-live-in-one-day-soon: are you out there?

Dear unspoken situation: I hope you work out.

What a weekend!

I don't know about you, but my weekend was jam packed (of fun, of course!) But, nevertheless, it was PACKED!

My baby sister graduated from high school. It is hard to believe all three of my sisters' are out in the real world (well, sort of) now! I can't imagine how I will be when one of them gets married... yikes. But, then again, it is hard for me to even believe I am how old I am and married, and have a grown up job, and making grown up decisions. If I actually sit and think about it my brain could explode, so I won't :)

Some other things we did:

+had Toni's graduation party and some AWESOME food

+Saw Toni graduate

+Aaron and I went to Slate Run and hiked some in the 683498% humidty (fun)

+Aaron and I painted our living room (I am SORE from it??)

+Hung out with my sister, Jessica some

+Almost died from the heat.

I will leave you with some pictures of my weekend as to not bore you with too many words that I so easily throw out here on the internetz. 

Hope you had an amazing weekend as well :)

Weekend Recouping: Camping w/ Youth 2012

Whew! Last weekend was so fun, but wore me out!!

Husband and I took the youth group on a camping trip! It was so fun and the youth really loved it. 

Aaron and I had Friday off so we were able to get some organizing together. We cleaned our sleeping bags, bought the supplies, etc. We were so excited! 

On Saturday we got to the farm earlier to set things up and I was taken back at how BEAUTIFUL it was there!! I have always been captivated by nature and how God created it. So, I really enjoyed views like this:

When we had things set up, food put away and psyched up... we headed down the road to the church to pick up the kids! It was about a 20 minute drive on the most beautiful Saturday this year. I wish I had pictures of it.. but, I kind of can't drive AND take pictures especially on hilly, curvy roads!

We picked them all up, and one of the youth made the rule, "no technology allowed!!" So, that was awesome! Usually at youth group or Bible study we have to hound them to get off their phones and ipods, so that was really refreshing to see!!

We packed up and left for the farm! When we got there, they had to set up their tents and everything... but once that was done, they definitely jumped right in... literally:

They then got out, played some ball:

 

Aaron and I as well as one of our youth, Andrea, played a game Aaron and I both learned at camp called "Mao". One rule... you DON'T discuss the rules of Mao. haha 

 

And we ate some food!!!!

Once it got dark enough, we played some hide 'n go seek in the dark.. uhm, let's just say, I cannot be the seeker when it is so dark out!

The next day we woke up pretty tired and prepared ourselves for the sermon one of our YOUTH was going to give by eating this:

 

Next, we sang some worship songs, prayed, and Andrea gave the sermon! She spoke so passionately about how Satan is out to get us and if we don't keep our guard up and follow God, we will easily be distracted. She was awesome!!

Once the sermon was over, we all split up to spend some alone time with God. aaaanndd... after that, they were back at the swimming, fishing, everything!

We had a great weekend! What did YOU do this weekend??