Friday, June 25, 2010

The One About A Wedding

Oh my goodness! Life started moving fast and has not seemed to slow down! Its been an awesome ride, but has not left much room for blogging unfortunately.

Over the past week, I have been hired for a full time job with a Hyatt Place, quit working at Outback, and started training at the hotel. This is such a blessing, because Outback was only giving me two or so shifts a week and while I don't want to be a work-aholic, I wanted to do more than that a week.

On the social side of things, life has been awesome! I spent a few days in Chattanooga with my best friend and his puppy for a Saturday morning wedding, returned home for an engagement party Saturday night, and Father's day was Sunday.

It has been a much busier week than usual. I am so excited about the hotel job because the two shifts I will be working are 6 am - 3 pm or 3 pm - 1130 pm. While this does not sound ideal to many, compared to a restaurant shift that could require working from 11am - 2pm, making little money, and monopolizing an entire day, this is much better!

Tuesday night, after my first training shift, my sweet sweet friend, whose engagement we celebrated Saturday, called and asked if I would be one of her bridesmaids. I accepted of course, and am SO excited for her. They are both super planners and have almost everything decided for their May 2011 wedding already!

And, with weddings on my mind, here are some adorable idea boards I stumbled across on Elizabeth Anne Designs blog earlier this week!


I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! :)

Monday, June 21, 2010

The One For Father's Day


post secret

I love when I see post secrets that make me smile and that I can relate to :)

Happy Belated Father's Day!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The One With A Pink and Green Popsicle Wednesday!


I just discovered Country Living's awesome variety of summer ice pop recipes on their website! After trying the Fruit Pop, I HAD to share the recipe!

  • 3 cup(s) ripe fresh fruit chunks (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, or pineapple)
  • 1/2 cup(s) superfine sugar
  • 3 tablespoon(s) light corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
  • 2 cup(s) vanilla yogurt

Directions

  1. In blender, puree fresh fruit with sugar, corn syrup, and lemon juice until very smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add vanilla yogurt and blend until smooth. Taste mixture and adjust sweetness, adding more sugar if needed.
  2. Pour mixture into 10 (1/2-cup) pop molds. Place tops on molds and insert wooden sticks. Freeze at least 4 hours before removing fruit pops from molds.
So easy and completely tasty!

This post has been linked up to Pink Preppy Lilly Lover's Pink & Green Thursday Blog Hop!


I hope everyone has a happy Wednesday!

The One With Rain and Shine Gear!

A Great Giveaway from Pink Preppy Lilly Lover! Be sure to check it out! :)

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The One About Anthropologie, Lilly, and Silver

Summer Bible study started today! We will be going through James over the next few weeks and if every week is like this morning it will be AWESOME!
I'm so excited about my small group too. We talked about those who we know who have handled struggles with joy and grace. I spent most of the time with my eyes filled with tears from the women's stories. They were so inspiring, I hope I someday can have their faith in the Lord. I can't wait to get to know all of them better over the summer. :)

On another note, while out of town and off the computer, there were quite a few giveaways posted that I would love to share about!

$25 Anthropologie gift card from Not Just A Pretty Face


Lilly gear from Shopaholic in Alabama

3 Hammered Silver Bangles from Spiral Style


Have a good night!

Monday, June 14, 2010

The One About Summer Surf!

The beach was wonderful! The girls taught us to surf, the waves were terrible, but it was SO much fun!


We love Katie and Kristen! It is so much fun to spend time with them because there are so few people that understand that my sisters are my best friends, but they are the exact same way and we always have a BLAST together! :)

These three are my FAVORITES! :)

Before I left I cleaned out my closet a little bit. I was just going to drop everything at goodwill but had a worn twice pair of TOMS that I was just going to giveaway. My mom suggested I list them on ebay. Well, I started looking around ebay and saw that some of my other clothes might sell as well. I listed 23 items, 15 of them sold, and made a $210 profit on clothes i was just going to give to goodwill!

As a poor college student I was VERY excited to say the least. I re-listed the things that did not sell and went back through my closet to get rid of more stuff.

Hello Extended Shopping Budget! :)

Thursday, June 10, 2010

The One With A Nice and Very Long Weekend!

Heading to visit Katie on the beach for the weekend!

I hope you have a good one!