today, i wish:

i wish i had a job that i believed in!

and really, really loved...

and found inspiring

& maybe looked forward to once in awhile.

fill-in-the-blanks

1. If I could get away somewhere for the weekend I would go to North Carolina to see my grandparents and I would bring my family & my boyfriend! I miss family vacations and I want Aaron to see NC!

2. Something I often rant about is work. I rant about work a lot--too much in fact! I need to get better about leaving all my frustrations when I leave the building. Having nightmares about work is so terrible.

3. One item I need to have in my fridge at all time is Laughing Cow cheese! Often it is the only thing in my fridge - ha!

4. My "life-saving" product is bare minerals make up! It is such a fast routine and the results are pretty dang good.

5. A friend is someone who will stick by you through thick & thin and is there for you even when it's inconvenient.

6. If I could write my own blank it would be about favorite blogs. I like discovering new ones!

7. My favorite kind of art is interior design/decorating, photography, fashion, and music. Colors & sounds. :)

good vibrations

I should be packing, but whaddya know...i'm procrastinating!!! I'm so good at it. Tomorrow at the crack o' dawn I will be headed to AZ for a girlfriend's wedding. All of my best friends will be there. In fact, we are all sharing a hotel room. It'll be like a good old fashioned slumber party--a 3 day long slumber party, in fact. Case in point, I am stoked. I've been working some extra hours at work and rather than bore you with the details, I'll just say I am more than ready for a vacay.

P.S.- I purchased Adele's "21" and I am in l-o-v-e. It's rare that I come across an album that I can listen to on repeat.

P.P.S.- My big sis Lisa comes in a couple of weeks to do some wedding planning! HOORAY! We have been sharing our ideas on a Pinterest board and it's been soo much fun. <3 my fam.

frustrated

Today was an incredibly frustrating day. My frustration was caused by lots of silly, insignificant events that accumulated. I am ready for tomorrow so I can start anew! My boy had a lousy day at work also so he made me dinner and we whined to each other. It helped. Immensely.

Having trouble being positive today, so I just thought I would share some recent photos. The first few are from a random day of photo fun with my best friend, Erinn. I finally convinced her to take pictures with me and whaddya know?! She actually enjoyed it. :)

The next few photos are from the most recent wedding I attended, Melissa & Wade's! Melissa is one of my good friends from college. So awesome to share her special day and to meet her other half. It still blows my mind that we're old enough to tie the knot and reproduce.

CRA-ZY.

In other wedding news, one of my lifelong besties (Megan) is getting married in Sedona on the 21st. Anyone have anything we must see &/or do while in Flagstaff and Sedona?

Life is weird

It is so strange to look back a year and think about what my mindset was and where I thought I was headed. My life is different now and not in a bad way--in a great way. When you feel down and out and you're so upset by changes in your life, it's hard to believe that it will play out the way it's supposed to. Things will work out. It will be OK.

Sometimes I just need that reminder. Hang in there. Something good is around the corner.

april showers

cake pops! yummo!

The clouds haven't left the sky for days now. I must admit, I kind of like the rain--especially a good Kansas thunderstorm. I love sleeping with the windows open when it's really coming down. The only con? It's hard to feel motivated to get anything done when I just want to be lazy and enjoy it.

Easter was fun. My cousin Morgan and great aunt Jean came to town. It had been far too long since I'd seen them (a couple years at least!). We've got a little tiny family so when you go so long without seeing everyone, it's super weird! Also, mom & dad gave us presents that Lisa sent--kimonos from her trip to Japan! Be-autiful.

with the lovely Lauren

fam!

Kimonos from LW

I have a super strong urge to redecorate my apartment! I think this is an itch I've just got to scratch. I need to do something creative and this apartment is driving me nutso. Something fresh & new is so needed in my life right now!

Today I'm tweaking my resume so that I can apply for 2 internships! Send your lucky vibes my way. :)

Listening to: Decemberists- The King is Dead

busy bee

I must apologize for my lack of postings. I have had lots going on!

Tuesday was my 24th birthday! On Saturday my ladies came from KC to hang out! We had plans to go out on the town, but after dinner and a couple drinks we came back to my house, got to talking and never left! We got in our pajamas and had a good old slumber party. My ideal birthday party. :)

Aaron was in Arkansas for work for a week, so I picked up a few extra shifts at work & kept myself busy! As for some good news, I got promoted to bartender! I was caught off guard & very flattered by the offer and I had my first day of training today. I was extremely nervous, which I now know was unnecessary. The only big concern I have is remembering all of the names of the regulars...there are SO many!

I have been feeling super lame lately, so I thought I should list some exciting things coming up:

*Meeting baby Giovanni next week

*Melissa's wedding

*Trip to Sedona

*Megan's wedding

*Lisa & Dave visiting

Life is good.