& I’m back. I took a longer break from the blog then just the normal Labor Day break. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably already know why, but for those that don’t here is a little break-down of the events that took place. I have two rules while drinking: 1. No Vodka, 2. No Shots. I didn’t break just one of those rules, I broke both. If your name is Larry, I blame you. ;) Basically, I ended up drinking way too much, rupturing a blood vessel in my throat, and going to the emergency room at 2AM. Walked out at 6AM with plenty of fluids in me, and told to see a Gastroenterologist for acid reflux and a cardiologist for heart palpitations. So drinking too much vodka, was kind of a blessing in disguise, health-wise. I kept putting off the heart & acid-reflux thing, but the doctor gave me a kick in the pants that I needed. I did end up coming down with a sinus infection though, so the blog will probably be quiet for the rest of the week. But since I can’t post most of the pictures from the weekend for the weekend wrap-up because of their nature (besides the ones you’ve already seen on Instagram) here is a currently loving:

Sources: Jeremiah Weed, Big Bang Theory, New Girl, How I Met Your Mother, Chevy Truck, Logo Quiz, Scarf, Fall

1. Fall Season TV Shows – One of the best things about fall is the tv shows. All of my favorites are coming back this month, all in the same week and I couldn’t be more excited. HIMYM – September 24th, New Girl – September 25th & The Big Bang Theory – September 27th. If you don’t watch these shows already, I highly suggest that you do!
2. Jeremiah Weed – This stuff is pretty freaking tasty and it’s cheaper than Mike’s Hard Lemonade. It comes in three flavors… cola, tea and lemonade.
3. Logo Quiz App – I’ve been playing this game on my phone since I’ve been under the weather lately, and it’s pretty addicting and really makes you think. It gives you a bunch of company logos, and you have to type in who it’s for. I haven’t been able to beat any levels yet, but I’m getting there. Some of them are so challenging.
4. Chevy Silverado – As most of you many know, we’ve been looking for a truck since Travis’ car caught on fire a few weeks ago. Travis has his eye on one just like this one, and I’m hoping that he gets it. We’ve been riding around in his Mom’s Tahoe lately, and it’s so nice to have such a big vehicle.
5. Scarfs – I’ve never been a scarf person, but this year I’m all into them. I even have this exact scarf and I’m ready for the cold weather to come so I can bust it out.
6. Fall! – I am so anxious for the fall weather to come, and for the leaves to change. I’m completely over the summertime now, give me hoodie weather!

What are you loving lately?

Posted on May 20, 2013 - 28 comments
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I love looking at people’s A Day In the Life posts so I thought it would be neat to do one every year and see how things change. Here is my current daily routine on a typical Thursday:

6:50AM – 6:54AM; Time to get up. Head to the bathroom, Coco wants in the window… I do as she commands.

6:55AM – 7:14AM; Shower & get ready. I lay Travis’ clothes out for him before I even get dressed. #BestGirlfriendEver

7:15AM – 7:24AM; I finally get dressed & then I feed the gerbils & the coco. This usually results in Coco getting hyper.

7:25AM – 7:30AM; Yup, she’s hyper. Running all around like a crazy person. Travis is finally awake now too. I grab my breakfast. Blueberry muffin, banana and a drink to get me thru the day. I also go around the apartment and grab Travis’ things for him: cellphone, belt, shoes, keys, usb… etc. #StillBestGirlfriendEver

7:31AM – 7:36AM; Say goodbye to Travis & Coco and head out the door. Say goodbye to the GLI for the last time. :(

7:37AM – 7:52AM; Start the car up, start backing out of driveway. But wait! Travis wants fuse tool from his GLI before the insurance company takes it away. Grab it, throw it in the apartment and then head to work. Get to work and text Travis about a possible doppelganger sighting.

7:53AM – 7:55AM; I’m at work, ugh. Head into the office building and into my office. #LifeOfAnAdministrativeAssistant

7:56AM – 8:30AM; Meeting in the office today. Got to get the conference room ready and brew the coffee. Once the room is ready, I check blog comments.

8:31AM – 12:00PM; Work, work, work & blog reading.

12:01PM – 1:30PM; More work, checking out my personal calendar – September looks empty, yay! Free pizza & salad for lunch leftover from the meeting.

1:31PM – 1:45PM; Washing the dishes from the meeting, ugh. This was not in my job description. Decide to put my hair up since it’s turning into a curly mess. Time to go get the mail, favorite part of my work day.

1:45PM – 3:59PM; Since the courtyard is right next to our mailboxes, I go outside for a little while to get some fresh air. It’s absolutely gorgeous out today. Eventually come back inside and get the mail. Then it’s more working, blog reading… etc.

4:00PM – 4:12PM; Goodbye work! Drive home, walk into apartment door and this is what I see right away… Coco meowing at me.

4:13PM – 4:20PM; I get changed, and gather up the dirty wash to do laundry.

4:20PM – 5:05PM; I do some more dishes, but this time at home. I write down what we need to pack for our camping trip on the chalkboard & then I catch up on my DVR’d shows and browse the web a bit.

5:06PM – End of the night; Travis texts me to tell me he’s going to be late. He finally gets home around 6:45PM and grabs a beer right away. We get ready for bed and are in bed by 8 where we just talk and watch tv until we fall asleep.

& now it’s Friday, yay!

Posted on May 20, 2013 - 24 comments
 Filed Under: My Life

Since I’m on a limited budget for crafts for a little while, and since I don’t want the blog to go quiet… I’m doing another Currently post! Check out the first one I did here. And don’t worry, I have a wreath and some fall decorations in the works right now that I’ll post about soon!

Disliking

For some reason I’m disliking a lot right now, which I hate. I try to always be positive, but things are getting the best of me right now. But, I’m going to take these things I’m disliking and put a much needed positive spin on them. I’m disliking that the GLI got totaled, as much as I hated how much money and time Travis put into that car, I still loved it. She was a beauty. Plus side though, is that Travis is going to get a truck, finally! He’s wanted a truck forever now, but it just was not the right time. Now it is. Also, he found a new hobby. Since his Volkswagen will no longer be his hobby, his new hobby is gun. Guns, Trucks & Country Music. #MyDreamMan Another thing I’m disliking lately is that my brand new radio in my car is not working, plus side is that I’m sort of glad it’s not because I’ve been getting really bad sinus headaches lately and the last thing I want is noise of any kind. I’m also disliking the fact that camping is pretty much over. We go this weekend yet and then we go for a quick trip over Halloween and that is all. Plus side, I’m soooo looking forward to next camping season. More mixed drinks & More fun. Plus, I’m looking forward to hanging out with my cousins fiance more. This is the first year that she’s coming camping with us, and she is fun as hell. Plus, she gets drunk and yells how much she loves Mailbox Journey. Good times.

Drinking

Travis bought me a ginormous Snapple Peach Tea last night when we stopped at Sheetz for some grub. It’s so big, that I couldn’t even finish it last night, so I brought the rest of it with me to work. I’m also going to be drinking some mixed drinks starting tomorrow night, since I’ll be out camping. I’m anxious to mix up some new drinks, and hopefully come out with something delicious to post about next week. I have to say though, that lately I’ve been drinking a ton of water. At home and at work. I still have the occasional snapple, or cup of juice, but it’s mostly been water. I use to drink a ton of water when I was a teenager. In the summer time, I’d walk around with a jug full of water, I even named him but I can’t recall what his name was… but anyways, I’m glad I’m getting back to drinking a ton of water.

Learning

I’ve been learning to control my spending. I’d usually go to the craft store and buy everything and anything that I loved, but I’ve learned from Travis to “subsidize”. Example, when we go to the discount store Ollies we fill the cart up with a bunch of stuff, and then every couple aisles, we’ll go thru the cart and be like do we really need this, or that. So by the time we get to the register, we only have a few things that we really want to buy. I’ve learned to use this method when I go to the craft store. I’ve also set a budget for my crafts. Last night I went to the craft store with a budget of $45. (Actually a budget of $40, since I spent $5 at Dollar Tree earlier in the day) I also was armed with a list, which is critical so I don’t overspend. I knew that I wanted to make a wreath and look at their clearance fall decorations. I somehow wondered into the home decor clearance aisle though, that’s when this subsidize lesson took action. They had this big, bright beautiful ceramic owl for sale. 40% off. $10. OMG I WANT! I decided to walk away for a little bit and go to the aisles that I’m suppose to be going to, still thinking about that owl, which I know would put me over my budget. I went into the Fall clearance aisles, and they had beautiful leaf garland for $7. So I made a decision. I chose the garland over that owl and I came out of the store with two dollars and some change left over. Win.

Loving

The fact that tomorrow is Friday and I only have to work 7 hours instead of 8! I’m also loving the fact that this weekend is a camping weekend. Also, that fall is coming, my moccasins are in at Payless, the new scarf I bought last month while anticipating winter (Hey, it snowed here last year in October!) and just how perfect in my eyes my little family is of Travis and Coco and those moments at home that just make me giggle at how silly we are, and all of our inside jokes involving Coco and her kitty helicopters, her hammer tail and anything else we make up about her secret kitty life. I love it all.

Managing

Trying to get my Day In the Life Post ready for tomorrow. I wanted to do this for the Blogiversary, but I didn’t get the chance. So this morning when I woke up, I thought today is the day. Document everything. I’ve been doing just that for the past four or five hours now, and I just hope that I don’t forget to document things as the rest of the day goes by. If I don’t forget, you’ll see that post tomorrow. :)

What are you currently Disliking, Drinking, Learning, Loving, Managing?

Posted on May 20, 2013 - 12 comments
 Filed Under: My Life