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My best quality is my loyalty.

One of my less flattering qualities is my temper.

I'd rather be  READING.

Something I have been challenged with lately is  losing weight. BUT I WILL GET THERE.

I am looking forward to Thanksgiving with my entire family - old and new!

A super random factoid about me is I love to travel!

I want to do a lot of reading this weekend!

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1. One thing I plan on doing to relax this weekend is  watch the UT Football game - although if it is anything like the last TWO games...it isn't really relaxing...


2. A big pet peeve of mine is people who talk to hear themselves talk AND people who are CONSTANTLY negative. I GET SO ANNOYED AT NEGATIVE PEOPLE!

3. I am really loving  that when I woke up this morning the air was crisp - I know it will be 80 degrees by noon - but it is SLOWLY feeling like Fall!

4. The rain is very soothing for me. I love to curl up and read a book when it rains.

5. My favorite girly indulgence is any kid of makeup product or skin care. My Vanity is overflowing - hence my spend freeze until at least the wedding on makeup and skin care products (unless I need it FOR the wedding!)

6. A song I always get stuck in my head is "Call Me Maybe" whenever it is on the radio and ANY Adele song.

7. The best cure for stress is SLEEP! :)

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1. My favorite flower is the peony. I just love them.

2. You should never talk about politics or religion IF you cannot handle not agreeing with everyone. If you love a healthy discussion to understand other ways of thinking - go for it.

3. My favorite discovery as of late is Dole's endless salad. The salad bag is amazing. I bring it to work and it is 2 days of lunches. DELISH!

4. In the fall you will probably find me wearing  Burnt Orange.

5. I wish I were  - stealing from Lauren...SLEEPING. I AM EXHAUSTED.

6. My favorite TV show currently is NEW GIRL.

7. This weekend I want to watch Football and figure out what the heck I am going to wear for our Engagement photos!

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1.  My first memory is  from when I was about 4, I was in Disneyworld with my parents and my brother was about 1. I remember riding Dumbo over and over again with my dad.

2. My first love was  a guy that I still keep in touch with. We dated from 18-21. He is a great and wonderful person. Funny thing is - he is getting married the month after B and I. I am glad we dated, I learned a lot about myself and I am glad he was such a great person to remember what a first love is all about.

3. My very first favorite color was  yellow. I love yellow.

4. The first time I really felt like a grown up was when I had just graduated college and my cell phone broke. I called my dad and he said "well I'm glad you have a job". I realized right then and there - I was a grown up. I laugh about it now with my dad, but I was in shock then! :) I know it's lame!

5. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is go to the bathroom.  Doesn't everyone?

6. The first CD I ever bought was the spindoctors.

7. My first car was a 1998 hunter green explorer. LOVED THAT CAR!

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1. Something I am very proud of is     that I knew Law School wasn't the right fit for me. The fact I got in and went for a semester and that I knew after 4 months that I didn't want to be a lawyer. I think a lot of people get sucked into things and don't have the ability to step back.

2. My favorite thing about myself is  my caring personality. I think I am very compassionate.

3. My favorite fall color is  BURNT ORANGE...duh. Although, to me, it is an every day color, not just fall!

4. Something I've been learning lately is  that I enjoy thrifting!

5. A book I am reading now is The Dressmaker. It is really good.

6. My favorite Pandora Station is The Michael Buble station. It drives B crazy.

7. This weekend I will be cleaning out my closet, going to the thrift stores, watching football and cooking!

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1. Right now the weather where I live is  HOT, humid and NOT Fall. Fall comes in the middle of October. I CANNOT WAIT!

 

2. The best piece of advice I've been given is I've had a lot of great advice, my parents LOVE to give advice and usually they are correct - best ever - Be yourself. Love yourself. If others don't love you for who you are, they are not right for you.

 

3. My most favorite person in all the world is  B. I know some people would say their parents, their siblings etc - but the way I see my life is that B and I chose each other. My parents and my brother are RIGHT at a VERY close second - but B is my love, my life. 

 

 

4. If I were to have a Mission Statement for my life it would be  If you love the life you live, you will live the life of love"

 

5. My most favorite item in my closet is a dress my grandmother made my mom. I don't wear it often, my grandmother passed away when I was 14, so I dont have "adult" clothes that she made me, but I have some that she made my mom and I love them.

 

6. The best cure for a bad day is coffee and long talks with B.

 

7. Today is  FRIDAY! Tomorrow I go try on wedding dresses with my mom!!

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1. My favorite grade in school was the third grade and fourth grade. Miss Boren and Mrs. Gross were my favorite teachers. I actually still keep in touch with Miss Boren (who is married and goes by another name now!) She lives in Thailand and I think B and I may catch up with her for a few hours on our Honeymoon.

2. My favorite teachers were Miss Boren and Mrs. Gross were my favorite teachers. I actually still keep in touch with Miss Boren (who is married and goes by another name now!) She lives in Thailand and I think B and I may catch up with her for a few hours on our Honeymoon. They were both so caring and just amazing people.

3. The highest level of education I have completed is  I have my BA from UT. I went to law school for a semester and HATED IT. :)

4. School lunches for me were usually  sandwiches and fruit and little veggies with a dip.

5. The amount of money you'd have to pay me to go back to high school would be A LOT. While I had a great time in high school - I wouldn't want to relive it.

6. A few things that will always remind me of going back to school are  new clothes, school supplies and really fun mechanical pencils.

7. The first day of school was always nerve wracking - I was always worried about not knowing anyone in my classes (I always knew people!)

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1. Over this labor day weekend I will be  with some of my favorite people in the ATX - drinking, watching football and then bachelorette partying for a friend that is getting married in October.

2. With political debates going on right now, my thoughts are  I tend to not discuss politics here - for a reason.

3. Today I am headed to the ATX- I am staring at the clock!!!

4. The best thing I have cooked recently was - Bob Blumer's Maple Salmon

5. The last thing I bought was a really tacky sequined tank top for this weekends "Rock Star" themed party.

6. The best movie I saw this summer was Bernie. HILARIOUS. I'm from Texas...you can tell.

7. The best book I read this summer was The Sex Lives of Cannibals - my future MIL recommended it and I loved it!

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1. My favorite thing to do on Friday is come home from work, make a cocktail, play with Roxy pup and wait for B to get home so we can go out for dinner!

2. This Friday I am going to see B! He has been in Wyoming for over a week so I am ready to see him!

3. The best thing about a weekend is RELAXING!

4. Now that summer is almost over, I am feeling ready for fall and ready for FOOTBALL SEASON!!

5. The best thing I did this summer was go the beach, see friends and just relax.

6. The thing I am looking forward to about fall is football games, the clothes, and enjoying being outdoors as it won't be 100+ outside! Granted our fall doesn't really start until late October.

7. If I had to be stuck in one season the rest of my life, I would choose Summer. Even though it is hot outside, I love being on a boat, going to the beach and just being outside.

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I didn't mean to take a blog break - it just happened. Life has been crazy and at some point I will write about it I guess.

So here goes with Fill in the Blank Firday - join in with Lauren over here....

1. I am a very tired and grumpy lady today and all this week - no a/c in our offices is really ticking me off - it is broken at the moment and we are on the top floor of an office building in Houston....it stinks.

2. I have always  loved Starbucks frappuccinos.

3. I hope to one day be a mother if that is what is in the cards for me.

4. I can get a lot more accomplished if I am listening to music. Especially housework!

5. I dream of  our honeymoon - I will have to do a post on where we are going. I AM BEYOND excited.

6. The way to my heart is to be B. Just kidding...but not really!

7. I am passionate about - at this moment, sleep. In life - making sure people aren't drinking and driving. I had a friend killed by a drunk driver when I was in high school and then I worked for MADD (Mothers against drunk driving) in high school as their secretary and it just became a passion - take a cab, call a friend - nothing is worth getting behind that wheel.

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"If I could get away for the day I would go...."


If I could get away today - I would go to the beach - layout, read and enjoy some sun.



A post on London will come at some point - once I load our pictures and everything. We had a blast - and we are now planning our next big vacation - OUR HONEYMOON!!!! And thoughts, ideas etc of places we should go? We want a relaxing beach honeymoon....any ideas are welcome!

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Today's prompt is one word:

SUMMER

Write whatever you want about it.....

I live in Houston - Summer means REALLY hot days, hot nights and lots of margaritas. It means being in the lake, at the beach or in a pool - it means SUNSCREEN, laughter and ice cold beverages (mostly margaritas.)

This Summer - I head to LONDON. I am beyond excited. 



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Today's prompt:

If I were to host a dinner party:





1. I would invite - my friends and family

2. The theme would be - beach chic

3. I would host it at - Since this is imaginary - it would be in Santorini:

4.  We would eat - GREEK FOOD!

5.  It would look like this:

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A new twist that Lauren has placed on Fill in the blank Friday - instead of multiple questions, there is only one.


Why do you blog?

I blog because:

I grew up always having a diary.
I like to keep track of my life.
I like to look back and see what I was doing exactly 1, 2, 3 years ago. 
(3 years ago I was in a COMPLETELY different life. It is amazing to me to how much can change in a short period of time.)

I blog because I live. I exist. I matter. To me.

Even if no one reads it - I blog for me. I don't have this notion that someone really cares about my embarassing moment, and if y'all do - I love ya for it - but that isn't why I write it down. I like seeing myself change, grow and enjoy my life. I love to look back and see where I've changed and where I haven't.

As for blogging about B - I blog about him because I never knew this could be my life. I never knew I could be so in love, so happy and truly "have it all". My parents did - I just didn't know in this day and age that people still "loved each other, didn't cheat, wanted to settle down and be together forever".

I also blog about him because he is the single most important person in my life.  My life and my relationship with him are the most important aspects of my life. We have our own "family". We are creating a life together. I want to look back on that life at see it as a life full of love but a life well lived.

That is why I blog.


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1. Something that is very near and dear to my heart is  my relationship with B. I cannot wait for our wedding day, I cannot wait to see what the future holds - but today, and every single day - I wake up knowing I'm loved, cared for and most of all that we are in this together.

2.   My little brother graduating  is a good cause to celebrate!

3. The most fun I ever had was  backpacking through Europe...I cannot wait for London this year!!

4. True friends are hard to come by - but truly they help make my world go round!

5. Something that makes me terribly happy is  planning my wedding - I KNOW I KNOW- I so didn't want to be one of those girls, but it is so fun...for now anyway.

6. A good way to spend a sunny day is  by the pool, in the ocean or with a drink in hand OR ALL of the above.

7. My favorite celebratory food is popcorn or ICE CREAM.

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1. My bedtime routine includes - shower, wash face, brush teeth, pick Roxy up and put her on the bed and then fall into bed.  Yeah...not having kids makes bedtime a breeze.

2. I am -  ready to find a place that I want to hold my wedding at! SAturday my mom and I are going to look at a few places.

3. I can't stand TOMATOS because I think they are gross.

4. My idea of relaxation would be massage and a facial followed by sitting in a sauna.

5. If I had an extra $50 I would  probably go buy a pair of work pants...I need some new pairs.

6. The best thing about a bloggy friend is it is fun to meet new people that you would otherwise have never met.

7. A recipe I have been dying to try is  Ina's sour cream cake! MMMM.

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1. Today is a great day because - I am headed to the ATX to see my best friend!

2. Tomorrow I will - be at a spa. I CANNOT wait. The bestie and I are going to a spa weekend.

3. My favorite time of day is the afternoon because it is usually a lot less hectic than the morning.

4. Sometimes you just have to - say to heck with this and pour a glass of wine and enjoy the afternoon.

5. A song that I just can't get enough of lately is - I don't really have one at the moment. I listen to books on CD in my car these days.

6. My favorite accessory is - MY ENGAGEMENT RING....sorry, 2 weeks in, it still makes me smile EVERY time I look down. I hope I feel this way in 35 years as well.

7. My favorite thing about this week was - starting wedding planning. I have a love hate relationship with it.

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1. Today is a good day because - I am completely overjoyed and happy. I am living my own fairytale. I love it. I AM GOING TO BE A WIFE TO B!!!!!

2. The best thing I did all week was- Smile non stop. Sorry..there aren't many times in life that I will have this glow. I think smiling all week non stop is a great thing!

3. The current weather is - SUNNY and it makes me feel HAPPY.

4. The best thing about spring is LOVE IS IN THE AIR...ok really it is just sunny and lovely out. You can be OUTSIDE which in Htown doesn't happen without sweating buckets!

5. A fashion trend that I'm dying to try out for spring is  CORAL. I just bought a new coral dress and can't wait to wear it out.

6. A person who made me smile this week was B! I mean really...

7. The most delicious thing I ate all week was Snapper on Saturday night celebrating B's 30th bday and our engagement.


I promise NOT everything will be about how in love I am and how we are getting married...but I'm a week into this engagement thing and I am so overjoyed and excited. It will calm down eventually. ;)

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FILL IN THE BLANK FRIDAY!!!  PLease join in!


My greatest strength is - being happy. I know that no matter what life throws at me, I can take it.

My greastest weakness is - I am really hard on myself.

People always compliment me on - my smile.

If you found me procrastinating you'd probably find me - drinking wine and reading.

The most cozy place in all the world is - at my parents house, upstairs under one other their blankets.

Something new that I tried recently was - slushies with alcohol - K had them at her wedding rehearsal dinner- AMAZING!

This weekend I would like to - see friends and relax!

It's FRIDAY

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1. THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEK WAS....dinner with one of my longest friends - we caught up, drank cocktails and it is just nice to see we are each happy.

2. IF I HAD TO CLASSIFY MY INTERIOR DESIGN AESTHETIC IT WOULD BE... I am learning what I like and what I don't and I am in the midst of doing something about it!

3. MY FIRST VEHICLE WAS... A 1998 Forrest Green Explorer...I LOVED it...and so did my brother who got it when I left for college.

4. AN ITEM I NEED TO HAVE IN MY DAY IN ORDER TO FUNCTION IS... coffee

5. MY FAVORITE WAY TO WASTE TIME IS... read...but I like to read whether or not I want to waste time.

6.RIGHT NOW I COULD REALLY GO FOR... Is it 5 o'clock yet?...I need a nap.

7. THIS WEEKEND I WILL BE BUSY... eating crawfish.