Anniversary Weekend Recap <3

Friday: Longwood Gardens and dinner, then bowling with friends

 

 

 

 

 

 Saturday: shopping, dinner and spending the night at The Desmond

 

Sunday: EAGLES game :)

Busy Holiday

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Here's a quick recap on our very busy, but very good Thanksgiving.

• Wednesday night we went to Vince's brother's house and didn't get home until about 2am, it was a lot of fun, but we were very sleepy the next morning ;-) Here's a couple of pics from the night.. 

(all the boys)

 

Lauren (my soon to be sister-in-law) and I, she was such a good hostess :)

• On thanksgiving all of the guys in Vince's family have a tradition of going on their "rounds" (they go around to some family members homes and have an appetizer at each and wish them a happy thanksgiving), so this year they stopped at our house too. I made a hoagie dip (or I guess "sub dip" for those of you who don't know what a hoagie is lol) and it was a BIG hit with the guys and SO easy to make.. you have to try it!

(cut up 3 lunch meats and 2 types of cheeses (you can use whatever kind you want, but I used turkey, ham, salomi, provolone, and american cheese) and then add some chopped up onion and lettuce, and season with salt/pepper/oregano and mix everything together with miracle whip. SO good!)

• While Vince and the rest of the guys finished going to everyone's homes I worked on putting up some more Christmas decorations around the house :)

the foyer

(the family room tree, I still have to decorate the one downstairs...  the little blue stocking is Ty's lol)

(part of the outside decorations, we still need to hang all the wreaths on the windows and put up lights)

• After that everyone met at my in-laws house and had an awesome dinner! (with some amazing desserts!) There was about 30 people at dinner, so it was a little crowded but so nice to have everyone there <3

• Around 11 last night we finally made it to bed and took a nice little nap before getting up at 3am for BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING! :) We were successful in getting the things we really wanted, but didn't stay out too long because Vince was not enjoying all the long lines and crazy traffic (he was definitely a black Friday first timer... but props to him for even getting up that early to go with me lol) I then stopped by the office to do a few things and then went back out to do some more shopping ;)

So like I said it has been busy, but fun too! The rest of the weekend will be filled with lots of fun things as well.. tonight we are going to Longwood Gardens and getting dinner with one of my best friends from college and her boyfriend. Tomorrow we are celebrating our anniversary by going out to dinner and then staying at The Desmond (where we had out wedding) and Sunday we are going to the EAGLES game! (10 yard line, 4th row seats.. it was my anniversary gift to vince haha) So I am sure I will have lots of fun pictures to post on Monday :)

Hope you all have a great rest of the holiday weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING tomorrow! I am leaving work now and heading home to make some goodies for a party tonight, hope you all have a fun (and safe) Thanksgiving eve as well! Enjoy all the wonderful food tomorrow with your family and friends :)

2 More Days Until Turkey Day :)

I am still not feeling very good today, but it's a short week and only 2 more days until Thanksgiving... so I really can't complain :)

Hope everyone is having a good week so far. Happy Tuesday!

Not Me Monday

Vince and I did not have a fun weekend of Christmas shopping (which did not include listening to Christmas music in the car), eating, drinking, going out with friends, and seeing New Moon.

I did not make plans to see New Moon again with my sister before evening seeing it the first time. (I did not really enjoy the movie, even if the book was better)

Vince and I did not go look at puppies on Saturday, we are not considering getting a friend for Ty. Nope not me, I am smart enough to know I don't need another puppy.. (but really Ty would LOVE a friend!)

I am not counting down the hours until noon on Wednesday. I am not that excited about having some time off work.

I am not getting ready to head to the grocery store to get stuff for appetizers to take to my mother-in-laws on Thursday. I am not looking forward to eating all that good food. (I am also not somewhat sad to be celebrating Thanksgiving without my family for the first time ever)

I am not starting to feel sick today and I am not praying that it's nothing. It would not completely suck to be sick on Thanksgiving.

I am not planning on getting up at 4am on Black Friday to go shopping. My husband was not the best and offered to get up on his day off and go with me, without me even having to ask. I am not one of those crazy shoppers who stands outside the store in the cold while its still dark just waiting for the doors to open... nope not me.

I am not amazed that Sunday will already be our 1 year anniversary. I do not feel like we just got married. I am not super excited about going to spend the night Saturday at the hotel where we had our reception. I also did not get the baker to make us another red velvet cake with white chocolate mouse filling for our anniversary. My mouth is not watering just thinking about it... ;-)

 

(join in the "not me! monday" posts at MckMama's blog)

Thanks Mindi :)

A big thanks to Mindi at a Part of Me for giving me this awesome award! It was such a nice little Saturday surprise! Make sure to check out her blog as well! :)

The rules for this award are really simple:

* Display the award logo.
* Nominate bloggers that make you feel comfy or warm inside and link to their blogs.
(Not sure what the original number was so I just picked a few)
* Let them know they have been nominated by commenting.
* Link to the person from whom you received the award.

So I would like to pass this lovely award to following ladies:

Lindsey at Lulu in DC

Kelsey at The Seattle Smiths

Kelly at Keeping Up with Kelly & Co.

Angela at http://angelakolachny.blogspot.com/

Hope everyone is having a great Saturday <3

New Moon Weekend :)

So glad it is FINALLY Friday! :) I have had a pretty long week and am very excited about having a relaxing weekend haha. My only real plan is seeing New Moon on Sunday afternoon (and of course watching Twilight again sometime before then lol). I had originally bought tickets for then because I wanted to avoid the craziness of Friday and Saturday night, but after talking to my sister who saw it last night I really wish I was seeing it today! 

Well hope everyone has a great weekend and if you see New Moon let me know what you think! :)

Too Cute Not to Share..

Our 5 year old nephew Pierce just started kindergarten this year and my mom's friends is one of the teacher's aides. So every once in awhile she will snap a picture of him on her phone and send it to me along with a little message (which I of course pass on to the rest of the family). I thought these two messages were too cute not to share:

This one made me laugh and the message said he fell asleep during a very loud bingo game... haha

Then I got this one this morning and it made me smile... the message said, "He looks like Vince and I want to take him home! Plus he is like a king when he walks down the hallway everyone knows and loves him. Teachers and students. High fives and hugs the whole way." so sweet :)

Thanksgiving Thankfulness

  

I just saw that 2 of my fellow Hokies (Michelle and Madeleine) both recently posted an A to Z list of things they are thankful for... since Thanksgiving is next week I thought I would copy their good idea :)

A - Avacados... mmm, love them.

B - Blackberry. Blogs. Bubble baths. All things I am obsessed with.

C - Computers. How would we get through a day without them?

D - Disney and the trip we have planned to go there in May!

E - Evite.com. It makes all the events I plan for work a little bit easier
F - Family. I miss mine and am so thankful they are coming to visit soon!
G - Gossip Girl. Vince and I are both hooked to that show.
H - Hot tea and heated seats on cold mornings.
I - IPOD
J - Juicy Couture Perfume... it's my current favorite.
K - Kaitlin, my best friend :)
L - Leggings. Can't get of enough of them. 
M  - Mascara. Couldn't go a day without it.
N - New Moon. Thankful it's finally coming out this weekend!
O - Online shopping.
P - Perez Hilton. How else would I stay caught up with all  of the current celebrity gossip?
Q - Quiet neighbors. We live in a townhouse and I have never heard a single noise from the families on either side of us.
R - Relaxing and reading a good book.
S - Sunglasses. One of my favorite accessories.
T - Target. I can spend hours shopping there.
U - Uggs. They may not be the cutest pair of shoes I own, but definitely the most comfortable.
V - Vince. He's such a good hubby ;-)
W - White fluffy dogs... especially mine
X - Xmas. (give me a break, these last few letters are hard)
Y - Yummy food on Thanksgiving.
Z - Zumba exercise classes. So much fun, I go twice a week... if you haven't already I suggest you give it a try! 

Not Me Monday

I did not moan and groan about having to get up for work this morning. I was not extremely jealous that Vince has off today. I would never complain about working.. nope not me.

I did not go shopping at King of Prussia on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. I was not proud of myself for getting half of my christmas gifts done :)

I did not get teary eyed at the Princess Diana exhibit in the city this weekend.. I am never that emotional, especially not in public. nope not me. (side note: if you live near Philly and haven't gone yet, definitely go before it closes it was really good!)

My mother-in-law and I were not so busy talking on the train ride home from Philly that we missed our stop. I did not then complain when she said we would just walk the few miles back to the previous stop. I was not relieved that her sister called right as we started walking and offered to come pick us up... I would never be that lazy about walking 3 miles. nope not me.

I do not currently have a countdown in my office for Thanksgiving (9 days) and Christmas (39 days) and I do not get excited to come in and cross another day off each morning. (I also do not have a countdown for when we see New Moon on Sunday - 6 days)

I did not stay up reading late again last night. I am not exhausted and regretting that decision today.

I am not disobeying my Dr and wearing heels today. He did not tell me I couldn't wear them for 2 months. Nope, I always follow Dr's orders. (but in my defense, I am dressed in a knee length pencil skirt and it just looks weird with flats, besides I am in my office most of today so it's not like I am really walking in heels much) 

I am not looking forward to the happy hour event on Thursday that I put together for work. I am not already trying to think of something cute to wear for it. nope not me.

(join in the "not me! monday" posts at MckMama's blog)

My First Award :)

My new friend Kelly (whose blog I love and read every day) at Keeping Up with Kelly & Co was so sweet and gave me my VERY FIRST BLOG AWARD! Work has been crazy the past few days and this just made my day yesterday!

So the rules for this are to list 10 interesting facts about myself, however since I am at work right now (and not supposed to be blogging.. oops!) I am going to make this a little quick and just write the first 10 random things that come to my mind about myself (it would probably take me awhile to think of anything all that interesting haha.. sorry! lol)

1. I am freak about holiday decorations. I LOVE them. I can't wait to cover my house inside and out in fun Christmas things :) actually... I already put up our artificial tree on Wednesday night (I know it's early, but I told you I am freak about this stuff) and can't wait to go buy a real one to put up too! lol

2. I love going out to dinner. No place in particular (even though mexican is my favorite type of food), but I just like getting to sit down and relax and have someone serve me food once in awhile rather than having to cook and clean up afterwards. I try to cook on week nights and just go out on weekends, but last night we went out a day early ;-)

3.  I used to want to be an orthodontist. I actually worked as an ortho tech in high school for about a year. I don't really know what made me  change my mind and decide I didn't want to do it, but I just knew it was not for me. (even though those pay checks would have been nice haha) But I am glad I didn't because I actually really like my job now and think it's a good fit for me.

4. I am in love with my Jeep. I like all Jeeps. I used to have a liberty and recently upgraded to the Grand Cherokee. Today it is getting an oil change so I am driving my husbands car and it made me realize I don't think I can ever go back to driving a small car, I need to be in an SUV.

5. I want a family. Not right now (even though my mother-in-law would love for it to be now), but someday in the near future. For now, I am happy with just being me, Vince, and Ty and we aren't planning to start trying for a while, but I do already know exactly what I want our nursery to look like ;-)

6. I am constantly changing my hair. I don't know why, I guess I get bored.. but I have always had the mentality that it's just hair and if I do something crazy to it and don't like it, it will always grow back. So, it has been red, brown, blonde, and plenty of shades in between. (my natural color is a dark blonde haha)

7. Blue and Brown are my two favorite colors to decorate with. My wedding was all silver, blue (it was called "ice blue" actually), white, and of course a little black bceause of the guys tuxes. The christmas tree I just decorated is all done up in  blue and silver, because my family room is brown and blue and I wanted it to match... you get the point haha

8. One of my favorite ways to spend a Friday evening is curled up on the couch with my husband (and our puppy curled on my lap), a glass of wine, and a good movie. (all of course after going out to dinner)

9. I am excited for it to be winter because that means we get to go on our weekend trips to Vermont to go SKIING :) even though I can't stand the C O L D, being able to ski makes it worth it!

10. and last but not least.. I am absolutely obsessed with my dog. He is spoiled rotten, but I love him to death... and really, what's not to love?

(I know it's blurry, but it was on my camera phone)

Happy Veterans Day

Many thanks to all of the Veteran's past, present, and future. 

Wishful Wednesday

'I wish' .... I never had to do the laundry again!

Ugh, laundry. I hate the whole process. Dragging is down stairs, separating it, folding it, dragging it back upstairs, and then putting it away. And the worst part... it never ends... even the moment you finish you still have laundry to throw right back into the basket, even if its just the clothes you are wearing. 

 

 

 

Thank goodness I have a husband who doesn't mind helping with it, otherwise who knows how often it would actually get done ;-)

(join in the "Wishful Wednesday" posts at Seattle Smith's blog)

Not Me Monday

I did not get excited to watch the 2 hr special about Khloe Kardashian's wedding last night... I did not enjoy every minute of it. Nope not me!

I did not freak out when I found out we have mice at our work... I did not then proceed to sit in my office with my legs curled up in my chair and then jump at the smallest sounds, because OMG it could be a mouse!

I did not practically go through withdrawal this weekend when we ran out of diet green tea, and then run out on my lunch break today to go get more... I would never be addicted to tea like that..

I did not buy a bunch of wrapping paper, ribbons, and boxes today, I am not that excited for Christmas.. OK who am I kidding, I cannot wait! LOL

While at the orthopedics office I did not talk my way out of having to wear a boot on my foot and promise to be very careful and not use my foot other than walking and then I did not consider going to my Monday exercise class today.. nope I always listen to exactly what the Dr says. (thankfully my husband is a better patient than I am and convinced me that I should take it easy at least for a little bit)

I am not counting down the days until we get to see New Moon (yes we already have tickets) and I do not get excited every time I see the commercial for it. Nope not me..

I did not get super excited today when Vince and I finally booked our May vacation to DISNEY..  I do not smile every time I think about it. I am an adult and wouldn't get that excited about going to Disney World. (but seriously I can't wait! I used to live in Florida and went all the time as a kid, but haven't been in years and think it will be so much fun to go with just Vince... and look where we are staying..)

(join in the "not me! monday" posts at MckMama's blog)

Hot Air Balloon Ride

It was such a beautiful day and we had so much fun.. my hubby got me a perfect anniversary gift :)

Vince helping get the balloon ready..

 

So Pretty

Love you <3

watching the sun go down :)

The perfect end to a perfect day

and PS don't worry I got vince a gift too.. he gets his on our actual 1 year anniversary (Nov. 29th), I got mine early so that it wouldn't be too cold when we went on the balloon ride haha

My Many Imperfections

So I am following Katie's lead and making a list of my imperfections (this is not all of them by any means lol)..


I eat like crap as much as I try not to... I always say I am going to cut back on the junk food, but it never lasts more than a week and I am back to eating whatever I want whenever I want.

I have a really good job that I actually like and I can even make my own schedule, yet I still always want to go back to school and start all over, even though I have no idea what I would really want to go back for.

I hate giving my dog a bath... hate it... so instead I take him to the groomers about every 3 weeks and waste money on something i could seriously do myself.

I despise cleaning floors.. i think yesterday was the first time in MONTHS since i have done my floors... THANKFULLY my husband doesn't mind it and he does all of the floors in our house every week without complaining.

I have actually gotten decent at cooking and sometimes I even like doing it. but I still come home from work and get lazy and order dinner WAY more often than I should.

I had to stop taking birth control because it was causing me to have high blood pressure (which is absurd at 24).. and since I stopped my skin has been RIDICULOUS.. I hate it, it's embarrassing and no matter what I try it doesn't get any better.. I feel like I am 15 all over again..

I like tanning. I know it's bad for you and I honestly have not been in months because of that, but I know I will start going again, because I really do feel better about the way I look when I am tan.

I went to the Dr Friday and was told I need to go to physical therapy for 4-6 weeks because of some problems I am having with my foot and I was secretly happy to have an excuse to not have to work out... pathetic because I just started an exercise class that I actually enjoy going to...

I am organized to a fault. My closet is separated by season and THEN each season is in order based on color... our DVDs are all in alphabetical order... my shoes are in order of heal size... seriously the list could go on and on

I am obsessed with celebrity gossip... it really is a problem. I have about 4 different gossip sites i check multiple times a day. It drives Vince crazy.

I have a tooth that is killing me. I know I have a cavity, but I HATE the dentist and am trying to put off going as much as possible... I am like a little child when it comes to having to go the dentist.

And while this list could go on and on and on, I have to get up off the couch and get dressed for our HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE! Yay :) I will definitely post pics later. Happy Sunday! <3

Double Feature

It is Saturday at 1:30pm and I have already cleaned the floors (including actually shampooing the carpets), scrubbed 3 bathrooms, picked up and dusted the rest of the house, and I am now currently waiting for the last load of laundry to be done. All thanks to Vince and I not being able to ever sleep in late anymore lol. (Also, while I was cleaning the house he organized the garage, cleaned both of our cars, and ran some errands)

So now that all of our chores are DONE we are free to just relax and enjoy the rest of our weekend :) Today we are going to do dinner and a movie, but since we couldn't agree on which movie too see we have decided what the heck why not see both?! We've never done a double feature before, but we didn't feel like really going out this weekend so this sounded like a good idea. We are going to see Boondock Saints II (Vince's choice), then going to get dinner, and then heading back to the theater to see The Fourth Kind (my choice). I'll let you know how they are ;-)

 

Hope everyone is having a good Saturday so far! 

and PS- keep your fingers crossed for us that the weather is nice tomorrow so that our hot air balloon ride wont get canceled again!

TGIF

Hope everyone has a great weekend :)

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful Ty seems to be feeling better after being sick on and off this past week. I hate when my little man is sick and I can't do anything to make him feel better..

I am thankful that after someone spilled a red drink on my new couch at our party and didn't tell me, I was still able to get it up hours later without it leaving a stain.  (and no I wasn't annoyed at all... note the sarcasm)

I am thankful for hair that I can easily put up so on days like today when I don't feel like taking time to dry and straighten it, I can just twist it into a clip without it looking like a mess.

I am thankful that last nights casino event for work was actually pretty fun, it makes me look forward to next weeks casino event too. (maybe next week I will actually win a game or two... lol)

I am thankful it's almost Christmas season because I cannot wait to decorate! (I actually already pulled out all of our boxes of decorations so I can start going through what we have and what we need to get haha)

Speaking of Christmas I am also thankful that for the first time in awhile I already know what I am getting everyone on my list... I actually have already purchased and wrapped some gifts ;-)

and lastly I am thankful that I am writing this post right now, because that means tomorrow is FRIDAY! This has seemed like an extremely long week and I am really looking forward to relaxing weekend :)

Phillies Phaith

Last nights game was amazing and it helped to keep everyone's hopes alive that we can still win the world series :)

keeping my fingers crossed we can win again wednesday night!

Monday Already?!

We had a really fun time this weekend, but boy am I tired today! Our Halloween party Saturday went well, we had over 30 people there (I was a little worried it would be too crowded, but it turned out fine lol). Unfortunately the Phils lost their game during the party, so that was a bit of a downer.. but other than that everything turned out great! Here's a picture of the Mr and I dressed in our Watchmen Costumes (if you don't know the movie, we were Rorschach and Silk Spectre haha)

I was pretty proud of my cookies too haha:

On Sunday we went to our neighbors house for a little Eagles party and then we were supposed to be going on our hot air balloon ride later in the afternoon. However, to my great disappointment, they cancelled it :( They said it was  because of the weather... it may have been a little cloudy in the morning, but by the afternoon it was GORGEOUS. (we think they cancelled it because they wanted to watch the games instead) So anyways hopefully we can get it rescheduled soon, because I can't wait to go!  

Alright, well unfortunately it is Monday and since I have already wasted the first hour of my day getting updated on emails and blogs I guess I better start actually working... but hope everyone has a great week!