Wordless Wednessday: spoiled

The dinner he cooked me on Thursday...

The cryptic message he left me on Friday...

The flower her gave me on Sunday...

 All in a weekend's work :)

Wordless Wednesday: if things don't change, this is my home for the next two and a half months. i'd prefer not to get used to this.

Wordless Wednesday: kennedy at the pool :)

Wordless Wednesday: it'sbeenthirtythreedaysandmyshellacstilllooksthisgood

Wordless Wednesday: the reason for my absence

Wordless Wednesday: preview of my post in progress / #iwannagoback

Wordless Wednesday: my kitchen obsession / online shopping spree

 

1 box

10 of these...

2 candles

12 cloth napkins

2 handle mits

2 vases

1 silverware caddy

6 sets of these...

1 cute pitcher

$141

Wordless Wednesday: vacation

This is what my day looked like...

Wordless Wednesday: a present for sam

While purchasing my adorable new shoes this past weekend, I came across a running log that is being sold as a fundraiser for one of my favorite races (Living History Farms). So, I purchased a log for myself and one for my friend, Sam.

I doctored up the back cover (see below) and sent it to her on Monday.

Before



After (that's me on the left and Sam on the right).

Stupid, I know...but I still can't stop laughing about it!



Wordless Wednesday: buh

Lucky me...I got to spend the evening with my friend and her cute baby!
BUH! How are they so cute?

Wordless Wednesday: summer

Why can't I wait for summer, you ask?

Cuz I'll get lots more play time with these cute littles...

Wordless Wednesday: sister

In honor of my sister's 30th birthday tomorrow, I decided to dedicate this wordless post to her.

Abby, this picture really doesn't do you justice :) You are one beautiful 30-year-old, inside and out!

Happy Birthday!


<3,

Your Favorite Sister

Wordless Wednesday: baby on the way!

This afternoon I received a text from my cousin, Amanda, that said "what do you think about another second cousin?"

My face has been stuck like this ever since:

Wordless Wednesday: stress

Piled on top of the one hundred other things that are stressing me out right now, I had to drive to Ames (from Cedar Falls) on this awful road to get to work this morning:

I would like to stress five things:

1) This is Highway 20--a heavily traveled road in Iowa.

2) Towards the right of the picture, that grey/shiney stuff, that's ice.

3) That ice that was present during the entire sixty mile stretch of highway that I was on. To make it worse, it wasn't always in the right lane, and it wasn't always visible--sometimes right lane, sometimes left, sometimes snow covered, sometimes not.

4) Yes, I took this picture while driving. BUT, I was only driving 20 mph...

5) This picture was not edited/filtered in any way. Can you see where the snow ends and the skyline starts? Neither can I.

Wordless Wednesday: with minimal words.

My day:

Woke up cold. 

Fell behind at work. 

Worked for 12.5 hours. 

Left work (brr). 

Thought about upcoming drink at Las Margaritas.

Started drooling.

Got home. 

Noticed purse was missing. 

Inhaled my dinner. 

Realized I had no I.D. (to order said drink). 

Drove 15 minutes back to work. 

Scanned the street and sidewalk (can't get back into work once I leave). 

Did not find purse. 

Got angry.

Drove back home. 

Watched weather forecast (ug...). 

And drank beer.

 The end.

Wordless Wednesday: i love my job?

I would definitely be lying if I said I loved my job right now. ...wait, have I ever said that? Job description this week: search for answers in these things--stacks, and stacks, and stacks of these things.

Now back to it...

Wordless Wednesday: dork

Trent and I got in a pissy pants argument about nothing this morning. So, in an effort to make me laugh and end the stupid fight, he texted me this picture. It worked. He is such a dork (I'm referring to Trent, but this also applies to the guy in the picture).

...Trent, if you are reading this, I'm so excited to see you (tonight) too. 

Wordless Wednesday: snow day

I woke up in a panic this morning after realizing my phone (which doubles as an alarm clock) died in the middle of the night. It was 6:56 AM and I am supposed to be at work by 7 AM. I ran my disheveled self upstairs to look out the window.

It was a wintery mess outside. WHEW.

Coincidentally, before leaving work last night my boss warned me of a winter storm warning that was in effect until noon today...we agreed that I wouldn't make the drive to work until the roads were safe. After getting confirmation via the morning news that traveling was not advised, I crawled back into bed for another extra hour of much-needed slumber.

Lucky day so far!

The view from my living room window at 8 AM today.

(not so) Wordless Wednesday: chuck

As I told you all here, yesterday I was sick. The day was spent not working, sleeping until noon, watching multiple episodes of "A Baby Story," and of course, blowing my red nose. Because I am such a good sister, I decided to let my parents' dog, Chuck, come in from the cold (it was only 5 degrees outside!). And, because I really do not like dogs or any other animal, I put him in the sunroom (with all of the doors shut) where he could sit quietly while I stayed in the basement by myself all day.

A couple of hours after letting him in, I decided to head up to the kitchen and make myself some chicken noodle soup. As I headed up the stairs, I heard the sound of Chuck's feet scurrying around the kitchen floor. Of course, I was annoyed that he wasn't sitting quietly in the sunroom where I had so graciously left him just two short hours ago, but I wasn't expecting to find THIS GIANT MESS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE KITCHEN FLOOR!!

As you could imagine, I was not very happy with Mr. Chuckster, and he spent the rest of the day in the garage (hopefully feeling guilty for the mess he made me clean up).

And just in case you'd like to know, I am STILL sick today. I went to bed at 8PM last night and, although I was awake half the night blowing my nose, I woke up feeling hopeful that I was cured. I was so optimistic that I even got ready and started my drive to work. After 15 minutes of driving and using 15+ tissues during the drive alone, I decided I was in fact not better and not willing to spend the remainder of the day at work, blowing my nose, and infecting my coworkers. So, I turned around and went back home. And, by the excessive number of tissues I have gone through and the six additional hours of sleep I have had, I am so glad I did.

Excuse me while I go blow my nose for the 400th time today.

Wordless Wednesday: twenty-five

Welp, it's true. I am officially twenty-five years old. If you use the rounding rule, I am thirty. Sickening, I know. I have a lot to say about yesterday (my birthday), but because it's Wordless Wednesday (and I am tired), for now I will just leave you with two pictures (and a few more words).

This is the picture my bff, Natalie, posted to my Facebook yesterday with the following caption: 'Happy Birthday to one of my favorites...my world travel buddy, margarita/nacho date, soccer teammate, roommate, co-worker, and best friend a girl could ask for! Always there to add a little shine to my life!' Haha...she is so clever! :)

And here I am...twenty-five (and one day).

Have a good Thursday!