5 on Friday, v.6

5 Things...

 

...I'm working on today

 

1. Crib skirt for Baby M's nursery

 

2. Burp cloths (also for Baby M, in case you thought I had a spit up problem).

 

3. Wrapping presents - yay for Christmas!

4. Leftovers.

 

5. Wining back the family poker trophy - poker night is tonight!

 

...I'm excited about

1. I officially have only 15 days left of work before my maternity leave starts!

 

2. Christmas is less than a month away!

 

3. With Christmas less than a month away, that means Baby M's due date is fast approaching!

 

4. Finally getting to put some Christmas decor up in our house - yep I'm one of those who waits until after Thanksgiving is over.

 

5. Um...leftovers, duh.
 

...Happening in 2014

1. While I'd love for her to show up a little early in 2013, by 2014, Baby M will definitely be here!!

2. Handsome Husband will finish his second, and start his third year of law school.

3. I will have three months off work to bond with my new little friend.

4. HH and I will turn 26 - yikes.

Celebrating our 25th birthday this year, tacky Las Vegas style!

 

5. We will celebrate our third wedding anniversary, and our sixth year of being together as a couple.

5 on Friday, v.5

5 Things...

 

...I did last weekend

 

1. Got my craft show on with Gardening Momma, picking up a few necessities (like push-pop fudge) while out.
 

2. Had some super yummy noodles at famed restaurant, Anqui.

 

3. Finally finished my little filing project that had sat spread out on our entire living room floor for three straight days.  I think HH is glad I'm done with that.
 

4. Was hosted for a lovely dinner at Baker Girl and The Esquire's brand new home!
 

5. Suffered through another entire episode of Homeland without Brody. 

 

...in my purse

 

1. A to-do list from about three weeks ago, that got about a quarter of the way actually done.
 

2. My wallet, which I am still loving.  One of the best gifts I've ever gotten!

{Hobo}

 

3. My keys, of which I have an abundance.  A key for our home and our mail box.  A key to my parents' house.  A key to my clinic.  Two keys for my parents' house in Arizona.  Oh, and my car key.
 

4. A lipstick, and an empty tube of mascara.  Necessary.
 

5. About 47 bobby pins.  But don't you know it, I can still never find one when I need one!

 

...I watch on TV

 

1. As mentioned earlier, Homeland.

 

2. Nashville

3. Real Housewives of... just about every city.  Beverly Hills gets started next month, woo hoo!
 

4. Grey's Anatomy

 

5. How I Met Your Mother

 

Happy Friday!

 

5 on Friday v.4

5 Things...

...I really really miss

 

1. Riding ATVs (we called them quads cause we were professionals) in the dessert with my Daddy-o and cousins multiple times a year.  I can't even remember the last time we went, and I wish I would've known then that it was the last time.

 

2. Our little Taco Tuesday Crew.  It sort of disintegrated about a year ago due to lots of factors - friendships evolving, changing and ending; people moving; and everyone generally getting a little older and having more responsibilites.  I miss our little group, though.

 

3. San Diego, and our San Diego friends.  I miss listening to my Handsome Hubs scream and the TV during the last World Cup with Mr. Concussion and Best Friend Dodger screaming along with him, and I miss Pacific Beach and getting drunk while smelling the ocean.

 

4. My Delaware family.  It's only been a few months, but I miss them dearly.  Tag, you're turn to come out, guys!

 

Hanging out on the Museum steps in DC in February

 

5. Disney World.  HH and I discuss them far too often for two grown adults, but DW was just so much fun.  It was fun to wake up and do something a little different in the many parks, and head somewhere for the morning and somewhere else for the evening.  It was such a great trip, and we talk often about going back.

 

Last Summer at The Magic Kingdom

 

5 Things...

...I want to do this summer

 

1. Go to the beach.  I am so not a beach girl, but for some reason I am really feeling a beach trip coming on.  We'll see if that actually comes to fruition.

 

2. Spend time at our community pools.  We pay a hefty HOA fee for the beautiful community we love to live in, and would you believe we haven't spent a single moment in one of the eleven pools in our small town.  I would like to spend some time soaking up some rays and floating over the weekends of this summer.

 

3. Get away for a weekend.  I don't care where, I don't care when, but I want to go somewhere this summer for a short weekend getaway.

 

4. Spend time on our patio.  We have a gorgeous little patio at our house, and while we have rocked quite a few six-packs and fires in our fire pit, we don't spend too much time out there during the day.  I would like to spend some time lounging on my patio furniture, smelling my sweet Jasmine, and listening to the community go by.

 

5. Arizona.  This is a gimme, because we're totally heading there next weekend for Father's Day, but still I haven't been to my parents' desert house in nearly a year!  We somehow missed the entire winter season, but the summer's not passing us by without a boating trip or two!

 

Hat Dad basking in the Arizona sun last year during Father's Day Weekend

 

5 Things...

...I'd like for my home

 

1. A new microwave.  Handsome Husband may or may not have accidently ripped the handle right off our microwave this week (he's so strong), and that shit?  Is just a little too ghetto for my taste.  Now the only decision is do we go white to match our current appliances, or spring for an upgrade like stainless steel and eventually upgrade everything?  #HomeownerProblems

 

2. Some cute little throw pillows to put outside and brighten up our patio for summer!

 

3. Some kind of storage cabinet for a very bare section of my living room, during Christmas there is a beautiful tree there, but the rest of the time?  A big empty space of wall!

 

4. A big ole chalkboard.  Call me trendy, but I want to have a cute place to put quotes or greetings to guests or anything I want!

 

5. Some garage storage.  I love that our garage is big enough to fit both of our cars and some other crap, but I'd love to spend some time and moola getting the rest of that crap organized and looking cute!



5 on Friday v.3

5 Things ...

...you'll find on my phone

1. Way more photos than one person needs on a mobile device (I'm pushing quadruple digits, here).

2. Text messages dating back to 2012, I love to read ones that make me smile.

3. Candy crush, thanks to Jenna.

4. Instagram (@stresscasey - shameless plug).

5. Super cute icons, thanks to the amazing app, Cocoppa!

...you'll find on my desk at work

 1. The cutest rhinestone work accessories - pink  tape dispenser, a gift from Gardening Momma, and  a clear rhinestone business card holder was handmade by Sister Swimmer!

2. My favorite mug ever with a sassy Tinkerbell on the front, a souvenir from Disney World.

3. A picture of me and my Handsome Hubs from our wedding day.

4. Lots and lots of paperwork, it's like a visual to do list.

5. A cup full of brightly colored pens, if you can't love a colored pen, what can you love?!

...you'll find on my kitchen counter

1. My adorable red Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, that trips my electricity everytime I use, but I still insist on using it whenever possible.

2. The cutest little candle from Best Friend Fashionista.

Don't get it twisted, that's not dirt.  My counters just need to be re-grouted (is that a thing?).

3. Lots of mail begging to be sorted through.

4. A necessary couple fleurs.

What do ya know - mail and fleurs together!

5. And usually?  Some dirty dishes.  I ain't no dish natzi over here.

This is real life, y'all.

5 on Friday v. 2

5 Things ...

 

...you'll find in my purse

 

1. Many receipts, most of which completely unnecessarily kept.

 

2. An odd assortment of lipglosses, chapsticks and lipsticks.

 

3. A pager, circa 1992, for work.

 

{via}

 

4. Money, very likely not neatly placed in my wallet, but instead crumpled and balled up in different zippered pockets of the purse.

 

5. Emergency supply of tylenol, mints, and personal checks.

 

 

...you'll find in my bedroom

1. A glass of water, can't sleep without one next to me.

 

2. My kindle, that is unless I left it at work (this girl's gotta check out with a good read during the lunch break).

 

3. Lots and lots of dirty clothes...everywhere.

 

4. A box on my nightstand filled w/ blog stuff - items to review, things that spurred post ideas, blog business cards, etc!

 

5. Many many pens that have found their way home in my scrub pockets and taken up residence on my dresser.

 

...you'll find in my storage closet

1. Lots and lots of old movie tickets

2. Glittery red and silver Christmas decor, just counting down the days until December 1st so they can come out and play!

3. Many old photos that need a new organization system.

4. A suitcase full of toiletries I've never unpacked (since moving in September 2012...for shame).

5. About 10 plain square vases that were used at my wedding, just waiting for me to host a party that calls for lots of flowers!

Lovingly inspired by stolen from the adorable Jenn.

5 on Friday

1. I have been super nasty sick this week, and it has been no fun!  Every once in a while, I think "wow it's been a long time since I've gotten sick" and inevitably, days later, I am hit with a nasty bug. 

2. Tutor Girl and I have got something fun planned for you coming next month - spoiler alert: we've done it once before, and it was sweet!

3. I can't believe this time next week I will be running around like a chicken with her head cut off to finish packing and head out for our week long East Coast Vacation!

4. I have a super awesome giveaway coming up (that was actually supposed to happen this week, but this little sickness of mine threw a wrench in my plans), that involves the following: chevron, hot pink, and fabulousness.

5. Can we just talk about how I am turning 21 for the fourth time in exactly one month?  Depressing.

Being sassy on my 21st birthday. 

My actual 21st, that is.