Fill in the Blank Friday

It's been a while since I've linked up for Fill in the Blank Friday, but I'm fresh out of inspiration, so here goes!

 

1. My favorite flower is  stargazer lilies.  And lucky my Handsome Husband knows that...ps HH, it's been a while since I had some pretty pink lilies to gaze at.

 

 

2. You should never talk about money, unless someone wants your advice/knowledge.  People who can't have a conversation without reminding everyone how much money they have or make drive me bananas. 

3. My favorite discovery as of late is some of the super yum recipes I have tried out recently.  Taco shells, zucchini boats (c/o Katie!), SO good!

 

4. This fall you will probably find me wearing leggings (just bought a pair from Old Navy, per Megan's glowing review!), loose tops and sweaters, and boots.  Or you know, scrubs five days a week.   

5. I wish I were at my house, painting the rest of my half-painted kitchen.  I got awfully inspired a few nights ago, and inspiration has yet to hit again...at least not when I'm home. 

6. My favorite TV show currently is a list way too long to list right here, so instead I'll share my top three new-ish shows: 1. The Mindy Project, 2. Partners, and 3. Up All Night (this is the second season, but I just recently watched the entire first season On Demand so it feels new to me!).  

 

7. This weekend I want to go to San Diego to see our amazing friends that I miss everyday, watch HH kick some alumni soccer ass, beer garden my booty off, go out to a bar (hello, it's been a while from this girl), and then head home for a Sunday of seeing my Small Town Grandma who I never get to see and flower/plant shopping for my front patio with Gardening Mama.  Couldn't plan a better weekend if I tried!

Things Thursday: Things I Don't Want to Read About on Facebook

1. Your political opinions.  Especially those ones that make you sound like a know-it-all...and a douche.

2. Your bodily functions.

3. How mad you are at your boyfriend/girlfriend/best friend/mother/father/dog/grandma/etc.

4. How terribly hard your life is.

5. Your sex life.

6. Anything about how much money you make.

7. Really anything from you, if you can't use proper grammar and spelling.  It's not that hard!

8. An announcement to all 1300 of your friends that your apartment will be empty for the next week while you're on vacay.  Not that I plan to break in, but it's just so damn stupid.

9. How drunk, high, or both you got last night.

10. A constant stream of your daily activites. 

Missing You When We're in the Same House

They said law school was going to be hard on our marriage.  That it would result in lots of sleepless nights, and many a frustration.

And they were right.

 

But not quite in the way I thought they would be.  I thought, if anything, it would a frustrating couple years.  That I would be angry with law school for keeping my husband so busy - bitter even.  But I'm not mad, I'm not angry, not even frustrated (not yet at least - still have quite a ways to go!).

 

I just miss my Handsome Husband!

 

I feel I'm lucky in that I love being around my HH - I don't just love him.  We are truly the best of friends and we have so much fun together.  The funny thing that this new transition into law school has brought is that I now miss him even when we're in the same house!  He can be in the next room over, but I miss him desperately because we went from spending so much time together (living in one 10x10 bedroom will do that to ya), to a whole new time in our lives.  

 

The good?  It makes our time together that much special.

The bad? It makes me just a little sad when I really miss the dude.

The ugly? After a few too many days of next-door missing, I get a little whiny. 

 

Dance party in Arizona - August 2012

 

Here's to counting down the days until Winter Break, and just a little bit of free time for my hardworking Handome Husband.

(Dibs on being your partner at the first dance party post 1st semester.)



Quotable Tuesdays

Show & Tell: The IF Game

 

It's been a while since I've linked up with my favorite mama, Becky, for Show & Tell - so here goes!

 

1. If you could relive any memory in your life, tell us what it would be, and what/if anything you would change about it?

 

I would want to relive my entire wedding day if possible.  It was, by far, without a doubt, the most fun day of my entire life.  I mean, how could it not be?  I got to start the day surrounded by all my favorite girls, get all dolled up in a dress I dreamed about wearing my entire life, see all my friends and family, exchange vows with a man I loved, drink and dance the night away, and go to sleep for the first time as a married lady. 

 

Oh, and I wouldn't change a thing.

2. If you could be any celebrity or well-known person, show us who you would be.

 

Easy one.

 

 

3. If you won the lottery, tell us would take the lump sum or take the money overtime, would you continue working or quit right away, would you reveal who you are, and what are some of the first things you would spend with your money?

The lottery what if game - so much fun!

 

First things first, I'd take the lump sum.  No question.

 

I would give my notice (and do the right thing and wait until they hired someone to replace me!), but I wouldn't just lounge around.  I'd get right on the train to get my RN, my BSN, my MSN and then start taking over the world!  I might have to squeeze in some vacays here or there, being a new millionaire and all!

 

As far as buying goes?  I would buy some land in our beautiful town and build our dream home.  I would also buy my parents their dream home, and pay for my sisters' education.  I'm sure there would be some more gift giving going on - this girl likes to give!

4. If you could live anywhere, show us where it would be and tell us why.

Really and truly, I would live here in Orange County, California.  It is my favorite place in the entire world, and I wouldn't want my life anywhere else.

 

 

Sidenote: It's actually always sort of irked me when people say they don't want to live where they currently do, but don't seem to be doing anything about it.  If you don't love where you live, why settle?

5. If you could have one magic power, what would be and what would you do with it?

 

I would like the power the heal.  I'd rather not fly, because I'm sort of afraid of being all that high up in the air if there's not a plane surrounding me.  I don't want to be invisible, because I have a feeling I'd just get my feelings hurt all the time.  So me?  I'd like to heal. 

Really Good Friends

Good friends refer you a great painter.

Really good friends get down and dirty,

and spend their weekend helping you paint.

Cute Apartment rocks the roller.

Handsome Husband on the ladder.

Ta-da!

A big thank you to some of our really good friends for being really good friends.



Lots of Link Love

 
 

Like Tara, I think it's important to emphasize the importance of community in the blog world and not only focusing on ourselves and our own blogs, but to spread lots of blog love to those who deserve it.  Every other Thursday, I will highlight the posts over the last two weeks that touched me, made me laugh, pulled at my heartstrings, and inspired me.

• Kristen shared some of her recent cheap beauty product finds.

• Stephanie showed off her adorable new custom made cowboygirl boots!

• Amy wrote about some things that she's come to realize over time.

• Courtney showed us how to turn a chessy pumpkin pail into a chic fall planter.

• Katie shared a yummy recipe for Southwest Zucchini Boats.

• Anna told us the story of the night she realized she wasn't sexy.

• Julie is hosting a sweet giveaway for a Blog2Print Book!

• Rachel has me cracking up (and feeling her pain!) when I read her post, "True Life: I'm Not a Mannequin".

Lots and Lots of Link Love this week!

Do Yourself a Favor

and watch this video.

Now.

 



 

And that is how "baby goat" found it's way to the top of my Christmas List.

Quotable Tuesdays

Aunt Delaware

Aunt Delaware is aptly named due to her location in the fabulous state of Delaware.  But she could totally be named so many other things: Best Friend Aunt, Aunt Confidant, Aunt Super Mom, Super Fun Aunt.  She is amazing, and one of my all-time favorite people in the world.

 

Aunt D is sweet, sensitive and emotional,

 



 

fun-loving and a good time,

 

 

happy, in love, and setting the most wonderful example of a loving relationship with her husband,

 

and goofy and silly!

 

And today is her special day - today is her birthday! 

Happy Birthday, Aunt Delaware!

I love you!