I don't know if you have been to a lot of bridal showers or not, but most of them are exactly alike. Aside from the fact that they are thrown for different people, you typically end up playing the same games, eating the same food, and seeing all the same types of gifts. Usually only women are invited too. It's hard to make a bridal shower unique. However, I believe that my friends Ryan an
Have you ever noticed how incredibly beautiful flowers are? I know that may seem like a stupid question, but I think sometimes we get so busy that we don't enjoy simple things like flowers. Flowers come in so many different shapes, colors, sizes, and smells that there is a perfect flower for everyone. My favorite flower is a <a title="http://www.amazon.com/Flowers-Dozen-Assorted-Roses-Vase/dp/B001L1DHIY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&am
I have never been much of a hobbies-having person. I was brought up in a very achievement-based household, so hobbies were not really encouraged. Not to say that my parents wouldn't have let me have one, I think that they would have, it's just that they never introduced the idea of hobbies to me. They had me involved in A LOT of sports and activities, which was awesome and fun. I think that because of that upbringing I've always looked at r
As predicted, this week has been so busy. I'm only halfway through it, and I'm already completely stressed out and exhausted. I'm starting to lose motivation and patience, and unfortunately I've been short with the people around me. I hate that. I was venting all of this to a close friend of mine, and she suggested that I make sure to take a break at the end of the week. I didn't think about it before, but that's actually a great idea for a c
It's a little difficult for me when all the things I need to do start piling up and I end up having to get them all done in a short time frame. This is one of those weeks for me. I have so much to get done, and so little time to do it in. I'm trying to avoid getting really stressed about it because I know that it will affect my health big time. Making a to do list of everything I need to do would definitely help. I looked up some temp
I'm sure everyone has a day of the week that they typically like to watch television or movies. It differs depending on everyone's schedule of course. However, I have grown addicted to my Movie Mondays. My husband and I borrowed the idea from The Office, and we have made it a tradition in our home. We even have a lot of friends who will come over join us for the event. We come up with a few guidelines to make Movie Mondays the best it can b
We had a great fundraiser pasta dinner/raffle for our Young Life group this past Thursday. It wasn't hard to put together at all, and it was easy to run as well. As a leader team, we split up the responsibilities for the fundraiser based on what our skills are. I was in charge of decorating everything, putting together the gifts/prizes into pretty packages, and making sure the dinner ran well. &nbs
Every day it gets closer to the day that our best friends Chris and Lisa get married. If you've been married before, you know that this is the time that the bride has showers thrown for her and the bachelor/ bachelorette parties start happening. Since I'm a bridesmaid in their wedding, I've been having to go to all these parties as well. T
I know that when I was a bride, finding good bridal party gifts was a struggle for me. All of my creative juices were going into planning the wedding, so I was spent when it came to think of something to give the bridal party. My mom was there to help me, but if I had to do it over again I totally would. I think that bridal party gifts should be really special. They should not only
So it's prom time again, and it's limo city around our community. Every weekend for the past few weeks has been filled with seeing high school kids pack out all the restaurants, riding aroun in limos, and dressed up as much as they can possibly be. It always makes me wonder about the drama that's probably going on in their friend group. Prom always brings with it an immense amount of exp
When I graduated college two years ago, I never thought I would have to upperhand when it came to finding a job. I had to search for a job for a whole year before I got one, and it just so happens to be my dream job. However, this past week I've been getting multiple job offers from a lot of the places I applied to right out of college. The economy was so horrible when I graduated that it was impossible to get any business to hire you, so I j
Dieting has been one of the best experiences of my life. It has seriously been so great. I've had to do it because of my IBS, and at first it was awful. I hated not being able to eat the things I wanted to eat. Especially Taco Bell, the crunchwrap supreme was my all time favorite food lol. Anyway, the diet has basically been fiber based.
I don't know about you, but I am definitely a dreamer. I dream all the time, but I rarely remember my dreams. My dreams are randomn, fun, and sometimes kind of crazy. That last few nights have been the perfect example of my crazy dreams. They have all been a part of the same story, which has never happened before. When I looked them up on here I found out
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I'm really excited because tomorrow is the day that one of our best friends Chris starts moving in. As you know, Chris and Lisa will both be living here once they are married. But Chris is moving in now to prepare stuff for when Lisa gets here. Isn't that sweet?! He's a good fiance :). He's coming over tomorrow to start painting, and my husband and I still have a lot to do to prepare that room for him lol.
I haven't always been a superhero nerd. I used to be cool lol. But then I met my husband who is a huge superhero nerd and he sparked my interest in superheroes. I think that it was around the same time that all those superhero movies started coming out, so that helped my interest in them a lot. To clarify what I mean when I talk about superheroes, I'm refering to <a title="http://en.wiki
I'm probably like a lot of people in that I enjoy the idea of being my own boss. I'm a very self-disciplined and self-motivated person and feel like I do my best work when my own worst critic (myself) is always looking over my work. I actually have a great boss right now, and really enjoy working for him. Something I'm really excited about is starting my own business though. It has also b
I feel like spring cleaning has been my life this week. But I'm not upset because I love to clean. Seriously, ever since I was a child I have loved to clean. My parents always charged me with the chores that involved a lot of cleaning because they knew how much I loved to do it. While it can be hard, there is an immediate result and it's a great stress reliever for me. I'm so thankful tha
Let's face it, some bridal showers can be monotonous and boring. No matter who the shower is far, you end up eating the same food and playing the same games. Well, this past Fridal broke the mold for bridal showers everywhere. My friends Celina and Alex threw a shower for my friend Lisa and it was perfect! They made the party exactly like Lisa, fun and unique. All of t
My cousin Melissa and I are best friends, and I am the maid of honor in her wedding. I know I've brought this up before on here, but I'm throwing her a bachelorette party in June and it was orginally going to be a Twilight themed murder mystery party. However, I have come up with an even better idea for her bachelorette party that will make it the bachelorette party of the year. Instead of a mur
Since the beginning of February I've been babysitting for a friend of mine's kids. We have only ever been able to play inside because the weather has been so cold. Well yesterday was the first day we got to go play outside because it was over 70 degrees! It was a lot of fun, but it was also pretty challenging. It is so much easier to babysit kids when they are
Exercising is one of the most important things you can do in your life. It's so important to take care of your health. I have no choice but to work out, what with my IBS and such. It's been really good though. Hard yes, but good. I really do love working out now. It's one of the best parts of my day. Luckily, I don't have to wake up super early to get my work out in.&nbs
I believe I've mentioned on here that The Hunger Games is one of my all time favorite book series. The whole series hasn't been published yet, but 2 of the 3 in the series have been. The third and final install of the series comes out in August this year! What is also cool is that The Hunger Games movie is supposed to come out in 2011! I seriously cannot wait for this :). The
I don't know about the rest of you, but I think cell phone shopping is kind of stressful. There are just so many phones out there that you don't know which one to choose. Reading reviews helps, but ultimately you really want to be able to test it out lol. Luckily, I have Cricket service so my phone selection is pretty limited. I think I have one phone that I'm interested in though. It's ca
My days have been filled with a lot of fundraising lately. I do pretty well with organizing fundraisers, but I'm not great at being the person doing the fundraiser if that makes sense. Most of the time I just have to suck it up and do it. That goes for right now while my husband and I are doing fundraisers for our Young Life group. We've already had two fundraisers this year and they've done great, but we still need more money. </
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