H54F!

I haven't done a H54F post in like 3 weeks, last week I was grumpy.. before that.. I don't really remember what I did.. but yeah..

1. Back to Back National Championships!!! Y'all know that I'm a hardcore Alabama fan and Monday night's game was.. well.. if we're being honest not the best football game I've ever seen, but Bama won!!!!! WoooHooo!! 2. New Kate Spade Purse.  Yep! I'm that person! Y'all my new bag is fabulous!! I love it!! 3. School Supplies! Does anyone else get weirdly excited about school supplies? I don't go out and buy new binders every semester, I always reuse them, but I love designing the new covers, and reorganizing them. I'm such a nerd. 4. Spring Classes started! I'm sure in May I'll be like "IS IT OVER YET?!!?", but for now, I'm glad to be back into a routine, happy to be using my brain again (I felt like it was getting mushy).  I love taking notes (I'm super OCD about them too.. color coded and everything) 5. First Scentsy Order!! Katelyn hosted an online party last week and I bought my first scentsy order. Do y'all have any favorite scentsy scents?! 
Happy Friday Y'all!!

Things I (don't) Love Thursday

Happy Thursday Lovelies!  I wanted to Link up with Melissa from Lulu & Sweet Pea for:

My Boss.  She's just.. Ugh. I'll leave it at that since it is the interwebz and who knows. Yuck. Guys.  Just in general. Yeah yeah, we all know I'm dating again, and y'all Dating. Sucks.  I do finally have a single friend in Chelsee (SouthernBeautyGuide) to share my "BOYS ARE SO STUPID AND I HATE THEM" texts and stories.  Guy's who "dont want anything serious", Guys who "I'm just not ready", Guys who take you out once, blow you off and then randomly text you 4 months later and act like nothing happened and that you should be over the moon that he suddenly decided to grace you with his presence.  Girl Please.
"Spicy" Toothpaste. Y'all know what I'm talking about.  Those toothpastes that set your whole mouth on fire. Cool Minty Fresh my butt. 
The Baby Obsessed.  With the exception of the previously mentioned Chelsee, all of my close girlfriend's are married. So far only one has actually had a baby, but several others are just freaking OBSESSED with getting pregnant.  Now, I'm not a huge baby person, they flat out scare me and I am woman enough to admit that, however, when it gets to the point that the only thing you can talk about is your ovulation, mucus and what position is best for conception, we have a problem.  A big one.  I could care less.  Seriously.. I don't care at all.  Take that mess outta here. Returns.  Are just such a hassle.   I'm adding this one after I had already posted this but Katelyn and I were just texting and reminded me of this other common practice that I absolutely do not love:   Eloping, "Big Wedding"s, Vow Renewal.  All of these things by themselves, fine! Wonderful! I Love love as much as the next person. I had never heard of this until The Knot.com, and I still think it's much more common with the Military.  Apparently it is now perfectly acceptable to get married by a Justice of the Peace, and then have a "big wedding" a few months down the line.  WHAT?! Can we say Tacky? Spell it with me now: T-A-C-K-Y. Even worse in my opinion are the people who are married, and have been married for years, and then out of the blue they announce "I'm getting married!".  Oh? You are? Did you get a divorce that no one knew about? "No, but I want a real wedding." Oh.. so you are somehow less married than someone who had the frilly froufrou princess and the mini crab cake appetizers? There are people all over who would love to have the right to get married in any way, but by all means Princess, waste your money and plan a big fancy smancy "Wedding".  I also find that really rude because you're implying that someone who eloped/JOP'd isn't married enough.  You chose in a moment of weakness/excitement/whatever that you didn't want any of that "wedding" stuff and that a Justice of the Peace was the wedding you wanted.  I'm sorry that a year or two down the line that you decided that your wedding was no longer the wedding you wanted and then you want a "real wedding".  I have no problem's with Vow Renewal's, Love them! but be upfront with your guests that you're happily married and that you don't need any gifts (they'll probably still bring them!).  /end soapbox rant.

Liebster Award, Take Two & Three!

I feel so lucky to have been nominated for a second Liebster award, and I was actually nominated twice in one week!!  Eeepp!  Liebster awards are for blogs with less than 200 followers and best of all, they are picked by fellow bloggers!

I was nominated for my first Libester back in November by Elizabeth from SouthernColor, and was nominated this time by Chrissy of Prayers&Pearls as well as by Nicole of Grub n Marriage.
The Rules:

1. List 11 facts about yourself.

2. Answer the 11 questions given to you.

3. Create 11 new questions for the bloggers you nominate for the award.

4. Choose 11 bloggers with 200 or less followers to nominate.

5. Go to each bloggers page and let them know about the award.

6. Thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog :)

I have to say my favorite part of doing this the first time was discovering new blogs and new bloggy friends!!

I'm only going to list 11 random facts.. I don't want to bore y'all with 22 random facts about me (and I even checked out my last 11 random facts so I won't duplicate).

1. I'm not 100% settled on my major..

2. I'm obsessed with Politics

3. I loooovvveeee beer.. and wine.. and whiskey

4. I text a lot (especially with Katelyn & Chelsee), but I still prefer a good old fashioned phone call.. especially from a boy.

5. I still send Thank You notes.. Almost Always.  I usually do them almost immediatly, but I haven't gotten my Christmas TY's sent out yet because I ordered new note cards and they haven't come in yet.

6. I'm a makeup snob and the only drugstore make up I use is my Revlon eyeliner.  Everything else comes from Ulta and Sephora.

7. I'm a reformed nail biter.

8. I always claim that I don't watch tv, but I mean that in the sense that I very rarely actually sit at home and watch tv.  I use Hulu & Netflix to watch my shows.  Who has time for all those commercials.

9. As much as I love to cook, sometimes I'd much rather eat cereal for dinner.

10. I have two tattoos.  One on my hip, one on my ribs. The on my hip is a sparrow, I got it like a month after I turned 18.. just cause I could? This is the other one:

The nautical stars represent every time I crossed the equator while I was in the Navy.

11. Receiving snail mail is my favorite thing ever.

 

Chrissy's Questions:

1. What were your New Years' Resolution?

I (like almost everyone) blogged about them! But then I took things a bit farther and posted the graphic that I made to go along with them on the blog so I can see it all the time.  So far, I've done really well with all of them!! Fingers crossed I can keep it up!

2. What is your favorite "junk" food?

Loaded Cheese Fries with Ranch dressing.. Sooooo good.

3. What is your favorite Pixar movie? 

Up! I am so obsessed with that movie.  It makes me cry everytime.  I love it.

4. What blogs are on your "daily must read" list?

AWife'sLife

SouthernBeautyGuide

The {Mrs.} Adventure's of a misplaced Belle

Prayer's and Pearls

Grub N Marriage

Splash of Whine      

5. Who is your celebrity look-a-like?

Idk!! Maybe a mix between Zooey Deshannel, Katy Perry and Reese Witherspoon (when she's a brunette)

6. What is your daily beauty routine?

Tinted moisturizer, blush, eyeshadow primer, eyeshadow, more eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, chapstick.

7. What is your number one blogging recommendation to bloggers just starting out? 

Stick with it.  At first, it will seem like no one is reading.  You'll feel like you're sending these random tidbits into the great unknown, but you're not. Someone is reading.  You never know how your story/life/post can affect someone. Also, Link parties are a great way to get new followers and find new blogs.

8. Long hair or short hair and why?

I've had both, and I much prefer my hair long. I have very thick naturally curly hair and short hair is not a great look for me. I'm working on growing my hair back out.  It's been a little bit past my shoulders for like two years now, and I want it loooooonnnnngggggg.

9. What is the last thing you bought?

 The last major purchase I made was a new KateSpade bag.  I have a brown one so I HAD to get a black one.. right? Exactly.

10. What is your go-to hairstyle?

 I usually curl my hair, and then it will usually end up in a ponytail at some point during the day.

11. What is your favorite soda? or tea or coffee?

  I mostly drink water, and sweet tea, when I do drink soda, it's Cheerwine.

Nicole's Questions:

1. If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Probably Mac & Cheese, I LOVE me some Macaroni & Cheese

2. What is your dream car and why?

Mercedes GL450 SUV

with Diamond White Metallic exterior and grey leather interior.  20 inch wheels.

Swoooooooonnn...

3. Share with us your favorite recipe.

My favorite cookie recipe.. ever.

4. What is one item you can't live a day without?

My Phone.. yeah, I'm that person.

5. What is the worst/funniest prank you pulled?

Calling my arch nemisis's mom and pretending to be from planned parenthood a la Mean Girls.  Of course I didn't stop there, I also went online and added her to the mailing lists of allllllllll sorts of maternity stores.  I'm sure she still gets mail from places like that.  I was quite the Mean Girl in high school.

6. Do you have any crazy date stories?

Um.. Yes. I had been seeing a guy and he wanted to take me out to dinner for my birthday (I flew back into town from a wedding earlier that day, so I was a weekend's worth of hungover and tired) and he took me to.. Wendy's.  No Wendy's is not a fancy smancy place here in podunk NC, Wendy's the fast food chain. He got me a frosty.  I was in shock.

7. If you could write one law, what would it be and why?

Mother in Law's must keep away from their new daughter in law.  No drop in's, No suprise two week visits. (I had a terrible MIL.. I don't even HATE my ex as much as I HATE my XMIL. All of my friend's also seem to have horrendous MIL's as well... Ugh.. I don't want another MIL unless she is of the sane variety.)

8. What are three words that describe you?

Perky, Romantic, Classy

9. What is one thing you have on your bucket list?

Stroll through Ireland with my Love..

10. If you win the lotto, what would you do with the money?

Pay for School, Buy my dream car, Pay off bills for my parents, Oh! and go Shopping at the Galleria with Katelyn.

11. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

 Color me boring, but I would build a dream house somewhere in Alabama.  Near Gulf Shores, but not quite on the water (Hurricane's can be a really pain in the butt!)

11 Questions for Blogs that I tag:

1. What's your dream job?

2. Favorite Color?

3. What is your favorite sport?

4. Tell us about your Dream Vacation?

5. Favorite Cereal?

6. What is your guilty food pleasure?

7. High Heels or Flats?

8. Do you already have your (possibly future) babies names picked out? (You don't have to share if you don't want to...)

9. Why do you blog?

10. Favorite TV show(s)?

11. Where do you loooovvveeeee to shop?

My Blog Pics:

Katelyn from AWife'sLife

Chelsee from SouthernBeautyGuide

Jess from BlondeMeetsWorld

Allison from FridgeGrownGarlic

Maddie from ATingeOfWhimsy 

Beth from ShugInBoots 

Kelly from Miss.MP:ChroniclesOfASassyMagnolia

 TheNuttyBrunette 

Julie from TwoBluesFans

Brooke over at WideOpenSpaces

Robbie from FracturedFamilyTales 

 

 Thanks again to Nicole & Chrissy for nominating me!!!!

 

ABC's of Me! (A Very Random Wednesday!)

Sorry I haven't been posting as much lately. Last week I sort of lost my job.  I say sort of because I wasn't fired, and I didn't quit.  My hours got cut back, my feelings got hurt, and I basically said "I'm looking for another job".  Going from 40+ hours every week down to like 10-15, well Sammie likes to Shop and that is just not going to cut it.  It's just not worth my time.  Add to this the fact that I routinely went in on my days off and didn't get paid for it, bought all the supplies (toilet paper, paper towels, ect) and never got reimbursed for it, I  decorated and undecorated for the Holidays by myself, and really it's just time for me to move on.  I love my coworkers, I love my members, but it is time for me to find a job where I will be appreciated. Anywho, I found this fab little list after Mariel from LivingForHisGlory posted it!  Y'all know I LOVE some listy type questions!   A: Age. I am 24 years young! B: Bed Size.  I have a full since it's just me and my room is microscopic. C: Chore you hate.  Dishes.  I hate touching other people's plates after they've eaten off them.. Idk why but it really grosses me out. D: Dogs.  I'm much more of a Cat person.  I like most dogs, but they can make me kind of nervous, and I'm sort of allergic. E: Essential start to your day. Coffee.  Coffee makes me a very happy girls. F: Favorite Color. Pink.. duh! G: Gold or Silver.  Either, I rock them both. H: Height. 5'5.. okay.. 5'4.5... but I round up. I: Instruments play(ed).  Piano, Guitar and Violin.. But I don't play any of them anymore. J: Job Title.  Currently I'm a Circuit Coach for a Gym, but I'm also looking for another better job. Oh! and a Full time Student K: Kids. I don't have them, and I'm not 100% sure I want them.. Babies really freak me out.  I like kids, but babies are scary.  Maybe I'll adopt a precocious 7 year old. L: Live. North Carolina M: Married.  Nope.  Maybe someday again.. N: Nicknames. Sam, SJB, Sammie, Sammie Joe, Hey You! O: Overnight Hospital Stays.  None. P: Pet Peeves. Too many to name.  Fakes, Name Calling, WannaBe's, Drama Queen's Q: Quote. I have so many favorite quotes, and words to live by but today's is: Keep your Head, Heels and Standards High. R: Righty or Lefty. Righty S: Siblings. One older sister.  16 years older to be exact. T: Time you wake up.  By Alarm: 4am. Naturally: between 8:30-9 U: University attended. Pfeiffer University. V: Vegetables you dislike.  Lima Beans W: What makes you run late.  Not being able to find shoes.  9 times out of 10, I'm missing like one shoe.. and I will spend 5-10 minutes looking for it, and then usually I end up changing my outfit to match a pair of shoes that I can actually find. X: Xrays you've had.  Teeth and my hand when I broke it. Y: Yummy Food.  OMG.. I love food so much.  Last night I made a super yummy Chicken Casserole.  Hot Homemade Chips and Ranch, Cookies hot out of the oven that are still gooey in the middle.. I make lots of yummy food. Maybe I should start posting recipes on here? What do YOU think? Z: Zoo Animals.  My Favorite's are the big cats.  Big Pretty Cats. Linking up today  Wednesday Walkabout Weekly Wednesday BlogHop

(Better Late than Never) Sunday Social

 1. Do you plan to change any of your eating habits in the new year? I plan on drinking more sweet tea, which probably sounds really counter intuitive but its my favorite thing ever and all too often I'm like "No..I'll have water" even though I really want sweet tea.  I also plan on being more strict with my Meatless Monday's promise.  2. Any workout tips to get us back in shape after the Holidays? Start gradually and set realistic goals for yourself.  You're not going to lose 100lbs before 2014, but you could very easily lose 15-20 and keep them off!  3. Favorite thing you did over the Holidays? Spent time with my sister, niece and nephew. I don't get to see them nearly often enough and we always have a fantastic time.  4. What is something you hope that you accomplish in 2013 that you did not in 2012? Reading my 13 in 2013.  It was 12 in '12, but that was an epicccc fail.

5. Name 3 things happening this year you are excited about and why: Katelyn is (hopefully) coming to NC for Spring Break!! I'm turning 25.. I'm trying to be excited about it, but I mostly really freak out about it, Getting a new and hopefully more exciting job where I'm more appreciated than I am at my current job.

So yeah, this was late, but hey! It's still Sunday so that counts right!?

Things I (don't) love Thursday

I'm linking up with Lulu & Sweet Pea today for her "Things I don't Love". Seems like a fun way to get some things that I'm not loving off my chest. 

   Get ready y'all.. I'm about to get real up in here.
Things I don't love: Girls who claim to only want a FWB (Friend's with Benefits) type relationship.  Ladies, when you enter into this kind of relationship with a guy, you're telling him that you obviously don't respect yourself enough to want to be his girlfriend.  You're worth more than a 9pm "I couldn't find anything better do so lets hook up" text message.  I speak from experience.  I used to be that kind of girl, too emotionally damaged to be able to handle anything more than an evening the felt good at the time, but only left me more damaged the next day.  I used to be a good time girl.  Then my ex happened, and well.. I had to seriously re-evaluate my decisions.  You can kid yourself into thinking you're okay with that, but girlfriend, You and I both know better!  Respect yo self, and tell him you want more.
That Christmas comes and goes so quickly.. I miss it already. 
How Jessica Simpson already seems to be 11 1/2 months pregnant. Man.. this will be another long pregnancy.

    Filing my nails.  I've been trying to grow them out, and I guess that means I'm supposed to file them? I hate it. A lot. The feeling of sand paper across my nails seriously gives me the willies. Yuck yuck yuck.   My brain when it gets a brilliant idea.  It wakes me up way before my alarm and forces me to go to the grocery store (NEVER AGAIN WALMART!) before work. Though the end result is a pretty brilliant marketing tool, if I do say so myself!   The 17924372 things and meetings I'm supposed to go to today. I have a kickoff dinner for Relay for Life, a fundraising committee meeting for the senior adult association, a staff meeting, I need to update our computer system, print out stuff, organize our desk and I still need to find sometime to get books for next semester which starts in less than a week.  Sheesh.  I need a nap.  
What are you not loving today?

13 for 2013

Woohoo!! First Blog Post of 2013!!   I always swear that I won't make resolutions. Usually once I slap the word "resolution" on something, I'm like "Pssshhh.. never gonna happen."  So this year I decided to make some goals. (I know that sounds a whole lot like some resolutions, but I'm trying some reverse psychology or something)
So here they are (in no particular order):

Go ahead, judge me!!  I feel good about these goals!!
What are your goals or resolutions for 2013?