Friday, February 26, 2010

Ramblings

So I have always heard you kind of hit this quarter life crisis at 25... well seeing as I am almost 26... its hitting me now. I truly want to have a meaning and purpose here. I want to do what I love and what I am passionate about so that I can truly be fulfilled...but what is that? I love a lot of things...

I have learned to love cooking- and yeah, I would love some cooking classes but I have no aspirations to become America's next Top Chef.

I LOVE taking pictures and admit to wanting to invest in a really cool Nikon camera, but it would be for hobby and pleasure- I don't know if I have the creative chops to do it as a living.

MUSIC- I have a soundtrack running in the background of my life... I have moods that call for certain burned CDs- you know like "Mellow Mix of '07" or "Amanda's Bachelorette Party Mix" to go along with certain days and events... BUT am I going to audition for the next American Idol? Um... negative, just ask my church choir teacher- I sing Alto in GROUP SETTINGS, the end.

Writing- I LOVE writing and I have always wanted to publish a book... but I hit a writers block right there...What on earth could I write about that people would want to actually go pick up a read? I mean if I could be Beth Moore, I would try to be, believe me!!!

Wedding Planning/ Event Planning- Turns out I am great at organizing events...unless they are my own wedding haha! Nightmare... possibly b/c of the insane 5 month engagement- hey, girlfriend had her mind set on OCTOBER and didn't want to wait 1.5 years to get hitched!!! Do you blame me?

So all this to say, I have hit my quarter life crisis... I want so badly to know what my CALLING is... I envy all you photographers, doctors, counselors, interior designers, business owners, teachers... You go to work and know that you are fully participating in a greater purpose and utilizing your God-given talents and abilities to achieve that every single day!

Not sure why I wrote all this down, but on my drive home I just needed to get it out- you know that feeling? Writing has always been my therapy...

One thing I do know was in God's plan was Logan... THAT is one thing I am passionate about. Boy do I LOVE this man!


Have a wonderful weekend! SO READY FOR SPRING WEATHER/WARDROBE!!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Month of Love, Snow, & Birthdays

Well its been a very fun month thus far! My moms bday was a blast... Katy surprised us by showing up from Waco with her now, much darker brown lowlights...I think it looks Addison Sheppard- the "dark do"- my mom cried and I wasn't too sweet about it, but she followed my orders and waited until after the wedding to touch it, so I cant complain too much! It was pretty entertaining when opening gifts, Katy and I got my mom the SAME CARD- hers from Waco and mine from Dallas... typical :) Great minds think alike!



We went and got frozen mojitos at La Duni, then scooted on over to PF Changs for a yummy dinner (omg its expensive but please try the steak when you go next time, it was to die for!), then we topped off the night seeing the long and predictable Valentines Day- its not a blockbuster hit, but it was entertaining and brainless with a happy ending, so those are always good :)



I must admit I slightly got annoyed by everyone who lived in Dallas posting pictures of snow and I am totally falling into that category... I was just cracking up b/c its like we have never seen snow before... I bet the people in Colorado were laughing at all these crazy Texans! Anywhoo it was breathtaking to see our city in white... made me thankful that if it was going to be so dang cold, at least it was pretty to look at. The first pic is outside my window and the second is at work!



Now onto Valentines Day... I lucked out in marrying a Frenchman b/c he is inadvertently romantic by nature... so with me and my fairytale hopeless romantic mentality, it works out quite well... I was stuck upstairs for an hour and 1/2 and I am a "get-ready-in-30-minutes-girl"- I didnt even know what to do with all that time... but he was downstairs lighting a ton of candles, cooking, and setting the table up really nice! We had steak, shrimp, potatoes, salad w/ homemade dressing (thank u Mama Misegades), and fruit... wow we were stuffed and it was so much fun! Sadly right after snapping these pics we realized what a huge fire hazard these tea lights were and quickly blew them all out so we had to eat dinner with the lights on, but still so sweet!




This past weekend we were off to Waco for Baylor's Sing! Conveniently Pi Phi had a "Sugar Theme" and Katy was in the front row dressed as a birthday cake... perfect since she turns 22 on Tuesday! I told her to wear the outfit OUT b/c she can :) We went to Chuys (new in town) and had so much fun! We also went shopping to "Ann Loft" as Logan calls it and WalMart b/c it was the only thing open before 12- my mom found this adorable cake (well its 2 cupcakes) that looks like our dog Daisy but unfortunately she melted in the car while we were shopping so by lunch she looked a bit deformed, but it was hilarious!




February has been a month of laughter and tears and ups and downs for many reasons... but all in all, it was great. I am ready for spring and loving life right now!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Home Sweet Home

Well, life has settled down and we have decorated our place up pretty cute so I thought I would share :) We almost have TOO much stuff and not enough space!

This is a picture of our cute little kitchen. I loved decorating the space on top of the cabinets! I spy a cute Lime Green Kitchen Aid :)

I'm sure our table looks familiar... thanks to the Frenchman and our wonderful original canvas painting of Paris... I got it from an art student across from the Lourve.
Then our lovely "L" couch we inherited from my Dad and we finally get to use our coffee table instead of using it for the TV!


Our purple wall and our new media center/ TV/ surround sound...
At the top of our stairs we have my old dresser for storage.


Welcome to our room with cute new bedding! My favorite was the addition of the mirror that I got from Nadeau and the flower vase... on clearance at Pottery Barn right now!!! :)


Our bathroom is more shabby chic and wouldn't be ours without a Parisian influence :)


These guys are still hanging around our place b/c they make me smile and we don't really know where to put them : ) haha!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

In the Spirit of Valentines Day

I am feeling very lucky to have a husband on Valentines Day this year... This holiday used to be bittersweet for me- especially after fresh breakups- but I must admit I had some UNFORGETTABLE Girl Nights on that holiday all throughout college and a few post-college as well ;)

Anywhoo, I have become obsessed with a few blogs lately and of course I have always been addicted to Etsy, so I just wanted to cheer everyone up on this dreary Wednesday with some Valentines Day inspiration! (I have a thing for cute cards- ask my college roommates- I would buy them in the store for myself and not for a particular occasion! haha) I did buy one of these cards for Logan...can you guess which one?












PS on a random sidenote... For the record, I got sucked into the Bachelor and I have rooted for Tenley since NIGHT 1... Just saying :)

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