Fingers Crossed and Iphone Dump

So I just updated some software on my computer in hopes that I might have outrun the spontaneously turn-off bug that it acquired a few days weeks ago. Here's to hoping that did the trick and I can be back into my regular blogging and (ahhhh!) schoolwork coming up next week!

Here's what I've been up to lately:

 Buying a vintage-esque doorknob in Anthropologie to start a new tradition :) We decided this doorknob will be on our bedroom in every house we live in. Right now it is living in Charlottesville at Stuart's house because it fits in really well with the decor!

Hitting 100,000 miles on the way back from Atlanta! I think this car has had many trips in its short five years of life ;).

 Cheering on the Hokies with friends. Notice everyone in orange and maroon except Stuart. Typical!

 Teaching momma how to throw a proper "VT!" (And getting instagram!)

 A late night show at a comedy club in NN. This guy was a magician and a comedian and he was hilarious and super nice! Gemini is his name and he's been on Comedy Central. That night was just me and the boys (Stuart, Corey and Brian)

 Visiting a friend with Hev in Chesapeake. This is HIS freezer. Yep, HIS. Does it not look like a sorority girl freezer (aka MINE?!?) Ha!

 Homemade pretzel making kit we made while we were snuggled up with the sniffles yesterday. They were delicious but not quite as good as Auntie Anne's! I'm thinking they won't be hiring us there anytime soon

Sniffling and watching seasons of the Big Bang Theory! I love this boy and the fact that we can have fun even if we are sharing a box of tissues, ha!

I'm off to catch up on some pinning and watching Tori and Dean on the DVR with my box of tissues. Hope y'all have a great Wednesday!!

Ahhh Computer!

I finally got a hold of Momma's iPad to let y'all know I should be back soon! My computer decided to act a fool and I will finally be taking it into the Mac store this week! Hope y'all are having a great week!

It's Okay!

Good afternoon! I just checked my counter and I got several new followers yesterday... welcome! I loved the comments a few of you left yesterday :) They do seriously make my day.


I haven't linked up for It's Okay Thursday with Amber and Neely in a while and it is one of my favorites. Y'all head over and let out some of your confessions too!

It's okay...

• to always complain when you are constantly busy during the semester, but also complain a little about being really bored when you have nothing to do over break!
• to have ordered a really nice, really popular planner and only remember three weeks into break that you left in in Blacksburg... guess I haven't needed it for much!!
• to use too many exclamation points! (sometimes I annoy myself though, haha)
• to throughly enjoy pretty much everything on TLC beyond the tattoo shows. 
• to still be REALLY ANGRY about the outcome of the Sugar bowl and hide everyones stories about it on Facebook so you can avoid being reminded as much as possible.
• to spend your Victoria's Secret gift card on some pj's and makeup... the pj's are satin (and sexy/sweet) and I needed that makeup!!
• to consider M&M's a food group.
• to love that your BFF texted you with a list of JCrew stores that carry bridesmaid dresses and you are not even engaged yet. JCrew never goes out of style :)
• to want to ask old people when they will be dying every time they ask me when I will be getting engaged. You aren't rushing to the next life step people, stop expecting me to!

Happy Thursday y'all! 

Holly Jolly Swap

This December I was so excited to participate in the Holly-Jolly Swap that was hosted by Ashley, Emily, and Crystal. They all have such adorable blogs, go check them out!

I had the sweetest secret Santa and she sent me such great swag! Sweet Jenn was so incredibly thoughtful and I LOVED all of my gifts. Thanks again Jenn!!

1. "M" reusable coffee/tea mug :)
2. "M" stickers (I cannot wait to use these in a craft project, seals to cards I send!!)
3. Cinnamon spice tea, literally my absolute favorite tea ever. I cannot get enough!
4. Chocolate, always a girls best friend :)
5. Christmas stickies! I use stickies all the time!
6. Starbucks gift card to get my favorite skinny peppermint mocha!
7. Adorable scarf :)

I also had a great time buying for Ashley at Loving Life and Lilly. She is a Greek Hokie too and we had so much in common because of that!

Hope y'all have a happy Wednesday. The depression from the game showed itself by me eating pretzel M&M's for breakfast... I'm thinking the treadmill is calling my name?

Y'all, It Aint Pretty

I'm going to be real right now... if you don't follow college football you probably don't want to read this.

I am not a happy camper. At all. Our coaching tonight could have been better, but the big nail in the coffin was when the refs TOOK AWAY a touchdown from senior receiver and all around good guy Danny Coale. He deserved that catch, that game winning touchdown in overtime and they stole it from the poor kid.

If you are curious or want to see more, here is a link to a youtube clip. Danny Coale catch

I might have definitely cried. Those are my boys. My players. My people. And I am about as loyal as they come. I was so proud of their fight, their gall and their respectful attitudes tonight. I know some of y'all feel the same about your teams and you feel those emotional ups and downs like I do. Let me know if you are one of them!! I like a certain kind of kinship :)


I've been watching football since birth practically. My daddy never had any sons so he passed his passion on to me and I have never looked back. I even considered majoring in some kind of sports broadcasting, but I realized I didn't want to turn something I enjoy into something I had to do. I love college ball. And I LOVE my Hokies. I think we proved we ABSOLUTELY deserved to be there, probably even more than Michigan. If you look at stats, definitely more than Michigan.

I know a few of my hokie girls, Sarah and Ashley will agree. So glad to have you girls cheering for our boys with me through the blogger world!!

If you made it all the way through, props to you. I write this blog for me and to remember events and feelings and tonight was raw y'all. It was emotional and exhausting. But I come out prouder to be someone that lost by points but won on both the field and as a team. I will always, always, always be proud to be a Hokie. Nothing is better than my Hokie Nation.

LETS GO... HOKIES!!!

Counting down the days to kickoff 2012!

Sweet as Shugah!

Happy 2012 y'all!

We had a great New Year's down in Atlanta even though Stuart's beloved 'hoos lost the Chickfila bowl. We spent time with both of our families and some friends too :). It was a great way to ring in the new year!

Heidi and I at Mellow before the game

Heidi, Paul, Stuart and I ringing in the New Year at an ATL bar! (excuse how we look, we were exhausted!)

How he felt about the results of the game at the Panera in Lenox on Sunday haha.

We went to the Melting Pot for dinner New Years Day to celebrate the 2012 with Heidi and Paul! Such a fun date :)

And now for tonight... LETS GO HOKIES! Nothing could be "sweeter" than kicking some Wolverine butt in Nawlins tonight. So jealous I didn't get to be there but I will be snuggled up on the couch with the fam screaming (well.... I lost my voice so probably not screaming) for my Hokies. 

Can I get a big LETS GO........ HOKIES y'all!?!

Have a happy Tuesday!

Thursday Randoms

Yet, again one of my favorites... random bullet points!

• Last night Claire and I were having one of our rando conversations during our simultaneous watching of Friends and we sent each other this gem about haircare. We are two lucky people that these are our biggest problems at the moment. Claire is the only person I know that uses hashtags in real life but doesn't have a Twitter bahaha:

•  I am headed to the ATL for NYE weekend and we are leaving tomorrow! I am meeting Stuart's extended family that I have never met before on Saturday morning and I am a nervous nelly!
• In keeping with the same theme, my biggest stress over this trip isn't the ten hour car ride or figuring out the Marta from Heidi's house to downtown. It is simply what I can wear to brunch that will transition into game attire that will transition into NYE attire! Is it sad I am considering bringing a shirt to change into in my purse for the NYE portion? Ahhhhh. Orange and blue are so not NYE colors!!!
• I have been sick for the last few days and I am dying to get out and do something. Sitting around just isn't for me unless I am snuggling with Stuart or having a movie marathon with a friend. Daytime TV and tissues is ZERO FUN!!
• One of my biggest pet peeves is people who end sentences with "..." ONE period will do, thank you. 
• I am so ready for some more WINTER weather! I love the warm weather but when winter rolls around this girl is pasty and I need to resist the urge of baring these bright white legs!

Happy Thursday!!

A Few Christmas Favorites :)

Y'all I thought I'd share some of my favorite gifts I got this year :)

Momma and Daddy favorites:

• An IOU for two matching dipoma frames come May :)

•  Leopard flats that I have been dying for! They actually ordered me a pair that is too big so I got to go shopping and I got a great deal on a pair from Talbots yesterday... and I am never a Talbots shopper! I will post a picture when they arrive :)
• Monogrammed Tervis Tumbler

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•  A beautiful red JJill down vest that I am in LOVE with. Mine is the one in red. Love that asymmetrical buttoning.

 

• New gold earrings I had been Jonesing for.
• St. Jude Ornament from the race with the sweetest message ever
• Wall hanging with Jeremiah 29:11 on it :) Via Etsy!

• Various other things I wanted/needed but am too lazy to go downstairs and remind myself of :)

Stuart also outdid himself this year and got me some things I ADORE:

• Monogrammed Marley Lilly gold necklace

•  New everyday tortoise shell watch with a gold rim :) I needed something lighter than my Michael Kors I was wearing everyday!

• And we FINALLY went shopping yesterday for the remainder of my birthday present from earlier this month... COWBOY BOOTS! I walked in the store and immediately picked up this pair, and the man told me that there might be a problem because they only had a few left... come to find out they only had one pair left and they fit me PERFECTLY! We were in and out within fifteen minutes :) I adore them! They are a light camel and taller than normal cowboy boots which is perfect for me because my legs are so long! AHHHHH!!!

I also got several other things I am in love with including an Amazon gift card from my sister, Hokies devotional from Heidi, earring holder and E.E. Cummings poem on a canvas from Heather, a LOFT poncho from my grandmother, a NY&CO poncho and some candles from my living room from my aunt, and various other things. I was a lucky, lucky, lucky girl this Christmas!!

My favorite Christmas present however, wasn't for me at all.... I have been keeping the secret that my roommate would be getting ENGAGED three days before Christmas since OCTOBER. Y'all, it was killing me! Here she is with the beautiful ring!!!!

He proposed in such a sweet way and I might have to get her to guest post about it ;). I needed to wait to reveal the secret until after all her family knew!

My bff's dad and his girlfriend, also got engaged this past weekend and I am so thrilled for both couples!!!

I hope Santa was good to y'all!!

Christmas Joy :)

Y'all, I have been experiencing lots of joy in my life lately, from my meetup with Claire, to the sweet package from my awesome Secret Santa (reveal yourself so I can follow if I don't already, you are too sweet!!), and some big news from some very, very special people in my life :) I promise to give details after this weekend! 


However, none of this compares to the joy I feel when celebrating the birthday of the most important being ever to walk this earth, Jesus. There is nothing I love more than a good celebration and I expect nothing less for the birthday of the King :) I can't wait to get up tomorrow morning and read our version of the Christmas story (still via children's book after all these years) and really revel in the beauty of it all!


Merry Christmas to all of you and a big Happy Birthday to Jesus!

AHHHHHH!!

Y'all, I cannot contain my excitement for the things coming up!

• First off, I am finallllyyy meeting Claire for the first time IRL and I am so pumped! We have been emailing back and forth for months now and we are fortunate enough to be in the same area code at the same time this weekend :)
• Most of my wrapping is done and everything has arrived!!! I spent the majority of the afternoon wrapping and I still have a few things and a little craft project left to do that I will get finished up tonight.
• A SECRET I have been keeping for what feels like FOREVER will finally be revealed tomorrow!!! I am SO SO SO SO SO not good at secret keeping but I have kept my lips zipped on this one and I seriously cannot contain myself. Y'all don't worry, after the big reveal I will tell you alllll about it ;)
• Heidi and I are heading up Rva to have lunch with my roomie and then celebrate one of our good friend's birthday on Friday night and it should be a good time :) I have missed Coley dearly and I cannot wait to reunite for a bit!!
• Duhhhhh Santa is coming on Saturday night and this is my most anticipated time of them all! From celebrating Christ's birth twice (both Sat night and Sunday morning), to spending lots of family time together, traditions, time with S's family and all the yummy food... what more could I ask for?!?

I will try my best to whip out a few blog posts through Christmas and I am working up on catching up on y'alls :)

Happy happy Wednesday!!!