enjoying

surprise morning time with the b (someone didn't tell us he didn't have preschool after all)

finding a favorite shirt in the clean laundry

reading Julie Garwood novels

Panera lunch courtesy of the best big sis :)

talking with the big sis

watching tv shows

cooking new meals --this month's food network magazine is chock full of awesome new ones

totally psyched for the March Swap I signed up for

Bestie time!

Day off on friday and hoping to meet up for lunch & mani/pedis with Bestie P

Snow is on its way...

laughing with the family

ordering things I don't really need on amazon

reorganizing/displaying my picture frames

checking out the words from the library, I love me some Bradley Cooper

safe haven viewing during some afternoon "me" time yesterday

my Lenten promise to read the Proverbs (already finished them, now onto the next book)

long weekends!

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Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! Happy Love day! Happy Hearts Day!  

I like to spoil my Lovebugs with little Valentines each year instead of focusing on the fact that I don't have a boyfriend...

Anyways, here are my Valentine's this year:

 
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Wait, you don't believe me...strange. Well, okay okay, here is my real Valentine:


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You can't beat chocolate :)

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Enjoy your day!

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Linking up with Nat for Coffee talk,too.

coffee talk

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1. What's for dinner tonight?
A classic and easy Giada recipe, farfalle and broccoli. So very tasty!

2. Top 3 tv shows you never miss.
Downton Abbey, Elementary, The Mindy Project

3. What type of body wash are you currently using?
Coconut/Pina Colada from ulta,I love the smell of coconuts!

4. Take a photo of what's in front of you. 
Really nothing exciting, just the computer desk...

5. What's your favorite fruit?
Strawberries or peaches. (Although If I eat too many strawberries I get a rash lol)

6. Spring is almost here (well, it's already here for us Floridians haha), show me your go-to outfit!



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Happy Thursday!

coffee talk

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1. When eating a taco, do you turn your head or do you turn the taco???
I have never even thought about this,but now that I am thinking about I guess I turn the taco,definitely!
2. Chocolate chip cookies or oreos??
Talk about Sophie's choice!! Oreos,please...unless they are freshly baked chocolate chip :)
3. What's the craziest thing you've ever been asked to do and DID?
No idea...I guess that means I am not that crazy...
4. Never have I ever__been to Disneyland/world__. Yep,I know,strange but true;we never went growing up since being a family of 9 makes for a pricey far-away vacation.
5. Would you rather be broke and happy or rich and sad?
Broke & happy please...money can't buy you everything,especially happiness!

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Happy Thursday!

coffee talk

1. Do you drink the milk after eating cereal or do you dump it out?
Drink it of course,that is sometimes the best part! (You sure as heck didn't waste anything in my house growing up)
2. Do you share drinks/food?
I am not opposed to it;I don't mind offering one bite ot sip. And my Lovebugs are constantly swipping drinks of my water :)
3. How often do you replace your toothbrush?
Ummm..not often enough,I guess. Although my Dentist has never commented so I am clean and clear!
4. How often do you wash your hair?
Every morning.
5. Do you use a dishwasher or do you hand wash your dishes?
Dishwasher for cups/plates/silverware. But hand wash the bigger items like pots/pans/knives...

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coffee talk

Thanks,Nat!

1. Would you rather have a pen pal or an email pal?
Pen pal! I love sending and receiving snail mail. And finding/using cute cards or stationary makes me happy.
2. What are you wearing at this exact moment?
PJs (an illini tshirt and black stretchy pants to be exact);it is my day off but I will soon be showering and getting dressed in jeans + SHARP blackhawks jersey.
3. When you are sick, how do you handle it?
I hate being sick. Last month I caught some cold/flu bug and I was unproductive for four days and I was getting antsy after 1.5 days. I don't like just laying around, not doing something,being catered to. LOL. Sure, it is nice for a day but then I am over it and need to get back to normal :)
4. I am _anxious_. About my life and goals, I am really hoping this is the year when I get a full-time teaching job, I am so ready for a change/challenge/acting like a real grown up.
5. Movie you are excited to see this year?
I don't really know what is coming out...maybe Gangster Squad because I love me some Ryan Gosling. I do still want to see Silver Linings Playbook too.

Happy Thursday!

coffee talk

1. What type of phone do you have?

A samsung mythic, I love it though since I only use my phone for calling/texting/making lists/photos and videos. Maybe when I get a full-time job I can upgrade to an iphone...

2. Look to your right, what do you see?

A window and my bedside dresser;it is my day off!

3. List 5 random facts about yourself...

1. I am not a morning person but I don't use an alarm to wake up each morning, I just wake up when I am supposed to (it freaks me friends out,they call me a robot lol)
2. I get anxious driving in the snow,even though I am born and bred in winter weather,it still makes me nervous
3. I don't wear a lot of makeup,basically bare minerals foundation and blush and on special days I add lip gloss and eyeshadow
4. There are still some blog things I don't know how to do: like making a button with the attached link code, reply to a comment from someone else without having to copy/paste it in an email. I have had a blog since 2007 yet I am still stuck with these two issues.
5. When I find an author or tv show I like I must read everything else they have written or watch all the episodes of the show asap.

4. What is that one talent you wish you were great at?

Playing the piano,it has always intrigued me!

5. Go to Wikipedia.org and hit random. The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. Go to quotationspage.com and click random quotes. The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first ...album. Go to weheartit.com and click on “explore”. Seventh picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover. Use picmonkey.com to put it all together. Now show us your album :)

Oh man this is funny!

Wikipedia gave me: Marcus Chong (so random indeed!!)

Quote gave me: Full expression of my personality (not too bad)

Weheart gave me:

 The final product:

 

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Happy Thursday!

coffee talk

1. What is your winter "must haves"? (Feel free to show off something from Polyvore!)

Jeans, sweaters, scarves, long puffy coat for the cold Chicago winter.

2. What is on your Christmas wishlist this year? (I know this has been asked, but I wanna know!)

A couple books, a SHARP blackhawks jersey, gift cards to von maur, starbucks, the loft.

3. What is your favorite holiday coffee/tea/alcoholic beverage?

I love a non fat-no whip-peppermint mocha

4. Top 3 must have holiday desserts?

cornflake cookies

peppermint jojos

magic bars

5. What time do you get up to open presents from Santa with your family? Do you clean up right away or do you leave it there in a huge pile until it's the night before trash day?

We open the present from Santa on Christmas Eve when he comes...then Christmas Day we open the rest of our presents after Mass and breakfast. We clean up while we open,there are a lot of us so it helps :)

6. What is your New Years resolution?

I don't make resolutions, just goals sometimes. I would like to go to Washington State this year to visit or finally read all of Anna Karenina.

coffee talk

Thanks,Natalie!

1. What is your worst habit?
I can be passive-aggressive, impatient, and I leave the polish on my toes on for too long.

2. What is your biggest pet peeve? (no, not biggest pet!)
Rude/slow drivers, people that don't clean up after themselves, loud chewers

3. What is annoying you right this very minute?
Hmmm...people assuming something about me and then when I set them straight  I feel bad/guilty.

4. How do you relieve stress?
Cook/bake, read a book, chill out in front of the tv, laugh!

5. What TRULY makes you happy?
A good cup of coffee with fun conversation/company, a great book, a cheesy/romantic movie, being with my family.

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Happy Thursday!

coffee talk

 

Thanks,Natalie and Leah!

 

1. Let's talk about ink: Do you have tattoos? How many??

No tattoos....yet! I have been itching to get one for years though.

2. Let's talk about hair styles: Bangs, do you have them, want them, or trying to grow them out? What about side bangs?

I had bangs for the majority of my younger years, then I grew them out in middle school. I had side bangs my senior year of high school too, they were fine. I always think about having bangs again, but if I don't like them it would be a pain to grow them out again :)

3. Let's talk about work: Without getting specific with a company name, what do you do? What did you want to be when you grew up when you were young?

Well I always wanted to be a teacher, I went to college and received my degree in elementary education (that was in 2009) and I am still without a full time classroom.job. I was a substitute for the first two years out of college along with babysitting. And currently I work with an after school program, babysit and I have a nanny gig.

4. Let's talk about friends: Do you find it easier or more difficult to meet new friends as an adult? Do you have what you'd consider 'blog friends'? What about IRL (in real life) friends?

I find it harder to make friends as an adult, especially since we all have long time friends already so you feel like you don't need any more. I have a few bloggers that I comment/email with more so than others. My IRL friends I have known since elementary school and middle school. There is a group of 6 of us who get together when we can for birthdays or to go to a Cubs game or a Blackhawks game. We have been together for a long time and  every weekend whoever is free we meet up for coffee to chat and hang out. I love my Besties and I know I am lucky to have them, they are my other family!

5. Let's talk about Social media: Android or iPhone? Twitter or Facebook?

Neither, I have a samsung mythic and I love it. I am not a person who needs to be on their phone all the time either. I don't tweet...and I got rid of my facebook account my junior year of college because it was a big distraction lol. Plus,my theory is that if I wanted to stay in contact with people I went to high school with then I would; and it seems like facebook causes a lot more unnecessary drama! I had it for two years and that was all fine and dandy and now I don't miss it.

 

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Happy thursday!

coffee talk

Natalie hosts this awesomely named link up so I just had to join in, plus this week is all about food...

1. Pancakes or waffles?
pancakes! the options for toppings are endless and I love them hot or cold.
2. What is your go-to meal?
some sort of pasta dish...or a bowl of cereal :)
3. What is your "must have" snack while watching a movie/TV show?
i don't eat anything if i go out to see a movie (well, sometimes if i go alone,i will bring a granola bar or goldfish crackers,but rarely). and at home i will sometimes make popcorn,of course!
4. What is your guilt food(the kind where you are sad, lonely, etc. )?
well i don't know about when i am sad/lonely but my guilty pleasure is usually cheezits/goldfish or a piece of chocolate.
5. What kind of food do you eat that is so disgusting to others and you are embarrassed to tell? Come on! Fess up!
Ha this is funny....when I was younger I would mix yogurt and rice krispies together. It was good but I do recall one of my friends being grossed out by it. I do like graham crackers and pb or cream cheese though. Probably sounds gross but oh-so-good!