Friday Favorites

Let me start off by saying that being sick is not a favorite thing. This Friday is filled with germs, sneezing, and feeling uncomfortable. Hoo-freaking-ray. I feel as though my immune system has been curb stomped and all I want right now is for my nose to stop running. If you didn't already know, sitting here with tissues shoved up my nose is extremely uncomfortable (not to mention, unattractive). All I really want right now is a nice cup of coffee. Keep in mind that I do have a coffee maker in the corner of my room, but that would require me to move. Now, we all know that moving while you're sick is the worst. It's right up there with calculus, war, and people getting your order wrong while you're out to eat. So I'm just going to sit here and stare at coffee corner and wish that I had some in my body. While I lay here and complain, I would like to dedicate this Friday Favorites post to my one true love/favorite thing in the whole wide world: COFFEE.

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So since I typed my opening paragraph, I have gained enough strength within me to get my bottom out of bed and make myself a decaf cup of coffee (because this girl is trying to actually sleep tonight). 

I hope you all have sickness free Friday.

Thanks for reading about my favorite thing in the entire world (besides food).

I will admit to screaming my head off and happy dancing in front of the TV Sunday evening when my lady crush, JLaw, won her Oscar for Best Actress. I not only admire her as an actress, but as a person. My sister and I could spend hours watching interviews of her online. She is such a genuine person and I admire her ability to be real in a business that constantly wants you to be someone you're not. Also, she is perfect in every way anyways, so no one needs to change her.

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I'm okay with admitting the fact that I'm obsessed with her. Let's be honest though, I'm sure most of you are as well.

It's been a few days since I last wrote. I've been crazy busy with working and spending time with my family and friends. I spent Friday all over the place. I was constantly on the move for the majority of the day. It was one of the best days I've had in a while though. I got to spend time with a lot of people who I care about. 

Including this little guy:

I also got my first paycheck from my new job. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount. To reward myself for my hard work, I filled up my gas tank and bought some Girl Scout cookies. 

Saturday was even busier than Friday. I got to spend time with my family all day. I had lunch with my mother and sister which is always a fun time. We then picked up my sister's boyfriend, Rigel, and my father and drove to Newport to file our tax return paperwork. I did my nails in the car and they turned out half so-so/half wonky. 

We then all piled back into the car and drove to my baby cousin's second birthday party.

This is Rigel:

I am impatiently waiting for him to become my brother-in-law. I know it isn't happening for years, but still. He's one of the coolest people ever. (And him and my sister are completely precious and they make me cry at their cuteness almost daily.)

Then we made it to the party and I was able to see all of my relatives. It was a blast! After hours of scarfing down hot dogs and taking countless amounts of photos, the party came to a close. My family and I drove back home and I went to work. It went by extremely quickly even though I didn't get off work until eleven. I was quite pleased. I got my schedule for next week's shifts and I picked up an extra day. Hooray for big paychecks!

To conclude this post, I am going to share some photos that my sister, Hailee, sent me the other day. She was going through old photo albums and found some photos of us as kids. Here's a few:

So yes, I have always been a cat loving, food consuming, sassy lady. Some things never change.

Happy Sunday, everyone.

Today was extremely crazy. I basically worked from sun up to sun down. So it left me no time to plan an actual post. So, I'm just going to give you a little synopsis of what my Wednesday was like.

My day started at six thirty in the morning. I work a split shift at my first job on Wednesdays. I go in at seven thirty until eight forty five. I then go back at two thirty and work until four thirty. I was awoken from my mid-day nap by a phone call by my boss asking me to come in early because my love, Madison, was out sick for the day. I threw on some clothes and raced to work (I hope you're feeling better if you're reading this, boo). 

If you do not know, I work at an elementary school. So, I spent the first half of my shift with the kindergartners and the second half with the older kids. I got to organize an after school game of soccer. The older boys do not like to play fair. They are smack talking with me because I "am a girl and am not cool to play with." I was talking with one of the tightest fourth graders ever, when this happened:

It was definitely the funniest moment of my day. Child like insults are always the best kind of insults. I then had to rush home to eat some food, shower, and drive to my second job (a cashier at Mexican take out place). It was extremely slow so I was able to get off fifteen minutes early. I treated myself to my free drink courtesy of the Starbucks that is located next to where I work. I'm just enabling my addiction. Oh well!

Proof of the addiction. Feel free to judge me.

So I am finally home and spending my evening curled up in my heating blanket and fluffy pillows while sipping on this delightful drink.

PS. I tried doing my hair all fancy last night.

I am going to try and wear my hair like this sometime this week (I definitely need to invest in a nice camera. These iPhone photos aren't going to cut it).

Well, I hope your day wasn't as hectic as mine was to me (unless you're into that sort of thing).

Thanks for reading!

February Recap: Photo edition

I know February is only half way through, but 1. I am too impatient to wait until the end of the month to make this post and 2. I couldn't decide on what my first post would be. So, here is a little photographic recap of my past couple of weeks. It was quite uneventful, but I managed to take some semi-decent pictures while breezing through the days.

1. My Groundhog's Day/I Got A New Job celebratory drink. (Iced Green Teas are my current obsession)

2. Last Friday (I believe), Madison and I drove all over town and got some unnecessary shopping done. These little guys were her prized purchase.

3. Gung Hay Fat Choy! Celebrating Chinese New Year with class.

4. I enjoyed my lazy Sunday afternoon in my cozy room and also purchased some new boots.

5. My Starbucks Gold Card finally arrived! I've been waiting impatiently since December!

6/7. My friend Kallie had a baking day and I supervised (ie. ate all of the batter that became available).

8. Happy Valentines Day, folks.

9. Today, I got called into work on my day off to help with tonight's shift. As a reward, I received a free meal. Karma is wonderful.

Well, I hope you all are enjoying your days. My new goal that I'm trying to reach is to live a life worth telling about. No one really wants to hear about how you sat and watched reruns of Cheers for a week straight. Live it up! Thanks for reading!