Worst blogger of the year award

No, no one has actually awarded me with that title but I definitely feel like the worst. I have only posted once this month and its the 22nd. YIKES! It's not that there's not a whole lot going on its just that this summer has been so stinkin busy and I see no end in sight, especially when it comes to work. I can not believe there are school supply sales happening and as of August 1st my life will revolve around getting ready for school to start. Where the hell did the summer go? I had all the best intentions of going to the lake, laying by the pool, getting a good tan. UGH!

So here I sit saying that I am so busy yet really have nothing new to talk about...I am so lame. I got a new cell phone which is sadly exciting for me and I finally joined the 21st century and got one with a touch screen and a keyboard since even my 13 year old brother has a keyboard so I knew I needed an upgrade ha!

Sorry this is a boring, picture less (no pics since MY laptop is getting fixed) post but it's all I got!

Have a good one!

The past three weeks

I have really been slacking in the blog department the past few weeks. Life has been super busy and hectic but so much fun!

Two weeks ago I travelled to Clarion and reunited with some of my sorority sisters for a wonderful afternoon of swimming, eating and catching up. I miss those ladies so much and wish I could spend more time with them. I loved just hearing about what everyone has going on and it honestly felt like we had never left college.

Then came 4th of July weekend WHOO HOO! I absolutely love the 4th of July, I don't know why but it is my favorite holiday. Per usual I went back home for the weekend and we went to the parade with a whole lotta people and collected more candy than we knew what to do with. Then my Momma had a BBQ at the house with just some friends and families and when it finally got dark our house was surrounded by fireworks so we sat by the fire and just enjoyed the view.I love this picture, I think there were fire crackers involved by my neice was just not having it. Oh and I just love 4th of July outfit #2 of the day. So happy we got to spend some time with her,she is getting so stinkin big!

Then this past weekend, we travelled (again) to Paris, Ohio for Josh's Uncle 3rd annual pig roast titled Porkapolooza and it was a ton of fun (sorry no pictures) I was way to busy kicking butt at lawn golf and just enjoying everyone's company.

Overall I think I have spent every Friday and Sunday after noon this summer driving back to our apartment but I wouldn't have it any other way, I love being able to make memories with both my and Josh's families.

I hope you all have been out enjoying your summer as well!

My name is Jessica and I am a shopaholic

Really...I have a problem. I can not pass up a sale to save my life. Coupons on wonderful, sales are way better, but I have really got to get this spending under control definitely have not been keeping up with that New Year's resolution. If you live under a rock and have not heard, Old Navy is having a 30% off sale, so off we went last night. I really did need everything I bought last night (haha) talk about rationalizing.

I really needed some new shorts for vacation, bought a white simple tank for layering (cause you can never have too many), a pair of navy blue flip flops to go with the navy blue shorts I bought last week (I seriously have a problem) and a cute green shirt that was on sale and I only spent $30.00 that's not too bad, and honestly there was a really cute dress I wanted but told myself NO! haha

Well, if you have an Old Navy nearby I recommend stopping in cause they really do have some cute summer stuff!


Happy Friday!

Thankful Thursday, First Edition

Today I am thankful for a great deal of simple things....

So thankful for my family for coming up and visiting last weekend, even though it was by far the hottest, most humid weekend ever they didn't let that stop them

Thankful that my sister survived her very 1st sleepover and it was at
my house...I got no sleep getting up every 5 seconds to check on her but it was so worth it

So thankful for my wonderful friends, near and far who no matter what I know I can call and they will say "I'm just gonna let you cry for a minute" knowing that will make me feel much better

And let's be honest and trivial....I am so thankful for cold iced tea, air conditioning and that I have a pool about 20 feet away from my front door, oh yes and thankful for sunscreen cause this heat/humidity is killing me

Last but no least, so thankful for the opportunity to reunite with some very special sorority sisters this weekend! Can't wait to see my girls!

Flip Flop Swap Gifts!!

When Jess @ All American Jess posted this swap I knew I had to particpate. Who doesn't love summer and who doesn't love getting stuff in the mail. Well, I love both of those things!!!

I had a wonderful swap partner Amy and loved everything I saw when I opened the box :)

Amy made it the pinkest box of gifts ever and that was awesome, since Pink is the best color there is! I just used the pink shovel to plant some flowers this week :)

Thanks for doing the swap Jess!

(Baseball) Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Last weekend I travelled ( I seem to do that every weekend) to Cleveland to meet up with one of my bestie friends, Candy. We met in grad school and there is no way I would have survived those 2 years without her. She now lives in Eastern Pennsylvania so we don't get to see each other much but I love that we make a point to get together as much as we can. While in grad school I did a great job of getting her to fall in love with the Cleveland Indians, so last weekend we had a fun filled baseball weekend, along with a fun night out on the town.

If you follow baseball, this picture above is of the Nationals pitcher "Strausburg" ( I don't remember his first name) but the game we saw was his 2nd MLB appearance and he did great, I didn't really see what all the hype was about, but oh well. Anyways, the Indians won one game and lost another so I guess it was an ok weekend for them. I was just happy it didn't rain.




Now, it is already the weekend, again and my Dad, Stepmom and the kids will be here sometime this afternoon, which we are very excited about.

Have a great day!

Wishful Wednesday

'I wish' .... I had the opportunity to change careers and it would be to become a an event planner!

I feel like we have been down this road before but it is honestly where my heart lies. I would love to do big corporate events at hotels and banquet facilities in a big city, with wedding planning on the side. Or I would love to help plan charity events and raise lots and lots of money for good causes. I often wonder how to you get a degree in "event planning?" I've got years of planning experience but never seem to even be considered for jobs in the field. Any ideas???

Don't get me wrong I do all sorts of event planning at my current job, and I love what I do but I am always up for an adventure.

There are all sorts of other careers I would love too (I have a hard time making up my mind) I would love to be a talk show host or an E corespondent, or a fashion designer, or a photographer, or a talent agent. Hahaha I have crazy dreams!

Thanks for stopping by!