I am very much alive!

I hate how right now I don't have time to blog but while I have a few minutes, I just wanted to let all of you know that I am doing great! Now that I have three jobs plus school, I am extremely busy so I am so eager for summer vacation. Until then I will be absent a lot but just know that all of you are in my thoughts and that as soon as school is over, I will be here just as frequent as I used to be :)

Things I have been up to lately??

My first day on the job as a wedding videographer...long 12 hour work day (that I am not used to yet).

Beautiful weather in Florida (except today it's pouring rain!) permitted me and the boyfriend to do lots of gardening and a lovely day at the beach yesterday.

Three group projects all due within the next couple weeks.

A girls' day out with my little sister. Lots of shopping!

Working four nights a week as a server.

Baking galore! An abundance of cookies and cupcakes have been spoiling my boyfriend and our families.

House-sitting for my boyfriend's uncle. LOVE their dog, Katie.

And much, much more. I actually have five weddings I am working in April so the busy feeling in my life isn't stopping anytime soon!

I love you all and have a wonderful Monday :)

Miscellany Monday

Okay I have realized that until the end of this semester, I am just going to be too busy to post as much as I used to. Mondays are really the only days I have time to post because I have such a huge break between classes so I might just be posting miscellany on Monday for the next month and half of school that I have left. Sorry!

   

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one. Praying for Japan! It's so sad to watch the news. A family friend of ours has family living in Japan and she still has yet to hear from them. It's so scary and I really hope she hears from them soon. 

two. Last week was my Spring Break and yesterday I was depressed that I had to come back to school today. I loved sleeping in however I wish I had taken more time off from work. Even though I didn't have school, I wish I was able to enjoy my time off more rather than work constantly. Definitely learned my lesson for next year.

three. During the week it was work, work, work but this weekend the boyfriend and I accomplished so much. After many visits to The Home Depot, we finished transplanting all of our germinating seeds to the beds. It was a lot of work but we got it done in one day and tanned a little while doing so :) We are so happy to have it done and we can't wait 'till we have lots of veggies to enjoy!

  

  

Tomatoes will ripen soon! (From last season's batch)

        

four. I just got a third job! My boyfriend's parents own a wedding videography and photography company called Rhodes Studios and I am their newest videographer. One of their videographers quit on them and they need a replacement so they offered me the job and I gladly accepted. I begin training this Sunday and I think it will be lots of fun but I am a little worried that I will be stressed out. In addition to working as a waitress, I still have my bridal assistant job and now have a new videography job. That is a lot of working but his parents assured me they would be understanding of my schedule.

five. Tomorrow I have a parade presentation for my Entertainment Event class. We are focusing our parade on hometown heroes and I represent the education/teacher float. Our group leader wanted each girl in the group to have a guy counterpart so my boyfriend is taking off work to be there for me. I am also bringing my little brother to represent the students in education. It's going to be so cute and I hope I can get pictures of the parade!

six. I am so excited for Wednesday because that is when I am going to cook my Irish feast :) I would do it on Thursday (actual St. Patrick's Day) but my boyfriend and I both work at the restaurant that night. I plan on making Shepherd's Pie (thanks Ty for the suggestion!), baked potatoes with lots of toppings, possibly a salad of some sort, and still working on the rest of the menu...BUT I decided on the cupcakes I am making and I am going with a chocolate cupcake that has a chocolate ganache Irish cream filling and an Irish cream buttercream. They are going to be so good so I can't wait.

Happy Monday everyone and Happy early St. Patrick's Day if I don't have time to post!

Helllooo Spring Break!

I am so very sorry that I was absent like all last week but to say I was busy is an understatement. Teachers love to give midterms right before Spring Break so studying and working was what I was doing.

But today marks the first day of my Spring Break :)

And I am beyond excited.

        

one. Yesterday I didn't have work or homework to worry about so it was an amazingly productive day. (This was my planned beach day but it was not beach weather yesterday.) I woke up early and helped my boyfriend start planting the garden. We planted all the beets and cucumbers and have to wait just a little bit longer to plant the other fruits and veggies.

two. We also made a trip to Target because my boyfriend needed to buy sheets for his bed. While we were there, we bought a garlic herb marinade because we were going to make dinner. We made chicken and mashed potatoes which I thought turned out really good but of course the picky boyfriend didn't approve.

three. Wednesday I am going to Rock Springs with some co-workers of mine. It should be lots of fun and I never chill with them outside of work so I am eager to do so! Spring water is usually freezing though so hopefully it's a nice warm day here in Florida.

    

four. Saturday I am planning to finally go to the beach. I have to go to the beach at least once during my Spring Break right??

five. Since my boyfriend is Irish and St. Patrick's Day is coming up, I am planning on cooking an Irish dinner and maybe baking some St.Patrick's Day cupcakes. I am thinking beer frosting. I just need to find some good recipes.

Happy Monday!

Miscellany Monday

Happy Monday y'all!

one. This week is a tough week for me because I have lots of work and tests going on. I am so eager to get it over with because next week is Spring Break!!

two. Overall I had a wonderful weekend. Relaxing with the boyfriend on Friday night was much needed. But before relaxing, we went to The Home Depot and purchased the items needed to start up our garden again. I am so excited to do this again because it's actually the right season and I know we will be successful this time around.

The first step in our process is to germinate the seeds so we are patiently awaiting the arrival of some sprouting!

three. I was able to lay out in the sun twice this weekend! It feels so good to be getting less and less pasty as the days go on haha.

four. Speaking of which, I am planning a beach day on Sunday with the boyfriend and I ended up buying a yellow two-piece swimsuit from VS so I am totally prepared for Spring Break to just be here already :)

five. My mom is on a business trip in California (lucky her) so Rusty and I will be helping my dad out a lot this week. This on top of of school and work will be kind of hectic so I apologize in advance for my lack of blogging!

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week!

Dreaming of Friday

Okay it's Thursday and all I can think about is tomorrow. I am absolutely dreading today. I had to wake up super early this morning and drive the 45 minutes to school and now I am sitting in my Food Prep for Catering class bored waiting for it to start. Then after this I have to go to lunch with one of my friends. Now most people would be happy about this but I am NOT. I love her to death but today I am just not in the mood to listen to her drama and stories of getting drunk and partying. (Is this rude of me?) And then I have to work at 4pm tonight...oh and guess who will be there? My girlfriend that I have to suffer through lunch with. UGH. I know I am being overly dramatic but I just need some me time. I am happy that I work with my boyfriend tonight though. He knows how to calm me down when I am stressed.

But tomorrow....

I get to go to my cooking lab which doesn't feel like school. I get to cook and then eat so it's not bad at all. And then date night with the boyfriend! So I am just hoping that today just speeds right on by because I need it to be Friday ASAP.

I hope all of you have a better Thursday than I am having!

Miscellany Tuesday

Okay it's another Tuesday that I am going to pass as Miscellany because yesterday was President's Day. I did NOT have school off however everyone else and their mother (boyfriend and my family) had off from school and work so I may have skipped my second class of the day. Alright I did skip my second class of the day but it's the very first time I have skipped a class this entire school year! I do feel rather guilty for it but I have a friend in that class that is willing to let me copy her notes :)

one. I had some goodies waiting for my boyfriend after he worked on Friday night. I baked him oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (YUM) and bought him a 143 T-shirt. He says it all the time...his way of saying "I (1) Love (4) You (3)".

two. I spent my extra time yesterday tanning. I am starting to get my color back! I am hoping to go to the beach this Sunday to get some more.


three. On Valentine's Day I made an amazing chicken recipe and it's been quite selfish of me to keep it to myself. It tasted good and was very easy to make! The link is right here. I substituted Mozzarella cheese for Fontina and it was still wonderful. Even my picky boyfriend loved it so I would imagine it's kid-friendly.
     

  
four. I am so looking forward to Friday! The boyfriend and I have the night off and we are going to have a date night at a new local Japanese restaurant that I went to this weekend which was amazing. My family had been wanting to try it and the food was delicious! Can't wait to introduce Rusty to it.  

five. I really need to go swimsuit shopping. I am thinking of getting a yellow one. I would love to get a new one sometime before this weekend!

Happy Tuesday everyone :)

Random Friday

Where have I been you might ask?? I have been completely consumed with the three group projects I have to do for school. Talk about stressful. I have missed posting and I apologize for my absence. TGIF! Seriously...don't know what I would do if it was any other day of the week. The weekend just needed to be here already.

Although I have the night off from work, I do have to finish up one of my group projects and then it is sweet freedom for the rest of the weekend! I think I am going to work on some of the renovations for my bedroom. I officially moved everything to the bigger room but now I have to paint the walls and get new curtains and stuff. I love decorating so I am excited :)

While I was away from the blog world, I was given an award from Tasia @ One Step at a Time. Thanks so much girlie :) If you have not checked out her blog, go do that right now!

So now I am supposed to post seven facts about myself and then tag fifteen other bloggers but I don't know fifteen other blogs to tag (that I haven't already tagged) so I will just think of the seven random facts to share with y'all.

1. I wear contacts. If I didn't I would not be able to see at all! Everything is blurry unless I have contacts in or glasses on.

2. I am horrible with directions. I have to use my navigation system every single time I drive to my new campus. You would think that by now I would know my way...

3. I am absolutely in love with owls. I think they are beautiful birds plus I just love anything with owls on it.

4. My natural hair is very wavy and annoying. I straighten it every day so that I get rid of the frizziness.

5. I love trying new food. I won't be eating anything super exotic but I am open to trying new ways of cooking and preparing things. I think my cooking class is helping with that inspiration :)

6. I never read anymore. I used to love to read books but I just don't have the time. (Or at least that's my excuse) I do look at magazines sometimes though.

7. I am a clean freak. And I love a day that is just spent organizing stuff. My boyfriend loves it when I help him clean his room (it's a disaster most of the time).

Okay I tried to pick seven new things  about me that I haven't shared but I am sorry if I repeated myself in any way. Thanks again Tasia!

Happy Friday everyone!!