Old Soul, Young Heart

Little Joys in My Life Someone must've ordered me US Weekly because I've gotten it for 2 months now. I get it every Friday. Celebrity gossip is just a guilty pleasure of mine. Seeing my husband every day when I get home from work. That's super cheesy, but I really do get excited to see him. :) Chocolate. Every day. My daughter/kitty, Chloe. That 30 Days of Lists is done because I'm so over it!

What I Accomplished in the Past Week Well, let's see... Put up the Christmas tree and decorated the apartment Made my aunt's famous pumpkin cookies to take to Philip's parents' house Got about 20% of my Christmas shopping done Finished a big project at work (registering the HALO students for spring 2013 classes) Conducted a bow-making clinic at work I feel pretty good about those accomplishments, since usually I'm uber lazy!

Things I'm Thankful For And yes, I did change that day's topic to reflect the fact that it was Thanksgiving. :) My husband The rest of my family Having a place to live Having a car My job (that I even like) My health My happiness What I Bought This Week 3 shirts for myself (Eek! Oh well--Black Friday deals!) One Christmas present for Philip A calendar for my dad and some Hickory Farms stuff Cute socks for our nieces for Christmas Earrings and a Monster High doll for Faith Two Diary of a Wimpy Kid books for Briana 30 bolts of ribbon for my bow-making clinic here at work tomorrow :) Other random Christmas goodies for decorating Places I've Lived Normal Cambridge Yesterday was... Pretty typical Kinda busy at work Not as busy as I expected (in terms of emails and phone calls) Bravest Things I've Ever Done Went to England all by my lonesome Faced my mother's death at the tender age of 19 (not all that tender, b...

After kissing my hubby-to-be for the last time outside of Swingers Grille, Michele drove us back to the suite at Eastland. It was quite surreal that I wouldn't see Philip again until I was at the end of the aisle walking toward him. Michele stayed at the suite with me; it's a loft with two bedrooms and bathrooms. We spent a couple of hours just talking about how unbelievable it was that it was actually happening and she got me crying about my mom haha. It was so nice to just have a few hours to chat quietly in a comfortable space before the craziness began the next day. It only took me about an hour to fall asleep that night and I slept very well, which surprised me because I thought for sure I'd be tossing and turning. I was just peaceful. :)

Current Favorites Food Okay, this is really sad, but... pretzels with nacho cheese from Kroger! I am on a pretzel kick right now! Season Summer and fall are always my favorite seasons. Way to Waste Time Watching tv. Always. Or sitting on the internet. Facebook. It's bad. Outfit I am generally not impressed by my wardrobe these days. I typically feel that way every time the season changes. TV Show Part of the Day Depends on what kind of day it is. Weekend day? Late morning because I still have the majority of my day to be lazy and/or get things done. Work day? 5:00... time to go home! (But I do love my job!) Color

Fictional Friends

Our rehearsal dinner was at Swingers Grille , which is a pretty fancy place to have a rehearsal dinner. :) When we first walked in, I saw two coworkers from Heartland--it was so funny to see familiar faces in the whirlwind! We got settled back in the little banquet room and had our delicious meal. Then it was time to open gifts! Other Marriage Monday stuff: Philip was sick with the flu a little while ago. It was the first time he's actually been sick that I've been around him and able to take care of him. "Taking care of him" consisted of me buying him medicine and a vanilla milkshake from McDonald's and saying "oh honey," when he looked at me all miserable. Poor thing. Our wedding announcement was in the Pantagraph yesterday. My dad mentioned yesterday that he had a phone call from one of my mom's old colleagues from State Farm. She called to say that she had seen the announcement in the paper and that she wanted to tell him how beautiful a...

Favorite Girl Names Natalie (Do not steal it... I have no qualms with stickin' you. Name that movie.)  Audrey Jenna (Philip doesn't like those two names. Right--like we're actually ever having kids to use these names, anyway.)  Elisabeth as a middle name Favorite Boy Names Elliott Elijah Tristan Kieran Dinner Party Guests Oh gosh... I can't wait until we have our own little house and we can have people over. I will be nervous, though, and will inevitably feel like an inadequate dinner party hostess. But in any case... Family! Dad, Ryan, Peggy, Randy, Adam Family! Joy, Phil, Grandma Bean, Brooke, the girls Friends! Hannah and Mike Events I'd Like to Attend Any red carpet movie premiere Olympics Las Vegas on the 4th of July There are a lot more, but I can't think right now. Things I'd Like to Learn To cook fancy things and normal, non-fancy things A foreign language and sign language Proper photography skills History (Brit...

How I Know I'm Getting Older Gray hair... a lot of it Random body issues Students at work look real young sometimes I feel old shopping in the juniors department and going into American Eagle, Forever 21, etc.  Memory is getting worse or I've reached my brain capacity!

Getting waaaaay behind! Scents and Smells I Love Baked goods Freshly cut grass My hub I am at my best when... I'm fully rested Can take my time Can be a little creative Am around people I feel comfortable with Have time to myself Out my front door, you'll find...  A small front yard The road The police station I know I am young at heart because... I still feel 17 and always will I laugh at immature things I try to look at things innocently Today you'll find me... At work--busy busy busy! At home, watching tv with my husband That's it--the super glamorous life of a working girl

I've decided to call it "Marriage Monday" instead of "Married Monday" because marriage can also mean the event of our wedding and since that's probably all it's going to be about, let's go ahead and call it that. I've also decided to have a topic each week related to the wedding, so this week is... *drumroll*... Our Rehearsal The rehearsal was on Friday night at 5:00 pm. It was kind of chaotic because everyone showed up at the same time and I was being asked a lot of questions. I was sad that I didn't have time to say hi to anyone; it was especially sad since almost everyone was from out of town and I hardly get to ever see any of them, so it was just kind of awkward. We were a little late getting started and I was kind of stressed because we only had the musicians for half an hour. The first run-through of walking in was a mess. We did it a second time, but Philip and I left feeling like we didn't know what was going on. In hindsigh...

Sorry! I got behind! Reasons to quit... Facebook I would have time for more important things I would stop creeping on people that I never see or talk to I would probably stop comparing myself to those people I feel as though it would lead to a simpler life, in general Midnight Snacks I'm not a night snacker, but if I were... Chocolate covered raisins or really anything else that's chocolate, preferably something homemade Swedish fish Cheese popcorn Fictional Places I'd Like To Live Hogwarts Camelot Carrie Bradshaw's Sex and the City

When I need a timeout, I... Sit on facebook Be by myself Read a book Watch a movie Snuggle Chloe BORING!

My bff / officiant and maid of honor at our wedding, Michele, emailed me on Saturday saying that for awhile we had Wedding Wednesday and that she had thought of some suggestions for what I could do instead now that we're happily wed: "Married Monday!!! Terrific Tuesday Wonderfully Wedded Wednesday _____ Thursday F(Ph)aleep and Sara's Fabulous Friday Sara and Philip's Spectacular Saturday Seriously Sanctified Sunday!!!!!" She is hilarious. You have to know her amazing personality to fully appreciate this email. I do miss Wedding Wednesday and so I've decided to adopt her idea and start doing Married Monday. So welcome to the first edition of Married Monday! Perhaps I'll carry this on until our one year anniversary, just to be completely annoying. :) So in honor of Married Monday #1, here's a photo of Michele from our wedding that might help you understand how awesome she is. Truly, truly awesome. Married Monday will probably just ...

Reasons to... Hug My Cat She's my daughter She's so fluffy and soft I love her She loves me She's just so stinkin' cute Okay, lame list today, but I didn't feel like writing a list like "reasons to start exercising again."

My friends and family would describe me as... I hope they would also describe me as caring and giving, but they probably would just say bratty and self-important! :P

This Month's Goals Keep up with 30 Days of Lists! Get back to watching what I eat a little better. It's been ridic since we got back from our honeymoon. Not wish and wish and wish that it was Christmas and just take each day as it comes. And that's it. I'm not making myself any huge goals in the near future. I just need some time to relax!

I am a lister because... It gives me something to do. It gives me an excuse to actually blog consistently. It helps me feel a little creative when I need some sort of outlet. I get satisfaction out of the organized-ness of it. Happy November! I can't believe it's this late in the year already...