A Glimpse Into My Weekend

Hey y'all,

It's officially birthday week! I can't believe my birthday is so close, this month has truly flown by and we are almost in February! CRAZY!

Anyway, I though I would share a bit of my weekend through some photos.

1. Friday I unexpectedly got a call to babysit and after watching Lilo & Stitch 2 I allowed the twins to watch Let It Go on my computer before they went to bed. I mean, who doesn't love listening to Disney music before bedtime?

2 & 3. Saturday I hosted a wine, cheese and cupcake gathering at my place to celebrate my birthday with some friends. It was a great night of catching up, eating good food and playing the birthday quiz game. It asks for questions like "If Jessica was a state what state would she be?" and "What is Jessica's spirit animal?" It was a lot of laughter and a relaxing night in. I even was able to see MScott (on the left in the photo) who was in town from Grad School in VA! 

4. On the way home from Church before the party Saturday I caught this picture of the sunset while at a stoplight. I mean how beautiful is that?

5. Sunday wrapped up with watching Downton with my roommate while we sipped tea and painted our nails.

How was your weekend?

Weekend Update

Hey y'all,

If you were like me and had yesterday off I hope you enjoyed the long weekend, for those of you that were hard at work yesterday I hope you were able to take a moment and relax remembering MLK and his acts of service. Since it has been a really long time since I did a we into my life. thought I would share a glimpse into my life. Sorry if it is too long!

Thursday night, I opened my mailbox to find this:

It says "I have my mister...but I need my sister...Maid of Honor?" Yep, I am officially in Jenn's wedding this August! If y'all are wondering about the lamb, it is our sorority symbol and all of us bridesmaids were in PBX together.

Friday I was in a funk at work and was really glad to be home with a long weekend ahead. After deciding to do stretches instead of hitting the gym I ate the last of the beef stroganoff I made for my book club. Around 7pm I headed over to Top This to have dinner with Traci, Jordan and Melanie and no I am not a Hobbit eating twelve meals a day, I just had a small salad. It was such a needed time to catch up and celebrate Melanie's pilot's license! We headed down Franklin Street to grab some Gigi's cupcakes. I might be in the minority but I am not the biggest fan of Gigi's. I think the ratio of icing to cake is wrong and the cake itself was on the dry side. We then headed to Traci's place to watch Just Friends. It was a great start of the weekend and I was able to get to sleep by 11pm which ever since the new year my sleep schedule has been wonky and I figured MLK weekend was the time to reset.

Saturday began with reading in bed until noon. I then get ready to head to Raleigh to spend some time with the lovely bride-to-be Laura at her Bridal Shower.  It was a great shower filled with lots of joy, laughter and a few tears. I can't wait to watch her walk down the aisle in less than two months! 

After the lovely shower it was home to relax and watch some of  the Smuckers Skating Spectacular (and re-watch Gracie Gold's Nationals performance)and then head to church. The sermon was all about discerning God's path for our lives.

And since it had been an emotional few days I decided to make spaghetti sauce at 8pm. Yep, I cook when I am stressed.

Sunday began a bit later than usual since the family I babysit for did not need me, I still helped out at the church nursery and then headed home. I was able to squeeze in lunch, a trip to the local Aldi's for some produce and then head to the dealership in Raleigh for my car's 10,000 mile service. 

Waiting Rooms are for planning and reading.

After heading back from the dealership I met up with some co-workers to catch Frozen at the local discount theater. Yes, it was my third time seeing it and yes I still got tears in my eyes near the end. Let it Go still never gets old.

The rest of Sunday was filled with Downton and Sherlock like any good anglophile would enjoy. I also was able to pick out a few options for the bridesmaid dresses so that is one more thing off of Jenn's list.

Monday. Since I had the day off for MLK, I did nothing until 4pm Monday, yep, all I did was watch daytime-tv, do some chores, and read. Around 4pm I emerged from the apartment to head to the gym and then grab dinner before small group. Small group was very chill since we really just wanted to love on one of our leaders who is going through some rough times. So sweets and a chick-flick it was.

And now I think I am getting sick so it is plenty of fluids and medicine for me.

Any big plans for y'all today? 

Fall TV Friday

Hey y'all,

This week has been really grate and the start of a lot of fall television, while I am not super excited about a lot of the new shows I was so excited to watch the premiers of some of my favorite shows. So since I am nosy and like to see what people watch on TV I thought I would share (beware I am a bit of a TV junkie). I am going to group things by night so it makes it a bit easier if you are interested in the show.

Sunday
*Nothing. I used to watch Once Upon a Time but gave it up. I mainly reserve Sundays for the Spring when Downton Abbey returns.

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Monday
8pm. How I Met Your Mother. I did watch this show for a very long time and stopped watching religiously right around season 7 but with the (final) final season starting I have watched the first episode and I am right back with the gang. I am slowly catching up on the episodes I missed on Netflix.

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8pm. Hart of Dixie. My love of all things Southern made me begin to watch this show and how can you resist a small town with a former football player major, girls named Magnolia & Lemon, an aligator is considered a pet, and Rachel Bilson plays a doctor from NYC.

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10pm. Castle. If you have yet to start this show, please pick it up. I love the wit and fun of this crime drama that focuses around a NYC detective and a best-selling author as he does "research" for his new book series. While I am unsure where this new season is headed I love the team of Becket and Castle so I will continue to watch.

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*My Mom recommends The Blacklist and I want to catch Hostages.

Tuesday
*a night of new shows. I have yet to catch any of these shows, but these look interesting and I will keep you updated if they stick around my weekly lineup.

8pm. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

8pm. The Originals (spin-off of the Vampire Diaries, the premiere last night was different than the one I watched on CWTV.com last month)

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9:30pm Trophy Wife

Wednesday
8:30pm Back in the Game (I want to watch this one but have yet to see it)

9pm. Modern Family. Good, family fun and lots of laughter. I love to come home from Chapter and get a great night of laughter in.

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9pm. Criminal Minds. I am more of a re-runs person with Criminal Minds ever since my Mom spoiled one of the seasons.

Thursday (my big night of TV)
8pm. The Big Bang Theory. This show fulfills my need for geeky televisions since we all have an inner nerd. It is just so funny and if you have never watched it, my CW station has it come on every weeknight at 7pm & 7:30pm so you can catch up quickly. I must say the newer seasons are more crude and not my favorite compared to the first few seasons.

8pm. The Vampire Diaries. I was not an original fan but the summer before my Senior year of college, I was bored and watched all the episodes on Netflix and then became obsessed. I must say though I lost touch this past spring and that is ok since a whole bunch of crazy stuff is going on right now.

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9pm. Reign. My love for history and things makes me so excited for this show and the costuming. Plus who doesn't like drama between royalty.

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10pm. Scandal. HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE SHOW. SERIOUSLY. If you are not watching Scandal, get to a computer, turn on Netflix and watch both seasons. It is amazing and I love it. It is filled with lots of twists and turns and you never really know anything.

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10pm Elementary. I was very hesitant about this show last year when it aired but I love crime dramas and Sherlock Holmes and this is a nice twist without being kitschy. I love trying to see all the weird ways Holmes thinks and solves crimes.

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Friday
9pm. Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team 8. I started to watch this show with my mom when it started back 8 years ago. I was raised in Texas so I have always had an appreciation for the DCC and it is fascinating to watch the whole process and then after years you become attached to the veterans and don't want them to leave.

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9pm. Say Yes to the Dress. self-explanatory. 

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10pm Dracula. I am so excited for this show to start. I am a huge Jonathan Rhys Meyers fan and loved him in the Tudors so I can't wait to see him take on this role. 

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Saturday
*too busy for TV I tend to save it for College Football or I am out to dinner with friends and do not miss anything.

What do you watch? Any shows I need to add?

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