Sunday Currently + Blogger Love

Reading through the Brides magazine I got yesterday.

Writing uhhh this post, duh!

Listening to soccer on TV. You can tell the tall guy is here, right?

Smelling coffee, again. Also, sausage balls in the oven! Yummmmmm

Wishing Garrett didn't have to leave in a few hours. =(

Hoping the wind slows down a little bit for his drive. I worry!!!

Wearing pajamas and a hoodie. Cozy. Soooo cozy.

Feeling a little hungover, I gotta be honest.

Loving that we went to look at apartments yesterday. It's getting real, you guys. 

Clicking around, looking for a new iPad wallpaper. People post amazing freebies all the time, but now that I'm looking for them, of course I can't find them. 

Also, the May challenge prompt for today is to declare your love for one of your blog friends. And I have a few, because I'm a rule breaker and stuff.

The first beautiful lady I have to talk about is Stevie. Stevie is the best. She's funny, and sweet, and only five hours away! A blate is a real thing that's going to happen. Like, for real. 

The second is Adriana. Homegirl is FUNNY, you guys. I think she's the first blogger person I met over here, so we've been able to bond over our newness (and awesomeness).

The third is Mandy. Mandy and I were paired for Bigs & Littles, and she's been so helpful so far! She's also just as bad at returning emails as I am, so I know she's never going to get frustrated at me for not returning an email fast enough. 

Obviously, I've met so many great ladies. I feel so blessed!!!! 

[Linking up with Lauren and Jenni, of course]

Brain Dump.. I mean, Thursday Thoughts

Let me tell you guys. I buy the ID Iced Coffee in bulk from Costco. Well, last week, I bought some like I always do, forgetting that I had some unopened at home (I blame it on such a crazy week last week). Soooooo basically I had 3 unopened cartons of iced coffee... all that expire tomorrow.

There are worse problems to have, for sure. But man you guys, I am soooooooooooooooooooo caffeinated.

Anyway.

I'm excited for the weekend, even though it's gonna be super busy. We have a 30th birthday party, lunch with my BFF in from Baltimore, and we're going to try to squeeze in some time to look at a few apartments.

Do you guys watch Happy Endings? I've been way behind because last weekend we were busy, the week before they didn't air because of the Boston manhunt, and the week before I just forgot (thank god for DVR amirite?), so I caught up on two episodes last night. God, you guys. If you don't watch, I implore you to do so. So, so funny. I haven't laughed that hard at a TV show in a long time.

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I used my whisk last night when I made carbonara, and I laughed to myself because I remembered Meg's post about Mastering the Whisk last week. I looooove my whisk, and the pasta that I made. And the wine. Always the wine.

Happy Thursday to you guys! Hope you've all been having a great week so far!

(Linking up for Thursday Thoughts, of course!)

Sunday Currently

I've seen several bloggers with this mug. Great minds think alike, right?! 

Reading a transcript of the White House Correspondent's Dinner from yesterday. I watched it, but... I'm reading it now. Ridiculous, I know.

Writing a To Do list for the week.

Listening to House Hunters on TV.

Smelling coffee, again. 

Wishing I was still at Garrett's.

Hoping it stops raining before I leave for lunch (doubtful).

Wearing pajamas, still. And I am so cozy.

Feeling caffeinated and relaxed. Glad I got to sleep in. Also, a little antsy because I skipped my first Confetti Friday on Friday. Yeesh. There's just been way too much going on!

Loving being able to see my brother yesterday and today! 

Needing to do laundry. Any volunteers? 

Clicking through assorted Twitters and blogs, getting other people's reactions re: WHCD.

I've also been thinking a lot about Jenni's Write Every Day In May challenge. I already have a few posts planned, but I'm thinking I might just bite the bullet and do it! Her prompts will be a great backup on days where I can't think of anything to write. Is anyone else thinking about doing it too?

Hope you guys have all had a great weekend!!

[Linking up with Lauren]

Thursday Thoughts, and my first time co-hosting a Link-Up!

I'm co-hosting my very first link-up with Jaime, Jamie and Dani today and I'm super excited! I've never done this before, so you know, be gentle and stuff. =)

This week has been very.. umm... interesting. As you saw, Garrett's birthday was on Monday. I was planning on staying until Tuesday (I don't take off work for my own birthdays, but I'll do it in a heartbeat for other people's birthdays. I'm cool like that.) so we would have some time to relax and hang out and, you know, be a normal couple for a while. How novel, right? Our weekends usually fill up so quickly, especially now that we're planning a wedding, that it's really hard to find time to relax together.

I digress. Anyway, we got a call on Tuesday morning that Garrett's dad was scheduled to have heart surgery on Thursday to repair some blockages they found. We knew it was a possibility, as he's had a few appointments with doctors and cardiologists over the last few weeks, but it seemed to all happen really quickly. We went from "it's something the doctors want to keep an eye on" to "I'm having surgery in 48 hours" really fast. When stuff like that happens, obviously you want to be close by, not four hours away, right? Right. Garrett said I don't NEED to stay, but of course I'm going to. The doctors are super optimistic, so we're not too worried. Obviously we are, but it's pretty routine, so you know.

Anyway, me spending the week here was a nice surprise. We get to do normal things like go grocery shopping and talk about our days while we cook dinner. I mean, last night we sat and stared at each other for 20 minutes trying to decide what we were going to do for dinner. For those of you that live in the same are as your partner, it sounds ridiculous to notice things like that, but for us, mid-week dinner is absolutely a luxury.

So even though the reasons behind my staying all week are kind of crappy (keep Garrett and his dad and the rest of his family in your thoughts today!) it's been really nice to be able to just have a normal relationship for once.

And in case you're wondering, we ended up just picking up a pizza for dinner. Papa John's garlic sauce is my weakness. Not even sorry about it. =)

What's on your mind this week? Link up below!

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Sunday Currently

Sun's out, guns out!!!

(Don't worry, I'm judging myself.)

Today has been all about drinking on patios, maxi dresses, sunshine, baseball and laziness. And it has been wonderful.

Currently....

Reading nothing! I just finished Silver Linings Playbook (review forthcoming) and I haven't decided what I'd like to do next.

Writing tons of emails. I think I'm almost caught up! I'm awful at returning emails, so I'm pretty proud of myself.

Listening to Orioles baseball.

Smelling coffee. I spilled some earlier, so the smell is lingering. (Whoops!)

Wishing I didn't have to go home on Tuesday. Buh.

Hoping the grocery store won't be too crowded later.

Wearing that dress you see right there. It's Calvin Klein but I got it from Marshall's last year.

Wanting to eat all the birthday cupcakes. I'm not gonna. BUT I WANT TO.

Feeling content, relaxed, and excited for Garrett's birthday tomorrow!

Loving this wonderful, lazy weekend we've been having.

Needing the dishes to do themselves and my grocery list to write itself. 

Clicking through Bloglovin', catching up on everyone and finding some new blog friends!

[Linking up with Lauren]

Some Monday things...

• How I ever lived without International Delights Iced Coffee in my life is just beyond me.
• My weekend was good. Very relaxing. Got some good shopping done, and spent some QT with Meredith. One of us will be out of town the next two weekends, so I'm glad we got some time in!
• I watched the MTV Movie awards last night and they were awful. Just awful. Does that surprise anyone? No? Didn't think so.
• They DID show the first trailer for Catching Fire, and it looks amaaaaazing! See it here. I can't wait!
• I realized after I watched it that by the time it comes out, I'll be married!! So crazy.
• Several blogger friends have announced their pregnancies lately and I'm so excited for them! (No, YOU have baby fever. YOUUUUUU do.)
• I have a lot to do before I leave for Virginia on Friday. It makes me tired just thinking about it. But I miss that tall guy something fierce. And it's his birthday weekend! So excited.
• I'm so excited about Bigs and Littles! Getting the email this morning made me super happy, and I can't wait to get started!
• Several stores have some great online deals going on right now. I'm on a self-imposed spending freeze, but if I wasn't, I would probably be buying...

This colorblock tee from Neiman Marcus to throw on with my favorite white shorts and some flip flops
$50, take an extra 25% off all sale items

 This anchor tee from J. Crew because I love anything with an anchor on it. Seriously, anything.

$29.99, take an extra 30% all Final Sale items with code SPRINGTHAW

This striped georgette top from The Limited because I love things with stripes more than I love things with anchors, true story.

$49.50, take 50% off your highest-priced item, as well as 30% off each additional item

Also - linking up for the Monday Mingle today!

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