my husband has got skills!

my husband has awesome remodeling skills (among many other skills, i must add)! this weekend jon tiled our guest bathroom! he'd already demolished what was originally the guest bathroom and then started the remodeling part, but this weekend brought the tiling project. tiling was something new for him...he's watched/helped his dad tile our kitchen and master bathroom, but this weekend he did it all by himself...and i must say, it looks amazing! in the next few nights we have to grout it and seal the grout, but he got the biggest part done this weekend! next comes getting the sheetrock ready to paint, painting the walls, installing the vanity and toilet, tiling the shower, and getting the tub reglazed...and in the end our guest bathroom is going to look spectacular thanks to my husband's awesome skills! you're the best, baby! xoxo

donating blood

earlier this week, i heard about a local blood drive so i decided to make an appointment and donate today. it was a great experience! i went before work and everyone was so friendly and nice. they even had doughnuts, that believe it or not, i turned down!!! as they finished up the process with me, they thanked me for giving enough blood to save 2 lives....what an awesome way to start the day!

as i was leaving the american red cross center i was looking at my facebook page, and a friend of mine from high school who is now a nurse had commented on my status about donating blood. she said that she had just "hung donated blood" for a patient last night. that made me feel even better about donating this morning! i definitely encourage everyone who can to donate blood right now because there is a shortage...and you never know when you might be the one who needs it!

still trying to catch up on sleep...

i had an awesome time in myrtle beach this weekend with the girls! we celebrated amy's birthday with burgers, beer, and cupcakes friday night...relaxed by the pool after a morning walk on the beach on saturday...headed out for japanese and hit the bars/clubs at broadway saturday night (followed by a late night papa john's pizza before bed!)...ate krispy kreme doughnuts for breakfast on sunday and stopped by the outlets for a little shopping before heading back to charleston! wow, was it a fun filled weekend, but i collapsed on the couch when i got home sunday afternoon! i still feel like i'm trying to catch up on sleep...and it's wednesday! the other girls got up way earlier than i usually do on the weekends, so i think i missed out on my few extra hours of zzzz's saturday and sunday mornings! oh well, it was definitely worth it! i can't wait for the next girls weekend away in the spring hopefully!

another week is halfway over already...where is the time going?! jon was out of town last night, so i headed to bed early with a book! i'm looking forward to seeing him tonight though and can't wait to spend the weekend working on our guest bathroom remodeling project with him (i'm being serious, not sarcastic actually!)...we are going to be tiling this weekend! i'll post pictures when we are done...i'm super excited about the colors we've picked out for it! xoxo

another quote...too funny!

so jon and i met my cousin, edwin, and his family for dinner last night and i saw the most hysterical sign in the bathroom of the restaurant. on the back of the stall the sign said "please remain seated during the entire performance"! how funny is that?! personally i prefer to hover during the performance in public restrooms, but i make sure to clean the seat before i exit the stall!

the weekend is almost here! i'm looking forward to getting some sun (if the weather cooperates!) and catching up with friends that i haven't seen in a few weeks! life as an adult is so damn busy, and i miss seeing my friends! must make more time for catching up during the week! xoxo

life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...

i just saw an awesome quote in an email - "life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain!" how true is that?! just thought i would share....

just another day...

today has been just another day...wake up, work, gym, home, and soon it will be sleepy time! today was busy at work, and by the time i got to the gym i didn't really feel like working out. i pushed through it though and got a little bit of a workout tonight!

i'm super excited about getting my hair "did" tomorrow! i always look forward to my hair appointments, and tomorrow is one of those days! not sure if i will make any drastic changes (probably not!), but it always feels good to have a fresh hairdo!

that's all for tonight! xoxo