Non-Resolutions in 2015

     I know we are nearly 2 weeks into the new year and it's a little late for resolutions. So, it's a good thing I'm not making any right?! I usually love to start the new year fresh with goals and good intentions to improve myself. This year, I just wasn't feeling it. I just want to live, you know? Not make a list of requirements or reach a certain size or read a certain number of books, etc, etc lol. And I was okay with my decision. But there are a couple of ideas that have been circulating in my mind the past couple of days. Driving home today, I thought these could be my Non-Resolutions, so to speak. Things I want to do that I would absolutely LOVE, but if they don't work out, I'm not going to beat myself up for not achieving them. And I decided to write this post so I don't forget these things hahaha! Maybe I will think of some other things to add to my list later!

1. Buy a home. Whoa, this is big. HUGE. But I'm seriously considering this. I would love a home of my own and to have a craft room. Like this one I saw on Pinterest!! Seriously, how cute is that??!! I totally want a pretty chandelier in mine too ;)

2. This is very random---Apply to be a contestant on WHEEL OF FORTUNE. I love watching the show and especially solving the final puzzle. The chances of being chosen are very low, but hey, it doesn't hurt to try, right?! I really think it would be fun just to apply, lol. 

3. This is random too. But, I really love names and often read baby name blogs. There are TONS by the way. My friend Meghan tells me a lot that I should have my own baby name blog. I honestly don't have enough ideas to pull that off, but for the first time today I actually seriously considered writing a blog post about names and submitting it to be featured on one of the blogs I follow. I just need a good idea and research it, lol!

4. I enjoy sewing. I am interested in finding a way to combine this hobby/interest with helping people. Fingers crossed!

So, wish me luck!! I have plenty of time to figure these things out, and they are things I genuinely will enjoy doing, so I have high hopes that I will accomplish my Non-Resolutions this year!

Ringing in 2015

     I decided it would be fun to go somewhere for New Year's Eve. But where?? I heard about Lady Antebellum being in Nashville, so I looked it up and sure enough, it was FREE! I asked my friend Lauren, if she wanted to go and she was totally game! I haven't seen her in about a year and a half, so it was SO much fun to be able to catch up. Plus, she has a talent for finding fun things to do and she is a big fan of Nashville and was pretty much my tour guide. We went to a really fun restaurant NYE and I ordered hot chicken. It was sooooo delicious!!! We then hung out downtown with thousands of people waiting for midnight. I really enjoyed watching the fireworks and confetti at midnight! Oh and they have a music note that drops too! The next day we went to the Opryland area and shopped and walked around the Gaylord Inn. It is soooo huge and decorated pretty on the inside. We did a lot of walking which was kinda tough but good overall to help burn off calories lol. I had a ton of fun and I'm so glad I got to make the trip!!!

2014: A Look Back

2014 is now history. But it was quite a remarkable year.......

Bought a car
Turned 30! What?!
Paid off my student loans :)
Color Run!
Went Parasailing, what an adventure!
Went to the Beach
Got to see Michael Buble in concert!!!!!!
Toured Helen Keller's birthplace
Found out I will be an AUNT to a baby GIRL!
Completed my quilt!!!
Made new friends
Celebrated weddings and births with old friends
And last but not least, rang in 2015 in Nashville!!! 

And let's not forget these fun moments:

*** As I was writing this, I realized how glad I am that I have a blog because I forgot about a lot of these things!!!***

Christmas Break

     One of the best perks of working at a school is all the breaks we get! My Christmas Break has been SO fun and relaxing. Very, very much needed this year!! I normally drive immediately to my parents' house but this year, I stayed at my place a couple of days to get some quality "Me" time lol. I got to hang out with my friend Meghan. We had quite an interesting craft night and watched the movie Elf. It was fun to do something different and let our creative energy flow!

     We had a fun Christmas! My brother and his wife came over for breakfast---quiche, banana bread, and fruit salad---yum yum :) Then we exchanged gifts, which is always fun! Over the weekend, my mom and I went post-Christmas shopping. I was on the hunt for some sweet smelling perfume and a new curling iron. I scored both! Then, I went to see the Unbroken with my brother and sister-in-law. It was an amazing story and I want to read the book now. While I was at home I was determined to finish cutting out the pieces to my next quilt-a butterfly quilt. It was a chore! I bet I spent 8 hours total of measuring and cutting. But now I am ready to sew it all together! Oh, and I also got to meet my friend Merrill for lunch and shop a little afterwards. It was so much fun to catch up with her! Overall, it was a very fun, relaxing week!