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! 

Hang Up the Holly!

Haul out the holly!

Put up the tree before my spirit falls again!

Fill up the stocking,
I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now!
For we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute!!

                                Welcome to my Apartment! 

This is my Christmas tree and the little elf that helped me decorate it ;)

I like to decorate it with meaningful ornaments!

Like these!

And this one!

This is on my wall. 

I got this cute frame playing dirty Santa one year!

I display my Christmas cards along the bar.

I like to place my Christmas plates/bowls on the table! In the middle is a vase with ornaments.

My chalkboard cabinet :)

Christmas towels for the kitchen.

Nativity scene on my coffee table.

Adorable mustache Christmas tree pillow I couldn't resist!

Another nativity scene.

Cute decorations. Love my little ceramic tree!

Mesh wreath I made this year!



Thank you for "touring" my apartment this year! I hope you have a very Merry, Blessed Christmas!!!

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2:14