New Monday Thing

I have decided that on Mondays I am going to post a few quotes that I like.  It is on my Day Zero list to compile a book of my favorite quotes.  Well, I have had the book for a while now, but I have yet to get together any quotes. So,  here goes:

"It's the little moments that make life big"

- Unknown

"A gentle word, like summer rain, may soothe some hearts and banish pain

What joy or sadness often springs from just the simple little things."

-Willa Hoey

"Adopt the pace of nature; his secret is patience"

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Also, yesterday I finished reading the book "Girls in Trucks"

And have now moved on to the book "After You" by Julie Buxbaum.  So far, I LOVE this book.  I started it yesterday and I am currently more than halfway through it!

Sunday Stealing

 Its time for Sunday Stealing!

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY?

Yes, I have been to France, Spain, Italy, Monaco, Germany, Costa Rica, El Salvador and  Canada

35. WEAKNESSES?

Animals! I love them so much :)  I cant watch the Humane Society commercials, they make me cry!

37. FIRST JOB?

At a Vet Clinic Scooping poop

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?

Duh

39. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOUL MATE?

Yes, and I have found mine :)

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU DID STEALING?

Shopping for blinds for the window and toiletries

41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?

Nah *knocks on wood**

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?

My Eyes

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?

Nope

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?

A Mountain Bike and a bike rack for my car

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT AND WHAT DO YOU WANT THEIR NAMES TO BE? (OR IF YOU HAVE KIDS, TELL US ABOUT THEM.)

2 - I want a boy and a girl.  Girl - Either Aria Rose or Lorelai Grace and boy Logan (haven't decided on a middle name)

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

Nope

47. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TURN OFF OF THE SEX(ES) YOU'RE ATTRACTED TO?

Talking down to people and negativity

48. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LIKED ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?

My friends and most of the classes.  I liked high school

49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?

Alba (enviro. friendly) or herbal essences, depending on if I have the money to splurge on the alba or not

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?

Depends on the day

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?

Ham

52. ANY BAD HABITS?

Cracking my knuckles, biting my lip

53. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON?

Sometimes, it depends on the situation

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?

I'm really not sure, probably though

55. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?

Yeah

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?

Yes (It may be shallow but they do, at least I can admit it)

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?

Go to the gym

58. WOULD YOU RATHER GAIN 58 POUNDS OR LOSE 58 POUNDS?

Lose I guess, but then I'd be nothing, but I'd kill myself if I gained that much

59. WHAT'S YOUR MAIN GOAL IN LIFE?

Happiness - so far, so good :)

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?

I don't remember

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?

Way to many! I should probably delete some

62. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID?

Yes, I was

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?

Me? Never!

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?

hmmmmmm....both

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A LOVER?

I look for someone that is going to treat me well

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?

Jenn is my only one

67. FAVORITE SUPER POWER?

Flying! It would be so cool!

Fill in the Blank Friday

1. If my house was on fire and I could only grab 3 things I would grab picture box, purse and Mr. Bear

2. A smell I really like is Code by Armani!  My boyfriend wears it and I got it for him for Christmas because he ran out in the fall.  It broke my heart when he ran out of that stuff!

3. Something you might not know about me is that I have a half webbed toe...yeah.  Its funny looking and the first person to ever notice it and say something was my friend Kris. Until I was about 7, I thought it was normal.

4. Some of my favorite websites to putter about on are Facebook and Dayzero.  That's pretty much all I get on.

5. This weekend I will be moving, moving, working and then more moving.  We were going to go to VA Sunday to see baby Alaya, but it may not be financially possible with the bills + the new mattress that need to be paid off.

6. Nothing makes me happier than summer!  I miss you so much, summer!

7. A bad habit I have is procrastination!  I always put off things that I don't want to do.  That is what is making moving so hard for me.  I have to go through everything and get rid of stuff all at one time.  I really should start going through my clothes seasonally and I should really stop buying shoes (another bad habit)!

 

Happy Friday!!! 

Three Things Thursday

1. SNOW

The snow and I have a love/hate relationship.  I love the snow when I am in my house with nowhere to go.  I think it is very pretty and it makes me happy.  On the other hand, when I have to go to work and shovel said snow from gas pumps and parking lots and porches, we become quick enemies!  I rather enjoyed the snow yesterday when I had off work and was able to have a nice movie/book day.  Today, however, the snow and I are not too fond of each other.  The great thing about my current store is that I have a manager who is willing to be right there with me shoveling, making it a little more fun! Thanks Tawnya! 

2. MY SEMESTER OFF

At the end of my last semester in school I decided to take this spring semester off.  I was wondering for a while if it was a good decision; today I decided that it was.  I decided to change my major to Health and Fitness which meant that I was going to need to switch schools.  Since this school was not listed on my FAFSA I would not get financial aid at all for this semester. So, financially this was a great decision.  Also, I am moving out of my house into a new one and it is a little stressful and I will be worried about bills and such a lot more now, taking the semester off will relieve some of that stress.  Once I am settled in an comfortable with my financial situation, I will be much better off as far as school goes. 

3. FITNESS GOALS

One of my closest friends, Vicky is getting married on June 18th!!! This means that my butt needs to get in shape to look good in a bridesmaids dress!  So far I have been OK about getting to the gym.  This snow is making it a little harder (hate), however the digging is still giving me some exercise (love).  My plan to get into shape is to go to the gym 5/6 days per week doing cardio 4 days per week and weights 5/6 days per week.  This is what I did while I was at school at James Madison U and I was in the best shape of my life at that point.   I am hoping *fingers crossed* that I can keep this up until the big day! At some point I will be posting my workout plan on this blog I just haven't decided how yet.  I also plan to do a fitness update every saturday with my weeks accomplishments listed.  I am hoping that by doing this, I stay on top of my workouts. 

Congrats Vicky and Steve!

#39 - Day Zero Update!

I FINALLY finished the book "The Client" by John Grisham.  Oh my lord was that a slow book, and don't even get me started on the ending! Read my review here

Now I can finally start my next book, which will hopefully be better!  I am going to be reading "Girls in Trucks" by Katie Crouch.

Happiness

An AWESOME Workout

A Good Book

Friends Getting Married

Pretty Little Liars

(its OK, make fun)

Weird!

It is going to be weird not doing the 30 day challenge anymore! I'll have to come up with things to write all on my own, uh oh.  We'll see how this goes...

30 Day Challenge - Day 30

#30 - A Picture  (ahem a few pictures, because I can never do just one?)

My favorite tattoo of mine (I have 3)

Home Sweet Home - Baltimore City

Me and my best girls at girls night

Me and my friend John at radio city music hall in NYC

Me and my girls - Halloween 2010

My favorite place - Havre de Grace

Me and Heather in DC

Partay

All of us at my alma mater - James Madison University

New Years 2009 at my Apt. at JMU

Besties in Arizona

California 2008

Me and the best at Bethany beach DE

Me and Kels on the way to the beach

Josh in Philly watching.....

...Kris kick ass at Wawa Idol (and win!)

Luau Party

30 Day Challenge - Day 29

#29 - 3 Wishes

1. To Have a Horse (I love horses and riding and I always have)

2. To Have A Job That I Love (Personal Training!)

3. To Marry The Love Of My Life (this silly boy here)

BABY!!!!

I am SOOO EXCITED!!! My Boyfriends Brother and his Wife welcomed their daughter into the world this morning!!!  Alaya Nicole - 6lbs 4oz 18 inches born at 2am.  I am so excited to get to meet her! We are planning to go down to visit on the 14th and 15th of next month!!! :)

She looks just like her Mommy

30 Day Challenge - Day 28

#28 - Something That Stresses You Out

This is where I work currently.  I hate my job and have been looking for a new one for a while.  Knowing I have to come in here stresses me out. 

School. I love school but it does stress me out because I am a perfectionist and need to get good grades. I also tend to take a huge course load, so I get stressed out around exam time.

30 Day Challenge - Day 27

#27 - Pets

This is my most recent pet, Buddy.  He was by far the best dog EVER! He was so well behaved and so much fun.  I have also had 2 Gerbils (which turned into 6 when mine gave birth then turned into 4 when we gave the males to my cousin), two foxhounds named Penny and Sandy and when I was born my parents had a Springer Spaniel named Barney.

This right here is my future puppy (hopefully very near future ;) )my boyfriends dog Mika (a pit, lab mix) who I am hoping to bring to live with me sometime soon so that she is not so far away (she is currently in VA).

30 Day Challenge - Day 26

#26 - A Picture of Your Family 

My Mom's side at My Uncles Wedding in CO (Dad, Me, Sister, Mom, Brother, Uncle Steve, Aunt Katie, Oma, Howard, Cassidy, Jess, Luke (Jakes not born) Aunt Sandy and Uncle Frank

Dads Side (Minus Me and Uncle Karl) - Amy, Granny, Jason, Dad, Mom , Uncle Doug, Aunt Kelly, Aunt Laurie, Alison, Michelle, Jim

Mom, her Stepmom Phyllis and Grandpop

30 Day Challenge - Day 25

# 25- Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 song

 

1. Just a Dream by Carrie Underwood

2. Grandpa (tell me 'bout the good old days) by The Judds

3. Wild at Heart by Gloriana

4. When I Look at You by Miley Cyrus

5. She's Country by Jason Aldean

6. Somebody by Reba McEntire

7. Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood

8. Sweet Dreams by Beyonce

9. Speak Now by Taylor Swift

10. Eight Second Ride by Jake Owen

30 Day Challenge - Day 24

#24 - Something You've Learned

Well, in the past 2 weeks I have learned that moving is a great time to get rid of stuff you don't need/want anymore.  I have so much stuff that I haven't looked at in years and I am so glad to be getting rid of it all.

In the past month I have learned that you can save a ton of money by NOT eating at restaurants!!! I usually went out to eat 3 times per week! Now I have cut it down to maybe once every two weeks and I have saved so much money!

30 Day Challenge - Day 23

#23 - Favorite Vacation

This is a hard one for me.  A lot of the trips that I went on were considered volunteer trips, so they were not really vacations.  As far as a vacation goes, I'm going to have to say either Maine or Colorado.  I went to both in 2005.  I went to Colorado for my Uncle Steve's wedding and fell in love with the state!  I went to Maine with my youth group to go camping and hiking and I had a blast!

Colorado:

Maine:



30 Day Challenge - Day 22

#22 - Favorite City 

Toulon, France: 

Town and port, capital of Var département, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur région, southeastern France. It is France’s principal naval base and has an arsenal, the most important of the Mediterranean drydocks, and shipbuilding yards. Toulon’s fine bay opens to the east. The most sheltered part, the Petite Rade and the Darse Vieille, in the west, is largely under control of the French Navy, with a well-protected anchorage. The Grande Rade, to the east, is easier of access. The Faron Mountains form an imposing backdrop to the town.

I stayed in this town during my visit to Europe in 2006.   I did a "homestay" with a lady named Miti.  She was very welcoming and easygoing. I had a great time during my stay and fell in love with the town.  

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