The stockings were hung...

We are all really excited for Christmas around here!

Happy Birthday...to ME!

Source: carriedaway1.tumblr.com via Ashlee on Pinterest

Today is my birthday!

With all the craziness that is my life I didn't really count down or let the anticipation of my birthday build up too much for the last several weeks it has been I can't wait until December 14 and it's not because it was my birthday but because it's the day I'm taking my last final!

It's funny to think that exactly 10 years ago I was waiting to take my last final of my first year in college, it was the very last final on Friday, almost everyone had left the dorms and I was just as excited for the break (but mostly so I could get home and see my high school friends!) I can guarantee you that Ashlee never thought  she'd be still taking finals 10 years later! I can only imagine what Ashlee 10 years from now will be doing on our birthday but I hope it's something great (and I really really hope she's not still taking finals!!)!

I am getting exactly what I need for my birthday, a break from school! (and a cruise in two and half weeks!!!)

Do something awesome today! I'm more than happy to share some of the birthday magic with all of you I want everyone to have a Happy My Birthday day! 

The end is near!

Of the semester that is!

I got almost no sleep this weekend.

Which is completely against everything I believe in for finals week.

The dark circles under my eyes are so horrible there is no hiding them, but I'll keep trying.

Emily over at In the Life of Emily had a good post about preparing for finals...and even though I've had a few more semesters of college than she has, I found her finals motto to be such a great idea and one I'm going to be "borrowing" for sure...

"Dress well to test well"


Seriously it makes so much sense, while I still think it's important to be comfortable (no one wants to be messing with their clothes while they take a test). You better believe I'll have on my cutest outfits tomorrow and Wednesday!

Best to luck if you are testing this week!

Happy Friday Y'all!

It's the end of the semester and next week is finals week, which means every aspect of my life that isn't school is being severely neglected.

I only have to make it to Wednesday.

In the mean time if someone can make me one of these.....

Source: instructables.com via Tina on Pinterest

I'm so easily distracted by shiny things...

Nail Polish Swap!

Tis the season to swap!

I participated in Tara and Celia's nail polish swap. It was so much fun! 

My partner was Amanda at Simple Girl, Simple Pleasures and she did such a good job!

My package was wrapped in newspaper, I always love it when the boxes I get in the mail are wrapped! 

Inside there was a sweet note from Amanda (isn't her handwriting pretty?)

She sent me seven awesome colors! I told her I mostly wear pink but that I would love some fun new fall colors..

I'm really excited about the gray, it's out of my comfort zone but so fun!

and the fact that it dries fast is perfect for this impatient girl!

Thanks so much Amanda! I really loved the package!

You did what?

Garrett called me on Monday and asked me if I wanted to run a 5k race this weekend.

I was like sure! why not!

(it sounded like so much fun my brain forgot to remember that I haven't run in TEN months!)

When the panic set in, after that little bit of information was remembered, Garrett was like no big deal you just walked 60 miles in three days worse comes to worse you'll just walk the race no big deal.

Right! I can walk 3 measly miles no big deal! I bet I can even run part of them.

I.AM.AWESOME! (that's what my head was saying anyway)

I was even kinda pumped.

Then the registration email came through....

and it said blah blah blah bah you are signed up to run the 10k on 12/3.

I'm sorry what did that say? 10k? IS THIS EVEN REAL? I have not run one step in TEN MONTHS. I can't run 6 miles....that boy is INSANE!

When I called him he repeated his earlier advice you can always just walk it.

So that's cool tomorrow I'm supposed to run 6.4 miles in the rain with the wind blowing 30 miles an hour in the freezing cold.


Have I mentioned I have not run in 10 months?


I'll be sure to let you know how it goes.....

It's Birthday Month!

Everyone who lives in our house turns another year older this month.

My birthday is the 14th

Kuddles will be turning 6! on the 16th

Garrett's is the 23rd

It's a requirement to live with us...you must be born in December!

You throw all of those birthdays in there with Finals and Christmas and you have one crazy month.

(Speaking of finals and birthdays I have TWO finals on my birthday. BLAH.)

It's always a struggle to find time to make birthday's special when you have Christmas things to attend but it doesn't matter for as long as I can remember I have loved the month of December! This year will be no exception.

Here is to a great month!