This past Wednesday was my birthday. I celebrated with friends and family at our local Mexican restaurant. I was spoiled to death and it was a fabulous birthday.

We also had a girls trip planned for this past weekend.

Friday: We left town around 12:30, stopped at McDonald's for lunch, and in Halls at Nails 1st. I was in need of a Shellac manicure and mom was needing a pedi. We ended up leaving around 4:30. We stayed in Goodletsville at a Country Inn and Suites. We stopped in Lebanon at the Premium Outlets and done a little shopping. We grabbed Jack in the Box for dinner and headed towards the hotel. We ended up getting there around 9 and we were asleep by 10. We were all exhausted.

Saturday: That morning my bff and I headed downstairs to grab breakfast. We brought mom some back to the room. We laid around and watched tv for a little while before getting ready. Mom wasn't feeling well so Mariah and I decided to go to Macy's while mom tried to feel better. Found two cute dresses and a shirt at Macy's for a whopping $20 total. We got back to the room and mom was feeling a little better so we headed to lunch at Panera Bread. Yummo! We then went to Tar-jay and to a couple more stores. We had originally planned to go to downtown Nashville that night but mom still wasn't feeling up to par and it was rainy so I decided we would get something to eat and head back to the room. Mariah ate Fasolies and Mom and I grabbed an order of wings and fried pickles from Hooter's. After we ate, Mariah and I went swimming for a little while. We then went back to the room, showered and went to bed.

Sunday: Mom was feeling much better. We done the same breakfast routine and then all got ready for the day. We left the hotel around 12:30 and went to a few more stores in Goodletsville. We then headed to downtown Nashville to eat lunch. We ate at Margaritaville which was super yummy. We then headed towards Lebanon for some more shopping. We ended up back on the road about 6:15. It was a long drive home in the rain and we ended up getting home about 11 our time.

Much needed weekend away! Pictures coming soon!

Happiness is...

• Thinking about the future.
• Late night talks with my momma. <3
• Looking forward to time with my second family.
• Having a sleepover with my "Big Sis" tomorrow night.
• Laughing uncontrollably over absolutely nothing.
• Being surrounded with such a wonderful church family.
• Being outside after dark. <3

Its okay!

I missed Thursday's "Its okay" link up so I'm doing it now...

Its okay...

to cry during Teen Mom because Corey breaks my heart every week.

to sleep in on Saturdays because its the ONLY day to.

to text my mom instead of walking into the living room to talk to her.

to appreciate living in a small town, just because farms are beautiful covered in snow.

to fall asleep with the light on and wake up 6 hours later, too lazy to turn it off still.

to be a few days late on this link up.

Happy Weekend Loves

Typical Sunday Morning for Me

As I was waking up this morning, I was thinking about how much I enjoy my Sunday mornings. About six months ago, I enjoyed my Saturday mornings, because I got to sleep in. I use to dread Sunday mornings, because they meant I had to wake up early for church. Now, I actually enjoy them. I try to get in bed before 12 on Saturday night, so I get enough sleep for Sundays.

I normally, set my alarm for 8:15, hit snooze a time or two. I'll finally get up between 8:30 and 8:45. I'll make my bathroom pit stop to pee and then I'll make my breakfast. Usually, an english muffin with Nutella on it and a protein shake. I'll come back to my bedroom and turn CMT on or listen to YouTube while I Facebook and read blogs. Around 9:30, I get up and take a shower and proceed to get ready for church. Usually we're out the door by 10:45.

After church, we usually eat lunch out town and then head home for a nap. Depending on what we have planned for that evening, depends on how long we sleep. :) Some nights, we have play practice, choir practice, or singing appointments. If that's the case, we normally head back to church around 6. It leads to a late dinner, but normally we're so full from lunch, it doesn't bother us. Once we're home, we start planning for the week.

Yes, Sundays are simple. But they're my favorite day of the week. I get to worship my Lord and Savior and spend the day resting.

Happy Sunday Ya'll!

Fitness Friday

My goal this week was to finally get back in the gym.

Success

I joined a women's only gym back in the summer and was working out 4 or 5 times a week. When the holidays came, I started slacking. I hadn't been back since November. I finally made an attempt to go back yesterday. I've been tracking calories for about two weeks now, via My Fitness Pal on my iPhone. I had started walking last week, which was a start to my fitness goals. It felt so good to be back in the gym yesterday.

Unfortunately, we have snow today and I won't be risking the drive to the gym, but I plan on going Monday. We are off from school for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so I plan on hitting it early. To my surprise, I was actually able to keep a steady pace on the treadmill and even accomplished some running. I was proud, because I hadn't worked out much at all. My arms are even sore today from the machines. I forgot the "high" I felt after a good work out.

I done okay eating this week. I know I could have done better, but I was extremely busy and I also had four Anatomy test this week, which lead to being stressed out. I loath to do better next week.

My goal for next week:

Track my calories each day and hit the gym at least 3 times!

New Years Eve

Hope everyone had a fabulous new years. I sure did. I spent the majority of the day just laying around. I finally took a shower and started getting ready. My plans for the night were still up in the air but I knew I wanted to go ahead and get ready. I got a text from one of my friends asking if I wanted to go eat Wasabi's in Knoxville and I told her of course. We headed to K-Town around 6. Once we got there, the wait was an hour and a half long, so we just goofed around in the car till time. Perfect time for a photo session. We enjoyed a spectacular meal and then headed back towards home. We got back in town around 11 and headed to Derek's house to play some pool and ping pong and wait for the ball to drop. Around 1, Jordyn and I headed back home. It was a great time well spent with great friends. I told Jordyn we may make it a tradition. :)

Friday Re-Cap

Today has been a great day. I slept in, woke up and started getting ready. Mom, Mariah, and I headed to Knoxville for the evening. Mom was in need of a pedi so Mariah and I tagged along. We ate Japanese at Kobe's which was delicious. Mariah and I stopped at my all time favorite ice cream shop; Marble Slab. Yummy. Now I'm just lazing around the house. Great relaxing, low key day! :)