Day 2

Day 2: Picture of the person you have been closest with the longest.

This is Angie. I have been friends with her since I was born. Actually before that even. Our parents were best friends and we lived next door to each other growing up. She is the sister I never had. We have been there for each other for as long as I can remember. We had a little bit of a falling out as most friends do sometimes and we are trying to rebuild a friendship/sisterhood as we speak. She is my best friend and always will be. She is the sister I never had.

Day 1

Day 1: Picture of yourself and 10 Facts

1. I can't go a day without at least one diet coke. McDonalds has the best and it's only a $1

2. I love all dogs. I would have one in a heartbeat if I could. I am just not home enough to care for it.

3. I am a quiet person. My job forces me not to be so I am working on that.

4. I love decorating. I am constantly finding things and rearranging and decorating my house.

5. There is nothing a glass of pinot grigio can't fix.

6. I am so not photogenic at all. I untag myself all the time from photos because I look awful.

7. Favorite color is pink. I buy things just because they are pink and sparkly.

8. The salesgirl at Express knows my name... I might have a little shopping problem

9. I love country music especially Carrie Underwood she's my fav.

10. I am still a hopeless romantic and believe one day it will happen for me.

I have been seeing several people doing this 30 Day Picture Challenge on Facebook and as well on their blogs. I figured this would be a great way to ease myself back into the blogging world.

Here is a list of the challenges:

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts
Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show
Day 04 - A picture of your night
Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory
Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item
Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate
Day 12 - A picture of something you love
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity
Day 19 - A picture and a letter
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change
Day 25 - A picture of your day
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

I'll be back tomorrow with Day 1 of the challenge.

How to stop the world from spinning

I have been on vacation for two weeks now. I thought it was going to be a great relaxing couple of weeks at home. I had been looking forward to not being on an airplane and being home with the people I love. It's been the total opposite of that. I can not wait until I go back to work on Sunday. I have to get away and for those of you that know me know I hate to be away from home and flying. I just feel like my world is spinning out of control and I don't know how to stop it. It's like one thing after another that keeps happening. I just don't know what to do anymore. Can I please just catch a break?

Burberry

I have a slight obsession with Burberry. I just love how its so classic and never goes out of style. I have been eyeing this bag for months. I am on vacation right but I decided not to go anywhere so I am thinking about picking up an extra trip during my time off and it would pay for this bag. Then I can finally stop drooling everytime I walk past it at the mall.

New Work Bag

I have been needing a new black purse to take to work since the one that I take now is falling apart. It's a coach bag that I have had for years and it finally bit the dust. Well in the mail last week I recieved a 25% off coupon to Coach and of course I have to go to the store and look. I have been searching for a new bag for awhile and for work I can only have solid black so when I walked into the Coach store they had a solid black bag. Not that I needed to buy a Coach purse for work I did it anyway. At least I had a coupon. That makes it better right? And when I got home and looked in my bag they gave me a free keychain.

136 Derby

I love this time around Louisville. There is so much to do and things going on everywhere but now I am sad its over and already looking forward to next year. Usually I go to the Derby but this year my parents had box seats for the oaks so I went the Oaks instead. It was a beautiful day and perfect for a day at the races. I even won a little bit of money while I was there. Here are a few pictures from Oaks. I ended up making my own hat and I loved the way it turned out.

Roommate-less

Well today my roommate who has lived in my house for a year officially moved out. This is the first night I have had to stay by myself in my house. I contemplated on getting another roommate but I think it's time to be on my own. Well at least I am going to try it for awhile. I'm excited to finally be living on my own but also a little nervous. I have never lived without a roommate. I am excited to have an empty room that I can decorate now. I'll say one thing though I'll definately have my alarm set tonight though.

Spring Cleaning

One of the drawbacks of living in an older house is not having any closet space. I filled the closets in my bedroom and office very quickly so I had to build a makeshift closet in the basement. So today I got tired of trying to shove more stuff in the closet so I decided to do a little spring cleaning. I filled 5 garbage bags full of clothes to take to the consignment store. Anything I hadn't worn in the past year I got rid of. Now I can actually shut the doors on all my closets. The bad thing is now I want to go shopping for new stuff. So I am off to the mall now..

Patio Furniture

I went into Home Depot a couple of weeks ago to get a light fixture and what did I end up finding... Brand new patio furniture. I saw it and I thought it was perfect for my backyard. I am so excited it got delivered today and of course I had to get it out of the box and put it all together today. I felt like a child on Christmas morning. It's funny how you get older things like patio furniture are exciting. This is a picture of the furniture I bought..

So now that I have furniture I have a new project to do this weekend... Build a deck for the furniture.. My parents are coming and we are going to try and knock it out this weekend.. Wish me luck

I could get used to this

Being a flight attendant sometimes you know where you're going and sometimes you don't. I was on call this weekend and I got an awesome trip to sunny Fort Lauderdale. I was so excited because the hotel that we stay at is right on the beach. I got to spend the day laying in the sun and walking on the beach. It was so nice just to have the sun on my face and be in 70 degree weather. Needless to say I don't want to leave and go back to Chicago tonight but I do get to go home tomorrow morning so thats a plus. Here is a picture of where I spent my day. I hope I get a trip like this next week when I go back to work because I could sure get used to this.

Finished Product

Now that I have lived in my house for almost a year I have my bedroom the way I want it. I searched for the perfect fabric to make curtains and I finally found it. I think it makes the room look complete.

Dog Sitting

My brother is out of town for the week so I am dog sitting until Friday. I love having Stella around. How could you resist this face anyway?

You can never have too many shoes right?

So I have been eyeing this fabulous Tory Burch wedges for months now but I didn't want to spend the money. I finally gave in today and ordered them from Neiman Marcus, they had free shipping so I couldn't resist. I can't wait until they get here. I think I could wear them everyday.

Before & After

I kept thinking my kitchen needed a little something to spice it up.

I kept searching for things to fix it and then I found some incredible silk fabric on sale that was in the same color palatte as my walls. So I had drapes made. I think it turned out well. Now I just have to find some fabric for my living room but it's just so expensive so I am searching..

I love the beach

I haven't been on a real vacation in years, working and going to the beach doesnt count.. so I decided it was time for a vacation. So I ended up going to Charleston, South Carolina. It is so beautiful there and the weather is so nice. I absolutely fell in love with the city. I went down there to visit an old friend and since he lives there I had my own personal tour guide. I was the there for a week and I even ended up staying an extra night because we were having so much fun. My favorite part of the whole trip was when we took his boat out on the water and visited different islands . It was relaxing and peaceful. Here are few pictures from that day. This first picture is just of the inner harbor. I love all the sea grass there. This is where anchored the boat and layed out in the sun. This is capers island. A beautiful sunset. My captain/ tour guide aka KevinIt was so windy on the front of the boat.

It's officially fall

I apologize for my lack of blogging. I am really trying to update more often. I have been working alot here lately and so I have neglected my house. I came home on Sunday to find my front yard looking like a jungle. I worked in the yard for almost 6 hours on Monday and mind you I don't have a very big yard. I raked leaves, mowed the yard, and even weed eated ( is that a word). The joys of owning a home. The next project is to decorate for fall. I'll have pictures soon!

Who needs a handyman anyway?

I woke up this morning to a soaking wet bathroom floor. Somehow my toilet had overflowed all over the floor and was leaking in my basement. Now that I don't live in an apartment anymore I can't call for their handyman to come fix my toilet. So I called my dad and he told me what I needed to do to fix it so off I went to Home Depot. The men in Home Depot looked at me like I was crazy in there buying plumbing supplies. I came home and fixed the problem. I was so proud of myself. Who needs a handyman when I have myself?

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Well it's that time again.. Time for me to head back to work. I'm off to Chicago to sit reserve, which means I am on call tomorrow morning, so there is no telling where I'll end up tomorrow night. Hopefully it will be somewhere warm and sunny!

Home Sweet Home

I finally made home this morning. After working until 2AM and then getting on a flight at 7AM home I was worn out when I got home and was so looking forward to crashing in my bed for a couple of hours. I feel like a new person now but while I was napping I noticed my room gets really bright and it made it hard to sleep. When I first moved in my house I bought cheap curtains so I would at least have something and I have been meaning to change them but I just haven't gotten around to it. So now I want to go and get new curtains. Here is a picture of my room now. 

I really want to get black and white in a pattern of some sort. I just don't know where to go and look. Anyone have any ideas?