who is she?! pt.1

 so the other day at work someone called from District Magazine (a publication out of Houston) and she asked to interview me for a small story about women in the Houston area.

sounds like an amazing thing, right?! 

(except she didn't get a picture or anything, it is probably like a side panel story)

either way it got me thinking.

People are more intrigued with our lives than we think.

I feel like I am pretty "normal" and practical so I felt really silly answering the questions, but they were in such a fun format that I thought I should do what all creative people do- 

steal someone else's idea! :) 

so I am planning on introducing a fun person in my life every Friday for a fun thing called:

I am going to go ahead and take over this first Friday for ya (so she is obviously ME)

 and answer some of the questions I was asked, plus a few more:

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(and these aren't literally what is going on at.this.very.second.)

What is she wearing?

She is wearing a black blazer, dark skinny jeans, and far too many bracelets.

maybe glasses if she is feeling artsy (or driving at night)

What is she listening to?

Ellie Goulding Radio on Pandora (got that concert coming up in March!)

also, Beyonce's XO is on repeat,

 Lorde's Pure Heroine album,

and the new rap station 93.7 while driving.

Where is she going?

everywhere. literally.

but most excitingly, VEGAS in February for Magic Market & a fun girl's trip.

and lots of weddings this spring.

What is she reading?

Live 10 by Terry A.Smith,

the Verse of the Day every morning,

and quotes on Pinterest.

What is she working on?

adding more pieces to the online store,

the desire to want to workout,

making the bed every morning,

& being a good friend.

What is her favorite part of the day?

in the morning, that chill time before the day starts,

catching up on dumb shows and browsing the internet.

(unless I have something really fun planned for that night)

What is she eating?

lately lots of cheeses with wine,

(I've been obsessed with cheese lately lol)

My Fit Foods for lunch,

and fried pickle spears with ranch, please!

What is she drinking?

water water water (with Crystal Light drops),

Michelob Ultra with a lime,

or a Large Unsweet Tea from Chick fil A,

and wine :)

What is she loving?

time with friends,

the current Houston weather (not too cold, not too hot),

hope,

black flats,

& fresh flowers.

(that I bought myself just bc they were pretty)

What is she watching?

Courtney Loves Dallas

(bc Courtney & I are supposed to be friends IRL),

Sport's Center,

& football for a couple more weeks... 

___________

Have a great weekend !!

words.

so people often tell me they like my blog bc there are lots of pictures and not a lot of words.

...I mean I really hang out with the intelligent crowd lol


anyway let's change things up a little bit and do lots of words today.
(they are in picture form, so maybe it will help those of you who don't really read much out.)

sometimes I am an emotional girl.  eeek.
maybe it is all the Mumford that has been playing on Pandora today or something lol
 but here are a few of my very favorite reads:

okay if that evoked too much emotion:

have a great Wednesday guys! 

nye

getting 2013 out of here!

I spent NYE with some of my very favorite people.

there is just a comfort level that you cannot explain with them.

-random rant: I feel like sometimes people feel like we haven't "stepped out of the box" or met new people bc we are still close friends, false! I have done both & met amazing people of all different life paths. I still choose to be these peoples friend too. I choose every time I call or text or make plans with them.  we are not friends of convenience, we do have to work at this thing to make it last so long.  (I mean Jessica even face timed us at midnight bc we could't be together) so even though sometimes it seems like we are just this group of friends and life is so easy, we all have different relationships, jobs, cities where we live and we have to put in time in our friendships, just like any relationship!-

back to the sparkly dresses:

I so wanted to wear pjs to the party, but it is the one day you can totally get away with wearing sparkles, so we did that!

holly, blair, & I are reppin' that PLT

champs for everyyyyyone

the aggies did some weird ritual dance...

but really that was a great game!

so here we gooooo 2014!

two things I never put together.

My Birthday & Christmas.

NEVER EVER as a child could they be put together, 

my parents were always champs about keeping the separation,

 since the celebrations are only four days apart. 

but look at me now, all old and mature and putting Christmas & my Birthday on the SAME blog post.  funny how you don't care as much about certain things the older you get.

(but you better NOT even wrap December birthday gifts in Christmas wrapping paper. ever.)

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Christmas is a little funky the older I get bc nobody in our family is having children.

(My cousin Ivy & I  aren't there just yet)

so I really just sat here for two days straight bc it is my happy place.

I showed the ladies of the family my boutique and went to church for the Christmas Eve Service.

There is something about going to church on Christmas Eve that just makes me really happy.

We never really went when I was younger, but I am glad it is something I've added in over the years.

we added a new family tradition this year:

FAM JAM

(basically everyone on my dad's side is musically inclined, yeah it skipped this girl)

my dad on the drums. aunt julie on the vocals. uncle kelly on the guitar. uncle dennis on the guitar and vocals. cousin ivy on the keyboard and vocals.

everyone headed out on Christmas morning, which ended up being perfect bc everyone was getting sick... weird. it didn't hit my family so maybe it was some h-town crud.


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and then 4 days later...

I TURNED 25!
which is completely crazy to me.
I am not scared of getting older or anything, but I totally get why people say
"omg I feel like I just graduated yesterday"
bc it does, but really almost 7 years out of hs and almost 3 years out of college.

and you know you are officially "old" when you have a coffee on your bday.

(or maybe I was excited to use my new Keurig) 

I didn't really want to do too much, but I feel like all bdays should be celebrated.

it was the last Sunday of regular season football, so there we had it:

Sunday Funday!

we watched ALL the games, ate junk food, had drinks... basically the best day ever with my favorite people.

a huuuuuge thank you to everyone that came and celebrated, texted, called, or facebooked.

birthdays are fun bc you feel so special, and I really did on that day!

and you just know it was a success if you end the night at Whataburger.

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and yes, I might have shed a tear on my birthday bc everything went right for the Steelers to make the playoffs, and then KC had to go and miss a field goal and then lose in overtime.

-talk about a buzz kill-

maybe next year Steelers :)

december.

December was ridiculously crazy.

If Christmas/My Bday/NYE aren't enough,

I seemed to have something going on consistently.

but I love crazy, so it worked!

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Here is a little of the fun:

-My family & I went to see Elf.

I'm not going to lie and say it was better without Will Ferrell.

-I hosted our 2nd Annual Wine Swap.

always a good time seeing all my girlfriends in the same room.

here is my apartment when it was all pretty for Christmas.

-Chris had a birthday!

-Sunday Funday

-I finally got to try Jus Mac & see Jay Z... in the same night!

and yeah, they were both everything I wanted.

-Fun girl's night

Jamie brought us homemade wine, lovely!

-Sarah came into town! 

always good to see her & glad Jess was home for a little bit too!

I go waaaay back with all these girls.

-night out with my pals.

-Birthday Eve Rockets game with my favorites.

and the Rockets won!

 -a double dose of midtown with these pretty ladies.

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It was such a fun,busy month.

but I will be perfectly honest in saying sitting home on the couch is far more "my thing" 

most of the time lol 

so if you need me, that is will you will find me for a while, catching up on lots of sleep! 

January has been the complete opposite thus far :)