Spring Break!

To my fellow college gals - HAPPY SPRING BREAK! I know not everyone is on spring break right now, but many colleges and universities are. I'm home for the week, working and spending time in my kindergarten classroom, but am going to get out of town for a few days!
This past week was really crazy - besides my midterm, I also got to sub for the first time! I was called in on Wednesday to sub for a second grade teacher who was stuck at home from the {miniature and quite depressing} "snow storm" we had. It was a 2-hour delay and there was a full-time student teacher so I didn't have to do much, but that was a relief! I was actually way more nervous than I thought I would be so it was nice to have someone else there to be in charge ;)
I am thankful to have this week off from school and am SO excited about my half-marathon next Sunday!! I am planning out my green outfit as we speak :)
On Tuesday I am headed to Greensboro for my first baseball games of the season! Lehigh will be playing two games at UNCG on Tues and Wed. Yes, I'm excited to see the games but I am more excited to see Steven who I haven't seen since February 2nd! Oh, LDR probs. Expect lots of pictures from that mini trip!
Anyway, I am back to blogging this week and excited about it :) I have two awesome reviews coming up & showing y'all my new haircut! Shortest it's been since the 8th grade...yikes!
Hope y'all have a blessed Sunday -- it is GORGEOUS here in Virginia :)

Weekend Recap; Welcome, October!

I'm back from my trip to Pennsylvania! I had so much fun, as always.   I'll admit -- it isn't easy being 6 hours away from Steven all year, but it's worth it. Our LDR is something I've come to accept and live with. It isn't ideal but at least I always have something {trips to see him} to look forward to.
All day Saturday was spent here:

The baseball field. Surprised? Me neither. They had a triple header which was so painful, but at least we made it home for the second half of the VT game. SIGH -- don't get me started on that game.
We made sure to go to my favorite place for lunch on Sunday:

"The Shiny Place", as we call it, is our favorite diner. There are lots of diners up there, but this is our favorite. They have the best food & desserts! We got a slice of carrot cake but I was digging in to that SO fast I didn't even have time to get a picture...whoops!
We didn't do anything super special or out of the ordinary, but honestly, that is okay with me. I would rather order pizza & watch Puss in Boots {yes, that happened} than drive somewhere because being together is all I really care about.
Enough mushy relationship talk for now.
Now, it's time for OCTOBER!

I am so happy it's October - although I wish it hadn't started off with rain. I officially feel "fall-ish"...I'm going to go buy 3 Leaves candles for the apartment and go to the pumpkin patch this weekend!!
We only have one home football game this month. Kind of weird, but I'm okay with it since I have lots to get done!
It's also officially only 35 days until this ship comes home from her final deployment with my big brother on it... :) :) :)

EXCITEMENT!


Happy Monday!

Cheesecake, Tears & Looking Forward

That's probably the most random title I've ever come up with, but it describes my weekend!
I traveled to Annapolis to watch the last weekend of baseball games for the season.Lehigh needed to, essentially, win them all to make it to the playoffs.They won both games Saturday, so everyone was feeling optimistic!However on Sunday they weren't so lucky and dropped both games to Navy.They put up a fight, though, and the team should be very proud of themselves...especially the seniors!They were all hugging after the games, which caused lots of tears everywhere.Big, tough boys crying = me crying.I told Steven that I'm so glad he isn't a senior!

Sunburned and saying bye...but only for about two weeks!

On Saturday night we had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. One of Steven's brothers goes to The Naval Academy, so it worked out perfectly that they were playing there, so we all went out.Remember when I posted earlier about my love for TCF?? Yeah, I was in heaven. Steven & I shared a piece of the Chocolate Mousse cheesecake...it's my favorite, next to the 30th anniversary one!It's not too heavy on the chocolate, which is nice.
Just because baseball season is over, though, don't think we've escaped it. Only one month until summer ball starts up! Steven plays in the Coastal Plain League and stays in a small town about 2 hours away for the summer with a host family...stinks, yes, but at least it's an easy day trip!I'm pretty much a pro at traveling to see this kid. I'm actually looking forward to it because it'll give me excuses to go to North Carolina where I can do some fun shopping, something we lack in Southwest Va.
Speaking of which, did you know Lilly is on Rue La La right now?Here is an invite in case you want to do some pre-summer shopping!A lot of it is the same from the last sale, but I sold a shift earlier this week so I picked up another Avery skirt I liked from the last sale that was on again this time.
I hope everyone is off to a great start to the week!I only have FIVE more classes to attend! Yayyyyy!

Fill in the Blank Friday!

Switching things up this Friday for Fill in the Blank Friday with Lauren @ the little things we do!

1.  My greatest strength is   my work ethic & creativity. I also do well with entertaining children...it never gets boring   .

2.   My greatest weakness is    worrying too much & trying to make everyone happy     .

3.  People always compliment me on     my handwriting & outfits    .

4. If you found me procrastinating you'd probably find me     on Pinterest or Netflix .

5. The most cozy place in all the world is   anywhere that i'm cuddled up with sadie & steven .

6. Something new that I tried recently was    mini babybel cheese...nom nom    .

7.  This weekend I would like to   see Lehigh beat Lafayette :)   .

This evening I am headed to an acapella concert with my friend, Brittany! The group we are seeing (a VT group) has been around a long time. I remember in high school going to watch them perform and now I still go to every concert as a college student! Lots of good memories :)

In the morning I am off to Pennsylvania for another weekend of double headers! As I said, Lehigh is playing Lafayette which is their big rival so it should be exciting.

While it is a long time in the car, I probably won't be able to see Steven for another four weeks due to Easter, HA obligations and Relay For Life.

That alone makes getting up at 5:00 am worth it.

Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo,

Baseball Weekend Recap

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to Pennsylvania to watch Lehigh take on Binghamton. Although we left super early Saturday morning and came back super late Sunday evening, making for a very tired me, I was thrilled to see Steven. Plus I was due for some baseball watching! I hadn't seen any games sine California.

On Saturday the weather for the double-header was so-so (definitely not as nice as the spring weather we had been having all week in Virginia) but at least we brought some blankets to bundle up with!

That night Steven and I went to see The Hunger Games! We had both read the book and I'm glad we did. Overall, I was very pleased with the movie - even though the book is definitely better. It was almost 2.5 hours long but I still feel like it flew by!

I loved the look of the Capitol, everyone's costumes were amazing (although I think the actors looked a little plump for being starved in the book), and the action scenes were really neat.

I love that Stanley Tucci played Caesar...I think he was perfect! Effie's character was so cute/funny, however we argue that Peeta and Gale's actors should have been switched. Liam Hemsworth is way more buff/attractive which is what I think Peeta should be. I thought his actor was a little too wimpy.

I also think they should have ended it with more suspense! I like the last chapters of the book better than the ending of the movie.

Overall though, I loved it! I can't wait for the second and third ones.

Sunday was filled with another double-header and dinner at a diner.  I wish we could have had more "chill" time, but a quick trip is better than no trip in my opinion!

We got home super late, but I was able to sleep in the car so it wasn't a problem :)

Currently I am trying to stay awake through my classes, planning my courses for course request which is due tomorrow, already planning my room in my apartment for next year (SO obsessed and thankful for Etsy!), downloading music, making a grocery shopping list and trying to figure out when I can get in a run!

A little bit ADD this Monday!

I hope everyone has a great start to the week!

xoxo,

Friday's Fancies: March Madness!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I am so happy that I made it to today. Yesterday's post so short & sweet because my day was crazy busy. I had class, online chats, info booths for Relay, work, our Hokie Ambassador date auction, hung out downtown with Brittany and the bake sale for Relay at night!

At least it wasn't a lot of "work" to be doing, just places to be.

Quick Sidenote:

Today is an awesome day in Blacksburg.

In support of VT Relay For Life, an event I am very involved with, our Moe's has generously offered that for today, 100% of the proceeds are going to VT Relay!!! 100%!!

In addition, the first 200 people in line are getting free burritos for a year. One a week, for a year.

As of 4:00 am there was already about 130 camping out downtown! It's INSANE! I'm so excited!

I'm going to do some crowd control later and obviously get me some Moe's...

if you are anywhere close to Blacksburg, you should stop buy and get something!

Now, today's Friday's Fancies is March Madness!

My school's team didn't make it in...womp. Steven's school did make it in - and beat Duke WHAAAAT - but unfortunately could not make it to the Sweet Sixteen.

Either way, I made an outfit for both teams :)

March Madness by slryan3

The OPI polish for VT is Y'all Come Back Ya Hear? and for Lehigh is Suzi Loves Cowboys. I have both of these colors and love them!
Of course I had to add a bow for my hair...what's a sporting event without a bow?
Yes, it's called MARCH madness, but this weather has me dreaming of July! That's why I included shorts & Jacks for these outfits!
Lastly, no outfit is complete without some pearls.


Is your team still in? Hop over to Alison's blog to see other gameday outfits!


Happy weekend!
xoxo,

An Irish Blessing & Love for the Underdog

I hope you ALL have the luck 'o the Irish on your side today!

I'm writing my post in green, just to be safe.

Anyone doing anything fun?

I'm headed out for a run, a green treat somewhere and finishing the day babysitting!

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Now, I just have to add this in...who saw the Duke v. Lehigh game last night?

Can you talk about miracles?!

Lehigh is where Steven goes to school, so I was obviously watching and rooting for them. While I thought a win would be amazing, I didn't think it would actually happen!

It just goes to show...anything can happen and it ain't over, til it's over!

Congrats, Lehigh!

Lastly, don't forget about Sweet Tea Paperie's Fabulous Friday deal! Going on until tomorrow! Click on the picture to head on over :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

xoxo,