Summer Nights are Upon Us

It's official. I'm done with the semester!I still have work, but I love my job, so that's beside the point :)

Here are some goals for the next couple of weeks:
Get into a workout routineI've ran the past two days (about 3 miles each day) and I really want to keep that up. I know if I stop for a couple of days it'll be too easy to not start up again. I've picked out two half-marathons that I want to train for (one in the fall, one in the spring) so I think I better start moving! I also am going to add on some arm work - going to try something I found on Pinterest! Start a new book - or twoI love that I can read whatever I want during the summer and not have to worry about school readings! Right now I have lined up: The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks, Sunday at Tiffany's by James Patterson and The Shack by William P. Young. I love Sparks (emphasis on the love) and the second two were recommendations. I am open to others :) Let me know what you're reading! 
Get some colorI'm going to try and lay out/be outside as much as possible! One thing about me is: I do not do tanning beds. I prefer to lather on some sunscreen and tanning oil and go outside. I absolutely love laying out and getting in a few chapters of my book before work!
Spend lots of time with StevenSteven is coming home this week! Yayyy! He has to leave again (womp) on the 26th so you bet your bottom I'm going to be spending as much time with him as I can. It will be so nice to have more than just a weekend's time with him!  Good luck to everyone who is still taking finals and/or has graduation just up ahead!
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Happy Monday!

Sunday Verse

Happy Sunday :)

via pinterest

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Friday's Fancies: Derby Days

Happy/Not happy Friday! Happy part: I have one exam down and one (online) to go :) Not happy part: I have been switched to timeline!! I blogged about my fear of this earlier...I think I just jinxed it by doing that. While I have enjoyed seeing old posts - and realizing that I joined Facebook in 2005...that is a long time ago! - there are also some things that I didn't want to be reminded of!Kind of weird that all of that information is still lurking on the internet, when you think about it...I wonder what Facebook will come up with next!

Now I get to pretend that I'm headed to the Kentucky Derby!When I hear the word "derby" I think of three things: big hats, Lilly Pulitzer and horses.My Friday's Fancies includes two of those three things!

Derby by slryan3 featuring wide brim hats

I just love this Peggy dress in Mariposa...I think this print looks great in every style!Add on some straw features, pearls and Jacks and we're off to the races.
What would you 'deck out' in for the Derby?  Don't forget to enter my giveaway!

Celebrating Reading Day with a GIVEAWAY!

Thank y'all SO much for helping me reach 200 followers!

I will say what every other blogger has said - how many followers you have is just a number. Some of my favorite blogs have anywhere from 50 followers to 2000 followers.You have to start somewhere! I never thought I would get 100 followers, let alone 200.
To thank you, I decided to do my first giveaway!It's nothing too fancy...just 3 simple things that you might want to kick off summer!

One person will win:- A Lilly Pulitzer koozie in Chum Bucket. What is summer without some Lilly? My koozie collection is always growing - you can never have too many...especially Lilly ones!- EOS lip balm in strawberry sorbet. I absolutely love this stuff! The blogging world introduced me to it and ever since I'm hooked. Plus the pretty pink color of this particular "flavor" is so fun.- A bottle of essie polish in a crewed interest. Seriously, this color is amazing! I have it myself and it's currently on my toes - was on my hands previously as well. It's perfect for summer and looks great with tan feet!
Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter!Giveaway will run May 3 - May 10.Winner announced May 11!

Top 5 Tues: Summertime & PROM!

Happy MAY!

Happy second to last day of classes! I'm sure you have seen this, but it cracks me up every time...I need to share:

Oh, J.T. I love ya.

Anyway, I'm celebrating with TWO link ups! They are so much fun and I want all of you to join in on the fun! The first is an oldie but goodie and the second one is a newbie!
 First, time for Top 5 Tuesday!

Best Things about Summer 2012
I don't have any huge plans/trips, but I am looking forward to some things!
1. My job! I love my job.  During the school year it's so fun to hear about everyone's day, hang out during early releases and help with homework. But the summer is when the party happens! We have a summer-long theme, weekly lessons and field trips! I planned the week to learn about the 1500's (not very exciting but I found some neat crafts!) and that week we are going to a planetarium. PUMPED.
2. 3 days off of work for 4th of July!The 4th of July is my second favorite holiday. Not only do I love America, but I love hot dogs.KIDDING(but not)!But seriously, it's my second favorite. I just love the cookouts, parades, fireworks, wearing red white and blue, etc! It's SO much fun as long as it doesn't rain because then I cry!!Funny side story: I used to be terrified of fireworks...I mean, crying, hiding behind my mom, thinking I was going to DIE as they fell down from the sky onto me. Now I love them.
3. Splitting time in Martinsville.Steven will be living in Martinsville so I spend a LOT of time there.If you aren't familiar with the town, I'm not surprised. They have: 1 Applebee's, 1 Texas Steakhouse, a really sad mall that has a JCPenny Outlet (didn't know those existed), a Walmart (duh), Biscuitville - not sure what it is but I always sing it like Justin Timberlake on SNL singing "Bring it on down to Liquorville" and "Penny Bowling" which I will NEVER be brave enough to go into, among other random things.It's kind of bare, kind of sketch, but it's home to summer baseball...so in that sense, I love it!
4. Country MusicI'm a big country music fan.  Nothing says summer like a little Jason Aldeeeeean filling the car.Oh yeah, and I'll go ahead and add sun roofs open, road trips, late nights, flip flop tans and LILLY P at all possible moments.
5. Training for a Half-MarathonI'm serious! The last one I did was freshman year and I am embarrassed. I want to run another so bad and I'm going to get up before work each day and run! I need a routine to make it happen.

What are you looking forward to this summer?? 
Now I'm also linking up for a little blast from the past!

With Tamara and Pamela!
Our prom is held in Commonwealth Ballroom on Virginia Tech's campus - for the Hokies out there, you know where I mean!Every time I walk in there, I smile thinking of prom!
Junior Prom:

Steven asked me to prom junior year using the game "Up Words". He had it waiting in his trunk after school one day and when I opened the box, he had spelled out "Will you go to prom with me?"I said yes, of course!Steven and I were everything BUT dating at this point :)I went with the short dress...definitely don't think I could fit into that baby today!I really struggled with finding shoes to match. The ones I have on were a half size too small...they HURT. We had dinner with a group of three other couples at one of the guys' house. I had soooo much fun that night! Senior Prom:

Afraid I'm gonna stick him with the boutonniere pin!

Steven asked me to prom senior year by writing on my car with window paint, "PROM?"He surprised me by doing it while I was in work, so I walked out and saw it! Of course, I said yes.Especially since we were definitely dating at this point :)I chose a long dress for senior year, which I am happy with. A one-shoulder dress that had a long piece of fabric that went down the back from the shoulder...kind of hard to explain.I had trouble with it fitting, though. I had to send it off twice to get it to fit! It was a bit too big when I bought it but I was running out of time.Another girl dancing in our group had on my dress...AWKWARD and NOT OKAY. I also stepped it up and got my hair done at the salon (did my own hair junior year...failed). It was so much fun and I love the way it turned out. Just FYI, I had 59 bobby pins in there!We went to eat at The Farmhouse - a nice restaurant here in town.Senior year was definitely better than junior year, as one would assume!  Both years we attended "after prom" and then crashed at home watching a movie. Both of our moms worked at after prom, so we knew we had to show up! At least to get our free t-shirt.Senior year's was more fun that junior year but it's nothing too special so we didn't stay long.  
I am so happy that I was lucky enough to spend BOTH proms with my sweet boyfriend :)It's fun to think back to those nights, but also scary because it doesn't seem like that long ago...and it was!
Go dig up your prom pictures (or find on Facebook, like I did) & share! Happy Tuesday!