The Exciting Life Of Sara

Dancing and oysters

2012-01-29T20:18:00.001-05:00

Man this weekend is seriously already over?? :( sad times!

Friday night I got my hair done. It is a little bit darker than before but still the blonde that I love. I ended up at the gym with Laura and then did laundry. Fun stuff right? Lol

Saturday was fun! Hit the gym and chilled at home for a bit. Later in the evening went to a cookout with Laura and some of her family! It was fun and the food was pretty tasty especially the chocolate truffle YUM! Later we went to celebrate my friends birthday at Suede. It was fun but I may have drank too much. Ugh regret it! I wasn't drunk but I def don't want to drink that much again. I have enjoyed my drinking less lately.

Today we woke up early and went to the Oyster Festival at Boone hall plantation. It was fun but there were a ton of people. I believe they estimated 10,000 people based off pre-sale tickets. Tonight I hit the gym and am just hanging out. I am so tired. Also am planning to just stay home this week! I need some downtime. Nothing wrong with that :)

Hope you all had a great weekend!!

Oh I am typing this on my iPad so who knows how the pics will show up! We shall see!

Sara

Fill in the Blanks Friday

2012-01-27T12:04:00.002-05:00

My favorite place I've traveled to is ... New York City! And I am going back in March. SO excited!

EVERYWHERE but to be specific Australia is somewhere I'd like to go someday.

I pass the time on a plane (or bus, train, etc.) ... Listening to music or reading a magazine. I am not one to socialize with the random stranger next to me.

My three must-haves when I travel are ... water, Iphone and now I am adding my Ipad

The craziest thing that has ever happened to me while traveling is ... traveling on the interstate in Florida and watching the tire roll off the car while my aunt Theresa was driving... FUN TIMES!

The most exotic food that I've tried while traveling is ... nothing exotic but I did discover the BEST bread pudding I have ever put in my mouth in St. Louis!

If I could live anywhere else, I'd live in ... in Australia

I have been to ... 13 ... states in the United States. Clearly I need to travel more

Randoms

2012-01-26T11:33:00.002-05:00

11 Randoms About Me

1. I have become obsessed with strawberry salads. The kinds with strawberries, feta cheese, onions on spinach leaves. YUMMM

2. I have one weakness in the form of a person. He knows who he is.... No matter what happens I always will care and love him.

3. I absolutely LOVE the gym and tanning bed. Yes I do know the tanning bed is bad for me but it is oh so relaxing.

4. I have really found that I love to dance. I consider it white girl dancing haha if that tells you anything.

5. I secretly (or not so secretly now) want purple hair. Don't worry it won't happen...

6. I have never in my life shot a gun. I really want to though just for protection purposes.

7. My idea of a perfect date would be dinner and a walk on the beach. simple? Yes. But I dream of it.

8. I love to bake. However, if I make something I never want to eat a lot of it. I will eat just a piece for the most part.

9. I wish I had enough money and a partner to travel the world with. And I mean go everywhere thats SAFE.

10. I have started to open my mind up to the thought of having children. If you know me in real life then you are probably gasping haha

11. I can't stand the smell of popcorn UNLESS I am eating it.

Questions
1. If you could live anywhere where would that be?
I am not honestly sure. I love Charleston but I would really love to experience life somewhere else but the question is WHERE?

2. What is your favorite board game?
Candy Land

3. What is your favorite season?
Fall/Spring

4. If you had to choose would you rather have a perfectly cleaned house each day OR never have to cook again?
Never cook again not that I cook now. haha

5. If you found out that you had unlimited funds and money was no longer a problem what is the first thing you would buy?
Pay off what I owe give mom and dad some money just because and then go on VACA!!

6. Do you get a bigger rush from a big splurge or finding a great deal?
great deal! I never feel good about a big splurge!

7. How do you sleep at night? Side, back, tummy?
I sleep on my sides.

8. What is your guilty pleasure TV show?
Real Housewives of Atlanta/Beverly Hills and Orange County and I love Jersey shore

9. When you were younger what did you want to be when you grew up?
A teacher, an artist and a baker... None have happened

10. What is your favorite blog post that you've written so far?
I definitely do not have a favorite. But I do enjoy the ones about my vacations.

11 Which would you rather have painted, nails or toes?
Toes! They are ALWAYS painted.

Sara

Wish I was here Wednesday

2012-01-25T10:51:00.002-05:00

Seriously who doesn't want to jump right in this picture??? I'll take this with a few of my closest friends, some wine and girl talk and that would be paradise!! This picture is actually from a place in the Maldives. Yes please! :) I have been needing a vaca and I am definitely counting down the days until my NYC trip. I haven't been so excited for something in awhile. Well probably since my trip to St. Louis! By the way my BESTEST friend Angel is coming to visit next month and I am beyond excited. We are planning a big girls night out which will be so much fun!

Sara

Love this

2012-01-23T20:54:00.001-05:00

I had to share! I found a love quote page on facebook. It had a ton of good pictures with quotes but this one stood out the most!

Le Sigh

2012-01-19T13:39:00.002-05:00

Pretend it is wednesday and I am posting wish I was here Wednesday. k? good!

Today has been EMOTIONAL for me... blah!

I seriously wish I could just hop in that hammock and just BE... talk to God.. think...read... and just be alone for a bit. How nice would that be? Maybe even have a smoothie or something...

I am putting my trust in God and am going to see how everything turns out....

There is so much more I want to put in this post just to vent.... but I am going to shush myself up now.... and I just realized how jumbled this all sounds and doesn't really make sense! Sorry guys haha

Sara

Wish I was here Wednesday

2012-01-11T07:44:00.001-05:00

talk about a dream bedroom! Sleep in late wake up and just go get in the pool without even leaving your room! Hello dreamland!!! <3

Sayra

YAY!!!

2012-01-08T16:13:00.003-05:00

Guess where I just bought a flight to in March??? Maybe the pictures will help....

NEW YORK CITY!!!!!

I am beyond excited I have been dying to go back to NYC. I went 2 years ago and it was a blast. My cousin moved there for a job over a year ago and I finally booked my flight to go visit! I know we will have So much fun! It will be a quick trip A friday to a sunday but hey it will still be great! CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!

Sara

Gooooood times

2012-01-08T15:39:00.004-05:00

Darn... the weekend is almost over!! This has been quite fun I must say! I basically spent the entire weekend with Laura well the evenings anyway!
Friday night I went to hang out with her and Shawn at his apartment! Pizza, Cake, Beer (woodchuck for me) and music! Good times! I like chill evenings that aren't all crazy every once in awhile! It was weird though because he literally lives in the same building I did when I had my apartment. Brought back memories for me driving up there and parking in the same spot I always parked in.

Saturday I woke up and did spin class which kicked my butt! I haven't sweat that much in a spin class... EVER! But it was a nice way to start the day. Then mom and I went shopping... had to return a few things at the mall and got a new sticker for my car. Removed the other ones... I was over them! I enjoyed some Sara mommy time since it is rare these days. Later I met up with Laura and we went to dinner at her brother and sister-in-law's house. I must say I had home envy... their house was gorgeous. No lie everything about it was to die for! If I could have a realistic dream home that would be it. Anywho we were there about 3 hours... talked and had dinner! It was really nice and first time I had met her sister in law and she was so sweet! A true southern girl! Then after that we met up with our friends Michelle and Randy for some darts, beer ( I had 2) and then later Jenga and dancing at another place! It was a fun night I must say! I am so glad I have figured out that I can have fun in a bar without getting drunk! I guess that is part of growing up huh? haha or just the result of a baaad night! either way I am glad because I literally only spent $4 last night and I am VERY ok with that!!
Today I hit the gym and now am just chilling at home the rest of the evening. You know laundry and cleaning! fun times! But I am not in the mood to do anything after this weekend!
I added some pics :) enjoy!

Me and my woodchuck at Shawns Friday night!

Laura's fat cat
So I am eating pizza... Laura wants me to take a shot of whipped cream vodka... I tell her no it won't taste good with pizza so then she decides to put icing all over my lips... haha no clue!

The girls at Icehouse where we played darts

OMG!!! She got a bulls eye!!!! priceless faces!

I look fat but eh its funny!

Oh look another woodchuck :)

At the second bar we played life size jenga. Their goal was to get it as tall as me. Eh it was close!

Intense!

see.. its close!

So we were freezing and I am not sure how this ended up being a good idea haha but it was funny!

Michelle and Randy!

He picked me up and I was scared! lol pretty sure I was also trying not to show my butt to the world in this picture! haha

Good times with great people! I have been feeling very blessed lately for all the family and friends I have in my life. I have been having a lot of fun lately! I guess my days of being shy and a hermit are over. Live life to the fullest is all I have to say about that! :D

Hope your weekend was wonderful too :)

Sara

Festival Of Lights

2012-01-05T11:20:00.003-05:00

I almost forgot to post the pictures Scott and I took at the festival of lights. We went with my aunt and papa but they stayed in the car for the picture session. It was funny because she saw them on facebook a few days later and said so THATS what you guys were doing while we waited in the car! :) haha we didn't say they had to stay in the car! The first one is my absolute favorite! I look super silly but it is funny! I was trying to act like I was a squirrel eating a nut... instead I just looked like a nut!

Pretending to be an angel... we all know the truth so stop pretending ;) HAHA

ARRRRRRGH

OMG it is a turtle! Turtles are my favorite!

boys will be boys... haha

yum yum

and... again boys will be boys

This was ALL sand... how crazy

like my house? yes I am in it... just look harder

I love this one of our new bridge on the water... So pretty! espcially with the lighthouse and the yorktown next to it!

Happy Thursday everyone!! It is ALMOST the weekend wooohooo!!! No big plans yet for this weekend... I have been having a very chill week. Been home the last 2 nights and most likely tonight I will stay home. I have actually been enjoying it! It is nice to just unwind sometimes and do nothing!

Sara

Birthday Weekend!

2012-01-03T11:28:00.005-05:00

Well guys birthday weekend was a success!!! I had the best time and it helps that it was a 4 day weekend!! So here is my recap!

Thursday I worked but after I went to dinner with my family and then went to the festival of lights with my cousin scott, Aunt Debbie and Papa. Fun times then scott and I went to Max and Henrys which is a mini dave n busters basically! Good times spent with the fam! It was nice to see my cousin since he lives in NYC and is hardly here.

Friday I slept in went to the gym mainly for tanning BUT I figured I was there so I should do a little sumthin sumthin. Then I went to see Amber to get a massage and it was awesome! Later that night Kelly and I went to Al Di La for birthday dinner which was yummy. I spent the rest of the evening home in bed watching movies. PERFECT! :)

Saturday was chill mostly as far as the day goes. I woke up had lunch with Kelly at kicken Chicken (had to have a mimo for my birthday). Then I went to get my hair done which turned out AMAZING!!! I absolutely LOVED the curls! I need to try and do that on my own or something like it. I then had a pedicure and picked out my birthday cake then it was home to get ready for the night! I had a few friends going to Suede with me to celebrate my birthday and ring in the new year together! Kelly, Me, Nor, and Laura all met at my house had a bottle of wine then went to Suede and met up with Michelle, Randy and Justin! Perfect group of friends to spend the evening with! We danced our butts off, had a few drinks, got to talk, I got to know Michelle a little more which was nice since we are still new friends and seriously just had the best time! It would have been nice to have a new years kiss but hey there is always next year! lol Enjoy the pics! Btw the first one got misplaced so it goes with Sunday! woops!

My super awesome hair

The ladies minus Michelle in the bathroom

being silly as always haha

I loved how my outfit ended up! I was out of my comfort zone with the dress and the heels but I really ended up liking it!

Very last picture of the night! Crazy hair and a smile on my face! Thank you to my awesome friends for making my birthday night so special! Love you guys!

So Sunday I slept in for quite a while. I got home at 3ish am and had to sleeeeeeeep! I woke up, showered and chilled pretty much. Then I went for coffee at starbucks with Kelly to re-cap the night before. She was a wild crazy girl so I had to make sure she remembered it all! haha We ended up talking there for over an hour it was nice to just CHILL. Then I picked up my cake and headed home to my family party. We had hamburgers, collard greens, rice and beans etc. and the CAKE WAS AMAZING!!!!!! It was a small party but I loved it!

It even said Sayra on it which is one of my nicknames haha

Izzy was IN LOVE with this cake! She got SO excited when we took it out of the box!

She wanted to be right by it and her faces were so funny. I should have put up all the pics just to show you guys her face!

me and my Newman's! Love them!

Monday I ended up sleeping in late again (exhausting weekend) and hit the gym pretty hard before starting the day. I needed that workout and it was awesome! I also put together that pic from my last post of me and my bro in law. I am so proud of our weight loss and I hope to keep it up and not slow down! I chilled at home for a bit then went to see my grammy and my aunts. I ended up talking to my Aunt Theresa for almost an hour about some things. I felt better after so that was good! Her and I have agreed we are probably the most alike out of the family love her! Then to end off my awesome weekend I met up with some friends at DD Peckers where Laura works. I got to finally meet her boyfriend, Kelly came with me and we met up with one of her friends. A few beers, wings and french fries surrounded with good company I would say it was good!

Now today I am working busy busy currently eating my lunch and hoping the rest of the day goes well! Thinking about spin class tonight but I didn't sleep at all last night so I may just go home and SLEEEEEP!!!

Happy Monday and Happy New Year everyone!

Sara

So proud

2012-01-02T13:33:00.001-05:00

So my brother in law and I have both in the last year been on a "weight loss journey". I came across a pic from my 24th b-day and decided we would take one this b-day to compare! I have lost 40lbs and he has lost 165. It is crazy but we both are not done! I have at least 15 more to go! Here's to another year and more lbs gone!! :))

I am going to try and step up my workouts this year and really make it happen.

Sara

I am 25

2012-01-01T12:18:00.003-05:00

The very last picture of my 25th Birthday!! I had the best birthday with some amazing people!! Tonight I am celebrating with the family since yesterday just didn't really work! Last night seriously was SO much fun and I wouldn't have had it any other way! I will post tons more pictures later!!

Happy New Year everyone and I hope 2012 brings you all something amazing!!! :))))

Sara

Wish I was here Wednesday

2011-12-28T10:43:00.002-05:00

I couldn't really just pick one today! Even though I am technically supposed to only pick one! Today I would love to be outside either LEARNING how to snowboard or white water rafting assuming the water wouldn't turn me into a popsicle! haha I am seriously dying to really learn to snowboard. I have done it once before and it was fun but there was nobody to teach me! One day I will go somewhere and get lessons and DO IT!!

Sara

Christmas weekend

2011-12-28T07:56:00.004-05:00

I was wondering if I would ever get the motivation to type this up! Well bored at work so I found it! :)

So friday night my friend Laura asked me to go out downtown to go dancing. I was apprehensive but when she said she wasn't drinking I was game! We ended up going out with some of her friends and then randomly later we weren't with them anymore. We ended up at Henry's one of my favorite places downtown and got a free drink from the bouncer. Well reason being as we were walking into the bar I got pushed by a drunk man who just got kicked out of Henry's. Bouncer saw it, followed us inside and got us both a free drink! Good times! We ran into one of our friends from earlier in the night and started chatting. Well behind Laura there was a mirror so I could see the guy behind me and he kept looking in our direction. So a few minutes later he taps my arm and asks if I am ready for Christmas.. I say no not really and then continue talking to my friends. He then taps my arm again and like an @$$ says so did you just blow me off is that what just happened? REALLY?? If you get blown off accept it and move on don't make a fool out of yourself by asking if I just blew you off. Dude I am talking to my friends leave me alone. Yeah he pissed me off and then we started laughing and he eventually left... I could still see him in the mirror and he was NOT happy. All I have to say is this... I am not looking for a dude especially a jerk like that. He obviously has issues... I still have my eyes on someone else and if that doesn't work out then I am just staying single for awhile. Come to think of it I have been single for almost an entire year now. Crazy! and my last bf I dated for like a month so if we don't count that it has been more like 2 years almost! blah! Here are 2 pics from Friday night! It was fun and we only ended up drinking one drink and a shot! Not too bad! I can handle this drinking in moderation thing.

In front of the Christmas tree at Molly Darcy's

Saturday I went to the gym and chilled most of the day. Spent the evening with someone special watching Christmas movies and eating pizza! I love nights like that.... chilling on the couch with a good movie! To me there really is nothing better!

Sunday was obviously Christmas so it was a fun filled family day! We had the fam come over at 1 and did Christmas lunch and opened presents. It was really nice to spend time with the family. I even went to see my Grammy and Aunt Theresa later since they didn't make it over to the house! Grammy is doing better since her surgery but still not up to par enough to leave the house. Luckily I left when I did because when I got home mom and dad had a gift for me and my sisters. We all got Ipad2's and they are AWESOME! Now that I got that I am thinking of selling my laptop because I really see no use for it anymore. Since the Icloud will connect my Iphone and Ipad I don't need to hook them up to the laptop to do the downloads. Pretty sweet!! Thanks mom and dad I loooooovvvvvveeee my Ipad and will take very good care of it. ESPECIALLY since I got me an awesome Hello Kitty case for it! Do not judge me lol I can't help it that I am almost 25 (on Saturday) and still like Hello Kitty! :D

My awesome stocking my grammy made me when I was a baby

The girls opening their gifts

Papa opening up his gifts

Another awesome new beanie! I am loving these this "winter"

Lola helping me open up my gifts

Sisters

Izzy and me! Took forever to get a picture of her looking at the camera

Lola and me

Cousins (Kimberly, Amanda and me) Love these girls!

Grammy and me! It is a blurry picture but still worth putting up!

Aunt Theresa and me! I love how grammy is sticking her head around to be in our picture! haha

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and got to spend time with the ones you love! Dad did make me sad though by saying it was probably our last Christmas at this house. Let me just add this in... I have never spent a Christmas anywhere else. I guess we will just have to make new memories in the new house! But I will miss the heck out of this house but it is in the end just a house! I feel like I just said the word house a million times well I guess TYPED it a million times! My next post will probably be about my birthday...I still can't believe I will be 25 on Saturday... where has the time gone. I feel like it was just yesterday I turned 12 and kept telling mom that I had reached the double digits with my age. yes I thought it was cool! haha

Anywho, Have a wonderful day!!!

Sara

Best gift ever

2011-12-26T10:25:00.001-05:00

Thank you Mom and Dad for such a great gift. All three of us sisters got one and it was definitely a surprise! So far I really like it. Especially for playing games! It's easier to play on a bigger tablet than my iPhone! Today I am going to go find a case for it so I don't break the thing lol I am a clutz so I need to get a good case for it. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Off to shop I go :)

Sara

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T10:23:00.002-05:00

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful day spent with the ones you love! I will be spending mine with my family and maybe some others! I can't wait for everyone to open their gifts I got them and then eat some yummy food!! :D

Sara

Fill in the Blank Friday

2011-12-23T07:09:00.002-05:00

1. The best way to spread Christmas cheer is...Singing Loud for all to hear ( I love that movie "Elf")

2. The thing I love most about Christmas is....spending time with the fam and getting to eat lots of yummy food.

3. The holiday season is a time for....spending time with those you love, shopping and of course remembering the real reason for it all Jesus

4. My favorite thing to eat at the holidays is.....Sweet Potato Casserole YUMMM

5. I will be spending Christmas with ...My family

6. Tis better to (give or receive?) ... I say give. I mean I like to recieve don't get me wrong but I prefer giving and getting to see if the people like what I gave them.

Sara

Santa....

2011-12-21T12:35:00.001-05:00

Can I please have this for Christmas?? I am not talking about just the picture.... although I want that hanging in my room very badly!

I was right...

2011-12-19T13:03:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend... mine wasn't too shabby! Here is a bit of a re-cap!

Friday night my plan was to stay home. My friend Laura turned 23 on Thursday and wanted to go out downtown to celebrate which of course would involve drinking. I couldn't ditch her for her birthday just because I am scared for life from some recent events so of course I went. I had fun with her but I just am over the whole "party" scene like I said in one of my recent posts. Now I am not giving up drinking entirely like I said but I just am scared to ever be drunk again. It's just not in the cards for me. Anywho we went downtown and had dinner at Social which was YUMMMMMMY! We both got pizza and then we shared a dessert which was warm chocolate cake with peanut butter and caramel. Heaven in your mouth people!!! Then we ended up the rest of the night at a few other places. I had one beer and did a birthday shot with her but honestly I didn't even want those but people kept making me feel awkward for not having even one drink. Yes I gave into peer pressure I know, ridiculous! One guy kept asking me why I wouldn't drink and I kept telling him it's personal... but he was relentless. Why do people do this?? I thought peer pressure was supposed to only be a high school thing but nope these people were over 30! Enough of that little rant haha Here are some pictures because Laura got picture happy! I didn't even get all of them because there were some that I don't ever want to see. Like the one with the creepiest guy EVERRRRRR who owned one of the bars who Laura made me take a picture with! AHHH!

Self pic before heading out

So we parked at a fire station because we could and it was free and ended up playing around for a few! Interesting yet creepy stuff in there. This truck was in complete darkness... freaked me out!

Laura on one of the old steam engines.

Eh gotta try it out! haha

Bathroom at NV. Good times.... hmmm

Out of order picture but this was on the way downtown. And Can I just say I am loving my super long straight hair!

Bad picture of me but I had to include it! Whats up Santa!

Laura and I at Molly Darcys. Where we spent most of the evening.

Saturday I spent shopping with my sister, hit the gym, did laundry and stayed home the entire night. Mom and I did decorate the Christmas tree finally.

Sunday I woke up early and went to church with Kelly and Derikface. We went to Newspring and can I just say I LOVE LOVE LOVE this church. The pastor is hilarious and always has everyone laughing. I love that because I am severely ADD when it comes to things like that but he keeps me entertained and I actually learn. Oh and I love the music although sitting in front of the speakers is not a good idea. Just saying. Mental note for next time! We had lunch and then chilled after church then I went to the gym. Oh and I went out to dinner with someone and had a pretty good time. It had been awhile so I was scared it would be completely awkward but it wasn't yay! I really really really care about this someone so I just pray nothing messes it up again. I know I am doing my best to keep the drama GONE and keep him around this time. not getting into all that lol I am pretty sure I could type out an entire page of all that stuff. Mainly my feelings... haha I swear I used to not have all of these feelings but lately I do its overwhelming!!

Ok back to work!!! Have a wonderful day!!

Sara

a little randomness

2011-12-16T12:41:00.002-05:00

Just a little bit of randomness for you guys...

by the way I just realized 52 people follow my blog and I know others read it without following. How crazy is that?? Who would of thought someone would find me at all interesting haha anywho!

This past week has definitely had its ups and downs! All I can say is if God leads you to it he will lead you through it and he has definitely been my buddy this week! haha is that weird to call God my buddy? eh maybe! I am just kinda done with a certain phase of life I guess you could say... Just ready for the next Chapter! I think Ashley was surprised when I told her this last night haha

On Wednesday I got to go see Norrissia and Nevaeh after work. We went walking around her neighborhood which was nice since the weather was perfect. Every now and again it is nice to skip the gym and do my cardio outside. Plus being in the company of a great friend makes it even better. I sure wish she lived closer and I wish Ashley lived closer! They are both like 40+ minutes from my house so it is always a planned adventure to visit them. But seriously how freaking cute is Nevaeh she is such a happy baby even though the first pic doesn't show it

I saw these decorations in front of someones house on our walk and I loved it!! I want a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree for realz!

Yesterday was our work Christmas party/birthday celebrations! Since my birthday is in December I got a yummy cake! It was peanut butter on the bottom and chocolate chip on the top! I love me some cookie cake!!! The rest of the party was good. Lots of yummy food and good company. I always feel like it gives us an opportunity to get to know eachother and not talk about work. Well not entirely about work... hey it comes up we can't control it!

One last thing.... I posted this picture last week but I am thinking about a day or two up in Asheville for my birthday. I just need to see if I can get some company to go with me. After what has gone down lately I just don't know that I want to do the whole bar scene for my birthday. I really want to kind of stay away from it for a bit. Nothing good can come from it anymore. I thought about just going out dancing at Suede and drinking wine only (2 glass limit) haha but most places are charging on my bday(NYE) anyway. Decisions decisions decisions....

Told you this was RANDOM!

Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend!! Not really sure what mine holds as of now... but it will be fun! Pretty sure my friend Kristen is coming in town and wants to go to Chuck-e-cheese... yeah you read that right! haha

Sara

Fill in the blanks Friday

2011-12-16T12:35:00.002-05:00

1. My most favorite "little thing" is....when you flip your pillow over in the middle of the night and the other side is cold!

2. I give anything to....Rewind time and start over... I am only talking a short amount of time eh like a week haha!

3. I can't believe...Christmas is in a week and my birthday is in like 2...

4. The one thing I'd like to achieve today is....just ending it with a smile

5. The last thing I want to do today is....be at work. Oh wait I already am! boo!

6. If I were writing my own blank today, it would say: The one thing I want for my birthday is.... a trip to the Biltmore with someone amazing

7. My favorite candle scent is...well right now it is the pumpkin pie yankee candle that I have been burning for like 2 weeks!

Sara

Feeling Festive

2011-12-13T08:39:00.006-05:00

I am not sure about you guys but I have had a hard time getting in the Christmas Spirit this year. I have had a lot going on though so I guess maybe that's why! BUT this past weekend I finally found my Christmas Spirit!

Here's a bit of a weekend recap with some pictures!

Friday night was a stay at home night. I had planned to stay in bed and just watch movies... thats pretty much what my week consisted of. (BAAAAAD week for this girl... can we say depressed) anywho... my sister and bro in law had a Christmas party to attend so we had the girls. Well mom decided to do gingerbread houses with them so I hopped in and helped. They did a pretty darn good job for being 5 and 2. Izzy was VERRRRY into it which I found surprising. I helped Lola do her house and can I just say MESSY! gosh I had green and white frosting all over my hands. Thank God for soap and water! After we got done I did end up in bed watching movies so I would say it was a success.

Izzy... Please make note of the frosting on her face

My little Lolly Rolly Polly... although really she isn't so little anymore... sad times

She was crying because Nina took away the icing for all of 5 seconds... haha

Decorating...

This was Lola's finished house! Not bad right?

Saturday I had a massage scheduled for the morning. Who wouldn't want a massage after a horrible week! It was just what I needed my back felt so much better after that! So I met up with my Aunt and my Uncles sister in law for some shopping! I actually got 4 people done for Christmas I still have a couple more mainly kids to buy for. It's hard buying people gifts when you have no clue what to get them. Anywho.. we ended up downtown at one of my favorite hotels to look at their Christmas decorations. The hotel is called The Charleston Place Hotel they always have beautiful trees! I didn't go upstairs to check but when I was younger the second floor had trees all over the place. They were always decorated with different themes and were always so gorgeous. After I shopped with the ladies I met up with Laura for dinner at The Mustard Seed which was SO yummy then we ended the night watching Friends with Benefits. Can I just say I loved this movie??? Mila Kunis made me officially want to be a brunette again... I think! :) Oh and I can't forget the dessert we got to go so we could pig out and watch the movie! Good times!

If you know me at all you know I love love love trains so I had to get my picture with their awesome train display!

Gorgeous, right?

Sunday I woke up early and went to church with mom and dad. Thats one thing I have decided I need to do is go to church. Last week made me realize SOOOO much about myself and one of them was a lack of church in my life... it always makes me feel so much better! Anywho... we went to Costco and to see Papa after church so that was nice. I always enjoy getting to see my Papa! I hit the gym not long after we got home for a much needed hard workout. My legs are still sore! Later I ended up going to Twist with Laura, Amanda and Richard to eat dinner and watch the packers kick butt. I normally only like sports live but I got really into that game! OH and one more thing I bought Kodie a hoodie!!! Check out the picture and I swear he likes it!

It looks like he is sticking his tongue out at me! haha

Laura and I before the game!

haha silly picture! Gotta love it!

Last week was TOUGH can I just say REALLLLLY TOUGH! I really messed up something... but you know with every hard time you go through it is a learning experience. I learned a lot about myself last week... I have decided to no longer drink liquor... trust me this is for the best! I really don't think I will drink much anymore to be honest but if I do it will be only beer and wine! I learned that I am kinda over the "party" stage... NO MORE DRAMA either.... I almost let someone back in my life but I quickly realized why I can't...I also learned I need to be careful who I trust... I trust WAY too easily sometimes that would be me trying to see the good in everyone... I am ready to settle down and be serious with someone..... and like I said before I really want to start going to church more and better my walk with God. I really feel like things can only go up from here... I thank God for everyone who has been supportive of me and just been there through all my ups and downs! Up Up and away....

Ok enough of the emotional stuff haha I like to keep things happy but I also use this as a bit of a venting place too! Sorry guys haha don't mean to torture you!

Back to the switchboard I go... or shall I say back to playing bejeweled on my phone! Tetris has been kicked to the curb... for now! :)

Sara :)

Wish I was here Wednesday

2011-12-07T12:29:00.002-05:00

The lovely Biltmore Estate in Asheville North Carolina.

Where would you like to be today?

Sara

FMM

2011-12-05T12:06:00.003-05:00

FMM: I am…

1. I am good at…baking..singing..eh im sure there is more

2. I am happy when…I am with people that I love

3. I am working on…losing weight..15 more lbs and I will be happy I think haha

4. I am interested in…traveling!!! I want to see the world!

5. I am always…Happy to see him! *sorry I can't help myself* haha

6. I am enjoying…My lunch break :)

7. I am in…Charleston at work... unfortunately

8. I am reading…blogs. I haven't read a book in too long.

9. I am concerned about…peoples happiness. I pray about it all the time.

10. I am looking forward to…This entire month!

Sara

So random

2011-12-05T11:35:00.002-05:00

Gosh I feel like I haven't done a "real" post in forever. Nothing major has been really happening I suppose. Just been doing the normal work, gym, friends family and someone special thing! I made that sound boring but I swear it's not lol I am loving the whole someone special part too he makes me super happy! Oh I got my hair done it is more blonde there is evidence below! I also added pictures I have taken from my phone. Now that I have a phone that takes decent pictures I take a lot more than I used to. Plus I have instagram which makes it fun to play around with the pictures.
Sorry for not having something more exciting to say but hey it happens lol

New hair <3 Loving it

My awesome monkey hat! I wore it to work most of last week since it was cold and I was outside delivering mail all week. People got a kick out of it!

Baby Jesse turned 1!! I went to his birthday party Saturday!

My new dream house! It is right on the Charleston Harbor and I love love love it!

So apparently this is illegal.... woops!

I took this picture yesterday at my favorite place! Sunrise Park! It was nice to chill there after my workout.

Hope you guys are having a good monday! Maybe next time I will have something more exciting to post about. I have some things I wish would happen that I could post about lol hmm maybe they will happen??

Sara

Confessional

2011-12-02T11:33:00.003-05:00

1. I have yet to get in the Christmas Spirit... eh I have 23 days to make it happen!

2. I am in love yup it is true my friends!

3. my workouts have been majorly slack this week BUT in my defense I have delivered mail all week so that makes up for it, right? RIGHT!

4. I agree with Leslie that the Kardashians should go away.... they are a hot mess of a family!

5. I will be 25 at the very end of this month and I won't lie it makes me feel old... yes I realize that is in fact not old at all... I am weird lol

6. I am more excited about doing something for someone elses birthday than I am about my own... Yeah that will change in 29 days haha

7. I confess I want to go buy a wig just for the fun of it.... who wouldn't want to change up their hair in a matter of seconds!

8. I have been so slack with reading blogs that I don't know that I want to check the google reader deal!

Time to finish lunch! Any confessions you want to share? Go link up with Leslie!

Sara

Wish I was here Wednesday

2011-11-23T13:18:00.002-05:00

I would give anything to be able to have a log cabin in the mountains with the snow! I would love to snowboard again well I should say TRY again :) and go tubing and ice skating and drink hot chocolate and just enjoy being away and being in the mountains. Pretty sure that was the longest sentence ever! haha Oh and we can't forget some amazing company! That would be pure heaven to me right now!

Sara

Simply...

2011-11-23T10:42:00.002-05:00

amazing....

never in my life has a hug affected me the way his do. It is the safest most amazing feeling in the world. I never want it to go away...

The last week has made me feel so incredibly happy.... like cheesy happy! I never really knew it was truly possible to smile so much your cheeks honest to God hurt! haha

Ok I will stop with all the cheesiness but it is consuming me lol sorry! :)

I am so ready for work to be over and head home! After 3:30 today I will enjoy my amazing 4 day weekend :D annnnnd I can't wait for Thanksgiving! All the family time and yummmmmmy food! I am doing a spin class tomorrow morning with Shannon to help make up for all the yummy food I will devour! :) I hope you all have an amazing Thanksgiving and enjoy tons of amazing food and enjoy time with the ones you love!

Sara

Fill in the Blank Friday

2011-11-18T08:19:00.002-05:00

1. A nervous habit I have is....biting my nails and playing with my hair.

2. Something that makes me sad is...fighting with people I care about, seeing other people hurting, and how people have lost faith in love.

3. Today I am thankful for....Everything God has given me! I have a wonderful family, Amazing friends, an insanely cute puppy, a good job etc...

4. My favorite room in my house is...My bedroom! It is the only room in the house that is MINE!

5. I can't stand...mean people!

6. If I had an extra $100 to spend on whatever I wanted today I would....go eat a steak and drink wine at Al Di La! This would be my stomach talking... otherwise I would go shopping since my clothes don't fit me right...

7. The last person I hung out with was...someone who makes me very happy! I love spending time with him!

Happy Friday!!!

Sara

Quote

2011-11-17T07:28:00.000-05:00

Sara

2 on Tuesday

2011-11-15T07:54:00.002-05:00

What are your pet peeves?

Oh geez this is something I could probably talk about ALL day! However, I will not do that! I will pick 2 or...3!

1. Listening to people eat. NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD for this girl!!! Crunching, smacking, licking fingers gah I can't stand it.... certain people I know drive me nuts with this so I try to get as far away as I possibly can when they eat. Or listen to my Ipod if I can get away with it without seeming like im rude.

2. SLOW DRIVERS! There are 3 lanes on the interstate... the far right is for the slow @$$ people... the middle lane is for the people who want to go the speed limit and that far left lane are for the people who want to HALL @$$. If you want to go 50 do not and I repeat DO NOT get in that left lane. I will curse you!

3. Obnoxious noises when I am trying to sleep... people stomping, dishes, dogs, tv's etc... most of the time at home on weekends I wear ear plugs just to keep my self as sane as possible. It helps! :)

Now that I seem like a crazy person... what are your pet peeves???

Sara

2nd Birthday

2011-11-14T08:45:00.006-05:00

I still can't believe it but last week our little Izzy turned 2! I feel like it was just yesterday she was born and now she is 2! Time flies by a little WAY too fast! Yesterday afternoon we got to celebrate with all her family and friends. Thank God the weather was nice and not freezing like it has been here lately. And of course all of my pictures are out of order... as always! She had an Abby Ka Dabby party... I have NO clue if I spelt that right... haha and I must have been bloated from the night before because I look all kinds of blah in these pictures!

Lola with our cousin Matthew!

Yes I am the cool aunt who will jump in a jump castle with my niece/God Daughter!

She is the coolest 5 year old I know!

Birthday Girl enjoying some ice cream and icing!

One handsome little guy! He has the most gorgeous eyes too!

Yes I was on the other end of this thing lol I thought for sure my big butt would break it!

I absolutely love this picture of her!

Bouncing in the Jump Castle with her little cousin Xavier!

Blowing out her candles! Look at Lola's face... PRICELESS!

Sissy and me! Oh and Abby too!

This picture cracks me up! Izzy is trying to get out of my arms, we have a giant Abby in the middle of us and Lola is being all dramatic.

Although Lola did have a reason to be semi dramatic still. About 30mins before this picture she got kicked in the face in the jump castle. Nose and mouth were bleeding and I am quite sure she has a goose egg on the top of her head. I think she was done with the party at that point.

After the birthday party I went out to my favorite Park with Laura! It was nice out there but the gnats were horrible to that was short lived. I was able to get 2 gorgeous sunset pictures though.

There is nothing I love more than a gorgeous sunset!

That night I got to spend some time with Jen. We went out to dinner at Fatz and then picked up her friend from the airport. So I ended my weekend on a good note!

Busy busy busy is how I feel sometimes. In one aspect I feel like my life is lame and I never do anything then I step back and realize I am always doing something! Maybe tonight I will do nothing and just stay at home.... yeah probably not! haha

Sara

Darius Concert

2011-11-14T08:21:00.003-05:00

This past weekend was awesome!! I am doing it in 2 posts just because I have SO many pictures. I am actually not even posting them all but I picked my favorites.

Friday was Veterans Day so I actually had the day off which was nice. I woke up hit the gym then had lunch with my friend Ashley and her adorable baby boy. I wish they lived closer so I could see them more. After lunch I went and spent some time with my grammy at the hospital. On Tuesday she had surgery on her heart and then had a pace maker put in on Thursday I believe. She is doing really well and I enjoyed getting to spend a couple of hours with her. It was just us and I enjoyed it. Although she did force me to look at her giant cut down her chest. I am not good with stuff like that and it made me feel sick. What was worse... the nurse came in to take out one of her IV's which happened to be in her neck. Let's just say I am glad I was sitting it was not fun to watch. Then the nurse is like hey can you watch this just to make sure it doesn't start gushing blood. She obviously didn't know I am not good with that kind of stuff. But we both survived the couple of hours. She was also appreciative I was there to help her with her dinner. She actually said thank you I couldn't have done it without you. It made me feel good! She has done so much for me in my lifetime and it was nice to finally be able to help her with something.

After the hospital I hung out with my friend Jen. One thing I love about hanging out with Jen would be we can literally sit in her living room for hours and just talk. It is SO rare to find someone like that where you can be content just sitting there talking. However, we did eventually get off our butts and had Mexican for dinner. YUM!

Saturday morning I hit the gym at like 8am for spin class and tanning. I ended up the rest of the day with my sister shopping. It has been a while since we went out so it was nice to spend time with her and the girls. Later that night was the Darius Rucker Concert. Laura went with me and we had a BLAST. He seriously puts on an amazing show. He had 2 opening acts Thompson Square and Justin Moore, I didn't know ANY of their songs. They were still very good performers and I enjoyed getting to listen to them. We took a TON of pictures. Well I really should say Laura took a TON of pictures haha.

This was what I decided on for the concert. I didn't find anything that day to wear so I just wore clothes I already had. Money saved :)

Nice butt and he had GORGEOUS blue eyes

Intermission and BEER!

(Note: never in my life did I ever picture myself drinking beer at a country concert! Goes to show you how much life can change haha)

DARIUS!! Best Concert!

After we left the concert we headed downtown for a drink. We didn't plan to stay more than an hour. annnnnd 3 hours later we were headed home! haha We ended up drinking a few drinks/shots and dancing down at NV. I had a guy ask me to dance and when I turned my head he looked like a white Steve Urkle... I felt so bad but I had to say no. Of course I probably wouldn't have danced with any guy to be honest... just not looking! Thanks!

Poor Kathy got cut out of this picture. Sad thing is it was her husband who took the picture.

I have had so much on my mind lately it was so nice to get out and just let loose for a night. I definitely needed Saturday night!! It was such a great time and when Darius Rucker comes back to Charleston I am so there!! He seriously is amazing!!

Sara

SO EXCITED

2011-11-10T10:15:00.002-05:00

GUESS WHO JUST WON TICKETS TO SEE THIS GUY ON SATURDAY NIGHT!?!?!?!?!

I entered to win a contest through one of our local news chanels and I actually won! I am so excited! I am taking my friend Laura with me so I know we will have a great time! Now the question is what the heck do I wear to a country concert?? haha

Sara

Tidbits of me

2011-11-10T08:22:00.002-05:00

A. age :: 24 ALMOST 25

B. bed size :: Queen

C. chore you hate :: Laundry.... I don't mind the whole washing machine and dryer part. But the whole fold, hang and put away part sucks!

D. dogs :: Love my little Kodie

E. essential start to your day :: SHOWER!

F. favorite color :: Depends on the day... but mostly Blue! Today it is green

G. gold or silver :: Silver

H. height :: 5'1"

I. instruments you play :: None! But I always had this desire to play the drums

J. job title :: Admin Assistant

K. kids :: hopefully never

L. live :: South Carolina

M. mamas name :: Mary

N. nicknames :: Sara Lynn, Sara Lee, Shorty etc I never remember all of them!

O. overnight hospital stays :: None!

P. pet peeve ::eating with your mouth open, slow drivers, whistling ETC

Q. quote :: "Never stop smiling because you never know when someone is falling in love with it"

R. righty or lefty :: righty

S. siblings :: 2 older sisters

T. time you wake up :: 5:55am for work and whenever on non work days

U. university attended :: Attended Trident Tech but didn't graduate

V. vegetables you dislike: cabbage GROSS

W. what makes you run late :: other people. I am a VERY timely person!

X. x-rays you’ve had :: dentist and a million on my back

Y. yummy food :: Bacon Cheeseburger with BBQ saucse... lol it's what I have been craving!

Z. zoo animal favorite :: Sea Turtles!! my absolute favorite!

Sara

2 On Tuesday

2011-11-08T08:02:00.002-05:00

What’s your Christmas wish list? What do you hope to receive from Santa?

1. I would LOVE to have a new Vera bradley gym bag! I have had mine for about 5 years now and it is just getting a little old.

2. BOOTS!! I really want to find a nice pair of black boots but either way I want boots! Both of these are uggs and they are ridiculously expensive! Having something SIMILAR for cheaper would be fine :)

Sara

Friend Making Monday: Dating

2011-11-07T11:53:00.004-05:00

What is your current relationship status? (Be as specific as you’d like to be!)

Confusing... I wish it was something serious though...

List a few qualities that you look for in a significant other…tall, handsome, fun, kind, respectful

If you could choose to date one character in TV or film, who would you choose? And which characteristics are most appealing? I would want Noah from the Notebook. He clearly was a strong man but had such a big heart.

How long should you date before becoming exclusive? I think it depends on the people...

What are your thoughts on public displays of affection? I don't think being all over someone in public is ok but holding hands or kissing every now and then is fine.

Do you kiss on the first date? Depends.

Biggest turn-off? Bad breath or a hairy chest gross!

What’s the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Height and arms... random I know

How long do you/did you wait before becoming intimate? not really answering this except to say when it feels right then its right.

Describe your dream date. I would say dinner and a walk on the beach or even downtown. simple.

Sara

Another weekend has come and gone...

2011-11-07T07:15:00.007-05:00

How on earth has another weekend already come and gone?? It's like I blink my eyes on Friday and it somehow turns to Monday in an instant. Boo!

This weekend was a pretty good one like most! Friday night I spent the night at Jens house and we watched movies all night. I finally saw the Goonies so now nobody can make fun of me. At least for that. hah! I must say it was definitely and older movie but it definitely felt like a classic.

Saturday morning we woke up WAY to early to head to Savannah. On our way out of Charleston we hit something and ended up having to get a tire fixed. 3 hours later we were finally on our way to Savannah. I was surprised she still wanted to go after all the car drama. We got to Savannah around 1 or so which really wasn't bad. We walked down Riverstreet which was FREEZING. We had lunch at the Pirate house which supposedly is haunted but I wasn't sticking around to look for ghosties. We ended up stopping at a bar and walking the streets with our drinks. I love that you can drink on the streets. We walked through the squares, a cemetery, back down to riverstreet and back through some of the streets. It wasn't very eventful but it was nice to get away from Charleston. We got back went out with some friends and that was that. Somehow my pictures got way out of order... oh well.

Sunday I woke up a little bit late and went to the gym. Only worked out for an hour because Laura asked me to go to lunch. It sounded way more appealing than a workout. So I headed out to a place called D.D. Peckers with her and her dog skeeter for lunch. Then at 5 she had to go get re-certified for CPR. We went to a fire station and since she was doing just an inidividual training I got to tag along. It was INTERESTINg to say the least and I know that I can count to 30 after watching that hour training video. I should have paid the dude and got certified since now I pretty much know how to do it. We were quite hilarious through that if you can't tell in the picture below! Her pictures are quite funny but I will leave those off of here since she got certified. Don't want anyone thinking we didn't take it seriously... haha ;)

I got home and Kodie was staring at me from the top of the stairs so I took his picture. He looks like he has Alien eyes. Kinda creepy dude!

one last picture... I took it this morning on my way into work. I love this view and seeing the sun starting to rise behind the city. So gorgeous! Sometimes I forget how beautiful the city I live in can be.

Happy Monday everyone! 4 day work week thank Goodness!!

Sara

Fill in the Blank Friday

2011-11-04T11:59:00.002-04:00

1. My favorite thing about this week was/is...I realized how amazing the people in my life are

2. Colder weather makes me...happy! I love cold weather as long as I am wearing enough clothes otherwise I will freeze. Losing weight has one downfall I get cold WAY easier than I used to.

3. Three things that make me terribly happy as of late are...road trips, chips and ketchup, and awesome friends/family.

4. If I could only wear one kind of shoe for the rest of my life, I'd choose...flip flops or my fake uggs both I love!

5. My personality type is ....type A

6. I have a serious problem resisting...temptation in guy form.

7. My favorite color to wear is...probably black because it makes me feel skinnier. But I wear almost every color.

Happy Friday!!!!! I am heading to Savannah Georgia tomorrow for the day so I know this weekend will be awesome!

Sara

Fair

2011-11-03T07:58:00.002-04:00

Yesterday Kelly and I decided we were going to hit up the fair. At about 4 I rememebered there was a band at Reds I wanted to go see but I didn't get to see them. It was a free Eli Young Band Concert :( LOVE them!! Their song crazy girl is one of my favorites right now. Anywho Kelly and I ended up at the fair for only 2 hours. We walked around ate some food (GAG) I wanted to get a carichature (I think I spelt that wrong ) but the line was So long. We did however see a bear show which actually was really cute. They look so cute and cuddly almost like a dog!

We ended up going to dinner after we left there since we didn't want to go home. It was a pretty lame night in a good way I guess. We decided IF we go next year we want to go with a group. She is secretly hoping that I will find a boyfriend between now and then and make it a double date thing. With my luck lately that probably won't happen.

When I got home I found an envelope on my bed it Said -Sara "I carry it with me always" and it was this lovely keychain. If you have watched the Sex and the City movie you know exactly what this is and what it really means. Sometimes it is the little things in life that really make the biggest impact. My sister got this for me while out that day... she knows I have been having a really hard week and said she thought I needed it. She was right it was something little that put a big smile on my face.

This week really has been hard for me... but at the same time I am realizing how blessed I really am with such amazing people in my life. I have to remember to have faith in Gods plan for my life and never doubt it or try to control things myself. God is still writing my love story...

Sara

Truth

2011-11-02T11:14:00.001-04:00

Sara

Halloween

2011-11-01T07:15:00.003-04:00

I really wish I could say I had fun for Halloween but I can't. I really wish I could say I am happy right now, but I can't. It has been forever since I felt this horrible feeling of just BLAH. Sad thing is I don't even know what the hell happened. And you are all probably wondering what on earth I am talking about.... but I can't say. I feel like I just got hit by a truck going 100mph and all he hit was my heart. Sounds nice right? Nope.

But my entire Halloween wasn't horrible..... I went to our family halloween party on Saturday night and had a good time. We took lots of pictures, ate yummy food and played cornhole oh yeah and froze.

Sunday mom cooked a really yummy lunch and had my sister and nieces over. I thought they were pretty darn cute so I took their pictures.

After lunch I went to the pumpkin patch with my friend Jen so I could get a pumpkin to carve. I got a gross pumpkin but it still turned out cute. By the way I should mention I had never carved a pumpkin until Sunday night.

Check out this huge crazy truck we saw when we got there!

Yellow pumpkin?? WHAT!

You can take the girl out the country but you can't take the country out the girl! haha

She is seriously turning out to be a really great friend to me... crazy part is I have known her like 3 weeks. I believe God puts people in your life at just the right times.....

Here are 3 of the pumpkins. I didn't get the 4th one in there for some odd reason. Mine is the one on the bottom. He looks kinda scary but hey not too bad for my first time right?

I hope you guys had a great weekend and a wonderful Halloween.

Sara

Fill in the Blank Friday

2011-10-28T08:18:00.002-04:00

1. When I was a kid I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. (this makes me laugh a lot, Kids drive me insane)

2. As an adult, my dream job would be..a world traveler? does that count?

3. W hen I was younger I wanted to be just like...my sisters.

4. The childhood Halloween costume that I remember most was when I was....I remember a lot of my costumes. I was a pumpkin, a crayon, a princess, 50's girl, cheerleader, etc... I always loved Halloween.

5. My favorite childhood toy was...Barbies most definitely. I think Kelly and I played Barbies for most of our childhood.

6. The time I got into the biggest amount of trouble when I was a kid was when I....was mean to this girl around the corner. Kelly wrote her a letter that wasn't nice and I got in trouble just for being with her when she did it. Blah.

7. I get daily inspiration from....everyone around me.

Sara

2 on Tuesday

2011-10-25T07:49:00.003-04:00

What are your two favorite pictures of yourself?

I feel really vain doing this post but at the same time it is kind of fun. Luckily I didn't have too much to choose from or this could have taken awhile. Basically the only pictures I really like of myself are recent thanks to my weightloss. Even looking back from 2 months ago I can see I have lost even more especially in my face.

I know I just posted this picture in my last blog post or one of my last but I had to add it again. The reason being well A. I think it's hilarious and just silly and B. This is the first picture I have ever looked at of myself and thought wow I kinda look skinny. So this picture is quite exciting for me. It's a big deal for me to actually be able to look at myself and not think i'm a big ole fatty!

I absolutely LOVE this picture. This was from St. Louis last month and I can just see it all over my face that I was simply HAPPY!

And this one I added so I could show you all my awesome new hat!!! I freaking love this hat although I am sure I will get made fun of for wearing it but who cares! I figure in the "winter" when I have to deliver mail I will wear it and I guarantee it will make people laugh.

Sara

<3

2011-10-24T17:37:00.001-04:00

My happy place

Weekend Recap

2011-10-24T07:26:00.004-04:00

This weekend was seriously great! I definitely wouldn't mind reliving it again.

Friday I went to dinner then Boone Hall Fright nights with some friends and had so much fun. It wasn't SCARY but I did scream/jump when things jumped out in front of me. haha We went on a hayride with a bunch of girls who were acting like they lost their minds. Basically I ended up with lots of bruises from these crazy chicks and didn't get to see anything really from the hayride. Besides that though everything was really fun.

Saturday I slept for 12 hours because this past week I hardly slept at all so I needed to catch up. I did a TON of laundry and then went to the gym to tan and workout. GTL haha sorry for the Jersey Shore reference. That night I went to dinner with Kelly and Derik. Oh and I finished the night with the movie Bad Teacher. It was pretty funny I would definitely watch it again.

Sunday my new friend Jen and I took a little day trip up to Myrtle Beach to just get away from Charleston. Even if it was for one day we both agreed it just felt nice to leave Charleston for a little bit.
Our first stop was to the Alligator Adventure place at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach. I had always wanted to go but of course nobody ever wanted to go with me. Jen was game though so we got to go. We got in for cheap with a military discount thank God. We enjoyed it but definitely not $18 per person enjoyment lol We both got in for the price of one so it was nice. We saw some crazy huge gators and lots of other random animals.

He was eating him some chicken. yum yum

There were tons of gators just chillen all over the place.

Mr. Albino Gator He was actually quite interesting to see.

This guys name was Bob and poor bob was born with no tail. I felt bad for the little dude. He was still 4ft long though.

After we left the gator place we went to The Bass Pro Shop. She had things to buy, me not so much. haha it was entertaining to look at all the stuff they had and they had a TON of stuff. I even got my picture with a Redneck Santa hat! Cute right?

At this point we decided it was time for lunch (2pm) and headed to Broadway at the Beach. We ate at Margaritaville and it was SO good. We both got some HUGE drinks and mine was strong. So by the time we ate and left I was feeling pretty relaxed. We ended up shopping and just looking around at all the tacky tourist treasures.

And we sexually harrassed a bear. woops our bad!

yummmmm

Rice Krispie Treat anyone? We got plenty!

(No we didn't buy it)

Such a great weekend and hopefully next weekend will be just as good. No clue whats going on but I am sure something fun will go down. I do have a family Halloween party which will hopefully be decent.

Happy Monday!

Sara

Fill in the Blanks Friday

2011-10-21T08:23:00.002-04:00

1. Nothing says fall like....cool crisp air and hoodies

2. My favorite autumnal tradition is...our annual family Halloween Party, the fair and spending as much time outside as possible.

3. My favorite fall treat is...Elephant Ear from the fair although I NEVER finish it and pumpkin cheesecake. I also hate to admit I have YET to have a piece of cheesecake. Something is seriously wrong with this picture.

4. Fall makes me think of....great times with awesome people. Last year I had so much fun with 3 of my very best friends for what seemed like the entire fall season. All our Myrtle Beach trips just made it so fun.

5. Autumn free form word association, go! crip air, changing leaves, jackets/hoodies, halloween, fair, costumes, pumpkins, skinny jeans and boots!

6. My go-to outfit in the fall is...don't really have one. But If I had to choose it would probably be a sweater, jeans and boots. Speaking of boots I need to find a nice pair of black boots.

7. My favorite fall holiday is (Halloween or Thanksgiving).... Honestly I really love both of these holidays and probably an equal amount. Halloween is fun as long as there is something going on. Last year I went out with my friend and his sister and had a GREAT time then did a halloween parade with my family in my Grammys neighborhood on Halloween. It was fun also because I had 2 different costumes to wear so I got to take double the pictures.

Thanksgiving I love because I get to eat tons and I mean TONS of yummy food with all of my family. Most Thanksgiving meals have been at our house and I always just love everyone coming over having amazing dinner (lunch we eat at 1pm) and then staying around to chit chat. I spent Thanksgiving away from my family one year and I absolutely hated it. Wow I just realized this answer is super long. Sorry haha

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Sara

2 on Tuesday

2011-10-18T10:23:00.003-04:00

What are your two favorite restaurants?

One of my favorite places to eat would be Kicken Chicken. It is not fancy by any stretch of the imagination but it is mine and Kellys go to place to eat. They have a bbq chicken wrap that I LOVE. In fact we went there last night, met up with a few people and had yummy food and super yummy drinks. I needed some drinks so hello cocktails, shots and I threw in a mimosa for good measure!

When I went to St. Louis a couple of weeks ago I ate at the Cheesecake factory and oh my GAH!!! It was amazing beyond amazing actually. It is my new favorite I guess lucky for me the closest one is in Charlotte. If it was closer my weightloss would be in TROUBLE.

<3 Sara

Fill in the Blank Friday

2011-10-14T08:17:00.002-04:00

1. The most selfless thing I've ever done was....I don't know if there would be one shining moment for this. However, I try to do good things for people. I guess mainly at work though I am the go to girl when someone needs help with anything. I always try to go out of my way to help make things an easier process for my co-workers. What is really nice is they always thank me even though I don't need to hear the thank you it is definitely nice to hear.

2. When it comes to working out.... I am slightly obsessed. I love the gym A LOT! I have my slack moments just like anyone but 99% of the time I am all about it! For instance I worked out 1 1/2 hrs before I did my hour spin class. Yes go ahead and call me crazy!

3. A woman should always...follow her gut feeling. I am learning it is never wrong... and yesterday proved to me once again that following my gut really is the right thing for me to do.

4. I wish I could be better with my money and then I'd have more in my savings

5. A best friend is...someone who will always be there for you no matter what.

6. I can't get enough of......the gym

7. This weekend I am....working out, spending time with someone amazing who makes me VERY happy, annnnnnnnd getting my hair done. Bye bye dark roots!

Happy Friday everyone!!!! Have an AMAZING weekend!

Sara

Barberry and Lace

2011-10-13T08:23:00.001-04:00

I entered this giveaway today!!! Hope I win. I have checked out their etsy shop many times. For some reason have never placed an order but hopefully I will win the giveaway and won't have to yet! :) Go enter at www.barberryandlace.blogspot.com

Sara

Wish I was here Wednesdays

2011-10-12T11:43:00.001-04:00

This is where I wish I could be.... add in a handsome someone and a mai tai and that would be paradise!!

Sara

Happy Day

2011-10-12T07:31:00.004-04:00

Good Morning everyone! I hope you are all doing spectacular this morning! I know I am despite the fact I have to deliver mail in the rain haha. Gotta love when your co-worker calls out on a bad weather day but he is truly sick like so many people right now. I got to spend my morning with this little guy! He always likes to come hang out with me while I get ready for work. Normally I find him in my bed when I get back to my room from the shower. This morning he must have not heard me and ended up crying at my door! Poor guy!

I thought this picture was so cute! And since I recently got my I-phone I can semi mess with the pictures using instagram. I know I am behind the times and so many of you already use it. But hey it is new to me and I just love it. I am going to look for some more fun apps for photos so if you know of any good ones let me know :)

Last night I looked at halloween costumes and I really have no clue what on earth to be this year. It just seems like it's the same costumes year after year..... I might have to get creative or something this year. I also want something I will be semi comfortable wearing since I will probably end up in it all night long.

On another note..... I have been smiling so much that my cheeks literally hurt last night. haha is this ok? jk I know it is ok but seriously it's nice to feel like this. :D

Time to get going and get some stuff done before mail deliveries which will be allllllllllll day!

Happy Humpday!!!

Sara

3 day weekend

2011-10-10T19:12:00.002-04:00

How is another weekend already over? I even had an extra day and it flew past! Oh well haha

This weekend was such a great one!

Friday night was amazing I will just leave it at that!

Saturday I woke up early went grocery shopping with Kelly Welly and got my eyebrows waxed. Then I headed up to Sumter, SC with the family to go to my great Aunt Mickey's 90th birthday party. She looks so great and I was beyond happy to see her. She has always been one of my favorites! Here are some pictures!

Izzy being super cute as always

This was one amazing chocolate cake that everyone had to eat with their fingers. Sucks when you run out of forks

Mommy and me! I love this picture!

Aunt Mickey, Me and my papa

She was so sleepy she kept laying on the floor.

Who knows? haha

Show us your scary face!!!!

Sunday was pretty great. I woke up super early and went to church with Kelly. I wish I went to church more but I don't want to go alone and Kelly is never in Charleston anymore. Boo :( anywho we went to lunch, American Eagle and then to Cactus Carwash to get my car cleaned. It now smells like yummy strawberries! Then I hit up the gym for some reason I have semi lost my motivation. Not sure what's up but I better find it soon. My nights plans ended up changing so I ended up going to dinner and a movie with my friend Laura and her friend Amanda. We saw 50/50 which we all thought was going to be funny but it was semi serious and we didn't exactly love it.

Today I woke up early and went to the gym. I had an OK workout but it could have been so much better. I then went to see my friend Norrissia and then to my grammys house to chill with my aunt. She made some fried shrimp and it was SO yummy!

Nor's little girl Nevaeh. She is such a cute kid!

I know I am not ready to go back to work tomorrow but I am hoping I get to see someone after so it should still be a good day! :)

Hope you all had a great weekend! I know I did :)

I haven't felt this happy in SOOOOO long!!! I really hope it stays this way :)

Sara

Happy Friday

2011-10-07T11:31:00.002-04:00

1. Something popular that I can't stand/just don't "get" is....I guess people being obsessed with tv shows. I don't have a show that I just have to watch. Honestly I don't really even watch much tv to begin with.

2. Something unpopular that I secretly love is.....ice skating. It's not unpopular but it certainly isn't popular.

3. When I've had a bad day I ....Go walk on the beach or go to one of my favorite parks all of which are located on the water. I guess really something about the ocean/harbor just calms my soul and I love it.

4. I'd prefer 1 amazing friend to a ton of non-amazing friends any day.

5. Something that makes me nervous is....The thought of ever having children. This down right scares the mess out of me. I really think the whole mommy gene skipped me. I just don't have it.

6. Something worth fighting for is.....Love

7. When people think of me, I hope they think....that I am a good person with a huge heart one I tend to wear on my sleeve

Sara

Just saying

2011-10-05T08:13:00.000-04:00

Loving Life

2011-10-04T07:49:00.002-04:00

It's ok to do a weekend recap on Tuesday right? Better late than never I say :)

This past weekend was definitely one to remember! I had the best times and realized a lot about myself. Go figure! haha

Friday night Laura and I had planned to go out and have some fun downtown. We had dinner with one of her friends at King Street Grille then headed to Market Street. We ended up spending most of our night where she works. I won't post that in case we have some stalkers reading this thing. You never know lol We ended up spending a ton of time on their front porch with one of her friends parents. It was really nice since the weather was getting cooler and they were great company. We ended up heading to a few other places on market street but they were just ridiculously crowded. Oh and I almost got in a fight with a guy who was at his bachelor party. I will tell you what happened in a nut shell. He was hitting on us, got rejected, told us he was at his bachelor party, he had a few choice words to say to Laura and I and I had a few to say back.... commence Sara about to kick his butt! Luckily for him his friends saw I was pissed and continued on with making him leave. Talk crap about me thats fine but do NOT talk crap about people I care about. Anywho the rest of the night we were at her job. After everything closed we ended up chillen out back with a ton of her co-workers. She learned how to skateboard and we met a group of guys and one of them apparently was too scared to talk to girls. So of course Laura decided to help! haha

Skateboarding

Shy guy

Saturday I got in a great workout and got to see an awesome someone. I got ready and went to a jewelry party. My friend Ashley has just started to sell jewelry so I went to support her plus I got some awesome jewelry so it was a win win situation! :)

I left there and went to Suede to hang out with my girl Nor and her hubby Dom and a TON of their friends. I felt a bit awkward at first but things got a lot better as her friends started to get to know me and ended up liking me. I always get nervous meeting new people especially an entire group of people I don't know. Suede wasn't as great this time like it was at Nor's bday party but it was still an ok time! I got to spend some time talking to Nor so that part was what made it all worth the trip out there.

Love this girl!

On Sunday I woke up late-ish and decided the Blackberry was DONE. It was time to spend some money and get a decent phone. I was deciding between a droid or an Iphone. Well guys I got the Iphone 4 and I freaking love it. I am still figuring it out though seeing as it is WAY different than my blackberry. The touch screen is probably the hardest thing to get used to. I love this phone though and wish I had gotten it earlier.

My first picture with my Iphone. Haha don't judge me! It takes WAY better pictures than my stupid blackberry. Whenever I posted pics to my facebook one of my friends would always comment if you had a better phone that picture wouldn't suck (quality wise).

And the end of my Sunday just made it all that much better :D

Hope you all had a WONDERFUL weekend!!! Happy October and enjoy the rest of the week! :D

Sara

2 on Tuesday

2011-10-04T07:32:00.003-04:00

I am linking back up for 2 on Tuesday but in true Sara fashion I could not pick only 2. There are really 3 things that stand out for me from my childhood.

What were your two favorite childhood toys?

Barbies would definitely be the BIGGEST! I had every barbie I could possibly have, multiple cars, a house, a boat, an RV etc! Kelly and I played barbies ALL the freaking time!
Rollerblading was a HUGE part of my childhood. Our driveway has a slight hillyness sp? to it and it was perfect PLUS our driveway is long. So when there were no cars in the driveway I would go all the way to our gate and skate as fast as I possibly could and jump the end of our driveway. A couple of times I almost got hit by cars because lets face it I was too busy gaining speed to possibly think of cars in the street. Smart right? haha I never claimed to be! just saying ;)

The third thing I HAD to add was a bike. Pretty sure mine was purple though not blue. I would ride my bike ALL over the neighborhood ALL the time. I even rode my bike with rollerblades on instead of wearing shoes. Why you may ask? I have no freaking idea. But I remember doing it a lot.

Good times. Sometimes I still wish I was a kid, there were no responsibilities and I didn't have any of the worries associated with growing up. But I guess that is part of life.

Sara

Fill in the Blanks Friday

2011-09-30T10:04:00.002-04:00

1. My current obsession......the gym and I have a feeling the tanning bed is about to hop on board with it.

2. Happy People.....make me happy.

3. My greatest strength is my common sense.

4. A certain someone CURRENTLY is my greatest weakness.

5. My life is wonderful..I have an awesome family, AMAZING friends, a great job, plenty of materialistic things to add to it. One thing is missing but in due time it will happen.

6. In high school I was...JUST ME! I wasn't the popular kid but I wasn't someone who had no friends. I did my own thing and didn't really care about anything else.
7. When I'm super tired..I yawn ALOT and get kind of out of it. This however normally doesn't happen!

I am having to highlight my answers because for some reason I couldn't get them to underline! lame.

Sara

St. Louis day 8

2011-09-29T20:12:00.000-04:00

My very last day in St. Louis... sad times! We woke up early and headed out the house! We had to fit in more sightseeing before I left for Charleston. My flight wasn't until 5 so we had a bit of time! our first stop was the Arch. I had been dying to see it and was thinking about taking the elevator to the top. BUT it was booked up so no such luck, darn! haha I wasn't all that disappointed but I would have definitely done it. George was willing to go with me so I would have had to act tough even if I was scared out of my mind. haha After we explored the arch and the museum we headed for lunch at Hooters. Cardinals fans were all over the place! There was a game around noon so it was cool to see. They really are some hard core fans up there!

Me and my Amish bonnet. I was excited to see some Amish people too! That was another first for me!

I think he must have had a little captain morgan with his breakfast :)

I am the spec at the bottom of this picture

After lunch we headed to a park which was really neat! The pic below is the courthouse with the arch behind it. And I just love the blue fountain in the pic too! Apparently they make it turn all sorts of colors throughout the year.

After the park we went back to the Budweiser brewery and made it in time for a tour! And guess what? It was FREE! :) with 2 FREE beers at the end. But the line was long and we had to leave.

After the brewery it was time to head to the airport. Actually we had a lot of time but ran out of things to do and it was too far to go home and then the airport. I ended up getting to the airport 2 hours before my flight and got through tsa in uh 5 mins! can we say boredom? The rest of the night was like this because I also had a 3 freaking hour layover in Atlanta. I finally got home at almost midnight! Exhausted!!! Such a great trip and I can't wait to go back!!!

Sara

St. Louis day 7

2011-09-28T19:09:00.000-04:00

Day 7 was another Sara Angel day. Josh was not feeling very well and was being a bit whiney so we ended up leaving him with George. Which I was ok with since I got Angel all to myself! haha

We ended up going out for lunch at a place called Penn Station to have my very first Philly Cheesesteak. It was quite yummy and apparently I won't be able to have another one like that until I go back to St. Louis. After we ate there we went to Ted Drewes which apparently is uber famous for its custard I think it was custard anyway. We both got a mini concrete which is what they called a mini custard and it was SO filling. The rest of our day was up in the air so we left it to the british bitch aka the garmin. Gah we couldn't stand her but she kept us going where we needed to go. We ended up at the Anheuser sp? Busch Grants Farm. This was really neat it was like a zoo and they also had the Budweiser Clydesdales. They were so beautiful and HUGE. I know I am short only 5'1 but goodness they are gigantic! We had such a great time and the weather was getting chilly so thank God I brought my new coat. :)

I ended up being talked into feeding these damn goats a bottle of milk. Can I just say I hate goats??? They are dirty and try to eat your clothes. But hey I can say I fed them and got some funny pics.

This is the pic that basically tells you IM DONE WITH THE DAMN GOATS! haha

after the farm we ended up going to the Budweiser Brewery but they didn't have any more tours leaving for the day. So we went in their gift shop and looked around their little museum.

That night we went to an Irish Pub called McGurks and it was AWESOME!!!! I was still crazy full from lunch but I got an appetizer. Fried beef ravioli YUM and we all got a piece of bread pudding. I normally hate bread pudding but this stuff was beyond amazing. If you ever go to St. Louis GO to this place.

Sara

St. Louis day 5

2011-09-27T06:36:00.000-04:00

Day 5 was a day of new experiences! We went to Eckerts farm and went apple picking! It was so neat I had never done that before. They were the best apples I have ever tasted. I mean really they couldn't possibly get any more fresh than that. I also got to feed carrots to a camel. Really who can say they have done this? Ok a few people im sure haha but it was a first for me. It was creepy their lips? felt SOOOO weird! I didn't like it but I had to do it!

That night Angel made manicotti sp? for dinner and it was SO amazing. Also, we made an apple pie with the apples we had picked. Can we say YUM??? It was hands down the best apple pie I have ever eaten. Good job Angel :) I was glad I had gone for a walk around their neighborhood before dinner. It was nice got some time to myself, listened to my ipod and got to see all the new houses and they are NICE! We ended the night watching Black Swan. WEIRDEST MOVIE EVER! Just saying!

Sara

Woops

2011-09-26T08:46:00.000-04:00

looks like day 6 posted before day 5! My bad people! :)

Sara

Day 6

2011-09-25T18:59:00.003-04:00

Day 6 was mainly shopping! In fact I think it was only shopping! We went to a mall Angel said was ghetto and to my surprise it was NICE. Heck anything beats the malls in Charleston THEY are the ghetto ones. I spent too much money but had a great time. Josh and I even rode the little train in the mall. It's amazing the things you will do when you are out of town. I won't lie though I enjoyed it just as much as he did. Plus I got to window shop from the train. We also went to a little nascar speedpark thing inside the mall and that was cool. Angel and Josh rode some little kiddie ride but everything else was unfortunately closed until 3. It looked like it had a really cool race track too so unfortunately we didn't get to do any of that.

Angel and I ended up shopping at another mall later that night. She had some stuff to look for and it was easier to look without Josh around.

I was DONE spending money!

Sara

St. Louis Days 1-4

2011-09-25T17:22:00.005-04:00

I am officially home from vacation! It was a blast but I am kinda glad it is over. I was ready to get back to my boring life. haha I know something is wrong with me right? I had the best time with my best friend Angel and her family! They kept everyday so entertaining but there will be plenty to do on my next visit. The one thing I am looking forward to the most for my next trip is zip lining! I have been dying to do that and apparently there is a place you can do it there. AWESOME!

So Day 1: I flew out of charleston at 6am and arrived there at 10am their time. They are an hour behind us. We had lunch and went to a birthday party for one of Josh's little friends. Angel and George went on a date that night. Can you believe they haven't been on a date since I last babysat when they still lived here??? Insane!! So it was a must and they had a great time!

Day 2: WORST DAY EVER! I had food poisoning from my lunch the previous day. I was so darn sick all day I couldn't do anything but lay in bed. Luckily my room had their computer so I watched movies on netflix and they actually went out and did a few errands. I told them to go about their business and not to worry. I got severely dehydrated though and almost passed out in the shower. That was a very scary experience for me not to mention a horrible feeling!

Day 3: Angel and I had a girls day full of MALLS! :) We went to I think 3 malls and had Cheesecake factory for lunch. That night we went to a casino which was so much fun! I spent $40 and left with $80! Angel won double her money as well which was awesome. For us BOTH to win was just crazy to me! I surely thought I would walk out the casino with NOTHING! :)

Day 4: Angel, Josh and I went to the St. Louis Zoo. It was a BLAST but that place is huge and free! How awesome is that? St. Louis has a lot of free things to do which made for a cheaper trip.

This picture needs a little explaining. So we were obviously at a stingray touch tank which also had a shark in it. I had tried to touch a stingray and they went NUTS in front of me. I screamed and Josh obviously was like OH MY GOSH they are going to eat Miss. Sara haha and yes I am the blur to the right. Look at his face too! SO funny! People were laughing at me for screaming!

We also took a train throughout the zoo. It was really cool it went through tunnels and took us places we wouldn't have seen otherwise.

I love them and we had so much fun at the zoo! We were quite exhausted too! BUT that night I still went to the gym. The golds in St. Louis SUCKED! I was beyond disappointed so I actually didn't go back the rest of the week.

Sara

Current obsessions

2011-09-16T11:19:00.002-04:00

Does anyone else go through periods of time where they are obsessed (might not be the right word) with something? meaning food? I know my sister does.. her current obsession would be pretzels. haha

here are mine... not too bad at least it's only 3!

WITH ketchup! I swear it tastes just like eating fries and ketchup but crunchier! My co-worker thought I was crazy eating these yesterday but they are YUM!

I have eaten this for lunch WAY more times than I should admit in the last couple of months. It hasn't been EVERYDAY but most. I always eat a stouffers meal for lunch they are amazing. The panini sandwiches are to die for too and their chicken flatbread. YUM!

and last but definitely not least but longest! I have ALMOST given up soda entirely I do on occassion have one. This is what has helped me Crystal Light Strawberry flavor. I always drink them at work and have yet to get sick of it. It claims to give you energy but no such luck for me on that end. But I think caffeine has no effect on me for some reason. I could drink an entire can of soda then go to sleep or coffee or whatever! I guess I am just odd... lol not that we didn't already know that one.

So does anyone else have anything like this?

Sara

1 Picture

2011-09-16T07:25:00.000-04:00

And here is a picture of me! This is from the 4th of July! I feel like this picture shows me how I normally am. Chill and not dressy! I am not a dressy girl but I am trying to be MORE of a dressy girl. sometimes haha But this is me! :)

Sara

2 Songs

2011-09-15T07:30:00.002-04:00

Well since I am special and don't really know how to post a video on this thing I am posting Lyrics. The first song is Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin. I absolutely LOVE this song right now. In fact I have probably listened to it more than I should admit to.

They form a line,

One at a time,Ready to play,

(I can't see them anyway)

No time to lose,We've got to move,Steady the helm.

(I am losing sight again)[

Bridge]

Fire your guns,It's time to roll,Blow me away,

(I will stay in the mess I made)

After the fall,We'll shake it off,Show me the way.

[Chorus]Only the strongest will survive,Lead me to heaven when we die,I am a shadow on the wall,I'll be the one to save us all.There's nothing left,So save your breath,Lying in wait.(Caught inside this tidal wave)Your cover's blown,Nowhere to go,Holding your fate.(Loaded I will walk alone)

[Bridge]

Fire your guns,It's time to roll,Blow me away,

(I will stay in the mess i made)

After the fall,We'll shake it off,Show me the way.

[Chorus]Only the strongest will survive,Lead me to heaven when we die,I am a shadow on the wall,I'll be the one to save us all.Wanted it back (Don't fight back God)(Back off)(Die)

[Chorus]

Only the strongest will survive,Lead me to heaven when we die,

I am a shadow on the wall,

I'll be the one to save us all.

Save us all!

When I Look At You Lyrics

Everybody needs inspiration,

Everbody needs a song.

A beautiful melody,When the night's so long.

Cause there is no guarantee,That this life is easy.

Yeah when my world is falling apart.

When there's no light to break up the dark,

That's when I, I, I look at you.

When the waves are flooding the shore,

and I can't find my way home anymore.

That's when I, I, I look at you.

When I look at you, I see forgiveness,

I see the truth.

You love me for who I am,

Like the stars hold the moon,

Right there where they belong. and I know im not alone.

Yeah when my world is falling apart,

When there's no light to break up the dark,

That's when I, I, I look at you.

When the waves are flooding the shore,

and I can't find my way home anymore,

That's when I, I, I look at you.

You, appear just like a dream to me.

Just like kaleidoscope colors,

That cover me,

All I need,Every breath that I breathe,

Don't you know you're beautiful!

YeahWhen the waves are flooding the shore,

and I can't find my way home anymore,

That's when I, I, I look at you.

I look at you, Yeah, Woah.

You, appear just like a dream to me.

Sara

3 more days

2011-09-14T07:54:00.002-04:00

It has been quite awhile since I have been SO excited for something. I can barely sleep I am so excited which has made for some really long days at work this week.

On Saturday I am flying out to see my very best friend Angel and her family. The best part is I get to spend an entire week with them!! She sent me a list of things they have kinda planned for us to do while I am there. It is going to be so much fun and I really just can't wait to spend time with them. I haven't missed someone this much in a long long time. I told her I might just cry when I see her at the airport.

I uploaded a couple of pictures just because I really don't like posting without them.

Love this picture. Plus one of the days we get to go see the Arch.

We also get to go to the Budweiser brewery. :D that should be really neat!

SIX FLAGS!!!!!! I am VERY excited for this one.

This will be a first for me. We are going Apple Picking at a farm. Oh and this farm apparently has camels you can ride on as well as ponies. I figure I rode a bull in Dallas last year I shall ride a Camel in St. Louis this year! Hopefully they will really be there!

And I get to see that lovely lady in the middle!!! Miss my Angel!!!!

Can you guys tell how excited I am? haha it's ridiculous! Plus I am so ready for an entire week off from work. One of my co-workers said he was going to make me sign a piece of paper that said I was in fact coming back. I told him I would just teach him my job before I left then I wouldn't have to! haha they need me! I know too much around this place they would sink without me. They would survive but the initial sink would suck! :)

Happy Hump Day people!

Sara

3 Films

2011-09-14T07:11:00.000-04:00

Love ALL 3 of these movies! Watch them all the time especially the Last Song. I absolutely love the story. I have wanted to read that book but have yet to really find the time or motivation. hmmm maybe soon....

Sara

4 Books

2011-09-13T14:17:00.000-04:00

All of these books were FAST reads for me. Twilight was obviously 4 books and I read those WAY too quickly. And the Blood Brothers was a Trilogy a co-worker and I both read them and LOVED them. I could not put them down until they were done. These books are different than say The Notebook but they are very interesting books. A little dark at times but they ALL have a love story which I am a sucker for.

Sara

2 on Tuesday

2011-09-13T08:19:00.002-04:00

So I am doing the 2 on Tuesday again this week! I happened to like the topic again :)

So the question: If you were stranded on a deserted island, what two items would you wish to have with you?

I believe this would be an obvious choice but it is definitely one I had to actually choose. WATER!!! That way I don't you know die of dehydration on this desserted island. and since I can choose what I want I choose FIJI water because it's my favorite.

I would also have to have my Ipod. Hopefully I put more music on it before this island stuff happens. :) It's got alot but definitely not a TON. I am working on it though. I get bored listening to the same music ALL the time. So I love when I go on Itunes and add more stuff. Recently I added some Adele songs and I must say I absolutely LOVE her!! She is awesome and her voice is amazing.

So what 2 items would you want on the island with you?

Sara

5 Foods

2011-09-12T13:06:00.000-04:00

1 Chocolate Covered Strawberries- I used to buy them but I discovered it is SO much cheaper to make them yourself. Not to mention I think they taste better. But that's just me :)

2. FRIES- You may already know but I freaking love love love french fries. WeAKNESS! It is so bad 3 of my best friends have nicknamed me fries. Although one of them says its Fryez I think thats how he spelt it.

3. Cookie Cake-Enough said!

4. Pizza- yum!!! I love pizza with pineapple on it too. I have been thinking of ordering pizza with no cheese. Just a thought though.

5. Wings- Love em!!! Mainly boneless BBQ though. However, I will eat most any of them except HOT HOT ones.

Sara

6 Places

2011-09-11T12:00:00.000-04:00

1. Greece- I would love to go here and walk all over the place and eat amazing food.

2. Bora Bora- I wanted to go here for SO long. And After watching The Kardashians go here ( don't judge me) I DEFINITELY want to go now. So gorgeous!

3. Australia- Dream vacation since forever!

4. Aspen- I would attempt skiing again and definitely would snowboard. I just think it would be gorgeous to visit.

5. Anguilla- I used to work at a shipping store. This customer had a home there and talked about Anguilla ALL the time. Her stories made it sound marvelous and her pictures were amazing.

6. Alaska- I would be ok with an Alaskan Cruise. Maybe go visit a bear or two!

Sara

7 Wants

2011-09-10T11:54:00.000-04:00

1. Love

2. lose 20 more pounds

3. Personal trainer

4. Go to Australia ETC

5. Win the lottery (obvious)

6. New cell phone

7. Stablity

Sara

Putt Putt fun

2011-09-10T10:52:00.001-04:00

Last night after my sucky workout. It sucked because I hurt my knee in Thursdays spin class. I called my friend Amanda and told her I couldn't be lame again and stay home on ANOTHER Friday night. haha So I asked what her and Richard (her fiance) were up to and we ended up making plans. We went out to eat at Wild Wings which was quite yummy. I got boneless wings because I suck at eating regular wings. I think some people can just do it and some people can't. Then we went to Blackbeards Cove to play some putt putt. We used to go to Frankies but that place has turned quite ghetto lately. Blackbeards is more family friendly and just nicer.

We had a great time! We laughed and joked around pretty much the entire night. Oh and what made it better.... I got a hole in one ANNNNND I beat both of them at mini golf. :) Not by much but hey I still won. We also played some arcade games.... we did a shooting game and I liked that one the best surprisingly. I have never shot a gun ...ever. But I want to go to Ladies night at the ATP gun shop and try it one time. Surely couldn't hurt to know how to use one, right?

We took a few pictures and I seriously love all of them! I love how I am wearing a hello kitty and a BRIGHT green jacket which also matches the putter. haha yeah I planned that....not.

After I got home I ended up sleeping 12 hours.... and yes I am still in bed. No spin class for me this morning. But no worries the gym is calling my name. :) My best workouts are on Saturday and Sunday so I try to never ever miss one of those days.

I hope you all have a wonderful weeekend!

Sara

8 Fears

2011-09-09T08:51:00.001-04:00

1. Death.... not just mine but I don't handle this well at all. I bottle my feelings up and then explode at the worst moments.

2. Snakes... I like them in cages but quite scared otherwise

3. being hurt... emotionally

4. never finding my soulmate

5. never really having a relationship with one of my sisters.....

6. failing

7. heights

8. ghosties haha yes I am scared of them

Sara

9 Loves

2011-09-08T11:29:00.000-04:00

1. God

2. Family

3. Friends

4. Music- Right now Breaking Benjamin is on repeat on my Ipod

5. Traveling

6. Butterfingers

7. Gym -like how thats After I wrote butterfingers?? haha

8. Jeans-literally wear them like everyday....

9. PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE gah

Sara

10 Secrets

2011-09-07T07:12:00.003-04:00

So I am going to try this 10 days of me deal that so many of you other bloggers have done. I will probably get half way through and stop haha not on purpose but it's just how things go.

SO 10 "Secrets" About me

1. most girls have 1 or 2 people they go to for everything and they know almost everything about them. I do not have that. I have 2 friends who know the most about me but I try to keep things to myself. Definitely not an open book.

2. My favorite color depends on the day.... MOST of the time however it is blue.

3. I want to have a huge dog one day I forget the breed and name him Mr. Pickles

4. I would travel the world if given the opportunity. I wouldn't be opposed to going alone.

5. I want my wedding to be on a tropical island somewhere. British Virgin Islands or Jamaica orrr Anguila. I hope I spelt that right. Nothing fancy just family and a few friends and a grand ole party after.

6. I hate drama. I do not like to fight/argue with people in fact I will pretty much just stop talking and listen to whatever they have to say. Say sorry and call it good.

7. I see things in black and white. No not literally! Just a figure of speech but when it comes to problem solving etc I see 2 options and really 2 options only. Its either this or that!

8. Everyday I am becoming more ok with being single. God is still writing my love story and I am no longer feeling "rushed" to make it happen.

9. I love love boy bands! N'sync, 98 degrees (saw them front row) backstreet boys, LFO, Five! Growing up I was OBSESSED and I mean obsessed people! Wrote letters to their fan clubs, sang in my bedroom their songs with my friends, posters on the walls and read articles in all those magazines like Tiger beat. haha goooooood times!

10. I love white water rafting. I have only gone 2 times and it was AMAZING! I have been wanting to go back and try a river thats a level up from the last 2. When I went the last time the guide told me I was ready and she had full confidence I would do great on the next level river. Maybe next summer I can make this happen.

So there are my 10 secrets that really aren't secrets but hey its 7ish am and I am not all that creative!

Happy Hump Day!

Sara

Spinning

2011-09-06T19:33:00.001-04:00

So if you know me, follow me on twitter or are my friend on facebook you know my new obsession. I have been consistently hitting the gym for almost a year now. I believe I started back at the end of September last year. It was right after I got my caudal block in my spine for my back pain. Doctor said I needed to lose weight and that it would help with my pain *he was right* so I got back into the gym. Since then I have officially lost 35lbs. I was 175 and now I am right at 140. I joined my new gym Golds which I absolutely LOVE! I have been apart of 3 gyms in my lifetime and this one by far is the absolute BEST one yet. They have everything you could possibly need and it's so big that you don't feel crowded when you are there. Oh and you can't forget the cardio cinema. Movies and cardio... perfect for someone like me with ADD.

Anywho my latest addiction is SPIN CLASS. My friend Shannon *spin buddy* asked me to try it with her and we have both been hooked since. I think in the last month we have done at least 10 classes. If you are on a plataeu with your weight loss I recommend trying spin class. It is no joke, definitely a HARD class but you lose 800-1,000 calories per class. I never thought I would be a gym rat but it has officially happened. It is a place where I can go clear my mind, put on some good music and make my body better. Plus those endorphins really are quite awesome! I did spin the last 2 days and plan to do it again today. Tomorrow will however be a break day for me.

I know people are probably sick of hearing about spin class but I love it and you should try it if you haven't.

I have also decided onces the weather gets a wee bit cooler I am going to walk during my lunch breaks. I have pretty much told my Aunt (who works with me) that she will be doing this along with me. She didn't seem to mind since she has some weight she would like to see go away as well.

Losing weight is such an accomplishment I never really thought I could achieve. But I have learned if you really put your mind to it and your heart in it you can do anything. You just can't give up. EVER!

Sara

Another Comparison Picture

2011-09-06T10:25:00.000-04:00

Left is recently and the right is from last years family pictures! Interesting! Sorry the pictures are grainy but it is what it is! haha

*another one I tried to post at home* why does blogger hate my laptop?? lame!

Sara

2 on Tuesday

2011-09-06T07:16:00.003-04:00

Since one of my favorite things in life is Fall I decided to link up with the lniky party over at http://www.mychihuahuabitesblog.com/ . I must say I really love this blog. She keeps it real and is from the South just like me so obviously I like her even more! haha Go over and check her out and leave some love!

What are your two favorite things about fall?
Oh and I am cheating I love 3 things about fall! I really just couldn't pick 2. haha rule breaker... sorry!

I love love LOVE to see the leaves change. I think it can be SO beautiful. Although it seems to happen very quickly around here I still love it.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE!!!!!!! Oh my gosh I LOVE it!!! If you have never tried it you need to um like right now! It is heaven in your mouth. I fell in love with this about 2 years ago. I have always loved pumpkin pie but this just doesn't compare. Heck I love anything pumpkin though. Oh and if you don't want to make this lovely cheesecake you can go to Olive Garden *AMAZING* or you can go to Barnes and Noble they have it from the cheesecake factory.

And one last thing I just couldn't leave out would be hoodies. If you know me personally you know I LOVE hoodies. I seriously would wear them all year long if I could. Although I am trying to dress more uh... dressy now I probably won't wear them AS often as I used to. But they are still my go to staple of the colder months.

Go over to Andreas blog and link up with everyone else! What do you love about Fall?

Sara

I'm Blonde

2011-08-26T22:09:00.002-04:00

Apparently my home computer won't let me post on my blog. I don't know why! Anyways this is the blog I attempted to post on Saturday!!

Well I am officially a blonde!! Let's see if they really do have more fun? :)

Sara

Excited/Nervous

2011-08-26T07:14:00.002-04:00

First things first HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TGIF!!!!

Today I am thinking is going to be a great day!! Just one of those feelings ya know?
Well today around 3:30 I am going to get my hair dyed. I am a very dark brunette with some highlights right now. Well actually alot of highlights... in the last year my hair has had blonde, red and caramel highlights. However, I am ready for a more drastic change. I am quite scared but the picture below is basically what I think my hair will end up looking like. Unless I go with another hair color. I know the girl at the Salon is looking around for different hair colors to give me options to play with. Exciting!!!
Don't worry! I will post a picture of my new hair tomorrow sometime. If you are friends with me on FB then you will obviously see it alot sooner.

OH and I get my premiere jewelry in today! Can't wait to get my new necklace!! :D

Sara

Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-24T10:40:00.000-04:00

Sara

Mind Jumble

2011-08-24T07:23:00.003-04:00

I feel so scatterbrained this morning. I wanted to put up all these pictures you know for memory sake. The reason I blog is not for anyone but me, my online diary if you will. Although if it was an honest diary there would be way more on here. But this is a place to one day look back and see what was happening in my life. I actually have wanted to print this out and make it like a book not sure how much money that would cost though. Anyone know??

This picture is back in June that's why my face looks a little chunkier. But this is me with baby M. Her mom just posted this on FB and I loved it. She is such a little doll and I love her! You know it's funny as much as I LOVE babies I still don't know if they are for me. I can just borrow other people kids and give them back when they start to cry etc. Two of my aunts never had children but they borrowed us all the time for fun stuff.

My weekend was very chill and I loved it. Friday I went to Kicken Chicken with Kelly to catch up. It had been 2 weeks since I had seen her. it was nice to catch up and see what's been up in eachothers lives.

Saturday I woke up at 7am to go to the 8am spin class. It was HARD but awesome!!! I am seriously becoming a spin addict. It is an awesome workout and has really helped get my weightloss going again. I had hit a plataeu. I also worked out an extra hour. After spin I ended up going to lunch and shopping with my aunt Christine and cousin Amanda. That was fun!

Sunday I woke up did a 2 hour workout which was great as usual. I ended up watching that movie beastley which is supposedly like Beauty and the Beast and I loved it. If you haven't seen it go see it. Very artsy which normally I do not like but it was great. Anywho after the gym I went to my aunts pool and then spent the evening at the beach. It was too gloomy out to take any pictures of the beach.

At the pool. Never got in though TOOOOOO cold. Can't stand freezing water.

About 2 weeks ago I went out on a "booze cruize" with my friends and their bf/fiance/husband. Yes I was made aware how single I am on that boat. haha I am begining to accept it... kinda. Anywho the 2 pictures below are from that night. I thought they were cute and like the baby M picture they just got put on FB.

Amanda, Me and Laura. Love these girls!

So last night Mom and I were talking after my spin class and we were talking about how I was 175lbs last October. Well I decided to put up a recent picture and one from October. See the difference??? I am 141 now. So 1 more lb and I will be at a 35lb weight loss. The first picture is obviously recent and the other is actually the last week in September I believe when I went to Carrowinds.

Sorry for the RANDOM jumbled post. But I kinda warned you! If you made it this far congrats lol and I am sorry!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Sara

Irene

2011-08-22T21:02:00.001-04:00

Apparently there is a hurricane headed our way. I am really not in the mood for a hurricane. But really are we ever in the mood for a hurricane? The last one that came our way was Floyd which was forever ago. Actually I think I was in 8th grade when that happened. It took us a LOOOOONG time to get to Greenville SC which is only a 4 hour max drive normally. Evacuating for a hurricane is a serious pain the rear! I am just hoping and praying it moves west and we don't have to leave.

Perfect end to a bad day! I work on a military base and we have a barrier system when entering our gate. Well it opened up on a car this morning and the gate was CLOSED. Bring on the traffic. Luckily I go to work early enough so it didn't make me LATE just later than I normally am. I felt so bad for people it took some of them hours to get into the base. Crazy right?? I would have just gone home. Which is exactly what my aunt did.

Sorry for the VENT but things just kinda were blah today!! Tomorrow will be so much better :D I have spin class which makes everything better!! Btw have I mentioned I now LOVE LOVE LOVE spin class. I have gone to 5 now which are a serious workout for 1 hour. It is awesome! Try it!!

Well Happy end to your Monday!! I hope to start blogging more but I have been in a blog rut! I have plenty to blog just not in the mood to really sit down and do it. It happens :)

Sara

It wouldn't let me post on Monday for some odd reason! Lame blogger!

5 ? Friday

2011-08-19T11:45:00.002-04:00

1. Do you close the bathroom door when you are home alone?

If I am home alone nope! I surely do not. Well sometimes I do but most of the time no.

2. You have to walk around with a word on your forehead. That word describes you. One word. What is it?

Random. I am a very random person. I have tons of random thoughts going through my mind all the time. Sometimes I will talk about them sometimes I won't. Just ask Kelly how Random I am!

3. What store do you refuse to shop at and why?

um actually there are no stores that I WONT shop at. I mean I have my favorites so I just stick to those. I don't really branch out.

4. If you participated in arranged marriages for your child(ren), who would you choose for your child(ren)?

Well considering I have no children and possibly never will I will skip this one!

5. If you could pick how and when you would die, would you?

I think the obvious choice is old after I have lived a long life and in my sleep.

Hope you guys have a great weekend. My friday has been super busy so I am taking my lunch break to blog! Maybe the last 10 mins will be a quick snooze at my desk! haha right!

Sara

Norrissia's Birthday

2011-08-15T11:26:00.005-04:00

As I mentioned in my previous post I celebrated my good friend Norrissia's 30th Birthday Saturday night. We went to a place called Suede in Mt. Pleasant. It was my first time there and I loved it. It looks like a huge house from the outside but inside is like a bar/club atmosphere. This is not somewhere I would normally go but I had a great time. All the girls danced for probably 3 hours straight. We got there about 9 and left at last call which I believe was 2am? maybe. We had the greatest time and I hope Norrissia had a wonderful party. Can't wait to go back there again!! :D

the pictures are way out of order and I don't have time to change them currently! Enjoy!! :D

Nor, Me, and Veronica Dancing. Oh and have I mentioned I am NOT a good dancer. haha white girl dancing for me!
I have no idea what she was pointing at.

All the ladies that came for the party.

Love this woman

cheesin

Sara

My weekend

2011-08-15T07:30:00.003-04:00

Seriously, another weekend has come and gone?? Mondays come way too quickly for me. But at least I had a great weekend. Although I am going to post more than just my weekend. Let's go back to Thursday.

So Thursday while I was at work I got a text asking what my plans were. It was thursday... so obviously I had nothing but the gym on my agenda. You would think by now some people would automatically know the gym is happening. Anywho my friend Amanda asked me to go out in the boat for a "booze cruize" with her family. I initially said no because I wanted to get laundry done and just chill. BUT her sister convinced me to go and I ended up having a really good time. We were on the boat for almost an hour then went to California Dreaming. I used to LOVE this place but ther service SUCKS. I even left our waiter a note saying how rude it was basically to grab my credit card and hold onto it for over 20 mins. My theory is this.... You pick up our checks with our cash and cards you need to go process them immediately and come back. Not go give everyone at another table their water etc. There is just something unsettling to me about them holding onto it that long. That's obviously just my opinion but thats ok.
There are more pictures on someone else's phone but this is the only one I have seen. This is Amanda, Laura and myself at dinner. There are cute ones from the boat. I need to get them.

Friday night I chilled and did my laundry. It was nice I had been so busy every night since the last weekend.

Saturday morning I was going to sleep in and miss spin class but I still woke up at 8am. What the heck? So much for sleeping in. So I got up and went to the gym but I did miss spin class. I had to go find some shoes for Norrissia's 30th bday party for Saturday night. I ended up finding some really cute ones at Cato for $12.99. I was quite happy and they ended up being comfortable. Oh and I have tons of pictures from Nor's bday bash but I am going to put those in another post. For now I will leave you with 2 pictures of my awesome dress. I loveeeeee this dress!

Sunday I nursed a hangover for pretty much most of the day. Finally got up at 3 to go to the gym. I never thought 2 hours at the gym would be a hangover cure but it was. When I got done I felt like a new woman! Then we had my sis and the girls over for dinner which was yummy. It was shrimp fettucine I think I spelt that wrong. Either way it was awesome!! Mom did a great job with that. Oh and I got this adorable picture of Izzy and myself before dinner. She is such a ham sometimes. I love her!!

Well time to get to work. I will post the fun pictures from Norrissia's bday later!!

Happy Monday!

Sara

Le Sigh

2011-08-02T11:39:00.000-04:00

Just 1 week here and I would feel SO refreshed.... September can't come soon enough. I want a vacation! Of course this is in Bali (sp?) so that surely is a DREAM vacation. I couldn't even afford the flight! haha that's ok I will be just as happy in St. Louis in Sept!

Sara

Show us your scary face

2011-08-01T22:34:00.000-04:00

That's what I asked Izzy to do! This is what I got! Quite scary huh? haha

Sara