Crazy Times

I haven't posted in about 3 weeks now because life has been C-R-A-Z-Y!!!!!!!!!!

So in those 3 weeks, 

My cousin got married. She was the most beautiful and laid back bride :)

I went to Virginia Beach to help my best friend find an apartment. (So bittersweet!)

I got a new teaching job in JCPS! 

Alex was the best man in his best friend's wedding. 

We celebrated Baby G at Kate's 1st shower! 

I'm hoping to get back on a regular schedule with these posts because I love this little outlet and being able to look back on the memories :)

I hope everyone has a fantastic Wednesday! 

Xoxo, 

Liz

Watching/Reading/Making

Hi friends and Happy HumpDay! 

Today I wanted to share with you my "want to" lists for movies, shows, books, and recipes

I would love some recommendations as well to add to my lists! 

Movies: 

The Zookeeper's Wife

Lion

Moana

Get Out

Shows:

Younger

Bloodline

p.s. (I'm currently watching)

Big Brother... Thanks Kelsie for getting me hooked :)

RHOC 

Books:

Behind Closed Doors by: B.A. Paris

The Woman in Cabin 10 by: Ruth Ware

800 Grapes by: Laura Dave

p.s. (I'm currently reading, "Into the Water" and the book club is reading, "The Glass Castle")

Recipes:

CrockPot Tortellini Soup

Quiche

Chicken Pot Pie

If you have any recommendations for movies, shows, books or recipes please send them my way!! 

I hope everyone has a fantastic Wednesday! 

Xoxo, 

Liz

Weekend Recap

This weekend was full of time spent with friends and family, which is the perfect weekend in my book.

Friday after work I met my best girls, Kels and Lauren for drinks and dinner.

We had a fantastic margarita at Galaxie in Nulu.

Then we walked next door to Royals and I had the BEST chicken taco!

While I was out and about running with friends, my poor Pop is still in the hospital :( but trying his best to get better.  My family and I would love all the prayers we can get!

Saturday morning Kelsie and I checked out Made Market at The Pointe.It was so neat seeing all the handmade pieces they had available.

Then we enjoyed a few hours and beers by Kelsie's pool. :)

  I left the pool a bit early to get ready for a fundraiser put on by Alex's family. His cousin, Logan, is biking across the country (started in LA and will end in Virgina Beach) for Alzheimer's awareness. Since he is from Louisville, and this was one of their stopping points, they had a big fundraiser at Captain's Quarters on the river. It was the perfect weather for an outdoor event, we had a blast while supporting a great cause.

On Sunday Jackie, Katelyn and I drove to Lexington to meet our Make-A-Wish Kid! We volunteer for the MAW foundation and are "wish granters". It was a wonderful experince to get to meet our child and help them in making their wish come true! On our way back home, we stopped at our friend Taylor's to meet her precious baby boy, Theo.

To end the weekend, I headed out to my other friend Taylor's for a cookout. Her family lives on beautiful property in Bullit County. It was the perfect end to a perfect weekend. :)

Here's to hoping you all had a fabulous weekend!

Xoxo,

Liz

Book Club

I love reading and so do many of my girlfriends. We are always discussing which books were reading and which we have on our "to-read" lists.

This led us to start our very own Book Club!

This meme made me laugh out loud!

Currently there are 5 of us and we just finished our first book, "The Couple Next Door"by: Shari Lapena. (While this book kept my interest, I was a bit disapointed :( It seemed predictable and just kind of "eh"... I'm hoping the next one will be a winner!)

How our club works, is we take turns picking the book. For example, I picked this first book, Madison will pick the next, and so on. We will meet once in the middle and again at the end to discuss! I'm super excited for Book Club and because it's a perfect excuse to hangout with my girlfriends! :)

Madison will be revealing our next book soon and I can't wait!

If you have any suggestions for books we should read, please send them our way :)

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!!

Xoxo,

Liz

Let's be REAL...

Last night I went to hang out with my parents and we were just talking about life and all of its ups and downs, which lead my Mom to give me the lovely, constructive advice that my blog needs to be more "real"!

 

This guidance came about after having a conversation about my Grandfather, Pop, who is not in the best of health right now. He is currently in the hospital recovering from a procedure to remove a large infection in his leg. My Dad went to the hospital to visit him and said that the wound was pretty intense. After describing, in detail, the wound I told my parents they were lucky to have my sister (the nurse) to take care of them because blood, hospitals, needles, etc.Freak.Me.Out!!!!!

I said, “Mom, I'm just kidding, don't worry I'll help" then I said, "Oh, gosh thinking of this is giving me chest pains" :) ..... After this conversation and much laughter, Mom said “This is what you need to talk about in the blog. Make it real, tell people about the real and funny stuff.”

So I'm gonna be REAL with y'all...

> I have horrible anxiety.

> I hate staying home alone… especially at night.

> I’m not a fan of stupid comedy, they try too hard.

> I am always scared I'm missing out on something... the FOMO is real y'all.

> I am big time freaked out when I think of health/death/future/etc.

> I'm a worrier.

> I am a super organized, yet messy person. ??? haha

I'm sure I could go on for days... but just wanted y'all to see that my life isn't always rainbows and unicorns and that I am REAL!

Hopefully my Mom will be happy to see that I took her advice! J

Have a great weekend!!!

Xoxo,

Liz

Gulf Shores Recap

I'm home from vacation and have finally gotten back into my daily routine.. but boy yesterday was rough.

Today I want to share pictures from our vacation with you all!

I want to give a special shoutout to Alex's Mom, Missy and Step Dad, Rodney for making this vacation possible! There were 23 of us that went, and we had a BLAST!

Missy and Rodney, thank you both SO much!!

 

We were on the third floor and had an amazing view. I loved the setup of this condo!

Yes, yes it is.

One of the many, yummy breakfast meals we had! Missy and Rodney are fabulous cooks :)

Loved enjoying my coffee on the balcony with a good book.

Alex and I soaking up the sun!

Alex's cousins, Lincoln and Luke playing in the sand! They are THE cutest !!!

Alex and Lincoln rocking their America gear!

In the background of this picture you can see the dark skies making their way in.... that was Tropical Storm Cindy...which caused us to stay inside for the next three days :(

The storm didn't stop us from having fun though. We went to happy hour, played card games, went shopping at the outlet mall and just made the best of it!

The storms were crazy!!!

 The sun finally decided to come out so we did get to spend Friday, our last day on the beach!

Here are a few more random pictures!

Dinner with my handsome date :)

Alex, his grandfather (Pop) and his brother Michael.

Lincoln and I playing with snap chat filters.. I love that sweet boy!

Alex's cousin, Kelsey and his grandmother, Monie. I think the storms were getting to them.. haha :)

All in all, it was a wonderful vacation and a much needed time to relax.

Thanks again to Alex and his family for including me in their trip, it's much appreciated.

Xoxo,

Liz



Back to Reality

I'm back to reality today after a much needed week long vacation!

The day back to work after vacation is so stinking hard!!

This was so me this morning.

So... I'll be back tomorrow with a recap of our amazing vacation, but today I'm just trying to stay awake.. HAHA!! :)

Hope everyone had a great weekend and has a fast Monday!

Xoxo,

Liz

What's Up Wednesday

Happy Hump Day Friends!


Today I'm doing my own version of What's Up Wednesday because I've missed the link up a few times! So here's What's Up with me!!! :)

What I'm Reminiscing About

My Charleston trip with my best girls!

 If you didn't get a chance, check it out here!

What I'm Loving

SUMMER BREAK!!!

I do still have a summer job, but it's at an awesome camp so it doesn't feel like I'm actually working!

What I've Been Up To

Helping Katelyn and Austin get moved and settled into their beautiful new home!! Also, making sure it's ready for their BABY in October!!

P.S. I felt Bug kick for the first time last night, it was incredible. I just can't wait to meet that little Bug!!!

What I'm Dreading

My best friend, Lauren, will be moving away from Louisville for her job. While this is a HUGE and exciting opportunity to further her career... I'm dreading it like crazy!!

What I'm Excited About

Getting a new class of students and seeing what my second year of teaching will bring!

What I'm Watching/Reading

I don't watch much TV in Summer because I'm so busy. However, I am watching the new season of Orange is the New Black on Netflix. I am super bummed and curious to see why Bachelor in Paradise had to stop filming! I love me some reality TV.

I have 2 new books waiting to be read.

1. Into the Water by: Paula Hawkins

2. Maybe, Someday by: Colleen Hoover

                                      

What I'm Listening To

I started listening to Spotify a while back and continue to love it! I love that I can follow other people's playlists and then add to my own. I also love that it connects to my radio and I can listen in the car!

What I'm Wearing

This Summer I am working at a day camp! It has been an absolute blast so far!!! Every day I wear a "camp" shirt that is provided and shorts! It's basically my summer uniform, haha!

P.S. Each Wednesday at camp is Dress-Up Day which is super fun! (Today I'm dressed as a cheetah for "favorite animal day" :) )

 What I'm Doing This Weekend

VACATION!

I'm traveling to Gulf Shores, AL with Alex's family! I am so ready to have a week of relaxation on the beach!!!!!! We leave Friday and I am so excited!

 

What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month

Fourth of July!

My friend, Danielle, has a farm and it is great for parties! She and her new husband are hosting a 4th of July party and I am definetly looking forward to that!

Here is a picture of us from her party last year!

That's What's Up with me this Wednesday!!!

Xoxo,

Liz

Weekend Roundup

Hey Friends!!

Hope everyone had an awesome weekend! Alex was away in Vegas for a Bachelor Party so I had lots of girl time this weekend!

Friday night I met some girlfriends at Hilltop Tavern to celebrate my best friend, Shelby's birthday!!

 

The food was excellent, but the service... not so much! It didn't stop us though from having a great time. After dinner a few of us headed to Gerstle's for a friends going away party. Her job is moving her to Milwaukee and we are super pumped to go visit!!!

Saturday, I woke up early and went 'yard sailing' with Katelyn and Austin!! We got some awesome deals; they got some great finds for their new house and baby :)!!!! We went to grab lunch then headed to Katelyn's new house to help with some final touches!

Sunday morning, Brooke and I watched "A Dog's Purpose" and I am obsessed. It was such a cute movie, even if we did tear up! haha

After the movie, we headed to Shelby's parents house to continue her birthday celebration! We sat by their pool and had a super yummy cookout!

It was a great weekend, but I was super excited for Alex to get home Sunday night!!

I hope everyone is having a fantastic Monday!!

Xoxo,

Liz