Lately…

I have a list of posts that I could have put in here, but instead I decided to do a little life lately check. I like doing these every so often…they’re just fun to me! Beware: this is a long post since I haven’t done one since November!!!

Lately, I have been getting to Church a little early on Wednesday nights to have some quiet time or school work time before my high schoolers start getting there.

With a mocha fit frappe of course. Honestly, I think any kind of iced/frozen drink (especially if it has coffee) is the way to my heart. See. These are two separate nights!

Lately, I have found Gilmore girls re-runs on TV so when i’m at home eating, I like to remember the good ol’ Gilmore girls watching days 🙂 Oh and you heard a couple episodes are coming to Netflix right? So much of my heart was caught up in this show as a middle schooler. Ahhhh!!

Shortly after the new year, we (as in Mom, Morgan, and I) went to some shops so Morgan could exchange her Lululemon leggings and on our way out, we were walking by Mi Cocina and we were all feeling Mexican food. #gimmealltheguac #andchips #andsalsa

Lately this is what my desk has been looking like. My planner, recipe books, my Bible, Pandora in the background…gettin’ work done, bein’ productive, one day at a time!

The first week back of the semester I tried out for my school’s volleyball team. I didn’t tell anyone I was doing it, but when I made the team I finally told the fam. I decided not to join the team due to my schedule this semester and other things, but I was still pretty proud that after not playing for 4 years I even made it! (This was before I told them I probably wasn’t going to do it.)

I told you that on the 11th, I turned 22 years old. That Friday night I had a birthday dinner and Valley, Maddie, Emily J., Me, Reeana, Emily S., Morgan were all there. I love these people. They are the absolute best!

A photographer at the restaurant came and took our picture and on our way out showed us the original, and one where they switched our face on someone else’s. So funny! I snapped a picture…and I wasn’t suppose to because they wanted me to buy it. #oops #buti’mnotsorry #ididn’tliketherestaurant

We went back to my house after dinner and pictures and these three stayed and hung out with me for a little bit. We decided to run up to the grocery store and buy a gluten free cake mix for them to try…and me to be able to eat. This was after going about 4 places for dessert and they were all closed! #rude

Emily took this picture and said “put this on the blog and tell them you forgot to add water to your cake mix”. Because I did. And then she was convinced my mom does all my baking and cooking that I post about on the blog. #bloggerfail #i’mreallyintohashtagstoday

And then this one saying we added water so it looks normal again. She cracks me up because she’s always like “are you taking this picture to put on the blog?”. Love that girl!

My personal photographer got me pouring the mix into the pan 🙂

And the (uncooked) finished product! Gluten free funfetti cake, y’all. They all tried it and said it was good! And I don’t think they’d lie to me…

Lately, i’ve been trying to spend my free time with my Bible, my journal, and my Jesus Calling. Quiet Times are the best and i’m really working on this becoming a priority and not a “free time” thing.

Lately, i’ve been drinking a lot of this. But is that really much of a surprise? Nope. My iced Starbucks of choice is an iced doppio espresso with soy milk. This day I got 1/2 a pump of mocha. I don’t like sweet coffee as it is (never thought i’d say that) and now that i’m doing the sugar detox, I don’t get it. And I don’t miss it! Tomorrow i’m talking about what you can/can’t eat on the detox since I got some questions about it 🙂 So come back!

The Monday after my birthday dinner, Valley and her husband invited her brother and I to a Dallas Mavs game with them. Uh, going to watch sports? I’m in!

We got a group picture with Valley’s little boy Clay. Couldn’t you just eat him up?! Oh yeah, and she’s due February 22nd with her second boy!!! I cannot wait!

Lately there has been A LOT of traffic around here. I think I read somewhere that the Dallas metroplex is the fastest growing metroplex in the nation. It’s true. And it’s kind of ridiculous that we can’t even get anywhere without it taking 25 turns of a light. Like, do you see it all the way up there??? Don’t drive with me, i’m not pleasant.

The other day at school I was fuhhhreeezzinnggg and tired. The only obvious remedy was hot coffee (I know, where is my iced coffee!) during my lecture for the night. Yes, coffee at 5:30PM. #becausecollege

Mom went to visit her dad the other week and she sent us a picture of her in the snow and considering it’s been between 50-70 degrees around here, i’ve just been taking a dip in the pool. I mean come on??? It’s February! Texas weather I tell ya.

Lately, i’ve been hitting the steam room after my workout classes. This was my first time in a sauna/steam room setting so I had to document it. It was always something I wanted to do, but didn’t know what to do so I never did. I was like, do I go with shoes? or a swimsuit? or what do I do?

The next time I was in there, homeboy decided to do pushups in the middle of the steam room. I’m sorry what??? Sit. Down.

The other day we got a ping pong table. WARNING: DON’T GET ONE IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 2 DAYS TO SET IT UP. Ryan was obviously super helpful…

Whew! I think you’re caught up with the random happenings in my life. Did you make it? I hope so. Now I need to go tell my mom to read this post so she can learn to hashtag properly…

Now you deserve a second cup of coffee! Have a great Thursday!

Friday Favorites

Hello Friday!

Hello FAVORITES!

I saw this picture the other day on Facebook and it made for my FAVORITE “LOL” this week because it’s so true. And it kind of reminds me of my post from yesterday where I said to bring your pillow and blanket to school with you 😉

My FAVORITE way to chew gum…by the half stick. I never thought it was weird because growing up my dad would only give us a half stick of his gum at a time. Because he didn’t want to waste it, RUDE. But then I just got used to it and began chewing my gum that way. #ownit

My FAVORITE group text moment…is actually from a couple weeks ago. This one is self-explanatory.

Mom acting like she knows what she’s doing. Haha!

My FAVORITE song changes all the time. Right now, this is it. On repeat. All the time. Also, listen to it before you hit the gym because warning: It will pump you up!!!!

 Check it out here if you’re too lazy to go to YouTube!

I didn’t really know if I liked it at first. So if that’s you right now, give it a second chance another time, okay? Okay!

Snap Kitchen is my FAVORITE. I first heard about it from my co-worker because she was talking about this place she goes that has healthy food and a lot of food allergy friendly items. I heard food allergy friendly and was like I’M IN. So i’ve been going here since this past summer. If you have one, you should try it. They company has a dietician who has approved everything in the story and they offer such great products.

I only get a couple of meals at a time because they will go bad (they’re natural foods so they go bad quick) and i’ll usually pack this in my cooler for lunch/dinner/snacks throughout my school day. Also, if you like black coffee try the almon-ccino and the black coffee! It was my first time to get the juice drink and that milkshake and when I tried them they were pretty good.

Bubble baths are my FAVORITE way to relax. Honestly, I did not like baths growing up. I was always a shower person. I never understood why someone would want to sit in their own dirt…but now I do take baths. #neversaynever Give me my eucalyptus spearmint aromatherapy bubble bath soap, a bath and body works candle, and a book and I found my FAVORITE way to relax. But only in the winter! And only after i’ve already showered, is that weird? Yeah that’s weird. Oh well. #ownit

So 40 degrees and below is FREEZING around here. My body is used to the Texas heat. After my night class the other day, I was so thankful for the seat heaters  in my mom’s car. Seat heaters are my FAVORITE during the winter months. And sometimes I use it when it’s not freezing because I feel like it relaxes my muscles. Do you think that’s a thing??

Andddd that’s my random assortment of FAVORITE things this week. Hope y’all have the best weekend!