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!

#everydaymollay April Edition

WELL. HAPPY LAST DAY OF THE SEMESTER TO MEEEEEEEEEEE 😀

I really just can’t help but laugh every time I think about doing these posts. One day back this summer when I first started blogging I had my post pulled up on my laptop and it was an #everydaymollay post. Littlest brat brother saw and told the other brat brother and they instantly made fun of me even more than they already do for blogging. Now my name is no longer Molly to them, it’s EverydayMollay. It’s kind of funny but i’m also like #sigh #littlebrotherprobs

Now, I know you’re DYING to know how I spend every second of my day. I know. Sooooooo…today i’ll take you on a trip through a typical Monday in my world!

Let me just start by saying that I never sleep during the days ever. Sometimes i’ll try to nap, but I end up laying there for a little bit, and then I get bored because I have too much energy and end up getting up to do something. But Sunday was different. Not only did I nap, but I slept. And I slept hard. For a couple hours. It was good considering that I couldn’t keep my eyes open to do anything, but it wasn’t good in the sense that I couldn’t fall asleep on Sunday night!!!

Here I am at 2:42 wide awake. I wake up at 5:45 MWF, so I got 2.5 hours of sleep that night…not so much a good thing for a long week ahead of me 😦 So whats a gal to do at o’dark thirty? She shall blog and cuddle with her computer. Ha! Officially accepting applications for a new cuddle buddy.

Naturally, first thing Monday morning I walked down to the coffee shop. After I was late to work. Monday….

I snacked on this fruit bowl (that I made when I couldn’t sleep Sunday night) pretty much all day. Goodness, I love fruit.

My breaks at work consisted of me studying for my Organizational Behavior exam that I took Tuesday morning. What a fun lunch, right? Wanna be me yet???? It’s okay to say yes.

And got a call from La Hacienda Ranch Monday afternoon. Now I want chips and salsa.

And then I had to leave work early to meet a group at school to practice for our presentation. And by the time I was finished practicing with them it was 5:00 and I sat in some traffic all the way home. Ahhh….Monday. Ahhh…..adult life. GAG.

I got home close to 6, grabbed a snack (I can’t even remember what!), and got my work-out on in my homemade work-out room. Side note: when I have a house of my own I WILL have a work-out room so I don’t have to use a step stool against my couch as a sturdy bench. Obviously, i’m a pro improvisor.

During my work-out I walked downstairs to grab a water bottle and my mom made a look at me like why are you walking downstairs and you’re sweating. I said “Mom, if i’ve got to release some endorphins if i’m going to keep my sanity this week!” Geez. Mother’s just don’t understand, do they?

Then I sat on our top balcony for a little bit and studied while it was pouring rain. It was actually kind of nice. I think I found my new favorite spot around our house. Also accepting applications for a study buddy. And work-out buddy. Better yet, accepting applications for a new bff seeing as mine are hours away from me. Then maybe I won’t have to take sad selfies by my lonesome. Although let’s be honest…I totally don’t mind looking like a loser.

Then I got cold (what?! that never happens) so I went back inside and grabbed some dinner (I forgot some of this day’s pictures apparently). Afterwards, I GOT THE GOLDEN TICKET! I GOT THE GOLDEN TICKET! Yes. I won a trip to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Also accepting applications for the lucky visitor that gets to come with me.

 

I showered and I studied some more and I fell asleep. With my lights on. And my notes still in my hand. Because COLLEGE IS EXHAUSTING!

So make sure you get your applications in people! Now that I look back at my day it seems like it goes pretty fast. Maybe that’s why it’s May. Next #everydaymollay i’ll take more pictures and maybe do something fun? Maybe.