High 5 for Friday!

Well this week has been slow for me blog wise, it was a busy work week, we are getting ready for vacation and the end of the school year. The next two weeks are going to be crazy, but I am ready for it. (Actually the whole summer is going to be nuts, but let's do it to it!)

I am joining Lauren again for High 5 For Friday!!! Make sure you go and check out some of the other posts.

1. Monday Nigh is girls night and we ended up in Little 5 and the Virginia Highlands, which is a really nice and eclectic part of Atlanta. We went to a record store first and then dinner at Harry and Sons. It's a sushi Thai place that was delicious!

2. This is Morgan, I met her at Passion 2013 when she and 12 other people stayed in the same 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house with me. It was crazy fun but it worked amazingly well. Anyways she happened to also know my friend Kirsten which makes this world continually smaller and smaller. She was in town with a bunch of other people and we all went bowling, it was so much fun!

3. This is Kristen, who was apart of that big group too. She also stayed with us at Passion. She came bounding in the door and we were running to each other to hug when we both stopped and looked at each other because we just happened to be twins. It was rather funny.

 

4. This is me when I was 4 years old. As you can see now I am a brunette and not as tan as I could be. Back in the day I was super blond and super tan, my parents kept us playing outside often and my brother and I tan more then burn. (Except for this past weekend and now my back is molting like a bird, ew) This is at a butterfly garden in Columbus, Georgia.

5. My sisters and I are HUGE Grey's Anatomy fans. I have watched the show since it first aired on Sunday night at 10pm right after Desperate Housewives aired. I have followed it ever since and have a loyalty to it. I also own all of the seasons up to this one (and I am so tempted to pre-order it online) and just watch it all the time. Well my sisters and I attempt to watch it when it airs and we text during the show, this is the text I sent them last night in preparation. Everything mentioned below did happen especially the yelling and crying.

 

That's it for another fantastic week. I am headed to bowling for Fun Friday with Wyatt and then later tonight I am going to another Braves game and cannot wait. I love baseball and it is finally over 70 out there so it will really feel like baseball season.

 

Love you all!

 

Jenny



Mini Vacation!

Whew it's been so crazy that I am just now getting this joker out, oh well at least it's posted now!

Friday night after work I went and got my car a much needed oil change (he thanks me I know). I was way overdue and am stubborn about that stuff so I usually put it off but with driving all the way down to the Sunshine State, I wanted to make sure we wouldn't die. After that I went to my friend Kirsten's house to pick her up and we attempted to talk her sister into coming with us but she ended up not :( sad day. So we didn't really leave Woodstock until 8 and we knew we had a good 6 hours ahead. Our GPS said our estimated time of arrival was 2:18 (in my mind definitely a time to beat) and I drove for the first three hours. After that we stopped to get a snack and switch drivers, now normally I am always so super tired and fall asleep but I was pretty awake and we turned off the music halfway down and just talked the rest of the way, it was good. We arrived a little before 2 and I drove her through downtown on our way go the island. Then we went immediately to the beach and walked on the sand for a bit. And we weren't the only crazies there at 2am. We got to the fantastic house we are staying in and unloaded our car and went to bed.

I checked the weather Saturday morning when I got up, which is always super early because my body is screwed up like that and it said a bad storm was suppose to roll in around 1 so I woke up Kirsten and told her and we were ready and out the door in 7 minutes! We headed to the beach which was literally a 5 minute drive and found a parking spot and then got on the sand.

That blue dot was where the house we stayed at was in relation to the beach.

At first it was kind of overcast which was nice because then it wasn't too hot. I read magazines and my new book Boundaries and Kirsten just laid out. We ended up walking up and down the beach once and realized we were hungry so we decided to go grab some lunch and then go back out to the beach. We went to a Mexican restaurant called Casa Maria that I frequented while I lived there and had some yummy lunch (you can never go wrong with Mexican).

Then we loaded up and headed back out for the beach round number 2. Now I put sunscreen all over my front and arms and legs but forgot to have Kirsten put some on my back. Since summer is not in full swing yet it was still pretty quite there and very relaxing.

 

 

 We were out for another 2 hours and then went back to the house to get ready to go down to Deltona where my sisters live, only about an hour south of where we were. I haven't seen them since Christmas and I miss them always. They are both teeny tiny and taller then me...go figure haha. We picked them up and took them to Texas Roadhouse for dinner...mmmm yummy. We had fried pickles and so I didn't get french fries with my ribs.

 

 

We even left a little random love letter in the menu for the next person to find, go to www.moreloveletters.com to read more about this fantastic idea.

 

 

Then we went and grabbed some dessert from Chick Fil A and Baskin Robbins. By that time you could really start to see my burn and my baby sis took my phone and started taking pictures.

 

 

After dropping the girls back off and getting some aloe rubbed on me I headed over to what was my second home/family when I lived there. The Hehre family consists of Mom Laura, Oldest Son Patrick, Middle Child Robert, and Precious Girl Rachel, they lost their dad Bob this past January suddenly and this was my first time being able to see them. It was so great to catch up with them. They are coming up to Georgia for the mountains in June and I am going to spend a few days with them. They even let me sign a Yankees flag that was draped over Bob's casket and that was such a nice thing.

 

 

Kirsten drove back and we headed to bed. On Sunday I was not going to be going to the beach again after my burn so I decided to go to church to see all of my friends. I stopped to see Abby first because she was about to have to go into work and was on the way. I was her mentor in college and I love her dearly, God is doing amazing things through her! After church I went back to the house and Kirsten and I got ready to go to my favorite restaurant in all of St Augustine, Mango Mangos. Yummy!

 

 

Then we packed up, left some flowers and candies for the people who let us stay at their house and drove through downtown so Kirsten could see it in the day time we even passed by the house I lived in while in college, they have recently painted it from green to tan, I'm not really a fan but so many memories flood that place.

 

 

Then we stopped at the big cross which is probably my favorite thing in St Augustine, I use to walk there and back from my house. It's massive and I always stand in awe when I am there. We took a ton of pictures and then got in the car to head back North.

We made it back around 9 and I ended up at my house and in bed by 10:30!

Now I am checking back in with Jess over at Operation Skinny Jeans to see how I did on my weekly goals.

1. Get More Sleep - I am very proud to say that I picked a couple of days and was in bed between 9-10 there was only one night I can remember when I went to bed past 10:30 but I will take it. I can tell it helped a ton.

2. Do the next three workouts in Ease into 5K - Well I get about a 67% on this one, I did the next two days but then the weekend rolled around and I had all the best intentions of working out in Florida but didn't on Saturday and because of my burn I couldn't on Sunday. I was hoping to do it today but my back is still really red and hurts a lot so I a going to wait until Wednesday.

3. Don't go TO crazy on vacation - I am happy to report that I sat down this morning and tracked all of my food from the weekend and I did do pretty well, a lot better then I thought I was going to do. We stayed so busy so I didn't snack and that allowed me to have some bigger meals, which I did...

Now lets set some new goals for this week.

1. No Soda M-F - I use to be a HEAVY soda drinker and am cutting back so I am limiting myself to one a day but only on the weekends.

2. Get at least 30 minutes of some sort of work out in every day!

3. Write 10 motivational sayings on cards and put them on my bathroom mirror.


That's all folks, except not, because I am writing another post later today to link up with Halie for From Firsts to Lasts!

Jenny

Rain Rain Go Away.

I have come to the realization that I cannot do the things I use to do. Like stay up past midnight every night of the week and expect to have enough energy to do all the things I need to during the day. This weekend has just flown by like crazy and as I look back on this blog and when I started to really buckle down and start posting often I see how fast time truly flies.

Linking up again with Sami over at Sami's Shenanigans for me Weekend Wrap Up :)

Friday night I got off of work and went to hang out with my friend Kirsten who lives on my way home from work, so convenient. We went to a burger place and I ordered a grilled chicken sand which and some fries. After I sat down and was half way through my plate it hit me....I gave up fries for the week. I looked at my plate then looked up at Kirsten and her sister Savannah and said, crap! I can't believe I forgot about this. I was a little upset with myself but just realized that it was a simple mistake that was not to be repeated. After dinner we went to a few shops and found these awesome glasses, which I of course had to buy and wear out of the store. I have since worn them quite often and have gotten a ton of compliments on them :)

I went home to go run an errand for my roomie and then headed to bed early to get ready for her birthday the next day, which you can read all about here. (It was amazing, check out the post there was a lot of fun things throughout the day)

Sunday was just as much fun as it was Cinco De Mayo. I was at church in the morning, which I love and am so honored to be able to serve. I work with a little boy who has Autism and my friend Andrew helps me with him. He had a fantastic day at church and was laughing many times while we played different games with the ball, nothing like the laughter of a child to completely make you smile.

After church I headed to my friend Kirsten's house because I was going out with her and a few friends for Cinco De Mayo dinner at a restaurant she frequents. Before hand we ate this fantastic vanilla gelato she had bought, I am not an ice cream fan but this stuff was delicious!

At the restaurant I had the shrimp tacos and a small plate of rice and beans. They gave us free hats and sunglasses and we were all very happy.

It was raining all day long and so I put my hair in braids, cause ain't no body got time to do hair that will get ruined in the rain.









Then we took a quick trip to Trader Joes to get some snackage to go back to her house and watch a movie, we usually do this every Sunday night and it is quite enjoyable. I usually end up asleep on the couch 15 minutes into the movie and wake up as the credits are rolling ready to head home, it's just what I do. We watched Hope Springs and I stayed up for the whole thing and liked it a little bit, not as good as I felt it could have been, but not the worst I have seen. Then we popped in Enchanted which is when I fell asleep and then got up during the credits. After some more laughing and talking I finally left and went home to get some sleep.

This week is going to be crazy busy, my boss is out of town for work and we have field day for everyone. I got to get ready for my beach trip to St Augustine this upcoming weekend with my friend Kirsten, we just need a weekend to get away. We are however going to drive down and take my sisters to dinner and I am really excited to see them as the last time was Christmas.

Alrighty weekly goals, let's see.....

1. No french fries - Well except for my snafoo at the burger joint where I had a complete lapse in judgement, I did not have any other french fries. so I would say 80% success.

2. Track Everything I put in my mouth - Nope. Not even close. It was a crazy week for sure and I got NO sleep so I was thrown off entirely.

3. Walk 3-5 Miles a day - again no bueno. I guess rains for like 3 days straight will do that to you...or lack of sleep to give you the energy you need.

SO I am pretty much 0 for 3....yikes. Let's set some new ones for this week.

1. Get More Sleep - I need to remember that I cannot work 50 hours a week and get only 5-6 hours of sleep at night and expect to be functioning especially if I am attempting to work out 1 hour a day. I need to hit the sack a little earlier.

2. Do the next three workouts on Ease into 5K - I stopped for some reason, not because I was doing it wrong or anything, just becuase of the time and the weather and my sleeping schedule, so I want to do the next three workouts this week.

3. Don't get TOO crazy on vacation this weekend - This is just a reminder that I need to remember to still stay on top of it even though I am headed to the beach and back to the city I love with tons of food I adore. I just need to stay on track.

Still trucking along, I got on the scale this morning and the damage from birthday weekend was not as bad as it could have been but I need to buckle down these next two days to get ready for Weigh In Wednesday, I want to report a loss 2 weeks in a row so badly. Not to mention my prize envelopes are taunting me and I really want to open 10lbs and I am not where close but can be if I work hard and I will!!

Jenny

High 5 (6) for Friday!

Time to link up again with Lauren for High 5 For Friday!!!

Sometimes I look through my pictures and struggle to find 5 pictures of my week, this time I had a really hard time deciding which ones to pick! Such a fantastic problem to have :)

So I have picked my top 6 since I have done a ton this week...note to self, I am not in college anymore and hold a full time job, I need to learn to get more sleep.

1. This kid is growing up way way way too fast. He starts Kindergarten in the fall and I don't think I am ready for it. We spend so much time together now with the girls in school, when all three are in full time I won't know what to do. He is getting SO tall and his face is thinning out and to all my friends he is just so handsome. This is his mini chicken sandwich that we introduced to him this week and he loves it so much.

2. I got this text this week and am sooooo excited! This is Ms. Laura, her family is like a second family to me and I met them my senior year of high school right after I moved down to Florida from Alabama. She has two boys who are older then me and as guys go they are my best friends, which I love because I can ask them any guy question and they always give me a real answer. She also has a younger daughter who is my sisters age so she is just like another little sister to me. Whenever I am in Deltona I usually spend more time at their house then I do at my own place. Well last summer they came up to Georgia to a cabin and I got to go visit them and they are doing the same this year! I am so excited!!! Their husband/father who was a fantastic man recently passed unexpectedly and this will be my first time really getting to see them and hang out with them since it has happened. I seriously cannot wait, we always have the best time and laugh about everything.

3. I made cake pops this week.....let's just say that I made more that ended up in the trash then in this photo haha! It was my first real attempt and I ended up with 8 total and the girls loved it and I am pretty happy with the ones that did work.

4. I went to another Braves game on Wednesday, we got general admission tickets and sat on the railing in the outfield and I loved every moment of it! (We lost but I still love my team)

 

5. I have a friend who has an awesome job and gets really good perks a lot of the time and so last night she had free tickets for Disney on Ice!!!! Yes, it was magical. Yes, I almost cried during the whole thing. Yes, I sang along and clapped my hands and screamed when Prince Eric from the little Mermaid came out. It was a great time and we all loved it so much.

 

*BONUS - After Disney on Ice I got home and there was a package on my counter and I didn't remember ordering anything so I got in my room and opened it up and this embosser was inside. I wasn't sure who it was from (after a phone call this morning I now know it was from my brother and sister in law for my birthday, she found it pinned on one of my boards and got it for me) but definitely sat down and spent 10 minutes doing this to most of my books. I love it!

W and I were suppose to go to the zoo today because we didn't get to go last week, but it's 63 outside and nasty. So instead we are headed to Legoland Discovery Center and are super excited!

Have a great weekend!

Jenny



Hi. I'm Jenny

I found this super awesome link up this morning about blogging every day in May and I thought it was brilliant!

 

Well it is 12:35am on Thursday, technically so now I am going to post for yesterday and will post for today later on!

 

Here is the prompt for May 1 - The Story of your Life in 250 words or less (I counted and this joker is 247!!!! I just love a good challenge)

Considering I am only 23 my life has been pretty crazy. Let’s see I was born on April 3, 1990 to two wonderful parents. My dad was in the army so you can say that my life was a little crazy.

I was born in Los Angeles, California where we lived for 3 months.

Kansas where we lived for 2 years and had a dog named Kelly, who was black lab, which I don’t remember.

Berlin, Germany for two years and the memory I have the most is when I learned to blow a bubble with my bubble gum before my brother.

Columbus, Georgia my sister Jessi was born here and I brought her to show and tell for Kindergarten.

Phenix City, Alabama my youngest sister who is a surviving twin was born here and my parents built the house we lived in. 

Vilseck, Germany this was fun as I loved living in Germany and rode my bike to school every day.

Hohenfels, Germany for middle school where I was popular (or so I thought haha)

Phenix City, Alabama three years of high school in which I was depressed (not my best moments)

Deltona, Florida my senior year of high school and I found some of the best friends I have.

St Augustine, Florida where I attended Flagler College, what what!!

Atlanta, Georgia where I live now and love every moment.

I would like to think this will stop but who knows I get restless very easily.

Jenny