Feeling Nostolgic

Oh High School...so many memories, fortunately most of them are great memories for me! Auburn HIgh School is getting this incredible remodel and that means the place where I grew up for 4 years is about to be torn down. Alumni have been posting pictures on Facebook of the empty hallways and classrooms right before demolition but it was one picture that particularly stuck out to me....

Yes high school is a place you go and take classes like biology, English and Math...but it is so much more then that. High School is about growing as a person, meeting new friends, finding or continuing hobbies and activities you are interested in. For me, this is the place where most of these things happened for me in...The Pit. For most people who haven't been in this space, it just looks like a small empty gym, But to me I see so much more. I see, dance practices, cheer practices, eating vending machine food and blue powerade during yoga, getting ready in front of the big mirrors before football games, blasting the stereo and dancing in front of the mirrors, getting all lined up alphabetically for graduation, and most of all creating friendships that have remained and grown to this day.

Twenty Four

I had the best birthday yesterday, I felt so loved! When I was in college I could skip class or request the day off work (my smoothie job) so I had the whole day free to celebrate, but that isn't the case when your a big girl. I consider myself a big girl since I'm done with school and have a grown up job.

Michael so kindly kept reminding me that I was halfway to 48...I didn't like that so much but its okay I still feel young.

The day started off with my favorite Americano and Chocolate croissant free from Starbucks, gotta love being a gold member.

Balloons from my friend Brandi, more balloons Starbucks and card from my fav little people and Michael's sister Sarah. All morning my phone was going off with texts from friends and family giving me warm wishes.

SO many Instagram shout-outs!

I went and got a pedicure after work and then met my friend Mackenzie for Icey drinks at Hop Jacks. 

After drinks Michael gave me a pretty new necklace then it was off to dinner at the Rainier, my favorite!

Than back to my Mom's for homemade raspberry lemon cheesecake, my other favorite! 

It was a good birthday! 

Halfway Through 2014

I set all these great goals for myself at the beginning of the year...lets see if I'm actually keeping up with them.

1. "NO MORE SODA POP" This goal is going fabulously, I have not had a coke, or Dr. pepper or any pop at all since Last year! I do have a weakness for carbonation so I have been occasionally drinking these fabulous dry sodas. Its basically just flavored carbonated water with a little sugar.

2. "START A BLOG" well obviously this whole blog thing is going pretty good. I have done about 30 posts this year. I recently haven't been posting very much but that is more or less the fact that I have two jobs, no life, therefore very little to post about. I'm pretty proud of myself for starting this and I get even more excited when people know whats going on in my life because they read it on my blog! 

3. "EXERCISE MORE" This goal is not going so great...actually its not going at all. I have yet to join a gym or get on any kind of at home work out schedule. I have done an occasional Jillian Michaels DVD but not enough to count for anything. Red Robin helps keep me more active then I was before but I still really need to be working out consistently. 

4. "EAT OUT LESS" I think I have gotten better at this, I still think I eat out to much but I'm getting better. The Spring/summer time really help because me and Michael are big fans of using our BBQ every night. Chicken and turkey burgers taste SO much better off the BBQ!

5. "BUY A HOUSE" obviously this hasn't happened yet but I am making good progress. I started serving again at Red Robin and this second job of mine has really made my savings account happy. I'm very proud of how much I'm saving as well as paying my credit card and furniture bill down.  

I think I'm doing a pretty good job so far!