Monday Miscellany

So I'm back..with a second Monday blog post about my life in two weeks. Maybe this is a trend? Hmmm.

001. I picked up the adorable mason jar above for a whole 50 cents at our local thrifty shop. The acorns were free too (we collected a whole bag full last fall) and I painted them last week. They're super fun and I like them. 

002. Carolyn & I went hiking on Thursday. We started on the trails at 8am with the temperature at a balmy 15° degrees..with a foot of snow on the ground in places. But it was beautifully quiet on the mountain, which made the chilly air worth the early morning hike.

003. I've been super fascinated with hex signs lately. I never noticed how many there are in our area. Apparently it's largely due to the grant that was given a few years ago to help farmers restore them on their barns. I love the Pennsylvania Dutch culture in my area, it's so rich and interesting! 

004. So uhm.. I finally fixed my wireless remote (it needed a new battery) and got to test it out for the second time. The above is the product. That's me, folks.

005. I made a scarf last night! It's super cute, springy colors and I wore it to work today. The first time I sewed it I did nearly the entire thing length-wise and then proceeded to realize that the main thread wasn't thread.. it was elastic. So I spent twice the time pulling said elastic out and then re-sewing it. It was fun. But it turned out nice, so I'm pleased. 

006. Despite multiple days over 40°, the snow refuses to melt. It's gone in some areas, but in our backyard there's still 6-10 inches in spots.

007. I bought this frame at our local thrift store for a $1. I see so much potential for it. I know what I'm going to do with it, I just need to get a few more things first. I can't wait to re purpose it, use it, and show you!

008. Even with all the snow and cloudy days, winter is still beautiful. I used to hate the bare trees and thought they were ugly.. but I love their proud branches standing against the sky and the shadows they play on the ground. I enjoy the dried up flowers that are waiting for spring to come forth. Which by the way, can come any day. :)

That about concludes my life as of late. I'm off to sleep, wake up, shower, go to work, and repeat all this week. Happy Monday everyone! :)

Monday Miscellany

 In an effort to re-introduce little tidbits of my life to my blog, I'm doing monday miscellany again. Although the link-up I used to do no longer is in existence, I figured I can still share a bit of my week with you all. :)

 001. I've been super into breakfast smoothies lately. I take one whole ripe banana, 1/2 cup of frozen banana slices, 1/2 cup milk, a few frozen strawberries & blueberries (occasionally frozen peaches), and a spoonful of natural chocolate peanut butter. So good.

 002. I have slowly but surely been editing my photos from Costa Rica. I'm only about a third of the way through.. but I'll be sharing them some time this month. :) Who knows, maybe after that I'll tackle my France photos from last May? 

003. ^^ Sunday geocaching adventures. More on this later in the week. :)

 004. Last night I did what all normal college students do, painted pine cones and acorns. It was wonderfully relaxing and it felt really good to not just pin projects on the computer, but to actually do them.

005. I took photos of these lovely twins last month and finished up the editing recently. I'll be sharing these soon. :)

 006. I am going to visit my best friend in Ohio in less than twenty days! I am pretty excited and nervous. It's a decent drive, but I'm splitting it up so it's not as bad. We're hopefully going to Cincinnati! 

 007. I have spent too much time at thrift stores lately. BUT I've found some super deals. Is anyone vaguely interested in looking at my finds? Or am I just silly? Comment and let me know!

Have a great Monday folks! ♥
PS: It's March!! That means the snow will stop coming down and all of it will melt, right?

Happy Things

Things that made me happy today..
free breakfast
cheerful coworkers
applesauce
last day of classes (WOOT!)
an awesome gift of cow fabric
yummy salad
seeing friends at bible study
laughs w/ my cousins
pb m&ms
quiet moments alone in the car
just singing
wonderful old hymns

The best part? I have so many more
I am so blessed.

White Blooms & Walks

 Last week I had one goal in mind for my day off: get my puppy out of the house. So off we went for a walk at the local park among the new blossoms and fresh green grass.

 The park closed at five, so we parked outside, walked in and had the place to ourselves.

Because it was empty, I let him off-leash in a small fenced in area. - He loved it. I did too..because I didn't have to worry about holding a leash while I took pictures. :)

& now I need to go vacuum the dog hair out of my car. :)
linking up with carissa for miscellany monday!

Weekend Wind-Down

 linking up with monday miscellany :)
001. For those who asked, I had a great birthday. I got to see my church family, then went out to eat with friends at my favorite place, then came home and relaxed with the fam. It was good.
002. ^^ best guacamole in the world right up there.

 003. Aren't my friends beautiful? I love them.
004. Speaking of beautiful, all you ladies should go read this fantastic article. It's worth the few minutes to read, seriously.

 005. My parents racked enough Staples rewards points to get me a Kindle Fire!! I'm so excited. Now I don't have to haul my laptop to school along with my ridiculous amount of books! YAY!
006. YES. That is the Hunger Games you see. My friend sent it to me upon receiving my Kindle. I've yet to decide if I'm going to be a trend-follower. I dunno. I didn't read Twilight, or Harry Potter, or.. Goosebumps (remember those?!), but I might. Still deciding.

 007. This is Carlton, my new owl. My best friend knitted him for me, - she's amazing!
008. A customer did this in the drive-thru today. I was pretty speechless. 

009. So the 5k? It was raining..so they turned it into a 1-mile trail run. Still fun! I'm (hopefully) signing up for a legit 5k in April. :)
010. I'm re-doing my room. Pictures to come.
011. I hope you had a happy Monday! I have some good things planned this week. Like real posts with real pictures and real life lessons and real recipes and I really don't believe in commas.
The end. :)

Just Life

Monday miscellany today! yep, I don't blog all week but I always pop up for my favorite link-up, haha. :)

001. I apologize for my MIA status. Last week, I worked like a crazy person.. until I came down with a very sore throat. I left work early on Friday, and then called out sick Saturday and today. It was bad. I've called out sick once or twice total in the almost three years I've been at work. BUT it IS feeling loads better now though. So I should be set to go tomorrow!

 002. I didn't really take any new pictures this week.. so can you settle for a few seniors pictures (full post on this lovely gal coming this week!) and some archived pictures? Right?
003. I should really be studying.. but there's only so much about muscles you can learn in three hours.

 004. I was really hoping to get down to D.C. for the Cherry Blossom Festival. HA. Maybe next year?
005. 5k = 5 days. I haven't run in two weeks and I can't breath out my nose. I'm gonna die.

 006. ^ This is what happens when you leave laptop open while you go to work. Little sister takes funny pictures. Little sister didn't know they'd end up blogged. Mwahahahaha!

  007. I'm planning a field trip! How cool is that?! It may or may not be to my place of employment (Chick-fil-a).. but I'm still excited. I get to be that cool big kid that everyone thinks is a cool big kid. Life goal #7 complete.

008. Found this one stayed up waaaay past her bedtime reading Nancy Drew. I let it go. Besides.. I still hold the record for latest bedtime as a child (12am).
009. I need to sleep. Goodnight! 

I Sat On Two Houses

 linking up with monday miscellany & show off your shot.
001. So I house sat this weekend. No big deal, right? Right. Until my parents decided to go away for the weekend. So I house sat.. at two houses. I stayed at the house that I don't typically live in and then traveled back and forth a few times a day to let my poochie out. SO this weekend? Nuts.

 002. I found a cat that I liked. She liked me too. She also liked the chair I liked. She won.. most of the time.
003. I have SPRING BREAK this week! I except that I need to do a ton of Algebra. Emphasis on ton.

 004. My Mom got me trail mix today. I love her.
005. I am itching to do something/go somewhere. Anywhere, really. I need to go somewhereeee.

 006. On Friday, I saw one of my best friends star in her school's play. She was fantastic. 

 007. I found these two catching some zzzzz's in the same crate. C'mon. How cute is that? 

008. I spent last night actually MAKING something that I pinned on pinterest. I was so proud. I don't have any completed pictures.. sorry!
009. Got my hair cut. I told her to take off a few inches (3-4), I think she took off double. It's short. But people seem to like it.. I kinda do. Maybe I'll take pictures tomorrow.
010. Stay tuned this week.. I might actually post some pictures from California, I have a recipe planned, and more on my life. Because clearly that's what you want to read about.
Yeah, that's what I thought.

Monday Musings

 001. It's Monday Miscellany time! This week I'm going list-style. Because there's lots to tell about.
002. My weekend was wonderful. I had my first Saturday off in months! I went to the movies with a friend, caught up on blogs, & chilled at home. It was great.

 003. Sunday I took a drive to a little PA town about 50 minutes north of me to photography super cute twins. The drive up was gorgeous and the shoot went great!
004. I love this word of mouth thing. It does wonders for growing your business.

005. Outhouses - because who doesn't love wooden sheds with a hole toilet seat and blanket door?

 005. I ran today. I did three 6 minute intervals with a minute and a half in between. I was going to do four BUT I got this nasty side-stitch. Which confused me because I always associate those with eating food and then exercising... BUT I hadn't eaten all day. Oh, duh, there's the problem. OH.. and I ran up a hill.
006. Countdown to 5k : 26 days. AHHHI'MNOTREADY!
006. I got up at 8:17 this morning and was in my car by 8:28. Skill or laziness? I'm not sure. Either way, I was stylin' in class today.

 007. I'm new laptop hunting. I've had this one for over three years and it's dying. I could go into details.. but long-story-short is that I can't take it off my desk because it dies and won't come back on for two days.
008. My Mom made potato skins (the cheesey bacon kind) in honor of the Daytona 500. I think I just became a Nascar fan.
Happy Monday folks!