old photos.

i just love looking through old pictures.

this is a favorite -

me and my dad

moped'ing our way around bermuda

back in the mid-90's.

same shirt,

same shoes,

same tan.

i unknowingly still make that hand gesture too.

the boy always has to point it out,

he says "there you are doing it again!".

and then i look down at my hand and just giggle.

it always takes me back to this picture,

good times. good times indeed.

happy friday!

we'll be dog sitting this weekend 

and eating a lot of cake.

what plans do you have?!

my virginia bridal shower.

i'm straying away from today's "every day in may" topic

and instead i'm going to highlight my virginia bridal shower 
from last weekend!

it was such a gorgeous day
with friends and family. 
the room was filled with so much love

my heart just wanted to burst.

dress {the limited}

this bridal shower sure did kick start all the upcoming wedding festivities.

this weekend we have our cake tasting (!)

next month is my bachelorette party and menu tasting (!!)

then i have my hair and make-up trials

and in september i get to travel up to nj

for a second bridal shower (!!!)

let the countdown begin...

ten things.

ten things that make me really happy.

ready.set.go.

1. this guy. can't wait to marry him in 5 1/2 months!

2. my family

3. friends

4. the beach

jersey shore as a kid

5. travelling. even in a snow storm.

 krakow, poland - january 2012

seville, spain - january 2012

6. ice cream/cake/anything sweet.

{via}

7. lazy weekends spent here.

{via}

8. fall foliage

{via}

9. wine tasting in the sunshine.

at breaux vineyards

at veritas vineyard

10. puppies. keeshonds are my new obsession.

i mean, c'mon.

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what are things that make you really happy?

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i miss.

i miss college...

let's go mountaineers!

i miss san francisco...

my favorite city in the US.

i miss high school...

not a care in the world.

i miss my grandparents...

i wish i had more time with all four of them.

i miss backpacking around europe...

so much adventure.

sell yourself in 10 words or less.

{via}

i'll just go and hide now.

i'm a clumsy and weird person 

therefore, i've had a lot of embarrassing moments - 

a list that can probably fill up an entire notebook.

my most embarrassing moment

is too inappropriate for this blog

especially since i have family who reads it every once in a while

{hi mom, hi future mother-in-law!}

so unfortunately i won't be able to disclose that story

but i will tell you about my second most embarrassing moment.

(this picture actually has nothing to do with the story. i told you, i'm just weird.)

it was back in college

and i was hanging out with my bff/roomie,

having a total "girls night",

watching grey's anatomy 
(gosh those earlier seasons were SO GOOD)

and chowing down on our own

pints of ben and jerry's. 

obvi.

my boyfriend at the time lived right up the street and decided to surprise us

by knocking on the door just as we were finishing our ice cream. 

he joined us in the living room and we talked about our day, yada-yada-yada.

a few minutes passed and my stomach started to HURT.

shocker, i had just eaten an entire pint of ice cream.

i'm not going to get into specifics, 

but you know how guys think that us women don't fart 

(or even poop for that matter?)

well, about 10 minutes after he got there

i had no control over the situation

and sadly unveiled the truth to his poor, stupid brain.

unfortunately, it wasn't one of those quiet ones either.

he was of course shocked and disgusted,

AS WAS I!

but apparently he was not disgusted enough to break up with me

because we dated for another year.

(me dressed up as the stay puft marshmallow man during a greek week competition in college. 

and no, this is not my most embarrassing moment.)

so ladies,

if it's one thing we learned from this post

it's that if you accidentally let one slide in front of your man

he will most likely stick around for a little bit longer.

i can't believe i just wrote this post.....

what is YOUR most embarrassing moment.

please don't make me feel alone in this.

step into my office.

monday through friday

from 8:30am to 5:30pm

my view is always the same. 

laptop,

notebook,

pen,

cellphone,

and some sort of beverage.
(if only it could be a beer)

but sometimes working from home has it's benefits

like walking to the nearby starbucks
to switch up the scenery.

what does your day usually look like?

forgive me.

scaredy cat.

i'm scared that one day i'm going to wake up

...20 or so years from now....

and look back on my life and think

"what did i do with it? did i live a life worth living?"

i'm scared that i may leave this earth too soon 

and not really leave my mark on the world.

or i'm scared that i'm wasting away these prime adult years

and instead should be focusing my time and energy 

on something i'm super passionate about.

you only live once, right?

sometimes it's so easy to just hide out

and escape from the world,

for fear that you may hurt yourself

or fail at what you really want to accomplish.

i think as i get older 

i'm realizing that little life moments are so precious

and should not be wasted.

you should jump at the chance of adventure,

and tell people that you love them. every.day.

life is precious

and life is short.

make every day count

because you may not be here tomorrow.

so here's to grabbing life by the horns

and enjoying the ride.

it may take some baby steps, but i'm ready.

who's with me?

{all quotes via}

what i do.

if you couldn't answer with your job, how would you answer the question "what do you do?"

.......

i have a job that i enjoy

but in no way does it define me.

it's difficult to not immediately think

of your job title when someone asks you 

"what do you do?"

i mean, i spend most of my time at work

so it only makes sense.

but answering that question with

"i do marketing for one of the big four consulting firms"

just doesn't do it for me.

there are many thing i do...

like giving back, making people laugh, and having fun.

but one that really came to life this weekend at my bridal shower

is cherishing my friendships.

(by the way, the shower was soooo beautiful - pics to come!)

i make a big effort 

to keep in touch with friends from high school and college.

we're getting older,

people are getting married, having babies, and moving

so it's so easy to lose touch.

four of us went back to my place 

after my bridal shower on saturday.

 we reminisced about college

and even found an old video of the four of us

from when we all lived together in 2005.

we were so young and acting so ridiclous

(thank you boonsfarm)

it brought back so many great memories

and i'm so thankful that i still have these ladies in my life.

there is nothing i wouldn't do for them

and i hope we continue to be there for each other

because i love these gals and can't imagine my life without them!

a picture of me and my closest friends from college

 at my bridal shower this weekend.