Blog Challenge #9 - Something You Miss

I miss a lot of things, but the biggest one I'd say is the freedom of my younger years. The ability to sleep late on a summer day, the times when dress up was a way of life, and school was our only dread. I miss those days sometimes and wish for a time we could rewind and take a visit. 

Here are some actual "Things" I miss. The pool that used to be in my back yard. Fun Time Pizza (kinda like a Chuck-E-Cheese) I loved spending my tickets! My dog, Lady. She was the best! Lisa Frank trapper keepers! I always wanted one! I loved Lisa Frank! Pogs! What a weird fad that was! The Hanson brothers. I was in love. First posters I ever decorated my room with! The ability to eat as much confection sugar as I wanted! (I LOVE CANDY!)"What kind of candy?", you ask. Oh the worst kind! Fun Dip, Skittles, Gummy bears, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Pieces, Jelly Beans, NERDS, Gobstoppers, Hot Tamales, and the list continues! I had fall candies, Christmas candies, Spring candies, and even summer candies that I just loved! Yeah, I can't really eat all those any more...Boo!

One thing I really miss is good movies. I feel like Hollywood is bored and fresh out of ideas these days. Everything is either a remake or just an "ok" movie. (Excluding the King's Speech, of course) I guess it makes us appreciate a good movie when we see one, but I will be excited to see some freshly inspired story lines come back on the big screen!

I also miss my friends. We've grown up and gone our separate ways, but I sure do miss them! 

Ok I think that's all I can think of at the moment... What do you miss?

Blog Challenge #8 - What Happened This Past Weekend?

The short of the long of it is, we got our carpets cleaned, which was an experience! Now we are unpacking our apartment like we just moved in! I saw 2 hummingbirds, which is pretty cool because they are a rarity to see! I took advantage of tax free weekend!! That was fun! I bought some really cute shoes that cut holes into the backs of my heels...Anyone know of any cures? Bandaids were too thin! We finished off our Friday with a wonderful meal at P.F. Chang's. YUMMY!! Ted and I were celebrating our 11 month anniversary! Can't believe it's almost been a year! I gotta say, P.F. Chang's is some yummy food! I am not a huge fan of Chinese food, but they did a great job! Oh yeah, if you decide to save room for dessert, their banana spring roll dessert is AMAZING!!! Served with pineapple and toasted coconut ice cream! So good, but HUGE! Either split it with a bunch of people, only order appetizers, eat only half your entree or see if they will pack it up to go because it's ginormous on top of all the other FOOD they serve! LOL! All of that to say, we'll be back! 


Saturday was not as great. I am a sleeper. I need sleep and the weekends is usually when I get it. Not so this weekend! I was up and at it early for a fun day of shopping with my friends, and it was fun, however 2 things were against me... 1. I was tired. 2. I hadn't had my coffee yet. So we pull up to the mall, all excited for some coffee! I get out of the car and my shoe BROKE!! Not like I tripped and fell and broke my shoe. No, I picked my foot up off the car floor, put it on the ground, and my shoe broke! I hadn't had my coffee yet, my shoe broke, and we venture into the mall, with my broken shoe. Fortunately, I parked next to the "shoe" section of the closest department store and quickly found a cute pair of flip flops that were about $20. A little more than I wanted to spend on shoes I really didn't want to buy, but they were cute and I decided to splurge. At the cash register, the lady gave me the total and I was like, hold up those shoes are $20. She checked the sign and said, "No, their actually $29.99" WHAT?! 30 bucks for a pair of flip flops?! For real?! (Granted their cute, but I just needed shoes, not over priced flip flops that I wasn't planning on buying) So in a frustrated stupor, I just bought the shoes, I mean what choice did I really have? Then she asks, "Would you like these in the bag?" (This is after I explained to her my shoe was broken) I was like "No, I need them on my feet!" After this frustrating encounter, we went to Starbucks to get some coffee, which for the first time ever did NOT help my sleepy state. The rest of the afternoon was fun, but the wind kinda got sucked out of my sails at the beginning of the day. But it was good times with some great friends and topped off with dinner with more great friends! I love my friends! But the moral of this story is always have a spare pair of shoes in the car! LOL! 


So this past weekend was an interesting one filled with shopping and fun and exhaustion and heat and yummy food and great company and of course many memories!


How was your weekend?