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The Tale of a Bridesmaid
When my best friend got engaged all I could do was smile and laugh. Shannon has been my best friend since we were three years old and she had found the person to spend the rest of her life with. I had just gotten married the previous November and as we celebrated over the phone, she asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. As she said, it is the obvious question, but I was…
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Netflixing
When Netflix first came around years ago, my dad took full advantage of it. He signed us up and we started getting movies in the mail and loved every minute of it. I loved the idea of getting movies in the mail, when I went to college, I did not get the luxury anymore. My senior year, when Myke and I got engaged, he invested in Netflix and got at least another movie a week.…
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Five Reasons Why I’m Excited It’s November
November has always been special to me. I think I loved it so much because the weather finally got cold and I was able to bring out my scarves and boots that I loved so much. Over the past few years things have happened in November that make it even sweeter. One of my top memories of all time is my husband not only proposed in November 2010, but we got married in November 2011.…
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Plaid and Bagpipes
My old home church is is a Presbyterian church, meaning part of our roots are in Scotland. Every year, we celebrate our heritage by having Kirkin of the Tartan. Tartan being the pattern of the plaid that represents what Scottish tribe you are from. This is where my love of plaid first came from and every year I look forward to this service. Mostly because every year, we get real bagpipers and they play “Amazing…
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Halloween 2014
I haven’t always been the most creative when it comes to Halloween costumes in the past. Now that I’m an adult I feel like there is this lingering pressure to find a good enough costume. When you are working the reception desk in the human resources department, it is hard to find a good Halloween outfit. I don’t want to fully dress up, mostly because we have candidates coming in for interviews and I have…
