My Grandma's Photos

 So! I don't have much inspiration for something to write about today. So I'll share some of the beautiful photos of my Grandma! I am so in love with these photos! She was from Peloponnese  Greece. She came to New York as a very young girl who later became a model. So enjoy some photos!

Even with my Grandma being from Greece I have still never made baklava! And it's one of my favorite desserts! I think I might need to learn how to make that soon!

Liebster Blog Nomination!

Karla at Love and in Between has nominated me for the Liebster Blog Award!

I have never heard of this so if I post something incorrectly please let me know!

She said in her post that Liebster means "dearest, beloved, sweetheart" in German and this is awarded to blogs with less than 200 followers.

Because she nominated me I have to answer the questions she posted for it!

So here it goes!

Why did you start a blog?

I just wanted a place to write whatever I was feeling like. Maybe about school sometimes, my family, my friends, work, or just whatever!

What/Who inspires you to blog?

Readers! Readers are totally my inspiration! When someone comments and lets me know what they think it means that they cared enough about what I wrote to take the time out of their day to read it and give me feedback! I love it and it makes me want to write better and write more!

What do you usually love to blog about?

Just life in general! I like to blog about what I'm passionate about but there are so many things that fall into that category

What' s your dream vacation?

A week in the NC mountains in the fall! Oh my gosh! Beautiful and perfect weather! Just spending the week in a little cabin in September when the leaves are turning colors! Enjoying the view and spending the days visiting the little mountain towns and sights and hiking! Perfect vacation right there!

What is the best advice you have about relationships?

Avoid long distance by all possible means. (I'm currently 5.5 hours from the person I love most.)

Who is your favorite blogger? 

Mikaela at Mikaela Rae!  She's a great blogger and a great woman!

What kind of movies/ book/ song do you like?

Oh my gosh! Movies, I really like action movies or comedies. I can dig a romantic movie if I'm in the mood for it. But if I'm not in a romantic movie mood then I won't be able to keep my attention on it.

Books! Classics! Jane Eyre is my favorite! I also loved Pride and Prejudice, and Wurthering Heights. I also like Margret Peterson Haddix books. I think because she has the same kind of tension in her writing as those others I mentioned before. I like books with complex story lines and a lot of waiting to find out what happens next. That's my kind of book!

I listen to everything with music. Not even kidding. I go through phases where I'm listening to only country for a week and the next week it's only Metal, then classic rock, then current pop, even some classical. I tend to like particular songs more than I like particular genres if that makes any sense.

Shoes or bags? Why?

I don't like carrying bags. But since that seems to be the best way to keep stuff with me I do. I would always rather show shop! Although even that always ends up being depressing. I can't wear heels because of a back injury. I like cute flats but I get tired of only wearing flats and tennis shoes. So really I don't particualry care for either. But since I have to choose, I say shoes.

What piece of clothing is the most practical for you to shop? 

I probably would have said jeans at any point of my life earlier. And I do wear jeans a lot. So I guess it's still pretty true. But recently I have come to realize how much I need tank tops! My car doesn't have AC and it is getting hot! I've learned to wear a tank top and then just bring a denim jacket to wear over it when I get where I'm going. Way more comfortable to be in a very hot car wearing a tank! I really need more!

Where do you want to be right now?

Charleston, South Carolina.

What's your favorite quote? 

"True beauty emanates from a woman who boldly and unabashedly knows who she is in Christ." ~Jen Smidt

So those are my answers! :)

Kids Museum! Fun Day With E!

I have been very neglecting to my wonderful readers as of late. There are multiple reasons for this. I have had a ton of hours at work, new web design jobs, new middle school church stuff to study and work on, tests, and maybe most importantly, BBC has a 11 episode Jane Eyre series that was filmed in the 80's. And it was on Netflix. Best book ever! And BBC covered every bit of the story line! Left nothing out at all! It was great!

Anywho! None of that has anything to do with the title of this post so I guess I should get to my topic.

On Tuesday all of my siblings except for E had their end of year testing. So he and I had most of the day to spend together! It was fantastic! I decided to take him into Raleigh to go to the Marbles Kids Museum. He absolutely loved it!

Now brace yourself for the shocking level of cuteness you are about to witness.

 He spent most of his time cooking and asking every woman and girl there what he could cook for them. He's a very smart and smooth young man. He also enjoyed being a fireman and a scientist on a submarine! We were only there about an hour and a half and then a ton of school field trips showed up and it was packed so E and I decided it was time to go get some lunch. First we stopped at the gift shop because I wanted to see how much it would cost to get him some of the kitchen play stuff for him to play with at home. The cheapest set was $30. So instead he got a fork that looks like a truck and a 23 cent post card. He was happy with it! :) He's only three. It doesn't take a lot to make him happy.

 Oh! Well of course we took a picture of the giant acorn downtown before lunch. What's Raleigh's thing with acorns anyway? And why is there giant one downtown?

I actually ended up taking him to the restaurant that I work at! (I get a 15% discount and the food is really good! So why not?! In case you never knew this about me before, I am extremely cheap. I'm sure you have gathered that by now.) E got to color a picture and chatted with all the staff. And ate Mac and Cheese Bites. Those things are really good! I wish I was "8 years and under" to be able to order those! But I got a fantastic Turkey Burger! So I guess it's okay.

By the time we got home he was asleep. Running all over that museum wore him out!

So that was our day together! It was wonderful! I really hope he remembers that trip and having such a good time in November when he hasn't seen me in three months!

So I hope you survived all the cuteness in those photos! It's a lot to take in, I know!

Do you know any great places or activities for toddlers?

My ModCloth Deals!

Remember you telling you guys about the 15 and 5 dollar deals I ordered from ModCloth? (If not click here for the post) Well they came in! I ended up with two dresses and a pair of earrings! Ab got a dress too but wasn't in the mood to model. :) Her's is on the clothes line.

Since my sister Kris is such an amazing photographer she offered to take some photos of the dresses for me. I was just going to post one or two so you guys could see the dresses, but really, these are great! So I couldn't narrow it down much. So basically you're just going to have to put up with all of these photos. They're gorgeous! Now go admire them! ;)

^Ab's dress

^My 50's dress! Ah! I love it so much!

^This is the new black dress! It has pockets!!!!! Pockets!!!!!! (wow. my legs are so white. I really need to tan.)

^And the black and gold hoops!


Did anyone else get some good ModCloth surprises? Do you have a favorite ModCloth item?
Do you have a sister who's as awesome a photographer as mine? No, no you don't. ;) She da bomb!

It's Almost April!

I know with a new month coming up everyone is starting to think about what blogs they are going to sponsor this month. I would really love if you considered sponsoring Javier through compassion when you are thinking about your sponsorship's. He's only three years old and he needs people like us in his life. He needs safety, love, education, food, clothing! All things you can give through compassion. This is a sponsorship that will make a much greater impact than a blog sponsorship!

Click here to read my sponsorship story.

Click here to learn more about Javier.

Or you can click on the banner on my sidebar.

You have the power to change his life story. What are you going to do with that power?

I'm truly not trying to guilt anyone into sponsorship  And if I sound tough, I apologize  But this is something that is very close to my heart and I am very passionate about. 

Please think about it and look into it.

Weekend Trip!

So I promised you guys I would tell you about my trip! And I never did. I have been slacking on my blogging lately. I'm sorry. So! Here are some photos from my amazing trip! Some of the photos are taken by Steph or Alli. But what better way to share the trip than to just post all the photos?!
Are you prepared for a massive amount of photos? (It doesn't really matter if you're prepared or not. I'm going to post them anyway.)

I shall try to go in order. I don't have any pictures from seeing Tim Hawkins. Steph has those. So I'll start with Friday morning shopping with the gals! I bout that adorable owl sweater! Who wouldn't buy an owl sweater on clearance!?

That picture is really blurry. But isn't that such a cute dress?! I didn't buy it. I don't need a dress right now. I'll get one for graduation. But not yet. So It was just fun to try on dresses!

This was when I introduced Steph and Alli to eno hammocks. They seem to approve. :) I love these ladies! Aren't they just adorable all snuggled up in the hammock!?

Ab watching the girls struggle to get into the hammock. :)

Just chillin with J. (In my awesome new owl sweater, I might add!)

This is Cecil Fitzgerald. We went on a walk on a beautiful green way and met this turtle. And then we named him.

J and I watching Cecil Fitzgerald.

The pretty green way. That may have been a pointless picture to include. But I like it, and it's my blog soo.... you'll survive.

Lunch before Ab and I left Sunday. It was really good! I'm super craving some more of those fried shrimp!

And last but not least some pictures right before we drove away! I love that picture of those girls! :)

So that sums up my trip! Actually I could have said a ton more and gone into lots of detail because it was such an awesome weekend! But then it would be a really long post.

And I know y'all aren't going to read no long post! Ain't nobody got time for that!

:)