2013 Favorites!

Hey Y'all! 

 

2013 is nearly over, can you believe it? 

This year has honestly flown by, faster than I think any year before it. 

I think it might be because it was my first "grown up" year and by that I mean that I was no long in college and I worked full time the whole year.

 

It was a year of ups and downs that started out pretty rough, but overall a great year that is ending on a good note. 

 

2013 started off with two deaths in my family, which caused a lot of grief and self reflection. I think death just does that. This was not my first time to deal with the loss of family members but I think that no matter how many funerals you attend or how many deaths you grieve, each one is unique and comes with new emotions. 

 

Even though that was a rough start to my year, it did get better from there. Here are some of my favorite moments from 2013:

 

Teaching Ken to fish and spending more time on the water.

 

Going to Rodeo to see The Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson

 

 My 23rd birthday was spent at the Moody Gardens Aquarium, one of my most favorite places in the world

 

I started a new job at an amazing hotel that has beautiful events!

 

My 13 year old (14 in January!) dog, April, made it through surgery that she needed to remove a lump.

Ken and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary in the Hill Country at a winery.

 

My favorite baby turned 1!

One of my oldest friends got married and had a beautiful wedding!

 

Ken and I went on a cruise with my mom and it was a blast!

 

We made three stops on the cruise and in Roatan Island I was able to hold and play with monkeys.

 

And in Cozumel we swam with dolphins. 

 

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ken and I celebrated with my mom, dad, stepmom, my brother and a family friend. It was great to have everyone together. Plus my turkey came out very nice! 

 

Lastly, Christmas. It was delightful. I spent time with family, stuffed my face, and received amazing gifts that made me feel super spoiled! 

2013 was filled with great memories and I can't wait to see what 2014 has in store. I will making a post soon about my hopes, wishes, and wants for the New Year. Until then, what are your favorite 2013 memories?

 

xo

bre

Hello September

I love the start of a new month, especially when its the start of a new season. September brings many things I love such as pumpkin flavored everything, football season, and cooler(ish) weather. And by cooler weather I mean today was 90 degrees instead of 100. But I still like to take advantage of everything fall so I started today with a pumpkin spice latte and wore a fall colored dress.

I am looking forward to so much in fall. I can't wait to make my house smell like pumpkins and cinnamon, making chili, and at the very end of the month I go on vacation!

What are you looking forward too?

xo
bre

July in a Nutshell

Hello!

July is practically over, but it was a great month! Here are some photos from my July. 

1. My favorite baby at his first birthday party!

2. Him and his friends swimming

3. Trying to escape the pool

4. My best friend/momma of my favorite baby

5. Opening presents 

6. Ken and I at the birthday party

7. Ken and I taking Jaidyn on a walk

8. Jaidyn exhausted from the walk, she comes in a immediately lays down before we can even take off her leash.

9. Watermelon Margarita

10. Ken and I at dinner

11. Me (and my drink)

12. My mom and I at dinner

13. Me and my favorite baby at lunch 

I can't wait to see what August brings!

xo

bre

Goals for (the rest of) 2013

 

 

I know, I know. We are almost done with July and I am just now making some goals for the 2013. Well, that's not entirely true. I had goals for 2013, but I've completed them or they have changed, so I thought it was time to make some new ones. I have learned that New Years is not the only time to make goals. I make goals every time want a fresh start on something or I just feel like it. Just because everyone else is making a change at New Years doesn't mean I have to, if I want to change something I will start in the middle of summer or whenever it pleases me. :)

 

1. Write more, at least three times a week.

2. Read more, at least three times a week. I used to read all the time, but life has just gotten busy and I haven't spent as much time reading as I would like too. I have several books sitting on my shelf waiting to be read!

3. Blog at least once a week (Which I have been doing! Yay!)

4. Make a video at least once a week. I just started making YouTube Videos and so far I have made one a week.

5. Be more grateful. Sometimes I find myself feeling negative and I believe one of the best ways to combat that is to be grateful. So when I feel negative I want to make a grateful list.

6. Be happy with where I am. So this relates to number 5, but I want to be happy and enjoy where I am in my life, even if it isn't what I had planned.

7. Be nice to my mom. I know that sounds awful. I love my mom very much, but sometimes I can be really snippy, so I need to be more kind when talking to her.

8. Be nice to Ken. I know, this sounds awful too. It's not that I think I am mean, but I want to make sure I am putting more into my marriage and being less selfish.

9. Continue to let go of things or people that make me unhappy. Back in 2011 Ken and I made some big changes in our lives and it caused a lot of people, that we consided very good friends, to turn there backs on us. It was a hard period of my life, but over time I have learned to let go of them. They weren't real friends to us and the choices we made showed us that. Through that experience I have learned that if something or someone is making me unhappy I don't need them in my life. I was still dealing with all of this in 2012 and I believe I am in a much better place now. I just want to continue this so I don't fall back into the stress or unhappiness.

10. Get rid of old clothes. I actually clean out my closet about once a year, but I know it is time. I have many shirts that I know are too big for me, but I keep hanging on to them.

11. Spend more time with friends. I am sort of a horrible friend. I am the type of person that doesn't need a lot of friends to be happy -  not a social butterfly at all! So sometimes I will go weeks without calling them and that's awful! So I want to put more effort into spending time with friends.

12. Take more photos/videos. I used to document every moment of my life in highschool and beginning of college, but as time went on I stopped. Life got busy and pictures fell to the side, but I want to be better at it.

 

xo

Bre