Hi Friends,
Sorry I've been MIA. I've been one busy girl. After my two week trip to Cabo I jumped right back into work. Then my next two weekends have been filled with busy activities. One of those including working on wedding things for which I am a MOH in 2 months from today. I think I've helped get most everything done.
I must tell you though, I'm exhausted. I feel like I need to go back to sleep and stay there for 2 days. Ha. Unfortunately I can't do that, so I'm just truckin' along until I get to sleep this weekend.
Love,
Heather
Monday, May 21, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
99 Things
Hi Loves,
I am back from my two week vacation in Cabo. There will be an update on that eventually. For now, I saw this little bloggy over on Perfectly Imperfect and wanted to join in on the fun. The items in pink are the things that I've done. So here goes nothing...
1. Started your own blog (twice)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (it was middle school but it counts)
4. Visited Hawaii (lived there for 4 years)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Scotland and Ireland in 2009)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (does a rock wall count)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (I bought the person behind me at Starbucks their order)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (worked on the beach in moonlight)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (I was on the Ramblin Rod show when I was younger but no movie)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (When I worked at GSTC during a release)
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (two times)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
Love,
Heather
I am back from my two week vacation in Cabo. There will be an update on that eventually. For now, I saw this little bloggy over on Perfectly Imperfect and wanted to join in on the fun. The items in pink are the things that I've done. So here goes nothing...
1. Started your own blog (twice)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (it was middle school but it counts)
4. Visited Hawaii (lived there for 4 years)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Scotland and Ireland in 2009)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (does a rock wall count)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (I bought the person behind me at Starbucks their order)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (worked on the beach in moonlight)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (I was on the Ramblin Rod show when I was younger but no movie)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (When I worked at GSTC during a release)
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (two times)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
Love,
Heather
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Meeting LC
Hi Loves,
This past Wednesday I went to my very first book signing. I don't know if y'all have been to a book signing or not but I wasn't really sure what to expect. In order to be part of the book signing you had to get a wristband for the event. Luckily I didn't work the morning of the event so I was able to get my friend Courtney and I wristband numbers 57 & 58. YAY, we were going to be in the beginning of the line. The book signing was at one of our local Barnes & Noble and it was for none other than....
Lauren Conrad!
She is currently on a book tour for her new book The Fame Game. I haven't read all her other books but I've read a couple of them and I really enjoy them.
Lauren first became a known name in 2004 through MTV's Laguna Beach. I was in college in a sorority house when Laguna came on and all us girls defanitely watched it. Ever since I've been pretty enamered by LC and her style. She just seems so down to earth. Her career sure has taken off since Laguna & The Hills with her Kohl's clothing line and her books. I think she's done quite well for herself and stayed grounded.
Now to the book signing itself.
Lauren was supposed to be there by 7 and I think she finally showed up at 730ish. They had everyone (800+) lined up by number and then we would just follow along. Courtney and I had some really nice girls in front of us that we were chatting with that made the time go by quickly.
By the time we got up to see Lauren I was ready. I had been trying to think of something to say all day long. What I said was something along the line of "how are you enjoying our lovely weather?" I was being sarcastic because in Oregon it's always raining as it was tonight. Lauren said something along the lines of when she got off the plane her hair became huge and then I said mine does the same thing. She said if you ever see her with her hair up in a bun it's usually because of it not cooperating and being huge. I said same here but I had my hair down that night and she said it was very pretty. I thanked her. She is just as pretty, if not prettier in person and so sweet, so to get a compliment from her is like amazing!
I had two books signed by her. One that I had before, her Style book and then her new book The Fame Game.
This past Wednesday I went to my very first book signing. I don't know if y'all have been to a book signing or not but I wasn't really sure what to expect. In order to be part of the book signing you had to get a wristband for the event. Luckily I didn't work the morning of the event so I was able to get my friend Courtney and I wristband numbers 57 & 58. YAY, we were going to be in the beginning of the line. The book signing was at one of our local Barnes & Noble and it was for none other than....
Lauren Conrad!
She is currently on a book tour for her new book The Fame Game. I haven't read all her other books but I've read a couple of them and I really enjoy them.
Lauren first became a known name in 2004 through MTV's Laguna Beach. I was in college in a sorority house when Laguna came on and all us girls defanitely watched it. Ever since I've been pretty enamered by LC and her style. She just seems so down to earth. Her career sure has taken off since Laguna & The Hills with her Kohl's clothing line and her books. I think she's done quite well for herself and stayed grounded.
Now to the book signing itself.
By the time we got up to see Lauren I was ready. I had been trying to think of something to say all day long. What I said was something along the line of "how are you enjoying our lovely weather?" I was being sarcastic because in Oregon it's always raining as it was tonight. Lauren said something along the lines of when she got off the plane her hair became huge and then I said mine does the same thing. She said if you ever see her with her hair up in a bun it's usually because of it not cooperating and being huge. I said same here but I had my hair down that night and she said it was very pretty. I thanked her. She is just as pretty, if not prettier in person and so sweet, so to get a compliment from her is like amazing!
I had two books signed by her. One that I had before, her Style book and then her new book The Fame Game.
It was quite exciting to have a celebrity come to Oregon because that happens few & far between. I think I'll defanitely be watching out for some more book signings because it was a fun experience all together. My only complaint about the event is that we couldn't take pictures with Lauren or even while we were up at the table getting our books signed. So this is the only picture I could get to prove that I really did see her...
I would defanitely recommend that if you get the chance to go to a book signing with her that you should. It was a great experience.
Love,
Heather
Meal Planning
Hi Loves,
Does anyone out there in blog land meal plan? I've always heard of people doing it and seen people doing it so I thought I should try.
I got inspired via Pinterest to make a meal planning "white" board.
I just loved the idea of being able to see what the week had in store. Here is the one that I made...
Does anyone out there in blog land meal plan? I've always heard of people doing it and seen people doing it so I thought I should try.
I got inspired via Pinterest to make a meal planning "white" board.
I just loved the idea of being able to see what the week had in store. Here is the one that I made...
I'm not satisfied with it yet but it was a start with the materials I had at the moment I wanted to make it.
The idea of planning meals always starts out good in my household but then things always get in the way. I think we only got to Monday on this past weeks meals before the nights got switched and too chaotic for all these meals. I'm going to keep trying to plan out the meals so that I won't waste food during the week. It also helps keeps money down by not eating out all the time.
Do you guys meal plan? If so, what are some of your tips and tricks? How do you plan? I just love seeing new ideas :)
Love,
Heather
Oh BTW...Trisha Yearwood has a new cooking show on the Food Network called Trisha's Southern Kitchen . I watched it this past weekend and it's fabulous. You should defanitely DVR it or watch and check it out.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Swimsuit Season is Fastly Approaching
Hi Loves,
So as most of you know swimsuit season is either here in some states or is coming up quickly for others. Being in Oregon, it's not swimsuit season yet but I am going to Cabo soon and that's defanitely swimsuits. What are you going to do to get ready this year?
Well if you don't know, I've got a great option for you. Introducting Tone It Up's 2nd Annual Bikini Series.
I know that I defanitely need some work this year. Now I am far from wearing a bikini, ha, a tankini is as close as I'll get but I'm looking forward to getting better into shape. Are you gonna join me in 8 weeks of fun? I hope so. If you decide to do the Bikini Series let me know, we can encourage each other through the process :)
Love,
Heather
So as most of you know swimsuit season is either here in some states or is coming up quickly for others. Being in Oregon, it's not swimsuit season yet but I am going to Cabo soon and that's defanitely swimsuits. What are you going to do to get ready this year?
Well if you don't know, I've got a great option for you. Introducting Tone It Up's 2nd Annual Bikini Series.
I know that I defanitely need some work this year. Now I am far from wearing a bikini, ha, a tankini is as close as I'll get but I'm looking forward to getting better into shape. Are you gonna join me in 8 weeks of fun? I hope so. If you decide to do the Bikini Series let me know, we can encourage each other through the process :)
Love,
Heather
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Kickball
Hi Loves,
Sorry my blogging has been so off lately. It was the first week back to work after two weeks and two days of spring break. Needless to say it was a long week. The kids were all wound up in the beginning but overall it was a good transition week back into class for all of us.
On Friday it was actually nice weather for once so we told the kids if they had calm bodies and good behavior through out the day that we would go outside and play Kickball.
I tell you they did so good that we got to go out and play. The kids had a blast. At one point I was playing the 3rd baseman as well as the line coach at 3rd base because we lost some of the kids to speech at one point during the game. Not only did the kids have fun all of us teachers had fun as well. It reminded me of my softball days and it was so fun. Afterwards we took a victory lap around the field to get out even some more energy for the rest of the day.
Every year our classroom and another classroom have a kickball tournament and then pizza party afterwards. We went into their classroom after playing and had a little fun competition talk. All the kids enjoyed it and are really excited for the tournament.
It brings me so much joy to see the kids get excited and having fun. I was also very pleased that they knew the reward for doing well during the day. Sometimes working with special needs kids can be trying but I love it and wouldn't trade it for anything right now.
Love,
Heather
Sunday, April 8, 2012
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