Fill in the Blank Friday

 

1.   My most prized possession is  my photos.  Pretty much all the photos I have ever taken… I don’t know what I would do if I ever lost them.  I try to backup my computer as much as possible, so I always have my photos in multiple places.  You can never replace those memories. 

2.  If I could be one age for the rest of my life, I would want to be  definitely somewhere in my 20’s.  So much great stuff has happened to me in my 20’s.  I like this place in my life… not too old, not too young; making a life for myself, but still having so much fun.  But then again, I think I’ll always be having this much fun no matter how old I get…

3.  The best way to spend a weekend is  going on a mini road trip somewhere fun with the people you love!

4.  My outlook on life is  based around the idea that you can choose what you want your life to be.  You can choose each day whether you are going to be positive or negative.  I choose to be positive everyday.  While it’s difficult sometimes, you always have to remember that “Nothing is worth more than this day.”  You can’t predict the future, so you better enjoy each moment!

5.  If you want to annoy me, just  cut me off while you’re on your cell phone… seriously!

6.  I am completely defenseless when it comes to  PIZZA!!  Or being asked to go on a road trip… I will always say yes!

7.  When dressing for the day one should  wear whatever the hell you want.  Who cares about trends.  Just wear what makes you happy and confident!

Play along here!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!*

'This Little Port' Guest Post

 

Hi Guys!

I am guest posting over at "This Little Port" today while Gaby is away on an exciting camping and rock climbing trip with her husband!  While she's away taking in the great Australian outdoors, I'm talking all about one of my favorite parts of my honeymoon.  Hope you enjoy!

I hope your week is going wonderfully!  I had such a great time this past weekend, I'm trying to find some time to sit down and blog about it!  Weekend post coming soon (even if it means I post it a day before next weekend...).

Happy Wednesday!*

1st Day of Spring!

Happy 1st Day of Spring!!

I'm dreaming of pretty flowers, sunshine, and warm weather... and I'm hoping now that it is officially Spring, the weather will get it's act together & give me these sweet things!  Maybe if I'm really lucky, the weather will act like it did on our honeymoon in California... sigh.  We stayed on a houseboat in Sausalito for the first few nights of our honeymoon and it was pure bliss.  The "floating garden" was so pretty and peaceful, I could have sat out there all day, everyday and been completely content.  It was perfect.

(all photos taken by me & my husband on our honeymoon - August 2010)

Look What My Mom Just Sent Me...

(me dressed as a bride when I was little)                             (me on my actual wedding day)

I woke up to these 2 pictures in my email a couple days ago.

My mom was going through old photos and found this.

This puts the biggest smile on my face!

I think I look exactly the same...

(minus the interesting child haircut... thanks mom!).

And crap, maybe I should have taken my own fashion advice

and wore a blue and pink striped sweater under my wedding dress!

That was a good look... ;)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

(via)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I hope you have the luckiest, greenest, leprechaunest day!

(like that word I just made up there?)

Miss you everyday G-Pa...

30 Days of Lists: Halfway Mark

 

So I am now halfway through the 30 Days of Lists challenge!  I posted a couple of weeks ago about it and have to say, I am really enjoying this.  It's fun to read the prompts and then go searching in my head to come up with a list... it gets those brain wheels turning!  ;)  I also love seeing all the other lists on the flickr group!  Here are my first 15 lists:

I want to see YOUR lists!

Let me know if you are participating in this challenge too!
Hope your week is off to a great start!  Spring is just around the corner (I hope!)...

Happy Birthday Brita!

Happy Birthday Brita!!

Happy birthday to my sweet little sister who turns 17 (?!!?!) today!

When did that happen?!

I can still remember the day she was born.

I can't believe she will be a senior in high school next year.  Wow.

She is the most creative and talented artist I know.

I am blown away by what she is able to create.

Please pop over to her blog and check out her drawings.

They are seriously amazing.

We are working on getting an Etsy shop set up for her,

so she can start selling her artwork.

I'll be sure to let you know when it's up and running!

Happy Birthday Brit!

I love you!! :) 

(photo of me & Brita at my wedding - August 7, 2010)

Fill in the Blank Friday

 

Hooray, it's FRIDAY!

And I have today off work!!

I work at a college and the students are on spring break this week,

so they give staff "spring break" just on Friday.

Better than nothing!

Here we go...

1.   My biggest accomplishment in life thus far is… definitely running & finishing a marathon last May (in the pouring rain…).

2.  My favorite place to sit in my house is… our dining room/living room.  We have an open floor plan, so our living room & dining room are kind of one.  I like to sit at the dining room table, working on my laptop… or nestled up on the couch with Brett.

3.  My fashion philosophy is… I have zero fashion sense.  I never know what “trends” are in or what everyone else is wearing. I just wear what I like and what’s comfy.  I have a lot of solid color clothing that I like to wear loud accessories with.  Does that count?  Ha!

4.  Something every girl should have is… a group of people (family, friends, husband, boyfriend) who truly believe in her and love her exactly the way she is; people that support her and are always on her side.  It seems that girls tend to need that extra reassurance.

5.  If you looked in my purse right now you'd find…  way too much stuff!  Daily planner, mini notebook, wallet, iPhone, coffee cozy, lip gloss, gum, camera, chargers for my camera and iPhone, checkbooks, gloves, pens, birth control… haha.

6.  My favorite music right now is… The Bridge.  So fun!  Check them out!

7.  My favorite part of my body is… my calves?  Haha, they are just very defined and I like them.

Play along here, of course!

Always Take the Scenic Route

Today it is rainy, cold, and cloudy outside.

It's been this way all week.

So I think I'll sit here and dream about...

the beach

and

the boardwalk

and

the warm sun

and

the clear sky

and

the peaceful weather.

And hopefully that will be enough to get me through these last bits of Winter...

Spring and Summer, I am so ready for you.

{Photo of the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk taken by me - Summer 2007}

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Dad!!

Happy birthday to the most selfless, caring, hardworking Dad!

I couldn't imagine my life without him.

Whenever I need advice, he know exactly what to say.

And I must thank him for my good taste in music. ;)

Love you, Dad!!

{Photo of Dad & I at my rehearsal for my wedding - August 6, 2010}

Things I Learned This Weekend

A few things I learned this weekend:

1.  Sometimes it's best NOT to experience a dive bar that you've never been to.  If you do, you will end up being surrounded by older people drinking sutter home wine and listening to an awful bar band... (think 50 year old men singing Lady Gaga's "Just Dance").

2.  Don't try to paint your nails after drinking 2 cups of coffee.  You will absolutely not have steady hands.

3.  Always take your husband grocery shopping at a store that sells good beer, offers free beer samplings, and has a cafe with delicious lunches.  (Market District is amazing).

4.  Put a man behind a grill and that is a happy man, especially if he has been waiting to use it since Christmas.

5.  Grilled portobello burgers are waaaaay better than grilled eggplant burgers.

6.  Just because it was 60 degrees out on Saturday, doesn't mean that it won't snow all day the next day...

Did you learn anything interesting over the weekend?  I'd love to hear!  Anything to make this Monday morning keep rolling on... Here's to a short week!  (I have Friday off, woo!) 

Fill in the Blank Friday

 

I love 'Fill in the Blank Fridays' because it means that the weekend is near!

1.   The phrase or punctuation I overuse most is   exclamation points… if you haven’t noticed!!!!!  I guess I am just really excited about life!

2.  Today I am thankful for   Caribou Coffee & their adorable cups.

3.  My best friend is   my husband Brett, which is ideal because we get to hang out all the time!

4.  A quirky thing about me is   I do not like having the top sheet tucked in at the end of the bed.  My feet feel like they are suffocating!  Brett makes fun of me soo bad for this.

5.  This weekend I   have no set plans and it is marvelous!!  It’s supposed to get to 60 degrees on Saturday (!!) but it’s also supposed to rain… so I’m hoping it clears up for a bit so we can get outside!

6.  Something that worries me is   the house buying process.  I just want to find the perfect place to call home & not have to stress out too much about it!

7.  On my night stand you would find   an alarm clock (that we never use because we both use the alarms on our iPhones) and a piece of art that my little sister made us for our wedding.  Also, usually Brett’s glasses and iPhone are on there too.  (We only have a night stand on one side of our bed).

Come play along!

Have a great FRIDAY!!

You Learn Something New Everyday!

You know how some daily planners have a bunch of pages at the beginning with random information, like: grammar, commonly misspelled words, a map of the United States, etc?  Well!  Today, I discovered that my planner has a sign language page!  It shows the hand pose for each letter of the alphabet and numbers 0 - 9.  So naturally, I taught myself my name:

My Name in Sign Language from Anna Heher on Vimeo.

I am such a nerd...
And I don't think my "N"s are completely correct.
I am blonde.

Happy Almost Friday!

30 Days of Lists

Have you heard about the new project that just started up called 30 Days of Lists?  It's awesome!  I first heard about it while reading CaL's blog Boardwalk to Eden.  She was talking about how she was planning on participating and it sounded fun, so I decided to do it too!

The idea was brought to life by Kam, Justine, and Amy and here's what it's all about:

"30 Days of Lists starts March 1 at 30 Days of Lists. Each day on that challenge-specific blog you’ll find a prompt for that day’s list topic.

Just a list. Nothing more.

Not everyone can make a mini scrapbook every week or an art journal page every night. Give yourself a break from the pressure of art journaling or 800-word-meaningful blog posts.

While those kinds of challenges are admirable and ambitious, we had something a little more ... manageable in mind.

30 Days of Lists is our encouragement and challenge to you that you CAN journal just something every day - even something as small as a list.

Every day throughout the month of March we will be posting a list prompt - anything from weekend goals to celebrity crushes. At the end of the 30 days you'll have a collection of entries creating a small snapshot of your life right now.

Only 5-10 minutes per day are really needed. While you're waiting for someone, or when you're the passenger in the car. Download one of our kits so you have the topics ahead of time and just write.

That's all.

Just write."

I think it will be fun to participate in this challenge, since I am somewhat of an obnoxious list maker... Here are my first two days of the project:

List 1:

List 2:

I will periodically post my lists here, but you can see all my lists on my flickr page and on the 30 Days of Lists' flickr page.  Let me know if you plan on participating so I can check out your lists! :)

Happy Wednesday!

Brunch at the Grand Concourse

Yesterday, my family (well, most of them) went to brunch for my mom's birthday.  We went to the Grand Concourse downtown in Station Square.  This place is amazing.  It is one of the fanciest, most highly reviewed restaurants in all of Pittsburgh.  This isn't a place we would normally go to, but my dad suggested it because their brunch is rated number one.  And I would definitely have to agree with that!  Not only was the food & coffee seriously delicious, the building had the most beautiful architecture & pretty stained-glass windows everywhere.  There was even someone playing tunes like the Beatles on a baby grand piano.  We had a great time!

 

1. My mom, my sister Brita, and myself

2. Delicious breakfast

3. Hubby Brett and my dad

4. Amazing waffles and homemade donuts...

5. A shot of Brett and I in front of the grand staircase

How was YOUR weekend?

Did you do anything fun??

PS - This morning, when I walked outside to go to work... it was already 57 degrees out!  (It was raining too... but I'll take whatever I can get.)  Now that's the way to start a Monday!  Spring, I hope you're on your way!

Fill in the Blank Friday

 

1.   I am currently obsessed with owls and all things feathers.  Oh, and sparkly nail polish annnnd my husband.

2.  Today I am happy because, it’s FRIDAY (!) and it’s raining, instead of snowing (I’ll take anything other than snow at this point).

3.  The age I am is 25 and the age I feel is definitely dependent on the day.  Sometimes I feel like an 80 year old Grandma when I get tired at 9pm and my back hurts… And sometimes I feel like a 10 year old when I dance through the aisles of the grocery store…. And sometimes I feel exactly 25 when I realize that I am married and pay bills and have a grown-up job and responsibilities but still go out to the bar often. :)

4.  My favorite place is multiple places… does that count?!  This is a super hard question.  It can go a number of ways: my home, Hilton Head Island, Rehoboth Beach, ooor any pizza place at 2am…. 

5.  Something I have been procrastinating is finally changing my last name on everything.  Since I got married, I’ve changed the important stuff like my driver’s license, social security, etc… but there are a lot of things that still need changed like credit cards, etc.  It’s just such a pain!

6.  The last thing I purchased was coffee & a bagel from Get Go this morning.

7.  The thing I love most about my home is   our own personal touches.  We don’t have any generic décor or art that we just went to the store and picked up.  All of our décor and little things in our home have a story behind them, and I think it really shows people our personality when they walk in our house.  I love it. :)

Play along here!

And let me know if you do!  I love reading your responses!

Happy Friday!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

 Happy Birthday Mom!!

Happy birthday to the most amazing mother a daughter could ask for.

Not only is she my mother, but she is also my best friend.

I couldn't imagine my life without her.

I can only hope I'm half as good of a mother as she is.

I love you, Mom!!

Happy "32nd" Birthday!! ;)

 

“I had the most satisfactory of childhoods because my mother…

turned out to be exactly my age.”

{Photo: Me & Mom at my wedding - August 7, 2010}

58 Days Until HHI...

Ok, here's the deal.  I'm SICK of Winter.  I know I live in Pennsylvania and it's only February so Winter is expected... BUT.  It was 65 degrees on Friday!  Do you understand how this teased me??  I was running around outside in a t-shirt and jeans and basking in the sunshine.  Then Sunday rolled around and it decided to start snowing again...  I woke up this morning and there was over a FOOT of snow in my driveway.  I can't handle it anymore.  Winter needs to go away.  It's not welcome here anymore.  All I can do for now is close my eyes and dream about our Hilton Head Island vacation... 

Only 58 more days!  (but who's counting...)

I Love the Morning Time...

 

{Photo of Rehoboth Beach, DE - December 2009, Taken by me}

Fill in the Blank Friday

 

Looks like it's that time again!

FRIDAY!!

1.   I am so happy it’s FRIDAY and so happy that I sold my old car last night!

2.  The bravest thing I've ever done was  umm, does walking through the ghetto at night count?  We used to do that a lot when we lived in the city… especially if we were on a hunt for pizza.

3.  I feel prettiest when I just get back from a day at the beach and I have that sunny, sweaty glow.

4.  Something that keeps me awake at night is thinking about all the things I need to do.  Oh, who am I kidding?  As soon as I hit that pillow, I am OUT.

5.  My favorite meal in the entire world is that is a REALLY hard question because I love food.  I’m going to say… Max Mex Happy Hippie Burrito!  YUM!  But there are so many other meals that are my favorite too!! ;)

6.  The way to my heart is through laughter annnnnd bringing me coffee.  That works too. :)

7.  I would like to go to COSTA RICA before we have children!

Play along here!

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day!

Some may think this is a silly holiday, but I happen to believe this is one of the most meaningful and important holidays of the year!  It is almost sad that there has to be a day designated to being nice to one another...but I digress.  Do you realize how much one tiny gesture of kindness can mean to someone?  It may not seem like much to you, but you never know if someone is fighting a hard battle and all they need is a little cheerfulness.  So please, go out there today and be the absolute best version of yourself.  You never know how much it can impact someone.

Here are some ideas:

Hold the door open for someone

Compliment someone and mean it

Pay for someones coffee in line behind you

Wipe the snow off someone's car

Tell someone you love them and mean it

Make coffee for your husband/wife before work

Let someone in front of you in traffic

Just smile and greet people as you walk by them

 Can you imagine what the world would be like

if everyone treated everyday like 'Random Acts of Kindness Day'?!

Let's start!*

The Perfect FIT

Ok, first the really exciting news: We got a new car!!  After all the crazy car issues we've been having the past couple weeks (which I'm sure you all are sick of hearing about...), we finally have a new car!  On Saturday, we set out on a mission and found the perfect one (at a GREAT deal)!  It's a 2010 Honda Fit and we are IN LOVE with it!  It is soo perfect!  I'll have to take more photos...

I still had my rental car for the week but since I wouldn't be needing it anymore, we decided to take a mini road trip on Sunday with it (to get it's money worth!).  We headed down to Cooper's Rock, WV (about an hour away) to go on a nice little winter hike!  While I love hiking in the Spring/Summer/Fall, this hike was nice because there weren't many people around.  It was so peaceful and quiet.    

 

And the weather turned out to be pretty decent that day, too.  By the end of the hike, we were taking off layers of clothing because we were hot!  I really think Spring is on its way... (reeeeally hoping at least). 

After our hike, we stopped in Morgantown, WV for a late lunch at the Morgantown Brewery.  We got there before it opened, so we roamed around the college town for a bit, then headed back for some tasty sandwiches and yummy brews.  After that, we headed home and spent the last bits of the weekend just relaxing.  

It was a great weekend!

How was yours??

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

We are having my parents over tonight

for a nice little double date meal at home.

What are YOUR Valentine's Day plans?

xoxo

PS - Our love story is featured today
over on Nicole's blog, My Teacups in Peony!
Go check it out!

Fill in the Blank Friday

 

1.   The TV show/website that I watch/read that I would be embarrassed to tell anyone about is hmm, I’m not really embarrassed about anything I watch or read on TV or online!  We don't have cable TV but if we did, I'm sure I would get sucked into the crappy reality shows.

2.  An item of clothing that is worn and torn but that I love far too much to throw away is the pair of jeans that I was wearing the first time I met Hanson in 2003… ha!  They are completely torn and frayed and not even wearable, but I can’t bring myself to throw them out.

3.  My grocery store impulse buy is nice cheese.  We are always leaving the grocery store with some kind of nice cheese, justifying that it will just go so perfectly with the current bottle of wine we have.

4.  Something I do at work to pass time that I wouldn't want my co-workers to know about is write blog posts… haha.

5.  One thing in my life that I could give up, but never will is coffee! (Except for when I’m pregnant)  I love it!

6.  A little indulgence that I have is fancy lattes.  I don’t get them often, because I love our home brewed Trader Joe’s coffee… but every once in a while on special occasions, I indulge.

7.  The junk drawer/area in my house is the closet in our upstairs hallway and the attic.  Junk gets thrown in the closet until it eventually makes its way up to the attic…

Play along here!

Yesterday, over at Emily's blog, David & Emily,
I shared what I'm thankful for.
Go check it out!
And continue reading Emily's blog...
it's adorable.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!*