Wow, it feels like I haven’t blogged in forever! Friday’s post was scheduled, so I think I actually haven’t blogged since last Wednesday. Here’s a quick recap of what I’ve been up to lately!

Friday night was my agency’s annual benefit auction. This year, the agency is celebrating its 10 years of existence. Weeks and weeks of planning went into this event, and our auction committee did an awesome job!

I was assigned to do check-in and check-out, so I only got three pictures all night!

Tracy and me

Tracy was pretty much the only person I saw Friday night! We did check-in and check-out together, and had a pretty good time. I just love her! Now that the news is out on Facebook and on her blog, I think it’s safe to announce that Tracy is pregnant with TWINS! I’m so ridiculously excited for her and Matt.

 
My bestie Teddie volunteered to help, so I got to see her for just long enough to snap a picture. Love her!

A friend of my boss made this gorgeous cake for us! Everything was edible except for the moon. She hand carved the whole thing.

Saturday, I slept until about noon, trying to recover from Friday night. I spent the afternoon with Joyce, trying to find things for her classroom and to finish up my bathroom makeover project. I am lacking one small basket to finish, but I decided to post pictures now anyway!

I’ve been working slowly on this bathroom makeover since May. I’ve had the same bathroom theme since college, and definitely needed a change. Here are the before shots.

  In the corner of the counter is a pink basket holding jewelry and headbands, a stand-up jewelry holder with more jewelry, and a picture of me and Jessica.

I kinda like pink…just a bit

Now, the finished room!

The shower curtain has a black checkered design, but the pictures didn’t show up well.

Found these cute pictures 1/2 off at Hobby Lobby! They are hanging up next to the mirror. And, yes, I know they are crooked, but whatever!

My bedroom theme is black and white, so I loved carrying it over to the bathroom. It definitely feels like a big girl bathroom now! :)

Sunday was church, and my last bible class with my two year olds. I have enjoyed this quarter with them so much. Hopefully I’ll get to teach this group of kiddos again.

Sunday evening I snuggled with my kitty and watched the Emmys. Most of my favorites didn’t win, but I always enjoy the red carpet fashion!

Ladies I loved…

Jayma Mayes

Lea Michele

Claire Danes

Sofia Vergara

Kim Kardashian

And, not so much…

January Jones

Can’t forget about the boys!

Chris Harrison-he’s adorable

George Clooney

Who did you love at the Emmys?

Also, I’m sure some of you have heard that Heather from Live, Love, Laugh went into preterm labor and delivered baby Brayden at 28 weeks on Friday night. Please keep this sweet little family in your prayers. She has added a Praying for Brayden button to her page, and I encourage all of you to add it to yours as well!

Hope you all have had a lovely Monday!

Hey yall! It has been SEVERAL weeks since I’ve played Friday Fives. This week is five random questions. Here ya go!

1. Something you are OCD about

Haha, there are too many to name! :)
One of the ones that I get made fun of the most about is that I have to put salt and pepper on my food in that order. Salt MUST come before pepper. Weird, I know.

2. Your favorite quote

So many to choose from here too! Sorry, can’t pick just one, but I’ll keep it short.

“God put us here on this carnival ride. We close our eyes, never knowing where it will take us next.” –Wheel of the World

“Always smile, because even in they are running you out of town, if you smile, it looks like you’re leading a parade.”

“Life should be a little nuts. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of Thursdays strung together.” –Rumor Has It

“There isn’t a problem in the world that a piece of chocolate can’t make better.”

“It is unhealthy to eat alone.” –Under the Tuscan Sun

And the one I’m famous for…

“Put your big girl panties on and deal with it/do it/etc…”

3. What is the farthest you have been from home?

In elementary school, I was on a jump rope team. The summer before 6th grade, we competed in the national competition in Orlando, Florida.

4. Do you do a real or fake Christmas tree?

Fake tree. My whole family is allergic to the real ones.

5. First blog you ever read?

The very first one was one the wife of one of  the minister’s at church. I still read it now. She doesn’t know that I read it, so I won’t name names! :)

Link up at Beth’s blog to share your answers!

Last Friday, I took the day off and went down to the parents house to go to the Gloriana concert with my bestie. They were playing in super small venue there, and it was a great concert! They played a few of my favorites “You Said”, “The World Is Ours Tonight”, “Lead Me On”, and their first single “Wild At Heart”. Jessica and I saw them when they opened for Taylor Swift, and they were a lot better than last time!

Gloriana!

The girls-Rachel & Cheyenne

The boys-Tom & Mike

Jessica got to go to the meet & greet before the show, and they also did an autograph signing after the show. We both got pictures autographed! Kinda cool!

Hey yall! I have been having some SERIOUS blogger’s block this last week. Work has been busy, and I’ve just not had the energy to come up with something to write. I decided to link up with MannLand’s Getting To Know You, hoping I can start off a good blogging week!

1. If you could host a reality show, which one would it be?I would love to host American Idol or Bachelor/Bachelorette! I love both of these shows, and I would love to host them! Judging Idol would also be super fun!
2. Do you put your seatbelt on before or after you start the car?This one depends. If it is super hot outside, I usually start the car first to get the a/c going. If not, I usually put it on before I start the car.
3. Shave or hair removal cream?Shave
4. What’s your favorite feature in a house?That’s a tough one. I enjoy looking at people’s kitchens, and I also like looking at pictures/wall art.
5. What is your favorite fall scent?My Momma makes candles, and she has a WONDERFUL mulled cider candle! It is one of my absolute favorites!
6. What tv show are you looking forward to seeing most this fall?Definitely Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice! Love both of these!
7. Personal shopper or personal chef?Oh chef! Definitely! I love shopping, but I’m not the greatest cook. I just don’t make time to learn. I’d love to have someone to do it for me!
8. What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of fall?Um…cooler weather. That’s two words, but oh well! :)
Hope yall have had a great weekend! I hope to be back to blogging regularly this week!

We headed down to the Crown Center for the play, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. It is an audience participation play. We got an email about a week before the play with a spelling quiz to take if we wanted to be a speller in the play. They choose three people from the online quiz and one from the audience the night of the play. I filled out the quiz and I was chosen!

Crown Center bathroom

We stopped to eat in a restaurant in the Crown Center. It was the cutest restaurant! It was a train theme, and a train brought us our food! We were all fascinated with it, and everyone had out their phones recording!

After dinner, we headed over to the theater. I was TERRIFIED!

My Momma & Me!

The play was soooo much fun! I was in it for the first hour along with another audience member. It was really cool getting to experience the play from the stage. Along with spelling, we were directed around the stage by the cast, dancing and being goofy. I loved it!

I was the third audience member eliminated. The word I misspelled was zomathacary, which I’m not sure is even a real word! Missed it by one letter! As the cast sang the goodbye song, I was escorted off the stage by the “bee security”. He handed me a juice box and patted me on the head!

Ending song

My spelling certificate and juice box!

My costar! I found out later that she is one of Kansas City’s news broadcasters! She was eliminated right after me, and was the last audience member eliminated. We had so much fun!

When we got to the hotel, we were completely exhausted! All we wanted to do was go to sleep. We had been having trouble getting into our room the whole time we had been there, so we decided to film it. I like to call it our three-part miniseries! Here ya go!

That was the longest it ever took. I think it probably took an average of 10-12 tries to open. Only twice did we get in on the first try.

Check back later for more! Brooks & Dunn pictures are coming!

Thursday morning, we woke up super early to Bob the Builder banging around in the room next to us. We decided to go ahead and head over to the Plaza for some shopping. Our first stop was Anthropologie!!

We don’t have an Anthropologie in Oklahoma yet, so I had never been to one. Tulsa is getting one soon, and OKC is supposed to be getting one in the next year or so! Really exciting! They were having a huge sale, and I got some great stuff!

I’m seriously in love with this bag!

  
I wear this necklace pretty much every day!

Can’t wait until it’s cooler so I can wear the sweater!

 
Scarves are my weakness!

Forgot to get the bathroom picture though :(

We stopped for lunch at Panera. Momma had never eaten there, and it’s one of my favorite places!

One of the bathroom sink faucets was having some serious issues!

After lunch we headed over to Barnes & Noble to walk around a bit.

Look who I found!a book about my bestie!

We headed back to the hotel to get ready for the play! That post is coming soon!