A Very Merry Un-Birthday To Me!

Good evening fellow web browsers, bored humans, and people of the world. I am currently going on hour eleven of a twelve hour shift. Yet, I’m thankful that I get to spend the entire Holiday weekend, Thursday through Sunday, relaxing with family! Even if that means making up a bunch of hours in the meantime. I. Can. Do. It.
My week was chaotic and my weekend was lazy! And somehow in the midst of all the laziness I forgot to sum up the busy week over here at my favorite blog! My sister turned 21, so obviously we celebrated with pizza, a peanut butter cup pie, and sparkling grape juice…cause that’s how this official adult parties. And just a short 48 hours later, I celebrated my 23rd birthday, with friends, family, fiancé, and free pie. Really it can’t get much better! Every Wednesday Village Inn has free pie with any purchase, and all the poor college students, or still pretending to be poor adults go and pretend they have no money and get free pie and a cup of coffee. I’ll not admit to which group I am apart of. But I don’t go to school…so that should help you.
I then spent a lovely three day weekend enjoying blissful quietness of nothing to do, which was entirely wonderful! Then I remembered that I get married in 50 days! So I proceeded to start hand stitching 240 handwarmers for wedding favors. I realize that you probably think I’m crazy, and truly I am. I’ll admit to it readily. Yet, I love a good project, and I have a whole 50 days to make these things! Even if I still need to make the other 240 to complete the pair…lol.
The lovely fiancé in my life made a mad ten hour dash to see his family in his hometown of Cheeseville, WI (That’s not really real, I just made that up for the privacy of my new loved ones 😉 ), and then proceeded to make the long trip back, where I was practicing (and pretending) being a good little wife, with his house clean, dinner ready to be eaten, and music playing! And that brings us to today. And what a merry day it is. I’m thinking about the things I’m thankful for, while being very excited to spend the weekend with my family of 30+. Aunts, Uncles, cousins, in-laws, outlaws and grandparents! We will scarf down American sized portions of food, pretend to watch football while sleeping off said food, and then start all over again that evening! Because there is nothing Grandma hates more than having enough leftovers to feed an army after well all leave.
On that note, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, being thankful for all the leftovers we can consume, and the family we can consume it with.

Laurel

Enjoy these images from my week long review of my Lovely Life!

: Every year for my birthday, I do what’s called a “Me at…”shoot. So this is Me At 19, Me At 20, Me At 21, and Me At 22 (starting at top left)

: This is the way my brain operates. I’d like to say my complexities make it a sign of genious, but it’s most likely just insanity.

: Referring back to the insanity thing…who buys sandals when there is snow out? Well…I do. And they were on clearance.

: This isn’t exactly what you want to see while stuck at work…

: Because I am a frugal tight wad, I will make these little bags myself…all 250 of them. And it will cost me $4 vs the $50.

: It’s snowing. I’m working. But I’m bored. And my fiance missed my face. So this is what you get. I truly thought waking up that morning that no one would see me…but here I am…broadcasting it everywhere. lol.

: We are truly the cutest couple! I’m biased, I know. But he always makes me laugh, and I love it.

: This was actually going to my fiance. We’re always debating the issue of “At what point should you dim your lights while driving? And when you’re driving in a four lane HWY, separated by a median”…I think it’s not always necessary…lol

: This is truly our life! We just got our engagement pictures back, so you’ll see more of them in the future.

: Really, I know you could care less about these selfies…but this one has me boggled. My earbud cord is white…but appears purple…so odd.

: This was my way of keeping my sister OUT of the fridge so she wouldn’t see her surprise birthday pie!

: And here she is! The lovely 21 year old, with her peanut butter pie.

: And sparkling grape juice.

: I may be 23, but I can party like the best of them…lol.

: Whether she’s contemplating why I didn’t get her real alchohol, or contemplating why she had to get so old…she’s definitely contemplating something.

: This is the circle of life. My life anyway. The life of a girl planning her wedding :).

: Peak. That’s really all I have to say. My fiance got me hooked. And I can’t stop.

: Someone sent me this ancient picture of myself on a birthday so very long away, lol.

: On my birthday, I received my fiance’s birthday present, I’m two months early, and proud of it!

: My co-workers love me. Really they do!

: My twelve year old brother has an extreme fascination not with getting a new brother…but with becoming an uncle.

: Plaid & Pearls. Me at 23.

: Still Me at 23.

: My grandpa randomly called to inform me that I made the wall gallery at church. I’m quite famous now. Truly I am.

: My fiance is the orneriest! He really is!

: I love mugs.

: Perhaps I should invite my favorite Disney character to my wedding!

: I’m protesting winter.

: Whoa. Somebody threw it way back this week by posting this on Facebook. Circa: ancient.

: I’ve become quite fond of the chiropractor’s office. Mostly because I have to go every week to get this whining complaining neck disciplined.

: The invites are being delivered! And the RSVP’s are coming in! This is one of my lovely bridesmaids sporting her invitation to the ball!

: I’m a car stalker. And I LOVE a good vintage quirky car. I have no clue what it was, but it was beautiful. This was also taken before said car stalled in the middle of 5:00 traffic.