What I'm Into May 2015

MAY has come and GONE! 

Another fun filled Month! 

Notable Events:

Bacholorette Party in MIAMI..

We celebrated our dear friend Allison (who gets married next weekend!) down in South Beach (SOBE 2015!!!).. I think everyone needs to do this at least once in their lives.. Most of the crowd I went with all have important DC jobs or something ("one time when I was briefing Senator Kerry and Will Smith..." was an actual sentence from an actual normal day in one of their lives...) and they knew the lay of the land very well.. so fun.. we beached, we pooled, we Ubbered, we ate at this amazing place Barton G! (check out the food pics-amazing).. we wore high heels and asked random strangers to give Allison wedding advice (a highlight)... note to reader: if you run out of Diet Coke.. DO NOT drink Jack and Ice on an empty stomach no mater HOW MANY TIMES you have seen it on TV.. it does not end well. Besides that... A great weekend! Loved it!

Impromtu Trip to Maryland

We drove up to Maryland the last weekend of May for a quick trip to see my parents and get some free tools from Meeker's friend.. and I got to take Meeker to his first MLB/Oriole game! it was super fun! I also really want one of these..

What I'm Reading

1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
This book is super "en vogue" right now.. and I totally understand why! A great book.. even though the title seems like it would be super boring! It basically wants you to surround yourself with items that bring you joy and get rid of all the other stuff.. (maybe just read it?)...

2. The Skimm
A friend recommended this daily newsletter to me and I AM OBSESSED! It's a 3 minute recap of all the news from the day before with tongue and cheek commentary!  So fun! Subscribe here!  Because of the SKIMM I know all about the FIFA scandal, Iraq, and Caitlyn Jenner!

3. This Blog! 100 Cups of Coffee
I met Jenni Cockerman in BSF and probably haven't interacted with her since 2008, but I saw a link for her blog on facebook a few years ago and I am so glad I did. Jenni tells the story of deciding to Adopt some kids in Uganda.. then deciding to move to Uganda... then tragically losing the kids  (read the blog) and deciding to move back to the States.. she is incredibly honest/raw as she blogs about grieving the kids/life in Uganda; figuring out where God is in all of that.. and it's just great.. check it out!

4. Does instagram count as reading?! Meeker and I found an English Mastiff community (all through hashtags!) and so we friended a lot of other English Mastiff owners on instagram and we are obsessed.. "did you see @henrymymastiff today?" is a normal thing  you hear in our household.. Do yourself a favor and follow @pawsome_pack and check out Bagel Bites the puppy.. i sounds crazy.. but you too will soon get sucked into the cuteness! 

What I'm listening to..
Podcasts..
UNDISCLOSED!!!! OMG THE EPISODE ABOUT JAY!

What I'm Watching
We finished all the SCANDAL we could watch on Netflix.. can't wait for more!!! Although.. Geez not feeling Olivia or the President.. they are super annoying.. and trying to finish the Psych series.. Meeker is desperately
trying to get me into the Avengers.. not too bad.. my fave is the HULK! RAWR!

 Normal Things that I am into this Month.. 

Fit Bit Challenges- I have mentioned these before but they have really taken over my life this month.. I got invited to a work week challenge w a bunch of ppl i didn't know.. and they were KILLING me! my 5000 steps a day just wasn't cutting it with this crowd.. I had to up to 10K steps a day just to stay near the top.. and once I did a few days of 10k i realized it's not that hard! Loving the friendly competition and motivation to keep moving!

Free Nights and Weekends!-  My NC State job is over and I have a life again! I'm cooking, cleaning, hanging out with people, watching WHOLE MOVIES ON A WEEKNIGHT! YAY!

- Tabo (meeker's BFF) came to visit; I washed all of our windows!!!! (okay half)..; I renewed my LCSW; Had a Nice Argentine Asado with friends to watch Boca v River..

Alright June--- WHATCHU GOT?!?!?!?!?

I am linking up with Leigh Kramer "What I'm Into!"