Day 10 - a photo taken over 10 years ago of you...

Or just a few really old photos...

A high school dance - sophomore year, circa 1999?? Sorry for the bad quality but I had to use my phone to take these!!

Another HS Dance...

Senior Year of HS I think..

Me and Rosemary Debutante Ball

Erin - I know you read so I just had to post this one...we (well mostly you) look so different!!!

A Happy 26th!

Monday was my 26th birthday..not a fun number that ends in a 0 or 5 but still a birthday none-the-less! I am so thankful for my family and friends who made this birthday special! Whether you texted, called, facebooked, or met me for dinner you all made my day!!!

My friend at work surprised me with a cute bag filled with all sorts of my favorite goodies!!!

                                                    

When I left work to go get my emissions and tag renewed Brian had filled my car with balloons!!!!!!!! I was soo soo surprised and had no idea he was going to do that!

                                   

The group at dinner....

                                       

Caught in the act of blowing out the candles...

                          

Yummy Yummy Cake from Piece of Cake ... it was the white chocolate one and is soo sooo good!!!!

Day 9: A Photo I Took

My Favorite Picture of My Favorite Dog!

Day 8: Sad Photo

I really do not like this topic as who likes to think of things that make them sad?!?

But the ASPCA commercials get me every time. I hate to see an animal suffer and the eyes on this puppy make me hurt inside. I wish I could give more money to this organization but they really do pull at my heartstrings with each and every commercial.

I forgot one....

I forgot someone who has been there for me through almost everything ... not sure how I forgot but she definitely deserves her own post :)

 

Thankful for you Tiff - each and every day! (Even if we don't talk every day!)

Day 7: A Photo that Makes Me HAPPY!

Can I have more than one!?!?

My Beautiful Parents 

<3

Great Friends & The Rare Opportunity To Get Everyone Together!

(Erin & Kyle's Wedding Weekend)

Great Friends Who Make Me Smile Even if They Are 900000 Miles Away :)

Lifelong Friends

Seminole Football!

Week/Weekend in Review and Catch-Up Post

It has been an awesome week/weekend with great friends and people I love having in my life! Last week started off by having dinner with a friend I hadn't seen in ages - I love those friends where you can just pick up where you left off, no matter how long it has been since you saw each other. We went to Rosebud for dinner and had some yummy food (sorry no pictures but it was still a really fun night!) 


Wednesday night my friend Amanda and I went to Canvas & Cocktails. For those of you who haven't been or haven't heard of it you basically choose a painting you like from their calendar and sign up for that day.


Our inspiration

 You bring your own drinks/snacks (we had cheese, pita chips, spinach dip, and plenty of wine!)

Ready to Paint..

                                     

You then have an instructor who walks you through the painting step by step

                                       


Until you can proudly display your finished product

(excuse my outfit but i decided I wanted to be casual in case there were any paint casualties). I love how my painting turned out and it was so fun I can't wait to do it again soon! 


Friday night Brian and I had a nice little date night at South City Kitchen - Midtown. We took advantage of Mid-town Restaurant week and got 3 courses for $25 - it was actually a pretty good deal. I am usually skeptical of the Restaurant weeks because the menus are so limited and they usually cheap-o-rize the dishes but it was so yummy. 


Saturday I had a JLA community service project in the morning and then Aly and I went to Souper Jenny for lunch. OMG. My NEW favorite Restaurant. It was heaven. There was a long long line but for $12 you get 2 items from the menu (soup, sandwich, or salad), a drink, a cookie, and a roll. It was divine. I got the chicken chipotle sandwich with jalapeno bread, goat cheese, peach jam and chipotle grilled chicken. For my second item I got fruit (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, pineapples) with greek yogurt and honey. It was absolutely amazing. So yummy. Then I finished it off with a peanut butter/chocolate chip cookie. I will definitely going back. Probably this week. 

After lunch we headed to mellow mushroom to watch the Noles get destroyed...it was a really tragic day of college football and I think I was successful in picking 0 teams this week. A few of us at before the slaughtering:

Ok sorry for the long post - I am finishing up my weekend by watching the VMA's. Hope you all had a great weekend. 


xoxo, 
Lauren