Things that make me Happy

Yoga classes that leave me relaxed, sweaty and shaky all that the same time.

These two furry faces

Their cuteness just kills me!

Snapchat! So I was really late to the game on this fun app! But I LOVE it! I even got my mom into it!

Getting to go grocery shopping and making homemade foods. I made my first smoothie of the summer yesterday. It was a bit of a bust. But still, it makes me excited for future smoothies and yummy meals!

Having the windows down and blasting music.

Summer Thunderstorms.

Bedtime snuggles with Maggie. She's my bed partner and she slept in until 10:30am on Monday. What a life this dog has!!

Having supporting parents who encourage me in everything I do.

Having a color coated closet. 

and Having a supportive bloggy family even though my life is a bit crazy right now and my blogging is taking a seat on the back burner.

Thanks for sticking with me everyone!!

What makes you happy?

Life rambling

I'm alive! I kinda went MIA from the bloggy world last week and I'm not gonna lie, it was pretty nice!

I enjoyed my "break" but I missed you all bunch and I hope to be back permanently, at least for now.

It has somehow already been a little over a week since I graduated College and I have been BUSY BUSY BUSY!

Last week I headed down to the beach for a couple days to fix up things around the house and also get a yoga pant tan line. Not cool. At least I got to go to my favorite Bagel Shop!

Then returned and had about 15 million errands to run.  I signed on to a year long gym contract, so here's to hoping #operationgetkaitlynfit really works out. I put in a application to volunteer at my hometown hospital and I started my lunch duties with my grandma!

I've also started to study for the GRE and my first 5 week summer class "started" today. The lecture is online, so I only report to class on Saturdays for Lab, which means that this past Saturday was my last free Saturday all summer. WOMP WOMP.

Hoping my princess pen helps me out!

So I enjoyed it with the very lazy Crotty Canines!

I still have my graduation post to share with you! Ah I seriously can't believe it's already been a week!!

But I'll leave you with this hysterical video of CoCo, one of our poodles, zooming around our living room! So FUNNY!

Heart-to-Hearts

Today I have a special guest poster! Meet my blog "little" Erin. We meet via the Big and Little Blogger Network. It's been so fun getting to know her and I hope I've been some what helpful :) Erin's here today to share 5 fun facts about herself! Be sure to check out her blog and send her some sweet lovin'!
                                                                                                                                                                 

Hey everyone!  I'm Erin and I blog over at Harris Heart-to-Hearts  I blog most about being a mother, but I throw in some other things I find interesting whether it be a room we re-decorated, a Pinterest craft, or random gifts/videos I've found on the internet.

Today I'm going to tell you 5 little fun facts about myself.

1 - I have an amazing little family!  Hadleigh who is 2.5 , Hayden who is 9 months, and Daniel who is my best friend.  Those are by far my favorite subjects to write about :)

2 - I was overly obsessed with The Backstreet Boys in middle school & the first part of high school. That's all I'll say, until I embarrass myself.

3 - I try not to pay full price for anything, but I'm not a pro coupon-er.  Something on my list that I want to tackle!  So jealous of those ladies (and men) who get all the goods for so cheap!

4 - Most of my girlfriends would describe me as their most loyal friend - I'll fight to the death for you

5 - I hate being the one to decide where to go eat.  My husband and I will say "I don't know, where do you want to go?" or "I don't know, what do you feel like having?" for a good 15 minutes before someone just gets annoyed and picks something.  I.Hate.Deciding.on.that.

Thank you so much Kaitlyn for letting me hijack your blog today!  
                                                                                                                                                

Doesn't Erin have the cutest girls?? And I'm right there with you for 3-5, Erin!! Remember to stop by Erin's blog Harris Heart-to-Hearts to show some love :)

I LOVE Bloglovin'

In order to help bloggers transition away from GFC as the main way to follow blogs, Northern Belle Diaries and Postcards from Rachel have teamed up to host I Love Bloglovin'.

Now, let's get this party started!

Have an image of yourself ready so we have your pretty face to look at!

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Whirlwind Weekend

Y'all,
I am officially a COLLEGE GRADUATE!!! I have so many pictures to share and I can't wait to tell you about the entire day, so look out for the post later on this week! Just to give you a sense of how crazy my life was this weekend, I'll give you a quick rundown... Saturday: 6:30 ~ up to get ready  8:15 ~ meet up with all the graduates for line up 9am ~ process down campus 9:10-12:15m ~ graduation ceremony 12:20-12:45 ~ Pictures with family and friends 1pm ~ Room check out 1:30 ~ Gradution Lunch  3pm ~ Leave Fredericksburg 5pm ~ Home 5:30 ~ run to the store  6-11pm ~ relax Sunday: 7:45am ~wakeup/get ready 9am-12pm~ Church 1pm- 3:30 ~ Lunch/Family Reunion 4-5:15 ~ visit grandma at the nursing home 6-7~relax 7:15-9:30 ~ try to organize my room and put away things.  10pm ~ squeak out this blog post 11pm ~ plan to pass out from exhaustion! AH its been SO SO crazy! Very Fun, but very crazy! Congrats to everyone who did graduate this weekend and Happy (Belated) Mother's Day to all the momma's out there! I'm happy to have this woman as my momma!

Grad Ball

Thank you all for your opinions on what to wear to grad ball last night! I ended up going with the Black dress and got a bunch of compliments!

All week I was kinda unsure if I was going to go or not. The event itself was free, but my "main" friends aren't really into dances, and I'm not the kinda person to just go to an event by myself. But then a couple of my friends from my RA staff were going so I finally decided to just go for it!

And it was a BLAST! I got to see one of my besties from Honor Council, he graduated last year and I hadn't seen him since then! I also got to see a lot of my friends from classes and what not! Overall it was a super fun night!

One of my friends, Julia and I went to Charming Charlie's before the dance because we were talking at dinner about what to do with out phones/keys/id. Thankfully we found some really cute crossbody bags  and literally the WHOLE night we keep saying how this was the "best decision" of our lives!

I also picked up some cute bow earrings to wear and I already had the gold and black bangles, which I totally forgot about until I was getting ready!

I only have a few pictures on my phone from the night, but if I get more, I'll be sure to share!

This week I've hung out with my staff a lot and we have had so much fun together! I am truly going to miss these people :( It's all starting to hit me that I'm moving home tomorrow and that I'm not sure when I'll get to see them again :(

Last night was full of many memories I'll cherish forever! I'm so blessed to have great friends!

I CANNOT believe graduation is TOMORROW!

Summer Goals + Your help needed

Somehow even though I have the time to blog, I haven't blogged? But when I didn't have time during the school year, I managed to blog. Make sense? No, not to me either!!

I think what happens is that during the school year I have a regime because of my school schedule. But once all that ends, I have no knowledge of that day it is or that time. This whole week I've thought we were one day ahead of what it really was.

In the end all that matters is that I show up to graduation on time!

Once graduation is over on Saturday, I move home! So I wanted to create some goals to keep me busy this summer.

1. I've mentioned that I'm taking 3 classes this summer, so I must work hard and study hard to get good grades in the classes

2. Read 5 books. I'm aiming "low" and hoping I'll surpass this goal. But depending on how crazy school gets will dictate how much I read for fun.

3. Travel to see a friend or two. This probably won't happen until August, but I'm hoping to make this happen.

4. Cook dinner at least 3 times a week! I can't wait to get home and be able to cook again! I feel like I'm and okay cook, but I'd like to be better.

5. Along with cooking, I'd like to finally make some of  the recipes I've Pinned over the past year.

6. Make it to the gym at least 5 days a week. I'm looking forward to getting back into Yoga and hopefully take more spinning classes this summer.

7. Get back into running. I feel like this is an ongoing goal that never gets completed, I'd like to change that. I really have no excuses now.

8. Spend time with mom. I know this will definitely get accomplished!

9. Study for the GRE. This is more of a I really have no choice goal. I purchased my book yesterday. Bring on the fun.

10. Volunteer twice a week at my hometown hospital.

At the end of the summer I'll review my goals and see how I did! Hears to hoping I am successful!

Also, help me pick a dress for m Grad Ball tonight, it's basically a dance for all the graduates. It's suppose to be semi-formal to formal, but I don't really have either. My internship boss let me borrow the  black one and the polka dot one, I own. PLEASE comment with your opinions!!

The black one is simple/classic and has rosets around the neckline. The polka dot one is a little more "fun". I like them both, I'm just not sure! HELP!!