country music makes me giddy.

my two mile run this morning was no fun. thank gosh for lots of britney spears playing on my pod. she always pushes me to keep on truckin'!

i came home and had a bowl of puffins for breakfast

and some coffee


i have a pretty intense couple of days coming up. (not really...but more so than usual) therefore, today i plan on catching up on dvr, (dancing with the stars here i come) doing some reading, taking the pup for a walk and getting rid of old clothes. i love ridding my closet and drawers from stuff i never wear anymore. it always feels so replenishing!

and just because it's almost may and i'm overly giddy about that, (and overly giddy about a few other things going on right now) here is to some small things that always (without fail) make me giddy:

*buttonheart*

} the first snowfall {
} dancing like i'm good {
} a new magazine in the mail {
} unexpected kisses {
} driving with the windows down {
} happy tears {
} bookstores {
} big, cozy sweatshirts {
} love letters {
} people watching {
} the outer banks {
} delaney's smile {
} talking about ecuador {
} hearing drew sing at mass during college {
} bare feet {
} getting really tan {
} friday night pizza {
} noses {

what, without fail, always makes you giddy?

when the world gives you lemons,

you make lemonade, rightttt?

i know i sure do. however, in my case-the world gave me lemons (a second job interview) and than the world also gave me lemonade (a call about a VERY exciting job in DC). i have to call the guy back tomorrow since i missed his phone call today. arg. but yes. i love dc. i always have. it is right up there on my places to live. (new york being numba one) but um, this position would ROCK. seriously. i'm not getting my hopes up...and i'm not jumping the gun...but i can't help but be a tad tickled that they are at least CONSIDERING me. booyaaa.

before i babysat last night i had some snackies. i knew i would be eating mini tacos once i got to the bar, so i didn't want to eat a big meal. for a snack i had a bag of barbecue pop chips


and a handful of puffins

neither of these two things held me over. i was getting a headache from being so hungry. i hate that. jen and i split this delicious basket

they are soooo good! no joke. i love those little guys. it's not even funny. i also drank that miller lite sitting next to it. yup. sure did.

and i met the new boy in my friends life. i liked him. nice kid. she isn't totally interested in him, though. and well...i mean, i could see why. he isn't exactly her type-and he definitely can't keep up. but he tried. he really did!

this morning i ate a smart ones breakfast sandwich.


with some grapes on the side

and this cup of coffee


lunch was leftover mac and cheese with green beans. soooo goood!


we celebrated my sister's birthday dinner tonight. seafood. crab legs, shrimp and baked potato.

and of course ice cream cake!


now i look forward to watching america's next top model. who will go home tonight? i'm also exhausted and hope to be in bed by 11. even though i can guarantee that won't happen. and i didn't exercise at all today because i was babysitting my niece. oh well. no big.

what is your all time favorite snack?

it's a great day to be alive.

guess what, sweet bottoms?

i have a second interview on friday. a second interview! sure, it's no engagement ring like katelin (congrats) received over the weekend, but i'll take what i can get. so until some handsome rouge puts a ring on my finger...i'll rejoice over my second interview.

last night for dinner i had an amazing taco creation. just look at this ooey, gooey mess.


it was so tasty! i asked my dad how fattening it was, and he swore it wasn't too bad. i don't know if i believe him because he's a very fatty eater, haha. but i ate it anyways. i just knew it meant i actually had to get up out of bed the next morning and workout. stupid college weight gain and summer being so close around the corner!

this morning, to no avail, i dragged my tired tush outside to run. holy moly was it hot. i seriously was daydreaming of my pool being opened and splashing into it as soon as i got back. instead, i settled for the ac. (a sort of fair trade off)

i ran one mile. there was no way i could do anymore.

i came home and rode the bike for 15 minutes.

after getting bored of that, i went up stairs and did level 2 of the shred.

it has been a long time since i shredded. oops. it felt good getting back into it. and i still had my groooove.

i took a shower and than decided i needed some food. but mmm, what to eat? i wasn't in the mood for ANYTHING. i hate that feeling. i settled on a fat free frank with honey mustard and a salad on the side


it was okay. didn't quite hit the spot. however, the gatorade i was drinking definitely did.


as i was reading blogs and making lists, (i love making lists) i got the phone call saying i was being brought in for a second interview on friday.

i needed something sweet-so i went with two mini holey donuts. warm and gooey and cinnamony.


i've been starving all day long. i'm pretty sure it has to do with not eating breakfast. i wasn't in the mood for anything specific so i skipped it. and now i'm paying for it.

i'm babysitting two little cherubs (hopefully) tonight and than heading out to meet some dude that has been courting my dear friend. she says she needs a second opinion, and what better opinion than mine? so we're going to do drinks and order mini tacos (amazing!) and watch the phils. i hope this boy is prepared for meeting me. or well, can handle me and friend together. we're a little bit ridiculous. good luck, new guy, good luck.

on a side note: i think my wisdom teeth are coming in. well, i think some of them already came in and now the others are also on their way. hurting my poor poor gums. i refuse to get them pulled. even though my dentist insists. but i think if god put them there, then there they shall stay!

v.v.v.v.very long post ahead.

*tumblr*

the interview was an hour and a half away. pretty far when the interview ends up being less than a half hour. i found the place, surprisingly, really well. i didn't get lost-and that is big stuff when it comes to me. i didn't get lost going or leaving, what what!

the building was very nice. i take the elevator upstairs and enter this somewhat abandoned office space. i was told that it would look like that since they just moved in. so i walk in and there are some people playing ping pong. mmm...interesting i think. so finally the lady interviewing me comes up and she's super fabulous, and we go into the conference room to chat. i end up finding out that someone who works there is friends with my brother. small world.

i think it all went very well. but don't i always think it goes well? ugh. i was hoping to get hired on the spot, no such luck. so now it's back to the waiting game, and continuing my job search. she did at least give me a range as to when they would be making their decision. so that was good. i really liked the place and the people and so now all i can hope is that they really liked me.


i had a big cup of charge me up coffee on the way. even though i'm positive coffee does the opposite to me.


after the interview i was quite ravenous. thankfully i brought a bag of funky monkey snacks with me. i went with the carnaval mix. it contained various dried fruits. (bananas, pineapples, apple, papaya and raisins) the pineapple pieces were my favorite. oh my gosh those babies were good. these are the most perfect hold me over snack. 0 grams of fat and a 110 calories-sweet.
i chowed down on this bag while jamming out to some great country songs with the window down. i think my left arm got a nice tan.

when i got home i was in the need for lunch. so i put a fat-free hot dog in the oven and had some original pop chips on the side. i love that they taste exactly like regular chips and are only 3 grams of fat and a 100 calories. totally and utterly awesome.


saturday night was fantastic. a friend and i stayed in and rented (red boxed) rachel getting married and drank a bottle of wine. we were both pretty excited for this movie, but i'm still confused as to whether or not i liked it. it was very, eh, dark? and the camera angles-oh geez. it was like watching the blair witch project. and there was seriously a 15-25 minute dance scene. so strange. the nice part was that jen and i had plenty of time to scheme up random texts and phones calls to ex-boyfriends and random boys in our phone. and while it maybe got us into some trouble the next morning, it was definitely well worth the responses the night before. i woke up in a pile of sweat (it's in the 90's here!) and a killer headache. so we jumped in the car to head to the bagel shop. where i got this


and thisi loveee spinach bagels!

i needed to replenish my electrolytes so i also drank this


i always forget how much i love gatorade until i wake up feeling achy from being a drunk.

as jen was driving me home there was a big sign outside the pretzel factory saying it was national pretzel day. so we just had to stop and get our free pretzel.
it was so warm and doughy. i ended up giving it to my dad though since i just scarfed down a bagel and all.

while watching the phillies (they won!) my dad went and snagged us some blizzards. i got a small heath bar. so yummy. but i could only eat a few spoonfuls before my stomach started to hurt. so i passed it on to my sister.


dinner was some cheese filled ravolis. they were delish!

i've been obsessed with kellie pickler lately. i can't get enough of her one song, best days of your life. it is SO good. no, seriously. it is. the video is also not too shabby. featuring taylor swift...can't go wrong.

'Cus I'll be there, in the back of your mind
From the day we met 'til you were making me cry
And it's just too bad, you've already had the best days
The best days of your life

Ain't it a shame?
A shame that everytime you hear my name
Brought up in a casual conversation
You can't think ...straight

And ain't it sad?
You can forget about what we had
Take a look at her and do you like what you see?
Or do you wish it was me

CHORUS:
'Cus I'll be there, in the back of your mind
From the day we met to the very last night
And it's just too bad, you've already had the best days
The best days of you life

And does she know?
Know about the times you used to hold me
Wrapped me in your arms and how you told me
I'm the... the only one

I heard about
Yeah, someone told me once, when you were out
She went a little crazy ran her mouth about me
Ain't jealousy funny?

CHORUS
'Cus I'll be there, in the back of your mind
From the day we met to the very last night
And it's just too bad, you've already had the best days
The best days of you life

...with me was a fairytale love
I was head-over-heals 'til you threw away "us"
And it's just too bad you've, already had the best days
The best days of your life

I heard you're gonna get married
Have a nice little family
Live out my dreams with someone new

But, I've been told that a cheater
Is always a cheater
I've got my pride, and she's got you...

CHORUS
'Cus I'll be there, in the back of your mind
From the day we met 'til you were making me cry
And it's just too bad, you've already had the best days
The best days of your life...

Of your life
Oh, oh, yeah
You're gonna think of me
You're gonna think of me in your liiiiiiiiiiiife
Oh, oh, yeah
It's a shame, it's a shame...It's a shame

any songs you can't seem to get enough of currently?

bubble gum and milkshakes.

(happy feet)

i had every intention of waking up at 5:30 to go for a run and eat breakfast and get myself together for my interview at 10:30. however, my intentions sometimes get thrown out the window when my alarm goes off at ridiculous hours of the morning and my bed just feels so amazing i can't and don't want to drag myself out of it. so i didn't. instead, i slept in until 7:13. oh well. intentions are for the birds.

so here i am, preparing for my interview oh this hot april morning. fingers crossed. as usual. wishes being made. as usual. and hoping this company sees something in me worth hiring! holla holla.

i'll be back with the deets!

i'll call you butter...

...because you're on my roll. teeheehee.

i'm doing this, simply because i don't like the long list on the side. if you want to be added-give me a holla.

these are all places you should definitely check out. because um, duh, they are awesome.

a la sophia
auburn kat
allison-green dog wine
always organizing
advice vixens
britni-play more, laugh more, live more
brookem-shrinkering hearts
dana-just talk
design crush
elle.com
erica-itzy's kitchen
fizzgig
jackson's world
jamie-my cynical pov
jen-prior fat girl
katelin-gorgeous footsteps in the sand
kate-nautical by nature
lauren-with rainbows on my feet
lilu-live it, luv it
mandy-small town girl
meghann-the inner workings of a college graduate
megan-ms. megan
meloncauliflower
playing just pretend
sara jane-not your plain jane
sarah-sarahbelldotcom
snippet & ink
twistsoffate

a golden saturday.

good morning, poptarts!

the weather is just beautiful right now. i plan on planting my butt outside on the deck and basking in the rays of sunshine. it is actually WARM outside. and since it was so warm when i woke up, a much needed run was in order. i decided to go to the track at the middle school up the road from me. i did two miles. and i was spent! i'm a wimp of a runner. oh well. i need to seriously build up my endurance if i'm going to be doing the triathlon come summer. i guess we'll see.

when i got back from my run i didn't know what i wanted to eat for breakfast. my appetite still felt funky. (still does) but i knew i needed to eat something. i decided on waffles.while they were good, they didn't quite hit the spot. i ate these... while drinking coffee... and flipping through some very old issues of good housing.

lunch was a leftover slice of pizza. i loveeee pizza on the second day. it's one of my weaknesses.

my sister's friends took her out to dinner last night. her one bestie baked her cupcakes. they all spelled out happy birthday

i ate the a...(...for amanda)

what i am currently loving right now:

the weather (duh)
interview on monday
rascal flatts new cd, unstoppable
lifetime movie and wine tonight with a j.james
a crazy drunk phone call last night
driving with the windows down
an email from an ecuadorian friend
the smell of fresh laundry
that my legs aren't hurting from running
the phillies winning last night
the weekend
stretching

what's on your love list?