Do you like to.. Do it yourself?

I don't find many people who have a job like mine. Most of my friends and family have "normal" jobs where they are at home 90% of the time and travel 10% of their time. I am the exact opposite... and it might even be 98% traveling. And my weekends home are the weekends I look forward to the most. Mainly because I look at pinterest and see all of these CREATIVE things I could be doing if I lived a normal life! Take advantage of your free time at home because I would gladly trade sometimes. Check out some of the creative things I swear to do when I'm home :)

I wasn't even sure what this was at first but look how precious.. a bottle cap tray! DIY here :)

Homemade coasters! DIY here

I just love hydrangeas... love this!

Shabby Chic Ladder! DIY here

Ahhh plants/herbs in these cute little tins. I die!

Love this guest room. Or regular room. Just love it!

I am going to be home this weekend and I'm going to AT LEAST get some mason jars and decorate my room a bit, I have been talking about this for months now. I also need to print some new pictures, find some new cute frames and clean out my closet. What are YOU dreaming of on this maaahhhvelous Hump Day? :)

Welcome to the Quarter Club!

Welp, it's official kiddos. I'm old.

25 years old. I actually feel pretty good where I'm at in life for being in my mid-twenties. I've got a great job, where I'm traveling the country and experiencing so many amazing things. I've got a great maaan in my life and I have some amazing friends and a sweet family! What more could I ask for?

Thank you so much to everyone who was involved in my birthday extravaganza. It was actually pretty mild compared to years past but it was so much fun!

On Friday, Gregg and I set out to cross off a few things from my Nashville Bucket list. Would you believe that I used to live RIGHT beside the Nashville Sounds stadium and I have never been to a Sounds game?? FYI, here's my Nashville To-Do List:

• Patterson House
• Kayne Prime
• Sounds Game
• Yazoo Brewery
• Zanie's Comedy Club

Before we went to the game, we went to another hot spot that was on my list, Yazoo Brewery!

We tried 6 different beers and Gregg got a big gulp of Hefeweizen. Is that how you spell that?

MMMM Gregg the Pegg loves HOPS!!!

Then we went to the Sounds Game!

A GUITAR shaped score board. Could it get any cuter??

Enjoying an adult bev at the game

Gregg is a Nashville fan! Drinking Yazoo and a Sounds hat ;)

Beautiful fireworks after our win over Las Vegas... 11 to 3! SUCK IT LOSERS!

My birthday started with KC making me breakfast and mimosas! Then, the Leo girls left for BG for a wedding and I started experimenting with my latest craving, Strawberry Mint Mojitos! 

Sweet Dani came over to lay out on my birthday... we ended up ordering pizza, watching movies and napping. I think Gregg, Dani and I actually enjoyed ourselves more than you would expect. We're all old.

We had 14 people at dinner at the wonderful Taco Mamacita! Love that place :)

Here is the sweet man that bought me Patron shots... along with many other shots. 

Mandy Sue! So glad we pow wowed about this shindig at Shan's party!

Some of the ladies!

D. Bruno... love this broad!

Where's Waldo was out... We are DOING THIS next year! Waldo Bar Crawl!

Jello Shots!

Thanks friends for showing up! I felt very loved on my bday weekend :)

The next morning, I pulled myself together for some much needed family time. And in the tradition of broken homes, I went to lunch with my mom and dinner with my dad. 

I had such a great time at both meals and am lucky to have such loving parents! We went to lunch at Jackson's and ended up getting our lunch for free because we had to wait for an hour. My mom bought me a TV for my room and if that wasn't enough, she got me these cute little decorated wine glasses [not exactly like the one below but you get the picture]

Then, I had dinner with my dad at an asian place right by my house called Fulin's. I heard it was overpriced but I loved it! Although, I wasn't exactly buying..... hmm I might need to reevaluate. My dad got me a really cool painting from New Orleans and this bracelet that my Aunt has been designing for years now [along with legend Quincy Jones.. isn't that nuts?!]

Welp, that's a LOT of birthday fun to take in... another year older, not sure if I'm any the wiser. Happy Birthday to all my other Leos and a special Happy Birthday to Ali T-Bone Tracy today!! Love you!

Next Assignment....

I received my next assignment today and I am very excited to head somewhere new! Here are some clues to where I'm off to next :)

Here is a gorgeous shot of Niagara Falls, where I'll hopefully visit while I'm up north next week.

This is where Julian is from in the movie Big Daddy

This popular bar appetizer was created in 1964 at a popular restaurant in the city called Anchor Bar.

So.... where am I going?! :)

Fabulous Find... Stripes!

My sweet friend Carrie is amazing. She is reading my blog religiously [at least one person is] and she pointed out some of her favorite finds... and now I'm hooked!

Check out this website for Diana Lupa Photography - I have some of the pictures below :)

This is my favorite!!! My bedroom WILL look like this one day... you hear that, Gregg??

Just a quick update... Stay tuned for a birthday weekend update! 

Keys

My little karaoke victory this past weekend really has me thinking. I really want to learn to play an instrument. I tried guitar out, that was a bust. And I know this might come as a shock to some of you, but I feel daintier than a guitar. You can't have cute nails if you play guitar.. and when I was learning to play, I had to push down so hard on the strings that it made my fingers hurt! No, no, no, I'll just try to learn something a little sweeter and nicer. The Piano. The colors are even nicer... classic Black and White :)

But how am I going to do this on the road? Can I learn from an iPad?? That's what people are telling me so I've been looking into it...

This is an app I found called Karajan - it's supposed to be one of the best apps to teach you to play piano!

Apparently there are some more options, but they aren't as good as this app. I played piano when I was a tyke but of course, I quit. I will NEVER let my kids quit anything.

Some of my inspiration... maybe I'll get a handy iPad for Christmas? Ahhh one can dream :)

What I'm Loving Wednesday ;)

Okay, I'm not going to bore you all with my words... just feast your eyes on what I am loving this week! Don't care what I love? Find another blog to read ;)

I love these old books... I kind of want them for decorative purposes though, and not for reading :)

Loving Harry Potter so much that I ripped the book in half!

This fancy color is currently on my toes

My birthday is this weekend and I really want to sip on mojitos all weekend!

I love LC's style and I am dreaming of fall and this look takes me there.

 Again, love LC. Want to steal her bag. 

Gray and yellow, gray and blue... you name it, I'm a sucker for gray. Does that mean I'm boring?

Getting my hair did on Thursday and I'm thinking about this length. I alway pick pictures of JA, I secretly just want a face transplant.. and body transplant. 

I am depressed because I'll never have this bathroom. Pinterest is amazing but also makes me sad. 

What are YOU loving today? 

Bach Pad!!!

Okay, I admit it. I am addicted to trash TV. I'm honestly not that bad, but I still feel a little guilty for watching this shit.  I didn't watch the most recent version The Bachelorette but I am so ready for Bach Pad 2!!!

My IQ might have dropped a bit but BRING IT ON!!!