5 Question Friday/Fur Baby Friday!

Howdy - Yesterday felt like the longest day of my life! However, today is flying by and that makes me a happy girl. We have a long weekend with President's Day off and then I'm also off Tuesday & Wednesday. We are packing our snow gear and heading up north (just a little) to West Virigina to do a little snowboarding. I'm super excited because we've had an extreme lack of snow here in East TN this winter, and I've really missed being on the slopes. I haven't had 5 days off since last July so I won't know what to do with myself! Also, this weekend I'm hoping to finalize all my color selections for my bathroom redesign. I swear one day I'm going to post those damn "before" pictures.

Also, coming soon - I've been working on writing a 3-Part Series about our Love Story. I guess I was inspired by all the lovey Valentine's Day posts. I've thought of doing this for a long time and I'm finally doing it. I'm done with Part 1 and it's been more fun than I anticipated to take that walk down memory lane. It's sweet to remember how it all started 7 years ago. STAY TUNED!

I really love the Fur Baby Friday idea! I know that most of you have kids, but I don't and my fur babies are my kids so I love showing them off. Hop on over and link up with us!

Sweet Tilly in all her glory - just as lazy as she can be.



1. What do you do when you are really upset to calm yourself down?

I have really found that working out is a such a great release for me. It's an automatic stress reliever, plus it usually puts me in a much better mood after from my adrenedline rush.

I know this is horrible because it's the polar opposite of my first answer but secondly, if I'm feeling upset I really like to vent and indulge in a milkshake. Then go workout :)

2. Do you go all out for V-day or is it just another day?

I don't think that we have ever been out on a romantic V-day date. As I mentioned in my V-day post, we are not really big into celebrating for Valentines. I never have been so luckily, I don't set the bar very high. I know we've been out to dinner before, but my brother was with us. This year Skye was working night shift and had to leave home by 9 so we kept it very low key. I'm perfectly ok with that though.

3. Are you more or less productive when Hubs is away?

We'll just go ahead and pretend like he's my Hubs...since he practically is.

Usually more productive. I definitely prefer to get all my cleaning, laundry, etc done while he's gone. It's just easier with no interferences. However, we are still getting all settled into shift work so if I don't see him for a week or so, I get very non-productive. I've learned an interesting fact about myself that I'm much more boring when he's not around.

4. What is your favorite time of day and why?

Morning! I'm a morning person all the way. Just not quite morning person enough to get my workouts in before work - but that's my goal!

5. What is your go to karaoke song?

Funny you should ask because we went to sing karakoe last Saturday night! I'm usually more of an observer, but I've been known to get a little too much alcohol in me and attempt a song or two. Typically I go for a country song like Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats. I know I've tried that one. Miranda Lambert would work too. I definitely steer clear of any ballads, or songs that require greater singing skills than I possess. Skye loves to sing karaoke and his favorite song is Warren G, Regulators. It cracks my ass up. He always wants to sing it, every single time we go. Love him!

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Happy Friday - Have a great weekend!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I'm not really a big Valentine's Day celebrator. I just never have been, but this year I'm feeling the love. This old picture sits on my desk and I manage to sneak a glance at it at least once everyday. This was 7 years ago, and he's still putting up with me today. I am beyond blessed to have a man like this in my life - and I hope that one day soon he will make an honest woman out of me. We've known each other since we were in high school, and as we grow up we just grow closer. He's the best valentine a girl could ask for!

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Now

Happy Valentine's Day to you and your sweethearts!

We Will Always Love You

First off, I had such a great weekend but I feel a little guilty admitting that here. A)- it was great because it was mine and Skye's first weekend off together in about 3 weeks. Sometimes I don't realize how much I miss spending everyday with him until I get to again. B) - I feel guilty admitting that here because I was completely stuck up his ass and unplugged from the internet world. No tweeting, no blogging, no blog reading, not even Facebook. It was nice actually to catch a break because lately I've been quite obsessive with my internet habits.

One piece of news that I was not able to avoid despite being unplugged, was the news of Whitney Houston's death. We were actually on our way out Saturday night to sing karaoke and Skye looked up from his phone and said "Whitney Houston died." I was shocked and upset and I didn't really know how to feel about it. We all know that Whitney has struggled over the past several years in her battle with divorce, drugs and the tabloids. However, last I had heard she was on the up and up and trying to plan for a comeback. Whitney has been an icon for my entire life. I remember listening to her in elementary, middle, high school and beyond. I still want to get up and dance when I hear "I wanna dance with somebody" and I think that song came out the year I was born maybe? She's iconic.

I never know how to feel when mega celebrities like this die. I always feel such mixed emotions, and it doesn't feel real. It's very surreal and strange. I'm sure that everyone is, or soon will be, sick of hearing about her because the media does just totally engulf these situations. But I have found out two things about Whitney that I didn't know. Did you know that her daughter with Bobby Brown is 18 years old? I didn't even realize she was that old now! She's beautiful and I so feel for her during this difficult time.

And the second, did you know that she was dating Ray J? Maybe I've been living under a rock but I had no idea they were together. Apparently it was very well known.

I definitely think this is one of those moments in my life that I will always remember where I was when I heard the news. I have always loved Whitney - her amazingly blessed voice, her beauty, her bold personality. So tonight, I am leaving you with this video - one of my very favorite Whitney songs that I've loved since elementary school. RIP Whitney.

5 Question Friday/Fur Baby Friday!

Happy Friday - Thank the Lord this day has finally come! Last night brought me absolutely no sleep (the reason why is a story for an entirely different post), and today is a 12+ hour work day for me. I have a feeling that I might be a little grumpy tonight - based on last night's events, lack of sleep and feeling slightly over worked this week. I need a weekend like it's nobodys business!

One thing that does make me happy is posting here, especially when it's about my favorite girl Tilly!

I'm linking up again this week with Mrs. Monologues, for the 2nd week of Fur Baby Friday! I love this idea because as you can tell, I'm obsessed with my sweet furry girl. Come link up with us and share pictures of your sweet furry friends!

I snapped this last night while Tilly was mid-lick. She's a licker that girl. She actually licks the air all the time and it's quite funny. I think the poor thing has OCD about it or something. She's definitely her mama's girl!

You can't help but love her!

Next up, the usual Friday link up with Mama M for 5QF!

 Special Shout Out to my friend, Erin, for getting one of her questions on the list this week! 1. How often do you shave your legs in the winter?I love this question because you know we are all like never! Unless you live in Florida where it's probably still warm enough to show off legs this time of the year. I try to shave every week in the winter, but my leg hair isn't the pokey itchy kind and it's pretty light colored so you can't really tell when I go longer. I did notice at the gym the other day while I was wearing capris that it's definitely time for a little shave!
 2. Valentine's Day cards for your spouse: funny or romantic?Depends on the year. I've done both. This year for Christmas I did a funny card, so I will probably go with romantic for Valentine's. We are not big V-day celebraters though, so I don't think it really matters to him either way.3. What are you most looking forward to about spring?wearing cute open toe shoes! That's always my favorite about spring! And getting some color on this pale winter body.4. What's your favorite way to pamper yourself?A massage and a mini shopping spree would be a day of my dreams. I need work clothes so bad it's not funny. My work pants are all so baggy and saggy - which is a great problem to have, but I just haven't bought new ones in a while. When you've lost weight you want people to be able to tell and wearing pants that are 3 sizes too big is not the way to show off.5. Does your tax return go into savings or do you spend it instantly?Mine always goes towards a special purchase I've been eyeing but didn't want to dip into savings for.This year it will be used for my exciting bathroom re-design project. I took some "before" pictures last weekend but haven't had time to put them up this week...so stay tuned for the ugliness before the duckling reveal.-------------------------------------------------