Amanda's Bridal Shower

I wanted to share some pictures from Amanda's bridal shower. Amanda's mom LOVES to decorate and insisted on doing the decorations for the shower and I must say they were over the top beautiful!

The chocolate fountain was DELISH!!

These pictures were taken before all of the yummy food was put out!

I ended up doing several games. The first one was the "Clothes Pin Game". As guests arrived they were each given a clothes pin and they were not allowed to say the fiance's name or cross their legs. If they were caught by another person doing either of these things, their clothes pin was taken away by that person. At the end of the shower, the person with the most clothes pins was given a prize! The next thing I had set up was the "Guess How Many Game". The guest who came the closest to the actual number of jelly beans received a prize. 

I also did a "Question Game". I had 8 questions about the bride and groom pertaining to their relationship (where did they meet, what is their favorite restaurant, when did he propose, etc.) I called out the questions and the guest with the most correct answers won a prize. The last game we did was the traditional "Wedding Dress Game". I decided to have two teams of 4 with one person as the bride and the other three guests had to make a dress for the bride out of toilet paper. The girls had SOOO much fun doing this. They were given 8 minutes and in the end we just couldn't decide on a winner because both teams were so creative and good sports :)

I think all in all the day was a great success and I hope Amanda had a wonderful time! :)

10 Purchases You Will Regret Article

This is a great article that really makes you think about your purchases. If you're like me and have a dog who is also your "child" don't read number 10. But, all of the other ideas are great! :)

http://money.bundle.com/article/ten-purchases-that-you-will-regret/1

HAPPY SPRING!!

Just a Few Reasons I Love Spring:


-SUNSHINE

-Sandals, flip flops, wedges!

-suntanned skin

-blooming flowers

-everything is alive and green

-it’s light outside when I get home from work

-perfect running weather

-thunderstorms!!

-brightly colored clothes

-SUNSHINE

-birds singing in the mornings

-dew on the grass

-skirts without tights

-Robin’s hibernation ends!

-did I say SUNSHINE??

WOOOHOOOOOOO Springtime is HERE!!! I’m a happy girl!

More Reasons to Looooooove Target!!

I love Target. It's pretty much the best store ever because they have everything. It's absolutely impossible for me to walk out of there without spending way too much money. There's no such thing as "running in Target for one thing". Impossible!

So here's even MORE reason to love Target:

SUPER CUTE NEW DRESSES BY DESIGNERS!!

Happy St. Patty's Day! :)

Who Does What

This was in a forward from Mama today and I think it's so cute :)


A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning..

The wife said, 'You should do it because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee.

The husband said, 'You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee.'

Wife replies, 'No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee..'

Husband replies, 'I can't believe that, show me.'


So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says 'HEBREWS'

Easy Low Cal Breakfast (or in my case--lunch)

Okay, I've been lazy enough this winter and since Daylight Savings Time (YAYYYY!!!!) was this past weekend---IT'S TIME. It's time to concentrate on eating healthier and working out. If I could just give up sweets I'd probably weigh 100lbs but since that's not happening EVER....I better do good the rest of the day :)

So today for lunch I had this yummy creation:

1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
1 packet plain Instant Oatmeal
brown sugar to taste

Add water and microwave.

I also found this awesome section on the Better Homes and Gardens website that has some very helpful calorie/carb charts! Check it out-- http://www.bhg.com/recipes/healthy/eating/calorie-charts/

Pebblypoo

One night last week, I came home to this--

Pebbles' gate fell down and instead of jumping out into freedom for the day she was scared to cross it and waited for me to get home to let her out! Sooooo cute!! I just love her :)

Overdue Update

Well, I haven't been doing such a good job of blogging lately, huh? Sorry!! Here's what's been going on in my world--

Last weekend, my parents came up and we went to VCU to see the Brunswick Boys play in the State Championship game. It was SUCH a close and exciting game and WE WON!! After that I went shopping and to dinner with Paige. I finally found the perfect spring time bedding that matches my curtains and accents in my room so I didn't have to change that stuff. Here's a pic although the lighting isn't very good and I'm still searching for the perfect picture to put behind the bed--

I've also been busy preparing for Amanda's bridal shower this weekend! I'm excited for Saturday to get here. I have 4 games planned and lots of food items! I'll have to do a shower blog and hopefully share some pictures??

Can't wait for my dinner date with Kim tonight! We don't see eachother often enough and I can't wait to catch up! Thank God it's Hibachi Night! :)

Airport Post from Thursday

I’m sitting at the airport during my layover writing this post. I probably won’t actually be able to post it until later since in the Atlanta airport you have to pay for internet unless you want to go to one of their sites that is free which does not include gmail, blogger, or facebook. Whomp, whomp.

I have to confess I got TOTALLY freaked out when I got to the Richmond Airport this morning and I was waiting to go through security (YES, it was THAT early in the morning that security wasn’t even OPEN!?!).  First of all, there was a huge Code Orange sign saying there was High Risk for terrorist attacks when I walked in.  Then, I sit down to wait for security to open and the man across from me is not an American and he has headphones in and he’s TALKING to his ipod/phone?? It was just sketchy the way he was whispering and laughing and looking at people. Well, turns out he was probably talking to one of his buddies and it sounded like it was about a girl. I felt like a jerk when I realized he was clearly not a terrorist and was just an innocent (maybe?) 20 something guy talking about a girl.

I LOVEEE people watching! And the airport is obviously a great place to do that. I find myself looking at these folks wondering why are they all in Atlanta. Where is their connecting flight? Are they going somewhere tropical because he’s wearing shorts and Sperry’s? She looks miserable—is she traveling because there was a death in the family or is she just mad at her husband who seems totally oblivious to that scowl? Why is this woman traveling with 3 small kids? Where is her husband? Why is he wearing a suit? What kind of job does he have that flies him on planes in a suit? 

People are SO interesting to me. Hence, my choice of major in college (Human Development) and my career choice.

Now if I only I knew what all of these people were REALLYYYY doing here!

Happy Thursday Folks!!

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Spring Fever

I have spring fever. It's no secret to anyone that knows me at all that I DESPISE winter. It's such a drag and everything is dead and ugly and cold. Eww. But we are now 11 days from daylight savings time!!! (Am I the only person on the planet that counts down to that glorious day??)

I really want a new springy comforter for my bedroom. I don't really "need" one but I think it would brighten up my room for spring/summer because I currently have everything in brown and blue. I want a spring comforter that still matches my blue curtains and brown/blue accents around the room. Target has some really cute ones! Here's what I've found so far:


http://www.target.com/ for $29.99



http://www.target.com/ for $89.99
Love, love, love this one!!


http://www.target.com/ for $69.99

Ohhhh the joys of decorating! :) I'm going to blame my latest obsession on Paige--we're ALWAYS redecorating some type of room when we shop together!

Sometimes You're the Windshield, Sometimes You're the Bug

Sometimes do you feel like you’re just damned if you do and damned if you don’t? I’m planning to keep this blog very G-rated but there’s just no substitute word for that saying. I’ve decided that in some situations all you can do is the right thing. I work very hard at a job where I help people all day long--help them solve their problems, listen to them when they think they're the only person in the world going through this and reassure them that they're not, break the bad news to their loved ones when they don’t have the courage or strength to do it. I think I'm a good (yet very flawed) person and I’m always going to strive to do the right thing and try to put my needs before others and tell the truth. And well, if I don’t get that respect in return then that’s okay. I can sleep at night know I did what I thought was best, right, just, kind.

Richard always likes to remind me of these two things--
1. “Nobody is perfect Robin”

2. “Every family is not like yours”

I have to remind myself that all families are different with different issues and although I think my family’s way is the right way and the best way. It’s not. It’s just the way I know. It's tough to understand a world where people don’t take food when someone dies, where people don’t say thank you, where people don’t keep in touch with their loved ones, where people abuse and use each other, where there’s jealousy, and spitefulness, and where love and support aren’t the number one priority. I know all kinds exist, believe me I do. I worked for social services—I’ve seen the nastiness that’s out there. I guess I know it exists because I see it...almost every day. But when it's personal (meaning my friends, loved ones, etc.) it’s harder to swallow. 


So here's to recognizing how fortunate you are if you have people in your life who show love and support no matter what the circumstances! And I pray that others who don't give that or receive that will find it. 

A Vacation from Preparing for Vacation. Whew!!

The last few days have been crazy busy and I couldn't be more ready for a few days off. But first, I have to PREPARE to be off....

Unfortunately, I do not have a back up or fill in person when I am off so I have been super stressed with trying to catch up on work, make discharge plans, room change plans, etc for the rest of the week in addition to the fact that we are currently in BILLING since it's the end of the month. When we're in billing that basically means I have about 30 interviews to conduct with the residents and then enter that information into the Medicare database on the computer which happens to be SUPERRRRR slow and frustrating! I feel like I haven't taken a breath in the past two days...not to mention I worked from home for several hours and Saturday and I feel like there's NO WAY I will get it all done before I leave Thursday morning...but I'm determined to do it somehow. Meaning, I plan to be at work around 7:30 in the morning and I didn't get home until after 7 tonight. I never get a true "day off" because I'm always checking work emails, responding, answering phone calls with questions. I really need some good help and thankfully I think it is on the way very soon! When that day comes that I can take a day off stress free I will be SOOOOO thankful :)

And who knew that having a dog would be like having a child!

My puppychild has been to the vet, had her nails trimmed, needs to be bathed tonight, clothed in the most fabulous outfit, I have to pack her little VERA BRADLEY over night bag, buy a new bag of dog food, and finalize the plans with Grandma and Papa for her 4 days away. What a spoiled rotten little pup! Papa is NOT a dog person at all and the first time she spent a couple of days there, Papa felt like he had to "babysit" and not leave her home alone. Finally, I reminded him that she's home alone everyday when I go to work and she'll be okay to be alone for a few hours. Haha! So cute! I'm so thankful for my amazing parents! They're driving an hour and a half tomorrow night just to pick up their grandpuppy :)