Life

It’s Late…r

- Melody

Sorry for the “late” post. I got home later than usual for a Tuesday and have been relaxing in our very old leather chair by the window while rain pours down. It’d be lovelier if my head wasn’t hurting and wasn’t feeling feverish and had a looming performance tomorrow morning.

Hubs and I have put off grocery shopping for two days. I guess we’ll eat eventually. 🙂

I don’t really have anything important to post about and since I’m not up on my “outfit posts” I don’t have a stockpile of them to post when I don’t get dressed. But I actually did get dressed today and really wanted to take pictures of it but forgot when I was home before Jason. Oh well.

So instead of boring you with real life things, I’ll fill you in on what some of my goals are for this year.

I’ve never been one for New Year (why do people capitalize that?) resolutions. Why do I want to hype myself up to do something when I know I’m not going to do it? I’d rather ease my way into something and do it the right way. Like eating better, exercising daily again, and taking my schooling more seriously.

What am I doing to achieve those things, you ask? Well, a month ago I started the Couch to 5k program and so far I’ve done two days of it. No judging. At least now I have the desire to do it. I wouldn’t even have to if these stupid artificial hormones wouldn’t make me gain 20 pounds in two months. Geez.

As far as eating better… I eat vegetables… more than I used to. Before I got married I had this vision of me cooking healthy foods all the time and eating snacks and running with Jason. In real life it’s I-cook-whatever-I-want-and-have-no-motivation-to-run-anymore-because-I-already-got-married. Boom.

Taking my schooling more seriously hasn’t morphed into an action yet, but more of a desire. I think about practicing more but I really just don’t. I still wait until the night before to do all of my theory homework and to do all of my practicing. Bad habit? Yes. Oops. UT Tyler didn’t know what they were asking to come be a part of their school, did they?

Here. Look at this. I’ll be back tomorrow with *hopefully* a post with more pictures. But probably not.

Be Our Friends

- Melody

I wish our living room looked like this.

SO excited. My solid black sequin jacket came in from Modcloth today. Wooohoooo! On to the post.

Ever since about sophomore year in high school I’ve been without some solid friends. I had a group of friends that I had an absolute BLAST with through the rest of my high school “career”, (is it really a career? I mean come on. I didn’t get paid. Isn’t that the definition of career?) but I never had friends I could connect with spiritually and could feel comfortable enough to even talk about that stuff with. We hung out a lot outside of school which was awesome but it was still shallow.

Since being married, Jason and I have shared the same desire: to acquire married friends with whom (ooo la la. I used whom!) we can connect. Same humor, same desires, same hobbies, etc. You know, friends. Jason met a new guy at one of his ultimate frisbee games and we had dinner at their house Saturday night. And I have to say, I had a good time. We played XBOX Kinect for like three hours. (That game’ll make you sweaty, btw.) They grilled delish chicken and veggies. I tried to recreate last night but without squash, it just wasn’t the same. Sigh.

I just wish I had a group of girlfriends I could go shopping with. Friends who had my same budget. Read: cheap. (Speaking of money, are those people on JG Wentworth really singing opera? It’s kind of impressive.) Girls who actually like Golden Girls and baking and consuming chocolate of extreme, massive, humongous, proportions.

(At least my sisters are spending this weekend with me! I can’t wait to cook for them and watch movies. Woohoo! I’m really excited.)

So, if you’d like to apply to be our brand spankin’ new best friends, fill out the form below. 🙂

Names:
Age:
Location:
Job:
Hobbies:
Favorite Foods:
Favorite Shows:
Pets:

PS. What’s with this new Easter movie? It looks like a lot of junk to me. A bunny that poops jelly beans? Really? Do something original and something that’s ACTUALLY FUNNY. THERE’S an idea! That pretty much goes for any movie that’s absolutely silly. ie: What Happens in Vegas… uhhhh…. and any other movie that is dumb. Uh. Bye.

It’s Wednesday, Ugh

- Melody

Usually I like Wednesdays. They’re nice. They’re halfway through the week, they spell funny, and it lets me know I actually will make it through the week. But this week is particularly awful. I’ve been sick for the past two days and not wanting to even get out of bed. (Apparently once you’re married, when you get sick, you’re pregnant.) I was overloaded with a hunk of online class that came earlier in the week than usual, memorizing a 13 (THIRTEEN!) page aria for my voice lesson and trying to figure out what my homework is that’s due tomorrow. Oh, and our house is unfinished, the dishes are piled up, I can’t seem to start exercising and the sun is in my eyes. Ohhhh, woe is me.

Clearly I’m ready for this week to be over so I can spend time with my hubs and get back to normal.

Thankfully, last night I felt well enough to get up and make dinner for once. We bought a bunch of jumbo shrimp and I decided to whip up some fettucine of sorts. After browsing some recipes online, I just decided to wing it as I almost always do.

I ended up breaking out a sauce pan and pouring in some milk and the rest of the heavy cream we had. I melted about 3 cups of sharp white cheddar, 1/4 cup of goat cheese, and 1/2 cup of cream cheese. It turned out pretty well. I think I should’ve added pepper at least. I tried adding red pepper flakes but all that dairy just cancelled it right out.

No pic of the final product. Just picture the cheese all melty and shrimp all cookedy. And mixed together.

Oh. And I made a cake today. Wanna see? Sure you do.

I showed two views because I’m pretentious. And I just had to look up that word to see if I used it correctly. And I was. Boom.

Hope your Wednesday/week is going better than mine!

PS. Remember that audition I told you about? Well I made it into their scholarship choir. I have to decide whether or not I’m going to accept it by April 4. I wouldn’t be mentioning that unless I was thinking about not going. So, if you think about it, pray for clarity and guidance on the calling on my life!

Mic Check, Mic Check

- Melody

Hello!

It’s been about a week since I’ve posted. And MAN did I miss it! Not because I wanted to, before you think I hate all 7 of my readers. I mentioned in my posts last week about glamping this past week, and that’s where I was. Camping in the middle of the woods. (In my defense, I did try to download my Bloglovin’ app, but of course, I need the newest update on my iPhone.) It. Was. Glorious. Despite the fact that it sounded like a dog pound most of the time we were there and the 5-year-old with parents who don’t know how to discipline waking us up at 6.30 in the morning screaming and playing with his fake gun and then saying later through cigarette smoke, “Oh, did we wake you? He doesn’t have his medicine.”

WHAT!? So you’re telling me that because he doesn’t have his “medicine” you can’t tell him to shut up so the rest of the campers can sleep!? Puh. Leeeeez.

ANYWAY! Spending 5 AWESOME days with my family was absolutely awesome. You’d think only living 45 minutes away I’d see them more often, but I don’t. And I miss them. A lot. All the time. For about a month after we got married I cried at least 2-3 times a week. (Stop crying, Mom. I know you’re reading this!) So being with them constantly and talking and eating and hiking and taking pictures was amazing.

While we were there my baby sister, Rudy, turned 12. TWELVE! She already acts 16. Here’s a picture of her when she was one that my mom posted on Facebook.

And here she is, big 12, on our camping trip.

See what I mean!? Sheesh.

I would upload more pictures, but I’m lazy. The only reason I’m posting these pictures is because they’re my sisters and she already uploaded them to Facebook. Haha! Thanks, Shelby! 😛

Before we kicked off our awesome camping trip, me, hubs, sister, and her friend Austin drove 3 hours to Waco to see The Civil Wars! If you don’t know them, you really should. THE most amazing and unique band I know. The concert was at Common Grounds, a small coffee shop on the Baylor campus. First outdoor and small concert I’ve ever been to. I don’t think I’ll ever want to go to a big concert again after Monday night. It was so intimate, so close, and so awesome. Joy Williams is so cute and so genuine! John Paul White is incredibly sweet and their musical chemistry is swoon worthy. They work so well together. I felt like we were all best friends! Here are some more pictures I stole from my sister :).

The crowd after the show.

AMAZING.

PLEASE check them out. I promise you your life will be better for it!

See you! The Mr. and I are going to finish celebrating his birthday today. He’s 26! 🙂

Sorries for the bad quality! But you get the picture. (hah! get it!?)

Laterssss.

Mic Check!

- Melody

Hello!

It’s been about a week since I’ve posted. And MAN did I miss it! Not because I wanted to, before you think I hate all 7 of my readers. I mentioned in my posts last week about glamping this past week, and that’s where I was. Camping in the middle of the woods. (In my defense, I did try to download my Bloglovin’ app, but of course, I need the newest update on my iPhone.) It. Was. Glorious. Despite the fact that it sounded like a dog pound most of the time we were there and the 5-year-old with parents who don’t know how to discipline waking us up at 6.30 in the morning screaming and playing with his fake gun and then saying later through cigarette smoke, “Oh, did we wake you? He doesn’t have his medicine.”

WHAT!? So you’re telling me that because he doesn’t have his “medicine” you can’t tell him to shut up so the rest of the campers can sleep!? Puh. Leeeeez.

ANYWAY! Spending 5 AWESOME days with my family was absolutely awesome. You’d think only living 45 minutes away I’d see them more often, but I don’t. And I miss them. A lot. All the time. For about a month after we got married I cried at least 2-3 times a week. (Stop crying, Mom. I know you’re reading this!) So being with them constantly and talking and eating and hiking and taking pictures was amazing.

While we were there my baby sister, Rudy, turned 12. TWELVE! She already acts 16. Here’s a picture of her when she was one that my mom posted on Facebook.

And here she is, big 12, on our camping trip.

See what I mean!? Sheesh.

I would upload more pictures, but I’m lazy. The only reason I’m posting these pictures is because they’re my sisters and she already uploaded them to Facebook. Haha! Thanks, Shelby! 😛

Before we kicked off our awesome camping trip, me, hubs, sister, and her friend Austin drove 3 hours to Waco to see The Civil Wars! If you don’t know them, you really should. THE most amazing and unique band I know. The concert was at Common Grounds, a small coffee shop on the Baylor campus. First outdoor and small concert I’ve ever been to. I don’t think I’ll ever want to go to a big concert again after Monday night. It was so intimate, so close, and so awesome. Joy Williams is so cute and so genuine! John Paul White is incredibly sweet and their musical chemistry is swoon worthy. They work so well together. I felt like we were all best friends! Here are some more pictures I stole from my sister :).

The crowd after the show.

AMAZING.

PLEASE check them out. I promise you your life will be better for it!

See you! The Mr. and I are going to finish celebrating his birthday today. He’s 26! 🙂

Sorries for the bad quality! But you get the picture. (hah! get it!?)

Laterssss.

It’s Friday

- Melody

Hallelujah. My spring break began about 15 minutes ago when I finished up my online World Lit class for the week. Can you say 100?! (read: the FIRST grade above a 70 I’ve made in 3 months.) Woop!

Is your spring break this coming week? What are you doing? I’m going glamping as I’ve mentioned before. 🙂 SO ready. Quiet time with my hubs and my family? Si, por favor.

Before I go though, check out these pretty things I found this week in my internet oogling.

Painted Mason jars. Would love to do this with some of the many leftovers from our wedding!

GORGEOUS glittery heart banner and oh so easy to make.

Sahweet sequin shoe clips. With the leftover elastic sequin I’d DIY a sequin pocket/sleeve shirt!

*click pictures for credit.

Have a great weekend/spring break! 😀