Weekend Wants: Birthday Style

Come Monday I will be another year older and almost 6 months into my new life in Memphis.  I don't know which shocks me more, that I will be past my mid-20s or that it has now been close to a half a year since I left Chattanooga. Crazy.

Moving on. I feel that I am a very giving person.  I like to make a big deal of people's birthdays and special occasions because I love them and I want more than anything for them to feel my love and for them to feel special. In turn, I reserve the right, once a year, on my birthday, to be completely and totally selfish.  I want to be a pretty pretty princess and have a day that is all about me.  Sorry I'm not sorry.

Bringing me to my Weekend Wants: October 21, 2011, Birthday Style:

1.  You know you are getting older when first and foremost I want my house cleaned for my birthday.  I don't want to have to worry about dishes, dusting, sweeping, bathrooms, etc.  I just want my house to be showcase ready so that I can relax and not feel like I need to be doing something. Except laundry, I will do that myself to avoid the fights that come with ruined clothes.

2. I don't want to have to tell the people in my life what I want to do.  I spend my entire life planning. I make all the plans for trips. I make all the meal plans. I usually come up with an idea or two for date nights. Admittedly this may or may not be because I have control issues.  Regardless, I don't want to have to think, I just want it done for me. I want RJ to remember the things I say in passing and plan our entire weekend with my likes and dislikes in mind.  He is normally pretty great at this stuff, so let's hope he doesn't disappoint.  Ideally this would include a corn maze, a bonfire, hot apple cider, lots of kisses and plenty of waiting on me.

3. I want to have a Halloween party.  This possibly does not fall into this weekend, as it would actually have to take place next weekend, but whatever. I want to start getting things together and see if it is even possible to throw this party. I have more than one costume idea in mind and I would like to be able to put them to good use.

4. I want to eat cake. Lots of yummy cake. Although I can't make my mind up between cookie cake, cheesecake, carrot cake or a good ole yellow with chocolate frosting.


Happy Birthday to me!

All the love in my life

Just a quick post to reflect and be thankful.  I rarely ever stop and dwell on the fact that I am a lucky little girl, usually I'm dwelling on all the things I need to do, didn't get done, or don't have.

This week is different.  Maybe it's because I'm about to turn another year older, maybe it's because this is the first year in my life I won't be with my mommy and daddy on my birthday, or maybe it is just that my life is actually turning out to be pretty great.  Regardless of the "whys", I am happy and thankful for my life and everyone in it.

I have a boyfriend who thinks I am pretty when I am definitely not, takes care of me when I am sick and whiny, and works so hard so that our future will be everything we have dreamed of. AND he washes all the dishes and mops and sweeps because he know those are the things I hate the most. I'm not the easiest person to deal with all the time, but he does it without compaint.

I have the best family in the whole wide world. My mom made it her number 1 rule our whole lives that family came first. I don't know many families that have adult children who are as close as we are still to this day. We play together, fight with each other, love together, and support each other no matter what.  There are EXTREMELY few times in my life that being a lady gets thrown out the window, if you would like to see it happen you can either put my life in actual danger, or mess with one of my siblings. 

My mom and dad could not have been better parents.  They made sure they were at everything, they sacrificed to give us private school educations, family vacations, and more memories together than most people get in a lifetime.  They taught us right from wrong but let us find our own ways in the world, not with judgement, but with guidance.  They still hold us when we are sick and keep the traditions we have had since birth.  We may have grown up, but we will never stop being their babies.

And friends...PLEASE. My friends are amazing. Perfect for me in every way.  In case you missed how much I love them and how awesome they are, feel free to read, or re-read THIS .

Thanks God.  I know I don't say it enough, but you have given me much more than I deserve.

Weekend Wants

Happy Happy Friday!

Sorry for missing last week, but I was in my car most of the day on my way to Chattanooga for a little birthday visit with Alex!

This Friday and weekend will be one of the few that I will actaully be in Memphis with no set plans. Next weekend is homecoming(Go MOCS), the next is my birthday, the weekend after my birthday is Halloween, and then comes Bri's wedding.  So, although October is my favorite month, it is also proving to be the busiest!

When I say I have no set plans by no means does that mean I will lounge around and do nothing...that's just boring, not relaxing. So my weekend wants for October 7, 2011 are as follow:

1) I want curtains for my kitchen windows and back door.  This is for multiple reason. First, I have a very useful shelf in my laundry area where I store paper towels, cleaning products, etc; the only issue is that the shelf is in a window and these household necessities do not look very nice when you are on my patio.  Second, I have 2 giant windows in front of my kitchen sink and 2 more by my table that sit with the blinds drawn all day and they are very sad and plain. I want to let some light in! My house is not very big or fancy, so natural light goes a long way in making it look more open. No clue what colors or patterns I want, I guess it will just hit me when I see it.

2) I want NEED an ottoman to complete my living room.  I got the couch, got the rug, set-up the bar table, put out the new fall decor, but there is still an ugly coffee table in the middle of my room. The problem here is that the perfect ottoman is too expensive or doesn't exist.  I just want a 3.5 ft sqare ottoman, not too high, sturdy, tufted, and upholstered in a fun, yet neutral fabric, or a rich leather with nail-head trim. Obvisouly I am not asking for much here! 

   

    

They exist on Pinterest! They need to exist in Memphis!

3) I want and I am making RJ take me to a pumpkin patch. I have always always always wanted to go to pick my own pumpkin, and drink apple cider.  It is going to be in the 80's this weekend but I am still going to pretend it feels like fall.  The pumpkin's at Jone's Orchard, first discovered HERE, are only $0.39/lb and they have blue, cinderella, and traditional.  AH! I'm so excited. I want a million to put all over my front porch, my fireplace hearth, and my patio!

4) As I mentioned all of the events coming up this month I would like to throw away all my clothes and restock my closet from scratch.  Yea. I know. Completely unrealistic. BUT wouldn't it be amazing to have unlimited funds to restyle yourself how you are now instead of making what you've bought over the years fit your new life. I would buy more seperates and structured dresses. Maybe even some pants. What would you get?

Ok so! Thus is my life for this weekend! Maybe I'll even post pictures of my pumpkins and house if I complete my tasks....