Love-Hate Relationship

I miss blogging. 

school has been very time demanding

on top of training for another half marathon.

I feel like this has been the hardest it has ever been to get back into shape.

Its very discouraging.

Janie and I will be running a half marathon in mid-novemeber.

We will see how it goes.

I will keep chugging along with training.

As Mr. P90X would say, "I Hate it, but I Love it" (in a really creepy voice) 

First Project

I have been trying to use my sewing machine.

This was my first project.

Thrift store dress redone!

Alot of cutting and sewing

It turned out pretty good.

Not perfect, but I will keep trying!

                                  (before)                    (after)

Trying to be one of those DIY girls...

My wonderful husband showed me this blog, that he know I would love!

This girl is buying a 1$ dress a day at thrift stores and making it her own.

Its simply amazing!

Check it out at New Dress A Day

This has inspired me.

I am working on a piece I got at the Greenville Thriftstore.

I have not sewed since my freshman year of highschool!

My mom got me a sewing machine and I love it!

I learned last night that I remember nothing about sewing. haha

I am reading lots of blogs and watching lots of youtube videos!

It will hopefully be done this weekend!

Mix #4

life goes on...

Life.

 For most of us, its not easy. 

There are trials, bumps in the road, hurtful things are said, people simply disappoint. 

For me, I have learned to survive.

I like to think of myself as a survivor. 

I am thankful for this.

Our stories make us who we are.

With all of the bad, I still seem to find- Life is good.

There is hope in the world.

To Germany we go...someday

Jered's family just got a new foreign exchange student.

He is so sweet. 

I am excited to get to know him!

Its freaky how much he looks the Schneider family.

(I took this from his facebook)

I want to go visit him when he goes back to Germany!

We are determined to do this.

How amazing would that be??

I love my husband.

The following reasons are why I have the best husband.

For real, he is better than anyone else.

* He tells me I am pretty every morning

* He tells the best stories

*He sings and dances with me 

* He makes the bed every morning

* He makes coffee every night

* He has so many passions

*He is the funniest person I know

* He takes the trash out

* He helps with dishes

* He gets excited about decorating our apartment

* He lets me spend money at Urban Outfitters

* Everyone loves him, but I love him the most

* He is ALWAYS excited to see me

* He has the greatest smile

* He is the most excited person EVER

* He excepts me for who I am

* He knows when I am cranky and he gets all my stuff for work ready for me

* He loves cooking and food just as much as me.

* He just gets me

* He is the best with kids

I pretty much hit the jackpot with this guy.

I am The Luckiest. 

I really need to post pictures from Kaity and Austin's Wedding.

There are so many on my phone and I keep forgetting to bring the cord to work.

Fail. 

Hopefully this weekend I can accomplish that!

It was such a beautiful wedding and Kaity was so beautiful.

So, hopefully that will come soon!

After the Teer Wedding Extravaganza

After an Amazing couple of days Celebrating the Wedding of 

Kaity and Austin...we headed to Chicago.

We had an amazing time.

It felt like a mini vacation for us.

We got to spend some great quality time together.

And got to spend some of the money we have been saving!

Saturday morning we headed to Wicker Park.

I love the creative feel of this neighborhood.

It has amazing boutiques, thrift shops, and culture.

I loved the shopping and Jered loved the music and book stores.

It was an amazing afternoon as husband and wife.

We had lunch at Jerry's Sandwiches.

It was amazing to say the least.

We got to sit outside on the sidewalk and enjoy the summer day.

It was a great lunch!

Later in the afternoon we had iCream.

It was an ice cream shop that makes the ice cream right in front of you!

It was amazing.

We spent the day dreaming about living in the city!

Hopefully someday...

One of my favorite places to shop...

 Online Shopping...

Its what I do most of my hours at work!

That and look at blogs.

I have told you about Ruche.

But have you heard of Lulus?

The dress prices are UNREAL!

I am talking between 30-40 dollars. Some even cheaper!

Its actually where I got my bridesmaids dresses! 

Please check it out. Its amazing.

p.s. check out the new boots! :)

Hottest wedding party ever! 

                                      Hope you enjoy Lulus as much as I do.

p.s. Teer Wedding this weekend! Cant wait!

Mix #2

Mix for a boring day at work.

Enjoy!

This is the first day of my life...

Yesterday Jered and I spent the whole day together.

This was one of the first days he has not worked and we had nothing to do since we have been married!

It was such a wonderful day.

It began with getting a new mattress!

It will be here tomorrow! (cant wait)

Then we got lunch at Imo's Pizza. 

Yumm!!

They have such great lunch specials.

The rest of the day was spent in St. Louis.

The day included the Galleria Mall, Forest Park, trying to go to the Art Museum, and the loop. (Oh and Jered bought a comic book)

We used our very first Groupon at Cicero's Pizza and got fozen yogurt at Fro-Yo.

Jered loves comic books.

Lots of pictures! We had such a wonderful day together as 

husband and wife.

Yesterday was a reminder of why I love Jered.

He has so many interests! 

He loves music, comic books, art, football, computers, movies, tv shows, food and the list goes on.

What's great is he is knowledgeable about all of these!

He amazes me.