Day 95 - Meanest Cat EVER

When my roommate moved in, he told me that he had a cat back home that he would like to bring to our apartment  I was so excited!  I really like cats, but since I have one at my mom's house there is absolutely NO way that I could get one.  I was excited to meet her and get to love on her.  Well, she had something different in mind.  This was by far the meanest cat I've ever encountered.  She would hiss and scratch at me, and she was the same way with everyone that came to our apartment.  Over the past 9 months, she has decided to occasionally let me pet her.  This weekend my roommate went home, and the cat, Pistachio, decided that she loves me!

She snuggled with me and wanted me to pet her constantly.  This may only be temporary, so I'm gonna enjoy it while it lasts.

Day 94 - Friends

It's Friday night, and I'm meeting CC and JC at Little Woodrow's for a frosty beverage.  "Woodrow's" is a great little bar in north Austin, and these are my fantastic friends.

This picture of them makes me happy, and being with them is even better.  CC and I met when we worked at University Bookstore while in college.  We became fast friends and then lived together for 2 years.  She has always been an amazing friend to me.  Words cannot express how important she is to me.  She is the sister that I never had and I will always love her!  JC came along several years ago and he's been a great and fun addition to our friendship.  They got married a year ago, and 1 week later opened there home to me during a rough patch in my life.  These are two of the greatest people in the world, and I'm so blessed to have them in my life.  I love you guys!

Day 93 - Lily Pad

I saw this on my way in to work today.  (If you don't know what you're looking at or for, it's the beautiful pink flower in the middle of the picture.)

There is a little pond between the parking garage and the building that has fish and plants in it.  This lily pad flower brightened my day.  (Sorry the picture isn't better.  It was kind of grey outside, and I don't know the best setting to use on my camera.)

Day 92 - Giant Sweet Tarts

I stopped at the gas station this afternoon to get a blue monster (the energy drink), and on my way to the register I saw Giant Chewy Sweet Tarts.

My mom used to eat these when I was a kid  And, my amazing friend LB craved them during her first pregnancy.  I would try to buy them for her but quickly realized that they're not easy to find.  So, when I saw them today, I had to get them for memeories sake.  There are 4 in the package, so I ate one every day for 4 days.  If you ever come across them, I suggest that you snag you some. 

Day 91 - Good Author

Several years ago, a girl I worked with recommended a couple of books to me.  I wasn't sure that she and I would share the same taste in books, but she let me borrow her copy, so I decided to give it a chance.  I really enjoyed the author's style and just the way that the book read.  I felt as though I knew the characters, and it was hard to put the book down.  After finishing the first one, I borrowed the second, which was the same story but from the other main character's point of view.  I laughed out loud at these books, but also felt the tug of what they characters were dealing with.  The books were Something Borrowed and Something Blue, and they're written by Emily Griffin.  I highly recommend them to anyone looking for easy, enjoyable reads that take you on a twisted but fun ride.  They recently made Something Borrowed into a movie and I'm hoping to see it soon.  Well, I recently picked up Emily Griffin's lasted book,

I started reading it on my trip to Hawaii, but hadn't really picked it up since I got back.  I grabbed it tonight and am completely sucked back in.  I have a feeling that this book will consume the coming days.  I think I'm going to go back and read her other 2 books.  She's a great author that is so relatable in her writing and I find myself saying "just one more chapter".

Day 90 - A note

JE leaves today to go back to Hawaii.  He'll be back in 15 days, but it alwayshard to say good bye.  Today was especially difficult because we had to get up super early to take him to the airport.  (Remember, I love my sleep and I've learned that I like morning sleep more than night sleep.)  I took him and then came back home and went back to bed for a little bit.  When I got up to get ready for work, I saw this

My awesome boyfriend took the time this morning to write me a sweet note.  He is one of the most thoughtful people I've ever met.  I'm a huge believer that is the little things that matter most, and he's great at them.  I'm a blessed girl.

Day 89 - Wally's Mom

Today is Mother's Day and unfortunately, I don't get to spend it with my Mom.  It was just too much with the cruise and all, but I'll see her in just a couple of weeks.  JE had a very relaxed day.  I woke up to him making breakfast which was awesome - both the food and waking up to that.  We watched the Red Sox game on my computer, (it wasn't on a channel that I get, so we watched via JE's sling box from Hawaii) and played rummy.  It totally made my day to see this

It's Wally, the Red Sox mascot, and his mom at the game.  What a great way to spend Mother's Day!  To all the Mom's out there - Thank you for all that you do, have done and will do.  None of us would be where we are today if it weren't for our moms.  I have the greatest mom in the world, and I hope, when my time comes, that I can be as good as she is.  I've learned so much from her and am so blessed that God picked her for me.