Lately

Y'all we finally put up Christmas decorations at the apartment. We went through many mental debates on where to do that this year since there is only one more week of finals left and then we will be heading home. But then we got this huge burst of christmas spirit and decided to put it up. That also means we have been in an usually great mood because our home smells like pine and lights up in many corners. We bought these lights for $1 from the Dollar Tree last year which we thought was such a deal until we realized that they don't connect to each other, they only have one darn outlet. So we had to come up with some creative ways to hide the long string of outlets connect at the same point.
It was a struggle, but the end result is quite beautiful. We didn't want to take the flag down because considering C is deployed it just felt wrong. Thankfully both my roomies (my sister and my bff) agreed. with me.
We sent C this adorable Thanksgiving package that he still hasn't received. My heart broke when he told me that.
I'm mostly done Christmas shopping. I know I'll be completely done by the end of this weekend. Hallelujah!
We have been playin' trivia every Wednesday at this Pizza place. We absolutely suck... mainly because the questions are wayyyyyyy before our time. It's all in good fun anyway.
I bought an Aeropress recently so we have been tripling our caffeine intake this week and making lattes nonstop. Y'all NEED to buy this. Put it on your christmas list, it's the best thing you can do for a caffeine lover.
I kind of wanted Hunter rainboots for Christmas but I just cannot justify spending that much money on rain boots right now.
I realize this post is super rambly. But life has been unusually stressful lately so I just haven't had enough time for meaningful posting.
I ran a 5K on thanksgiving remember? Well I'm trying to tackle a 10K next. I'm thinking of blogging about that on a weekly basis. Because the struggle with that is real.
I also have a pair of new running shoes in the box right now that I really need to get around to using but the weather has been SO sucky here in Georgia.
Hope you all are having a wonderful start to your holidays!
N.

a rainy day

This summer has been overwhelmingly rainy here in Georgia. I remember when I was visiting C in Texas and how despite the hot weather I was grateful I got away from the monsoon we have been experiencing in Georgia! Although yesterday it seemed like the entire universe was participating in how dull I felt, between missing C's phone call and just simply missing him I was pretty bummed. But I made sure to not sit at my parent's house and wallow, SO I decided during my "Desperate Housewives" marathon that something needed to be done to shake off this funk. Monday marks the beginning of my last fall semester as an undergrad student, so naturally I went back-to-school shopping at target. Retail therapy anyone? I could literally write an entire dissertation on the awesomeness that is target. 

 Something is perfectly right about the world when it rains and you have a floral raincoat isn't it? I've been looking for pretty raincoats for a long time (this one is my sisters.) Seriously tell me if you guys know where to find one.

I adore these pictures above, because they one of the few super clear ones of my engagement right. On the day C proposed (Aug 9, 2013) he took me this cute little place in town called "Mug Me" where you can paint your own pottery and they stick it in the kiln for you. He said, "How fun would it be to have our little mugs while I'm gone?!" So I went with it. The owner at Mug Me, who was also a teacher of C's while he was in college was gracious enough to write the date at the bottom of the mugs since he quietly confessed to her his proposal plans for the night. I've painted other pottery here before, but this one was my absolute favorite! His mug turned out much better than mine, even though during the process I teased him. They didn't come back in time for him to take with him on his deployment, but I plan to pour my tea into his mug. It's the little things. 

Little moments are the best things aren't they? Walking in the rain, floral raincoats and C's mug for tea.