Terrific Tuesday

Here's a little story. When I was in high school (early years, before I could drive) my aunt would drive my cousin and I to school everyday. Whenever she dropped us off, she always said something encouraging. On Tuesdays it was always "I hope you have a Terrific Tuesday!". That has stuck with me for a long time, and I still to this day say it (mostly to myself--but sometimes to Ryan in the morning). It's nice to plant a positive seed, especially at the beginning of the day. Try it--tell yourself to have a Terrific day.  It just might turn your day around :) ------ Here are a few things that make me smile, 'cause that's what qualifies a day as terrific....smiling!

Doesn't he look like Eric Church??
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Truth.
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MELTS my heart!
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Apparently I love dogs :)
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This song gets me every single time.
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Do it.
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------- What makes you happy? Here's to having a Terrific Tuesday!

Here's to the weird ones {Friday's Letters}

Friday's Letters...a place to freely express my love for people watching and my dislike of being colder inside a Starbucks than outside in the December weather. And on that note...
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Dear Starbucks, Thanks for providing endless amusement today while I work. It was fun watching the lady drink her coffee at an outside table while she talked to her cat (who was chilling in it's cat carrier...on the table). It was also fun watching the guy eat a 6 pack of cupcakes from the Kroger next door. Bright blue icing really becomes you.
Dear The 30 Guys At Starbucks Today, Why do you all order girly iced coffees? That's weird.
Dear Best Friend, Thanks for also providing me with some hi-larious visuals of Mr. Ian Somerhalder. I have to admit that he is pretty lickable. I fully support your goal of winning a gold medal at the next Olympics. I believe in you!!
Dear Doctor, Bless you for saying I can attempt to wear a REAL shoe on my right foot in a short 2 weeks. Christmas miracle?? I am SO ready to wear a matching pair of shoes with my Christmas dress.

  Dear Fingernails, You make me happy when skies are grey. Having a party nail is the best. Having a party nail AND sparkles is the recipe for a fun day of typing. {Who doesn't want to stare at pretty nails while they work?}

  Dear Weekend, You really kept us waiting this week, didn't you? Quit playing games with my heart. 
Dear Christmas Season, You rock. I love your movies and your music. One of my favorite things ever is hearing the boy sing. And hearing him sing Christmas songs? MELT MY HEART.
Dear Too-Small Apartment, We're breaking up with you. And we're doing it right before Christmas so we don't have to buy you a present or see your for NYE. #Boom

Dear Pup, You have been the sweetest, cutest pup ever lately. I love it!

  Dear New Home, We can't wait to move in. We are dreaming of you day and night. And we're even dreaming of our summer plans with you. Is it too early? Oh well, 'cause we know we're going to be together for a long time!   Dear Ryan, Thank you for being amazing and for putting up with my Christmas shenanigans, constant moving talk, wedding craziness, and for being excited to build things for us. You rock my Christmas socks!

He's my favorite :)

Dear Everyone Else, I can't believe I get to entertain 300 of you!! Thanks for hitting the follow button and for putting up with my erratic posting, outfit photos, and constant instagram photo overload. You rock my Christmas socks too! ------- Happy Weekend! Check out the rest of the Friday's Letters over {here}!

Wedding Wednesday {sort of}

First things first ladies. It's Wednesday. The half way point of the week. Hump day. The down-hill point of the week.  I. Am. So. Happy about this! Can't you tell?
Now, onto Wedding Wednesday business.

This week I'm going to share a book I read. I said this was {sort of} a wedding post, mostly because it doesn't have anything to do with our wedding. But, it does have something to do with learning a little before our wedding.
Last night I finished a great book.  I Do, Now What? Secrets, Stories, and Advice from a Madly-in-Love Couple

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This is a super cute and very helpful book by Giuliana & Bill Rancic. This book talks about everything from fighting, to exes, holidays with families, to eating amazing meals, and even sex.

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They give some great tips and pointers about communication, staying connected, and learning about each other's love style. If you have ever watched their show {I love it!}, you know that they have a pretty great & real relationship. I really enjoyed their transparency in the book and the fact that they write act like real people. 
I mean, how cute are they?!

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They are one of the few celebrity couples that you never hear terrible new/rumors about.  That makes it a lot easier to take the advice they offer in their book. 
This book was an easy read that offered a few chuckles and a great story that you can learn from. ------- Have you read this book? What did you read before your wedding?  I'm open to reading more books about love and marriage if anyone has a suggestion!

This Might Not Make You Laugh

The following image might not make you laugh...
but it cracked. me. up.  And that's all that matters, right? ;) Actually, it might crack you up too. If you're reading this ol' blog you might share in my sense of humor.  Either way, here's my current favorite SomeEcards image....

Hahaha Are you laughing? Didn't you ever feel this way? I get like that for a few days sometimes--I like to just let it ride. Sometimes it's good to have some time to yourself and to not worry about things for a while. ------- When's the last time you stepped away from everything & just relaxed?

Boogity, Boogity, Boogity, Amen!

This video made my day! You can't get through it without laughing...I guarantee it! Enjoy :)