Sunday Funday

The last time I wrote/photographed a day in my life it was on a work day [you can read that post here]. I figured, if you cared enough to look at that one, maybe you wouldn't hate seeing a weekend. Disclaimer, its not like I lead an exciting life because its the weekend. Pretty basic, food, Starbucks.. then more food. See for yourself!

dog, coffee run, coffee, brunch, makeup brush cleaning, trip down memory lane, delicious sandwich, road trip, Catherine, killing barbie, Molly, playing ball, slurpees, buying gas, blogging, and finally BED!

Brother

Since the dawn of time/1992, April 29th has been a very special day. This day, April 29th, is the day that my baby brother was born. And from the very beginning,it was emphatically clear that we would be an epic brother and sister combo. Ryan and I have done a lot of things, we have been through a lot of things, and all of these things have been survived because we stuck together through it all. [shrimp]

We celebrated another year of life at The Olive Garden, a choice most obviously made by the birthday boy himself. We enjoyed booze and bread, and then, we promptly sang at the top of our lungs. "Happy Birthday" never sounded so good.

Dear Brother, I love you, and I am impressed by your beard. I respect you, even though you wear skinny jeans. Your shoes are cleaner than your room, but I think it's an investment in yourself, I've never known anyone successful with dirty shoes.

You are my favorite now, you always have been, and no matter what, you always will be.

ALL four

Like the good blogger that I am, I gathered inspiration for this post from Helene's twitter post, 
[but Helene actually got the idea from Alanna & Company.] 

In the spirit of transparency, I will admit, I actually stole the complete post and copied all of her categories. And in my defense, I will reference my education: As my professor would say, there are no longer original ideas, so really, I am just fulfilling expectations.

4 Nicknames:

  Amanda Panda

  Fatmanda

  Kibbe - Breanna has had the hardest time not calling me this. It's hard to break a habit that you've had forever!

  Manda

4 Movies I've Watched More than Once:

  Step Brothers

  Talladega Nights

  When Harry met Sally

  Beetlejuice

4 Jobs That I have Had:

  Marketing Coordintor - probably my only real adult job ever.

  Teller - I have been a bank teller for over a year now, and I really enjoy it! 

  Draftsmen - probably the most boring job I've ever had.

  Cashier - I was a cashier at a grocery store and it was the worst!!

4 Items in my Purse:

  Chapstick! - always a must have

  My iPhone - it's my camera, my connection to people, my gps, my soul really.

  Red Lipstick - because really you never know, and red is always appropriate.

  Cash - Aaron and I have still been using the envelope system and it is seriously paying off!

4 Things I won't eat:

  BANANAS 

  Veal

  Lamb 

  Cauliflower 

4 Shows I Love:

  The Walking Dead - I am obsessed with zombies!

  Shameless 

  Scandal 

  Extreme Weight Loss

4 Places I have lived:

This one isn't that exciting (currently), but I can't wait to change it up! 

  At Aaron's mom's house - during the summers in college, she was kind enough to house me.

  College dorms - where I met and fell in love with a very dear friend (Megan!).

  My & Aaron's very first apartment - it was small and ugly, but it was an amazing experience.

  Our house - buying a house was terrifying, but it was also incredibly exciting. 

I am so happy that I created all of these memories with my husband, and I can't wait to have 4 better places ;)

4 Cars I have driven:

  A purple Ford Thunderbird

  A red Mercury Sable

  A white Saturn Astra

  And as you know, we just purchased a very beautiful new truck!

4 Places on my Travel Bucket List:

  Alaska

  Australia

  Bora Bora

  The Redwood Forests

4 Places I've Visited:

  South Carolina

  California

  New York City

  Mexico

4 Exciting Things for 2015:

  Tagging along on any and all of Aaron's work trips (Vegas!!)

  Getting to know our new Airstream

  Focusing time on cherishing my marriage.

  Working out! I have a goal in mind and I am ready to achieve it.