Living a Joyful Life

1. New York Trip I will be in NY on vacation visiting my family for a while starting next week. I'm so excited to spend quality time with my family. Family means everything to me and it's really hard for me living away from the majority of my family so trips back home to visit are always so special to me. Credit: ecojot.com 2. Job Search I've been on the search for a full time job for a while now and I'm not having look finding many openings. I'm trying to keep my spirits up but it does get frustrating after a while. I just need to keep the faith and know that things work out for the best in the long run. Credit:  This Tumblr 3. New Book A while back, I watched a movie on Lifetime called An Amish Murder and I loved it. I found out that the movie was based off the first book in an Amish mystery series/the Kate Burkholder series by Linda Castillo. I read book one and loved it so much and I have read all of the other books in the seri...

This is my second year subscribing to Pop Sugar Must Have Box and I'm such a huge fan of this subscription box and I really enjoy receiving it each month. Here is what I received in my July PSMH box: ^What Inspired them for July^ ^The information card^ The Good Bean Fruit & No-Nut Bar (Chocolate Berry) Retails for: $1.99 I haven't tried this yet but it looks like something I might like. Yes To Blueberries Cleansing Facial Wipes Retails for: $5.99 for 25 I use facial wipes all the time. I've used Yes To Cucumbers facial wipes (as well as a few other brands) a lot but I've never tried the blueberry ones so I'm excited to test this out. Sorial Card Case & coupon Retails for: $28 We received a Sorial clutch sometime last year from Pop Sugar and I put it on the My Subscription Box swap site because I don't use small purses often. This card case was my least favorite item of the box (I loved everything else) bu...

The official link up for What's Up Wednesday is the last Wednesday of the month but I will be in NY then and my blog will be on hiatus so I'm going to post my entry early: 1. What We're Eating This Week... Sunday: Chicken, baked macaroni & cheese, peas Monday: I honestly don't remember Tuesday: Pork roast, potatoes, peas and lots of Boom Chicka Pop Sea Salt Popcorn <-- I love that stuff! Credit:  This Blog 2. What I'm Reminiscing About... The visit we had from my family a few weeks ago and summer vacations during my childhood. 3. What I'm Loving... Being off for the summer, my upcoming trip to NY, country music, spending time with my fur babies 4. What I've Been Up To... Enjoying my summer vacation, lots of reading, cleaning around the house, watching baseball, coloring, making a packing list for my trip. I got my hair cut short again and I love it this length, especially in the summer months an...

A – Age: 28 B – Biggest Fear: Losing my loved ones, driving C – Current Time: 2:38PM D – Drink You Had Last: Berry water E – Easiest Person To Talk To: My mom F – Favorite Song: I have a ton of favorite songs but one of my all time favorites is Come Over by Kenny Chesney. G – Grossest Memory: I can't really think of one. H – Hometown: I was born and raised in NY and I loved it. I – In Love With: I'm not "in love" with anyone but I love my family, my fur babies, and being an aunt. J – Jealous Of: People who live near and get to see their families a lot ^How I feel every time I have to say goodbye to my family^ Credit: Pinterest K – Kindest Person You Know: My mom L – Longest Relationship: N/A M – Middle Name: Rae N – Number of Siblings: Five O – One Wish: For my loved ones and I to be healthy P – Person You Spoke To On The Phone Last: My dad Q – Question You’re Always Asked: "When are y...

I've seen this post going around on blogs and I haven't been tagged but I wanted to do it anyway. You post 10 things you love & 10 things you hate and then tag 10 people. I'm only going to tag one person, the fabulous  Elizabeth ! Loves: 1. Being an aunt & God-mother 2. Spending time with my family 3. Baseball 4. Reading books, magazines, & blogs 5. Animals, especially cats & dogs 6. The lake 7. Book stores 8. Planning/scrapbooking 9. Watching & attending sporting events 10. Country music Hates: 1. Living far away from the majority of my family 2. Traffic 3. Spinach 4. Politics 5. Math 6. Snakes 7. Dusting 8. Rap music 9. Having bad dreams/nightmares 10. Hot coffee (I only like iced coffee, even in the Winter)

Saturday marked the day of my last day with my family while they were down here visting. We had such a fun day. In the morning, my mom, sister C, niece A and I went and saw Inside Out. Before the movie, I stopped in Barnes & Noble and picked up an adult coloring book as I had a 20% off members coupon. The movie was really cute and we all enjoyed it. We came home and my grandma came over and we had a really delicious dinner including penne pasta with brussell sprouts, bacon, shallots, & aspargus (one of my mom's new recipe finds and such a yummy dish). After we ate dinner, my sister, BIL A, niece, nephew M and I went to the pool. It was my nephew's first time in the pool and he loved it. I held him in the pool and he was splashing and kicking up a storm. We came home and had desert. We also watched the Macy's Fireworks show on TV. Credit:  This Blog On Sunday, we all got up early as my family was leaving to head back home. I gave my nephew M his bottle whi...

June Happy & Loved List: + Niece A's birthday +Nephew S' birthday + Visit from family & lots of quality time with them +Bonded with my baby nephew M +Two years since we got our fur baby, Pumpkin +Girl's day out with my mom +Minor league baseball game with my mom +Summer TV starts: Rookie Blue, Chrisley Knows Best, Pretty Little Liars, Chasing Life, The Fosters, Total Divas, Scream, Unreal, The Astronaut Wive's Club, & The Bachelorette (I don't normally watch The Bachelorette but there were a lot of cute guys on the show this season) +Ordered & received my July 2015-December 2016 Erin Condren Life Planner plus the Life Planner launch pack and a pack of compliment cards and got $25 dollars off with a coupon from the Erin Condren team +Girl's day out (shopping, dinner, & ice cream) with my mom & aunt +Participated in & completed a book challenge +Received my June Pop Sugar Must Hav...

Here are the books I read in June: *#'s 6-15 were for a book challenge I participated in* 1. Second Chances -Jane Green 2. Luckiest Girl Alive -Jessica Knoll 3. Royal Wedding: A Princess Diaries Novel 4. Always The Bridesmaid -Lindsey Kelk 5. In One Year and Out The Other: A New Year's Story Collection -Various Authors 6. On Strike For Christmas -Sheila Roberts 7. Diary Of A Mad Bride -Laura Wolf 8. Diary Of A Mad Mom To Be -Laura Wolf 9. The Closer -Mariano Rivera 10. Finding Audrey -Sophie Kinsella 11. We Were Liars -E. Lockhart 12. Heart On My Sleeve -Ellen Wittlinger (re-read) 13. That Night -Chevy Stevens 14. Saint Anything -Sarah Dessen 15. The Beach House -Jane Green