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Two Words Tuesday: Fitch, Please

May 21, 2013 by Allison · 25 Comments

Good morning y’all! In the blink of an eye, my unplanned schedule went to an over-planned schedule – live and love life. Right?

Since I’ve got 4 days worth of pictures and y’all seemed to have enjoyed my Three Words Thursday post a couple of weeks ago, how about a Two Words Tuesday post? One less word… I’m up for the challenge. And if worst comes to worst, I’ll clarify the confusion or try to redeem myself tomorrow

Ready, set, photo dump!

neighborhood flowers

undercover silliness

Springtime Expo

savory & sweet

5-21 Mall Shopping

mall must-haves

5-21 Thrift Store

thrift shop

workout jam

sweatin’ & cheesin’

avocado burgers

dumpster dinner

duck shoes

5-21 GW Graduation

girlfriends commencement

drizzly morning

5-21 GW Graduation 2

congrats girly!

Teet lunch

Orioles vs. Rays

5-21 Baseball Game

family love

hurry up

peaceful sunset

Fitch, Please

Question: Your two words?

Question: Do you enjoy going to baseball games? Yup – Ryan and I have a busy baseball schedule this spring which is great because it means that we get to spend time with some of our favorite friends! So far we’ve been to a Nats, Sox, and an Orioles game… We’re going to 2 Nats games this weekend and I bet we’ll go to a handful more throughout the summer!

— Allison

“You’ve gotta take care of yourself.”

April 8, 2013 by Allison · 87 Comments

While driving home Friday from work, my momma said something that stuck with me all weekend…

“You’ve gotta take care of yourself.”

…spending time with loved ones.

…catching up with friends.

…trying new things.

…taking advantage of a beautiful day.

…reliving old memories.

…sleeping in and eating well.

…accomplishing goals.

…laughing a lot.

…and sometimes taking care of yourself can be as simple as getting a new hair do.

“The influence of a beautiful, helpful, hopeful character is contagious… People radiate what is in their minds and in their hearts.”

~ Eleanor H. Porter

Thanks Katie for hosting another marvelous link-up!

Question: What do you do to take care of yourself?

Question: What was the most marvelous moment of your weekend?

— Allison

Throwback Thursday: Boston Bound

April 4, 2013 by Allison · 56 Comments

Before we go back too far, a quick recap of my past few days…

Sunday

angel food cake in honor of Easter - Ryan and I traded Easter egg hunting for apartment hunting

Monday

my momma’s house - we ate homemade meatball calzones and caught up on life

Tuesday

apartment hunt done – after looking at 10 complexes, we put an offer on one and it was accepted!

Wednesday

speedy run with Molly - I’m excited to start a new Wednesday tradition

Thursday

Whole Foods lunch - I was a hungry, hungry hippo today and the lunch I packed wasn’t sufficient

And now for a trip down memory lane… College.

For my freshman year of college I attended a small liberal arts school in a town outside of Richmond. It was conveniently close to home [just under 2 hours] and the classes were small so I was able to build close relationships with my professors.

After a few months of “toughing it” I went home for winter break and told my parents that I was not happy and wanted to transfer – not a big surprise considering that I commuted via I- 95 to home every.single.weekend. I was excelling in my courses but I wasn’t enjoying myself. The biggest local attraction was Walmart and the weekends consisted primarily of frat parties. That may be the ideal situation for some, to each their own, but it wasn’t for me.

I began researching my options and ended up applying to 10 schools, all located throughout the mid-Atlantic and the northeast. Come springtime, I was shocked when I was accepted to 8 of the schools and had no clue where I wanted to go… Until I toured Boston and I fell in love with the city. That fall I started my first semester as a sophomore at Boston University.

I haven’t been back since graduation [May 2011] but thanks to a late Christmas gift from my momma, Ryan and I will be making a trip up this spring – I just need to book our tickets