Back to my regularly scheduled life

First of all, I hope everyone had a fantastic Labor Day yesterday! && Second of all, good luck to all the kiddos starting school today! 

(Around here, it's the first day of school. I know some started a couple weeks ago though.)

One of these days it will be me posting pictures of my children going off to school and crying my eyes out, but until that day, I'll just keep posting pictures of my dogs. I'm definitely not rushing on the kids thing.

Well, today marks the first day back to work with no countdowns to the next vacation. The past few weeks have been a little crazy for me. My boyfriend and I took a vacation to see his parents and then we headed off for the mountains for a little getaway, just the two of us. I'll have to make a whole separate post for that vacation though, so be sure to check back this week. 

This past weekend was spent at the beach house with my family. Our beach house pretty much stays rented out, so it's only a couple times a year that we all get to go down there together to spend some time together. Unfortunately it wasn't much of a beach weekend due to it being super windy, but we still had a lot of fun and got a lot of relaxing in! 

Although I'm sad that I don't have any other vacations to start counting down to, I do have lots of other countdowns now... Here's a few I have going at this time:

Eagles Regular Season Football Starts- 6 Days

Flyers Regular Season Hockey Starts- 30 Days

Admirals Regular Season Hockey Starts - 38 Days

My Birthday- 49 Days

Halloween - 53 Days

Thanksgiving - 79 Days

Black Friday - 80 Days

MY GRADUATION!!!! - 102 Days

Christmas - 108 Days

New Years - 115 Days

I have a lot to look forward to, especially my long awaited graduation! Another thing I'm looking forward to is fall and colder weather! I can't wait for jeans and hoodie weather, crock pot meals, and pumpkin patches. 

By the way, when is it too early to decorate for Halloween???

Time to get some homework done and get through this work day. Check back for my post on my mountain adventure!!! :) 

My Weekend Went Out With A Bang...

... And when I say "bang"... That's the sound the tow truck bed made as it hit the ground to tow my car back to the dealership.

Yea, you read that right. My brand new Jeep, that I have had a week and a half, had to be towed back to the dealership. I swear I have the worst luck. Hopefully today we figure out what is wrong with it. Everything was fine and dandy when I went to have lunch with my life long best friend. However, when I came out to leave... things started going down hill. Here's a list of the depressing moments from yesterday...

My Philadelphia Eagles lost to my Dad's Minnesota Vikings.

My Philadelphia Flyers lost to my Dad's Washington Capitals.

The Norfolk Admirals lost to the Charlotte Checkers.

&&

I had to see my baby towed away.

... Luckily the Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers and that made me happier than it probably should.

Let me tell you, a brand new car that still has temporary tags does not look good on the back of a tow truck. I am not a happy camper right now. Luckily the dealership is trying to make things right and gave me a new car off the lot to drive until they figure out what's wrong with mine. Hopefully it gets fixed the first time and doesn't happen again.

I'm just excited that for the next few weeks I don't have to worry about homework and tests! I finally get to relax a little bit and enjoy the holidays. Other than yesterday, the rest of my weekend was great! But, instead of getting all down on myself about my horrible luck... I just gotta try to stay positive! :) I'm almost done with Christmas shopping and I get to spend the holidays with my family! I can't believe Christmas is so soon!

Well, time to go get this work day started! Here's to hoping the week turns around for me!

Such a sad sight!

At least the sky was pretty! No filter needed here!

Fly Eagles, Fly!

Since it's football season, I figured I would talk a little bit about the team I cheer for week in and week out. The Philadelphia Eagles. Go ahead, get your jokes out! I'll support them win or lose... and trust me... they tested that last season! I only started getting into football about 5 or 6 years ago, but have quickly come to absolutely love it. Football gives me a reason to be lazy and sit in front of the tv all day on Sundays. 

I didn't expect much out of the Eagles coming into this season, seeing as how it's a rebuilding year for us. We've swept the coaching staff, so everyone is still trying to get use to one another. Last year, the Eagles didn't do so hot. They went 4-12, so they've definitely tested my patience with being a fan! If you didn't know, the Eagles have never won a super bowl. With a season like last year, they definitely aren't anywhere near winning one either. Here's to high hope for this season with Chip Kelly in the head coach position. I was definitely proud of the way they came out in the first half of the game Monday night vs the Redskins... well minus the "backwards pass" thrown our first time in the Red Zone. However, after half time they started slacking, giving the Redskins a chance to get back in the game. All that matters is that we came out with the win though. 

Everyone tends to have a favorite player on the team. Mine happens to be the 28 yr old, 6'4", 225lb Tight End out of Cincinnati, Ohio.... Brent Celek. The only Eagles jerseys I own, have his name on the back. If you saw the game Monday night, you would have seen him in all his glory scoring a touch down. You can be sure, this girl went crazy! 

Hellllllllo Handsome!

Here's a look at the Eagles' schedule this season... Do they play your team this season? What weeks?

Week 1    Eagles @ Redskins   WON

Week 2    Eagles vs Chargers

Week 3    Eagles vs Chiefs

Week 4    Eagles @ Broncos

Week 5    Eagles @ Giants

Week 6    Eagles @ Buccaneers

Week 7    Eagles vs Cowboys

Week 8    Eagles vs Giants  My Birthday!!!

Week 9    Eagles @ Raiders

Week 10  Eagles @ Packers

Week 11  Eagles vs Redskins

Week 12         BYE

Week 13  Eagles vs Cardinals

Week 14  Eagles vs Lions

Week 15  Eagles @ VIkings

Week 16  Eagles vs Bears

Week 17  Eagles @ Cowboys

Here's to hoping we have a decent season this year, and giving me something to cheer for! 

...Until Next Time...

Weekend Warriors

Hey everyone... I know I'm a crappy blogger and forgot to do a weekend recap yesterday, so here it is! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! I'd have to say my weekend was pretty awesome! Friday night I met up with some teammates for a couple drinks before our kickball. We won our game that night, which happened to be the last regular season game for the spring season!

Saturday went by pretty quickly. Met up for lunch with someone and ended up going to the scrap yard with him. It's been a while since I've been in a scrap yard, and I must say... it was nice to go back to my roots! haha. Even saw a couple people that I use to see all the time! Saturday evening was definitely a kickball kind of night! Our end of season tournament started at 5, and we won our first game to advance to semi-finals. I was really proud of my team in our second game to go scoreless up until the bottom of the 7th inning, with a team who normally beats us. However, we didn't have all of our players there. I think if we would have had everyone there, we could have made it to finals! The 1st and 2nd place teams get money towards a bar tab! Either way, we stayed to watch the championship game and had a blast. I love my kickball team, they really are like family!

Sunday was Momma/Daughter day! We ended up getting our nails done and shopping around before heading to go see Tony Lucca, Kelly Clarkson, & Maroon 5. Our seats were awesome! I had/have no clue who Tony Lucca is, seeing as how I don't watch the voice! Kelly Clarkson did phenomenal. I love that she embraces her size and doesn't care what anyone thinks! That girl definitely has some energy! Maroon 5 was pretty good as well! It definitely made my night when Adam Levine took his shirt off!

Now it's time for a photo dump of the weekend! Enjoy!

Our awesome slurpee cups we got for kickball!

Kickball!

Mom getting her nails done.

Cool frozen drinks!

Momma and I!

My favorite part of the night!

Hello Handsome!

Kelly!

Kelly and Band.

Tony Lucca

Be sure to check back tomorrow for my lovely post about my Philadelphia Eagles! :)

...Until Next Time...

Labor Day Festivities.

Happy Hump Day!!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic Labor Day weekend! I know I did. Friday night I went to dinner and a movie with a friend. For dinner we went to California Pizza Kitchen, can you say delicious!? Then it was off to see The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. I have mixed reviews on the movie. I've been reading the book series, and obviously they are never quite the same as the movie, but this one threw me for a loop. I spent more time saying, "This isn't how it was in the book", than actually enjoying the movie. I think had I not read the books, I would have absolutely loved the movie. It was a really good movie, don't get me wrong, but I tend to want the movie to play right along with the book. I'm on Book Four of the series now, can't wait to see where this series goes. If you haven't read The Mortal Instruments series, I highly recommend that you do!

Saturday was spent at the auction with my family. I was literally there for 9:45 to about 2:45. It's always a lot of fun at the auction, but it definitely takes your day away from you. At least there is some really yummy BBQ to keep you full! I did really well at the auction this month, I only spent $7. I bought a box of clothes for $5 because there was a Philadelphia Eagle's sweatshirt in it. I have no clue what else was in the box, since my mom and sister gave the rest to Goodwill. Evidently it was only little old lady clothes. I just wanted my sweatshirt. I also bought an old wooden office chair for $2. Don't laugh, I had been sitting in it all day, so I figured why not. It's actually missing a wheel, and the leg is broken but I don't care. I love my lovely office chair. I end up getting the weirdest things when it comes to auctions, but it's ok. Saturday evening consisted of sitting through 16 innings of baseball. Boy did my butt hurt after that! It was fan appreciation night, and guess what I won. NOT A SINGLE THING! I was pretty sad, not going to lie!

Sunday was pretty much a rest and relaxation day. I went to a cookout with my family before heading to the baseball game once again. We sat in the rain waiting to see if the game was going to be cancelled for an hour. After that hour was up, I was ready to go whether they were going to play or not. They did end up playing the game but not until two hours after it was suppose to start! It's ok, I went home and cuddled with Jonas anyways, which is always more enjoyable! Monday was nothing but homework and laundry. Literally... ALL DAY LONG!

I hope you all had a great time! Now it's time for a bit of a photo dump!!! Enjoy

Keeping it local. O'Connor on the left, Smartmouth on the right.

TMI: City of Bones!

Dad guarding only a portion of our things!
That's my chair in the far right!

You know what the say.. "The family that auctions together...
...spends too much money!"

He cracks me up! Always trying to make me bid.

Repping my Markakis shirt to the Tides game!

This lady and her fan... Hilarious. 

16 innings of baseball. Came out with 2 wins! 

Someone ripped their pants sliding to second!

Waiting for the rain to pass!

I'd rather cuddle up with him over anything,
any day of the week! :) 

...Until Next Time...

Photo Dump!

My weekend in Nova/Baltimore was quite eventful! On the way up it took us longer than it should have to get to my sister's house... that's to the lovely I-95 traffic. But we aren't going to get into that one. Once we got to my sister's, we all piled into the car to go to Bobby Flay's Burger Bar. It was quite yummy if I do say so myself. Of course being right there at the outlet mall, we had to go shop. Boy oh boy did I see some sights there. (Look for the photos below) After all the shopping, we dropped the guys at the house and the ladies went to the thrift store. I didn't score much of anything other than an Eagles football coach bear for the dog. Yes, I know, my dog is way beyond spoiled. After dinner, we just lounged around for a bit.

Sunday we got up and headed for Baltimore. On our way up we had to stop at a gas station, but not to get gas... we stopped for the authentic mexican food that was being sold out of the gas station. Yea, you heard me right! It was actually pretty delicious, it'll definitely be a return destination. Then it was on to the Orioles game to watch them whoop some Red Sox booty. At least Dad and I came home happy that our team won... The other three, not so much.

Well I hope everyone had a great weekend and is having a great week so far. Now it's time for a photo dump... ENJOY!!

Jonas enjoying the ride.

Near Quantico.

Bobby Flay's

Lunch at Bobby Flay's

Yes people.. that is a cat shirt!

Whole new meaning to hauling ass...

Really guy?!

Mexican food at a Gas Station!

Beautiful!

Too Funny

Momma!

Family Photo.

So pretty.

My two main men. Adam Jones and Nick Markakis

The Orioles had his Father!

Such a pretty park!

Family.

Hope you enjoyed! 

...Until Next Time...

It's time for the weekend!

I know I know.. I still haven't gotten the recipe blog up.

I'd do it at work, but the pictures are on my camera at the house. 

And seeing as how this week, I haven't been home much.

I haven't gotten the blog up.

It will happen.

But on to happier things.

IT'S FRIDAY!

And you know what that means, it's time to have some fun. 

Tonight is an important night for a lot of teams. 

So good luck to all of those, who I support!

My kickball team is looking to go 4-1 tonight!

After our 5-4 win last week to make us 3-1.

The Virginia Destroyers have their season opener and are looking for their first win of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles HAVE TO win tonight if they want to stay in the playoffs.

&& The Oscar Smith High School's football team has it's home coming tonight.

Good luck to the four of us! 

Tomorrow shall be a busy day of cleaning, rearranging, and redoing.

Going to be a nice day and I need to get stuff done at the house.

And tomorrow night is when the REAL fun begins!

The Norfolk Admirals has their first exhibition game. 

Hockey is back in Norfolk baby!

After the game it's off to pick up my season tickets and meet all the new players on the team.

Seeing as how the team is COMPLETELY different from last season.

Sunday is the Admirals second exhibition game.

As well as the Eagles play the Steelers.

Very busy weekend,

But I'm ready to get it started!

If you haven't figured out by now...

Sports are my main passion!

What are your plans this weekend???

Anything fun/cool going on?

Sports filled weekend. :)

Happy Monday!!

Sorry for the lack of posting on the weekends,

but they are usually so jam packed I really don't get any time!

Friday night was kickball night.

Actually for about 7 months out of the year,

Every Friday is kickball night..

Anyways.

My team name is SchweatyBallz and we are awesome.

Basically we are one big family.

And because we are so awesome... we won Friday!!!!

SchweatyBallz kickball baby!

We may not look like much,

But trust me we can hang with the best of them!

That win took us to 3-1 for this season!

I love my team to death and am so proud of them.

Honestly being a coach is tiring and takes some of the fun out of it.

But I wouldn't change it. :)

Well Saturday my dad and I traveled up the good ole I-95.

Can you guess how many cops we saw in our 2 1/2 hour journey?

Try about 16!!! WHAT!

VA Tech was playing Cincinnati at the Redskins stadium,

So unfortunately we were in that traffic the whole way.

We made it safe and sound though, no speeding tickets.

After all the initial hellos and such,

it was off to Baltimore we went.

I hadn't been to Baltimore in 3 years, so I wanted to site see.

As we were about 30 minutes outside of Baltimore,

Dad realizes he forgot the tickets. !?!?!?!?!

Thankfully my brother in law is a computer nerd,

Cause he told us not to worry... we will just go to FedEx Kinkos to print them off.

Dad and I would have NEVER thought of that.

After our pit stop we made our way on into the city...

And into the National Aquarium.

Dad says I've been there...

But I don't remember it at all!

My favorite part was the dolphin show!

YES!!! They have a dolphin show.

Dolphins!!

After fun times in the Inner Harbor we headed over to Camden Yards.

Oh what a beautiful park!

Of course the game was amazing...seeing as how we won.

The best part.. Dad and me are O's fans...Beth and Josh are Red Sox fans.

And go figure, the O's were playing the Red Sox!

Yesterday we went to this awesome little fair in Occoquan, Va.

They had all kinds of crafts and foods and anything you can imagine!

I absolutely loved it!

I bought the dog an Eagles fleece jacket!

(Which he wore for the game last night)

I got an amazing Flyers christmas ornament.

Found a lady with some amazing dip mixes and such,

So I bought a few things off of her.

To end my awesome weekend,

I got some skype time in with the boyfriend...

AND WATCHED MY EAGLES BEAT THE GIANTS!

WOOO HOOOO!

Oh that was definitely the icing on the cake!

Well now it's off to make this an awesome Monday!

Shopping, Cleaning, & Cooking.

Oh the joys!

This guy's car was completely wrapped in Ravens!

Inner Harbor!

Old Submarine.

My Dad and I !

I look like poo! But sister and me!

The 4 of us!

Batting Practice!

This was too cute!

Dad photo bombed!

Dad and Beth. This is right after Dad legit almost fell out his chair!

I need this for my house!

Jonas and I watching the Eagles, with his new fleece jacket!

This man made all kinds of figures! Too freaking cute!

Picked up this beauty for $5!