Life as of Late: 5 on Friday!

Since I haven't had the time to blog regularly recently, I wanted to spend today updating you all on some fab things that have been going on in my life! Please bare with me, the list is a bit random!

I'm officially sharing six things, but just because I love 5 on Friday, I'm still linking up with a few beautiful bloggers for the 5 on Friday post!

Have five (or six) things you'd like to share? Link up and let us know!

I ran 10 miles!!!!

My goodness, what an accomplishment! When I started running in November, I couldn't run one mile without stopping! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever run/want to run 10, but I did it, and I'm one step closer to my half-marathon dream!

I met my graduate school advisor!

A tad excited to be visiting the new College of Education building!

On Monday, in an effort to tie up any graduate school loose ends, I decided to contact my new advisor to see if we could get together for a meeting later on in the week. He agreed, and we met yesterday morning for the first time. I immediately had a great feeling about him! Dr. Howe is super nice, knowledgeable and supportive! Our face to face meeting made me so excited to work with him over the next two years!

My hair is growing!

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I've been trying to grow out my hair since November, and this week, someone even told me it looked long! Thank you, Samantha! It made my day, and made all those "just trim the ends" hair appointments completely worth it! I'm getting some color done tomorrow, and I can't wait.

Registrar's Office Retreat

Office friends: Tara, Bert & Ethel
One of my tasks over the past few months, was to plan a Registrar's Office retreat for my entire office. It was a task trying to accommodate 20+ schedules, but somehow, it happened! The retreat went off without a hitch, and everyone had so much fun!

My NYC trip is booked!

As of about two weeks ago, my NYC trip in November is officially official! We heard back from the Reservations Coordinator, and my friends and I will be visiting NYC November 21st through the 24th.

I get to see Paisley today!

Today after work, I'm headed home for the weekend, and I finally get to see my sweetheart, Paisley! It's been two weeks since I've been home, and I miss her so much. Hopefully we'll have pretty weather the next couple of days, and make it to the park for a little doggie field trip.

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As always, Have a Sweet Day!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Happy Happy Wednesday, Y'all!

 

Here's what I'm loving on this super windy Wednesday in Boone!

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1. My Daddy's coming to visit!

My Dad is a huge basketball fan, and tonight Appalachian has a men's and women's game. Since he's off work for a few days, he's headed up the mountain, so we can go watch! I'm so excited to see him and have a great time cheering on the Mountaineers!

 

2. I'm getting my hair done!

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My every-eight-week hair appointment is this Saturday, and I can't wait to have my ends trimmed and get some fresh color! I'm still trying to grow my hair out, so I won't be cutting any, just shaping up the ends. I swear, my hair dresser Lisa can work wonders on this bob!

 

3. I snagged the cutest dress from Bre's Closet Purge

While scanning my twitter feed the other night, I saw that Bre from Basically Bre was having a blog sale. I fell in love with this super fun, black and gold KiKi La'Rue dress. I immediately emailed her, and got it for $20. Doesn't it look perfect for Homecoming or a fun night out?!

 

4. New York City

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As if I'm not fascinated enough with New York City, watching the Sex and the City TV series from the beginning has me just about ready to hop on a plane today! There are so many things I want to learn about this amazing place!

 

5.Meeting new friends!

Yesterday, I had lunch with my sweet friend Tara and her cousin Katie. This was something completely spur of the moment, but now I know it was simply meant to be! Katie is a current student at Appalachian and so precious. I was amazed by just how much we had in common! Just when you think you live in a small town, you meet someone completely new! It just made my day!

 

What are you loving this Wednesday? Link-up and let us know!

 

As always, Have a Sweet Day!



I’m Growing My Hair Out!

Yes, hopefully sooner rather than later, my short bob will be no more! 

What spawned this change of heart? 

Well my cousin’s upcoming April wedding, for one.

In November, when I went to pick out my bridesmaid dress, I decided on a beautiful, (not an adjective used to describe many bridesmaid dresses) one shoulder, floor-length gown in navy. I loved it, and it loved all 5 foot 2 inches of me. I knew it had to be mine. Though it looked pretty with my short hair, I knew it would be even better with long-ish, summer-highlighted hair, so the adventure of growing my hair out began!

The other reason I want long hair is because I always seem to want what I can't have! If I've got straight hair, I'd rather have curls. If I've been blonde for a while, I want to be brunette. I think I have this in common with most women!

My hair November-ish:

M hair as of January:

My goal for Courtney's April 6th wedding:

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Do you think I can make it? My hairdresser Lisa seems to think so! 

I have an appointment to get a trim and color this Saturday, so I'm super excited about that. My roots really need it! Hopefully she can just shape up the ends, and I'll still be on track for my wedding hair goal!

It seems like everyone's lusting for longer hair! 

Are you?

As always, Have a Sweet Day!

New Job Prep Through Instagram!

I start my job in less than one week...six days to be exact!

The beautiful cake at my going away dinner:)

Still, there are days when it doesn't seem real that I'm moving to a new place to start a "real" job! This coming Sunday afternoon, my parents are driving their car (full of clothes & shoes), and I'm driving mine up to Boone to move me in.

My new apartment won't be ready until the middle of December since I'm picking up another girl's lease. So in the meantime, I'm living with my old boss, from the job I had when I was a student. She is just wonderful, and I feel so lucky to be staying with such a great friend/mentor during my first few weeks on the job. She works for Appalachian as well, and I'm sure will be able to answer any questions I have.

In my last few weeks living at home, I've been trying my best to take care of any new job preparations that I can! It's a real task picking up your life in one place and moving somewhere completely different!

New Job Prep:

Finding a place to live: After so much stress and worrying, I finally have a place to live! Praise the Lord! I'll be moving in around the 19th of December!

It's not a huge apartment, but I think it'll be perfect for Paisley and me!

Getting a staff parking permit: One really nice thing about being a staff member at a university, is being able to drive my car to campus and park right behind where I work! This is going to be a such a luxury, especially during the blizzards that we're known to experience in Boone.

Getting a staff ID card: By having a staff AppCard (what we call it at Appalachian) I can get into the parking area, buy supplies in the bookstore, grab lunch, whatever I need, and it all comes out of my check each month. I also LOVE that since I'm staff, I can get into any gym on campus for $4.00/month! This is probably what I'm most looking forward to!

Getting my hair cut: I have been going to the same hairdresser for ten years! That's a long time! When my job's start date was set, I made sure to give Lisa a call. I wanted my hair/color to look really good for my first day. My appointment was yesterday, and I think my hair turned out the best it's ever looked! Go Lisa:)

Switching Banks: I love the bank that I've been using for years, but since there was no branch in Boone, I had to make a change. My Dad and I spent one day a couple of weeks ago closing out old accounts and opening new ones. I also decided to cash in my piggy bank that I'd been saving up for few months!


I'm sure getting all this out of the way will make my transition into a new place and job go much more smoothly. I'm so excited and nervous!

As always, Have a Sweet Day!

A Hair Change!

That's why her hair is so big. It's full of secrets.

-Mean Girls

I couldn't resist throwing in one of my all-time favorite quotes in this post about hair! 

I wanted to share with you all some new hair products that I decided to try! When I find a type of shampoo and conditioner that I like, I stick with it for a while. Some I have even used for years, or until I get tired of it and think my hair either needs a break or a change. With that said, a few weeks ago, I was running out of my current Shampoo/Conditioner. I had been using a brand called Wella, that's sold in the salon I go to. I was using the yellow set and liked it, but it just wasn't doing anything amazing for my hair.

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I decided that it was finally time to try something different and consulted a few blog friends that always seem to have beautiful hair. Genn at Life In The Hass House and Emily of Life of Emily, along with a few friends gave me some great advice. After checking out their different suggestions, I decided on a product that was relatively in the same price range as the Wella I was using before.

Meet: Redken Body Full! 

I purchased these two in this size for just under $30.

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I like how shiny and soft they make my hair and they both smell great. Though the name has "body" in it, personally I don't see that big of a difference. My hair seems to have the same amount of fullness before and after using Body Full.

In hopes of having a complete hair styling makeover, I purchased a new hair dryer as well. I've had the same one for years now and it just wasn't cutting it. 

Say Hello to the CONAIR Ionic Turbo Styler! 

I'm not one to invest a lot of money in a hair dryer, so I picked out this one at Walmart for about $16. I've only used it twice so far, but it's head & shoulders above the little thing I was relying on before.

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Do you use any of these products? Like/dislike them?

P.S- Make sure to check out the amazing Marley Lilly giveaway that Katie's doing over at His Diamond and Mine!

You may not believe this, but...

I'm not a natural blonde!

I know it's horrible.

I'm naturally....a brunette!

I can't believe I'm considering it, but I'm thinking about going back to brown hair! 

Thoughts??

Okay, so here's a couple flashbacks:

(Please ignore these Myspace-ish pics! I was in high school okay?!)

Sophomore year:

Junior year:

Freshman year of college:

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my hair blonde, but sometimes a girl just needs a change!

I also think the brown hair would be great for the winter.

I don't want to go just plain brown like I've done in the past because I think it looks a little mousy on me. I think some red highlights along with it, would help a lot.

Pictures via Pinterest

Whatever I decide, staying blonde or going brown, something is going to be done about these roots, this Monday at 10:30AM.

Wish me luck!

Revitalized!

I am so excited that I finally had time to sit down, relax, and catch up on all the new posts on the blogs I follow. Reading what each one of you have to say is one of my most favorite parts of my daily routine! So, even thought it's only Friday night, early Saturday morning-ish, a lot of good things are already in the works for this weekend.

Let's see...

 -Jake and I decided that we are going to visit the Biltmore House in Asheville, NC. Neither of us have ever been and I think it would be such a fun little day trip!

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I did some research and found on their event calendar that they have Christmas decorations up from today until January 1st, giving us plenty of time to find a day to go:)

I love Christmas, Christmas trees, ornaments, traveling, lights, all food, new places, smells...you get the idea. I've heard all these things and more can be found at Biltmore, and I'm so ready to finally go. 

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Isn't it B-E-A-U-tiful!?

-I was able to have a nice breakfast at one of my favorite restaurants in Boone, "Troy's Diner", with Alpha Phi's educational leadership consultant, this morning.

-I had a hair appointment this afternoon! Pictures to come, maybe? I love getting my hair done, I go every 6 weeks no matter what so I always look forward to it. With that said, my hairdresser and I realized today that next year will mark 10 years going to the same woman. Crazy! 

-I got to have a really nice dinner with my Mom, Dad, and Brother tonight at Red Lobster, yummy!

-My mom and I went shopping after supper and I bought a super cute necklace from Forever 21. It was only $7.80 to start with, but with the 30% sale on all jewelry, I got it for a little over $5.00. Yay me! I also got Jake a little something for Christmas:)

-After reading EVERYONE'S fall posts about the amazing "Pumpkin Spice Latte" at Starbucks, I just had to try it! So tonight, I gave in, and it was just as delicious as everyone described. I was so excited to get one, red cup and all!

Have a great rest of the weekend!