Rainy Day Happiness

Is that an oxymoron? Normally I am depressed on rainy days but I have a lot to be happy/excited about at the moment! I thought I'd share some of those 'happies' with you!

Summer is just around the corner! I have the countdown at about 7 weeks until school is done! I cannot express to you how happy this makes me (I'm sure you can tell because I talk about it in almost every post) ;)

WKU's campus is looking more alive lately! The trees are blooming and students are enjoying their time outside. With all this rain we're getting today I'm sure the flowers and trees will be even more beatiful tomorrow!

I am going to attempt to cook another recipe this weekend... another from Emily! It's an awesome chicken dip and I can't wait for my family to try it.

My adorable cousin, Lily, will celebrate a birthday in just over a month... I can't for her (and her mommy) to see her present :)

I just finished a book my parents got me for Christmas as a stocking stuffer. It's called "When God Winks at You" by SQuire Rushnell and it's about "God-winks" or what most of us tend to call coincedences. It's a book filled with amazing stories of "God-winks" and talks about how/when/why God "winks" at us. I would highly recommend it!

The CATS play again tonight (yay!) but since I usually go to bed early I'm afraid I won't be able to stay up through all of it unless it's a really close game... and I do NOT hope for that!

I believe (if all goes according to plan) that next Friday my mother and I will be getting pedicures. How relaxing does that sound?!

Old Navy is having a sale this week. A lot of their t-shirts and cardigans are at pretty good prices. I may have to make an order from there sometime soon!

Last, but not least, my wonderful boyfriend and I will celebrate 4 years together on Saturday!!! We don't have any big plans but who knows what we'll actually end up doing. Neither of us are very good at planning our dates ahead of time :) Anyway, I'm sure whatever we decide to do will be great!

Hopefully you'll find some 'happies' on this gloomy day :)

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. --Acts 14:17

7 Days???

Has it really been 7 days since you last heard from me? Oh well, I'm sure you're fine :)
As usual, nothing important has happened since then but I'll just give a quick recap.

I had the 'blahs' majorly last week at school... why can't Spring Break last forever? I am counting down the days until the semester ends already!! I am SO looking foward to Summer! Being in college has seriously made me cherish every free moment I have... I wonder sometimes what I did in high school with all my free time?! I would go back and tell myself to sleep every chance possible...

My weekend started with taking a trip to Scottsville with my boyfriend's family. We all love this restaurant called Harper's. It's menu mainly consists of fish... and although I'm not a big fan of fish, I eat every piece on the plate there! I love it!! On Saturday evening, Nathan and I left a little earlier than we normally do. We ate at Cheddar's (good as always!) and then made a quick trip to Wal-Mart - yes, it is possible! We then hurried back to my house to watch the CATS play (which was the whole reason we left early) and boy, did they play good!! I got a surprise visit from my favorite person, Lily, on Sunday afternoon. She was just perfect, as always :)

Now it's back to work and school. But I really can't complain, my week has been good so far. I have a Psychology test later in the week so I will be happy when that is over. Did I mention that I am ready for summer yet?!? ;)

Spring Break 2010

Let me just start off by saying that my Spring Break was very uneventful... just how I like it :)

I had to work on Monday and Tuesday but the rest of the week was filled with nothing-ness! Along with running some odd and end errands, I also had a hair appointment on Wednesday. My hair now looks something like this (minus the curls)...

I helped my Mom out that afternoon by cooking supper. The menu was this (thanks for the recipe, Emily!) and it was a big hit. I may put a little more chicken in it the next time I fix it because we are a meat loving family.

Funny and random story: The boyfriend refuses to eat my cooking... but he has a good reason why. The first time I (attempted to) cook for him I made grilled cheese... well, sorta. It was more like toast with cheese in the middle - yea, it was gross!! Ever since then I have been trying to convince him that I can cook. In order for him to actually eat the soup I had to tell him my Mom cooked it. Between his first and second bowl I broke the surprising news... that I cooked something successfully! Hallelujah! I may have finally redeemed my cooking reputation - at least a little anyway :)

The rest of my break was filled with cleaning, watching this movie (which I would highly recommend), catching up on sleep, and watching basketball all weekend! I love March Madness!! And yes, I do have to brag on my CATS now...

2010 SEC CHAMPS

...it's good to be a Kentucky girl :)

While we're on the topic of Spring... the first "official" day is this Saturday and the temperatures look like they will reflect that. I am very excited to see the March flowers starting to bloom... they are my favorite! Yes, I think it's safe to diagnose myself with Spring Fever :)

Enjoy the day everyone :)

Favorites

This will be another 'get to know me' kind of blog :)

I thought I would share some of my favorites (movies, TV shows, music, etc.)... hope you enjoy :)

Movies...

"City of Angels" -- Meg Ryan is amazing and I have to say the music was almost as good as the movie.

"The Blind Side" -- Who doesn't love this movie?! I'm so happy Sandra Bullock won an award for this!

"Sweet Home Alabama" -- Reese Witherspoon is hands-down my favorite actress!

TV Shows...

"Reba" -- I still crack up everytime I watch this show.

"NCIS" -- My second career path... but I love the kiddos more :)

"Army Wives" -- I CANNOT wait for this show to come back on April 11! I have missed it over the winter.

Music (I'm a country kind of girl)...

Carrie Underwood -- You can't deny that voice... or her beauty!

Jason Aldean -- I'm not a girl who likes a guy with earrings at all... but he pulls it off - well! His voice is awesome too!

Miranda Lambert -- Definitely my fave! Her songwriting skills are amazing and I never get tired of her songs!

March Madness!!!

That's right... I bleed blue! This time of year only means one thing around my house... NCAA Tournament! I am watching a game right now as I type this... the Cats are up :)

Hope you are all having a good day! I am enjoying my last couple days of Spring Break... then it's back to reality!

Enjoy the weekend :)

Oh yeah...

Another thing, I can't get enough of these two songs at the moment! Thought I would share...

"The House That Built Me" by Miranda Lambert

"American Honey" by Lady Antebellum

Hope you enjoy :)

Hello blogging world!

After contemplating and reading blogs of others I have decided to join the blogging world. This blog will be something I can express my feelings on and share things I have found, but mainly I will just share my daily experiences... no matter how unimportant they are. So, on that note I will share a couple random facts to introduce myself.

1. I am in my second semester of college. It is challenging but I have to admit I love it!
2. I cannot wait to begin my career as an Elementary teacher! After I complete my Bacherlor's degree I plan to pursue degrees in Special Education (for Language and Behavior Disorders) and School Counseling... it will pay off in about ten years, or so ;)
3. I have an incredible family... you don't know me unless you hear something about them :)
4. My little sister and I could be described as daylight and dark... we are nothing alike! However, I (and my parents) wouldn't want another one of me running around in our house so I guess God knew what he was doing ;) But seriously, I love her!
5. I am completely obsessed with my precious little cousin Lily... she is the best entertainment!
6. I am very happily taken by my boyfriend Nathan. In a few weeks we will celebrate 4 years together and I couldn't be happier :)
7. My favorite Bible verse is Hebrews 11:1. I believe it can be applied to every aspect of life!
8. Not only do I attend WKU but they also employ me - ha! I love working here and have been blessed with some awesome co-workers!
9. God has blessed me with so much and I thank him everyday for it!
10. Lastly, the name of my blog is also a song at the moment but I also feel it captures the essence of "me". I am a happy, smiling person who loves to laugh. Thus, the name of the blog!

So there's me... or at least parts of me. Until I blog again this will have to do...

Enjoy the weather today! :)

Kaylyn