Thursday, April 24, 2014

Catch Up Time!

Easter weekend was filled with lots of family and friend time, and even more late nights! I accumulated probably a total of 24 hours of sleep from Thursday to Sunday. Although I was missing my precious sleep, I was more than happy to spend those hours with my favorite people! My sister came into town early Friday afternoon and we did some shopping and just enjoyed our time together. Then Friday night my best friends came into town, talk about my happy place.. That is definitely it. I miss each and everyone of them dearly when they are away at school, and I find myself doing countdowns until they are home far too often. Friday night my friends and I went to Lupe's for a delicious dinner. Good company and even better food calls for a great night.

Even though you might think we are a little old... we girls love to get our sleepover on when we are all together! After dinner Kaela and I did one of our many annual sleepovers where we stayed up way too late and woke up way to early considering the time we went to bed HAHA! Saturday morning was spent getting our nails and toes done and just relaxing. It was a much needed mani/pedi  I tell you! We then stopped for lunch at Lupita's Mex Mex. This was my first time there and let me tell you it was DELICIOUS!!!! I will be adding it to my list of favorite places. Saturday night was spent at home just relaxing and hanging out with the family. Although I still found myself going to bed late and waking up early! There is something wrong with this picture.. Easter Sunday was one of the best day's I got to sleep in and just veg in bed all day long. My mom made some of my favorite foods, and we again just enjoyed the company of having everyone home under one roof. Sunday night after all the Easter festivities were done, I loaded up my bag and spent one more night at Kaela's house. Being glued at the hip is a total understatement for the two of us. We literally spend every waking moment together when she is in town! We had one last sleepover before she headed back to Norman on Monday night.

Monday was back to reality, school was back in session and my mommy duty was needing to be done for my sweet Sammie and Ryan! On Tuesday I woke up feeling a bit under the weather, but I just associated it with the nasty weather and my allergies. But shortly after 3:00 pm on Tuesday I was proven wrong.. it was something far bigger and nastier than just "allergies" I felt like I had just been hit my a huge semi. And then that's when I started vomiting (sorry for the TMI). I knew that I couldn't stay any longer at work and that I really just needed to go home.. So I called Sammie and Ryan's sweet momma and told her that I was really sick and needed to head home. She quickly made arrangements for the kids to go to the neighbors until she could get home. The rest of my Tuesday night was spent in bed feeling super under the weather. When I woke up Wednesday I still felt super crappy, so I called off work and slept the day away! Today I am feeling a little bit better but I am still not 100%... fingers crossed I will be on the up and up by tomorrow.

I guess you could say last weekend really got the best of me. No matter what though I am still so thankful for all that The Lord provides me with. In sickness and in health he always seems to provide. God is good and I am forever blessed.

Happy Weekend Everyone!!


XOXOXOXOXO,

Maggie 

Monday, April 14, 2014

Letting it All Out!

Sometimes in life you just have to let it all out. Life isn't always perfect, and not everyone is just beaming with excitement 24/7. Often times I find myself having a pity party... I just mope because life just seems to really suck right then. Then other days I find myself judging others for having a pity party. You see there is something wrong with this picture! It is so hard to see the the glass as half full when life just seems to never stop. Today I read "30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself" and y'all let me just tell you it opened my eyes, I was seriously in awe as I read all 30 little blurbs.

I realized that it is not just me who might have bad days, months, or years, its everyone. No one lives a perfect life and no one ever will. Life throws us curve balls, and although we think they are so bad when they first come our way, they end up really helping us. The Lord builds us up never to tear us down,but to just push us a little further. He knows that we can go that extra mile even when we think our world is crumbling down. With the end of school being so close I am finding myself more and more just going through the motions. I am so ready for no stress and just a little bit of freedom. I want to sleep in, lay around and  be lazy and have super tan skin but alas I know that is a lot to ask for. So instead I will take what I can get.

So enough of my rambling...I hope are able to find this little article as interesting as I did! Today I learned that life goes on and everything will work out.

http://www.lifebuzz.com/just-stop/


Love to all!


XOXOXOXO,

Maggie

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Birthday Wishes!

Dear Momma,
Today you turned 36 or so you'd like to think ;)! I honestly can't think of anyone else who deserves the GREATEST birthday in the world besides you. Your gentle heart and love for everyone is what makes me the most proud to be your daughter! Thank you for loving Nick,Lauren and I more than anything and anyone in the world. We are beyond blessed to have you as our mom and I am pretty sure I speak on the behalf of everyone when I say this....our life would suck without you. Most importantly, thank you for being my taxi driver these last 19 years... One day  I eventually will get my license, and shortly after that you will no longer have anymore "babies". I hope you know you are so loved today and everyday! Happy birthday!



So here's to you my sweet and loving mom! I love you!


XOXOXOXO,

Maggie

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Number One Nails by Maggie

A little over a month ago I invested in a shellac machine. You see I am obsessed with having my nails done and looking perfect, so I thought what better way to spend my money then buying a shellac machine?! I am sure you are thinking this chick is crazy those things are like hundreds of dollars. Well friends I am here to tell you differently, there is a mini version of the "real deal" and it is only $25!!! My sisters roommate was using one back when I went to visit in February and I thought it was the coolest thing. I would never however pay the extra $15 every time I got my nails done at  the nail salon, and the couple times that I did pay for it, it didn't last any longer than the normal deal. Lauren's roommate swore by it though, she said her mom and her had been using theirs for a couple years now and it has never let them down.. so I bit the bullet and bought one. And let me just tell you it has been one of the best investments yet. So much that I am thinking of charging a $5 fee whenever I do other peoples nails. I mean come on where can you get your nails done for $5?


I now no longer have to paint my nails every 4 days, I can actually keep my shellac on for about 8 days. I do however kind of miss not being able to change my color whenever I want to. I don't shellac every time because it does eventually make your nails thin and I do not want that!

So if you are tired of having your nails chip and look like crap, then come on over to "Number One Nails by Maggie" or invest in a shellac machine!



http://www.amazon.com/Sensationail-3060-SensatioNail-LED-Lamp/dp/B00GMQDN64/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397096173&sr=8-1&keywords=sensationail+pro+led+lamp

As you can tell I am not finger model!

“You can tell a lot from a person's nails. When a life starts to unravel, they're among the first to go.”-Ian McEwan


Until the next coat of polish comes off!


XOXOXOXOXO,

Maggie




Wednesday, April 2, 2014

When Everything Starts to Bloom

Recently I was looking around and reading some new blogs when I came across this one called "Enjoying the Small Things" Something about the name really caught my eye. Yes I'll admit, if your blog doesn't have a cute title or background I tend to not be a consistent reader! Right as I got to the blog I immediately started from the beginning, and let me just tell you the lady behind this blog really knows how to pull you in and hook you. After a couple hours of reading this blog (this shows you how hooked I was) I emailed my friend Laura and told her that she had to read this blog. She emails me back bright and early the next morning and tells me that she has been reading this blog for quite some time now, and that she can't believe that we've never talked about this before.

After reading this blog and discovering that this lady had also written a book, you better believe I was going right to the store to buy it. Little did I know that Laura not only reads her blog but also has her book and read that too. So I did not have to go out and buy the book because my sweet friend was going to lend it to me to read. I am now in my like 4th day of reading it, and almost every time I read another page I am brought to tears. This mom expresses her pain and happiness as she tells the story about their family and her Down Syndrome daughter. She couldn't be anymore real with her day to day struggle to be the best mom, wife, and friend even if you asked her to. She is truly a gift from God.

Although  I don't know her personally I totally feel like I do. I feel as if I am walking along side her as she tells her sweet story. She shows the readers that even if God doesn't always grant you the sweetest life right off the bat, that doesn't mean you can't make it sweet!

So next time you are looking for a good read that will make you not want to get out of bed because you are too busy reading, I suggest you read the book "Bloom" written by Kelle Hampton!

"Because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever."- Psalm 41:12

XOXOXOXOXO,

Maggie


 

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