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 

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

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

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

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

The Countdown

The countdown to summer has officially begun! I am down to 24 more days of my freshmen year of college. Where did the time go? I remember the last of my friends going off to college, and all the tears I cried, because I was the only one staying in Houston like it was yesterday. All the coulda, woulda, shouldas that I thought about as the summer came to an end. Looking back now I wouldn't have done anything differently. I am truly so content with staying in Houston, focusing on my grades and having my friends come home to visit me! I will say though that I do wish I was able to visit my friends a little bit more than I did, but I had so much to get done in this new journey that I didn't really have much free time.

If a senior were to ask me if it was a smart idea to go to community college for the first year or so, I would totally say yes! It is such a nice transition, the classes are small just like high school, there is so much less pressure and you aren't totally lost when you first start out. Oh did I forget to mention the money that you will save, because that is a blessing in its self haha. Friends are the only minor downfall of community college. None of the people you meet are going to be people that you will keep up with the rest of your life. They are friends for the moment kind of people. You chat in class and you will say hi when you see them around, but you most likely will not call them up to hangout. Mostly because people that are doing the whole community college thing have jobs and other things in life that make them crazy busy.

As much as I am SOO excited for this school year to come to an end so I can start my summer, I am also so nervous and stressed. I haven't even thought about the last of my tests I am going to take or my FINALS for that matter. I have just been taking life day by day, and it is slowly starting to scare me more and more. I am ready for no alarms, staying up late, having my friends home and just relaxing, but I will surely miss the routine that I have. I am not one that loves change, so the school year is always I nice way for me to keep everything in order and timely. One thing that I know for sure, is that I won't have to worry at all about going back to school this time around. The beginning of this year totally rocked my world. I was so lost without my best friends, I didn't like the feeling of not knowing anyone and everything was just different. It wasn't until about Thanksgiving that I started to accept that this was my new normal. Life was going to go on and my friends were going to have somewhat of a new life, but they would love me and cherish my friendship just as much as they did before. So one thing  I know for sure is that at the end of the summer I will totally be ready for school, and it will not be the end of the world this time!

So heres to you summer 2k14, I am READY!!!!!

XOXOXOXOXO,

Maggie

Doin' What Blake Likes!!

Let me start off by just saying OH MY GOODNESS! Blake Shelton seriously rocked reliant last night!

As soon as the rodeo line-up came out this year, and I saw that Blake was going to be there I quickly began my search for tickets. I searched every ticket website, asked every friend, and even went as far as tweeting to anyone who was willing to make my heart happy and hook a girl up with some BS tickets. After all my searching I was unable to find tickets, and I knew I was just going to have to move on, and hope from some future ones. I started listening to Blake back when his first single became popular in about '05. Scary to think I was in the fifth grade. Man am I getting old!!!! Anyways, after the song Austin came out and I listened to it over 1000 times, I kind of stopped following Blake and didn't keep up with him. It wasn't until about 4 years ago when  I started to watch The Voice, that I started to REALLY like him! Little by little I got back into my BS stage and started to really follow his music again. About two years ago though is when I completely fell head over heels for a man that I knew I would never have the chance of marrying... (Heck with you Miranda!)

 Ok, back to the rodeo and wanting tickets to see BS. Last Saturday my dear dear friend Laura told me that she might know someone with Blake Shelton tickets, but that she would need to double check, and she would let me know as soon as she found out. Seriously I was OVER JOYED, but I didn't want to get my hopes up. That Sunday I got the BEST text message of my life... it read "Okay the Blake Shelton tickets are officially available! 4 tickets with parking pass too! Free of charge!" I think I teared up a little bit when I read that message. How could I go from not finding any tickets to being offered 4 free tickets WITH a parking pass? God knew how much I wanted those tickets, and he knew Ellen had the heart of angel to be sweet enough to make my heart so happy. Oh and I forgot to mention these seats were about 5 rows up from the action seats, so pretty much front and center!

I knew right away who was going with me, and it was My mom, Dad ( they are huge fans too), and my friend Carrie! All week long I looked forward to Thursday night, the night that would make me have no cares in the world. Wednesday was a rough day I went to school and then went right to work and worked for 12 straight hours!!!! Talk about HELL. When that clock struck midnight and I was leaving work, all I could think of was tomorrow I will be getting home from Blake Shelton at this time. So all Thursday I contemplated what I was going to wear to my husbands  concert.

We left at about six for the rodeo and it was perfect. Traffic was a little heavy but not too bad. We ate some delicious rodeo food, and walked around a little before we headed for our seats. We got to our seats at about 8:30 and anxiously waited for Blakey to come on! Y'all as soon as he walked on that stage I seriously started to melt. He continued to rock reliant the entire hour. That man is seriously the sweetest he said thank you about a million times, and each time I thought "no, THANK YOU BLAKE!" He is one talented singer. He also surprised the crowd and brought along Miranda Lambert! I have to admit I am not really a fan of hers I think she is rather trashy, but last night she did a fabulous job with the song "Home" by Michael Buble. As soon as he ended Honey Bee, which was his last song we headed for the car! The entire way home I was still in such shock at how great he was and how much I enjoyed my night! If I could do it over I SOO would.

I wouldn't have been able to do this without the help of my dear friend Laura and her generous friend Ellen! So, thank you both for making this such a wonderful experience!!!

I will leave you with some pictures that I was able to capture last night from my seat!!

Until next time friends!

XOXOXOXO,

Maggie