Today was a chill day in which I did nothing. It is my last weekend of freedom before school starts again, and I intend to enjoy it. The pool was great, and I may have increased my tanning chances! I am so fair skinned that I never tan and always burn. It makes life interesting but very painful at the same time. :)

 

So I get to hang out with my amazing boyfriend tomorrow, and his adorable nephews, and their cute puppies. Life is good.

 

Lovin' Chocolate, Lovin' Life

April B.

 

There's nothing better than a good gumbo...... well besides chocolate of course. I just love gumbo! I don't care if it is shrimp, chicken or sausage; I haven't met a gumbo I didn't like. Anyways, I actually got to sleep in this morning and it was great. I haven't slept in all week and it was glorious.

 

So my sister and I are house/dog sitting this weekend for my aunt and uncle, and it is nice to have air again, especially since it is hot and muggy out this week. Their dog, Sage, is a big chocolate lab and she is a great dog. She will follow me into the bathroom and lay on the floor while I do my hair, and she always sleeps on the floor next to my sister or I.

 

Going to chill poolside tomorrow and work on my tan that doesn't yet exist. :)

 

Lovin' Chocolate, Lovin' Life

April B.

 

Hmmmm..... well, today was..... busy. I did accomplish everything I wanted to get done, I think. Piano lessons all went well, and I got to hang out with the most handsomest man in the world. :) We did receive some bad news today about my boyfriend's brother who is currently over seas with the U.S.Army. He was scheduled to return to the United States this coming week, but now the Army has moved back his arrival time, and he will not be coming home until the following week. This is the second time they have changed the date, but thankfully, their mom has been able to reschedule the hotel they booked and the car rental. I can't wait for him to arrive back in the states; he has been gone since the beginning of this year, and we have missed him so much. Thank the veterans or current members of your military for their fine service. They go through much more than we will ever know, and they do it for our safety. Pray for the safe return of all troops back to their homeland, and support them in their fight for your freedoms.

 

Lovin' Chocolate, Lovin' Life

April B.

 

Busy

I feel like I have no life, when in reality I have too much life. I never have time for anything it seems. Like today, I got up and had a meeting at college at 10am; I got out of the meeting and home by 12:30pm. When I got home, I had to change, fix my hair, and then go drop books off at the library, get gas, and pay a bill for my mom. Of course I didn't get home until 2:20pm and had to leave at 2:30 for work. So I left for work, and well, worked. I cleaned pianos for over 3 hours. Literally, I did not know you could sweat while cleaning pianos, but I did. So I got home at 8:15pm and had to eat, put away dishes and return a phone call from one of my piano students. I finally sat down and watched part of a movie with my mom for maybe a half an hour, then I took a shower. After my shower my sister had gotten home from our neighbor's house, and we watched a half an hour of television together. Then I practiced my piano songs for tomorrow, and now I am getting ready for bed, and it is 11:00pm. I will be up again tomorrow with piano lessons at 10am and my own lessons at 1pm. Life is certainly not boring, but it does need some more chocolate.

 

Lovin' Chocolate, Lovin' (my very busy) Life

April B.

 

You know you love Christmas when........

1) You write a children's Christmas play...... in August

2) You could listen to Christmas music 24/7

3) You are constantly thinking about what to get your family for Christmas

4) You wait, not so patiently, for Christmas music to come on right after Halloween

5) You make sure everyone you know, knows when Christmas music finally comes on the radio 

6)You enter polls asking when Christmas music should start just so they will maybe start it sooner

7) You don't wait for the rest of the world, but start listening to Christmas music now

8) You wonder how many versions of "All I want for Christmas Is You" are going to come out before they realize the original is always the best

9) You can't wait for the year's first snowfall, so you can make a snowman of course

10) You count down the days until Christmas, way to early

 

Only 119 days left! WHOOOO!

 

Lovin' Chocolate, Lovin' Life

April B.

 

 

I love weekends! I feel so much more relaxed, and have tons of fun. Today I went to the mall with my sister and cousins to celebrate my sissy's birthday. We didn't get to spend tons of time, but we had tons of fun. Of course, we went to Charming Charlie's again; how could we not. We also went to Glitter, and Game Stop for my cousin's brother.

 

I got to be in the nursery tonight at church, and I had a blast. I love little kids; they are sooooo cute and say the funniest things. One of the little girls calls me 'apple'. I guess she can't say her "R's". I love it!

 

Busy day tomorrow, and an equally busy week. Back to the daily grind. Happy almost Monday. :)

 

Lovin' Chocolate, Lovin' Life

April B.

 

Today we celebrated my little sister's 18th birthday, which is actually tomorrow. We had her favorite food: shrimp Alfredo, cheese sticks (the breaded kind) and jalapeno poppers. I decorated with streamers and my first ever tissue paper flowers. I also filled a fish bowl with fake rocks and water, then I put confetti in it. It looked pretty sweet, some of the confetti stayed at the bottom while others floated to the top. The strawberry ice cream cake I made turned out OK too. All in all, i think she had a good time, and enjoyed her presents.The card I got her is hilarious, and i still laugh just thinking about it.

 

Lovin' Chocolate, Lovin' Life

April B.

                                                                 *here is the card*

  *here are the flowers*