Annual 30 Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

I just pulled my apple pie out of the oven (at 9:40pm - such a procrastinator) and thought I'd write out the things I am thankful for this year.
You may recall last year's 30 Thanks post (or not, whatever)...well here is this year's 30 Thanks!
Without further ado...

1. (I feel like you know what I'm going to put as number one) Rosalie (SURPRISE!)
2. Shawn...2013 was the year from hell. But it got us to where we are today which is something I thank my lucky stars for.
3. My mom and dad. They just keep gettin' better and better.
4. My wonderful, insanely awesome friends. I sincerely don't know what I would do without my girls (and boys).
5. Music. For the love of God, MUSIC.
6. Being one badass student.
7. Losing my job to become one badass student.
8. Moving into a larger apartment (amen.).
9. The fact that Shawn is able to provide for Rosalie and I. Allowing me to commit my time to raising our daughter and going to school full time.
10. Marcus Mariota...maybe he should be #1 (move over Rosalie).
11. Paying off debt.
12. Witnessing some truly beautiful weddings this year. I LOVE weddings.
13. That said ^^^, I am also thankful for the people who have your back after an open bar at said wedding.
14. Netflixxxxxxxxxxxxx
15. Chardonnay.
16. Whiskey.
17. Weight Watchers...4 points for a glass of Chard and 2 points for 1 oz. of Whiskey...in case you were curious.
18. Sunday night Walking Dead parties with Mallory, Sarah, & Kyle. Seriously - I look forward to them every week.
19. Shawn's pesto. It's to die for.
20. That I quit smoking. I smell so much better now.
21. That my parents installed a love of reading in me.
22. The Pell Grant.
23. My Macbook. I'm sorry I spilled on you Macbook, I didn't mean it.
24. My bed. Oh, my glorious bed.
25. Costco Membership. Easily the best thing of 2014.
26. Having a partner that is my best friend.
27. Dermalogica.
28. That Shawn's family is my family too.
29. Learning that not wearing a bra in public is not a good idea. I did this way too often back in my early 20s. Sorry Devor.
30. Pitch Perfect 2

Happy Thanksgiving from ours to yours.

Miss Rosalie Faye

Yo, party people!

I'm just chillin', so obvi I thought I'd blog like a bauce for you. 

Here's the haps:

ROSALIE TURNED THREE!!!!!

She is the cutest. 

The sweetest. 

The funniest. 

The whiniest.

The pickiest

And the best thing to ever happen to me. 

By a landslide. 

She made out like a bandit with gifts. 

Seriously, I would kill to be three again. She got all the Princess/Doc McStuffins/clothing/noise making presents you could ever need. 

#jeallllllly

Shawn made a rule that we had to wait until Rosalie was three to get her haircut. 

I held him to it. 

His momma cut about 4 inches off the back & it looks soooooo much healthier and thicker. 

Yay! 

Rosalie did really well too, no freak outs. 

Well, this post was all about my goose, but she's pretty much been the star of the week. 

Cheers!

Urgent Care

Shawn thinks he has an ear infection. 

Therefore the Hiskey-Hogan clan has taken up residence at the local Urgent Care. 

We're having the time of our lives. 

(I am DYING of boredom, so I thought I'd blog.)

Last night Shawn and I had a little date night. 

We got dinner at Plank Town Brewery and it was phenom-bomb. 

He was chewing while I tried to take a selfie. Hence the awesome pic. 

I got the "dirty salad" - arugula, chèvre, filberts, cucumber, & steak with a balsamic dressing. DELISH. 

We also had these to start...

Garlic-herb hand cut fries that they double fry AKA heaven. 

And then, since we're wild, we got dessert...

Dear God. 

Oregon marionberry struedel with vanilla ice cream. 

Lordy, Lordy. 

After dinner, we headed to Toys 'r' Us and Barnes & Nobel to do our birthday shopping for Ro. 

We maybe went a tiny bit overboard. 

Luckily I don't have to wrap it all - my bestie is currently at my apt. wrapping everything for me. 

Thanks Sarah, you're the best little elf. 

Anyyyywayyyy, I think I'm going to go try and bribe the employees with drugs to get Shawn in faster.

Wish me luck!

I'm baaaaaackkkkkk (hopefully)

So, I downloaded that "Time Hop" app and it keeps showing me old blog posts...
And I kind of miss blogging.
I feel like after I lost my job, I lost a lot of motivation to do a lot of things (aside from going back to school, renewing my relationship with Shawn, and of course being mother of the century).
But in all reality, I'd like to see if I can get back into it.

So what's the haps?

-I am still taking my pre-reqs for nursing. I am currently taking Anatomy & Physiology - so if you have any questions about the coronoid processes or bone ossification, I'm your girl.

-I finally hit a "I reeeeeally don't feel comfortable in my own skin" (again) wall, so I joined Weight Watchers. It worked for me like gold in high school & so I said YOLO and signed up.

-My daughter is turning 3 on Sunday (11/9) and it's making me feel OLD. Like, what!?! I'm 26 & I have a 3 year old? Guaranteed you ask me 10 years ago what I'd be doing at 26, it would be getting ready to bite the dust at age 27 like a rock god...not planning a princess themed birthday party for the cutest kid in the world.

ANYWAY. As the Hollerdayz creep up on us again, I'm going to be riding the WW train like a champ & doing my best to enjoy myself but in moderation (food, not booze...jk, jk).
Let's see if I can continue to update all y'all on my latest adventure.

Now. What's a blog post without a very random photo dump?
Without further ado....

Sassy, classy and a bit lot smart-assy.

Football season is in full swing.

Me, Shawn, and Heidi celebrating her dirty-thirty.

My Christmas wish list

(^^^MOOOOOMMMMMMYYYYY)

Hop Valley fun. No worries, RoBo is chugging water not beer.

Unlike me.

Our fridge on any given day. 

Because we're all about those dranks, 'bout those dranks, no solids.

And lastly, the Little Mermaid in all her glory.

Okay, that about sums it up.

Hopefully see you soon. No promises - don't wanna ruin my spectacular karma.