"Laugh as Much as you Breathe and Love as Long as you Live"

It's so crazy how fast life passes you by. It really all seems to go with just one blink...
So I'll go ahead and throw it out there.... yes, I'm moving AGAIN to Blacksburg and I CANNOT wait.
I'm gonna be a HOKIE!
I'll be moving in with the people I love and my amazing job is transferring me out there!

Meanwhile I heard from a few people I used to work with at Camp about this awesome video and I really wanted to share it... With what I've been through in the last year I wish someone would've shared it with me when I was 16. Maybe just maybe then I would've been smarter.

I am so happy for everything I have, and the people in my life. This year I've made new friends and I've found out who the real ones are. I don't think I could be any happier in life..... well, that's a lie if I was a billionaire living on the beach drinking margarita's all the day I'd be happy.

But for now life is pretty darn amazing.


My Beautiful Big Niece! I can't believe she's 17 MONTHS OLD!

"Dream if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today"

Even though it's only 8:53 p.m. I feel like it's 3:00 a.m. I am loving my new job and working tons but I know that it's going to pay off. I'm working with Aveda now and I enjoy it so much.

BTW It's also Official I passed my STATE BOARDS. I'm getting my license in less than 30 days!

And it's just like that a new chapter of life opens. It's a amazing feeling! Life is getting better by the minute I have so much to look forward too.

My life's been pretty full of friends and family. I love every minute of it. I especially love this pretty little girl in the middle.


We were headed to the Kid's Museum in Richmond and I think I had just as much fun as she did in the arts and crafts section.

A year in pictures

I went through my Pictures and decided I have had a amazing year and wanted to share!!!




























what amazing pictures!

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Soo I think I'm going to start with a quote as my Title from now on. It really shows my mood that comes across : )


It's the 9th day of the New Year and I've had a good looking back on 2010 and I've decided that I need a top 20 of the amazing things I've done in one year.

1. Packed up and Moved to A city where I knew no one.
2. Becoming a Aunt <3
3. Met amazing people that I will never loose contact with in Charlotte.
4. Graduated with my 600 hours in Esthiology.
5. Being a Bridesmaid for Faye and Stephen's Beautiful Wedding.
6. Helped plan and participated in the First out of school Aveda Fashion Show.
7. Was given the big responsibility of being Maid of Honor and Watched my Best Friend walk down the aisle.
8. Realized how Independent I have become.
9. Moved to Richmond.
10. Watched Rayann grow up to a toddler. Still can't believe she's talking.
11. Found a new Best Friend... ride to die.
12. Rekindled old friendships.
13. Grew so much closer to my Family. (You Don't realize how much you'd miss them till you live 7 hours away)
14. Went to New York, New York for the first time!
15. Cherishing all the moments I get to Spend with Roman.
16. Got a REAL job with benefits.
17. Finally realizing I love what I do!
18. Almost Licensed as a Esthetician.
19. Got a new car.. even if I didn't want too. :(
20. Thinks I've finally found my place. : )

Welcome to the City

City life hasn't changed me yet.. Surprisingly. I'm loving it so far I don't think anythings better than watching My Niece once a week, and being able to eat with any of my brothers whenever I want. I just got a Roommate, Mary, we used to work together three or four summers ago at 4-H camp.



On a side note I take my State Boards to become a esthetician in a few weeks, I'm so nervous!!!Just a little more time and I'll be licensed. I can't wait I have so much I want to accomplish once It happens. : ) all smiles.


Well I can't think of much to really update in here.... So I'll just come back in a few days. But I will end with a quote

"Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live."

Life summed up.

Man have I been slacking or what!!! I haven't updated my blog in MONTHS. I've Been so busy with my life lately that I haven't had a chance to do anything!!! I guess I can start with I GRADUATED FROM AVEDA. I know it was only 5 months, but I finished it all the way through. Not to mention I meet some pretty amazing people I hope I never lose contact with...
Liz & Christa... I don't think you two know how much you saved me, not with just putting up with my young self all the time. But teaching me to appreciate what I have and always being able to give me some amazing advice, and great laughs. I know you both are going to do amazing with what lies ahead, & Liz I'm so excited for you and you're family!! I know this is what you've wanted for a long time, and I better hear the noise every step of the way.

Before I graduated from school I became extremely homesick.. I don't know what it was maybe the fact it was the summer and everyone was home for college, or just my life was leading me in another direction and you can't stop where you're supposed to be. I don't think people end up in your life for just any reason.

When I first came home I was in one of my best friends weddings. Small weddings in the country cannot get better than the Jordan-Howell wedding besides the heat. It was the HOTTEST day in July I believe the heat index was 120! But being on the water and having the pool open can just tell you how the party went. haha
Thats the Beautiful Mrs. Jordan

I've had the chance to really have an amazing summer. I've enjoyed every minute since I've graduated I haven't had a summer in four years due to working at a summer camp. But since this was the first year I wasn't working there I decided to go back and visit. While I was there kids ran up to me and asked my why I wasn't teaching swimming and etc. Tears came to my eyes and I couldn't handle it. I decided the only way to fix that was to volunteer a week. So I luckily asked right in time and was able to come with my own county! It was exactly what I needed and I had a great time with the kids and staying in a cabin as an Adult which I haven't done since I was kid!

I also got the privilege of being the Maid of Honor in my best friends wedding at the end of August. It was the most beautiful wedding I have ever been too! It was in Pennsylvania at a vineyard called Cherry Valley. I had a blast!!! Kimberlee looked so beautiful as a bride!

She was breath taking. Not to mention my Godson looked so handsome as soon as I saw him I started crying. He has grown up so much since I last saw him in May! I cannot believe he's going to be TWO YEARS OLD on Oct. 13th!

He's adorable I just can't get over it.

I've also been loving every minute of being able to hang out with some of the closest friends I've ever had. It's so funny how you can meet someone and just know you need them in your life... I've felt like I've grown up with Bekah and maybe in a way we did grow up together because our love for life is the same. I don't know what I would've done this last year without her. She's honestly become the closest person to me. I love spending time with her and her beautiful girl who's in the terrible two stage right now buttttttt we won't discuss that!!! Hahaha!I wish their was a way to describe how you care for someone, but no words come to mind to describe what her and RayRay have given me in the last year... maybe like this....
joy
love
happiness
notgraceful
beautiful
clever
wild
cheerful
silly
encouraging
blonde
pee
dirty;)
laughter
classy
glamorous
crazy
unforgetable
pictureperfect
memories
Maybe that describes a day in our lives.
(...like i said terrible two's...)



The people I've meet these last few months have really changed my life and have made everyday so much better and they always give me something to look forward to even if it's just another Friday night....

Emily, I really won't take our moments together for granted. I miss you so much since you've been gone and it's like been only a few weeks... & you can barely keep yourself together... :( I'm really sad Christmas is so far away cause I need you in my lifeeeeeeee!

what words cannot describe.


My beautiful Niece is now 8 MONTHS OLD! I can't even describe where the time has gone... I am excited that I'm going to be moving to Richmond and how much time I'll be able to spend with my niece! She's gotten such a personality it's amazing!

My redheaded girl <3


Well the next step in life is MOVING TO RICHMOND by October. It's a lot harder than what I thought. I'm so excited for my new job which is working at the Hilton Spa. I'm so excited to start my next chapter in life. I promise to update my blog more. Maybe once a week! My life should become a little but more scheduled soon. <3

Way to be to Busy.

Well there is so much change going on in my life I feel CRAZY. I only have 9 weeks left of school! HOW INSANE IS THAT. I feel like it was just yesterday when it started. I've made so many friends in school(Thank God)! I'm on the floor now taking clients. So if you need any services CALL MEEE! I really miss home... I surprised mom for mothers day by just showing up really late on friday night after the long drive home. I was talking to her on the phone while i was driving home and she had no idea wondering where I was on my way to I just said a friends house lol. I got home around Midnight and I said mom I'm home just like I usually do when I come in late and she was SHOCKED. I can't believe she actually thought I would miss mothers day. I will be coming home next weekend also for Faye's Bridal Shower. I think it's been that long that I haven't even mentioned she's Engaged to Stephen now. I had the pleasure of being there for the engagement!!!! It was perfect as it can get. They're wedding date is July 24th. And then the next weekend on the 28th I'm flying to PA to visit Kimberlee for her Bridal shower and Bachelorette party. I'm so excited. I really like the Charlotte area, but I think I will be moving back to VA after this. Like to Richmond... or somewhere in that general area. I don't think I can live without my family anymore lol! I'm such a child but that's okay.