Hold on to your seats, it's gonna be super fast!
It was my 21st birthday at the beginning of FEBRUARY. My older brother and his friends took me, my boyfriend, and my friend Emily out for drinks. It was a blast! I loved the group personalities, which made it the perfect birthday outing. And plus the drinks were free for the birthday girl! :)
We took this photo right before we went downtown. And this cake was the cake my office had for all the February birthdays at work. It was delicious, and I love the color scheme.
My granny, the heart and soul of our HUGE family, passed away in February. The entire family was surrounded by her, which is the way she wanted to go. She always loved being the center of attention, and it was a perfect way to say goodbye. It was a very long, sad week after she passed with so many family gatherings. My sweet boyfriend stood by my side through the entire thing and let me squeeze him until I stopped crying. He was my rock through every thing!
The very next day after all the family festivities, I flew to upstate New York to visit one of my very best friends and her two adorable babies. This trip was already planned months and months before all the family craziness, so it was lucky that it still worked out after every thing. It was so nice to get away from the depressing atmosphere of being at home with the family.
It was snowing the whole time we were there, and it was pretty to look at when we were inside! I was a wimp and did not go outside much unless we had to in order to travel around. Haha! I was also not prepared at all for the blizzard, so I was borrowing my friends clothes right and left. She is too sweet!
Erin has been one of my best friends since middle school. It completely broke my heart when her mom decided to move up to New York in the middle of high school, but we have stayed super close. She is now married and has two beautiful children, so I try to visit her as much as I can. Luckily, her dad is still down south, so I can see her when she ventures down here as well!
For my birthday, my family got me cake decorating classes at Michaels! It is every Monday night for two hours for a whole month, and I was nervous about maybe looking like an amateur. The first class ended up being so fun! I did not feel behind at all, and actually felt confident with my skills next to the other ladies in the class. We had to bring sugar cookies the first class in order to learn the basics of how to prepare an icing bag, how to put on the icing tips, and how to hold them. I already knew all that, so it was fun just to practice more. We then piped icing on our cookies with designs the instructor went over with us. The mom next to me even wanted to take mine home instead of hers to show her kids! It was so fun. The next class we have to bring a cake to practice how to ice the entire cake and then learn how to pipe flowers with leaves and such. Can't wait!
Last Wednesday was my boyfriend and I's TWO YEAR anniversary. It's crazy to me! It does not seem like it has been that long at all, but isn't that a good thing? We spent all day together. We went to lunch together and then drove down to the GA Aquarium. He had never been, so it was exciting for him. I loved seeing his face when he was looking at every thing. It was precious! He was surprised that I took him there, but he was even more surprised when I took him to the Sun Dial restaurant at the Westin hotel. It is on top of the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere, and the entire restaurant turns so you can see the entire city in an hour. He had heard of the restaurant, but he was super surprised because he was not expecting that at all.
He was the one who took all the pictures at the restaurant because I am little afraid of heights, and it was hard for me to sit on the edge. I couldn't even look out the windowed elevator when going up and down 72 floors. I had to cover my eyes! He was teasing me the entire time.
And yesterday, the boyfriend and I ventured out around town to look at houses for rent. I am in an apartment right now, which I love because it's modern and clean. I was hoping we could find a house like that too, but they all seemed under par for me. I want to feel safe too in the neighborhood and a lot of the places were way back in the middle of nowhere. We would stumble upon them and wonder why we never even noticed these houses! Also, it would be much more maintenance for a rental house. I guess I just can't wait to have a house to call my own.
And... THE END! Thanks for bearing with me through that fast replay of my life lately. Our spring break has now ended as of today, so it's back to the books tomorrow unfortunately. After this semester, it is senior year. Senior year of college. I cannot believe it. Life is going too fast!
