Valentine's Day Swap.

I have officially participated in my first swap! {Time to cross that item off the bucket list.}

I want to thank Tara from Fabulous But Evil , Celia from …justtrying to find my way, and Meg from O. is Me for hosting a Valentine’s Day swap and also for linking me up with Owls and Lace. To tell you the truth, it was fun to do the shopping for whoever you are paired up with. You get to “stalk” their blog to find out more about them – their likes…or loves, then go shopping!

The best part…It’s fun to come home from a 10 hour work day and see package from Texas on your front porch. So I quickly opened mine and saw what was inside:

1. Box of chocolates

2. "Love Will Find A Way" Notepad

3. Hearts pencils

4. Sports themed Erasers

5. Warheads candy

All in all, it was a total success. I hope my partner liked her “goods” and if anyone else is doing any swaps soon, let me know. They are too good to pass up!

To see what I go my swap partner, check it out here: Owls & Lace "My Sweet Valentine"

National Signing Day!

Who would have thought that National Signing Day would ever have anything to do with me?
Well I didn't think so, but this happened yesterday. My "little" brother signed his letter to intent with Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan to play football.

Me, my mom, Joe, and my father with ALL of Joe's coaches throughout the years.

Ahh, I couldn't be more excited for him to be a college athlete and see his dreams come true. It was a pretty emotional day as Joe thanked his football, basketball, AND baseball coaches for making him into an all around athlete. Ohh the ride my family is about to partake in... plenty of road trips downstate to see this boy dominate.

Heres what Joe had to say to the newspaper:
“I was really excited about it all day and when the time started ticking down and seeing everybody who helped me get here and to share it with them just makes me overly happy,” Joe said. “To make it official is just incredible. This has been a dream of mine my entire life.”
“I’m just excited to move onto the next step,” he said. “They (GVSU) have the opportunity to win a national championship and they win games. You can tell how serious they are about winning and having success there. I’m excited to be able to join their winning tradition.”



So here's to a new chapter. Last sibling of the family to go off to college... Joe's journey should be rememberable to say the least and I cannot wait to watch/cheer him through it!

Did any of you listen/take part in signing day? Did your colleges get any good athletes? I want to know.

Relapse on Music

Don’t you love it when all of a sudden you get out old CD’s and immediately start jamming out and singing every lyric perfectly even though you haven’t heard in years? I found my old Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin albums this past weekend and I haven’t stopped playing them. Its crazy, I have these albums blaring while at work, driving to hockey games, or cleaning around the house.  I have relapsed and now I have become addicted all over again. {Welcome back 17 year old Sarah.}

Confession: I am in love with Andrew McMahon. Not only is he a lyrical genius, but he is also an inspiration. He was diagnosed with leukemia a few years ago and fought the fight so he can still be around today to deliver amazing songs to his fan base. Definitely on my bucket list is to meet this man.

I found this video on YouTube and I can’t get enough… I love how he truly gets into his music to make sure that it’s perfect. This song is called Amy, I and its pure magic.

A few of my favorite lyrics from the man himself:

Now it’s time for me to listen to their newest CD, People and Things, on repeat. Anyone else have guilty pleasures or bands they can’t help but listen to years later?

Come on, go dig out some of your favorites today. I bet it will put a smile on your face.

To My Best "Frand"

This happened a week ago, but after a weekend of spending time with my best friends I just have to talk about it and share. My best friend, B, has been having some health issues lately and the doctors can’t figure out what exactly is wrong, so I have been on his speed dial as the one to call for trips to the ER. Well since he is such a manly-man the kid is still playing hockey at night. So after hitching a ride to their hockey game with my boyfriend {both on the same team}, I walk up to my “seat” in the stands and there is a card with a rose by it. I see the handwriting and know immediately it’s from B.

Inside the “You Are a Lifesaver” card, he states how dependable I am and how no one in his life has a relationship like we do. I know this is a hard thing for my boyfriend to understand since it’s like there’s another guy in my life that needs attention and I will drop anything (I cancelled a date the other night to take B to the hospital) to take care of him. But after he saw that B went out of his way to thank me like that, the boy realized that there is no changing this. So we all went out for dinner and even watched all the NHL All-Star action together. My world feels right again. I can have my best friend and my boyfriend in the same room without there being mixed feelings.

I cannot help but feel lucky. So now if only they would find out why B is feeling so sick I would be perfectly happy. One step/test at a time, right?

Current Favorites

Found this questionairre floating around the blogging world and I just had to share what I am loving/enjoying this week. So here we go:

Current Book(s):

 Current Playlist:

Poison & Wine = Civil Wars
Missed Calls = Mac Miller

Take Care (feat. Rihanna) = Drake

I Won't Give Up = Jason Mraz

Super Bass = Nicki Minaj {always will be my fav}

Current Color:
Brash Navy Blue with OPI Bring on the Bling accent nail.

Current Food:
Special K Breakfast Bars

Current Favorite Show(s):

 Current Favorite Movie:

Current Always Celebrity Crush:
Tyler Seguin from the Boston Bruins. Yes, he is the enemy but just look at him.

Current Indulgence:

Current Excitement:

Planning a roadtrip to my alma mater for a hockey game with my best friend. I am bringing my boyfriend with me, so it will be his first time seeing where I spent the last 5 years of my life.

Current Mood:

Current Favorite Quote or Verse:

Current Favorite App:

 My Fitness Pal - counting calories for me and helping me on my diet. Genius.

Current Favorite Product:
Corkcicle - Got it for Christmas and I use it all the time. Keeps wine at the perfect temperature!

What are you favorite things right now? What are you reading/seeing/ loving? I want to know.

Something About Birthdays...

Today is a very special day. Today is my boyfriend’s 24^th birthday! It’s kind of crazy since a year ago I was at college at Miami University sitting at my desk posting on his Facebook wall just a simple “happy birthday post” and now here we are DATING and I’m counting down the hours until his party tonight. I guess a lot changes in a year. I never would have believed it if you would have told me that someone I knew from high school was going to change my life 6 years after graduation. Crazy, huh?

So about this dinner… his sister-in-law called me yesterday while I was at work asking what we should make for the celebratory meal. I immediately state that a side of broccoli cheddar soup has to be on the menu no matter what since it’s his favorite. We couldn’t decide on the main dish, so since I was going to see the boy that night at his hockey game I told her I would talk to him and figure it out. Well, after he gets off the ice and is sitting next to me still in his gear, smelling of hockey equipment, he said, “I want tacos and broccoli cheddar soup!” Really? That is quite the combination and should be very interesting together. I think I’ll just partake in the tacos and some Skinnygirl Margaritas. {Hey, I can pretend it’s my birthday too by cheating the diet for a night.} What makes the combo even more interesting… there is a cookies n crème ice cream cake for dessert. Yeah I am dating a 5 year old that is trapped in a 24 year old’s body.

Regardless, the presents are wrapped and the banner is made…

Get ready for a little update later this week. Hopefully we survive our first birthday together. Haha

Love & Honor Weekend.

I had one of the best weekends ever. I finally got to see my beloved alma mater’s hockey team up in my neck of the woods! All it took was an hour and a half drive north over the Mackinaw Bridge to get us to Lake Superior State University for some college hockey action. To makes things even better I was surrounded by amazing friends and the boyfriend.

He even wore some serious Miami Redhawks gear:

We went with another couple {best double date ever} and we hit the road wayyy before the game to slowly get up there and take in the great North.

Beautiful day for a roadtrip.

After many drinks and a few appetizers {good combo, huh?} we headed to the ice arena. I was flabbergasted to see we were so close to the Miami bench. The tickets said Row 5, but really it was only 2 rows above it… SWEET! So I got to look at these guys up close and personal.

It was also fun to see the coaches interacting with the players too in between shifts and on time outs.

A few of my friends drove up separate and sat in our section with us. So in total you had 7 obnoxious Miami fans cheering for the boys in red and white. Like my best friend, B, he's wearing a shirt I got at school for free. Love it.

I smiled through the entire game… even after being hit in the back of the head from someone doing Chuck-A-Puck. But I chalk that up to karma… I deserved it from standing up and cheering when LSSU got scored on.

I also want to see every ice rink in the CCHA conference, so that means I get to check off Lake Superior State University’s Taffy Arena off the list!