New Link-up!!!!

Well lovelies, Mondays are about to be a whole lot better.


Why?


 There's about to be a new link-up!!! I'm so excited to be partnering with Lauren, from Pink on the Cheek for the month of August!

Next Monday, August 6th, we'll be launching the link-up. annnnnd there may or may not be a giveaway involved for everyone who links up that day!




The link-up might include your favorite e-cards of the week!!! :)

Get excited!! Spread the word!!!


Twitter


Your Blog


Facebook


I can't wait!!! 




oxox,


Emily 

If you really knew me....

If you really knew me you would know that.....


I LOVE rain, but I hate thunder and I still plug my ears


I'm a hugger and I give big, long, bear hugs to people all the time

I'm not athletic at all, but I love going to games and I especially LOVE The Olympics.


I'm a huge shoe hoarder. Shoes complete the outfit and I have a small problem with closet space

maybe this is why I have so many.....

My favorite foods are black olives and mashed potatoes. You may even catch me eating them together. Don't hate


I try to be funny and witty, but I fail miserably. 


I adore Nike Shorts and wish it was appropriate to wear them at work or 24/7 for that matter. 

I have incredibly thick hair and it's supa hard to brush out. Merp!

I was homeschooled my entire life, and although it had its positives, I hated high school. 

I snort when I laugh, and I honestly have no shame.

I'm extremely insecure and it takes me a while to trust people and be real with them.

I love having my nails painted, but my toes and fingers never match.

FAV color!

I love being on time. I hate being late. I'm try to be at least 10 minute early especially to work.

I have tons of blog posts that are drafted, and I really need to finish them.

I love all my bloggy friends, even thought I don't always comment on your posts. 

Happy Monday!

oxox,

Emily 

Sunday Social

1. What is your dream job?

I've never thought alot about my dream job, buuuut I've always thought running a super cute boutique like Riffraff or Blue Door Boutique, would be so much fun! I mean adorable clothes, cute co-workers, and dressing up everyday!! 

2. If you had just won the lottery and didn't need to work for money, what would you do with your time?

First thing: Girl's Day!! Shopping, shopping, shopping!!! Mani/Pedi's, lunch somewhere fancy....new car, a trip to Paris..... I have no clue!  

3. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be a Nurse. I mean I really wanted to be a nurse. I always thought that delivering babies would be a fab job. Umm, I dissected in Biology and puked. So there's that. :p

4. What piece career advice would you give to someone just starting out in your field?
Live fully where you are...hahahah! I'm headed to college. I have nada clue on career advice. But I'll gladly accept yours! 5. Biggest Pet Peeves either in life or in blogging or at work
S-L-O-W drivers especially in the left lane! MOVE---->
Hair in the shower/public pools grosses me out! Sick nasty!! 

6. Biggest Fears

I hate when people lose my trust. Which usually means they repeat things that I said in confidence. That happened this week and honestly, I'm hurt.

Getting kidnapped in a white rape van ranks right up there too! 

Make sure to link-up with Neely and Ashley!

Happy Sunday

oxox,

Emily 

Friday Letters

Dear CHI:
Thank-you for doing a fab job every morning with my hair. There will never be another straightener like you.


Dear Christian Bale:
You are a hero for going to visit the Aurora shooting victims. 

Dear Neely:

Congrats on hitting 2000 followers! I love your giveaway!

Dear ENO:
Thank-you for being super comfy and the perfect hammock to relax in.

Dear Essie:

You have the perfect summer colors, and one coat usually does the trick.

Dear Adventure Ziplines:

I love working there and the sunsets that I watch every night are breathtaking.

Dear Jared:

You are back from Africa and I can't wait to spend today with you around town, just having fun.

Dear Best Friend:

I died laughing when you sent this to me yesterday. Thank-you for making me pee myself.

Dear Olympics:

I am SO freaking excited for you to begin tonight!!! 

Happy Friday!! 

oxox,

Emily 

It's OK Thursday

It's OK to just eat chips for dinner

It's OK to hate that all websites at work are blocked except our reservation site, the weather and Pandora.

It's OK to NEED a fan to sleep with every night

It's OK to secretly wishes it would rain sometimes, so we could have a slow day at work

It's OK to be in love with a song and play it over and over

It's OK to stay up late texting a friend. Pure hilarity at 1am, I'm telling you.

It's OK to have an entire day planned with said friend upon arrival from Africa.

It's OK to have a mild obsession with the Olympics! I can't wait for the opening ceremony! 

It's OK to have not seen any of the Batman movies. I have alot of catch up to do. I know.

It's OK to hang out with friends every single night of the week and stay up late laughing and talking.

It's OK to be obsessed with the Honest Toddler on Twitter.

What's OK with you?

I need YOUR help!

Alright lovelies! I need your help!


I added a new tab to my header: link-ups. I'm adding the daily link-ups under this tab, in hopes to get all the bloggy link-ups, up there.


I have a few right now which may or may not be my favorites: Sunday Social, It's OK Thursday, Friday Letters etc.


I need you to leave me a link in the comment section with your favorite link-ups! 


I'll go to that blog and grab all the info (jpg, day, details) and I'll add it to my page! 


I'm excited to find out some new link-ups, as well as share some old ones too! This will be fun! make sure you spread the word! 




Happy Monday


oxox,


Emily 

Friday Letters

Dear Cold Stone:
You are making me fat. I have eaten you 6 times this week.


Dear Jared:
I can't wait till you come home next week. Have a blast in Africa, but I can't wait till you come home and I can hug your neck.


Dear Double Shifts:
You suck big time, but I'm thankful for the money.


Dear Oversized Tee's:
I love sleeping in you. Screw pants.


Dear Summer:
You aren't over and I won't dare talk about fall fashion before October


Dear Nikon 55-300:
You are beautiful. 


Dear Norts Nike Shorts:
Why are you so comfy and cute? I don't have any more money for more :(


Dear J Biebs:
Your new CD is fab, as i expected.


Dear Lovelies:
As always, I love all 224 of you and love your sweet comments.




PS: clutch giveaway here

It's OK Thursday

~It's OK to be grumpy when you have to wake up early

~It's OK to have a countdown going till your best friend gets back from Africa

~It's OK to facebook chat with said best friend everyday at 2pm (9pm Botswana time) like clockwork

~It's OK to be sad your giveaway ended on Neely's blog

~It's OK to chew gum 24/7

~It's OK to go into Cold Stone 3 times this week and buy ice cream, even though I work there

~It's OK to think it's weird that people are pinning fall outfits and halloween foods already.

~It's OK to be nervous/excited about lunch with my roomie on Saturday 

~It's OK to get an awful bikini tan line, because that really means that it was a successful pool trip with the bests.

~It's OK to have not had Starbucks in 3 weeks. I'm craving big time, but trying to save for college :(

~It's OK to dread summer coming to a close

~It's OK to hate talking on the phone. Texting>Talking

~It's OK to love payday!!!

~It's OK to obsessed with driving the company truck with the MASSIVE ziplines wrap on it :)


What's OK with you? Link-up! 


oxox,


Emily 

WILW

~I'm loving that I received an unexpected scholarship this week!!! I'm SO happy and thankful and blessed!!!

~I'm loving that in less than a week, I've hit triple blog followers plus some (222, not that I'm counting :)

~I'm loving that I haven't had to work a double all week

~I'm loving only working 50 hours all week and not 80. shoooot me.

~I'm loving all the rain we've had this week. Branson needed it!


~I'm loving the phone call I got from one of my guy friends this morning right before he took off for El Sal for 3 weeks.

~I'm loving Neely, for hosting such an amaze balls intro and giveaway for my blog!! She rocks!

~I'm loving that I'm starting a new link-up and y'all should be really excited!!! It'll make your Monday a whole lot better :)

~I'm loving on my Sperrys today! They are so comfy and perfect for work.

~I'm loving that I haven't used my debit card in 10 days and I'm saving up more money for college


~I'm loving that my best friend gets back from Africa 4 days sooner than planned :)


~I'm loving the lake days planned for this week with besties


~I'm loving that my roommate and I have so much in common! We talk all the time :)


~I'm loving my dark, dark hair today


~I'm loving that I was up till 2:30 talking with my mama last night. That never happens


~I'm loving oversized t-shirts to sleep in


What are you loving today?


oxox,


Emily 

Brain Dump

It needed to happen. I'm on overload you know. 


This week is slow compared to last week. You see I'm only working 55 hours instead of 70. I feel like I'm working part time. Naturally this means 1 more hour of sleep a night and a little more time to blog.


~Sunday Funday Lakeday: see also: i promise i have on a swim suit. you just can't see it. 

~Last night, Hannah, my little sister, colored my hair. My hurrs are all black again. She did such a good job. I love them. My roots were my natural color (light brown), my sides/top were auburn from girls' night in May, and my ends were darkish brown. Hot mess right here.


~My mom made Peach
It was also the first time in almost a month that my entire fam was together. Mission trips, camp, vacations, and work. It was so good. 


~I hit 200 blog followers which means I have a giveaway planned!!


~Please go check out the Pen Friend Project! 

~Keep praying for my friend Jared and his family in Botswana. He has wifi, so he messages me every morning (night their time) and catches me up.


~College is in one month! I'm so excited and nervous and not ready at all. PS. I'm looking for a grey twin comforter with some yellow/teal. Let me know if y'all see anything like that!


~I got my unibrow eyebrows waxed yesterday. It's the little things I'm telling you. Funny thing? My little lady that does them, Yen, said *gasp* "oh my. You must be working alot. You haven't been here in a while". Yes I work alot. Wax the unibrow. 


~This song. Don't hate on Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen. I know I'm not in Jr. High anymore, don't judge.

~I'm headed off to work. My big brother is my MOD tonight and I love this. Most people have asked me if I hate having him be my boss, but I honestly love it. We have so much fun doing work together. And yes that is possible.

Happy Tuesday!

oxox,

Emily 

Botswana Bound

If you think of it, please pray for Jared. He's one of my best friends and he and his fam are headed to Africa for 2 weeks. He flew out today and will be back the end of July.

oxox,

Emily

Liebster Award

The Liebster award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. The meaning: Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome."-  Adrian (Adrian Love Owls)

I got tagged by Erin and Elle at the same time! I'm so excited for this!! 

How it works: 

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves. 
2. Answer the questions that the tagger set for you, plus create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer. 
3. Choose up to 11 people and link them in your post. 
4. Go to their page and tell them. 
5. No tag backs!
6. Remember to tag blogs with less than 200 followers (and yes I just hit 200 last night so I'm still doing this)

Elle's Questions

1. What are some of your favorite baby names that you have for current or future children? For boys: Hudson, Owen, Pace, Klein.

For girls: Kennedy, Sloane, Holland, Peyton

2. If money wasn't an issue, what would be the best date you could go on? I'd love to go to Italy and cook with a master chef and take a gondola ride.

3. Have you ever witnessed someone die? (sorry if I'm being too morbid here) No, thankfully I haven't.

4. If you could change your name, would you and what would it be? I like my first name most of the time. I really hate my middle name (Lynn). If I could I'd change to to something like Emily Mae or Jo or something cutie like that. 

5. Do you have any weird habits?  stretch really awkwardly a work.  

6. First kiss! When? Where? How was it? I haven't yet. Don't judge.

7. Do you read any  "big" or "famous" blogs that you read?  Do you have a favorite? I love Kelle Hampton's Blog! I esp love this music playlist from her! Have you read Bloom yet? 

8. What is one thing most people don't know about you? I hate soda.

9. What is your job? I have two jobs. I work at Cold Stone Creamery (ice cream duh) and Adventure ZIplines of Branson. I take pictures and work front desk. 

10. Do you ever wish you could have a different birthday? (ex. I've always wished I could be born on the fourth of July so I could have one massive party every year) I've always wanted a summer birthday. My birthday is December 23rd, so Christmas/Birthday is usually one big thing.

11. What is the nicest thing someone has ever said or done for you? I got an awesome reference letter written for me from my boss for a scholarship. I nanny for his kids so we are like family. 

Erin's Questions 

1. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Cold Stone Cake Batter 
2. Mac or PC? PC!
3. What is your favorite meal? Ravioli with Alfredo Sauce from Olive Garden.
4. What is the one song you can't resist getting up and dancing to? This is a hard question. Biebs has some good tunes, some 80's rock, KP, Gaga or Brokenhearted: Karmin  
5. What is your favorite picture? Share it 

I love this picture from my Israel trip. Med Sea.
Probably one of my favorites. 

6- What is your biggest pet peeve? SLOW DRIVERS!!! in the left lane. 

7-What is your favorite childhood memory? I don't even know! hard question.

8- Do you have any tattoos? No, but I'm looking at getting one.

 9-If money was no issue, in what store would you spend the most? Anthropology for sure! 

10- Do you have any pets? I have 3. 1 dog and 2 cats. I love my cats more. end of story.

11- Why did you start blogging? I started blogging in February on 2011. Best decision I ever made.

11 Things About Me:

1-I hate cheese on my pizza and icing on my cake.

2-I've never seen or read any of the Twilight books/movies.

3-I hate cottage cheese. 

4-I love my little town of Branson! :)

5-I love staying up late. I'm not a morning person at all.

6-I like change. I like moving and changing things alot.

7-I got put in the ER when I was 3, because I stuck chicken up my nose. I had to be mummy wrapped while 8 doctors and nurses worked on me. 

8-I don't have a smart phone. I have an iPod touch, so it does alot of the same things, but I really wish I had an iPhone.

9-I love to dance and sing loud. I can't dance though. 

10-I love drinking water. That's about all I drink. 

11-I have super thick hair and it takes forever to brush out.




My 11 questions:




1-Where would your dream vacation be?
2-If you could meet a celebrity and have dinner, who would it be?
3-Summer or Winter?
4-Random fact about yourself?
5-What is your favorite song?
6-Have you ever been pulled over/gotten a ticket?
7-What is your favorite blog?
8-Are you a jeans and t-shirt girl or do you love dressing up?
9-If you could see someone in concert, who would it be?
10-What kind of car do you drive? What is your dream car?
11- What is your favorite blog link-up?




OK! I tag these lovely ladies!




Mrs. Jones from Keeping up with the Joneses 
KB from Kiss, Laugh, and Dream
Brooke from Cutesy Bootsie 
Corbin from Riding with the Foresters
Nikskie from Read my Mind


Happy Friday Y'all!


oxox,


Emily 


PS: Vera Bradley giveaway here!!!
Target Giftcard giveaway here!!! 
Sephora Giveaway here!! 

It's OK Thursday

It's OK to hate wearing pants

It's OK to stay in the car and finish a song even though I've already made it to my destination.

It's OK to be overly excited about my sponsor intro and giveaway! I'm almost at 200 follower!! 

It's OK to stay up till 2am laughing with friends in the Applebee's parking lot.

It's OK to be hatin on high gas prices

It's OK to really wish I lived in The South sometimes

It's OK to change my nail polish all the time

It's OK to be sad that two of my best guy friends are heading oversees for 3 weeks :(

It's OK to have a good, hard, cry.

It's OK to wish that stomach fat would magically move it's way up into my itty bitty AA's.

It's OK to love tailgating with friends at midnight

It's OK to blast music on bad days and sing at the top of my lungs

It's OK to already be sick of seeing and hearing election adds

It's OK to hate being white

Happy Thursday

oxox,

Emily

Today was a complete waste of makeup

Have you ever had one of those days?

 You know what I'm talking about. Where everything seems to go wrong at once. Don't mind me while I recap today

Today, started out lovely. Peaceful house, solo breakfast and a nice chat with my mom before work.

Then it all went wrong. We got in a fight and it ended it yelling and tears. I know things like this happen, but still not something I love.

I quickly grabbed my stuff for work and showed up to work au natural with on make-up on a raccoon eyes. Score 1 for Emily

In my race to leave the house, I forgot...tampons. Oh and I didn't take my midol, so cramps came fast a furious an hour later. To my male readers: cramps are no joke.

What's worse than it being that time of the month? Forgetting the essentials. You can imagine what happened when I figured this out a few hours later. It wasn't pretty

On top of that, I had a slightly awkward conversation with the owner. Sometimes I hate having two jobs because of scheduling conflicts. So there's that.

Oh and I'm working a double today. I'm looking forward to half price appetizers at Applebees with some friends tonight.

The best part of today? This here E-card and my shift leader doing an emergency walmart run for me.

One more thing. Show up to Job #2 tonight and they are filming a commercial. My face has no more makeup on and my hair is in a pony tail and I smell like spoiled milk from Cold Stone.

I'm winning at life today!

Keeping it real,

Emily

You can sleep when your dead

Sleep: I have a love-hate relationship with sleep. I do love to sleep in, but usually staying up late having fun trumps any reasonable amount of sleep. College prep maybe?


At the beginning of the summer, I saw this picture. I decided I wanted it to be the "theme to my last summer at home, summer '12"

This picture is so true. This summer I've had so much more fun than last summer, because I'm putting sleep as second priority. For those of you that really know me, this is a big deal. 

It has been completely worth it. 

I started making a list of what I've done so far this summer after say, midnight.

*Working doubles (not sure this counts as fun, but going to bed at 2 or 3....)

*Midnight swimming 

*Watching movie after movie with girlfriends and laughing uncontrollably.

*Cooking in the kitchen at ungodly times of the night

*See also: late night snacking and baking

*Late night blogging and blog reading

*Laughing and catching up with my little sister at 2am, after I get off a late night shift at work. 

*Dance parties with my little brother on our way home from work. Sleep deprived dance parties are better anyway. 

I can't wait to keep adding to my list. It's hard to believe that college is in 5 weeks. It's coming up quick! 

What late night fun have you done this summer?

oxox,

Emily  

Ps: huge giveaway over at Pink on the Cheek  :)