It's Ok Thursday

It's OK:

* There is snow on the ground. Branson is finally in for some winter weather

* That today is a sweatpants day *see above statement*

* That I've gotten 13 more followers on Twitter this month

* That I want to graduate SO bad. Senioritus much? 114 days

* That I LOVE painting my nails, but don't always make time for it

* That I'm tired, but I'm finished the first 5 days of C25K

* I've had Coffee or Hot Chocolate every day this week

* I've had multiple Starbucks dates this week too.

Monday Randoms: back to the real world

~Christmas break is over. No more staying up till 1am or later watching movies and drinking hot chocolate. No more hanging out with friends during the day or all hours of the night. No more being lazy in PJ's all day. These two weeks have gone by way too fast.

~This also means no more sleeping in till 11am or later. boo. 6am here I come. I am NOT a morning person.

~I start back school tomorrow. I'm not excited to start, but I am excited to know that this is my last semester of high school. ever. period. i'm done with high school after this. am i really this old??

~I'm hanging out at Starbucks with Addie tonight. It'll be fun. It always is. I LOVE being with her. It'll be a perfect way to say goodbye to Christmas break.

~I'm starting C25K today. I'm excited to be exercising and getting in shape. It's a 9 week program. My goal is to run a 5K by March. I need all the encouragement I can get! :)

~ We're hanging out with Celia today. She's flying in to Branson and we get to spend the day with her! I love her :)

~I have a ton of talk about. I'll probably end up writing a 2011 recap post and a 2012 looking forward post :)

oxox,

Emily

Monday Randoms

I haven't done one of these posts in a looooong time! my apologies. So, here we go! Get ready for this, it's going to be long!

~Christmas Break. It's finally here. I can't believe my last fall semester of high school is done! Time flies.

~2011 is coming to a close. It's the 19th of December. Time flying by again. But honestly, I'm ok with it. I'm ready to be done with High School.

~I picked up my final check at the ziplines today. I can't believe that the 2011 season is coming to a close. I won't be working there again until Spring of 2012. I will miss it for sure! I'm blessed with wonderful bosses and I've made some of the best friends, and big brothers that a girl can ask for. It was a highlight of my summer/fall/2011 for sure!

~Tonight, we went to Dixie Stampede for their Christmas Show. The show is good but the food is incredible. I ate all of my food, plus some of my siblings. I enjoy food, what can I say :)

~Speaking of food, I eat alot and that being said, I need to get in shape. I'm tired of being tired. I'm tried of being out of breath and having awful cardio. I just wanna feel better and get fit. I bought the C25K app this summer and did nothing with it. It sat on my iPhone. I looked at it and refused to try it. But, after talking with multiple poeple and reading blogs (Dawn, Mary-Kay, and Katie) I've decided to give it a go! It's a 8-9 week program, so hopefully by Spring I'll be running a 5K!

~I had coffee with Addie last night! literally love the girl! O and she agreed to run a 5K with me. She'll push me and that's what I need.

~This week I found out that one of my guy friends in going to Israel with me. That means my friend Emily, myself, and Malachi will be going! I am SO excited! There is also a group on facebook for Israel2012, and I got to connect with some of the other High School seniors who will be going. I can't wait!!!

~I love Christmas break because it means staying up late, sleeping in, drinking hot chocolate, coffee, and watching Christmas movies!

~On Friday I turn 18. I'm old. I don't plan on doing anything crazy.

~NBA starts in 6 days.

~Because my birthday is this week, my inbox has been flooded with all my free offers for Starbucks, Cold Stone, Fuddruckers etc etc etc. More reasons that I need to run a 5K

~I bought my first pair of Miss Me's last night at Apricot Lane! I've been wearing them today and I LOVE them!! They were totally worth the money I spent. I also love the back pockets and the way that they sparkle. Butt bling ha!

~My car is almost to 90,000 miles. Random fact from the queen of random.

~I only asked for 3 things for Christmas/Birthday combined. They were 3 pairs of shoes. One of my favorite quotes is from Marilyn Monroe. "If you give a girl the right shoes, she can conquer the world"

Happy Monday!

Love,

E

Last day to enter my Starbucks giveaway!

It is the LAST day to enter my Starbucks Giveaway!

Head on over to my post and enter while you can!!

I'll announce the winner on Monday!!!

I have 28 followers. If I get to 50, I'll giveaway a second Starbucks Gift Card!

Giveaway Time!

It's giveaway time!!!

In honor of my new blog design, and the 1000 hits on my blog, I'm doing a giveaway!!

Here is what's up for grabs....

~A Starbucks Gift Card~

Entries valid through October 25th-November 5th, 2011

How to Enter:

~Mandatory Entry: Follow my Blog, and leave me comment saying so.

~Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about the giveaway, make sure to mention me.

~Follow me on Pinterest.

~Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link to your blog post.

~Become a Blog Sponsor (email me for details: abeautifulbeginningblog@gmail.com)

No duplicate comments.

I will contact the winner within 3 days of the giveaway ending (November 8th), and give you further instructions :)

PS: If I get to 100 followers, I will giveaway a second Starbucks Gift Card! Tell your friends!!

Good Luck!!

Almost time for a Giveaway!

PS: I had my blog redesigned by Jenn, a couple of weeks ago! Since then, I've had almost 500+ hits on my blog! I thought to celebrate the 1000 hits total, I would do a giveaway!

I'm thinking Starbucks would be perfect!

Stay tuned for details!

Love,

Thankful Thursday!

Yesterday, was not a good day! Cold, rainy, and miserable. You could probably tell in my blog rant, yesterday. But today, I thought I would make a list of things I'm thankful for to cheer me up, and for a great reminder. :)

* Sunshine! It's 50 degrees right now! Must better than the 30 degree weather yesterday

* Heat! We turned the heat on last night to break the chill. I'm thankful that it works!

* My car with heat! double blessing

* Hot Chocolate. Daily.

* I'm healthy. Not battling the flu, a cold/cough, at the moment. *knock on wood*

* Making almost $100 on Ebay last night! Win!!

* New Music that came out. Perfect for fall relaxation.

* Starbucks Mochas and Lattes. I wish these were daily. But alas, I have a budget.

* My jobs (Cold Stone and the Ziplines). Thankful for the hours I get.

* Time with Kyle today. Just the two of us, hanging out! :)

Thankful for this day,

E

Today, well it's cold!

Today: *Excuse my Rant*

It's freezing cold. It was 29 degrees when I woke up this morning. It was 79 on Sunday. I feel like we skipped fall and went straight to winter. Hello, Missouri weather. I'm in 5 different layers, socks, boots, and a pea-coat, and still cold. I've been drinking coffee, tea, hot chocolate, anything that will warm me up! Did i mention wearing a scarf?

Winter seems to put me in a sad mood. It's cold, school started, my seasonal jobs ended, (or severely slowed down), and I just don't like it!!

Trying

to

think

happy

thoughts....

64 days till my #18th birthday

66 days till Christmas

140 days till S-P-R-I-N-G break!!

205 till graduation.

You will be seeing these numbers often!

Happy Wednesday,

Love,