Random Recent Life Happenings... (With Pictures!)

So, I know it's been quite a while since I've posted... (Why do I always feel like I start all of my blog posts the same way??) But I have a post for you now! :)

This picture was taken in early July while we were out of town. Yes, it's true... I'm addicted to Chick-fil-A. Even on my day off, even if I'm out of town, I can't stay away from Chick-fil-A. If you know my family, you probably know we're crazy Chick-fil-A people... My two older sisters and I all work at the same CFA and my three younger siblings (ages 12, almost 10, and 4 1/2) are counting the years until they are old enough to work at Chick-fil-A. Hey, my four-year-old brother already plays like he owns a Chick-fil-A. And when I told my boss that my brother does that, he collected pretty much one of every type of container, bowl, box, cup, etc. that we have at Chick-fil-A and gave to it to Zach so he really would have CFA stuff to play with. It's kind of insane but that fits right into our family. ;)

This picture was also taken when we were out of town... Josh and Zach got bored one day when we were just sitting around the hotel so they put on Tori's and my high heels and spent about 10 minutes trying to walk across the room without falling... It was pretty funny to watch!

For those of you who may not know, the reason why we had to go out of town at the beginning of July was due to the fact that a very, very close family friend was nearing the end of her time on earth. What was supposed to be a weekend trip turned into a week long trip because our friend went to be with Jesus sooner than we all expected. That was a pretty hard time for me but knowing that so many people were praying for me, my family, and my friend's husband helped so much and it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be... Anyway, the kitty in the picture is Amelia and she was one of my friend's three cats. Even though I'm a cat person and like all cats, Amelia is definitely my favorite cat ever. <3

And this is my cousin's new puppy, Pippin. I love this little fur ball and just thought I'd share her cuteness with all of you. :)

These cupcakes (which we had at my GrandDad's birthday party) are to represent the three family birthdays we've had recently. My dad's dad's birthday was the 14th, my mom's mom's was the 15th, and my sister Olivia's was on the 17th... So many birthdays. :) And the picture to the right is my not-so-little sister Olivia and me.

Guess who just started taking piano lessons again... I did :) For obvious reasons, I had to quit when we moved. But in the 20 months that we've lived here in Louisiana, I hadn't found a new teacher. Now I have! I've only had two lessons so far and I'm have to review a lot of stuff simply because I haven't been diligent about practicing since I stopped taking lessons... Oops! But it's all going well so far and I'm super happy to be taking lessons once again! And now, as you can see, my piano is constantly cluttered with music books, sheet music, and chord charts. ;)

THE NEWEST TEAM LEADERS AT CHICK-FIL-A

(And yes, that's me and my sister Tori in the middle.)

That's right! I got a promotion at work! :) So excited! I loved my job before but now I think I love it even more. (In case you're wondering, the "levels" at Chick-fil-A are team member, team trainer, team leader, supervisor, manager, general manager, operator/owner.)

These next three pictures are just for fun.

First are my gorgeous red wedge heels - I love these shoes but they're suede so I don't like to wear them when it's wet outside. And it's been raining on and off for the past several weeks but I did wear them to church tonight... with a matching red scarf. :)

Next up, my lovely new outfit I just bought tonight at Target. Lavender tunic style top / dress (it has ruffles all down the front - love it!) and black ankle length leggings. I just wish I had some purple flats to go with it. Hmm... looks like it's time to go shoe shopping! Haha ;)





This is just a random picture I took when I was trying to get a picture of my new outfit. I look a little tired (who doesn't look tired at midnight?) and am wearing almost no makeup but I love it! (Is is weird to like a picture of myself that much?)








Last picture, I promise!! My family and I have had a little visitor every night for the past couple of weeks... This little bird has been sleeping on our porch. So cute :) And I think I'm going to follow its example and go to bed. Goodnight!