Tuesday, May 10, 2016

BIG news!

Happy Tuesday guys! 

Guess what?! Today we found out that we were accepted for the apartment we applied for last week! That means we will be moving sometime in the next few weeks!

It's so exciting but daunting at the same time to think about everything that still needs to be packed and sorted through. I've packed a ton already but there is still so much to do! I will be doing an empties post before I move because I'm certainly not moving a bag full of empty products to the new place! Don't worry I'll definitely be taking you along on this adventure!

Here's what has happened so far this week:

Katie and Isabella came to visit me at work!


Brittni's sister Katie came to visit me at work yesterday and it was so nice to see little Isabella! She is two weeks old and looks so different then when I first met her! It was a nice surprise that definitely brightened my afternoon.

When I texted Tim that I saw Isabella at work he commented that he missed Emma, so after work we headed over to Brittni and Stephen's to see baby Emma (Isabella's cousin!)



I really enjoyed using Snapchat with her! Look what a cute puppy she makes!





We had so much fun spending time over there. It's so cool to see how much she changes each time we see her. I love being able to watch her grow up!

Tonight after work we headed back to Ninigret Park to try one of the other trails we had seen on Sunday.




I ended up tracking when we were about almost halfway done, so we probably walked closer to 2.5 miles or more by the end of our walk. It was so nice to stretch our legs after a long day at the office!

Now it's time to do some relaxing before bed! Goodnight everyone!

Sunday, May 8, 2016

A Couple of Weekends...

How can it possibly be Sunday night again? My weekends have been absolutely flying by and it's been hard to believe that I have to head back to work every Monday morning.

Now that the laundry is done, the bedroom and bathroom are clean, and Tim is completely enthralled with his video game I figured I'd sit down and update you on the last two weekends.


Last Sunday was our one year anniversary! May 1st is the day we had our first date at the a local restaurant the Mews Tavern and I can't believe it's already been a year. Tim played golf early in the morning and came home with these beautiful flowers for me. So sweet :)


Later in the afternoon we went to meet Tim's sisters new puppy! We were so excited to meet Addie her new bernese mountain dog. She a sweet little puppy and it was so nice to spend some time playing outside with her.






Then we met up with the rest of Tim's family for dinner. Our anniversary is shared with his brothers birthday so we went to dinner at Kon.


All last week was pretty depressing here in Rhode Island. The sky was cloudy and it rained pretty much the entire week. Not a great thing to see out your office window!


Last week we did view some places to live and put an application in. Hopefully we will hear soon and I will let you know of moving plans! I started packing up things we don't necessarily need to have in our room right now. We are getting ready to move out and it's so exciting!


On Friday night this weekend I had after work drinks and appetizers with a few girls I used to work with. We had a blast catching up and it was so nice to see them. Unfortunately I didn't snap any pictures at all on Friday. After we enjoyed our time at Dan's place, I met up with Tim and our friends Fred and Marissa to see the brand new Captain America movie. It was an amazing movie and I really enjoyed it!

On Saturday I did remember to take pictures when we headed off to Foxwoods with Tim's parents for the Kentucky Derby!


We drank a few mint juleps and enjoyed the derby hype before heading to David Burke Prime Steakhouse for a delicious dinner! I cannot rave enough about the food there. The french onion soup was incredible, the steak delicious and the macaroni and cheese is mouthwatering! If you've never been, you need to head over immediately.

We hung out for awhile longer, spent some time hanging out at the bar and then stopped in Cake.


I could get in some serious trouble in Cake. They have so many sweets! I chose a chocolate bar and it was great but there were so many different things to chose from it was a little overwhelming.

Today was mother's day and we spent the day with my mom! We always visit the cemetery where my grandma is buried and put some roses on her headstone. Then have lunch at the Pizza Place in downtown Westerly. The Pizza Place is not my favorite restaurant at all, the food is nothing special but it's never crowded and it's nice to sit and catch up with my family.





After lunch Tim and I took a hike with my mom down in Charlestown. It was so nice to see the sun finally shining after looking out clouds for so long.



We will definitely be enjoying more hikes and exercising in the coming weeks. We have been talking about making sure that we exercise and enjoy our time outside now that it's light out when we get out of work at night.

I did put together a new exciting thing today as well!


A laundry sorter! I can't be the only person who gets excited over things like this!



I've already started sorting our laundry! :)

Have a great night!

Thursday, April 28, 2016

April Birchbox


How is April almost over?!

This month has flown by and I just realized this morning that I hadn't posted my Birchbox for the month yet. So here we go:



This months box had a Rifle Paper Co. coupon inside. I honestly haven't even checked out their website. I would be interested if I didn't already have more stuff then I could ever need in my house. The less I have to move this upcoming month the better. (I am in ultimate purge mode right now!)



The first product is this Parlor volumizing setting spray. I haven't tried it yet but I'm assuming it's similar to a hairspray which I will use at some point but I definitely don't need anything that will give me volume...I have enough of that on my own thanks!


If you've been reading along you probably know that I gave up Burts Bees chapstick last year. I'm not sure how I feel about this tinted lip balm since I'm not a huge fan of lip products anyways. I  may try it out I will keep you updated!


I have SO many masks to use and now here's another one! Derma-e Purifying 2 in 1 Charcoal Mask. I am always a little wary of face products but am willing to give anything a try. I hope that this will be a good one!


This might be the most exciting product in here! This is a Briogeo Don't Despair Repair Deep Conditioning Mask. I love a good hair mask since my hair is so dry. I will definitely be using this soon!



This product from Au Naturale is very cool. There is  a lipstick, a blush, and an eyeshadow inside. Even though the samples are small, it is interesting packaging and I really like the idea of organic makeup.

Do you receive any monthly boxes? What did you get inside?

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Weekend Fun Recap!

Oh how is it the end of the weekend again????


That is exactly how I'm feeling right now! But it was a great weekend around here so I shouldn't even be too whiney about having to head back to work (but I will be....). So first off all before the weekend started we had a great Thursday night visiting Brittni, Stephen and Emma!


Tim is just so natural with babies! We brought my mom along with us so she could meet Emma and she kept commenting on how Tim seemed to be the best with her because he was just so relaxed and held her like a football under his arm.



I mean, look how content she looks! She is SUCH a good baby and I enjoy heading over there to visit them.


My mom also loves any chance to hold a baby!

On Friday night we had plans to meet up with my extended family at Dan's Place in West Greenwich. I unfortunately didn't take any pictures, but it was so nice to sit and chat with my Papa and see my cousin Andrew who has been away in the Navy for some time! Since we had dinner on the early end we didn't have any super exciting plans for the night we ended up heading out for some ice cream.



Brickley's in Wakefield is one of the best ice cream places in the area! There is always a super long line but it's totally worth it.

Saturday was a very productive day for me. Tim worked in the morning and then headed off golfing with his dad in the afternoon so I had some time to myself to get all sorts of things done.

After cleaning the house, washing bedding and starting some laundry I decided to take a drive into Westerly to use a Pier One gift certificate that was burning a hole in my pocket! I picked up some new things for our new apartment!


Cute right?! I am so excited and will keep you updated on our future apartment as soon as I know more!

On Sunday we started the day with breakfast at Ocean Mist with Tim's parents and brother and then headed off hiking.





The first place we explored was near Barber's Pond in South Kingstown and was a fun trail that took us near water and deep into the woods. We always enjoy getting outside together and exploring and this was no exception.

When we finished the trail we knew we weren't done hiking just yet. So we headed down the road a little bit to the Crawley Preserve near where Tim grew up.



The first thing we saw on our hike was a snake! Since there wasn't a ton of wildlife hanging around we were excited to see this little green guy!


This hike was gorgeous. I loved the waterfall and the woods we walked through. We will definitely be heading back here in the future!


After our hiking adventure it was time to head home and change and get to the hospital! We were ready to meet Isabella, Emma's new cousin!


Brittni's sister Katie had a beautiful little girl this morning!




What a great weekend! :)