NaBloPoMo...it's been nice

So way back at the beginning of the month, I decided that I would participate in a little blogging activity.  I did my very best to blog everyday, and including today's post I will have blogged 23 times in the month of November.

This is a really big deal for me.  I just started this blog less than a year ago, and I'm still trying to figure out where to take it, how to best design it, and what exactly to write about. 

I followed a few of the NaBloPoMo prompts from BlogHer, but I also just blogged about what I was doing and the (what I think is) fun things happening in my life.  There were probably one or two posts asking for advice, or complaining, but hey, that's what this is all about for me.  It's my place to write and share/document what I/we do.  Some of it is fun, some of it is boring, but all of it I love.

I'm really glad I took on the challenge to blog everyday this month.  I wish I could have done a little bit better, but this really opened me up to the blogging world and gave me so many more ideas.  I'm looking forward to many more days of blogging ahead!

Hello November! (How did you get here so fast?)

October is over and I can't believe it.  I love the season of fall so much and just wish it could last a little longer.  Today was a beautiful Cleveland fall day and you couldn't help but just have a smile on your face with all of that sunshine.  I even got outside after work and cut back most of the Hosta plants and all of my Mums.  It didn't even feel like work since it was so nice and I took Breckyn out to keep me company.

So apparently there is something called National Blog Posting Month.  I first read about it on Ashley's  blog and had to Google it because I thought it was a made up word.  Turns out, it's real.

Well, I thought this was the perfect time for me to really dive head first into the blogging world.  I am going to be a part of NaBloPoMo!  I know I am a day late, but I am not going to let that stop me.  Instead I will try my best to post everyday.  I'm following @nablopomo and @BlogHerBlogging on Twitter to help me stay on track and give me some writing ideas because sometimes at the end of the day, there is just nothing left up there.

I'm really excited about this and can't wait to see how it all works out.  Thanks again to Ashley for the idea!

Whoa...2 weeks went fast!

What a bad blogger I have been.  But to my defense, there are a few reasons.

- The beginning of June is always super busy with the school year ending.

- I spent way to many nights going out to celebrate school ending.  I mean, come on it only happens once a year every year for the rest of my life.  I seriously lived it up for like a full week.  If I didn't go out for happy hour, I went out for dinner, or for drinks after dinner, or I went out for dinner and then came home and had drinks.

- Last Friday I fell asleep at 7 p.m. Yep that's right.  See previous reason as to why I haven't been blogging and this makes sense.  I also fell asleep Saturday at 9:30.  Needless to say I did not have a crazy weekend full of so much stuff that there was no time to blog.  I was just catching up on sleep.

- And last but not least, I freaked out about blogging and putting information about myself out there.  I heard a horrible story that is very local and very true about someone who was physically attacked due to a FB post.  This scared the sh*t out of me.  So I stayed away from the blog.  Why? I don't know because no one follows me and would ever be able to track me down (fingers crossed) but I still panicked.

Anyway, some good things that have happened.

- Ben had a birthday and we had a delicious dinner to celebrate.

- School is out for the year! (or the summer at least)

- Mary had her wedding shower and it was perfect.  Today in the mail I got the invitation to her Bachelorette party and already can't wait.

- I am broke, but insisted on shopping anyway because it is summer and you always need new summer clothes!

I think that is the jist of the exciting stuff.  I will blog more, I will blog more, and I won't be afraid!

Here's to a wonderful summer ahead :)

A Columbus Roadtrip for the Tribe

My best friend and her husband (both Cleveland natives) are currently living in Columbus.  They are both wonderful people and I love taking the long drive down 71 to go visit.

In honor of the Tribe's season starting, they had a little party to celebrate.  Of course you never know what the weather will be like in Ohio in April, so we had every intention to enjoy the day outside watching the game on a TV that was rigged with cable from the second floor bathroom, playing cornhole, and enjoying some summer style brews. 

We ended up spending small amounts of time outside in between short rain/hail storms with a few spots of sunshine.  We also were witness to the Tribe's second loss of the season, but we all have faith in the team and can't wait to see where they go this season.

One of the best parts of the party was the hot dog bar that included tater tots!  There were a multitude of toppings to choose from...it was very Happy Dog-ish, which is a wonderful little bar that I love to visit and will of course be blogging about in the future. 

Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment.  As you can tell, we know how to have fun, and anytime I have the chance to see my best friend, a good time is had by all.

There's the hot dog bar in the background! And of course some beautiful ladies :)

Let's Go Tribe!

Of course a dance party broke out

It got a little serious

Just a little sidenote...I have another pic that I would love to include, but since I am new to this whole blogging thing and am figuring things out one post at a time I can't.  It is turned sideways and I can't figure out how to flip it :(  It is saved the right way but isn't uploading that way...ugh.