It's Friday Already?

How is it Friday already? Last weekend was so full of fun and I never even got a chance to blog about it this week. That could be because I didn't feel recovered from the weekend until Tuesday and next thing I knew, it was Friday already. We're heading to Baltimore tomorrow night for yet another wedding celebration and then we come home in time to finish prepping to host 20+ family and friends in our home for Easter brunch. It's all exciting stuff, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a tiny bit overwhelmed with everything going on. Since I never got to post this week, I've got quite a few things to share today:

A Few Words of Wisdom on my Mind

A Few Thoughts from this Week

• As I write this, I'm finishing up day 4 of a low-carb diet. While I don't know how long-term it will be, I know it will be a great way to kick start my goal to lose a few pounds. After just 3 days, I feel a whole lot better already!
• Last weekend was the first wedding we've attended since tying the knot and it while it would have been an absolutely beautiful wedding either way, I feel like we enjoyed it even more as we are loving every second as newlyweds. It made me so happy watching my cousin and his new Mrs. as they celebrated knowing how surreal and joyful your wedding day is.
• Like I said, we're off to Baltimore this evening for another wedding celebration. Life has gotten a little out of control lately, so instead of reading, sleeping or drinking during our flight, we'll be working on writing our wedding thank you cards so we can finally get those in the mail. Okay, there may be a few drinks involved...I mean, let's not get crazy. 

A Few Links Worth Reading

• A Call to Celebrate (via Two Martinis)
• To Know, And to Know (and why they aren't the same) (via Stay Blonde Ski Local)
• Seeking One Personal Delusional System (via Mr. Thomas and Me)

A Few Photos from Last Weekend

Jonathan was hired to DJ a Great Gatsby themed party on Friday night.The music was awesome (obviously), the costumes were great and the amount of fringe I had going on with my dress was perfection.

Saturday we headed to Naples to celebrate my cousin's wedding. We had the most fun with my family and the wedding was just gorgeous.

I'd love to stay and chat but I've got lots to do before we get going in a few hours. How was your week?

A Few Things on Friday

I'm not even going to lie...I'm glad to see this week come to an end. I haven't felt great all week and we have what's going to be an amaaaaazing weekend coming up. I'd like to start doing a weekly round-up sort of post on Fridays and I'm gonna go ahead and tell you right now that the format is inspired by one of my very favorite bloggers, Lisa from Two Martinis. I've always enjoyed her weekly posts, which follow a somewhat similar format. It's my new way of pulling together my thoughts and things I want to share with you each week.

A Few Words of Wisdom on my Mind

A Few Thoughts from this Week

• Not that it's a new news or anything, but it's been bothering me this week how judgmental we've become as a society. I couldn't stop thinking about it after reading this article about how SELF Magazine published an article making fun of a cancer survivor for running in the LA marathon wearing a tutu. The article was criticizing the tutu trend in general, but included a photo of the woman, which she gave them permission to use not realizing how she would be portrayed. Who cares what someone else chooses to wear when they run? It isn't our place to judge that or anything other choice others make. We need to stop judging and criticizing others for choices they make, big or small that have absolutely zero impact on us.

• In the Starbucks drive-through earlier this week, I remembered I wanted to start getting back in the habit of Random Acts of Kindness, so I told the friendly drive-through employee I'd like to pay for the car behind me and he got super excited. He then told me that the previous day, someone did it and 88 cars in a row continued to pay for the car behind them. How cool is that? 

A Few Links Worth Reading

• What Research Tells Us About the Most Successful Relationships (via LifeHacker.com)
• 32 Things I Hate More Than April Fools' Day (via Venus Trapped in Mars)
• 53 Thoughts Every Girl Has While Shopping at Target (via BuzzFeed)
• When You Don't Have a Job You Love (via Relevant Magazine)

A Few Things I'm Excited About

• Tonight my handsome husband is DJing a Great Gatsby themed party and for once in my life, I planned ahead and rented an outfit that is going to be just perfect. From what I've heard, the music is going to be awesome and I can't wait to see everyone dressed up!

• Saturday morning we're heading to Naples to celebrate my cousin's wedding. I grew up in Florida, but have never been to Naples and I'm pretty darn excited for a few days away at the beach.

• It's still a few weeks away and I'm sure it's going to be here before we are really prepared, but I absolutely can't wait to host everyone at our house for Easter brunch. 

What's on your mind this week?

"Because I'm Happy"

I had no intention of posting today, but then I saw there was a "32 Things That Make Me Happy" link-up going on and I just had to join in. So have at it...32 of the many, many things that make me happy:

1. My husband. It doesn't take much for this amazing man to put a smile on my face.

2. Random Acts of Kindness (giving and receiving)

3. Baking 

4. A fresh haircut and highlights

5. When something I didn't think was on sale is actually on sale

6. Getting packages in the mail

7. Friends reruns

8. This pin

9. Target

10. Rainbows

11. My nieces and nephews

12. Freshly polished nails

13. "Just because" flowers

14. Wine

15. Sunflowers

16. This photo strip of my nephew sneaking away to eat a cupcake in the photo booth during our wedding

17. York Peppermint Patties

18. My KitchenAid Mixer

19. LOFT sales

20. Taking my bra off at the end of the day

21. My family

22. Any and all things Christmas related

23. Finishing a good book

24. Jonathan's laugh

25. Florida thunderstorms when I have no where I need to be but at home

26. Blog comments

27. Coming up with a perfect gift for someone I love

28. Daydreaming about having children of our own someday

29. Looking back on how drastically my life has changed over the last year and a half

30. Sunsets

31. Surprises

32. Waking up to live this life everyday

What makes you happy? Link up with Sarah and Erin below!