Another Year Older

Good morning everyone! Well as the title of this post states I am indeed another year older. Yesterday was my 22nd birthday and it was a really good one. All of my friends showed me some birthday love and I spent the day with 2 of the coolest people I know. My sister got me one of the best birthday gifts ever! (Season 1 of I Love Lucy on DVD, lol). All in all it was a great birthday, no wild partying required, lol. I've been feeling really good lately about things, I have a lot to be thankful for in my life and I need to start saying out loud how lucky I am for all that I have. A lot of things have been inspiring me lately but here are a few things that I want to share.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone and enjoy this Memorial Day weekend. A huge thank you to every person that has served this country and been away from their families for years on end to ensure our freedom and safety. Thank you.

Realizations

I have come to realize that life always throws you a curve ball when you least expect it. Sometimes you strike out and sometimes you hit a home run, it all depends on how you view that curve ball. Things have been going pretty well for me I can't complain about life these days. I have been happy, work hasn't been too stressful, and I still don't have much of a social life but that's because I would rather sleep then go out at night :) Summer is almost here which I am not really looking forward to but I'm not going to complain because last summer was much worse. I'm trying to be more positive and surround myself with positive people who make me happy, and I think that I am doing a pretty good job of that these days. So here are a few pics that have inspired me lately!

Plans

I'm sure that most of us make plans on a daily basis, I know I do. I usually plan what I'm going to wear, what time I will leave for work, what I'm going to take for lunch, etc. And typically I find that all of those plans go straight out the window when I wake up in the morning. I find that the outfit I picked out doesn't look like I thought it would, I am running late, and I forgot my lunch and/or snack; again. So when my plans don't work out I try not to get too upset because better things usually happen anyway. Yesterday I planned on having a picnic with my sister, and well we didn't end up having a picnic. We did end up going shopping, eating, and laughing all day so I would say the day was a win! I have been feeling a little down in the dumps lately and I can't seem to figure out why. So I am trying to be more upbeat and less of a Debbie Downer, even if I don't feel happy I'm going to fake it til I make it, lol. I am going to try and spend more time outdoors and more time enjoying life, and less time worrying about things that I have no control over. Also, Happy Cinco De Mayo! I am sad to see this lovely weekend come to an end, and although I am not looking forward to work tomorrow I will try to cheer myself up with a movie. Maybe I will watch Singing In The Rain again ;)



Seriously, how perfect is this movie?



So delicious! Thank you Target, lol.





This is one of the reasons that do not like to take a lot of money with me when I go to Target. Candyland Band-Aids!



MAY!!!!!!!

Yay its May! :) I love this month for many reasons, the main one being that my birthday is on the 25th ;) This month is also filled with beautiful weather and so many things to do outdoors that it just makes me smile. Today I am planning on having a picnic with my sister at the park. And I promise I will take lots of pics to share. Here are a few photos from a campaign aimed at fighting hunger that I saw last month at a shopping center here in Philly!

Each display was made using cardboard and cans so that the cans could be donated once the displays were taken down. I thought this was such a great way to make people stop and pay attention to such an important issue that plagues not only our city but cities all across the country. Well have a wonderful Saturday everyone!