One Year Older One Year Wiser

Another year older, another year wiser. I can't believe another birthday has gone by. I can't believe this is my second birthday here in Saint Louis!!!!!  I still pinch myself.

My birthday weekend was absolutely lovely. Started off with me time on Saturday, family time and Superbowl fun on Sunday and of course I took the day off from work Monday because who wants to work on their actual birthday??? Not me that's for sure!



I had the pleasure of enjoying a nice breakfast and coffee at the Mud House. I told Chris I wanted coffee in a mug with a fancy design on top! My one and only request for my birthday (I am so easy-going) haha. My coffee was delicious and I also had the Veggie Sandwich and that was delicious too!. This place is a true gem shining away on the corner on Cherokee Street! I am so happy we came here.  They have amazing reviews on Yelp, so add them to your "Places to drink fancy coffee" list.



BUTT WAIT THERE IS MORE!!!.....My big present for my birthday was ..........drum roll please..........A BIKE!!!!!!!!!! I wanted a bike for so long. I wanted a bike in CA, I wanted a bike when we moved here. I complained about not having a bike here and in CA.  I became pretty annoying about the bike thing. Why didn't I get onE? because I did not want to spend the money on one and I didn't know much about bikes either.

Welp my annoying-ness paid off and Chris got me a bike, better yet he got me the bike days before my birthday and put it together in the garage and gave it to me a day early and not several days. This was truly amazing because he can't keep a gift a secret and he always shops the day of or the day before NEVER several days before! Double score!

I am now the proud owner of a gorgeous white and teal Scott trail bike!!! I love her!



 

My seat still needs to be lowered a bit because my pudgy short legs still  tip toe  the floor. I am so excited to ride it around the neighborhood and to Forest Park! I am even more excited to get cute bike accessories!

Also a birthday weekend would not be complete if there wasn't magical snow flurries falling to the ground!



Just breathtaking. It gets me every time! I still think its unreal that I live in an area where it snows and it looks like this afterwards!

Long Over Due No Excuse Update

Good Morning people who actually read my blog.

It has been a very very long time since I have posted an update. A few important reasons why, but also a big reason is I lost my blogging drive. I did not have exciting things to blog about BUT today is your lucky day so take a seat, grab a coffee and prepare yourself for a long post.

First and for most we got a dog. Yep that is right we buckled down and adopted a chocolate lab mix puppy named Charlie! he drives me nuts but he is the cutest thing to set foot in the apartment

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He loves running around in circles over and over again until he tires himself out and collapses on the floor. He seriously collapse like a dramatic diva when he is tired. He is about 99% house broken with the exception of a few incidents that almost made me give him up for adoption. He has not chewed up anything expensive except a few socks and my dress pants. At the end of the day though he is a keeper and he needs to grow into his little peanut head.

Next up, Pedro The Lion..



I got to meet David Bazan, of Pedro the Lion. He had this little intimate small play session at someone's house. There were maybe 40 people max and everyone was sitting around listening to him play. He has such an amazing voice. Very powerful and rich sounding. He brought his daughter along with him and she was so adorable. Lucky for me I got to take a picture and have a vinyl autographed. Woot go me!

Lets see, what else, Oh the 4th of July



This was our 4th of July view. Enough said!

I have to include a Cardinals game in the mix.



Best view so far. I almost caught a ball (not really) but in theory I almost did. I love going to Cardinals games. I love going to live sport games period. They are so much fun and exciting and way better than watching from home on the TV.  So far they are doing pretty darn good this season. Lets hope they keep it up.

nanananananan BAT MAN!!!!!!!



Did you guys see the Bat Man premier movie? We saw it in the OmniMax theater. WOW my neck was killer the next day but so worth it. The movie was amazing. I'm pretty sure we are going to see it again on a regular screen.

Hope I did not bore you to death this time. At least I provided pictures because pictures are always fun to see.

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I will be calm

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I will calm down I will calm down I will calm down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOWEVER Missouri you redeem yourself by showering the town with snow flurries and sprinkles of rain during a Micro Center and Target run. Makes running errands a little more magical! ALSO I really love my neighborhood because its a wonderland of charm! So much better than the cookie-cutter blah in newer areas.

Recap of my birthday! All I have to say is that it was sweet and amazing I will let the pictures tell the story

Press on Chicky Chicks

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Quick picture recap!

This is the new building I work in. I park across the street and walk by a Panera Bread or as they call it here "St. Louis Bread Co.

 



This is the office I work in. I took this picture on my second interview! eek good thing they didnt catch me in action



This is my swanky needs to be decorated office. I thought I was going to get a cube. I feel overwhelmed with the space, what am I supposed to do with all that wall space and a door that closes??????



This is  by far the BEST part about the job. I get a access card. I have wanted one of theses since the day I was born. (okay not really) But for some reason I feel official and important having one of these on me.



This was taken on a good day, pre job, Its a cool view of the Arch that I have never been to yet. I'll make it there soon!



And this my friends is the weather this poor California girl has to deal with! I could complain about the cold and odd weather for AGES!!!!! but I do not want to keep you here all day!

 

Last rant I swear! ------On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the hardest and stressful and 1 being easy peezy lemon squeezy, My job is a 15! What have I gotten myself into???

 

 

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Updating Life

It has been a while since I have updated my blog, I know I have been neglecting it but honestly my brain has hit a block. I have had nothing exciting to blog about until today. The last week I have been job hunting like a maniac going into these high profile job interviews where once I walk in I feel like a tiny person in comparison to everyone else. I completely shut down and become intimidated because I am completely out of my element and confort zone. I cannot allow this to happen to me because I wil never grow in life being intimidated. Anywhos, I sucked it up and faked a big confident and landed a job! WOOOOO ME  I now have a job and no longer need to pinch my pennies and can stop stressing about becoming a low life. I am really excited about starting work. Also we finally bought a couch which I cant stop looking at. We purchased it from Restoration Hardware and it is so pretty and large and so freaken comfortable wow!! The apartment is slowly becoming a home finally and it has been snowing here the last few days. I like it from the inside ONLY! once you place me outside I become one freezing complainer. I will also mention that I had to walk 5 blocks in a blistering tundra too. Yeah I will always be a California girl who adores the sunshine and amazing weather. I am sharing with you a picture of flowers Chris got me for landing a job, the before and after of our living room and the new sofa! Hope you guys are having a good weekend!

First Snow

Good morning!! I peeked outside the window to watch Chris drive away to work and to my surprise it had snowed all night. It was my first snow this year! Here is what I saw from outside the apartment.

Merry Christmas

I am tired, sleep deprived, extra chubby and very happy! here are a few pictures since moving here to St. Louis! Merry Christmas !!

WE MADE IT!!!

The chicken has crossed the road!!

Be thankful

Be thankful for your health.
Be thankful for todays sunshine.
Be thankful Be thankful Be thankful.

The big move day is in 5 days! my stomach turns more and more each day that it gets closer. At the same time my excitement builds and builds to the point where I think on the moving day I just may POP!!!! I have 60% of my things packed up but I still have a long ways to go. Have you ever done something life changing? I'm sure there are greater things out there that are more impact-full than a change of state move so I technically should not get my knickers in a bunch just yet right? I am feeling greatly overwhelmed and to think that I havent even started my Christmas shopping yet ahhhh! I have never liked procrastinating it gives me anxiety and causes me to not sleep well. I'm selfish about my sleep so to have that be taken away from me causes me to become even more anxious. Case in point procrastinating is anxiety squared. On that note I leave you with a California Christmas tree to bring you cheer!



Press on Chick Chicks.

Pressing On Pressing On

"I'm goin back home to the [mid-west] west coast
I wish you woulda put yourself in my suitcase
I love you
Standin all alone in a black coat..."

WoOoOot!!!! Welp here we go guys, Im moving to the mid-west, Saint Louis to be exact, and I am so excited!! It will be a big change for me being that I am California grown and raised but hey there is always room to rub a little STL in me. I cant wait to get this show on the road.

As time goes by I am learning to make my own decisions and being firm with them! Although this will be a very bittersweet time in my life, I know that there is a bright future ahead of me. I know that this move will only make me stronger, and more independent and closer to my boyfriend. Hopefully with everything that is going on I can find time to blog everything that is happening and post many pictures!! S&H LLP better be following this =). I am pressing on in life. I am starting a new chapter, all I can do is pray and be optimistic that everything will be okay! STL here I come!!



 

-pressing on!