Zach Sobiech

The video below has been making its way across the interwebs today and it's too incredible not share with you guys. This courageous teen is featured in a documentary about his final days. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend taking the 22 minutes out of your day to watch it. You'll be inspired and look at life in an entirely different way. I know I will. 

Zach lost his battle with cancer yesterday, just 3 weeks after his 18th birthday. He will clearly be deeply missed. It's heartbreaking that we lost such a wonderful person in the world, but his beautiful legacy will continue to live on.

Weekend Update!

I'm an extremely punctual person, to the point where it's annoying.

But, I just can't seem to get a weekend update post up on Monday.

So, here it is. A day late & $600 million short.

Damn you, Powerball.

We ventured to Bahamas Breeze on Friday night for two my favorite things:

Chard (obvi) & the Wood Grilled Chicken Breast #nom

After dinner we met with some friends and ended up staying out until 3 o'clock in the morning. Seriously, who am I?

On Saturday, Justin & I got to sneak in a visit to his Nephew.
There is honestly nothing more captivating to me than a brand new life. It's dazzling, really.

Asher is no exception. He is so tiny & sweet. 

I want one... just not yet!

Kate & I are always down to do promotion work. I mean, wouldn't you if they were offering free food, drinks and cash?

We did one this weekend out at the New Smyrna Speedway for a local law firm. We literally handed out koozies to people as they entered for less than 2 hours. They supplied us with booze and food to keep ourselves entertained...& moolah, duh.

Imagine my surprise, when Vienna from the Bachelor showed up to work with her Mom & they set up a booth right next to us. I played coy and didn't say anything at first. We chatted a few times, but before I left I had to let her know that I knew who she was and try to get a few Bachelor secrets out of her. We were instant besties. 

Proof:

She is moving back to Orlando so we exchanged numbers & plan on hitting up downtown sometime in the next few weeks.

 Once we were finished with the promo, we headed to Flagler to dance.
And dance, we did. The only time we left the dance floor was for a quick potty break.

Yesterday, my gorgeous new mousepad came in the mail and I just adore it. The Etsy seller was quick, easy and cheap. She literally shipped out our package in less than a few hours of us placing the order. I almost love the packaging as much as the mousepad itself! Take a look at her Etsy shop here. I'll definitely be keeping her in mind for any upcoming monogram purchases!

Glam Bag

It's that time of the month again...

ISPY's Glam Bag is here!

1. My Goodies, My Goodies, My Goodies, ALL my goodies!

2. Zoya Shimmering Pink Nail Polish ($9)

3. Mirabella Color Sheer in Posy ($22)

4. Yaby Concealer Refill ($5): I haven't used this just yet, but I was in need of some new concealer so I'll definitely be trying this soon.

5. Anastasia Clear Brow Gel ($22): I've also tested the Chella Eyebrow gel in the past and this one bows it out of the water. I give this product a thumbs up!

5. Pacifica Island Vanilla & Tahitian Gardenia Perfume Roll-On ($12): Honestly, when I first rolled this on my wrist, it smelled like straight alcohol, but after a few minutes I could definitely smell a nice light garden scent.

In April, they ran out of the pink & white bag that they were giving out so they sent me a pretty blue one. They emailed me letting me know they would be getting more of the pink in and would include it in my May bag. They also included a beautiful Urban Decay eye shadow for my "troubles." How sweet is that?

The winning streak continues

IPSY > BirchBox

Weekend Update!

On this blah of a Monday, I'm stealing photos from the Instagram accounts of my lovely co-workers to document my weekend, as I was having entirely too much fun to capture these moments myself.

My weekend updates typically include Thursday night, because let's face it, the majority of Friday is spent watching the clock & counting down until the real weekend. Justin became a first time uncle when his sister gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Thursday. Asher had a full head of hair and came out weighing just under 9 lbs!

After we left the hospital, we had a long overdue game night with our favorite 2 couples and a few too many glasses of wine. 

Insert headache Friday morning.

My Uncle celebrated his birthday on Friday so after a quick Happy Hour with some work ladies, I headed over to Latitudes to meet up with the fam bam. You just can't beat the outdoor atmosphere & 3-4-1's. Kate & I also got to met up with Whitney for a few drinks too!

After running some errands Saturday, we christened a friends new abode by dancing, drinking & dominating games. If it's possible to have too much fun, we had it. 

I finished up some Mother's day shopping on Sunday and spent some time with Justin's Mom because my Mom was in St. Augustine for the weekend. I settled in early and watched a Snapped marathon for the remainder of the night. It was beyond relaxing after a crazy weekend.

Another perk of this weekend is that I managed to sneak in TWO trips to Jimmy John's.
If I did nothing else this weekend, I would have been satisfied with that alone.

That's all she wrote!

Pinterest P.I.

You know what really grinds my gears?

Things on Pinterest that I can't find anywhere.

Trust me, I'm not your average joe when it comes to finding people/places/things on the internet. I could easily start my own detective agency based on the tricks I have up my sleeve.

Let's get down to the real issue here. 

There's this birthday that I have every year on July 6th. This year, it falls on a Saturday so we are spending an extra long weekend at the beach to celebrate both the birth of yours truly and the independence of the good ole' US of A. 

Fireworks, 4th of July, friends, birthday, alcohol & beach - count me in X 10!

Anyhoo, once I laid eyes on this adorable, festive, dream dress, I knew it had to be mine.

After doing what I do (aka doing a goole image search to find everywhere that the dress appears on the internet) I found out that it was created in Photoshop and doesn't even exist.

WHO would do such a thing?

I mean, there is nothing that explains my reaction better than this:

If any of my friends friends in blog land know of someone who is handy with a sewing machine, please send them my way. I'm not giving up on this just yet!

I know what you're thinking, her life is so hard ;)

Thanks for listening to me vent!

Still waiting...

Remember that house we spoke about back in early January?

You know, one of the last times I blogged :X

Oh yes, this is the one.

Well, the offer was put in on December 29th. Back in February, they countered with the original asking prices and we (ahem, Justin) accepted. Then they countered again for 25k more & we walked away. A week later they came crawling back telling us that they've decided to accept the offer for the original asking price. As peculiar as I thought it was, we were thrilled.

The inspection was completed back in March and it's been nothing but a waiting game ever since. We haven't heard from the bank on when the closing will be, or confirmation that we fully have the house. 

When they say buying a short sale is a process, they aren't lying. That's for sure.

Do they not understand how many additional projects I've found on Pinterest since January? I mean, I have 6 different laundry organization projects alone... & that's my least favorite topic ever.

Let's just hope this doesn't last too much longer or I'll be knee deep in projects with no home to showcase my work!

Fingers crossed XX

Oh where, oh where could she be?

Hey old friends! Did you miss me?

I'm sure you hardly noticed I was gone, but, for my heart's sake, let's just pretend. Mmm, k? ;)

Since it's been over two months since I last posted, we'll do this the easy way and I'll update you on what's been going on through photos. Sound good? Good.

We went on a dream vacay to Atlantis

Can you say picture overload?

Wait, there's more..

Two of our best friends joined in holy matrimony. 

One of my best friends got engaged.

& I got to witness the entire thing.

& then I...

Headed down south to celebrate the marriage of a friend & had TOO much fun!

Got to spend a ton of QT with my boys

Spent the weekend at Disney with family.

Bonded with my stellar co-workers during a few too many nights out.

Went to Epcot & drank around the world!

Park hopped over to Hollywood Studios & 
the following morning met the newest addition to a friends family, Aria.

That brings me to my next topic..

Another thing that has been keeping me preoccupied the last two months is ABC family's show, Pretty Little Liars. My Sister and a friend both recommended the series to me and, at first, I was hesitant. After only ONE episode, I knew we were going to be biffles. And so, here I am, on season 3, loving every second of it. What was I waiting all this time for? Makes me wonder what other fabulous things I'm missing out on in life...

That's all I've got for now!