February 28th, 2012 •
Life
Last Friday, I turned 30. THIRTY. How is that even possible? I still feel about 22 most of the time, if that. (Maybe more like 15 some days.) I spent my weekend alternating celebrating and catching up on some much-needed rest. It was fabulous.
I wanted to share one of my favorite gifts … a jar of 30 rocks. (Get it? “30 Rocks!”)
driven, honest, stylish, witty, creative, talented, wise, blogger, silly, unique, individual, fun, quiet, smart, passionate, bashful, dynamic, quirky, introspective, loyal, shy, funny, kind, innovative, happy, curious, friendly, true, vivacious, energetic
A sweet coworker of mine put this together for me. Each rock has a word on it (listed above) that she felt describes me. It was fascinating to see the words she picked — and to get a little insight into how others perceive you!
P.S. Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to enter to win my 1 of 5 prizes in my big birthday giveaway: hair bows from Hive + Honey, a necklace from Two Little Moos, a prints from Lady Hue, or a Blog Bling Kit!
Support an animal rescue and win! Click here for details.
February 14th, 2012 •
Life
Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you’re spending it with the ones you love, whether that’s your significant-other, children, family, friends, or even your fur-babies!
Speaking of … now is a great time to spread a little love by donating to your favorite animal rescue/welfare-org and entering to win my February giveaway! (Details here.)
(You know what else Valentine’s Day means? 10 more days of being in my 20s … eek!)
February 8th, 2012 •
Life
I saw this on Alycia’s site the other day and thought it was super cute.
Here’s the questions:
- What’s your name?
- Blog URL
- Write: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
- Favorite quote
- Favorite song at the moment
- Favorite band/singers at the moment
- Say anything you want
- Tag 3-5 bloggers to do this meme too!
February 2nd, 2012 •
Life
Are you celebrating the holiday today!?
As a Pennsylvanian, it was always a big deal — I remember making paper groundhog cutouts in elementary school, and perching on the edge of my seat watching Good Morning America every February 2nd to find out if he’d see his shadow! Even in college, I’d sport a cute “Punxy Phil” baby-tee to class to celebrate. I think it’s such a fun, quirky holiday; plus I think groundhogs are darn-cute little critters!
Did you ever wonder how Groundhog Day got started?
German families settling in central Pennsylvania during the 1700s brought with them the tradition of Candlemas Day, which can be traced back to the pagan Imbolic celebration that falls mid-way between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Tradition suggests that if the weather was fair and the sun was out on that day, the second half of winter would be stormy and cold.
In Europe, Germans used a badger for their prognostication: if the sun was shining and the badger cast a shadow, then they could expect more wintery weather. In Pennsylvania, the badger was replaced by the groundhog.
Of course, lots of other cities have joined in the fun! There are at least 15 other groundhog-meterologists across the US, including Buckeye Chuck in Ohio and General Beauregard Lee in Georgia.
This year, Punxutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter, but according to Wikipedia, a majority of his counterparts predicted an early spring for 2012 … here’s hoping!
(images via here and here)
