Help Me I'm Poor

Wedding planning is intense... and by intense I mean freaking expensive! It's also crazy annoying when other people you know have literally 2x your budget and complain about having to spend money.... I just want to be like....

No one wants to hear it. 

T.G.I.F.

Thank Goodness I'm Fabulous!

Happy Friday! As someone who only had Christmas Day and New Years Day off without any PTO I value my weekends deeply! This one is going to be filled with venue shopping, cleaning, finishing edits on my Master's project, and hanging out with my awesome friends and family!

My sister saw this and thought of me :) My mom and unofficially adopted brother Samit call me Queen Shannon.

Resolutions

Resolutions suck majorly and I suck at keeping them.

This year it's going to happen!

I am going to:
Lose 30 pounds (still in the healthy BMI)
Work out at least 4 days a week
Update this shiz every week
Plan an awesome kick ass wedding
Be an awesome MOH and Bridesmaid for my sister and friend
Go on an adventure
Learn to cook an awesome meal that becomes my claim to fame
Learn to make awesome cocktails
Find a job!

Goodbye Hell Year... Hello BEST YEAR EVER!

So 2012 sucked... didn't find a job, didn't graduate, got fat, still live at home

BUT... who cares!? It's over.

2013 is going to be LEGENDARY!
Getting married
Getting a job
Moving out
Getting in shape
Graduating
Being in and attending friends weddings
Hiking Machu Picchu
Honeymoon

Life is getting good :) AWESOME!

Major Life Moment!!

Matt Proposed!!! After 6 amazing years boyfriend Matt is now Fiance Matt! He had told me on the 13th that his family was going to Carmines in D.C. and wanted me to go with. So that Saturday I got ready and went to his place. When I got there his roommate Megan called him and told him about a new sign our high school had put up for all of the state championship winners. Since he lives down the street from our old high school we stopped by on our way to dinner. When we go there I immediately commented on how the signs were gone and we should leave (... I was hungry) but he wanted to keep looking. Soooo I did what any normal person would on an empty football field and started playing imaginary football by myself complete with crazy touchdown catches and celebrations. I also kept commenting about the creep in the bleachers reading a book... anyway, Matt eventually got me to half field and proposed in the most appropriate, awesome way ever. With our friends holding up letters which spelled out - Shannon will you marry me?
This is exactly how he asked me to prom during my senior night soccer game in high school. Obvi I said yes immediately and then I said Hell YES when I saw the ring:)

More pictures will be posted... eventually... maybe

Addition to list

My car is just shy of 5 years and for the first time when I drive it is starting to feel like an older car. My baby will be paid off in July and then I plan to drive it for another 5 or so years. However... I can't help but drool over the nicer jeeps with leather, heated seats and sunroofs. I hope I can exercise some self control on this one because not having a car bill for a few years is going to be great.

So bucket list addition: Learn how to drive a stick shift.

Blog Revival

So after a long process I am close to defending my final project and completing my Masters program! Next up: Getting an awesome job!

I decided to get this blog back up and running because 1) I now have more time and 2) It will be another thing to look back on and remind me of happy times. I love scrapbooking but it takes forever and is pretty expensive... this will have to do.

I came across this blog and I love her travel bucket list. It looks amazing! I made a few changes and posted it below. Hopefully I will be able to knock all of these out sooner rather than later. Especially since a lot of these amazing places may not be here that much longer.

1. Visit every continent
1. North America - COMPLETE
2. South America
3. Asia
4. Africa
5. Europe - COMPLETE
6. Australia
7. Antarctica
2. Hike the Milford Track in New Zealand
3. Pet a tortoise in the Galapagos
4. Take a picture with the Moai at Easter Island
5. Vistit the Steve Irwin Zoo in Australia
6. Stay in a hut over the ocean
7. Hike or ride a donkey to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
8. Go on an African Safari
9. Go on a cross country road trip
10. See Iguazu Falls
11. Hike the Incan Trail to Machu Picchu
12. Stand on a glacier without following on my tush
13. Go Skydiving in New Zealand or Switzerland (Both?)
14. Scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef
15. Go to the Olympics
16. Go to the World Cup - Mens and Womens
17. Swim in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland
18. See glow worms in teh Waitomo Caves in New Zealand
19. See the Aurora Borealis
20. Visit Angkor Wat
21. Walk part of The Great Wall of China
22. See the Taj Mahal
23. Visit the Pyramids of Giza... If it's ever somewhat safe
24. See Petra... Indiana Jones style
25. Go whale & bear watching in Alaska
26. Use a metal detector to search for a burried treasure
27. Pet a baby tiger
28. Go canyon jumping
29. Take a cooking class in Italy
30. Learn how to take decent photos
31. Run a half marathon
32. See the lantern festival in Thailand
33. Stay in an underwater hotel
34. See Stonehenge
35. The Forbidden City
36. Go to the airport without knowing where I am flying to
37. Learn how to snowboard
38. Go to Pulpit Rock in Norway
39. Speak to someone in another language and have them understand
40. Learn how to drive a stick shift
41. Go to Greece
42. Swim with Dolphins
43. Sit in the first row of a football/basketball game
44. Sleep under the stars
45. See the Seven Wonders of the World
46. Coach a volleyball team
47. Hike Mt. Kilimanjaro

Obviously it is a work in progress. I started out with this being all about travel and then it quickly changed... I can't wait to cross some of these things off the list!