Cheers to 2013

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Above are some of my "resolutions" for the New Year.  I'm not a huge "wait til the new year for resolutions" type of person.  I strongly feel that if you need a change or want to make new goals for yourself you can and should do it anytime.  Prime example: I uprooted my life last year to move to NYC.  With that being said though it is fun to make some resolutions at the start of each year!  Above are mine.  They are pretty simple/straightforward:

I've always wanted to take ballet classes and there are plenty of place in NYC to learn the art! 

 

Get a passport and use it! 

I really wanted to go to New Zealand to visit Kyle and be there to ring in the New Year but when I was looking at a $2,500 round trip plane ticket I had to re-evaluate.  2013 will be the year I get a passport and use it - even if it's just for a weekend in Montreal.  Although I've heard London and Paris are just a hop skip and jump over the pond from NYC :).

 

Send handwritten birthday cards to loved ones. 

It's easy to get lost in the technological world we live in and being so far away from most of my favorite people I want to send cards for everyone's birthdays.

 

Cross some items off my East Coast Bucket List.

I've been curating a bucket list of things to do while I live on the East Coast.  They consist of some things such as visiting Boston, Washington DC, Maine, etc.

 

Dress for myself and not others. 

This one seems pretty easy, however it can be really easy to let others influence your decisions, and especially your styling decisions.  I think I'm slowly finding myself and my sense of style and I want to really start letting it shine.  I also came across a great quote one day that supports all of this: "In the end, people will judge you anyway.  Don't live your life impressing others.  Life your life impressing yourself."  I've been working to make this my philosophy because it's so true in so many facets of life.

 

I hope you grab 2013 and run with it!  I can't wait to see what it brings us all - it's party time!

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TGIF, An Update and a Casual Outfit!

It's amazing how quickly 5 weeks has come and gone.  Tomorrow I say goodbye to my boyfriend/best friend/love of my life as he ventures to New Zealand for a year of working, hunting, fishing and having a blast.  I couldn't be happier for him but I couldn't be sadder at the same time.  Luckily I've got plans to visit him and luckily I'm headed off to NYC for my own adventures, but it'll definitely be a sad day.  So that's what most of my weekend will consist of!  Otherwise I've got a couple more things to tackle on the bucket list.  Here's an update (and unfortunately I know I won't be able to finish it all).

Get Nachos at Silver Peak (happening Sunday with the besties!)

Take mom & brother to Louis Basque Corner

Go to an Aces game

Have the bf take me shooting one more time (I think it'll be a while before this happens again)

Spend time at Donner Lake/run the lake

Float the Truckee River

Take Kyle to Nik-n-Willie's Pizza (I worked there in high school and haven't had it in almost 4 years!!)

Eat at Garwoods and get a Wet Woody

Go to an Artown Event (didn't happen and Artown is over.  Boo.)

Night in the Country/one more concert (unfortunately, I don't think this is going to happen)

Get a Pedi at Soak and get one of their signature cocktails (happening Sunday as well!!)

Visit San Francisco one more time

Eat at the new cafe at the Nevada Museum of Art 

And here's a casual outfit from a while ago - love this maxi and am so happy I picked it up.  You should feel how soft it is :).

Dress: Nordstrom Rack, Clutch: Target, Bracelets: Forever 21 and J.Crew

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TGIF/Casual Friday & An Update

Happy Friday!!  One more week left at the job...  So crazy.  And still so much to do!!

Here's an update on my bucket list progress, and I'm hoping to knock out some more this weekend:

Get Nachos at Silver Peak

Take mom & brother to Louis Basque Corner

Go to an Aces game

Have the bf take me shooting one more time (I think it'll be a while before this happens again)

Spend time at Donner Lake/run the lake

Float the Truckee River

Take Kyle to Nik-n-Willie's Pizza (I worked there in high school and haven't had it in almost 4 years!!)

Eat at Garwoods and get a Wet Woody

Go to an Artown Event

Night in the Country/one more concert (unfortunately, I don't think this is going to happen)

Get a Pedi at Soak and get one of their signature cocktails

Visit San Francisco one more time

Eat at the new cafe at the Nevada Museum of Art

I thought I had made a lot more progress that this....  I think I just need to work a little harder!

And, here was my casual Friday look from last week.  Enjoy your weekend!

Top: Forever 21, Jeans: Gap, Shoes: Nickel (bought at Famous Footwear), Belt: Forever 21, Necklace: BaubleBar, Watch: Fossil

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TGIF/4-Week Bucket List

Happy Friday!!!  I hope you all had a wonderful week! 

Time is slowly slipping away from me between all the job applications, meet-ups with friends and finishing out my current position.  It's stressing me a out a little...  Oh and do you know how expensive it is to move across the country?  Well, I'm slowly finding out.  I can tell you the smallest POD is $4,200, a 10-foot U-Haul is $1,900 (not to mention gas and time to drive 3,000 miles) and I think boxes are approximately $70 each to ship.  So basically what my life has boiled down to is that I have to start seriously going through everything and getting rid of so.much.stuff.  Like (almost) 25 years worth of living-in-the-same-city stuff.  Whoa.

And since I've only got 4 weeks left in my little city, I decided to make a bucket list!  Here goes!

• Get Nachos at Silver Peak
• Take mom & brother to Louis Basque Corner
• Go to an Aces game
• Have the bf take me shooting one more time (I think it'll be a while before this happens again)
• Spend time at Donner Lake/run the lake
• Float the Truckee River
• Take Kyle to Nik-n-Willie's Pizza (I worked there in high school and haven't had it in almost 4 years!!)
• Eat at Garwoods and get a Wet Woody
• Go to an Artown Event
• Night in the Country/one more concert
• Get a Pedi at Soak and get one of their signature cocktails
• Visit San Francisco one more time
• Eat at the new cafe at the Nevada Museum of Art

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I'll keep you posted on how this goes!!  Have a great weekend!

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