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Obsessing over Duck Dynasty. Seriously. Why have I not watched this show before? It's so great. And really brings out the redneck in me. Scary business.

Working on nothing at the moment, but the latest craft project has been making prototypes for cutlery packets for our reception. Which by the way, I'm pretty positive that we are doing a dinner reception first, followed by the ceremony! More details on that soon. :)

Thinking about food. All I've done today is eat. My dad BBQ'd and my mom and I made so many desserts it's ridiculous.

Listening to Duck Dynasty on A&E. I'm not joking when I say that I have watched this all afternoon. Blake and I love it!

Wishing for a relaxing and refreshing weekend. It feels like life has been go-go-go all the time, I just need a break! And next week, we are taking a mid-week trip to St. Louis to see Beach House. So excited!

Happy 4th of July to all you Americans! I am absolutely exhausted from today's festivities. I'm in need of a very long nap. Although, it's now dinner time, and pretty soon it'll be bedtime, so I'm pretty sure I won't be getting that nap. Oh well!
:)

xo Haley

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Obsessing over the video I found on youtube... if you search some random assortment of letters (I can't remember what, or I'd tell you!) the search results come up with the ENTIRE Hunger Games movie. I'm not even joking, I watched it today while I did homework. It's the crazies thing ever!

Working on homework for school. Since the 'semester' is only 8 weeks long, everything is in super speed, and it's awful. I definitely don't like how fast paced it is, and I think that I'll probably never put myself through summer classes ever again.

Thinking about auditioning for a local production of Les Miserables. Auditions are next month, and are by appointment only. I'm kinda freaking out. I want to do it so bad, but I haven't been in a show since my sophomore year of high school. Yikes!

Listening to the news right now, but on my Spotify playlist, I'm currently listening to Fun, the new Beach House album, and Miley Cyrus ;) (Blake and I listened to her the entire way to Branson yesterday!)

Wishing for the rest of this week to speed by (I find myself saying that a lot...). I'm really looking forward to the weekend, even though I'm not doing anything much. Blake's cousin Ashley is coming home on Friday! She's been in China since February, so we are all VERY excited to have her back! We only get 2 short months with her before she heads back in August for school again! :(

I hope you have had an awesome Wednesday! Blake's band's album is finally finished, so I'm looking forward to hearing it soon. If you're in the Springfield area on July 20th (I think), you should come to their album release show! It's gonna be a good one!! :)

xo Haley

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Obsessing Over wedding locations. As I mentioned yesterday, our original location fell through because we aren't willing to budge on the date, so we are looking elsewhere. We have around 4 different locations, 3 of which cost $1200+, which is a big shock because we were looking at paying around $200-300 for our first location. So, needless to say... we'll definitely be spending more money than we intended...and I need to sweet talk my daddy. :)

Working on school things. The summer semester started on Monday, and I'm already dreading the next two months. I have like 5 projects due on my birthday! What fun is that?!

Thinking about all the fun that Claire and I are going to have this weekend! She'll be here Friday-Monday. So we have a weekend packed full of fun things to do (including her very first trip to Red Velvet! As well as visiting some wedding venues!)

Listening to the beautiful silence known as nap time. :) Other than that, currently playing on my iPod (or more like, my Spotify account) is this song. It was the song behind the Hatfields & McCoys previews... definitely made the show look better than it was... I just couldn't get too into it.

Wishing for tonight & Thursday to be done with so Claire can be here! Getting so excited! ... I need to do some grocery shopping first. :)

Last night I watched a miniseries that was on over in the UK (and maybe in the US? I don't know), about the Titanic.  It was a rather interesting take on a story we all know by heart. I enjoyed it, but I certainly wouldn't watch it again. If I'm going to watch 3 hours worth of a ship sinking, you can bet I'll be spending that 3 hours watching Leo ;)

Have a happy Wednesday!
I'm off to read a little before the kiddos wake up!
xo  Haley

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Obsessing over the book I'm reading at the moment. It's called Real Marriage, by Mark and Grace Driscoll. I am only a few chapters in so far, but I am loving it. Blake's sister in law was reading it over the weekend while we were at the lake and I caught the tail end of a conversation about the book and my interest was sparked! I wanted to start it immediately, so I downloaded it on iBooks... so I've been reading it on my phone when I have time. Have you ever read a book on your phone? It's tough business, guys.
I'm also reading a book called Right from the Start by David and Lisa Frisbie. Basically, it's all about making sure your relationship has the best foundation possible before going into marriage. I've had this sitting by my bed for a while, and I've started it numerous times, but I'm finally able to really read it. So far, so good!

Working on a list of things to do while Claire is in town in a few weeks. This will be her first trip to Springfield ever, so I'm pretty excited to show her around! And who knows, we might even fit in some wedding related projects while she's here! #lovehavingcraftyfriends

Thinking about school stuff. I still have yet to get some things resolved and it's making things rather difficult. The summer semester starts next week, so I'm becoming rather anxious about it all.

Listening to The Civil Wars. I was listening to them yesterday while I worked on a painting for my brother's fiancee. Barton Hollow just sounds so good on vinyl!

Wishing for the next, oh, five months to pass by rather quickly. Why, you may ask? Because I got JUSTIN BIEBER TICKETS FOR MY BDAY. Oh yes, celebrating my 21st birthday like a 10 year old. Breigh and I will be seeing good old JB in October, and we couldn't be more excited! Thank you Blake for the awesome (not so secret) surprise!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!
xo Haley

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I feel like I just did one of these not too long ago. Man, the week goes by so fast!

Obsessing over Glee's finale (wait, was that the finale? I'm not sure, whatever. The most recent episode). I've said this before but I used to be a total Gleek. It was mine and my dad's thing - we would watch it together every week. As the show progressed though, I kept watching, but it was just out of habit, I just wasn't that into it anymore. But HOLY COW, the past couple of episodes have been great!

Working on blogging, wedding idea gathering, school planning, all that stuff.

Thinking about school. I have been so stressed out about how this semester would turn out, and now that it's over (and it didn't turn out so great, btw*) I was even more stressed, to the point of where I couldn't sleep last night. But I stayed up extra late and I did some planning and mapped out the rest of my time at OTC (my school), and I'm feeling much more at peace with it all now. :)

Listening to (or watching, actually) Bridezilla's. Why do I love this show so much?

Wishing for ice cream. I don't even like ice cream.

Other things, as of lately:
-I am so excited for my bestie (and bridesmaid!), Claire! She starts her new internship at her church today! Proud of you!
-A local theater is putting on a production of Rent next month and I want to see it so bad! A few years back, the national tour came to Springfield & my dad took me to see it. So I'd love to see a local version!
-My mom and I went on a date last night. We ate at Maria's (she's obsessed with their seafood tacos now!) and we saw Hunger Games, since she hadn't seen it yet. She said it reminded her of The Truman Show. Let's just keep in mind that she had no prior knowledge of what Hunger Games really was before she saw it. ;)
-The Springfield Blogger Love meet up is coming up on June 2nd! Are you going? :)

Anywho! I hope you have a fantastic Wednesday! I'm so ready for the weekend. Blake and I are going to a wedding + a grad party + I think going to the lake for the weekend. Happy girl right here!

xo Haley

*I took a public speaking class this semester. If you know me - you know that public speaking is NOT my thing. At all. Well, throughout the semester, giving speeches got easier and easier. My last speech had to be done in front of five people, on campus, and recorded for my teacher. I got through with it just fine and I think it was probably my best speech of the semester. Last night I get online to check my grade, and I got a zero. Why? Because I got so caught up in getting that speech turned in, plus some other projects turned in, that I forgot to turn in my Works Cited for my speech - so she emailed me and told me that she wouldn't grade it because I didn't turn it in.. So, 250 point assignment down the drain, I (almost) failed the class, and it lowered my GPA significantly. I was so bummed last night, I even cried a little bit. But as I said, I'm feeling much better now that I have a plan of the rest of my time at OTC. I'm very excited about the coming semesters now! Sigh. I learned that lesson the hard way, but at least I'll never have to take that class again, and I'll know to be more careful when keeping track of assignments. Sigh, sigh, sigh.

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Obsessing over planning. I won't go into too much detail, but Blake and I are in the process of figuring out details for our honeymoon. We want to get all of those plans out of the way first, so then we can focus on wedding details. We are so excited! I can't wait to share more... I have a blog post planned for the occasion. :)

Working on nothing, really. The semester is over (thankfully), and I have a reading list to attend to. Let the lazy commence.

Thinking about moving soon. Our lease is up in September, and unless I continue living with Anna and Isaac (which I think they are moving out as well), then I can't live here as a student (silly restrictions!)... so, I've been searching for apartments. Breigh and I would like to live together before Blake and I get married, so I'm trying to work with that, but I think it's in my best interest to move in with the family I work for (in the nanny apartment). We'll see. I'm just not sure of anything yet!

Listening to Beach House's Teen Dream. Because I refuse to listen to the new album. Call it weird or whatever, but I will never let go of Teen Dream. #favoriteforeverandever

Wishing for ice cream... or better yet, Pineapple Whip!  I'm ready for a good summertime treat.

I don't have much to say these days. I have been so consumed with work and school (and reading up a storm lately), that I haven't really made time for much else. I do have something to share with you all once I'm done sharing the news with everyone else... I'm excited about this!
xo Haley

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Obsessing over my new blog layout! It's so girly and cute - perfect for me! It was done by Steven Andrew - he's one of Colby's blog pals, and I love Colby's layout, so I knew I could trust Steven with mine! I think he did a fantastic job. :)

Working on wedding invites with my dad. Who knew I'd be designing these with my papa?! One of his bff's is a graphic designer, and so we found a few examples that I like and he's going to create something for us! I'm so excited about this - he designed my grad party invites a few years ago, and they were so adorable (Dr. Seuss themed - My mom's idea).

Thinking about getting a pet fish. My apartment doesn't allow pets (or so I thought, but I'm seeing a lot of dogs around lately), and I need an animal of some sort to call my own. Ever since I can remember I've wanted a dog but my parents never let me get one, so I swore I'd get one when I moved out. And where did I move to? An apartment that doesn't allow pets. So. A fish it is. And maybe I'll save the dog for when Blake and I get married.

Listening to this song. It's so hilarious. I love Lana Del Rey... and I love Hunger Games, so obviously this was spoof is funny to me.

Wishing for the next week or so to speed by. I'm so done with school.

xo Haley

Top - Forever 21// Skirt, necklace - borrowed from roommate :) // Belt - Target// Bracelet - Forever 21

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Obsessing over wedding blogs, now that I am engaged. Well. If you know anything about me - when have I not been obsessed with wedding blogs? They're just so inspiring!

Working on finishing a speech I have to give on Thursday. I'm super nervous about this one. It's the last speech of the semester and it's worth 200 points. I need to do good on this one!

Thinking about screen printing! Apparently my dad bought materials needed to do screen printing... I'm not too entirely sure why, but he did. And so my mom and I have been texting constantly trying to find ideas for invitations for mine (and brother's) weddings. We are so exciting about having DIY weddings to plan!

Listening to The Last Song. I just love this movie. Not a fan of Miley Cyrus. But I love this movie. 

Wishing for school to be o.v.e.r. I'm so tired of this school business!

Have a happy Wednesday!

xo Haley

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Obsessing Over nothing at the moment, really. At least nothing that I can really think of! Maybe smoothies. I really love smoothies, like all the time.

Working On a painting for my future sis. She's the cutest. :)

Thinking About what I'm going to have for dinner. I'd really really like Olive Garden. But I'm going to have a mcchicken from McDonalds. Such is life.

Anticipating Friday. Like I mentioned last week, I'm getting my hair dyed for the first time in ages. And then later, we're going to St. Louis! We're seeing Florence + the Machine on Sunday, and then maybe even meeting Little Amelia!

Listening To The Office. Fun fact about me: I watch The Office every. single. night. I'm serious! This is how it goes... I tell Blake I want to watch a movie, so we go through all of my movies, and sometimes even Anna & Isaac's movies. Then I decide that I don't want to watch any of my movies. So we look at what movies are at RedBox. Then I decide that I just want to watch The Office. This happens every night. Seriously. I think I've seen every episode at least 4 or 5 times each. It's a bad addiction.

Wishing For Summer to get here real fast! I'm so excited about this summer, I can't stand it!

I never went outside today, but my boss said that it got to be 91 degrees out today! How nuts is that?! I'm excited for summer, but I'm super not ready for the heat. In other news: School is getting close to ending for the semester and I have a *large* speech due next Thursday, and I haven't even started writing it. Or even researching it! UGH. I hate school.

What are you up to? :)
xo Haley

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Obsessing Over the return of Glee. Just to lay it out there - I'm not a *huge* Glee fan. I used to be, but I'm super not these days. I hated the direction it started going but I kept watching (um, duh). My boss records it on her DVR, so I watch it every Wednesday during nap time (thank you Jesus for inventing nap time). Well, a few months ago, there was a HUGE GIGANTIC cliffhanger of a midseason finale, and I freaked. So... after it's little hiatus (I think it was like eleven weeks or so), Glee has returned, and HELLO, MATTHEW BOMER. Welcome to my life, beautiful gay man. Too bad he went away so quickly. But it's okay... JONATHAN GROFF IS BACK. Sorry for the all caps. I'm just SO EXCITED ABOUT MY GAY MEN.
Although, can I just say that I used like Mercedes so much more in the first season. Now she's just whiney.

Working On scheduling blog posts and such. This weekend is a busy one. I'll be in Marshfield all weekend for my home church's D-Now weekend, but this time I'm going as leader! So excited.

Thinking About how well I'm going to sleep tonight. AND I get my tuition reimbursement tomorrow. I've been waiting months for this.

Anticipating a few things: a) getting my hair dyed at a salon for the first time in like 5 years. I'm so excited. b) school to be over and done with. c) not having to wake up at 5:30 tomorrow morning.

Listening To Glee. It's nap time.

Wishing For a quick and extremely speedy next few weeks... Blake and I are seeing Florence + the Machine in a couple of weeks, and then he's seeing M83 a few days later. And so many other things to be excited for.... you'll understand soon enough. :)

I am a happy, happy girl lately.
The weather is gorgeous (except for last weekend being completely crap and rainy), I have almost all of my schoolwork finished for the week, and I'm getting my tan on pretty soon (my first spray tan experience... the result of a really good Groupon deal that I just couldn't pass up, even though I don't like the idea and concept of spray tanning. No logic in this...).

Happy Wednesday!

xo Haley

Currently....

*I had an insanely casual Sunday. Outfit post coming soon, soon, soon!*

Obsessing Over: The Hunger Games. For cereal. I am racing to finish the book so I can go on to Catching Fire (eeeek!) and I seriously want an HG tattoo. I'm not even joking. I have the perfect idea (and yes - it is the famous quote "May the odds be ever in your favor." What else would it be?!)

Thinking About: All the homework I have to do tomorrow. Spring Break was great - now back to the reality of insanely difficult Hospitality & Service Management classes, an 8 week Sociology course, & business math. My life is crrrazy right now. 

Anticipating: making my first real trip to the post office tomorrow. I have a very special package to be sent out to Miss Carly (which I have a few more things to gather up for it, first. Excited!) but then it'll be on its way... is it weird that I'm excited to be able to go take this to the post office? From what I hear it's like the cousin of the DMV. 

Listening To: Well, at the moment, Secret Life is playing in the background while the kiddos nap, but other than that, my playlist this weekend has most definitely been the Hunger Games soundtrack. It's so perfect!

Wishing For: a reason to spend $110 on a swimsuit. I'm trying to bargain with myself, and come up with a valid excuse to add a 6th swimsuit to my summer wardrobe. Everything in this etsy is so beautiful. I need, I need. 

I'll be back tomorrow with a recap of my weekend. It ended up being an impromptu Brother + Sister weekend. It was so much fun! We ate lots of food, played old school arcade games at 1984, and saw Hunger Games! It was a blast. Can't wait to share! 

xo Haley

*I've done a "Currently.." post before, but after seeing Lydia's today, I think I'll make this a usual thing. PS... SUUUUPER did not know Lydia is 22 (happy birthday, mama!) She's only a little over a year older than me! CRAZINESS! ;)