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Oh hey there, blog land. I signed in to Bloglovin’ this morning and had 396 unread posts. Ummm no. Just no. I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday weekend! I know I did!

Thursday afternoon we headed down to Gulf Shores after Chris got off work. We stopped by the grocery store on the way in and were able to squeeze in some pool and hot tub time too!

Friday and Saturday basically look the same. We spent some time down on the beach, listening to the ocean crash in. The ocean was the calmest I have ever seen it. Hardly any waves at all! And the water was so clear. Almost too clear, I could see all the little fishes and everything! I even saw a few baby jelly fish.

We also spent some time at the pool. There are several pools at the condo, our favorite has a seating area in the middle so that you can just chill in the water. So relaxing.

Sunday Chris and I were going to head home but decided to head over to Pensacola. We had visited the downtown area one weekend a few years ago to see a friend DJ there, and really liked what we saw and we figured we should explore some!

We stopped at Surf Burger for lunch after checking into our hotel. The food was delicious…and the view….the view was amazing!!!!

This was the bathroom door at Surf Burger. I thought it was really fun.

After lunch, we walked around Pensacola Beach and a few of the shops there. We also stopped by a fun bar that was there that had some good music going.

We then headed to the downtown area. I just love how pretty the streets and buildings are there!

Driving down the main strip what did we find???

A World of Beer!!!! We knew we had to stop! I was excited that their draft list was completely different than our Birmingham one. I ordered an Ace Pineapple Cider and it was amazing!!!!!

We hung out there for a few hours and made some new friends. While this locations menu for food was not as extensive as our home one….I still managed to find something yummy to try! I had the Tavern Taters. They were tater tots with beer cheese, bacon bits, jalapenos, scallions and sour cream.

After WOB, we headed back to the hotel and hung out at the pool and hot tub for a little while. We then sat at their outdoor fire pit for awhile and just relaxed. It was a great day!

Monday we headed home. We stopped at the Steak n Shake in Prattville on the way because that is a must when you are on the way back from the beach!

I finished up the 4th book in the Stephanie Plum series, and am over half way done with the 5th one now. I really like these books and I am surprised that I am continuing along! I have a feeling I will probably end up reading all 21 of them!

When we originally planned our  beach trip, we were planning on coming home on Tuesday, so I had requested off today. I decided to stay home to do laundry, work out, clean, catch up on some blogging stuff, and get some stuff done on my to do list around the house. Sometimes you just need a vacation from your vacation, you know?!

The dogs are super happy that we are back, and I think even Olivia missed us. I am thinking maybe she didn’t get a ton of sleep while we were gone because she was exhausted last night. Also, she grew a bunch in the last few days. Stop growing up Livy!!!!

It is Friday people!!! And not only is it Friday, but it is the 4th of July! Let’s all take a moment and bask in the fact that we live in a free country. Well, sort of. These days I feel more and more freedoms and amendments to the constitution are taken away from us, but let’s keep it positive around here!

I am blogging my Friday favorites as I watch the Gulf of Mexico crash into the white sand beaches. There is no scene better my friends!  Let’s get to it, shall we?!

Favorite Song: Thong Song – Sisqo – This song just reminds me of the beach for some reason and so here you go!

Favorite Moment: Hanging out with my mom and Casi in Atlanta this week. Casi lives in the Pittsburgh area and I don’t get to see her often. We went to the Georgia Aquarium, Atlantic Station and Ikea. We also ate at two of my favorite restaurants: Meehan’s and Taco Mac.

Favorite Food Product: JIF Whips – You guys have to try this shit. YOU HAVE TO. It is like a melted Reese cup in a whipped texture. I can’t even….

Favorite Purchase: When I was at Atlantic Station, Loft had a lot of their dresses for $25! They also had their necklaces for $20. I have been coveting a necklace of theirs for EVER and I finally took the plunge, along with two dresses. One of which my mommy bought me as part of my early birthday present, Because my mom is the best mom on the planet and spoils me like a little princess still 🙂

Favorite Olivia Pictures:

Favorite Funnies:

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!! Go wish Amanda a Happy 30th Birthday!!! I am so glad another one is entering the 30 and up club. All you 20 something bitches make me feel old!

–I have a really hard time dropping my dogs off to get boarded. The people there are great, and they always give me a full report on how the dogs did…that isn’t the problem. The problem is the way the dogs act when I drop them off. Gracie always wraps her paws around my legs and clings to me like I am sending her off forever. She gives me the saddest most hurtful puppy eyes you ever did see. The girls always have to come and pull her off of me and drag her away. She cries and keeps looking back to keep my eye contact the entire time. And Mac? That asshole could care less. “Ohhhh there is a new girl…she is taking me for a walk?! Awesome! Peace out bro!” I am not sure which one hurts my heart worse?! I ALWAYS walk back to my car sobbing hysterically.

–I was way too excited about this bag of chips that Casi brought me from Pittsburgh. They are my absolute favorite and you can not find them down south. Chris even said these are better than anything he has ever had. We will totally eat this entire bag on our beach trip with NO SHAME.

–I didn’t get in last night from our Atlanta excursion until almost 11:30pm. Putting me to bed around midnight on a “school night.” I am probably going to pay for that…

— Are you a member of your neighborhood or “city happening” page on Facebook? Have you ever noticed that people are nosy as fuck?!?! Like seriously!!!! It is one thing to maybe say “Hey there is an accident on Hwy 11, try to avoid the area” or something like that. But I have been seeing more and more people saying things like “There is an ambulance at the house that I just drove by on Main Street. What is going on?” IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!!

–To stick with the same subject, when someone is giving away a pet on Facebook and they say something like “We took in this stray lab mix but he doesn’t get along with my current dogs and cats, I really don’t want to take him to the shelter because he is really sweet, would anyone like to adopt him?” Don’t freaking post about how awful this person is for trying to give the dog away. Some pets just wont work together. At least he took the dog off the street and is trying to do the right thing. If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all!!!!

–I started like hyperventilating about work last night towards the end of the day because I know that I have SO MUCH to do at work before I can leave that I am not quite sure how I am going to un-bury myself.

–I am going to be a bit behind on blog readings this week and I am terribly sorry! I will eventually circle back around. My life needs to calm it’s tits this week! So much to do, so little time!

Confessions in ecards:

No words could be truer:

I freaking HATE spiders:

How I feel most days. I feel your pain Cookie Monster:

This weekend went by so quick! I only have two days of work this week (today and Wednesday), but they are going to be VERY busy days!!! I have a lot due and I have no clue how in the hell I am going to squeeze it all in?!

Friday – We spent the night in on Friday. I got some cleaning done and we watched TV and had cheese tortellini for dinner. It was much needed down time!

Saturday – I finished cleaning and took Olivia to the vet for her second round of shots. The vet said she was looking very healthy. The vet tech told me that Olivia had big paws. Uh oh. I wonder if she is going to be a big kitty?! My guess is she will be bigger than Mac, haha. Poor Mac, he already has little dog syndrome. Livy is teething right now and has lost two kitten teeth.

Saturday afternoon we headed over to Bargain Hunt to look around, then off to World of Beer. We hung out there for awhile enjoying a few beverages and some shrimp. They have the best shrimp!

After a few delicious beverages, I switched over to Diet Coke. Destiny (we are on a first name basis with most of the Saturday staff) brought it out in a mason jar, so of course I had to snap a picture! Mason jars remind me of my childhood, I remember always drinking out of them when I was little, before it was “a thing.” Does that make me hipster? Maybe.

After WOB, we decided to head to Jack Brown’s Beer and Burgers for dinner. I mean, we can get a delicious dinner and drink for under $30 there…so it is hard to beat! I ordered the Danny Laruso this time. It had cream cheese and jalapeno jelly. It was so good!!! I really liked the flavoring of the cream cheese with it, and the jalapeno jelly added a little kick… something completely different. Their pickles are so good too!

Sunday – I made breakfast Sunday morning, then headed outside to cut the grass. I was a grass cutting machine and did the entire front and back yard! It was so hot and humid, and I was sweating buckets after an hour and a half…but I got it done!

I got the meal planning and shopping done for the week, took inventory on all of our sunscreen and after sun potions for the beach next weekend, cleaned out Gracie’s ears, and did a few loads of laundry.

Poor Gracie. She is a walking chronic ear infection. When I took Livy to the vet, I asked if there was anything else I could do for Gracie. I clean out her ears several times a week, give her baths with special shampoo, we switched her food so she is grain free. I am at a loss with her allergies! The vet suggested that I give her fish oil capsules daily. Gracie is really good about taking medicines, I just dip the capsule in peanut butter and she is good to go. I hope this helps! Do any of you have pets with allergies that could offer suggestions? Some nights I have to drug her with Benedryl so she can have relief. The vet said it is certainly a pug thing with the ears…but it just isn’t her ears. She is constantly chewing at her feet and her belly is always itchy.

We started binge watching The Mindy Project yesterday afternoon. We stayed up way too late last night watching it! (As in I was up past 11 when I am usually in bed by 10. Oops!) I really like the show and I think it will become part of our regular watches.

I have a feeling blog land will be a little scarce this week, especially towards the end with the 4th coming up. I haven’t decided if I will have pre-scheduled posts every day or not. I am sure I will have a few. Tomorrow I am heading to Atlanta with my mom. My mom’s best friend/my Godmother is coming in to town from Pittsburgh today. I am taking them to the aquarium, Ikea, Atlantic Station and some good restaurants. I can’t wait!

Oh snap! It is Friday up in this bitch! This week went surprisingly fast!

Favorite moment: Hanging out with blogging friends turned IRL friends! Last night was the Birmingham Bloggers meet up at Pale Eddie’s. Meegan and I met up early so I could grab some grub at Moe’s BBQ then headed over to the meet up. On our way back to her car, we had to stop and take pictures at the light tunnel. Because, light tunnel!

Yes, that is a homeless man sleeping on the side walk behind us.

What else did we learn? Meegan is way more fun in her picture than me!

This was the glass that my beer came in? LOL. Keep it classy Mississippi. The other side was a logo from a brewery in Jackson, MS.

Favorite Song: No Mediocre – TI and Iggy – Basically…I want to be Iggy when I grow up.

Favorite Purchase: I mentioned that I hit up Sephora last weekend. I have had a week to play with my new foundation and bronzer. I freaking love both and have nothing but good things to say!

Make Up Forever Matte Velvet Foundation (I am #25, surprisingly not the lightest one, SCORE!) I had used HD in the past but it was never quite right. It looked amazing in pictures but not so great in person. That matte velvet looks great in both ways!

Too Faced Chocolate Bronzer – You guys, this stuff actually smells like chocolate! Also, I like that it looks natural against my pale, vampire like skin. It adds a little color and contours my face into not so chubby. Win win.

Favorite pictures of Olivia:

A tisket a tasket a kitty in a basket!

I shall call her Spider Kitty.

Friday Funnies:

My motto in life:

I hate when I am cracka lackin

I freaking loved this segment in All That!!! You guys remember this?

My sister is the younger sister they talk about. Don’t mess with Tracy!

To the random people I acknowledge in my building:

It’s Friday, would you expect less:

Go link up with the wonderful Amanda and tell us your favorites. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!!