Friday Faves

How do these weeks keep going by so fast. It doesn't seem real.

1. S'more Blizzards

Dear Dairy Queen, I hate you. You are one rude son of a bitch. S'mores blizzards? Thanks for ruining my life. Seriously. How am I supposed to move on from s'mores blizzards? You suck, DQ.

2. Family Video

Another week of manager rentals, an awesome review with our district manager, and a 50 cent raise? What a great week! If I haven't said it before, I love my job at Family Video! 

3. Nephew Time

I got to have lunch with my sister and my mom this week and I got to cuddle the baby. I made him dance to Wagon Wheel and shared my water with him when he ate a crayon. Oh Liam, you are going to be so fun when you start dating. I'm going to tell everyone you ate two crayons in a restaurant. 

4. Pioneer Woman's Shrimp Tacos

Joey and I made them this week. This is not my photo. Because I'm lazy and my camera is way over there. I'll share my pictures in a post, I promise. I think I enjoyed time with my bestie more than the tacos. Sorry Joe. I know you loved them.

5.  Toby

My inner bear's name is Toby. He's a polaaa beaaaar. 

Friday Faves

Blah blah blah. Let's get to the point. What awesomeness has in the life of the master of awesome this week?

1. Manager Rentals

What is better than ending last week over my 18% sales goal? Getting free rentals for my troubles makes the week so exciting. I also made my sales goal this week so free rentals for another week. If I haven't said it before, I love my job!

2. BD's Mongolian Grill 

I think the picture is fairly self-explanatory. I love BD's. This visit was particularly amazing. Joe and I created 4 perfect bowls on this visit and once again proved our culinary genius.

3. Best Friend Time

I love having time with Joe. Doesn't it always make my Friday Faves. We had lunch at BD's, saw the Great Gatsby, had dinner at Olga's, and picked out a pair of glasses for Joe. It's always a good time when I get to see Joe.

4. Sock Bun: Accomplished

My list of hair styles is very short but I did finally try out the sock bun and I've been loving it for work. It's been looking a lot better than that photo. It's been a lot of work but I've been rocking it.

5. Downton Abbey

I am OBSESSED!!! 

My Top 5 Movies of 2012

There were a lot of great movies in 2012. It was almost too difficult to choose my top 5 but I did. There are still 5 more movies I'd like to see this year but if they are as good as these, my list would be impossible to make anyways. So here are my top 5 picks for 2012.

5. Skyfall

I have never actually seen any other James Bond movies all the way through but I loved Skyfall. I think the best part of this movie was there was never a moment where I felt like it was dragging on. The action was great and the villain was genuinely creepy. Bond was the right amount of sexy without being weird. I definitely plan on buying this one.

4. The Hunger Games

I don't have problems with books being made with movies. I know a lot of fans do but I can usually separate it pretty well in my head. I've never read the Hunger Games but I think the great part of this movie is that I loved it so much, I actually wanted to go back and read the books. It told enough of the story that anyone who read the books could follow without seeming like it was made for idiots. This movie also started my major girl crush on Jennifer Lawrence. I can't wait for the next movie and I am looking forward to reading the books.

3. Moonrise Kingdom

If you have not seen this movie, do it right now! It is absolutely fantastic. The acting is amazing and the story is amazing! I have never seen anything quite like this movie. It's funny and sweet. I can't wait to own this one and watch it over and over. Wes Anderson is a really great director and it really added to the humor. It's already won 11 awards and I'm looking forward to see how it does for the rest of the award season.

2. Argo

If you don't know me, I'm a big fan of historical pieces. This movie is based on a true story and from the research I've done, it does a really great job of sticking to the true story. I really like Ben Affleck's performance as well as his directing. I also love Alan Arkin and John Goodman. The story is suspenseful and interesting.

1. Silver Linings Playbook

Holy crap this movie is in my top 5 favorite of all time! Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are amazing! The story is funny and sad and interesting and I loved every bit of this movie. Joe said the ending was predictable but it's a romantic comedy so of course it was little predictable. What made it better was I was never sure how we would get to that ending. Pat seems like he will never get over his ex-wife and you don't know how he is going to handle things with Tiffany. It's obvious she loves him but he hides his feelings so well. I will definitely be buying this one as soon as it's out on DVD.

Holiday Movie Marathon & Hot Chocolate

Like I said when I introduced my winter bucket list, winter is a fraud. I like staying in to watch movies and drink hot chocolate. So that's what we did. Our marathon included: Home Alone 1, Home Alone 2, Home Alone 3, Die Hard, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Elf. It was a great day spent with my best friend!

Yum yum yum!

Hi Joey!

Friday Faves

The first Friday Faves of 2013! Happy New Years!

1. Hot Tubbing

I went hot tubbing with Joe on Thursday. It was so relaxing and it was a great way to spend an hour the week before classes start.

2.  Vera Bradley Turn Lock Wallet

Luke bought me this wallet to match my bag for Christmas and I just love it!

3. Lincoln

Luke and I went to see Lincoln this week and it was amazing! Definitely a must-see!

4. New Year's Eve

Courtney and I had a blast on NYE eating McDonald's and Taco Bell and watching movies. We goofed around and stayed up long enough to see the ball drop and to wish everyone we knew a happy new year and then went to bed. It was pretty great!

5. Friends

It's been deathly cold in my house but I've been cuddled up in my bed watching Friends and I have to say it is definitely my favorite show!

Friday Faves

It's the last Friday Faves of the year! Starting this blog is the best thing I've done this year. I'm really looking forward to more Friday Faves in 2013!

1. Joe

I got to spend lots of time with Joe this week! He made an extra great nurse while I felt like death. I love him.

2. Christmas Eve Dinner

Joe's family was kind enough to invite me over for lasagna for Christmas eve. Joe's mom makes amazing lasagna and I was completely obsessed with the chicken alfredo lasagna! Om nom nom.

3. Silver Linings Playbook

If you haven't seen this yet, go do it! It was great! The acting is amazing and the story is great. Joe thought it was predictable but I really loved it. I loved that both Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence were the focus rather than just one lead character.

4. Christmas with Liam

I had a blast spending Christmas with Liam. I think Jessica and I had more fun playing with the Little People Farm than Liam did but it's fine! Liam wasn't super into opening presents but we still had a lot of fun and I think everyone really enjoyed having a little one running around.

5. Jingle Cards

At B&BW, the sales leads have been handing out "jingle cards" for a good shift. They are these little scratch off cards for free products. I received two cards for my floor set shifts so I got a body butter and a lip gloss. We also have our big sale this week and I picked up this berry scented shower gel for just $3!

Friday Faves

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1. Argo

Have you seen Argo yet? Go do it! It most definitely will be in my top 5 favorite movies of the year. It was just good!

2. Fleece Sheets

Dad bought me some fleece sheets and an electric bed warmer. It's heaven in my bed.

3. My Greek Fam

I am so excited to finally be a grand big! Both my littles are taking littles this semester so we found out who our two new roses are this week. Next week, we have reveal and I am unbelievably excited!

4. My Vox Box

My beauty blogger vox box came this week! I can't wait to try out all the products and write my reviews.

5. My Roommates

My roommates have been super amazing this week. Thursday night karaoke is the highlight of my life!