the one where i turn 30

Today is my 30th birthday! 

Since my no annual leave time at work started today, 

I celebrated this weekend. 

I think it should be against some sort of law to work on your birthday. ;) 

Here is a recap of the birthday weekend: 

cute birthday weekend mani

Friday: 

D took me to The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Savannah. 

I love all things military and airplanes ... win, win. 

The museum is a smaller one but it is just beautiful. 

The Mighty Eight Air Force was instrumental in WWII. 

It flew missions from London to Germany. 

The had a gorgeous chapel on the grounds made to look like the ones on the English countryside. 

And, of course, there were airplanes. 

The museum is right in our back yard and I had no idea the significance of the Mighty Eighth. 

If you are interested in history at all, 

it is definitely worth at least Googling. 

For lunch, I got Chipotle! 

Then we just went to several stores around Savannah. 

Our last stop was Coldstone Creamery. 

Ice cream is mandatory on a birthday trip. 

We also had to pick up my ice cream cake from Coldstone. 

Saturday: 

Nothing really birthday related happened on Saturday. 

We went to a Couple's Shower for one of D's cousins that is getting married. 

We were supposed to swim all day but it was really rainy. 

{Not complaining though. 

I am the granddaughter of a farmer ... rain is ALWAYS a good thing.} 

Sunday: 

D's put together a birthday lunch for me with his family. 

We had baked ham, Boston butt, baked beans, mac & cheese, bread pudding, 

and the Coldstone ice cream cake. 

Everything was so delicious. 

And I got a lot of really cute presents, 

including a super cute wine glass. 

Even though I do not drink wine, I put it to good use last night. 

We did get to go swimming for a quick minute. 

However, the water was freezing from the cloudy days, cool nights, and rain. 

After work, I get more presents from the Bestie! 

Then D is either cooking me supper at home or 

we will go out somewhere. 

Overall, turning 30 has been just like any other birthday 

and not bad at all. 

I am so blessed to have great friends and family. 

B Loved Boston

fun confessions

Today I am linking up with Kathy 

for a couple of fun confessions. 

I am obsessed right now with Fruit Loops cereal WITH Marshmallows. 

Where was this stuff when I was a kid?!

I have seriously had this for supper more than once in the past couple of weeks. 

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I turn 30 on Monday and it does not bother me one bit. 

All of my friends that have turned 30 

or are close to turning 30 are 

freaking the hell out. 

And I am over here like ...

what's so bad about 30. 

I guess my philosophy is that I cannot prevent turning 30 

why freak out about it. 

So, you know ... logic! 

This also means I get to eat Chipotle at some point this weekend ... and ice cream cake ... win,win!  

{Sorry Lauren} ;)

Source

Have any of you freaked out when turning a certain age? 

And yes, I know these confessions have absolutely nothing to do with each other. 

I do have random in my blog name for a reason. 

and we have a winner

I want to thank everyone that entered the giveaway! 

I really do love the blogging community. 

It is such a fun place to hang out. 

Some of you have been around since the beginning and I have made some great friendships from this little corner of the world. 

I appreciate all of you, new & old alike! 

Maybe I'll stick around for another 5 years! 

Now for the real reason y'all are reading this post. ;)

The winner of the giveaway is ... 

Kristen from See You In A Porridge! 

Congratulations Kristen!

Everyone should go and check out Kristen's blog pronto. 

giveaway reminder

Hey everyone.

This is just a reminder that the giveaway ends today. 

You can enter here. 

Good luck! 

I have been truly blown away by the response to my giveaway. 

Welcome to all of my new followers!

As you will notice, 

I am not a very consistent blogger 

and I have accepted that about myself. ;) 

I hope y'all will stick around. 

I will announce the winner of the giveaway next week. 

five whole years

On July 12th, 

I have been occupying this small corner of the interwebs 

for FIVE whole years! 

In honor of this momentous occasion I am 

throwing a giveaway! 

One winner will win a 

Random Bundle of Goodies. 

The items have a summer theme ... 

Cute Summer Nail Polish by Essie; my favorite base coat; heavy duty cuticle pusher; lip balm; & fun sunglasses 

Other random things may be added, if I see something else I like. 

Thanks so much to all my blog friends, old and new! 
Every time I think about quitting this little corner one of you sweeties remind me why I stick around. 
Thanks for sticking with me through all of the inconsistent blogging! 

Enter the giveaway through the Rafflecopter below. 
Winner will be announced next week! 

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Disclosure: All giveaway products were purchased by me, not affiliated with any company or advertisement. 

SUYL: all about makeup

Today I am linking up with Kelly's Korner 

Show Us Your Life series. 

This week the topic is 

all about makeup. 

I am a low maintenance girl when it comes to makeup. 
I actually HATE wearing makeup 
and only wear it when it is necessary, i.e. work or events. 

I am not creative with my makeup. 
I am a GAW (grown a** woman) and 
I have no clue how to put on eyeliner. 
I have tried to learn and have watched a crazy amount 
of YouTube videos and it is a no-go. 
I have small eyes and they just do not cooperate with eyeliner. 

I have used Bare Minerals for years now. 
It is the only foundation I can tolerate for any length of time. 
Liquid foundations always feel to heavy on my face 
and make me feel claustrophobic. 
I know, sounds crazy, right?! 

This is what I use on a daily basis: 

Bare Minerals Original Foundation in Medium 

Bare Minerals Mineral Veil 

Bare Minerals Bronzer in Skinny Dip
I just recently learned how to use bronzer & highlighter! 

Bare Minerals Luminizer in Love Affair
for highlighting

Bare Minerals Eyeshadow in Fire Opal

CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara Waterproof

Carmex
I do not wear any kind of lipstick 

What is your go-to makeup? 

Y'all be sure to check back Monday for a fun GIVEAWAY! 

*none of the links are affiliated links, just the best place to get pictures

independence day recap

I had a super long weekend 

because I had Thursday & Friday off from work.  

Yay for a FOUR day weekend! 

This weekend was just perfect. 

I will try to be as brief as possible and not bore you with too many details. 

Thursday: 

I had to do a fun patriotic manicure. 

Many of you know about my LOVE of fireworks already. 

This year I got to see fireworks two days in a row. 

Once on Thursday and then again on Friday! 

Wednesday was D's sister's 18th birthday and we celebrated on Thursday. 

We went to a neighboring small town 

and had supper and watched their fireworks. 

Friday: 

I baked an apple pie and brownies 

for D's family gathering. 

At the family gathering, 

we grilled hamburgers & hot dogs 

and spent all afternoon swimming in the pool. 

We capped off a great day by going to see more fireworks! 

Our view waiting on the fireworks show

Saturday: 

D and I went to his cousin's house and went tubing. 

They also had a giant swing off of a dock. 

It was so much fun! 

However, my arms are still killing me. 

I think it's possible they may fall off. ;) 

Sunday: 

D and I had a lazy Sunday morning, 

drinking coffee, eating cinnamon rolls, 

and watching Wimbledon. 

We were both cheering for Federer, but Djokovic won. 

It was still an excellent match to watch. 

Whew! I think I summed that up pretty well. 

I saw most of your recaps yesterday 

and everyone seemed to have an excellent Fourth as well. 

I know it's a day late, 

but I am linking up with Picture Practice.