This week was a good one
but kind of a weird one. It didn’t come without its share of road bumps but in
all I’d say they were handled well and didn’t put a damper on some of the more
fun things that the week held. Adjusting back to something after time away is
always a bit tricky so hopefully school wise this week seems more normal.
It was nice that this week
instead of my Monday night class we had individual meetings with our professor
about our research project. I was able to ask her a number of questions I had
and get to work on my survey and data collection which is good considering the
end of this semester of grad school is approaching. This week we have one on
one meetings again instead of class which definitely makes my Monday a bit
shorter and easier to ease into.
Thursday night started our
first kickball game of the season. I know I mentioned this a while back, but
our friends in Greenville have been trying to put together a kickball team
since August. Since the guys were in charge of it initially it never happened.
Once the girls took initiative we actually got signed up and joined the league.
I felt like it had been a while since I’d seen my friends here due to Spring
Break so a couple of us went to dinner at a restaurant called Universal Joint
before the game. I was a little bit nervous since it has been a long while
since I’ve played kickball, but I wasn’t as rusty as I had expected myself to
be (a background in soccer didn’t hurt). We ended up losing by a couple of
points but we had a blast. Afterwards, we went to a local restaurant and bar
that offers deals for kickball groups and hung out as a team before calling it
a night. I know that I’m going to enjoy having this to look forward to on
Thursday nights and hopefully we will get a couple of wins this season.
My students were really
talkative on Friday and I left that afternoon tired with a lot on my to-do
list. I had to shoot a blog project that is going live this week that afternoon
and didn’t realize that some of the items needed to be assembled. I was also a
dummy and threw away the supplies for assembly and ended up needing to go to Home
Depot to get what I needed. I was able to get everything done before my dinner
plans that night which was a relief. A friend and I went to a cool Italian restaurant
in Greenville called Jianna. It is on the second floor overlooking downtown
Greenville and Falls Park and has open air walls making the atmosphere really
fun. It happened to be prom night for a school in Greenville which made for
really great people watching while enjoying dinner. Then we grabbed ice cream
and called it a night.
Saturday I slept in a
little and then went to Starbucks to attempt to get some work done. I didn’t get
any of the grad school work I wanted to get done accomplished but instead
worked on some blogging things done instead. Saturday was also a big day
because my brother proposed to his girlfriend.
As if that weren’t
exciting enough, I convinced my friends to get brunch and go shopping for
flowers with me. It ended up being one of the best Saturdays even though the
day started without any plans. We went to Nose Dive downtown and then went to a
local nursery on Augusta Road called Roots. We loved wandering around and
looking at all that they had to offer before finally deciding on what plants we
wanted. Ellison and I then went to Target and got popsicle trays and two chairs
for our porch. After planting our plants we had guacamole, margaritas, and
pizza on the porch and sat out there chatting, listening to music, and enjoying
the upgrade we gave our space for four hours.
Sunday was so rainy which
made me extra glad to have enjoyed Saturday outside. I had some projects for
school to work on, went to the store, did some laundry, and did a few other
little things to prepare for the week ahead. The Sunday Scaries hit around 3:00
but I was able to distract myself with some of the things I needed to do.
Hopefully y’all had a
great week and weekend as well.
Lately...
Before I get into my “lately”
section I wanted to let you know that I took one section away to be replaced by
two others. Since I would love this section to become more of a conversation in
the comments, I wanted to share something I was proud of myself for in the
previous week and something I’m anxious for in the week to come. I can’t
guarantee that there will always be both but I’d like to try. I think sharing
what I’m anxious about will also help me to think through ways I can switch my
mindset away from those things. Step Into My Week posts have become a great way
to show y’all a better holistic look at my life which includes the good and the
bad. I so hope that some of you reading Step Into My Week posts will choose any
part of my lately topics and let me know what you’ve been up to currently in
the comments.
Reading: The Last Mrs.Parrish
Once I finish typing this
post I will be hoping in bed to finish this book. I didn’t really start it
until I got back to Greenville, and I’ve been impressed with how easy it has
been to fly through this book. Sophia just started reading it so I am excited
to have a friend to talk about it with once she finishes. I’m so intrigued as
to whether my guesses will be correct.
Watching: Friends
I really don’t think to
turn on the TV during the week and when I do turn it on over the weekend it is
usually as background noise. Because of that, Friends is still my response to this
topic. I think I could re-watch the show countless times before ever getting
sick of it.
Loving: Our Porch &
Window Boxes
For Easter, I told my mom
that I wanted window boxes for our apartment’s little porch. I found these
great white ones in a set of two and was thrilled to receive them. My friends
and I made an outing of deciding what plants to put into it. Ellison and I
planted our plants and then enjoyed the fruits of our labor by sitting on our
porch for hours chatting.
Wearing: White Eyelet Top
I had seen this eyelet top
a few times online and while I thought it was cute, I wasn’t fully convinced.
After trying it on, I knew I had to have it. It is such an easy piece to throw
on and worked perfectly from school to dinner and will certainly work for a
number of other occasions. I’ve noticed that some sizes are coming back into
stock so if yours isn’t available currently, don’t forget to check back.
Wanting: Lake Pajamas
I am a pajama set kind of
girl. I’ve had my eyes on Lake Pajamas for a while and have officially decided
that they are going to be my end of the year gift to myself since they are a
little bit pricey. Do any of y’all have a pair, are they as good as they seem?
Proud of Myself For: Taking
Pictures to Include in this Post
Usually y’all see pictures
of my outfits and maybe one or two other photos from my week if you’re lucky.
This week I did my best to be really intentional with taking photos to share
with y’all, so I hope you’re enjoying them,
Anxious About: I’m a
little anxious about not having the text of this week’s blog posts ready to go.
I do my best to have the text written for posts so that I can make sure
everything goes live. My fingers are crossed that I can get to everything I
want to.
Posts From Last Week:
Hope you're having a great Monday!
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