a to z, me

"getting to know you... getting to know all about you..."

any the king and i fans out there? when i was younger, it was my favorite movie. i loved sleeping over at my grandma's house because it didn't matter how many times we'd seen it; she always let me put it on again.and i, in turn, watched the golden girls with her. 

"you are precisely my cup of tea..." (:

it's the first week of classes of this academic year. my office is across the hall from a classroom where classes have been taking place yesterday and today, filled with first year students. i've overhead the professors start each class with a little "get to know you" activity or question. i usually think these things are kind of cheesy at first [ok, or i just get stressed about what i'm going to say], but then enjoy them as people start to open up and we get to know one another!

all that to say, i've seen a little questionnaire on a few blogs recently and thought it was fun to read the responses and get to know more about some lovely bloggers. i thought i'd do the same!

me and some total. legit. bedhead. (:

{a} age :: twenty-seven

{b} bed size :: double

{c} chore you hate :: killing bugs! [when you live in the country, it is a chore!]

{d} dogs :: none - though john and i talk about the dogs we want to have someday and i frequent this website and wish i could rescue all these pups :(

{e} essential start to your day :: coffee, followed by more coffee (:

{f} favorite color :: i love combinations. right now i'm loving turquoise, olive green, mustard yellow, and browns.

{g} gold or silver :: white gold

{h} height :: 5'9

{i} instruments you play :: i played the flute for 9 years

{j} job title :: communication and events administrative assistant

{k} kids :: none... yet!

{l} live :: western new york

{m} maiden name :: champignon [we've americanized it and pronounce it champion (: ]

{n} nicknames :: champ, sar sar, sarah beth [my middle name]

{o} overnight hospital stays :: none

{p} pet peeve :: people driving five miles under the speed limit and people tailgating me when i'm driving the speed limit or more [oh, driving... have i mentioned i'm from jersey?!]

{q} quote :: let love explode and bring the dead to life. let hope arise and make the darkness hide [daniel bashta - like a lion]

{r} righty or lefty :: lefty

{s} siblings :: two younger sisters, heather and laura

{t} time you wake up :: 6:25am [after my alarm goes off at 6, 6:10 and 6:20!]

{u} university attended :: malone university [it was malone college when i attended... 5 years ago. yikes!]

{v} vegetables you dislike :: brussels sprouts. i'm also fickle about onions and tomatoes.

{w} what makes you run late :: checking my emails, facebook and blogs

{x} x-rays you’ve had :: teeth and one foot

{y} yummy food :: so many to choose from! some of my favs include mexican food, biscottis, new jersey bagels, and ice cream

{z} zoo animal favorite :: elephants

your turn, friends! tell me something to help me get to know you better!

i'm loving musicals, thoughts of my grandma, and new friends!

twenty-seven and the inspiration workshop

the theme for this week's inspiration workshop with gussy sews is spend the day playing! which is perfect because i can share with you what i did on my birthday last week! it was a day of play for me and my stud as we took a little road trip to erie, pennsylvania.

the day started with a good cup of coffee and a delicious funfetti cupcake from some lovely friends.

the weather was perfect, and we had a gorgeous drive down. our first stop of the day? chick-fil-a! i had been dreaming of chicken nuggets, waffle fries and sweet tea for days! it's so yummy!

after we had our fill, we headed to presque isle to enjoy some sunshine and some beach! it was wonderful to just spend a couple hours relaxing and reading with each other.

after that we went to wegmans for some sushi. we had some shrimp tempura and frosty frothy beverages that were absolutely delish.

next up was going to the movies to see super 8. it lived up to everything i had heard about it. i got completely wrapped up in the plot and the characters. two thumbs up from me!

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the sun was just starting to set when we got out of the movie, and we decided to begin heading back home. but not before getting more chick-fil-a. (: 

the sky was amazing during our evening drive. the sunset was filled with bright pink and orange hues and when the full moon came up, it was huge and had an orange glow to it. i like to think the skies that day were God's birthday gift to me (besides my life and all). (:

 a pretty perfect day of play i'd say!

and the best part was getting to spend it with the man i love. it was just one of those days where things are great from beginning to end. we laughed, we talked, we dreamed, we smiled a lot, and we played.