Catch Up!

It's been so long since I've tended to my sweet bloggy, I don't even remember my last post! Yikes!! So since Easter Weekend, we celebrated my first Mother's Day, went to North Carolina, Boo Bear got pink eye in both eyes, an ear infection and croup. We haven't had much going on except for life!! Here are some pictures of the past month. I promise to catch you all up more, but probably not for another couple weeks. May has been a whirlwind of a month but I wanted to check in and let you know I'm alive and well... just sleep deprived, on family overload, and a little crazier. :) 

Hubs and me at my cousin's Confirmation

Sweet Girl at the Confirmation. She was not feeling

the greatest. 

Us with the Confirmandant

Boo Bear and her namesake, my Gram :)

At a petting zoo on Mother's Day (full post to come)

It was almost 90 degrees outside. Boo was soaked in 

water, not sweat ;)

My whole reason for being. She's the best in the world

even when she's cranky. 

It's been a crazy few weeks, well over a month since I've blogged. I promise as summer progresses I will write more. I hope all my sweet readers (all 3 of you) have had a great start to the late spring/ summer seasons. Pools open this weekend, Yay!!!

All About Me

I figured I've been doing this bloggy thing for about a month now and I should let you all in on some random facts. I know most of my readers know that I love all things Maryland, the beach, my husband, and baby girl. I feel like I owe you all more than that. So here you go 20 random facts about me.

1. I love Bruce Springsteen. Like I'm totally obsessed. I've seen Bruce 11 times in concert. I've gone as far as Washington, DC to see him (and family). 
2. I've met Bruce Springsteen. Thanks to my bestest friend, Lauren, I stalked him down at his daughter's horse show and got a kiss on the cheek and this picture: 

3. I've been on "Ellen" at the Inauguration for Obama, I was dancing. It was awesome. 

4. I had my chance to meet the President before he became the President. It didn't work out, but I still got to stand on stage behind him and because of that I can now say I was within spitting distance of Barack Obama (woo!)

5. I love my job. I work in Admissions for my Alma Mater, Transylvania University.

6.  My gram is my best friend. She and I are ridiculously close. I can't imagine my life without her. 

7. I've been with my hubs for over 10 years.

8. I took way too long to graduate college.

9. I'm a proud member of Chi Omega Fraternity

10. Because of number 9 I force all owls on my daughter (legacy)

11. My sister is my other best friend. She lives up the street from me. Not for much longer

12. I've known my best friend (not by blood) since we were 6. We transferred into grade school 4 months apart. All total flukes. 

13. My husband and I went to Hawaii for our honeymoon and talk about going back almost daily. 

14. I used to still do say I would be on SNL when I grew up. I idolize the women that have been on that show. 

15. I majored in history in college.

16. I do nothing related to my degree now, other than enjoy it. 

17. Gettysburg, PA is one of my favorite places in America.

18. Harper came 11 days early... I loved her impatience. 

19. I took a personality test and my top trait is "Woo" it means I have an easy time making people love me... hehe

20. I am the oldest of 20 grandchildren. I like to run the show. 

So there you have it. 20 facts about me. More to come on another day. Also, one more day until the "Scandal" finale. Fun fact #21: I LOVE "SCANDAL"

#tbt

For #throwbackthursday today I am going to throw back to my FAVORITE places in the whole wide world: Cherry Grove Beach and My Maryland. This girl is a Maryland girl (and OBNOXIOUSLY proud of it). I visit any chance I get. I love hanging out with my cousins, Gram and Bob, sight seeing the same sights over and over again, and just relaxing. Being from Maryland is the biggest blessing in my life. I truly believe it shaped me into the person I am today foul mouth and all and beam with pride anytime there is something positive written about my home. If you ask me where I'm from I tell you Maryland without blinking. Then when you ask how long I live in Kentucky, again without blinking I'll tell you 21 years. It doesn't matter to me. I've never claimed to have roots in Kentucky, Kentucky is just where I live, Maryland is home. I have my amazing little family in Kentucky, but if I had it my way (and believe me I try) my happy little family would ship up to Maryland and continue setting our roots. So here are my Maryland #tbt pics!

I have a million pictures I could add, but these are my most precious. I love my family so much, it's ridiculous! Now onto the second installation of my #tbt post: Cherry Grove! Ever since I was born (literally 6 weeks old was my first beach trip) we've gone to Cherry Grove (NMB) every year. Sometimes as a huge family, sometimes just my fam and hubs, sometimes just hubs and our friend Austin. It's always amazing. The memories make for years of laughter and sometimes tears. It is my piece of Heaven. I have been to Hawaii (I loved it so SO much) and I know there are more glamorous beaches but when given the chance to getaway, I will always chose NMB. I love it there. So here are pics from past vacations. Again, there are a million pics I could post but here are some of my favorites over the years! I can't lie, I'm dreaming of Smith Family Vacay today when it's a blistering 19 degrees outside!!! 

All of the cousins! There are 20 of us!

#tbt

I've gotta be completely honest... I LOVE #throwbackthursday on Instagram. It's been sweeping social media for a while now and I, like most IG users, love to plow through old, embarrassing family pictures to find ones to post. So today, I give you #tbt blog edition! I hope you love these pictures as much as I do! 

This is me with my Pop when I was 

about 3 weeks old. It was his birthday.

I miss him every day.

9 weeks pregnant! Sweet Girl was just a tiny

peanut!

My main lady, my Gram. She's my world,

my bff, and I couldn't be luckier. She

really is the best.

This was me when I was 16. It's such an embarrassing

picture but it cracks me up. I'm holding my cousin, Peter,

not my baby.

Pop with my cousin Danny and me... rocking 

that mullet

My dad and his girls! #httr

Hubs and I on our anniversary trip to Gatlinburg last year.

30 weeks pregnant!!

Love this lady so much! This was me 34 weeks

pregnant... quite a change from the above pic.

I figured I'll make every Thursday on the blog a #tbt. It's so much fun to look through old pictures and remember what you were doing in them or seeing the people you love and miss! Happy #tbt you guys!