What's up Wednesday

what i'm eating this week...

I'm a big fan of Trader Joe's chicken chilaquiles rojo which looks a lot like chicken fajitas with some extra stuff like beans & tortilla chips. It's interesting because I typically don't like fajitas! I just love this meal though. I add avocado & it's just darn good. I can get at least two meals out of this bag & I'm always very full afterwards. It's super easy to make & is super delicious, too.

Check out our most recent Trader Joe's review here.

what i'm reminiscing about...

Do you ever get those moments where you see something or smell something & you're just transported back in time to a memory? That happened to me last week. There's a student at my middle school that reminds me so much of my younger brother it's not even funny. His mannerisms & sense of humor & even physical characteristics. It's almost weird.

Anyways, I had an interaction with this student during lunch & I had a serious flashback to when I was much younger & Ethan & I were attached at the hip. We grew very distant during high school & to be quite honest, we just really didn't get along that well. In the past couple of years, our relationship has started to change again & we now get along very well. I was deeply reminiscing on when we were younger & life was oh so simple. How I wish I could spend just one day in the years gone by.

Enjoy this picture from two years ago when Ethan became an official member of FarmHouse Fraternity at K-State!

what i'm loving...

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To say that I'm obsessed with this under eye concealer would be an understatement. This stuff is the real deal. I've shared it before, & I'll share it again!

I've been struggling with dark + baggy under eyes for the last year or so & this is the first concealer that really makes a difference. It's full coverage & lasts all day long. It's a bit pricey, but for me it's totally worth it.

& I need this stuff now more than ever because grad classes just started & I've got a long ways to go before spring break lol.

what i'm watching / reading...

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Any bachelor/bachelorette fans out there?! Ya girl Alli Rice is! I’m a hopeless romantic so I get such a kick out of watching people attempt to win someone over & fall in love on TV. Plus, the drama can be pretty entertaining too! 😉

I’ve been watching the bachelor since Sean Lowe’s season & even pushed through Ben Higgins’ season when I lived in an all girls dorm my freshman year of college. There’d be 100+ girls all swooning in the basement around the only TV with cable. Ahh the good ol’ days.

In case you need a little catching up, the bachelor for this season is Peter Weber. You can tell he’s a cutie just by his name! Peter was on Hannah Brown’s season & was sent home just before the final two met Hannah’s parents. Poor Peter was heartbroken. I mean cry-all-the-way-home heartbroken. It was sad to watch him be sad. Hannah ended up choosing Jed Wyatt who turned out to be kind of a prick & confessed to the rumors that he had a longterm girlfriend when he came on the show & that he was just using the whole thing as a publicity stunt for his music (up to this point his greatest success was a few commercial jingles... a real winner). Hannah broke things off with Jed & in turn joined Dancing with the Stars which she ended up winning. There’s nothing that says ‘I’m hot & you’re not’ like winning the Mirror Ball Trophy & shakin’ your booty on TV every week. Take that, Jed. So then Peter was announced as the bachelor & I think the entire United States let out a big awwhhhh all together. Peter’s season premiered on January 6th & it was too funny. The girls were drunk, super emotional & just smitten kitten for Peter the pilot. Peter was genuinely so sweet & you can tell he’s just so ready to find his person.

what i'm listening to...

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My favorite song lately is What A Man Gotta Do by the Jonas Brothers. I've been a Jonas Brothers fan since middle school. Like my walls were covered with their posters kind of fan.

My inner middle school girl let out a squeal when they came back together a couple of years ago.

This song is just a really fun feel-good song & I like jamming to it on my errands or while I'm making dinner / cleaning my house.

what i'm working on...

My spring semester of grad classes officially started last Tuesday. I'm taking twelve credit hours which doesn't sound like a lot, but since nine credit hours is full time for grad school, it feels like a lot. Especially since I'm working full time as well.

I have to remind myself that I'm doing this for such a good reason, so that I can be licensed & to learn how to best work with students.

So lately I've been doing a lot of reading through these textbooks & working on assignments. I'm not really a procrastinator & I really enjoy working ahead. That's part of why a blended program has worked so well for me.

So if you need me, this is where I'll be.

what i'm wearing...

Since we seem to be having a lot of winter weather lately, I've been wearing the heck out of these Aerie chenille turtlenecks. I absolutely love wearing turtlenecks because they keep me so warm & cozy while I'm at school which most of the time is very cold.

This one has two side slits so I like to wear a black + white striped t-shirt underneath just to add a little pop of pattern. This turtleneck is just really cozy & fun because of the knitted material. Overall a huge fan! I'm wearing my favorite Madewell jeans & Steve Madden leopard mules or Steve Madden grey slip on shoes, but I also have worn it with leggings. It appears to be sold out online so check in stores if you're interested!

Also no, I don't have a tail. Sophie (my cat) got a little camera shy in the picture on the left lol. We're still working on finding her best angles. ;)

what i'm dreading...

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Now that the holiday season is over, that means I'm officially over the winter weather. This girl is ready for spring!

I took this picture of the view from my apartment balcony a couple of weeks ago. It is definitely dreamy, but it also makes me feel cold just by looking at it!

Are you ready for spring?

what i'm excited about...

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In case you didn't see it, I announced some pretty big news last week:

I'm excited to share with all of you that I've accepted a position as the Middle School Counselor in Marion, KS for next school year! I feel so blessed by this opportunity to work in a smaller school & to be moving back closer to home. & I'm thrilled to continue working with middle schoolers (now that's something I never thought I'd say ;) )!

My prayer for my students is that through me, they will feel valued, heard, cared for, loved & important.

Next month I get to go to Marion for the day to tour the school, meet the staff & students, & see how things are done there. I'm super excited to see where I'll be spending a lot of time next year!

What about you? What's up with you on this Wednesday?

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