Friday Foto Day

Self explanatory photos :) 

(sorry took the after one in the night time so nothing looks as bright as it normally does)

Something I Miss

Day 6
wow..nothing actually comes to my mind right away when I am asked "what is something you miss?"

I literally had to sit here and think about what on earth I actually miss. Then a light went off in my head and I realized what I miss and have always missed is having one close girlfriend. (a friend that is a girl- just so we are all clear here haha)

Ever since graduating college I have not had a close girlfriend. My closest girlfriend who has turned into my best friend is Kristin. I would call us the best duo, that is truly the one thing I  miss the most. She was from Maryland and I was from Jersey, both from totally different worlds (even though its only a few states away from each other) we connected instantly and became great friends. Since graduating it has been really hard... actually nearly impossible, for us to get together. Between her now living in Virginia Beach and I  in Doylestown, PA,  the crazy hours we both put into our jobs with hours that are not normal- its very hard.

She has now recently moved even further away from where she was before which is a huge bummer, but hey now we gotta make a long vacation out of it!!.  So yes having a close friend is what I truly miss. It is always nice to just have someone to talk to about 'girl' stuff, watch movies, stuff your face with food, act like a nutcase, dance, drink some wine/beer/liquor, i'm sure you catch my drift. She is the most caring, smart, beautiful and sweetest person you will ever meet. She could always put a smile on my face and make me laugh with the dumbest things no matter what!  For a dirty little Maryland farm girl, she can actually clean up quiet nicely-- I've witnessed it in person :P 

Miss you love bug you mean the world to me!!!

What Is In Your Purse?!

Day 5

So this made me realize I go through spurts of having random, different things in my purse...
so lets see what my bag holds.... 

1. My everyday purse.... lets see what is hidden inside this wonderful little bag....

2. Mary Kay hand lotion: since the winter I started using this way more. I have been needing it not only for my hands, but my poor face has been super dry. The only reason I have Mary Kay brand is because I got a free sample, I have no idea how much Mary Kay lotion normally costs. 
    Car Key: to my wonderful 5 door TDI Volkswagen, I don't have a fun key chain or anything attached to it for one reason alone, my key wont fit into my ignition with anything else on it.. bummer haha

3. Excedrin Migraine:  pretty self explanatory, I get migraines :(  I have been good for almost a solid year without a migraine until December. January was a hell month i went two weeks straight with a migraine or two a day its awful I will not leave home without it. (Not that it always works, but it will help until I get to a bed)
   Migral: This is a new migraine medicine my brother's girlfriend has been so lovely to provide me with. She gets them as well and was given this medicine from a family member of hers who gets it from overseas somewhere. I haven't tried it yet so we will see when i get my next one how that new drug works out for me.
   Floss:  I am terrified of having crap stuck in my teeth or if Harry has something in his teeth! No matter what kind of meat I eat, for some reason I ALWAYS... ALWAYS get some stuck in between my back molar and my tooth next to it. Who knows its the way my teeth grew... 

4. Hair accessories: my trusty hair tie, bobby pins and a hair clip. I have long hair and it gets in my face... always, enough said.

5. Pen(s):  you never know when you will need a pen. I carry around a daily planner and usually always in need of writing something at some point down.
   Gum: I normally do NOT carry gum around, I usually have mints instead. I do not like gum for my jaws sake. My jaw hurts after chewing gum for 10-15 mins. I bought this because I felt like my breath stank, and mints weren't available. I honestly can't remember the last time i chewed gum... its been nearly 2/3 years- no joke. 

6. Free Iced Coffee Monday's: Starting Monday until April, Dunkin Donuts will give me a free iced coffee when I bring in this coupon. I realize I don't really care much for Dunkin Donuts anymore, I have moved up in the world and prefer Starbucks (however my wallet does not) Whatever its free coffee, i'll take it!

7.  Deodorant: never know when you need it and I never wanna smell !! 

8. Wallet: actually this wallet is fairly new. I got it from Kohls a few months ago. I do really like it, its pretty handy and can hold lots. Probably to much. 

9. Lip products: okay so I realized today after I took this picture that I think I have a lip gloss and chap stick problem. I have more in my make up bag in my bathroom!! I really don't like lip stick I find colors don't fit my face well and I find it dries out my lips. However I do LOVE lip gloss!

     Lighter:  I am not a smoker, I just tend to keep one on hand in case I would ever need a lighter for something, you never know!. Same with my blue pocket knife, which seems to be missing from my purse... I probably took it out and placed it somewhere in the house.

  

10. Daily Planner: I currently don't have it in my purse at the moment, its sitting on my passengers seat in my car.

what's in your bag?!

A Photograph Of The Town I Live In

Day 4

Say Hello to my hometown:
 Doylestown, Pennsylvania

If you are not familiar with Doylestown, PA it is located about 50 minutes (27 miles) directly north of Philadelphia. If you are not familiar with Philadelphia you may just want to look it up :) 

Doylestown is located in Bucks County and is a pretty popular town, it is considered to be quiet a wealthy area. (yet i wouldn't call myself wealthy at all haha) Doylestown's origins date began when a man named William Doyle obtained a license to build a tavern on what is now the northwest corner of Main and State street, and is still currently there today. The town itself is a pretty cute town with many shops, restaurants, coffee shops and bars and if for some reason you are not into any of those types of things its just a nice place to walk around in. 

Its a pretty busy area with cars and people always around. Both Harry and I decided to stay in the Bucks county area after we graduated college mainly because Harry's job would force him to stay in and around the area, unless he wanted to leave the family business. Up until last week I was a dog walker/pet sitter and was ALL over the place in good ole' bucks county. Currently, I am working right on the outskirts of Doylestown doing the office work and bookkeeping for Harry's company. The company is located in Solebury township and by far the most gorgeous place in Bucks county, I would move there in a heart beat if it wasn't 10 times more expensive than Doylestown is.. *sigh* 

In the above picture, the one that looks like a castle and is a castle, that is called the Mercer Museum which is also located right in town. This place is pretty neat  and consists of preserved artifacts of pre-industrial life.  However, to me, its not a normal museum where you see one or two things behind a piece of glass... no there are tons of things hanging ALL over the entire building. It looks something like this inside:

If you are into science, tools and museums I definitely recommend if you are in the area to check it out, its just something neat to see. Another recommendation I have for you if you are in the Bucks county area would be to visit New Hope, PA. Anyone and everyone whose been to New Hope, loves its and says that its just an adorable town! if you get the chance definitely check it out! its located about 20 minutes east of Doylestown (right on the border of PA and NJ)

Well I could probably go on and on about random things in and around Doylestown, but I am just going to stop here. If you are ever in the area lets go for a night out on the town :)

20 Facts About Y.O.U!- Day 3

Day 3:

20 facts about Justine

1. I was born on Valentines Day and have a heart shaped birthmark on my knee

2. I have a Bi-lateral sensory neural loss- aka. hard of hearing

3. I have 2 Australian Cattle Dogs (Pogue and Mahone)  who are my spoiled fur kids!

4. I love to bake

5.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and fall is my favorite season everything about it is just so beautiful! 

6. I fell in love with Harry when I first saw he had a mohawk..lol

7. I drive a motorcycle

8. I absolutely love animated Disney/ Pixar movies & scary movies

9. I'm a beer drinking kinda gal

10. I'm obsessed with candles and buy myself flowers at least once a month

11.  I can drive a stick and would much prefer manual over automatic any day

12.  Despite my petite size, I still some how manage to take up the entire king sized bed

13.  I love when someone runs their fingers up and down my back and arms

14.  I really enjoy house hunting online (even though we aren't buying a new house anytime soon) almost as much as my husband searches online for cars

15.  I have always wanted to grow my own Lemon, Peach and Grapefruit tree

16. I was a Jersey Girl until I moved to Pennsylvania

17. Despite being a girl, I have a very difficult time doing my own hairstyle or make up 

18. More likely then not you will find my sunglasses on my head

19. I am on my 4th beta fish since 2005- the 1st ones name was Elmo and since then I have stayed with the Sesame street theme names. (Elmo, Cookie Monster, Telly Monster,  Harvey Kneeslapper <-- current)

20. I don't shop much, but I LOVE Marshall home goods store


Alright ladies and gents this is my list of 20 things about me that I have decided to share with you all, I got stuck around number 15 trying to think of some good ones. 

    

                           

     

 

Make A Wish List Collage-Day 2

Day 2 

A wish list... hmmm this actually took more time than I thought it would. I don't know if its sad or not, but I have never really had a wish list of things I want in my future. I guess I focus more on the nows' in hopes to make it to the future. 

Wish List:

1. House: our next house, hoping for it to be my forever home, I would love an older farm house with tons of acres that I can overlook the beauty. 

2. Flower Garden: I LOVE flowers and I have always wanted to create my own flower garden from scratch. I want to use recycled pieces as flower boxes, decor, etc. 

3. Travel: I love to travel (not that we have much time to do so or are made of money), but I would love to travel to Alaska to see the Northern Lights- that is something I've always wanted to experience. Another place I want to go to would be Iceland. 

4. Weight Loss: I imagine every girl has this somewhere on their wish lists, but I would like to lose about 15lbs. I have just came across a program that I am going to start once we have our basement back together (currently in renovation mode down there)

5: Pet Duck: This may seem strange, but I have always wanted a little pet duck. Actually I have always wanted a pet otter, but pretty sure that is not legal around here, so I will have to settle for a duck instead. 

I am sure there are a million other things that I would like to add onto my wish list, but currently Harry and I have accomplished a lot that we have wanted to do. Such as completing numerous amounts of projects in our current home- that's a plus!

Bring on day 3...

30 Day Blog Hop Challenge - Day 1

Well what do you know once again its been nearly 2 months since my last post. After reading a few blog pages I came across doing a blog challenge.  I thought, you know what this might not be a bad idea for simply two reasons alone:
1) because it will get me into the habit of doing it more often and
2) I think it would be fun!
Thanks to Britt's blog (www.simplyadapting.blogspot.com) I borrowed her list. I highly recommend following her she's got really great stuff!! :) 

                                               

The Meaning Behind Your Blog Name

I haven't been blogging very long and nearly not as much as I would have hoped and liked, but like I had said before it is something that I would like to get into more . I started back in April of 2013 when I was looking at a friend of mines blog page and thought,  I really do find some fun, interesting and useful information on these pages and I thought, hey maybe some things from my life could be interesting to people or I could offer some useful information. Quiet honestly you will never know if you don't ever start or try.  

My husband, Harry, and I went to Ireland for our honeymoon back in September of 2012 and loved every second of it. I highly recommend taking a trip out there if you ever get the chance too! It is a beautiful place and just an amazing experience! 

I really wasn't sure what kind of name I was going to give my blog. It really isn't an easy task to figure out lickadee split as though some people may think it is. I got to the point where I just couldn't think of anything creative and thought well why don't I just name it Welcome in Gaelic. I am Irish, just went to Ireland and thought why the hell not. :)