These are my confessions...

{1.}

I started writing this post on Tuesday.

I've had a lot to confess this week.

It's a good thing I'm not Catholic.

{2.}

I woke up in the middle of the night 

(not because I was stressed)

and couldn't get back to sleep,

so I plotted out my entire plan on how to tell our parents

we're pregnant....when we're actually pregnant.

Which we are NOT!!

We're not even thinking about getting pregnant anytime soon.

But by golly, when it happens, our parents are going to find out in the coolest, most unique way.

{3.}

I kind of miss my firsties.

Especially when I see this commercial.

I also miss these fashionable ladies.

{4.}

I can now drink a whole bottle of wine By. My. Self.

For those of you that actually know me, 

this is pretty unbelievable. I used to be such a lightweight.

But alas, it is true. 

In fact, I'm writing this post several glasses in. ;)

{5.}

I have actually love, love, loved having Robbie home with me this week.

At first, I was a little skeptical of having him home all week.

 Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with that stud.

But I also like having me time 

and I always look forward to days off when he's at work

because I know I can get "me" stuff done.

However, I have thoroughly enjoyed being able to hang out with him all week

and have still found plenty of "me time" to get stuff done.

{6.}

I know I'm like 8 years behind on this bandwagon but...

I'm obsessed with LOST. 

Robbie and I started watching from the beginning on NetFlix

and at first, I wasn't too sure about the whole thing.

However, now that we're well into the second season,

I am hooked.

{7.}

Our dogs stayed with Robbie's parents in Kinston on Sunday night

and I missed them wayyyy too much to be considered a normal person.

It's official - I have completely converted to the "crazy dog-person" side of life.

{8.}
98 degrees performed on the Today show yesterday morning
and after I got over the initial shock that 98 degrees still existed
I realized I still knew every word to their songs...

{9.}
I wear this striped tank top pretty much every other day.
Its so comfy and it goes with everythingggg.
Thanks H&M...if only I had been able to see into the future
and could have bought 8 more in every color imaginable.

{10.}
I've been listening to BackThatAzzUp Pandora all week.
(and I still have to google how to work grooveshark.)







Have a great weekend dolls!

Hugs,

Never Have I Ever

I loved this game maybe a little too much in college and high school.

Because it's still adult spring break and my birthday month

and day drinking is completely acceptable and necessary on adult spring break

just ask Whitney

I knew I had to participate in one more round of 

Never Have I Ever...

1. Had a jager bomb. Or had any desire to have a jager bomb. Blegh.

2. Read the Hunger Games. Although I have been tempted after watching the movie.

3. Liked baby peas. They make me gag. Every. Single. Time.

4. Lived completely by myself.

5. Changed a flat tire. Though I do know how to check my oil.

6. Owned a cat.

7. Been able to remember anything involving numbers. My mom changed her house number a few years ago and I still have to look it up in my contacts to call her. 

8. Mowed a lawn or worked in retail.

9. Missed my PC. I'm a total Apple-aholic.

10. Won a March Madness Bracket Challenge. Although I did get really close one time in high school.

Speaking of March Madness Bracket Challenges, it's obviously too late to join one now,
however it's never too late to go read Sarah's blog
and learn all things sports-related.
Seriously, your manfriend/husband will love you for this
and you'll love her, because she's funny and makes sense.
Plus, there's glitter on her blog.
Go say hey!

~

And then head over to Nadine's blog and link up for Never Have I Ever!
Move it!

Hugs,

Go Girl, It's Your Birthday

Delightfully Dunn is officially one year old y'all.

Maybe it's because I just spent the last 30 minutes 

looking at "first birthday" ideas on Pinterest

(all of which involved super cute babies in tutus and bow ties smashing cake)

Or maybe it's because I secretly can't believe 

I stuck with this for a year.

Maybe it's because I've been thinking about how fast this year has gone by 

or all the things that I've been through this year.

Or maybe it's because in a few short days

I, too, will be turning one year older.

Either way, I find myself in a pretty sappy, sentimental mood today.

I started this blog last year

because I was tired of simply stalking blogs without making any real contribution

and it was Spring Break so I finally had some time to breathe 

and do something for me completely unrelated to school and work 

and all the grownup things weighing me down at the time.

Since then, I have used this blog 

to meet new people, vent out frustrations, document memorable events, 

and still occasionally, escape the grownup things that still sometimes weigh me down.

Over the past few months,

I've really been grappling with the idea of growing my blog

and converting my blog into more of a "business" venture.

I've wanted to start sponsoring high traffic blogs, 

participating in group giveaways, building my numbers

and gaining sponsors of my own.

However, anytime I thought about all of these things,

I got this teeny tiny knot in my stomach.

Partly from excitement and anticipation as to what could be,

but also partly because I just wasn't sure I was ready for that responsibility.

I've realized, through this year of blogging, that the thing I love most about it

is the lack of pressure related to it. 

I blog when I want to because I simply want to.

And for now, that's what I plan to keep right on doing.
End of story.

My first favorite part of blogging is still reading other people's blogs.

Seriously, you guys are way better at this than me.

My second favorite part of blogging is actually getting to write 

whatever the heck I want to write.

My third favorite part is when you guys actually read 

whatever the heck I want to write.

Seriously, y'all's comments and retweets and emails and all that jazz

is the coolest part about blogging.

So, I don't have any fancy giveaway for my big blogiversary

I do however have a ginormous thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

For real, y'all are the best.

Now I'm off to find the fluffiest pink tutu I can

and face plant into a whole cake
cause apparently, that's how first birthdays work.

Feel free to do the same! 

Clearly, this chick knows exactly what I'm talking about.

Sources here and here

Hugs,

Things That Burn my Biscuit Part 2

I'm creating a Part 2 for this post

because sometimes you just have more complaining to do.

{1.}

When people put their feet on the bottom of your chair. 

I can feel your feet there, even if you're keeping them super still.

Which let's be real, if you're putting my feet on the bottom of my chair,

you most likely are not keeping them still.

{2.}

People who don't drive the speed limit.

I'm not asking you to speed. 

But 30 in a 35 is just ridiculous.

Pedal to the medal please.

{3.}

Grown ups who act like children.

I could give you 473920 examples of this

and I'm sure you can think of some you've experienced as well

so we'll just leave it at that.

{4.}

Nonsense on Facebook.

Again, I could give you 3487493 examples of this

and I'm sure you can think of some as well.

If it's not a status update, a picture upload, or writing on my wall,

I am not interested. 

Ain't nobody got time for that.

{5.}

Ignorance. 

I don't care what side of the fence you stand on

regarding any issue. 

If you stand on that side and judge the person standing on the other side

you are ignorant and I have no time for you.

The end.

See number 3 for more information.

{6.}

When Pinterest links lead to nowhere. 

Or when they lead to not where you wanted to be.

For example, a really great recipe pin from a blog

leads to a fashion post. Ugh.

{7.}
Rihanna.
This one shouldn't even need an explanation.
But no, I am not over the fact that she got abused by her boyfriend,
whined and cried about it, only to then go and release songs
about wanting it "in the worse way" and then getting back together
with said boyfriend.
At the risk of sounding like my grandma:
(who doesn't even know what Rihanna is btw)
"what is our world coming to?"

{8.}
Long posts with no pictures.

Lookie there, it came with some pretty sound advice too.

Whew.

I already feel better.

Hope nothing too big is burning your biscuits this Tuesday.

Hugs,

1,000 Jellybeans

I never eat candy. Ever.

Valentine's chocolates don't make me swoon.

Christmas candy - eh?

Even when I was little, my Halloween candy would last for months.

However, yesterday I ate enough candy to make up for all

the previous holidays in my life.

And today I still feel about 10,000 pounds bigger than usual.

Bleh.

~

In other news,

I can't believe Easter 2013 has come and gone

and that today is the first day of the best month ever (aka April).

Besides 1,000 jellybeans

(and 250 peanut M&Ms, 50 Twizzlers, 300 chewy SweetTarts, 15 Milky Ways, 8 chocolate chip cookies, etc.)

my weekend consisted of slumber parties with the inlaws,

Easter egg dyeing with my favorite 10 year olds,

Gerbil/Puppy near death encounters,

Good Friday breakfast in bed from my sweet love muffin,

back porch sitting with three of my favorite guys,

modeling dogs,

and a "not very Eastery outfit" according to my mother for Easter Sunday church.

~

As for today, I am soaking in every second of Spring Break

(I promise not to mention it everyday this week, maybe)

And waiting for this cutie pie to show up at my front door.

And because I know she'll hate me for putting that picture up,

here's a different (slightly more serious) one.

Oh, and linking up with Sami!

I hope you have a fabulous Monday and don't fall for too many April Fool's jokes!

Hugs,

Whoops

Amidst all my excitement over Spring Break starting yesterday, I completely forgot that I had already planned to link up with the adorable Robin over at The Sunshine Diary. This is the funnest link up and I love love loved reading everyone's posts last week. So (even though I'm a day late) here we go.

I can't believe....I forgot about this link up. Just throwing it out there one more time.
I can't believe....the high all week has only been in the 50s. I live in Eastern North Carolina for crying out loud. And it's almost April. I'm supposed to be laying out in my bikini right now.
I can't believe....Field Day only resulted in one and half injuries (one was a splinter - that barely counts).
I can't believe....Easter is this weekend! I feel like it has come so fast this year! The fa-reezing cold weather could have something to do with it too. (And yes, 50 degrees for Easter is fa-reezing. See above.)
I can't believe....my birthday is in two weeks. I have not done a very good job of utilizing my full birthday month this year. I'll probably try to change that starting...now.
I can't believe....Robbie and I skipped dinner Monday night cause we were so busy watching LOST. It's not even that good, yet somehow we have gotten sucked in. 
I can't believe....American Idol still exists. Especially with The Voice on at the same time. I mean hello? Blake Shelton and Adam Levine are enough reason to choose The Voice over American Idol. Not to mention the higher level of talent on The Voice. Just sayin.
I can't believe....my soul mate, very best friend, long lost sister (aka old college roommate) is coming to visit on Monday. Even though she's just popping in for the day, I am already so looking forward to seeing her. I miss having only a bathroom wall separate us instead of a whole county.


I'm going ahead and linking up for It's Okay...Thursday too because I'm telling myself 
it's okay....that I have the memory of an 85 year old.
and it's okay....that I am never on time for anything.
and it's really okay....that I'm planning on sleeping in until noon-thirty tomorrow. Yep, I said it. 




Hugs,  

Why I Became a Teacher

It's simple, really.

And can be summed up in two words:

Spring Break

Okay. No, not really.

There are lots of reasons why I became a teacher.

Like the fact that I get to dress like this pretty often.

P.S. Yes, I made my costume and yes, I feel more prepared to be a mother now that I know I can at least handle that aspect of things.

Or the fact that I get to make these cute little things

and watch 85 first grade babies hunt Easter eggs 

(that I didn't have to hide - thanks 5th Grade volunteers)

Oh and there is the whole "making a difference, changing the world" thing.

That's a pretty big one too.

But right now, those two sweet little words are what comes to forefront of my mind.

Thank God for time off, to recharge and rejuvenate, 

to catch up on all the things that I've been neglecting lately (ahem sorry bloggy blog),

and to enjoy countless margs with my favorite ladies!

Happy Humpday folks!