July....2nd half of 2012!!!

With a new month comes...new hair!!! Okay its only temporary, but I am loving the curls right now and I think for July I may stick to it! I love changing up my looks!

BTW: I am excited to have new followers on my blog! It makes me happy to know that 8 PEOPLE (pause for effect) check out the bourgie-ness that is my life :) XO

So it is now officially July 1st. This means that the first half of 2012 is over. I cant believe how time flies. In the last 6 months so much has happened and changed that its hard to even think that it was all in the same year. It was filled with hugs and tears; drama and stress; party times and low times but as my life mantra goes 

"Everything Happens For A Reason"

We learn and we grow. The most important thing that happened in the first 6 months is definitely making the decision to restart my blog! I think it has been really good for me so far and its so cheesy how I light up every time I talk about it to someone :)

For this 2nd half of 2012 I plan to be a little more open and adventurous to whats to come. I have a couple of trips planned (NY and ATL) plus I am still on my lovely job hunt (i finally got a part time to help out a little). I also want to really improve my relationships with my family and friends now that I am back in NC and be able to reconnect with some.

How was your first half of 2012?

FYI: Later today I will be posting my 101 in 1001 list. FINALLY!!! I'm so excited to be doing this and July 1st is my official start date for it.

Fridays Letters #1

Dear Reality TV, I LOVE YOU. My television line up is kind of awesome right now. Chicagolicious, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Hollywood Exes, Single Ladies, and Love and Hip Hop; Atlanta take up my DVR and I relish every minute. I know brain cells die every time I turn them on but I love the drama; cat fights, rumors, etc.

Dear Summer Heat, GO AWAY! It is supposed to be in the 100s all this weekend and I cant take it. I am forced to wear the least amount of clothing just to function outside! Shopping today wasn't bad because I was inside an air conditioned mall. But I cant take a whole summer of this. Womp

Dear Chipotle, Please come closer to my house! The closest location is 20 minutes away and I don't want to have to drive that far for your tasty goodness. But keep in mind I will because you are crack! Yum!

Dear Forever 21, Stop taking all my money. But thank you for carrying such cute clothes! :D

Happy Friday!!

Sunday Confessions #2

1. I love nail polish...I just hate putting it on! I bought 2 new nail polishes this past week...both a minty color. I finally got a chance to put one of them on before I headed to a BBQ on Saturday and it is such a pain to do.But I love the end result. I think I will keep this color until the 4th of July :) What are some color ideas for July? I didn't want to do traditional Red.

2. I worry a lot that I may never find a career I'm happy with. The plan has always been to be an event planner. I love the background planning of events and the atmosphere of behind the scenes preparation. Weddings, parties, promotional events, I want to do it all. But it takes experience and trust and I am having a tough time finding someone to take me under their wing. Ugh! But I also have another interest of working in Higher Education with Student Affairs/Residence Life. I loved being an Resident Advisor when I was in school and I would love to do it professionally. But most jobs require a masters and that means....GOING BACK TO SCHOOL bum. bum. bum. ::cue evil music:: That is an option that's really not on the top of my list. But it may come back in the picture soon :/
3. Teen Wolf is an Awesome show....Empire Girls however is not. This show ended up being really good and I actually want to see what happens in the 2nd season and I haven't even finished the first! Empire Girls after watching one episode will NOT be in my reality TV rotation. All I hear is whining and complaining about past man problems and it seems only a publicity stunt for Adrienne's album that's coming out soon. Anyone seen either of these shows? 

4. I miss the nightlife. No I'm not referring to being a woman of the night. I haven't been out downtown bar hopping and dancing in a week and I'm already missing it. I love just being carefree and dancing the night away with drinks and talking and socializing. Don't get me wrong I have a blast chillin in the apartment playing Dance Central with my girls (which is actually what I did last night!) but I like getting all dressed up and strutting my stuff lol Okay not actually strutting but maybe a slight pep in my step because I am out and about with my friends. *sigh* Anyone else love the nightlife?

Im going back to Charlotte, Charlotte, Charlotte ::LL Cool J voice::

So i officially announced my departure from Orlando, FL to head back to Charlotte, NC. And by officially I let my sorority sisters know and gave my job my 2 week notice. So its been a pretty emotional week. I need to add some sort of countdown clock on my blog lol. Im leaving in 25 days so I dont even know if that would be worth it...

Im behind on a lot of posts just because there is a lot of stuff going on and blogging just slips my mind. I plan to work on that this summer. Somehow I feel like there will be more time to do that. But now that its official I need to get into "move" mode because I have a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it. Procrastination is my game and I am an expert.

So this weekend I am heading to my cousins for a family BBQ and I need to bring the first batch of my stuff. But I need to start purging. I love moving!! ::pause for reaction:: and I love to throw away stuff I dont need or use ::pause for same reaction:: I like the idea of being very mobile and having a crapload of stuff to lug everywhere does not follow that idea. Plus when you get rid of old stuff it means its time for new stuff :) So that is what I will be spending hours of my day after work doing. Purging and packing up the car. I leave bright and early tomorrow for Charlotte.

Random Pic of the Day: Last week I went to a Food Truck Bazaar (sadly no pics) and the first place I hit was Chicken and Waffles. Sooooooo delicious! I am such a fat kid and I can back this up because this photo is my Facebook profile pic smh...but it was fun and the next time there is food truck event I plan to spend more time trying everything. And photograph it all!

I have a lot more photos on my Instagram so follow me :) missnewbourgie 

My Surprise Visit

So this weekend I took a trip to New Jersey. This was to surprise Gregory for his birthday. I literally had been planning this trip for 2 months with his best friend and it happened without a single hitch! He was so surprised! I even had his mom in on the surprise. Gregory really thought I wasn't coming because I kept making other plans the same weekend so I "couldn't make it". There was one point that he was honestly sad and a little upset that I couldn't come. But little did he know that I had my flight booked since March and I was ready to surprise him with his gift (me!) I think he went through several emotions in one minute. I hadn't seen him since Christmas so it was so nice to see the grin on his face when I walked into the club!!! All of his close friends were there to celebrate and we all danced and drank the night away! Such a good time! The club was called Red and I appropriately wore my red dress! I didn't take a picture of the shoes but I wore my Nude pumps that I just bought at the beginning of this month and they really made the whole outfit hot!(the pic of them is in my last post). I also recently just got my hair redid so I was feeling pretty good with how I looked!

But even though my time in New Jersey was short I had a blast. Hit up a couple of bars, ate some White Castle, and hung out with some really great people. There was one more big surprise of the weekend and it came from his parents. Ill make a whole separate post about it because it is just too awesome!

So now that its almost June the Summer of Trips has begun. I leave for ANOTHER trip to New Jersey  in 2 weeks and I am really looking forward to it. I hope to do all the things that I didn't get to do this time. I definitely want to hit up Six Flags :) I am heading to Charlotte this weekend for Memorial Day Weekend with the family. Should be a good time! My parents, cousins, and Aunts and Uncles will be there. My cousin just bought a house with her fiance' and they are finally having a get together. The house is gorgeous!!! There will definitely be pictures to capture all that happens. Then in July I am heading to NY for a weekend filled with my Upsilon Family, Stepping, and Strolling (all some of my favorite things!) That should definitely be a good time!

Until next time!