New Blog Title!

I have changed the name of my blog from a "Quarter Life Crisis" to "Twenty-Five and Fabulous!" The new title comes as I recently celebrated my 25th birthday. I am hopeful that I will be free from crisis's related to my quarter life milestone from now on. A girl can dream right? But in all seriousness, as I enter this new chapter of life, I would like to use this blog to celebrate being twenty-five and all of the ups and downs of life.

My new title is inspired by a book I just finished reading by Mandy Hale entitled, "The Single Woman: Life, Love and a Dash of Sass!" Her book was so inspirational and motivating. It gave me renewed hope that God has a plan for my life and that single hood is something that every single person should celebrate! As the subtitle of my blog says: "Sometimes she doesn't know where she's going until she gets there. She hasn't got it all figured out, far from it in fact. But she loves God and she loves to dance, and she's her own better half." There couldn't be a statement that resonates with my soul more, and I am excited to see where the next year takes me!

I have been super busy lately with starting grad school, a new part-time job and a new school year! I also spent that last week celebrating my birthday with wonderful friends and family! I am so grateful for the people that God has placed into my life and that they all took the time to make my birthday incredibly special. Here are a few shots from my week of celebrations!

Here's to being 25 and fabulous! My goal is to "Let every moment be what it's going to be." because "What's meant to be will come my way and what's not will fade away."

twenty-four in 24

UPDATE: I will be 25 in less than 5 days! Not sure I am going to finish this list ... but I am proud of myself for the things I did accomplish! 

I will be 25 in less than SIX months! Yahoo! It is CRAZY to think about how quickly my 24th year of life has gone by. With only a few months left until my birthday, here is a list of things I have accomplished and/or would like to accomplish by my last day of being 24.

Let's see if I can cross off all these items on my list!!

1. Go to a concert (because I haven't been to one in a few years). Went to a Maroon 5 concert
2. Tailgate at a NFL football game. I tailgated the Ravens vrs. Cowboys game
3. Go hike a mountain or two. I have hiked both Great Falls, VA and Sugar Loaf Mtn twice
4. Do touristy things in D.C. (like visit the museums).
5. Try a new restaurant.
6. Save my money each pay period, instead of overdrafting each pay period. 
7. Learn to budget my money. A work in progress ... Some pay periods are better than others
8. Learn to say NO.  Another work in progress ... some times are easier than others
9. Run an obstacle 5K. Ran the Jungle Cup 5K
10. Run the Color Run 5K.  Ran two already and running my third in November! 
11. Make a difference in the life of a student. A.K. // E.S. // A.H.
12. Make a difference in the life of a friend.
13. Travel outside of the country.
14. Go somewhere I've never been before. 
15. Workout more.
16. Eat healthier.
17. Take better care of my hair (and grow it out).
18. Grow a closer relationship with God.
19. Manage living on my own for one year! 3 months to go but I've pretty much managed!
20. Make a decision and apply to Grad School. Applied to Grad School and was accepted!
21. Attend Grad School in the fall. Start next Wednesday! 
22. Grow professionally. I've taken 12 CPD's this year
23. Go to at least two PROFESSIONAL baseball games. I went to ONE ...
24. Travel to Florida. Visited Orlando, Florida for a week

friends

In life you will end up with a few select friends who are more like your soul mates. Cherish them, they will will be around when the party is over. <3