These are a few of my favorite things...

I am a list person. Any type of list. To-do list, grocery list, Christmas list, anything that requires those little bullet points and allows me to cross something off. I used to make lists in college of things I already did, just so I could cross them off. True story.

So, I decided to make a list of my favorite things, not all of my favorite things, just a few that I am loving at this moment. Here goes---->

1. Walking. I know this sounds a little silly, but I really do. We have a gym membership here in Orlando that I love to use, but with the weather being perfect, I love to go for a nice walk. There is a sweet little park with a lake by our house where I go to walk and think. I like to take short and long walks, always going a different route, jamming to my tunes and enjoying the sunshine. I am pretty sure that I get really into my walking because I start to sing along with my ipod and people stare. Especially when I am belting out old school Britney. Who cares, I know about a total of 4 people in Orlando. Whatev.

2. Pinterest. Really do I need to explain why? Ok, I will because I love it that much. My sister invited me a while back and I have been obsessed ever since. Although I don't have a creative bone in my body, I like to believe that I will be Betty Crocker in a day and starting my own Etsy shop tomorrow.Wishful thinking, huh?

3. Candles. I really love my Woodwick Candle in the Fireside scent. It makes my house smell like I live in the woods and my door has been open all day. love it so much.

4. My Uggs. I know this is a superficial one, but I really do love them. You may be wondering if I ever get to wear them. Well, to answer, no. I don't wear them outside because it is 75-80 degrees in January, but my husband refuses to turn on the heat in our house at night. During the night, our thermostat stays around 65 degrees. So, I get to wear my Uggs inside in Florida. Yeah, I know, crazy husband. I don't care though because I love them that much.

5. Quiet time. Right now, I am loving good, quality quiet time. When I was home hanging with the family, my mom and sister decided they were going to read the Bible in a year. They are using the one year plan on Youversion.com. I have always wanted to do this and have never done it, so I decided to join the bandwagon. It is a great way to start or end the day. I am loving it. Thanks Mom and Amanda,


So, those are some of my favorite things right now. P.S. My mom is coming on Wednesday to hang out with me for a whole week!!! I am so excited! Plus it is her birthday on Saturday : ) Also, I get to see one of my best friends who is in Orlando on Friday!!! Woo Hoo : )

Florida, Bahamas, and a Baby

So, I am not going to apologize. I just stink at blogging. I know. I have decided that in 2012, I am going to blog more. Let's see how long this last, especially since I am just starting for the year and it is January 26th.

Well, back in July, I blogged about moving, a girls trip, and my bestie having a baby. Well, we have moved, the trip is over, and J had a precious baby boy.

Trey and I are officially Florida residents. We moved at the end of August and closed on our house on September 1st. We are really enjoying the Florida life, especially right now where January weather= perfect! We love our house! It is a 1925 bungalow with so much character. I do not have many pictures, but after we are finished with all our decorating I will post more pictures.



Don't worry, Moe made the move. I am pretty sure we are they only Floridans with an elk. Gotta love my husband!



Back in July, I went on a girls trip with three of my best friends. Our friend, Jess couldn't make it, and we missed her so much. Anyway, it was such a fun trip and I miss these girls so very much!



My best friend had a baby in December. I still can not believe that Jess is a mom. She has the most precious baby ever and I was able to spend some time with him while I was in Tennessee. He is a doll. Back in October, we had a baby shower for Jess, and it was such a great time! The picture below is all our girlfriends with Jess. Isn't she the cutest pregnant woman ever?




I know this is the most random post. I promise to get better. Yet, I also promised to blog more last year, so we will see how it goes : )

I will leave you with one last picture for the road. This year, we decided not to get a Christmas tree since we traveled to TN for the holidays. Check out our decorations. This is what my husband gets for putting Moe above our fireplace. hehehe

Bahamas and a blog.....

Well, fellow bloggers, it has been a crazy summer. Did I mention that we are in the process of moving? Yeah, we are nuts. Anyway, we have been super duper busy with trying to find a house, seeing friends and family, and basically just surviving. June flew past us and now we are in July. I just returned from the Bahamas with three of my best friends ( we were missing our little Tita.) Last July, my friend Meg had this amazing idea to take a girls trip. So she planned a bomb trip to the Bahamas! Let's just say it was Uh-mazing! I will blog later about the trip because I am without my camera cord so I can't post pictures. Anyway, while laying out by the pool one day, we came up with the great idea to start a blog so we could stay connected. This is not our first go round with trying to stay connected. After graduation, we had a journal that we passed around, but some of the girls, ahem Tita and Tooker, couldn't get it together to send the journal around. So, we are now trying our hands at a blog. Woo hoo! Check it out! -> fivegirlsandababy.blogspot.com We are calling it five girls and a baby. Five best friends and now, Tita is having a baby! She is due in December! We can hardly wait! Any who, check out the blog!

Yes, every June we decide to move....

Well friends, once again, I am ashamed. I have not blogged since December. I know, I know. It has been super busy around the Lloyd household, so please forgive me.

I feel as if this post is going to sound familiar, but here goes. We are moving. Yes, you read correctly. Moving again. 3 moves in two years. I am convinced that my husband is trying to set a record. Yet, I am going along with it. Hey, if you can't beat them, just join them, right? Anyway, Trey was offered a territory with the same company in FLORIDA. Yes, the sunshine state. We are moving to the Land of the Rat (as my sweet, sometimes funny husband likes to call it.) The Lloyds are moving to ORLANDO!

ONE year ago, we moved to Chattanooga. We were sure that we would be here for quite a few years. It is a lovely city and we have enjoyed living here. Rewind to January, Trey was gone to Shot Show and I was hanging out in Chatt-town, just chilling. When I pick up Trey from the airport, I am pumped to see him. So we are hanging out, talking about his trip, when he tells me about the Florida territory. In my head, I am thinking "We live in Tennessee, we WILL NOT be moving to Florida." Little did I know, we would be committing to the job and Trey would begin work in Florida on February 1st. I know, crazy.

So, we are now in the process of finding a place for us to live in Orlando, a job for me, and figuring out how to move all our stuff. Definitely not sure how that is all going to happen, but whatever. I try not to think about it. Great strategy, huh? Anyway, we are excited and a little scared, but we know that God has a plan and he provides. So we are just rolling with it.

Oh, don't worry, my sister informed me the other day that if I don't find a job teaching that I should just work at Disneyworld. I hope she was kidding, but I am pretty sure she wasn't. She just wants that to happen so she can go for free. Not going to happen in a million years, Amanda.

December 13, 1952= A great day in history

Tomorrow is the day that my daddy was brought into this world. I thank God that this man was chosen to be my dad. If you know my dad (and if you don't, you should meet him), you know that my dad is very special to my family. He was the only male for a LONG time. Thank goodness that Jesse and Trey came along or dad would have had to still pretend to care about make-up, clothes, and reality t.v. My dad NEVER complained about not having a son, he loves Amanda and I sooooo much. It is really amazing to know that your parents love you more than life. I have ALWAYS felt this from both of them. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. Needless to say, my dad is an amazing person. He has always been a great father, but I think that I have realized this more since he has become a grandfather. To see my dad love on Will and Caroline is precious. I mean, they could totally get away with murder (or drinking gallons of sweet tea) with him. Yet, it is still precious. I can only pray that one day I will have children to be loved unconditionally by Poppi. Dad, you are the best and I love you more each day! Happy Birthday : ) Wish I could spend the day with you! Enjoy your day : )

Our new crib without the big screen T.V. but just add MOE...

Well, the Lloyds have moved zip codes and to the other side of the state. In June, we moved from our sweet, little townhome in C-ville to a spacious, downtown apartment in Chatt. We have been here almost 6 months, and we are loving it! Thanks to my sweet family and my precious in-laws, we moved ALL of our stuff to the apartment. How did we accumulate a huge U-Haul truck worth of stuff? I am still baffled by this, but we did manage (with help from 5 men) to load it all in. Along with moving in, starting a new job, and summer, we FAILED to decorate our house until 2 weeks ago. Yes. Two weeks ago, we finally decided that we hated the BLANK cream walls and decided to spruce them up a little. We went just a tad bit crazy at World Market. MY NEW FAVORITE STORE. If you have no clue what I am talking about, google it. NOW. We also bought a wonderful painting from ETSY. My new favorite ONLINE store. Just google, friends. Anyway, the pad is sweet. I really do love it. If you are ever traveling through Chatt, just dial me up and I will let you stay or just tour. Sorry guys, but I don't have any jags parked out front, but I do have one good lookin' ELK hanging in the living room. Yes. His name is Moe. Since marrying Trey, I knew that I would never get rid of him and would be marrying him also. You know, if you can't beat them, just join them and hang them in your living room for all to see. I know. I know. Enjoy the pictures: )


Our cute dining room with our ETSY painting that I LOVE



If you come to stay, these are your accomodations. I know you are thinking that it is nicer than the Hilton. You are correct in thinking this.


And this is where I get my Betty Crocker-iness on. By that I mean, I open up the refridgerator and get salsa for my chips. Dinner done.


And my cute living room. There is my wonderful tree that I decorated, and you can barely see Moe on the wall behind it. He is so tiny. I wish you could see him better.

Missed Flight, Lost Baggage, and a Birthday

Well, SEVEN months ago, I blogged about our future trip to Portugal, Morrocco, and Spain. Well, it happened and boy was it a trip. There is a long extended version of everything that went wrong, but I am not going to bore you on the blog. Plus, I really don't want to relive the events. I am being serious. FOR REAL.

To begin, we started on our trip on a Friday, flying out of Atlanta. Everything was great. We were pumped. Then, it happened. The flight attendant said "Trey Lloyd to the front desk." You know when you here your name over the loud speaker at an airport, it is not going to be good. Well, our flight was delayed 1 hour. No big deal, right? WRONG. We had a ONE HOUR layover for our international connection. Yes, you read correctly: one hour. I know--- STUPID. Well, in our defense, we did not book the flight, so not our fault. Anyway, we missed the flight by ONE minute, therefore, causing us to stay in Newark, New Jersey for the day. BUMMER. By the way, totally ran through the airport Home Alone style. Yep, I know people were laughing and I didn't even care. I was going to Spain. Well, since we had to stay in New Jersey we went to NYC for the day. So fun because Trey had never been. I know, the boy who has been to every continent, but Antartica, had never been to the BIG APPLE. Well, after our delightful day in NYC, we hopped on the flight to Portugal. At this point, we are certain, we had luggage. WRONG again. NO LUGGAGE. Yes, we had to buy all necessities in Portugal at H&M. I am not making this stuff up. I wish I was lying. So, we missed our flight, the beginning of our cruise, and had no luggage. Not a good start to the trip. Basically, I am pretty sure that I told Trey that I was never traveling again. Oh, because we missed our flight to Portugal, we missed our cruise at its first spot. So, we just had to take an 11 hour bus ride to the next city. Yes, 11 hours. LONG TRIP on a bus. Oh, and all of this happened on my birthday. Yep, Happy 24th to me: ) Anyway, it was a super fun trip after all the craziness and I am so glad we were able to go : ) One thing I did learn through all of this: Pack extra clothes in your carry-on. Especially undergarments. Yep, you WILL regret it if you don't do it. I promise. Take it from me.


Our unexpected, yet very fun day in the BIg Apple : )




BEAUTIFUL Spain!



After our CRAZY trip, we came home to the flood and saw this from our house. Yes, it was pure craziness. SO thankful the water did not come into our house.