As I was talking to my best friend Corey tonight I was reading him a line from my latest email from my friend Tyler & he said oh that's a good blog title. Thanks to Tyler's line " I hope you are able to still keep me updated with everything going on in the sweet life of Sydney." & that ladies & gentlemen is how my new blog title came about. Tyler will finally be coming home from his Mormon mission after 2 years of serving in the Ukraine. It'll be fun to talk to him in person & hear all of his amazing mission stories! April will be a fun month :) Now onto my fabulous life! This past weekend my old co worker Sergio & his wife made a trip up to Reno for the day & I was so happy to have them here! I picked them up from the airport at 8 in the morning & took them directly to Archie's for breakfast & then down to Legends, the outdoor mall. & of course the day anyone from home comes to visit the weather has to get crappy. We had snow flurries & cold weather. I got very lucky & avoided the snow. Thankfully! It's always nice to have people from home in Reno. I was a born tour guide. I was sad to see them leave, but I will be seeing them again soon. Today was amazing! The weather was gorgeous, it almost felt like good ol Henderson. It's sad to say that 50 degrees is warm to me now. When did this become my life? When I walked out of my apartment this morning the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, & it was warm. To sum things up, it was perfect. My co worker Carter had called me to go to lunch with him & go shopping afterwards. I love shopping for guys! I've always been that way. That's why I've always tried to dress my brother & dad, but they just will not have it. My brother Chad use to let me pick out clothes for him when he was in high school, but now he rocks socks with his sandals. I can't even look at him when this happens. He needs my expertise asap! Maybe for Christmas he'll let me pick out a outfit for him to wear & he'll actually wear it. Talk about a miracle! Plus most of the guys I've ever dated let me pick out their clothes. I love when they look exactly how I like. It's sweet. Plus they always look awesome! Sure enough Carter bought 4 new shirts & a new pair of pants. I'd call this day of shopping successful! Today as I was leaving the mall something hit me smack in the face. I know exactly who my real friends are. I talked to every one of them today & I just can't help but write about it! Sometimes I go through spurts of not talking to some of them for a short period of time, but they are always in my heart & on my mind. After today I know exactly who I need in my life & who I don't. & Corey if you're reading this, even though I didn't talk to you today you are one of those people. You're stuck with me for life! The people that belong in my life know exactly who they are. & if you have to question it well that's your answer. I'm not sure how many times I've ever said this in my blog, but I really am blessed. I have an amazing family, wonderful friends, & of course my perfect animals. What more could a lady need? Yes I have many other nice things, but these are my main reasons of happiness. & today another great thing happened to me! I remembered my brothers instagram & twitter logins so I can now access them from my ipad & computer. My ipad has all of ReptilesNReefs accounts logged into it. I need a separate tablet just for the business! Maybe I will request one for business purposes! Very soon I will get paid for my social media management. I just have to have a sit down meeting with my brother & I will be doing what I love to do & have been doing for almost a year now, but with pay. Finally! :) Tonight as I write this post I'm texting one of my friends Brittany & I just want to write about it. Brittany & I have been friends since elementary school, but we go through spurts of talking & not. In high school we had classes together, but we hung out with different people. Now we're both friends with a lot of the same people & I just adore her! I never would have imagined myself being such good friends with Brittany, but I just love her! We relate to each other so well & whenever I talk to her I can't help but feel happy. That's why I consider her a good friend. She's changed so much from high school & I've told her many times, but I'm so happy for her. She has a wonderful husband & beautiful baby. Go Britt! I can't wait to continue building our friendship! Now I'm doing talking about how wonderful my day was. I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week. Tomorrow is already March! Days are just flying by!
Instead of my usual song of the week I'm doing a bible verse & a song! I rediscovered this on my instagram today & I decided to share. Prov 3:15. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Prov 3:18. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
I love both of those! & since my birth stone is a ruby I thought it was fitting :)
Hunter Hayes- Wanted
Xoxo, Syd
I'm going to start this blog post off with a hallelujah! I'm finally over the flu & it's so nice to be able to breathe again! I must admit I was feeling pretty rough, but I'm finally up & out of bed. This morning I even went & got my oil changed. I've been meaning to do it, but I just always seem to space it. Although I miss the Jiffy Lube I always go to in Henderson, this one was alright. They didn't honor my coupon, but they at least had good hot chocolate. I was also going to wash my car, but there's a 70% chance of snow tonight so I guess I'll wait. We all know how I feel about snow.... :/ Last night as many of you know is The Bachelor night. I've never been a huge fan of this show, but I decided this season I'd watch it. I was hooked after the first episode & I've been watching every single Monday like many other people that I know. Corey my best friend is a huge Bachelor fan. It's fun texting each other what we think at certain parts. Although Sean got rid of the girl I wanted, but whatever. His loss. She was awesome! Team Lesley M! Last night Sean went to his last 4 girls home towns & I couldn't help, but think if that was me what would I show him while I was in my amazing hometown of Henderson, NV? To begin with I'd take him to the strip just to check it out. Then I'd take him to my favorite restaurant in the world. The Lotus. I don't care what anyone says about Lotus, I've been going there since I was 3. We have a special bond. After that I'd have a huge party at Mission Hills park with both sides of my family there & we'd have a party. Maybe one day I'll go on The Bachelor and do these very things! Back to the real Bachelor...I loved Catherine's date with Sean. Taking him around Seattle was so cute. I also really liked Lindsay's date with him. Taking him around her small town to show him everything. The best part was Sean asking her dad for his blessing. I was in tears! I've always wanted a man to ask my dad for my hand in marriage. I guess it's the old soul in me, but I also think it's a respect factor. After that I went to team Lindsay so let's see how far she gets. Plus I loved her outfit! We all know I love flowey tops like the white one she wore last night. Let me just say Desiree's date was horrible! Poor Sean! Her parents were so sweet, but her brother. He was on another level! If my brother ever acted like that, which he wouldn't, I'd cut that off immediately. Desiree's brother was horrible to Sean. He had only met him 10 minutes prior to ripping him apart. Who is he to judge anyone? He had tattoos all over his hands & he was a total d bag, but Sean didn't call him any name. No judgment came from Sean. Good for him. Although I'm sure he wishes he would have punched that guy in the face. I can't wait for tonight's new episode with Sean's tell all. I'm curious to see what he says about everyone. Also can he please get rid of Ashlee already? She's too old for him, too weird, & they don't have a great connection. Sorry Ashlee, but you gotta go girl. You'll find someone else one day.
Now that I've ranted about one of my guilty pleasure tv shows I'm going to get back to uploading all of my Cd's from my car to my computer. I love finding old Cd's & remembering the reason I put a song on a cd at a certain time. Most of the songs on my ipod have a great memory associated with them. Mix cd's are my favorite. Like I said before I can tell you the reason I put a certain song on a certain cd. It's all about my feelings at the time. Some of my cd's are super lovey & some are rap cds with a few country songs. It's all about the mood. Music is amazing that way.
I love all of you guys :) Thanks for reading my funny little blog. I'm starting to get tons of readers & most of them I don't even know! Awesome stuff!
-Syd
Song of the day: Nb Ridaz- So Fly ... One of my favorite songs. Great memories!
While everyone is out on the town being in love with each other, I'm at my apartment, dying. Ever since my sister in law left on Monday I've been feeling like crap. & since one of my co workers has been out sick for 2 weeks with mono I was scared as heck! My mom finally asked me if I wanted her to make a dr.'s appointment & I said yes please. I'm a huge fan of doctors. I don't get sick very often & when I do I HATE it! Plus every single time that I'm sick I get super sick. It's never just one thing. It's a combination of everything you could think of. I was hoping for allergies, but of course it wasn't that simple. First off let me just say that I've only gone to one doctors office my entire life. Fremont medical center right off of Lake Mead so even going to the doctors up here was huge for me. I don't trust anyone when it comes to my personal well being. Well after a horrible nights sleep I was awake at 7 this morning & I had tons of time to kill before my 10:15 appointment so I decided to call my wonderful Aunt J :) After talking to her for a good 45 minutes I finally got ready for my appointment. Well getting ready isn't exactly the right term. I threw on some jeans, my lbj t shirt, & a hoodie. No one should judge me, I'm sick! Anyways so I ended up going to the wrong dr's office so 5 minutes later I finally made it to the right place. After all of my horrible paperwork was filled out & 25 minutes later I finally got called in. This place was empty btw! All the front desk ladies did was talk about Valentines day. I almost smacked them all! NEVER going back to that place! So after all that turns out I have the flu :( . My next stop was Walmart to fill my prescription of amoxicillian/something else. The first Walmart that I went to the man was so rude & so I pulled my prescription from him & took it somewhere else. I turn into super hot head when I don't feel good. Beware people of Reno. After finally filling my medication I went home & have been in bed ever since. The only good thing that happens when I'm sick is that I don't get hungry. I've only had fluids all day. I'm trying to get better asap! I hate that everyone tells me I sound terrible. I sound terrible & I feel terrible. I'm just hoping that this medicine works its magic tonight. Being away from my family when I'm sick is horrible! This is the first time in my life that I've not been able to eat some egg flower soup while I'm sick & I honestly think that's why I'm not better already! Egg flower soup is so good for you! At least my family calls me every day to check in on me. My grandma's both told me that they were super worried about me. I'm so loved <3 When I was little I got a lot of fevers so my Granny Chapman would slice up potatoes & put them in my socks. It always got rid of my fever. Feel free to try it next time you're sick. I swear it works. Even though I'm stuck in bed sick I did receive some wonderful Valentines day presents :) My sister in law Darci got me a bag full of all sorts of goodies, my Grandma Corn sent me a card & a Target gc, my mom sent me a card, gc to Target, & new headphones, & my Aunt Irma sent me a card & a gc. I'm so loved :) Swoon! My favorite gift that I ever received on this day was back when I was in high school. It was a pink bud rose bush & to this day I still have the tin that it came in. I tried replanting it so that it'd grow, but it didn't work. Seeing people buy them at Walmart today took me back. Precious memories. Another one of my best V days was when I decorated my ex boyfriends truck with all of my friends. He wasn't embarrassed at all. He actually loved it. I made sure to text him this morning & remind him of how awesome I was. He still agrees. Smart man! Now blog readin lovers, I'm going to maybe take a shower if I feel up to it & watch some tv. Maybe I'll actually get some sleep tonight! I love all of you & I hope you all had a wonderful day of love. Don't just wait for this day to tell someone how much you love them! This wasn't my finest year, but there's always next year. It's a good thing that this was my year to not have a Valentine. That's next year. Even though I had no exact date, I always have my mom & grandma to count on. If anyone feels the need though I will gladly accept a caretaker right about now & some flowers. Thanks!
Sydney :)
Perfect Valentines day song: More Than Words- Extreme
I will play that song at my wedding one day! It's so beautiful & romantic <3
Hello loves :) For once my title isn't a song lyric! It's actually a saying I had on one of my favorite leather lucky bracelet. I had that bracelet for at least 3 years & I ended up loosing it when I moved to Reno :( Well since I've deleted facebook I've been occupying my time with Instagram & Twitter & since it's the beginning of February it's time for the different picture every day challenge. I must admit I am horrible at those sorts of things! I love how you can get a sneak peak into someone else's life in just pictures. So this month I decided that I'd finally try to finish a challenge. Needless to say I got annoyed after 2 days & stopped. After seeing every ones pictures today I decided to step up my Insta game & I added it back. So everyone feel free to follow my February photo of the day challenge! SyddddneyH is the name :) & on top of it yesterday on twitter there was a 30 facts about me challenge & I couldn't pass it up! It reminded me of how much I've changed since last year! So I've decided to update all of my loyal readers on 10 facts about me! Here goes nothing...
Sydney in all her glory
1. I'm probably one of the most stubborn people you'll ever meet. Once my mind is made up on something I rarely ever budge. If I'm fighting with someone rarely will I ever cave first. It's just not in my nature.
2. I have one sibling. His name is Chad & he's the light of my life. I run his Twitter & Instagram pages since he has no clue on how to & if you'd like to follow them please do! :) Twitter- TikiTikiReptiles & Instagram- ReptilesNReefs
3. My favorite color is yellow. I've always been a pink girl until I turned 18 & after that I decided that I needed a grown up favorite color. That's when I decided to paint my pink room at home this super dark brown color. Needless to say I got tired of the brown & went with a sunshine yellow. They say yellow makes your soul happy. Firm believer :)
4. Since moving out into my own place I've become obsessed with candles & febreeze sprays. I have at least 10 in my apartment & I hate using them. I grow to love all of the holiday scents & I don't want them to run out. I'm ridiculous.
5. Every Sunday night you can always find me at my apartment. I write to my friend Tyler since he's serving a mission for the Lds church. He's serving in the Ukraine & will be home in April! :) We've been doing this for about a year & a half now. He always seems to put a smile on my face every Monday morning even if it is usually at the crack of dawn. The Ukraine is 2 hours behind Pacific time & when it's night here it's morning in the Ukraine. He only gets to write on Mondays hence the reason why I love Mondays so much!
6. I've been thinking of cutting my hair for the past 2 years. Although I'll probably never do it the thought crosses my mind every time my hair falls into my food at dinner. It's disgusting. Although every time I actually decide to do my hair I fall back in love every time. My thick, long, curly, brown hair is definitely a eye catcher.
7. Ever since I can remember I've always given the people in my life tons of chances. I grew up believing that you treat people the way you want to be treated & that's how I look at life now that I'm 21. I try to treat the people in my life with respect & love because that's exactly what I want in return. I've always worn my heart on my sleeve & that's exactly why I try to put up my stone cold front, but anyone that knows me well knows I'm the exact opposite. My heart is one of my greatest qualities & also one of my biggest weaknesses.
8. I'm a huge singer! I sing all of the time! At work, driving, in the shower, at the dentist, at school, everywhere! Sometimes I get caught belting out a tune & I just put my head down & smile. I can't help myself.
9. The way to my heart is Gerber daisies, a mix cd, & a Brighton heart necklace. Throughout the years I've managed to build quiet a collection of heart necklaces, but my favorite is my red stoned brighton necklace. I received it for my 19th birthday & it's beautiful. I was so surprised when I received it & I wore it every single day for 2 years. I've never been a accessory type of girl. I wear the same necklace for long periods of time, same earrings every day, & the same bracelets & ring usually all of the time. Changing things every day is just too much work! & the best part is I have TONS of jewelry, I just never wear a lot of it.
10. One of the funniest facts about myself I think is that I have to force myself to drink water. I'm fine drinking a bottle of water, but after that I literally chug the water down. Unless my water has lemon in it. Lemon water is my favorite. I'm hilarious, I know.
Some of these are dorky, but they are all totally me. I'm a total dork. I believe that what you do will always come back to you aka karma. I believe in love. I read my horoscope every day & truly belive it. I believe in what's meant to be will be. I believe in trying everything once. I am in love with quotes. I adore my family. I adore my friends. My dogs are angels. I believe everyone is in your life for a reason. & I believe in following your heart.
I hope you all liked reading my quirky facts about myself. I promise to do something exciting this week & write about it. I've got many adventures planned for this weekend minus my 32 hr work week & I will blog about them later.
Xoxo, Syd
I'm on the pursuit of happiness.
