You Make Me Wanna Roll My Windows Down & Cruise

Well blog lovin' friends I'm officially home from "The Vegas" aka what my Reno friends call my home. My trip was one that I will never regret & I am so happy that I was able to make. I LIED to all of you loyal readers! I had previously said that I would be traveling home on the Sunday before Christmas & I pulled one over on everyone. I flew home Saturday the second I got off of work. I had hatched up this plan with my mom 2 weeks prior to my trip home & I couldn't wait to surprise everyone! Friday night I had made it a point to call my grandma's & make sure that they both thought I'd be home Sunday. My grandma Corn was sad I wouldn't be able to make the cookie party, but was very excited to see me Sunday. Little did she know she'd see me both nights! That Saturday I woke up ready to stuff my suitcase in my car & head to work, but I woke up to snow. At that time I was pretty worried about the weather, but I just prepared myself for the worst. Throughout the day I kept checking outside to see if it was snowing & it had calmed down. About 1 hour before my flight I peaked on my phone & it said my plane was delayed 15 minutes. At that time I was so worried that I wouldn't make it, but thankfully by the time I had to leave for the airport the snow had slowed down & I made it. I parked my car at the airport & made the trek to the terminals in the snow, but it didn't matter to me. All I wanted to do was be home with my family & it was all worth it. As I got up to get in line to board my plane I ran into a friend from high school & we decided to sit next to each other. It's funny how that always seems to happen to me. Even in Reno I run into people I know every one in awhile. As we were flying over Las Vegas I don't think I had ever been that happy to see the Las Vegas lights. The second we landed on the ground I turned my phone on & called my mom. After we finally all got off of the plane & got our luggage I was ready to run outside. I stepped outside & into the Vegas air & the first thing I heard was my mom & aunt Dollie calling my name. I was SO happy to see them! My mom had kidnapped my aunt from the cookie party & didn't tell her where they were heading until they pulled into the airport. Well we finally arrived at my aunt Karen's house & I let my mom & aunt walk in first. I waited a few minutes & then I strolled in. The first person to spot me was my cousin Sierra. She was so excited to see me :) The next person to see me was my grandma & all she could say was I thought you weren't going to be here until tomorrow you lied! It was a nice way to start off my trip back home. The party was a lot of fun & I finally decided to head over to my other aunts party. I walked in the door & surprised all of my dad's family as well. It was perfect that both sides of my family were having a party on the same night, it made life so much more fun. After attending 2 parties I finally got to head home to my mom's house. As soon as I turned the garage door handle I had a brown lab right in my face. Lola was probably the happiest to see me <3 I got to unload my suitcase from the car & catch up with my dogs & I then decided to let one of my friends know I was in town & we made plans to hangout & we did. My first night home was my favorite day of my trip. I got to see almost every person that I care about in one night. The next couple of days were a lot of fun & I packed a lot of things into a short period of time. Christmas was a great day as well. I got so many amazing presents, but the one I am most thankful for is the fact that I got to spend time with my family. Distance definitely makes the heart grown fonder. The Miami Heat also won! Such a great gift every year! I cried on this trip probably as many times as I've cried in this entire year! I thankfully know why & I'm glad to say that I am still in my non emotional mindset :) The day I had to leave Las Vegas to come back to Reno wasn't very fun. I had to wake up at 5 a.m. after staying up almost all night with friends & I was exhausted! I almost considered sleeping past my alarm clock, but I couldn't miss that flight. It's always hard to say goodbye. Especially to my dogs. I got to spend so much time with them & I miss them every day that I'm here in Reno. Especially Lola. My sidekick. We were stuck like glue the entire time I was home. When I was flying over the Lake Tahoe I looked out & everything was COVERED in snow!!! My co worker Tina had told me it snowed, but I wasn't prepared for how much! I finally unloaded the plane & got my suitcase & again made the long trek to my car. I had to let it get warm & I scrapped all the snow & ice off of it. How NOT fun that was! & working the day you come back from a trip isn't a smart idea! I was one hot mess! I've been back in Reno for a few days & I can't believe how much I miss home. I had to talk myself into coming back. I had been texting my friend Tina while I was home & she told me that she missed me up here. Tina is always telling me I'm never allowed to leave Reno. She's definitely one of my Reno best friends. I now have the new year to look forward to. This last year of my life was one I spent on myself. I kind of kept to myself & I let my heart take a rest, but 2013 is my breakout year. I need to bust out of my shell & see where I'm meant to be. This is the year I stop overthinking everything & let go. You only live once right? I also do not need anyone in my life that doesn't appreciate me. I must say I'm a great person to have in your corner. My big heart has a lot to offer :). I have yet to make a goal list like last year, but I'm sure I will get one soon enough. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas & that you will all have a great beginning to 2013! I so far have no set plans. I've been invited places, but we shall see. Every other year I go live it up so let's see!
                                                                    Xoxo, Syd

                                                             
                                                                 My dad & I

Grandma, her daughters, & their kids

Lola & I were rockin' Miami shirts on Christmas :)

What I came back to....it was pretty 

Opening presents with Lola  

 My brother :)



I made my aunt cheer on the Heat with me. We won btw!

 Right after I surprised my grandma

 

 

You Remind Me of Home

My blog post titles are always song lyrics. I can't help it. I feel as if my life is sometimes just a bunch of songs scrambled together. I love the days when I hear a song & it relates to my own life perfectly. I can thank my friend JoyceAnn for introducing me to this Ben Gibbard song. This week is the week I've been waiting for. I get to go home again :) Every time I tell someone that they think I'm referring to Reno. It's not that I don't love Reno, but Henderson will always be my home. It's like a first love. You never forget it & it'll always be something you remember. I haven't been home since October & honestly I can't wait. My mom texts me every day for the countdown, my dad calls me every day asking me when I'll be moving home, & every time I talk to my grandma's they both tell me how they can't wait to see me. I'm one lucky girl if I do say so myself :) My friend Laquan told me today how he can't wait to see me, but since Friday is the day the world will be ending he's scared that he wont get the chance. At least we'll get to live it up together in heaven. I've been the worst blogger ever lately. Sometimes I just take a break because I don't know what to write. Reno is COLD. & when I say cold I mean COLD. It snowed the other day & I happened to be out in sandals. SANDALS people! People probably thought I looked like an idiot, but oh well. I'll never be thankful enough for the marsh mellow jacket that my dad bought me. Speaking of gifts. I'm still not done Christmas shopping :( I work every single day this week even the day I fly out & I'm in major stress mode. This isn't like me. At least I have everything bought for my mom & brother already. 2 people down 100 more to go I feel like. Also today I tried to buy some VS pj's & they were sold out online. I decided to call the stores up here to find them & they were all sold out. I ended up calling the stores in Reno & Las Vegas & finally I found them at the Meadows mall. The ghetto mall. Thankfully my mom will be picking them up for me this week. My mom also tried to buy me the mittens I posted in my previous blog & again they were SOLD OUT! How is this my life!? Again thankfully Reno has them & I will be buying my 2nd Christmas present. My last dilemma is to wrap pre flying or after? I don't want to spend all my time wrapping presents for them to be tore up. It's all part of the struggle I guess. At least I've had a fun week. My co worker Tina & I decided we'd head down to the Reno Santa pub crawl & let me just say it was a night for the books. I've never had so much fun. There are many details I'd love to write, but my mom reads this so I must keep it G rated. My cousin Jordyn will be flying into Las Vegas this week & I can't wait to see her. We both didn't get the chance to go home for Thanksgiving so a reunion is much needed. & we're both legal age now so the Vegas better watch out. Maybe we can even convince my brother to come along. All I know is I can't wait to be home! I always get very anxious before I fly home, but the second I land in that city of lights I feel so much better. This trip is going to be longer than my last trip home so hopefully many good things happen during it. Although this time I will not kill myself to see everyone. People can come to me. Last time I was too stressed & exhausted. This time I am only seeing the people that I need to see. Hopefully all of my Henderson readers make the list ;) On that note I'm going to snuggle into my cute new flannel sheets & watch some television. It's suppose to start snowing any minute so I will not leave my apartment until tomorrow when I have to. I love you all & will write hopefully before Christmas. Xoxoxo, Syd

 My co worker Tina & I

My crawl outfit

 

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

As previously mentioned I have no Christmas list! Ever since I was little my brother & I had one ready to go the day after Thanksgiving, but this year is different. The first Christmas you have with a job is when everything changes. From that moment on you finally have your own money & buy mostly the things you want throughout the year. This is why it's so hard for me to buy presents for people & why I have no big clues on things that I want. Between school & work I've had no time to compile a list & if my mom asks me for my list one more time I may hang up the phone (sorry mom, still love ya!) With this all being said I've come across a few things that have gotten my attention.

http://www.target.com/p/mobilexpressions-glitter-folio-for-the-new-ipad-and-ipad-2-multicolor-me2005/-/A-14300252?reco=Rec_pdp_14300252_MultiSolrRecentSearchToPurchase_Banner

Ipad case

http://www.target.com/p/isotoner-sherpa-knit-polka-dot-mitten-black/-/A-14258453#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=isotoner

Mittens that actually fit my child hands

http://www.target.com/p/women-s-merona-nara-winter-boot-black/-/A-14187508#prodSlot=medium_1_6&term=snow

Nara snow boots in a size 8. These are my favorite ones minus the Sorrel snow boots.


http://www.brighton.com/product/rings/36956-63536/-heart-throb-stacking-ring.html

http://www.brighton.com/product/rings/36956-63545/-two-love-stack-ring.html

http://www.brighton.com/product/rings/36956-63563/-rock-romance-stack-ring.html

^The rock romance ring I want in red. Only red. & any ring I take a size 8 :)

http://www.brighton.com/product/necklaces/36956-15756/reno-heart-reno-heart-necklace.html

I love anything Brighton. Heart necklaces are my signature jewelry.

http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/handbags-accessories/shops/new-arrivals/muk-luks-grace-tassel-boot-slippers-/prod.jump?ppId=pp5001630485&searchTerm=muk+luks&dimCombo=null&dimComboVal=null&catId=SearchResults

I'd like the red pair in a size medium. I will be needing these for the snow season that is fast approaching.

http://www.victoriassecret.com/pink/new-arrivals/bling-yoga-legging-victorias-secret-pink?ProductID=81300&CatalogueType=OLS

Bling yoga leggings in a medium. Lace pair only.

Now these are a few ideas for anyone that has asked. In case you don't want to buy me any of those things I would also LOVE a new bottle of the Taylor Swift Wonderstruck fragrance since I ran out last year or the coach poppy perfume. A forever 21 gift card or victoria secret gift card works just as well though. & my favorite gift of all.....$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

My favorite gift that I have been given this year is the gift of being able to be with my amazing family for Christmas. I can't wait to see my grandma's, my mom, my dad, my brother, my best friends, my dogs :) <3 I may even have a little surprise up my sleeve ;)
                                                     
                                                                     Xoxo

Friday's Letters

Dear Last Christmas song: Please stop being so amazing & addicting. I could listen to you on repeat all day & never get tired, but only in the Glee version & the original Wham version. I love you.

Dear Christmas: You are only 18 days away & I have not bought ONE present :( This is depressing & a little stressful. I also have no clue on any big items that I want to ask for. This is not like me & I hate that!

Dear Corey & Mike: Thank you both so much for your kindness! Those gift cards really made my day :) Target & Starbucks are 2 of my favorite places in the world! I say this all the time, but I really am one blessed girl!

Dear people that make mittens & gloves: Please start making glove fingers a little shorter. I want a cute pair of mittens so badly, but all of them are too long on my baby hands. I can't help that I have small cub hands. Stop discriminating!

Dear Tyler: Thank you for the fantastic book recommend. I can't wait to discuss this book with you on Monday. You will be home in 4 months. Yay!

Dear Aunt Cindie: Get to Reno already! Cindie & Sydney do Reno. I'm not sure Reno can handle to Hernandez ladies. Hopefully you will not freeze to death when you are up here. Every time someone from home comes up here to visit there is the worst weather.


                         Love you guys! Xo, Syd

It's the Sound of A New Start

 I'm not a surprise kind of gal, & I probably never will be, but that is perfectly alright with me. Well Monday I did something out of my comfort zone. After staying up until almost 5 A.M. I woke up at 9 & got my butt in my freezing car & started down the road. I was heading to Susanville to see my cousin Danica. Now I haven't seen or talked to Danica for at least 18 years of my life. When I was little I got to meet her once, but that was it. Last year I had her dad (my uncle Mo) give me her last name & me being the private investigator that I am decided to find her on face book. Well surely enough I found her! She is 19 years old & gorgeous. I then called my uncle & asked if he cared that I added her as a friend. Finally I moved up to Reno a few months later & I noticed that she lives in Susanville, which is super close to Reno. Danica just graduated from hair school & had posted about doing hair. Well me being me commented on her post & told her I needed a hair cut & to my amazement she agreed! I called my uncle the second I got that message & he couldn't believe it either. Yesterday was finally the day I got to see my cousin for the first time as an adult & I was blown away. After my drive up I was sitting in my car nervous as heck & I said a prayer. I wasn't sure how things were going to go so I prepared myself for the worst. As soon as I opened the door to the salon I looked in front of me & there she was. Just sitting there waiting for me. I wanted nothing more than to run to her & hug her & cry, but again she had no memory of meeting me before ! We had a great time getting to know each other & I feel like we are both a lot alike. I can't wait to see where this leads, but I hope she soon gets the chance to meet our amazing family. They have all been waiting to see her for many years. Tonight as I was coming home from church I was stopped at a light & a green van turned right in front of me. When I looked at who was driving the van I literally stopped breathing. The man driving the van looked just like my grandma Dean who passed away 11 years ago. The weirdest part was that the van was the same kind of van he use to drive when he was alive. At that point in time I began crying my eyes out. After this week I've needed my family more than ever & seeing him tonight just proved to me that I always have angels watching over me. Everyone please have a great week & do something amazing for someone you've never met. AND thank you so much aunt J for your sweet note & Starbucks card. You are a gal after my own heart. Please come to Henderson soon. I miss you!        Xoxoxo, Syd

     Song of the week: Hard Candy Christmas- Dolly Parton ( I love this song!)

 

 

 

 

Mark & I at our church Thanksgiving

 

 

 My mom knows about my obsession with Febreeze

 

 

Facetime with my little cousin Tay on Thanksgiving

 



Danica & I

 



My best friend Bosh aka Alexes knew Tyler hadn't

written me for 2 weeks so this is what I got

Monday morning in place of Tyler's email :)

Count Your Blessings

As I was getting ready this afternoon to go to dinner with my friend JoyceAnn and her family this hymn popped into my head. It's one of my very favorites & I find myself humming it quiet often. It tells you to count every single one of your blessings that the Lord has given you. As I've stated before I didn't get to go home for Thanksgiving & this day was a very emotional one for me. As soon as I got off of facetime with my mom I broke down into tears, but as soon as that began to happen my Aunt J called me on facetime. I knew I couldn't let my aunt see me cry so I held it in. I'm so blessed to have a family that loves me & genuinely misses me when I'm not around. When I finally got to JoyceAnn's families house I was feeling way better. Her parents stove had broken so they decided to go to the Nugget hotel & invited me to tag along. I was their adopted child for the afternoon. As I was waiting in line my grandma Maria called me & also my Aunt Cathy. I broke down just listening to their voicemails. & while I was eating at the buffet my cousin Taylor facetimed me since you no longer need wifi to facetime & I got to see my mom's side of the family. I nearly started bawling when I saw my grandma Marie & my brother. I miss everyone so so so much, but I just tried to keep remininding myself that Christmas is right around the corner. Plus I hate crying in public! I feel like everyone stares at me & the second I finally calm myself down someone asks if I'm alright & then I'm back to crying again. I hate being emotional sometimes, but thankfully this past year I've kind of gotten it under control. A crazy thing happened to me after my last blog post & let me just say it was something I didn't expect. My life is so unpredictable sometimes. One day I'll figure it all out, but until that time I'll just take it day by day. I'm so blessed to have the people that I do in my life. I have my amazing family, wonderful friends, & my heavenly Father leading my life. Sometimes I don't understand why things happen, but there is always a reason behind it. This Thanksgiving has definitely showed me what I have to be thankful for & I definitely appreciate every thing in my life. I just got done shopping Target's Black Friday & I am now whipped out. I work at 5:30 A.M. so I need to hit the sack. I love every single one of my followers & readers. Thank you all so much :)
                                 Xoxoxo, Sydney

Hopelessly Devoted to You

A year ago today I had 2 huge life changing events happen to me. The first was the ending of my first love & the other was the beginning of my friendship with Alexes aka Chris Bosh. Evey now and again I think back to who I was a year ago & I can't believe it. I definitely had my rose colored glasses on back then & thankfully those are gone. "I use to think you were my happily ever after, but now I've realized you were only my once upon a time." When I read that tonight I realized how fitting that was. My first love was definitely a learning experience. The best part of this day was the fact that I went on my first "date" with my soon to be eternal best friend. We had geology together & at first we didn't talk to each other, but one day I was being my normal bratty self & when Alexes walked into class she was wearing the BRIGHTEST yellow shirt I had ever seen. I of course had to say something. I'm pretty sure I asked her if she wore bright shirts like that every day. She then replied no & we started talking. We had a study sesh with our friend Shawn & the entire time instead of studying Alexes and I just talked. We discovered how many mutual friends we had, we talked about our love of crafting, & much more. I also got to meet Landan aka D Wade aka Alexes' husband on this day. These 2 I instantly loved & from then on we were the trio. November 18th 2011 Alexes & I were in class & we had decided to go see Breaking Dawn together at midnight. That night we went to Bww & then we headed down to Cinedome. Well Alexes & I found our seats & not even 5 minutes later a girl tapped me on the shoulder & asked if we could move down one. Again I was being a brat & said no. This strange girl then offered me fruit snacks & popcorn & I graciously accepted them. Alexes being sceptical declined. Day 1 she discovered how many people offer me free things. The girl also offered to share her blanket, but I declined. There is a certain point where I say no & that was it. During the movie my ex boyfriend called me so I snuck out of the theater & left poor Alexes alone for quiet some time. & if you have read any of my previous blog posts you'll know what happens next. Needless to say Alexes was my first call as soon as I got out of my ex's car. From that night on our friendship grew. We did crafts together, baked cookies, went swimming, pretty much everything. The first time Alexes introduced me to Landan's family she told everyone we were sista wives, Landan's little brother layed on my knee, & Landan & I screamed at the tv while watching the rebel basketball game. I love having them both as my best friends. When I first met Alexes I hated Glee & so every time she watched it she made Landan & I be quiet. We HATED Glee. & every Tuesday night before we would all watch New Girl Alexes would make us watch Glee. She is the cause of my Glee addiction & half the cause of my love of robes. My ginger mom Cyn is the other half of that one. One day Alexes invited me to a Christmas party at her church with Landan & some friends & I decided that I'd go. That was the night my life change began. That was also the first time I got to meet Brandeis & Jerilyn. Kittay Mark W. was also there with us. This was one amazing night. After that night I decided I wanted to attend church with the Morgo's & from then on I decided to meet with the missionaries & in January I was baptized Mormon. One of the best decisions of my life. I will save my conversion story for another day though. I got to meet my adopted family of gingers aka the Baileys. Phillip, Cyn, Rebecca, Alexes, Chris, & Lauren. Cyn Alexes' mom is my ginger mom. Cynnabooty, Cynnamint, Cynni, ginga, & that's only half of her nicknames. & then there is her cutie pie husband Phillip aka Lebron Jr. & Alexes' cute sisters Rebecca & little Lauren. & no one can forget Jack aka Jackie chin. I honestly can't tell you what kind of person I'd be if I hadn't met Alexes a year ago. She helped me get through probably the hardest year of my life & I'm so thankful to her for that. We've done so much together in this 1 year alone & I can't wait to see what else life has in store for us. I love you boo boo :) Other than my friend anniversary this week has been pretty mellow. I finally got my shipping info for Tyler's package that I sent to the Ukraine! :) I can't wait for him to get it :) & this Friday is Black Friday aka the busiest day of my year. Thankfully I am only working a 9 1/2 hour shift this year unlike last year when I worked 16 hours straight. What a long day! I hope you all have one amazing week & have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Remember what you're thankful for this week!

 

Friday's Letters

Dear Roxolana: Thank you for finally shipping my package off. I can't wait until it reaches Tyler in the Ukraine hopefully in 2 weeks :)

Dear Twilight Saga: It's been a fun few years, but honestly I'm glad your over. I just want to see the dang 50 Shades of Grey movie!

Dear black Friday: I'm very nervous about you. I'm not sure if we're going to be busy or not. Just in case anyone wanted to know I will be at Target at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Dear marshmallow coat: Thank you. You've kept me toasty warm during these cold, rainy, snowy days. You're a life saver!

Dear Thanksgiving: Please be a good one. Someone in Reno needs to adopt me for the day.

Dear Heavenly Father: Thank you for all the amazing blessing that you give to me every single day. You are amazing.

                                   Xoxo, Syd

I'll Be Home For Christmas

In case no one caught onto my catchy song lyric title, I will not be home for Thanksgiving :( BUT I will be home Christmas :) The decision for me not to go home was tough, but one I decided to make. Both of my parents offered to fly me out for the holiday, but I declined. That's a lot of traveling & things to fit into probably a day & a half. Now Christmas I will actually be home for 4 days. I'm counting down the days :) At least for Thanksgiving I will not have to run around like a chicken with my head cut off. Attending 3 Thanksgivings & 3 Christmas's isn't as fun as some may think. Although through the years it has gotten easier. I don't even want to think about how many things I'll have to attend when I one day get married & have kids. Yikes! I've decided that instead of hanging out at my apartment alone, I'd volunteer at a homeless shelter & help feed the people who really need it. I've always wanted to do this, but I always had so much to do that I had no time. This year is my year. Thanksgiving won't be the same without Grandma Corn in the kitchen with John cooking up a storm. Or even seeing my brother, mom, aunts, uncles, & cousins all sitting around talking/ watching football. I love the holidays. I love spending time with my families. & I LOVE the food. Especially pumpkin pie. Yum! Maybe I will attempt my own pumpkin pie. I'm sure it will taste delicious! Other than the normal day to day things I've been making a bigger effort to go out and make more friends rather than just keep to myself. Church is the perfect place for this! My friend Mark is up here as well & he's introduced me to many people. One of my new friends JoyceAnn is the sweetest! She has invited me to spend Thanksgiving with her family and I am so grateful for that! Although my mom still hasn't given up her hope of me being home for Thanksgiving. It may be due to the fact that last week for some odd reason was my hardest week living her. I cried almost every day. All I wanted to do was be home. Thankfully that was just a few days. I've already been in Reno for almost 3 months! Crazy! It SNOWED here this weekend! How crazy is that! It was only 19 degrees during the day & I thought I was going to die. I was definitely nervous about the snow, but once I drove in it I was alright. On my way to work there were numerous accidents, but nothing major that I saw. It melted mid day & now we're just stuck with freezing temps! I'm so glad that my dad got me my jacket when he did. That thing is the one thing that keeps me warm up here. I may need to invest in a heated ice scarper because getting the ice off of my windshield with my debit card is not practical & kind of ghetto. Lately I've been thinking of Christmas & seeing as black Friday is around the corner I have a few things on my list! 1. Tall black boots 2. Victoria Secret pink yoga pants, sweats, & hoodies. 3. Cute jacket from Target. 4. Chevron case for Ipad (Target) 5. Taylor Swift perfume. I want both because I used up the one Granny Corn bought me last year 6. New Brighton necklace & a ring & that's what I have so far! I'm sure I will come up with more later, but it's a start :) I just want to end this post with this. Thank you to everyone who has been there for me lately. I love every single one of you & I'm so glad to have you all in my life. I must say I am one blessed girl & I wouldn't have it any other way. I had to include these screen shots from my Aunt J aka my #1 blog follower! I love this woman to pieces! She is always getting on me about my chipped nail polish. Also one of these pictures is of my hair caught in the car door. This happens to me at least once a day. & the last 2 are of the crazy Reno weather. Fall/winter. Xoxoxo, Syd

 

Song of the day: Hopessley devoted to you - Glee Cast

Friday's Letters

Dear Grandma: Thank you for this adorable Halloween card & Target gift card! You are simply the best! I can always count on you for cute holiday cards.

Dear Corey: I just dropped you off a couple of hours ago & I already miss ya! It was nice having you here in the North. Please come back soon! Although I will not be driving to Carson & Tahoe in the same day ever again.

Dear Taylor Swift: Thank you for your amazing album! I've had it on repeat since the day that I bought it. It's your best one yet.

Dear Lake Tahoe: You look so beautiful covered in snow. I'm glad I got to play in the snow, but it's no fun doing it by yourself. I'm still waiting for my ears to pop. Thank you high altitude.

Dear Lola: I need you back in my life! I almost considered going to a pet store & playing with the puppies because I'm going through with drawls :(

Xoxo, Syd

 

Friday's Letters

Dear Reno: Waking up to 39 degree weather every morning is just not cutting it for me. Yesterday I had to wear 2 hoodies to work because I was that cold. Next week the highs are only in the 50's. I'm doomed!

Dear Corey: You will be here in less than a week! YAY! I can't wait to show you around my little town & I will hopefully have you falling in love with it just as I have. Can't wait, bud!

Dear Fall: I love you so much up here. The trees are changing colors & it's amazing to see. Henderson definitely doesn't have Fall so it's awesome experiencing it for myself.

Dear Followers: I just got another new follower last night. Her name is Ashley & she actually is the one who started Friday's Letters. How amazing is that!? My baby blog is slowly starting to get some followers other than my own family & friends :) Keep em coming!

Dear Taylor Swift: Your new CD comes out next week & I can't wait! I'm already in love with the 4 songs you've released & I can't wait to hear the rest. I will definitely be buying my copy at Target though for the 6 additional songs.

                                     Xoxo, Syd

There's No Place Like Home

Well everyone guess what I did this last weekend. I went back to Henderson! The weekend was perfect. I flew home on Friday early in the morning & didn't leave until Monday night. I'm starting to settle into life here in Reno, but that doesn't mean that I don't miss that city of lights. I remember my first trip to Reno when I flew home I looked out the window & saw the lights of home. If anyone has ever flew into Vegas at night you know what I'm talking about. It's a sight to be seen that's for sure. Friday morning my best friend Alexis picked me up from the airport with a bright pink sign covered in pictures of us & my name. I was so happy to see her & to be home in general. After that we went to my house & I got to see my pups Lola & Doodle. I can't even tell you how I excited I was to see them. Later in the day I stopped by my dad's work & got to visit with him for awhile & after Alexis took me to LOTUS! Corey & Alexes had invited me to a Halloween party at Nevada State College later that day & I of course wanted to see them both so I got to attend that fun little party. Plus my other bff Cynnamon & the Babelys were there so that was a added bonus! Cyn loved her biggest little city key chain :) The next day my mom woke me up asking me if I wanted to take my grandma's tickets to the UNLV, UNR game & I of course said yes! This was my 3rd year in a row going & it's one of the only football games I care to watch. As soon as the game got over I ran over to Alexes & Cynnamon's for our amazing craft day! Cyn & Alexes had picked 2 crafts off of pinterest so I went with the scrapbook flower on a painted canvas, but the other choice was a cute holiday wreath. Trust me the choice was a tough one! Along with us were Lando, Alexes's dad Lebron Jr aka Phillip & Lauren the baby Bailey. We were definitely crafting up a storm as we were munching on chicken nuggets & Dr. Pepper. Craft time with the Babelys/Morgans was awesome! I wish I could have crafted with them longer, but I had to run off to my uncle's induction into the Nevada wrestling hall of fame. I'm so proud of him! It was so great to see my dad's side of the family. Saturday was definitely a crazy busy day for me, but I'm glad I got to fit so many things into one day. Sunday my awesome mom took me winter clothes shopping/ new suit case shopping since I was in dire need of some real winter clothing & a bigger suitcase. It was great getting to spend time with my mom again. I do talk to her almost every day, but the phone & in person are two very different things. Later in the day my Grandma Corn had invited us to dinner & I got to pick the place. Everyone thought I'd choose Lotus, but everyone was wrong! I picked Macayo's instead :) So my brother Chad, my mom, my grandma, & I made our way to dinner & it was delicious. Getting to spend time with these 3 was awesome since everyone is so busy nowadays. After dinner came the time I was dreading. Goodbyes are not my thing nor do I think they ever will be. Especially when it comes to my brother. I didn't get to see him before I left to Reno so saying goodbye to him this time was hard for me. Right before he let me go from our hug he said "Call me if you need me." That was the end of my holding back the tears. After we dropped off my grandma I got to go spend some time with Corey & Laquan. These 2 are 2 of the greatest guys I know. I can't wait for Corey to come up next week! Monday morning I woke up to my chocolate lab sleeping right next to me. It's things like this that make me miss home so much.I also woke up to one awesome email from Elder Fish! Those 2 things definitely made my morning :) Alexis dropped by my house to say goodbye & that was hard! Hopefully she makes her way up North very soon! Finally 3:30 hit & my grandma was at my house ready to take me to the airport. Saying goodbye to my mom of course brought tears to my eyes, but I just had to keep reminding myself that I'd be back home soon. As my grandma pulled up to the Southwest curb at the airport the tears really started coming. My grandma told me she was so proud of me & she reminded me that I'm following my dream. What an amazing woman! I'm so blessed to have such amazing people in my life. My visit home was perfect & I'm so glad I was able to go. Although if you ever cry at the airport don't wear your sunglasses. I think everyone could tell I was crying. Now I'm back in the North & as I type this I keep staring at my new suitcase that needs unpacking. Unpacking suitcases is something I've always had a strong dislike for, but it definitely needs to be done. I got so many goodies while I was home :) Unfortunetly that's all I have for now, but I love you all.                  XOXO,

                                                                                   

 

Song of the week: State of Grace-Taylor Swift

M.I.A.

Alright blog world, I am so sorry for my absence last week, but since I had already posted 3 times in 1 week I felt as if I was a little blogged out. I'm not too sure how people post more than once a week, I never know what to write about. This past week has been a busy one that's for sure. Between school & work I literally have no life, but that's fine with me. October is finally here & we all know what that means... basketball season!Basketball season is what I look forward to the most in October. Yes I love the weather, changing of the leaves, warm drinks, cute warm clothing, pumpkin anything,  Halloween, & everything else, but basketball is my first love. Whenever I meet the man I'm suppose to marry he better love basketball just as much as I do. One of my best friends Alexes the other day told me I need to retire my robe for awhile. I was thoroughly depressed. The day I get engaged I will be breaking that bad boy out again & will be glued to the TV watching the Heat play with my hair up & my robe on. Hopefully one day I find a man that can handle my wild lifestyle, but until then I guess I should start doing my hair again :/ This past week I got the chance to explore downtown Reno a lot more & also Midtown Reno. Both parts of this city were amazing. Downtown Reno is more for tourist & it's pretty peaceful down by the river, but Mid Town is more for the hipsters aka Corey Womble (Jk!) I got to meet the store owner of Reno Envy, a local business that makes t-shirts, stickers, posters, & they are also apart of the Reno visitors center. Meeting this man was awesome! He was super nice & not to mention he wasn't bad on the eyes either ;) Other than that my days are just full of work, work, & more work. I feel like one old granny at the end of the day, but every day I make more & more friends. Slowly I will start doing more things with the friends that I have up here, but I don't want to loose touch with any of my old friends from back home. I cannot wait to see them all! I feel like in the 2 months that I've been gone that I've missed so much, but the second I land in Las Vegas I'm sure it'll feel like I never left. I always catch myself calling Henderson my home even though Reno is my new home. I'm never able to decide which one I love more, but I think it may be Henderson because it holds everyone that I love. I am in no way saying that I want to move home, but I can't wait until my first visit home . There are so many plans & so many wonderful faces to see. Reno is starting to get a little chilly. Fall is officially here. The trees are beautiful up here, orange, yellow, & brown leaves are starting to emerge & I love it. It reminds me of my first time being up here in this beautiful city 4 years ago. Time flys by when you're having fun. The other day while I was working I was helping a older woman find some shoes. Her name was Audrey & we quickly became friends. I told her about my family, my friends, where I was from, & she did the same. It's people like her that make me love the job that I do. Needless to say Audrey & I had a great chat & come to find out it was her birthday! So I wished her a happy birthday & told her to eat some white cake with butter cream frosting for me. That's my favorite kind of cake just in case anyone wanted to know! Well Monday when I was at work my co worker Tina came in the back & told me I had someone there for me. Seeing as I don't tell too many people where I work I wasn't sure who I would find waiting for me. As it turns out it was Audrey! She had made me a cake & brought it in for me to share with my co workers. People like her are sunshine. She knew how homesick I was for my own grandma's so she did a good dead. I hugged her & thanked her so much & I of course ate some cake! Let me tell you, it was delicious! My co workers & I enjoyed this delicious cake very much. I also forgot to mention that I have a new follower! YAY! I'm so happy that my little blog is starting to grow & I hope to gain more followers soon :) Well that's all for now everyone.
                        Xoxoxo,

                               

Friday's Letters

Dear Lola: I just re discovered this picture of us & I about cried. I miss the days when you were little & I could actually pick you up. I can't wait to snuggle with you when I'm home. I miss you so much.

Dear shipping company: You suck. My mom shipped my chair & things with you because they were suppose to be here today & now they won't be here until Wednesday. You're lucky I wasn't in a mood today or else I would have given you the wrath.

Dear long hair: If you get caught in one more car door or in any of my food one more time I'm cutting you 3 inches! I love you, but you've been in the way lately. Even when I go to hug people you get caught in their armpits. That's just sick. Although I'm diggin' the ombre color I dyed you.

Dear Ad2Reno: I'm in love with you! I am so glad that I met Kaitlin at that yard sale & we had a instant friendship. I am so excited to learn more & to get more involved.

Dear Aunt J: I love you! Thank you so much for that Home Depot gift card. I went & bought myself some storage containers & a baby cactus! I sound so grown writing that! :)

Dear downtown Reno: You are gorg! I can't wait to spend some more time down there & get to know you a little better.

P.S. I hope you all like my new blog layout & the new name!



Versatile Blogger Award

My Latina lover Jerilyn nominated me for this award & I wouldn't have even known about it, but thankfully I saw that she had posted something & decided to check it out. She doesn't blog too often so I knew this was a rare occurrence that couldn't be missed. & if you clicked her name to check out her blog I swear she is part Hispanic. Don't let the Blondie hair & colored eyes fool you! Jerilyn is a hilarious girl that I got the opportunity to meet last year at a Christmas party thanks to Bosh aka Alexes Morgan. We were friends right off the bat & of course she had a best friend named Sydney already. Guess that means we were meant to be.
                             
                             The Rules

1. Nominate up to 15 fellow bloggers who are relatively new to blogging.

2. Let the nominated bloggers know that they have been nominated for this award.

3. Share 7 random facts about yourself.

4. Thank the blogger who has nominated you.

5. Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your post

 

 

7 Random Facts:

1. I LOVE the Miami Heat. I'm sure anyone who reads my blog knows that, but you never know! I'm the person that screams at the tv during a game.

 

2. I hate doing my hair! Any opportunity that I get to leave my hair alone I take. This is why my hair is usually braided or in a pony tail/bun.

 

3. My best friend ADLC & I use to make rap videos in high school. Even to this day some people will still rap our lyrics back to us.

 

4. One second I could be belting out a Taylor Swift song & then a second later start rapping a Lil Wayne song. I'm full of surprises.

 

5. Almost every single one of my family members & best friends have a different nickname for me. Syddco & Squid are probably the ones I've had the longest.

 

6. My closet is organized by color, season, & type of shirt. All the hangers are white & they all face with the right side of the shirt to the front. I'm a little obsessed.

 

7. I have child hands. They are smaller than my 8 year old cousins. Everyone is always amazed at how small they are.

 

My nominees are:

Brandilyn

Bosh aka Alexes

 

 

 

You Drive Me Crazy

As I sit here writing this post I'm singing along to my favorite song of the week. (You Drive Me) Crazy/Crazy. The song is a mix of Aerosmith's Crazy & You Drive Me Crazy- B.S. It's one of the songs from last weeks Glee episode. I cannot even tell you how many times I've listened to this song already! If I was guessing I would probably say at least 40. Glee has some of the catchiest songs & I will play them over & over & never get sick of them. I'm finally starting to make quiet a few new friends & I love it. I've taken up running again & It's so great to be back out there again especially since It's becoming cooler, but I hate running at night. I'm not always sure where I'm going & I'm nervous that someone is going to come up behind me & I will never be seen again. People keep telling me all of these horrible stories about people getting killed at night up here & it's not very comforting. Last night on my run I ran smack into a huge police scene. 15 cop cars were at one house & they were blocking my way home, of course. I eventually had to ask a cop how to get back & he wasn't very nice & definitely wasn't helpful. At least I had my phone & I mapped out my way home. I am so thankful that the new IPhone update has a talking map (finally!) Lately a lot of my friends have all been telling me the same thing "If you feel it let it happen" & that's the way I've been living my life as of late. I'm all about the "signs" from above. I booked my ticket home last Friday! YAY! I know I've said this before, but I can't wait to be reunited with sweet ol' Henderson for 4 days. I'm even considering having a little get together just so that everyone that wants to see me while I'm home will. There are so many people & so many things to fit into 4 days, but I will try my hardest to make it happen. I'm looking forward to my trip to Target on Saturday with Corey so much. Target trips just aren't the same without pushing Corey around in the cart while people look at us like we're crazy. This past weekend I finally took my mom's advice and went yard sailing. When I was little my grandma Maria would drag me to every single yard sale she could find & I hated them! She would wake me up at the crack of dawn & we'd be gone for hours! Now that I'm older I'm beginning to like them again. So Sunday I rolled out of my warm bed in search of the "sales" & I found one that was amazing! I bought a coffee pot, J.Crew phone case, & a wolf pack shirt & the best part is that I got everything for 11 dollars! I am so glad that I went! The day before I had almost bought a coffee maker at Target for 16 dollars, thank goodness I didn't! On top of all of my great purchases I got to meet a super sweet girl! She is a social media specialist & that's exactly what I want to be! In case you didn't know I run my brother's Twitter & Instagram for his store Reptiles N Reefs ( https://www.facebook.com/#!/reptilesnreefs ) BTW if you have a twitter please go follow! Anyways, the girl & I started talking & we're both from Henderson & we hit it off automatically! She invited me to go to a social media group they have here in Reno for people in the biz that are 35 years & younger that are in advertising, marketing, design and pr fields. My first meeting is tonight & I am so excited! Guess it pays off to yard sale! My grandma Marie sent me the sweetest card this week & a Target gift card! Everyone is apparently aware of my Target addiction! As soon as I opened the card I bawled my eyes out. As I mentioned before this last week was my hardest one yet. My homesickness kicked in, but I'm better now. I just have to keep telling myself that home will always be there & I will be there very soon! October is right around the corner :) I can't wait to finally burn my pumpkin candles! It's already starting to become a little colder up here. When I went running last night it was 63 degrees. Now to many that isn't very cold, but to me it's a little chilly.  I'm realizing quickly that half of my clothes are not Reno winter appropriate. I will have to invest in some thermals, snow boots, & a real coat! I was so chilly last night that I had to wear a hoodie! In Henderson yesterday it was in the 90's, here it was in the 70's. Big difference. Tonight I'm going out with one of my new co workers for her 21st birthday! She's awesome & she went to school at Unlv for a year so we bonded over our love of Las Vegas. ALSO the Miami Heat start training in 5 days for the upcoming season!!! I've made it my goal for this year to go watch them play the Lakers! Hopefully we get our second championship this year Bron Bron!  Well I love you all & if you read this blog & have a blog please follow! :)
 
Song of the week- Ryan Star- Stay Awhile