february faves

I cannot believe today is the last day of my birthday month!  February has been fun but fast...here's what I loved about the past 28 days:

1) All of my bird day festivities

My parents came in town the weekend before my birthday, and my friends helped me celebrate the week after!  I could definitely feel the love while I turned the big 2-4.

Here's a link to my original post!

Click here to read all about our paint party!

2) The start of American Idol

American Idol is one of my favorite shows, and it has been for a LONG time (I picked Kelly Clarkson from the moment I saw her on season 1).  I was excited to see the new panel of judges this year!  So far, I am loving Keith's sweet spirit and Nicki's random/funny/hardass attitude, but I am not the biggest Mariah fan.  I wish JLo would come back!

Austin and I have an early favorite, Angie Miller.  She sang an original song during the last round of "Hollywood Week", and it was beautiful.  I can't wait to see more of her on the live shows!

3) The love I felt on Valentine's Day

I got cards in the mail from my mom and dad on the big day, and my "special someone" (Austin) made the day really great for me.  He cooked me a steak dinner, got me my favorite ice cream, gave me a sweet card, brought me flowers, and let me pick the movie we watched!  We had a really great celebration.

We kept the love rollin' the weekend after V-day at Beaumont Ranch.  It was Austin's first time to ride a horsie, and I got a kick out of watching him in the saddle!

Click here to find out more about our trip!

4) My new gadget

I am LOVING my new iPad mini.  I use it every day!  My favorite thing to do on it is read or look at my favorite sites (facebook, instagram, etc.) in bed.  It's so nice to have something a little bit smaller that does everything my laptop does.  If you're thinking about getting one of these bad boys, do it!

5) Good Reads

Good Reads is an app I stumbled upon while I was snooping around the store on my iPad.  It is kind of like facebook but with actual books.  I have my own little profile, and I can list all the books I have read, am currently reading, and want to read in the future.  I can rate the books I've already finished (on a scale of 1-5 stars), and I can look at my friends' profiles to see what books they've read and how they rated them.  I'm liking it a lot!  I am currently reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult, and I'm thinking this one is worth about 4 or 5 stars.  

I hope you guys had a fabulous February!  I'm looking forward to the warmer temps and week off (for Spring Break) in March...how about you?