Back Pain and Brownies

This title really makes me laugh, it seems so clever...at least to me.

Currently, I've fallen victim to some really bad lower back and side pain, nausea, and just a bunch of other symptoms. We here at the Smeriglio household, have narrowed it down to our guess prognosis of something with my kidneys.

Very specific, I know ;)

I am seeing the doctor tomorrow so hopefully this will be over soon, I just feel so lousy and all I want is to lay in bed all day. Work and school call though, so I'm always running anyways.

This week we have Wednesday off for the Jewish holiday, so that is nice. To celebrate (we'll just use that as our excuse) my boss is having us all over for a BBQ. It is more of a "make a dish and come over" thing, than a real BBQ but there will be pulled pork and drinks so I am there.

I, as usual, will be putting together a dessert, since that is my specialty. I was going to make Buckeyes but I decided to experiment and do something a little less time consuming. I am going to make double chocolate brownies with the super mini Reeses cups mixed in and then I am topping it off with some peanut butter drizzle!

I am planning on making a blog post about that so look out for it! My favorite part is licking the brownie batter from the bowl...bad for you I know, but I've been doing it this long and I'm okay!

Final thought - Thursday is my one year anniversary with Shaun! yay!

It is weird that it is one year, it almost feels longer than that, but in a good way. I won't say what I got him yet, just in case he happens upon the blog...but I think it is way awesome. I'll share details after Thursday :) I think we'll end up just having a nice dinner out or something but I like those kinds of things the best.

Have a good week!

FOTD: June 27th

Hi peoples!

Just wanted to share my "face of the day", with you.

Face: Bobbi Brown's SPF 25 Tinted Moisturizing Balm in Medium
Concealer: Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Palette

Eyebrows: Clinique's Superfine liner for brows in #03 Deep Brown

Eyeshadow: Stila Smudge Crayon in Antique (pretty pink with copper undertones)
Eyeliner: Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Zero (smudged out)
Mascara: Clinique's High Impact Mascara in #01 Black

Very simple look :)

BTW! Today is mine and Shaun's 9 month anniversary! We don't really celebrate the months but it's nice to remember it :)

Happy Friday!

Hey guys, what are you all up to this weekend? The weekend is supposed to be really nice out, so I was hoping I'd spend time outside. Sadly, I have training from 9 to 3 for my job in the summer on Saturday :(

Tonight Shaun and I are going to mini golf, which I am pretty excited about. We don't always get to have date night so we're really looking forward to it. Plus, it is something we've never done together. What do you guys do for date night to mix things up?

Favorites:
I haven't watched her videos in a while but I love Daily Grace (Grace Helbig). She is hysterical and literally has no shame or fear! Her video from Thursday was great, I don't know why it just cracked me up.

See Jane Work is a website I accidentally happened upon thanks to Pintrest. I am all about organization, and work spaces. I am dying to have a desk again, considering I do all my work on my bed. This site has the most awesome things. Which is dangerous for my wallet!

 Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie. I adore this dessert, and it may just be one of my top 3. I made up my own recipe from two separate onBes on Hershey's website. It went over amazing at the part I brought it too. Makes me want on right now!

 I will forever and always love Barnes and Noble. I could spend an entire day in that store. I've been looking around on the site for new books and I have quite the wishlist built up. Of course I have a huge pile of books here at home I need to read, but I'll never turn down a trip to B&N!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Friday Thoughts

My week has been pretty up and down and that is not always a great feeling. I'd much rather have a week full of consistency, but alas, things do happen.

I have come to find that one of my better thinking spots is my car. Today while I was driving the title of my blog popped into my head. I thought about what it meant to me, why I chose it, and how others could be influenced by it. Some Blissful Chaos. Most would probably say it contradicts itself. I however, think differently.

In our lives, we need to have chaos. It is a natural part of going through our days, months, and years. Chaos will occur at the most inopportune times, but we should be more welcoming to it. Without chaos, we can't know bliss. We can't know serenity and the happiness that comes with it. Bliss means many different things to people. Some people find bliss in the activities they do, some feel it associated with emotions, and it is important to figure out what bring you bliss.

I usually associate it with love and safety. Love is very encompassing it makes me feel safe, happy, warm, and appreciated. Love comes from many places: family, friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, and even our pets. I know that my little Charlie bear always brings me that feeling, in the tiniest of ways!

So we should really start to embrace the chaos, and not become so wound up about it. Of course there will always be days when it gets to much. Just don't let it stop you from trying to experience the good and happiness in your days. Don't let it stop you from reaching a goal, finishing a project, or even telling someone that you love them. Remember, without chaos we wouldn't know bliss.

Gonna go see me some Shakespeare!

Ah! I am beyond excited right now. I bought tickets to go see Bebe Neuwirth in A Midsummer's Night Dream! It is one of my favorite plays by William Shakespeare. Yeah, I am a Shakespeare lover; I even took an honors Shakespeare class my senior year of high school!

I asked my boyfriend the other night if he would consider going with me and he actually said yes. I'm really happy we are going together, it will be fun to go to NYC just the two of us. Since tickets were sparse and the last show is May 20th, I bought two tickets for an 8 pm show on the 19th. I was hoping to get a 3 pm showing so we could do a late dinner, but I guess we'll just be doing an early dinner now!

The pictures I've seen on the internet look amazing and all the reviews have been fantastic.

 

I mean how gorgeous is that? And at like 53 she is stunning. Truly she is one of my biggest role models. I'll let you know how the show is! 

(picture is from Bebe Neuwirth's Facebook page)