Scavenger Hunt Sunday Social

1. Eyes

2. Upside Down

3. From Behind

4. Sunshine

5. Cup

1. 3 Favorite Songs Right Now

Sam Hunt - Leave The Night On

Jake Owen - Sure Feels Right

Eric Church - Like A Wrecking Ball

2. 3 Favorite Movies That Remind You Of Summer
1. Now & Then
Sadly that's the only one I can think of...

3. 3 Favorite Articles Of Clothing You Own
1. Any of my Cowgirl Tuff jeans
2. My Trucks, Cowboys, & Country Music tank top
3. Do boots count? Because I love my boots too.

4. 3 Items On Your Wishlist
1. Fitbit
2. An all expense paid vacation
3. 2011 extended cab F150 - blue

5. 3 Books You Would Recommend To Someone 
1. Lone Survivor
2. Kite Runner
3. Heaven is for Real

Sunday Social

1. What is the most difficult thing you've been through?

Kip Moore - Everything But You

Moving 1300 miles away from all of my friends & family is definitely the hardest thing I've ever done.  The longer I'm away the bigger my internal battle on where I want to be is.  The longer I'm in Texas the more I love it & want to stay but the longer I'm away (especially when I do come back home to see people) the more I miss spending time & seeing everyone I care about on the regular.  It's even harder now knowing that when I go back to Texas even more of my friends that I've made have left Houston so there's next to no one left to even go back to.

2. What was your best birthday?

My 23rd (Golden) birthday.  I almost said it was a tie between my 21, 22, & 23 but I really think that 23 takes the cake.  It was the final birthday I celebrated in Minnesota & all of my close friends were able to be there.  We even got a free limo...granted it had to take us to a strip club but whatever...it added to the adventure.  I also celebrated twice.  Above was day 2 in Minneapolis.  Below is day 1 which was in St. Cloud (my college town).

3. What has been your favorite thing that you've done in your own city?

Hometown: Thanksgiving Eve is kind of a big deal.  A lot of people come back into town to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families so we all go out the night before as a little reunion of sorts.

Current town: I love going to the Houston Rodeo & concert every year.  I've seen Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, REO Speedwagon, & the Zac Brown Band.

4. What is your idea of the perfect date night?


The bed of a truck, beer, snacks or a picnic, & just hanging out talking.

5. Have you ever been to a blogging conference? If so which one(s)? If not do you want to?

I haven't but I would love to!  I really want to meet more bloggers.  I get to meet Andrea later this week at a cooking class & I'm hoping that Tiffany and I can figure something out when I head back to Houston (this is my suggesting we meet up Tiffany!) but I would love to meet lots!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday Social

1. Red

2. White

3. Blue

4. Play

5. Sparkle

1. What is your favorite genre of music?

Country hands down.

2. What is your favorite genre of movies?

Comedy...although my favorite movie (Friday Night Lights) doesn't exactly fall into that category.

3. Do you watch reality TV?  If so, what's the first show you remember watching?

I definitely don't watch as much as I used to.  I didn't have cable until college so the first one I watched was probably Big Brother or American Idol.  In college I was obsessed with Teen Mom & The Hills.

4. Who is an actress you want to be BFF with?

J. Law -- although I feel like I'm going to have to fight a lot of you off for her BFF status.

5. Who is an actor you'd be happy to be stuck on an island with?

Shemar Moore -- & he wouldn't have to miss me, or keep his shirt on...ever.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday Social

1. Pink

2. Wheels

3. Friends

4. Emotion

5. Sweet

1. What was your college major?  Did you ever change majors?

My major was Social Studies Education...which in MN meant I was licensed to teach 5-12 grade.  When I moved to Texas I was only licensed 8-12, until recently when I also took the middle school test & now I'm licensed 4-12.  That's the long answer.  The short answer is a secondary social studies education.  I sort of changed majors?  I went into college as an elementary education major...then I was in a 2nd grade classroom & ah hell nah.

2. Best purchase you've made lately?

Groupon had a deal for a CHL class so I am FINALLY going to get my concealed handgun license.

3. Something silly we don't know about you and go...

I put on one woman shows when I'm driving in the car...especially long distances (ya know like 1316 mile solo car ride I'm on right now...this is a scheduled post...I'm starting the 725 mile second half today.)

4. Favorite holiday?

I'm just going to take my same answer from this post. 

I just love holidays.  Thanksgiving.  Halloween.  4th of July.  New Year's Eve.

5. The first thing you do when you wake up?

Check all of my social media while still in bed.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday Social

1. Finally

The second I sat down they all got out of the pond & waddled over like "FINALLY" someone has bread for us...unfortunately I did not so they got bored with my quickly.

2. Worn

3. Relax

4. Wear

Despite the large amount of clothes I have I never have anything to wear.

5. Delightful

1. 4 Favorite phone apps

1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Timehop
4. Instagram

2. 4 Favorite summer TV shows

The only show I'm really watching is Undateable...

3. 4 Things you would never do

1. Have a pet snake

2. Attend a Justin Bieber concert

3. Change who I am for someone else
4. Murder someone

4. 4 Items you carry with you no matter what

1. Cell phone

2. Wallet

3. Keys

That's it...

5. 4 blogs we should follow

1. Kathy @ Vodka & Soda

2. Lauren @ Eat, Drink, & Be Lauren

3. Steph @ Life According to Steph

4. Kristen @ See You In A Porridge

Scavenger Hunt Sunday Social

1. Make Mine A _____

Key Lime Cupcake

2. Quirky

This guy & that rubble of a building have been there like that, chained off, since I moved here 2 years ago.

3. Morning Ritual

I need coffee to get me through the morning.

4. What Were They Thinking

What exactly is "resale" parking & why is it not allowed?

5. What's In Your _____

Town?  Mine has a farm museum.

1. Introduce yourself & your blog to us.

Well Hi!  I'm Bri.  I'm 25.5.  I was born & raised in MN.  I moved to TX post-college.  I'm a teacher.  This is my little space where I write about my life.

2. What is your favorite form of social media & why?

I love Twitter.  I actually have 3... I really only use 1 though.  I have my blog one @mylifeasbriblog which I only use for contest purposes basically #SorryNotSorry.  My personal one for friends & family.  Then the one that I use all the time which isn't attached to my name at all because I'm blatantly honest & don't need an employer or anyone finding it.

3. What made you start a blog?

No actually I was on a military S/O site at the time & I enjoyed reading some of their blogs & wanted to document my life soooo here I am.

4. What do you feel is the most meaningful/special post you've written?

Any about my friends.  The past 3 Thursdays I've done throw back posts about friends from college & a little ways back I have a couple about my cousin aka best friend. (I could/should be a good blogger & link you to them but it's almost 11 at night & I'm too lazy)

Originally I had planned to talk about my May/June goals in a post for yesterday but then life happened & I figured it I waited until 8 pm to launch it it would probably never get read so instead I'm just tacking it on to here.

May Goals

#1 - Squat Challenge

I did all but 2 days...the same 2 days I didn't get the gallon of water in actually...

#2 - FMS Photo A Day Challenge

IG: briannemcc ... totally did it #FMSPhotoADay

#3 - Wallet Watch

I just...I didn't even look...I know I failed.

#4 - Scavenger Hunt Sunday

#5 - Drink at least a gallon of water daily

I did all but like 2 days...& on those days I still drank at least a half gallon...

#6 - Finish Breaking Bad

#7 - Better Blog Content

I don't know that it was necessarily "better" but it was more consistant & all planned out.

June Goals
1. Get a new job
2. Be able to do the splits
3. 30 day work out challenge

4. Spend less on unnecessary things.
5. FMS Photo A Day June


...5 is good enough this time.  I'm going to try to keep up with my previous goals as well but except for the FMS which changes monthly...they don't need to be reposted...