Okay… okay… I know I need to write in my blog! But I have been so behind on writing these past 3 weeks I just wanted to give everyone a quick recap of what I have been up to. Will be uploading photos soon after this weekend, oh and be sure to watch there is some exciting news in the video. Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching!

Thanks to Sarah and her comment on an earlier entry It’s Facebook Official, I thought it would be time to make a fan page for Circle City Girl (Sarah, now you can click the like button all you want now *insert smile*).

Of course no one is forcing you to become a fan but I know it is hard to keep up with a bunch of different portals at the same time. At least for me it is and I wish that there was one place just to check everything. Thus the reason for the fan page, to make your life easier! So if you have facebook and you are interested in getting updates that way, feel free to become a fan.

This past Friday Mr. Facebook and I decided last minute to go to the Dave Matthews Band concert. I was super excited when he called me after work and told me be at his house around 6pm. Friday night was gorgous and what a better way to spend it then go to a concert outside? Walking up to the gate I couldn’t believe all the baby faces I was seeing. I feel like every year the crowd gets younger and younger. Maybe that is to the fact I have to face getting older? Was I really one of those little punks running around like that when I was their age? It kind of scares me to think at the moment, ahh.

Besides the forgetting a blanket, we were able to find an awesome spot on the lawn (shown in the photo above). Which unless you get there early is pretty hard to do. So I think Mr. Facebook was really pleased. As the night went on a few of Mr. Facebook’s friends met up with us along with Mr. Facebook’s sister. (By the way his sister is so sweet, I really enjoy hanging out with her!) I think it was probably one of the best times I’ve had at a concert. Great music, being around friends and one beautiful night, we couldn’t have asked for it to get any better! So Mr. Facebook gets major props for deciding to get tickets.

I also love the fact when I’m hanging out with Mr. Facebook and his friend, I feel like I fit in. In past relationships it hasn’t always been like that. I felt like I was trying to be someone else around them, trying to keep up with their standard or something like that. But with Mr. Facebook’s friends I feel like I can let go and be myself. That is how it should be isn’t it, right? Looking back even as early as three years ago, I realize I wasted so much time trying to impress people with who I thought they wanted me to be, instead of just being myself. I think this behavior was a side effect of my first boyfriend. He was always telling me to modify the way I talked, looked, dressed, etc… I guess at the time I didn’t know any better. I just thought that is how realtionships were. Boy was I ever wrong and the sad part is that I’m just figuring this all out. I mean my next two boyfriends after that weren’t any better. I think Mr. Facebook is the first guy who has never once wanted to change anything about me.

Honestly, it has been so refreshing and pretty life changing. I mean that is one of the biggest reasons I was so nervous about getting into another relationship. I was scared of having to put on another relationship facade. Maybe, you have been through this? I was so brainwashed for such a long time into thinking it was normal to change for others, I never bothered to stop and look at what I really wanted out of the relationship. I think that is what is so different about Mr. Facebook and I really admire him for it. It takes a lot of self control to sit there and say I don’t want to change one thing about you, I like you just the way you are.

I may itch my throat and ear at the same time, not think in the most logical manner and have a rediculous laugh that everyone makes fun of me for; But that is what makes me… well me! Don’t let anyone ever change you, I had to find this out the hard way. However, if I had to go through this all over again just to be in the same place I am now, I would do it in a heart beat. There something about the struggle that makes us appreciate the good times when they happen.

“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” -1 Peter 1:6

Here is another attempt at a video blog update for you guys, I’m still working on the editing but I think it is coming along. I also thought it would be fun to include the bloopers at the end of the video, so be sure to wait for them. Hope you enjoy!

So it is official, Facebook official that is. Mr. Facebook and I are now in a relationship on Facebook. Even thought we have dated for the past five months we haven’t announced our relationship technically to all my Facebook friends till last night.

It all took place last night when he came over my apartment for dinner. I wanted to do something special for him since he just got a new job. Thus to celebrate I cooked him one of his favorite meals, pot roast. We sat down and had an awesome dinner together (with music in the background, per his suggestion).

I was really excited because I had been wanting to give him this painting of Chicago. And I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do so. And if you know me, you know I can’t keep gifts very long. I think that is why I’m such a last minute shopper. Anyway, I wanted to surprise him and get it framed. But after running to hobby lobby earlier that day, I found out they didn’t have the frame I wanted in stock. Bummed out… I figured I would have to wait a little longer before I could give it to him.

Now Mr. Facebook has already seen the painting around my apartment because he saw me paint it. But it just so happen last night right after dinner Mr. Facebook asked what I was planning to do with the Chicago painting. I just smiled at first because I knew my plans I had to give it to him already. So in the heat of the moment I just blurted out it is for you. Not a very romantic way to give a gift or a painting for that matter. But I was so excited to give it to him and he was already calling me out on it, I just couldn’t help myself. He got this huge grin on his face and expressed how appreciated he was for the gift. The only reason I painted the skyline of Chicago was so I would give it to him. Besides it just wouldn’t feel right giving it to anyone else. I think Chicago holds a certain place in our hearts because that was our first road trip together. When I see that painting it reminds me of what a wonderful time we had.

After cleaning up the dishes together, we sat down to watch a movie on tv and browse the internet on our laptops. Granted normally we never do this but I’m practically glued to my laptop so it doesn’t help things much. To much of my surprise I got a relationship request when I logged in on my Facebook account. At first I had no idea who had just relationship requested me but then I saw it was him. With him looking over my shoulder, he said, “I did that before dinner.” Which my reply was, “Really now.”

I was just one happy girl, all I did was smile like a goof ball and of course I accepted. Seriously why was I so happy about a Facebook relationship request? I mean we had been calling each other bf and gf for a while now but that was to our close friends that we talk to all the time. But I guess now it was just like he was claiming me in the internet world and he didn’t care who knew.

So go tell your friends, family and everyone you know Mr. Facebook & Circle City Girl are officially a “thang.”

So I have an important question to ask all of you. Would you be interested if I started video blogging every once in a while? Would you watch it? I realized this past week how much I love watching video bloggers. I figured if they could do it, so could I. Now mind you this is my very first attempt at making a video EVER… so I’m sure they will get better as time goes on. But if you like the idea of me starting to do that for SingleintheCircleCity… please comment below, on my YouTube channel or send me a tweet @CircleCityGirl with your response. Can’t wait to see what you guys think!

Is anyone else wondering how it is already is July 1st! Are we really getting close to the middle of the summer? Seriously the 4th is in just three days… you have got to be kidding me! By the way that reminds me I probably should figure out what to do for that. (Mr. Facebook is on vacation right now but  comes home that afternoon, so we can hang out that night) Anyone have some fun ideas of things we can do for the fourth? Or do you have a great recipe you could share? I would appreciate the feedback… I need help, I don’t have much time! I guess this really shows you what a last minute planner I am.

Anyway, even though the summer has been going by quick and my weekends are pretty much a blur; I’ve been enjoying it so far. From weddings, Festivals, baby showers, birthdays, etc. on the weekends the summer feels like a never ending party. I think I’ve spent way more then I should have on gifts for other people. After two weddings in June, a babyshower and a birthday; I’m glad for a little break. It will gear me up for the three back to back weddings I have coming up in August!

Mr. Facebook:
Just thought I would recap and say Mr. Facebook and I have had a steady relationship for almost FOUR months now! This is a huge deal for me considering my last two relationships didn’t last over three… so knock on wood I really like how this one is turning out. Now I know I said I’m taking it slow in my last post and I that still rings true. I’m just really happy that the past four months have been so great between the two of us. He is just as sweet and caring as the day we went on our first “real date“. I’m starting to really love our history together;  I don’t want to jump the gun yet but I feel Mr. Facebook is someone I’m starting to see a future with.

Italian Street Festival:
Some summer activities have included going to the Italian Street Festival downtown with Mr. Facebook and even though it was raining, we still had a great time! I had no idea they had this Italian festival in Circle City until Mr. Facebook suggested we go to it. Even though the food was great and the weather could have been better I wouldn’t of had it any other way. Because for the very first time I saw a diaper made in to a make shift hat. That is right you heard me… a DIAPAR, haha!!!  As we were standing under this tree trying to wait out the rain, a family was sitting right next to us. Low and behold the mom pulled out a diapar from the diapar bag and put it on her head! I couldn’t believe it! I guess when your hair is getting wet and your a mom you could care less what is on your head. So I pulled out my camera and took a picture. Why? Because who in a million years would catch an adult woman wearing a diapar on her head… willingly. I think this has been one of my favorite highlights of the summer thus far.

Weddings:
Now for the past two weekends, I’ve attended two weddings! Thus the reason I have not had a moment to sit down and write. Both couples that got married are great friends, of whom I’ve kind of grown up with over the past 7 years, Kristen & Joel and Ryan & Tory. I can’t believe all four of them are now married and all grown up. I got choked up watching Kristen & Joel say their vows. And Ryan & Tory could not have looked any happier. I’m honored I could be a part of both of their special days and I wish them both the best as they head for marriage bliss.

Birthdays:
Now that is not all these past week… I also had a birthday party for Ashley to go to! Where I caught up with Erin and a bunch of other girl friends I hadn’t seen in awhile. I was happy we were all finally able to get together, because like I said earlier the summer is going by fast and there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to hang out with everyone. Plus I think I’m getting to the point where I’m starting to feel older. I can not stay out like I used to. When eleven rolls around I’m about pooped for the night, haha. But one late night on the town won’t kill me right?

Well I think I need to think about what I’m making for dinner… but hope you enjoyed the fun update of what happened in my life these past two weeks. Hope you have a great rest of your week and an awesome 4th of July weekend!

Chicago Weekend
Spring is finally here! And to start it off right the 1st weekend of May, Mr. Facebook and I went to Chicago for the weekend to see the Cubs play! I was so excited because I had never been to a cubs game before and I was looking forward to going back to Chicago. I think the last time I had been there was about two years ago for one of my friend’s wedding. The whole weekend was amazing! We had a great time together seeing all the sites and the weather was perfect.

I’m actually really glad we traveled together somewhere. Because traveling with someone you are dating really tells you a lot about their personality. It takes them out of their normal day-to-day living environment and most of the time you can tell how they would naturally handle situations. In the past with some previous relationships I have done this and found out a whole handful of stuff I wasn’t to happy about. But Mr. Facebook passed with flying colors and he was a perfect gentlemen. He not only handled everything well but he was pretty calm. Which is a great plus when your traveling with someone. He made sure not only did we see everything I wanted to see but he made a big effort to make sure I was enjoying myself. Which I think makes me appreciate him even more.

With every day that passes Mr. FB seems to grow on me more and more. I truly enjoy his company and hanging out with him is a ton of fun! From hanging out in a big group to just being with eachother, I haven’t really seen any warning signs that I’m worried about. I’m really happy that he gets along with my friends and I get along with his. And most important is that he comes to church with me! It has been nice to not having to play the dating game with someone for a change.

Golfing Fun
I love the fact Mr. FB can be serious but be silly too. Like yesterday, we went to hit golf balls at the driving range. Well…I take that back, he hit golf balls. While I just was tried to make the ball go somewhere. Haha, but being such a great sport he made it fun and felt natural to laugh and joke with him while we were there. He didn’t try to show me up or anything but I like the way he would sit back and grin at me while I was trying to line up my driver just right. Or he would chuckle when I looked back at him after I would swing and the ball would be still be sitting there. It was cute and put me at ease.

Meet the Parents?
So in two weeks my parents are coming to Circle City and I asked Mr. Facebook if he would meet them. This will be the “real test” because by then we would have been dating about two and a half months. I know to some this might be early but considering the time frame I don’t know when else he would have a change to meet them unless we made a trip to Florida together. It will be interesting to see how he acts around them because up until this point I have only met his sister. However, he did mention that his mom is wondering when we were going to meet, so possibly soon? Even though we haven’t really done any family things yet, I’m not really worried about it because I want him to be ready when he does ask me. There is no point in pushing the subject because it is still early in the relationship and I don’t think it is my place to do so. But hopefully in two weeks when my parents meet him I will have more of a feel for things and be able to tell where our relationship is headed.

Tonight is the night for my birthday bash… I’m turning 24 at midnight! The weather is going to be amazing… looks like in the 60s and clear skies which I couldn’t be happier about. We should all have a ton of fun and I’m excited Mr. FB is going to be picking me up to take me to the party after work. We will see how many of my friends can make it out tonight. I’m sad though that my family couldn’t join in the fun, I think that is the biggest downside to living in another state. Boo.

Man, I can’t believe how much time has flown by… I still remember my 16th birthday bash. Wow… that was 8 years ago, okay that is making me feel old. I’ll stop talking about that now. Anyway, I’m sure there will be some fun stories to tell after tonight. Be sure to look for a blog post about my birthday after this weekend.

Lastly, Mr. FB told me last night that he has reservations tomorrow for dinner somewhere… hum I wonder where he is going to take me? hehe… I love surprises! Eeee… Can’t Wait!!!!

Have you ever felt like you have more on your plate then you can handle? Saying to yourself that famous line, “Ughhhh… I have so much to do and not enough time”. Time is everything isn’t it?!?! We just never feel like we can never get enough. I find this to be the case 9 times out of 10. But I have a crazy thought for you, what if you have all the time you need? Pondering this statement you don’t know if you believe me do you? Seriously, think about it. God made this marvelous world and made time. Wouldn’t you think God would have made our days longer if he thought we would need more time then we have now. You have all the time you need for today but what you choose to do with that time is up to you.

Here is a real life example… I have been putting off grocery shopping for a few weeks now. (finally went tonight… yahoo!!!) Anyway… I kept saying I just don’t have the time to grocery shop. But in reality I was spending just as much time trying to find somewhere to eat, then it would have actually taken to go grocery shopping. So in the long run I was wasting more time and money then I should have for instant gratification.

Working out is another great example of what I’m taking about… Most of us will always say I don’t have time to work out. But in reality you really do have time to work out. Even if you just spend 17 minutes a day (doing abs on the floor, walking, or picking up those weights while watching t.v.)… you would have worked out 2 hours a week! 2 hour or more a week will make a huge difference in your lifestyle. You will find you have more energy during the day, you will feel more confident about yourself and you will less likely be stressed out about all that time you don’t have!

Lastly, one more thing we always tend to neglected is spending time in the Bible. Again something you can spend 10 minutes a day reading… (you can give up 10 minutes of tv can’t you?) will change how you grow in your relationship with the Lord. I know for myself… spending time in His word has not only been a huge blessing but really has changed the way I view my day. I started to notice little things that God wanted to show me through His word. And it has also giving me the opportunity to share Bible verses with someone that maybe really needed to hear it.

You see because of our “instant gratification attitude” we tend not to make time for the things that really matter. Making us feel defeated when we try to get by with not doing them. So are you up for a challenge? Think about something in your life that you always put off and say you don’t have enough time to do. And the rest of this week and next make time for it. If that means spending less time watching t.v. or surfing the net… do it. I guarantee you will feel better about your day, be less stressed out and feel more accomplished… try it and see what happens!