I Don't Want to Recap 2015

I know it's the go-to post right now. Let's take a look back at 2015 and all of the things that happened and how great it was and blah blah blah. You know what though? I don't want to do that. For me, 2015 was a rough one. It involved letting go of dreams I'd fought so hard to achieve (and admittedly finding new dreams to work for), a lot of anxiety and undue stress, and honestly a lot of disappointment. 

There are, of course, silver linings to all of those situations and I have realized most of them. However, it feels to me like a precarious balance, since the reminder from Facebook that this time last year I was on a great and exciting adventure caused me to mope about for two solid days because I was in Atlanta not off galavanting around Europe. 

Today, the sun is shining (thank the Good Lord because I couldn't deal with one more day of rain) it's warm enough for me to go out on my bike with my camera in tow and find some beauty, and that is something to be thankful for. I'm looking forward to what 2016 has in store, because I desperately need the clean slate that my birthday month brings. 

I just needed to let everyone know, especially if 2015 wasn't your year, that you're not alone, we're gonna make it through this one, and we're absolutely going to kick ass in 2016. It's a leap year, so there's a whole extra day for doing something amazing. So cheers 2015, it's been real, it's been fun, but Lord knows it hasn't been real fun. Bring it on 2016. 

All Together Now

We made it! We made it to the end of the year! I'm currently trying to not mope about how this time last year I was waking up in Amsterdam instead of Atlanta. (go on, relive all of the Kasey Goes To Europe posts with me) and what better way to do that then hashtagging away?

I have never been secretive about my obsession with The Beatles so now that their entire catalog is streaming, I literally haven't listened to anything else by choice. My dad also got me a Sonos speaker to turn my apartment into a concert hall, so, yeah. You know that girl who cried about how much she loved cats? I could cry about how much I love The Beatles. #LoveIsAllYouNeed #AllYouNeedIsLove #NAnanananananaHEYJUDE #sorrynotsorry

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I have been having some serious technical difficulties with my poor little iphone. I'm not mentally prepared to update to the giant one and also it's a point of pride that I've kept the one I have for as long as I have. I mean, I'm clumsy + I drop things, I never have matching socks, but I'll be damned if I break this thing! So yesterday I finally admitted I needed to go to Verizon, try to get it fixed. They told me to come home, try restoring it with iTunes, well iTunes won't recognize it long enough to restore it. It's the most frustrating because I'll get it to connect for like, a second, then I'll go to restore + it will be all later dude. #technicaldifficulties #SOS #justlivelittlephone

I keep trying to find good travel deals and subsequently talking myself out of them. I think what I really need to do is buy a one-way ticket somewhere + figure it out as I go. Then I remember that if I wanted to do that anywhere outside the US I would have to get a visa + permissions + why can't it just be like the movies? #wanderlust #travelbug #stuck

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Now I'm off to make coffee + try not to move anything that will upset the tenth attempt at restoring my poor little phone. What are y'all up to? What are your resolutions for 2016? I've already written five posts for January! #shutthefrontdoor

Jolliest Bunch of Elves This Side of the Nuthouse

HOLY CANOLI. How did we get here? Wasn't it May like. yesterday? I was going on + on about it being my birthday month next month the other day? And then someone goes, "how old will you be this year?" I got halfway through 27 before I burst into tears. I'd be lying if I told you guys I thought I'd survive a day past 22. It's really a Christmas miracle every year.. and now for an airing of grievances! 

Saturday I made a "quick" target run that I immediately regretted. FIRST OF ALL it didn't occur to me that the target parking lot that is always a nightmare would be infinitely worse because Christmas. SECOND OF ALL it's very rare that I do anything productive on Saturdays, they're almost exclusively reserved for bottomless mimosas and football. So I get there, the pet store next door has puppies outside for adoption, and the entire population of Atlanta is in target ignoring the possibility that anyone could need to be there. Guys. I went to target for a toothbrush, shampoo + conditioner, antifreeze for my car, picture frames, and wine (because I always forget that particular target doesn't have booze) do you know what? I walked out with Star Wars jammies. THAT. WAS. IT. #ineedanadult #targetunsupervised #itwasawful #imighthavecried 

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I used vacation time for today + tomorrow to come work for my dad. You know, no rest for the broke bitches. The perk is that I can sit up here in the office in my jammies because no one is here, the downfall to that is that the UPS man just came into the office and I was in my jammies. He just kinda looked at me.. #sorrynotsorry #hotmessexpress #baileysinmycoffee 

like ever.

okay so I use Waze to avoid traffic, it's not always the best honestly but it makes me feel like I'm being more efficient. BUT I JUST REALIZED YOU CAN PUT IT IN C-3PO's VOICE and it is the best. Whenever there's a hazard it says "we will surely be destroyed! this is madness!" makes me giggle EVERY. TIME. #kindlyturnleftmaster #wemustfindR2 #suchanerd 

drama droid

Speaking of Star Wars. I haven't seen it yet. I think this whole "no Star Wars spoilers on social media" is the most impressive thing I've seen in a while. Good job everyone. #nospoilers #yougoglencoco 

move along

I swear I come up with things through the week that should be in this post then I spend so much time trying to find the right .gif I get distracted and totally forget what I was going to write. Next time I'm going to write them all out then find the perfect .gif. #problemsolving #buthegifsaremyfavoritepart #tiedwiththefakehashtags #imobnoxious

I'M H20 INTOLERANT

That's all I have for today! HAPPY FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US EVERYONE! What are your holiday plans? HAVE YOU SEEN STAR WARS YET? Am I unreasonably excited for that? I have a lot of questions. 

A Day Late + A Dollar Short

So. I was sitting at work today and I got a notification from twitter that multiple people were tweeting about humpday and I go OH MY GOD I FORGOT TO BLOG THAT'S MY GO TO POST. So, this post brought to you by crying hysterically in the ladies room at work reaaaady go! 

I watch all of those "Tasty" videos on facebook + think "oh I should make that pizza monkey bread for dinner!" then I come home + order a pizza instead. #buthowgooddothoselook #SOYUMMY #maybenextweek 

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the boys next door bought us wine for taking care of their dog, and apparently it's a fancy wine. It's definitely my first time with Chianti, but I can't tell the difference. it just tastes like red wine to me. so for future reference, you apparently don't have to splurge on the fancy wine.. #lemmewineaboutit #winenot #butseriously #buymore #insteadoffancy #economics

SIX. DOLLARS.

I ordered some jammies from VS. You know, because I needed matching jammies. (they have champagne glasses on them. because obviously) I don't look like a VS model in them, but I'm pretty obsessed with them. if that makes me a gramma, so be it. #pajamamama #cheers #theycamewithslippers #becausethosearenecessarytoo

jess is me, I am jess

I was tempted to wrap empty boxes + put them under my Christmas tree for two reasons. 1. I haven't done any Christmas shopping 2. it looks lonely without packages. #butstillsopretty #canIleaveitupallyear #prettyplease 

SON OF A NUTCRACKER

I was watching Christmas Vacation the other day + came to the conclusion that my perfect husband would be a combination of Clark Griswold and Phil Dunphy. do we all agree? I think we do. #isrustystillinthenavy #GriswoldfamilyChristmas #funnies #dadjokes

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OKAY SO I HAVE A PLAN. My new goal is to blog Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! right? Obviously starting the week after Christmas. I can do that right? Right! What do you have to confess?

Hashtags Brought to You By Sick Days.

I always have the hardest time picking a title for posts. It keeps a lot from being published because I can't make decisions. I've used "insert clever title here" before right? Probably. ANYWAYS let's do some #confessions because it's WEDNESDAY.

I have a cold + I'm the biggest baby about it. Except I still go to work, because the options are vacation days or sick days + I'm not about to give up vacation days! Except today I had to. I don't have a voice, at all, so I don't really think I could make sales calls. #thatswhywereallsick #needypants #patientzero

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I like to pretend that if I don't check my account balance then I always have a positive balance right? Isn't that how adulting works? #probablynot #beingagrownupishard #Iwannagobacktocollege

I am still not used to my hair cut. I can't stop running my hands through it and then it takes like five seconds to wash and not nearly as much shampoo or conditioner. However, it still takes forever to dry. OH I DID MANAGE TO CURL IT. I feel like a whole new person it's insane. #shorthairnonproblems #imissitalittle #butifeelsofancy 

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I feel like I should be doing more productive things with this sick day, like the mountain of laundry I have. or figuring out how to reboot the nook I was given that has a passcode on it (why did my grandfather have a passcode on his nook anyways?) but I honestly think I'm going to make coffee and sleep until lunch. #maybeafterlunchIlldothings #butprobablynot #Ineedamaidforchristmas #gettingbetterisproductive

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What do you guys do on a sick day? Who wants to make me soup? I need some soup...

October AND November Through the Lens!

I just realized I forgot to do the easiest post I do every month - through the lens! So obviously I combined October + November for today! Here are some of my favorite 'grams from the past two months! 

What have you been up to? Are we insta friends? If not let me know + I'll follow youuu!! I love the gram maaan. 

HAPPY HASHTAGIVERSIARY!

I maybe made that word up. It didn't get red squiggly lines though, so maybe I can't take credit for it (or maybe my computer is smarter than me + has learned to ignore everything I put in all caps...) #theworldmayneverknow BUT YOU GUYS how kickass is it that Laura + Lauren have been hashtaggin' the Schmidt out of it for AN ENTIRE YEAR!? 

GUESS WHAT HAPPENED YOU GUYS. My grandmother was cleaning out her attic + handed me down a bunch of Christmas decorations AND LOOK WHAT I DID #BUDDYTHEELFWHATSYOURFAVORITECOLOR 

"it's just nice to meet another human that shares my affinity for elf culture" 🎄🎅🏻🎁

A photo posted by Kasey Decker (@kdsmoove) on Nov 27, 2015 at 4:02pm PST

SPEAKING of my instagram which has been lackluster lately -- stay tuned today for some big news. I'm doing a thing and I'm kinda freaking out about it. But it's gonna be great. #secretsecret #notsosecret #butkindofabigdeal #youknowtome

this really has nothing to do with anything, I just love Barney....

I'm sad about Mark Richt. I know it was coming, I understand the logic, and I also understand the outrage. I can't really remember a UGA without him. I also can't remember a UGA where I didn't have really high hopes dashed about halfway through the season. I'm sure great things will come his way, but I'm going to miss him too. #dawgsontop #alwaysadawg 

sad puppy

Guys. I keep hearing something that sounds like a cell phone vibrate. It's not mine though, I can't figure it out, I can't find out where it's coming from, I feel like I'm losing my mind though. #whatsthatnoise #isitaserialkiller #itsprobabllyaserialkiller #thisishowitends #itsbeenreal

DUMBLEDORE!

WOAH this is the longest post I've put together in a WHILE. My goal is to be better at blogging each month, and I do promise to do my best! What's up with y'all? I WANT TO SEE ALL OF YOUR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS! Have you linked up for Hashtag Humpday + Confessions? They're the most fun - do it to it!