Monica - Café Con Monica

I’ve got a crush on you link up!

March 7, 2013

So Erin over at Living in Yellow is hosting a link up for bloggers to show some love to their favorite blogs! I definitely wanted to join in and I promise its a normal kind of crush on all you gorgeous ladies…I only stalk your blogs ~~obsessively~~ daily!

Erin @ Living in Yellow

Obviously! Haha no really look at that face up there, she is adorable! I love her blog, she is a great mix of all the fun things you find in the bloggy world and I always love checking out her new posts! She is also one of the few big blogs I follow that doesn’t make me feel like her followers don’t actually matter to her.

My fave keep it real bloggers!

These ladies are my breath of fresh air in the blog world!

Kristen @ All in my Twenties

She is super adorable, I mean look at her! She is one of my fave blogs for a breath of fresh air since I know what I see is what I get and she is doesn’t mind speaking her mind!

Raven @ Don’t Quote the Raven

As I was typing this I realized I have no clue if Raven is her real name but I love her anyway! She cracks me up with her honesty all the time! I love that I check out her blog I have no idea what I might get that day!

Monica @ Mrs. Inappropriate

She is awesome and not just because we have the same name! She is another blogger I have to count on for her keep it real posts and they always make me laugh or tear up depending the situation.

My fave Fabulous girls!

I really wish I lived closer to these girls because I swear I would want to hang out with them all the time! Well I actually do live closer to one once I am back in Chicago…

Lauren @ The Life of a Modern Wife

She is one of my first go-to blogs when I log into my reader, I love keeping up with her and find myself wishing I was in FL too!

Asha @ The Dansha Diaries

I love reading her blog and I was excited to have found another blogger that I actually follow who has been to China, she was very encouraging back when I was still decision making too!

Jessica @ You are My Color

Everytime I see her blog I think happy little family haha not that its all she blogs about but her daughter is seriously so cute!!! But really I love her posts 🙂

Miranda @ Aimless Translation

She could definitely also fall under the keeping it real section too since she cracks me up with some of her posts. OOOh and her son is SOOOO cute!

There are so many more blogs that I follow and would love to nominate all of them, of course, but I can’t go on forever! If you are not one of these girls go check them out ASAP!

Check out the link-up too!!

Simply Positive Tuesday: Week #8

February 26, 2013

Hey there! I wish I had some super exciting post for you all but i’ve spent the last 4 1/2 days in bed sick with the doctor’s here in China have diagnosed a stomach virus and dehydration as a result. I could use some positivity so I thought I would link-up today with The Dansha Diaries for

-As of this Friday I have 4 1/2 more months until I get to see my family and friends

-I had no idea how much I missed my students until they came back and I’m excited for all the new things we will learn this semester

-Even though I am about 95% sure I won’t be returning next semester I have already been asked if we can talk about contracts for next year(just nice to know they think I’m worth a return contract)

–The Boy and I have had many many many talks in the last few months and even though I have no clue where it is going to go its a positive step for us to be talking like adults

-My students parents have been insanely generous with what they call Lucky Money since we returned from the winter break.

– I found some new great blogs to follow this past week with a couple blog hops

I usually have so much more but for today that is all I have! I hope you all have a great Tuesday and you should link up!

OOoh Friday!

February 22, 2013

Could not be happier that is it Friday. I know I know I only worked 4 days this week and 2 of them were spent planning and decorating but still I am exhausted! I am excited for a weekend of nothing to relax before I go back to working my full time and various part time gigs. 5 months folks, its time to really start saving my pennies if I plan on doing anything exciting at the end of my contract!!

Ook so that aside. On Thursday the kids came back to school and the foreign teachers were asked to dress up in some of the “traditional” gear they had and a lot of the kids came dressed up so adorable. Took lots of pics of course!

I had dinner with a student & his parents tonight and as always they ask if I eat snake. Usually I reply no. I’ve had it once before and I wasn’t impressed but today I was feeling brave and wanted to show off a bit (you get tired of the jokes about how westerners don’t eat stuff) and I went for it….