Things I was Grateful for in September |2018

Hello guys! As I'm writing this, I am in the beautiful country of Dominican Republic. I was here earlier this year, and since I had such an amazing time, I'm back again! I leave here on Thursday, and as always time has flown by.

September was a really fun filled month for me, and I honestly can't believe it's October already! There's only three more months of the year left, and then it's going to be 2019. I honestly can't believe it!

Also, have you guys noticed I officially changed the way I schedule my posts now? I now post on Tuesdays and Fridays! I think there's now a more even amount of days before each posts, and it honestly just works better for me.

Now onto the actual  post:

I went to a Wedding!

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For their own privacy, I didn't post a picture from their wedding. Photo by Wu Jianxiong on Unsplash.

I went to my first wedding in a very  long time.  The ceremony was beautiful, and the groom (& my coworker), seemed beyond happy. I wish him the best of luck and to his new wife!

Hoboken, NJ with my brother + friends!

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So I go to Hoboken all the time with friends. It's a city right across from NYC, on the other side of the Hudson River! I love going there because they have a whole bunch of Bars and Restaurants. I went to hit up the bars in Hoboken with my brother, his girlfriend (Laura), my friend Jamie, and my friend(Erin) who visited me all the way from Virginia! I had such a great time, and even met up with one of my best friends, Erika, later on through the night.

It's so nice to have memorable nights out with friends where you just get to dance the whole night away.

Final Beach Day

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The following night after Hoboken, I hit up Asbury Park Beach, Nj with my sister, her boyfriend, and my brother's girlfriend. It was supposed to rain that day, and instead the sun was up in the sky, and I was so happy about that. It was an amazing last beach day, and one I will remember for years to come.

Brunch in NYC

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So I've been keeping this under the dark for a very long time now, but it's time I share with you guys, I'm seeing someone. We've been seeing each other for a few months now, and September was his birthday month! We spent the whole weekend celebrating, and one of the days was to go to brunch in NYC with a few of his friends. The location was nice, they had bottomless drinks, where you can never go wrong with that, and I had a blast.

His friends were so nice to me, and extremely welcoming, which was amazing. You guys know I have the worst anxiety, and for them to treat me with nothing but kindness was beyond amazing.

Karaoke

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The same day that I went to brunch, I have tried I had never tried before....Karaoke (I know there was actually no suspense if you just read the title above). It was something that I have never done, and while I didn't actually sing on my own, his friends were more than happy to sing with me at the mic so I didn't feel as nervous.

I honestly can't wait to try Karaoke again, and maybe I'll have the guts to actually just sing at the mic alone!

 

Well that was my month in a nutshell. How did your September go?! Let me know in the comments down below. as always, thank you for reading! I hope you guys have a wonderful day/night. Sending you love, strength, and positivity.

-Melina xx

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9 comments

  • Marie says:

    It seems like you had such a good and eventful month Melina, I'm so happy for you - and yay for travelling! I hope you had an amazing time. <3 I'm also happy to hear you're seeing someone and I hope he treats you well, I'm glad the meeting with friends went well, too, that's great!! 🙂
    Have an amazing month! Sending you tons of love xxx

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    • Melina Elisa says:

      I had such an amazing time! Omg, thank you so much Marie, I'll definitely keep all of you guys updated on what happens with him. As of right now, I'm very happy 🙂
      I hope you have an amazing October as well 🙂 xxx

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  • K.M. Sutton says:

    Ahhh LOVED this post! I am not ready to let summer go. I went to Brighton Beach last weekend. That is great you are seeing someone! And I am so happy it went well getting his friends. It is always nerve wracking but how can they not love you? Brunch is always so much fun! And I LOVE karaoke! There is a place on the upper east side I go to a lot. I hope October is equally as good for you! <3

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    • Melina Elisa says:

      I'm so glad you went to the beach before it was too late, it's already been getting too chilly. While I'll try to go to the beach at least one more time until next spring/summer.
      Yeah, it's super exciting to see someone knew, and his friends are super nice, so I'm beyond happy it went well and that they liked me.
      OMG are you from NY? We should definitely meet up one day! Thanks so much for reading and commenting, and I hope that you also have an amazing october 🙂 xx

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  • Hazel @ Places and Peonies says:

    Sounds like you had an eventful month! Hope October is just as good for you!

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  • alwayscleia says:

    This sounds like a great month for you! That's so exciting that you're seeing someone. It's always nerve wracking meeting the boyfriend's friends, I'm glad that they were so welcoming to you 🙂 Luckily I already knew most of my husband's friends when we started dating, those first few months were awkward as is so I'm glad I didn't need to worry about that lol
    Here's to an amazing October!

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    • Melina Elisa says:

      It's definitely exciting to see someone new! and I thought it was about time I shared about it with my blog, because I feel like I love sharing so much with you guys, and he's slowly becoming more and more important!
      And omg, that is so lucky! I wish it was that easy for me, aha! I hope you have an amazing october too Cleia xx

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      • alwayscleia says:

        I'm happy for you! It will only get easier as time goes by 🙂

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