LOL!!!!

Ok so i don't usually stay up late for Jay Leno but I did the other night and watched this segment and couldn't stop laughing!!! So I searched it on YouTube and found one for all to enjoy! When you're having a bad day, watch...they get better as it goes on....

Busy Bee...Buzzz

Mary Katherine (roomie), Wes and Me sporting my free new wristband! 

So spring has sprung and there's lots going on. Last Friday I went to dinner with my friend Ashley and some of her friends. It was a totally different group of folks again and always refreshing! After some fun at Cocina we hit up Innisfree early, which is always a good idea! Where we also ran into a fun group of guys watching the AU game (yay, we won!) Even some cute new boys that have crushing potentials...hehe! I even actually learned to play darts correctly and won. (well kinda, i think the guy gave me a few points but i did REALLY good!) Then Saturday was so rainy, I just cleaned the house, ran some errands and laid around! 

I watched one of my favorite movies Under the Tuscan Sun and I'm not going to lie...it made me want to just pick up my life and move to ITALY!!! haha! I have found some cheap tickets to Greece but haven't purchased them yet! (will let you know when i do! ha!) 

Last Tuesday I partook of St. Patrick Day festivities and headed back to Innisfree after work! We had a blast! Stayed there most of the night, even though it was a tad packed! And went by the Soho party for a brief moment on the way home. The next day at work though I felt like it should've been a Friday! Not fun!  Then Wednesday we went to Wine Down Wednesday at the Tavern. It was a perfect night to sit outside with the girls to enjoy and catch up on life! 

This weekend Volree and I headed up 65 to Nashville to see Sara for a quick trip. We went to a yummy dinner with her and Melanie Friday night. Then we all gossiped in our PJs and went to bed early! Saturday we drove around downtown and went to go see Melanie's super cute house. That evening we headed back. Even though Sara was sad to see us go, it was great to get out of Bham for a night! Yesterday after church and lunch with the family I sat outside on the porch, did my Bible study and read! So that's been my busy schedule lately! More to come my dear friends...more to come!!!! 

This weekend

Ok so i know it's Thursday but I got inspired after reading everyone else's weekend updates! 

This weekend I felt like I never got to slow down but overall it was a good one! Friday night we had some friends over to cook out...Mary Katherine, me, Megan, Doug, Todd, Kevin, Lisa and Alyson and John stayed for a bit too. Of course the weather was great, even if it wasn't day light savings time yet. We stayed on the porch literally til almost midnight! I'm sure our neighbors loved us! After our delicious burgers & tater tots...we played CatchPhrase for forever! it was a super fun group and something different to do. Everything was going well until we came inside to play Apples to Apples and I got a little too competitive! (this is a problem I have, I try not to let it show but with a few drinks it encourages it) LOL! That's when MK said maybe it's time to go home! 

Saturday was the Exceptional Foundation's Annual Chili-Cook off! It was packed and hot!!!! But we ventured through the crowds, enjoyed some chili, beer and friends! I had an emotional afternoon b/c of some personal stuff that I had to sort out (nothing big, just me being a girl with emotions! ha!). But after a nap, a good chat with MK and a shower I was ready to hit the town! Saturday night me, MK, Sara C. and Lisa went to the Rotaract Gala at Ted's Garage! We had a blast! They had a great "get down, have some fun" type band so we dance the night away! Afterwards hitting up Rare Martini and ending the night with ranch fries from Purple Onion! HOLLA!!! Fatty but delicious!!! 

Sunday was a crazy day with Sawyer's baby dedication in the morning and a wedding shower in the afternoon, which i drove ALL over Bham to get to!!!! Then home in time to wrap my momma's b'day presents and go back to Shelby Co. for homemade b'day dinner with the family!! Whoahh...i'm tired just from reliving it all!!!!!  Overall, though fabulous weekend with amazing friends & family surrounding me...one of the benefits of Birmingham, AL living! I'm hoping this weekend will be a low key one! 

(picture is of MK, Lisa, Sara and I doing a lil dancing at the Rotaract Gala)

1 Week, 5 states, 5 planes, 1 crying baby, 3 snowfalls

Last week I left Tuesday morning to go snow skiing in Copper Mountain with my family! I've been going skiing ever since I was in middle school! I just love it! At first some might say it's not fun b/c getting used to all the gear, the snow and learning to not fall is a bit much for some. After conquering all those problems in my adolescent years, I have nothing but pure love for snow skiing! To me it's one of the most peaceful, yet exhilarating things to do! And for some strange reason I'm completely fearless when skiing! I'm usually a pretty cautious person in life but when skiing I'm all about conquering the black diamonds (the toughest mountains for those non-skiers) even if it's painful and sometimes dangerous! haha! 

We took my nephew Sawyer with us, which was quite an experience...as poor Sawyer has colic and acid reflux. I didn't realize how horrible it was until I spent a whole week with him. Wow...makes me realized how blessed I am not to have a baby right now in my life! I dont know how my sister/brother in law do it! But when he's happy, he's the cutest baby in the world and I just wanna squeeze him! But the little guy did have to deal with altitude adjustment, 5 different plane rides, 3 different hotels so I forgive him for his screaming!

Overall though...great time skiing! The snow was great and powdery! We had a ski-in,ski-out condo that worked perfectly! Although the last day was painfully blizzard like skiing conditions, I only got off the mountains once I could no longer feel my fingers and toes (literally, close to near frostbite!) 

After the skiing trip we headed to Kansas City, MO for my cousin's wedding. And yes, it was the first big snowfall of the year there when we landed! The airport was so white I thought we were still in the clouds when we landed! Needless to say my "Alabama winter dress" wasn't warm enough for the 2 degree windchill! The wedding was gorgeous though with a great reception! And yes, in case you were wondering....I caught the bouquet! haha!!!! I believe that makes #10! LOL! Too bad it means nothing as I am still single as can be!!! But it's just so fun to compete and show those hopeful girls (been dating a guy for 10 years)  how to do it! haha! It was great to see lots of family celebrating too, even got my 86 year old grandmother on the dance floor! 

Now back to reality in Alabama! Luckily, the snow had blanketed the ground enough for me to feel a little bit of my vacation still around when I got home! I had a great time with the family, but I was also extremely excited to be back in my own room and bed!!! Although the things I had forgotten about were waiting on me....if only life could be a permanent vacation! :) 

Late night

Well it's a Saturday night and I'm being a major loser and at home! But considering I'm getting over the flu, I guess it's probably for the best that I'm just watching HGTV in bed at 11pm! Ha! 

But for some reason tonight I'm missing Haley and Greece. I don't know if it's because Thursday I discussed going to Greece with Liz or if it's b/c it felt so good outside today i wished I was sitting on the island of Corfu. But at times like this it's really annoying when one of your best friends is 8 hrs away and you can't pick up the phone and call! I think I'm also missing Spiros, it's weird that this time last year we were talking for hours! I miss how great our relationship was! He would always make me smile no matter what kind of day i was having!  

I know this is totally random post but for some reason I felt like it! 

Stronger Woman in Me!

I did it!!! I actually completed the 1/2 marathon in Phoenix without collapsing and before they closed the course! Haha! In all seriousness though, I was totally surprised by how not as bad the whole race was! Now, I must admit I definitely didn't run the whole thing but I did try to run as much as I could, I would say I ran maybe 70% and walked about 30% of the time. I finished at 3hours and 9 seconds! If only I hadn't gone to the bathroom 4 times during the race I might have come in under 3 hours, but oh well, can't do anything about that now! ha! The weather was perfect though...cold in the morning and warmed up as we ran and I even got some sun on my face! The bands along the course were great too and very energizing! I actually didn't even listen to my ipod as much as i thought i would.

Overall, the trip to Phoenix was marvelous! My trip started off with a bang when Billy, Joy, Nick and Moses picked me up from the airport in true form: radio blasting, screams out the windows, Brandi-sandwich and lots of inappropriate dancing around the car in Billy form! We all had such a great time together. The weather was so great we spent most of our days at the pool, talking, drinking and stretching! Ha! Moses (Jon) ran his first full marathon and lives in New Orleans with Billy and was a great addition to our group! We were all so sad to leave the “paradise” we found in Phoenix dry heat, great restaurants and continuously wonderful radio stations!

As I threw my arms up victoriously as I crossed the finish line, I was overwhelmed with emotion as to what I’d actually just done! I teared up a little bit and really wished my friends were close by (but with 35,000 running it took a while to find them!). But I also realized it was a great personal accomplishment and the Jewel song has been running through my head as I write this:

Well tonight I'm going to be

The kind of woman I'd want my daughter to be, oh

I'm gonna love myself more than anyone else.

Believe in me, even if someone can't see

There's a stronger woman in me

I'm gonna be my own best friend

Stick with me till the end

I won't lose myself again, never, no

Cause there's a stronger woman

Stronger woman in me!!!!!!

And I know that in the end I’m a stronger woman for conquering those 13.1 miles! And I can mark it off my list of things to do before I’m 30!! Yay!!!! God blessed me for sure on this one! 

Boas and Bachelorettes

Well it’s a Monday and I’m not gonna lie, I’m in such a FUNK!! I don’t know what it is! I’m just not in the mood to be at work or doing anything today! So I thought I’d try writing!  This weekend was great…I headed to ATL for Megan’s bachelorette weekend! Friday night we had a low key lingerie shower followed by reliving old Megan stories and the men of her past! Lots of laughter and wine! Then Saturday I actually got myself up for a 6 mile run in ATL, although I discovered a street they call “Cardiac Hill” and my legs are now paying for it. That night we tried something a little different for a Bachelorette party and went to a burlesque dance class. Don’t worry people it was all PG-rated. We all had boas and men's button down shirts to learn dance moves with. Haha! Our instructor was one of a kind and knew her moves! We had a ball though and at the end Megan got to be the star and show us all her dance moves! LOL! It was hilariously fun and different!

 

This weekend I'm off to Phoenix for "the race"! Since some of my fellow racers have backed out due to "injuries", there's only 2 of us running now. I was (and still am) very tempted to back out considering I've only ran 6 miles so far in my training...oops! Although I should be up to 10 miles, I'm still gonna give it a go and just try to COMPLETE the course before they close it! I'm hoping these little short legs can make it that far! GULP....If you could all throw up a prayer for me Sunday morning I’d appreciate all the help I can get! I’m really excited to see the group of guys/gals going to Phoenix though so it’ll be fun no matter if I make it or not! Close enough time to go home for the day! Hope y'all survived Monday! :)