Wednesday, December 20, 2006

So many blogs

As is typical for this time of the year... life has been crazy! Luckily for me, it's been pretty much good crazy. However, because of the craziness, i haven't really had the time (or motivation) blog. As a result many events that truly deserve their own post are getting crammed into one. In an effort to be fair to the events of my life, I've decided to give this post multiple titles so that each event feels equally important. That having been said....

I Got My Hair Did!
I had been bored with the old "do" for a while and decided it was just time for something new. I won't lie... it was somewhat motivated by the company Christmas party and the need to look FABULOUS. So armed with pics of what i wanted, i was off to see the hair god. And here's what happened...



I LOVE IT!!! This is honestly the first time in my life that i feel like it's actually worth doing my hair in the morning. I was blessed/cursed with straight hair. As in the kind that no amount of hair spray could even make it hold a curl for more than a couple hours. So the morning routine for most of my life has been wash, condition, brush, let air dry. I've never really used much product except in the winter and that's been strictly to minimize static. Until this hair cut i could probably count on one hand the number times i've used a hair dryer in the last year and i can guarantee that the hair god has used a flat iron on my hair more than i ever had. (i had to go buy one the day i got my hair cut because.... oh i didn't own one!) Now i religiously dry, apply goo, and flat iron and i don't care that it takes me longer in the morning because i LOVE it! Yea for fun hair!
Girls, Drinks, and Finales
Last Friday i finally had the much anticipated series finale party. Over the last several months i've been working my way through the Sex in the City DVD's (dvd's courtesy of the Quitter) I was approaching the end but had been instructed that i wasn't allowed to watch the finale alone (the Quitter wanted to watch it with me). It seemed like a great excuse for a party. Will and I hosted and the Quitter, K-dog, and Simmonds (Weebles' mom) came over. My aunt and our neighbors from across the street joined us later in the evening. We watched the series finale of Will and Grace, Friends, and Sex in the City. We had yummy munchies and experimented with Cosmo recipes (if anyone has a good one, please let me know). I enjoyed all 3 shows, though Friends will probably always be my favorite. Bottom line, it was lots of fun.

The Fit is GO!
If you don't know what that means, you should watch this. Or this. So, I've had my eye on this car for almost a year now. It's a 2007 model but it came out in early 2006. It's the PERFECT car for me. I've looked at other cars like it, and NOTHING compares, a couple things came close... but they just aren't the same. After the purchase of my last car (i got totally screwed) i was ready to play hard ball when i got ready to buy my next car. I decided it was time to check out the cute little Fit. I find out checking them out is practically impossible. They are wildly popular and are almost always sold before they even make it to the lot (so much for playing hard ball... you pay what they ask and you like it!) My best bet was to put a deposit down and wait 2-3 months until the one i wanted came in. Even though the deposit was 100% refundable, i wasn't really excited about the idea of putting money down on a car i hadn't driven.

A couple months later the sales guy calls to tell me that the dealership finally got smart and got a Fit that is strictly for test driving - not for sale. I go in to drive it and of course fall even more in love with the perfect car. I continued to resist the urge to put money down and wait. Then, the phone rings, there is a Blue Fit Sport (exactly what i wanted) just delivered and no one has laid claim yet. I proceed to freak out. I'm not really ready to buy yet (trying to save a little more to keep payments lower), but my current car is fading fast and i'm just not sure it's going to make it through the winter on the interstate. I ponder and number crunch for a full day before finally caving and going to buy my new car!!! She's so PRETTY!!!! I love her! She's FABULOUS!!!! The picture post will be coming soon. I HAVE A NEW CAR!!!!

Final Mission
When I was a kid one of my favorite parts of Christmas (besides of course the presents and the Chocolate chip pancakes that daddy made for breakfast) was when we had real Christmas trees in the house. (Mom and Dad used a rotation system. One year we had a real tree, the next year we used the fake one) I love the smell of real trees. I don't care that i have to vacuum every day and stop the cats from trying to climb it, i just LOVE it.

Last year we moved into the house right before Thanksgiving. We didn't do the tree thing because it was just too much to try to handle. This year I was determined to get a tree. And i wasn't having a fake one. I was all excited about having my own real tree in my house. There was only one problem. I just bought a new car and there was no way i was gonna strap a Christmas tree to the top of it. Will's car has had a desk strapped to the top of it at one point. But he wasn't excited about strapping a Christmas tree to the top of it. So, dutiful old car had one last mission to accomplish.





Who needs a truck when you have a 1996 Honda Accord with 160k miles on it?

Football and Perfection
The Colts played the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night football this week. I of course couldn't miss that game. Everything was going great there were a couple mistakes made by the Colts, but all in all they were playing great. Okay... I could drag this out.... but ... i can't! Matthew McConaughey was at the game. Matthew McConaughey!!!!! The most perfect male specimen on the planet! After scoping him out with the binoculars, Belle (the girl playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast with the Doctor) noticed that he had left the booth he was in. Nothing more needed to be said, we were out the door and running around the suite level to where he was, camera phone in hand. We got there just as he was walking out of the booth and into one of the suites. I managed to snap a quick pic (though it's not that great) before he disappeared into the suite. A stupid body guard prevented me from tackling him. But i got to see him!!! I was probably about 2 feet away from him. And he was BEAUTIFUL. Belle and I meandered back to the suite high on lust, and tried to focus on the game. It was mostly useless. There were phone calls to be made, picture messages to be sent, and of course the occasional "We saw Matthew McConaughey!!!!" comments to be made. Did i mention he's beautiful?

Oh... in case you're wondering the Colts won! But mostly, I saw Matthew McConaughey!!!!

Well, there ya go. So many blogs in one! Consider yourself updated!

Friday, December 01, 2006

Let me re-cap

So the last couple weeks have been a little hectic. You know that whole holiday thing. So I'm going to try to recap the major events of the last couple weeks.

The Sunday before Thanksgiving I headed out for California for a conference. The flight out was very exciting. (Click Here to find out why) I was traveling alone which always kinda sucks, but i tried to make the best of it. I managed to snag In-N-Out twice! SCORE! I ate at a cute little Microbrewery while watching the Colts lose to the Cowboys (MAD!). I realized that my hotel was positioned directly across from Disneyland. Rather than tackle Disney alone (that just felt sad somehow) I opted to go to Downtown Disney. I had dinner at the House of Blues. John Legend was going to be performing there that night but of course it was sold out. (K-Fed had been there the night before, somehow i doubt ticket sales were as good though) After dinner I walked around and found this....



I'm sure most of you understand, or are at least familiar with my love of Jamba Juice. Now, you can't read the sign real clearly from this photo, but I'm sure some of you (Quitter, K-dog, probably even Rica) have notice the black and white stripes on the entrance next door. It's SEPHORA! Sephora next door to a Jamba Juice! oh sweet happiness!

Another night I entertained myself with something I've always wanted to do, even though i was quite certain it'd be pretty campy (and it was). I went to Medieval Times! Dinner and show and you get to eat with hands and no one yells at you for it! Sweet Action! When i started thinking about this post I had elaborate plans for explaining the intriguing and intricately woven plot line (sense the sarcasm) but that's a lot of work for me. Important thing... the blue knight won! Not only did he win the competition (which was a little touch and go there for a minute) but he also won the heart of the princess. Most importantly...


This is a picture of him right before he threw me a pretty carnation. He totally had the hots for me. Stupid princess! Anyway, after the show i gave the cute little girl who was there with her family the flower. Didn't want to bring it home and make the boyfriend jealous.

I flew home late Wednesday night and by the time i made it home it was technically early Thursday morning. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We started our Thanksgiving at Noon at the boyfriend's mom's family (about an hour drive). Yummy food. Then we headed to my fam's (another hour in the car) for yummy food and visiting with some family that I haven't seen in a while. The boyfriend took an early leave when my uncle invited him to leave with them and watch football on his big screen while i stayed to chat. After several hours of catching up and some super yum dessert (a la Rachael Ray - I love that girl) I made the hour long trek back home.

Friday was an evil day and I don't want to talk about it.

Saturday we made the hour trek to the boyfriend's dad's fam. And after that back to my fam.

Sunday was the best day EVER! Ok maybe not, but it was close. We went to the Colts game, and of course they STOMPED the Eagles 45-21. Quick break down of the game (i should let you know in advance that the "break down of the game" is basically just the points that i cared about... not a boring sportscaster's breakdown) Let's start with the bad and get that out of the way. Brandon Stokley is STILL not playing. I want to cry. In the last 2 minutes of the first half Dallas Clark (Tight End who has been playing Stokley's Slot position since he's been out) hurt his knee after a great catch (and apparently great tackle). He took quite a while to get up, but managed to walk off the field without assistance. For the 2nd half he came back out with the team, but was wearing jeans and t-shirt. I'm not expecting to see him play this Sunday. Marvin Harrison had a catch stripped from him which was weird because that man is awesome. It counted as an interception and I'm pretty sure it was run back for a Cowboys touchdown. STUPID! There were also a couple calls that i thought were kinda bogus, but that always happens.

On to happy things! Reggie Wayne made a catch that can only be called spectacular. I'm not smart enough to make youtube do what I want, but it's a ten second video, it's worth watching. If your not a big football fan (Rica, Will) the rule is, the receiver has to catch the ball, and BOTH feet must touch in bounds. Check it out. Later in the game Reggie also had a touchdown. The Eagle's kicker missed at least one, maybe 2 field goal attempts (stupid kicker... seriously... it's their only job, you'd think they could get it done). The Colts forced a fumble (though it looked like and incomplete pass until we saw the replay) and ran it back for a touchdown. But i think the best part was the star of the game Joseph Addai. He's the new rookie running back that the Colts drafted to help fill the spot since they let Edge go. Addai isn't the starter yet, but he and Dominic Rhodes shared the running back responsibilities pretty evenly, until last Sunday. Addai made 4. Let's count them 1... 2... 3... 4.. FOUR touchdowns Sunday. He was on fire! This of course THRILLED the Quitter, because she recently acquired a Joseph Addai Jersey.

As we left the suite we made it down the hall just in time to see John Madden getting into the elevator. The quitter squealed and yelled, "Thank you Mr. Madden!" We made our way downstairs and waited (with my boyfriend and her co-worker in tow), armed with Sharpies, by the exit that the players come out of. It wasn't long before Mr. Brandon Stokley came walking out. He stopped to sign several autographs and eventually made it to me and YES... HE SIGNED MY JERSEY!!!! BRANDON STOKLEY SIGN MY JERSEY!!!! BRANDON STOKLEY SIGN MY JERSEY!!!!BRANDON STOKLEY SIGN MY JERSEY!!!!BRANDON STOKLEY SIGN MY JERSEY!!!! And if you don't believe me.....


BRANDON STOKLEY SIGN MY JERSEY!!!!BRANDON STOKLEY SIGN MY JERSEY!!!! We waited quite a while longer and saw several other players come out. Eventually we saw him. Rockstar of the game... Joseph Addai. It took him a while to make it down the line because i'm fairly certain he signed something for anyone and everyone that asked (as did Stokley, they are both so nice). Finally he made it to the Quitter who was so giddy that seconds before he got to her she look at the concerned security guard and promised, "I'm not going to tackle him." Addai finally made it to the Quitter and she got her jersey signed. I only wish I had video footage of the dance and squeal that came after (though i'm fairly certain i was just as bad after BRANDON STOKLEY SIGN MY JERSEY!!!!). We walked back to the parking garage high on autographed memorabilia.

This week has been fairly uneventful. Yesterday the boyfriend got a email from a co-worker who found a stray Siberian Husky. She took the little guy home, but her 9 year old female Great Dane was NOT amused. She was trying to find him a good home and we agreed to meet him and let Oscar meet him. I was fairly certain (as was the boyfriend) that by the end of the day we would have a new addition to our family (or at the very least be giving the little guy a trial run). The co-worker that found the dog returned home to find that he had managed to escape. A small part of me was relieved, let's be honest 2 cats, 3 humans, and a 70 pound Golden Retriever is enough to fill a house. Adding a 50 pound Husky could be over kill. But at the same time the boyfriend has wanted a husky for a long time and I've practically insisted that when we get one it be a rescue dog that needs a good home. It seemed meant to be. We were assured that if he came back she would let us know, but Huskies tend to be loners so I'm not holding my breath.

Wow... that brought down the whole mood of this post didn't it? Oh... i talked to the Quitter last night and she is adopting a new cat. It's one of the hairless, so ugly it's cute things. His name is Mr. Beans! HAHA! Mr. Beans!!! AWESOME! The boyfriend and I are going over to watch the game on Sunday so maybe I'll be able to score some pics! Enough rambling for today!