Where is my brain?

Today has been "one of those days." I am not sure what is going on with me but I must have left my brain at home today. I am sending emails to the wrong people and I can't even answer a simple question. I better shape up. I am hoping a little night out with the girls tonight and some rest will get help and put me in a better situation tomorrow.

The Academies Girls are hitting the town tonight for Lindsay's Birthday.





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My work day is about over (phew!), which is good since i am missing my brain. Tonight, I am going to relax, gossip, and drink a glass of wine or two and have a blast with my favorite ladies.

I needed to brag a bit---I got a dress for my roommate's wedding (it is in St. Louis over Labor Day weekend) at TJ MAXX yesterday for $20! I also got a new dress for the rehearsal dinner for $18. Because I got such great deals, I got quirky little black satin Paris Hilton stilettos to go with both dresses for $40. You can't beat that! All three of the new purchases are ADORABLE! I can not wait to show you the pictures after the wedding.




One more thing...I was googling around yesterday at my lunch break to get an idea of what type of dress I wanted to get for the roommate's wedding when I stumbles across this blog that rocked my little world. Check it out: www.2000dollarwedding.com. I am obviously not engaged and was not looking at the site for the wedding planning aspect but the ideas are cool for any sort of party or event. Also, the woman writing the blog is a total free spirit who is anything but traditional. I loved reading why she didn't want to be "given away" by her father at the wedding and reading other people's comments and questions to the bloggist. If you have time to kill, please check it out.



Well it is almost closing time for my little Dell, therefore I need to say goodbye. I will do my best to get one more posting on here before the weekend.

Until then, have a happy Thursday and don't leave your brain anywhere....

All About ME!

Should you want to get to know me a little better, keep reading this post!

Loves:

• The Mother & The Sister
• The Boyfriend
• Penny Lane, Lukie, & Joey aka "the babies"
• Grandparents
• Close Friends
• My Tell City Clan--love them!
• Cute Elderly Folks
• Window Shopping--I am the person who looks at and touches EVERYTHING, and then yells at the person shopping with me to look or feel whatever it is I am looking and feeling.
• Living in the District
• Live Music at bars and festivals
• Concerts and lots of them!
• Unexpected good times
• Playing Board games and winning
• Summertime
• Indie Rock
• Thursday night outings with the Girls
• Happy Hours
• Piano Bars, especially Howl at the Moon
• Wicked on Broadway
• The Doors
• Cooking
• Watching 3-D movies at the theater
• Starbucks Coffee Mug Collection

Peeves:

• People who wear north face jackets with flip flops, especially rainbows. If it is cold enough for a fleece on your mid body than it is too dang cold for exposed toes.
• Drivers when I am a pedestrian or biker, Pedestrians when I am a driver or biker , and bikers when I am running, walking, or driving.
• Monday Mornings
• Nights that are a total waste of makeup
• When people say "Y'All" and/or "fixin to." YUCK!
• When people do not know/use the proper form of words such as "there" vs "their" and "your" vs "you're." That is grade school language arts, people! Come on!
• When I find grammatical errors in books--isn't that why the author paid for an editor?
• Old turkey on my Subway Sandwich
• People who do not clean up after themselves:(
• All Bugs--especially mosquitoes and spiders
• The way my hair frizzes in the DC summer humidity
• Elderly People who feel they are entitled to everything--including cutting you in line. Isn't the fact that you are getting everything cheaper than me through the senior citizen discount enough?
• Not having enough money to buy everything I want.
• Not having enough money to travel the world.
• Playing board games and "NOT" winning.
• Winter/Snow--as a commuter, it is a big pain in the "you know what."
• LOVING a restaurant just to go back for the same wonderful entree and not having it be as good as I remembered the first time.
• People who clearly do not look in the mirror at what they're wearing and how it looks on their bodies before leaving the house and facing the public.
• Lindsay Lohan
• John Gosselin and his broken family--those poor kids!
• People who try to get on the elevator as soon as the door opens, even though people need to get off. It is common courtesy to wait until people exit the elevator before stepping foot into it.. Come one people!
• People who stand on the LEFT on the escalator. That is how you tell a tourist from a local in DC. STAND on the RIGHT so people can WALK on the LEFT.

Is it bad that I found it easier to think of my peeves than my loves?

A Case of the Mondays

It is not surprising that I am suffering from a bad case of the Mondays. Yuck! I have been swamped with work, which explains why this is my first post in a couple of weeks.

I really do not have any new updates. The boyfriend is leaving for Orlando for a work trip today and will be back for the weekend just to turn around and go back. I hate when he travels:(

So I have some news: I finally gave in and made the switch from Blackberry to Iphone yesterday. So far, so good. I just need to get my work email set up on it and I will be golden. I already have applications on it like sudoku and oregon trail:)

I splurged and got the new 16G white one that has a compass for the directionally challenged (like me) and a videocamera which takes great videos. I am so excited. The boyfriend is upset because he has the older version and is a tad bit jealous of my new white upgraded one. I don't blame him. In my defense, I have been patiently waiting--even my mother got an Iphone before I did. It was time...

This week I will be staying at sister's house with the dogs and putting in a lot of hours at work. I have a meeting in Virginia on Monday and Tuesday of next week that is logistically challenging and has a lot of moving parts to it---it is stressful and is sure to be the death of me.

As if I don't have enough on my plate, I would love to learn how to bake and decorate cakes. Look at how cute this cake is:

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Sweet Home Indiana

Today is the B-I-G day where we will embark on the 12 hour drive back to Indiana. The passengers include: Casey, Chad, Kevin, me, Penny, & Lukie. We are all very excited to get home and see mom--it has been too long!

Kevin is flying back from Dallas tonight before hopping in our car for the long drive. He just messaged me because his Dallas flight to Chicago was delayed, therefore he may miss his connecting flight to Baltimore! My goodness! Should this happen, we are going to have to do some serious brainstorming because we are leaving tonight at 7:30, with or without him...

Next time I write will be writing from my hometown of Tell City.

xoxo

I L-O-V-E Dogs

Look at how funny & sweet "man's best friend" can be...

Adopt Me!

Pebbles (7984500) is an adorable 6 year old Chihuahua. Pebbles is a calm, laidback girl who really enjoys touch, is tolerant and very appeasing, and is polite with other pups (though we're sure a little extra socialization would make her feel even more comfortable with them). As long as this beauty is given tons of love and a cozy couch to relax on, we know she'll be just fine in any dog loving home. Pebbles is full grown at under 15lbs.

-She is at the Washington DC Humane Society.

Wally (8106913)
Hi, I'm Wally! I'm an 8 year old Terrier mix (I'm a super mix - a "Heinz 57!"). While I was out searching for my new forever family I wandered too close to the road and got hit by a car! :( Don't worry, I’m ok. I hurt my back a little but the vet says I'm gonna be just fine. :)
I'm a very friendly, social guy! I can't walk too well on a leash while my back is healing, but I'm ALWAYS ready to snuggle! I’m generally tolerant and responsive to leadership, really I’m just a laidback, calm pup! I am not too comfortable with other dogs, just a little scared of them, but I'm sure I'd be ok as I get to meet nice new ones little by little. Come by and meet me today! Oh yes and I’m all done growing (and maybe could stand to lose a little weight!) at nearly 30lbs.

-Wally is at the Washington DC animal shelter

Please do your part and ADOPT! These poor little dogs did not have a choice in losing their homes. A shelter is not a forever home!

Monday Monday

It is Monday and I am exhausted...to say the least. Even though I slept ALL DAY yesterday, I still can't seem to get my bed off of my mind. I want to be curled up next to the dogs in my underwear reading a good book. Dang being a working woman! At least I am lucky in the fact that I now have only 2 more work days this week. Casey, Chad, Kevin and I are leaving Wednesday evening after work to make the 12 hour drive back to Indiana. Four drivers should = a pleasant drive. We will see--only time will tell! Sister has an infinite playlist and we are grabbing subway sandwiches and snacks for the road so that we can drive until our tank hits E! The babies will be traveling with us but will more than likely be sleeping the entire time. We will have 6 little bodies in Casey's SUV. I am hoping it will still be a comfortable ride. I feel like the trip to Indiana will be fun and fast because we are looking forward to seeing mom and the gang but the trip back on Sunday could be torture, especially considering the big 5 year reunion on Saturday, which means lots of drinking. Yikes!

I know I haven't blogged since last week and you are probably wondering how Vegas was---and my answer is...EXHAUSTING! I never realized how brutal the 3 hour time difference is--probably because I have always been on summer break when I traveled out West. Kevin and I had a very relaxing time and enjoyed our resort---IT WAS GORGEOUS! We made our way to the strip on two separate nights (one for sushi and one for the Bellagio buffet and the cirque de soleil show, KA). I am one that LOVES Vegas, but this trip showed me a different side of Vegas because I didn't drink and didn't party. To be honest, I did not care for Vegas at all! I was happy to be off the strip in Henderson. There were a wide variety of people there but mostly girls with tiny, tight hoochy dresses that were looking for sugar daddys and a "free" ride. Rule of thumb: If you wouldn't wear the outfit in your current city with your group of friends, you probably shouldn't wear it in Vegas. S-C-A-N-D-A-L-O-U-S!