Ohhhhh, Its about freak'n time......

Ive been re-inspired as of late... and wanted to share with you all...Ive been in a funk for a LONG time.. a very long time...and I am now so over that...and here is why:

Im a semi-big girl...I admit it! I am probably always going to be this way, and I recently just came to the realization that I should be ok with it. I say this, because I have struggled like MOST of my gal friends with my weight and have for years...and I say no more!

Im tired of spending my days worried about if I had one carb to many....dont get me wrong, Im not going to go out and eat whatever in the hell I want, Im just not going to live my life for my weight any more.... its over!

I had a brownie yesterday.. a brownie! The best frigg'n brownie in the world (thanks Orley) and there was no guilt at all.... and you know what, its ok!

This is basically what I look like when I go out...(which isnt very often)



Yeah.. I like dangly earrings,I like to look sexy, wear saucy outfits, going out occasionaly, playing with makeup and wearing high heels all on my imperfect body... and you know what.. I look pretty darn good too, and from here on out... I am going to continue to look HOT beause I can.. I love who I am...

Ohhhhhh yeah, all hell has now broke loose.......be afraid, be very afraid!

Orley, Taylor, Krisy...you guys inspire daily.... thank you!

Time with Taylor

Hey everyone, meet Taylor (actually its Betty Cooper from the Archie comics, but it looks like Taylor) my bestest friend... is gosh darn pretty hip, pretty cool.. says Absolutely pretty frequently...but I luv her just the same.



She decided that I needed to give her some "space" on my blog.. in the form of an advice column, home & garden, health tips,travel section, news,and what not..so I decided to give her a section for jokes...

A group of friends go out one night to a local honky tonk and they are really living it up. Low and behold the local sheriff happened to be hanging around the bar that night as well, observing the drinking and lude behavior. The sheriff watched for hours as more and more alcohol was consumed til finally one of the group members was getting ready to leave.

The young guy swaggered to the door, nearly stumbled over the waitress, tripped over the doorway, told several people that he loved them, mooned several women, gave a high five to several people that weren't even standing close to him.. and then tried desperately to find his car. He then tried several times to get the key in the car.. at this point, the sheriff comes over and says, "Son, I cant let you do that. Im going need you to do a breathalyzer".

The young guy blows into the breathalyzer and it all comes back 0.00, clean. The young man isn't drunk at all. The sheriff is a bit perplexed and asks the young man, "What is going on here?"

The young man replies,"Im the designated decoy!"

So there you have it...my friend Taylor! Hope you enjoy her jokes as much as I do.. while I am at work and doing expense reports, contracts or various other duties. She keeps me partially sane, I swear!

My Ode to Johnny

Im a dork, Ive never claimed to be anything other than a dork. Im almost 35 years old and I have a serious infatuation with Johnny Depp. I always have, but as I get older.. it gets a little more serious. So today, I decided to dedicate my post to Johnny.



Not only does this man look hella good for 41, but he is mega talented. Any man that will dress up like Willy Wonka and act like a big goof ball..gets me saying...HUBBA HUBBA.. I mean really, the top hat, the crushed velvet suit, the purple eyes...meow!



Any man that decides to play a pirate (for Disney) and models him after a Rolling Stone that has been in a drunken, drug induced state most of his rock star life, is pretty cool.



So there you have it, my ode to Johnny. And if you are wondering, yes I have a poster of Johnny (at work), folders (for my school stuff),notebook of Johnny, a ink pen of Johnny and wallpapers.

Hey, did you know that Hot Topic even had a Capt'n Jack Sparrow mini figurine at one time (No,I didnt buy it)...

Flip Flops, Sandals...Sassy Summer Shoes

The summers were made for flip flops and all out sassiness with your footwear. As soon as there is the first hint of warmth coming my way in May, the flip flops are taken out of the garage, and brought back into the closet.



I love 'em...red ones, pink ones, green ones, black ones, high heeled ones, wood ones, sparkly ones...wedges..you get the picture.I cant wait to buy my first pair of "gonna leave a blister the fist time you wear 'em" sandals at the begining of the season.

At a wedding shower this weekend, this mayheim that was left at the front door.



As you see from the picture (and this was just a portion of the shoes) most of us gals have a definite soft spot in our hearts for sandals, flip flops, and all around sassy shoes.

Ill be the first to admit, I have a problem: I love flip flops, sandals and shoes that make you feel pretty or make you want to say: Lick My Boots!

Randomness

I have incredible friends..well, at least I think they are incredible, others may think they are a few fries short of a "happy" meal...but I luv 'em just the same.

I wanted to share my friends website with you, my friend Suzi is graphic designer (very talented) and mom to my daughter Halie's best friend Kelly..anyway her site is:
http://www.suzannemcdonough.com/

She constantly cracks me up.....The wedgie cam stuff is priceless....

On a side note, she hates seagulls...which has now inspired me to do a new cartoon...called Marlon & Stu about a Seagull and a Fish! Yes you heard right my friends, a new cartoon. Hopefully in the next few months, Ill be able to get something drawn up and scanned in... (maybe, Suzi can help me out..hint hint)

The Elusive Dunk'n Donuts

So, ever since I came back from vacation in Florida.. I have been on a quest to figure out how to make the ever so fantastic ...... Iced Caramel Decaf Lattes from Dunkin Donuts.

Easy you say!! Ohhh no no no, it is not!! Have I gotten close.. yes! Its really not the same though... see, when you are in Florida,and have a fabulous hotel on the beach, and are just steps away from a Dunkin Donuts....where they make these fantastic drinks for you daily.. there really is no comparison.

Ohhhhhhh Dunkin Donuts....Why do I have to love you so...? You haunt me daily, damn you..!

Good Friends

I have a wedding to attend this weekend.. of a very good friend, and as I was looking back through some files.. I found this picture of us from Halloween.

The story actually DOES begin at Halloween because she (Ali) met her fiance at a Halloween party about 3 years ago.. Halloween has always been one of our favorite times of year...Ali is the bridesmaid in the background..Im the wedding planner with the clipboard...and my other good friend Krisy is the bride (she is also getting married in September) and Mike has now moved to New York..

I love this picture and Im sad because Ali isnt with our company anymore ..sniff sniff..Its became tradition for us to dress up year after year, go to lunch somewhere (one year Krisy was a Chipotle Burrito Fairy AND got us free burritos) and this year it will just be so different. Ali works too far away now.

Yes..we are dorks! You can always expect that from me....just wait til the Renaissance starts....

Lil Ol Me

Memories Of

- Memories of-

The old swing set, broke and rusty
The woods where I played and wondered
The creek that flowed nearby, and allowed me to imagine
The pasture that housed the old white mare, alone
The secret hiding places that everyone new of
The blue jay that mistook my brothers sandy blonde hair for straw
The endless roads to which we rode our bikes

Dreams of "what if"
Dreams of "if I"
Dreams of "when I"
Dreams of "not soon enough"

The small mid-west town ideals
The glorious old schools
The ability to know everything about everyone
The hang out place for coffee
The farmers in the fields, that always waved
The prairie grass that blew in the wind
The undying friendships still present

Dreams of "one day"


Yes, believe it or not.. that was wrote by yours truly! Im not real sure what got into me this one day...but I "spewed" it out in literally a few moments time...and its kind of haunted me ever since.

Yoga gal

My Saturday night:

Taylor and I went to Bunkers to listen to a friend play in a band. We got there about 9ish or so...no big deal. We sat. we ate, we had a drink...no big deal.

The opening guy: Billy Johnson (?) was actually very good and sounds very much like Jon Bon Jovi....

The place was starting to fillup.....again, no big deal. People are filtering in. WE see alot of Birkenstocks, baseball caps, cut off t-shirts, old levi jeans that come up well above the belly button, cut off t-shirts without bras.....

Taylor and are starting to feel like the only two gals in there (besides our waitress) that shaves any part of our body...BUT, it is still..No big deal.

Its now about 10:20 and my friend swaggers in...looking all "cool" because he is of course "with the band" and the band starts right at 10:30.. I kid you not, out of NO WHERE..the place fills up like it was the TARGET CENTER...there are lesbians everwhere.... The band Tina Schlieske was kicking ass.....if you ever get the chance to see her...please do.She has endless energy.

Anyway, there was this adorable gal dancing (doing yoga) in front of me..and she was so committed to doing what she was doing that this snotty table of "be'aches" next to me, was picking on her. Thankfully Yoga gal, had her eyes closed as she danced.

I was a bit astonished that this group of "ladies" would pick on one of their own..and then they actually got up away from their table, and came out next to her on the dance floor to duplicate some yoga moves that she was doing...I could not believe my eyes..especially while the band was singing about "love".

The deal is though..Yoga gal....simply has this unbelievable love of life. She didnt care if people were watching her, she actually got other people dancing, people started smiling (how could you not) and you know what...those be'aches probably didnt remember much come Sunday morning..but Im sure Yoga gal felt great about her self, her life and all things around her. No Big Deal.

Yoga gal's GOT IT.

Chipotle Friday's and Retail Therapy

Its always amazed me at how a simple thing like having lunch on the patio at Chipotle on Fridays with your co-workers and friends during the summer can re-create your entire mood.

And if that wasn't enough, going across the street for a little retail therapy at the local Target..is just about as good as it gets.

Square Dancing, Electric Slide, etc

Do you have one of those friends that just makes you shake your head in disbelief...I do. Let me tell you why.

My friend will go out and socialize, will party, will drink, will dance, will play cards, will BBQ, will karoke, will do just about anything....anything UNTIL the DJ at some club plays the Electric Slide....or for some strange reason we end up at a Square Dance...then he will immediately sit down.

If you ask him "whats up"...he will simply respond...."I dont like being told what to do!" sad thing is, I think he is serious.

So tell me, what do your friends do?