My friend, Molly, emailed me this one day in a very boring and horrible meeting. It saved my life so maybe it will save yours, too!
o I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
o More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
o Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
o I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
o Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
o I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
o The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.
o Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
o There is a great need for sarcasm font.
o Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f*** was going on when I first saw it.
o I think everyone has a movie that they love so much; it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
o How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
o I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
o I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
o The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
o A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
o Was learning cursive really necessary?
o Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".
o I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
o Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
o My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.
o Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
o How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
o I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
o While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
o MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
o Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
o I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
o Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
o I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
o Bad decisions make good stories
o Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
o Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?
o If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
o Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from; this shouldn't be a problem....
o You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
o Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
o There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
o I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
o "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
o I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
o While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally for China and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that when Chinese athletes don't win, they are executed.
o I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
o I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
o When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
o I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
o Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
o As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
o Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
o It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
o I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
o I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.
o Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.
o Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my a$$ everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...
o My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
o It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
o I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
o I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
o I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
o The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat b@st@rd before dinner.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
OMG
Why the hell didn't I think of this!?!?!?
http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-15-flat-fashion
SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!
http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-15-flat-fashion
SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Happily Ever After?
Literally my dream job is working in the wedding biznazz. I just think brides are fun and weddings are awesome. My friends and I have always talked about how fun it would be to work at (and/or own) a wedding dress store. I can't imagine we are the only group of friends that discuss this every time one of us is planning a wedding. SO WHY IS IT THAT ALL WEDDING DRESS STORE ATTENDANTS ARE SUCH BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY, BITCHES! I MEAN, WTF.
I have been to so many different dress stores with so many different friends over so many years and seriously 99.9% of the time, the dress store chicks are sarcastic and bitchy. I have gone dressed down, dressed up, with my rugrat, without my rugrat, with moms, without moms, etc etc etc. Basically all ends of the spectrum have been covered. Always bitches. It is so weird!! And we are always the ones who are NICE TO THEM...they should be NICE TO US! Granted, they are used to dealing with crazy brides but if it really pains you that much to help one of my overly polite and super adorable friends, then get a new job. Seriously.
So obviously, I had an "experience" today. My future sis-in-law and I went into David's Bridal because she saw a dress online that she loved. So we rolled in so she could try it on. Granted, I wasn't looking my hottest but I still had on a cute work outfit, so not totally slumdog millionaire (I have not seen the movie, so not sure what that expression really even means). Bride was dressed cute. My princess had on a cute gap outfit. I think you know the attitude we received. And the place was DEAD! No one there. While the bride filled out her card, the two attendants were totally bitching right in front of us about this "STUPID" client that called requesting a total on a dress she had selected so she could drop off a check. They were being all attitudeish about it. I'm not sure why bc it seems like common practice someone might want to know a total when they are about to drop a grand, particularly if someone else is providing the check (i.e. Daddy). It just seemed rude they would talk this way about another client when WE (new clients) JUST got there.
Bride began to try on a few dresses. Chica was getting impatient being like, "What DON'T you like about that one?" She was working toward helping her out (i.e. motives were good), but just being in general bitchy about her interrogation. Finally, I started getting pissy and just said, "Do you like your job?" while the bride was in the dressing room getting ready for dress #3 (so it's not like we had been there for four hours). She was like, "Yes, I do but I'm just tired." What am I - a Diet Mt. Dew? I don't effing care. I have NO CAFFEINE TO GIVE, honey. So I immediately said, "Yes, I can definitely see how it would be a really fun job." WEIRD. This girl became instantly sweet! I wasn't even rude but maybe me asking her that made her feel like she was being rude? Whatever the case, she became helpful and nice around this 30 minute point. She ended up being great (sans the first 30 minutes), sis-in-law to be found an amazingly awesome gorgeous dress, so it was worth it.
I just think these employees should be NICER, considering dress shopping is supposed to be the most fun part of the planning and it can really kill a bride's mood to be treated like an intruder. This has not just happened at David's, it's everywhere (except DeWitt of course but I know and love those ladies). Celebration is by far the worst for bitchyness, which kind of sucks because I absolutely love their dresses. I have had a few terrible Hope's experiences. The bridal store attitude at Southpark is wretched. I will say I've had decent experiences at The Bridal Room in Bettendorf but don't like their dresses as much as I like the staff. Love DeWitt but again, I know those chicas :) and they have the best dresses.
Anyway, maybe a bridal worker will read this and have some insight. Yes, I know you work with 'zillas and crazy bride mom's. But isn't that part of the job? Break out the rag on those girls and be nice to the new ones coming in, at least!!!
I'm done ranting :) Thx for listening :) :) I still love dress shopping, regardless of dealing with these b's. I think I'm just going to start all bridal dress appointments with the "Do you like your job?" question and go from there. Sista is pregnant + suffering from Diet Mt. Dew withdrawl = No PATIENCE. Watch out! Ha!!
Love y'all!!
Ann
I have been to so many different dress stores with so many different friends over so many years and seriously 99.9% of the time, the dress store chicks are sarcastic and bitchy. I have gone dressed down, dressed up, with my rugrat, without my rugrat, with moms, without moms, etc etc etc. Basically all ends of the spectrum have been covered. Always bitches. It is so weird!! And we are always the ones who are NICE TO THEM...they should be NICE TO US! Granted, they are used to dealing with crazy brides but if it really pains you that much to help one of my overly polite and super adorable friends, then get a new job. Seriously.
So obviously, I had an "experience" today. My future sis-in-law and I went into David's Bridal because she saw a dress online that she loved. So we rolled in so she could try it on. Granted, I wasn't looking my hottest but I still had on a cute work outfit, so not totally slumdog millionaire (I have not seen the movie, so not sure what that expression really even means). Bride was dressed cute. My princess had on a cute gap outfit. I think you know the attitude we received. And the place was DEAD! No one there. While the bride filled out her card, the two attendants were totally bitching right in front of us about this "STUPID" client that called requesting a total on a dress she had selected so she could drop off a check. They were being all attitudeish about it. I'm not sure why bc it seems like common practice someone might want to know a total when they are about to drop a grand, particularly if someone else is providing the check (i.e. Daddy). It just seemed rude they would talk this way about another client when WE (new clients) JUST got there.
Bride began to try on a few dresses. Chica was getting impatient being like, "What DON'T you like about that one?" She was working toward helping her out (i.e. motives were good), but just being in general bitchy about her interrogation. Finally, I started getting pissy and just said, "Do you like your job?" while the bride was in the dressing room getting ready for dress #3 (so it's not like we had been there for four hours). She was like, "Yes, I do but I'm just tired." What am I - a Diet Mt. Dew? I don't effing care. I have NO CAFFEINE TO GIVE, honey. So I immediately said, "Yes, I can definitely see how it would be a really fun job." WEIRD. This girl became instantly sweet! I wasn't even rude but maybe me asking her that made her feel like she was being rude? Whatever the case, she became helpful and nice around this 30 minute point. She ended up being great (sans the first 30 minutes), sis-in-law to be found an amazingly awesome gorgeous dress, so it was worth it.
I just think these employees should be NICER, considering dress shopping is supposed to be the most fun part of the planning and it can really kill a bride's mood to be treated like an intruder. This has not just happened at David's, it's everywhere (except DeWitt of course but I know and love those ladies). Celebration is by far the worst for bitchyness, which kind of sucks because I absolutely love their dresses. I have had a few terrible Hope's experiences. The bridal store attitude at Southpark is wretched. I will say I've had decent experiences at The Bridal Room in Bettendorf but don't like their dresses as much as I like the staff. Love DeWitt but again, I know those chicas :) and they have the best dresses.
Anyway, maybe a bridal worker will read this and have some insight. Yes, I know you work with 'zillas and crazy bride mom's. But isn't that part of the job? Break out the rag on those girls and be nice to the new ones coming in, at least!!!
I'm done ranting :) Thx for listening :) :) I still love dress shopping, regardless of dealing with these b's. I think I'm just going to start all bridal dress appointments with the "Do you like your job?" question and go from there. Sista is pregnant + suffering from Diet Mt. Dew withdrawl = No PATIENCE. Watch out! Ha!!
Love y'all!!
Ann
Monday, April 13, 2009
OMFG!
First let me say I don't watch t.v. like ever (except Rock of Love Bus) and every once in awhile I watch whatever is on HGTV. I never follow Idol and consider it a good year if I remember to actually watch the CMA's (for Kenny Chesney, of course).
So, seriously, you must KNOW that I wouldn't post this scoop & clip unless it ROCKED:
Here is the story:
"American Idol" isn't the only launching pad for aspiring singers. Across the pond, "Britain's Got Talent" scored a huge boost in the Buzz after an unassuming contestant gave an amazing performance.
Susan Boyle (remember that name) became a Web phenomenon after singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. The performance brought the audience to its feet and left the judges (including Simon Cowell) either speechless or in tears.
Before going on stage, Ms. Boyle admitted some self-deprecating facts about herself (she's never been kissed and lives alone with her cat, Pebbles). For those reasons and more, audiences were expecting the female William Hung. They were wrong.
Lookups on the sudden star posted huge gains. A no-name just the other day, Ms. Boyle quickly surged into our top 5,000 overall searches. Blogs and gossip rags went wild. The Mirror jumped on the story, reporting that while Ms. Boyle thought she "looked like a garage" on TV, she received a standing ovation when she showed up at her local church.
Other sources write that as a child, Ms. Boyle was the target of bullies because of a disability. But, with her newfound fame, she is getting the last laugh. In fact, she's already meeting with officials from Mr. Cowell's Sony BMG label. This may have been the first you've heard of her, but it certainly won't be the last. You can watch her performance below...
Alright now you should watch the freakin' thing! I cried (all ten times I watched it)! Rock it, Susan!
So, seriously, you must KNOW that I wouldn't post this scoop & clip unless it ROCKED:
Here is the story:
"American Idol" isn't the only launching pad for aspiring singers. Across the pond, "Britain's Got Talent" scored a huge boost in the Buzz after an unassuming contestant gave an amazing performance.
Susan Boyle (remember that name) became a Web phenomenon after singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. The performance brought the audience to its feet and left the judges (including Simon Cowell) either speechless or in tears.
Before going on stage, Ms. Boyle admitted some self-deprecating facts about herself (she's never been kissed and lives alone with her cat, Pebbles). For those reasons and more, audiences were expecting the female William Hung. They were wrong.
Lookups on the sudden star posted huge gains. A no-name just the other day, Ms. Boyle quickly surged into our top 5,000 overall searches. Blogs and gossip rags went wild. The Mirror jumped on the story, reporting that while Ms. Boyle thought she "looked like a garage" on TV, she received a standing ovation when she showed up at her local church.
Other sources write that as a child, Ms. Boyle was the target of bullies because of a disability. But, with her newfound fame, she is getting the last laugh. In fact, she's already meeting with officials from Mr. Cowell's Sony BMG label. This may have been the first you've heard of her, but it certainly won't be the last. You can watch her performance below...
Alright now you should watch the freakin' thing! I cried (all ten times I watched it)! Rock it, Susan!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
O to the kay
Hola! Today, I have been working on my over-hyped make up blog, http://anns-blog-of-beauty.blogspot.com/
I'm unbelievably loving it and the fact I can rave & rant about products without killing the spirit of my random blog. Seriously! My MAC makeover was such a success I just couldn't wait to post some details on there :) It was such a success I can't go to the mall for a LONG time ;)
As many know I am moving, so I was also inspired to decorate the new casa by walking through Crate & Barrel and past Pottery Barn (at Oakbrook Mall). = Double Love. Housewares shopping is something I need to do solo because I usually adore everything and can't make a decision on that stuff for AWHILE.
Did everyone have a good Easter weekend? I hope so! We sure did... Friday I played trivia with some friends and hello, we won first place! Yay, team! Then we all met up with some more friends for karyoke in the West End. Good times!!!
Saturday I survived the yoga princess training. I cannot BELIEVE how much I learned from this 2.5 hour session. She is awesome and inspiring. Hopefully we all took away a lot from the class. I'm not limping and bitching as much as I have in the past but my back muscles are definitely sore. It could be from that cute little backbend/ustrasana (sp?) combo.
The Easter bun-bun visited like 8 times for Belle. I cannot believe she doesn't question it. He apparently knew to leave baskets here at home AND at four grandparents/great-grandparents' houses. Crazy! She of course loves everything and cannot wait to paint the paintable tea set we bought her.
Unfortunately, tomorrow is back to work!! Too bad we didn't have Friday and Monday off. :)
Namaste!!!
Ann
I'm unbelievably loving it and the fact I can rave & rant about products without killing the spirit of my random blog. Seriously! My MAC makeover was such a success I just couldn't wait to post some details on there :) It was such a success I can't go to the mall for a LONG time ;)
As many know I am moving, so I was also inspired to decorate the new casa by walking through Crate & Barrel and past Pottery Barn (at Oakbrook Mall). = Double Love. Housewares shopping is something I need to do solo because I usually adore everything and can't make a decision on that stuff for AWHILE.
Did everyone have a good Easter weekend? I hope so! We sure did... Friday I played trivia with some friends and hello, we won first place! Yay, team! Then we all met up with some more friends for karyoke in the West End. Good times!!!
Saturday I survived the yoga princess training. I cannot BELIEVE how much I learned from this 2.5 hour session. She is awesome and inspiring. Hopefully we all took away a lot from the class. I'm not limping and bitching as much as I have in the past but my back muscles are definitely sore. It could be from that cute little backbend/ustrasana (sp?) combo.
The Easter bun-bun visited like 8 times for Belle. I cannot believe she doesn't question it. He apparently knew to leave baskets here at home AND at four grandparents/great-grandparents' houses. Crazy! She of course loves everything and cannot wait to paint the paintable tea set we bought her.
Unfortunately, tomorrow is back to work!! Too bad we didn't have Friday and Monday off. :)
Namaste!!!
Ann
Thursday, April 2, 2009
WE'RE ROUGH! ROUGH!
Double O.M.G., the New Kids hit the town tonight with [what should have been] a sold out show. Hello!!
Tons of people I know are going. I mainly know this via Facebook and from my co-worker Emily leaving work tonight in this adorable black tee her friend made her that said "NKOTB" in diamonds across the front. I wasn't really sorry I wasn't going to attend UNTIL our other co-worker, Bill, pulled up this:
Please don't pretend like you don't have 3:52 minutes to watch this greatest 3:52 minutes of your week. I guarantee you will laugh...a lot lot lot. The 80's was like the greatest decade EVER. How was stuff that was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL then SOOOOOOOOOOO HILARIOUS now? I wouldn't say this is a good thing?? Thoughts? I mean my parents don't look back and crack up at The Beatles or Creedence Clearwater Revival! Seriously. No one does this! You get killed for that sh*t up in Lodi.
Anyway, so Emily tells us (as we're watching this video) that a missing girl was actually found several months after being reported missing because she was IN the Hangin' Tough video. Crazy!
The bottom line is I should have totally gone to this concert. However, I am home blogging and avoiding my homework, per us(ual).
One time, the same Bill and I were in Florida on an audit and we were watching VH1 3 or something when the "Maneater" video came on. I still die laughing when I think of it that day... That was like one of the hardest I've ever laughed in my laugh. Come to think of it, most all of those times were with Bill. lol.
Speaking of Florida, I wish I LIVED THERE. As in RIGHT NOW!!!!!!! This weather is sooooo wretched. I cannot take it for another day! 80 degrees - where are youuuuuu? *Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah*
Thanks for reading my blog! :)
Mucho love,
Ann
Tons of people I know are going. I mainly know this via Facebook and from my co-worker Emily leaving work tonight in this adorable black tee her friend made her that said "NKOTB" in diamonds across the front. I wasn't really sorry I wasn't going to attend UNTIL our other co-worker, Bill, pulled up this:
Please don't pretend like you don't have 3:52 minutes to watch this greatest 3:52 minutes of your week. I guarantee you will laugh...a lot lot lot. The 80's was like the greatest decade EVER. How was stuff that was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL then SOOOOOOOOOOO HILARIOUS now? I wouldn't say this is a good thing?? Thoughts? I mean my parents don't look back and crack up at The Beatles or Creedence Clearwater Revival! Seriously. No one does this! You get killed for that sh*t up in Lodi.
Anyway, so Emily tells us (as we're watching this video) that a missing girl was actually found several months after being reported missing because she was IN the Hangin' Tough video. Crazy!
The bottom line is I should have totally gone to this concert. However, I am home blogging and avoiding my homework, per us(ual).
One time, the same Bill and I were in Florida on an audit and we were watching VH1 3 or something when the "Maneater" video came on. I still die laughing when I think of it that day... That was like one of the hardest I've ever laughed in my laugh. Come to think of it, most all of those times were with Bill. lol.
Speaking of Florida, I wish I LIVED THERE. As in RIGHT NOW!!!!!!! This weather is sooooo wretched. I cannot take it for another day! 80 degrees - where are youuuuuu? *Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah*
Thanks for reading my blog! :)
Mucho love,
Ann
Monday, March 30, 2009
R.I.P. Dr. Martens Collection!!!
DISCLAIMER: I graduated in '96. Whenever I say that, it reminds me of our (alleged) class "saying," which was as follows: "Party hardy, rock n' roll, drink a keg, smoke a bowl, beer is legal, sex is kicks, we're the class of '96." WTH. This disturbs me on all levels considering my friend's older sister taught us this saying when we were in sixth grade...and she was in ninth (class of 1993). I now wonder if she just made it up and we were like, "OK, cool!" We had no idea what a keg was (we didn't learn what that was until 7th grade, duh) or what a bowl was but trust me, we wrote it in yearbooks for years to come. [As a parent, I will be reading the yearbooks. Belle gets away with NOTHING!] Also, hello we listened to rap anyway. Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, Friday soundtrack (You ain't nothin' but a Hoochie Mama), "C'mon baby, KICK THEM DAZZY'S", etc. Not much rock n' roll but we did also listen to a TON of country. Only Iowa kids switch from Sir Mix A Lot's "My Posse's on Broadway" to Alan Jackson's "Chattahoochie" like it's totally normal.
Anyway, back to the mid-1990's trip fashion memory lane. Wow, what a fashionistic era. *Raises eyebrow*
Omigosh so my yoga queen friend, Jen, got me thinking of my BELOVED Doc collection of late... R.I.P. *heavy sigh followed by wistful, heart-wrenching gaze to Heaven*
Jen mentioned in a Facebook survey she had oxblood Doc's. I wrote back and told her, I too, owned those precious gems!! She also had the silvers and square toes. I had the square toes but not the silvers...I loved the silvers though!! I later remembered my friend, Kasi, and I traded the oxbloods for her black & white wingtips...we each liked the other better so the trade became permanent.
I had one or two pairs of the original brown low tops in junior high. But my real obsession began circa 1992 (9th grade). For every Xmas and b-day throughout high school I asked my mom for a new pair of Doc's and some Lucky jeans. This worked out great for my mom, who then didn't have to make too much effort figuring out what to buy her high-school aged daughter (she HATES shopping, I swear we aren't really related). Here were the "highlights" of my "super cool" Doc collection (sandals not included)...
The "Originals" speak for themselves *salutes*
The Oxbloods (This is the color but I had the low-rise ones. Old school style)
The Wing Tips in Black & White (Possibly Kasi's, I think we traded, as mentioned above, and it became permanent)
The Brown Low Super-Chunkies (I LOVED them but they weighed like 10 lbs)
The Brown Ankle Super-Chunkies (Doubled LOVED them. I rocked them with my Lucky jeans all the time. And totally over-sized tucked in polos with tucked under and over braided belt) *shudder*
The Black Square Toe Boots = love *tear*
FLOWER POWER!!!! So, one day a few years ago I was thinking how e-bay truly has everything anyone could ever want or need. All of a sudden a painful memory blasted into my head. Circa 1995 Christmas. I was DYING for these flowered Doc Martens (this was PRE- everyone has the internet and can find virtually -no pun intended- anything they want). Von Maur tried and tried with no avail to order the flowered Docs for me. Considering this was the height of Doc prime, special orders took over six months and no guaranteed shipping date. Oy! The sorrow!!! The agony!!
So back to three years ago thinking about e-bay. I typed in: flowered doc martens, size 3. EUREKA!!! There was nothing, no one, no how going to stand between me and these boots I would never wear!!!!!! They were located in the U.K. but I didn't care. To my dismay, there were other bidders. Ayyy! I ended up securing them for like $60 Euro. Rock on!!!!!!! They are the only Docs I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE to part with. Donating is non-negotiable! To appease Jessica and Allison who were profusely made fun of me during this bidding drama (B's), I wore them to work the day after they arrived (yes, in the EOB). Maybe I will bust them out again... ??? Seriously.
Note the striking resemblance to the F&F Boutique purchase from this weekend. Hmmm...I think I still have issues with not being able to secure purchases of flowered boots?
If you still wear Doc's, especially if you are a girl, I don't hate, I congratulate. Guys have an easier time rockin' the doc's so actually guys don't count. BUT it takes a strong woman to keep it real and roll the air wair...especially the vintage looks (e.g. Oxblood). I wish I still had my entire collection. I'd "wair" a pair a day for a week (or two) just to do it. Amen!! Unfortunately, I only have the flower power boots of awesomeness. Kurt JUST took my black square toes to the Goodwill like LAST WEEK (I had been hanging on for sentimental purposes, ok...whatever....). Oh yes, I plan to break out these babies as an ode to the aforementioned collector editions. R.I.P.
Mucho love, Doc lovers!
Ann
P.S. OMG....ha. http://cgi.ebay.com/Doc-Dr-Martens-Floral-Flower-Boots-Shoes-UK-8-USA-10_W0QQitemZ250396604259QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Women_s_Shoes?hash=item250396604259&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
Anyway, back to the mid-1990's trip fashion memory lane. Wow, what a fashionistic era. *Raises eyebrow*
Omigosh so my yoga queen friend, Jen, got me thinking of my BELOVED Doc collection of late... R.I.P. *heavy sigh followed by wistful, heart-wrenching gaze to Heaven*
Jen mentioned in a Facebook survey she had oxblood Doc's. I wrote back and told her, I too, owned those precious gems!! She also had the silvers and square toes. I had the square toes but not the silvers...I loved the silvers though!! I later remembered my friend, Kasi, and I traded the oxbloods for her black & white wingtips...we each liked the other better so the trade became permanent.
I had one or two pairs of the original brown low tops in junior high. But my real obsession began circa 1992 (9th grade). For every Xmas and b-day throughout high school I asked my mom for a new pair of Doc's and some Lucky jeans. This worked out great for my mom, who then didn't have to make too much effort figuring out what to buy her high-school aged daughter (she HATES shopping, I swear we aren't really related). Here were the "highlights" of my "super cool" Doc collection (sandals not included)...
The "Originals" speak for themselves *salutes*
The Oxbloods (This is the color but I had the low-rise ones. Old school style)
The Wing Tips in Black & White (Possibly Kasi's, I think we traded, as mentioned above, and it became permanent)
The Brown Low Super-Chunkies (I LOVED them but they weighed like 10 lbs)
The Brown Ankle Super-Chunkies (Doubled LOVED them. I rocked them with my Lucky jeans all the time. And totally over-sized tucked in polos with tucked under and over braided belt) *shudder*
The Black Square Toe Boots = love *tear*
FLOWER POWER!!!! So, one day a few years ago I was thinking how e-bay truly has everything anyone could ever want or need. All of a sudden a painful memory blasted into my head. Circa 1995 Christmas. I was DYING for these flowered Doc Martens (this was PRE- everyone has the internet and can find virtually -no pun intended- anything they want). Von Maur tried and tried with no avail to order the flowered Docs for me. Considering this was the height of Doc prime, special orders took over six months and no guaranteed shipping date. Oy! The sorrow!!! The agony!!
So back to three years ago thinking about e-bay. I typed in: flowered doc martens, size 3. EUREKA!!! There was nothing, no one, no how going to stand between me and these boots I would never wear!!!!!! They were located in the U.K. but I didn't care. To my dismay, there were other bidders. Ayyy! I ended up securing them for like $60 Euro. Rock on!!!!!!! They are the only Docs I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE to part with. Donating is non-negotiable! To appease Jessica and Allison who were profusely made fun of me during this bidding drama (B's), I wore them to work the day after they arrived (yes, in the EOB). Maybe I will bust them out again... ??? Seriously.
Note the striking resemblance to the F&F Boutique purchase from this weekend. Hmmm...I think I still have issues with not being able to secure purchases of flowered boots?
If you still wear Doc's, especially if you are a girl, I don't hate, I congratulate. Guys have an easier time rockin' the doc's so actually guys don't count. BUT it takes a strong woman to keep it real and roll the air wair...especially the vintage looks (e.g. Oxblood). I wish I still had my entire collection. I'd "wair" a pair a day for a week (or two) just to do it. Amen!! Unfortunately, I only have the flower power boots of awesomeness. Kurt JUST took my black square toes to the Goodwill like LAST WEEK (I had been hanging on for sentimental purposes, ok...whatever....). Oh yes, I plan to break out these babies as an ode to the aforementioned collector editions. R.I.P.
Mucho love, Doc lovers!
Ann
P.S. OMG....ha. http://cgi.ebay.com/Doc-Dr-Martens-Floral-Flower-Boots-Shoes-UK-8-USA-10_W0QQitemZ250396604259QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Women_s_Shoes?hash=item250396604259&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sooo....yea...."Ommmm"
Alright, I admit life has been getting in the way of my yogaliciousness, which is so uncool. In my next life, I will have NO job and yoga every day. Followed by shopping. This requires marrying someone who does not balance their checkbook and credit card statements to the penny and who also does not hoard cash like he survived the Great Depression (i.e. I can't marry Kurt - total and complete sadness!). Kurt's idea of running low on funds and my idea of running low on funds are totally on opposite ends of the world. Hence, I'll be working til I'm 90, people. Kurt's the greatest guy in the world though :) (side note: but no way in hell will I live under his checkbook rules). :) :) Love you, hon!
ANYHOW...back to the hiatus!
Has anyone ever gotten really wasted and woken up and thought, "OMG how did I get home (presuming you are, in fact, home)?" Well, I have "HEARD" of this happening to people. Of course, I would never do anything like this... lol.
No, I did not drink last night and I felt pretty damn good when I went to bed. Of course, I sleep tons better post-yogaing so I slept until about 5 am. I woke up in a semi-panic (review paragraph above if needed). So...yesterday's Vin III was a harder class than normal (esp. considering my hiatus) but in no way did I imagine WAKING UP and WONDERING how I broke EVERY bone and pulled EVERY muscle in my entire body. I seriously wondered (for about five minutes) if I fell off the Space Needle or something.
After I managed to somehow get breakfast for Belle, I even took Advil, drank some Diet Coke and laid back down in bed, making my lab, Daffodil go with me and listen to me whine and moan. She's a great dog for that...I love labs! Anyhow, it's all my fault for skipping yoga lately so this is what I deserve. The crappy thing was that I missed Sunday class. I would have laughed at the thought of doing five "NAVASANA!!!"s if I could laugh without crying (my ribs hurt). Yeah, I have gone to Sunday class sore from Saturday class before but nothing like this. No way!! I can barely get in and out of the car. Ha! I always like being sore though because at least it means whatever I'm doing is working. I should be in top-model shape by Tuesday, considering the way I feel. Sweet.
Belle had a bday party at Jungle Bungle (aka HELL/Satan's Lair/Lucifer's Underworld/etc). Her little friends' parents were really nice and promised to watch the peanut so I nervously left. God, I hate that place. I wanted to stay but is it rude to invite yourself to stay? Pretty sure. Not to mention Belle would've noticed me lurking in the corner and Happy Joes might have called the cops. I hobbled into the mall and got a quick pedicure :) and then sat in the Jungle Bungle parking lot reading my new book for awhile (watching the door to see if a stranger was making off w/ my Princess).
I bought these two books to read while Belle has ballet rehearsals on the weekends. They are 2 hours long on Saturdays and Sundays. I LOVE reading but I get TOTALLY obsessed with it. Like I will not put the book down until I'm done with it. So, since I normally have stuff to do, I don't read. Anyway, so I got through a couple chapters in the HJ parking lot and the obsession started. I couldn't WAIT to get to ballet and read for two hours. (Bear with me, there is a point, here...) So I get to ballet and offer my services to a couple of other moms. I SEWED for two hours, doing alterations on the girls' costumes.
*silence*
Yes, people, I sewed. I tried telling Kurt this on the phone afterward and I had to repeat it four times and eventually spell it. Here is our 100% serious convo:
Me: "I was all homemakerish and helped sew the costumes."
Him: "You what?"
Me: "Helped sew the costumes."
Him: "I didn't understand you...?" (He's being serious here)
Me: "SEWED. Costumes."
Him: silence
Me: "S...E...W. Sew!"
Him: "Oh, wow, good job."
Haha. Apparently, he did not think the word S-E-W was in my vocab so he was ruling that out as an option. Whatever! I totally got a lobster costume altered and part of a card costume. It was pretty fun. I like chatting with other moms. But DAMN - my book awaits. This sucks!!!!!!!! So, going back to my first paragraph, I'll included READING into my list of daily activities for my next life :) Yoga, shopping, reading. :) :) :)
Mucho love, y'all.
Ann :)
P.S. We wore our boots from yesterday's post today :) :) Belle's lovin' em.
ANYHOW...back to the hiatus!
Has anyone ever gotten really wasted and woken up and thought, "OMG how did I get home (presuming you are, in fact, home)?" Well, I have "HEARD" of this happening to people. Of course, I would never do anything like this... lol.
No, I did not drink last night and I felt pretty damn good when I went to bed. Of course, I sleep tons better post-yogaing so I slept until about 5 am. I woke up in a semi-panic (review paragraph above if needed). So...yesterday's Vin III was a harder class than normal (esp. considering my hiatus) but in no way did I imagine WAKING UP and WONDERING how I broke EVERY bone and pulled EVERY muscle in my entire body. I seriously wondered (for about five minutes) if I fell off the Space Needle or something.
After I managed to somehow get breakfast for Belle, I even took Advil, drank some Diet Coke and laid back down in bed, making my lab, Daffodil go with me and listen to me whine and moan. She's a great dog for that...I love labs! Anyhow, it's all my fault for skipping yoga lately so this is what I deserve. The crappy thing was that I missed Sunday class. I would have laughed at the thought of doing five "NAVASANA!!!"s if I could laugh without crying (my ribs hurt). Yeah, I have gone to Sunday class sore from Saturday class before but nothing like this. No way!! I can barely get in and out of the car. Ha! I always like being sore though because at least it means whatever I'm doing is working. I should be in top-model shape by Tuesday, considering the way I feel. Sweet.
Belle had a bday party at Jungle Bungle (aka HELL/Satan's Lair/Lucifer's Underworld/etc). Her little friends' parents were really nice and promised to watch the peanut so I nervously left. God, I hate that place. I wanted to stay but is it rude to invite yourself to stay? Pretty sure. Not to mention Belle would've noticed me lurking in the corner and Happy Joes might have called the cops. I hobbled into the mall and got a quick pedicure :) and then sat in the Jungle Bungle parking lot reading my new book for awhile (watching the door to see if a stranger was making off w/ my Princess).
I bought these two books to read while Belle has ballet rehearsals on the weekends. They are 2 hours long on Saturdays and Sundays. I LOVE reading but I get TOTALLY obsessed with it. Like I will not put the book down until I'm done with it. So, since I normally have stuff to do, I don't read. Anyway, so I got through a couple chapters in the HJ parking lot and the obsession started. I couldn't WAIT to get to ballet and read for two hours. (Bear with me, there is a point, here...) So I get to ballet and offer my services to a couple of other moms. I SEWED for two hours, doing alterations on the girls' costumes.
*silence*
Yes, people, I sewed. I tried telling Kurt this on the phone afterward and I had to repeat it four times and eventually spell it. Here is our 100% serious convo:
Me: "I was all homemakerish and helped sew the costumes."
Him: "You what?"
Me: "Helped sew the costumes."
Him: "I didn't understand you...?" (He's being serious here)
Me: "SEWED. Costumes."
Him: silence
Me: "S...E...W. Sew!"
Him: "Oh, wow, good job."
Haha. Apparently, he did not think the word S-E-W was in my vocab so he was ruling that out as an option. Whatever! I totally got a lobster costume altered and part of a card costume. It was pretty fun. I like chatting with other moms. But DAMN - my book awaits. This sucks!!!!!!!! So, going back to my first paragraph, I'll included READING into my list of daily activities for my next life :) Yoga, shopping, reading. :) :) :)
Mucho love, y'all.
Ann :)
P.S. We wore our boots from yesterday's post today :) :) Belle's lovin' em.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Two Days in a Row, Yo.
Again, I have no REAL points to make, but a lot to say. Shhhhhocking!!! :)
I actually got a lot-ish done for a Saturday. No lie.
10:00 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
Jessica and I completed the Kenny Chesney Mission Impossible III manuever (spell?) starting at 9:55 a.m. Tickets went on sale at 10:00 a.m., obviously. Miraculously, her computer found the GOLDEN TICKETS: 3 Section B Floor tickets, row 14!!!!!!!!!!!! *defeaning screams* Oh yeah, baby. Center stage, 14 rows away from our beloved Kenny C. It's f'g on, that's all I have to say. ON!!!!! *Screeches!!!!!!* Seriously, I have sooooo much fun at Kenny concerts AND at ANY concert with J$, really. Truth be told, Jessica and I can have a godforesaken BLAST anywhere. So literally, this will be a night to remember! In addition, one of my high school BFF's, Jeri, will be joining us! Yay!
10:05 a.m. - 11:14 a.m.
Learned my grey cat, "Grey Babbbbays" aka "Samantha" (it's a boy but Belle named him)actually LIKES car rides and sits in the car like a dog, looking at the window and whatnot. We got to the vet but there were wayyyyy too many cars, so we ended up having to call in her script and bringing her back home. Granted, this was kind of a huge amount of wasted time but it was worth it to see people in other cars totally staring at us like "OMG they have a cat in the car." HA!
11:15-11:45 a.m.
Got Belle dropped off at gymnastics. Playdate today with her friend from gymnastics, so I was able to hit Vin III at the Shala. Yay!
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
I spent this time getting my ass kicked by Evan's "cute" lil list. How can such an unsuspecting normal looking notebook be full of such EVIL??? Granted, I do love the way they put the list together but it would be nice if I'd go more often and actually be able to learn how to do some of this stuff. This is my fault. But for real, am I the only one who feels 1/2 drunk after Saturday and Sunday classes? I'm not sure this is a good thing. LOL. I wasn't sure if I should be driving as I was tooling up Brady in a state of confusion. ha. I guess today wasn't a good day to start limiting my normal a.m. caffeine consumption! I'll correct this error by having three DMD's before class tomorrow. :) :) Yum!
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Waited for Belle to get out of her playdate by savoring my scrumptiously scrumptious favorite thing in the world: Indonesian Peanut Sautee with Tofu, extra spicy, from Noodles. Then I went to Borders, picked up a bday gift for Belle's bday party tomorrow and got myself two books. Why? Ummm because starting tomorrow, I'll be hanging out 2.5 hour long ballet rehearsals every weekend day for the next two months while Belle rehearses Alice in Wonderland. I COULD work on homework then but WHY? ha.
4:00-4:30 p.m.
By now it was snowing/sleeting/hurling random frozen stuff from the sky. Belle & I were rockin' the crocs (Belle) and flipflops (me) but I need to go to Farm & Fleet to get flea meds (they sell Frontline Plus now). Since we hadn't made it to the vet this a.m., I thought I'd give good old F&F Boutique a whirl for the Frontline Plus. Damn! They didn't have my dogs' size of meds. HOWEVER, we did hit the jackpot and find these BABIES (below)!!! I have never had rainboots in my life but why not teach an old dog new tricks? I saw the rainboots for kids and decided Belle had to have some (I threw away those freakin Uggs of hers). THEN I saw the rainboots for me and we were lovin' 'em. We wore them out of F&F and she suggested we splash in the puddles. My first thought was, "No, ew" but after doing so, it was quite fun. We also stamped in some snow puddles. Never thought I'd say this (like ever) but F&F Boutique boots = HOT!!!!!!!!!!
I actually got a lot-ish done for a Saturday. No lie.
10:00 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
Jessica and I completed the Kenny Chesney Mission Impossible III manuever (spell?) starting at 9:55 a.m. Tickets went on sale at 10:00 a.m., obviously. Miraculously, her computer found the GOLDEN TICKETS: 3 Section B Floor tickets, row 14!!!!!!!!!!!! *defeaning screams* Oh yeah, baby. Center stage, 14 rows away from our beloved Kenny C. It's f'g on, that's all I have to say. ON!!!!! *Screeches!!!!!!* Seriously, I have sooooo much fun at Kenny concerts AND at ANY concert with J$, really. Truth be told, Jessica and I can have a godforesaken BLAST anywhere. So literally, this will be a night to remember! In addition, one of my high school BFF's, Jeri, will be joining us! Yay!
10:05 a.m. - 11:14 a.m.
Learned my grey cat, "Grey Babbbbays" aka "Samantha" (it's a boy but Belle named him)actually LIKES car rides and sits in the car like a dog, looking at the window and whatnot. We got to the vet but there were wayyyyy too many cars, so we ended up having to call in her script and bringing her back home. Granted, this was kind of a huge amount of wasted time but it was worth it to see people in other cars totally staring at us like "OMG they have a cat in the car." HA!
11:15-11:45 a.m.
Got Belle dropped off at gymnastics. Playdate today with her friend from gymnastics, so I was able to hit Vin III at the Shala. Yay!
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
I spent this time getting my ass kicked by Evan's "cute" lil list. How can such an unsuspecting normal looking notebook be full of such EVIL??? Granted, I do love the way they put the list together but it would be nice if I'd go more often and actually be able to learn how to do some of this stuff. This is my fault. But for real, am I the only one who feels 1/2 drunk after Saturday and Sunday classes? I'm not sure this is a good thing. LOL. I wasn't sure if I should be driving as I was tooling up Brady in a state of confusion. ha. I guess today wasn't a good day to start limiting my normal a.m. caffeine consumption! I'll correct this error by having three DMD's before class tomorrow. :) :) Yum!
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Waited for Belle to get out of her playdate by savoring my scrumptiously scrumptious favorite thing in the world: Indonesian Peanut Sautee with Tofu, extra spicy, from Noodles. Then I went to Borders, picked up a bday gift for Belle's bday party tomorrow and got myself two books. Why? Ummm because starting tomorrow, I'll be hanging out 2.5 hour long ballet rehearsals every weekend day for the next two months while Belle rehearses Alice in Wonderland. I COULD work on homework then but WHY? ha.
4:00-4:30 p.m.
By now it was snowing/sleeting/hurling random frozen stuff from the sky. Belle & I were rockin' the crocs (Belle) and flipflops (me) but I need to go to Farm & Fleet to get flea meds (they sell Frontline Plus now). Since we hadn't made it to the vet this a.m., I thought I'd give good old F&F Boutique a whirl for the Frontline Plus. Damn! They didn't have my dogs' size of meds. HOWEVER, we did hit the jackpot and find these BABIES (below)!!! I have never had rainboots in my life but why not teach an old dog new tricks? I saw the rainboots for kids and decided Belle had to have some (I threw away those freakin Uggs of hers). THEN I saw the rainboots for me and we were lovin' 'em. We wore them out of F&F and she suggested we splash in the puddles. My first thought was, "No, ew" but after doing so, it was quite fun. We also stamped in some snow puddles. Never thought I'd say this (like ever) but F&F Boutique boots = HOT!!!!!!!!!!
4:30-now (8:30 p.m.)
Yesterday, Kurt discovered Belle had a book report due on Monday. Nice!! Apparently, they were supposed to read a book over Spring Break (which is almost over) and write a book report on said book. Yeah, the book was 140 pages long. OMG. Do you have any idea how long it takes a 7 year old to read a 140 page novel? Yah...about a week and a half (hmmmm...). By the time we got home, she was only on page 22. So I spent 3 hours reading her the remaining 120ish pages. Granted, this was not "truly" how the assignment was supposed to go but seriously, NO WAY could we have gotten it done otherwise. Also, it was kind of my fault for not checking the backpack! I figure kids have been through worse than their mom reading them their assignment. At least I read it to her and didn't just tell her what to write in the book report. Ha (unfortunately, I just thought of that plan now-j/k). I don't remember EVER having homework over Spring Break, including in college or grad school! Who knew - in 2nd grade?? C'mon!!! Tara, if you're reading this, don't tell Mrs. Duncan :)
Anyway, so this got kind of long and I'm sure was quite boring. :) Sorry!!!!!
Hope you all have a good Saturday night! Tomorrow holds in store my second Shala smackdown, a birthday party for Belle's little friend and Belle's dance rehearsal. Where did my weekend go?? Waaaaah!
Mucho love, everyone! Namaste, etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ann
Monday, March 9, 2009
Favorites/Loves #3
DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (Think: trumpets!)
I know this is the blog everyone loves to hate or hates to love...or both...or neither. In any case, thanks for reading ici est la "update" nombre trois de my favorite things. I will add some hates as my next blog!!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! (see #1-10)
1. Freaking facials. Seriously how can a self-proclaimed spa-whore such as myself have never had a facial before!?!? Ludacris! Blasphemy! OMG I had a facial at 5 Star Salon & Spa about six weeks ago and it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to get another one. Which leads me to favorites #2...
2. Sanitas skin products. I'm also a self-proclaimed makeup whore and skin care junkie. My skin care collection is limited as I'm allergic to everything under the sun...except a few products. That being said, I thought Laura Mercier was the JACKPOT but I have moved on. This Sanitas stuff is amazing! They sell it at 5 Star (the facial place) and they sell a starter kit for $30 on the day you get a facial. I'm just sayin...
3. THEEEEE BLACK MATTTTT! Life without The Black Mat = no bam. Life with The Black Mat = BAM! "I pity tha fool" without the black mat. Granted, I rocked the green machine for months, totally. But I didn't have a random blogger putting me in the know. I'm just sayin...
4. Eyebrow waxings by Emily at Exotic Day Spa. True, at first glance I do look a lot like Dede (that's my mom). However, I did not happen to inherit her chest or her great eyebrows. So unfair. Unfortuantely, Dr. Van Raalte doesn't do eyebrows. So, I've been getting some serious eyebrow work done since junior high. I really think Emily is worthy of Jennifer Aniston's eyebrows! Plus it's at the mall. Howwwwwww convenient. :-)
5. Cowgirl boots. Literally! They are so much fun. I bought four pairs last year in Nashville on accident. This year I am not getting any because I have so many pairs already! How do you accidentally buy four pairs, you ask? So I went down to Nashville the two pairs of Frye's I have from Von Maur. They were both tan-ish and I needed some black ones for Saturday night. So, I found some pretty cute grey ones at a store on Broadway. Got those. Then Kurt wanted some new ones so we ended up at a store next door that was Buy One, Get Two Free. Kurt only wanted the one pair (of course they charge you three times as much for the first pair) so I got two other pairs of cute ones. THEN I found them: at Nashville Cowboy on 2nd Avenue. *Sigh* My first pair of Lucchese's. I had to have them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wear them all the time. Kurt also bought a super cute cowboy hat there :) He and Craig wore cowboy hats on Saturday night. It was so cute.
6. Nashville. Seriously, the funnest time IN THE WORLD! Only ten more days til I depart. Contrary to popular belief, there is definitely no line dancing in Nashville!! There is lots of singing and dancing though to fun classic rock and classic country songs.
7. OHHHH how I love the St. Patrick's Day parade in Davenport!!!!! It is definitely the FUNNEST FUNNEST FUNNEST event of the year. I hate going downtown...except on St. Patrick's Day :-) My bday is the day before St. Patrick's Day so I've just always loved the St. Patty's festivities/clovers/green beer/etc.
8. Black labs. The lab, Daffodil, a.k.a ZAFFO, was the most recent addition to the fleet. I found her running randomly on the highway. Of course, I leave no dog behind, duh. She hopped in the Aud and away we went. I haven't ever thought too much about labs before but now I know why they are the most popular family dog. She is such a companion dog! She wants to go everywhere we go. It's so cute! She is always laying right beside me, Kurt or Belle. Her dream is to sleep with Belle but we don't let any livestock in Belle's room overnight. :)
9. Vacations. I really want to be on beach vacations 24/7, 365. I'm still trying to work this into my career plan. I'll keep you all apprised.
10. Getting to work early! I'm a habitual snooze hitter. Luckily, my jobs have always had flex hours. Since Jamaica, I decided to become an early riser and that way Belle and I wouldn't be so rushed in the a.m.'s! Also, I get to leave work earlier :) which is MUY BUENO!!! I have been to work "in the 7's" (this means before 8:00 a.m.) every day since then! Yay! Other benefits: less traffic, can stop for fountain soda if needed/wanted, never have to think "Oh Sh&&, I hope I don't have an 8:00 a.m. meeting." Granted I haven't missed a meeting (that I recall) but frequently I have thought this on my way to work at 8:20!
Mucho amounts of Namaste. (Does this even make sense?)
Love -
Ann :) :)
I know this is the blog everyone loves to hate or hates to love...or both...or neither. In any case, thanks for reading ici est la "update" nombre trois de my favorite things. I will add some hates as my next blog!!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! (see #1-10)
1. Freaking facials. Seriously how can a self-proclaimed spa-whore such as myself have never had a facial before!?!? Ludacris! Blasphemy! OMG I had a facial at 5 Star Salon & Spa about six weeks ago and it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to get another one. Which leads me to favorites #2...
2. Sanitas skin products. I'm also a self-proclaimed makeup whore and skin care junkie. My skin care collection is limited as I'm allergic to everything under the sun...except a few products. That being said, I thought Laura Mercier was the JACKPOT but I have moved on. This Sanitas stuff is amazing! They sell it at 5 Star (the facial place) and they sell a starter kit for $30 on the day you get a facial. I'm just sayin...
3. THEEEEE BLACK MATTTTT! Life without The Black Mat = no bam. Life with The Black Mat = BAM! "I pity tha fool" without the black mat. Granted, I rocked the green machine for months, totally. But I didn't have a random blogger putting me in the know. I'm just sayin...
4. Eyebrow waxings by Emily at Exotic Day Spa. True, at first glance I do look a lot like Dede (that's my mom). However, I did not happen to inherit her chest or her great eyebrows. So unfair. Unfortuantely, Dr. Van Raalte doesn't do eyebrows. So, I've been getting some serious eyebrow work done since junior high. I really think Emily is worthy of Jennifer Aniston's eyebrows! Plus it's at the mall. Howwwwwww convenient. :-)
5. Cowgirl boots. Literally! They are so much fun. I bought four pairs last year in Nashville on accident. This year I am not getting any because I have so many pairs already! How do you accidentally buy four pairs, you ask? So I went down to Nashville the two pairs of Frye's I have from Von Maur. They were both tan-ish and I needed some black ones for Saturday night. So, I found some pretty cute grey ones at a store on Broadway. Got those. Then Kurt wanted some new ones so we ended up at a store next door that was Buy One, Get Two Free. Kurt only wanted the one pair (of course they charge you three times as much for the first pair) so I got two other pairs of cute ones. THEN I found them: at Nashville Cowboy on 2nd Avenue. *Sigh* My first pair of Lucchese's. I had to have them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wear them all the time. Kurt also bought a super cute cowboy hat there :) He and Craig wore cowboy hats on Saturday night. It was so cute.
6. Nashville. Seriously, the funnest time IN THE WORLD! Only ten more days til I depart. Contrary to popular belief, there is definitely no line dancing in Nashville!! There is lots of singing and dancing though to fun classic rock and classic country songs.
7. OHHHH how I love the St. Patrick's Day parade in Davenport!!!!! It is definitely the FUNNEST FUNNEST FUNNEST event of the year. I hate going downtown...except on St. Patrick's Day :-) My bday is the day before St. Patrick's Day so I've just always loved the St. Patty's festivities/clovers/green beer/etc.
8. Black labs. The lab, Daffodil, a.k.a ZAFFO, was the most recent addition to the fleet. I found her running randomly on the highway. Of course, I leave no dog behind, duh. She hopped in the Aud and away we went. I haven't ever thought too much about labs before but now I know why they are the most popular family dog. She is such a companion dog! She wants to go everywhere we go. It's so cute! She is always laying right beside me, Kurt or Belle. Her dream is to sleep with Belle but we don't let any livestock in Belle's room overnight. :)
9. Vacations. I really want to be on beach vacations 24/7, 365. I'm still trying to work this into my career plan. I'll keep you all apprised.
10. Getting to work early! I'm a habitual snooze hitter. Luckily, my jobs have always had flex hours. Since Jamaica, I decided to become an early riser and that way Belle and I wouldn't be so rushed in the a.m.'s! Also, I get to leave work earlier :) which is MUY BUENO!!! I have been to work "in the 7's" (this means before 8:00 a.m.) every day since then! Yay! Other benefits: less traffic, can stop for fountain soda if needed/wanted, never have to think "Oh Sh&&, I hope I don't have an 8:00 a.m. meeting." Granted I haven't missed a meeting (that I recall) but frequently I have thought this on my way to work at 8:20!
Mucho amounts of Namaste. (Does this even make sense?)
Love -
Ann :) :)
Monday, February 9, 2009
Wedding Pics & Random Questions
Yo-ity yo. How is everyone? I'm bored let's do a little question and answer session, eh? Who asked me these questions, you question? No one. I made them up! Some are questions people ask me a lot, some are just random as hell. Yes, I'm interviewing myself on my own blog. So?? So. So what! Sooooo…without further ado:Q: Why is this blog filled with wedding photos?
A: I'm trying to figure out which ones to have our photographer put in our super sweet album!
Q: When and where was this weddin'?
A: We got married July 12, 2008 at Kurt's church. The reception and most of the pics were at his farm.
Q: Your b-day is when?
A: March 16, the day before St. Patrick's Day. I love my b-day :)
A: March 16, the day before St. Patrick's Day. I love my b-day :)
Q: What's the scoop with your parents?
A: My parents were divorced when I was 10. My dad, Rick, is the greatest dad in the world. He lives in Coal Vally with my stepmom, Patty. My mom, Dede, was not the greatest mom in the world but she tried. As I get older, I'm starting to appreciate her more. It's hard for her to live up to my dad, since he always put my brother and I first and foremost.
Q: Interesting facts about your parents?
A (Dad): Born in Germany. Adopted in Germany by my grandparents. My grandpa was in the military over there. Dad's original name was Reinhold Helmet Eichinger. My grandparents didn’t think they could get pregnant, so they also adopted my aunt, Sandy, in Germany. They later had four children of their own…so my dad is the oldest of six.
A (Mom): Loves babies. Not so much teenagers. But who does? LOL. Hates the mall, likes Kohl’s. See why we don't see eye to eye all the time??? Well, we kind of see eye to eye, actually. She's 5'2" and I'm 4'11". Dede is the second-to-youngest of seven children, six of which were girls. 
Q: Any bro/sis?
A: One brother, Jay, who is 2.5 years younger than moi. This makes him 19. YEAH RIGHT!!! He's totally 28. Brothers are cool, for sure, but I wish we had more siblings. I once received an email forward and part of it said, "How do you know the value of a sister? Ask someone who doesn't have one." This is so true for me. My mom and dad both had HUGE families and we are all really close. I hate that I have no sisters!! My BFF's ARE my sisters so truly, I am still so very lucky.
Q: Any bro/sis?A: One brother, Jay, who is 2.5 years younger than moi. This makes him 19. YEAH RIGHT!!! He's totally 28. Brothers are cool, for sure, but I wish we had more siblings. I once received an email forward and part of it said, "How do you know the value of a sister? Ask someone who doesn't have one." This is so true for me. My mom and dad both had HUGE families and we are all really close. I hate that I have no sisters!! My BFF's ARE my sisters so truly, I am still so very lucky.
Q: Well, maybe Kurt has a sister you can adopt?
A: Um, no. He also has one brother, who is my age. This picture is pretty dorky but if you knew Brian and Kurt, you would definitely crack up.
Q: What activities did you do as a kid?
A: Elem/Jr High = tap, jazz, baton, ballet, fight with my brother, flute
High School = OMG cheerleading. Band, orchestra, flags, NHS, French Club, etc. Oh also going to parties and social butterflying with my girls :)
College = Yes, I was a Fighting Bee cheerleader! Go Bees!!
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Thai!!! I love super spicy (vegetarian) food! Indian is a close second. Close, I say.
Q: Where did you first meet Kurt (Combine)?
A: Al & Jerry's in Eldridge during Eldridge Days. I had just come home from an audit in Tennessee and Kate and Crystal wanted me to meet them so I could meet Kurt. :) They had been trying to get us to meet for about six months. Previously, I had agreed to meet him at a party he was having at Al & Gerry’s. The week of the party, I randomly asked them why Kurt was having a party. They told me it was his COLLEGE GRADUATION PARTY. I was 26 at the time. I said "OMG, I would never date a college boy...he graduated from high school when I graduated from college!!" Haha…and here we are…
Q: Does Kurt just farm?
A: No. He's also a project manager for Petersen Plumbing.
Q: Did he go to college for this?
A: No. He went to Iowa State for Ag Business.
Q: Do they have livestock?
A: Not anymore. Just corn and soybeans now, thank god. I’m sure I’d be in trouble for letting out all the piggies when the semi came to haul them away.
Q: Shouldn’t you support the farm community and eat pigs, cows, chickens, etc?
A: Hello, I totally support the corn and soy community!
Q: How “helpful” are you on the farm?
A: I'm not...unless you considering checking on the wild cats in the barn "helpful."
Q: What is your favorite thing to do on the farm?A: Watch the hottie husband drive the Deere equipment! Duh!! :) <3> Oh and sit on the deck and think about how beautiful it is out there.
Q: Do you ride in the tractor and combine?
A: Hello, yes.
Q: Can you drive them?
A: Only if Kurt helps me. But I do know how to drive the 4-wheeler though and I can SOMETIMES find them in the fields on my own :)
Q: Can you cook?
A: Yes but only with a recipe. I follow it EXACTLY and try to make it look pretty. I don't do recipes with a "dash" of this or that. I can only cook if I print out a recipe and go to the store and buy everything.
Q: How often do you do this?
A: Approximately once every four months. Hmmm....I think I'm overdue.
Q: Why don't you cook more?
A: Kurt is the best cook in the world!!! Yum!
Q: What is your favorite bar?
A: Tootsie's in Nashville.
A: Yes but only with a recipe. I follow it EXACTLY and try to make it look pretty. I don't do recipes with a "dash" of this or that. I can only cook if I print out a recipe and go to the store and buy everything.
Q: How often do you do this?
A: Approximately once every four months. Hmmm....I think I'm overdue.
Q: Why don't you cook more?
A: Kurt is the best cook in the world!!! Yum!
Q: What is your favorite bar?
A: Tootsie's in Nashville.
(FYI - We did have tables...a freaking million of them. The caterer was originally in the middle of the machine shed. After they left, we only had to take down a few more tables to make room for the band/dancing).
Q: If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
A: Seriously, omg, NASHVILLE!
Q: Seriously, are they real?
A: C'mon now! No!!
Q: Name some bad habits.
A: Buying random stuff. Procrastinating. Hitting snooze too many times. Drinking diet pop. Forgetting to remind Belle not to forget her backpack in the mornings.
Q: Do you get along with your in-laws?
A: Yes, I love them!
Q: Have you covered everything?
A: No, I’ll think of some more questions for a different day! :) :) :)
Peace, love and NAMASTE!
Ann :)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Water, please...I mean DMD
DMD = Diet Mt. Dew = Love
God, this blog is dry as a bone. Ew.
Okay, so here are the things I could blog about (obviously no plan exists here): Do another Ann's favorites/hates?? The weather?? Random updates/weekend plans??
F it. I'll do the updates!
Vegan Update
Goin' well, goin' well, y'all. I almost didn't even think about thinking about and breaking down and ordering a grilled cheese (extra cheese) and curly cheese fries with a side of cheese on the side at lunch today...and two bags of Nacho cheese Doritos...didn't think about it or plan it whatsoever. J/K. It's cool. Really, as long as Almond Joys don't rear their ugly coconutty heads in my totally vegan life, it's all good.
Job Update
Closing stinks...amongst other things. My PLR friends can hear my on this. Let's just say I can't wait til the big move to Floor 6 of the EOB, my old stompin' grounds. Thank you, BD, for the Renuzits. Seriouly.
Yoga Update
Yah, I skipped tonight! Sadness! I am sad but Belle has the flu. Lovely. Kurt came down with the flu on Sunday night and was on his deathbed on Monday all day. I thought both her and I were covered because we had the flu shots (remember the first few posts of my blog? anyone??? anyone???) but apparently I was wrong. My mom informed me that the flu shot only covers respiratory flu. WTF!!! So poor 'Trelle' keeps throwing up gatorade and saltines. :( Sadness! Too bad this sista is closing so I couldn't miss work tomorrow to save my life. Cheers to grandmas!
Yoga Mat Update
Oh yahhhhh. Got the new yoga mat ("The Black Mat"). It rocks but I swear it's laced with iron ore...or something reallyyyyy heavy. The thing weighs a freaking ton!! But that baby doesn't slip whatsoever!
Blackberry Update
Yah, I got a blackberry. That thing is worth it's weight in diamonds...and I mean expensive ones. I love the thing!!! It was only $100 and I needed a new phone anyway due to the extreme junkiness of my old phone from me dropping it 10,000 times.
Computer Update
LOVE the laptop but something is wrong with it. Absolutely despise with a passionate hate DELL now, so I will never in ten million zillion years order another one from dell.com or let anyone I know do this. I'm not upset the computer has an issue rendering it unusable for the most part. I mean, I'm not an unreasonable person and obviously, not every computer is perfect. However, I do expect a level of customer above the absolute worst in effing HISTORY when I threw down a grand for a laptop and it's only one day out of the box. Horrible experience. Beware, people, beware. I will write a post about this disaster from Satan's lair as soon as my new laptop arrives and I check it out.
Weather Update
This weather is, to say the least, hideous. The only thing I hate more than the weather is Dell (see above). I see it's supposed to be -17 BEFORE WINDCHILL on Thursday? That is awesome...nottttt! Glad, the husband and I are blowing this snowstand on 16 Feb for Jamaica, mon.
School Update
Many of you may know my strange obsession with school. This semester I decided to go cross-cultural. I'm taking an online international business MBA class and an in-class international accounting MAcc (Master of Accounting) class. Sucky because I won't be able to go to Shannon's Wednesday classes as much anymore. I'm already scared he hates me! Normally, I take Belle to dance at 6:00 pm, then hit Shannon's Ashtanga-style class next door at 6:30. Belle was off dance from mid-November until last Wednesday (extended break due to shows) so I only went about one time between those dates. Yikes! I'm sure Shannon thinks I don't like the class anymore but it's only because it's 1,000% out of my way if Belle isn't already going to dance at that time. (Aka - it's easy for me to sit home and be lazy if she doesn't have ballet).
Weekend Update
Trivia in Dixon. Thank god I have the king of trivia, Mr. Bill Howe, everyone (*applause*) on my team. It was a little leary for a second if he'd have to decline the meeting notice and we were starting to panic. Everyone really wants to see Bill frantically make the impressive list of every winning Superbowl team and affiliated coaches since the beginning of time again. I've really never seen anything like it but I think he should pimp out his trivia services to every trivia gathering in the greater "QC metropolitan (???)" area. Holla. ::cues "Jeopardy" theme:: Yeah, it took me a couple times to spell "Jeopardy" --- so?? ha. See why I need Bill!! (Still not sure if the spelling is correct, btw - ha!).
Sunday I'm going to the Rascal Flatts concerto in Des Moines. ::cuts "Jeopardy" then cues "Mayberry"::
"I miss Mayberry, sittin' on the porch drinkin' ice cold cherry.......coke...where everything is black & white...."
Peace, love and namaste to all!
Ann
God, this blog is dry as a bone. Ew.
Okay, so here are the things I could blog about (obviously no plan exists here): Do another Ann's favorites/hates?? The weather?? Random updates/weekend plans??
F it. I'll do the updates!
Vegan Update
Goin' well, goin' well, y'all. I almost didn't even think about thinking about and breaking down and ordering a grilled cheese (extra cheese) and curly cheese fries with a side of cheese on the side at lunch today...and two bags of Nacho cheese Doritos...didn't think about it or plan it whatsoever. J/K. It's cool. Really, as long as Almond Joys don't rear their ugly coconutty heads in my totally vegan life, it's all good.
Job Update
Closing stinks...amongst other things. My PLR friends can hear my on this. Let's just say I can't wait til the big move to Floor 6 of the EOB, my old stompin' grounds. Thank you, BD, for the Renuzits. Seriouly.
Yoga Update
Yah, I skipped tonight! Sadness! I am sad but Belle has the flu. Lovely. Kurt came down with the flu on Sunday night and was on his deathbed on Monday all day. I thought both her and I were covered because we had the flu shots (remember the first few posts of my blog? anyone??? anyone???) but apparently I was wrong. My mom informed me that the flu shot only covers respiratory flu. WTF!!! So poor 'Trelle' keeps throwing up gatorade and saltines. :( Sadness! Too bad this sista is closing so I couldn't miss work tomorrow to save my life. Cheers to grandmas!
Yoga Mat Update
Oh yahhhhh. Got the new yoga mat ("The Black Mat"). It rocks but I swear it's laced with iron ore...or something reallyyyyy heavy. The thing weighs a freaking ton!! But that baby doesn't slip whatsoever!
Blackberry Update
Yah, I got a blackberry. That thing is worth it's weight in diamonds...and I mean expensive ones. I love the thing!!! It was only $100 and I needed a new phone anyway due to the extreme junkiness of my old phone from me dropping it 10,000 times.
Computer Update
LOVE the laptop but something is wrong with it. Absolutely despise with a passionate hate DELL now, so I will never in ten million zillion years order another one from dell.com or let anyone I know do this. I'm not upset the computer has an issue rendering it unusable for the most part. I mean, I'm not an unreasonable person and obviously, not every computer is perfect. However, I do expect a level of customer above the absolute worst in effing HISTORY when I threw down a grand for a laptop and it's only one day out of the box. Horrible experience. Beware, people, beware. I will write a post about this disaster from Satan's lair as soon as my new laptop arrives and I check it out.
Weather Update
This weather is, to say the least, hideous. The only thing I hate more than the weather is Dell (see above). I see it's supposed to be -17 BEFORE WINDCHILL on Thursday? That is awesome...nottttt! Glad, the husband and I are blowing this snowstand on 16 Feb for Jamaica, mon.
School Update
Many of you may know my strange obsession with school. This semester I decided to go cross-cultural. I'm taking an online international business MBA class and an in-class international accounting MAcc (Master of Accounting) class. Sucky because I won't be able to go to Shannon's Wednesday classes as much anymore. I'm already scared he hates me! Normally, I take Belle to dance at 6:00 pm, then hit Shannon's Ashtanga-style class next door at 6:30. Belle was off dance from mid-November until last Wednesday (extended break due to shows) so I only went about one time between those dates. Yikes! I'm sure Shannon thinks I don't like the class anymore but it's only because it's 1,000% out of my way if Belle isn't already going to dance at that time. (Aka - it's easy for me to sit home and be lazy if she doesn't have ballet).
Weekend Update
Trivia in Dixon. Thank god I have the king of trivia, Mr. Bill Howe, everyone (*applause*) on my team. It was a little leary for a second if he'd have to decline the meeting notice and we were starting to panic. Everyone really wants to see Bill frantically make the impressive list of every winning Superbowl team and affiliated coaches since the beginning of time again. I've really never seen anything like it but I think he should pimp out his trivia services to every trivia gathering in the greater "QC metropolitan (???)" area. Holla. ::cues "Jeopardy" theme:: Yeah, it took me a couple times to spell "Jeopardy" --- so?? ha. See why I need Bill!! (Still not sure if the spelling is correct, btw - ha!).
Sunday I'm going to the Rascal Flatts concerto in Des Moines. ::cuts "Jeopardy" then cues "Mayberry"::
"I miss Mayberry, sittin' on the porch drinkin' ice cold cherry.......coke...where everything is black & white...."
Peace, love and namaste to all!
Ann
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Sweet Home Chicago + Why I Should Avoid Parking Ramps
::cues Sweet Home Chicago::
So on Monday, Keri and her new Chanel, Jessica and her new Burberry, and Me and Louis all stepped out to Chicago for a girls night and blissfully blissful spa retreat. OMG so the cameras were in hiding during out girls getaway for some reason. Why we didn't take a pic of ourselves and our new BFF's (Chanel, Burberry, Louis Vuitton) on Michigan Avenue, I'll never know.
We stayed at "The W" on Lake Shore (loving it), dined at The Melting Pot (double loving it) and spa whored it up at Bliss Spa in The W (triple loving it). I proposed to the girl who gave me the hot salt scrub and vichy shower but she declined due to her husband and three kids. Good thing b/c Kurt would probably be mad!! :) I did buy a bunch of Bliss body products though so I'll let everyone know if they, as expected, make it into my Ann's Favorite Things #3.
We then had lunch at Su Casa (yummo) and did some shopping on Michigan Ave. I ended up with a pair of Nine West heels, a bag of loot from Sephora (Stila lip stain, Stila Kitten lip gloss and a new Shu Umera eyelash curler), and a lil' shopping bag full of surprise American Girl gifts for Belle. I have to admit that I'm pretty stoked about the lip stain... And Belle was screaming about the American Girl stuff! Kurt gets nothing b/c he is sooooo picky about his clothing and normally hates anything anyone else buys for him. Poor him! :( He almost scored a dark reddish brown fleece from North Face but then I wasn't sure of the color (I mean, I loved it!!) and what he'd think of it (questionable).
We stopped at Cheesecake Factory for some cheesecake and carrot cake to go (yum!). Seriously, I will probably die before I ever eat carrot cake again. UGH!!!
This may sound like it was all relaxing & stuff but don't be totally fooled. Remember, Jessica and I are involved here. Jessica's $16 bomb pop martini's and my 312's led to me dropping all the fondue forks during dinner and her breaking the wine corker off into a $69.00 1/2 bottle of wine. Re: $69 bottle of wine: after dinner, we all went back to me & Jessica's room. I opted for the ten year old Corona (yuck!) and Keri opted for Ann's nemesis (9th grade at Mandy's house - ugh!!!) O.J. and vodka.. The $69.00 bottle of wine didn't work out due to the corker breakage (thank god) but Jessica was able to drink a mini-bottle of champagne that was pretty gross but better than my Corona! Ha!
Another highlight was at the end of the trip when we were going to get the car. As we had walked out of the parking garage earlier, Jessica had mentioned losing the parking ticket. When we went to get the car I was too busy staring at the parking-ticket-money-taker and thinking, "OMG what if she really lost the ticket?" to notice the arm was actually up and coming down as I walked under it. It bonked me on the head and scared the hell out of me! Ha - Jessica was behind me and saw it and said she was "frozen" so she couldn't say anything. LOL!! The B (j/k). I did find out those arms weigh virtually nothing and this particular ramp even had padding underneath the arm presumably so it wouldn't scratch someone's car. However, when it hits something, it sort of snaps in half so an attendant came out of nowhere to fix it. LOL! It was hilarious and worth the laugh. Just what we needed to finish the trip. She found the ticket, by the way!
However, I have decided, since the afore-mentioned incident, I should just avoid parking ramps in general since I can barely see over the hood ANYWAY, let alone on a 90% incline going through the ramp. Also, one time, Nicole and I got locked in a parking garage in Nashville and had to break out (hilarious story maybe for a different day).
Bliss website is http://www.blissworld.com/ - Highly recommend!!
Mucho love and hugs to y'all and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A.
So on Monday, Keri and her new Chanel, Jessica and her new Burberry, and Me and Louis all stepped out to Chicago for a girls night and blissfully blissful spa retreat. OMG so the cameras were in hiding during out girls getaway for some reason. Why we didn't take a pic of ourselves and our new BFF's (Chanel, Burberry, Louis Vuitton) on Michigan Avenue, I'll never know.
We stayed at "The W" on Lake Shore (loving it), dined at The Melting Pot (double loving it) and spa whored it up at Bliss Spa in The W (triple loving it). I proposed to the girl who gave me the hot salt scrub and vichy shower but she declined due to her husband and three kids. Good thing b/c Kurt would probably be mad!! :) I did buy a bunch of Bliss body products though so I'll let everyone know if they, as expected, make it into my Ann's Favorite Things #3.
We then had lunch at Su Casa (yummo) and did some shopping on Michigan Ave. I ended up with a pair of Nine West heels, a bag of loot from Sephora (Stila lip stain, Stila Kitten lip gloss and a new Shu Umera eyelash curler), and a lil' shopping bag full of surprise American Girl gifts for Belle. I have to admit that I'm pretty stoked about the lip stain... And Belle was screaming about the American Girl stuff! Kurt gets nothing b/c he is sooooo picky about his clothing and normally hates anything anyone else buys for him. Poor him! :( He almost scored a dark reddish brown fleece from North Face but then I wasn't sure of the color (I mean, I loved it!!) and what he'd think of it (questionable).
We stopped at Cheesecake Factory for some cheesecake and carrot cake to go (yum!). Seriously, I will probably die before I ever eat carrot cake again. UGH!!!
This may sound like it was all relaxing & stuff but don't be totally fooled. Remember, Jessica and I are involved here. Jessica's $16 bomb pop martini's and my 312's led to me dropping all the fondue forks during dinner and her breaking the wine corker off into a $69.00 1/2 bottle of wine. Re: $69 bottle of wine: after dinner, we all went back to me & Jessica's room. I opted for the ten year old Corona (yuck!) and Keri opted for Ann's nemesis (9th grade at Mandy's house - ugh!!!) O.J. and vodka.. The $69.00 bottle of wine didn't work out due to the corker breakage (thank god) but Jessica was able to drink a mini-bottle of champagne that was pretty gross but better than my Corona! Ha!
Another highlight was at the end of the trip when we were going to get the car. As we had walked out of the parking garage earlier, Jessica had mentioned losing the parking ticket. When we went to get the car I was too busy staring at the parking-ticket-money-taker and thinking, "OMG what if she really lost the ticket?" to notice the arm was actually up and coming down as I walked under it. It bonked me on the head and scared the hell out of me! Ha - Jessica was behind me and saw it and said she was "frozen" so she couldn't say anything. LOL!! The B (j/k). I did find out those arms weigh virtually nothing and this particular ramp even had padding underneath the arm presumably so it wouldn't scratch someone's car. However, when it hits something, it sort of snaps in half so an attendant came out of nowhere to fix it. LOL! It was hilarious and worth the laugh. Just what we needed to finish the trip. She found the ticket, by the way!
However, I have decided, since the afore-mentioned incident, I should just avoid parking ramps in general since I can barely see over the hood ANYWAY, let alone on a 90% incline going through the ramp. Also, one time, Nicole and I got locked in a parking garage in Nashville and had to break out (hilarious story maybe for a different day).
Bliss website is http://www.blissworld.com/ - Highly recommend!!
Mucho love and hugs to y'all and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
"Hellllllllo Louis!!!!!!!" + What I'm Doing
In an effort to give "Louis" a proper intro, Kurt and I made a laughable, impromptu attempt to re-create the Audrey Hepburn photo (see top right hand corner of my blog for Audrey photo). Granted, the outfit, background and hairstyle are all wrong, my red eye apparently wasn't working during this time, and I look nothing like A.H., but work with me here, people!!! I am thinking of doing some others like this, when I go on trips, and doing like a "Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiago" type of thing. Thoughts?? **Silence** Ha!!
OMG so we celebrated like 9,000 Christmases over the past week. Which was coolish, just took F.O.R.E.V.E.R.! I love the holidays but we are all ready to have our old lives back. Even TODAY, we celebrated not one but TWO Christmases. The first with Kurt's mom's extended family and the second with my mom and brother.
Speaking of Christmas #1 today, it was at NOON...on Sunday. Yes, Ashtangs, I gasped as well. It was ACTUALLY supposed to be LAST SUNDAY, but Kurt's aunts canceled at the last minute due to inclimiate weather. I decided I absolutely couldn't miss two Sundays in a row, so I went to Ashtanga until headstand, and had to boogie on out. The POINT of this long story is that Kurt's entire family is uncomfortable-ish with eachother anyway. They all dress up pretty cute and go sit and talk about the weather. Hmmmm...exciting. I fly out to the farm and arrive on the scene 1.5 hours late in a hot outfit: teal fleece v-neck pullover, lime greens pajama pants with dogs on them and "yoga hair." HOTNESS!!! Oh well... P.S. If you are questioning if I showered before arriving on the scene, the answer is "no." GAROSSSSSSSSSS! I did shower before yoga, of course, and after I got home from the gathering!
Yoga class was a rough one. I skipped yoga all last week due to the insane amount of Christmas gatherings, so I was feeling muy "ew" and out of shape. I could definitely tell a difference in how long it took to warm up compared to normal. This might also be because I didn't get out of bed until 10am...yikes!! I decided to be "cute" the night before and drink too many Bud Lights in a can at the Eargasm show. It was a certainly a fun time and a great show but I'm definitely never drinking again!! :)
Muy loves, hugs and namastes to y'all.
Love,
Ann
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Yoga Quotes of the Day + What I've Been Doing!
Good Lord, J.C., etc.. (sorry, Clarice). Who thought Vinyasa III yesterday was a good idea? Yikes! I will start (lovingly) calling it Classfromhell III. During the hell, there were some funny quotes mentioned.
"Seriously." (Between gasps and lingering on the verge of death) -Me after Tolasana. The good news is that I actually held that damnable thing for 10 count! OMG!!! Before I have only made it to count 4 before taking a 1-count rest, going up 2 counts, down 1, up 2...does that even add up to 10?? I can assure you it's not 11. No one goes the extra mile in tolasana. The bad news is that I don't ever want to do that pose again b/c my arms are totally sore! Ha! When I first started taking Intro to Ashtanga in September, I seriously thought my arms just were not long enough to ever do this pose. Weird.
"Just keep doing it... It will get looser." LOL!!!!!!!! -Evan commenting on me trying to sit up straight after I got my leg behind my head. Yay for the leg. Definitely no yay for sitting up straight. Yikes. This quote is really the story of our lives at el shala. (Bill, I know what you're thinking. Ew.)
"I didn't feel any breathing..." -Evan. "That's because I can only do one thing at a time, panic or breathe." -Kathy (Evan's mom) on backbending/breathing at the same time.
"That's quotastic!" -Kelly in reference to the above.
"Ummm, this does not feel 'cute'." -Me on Chakra Bandhasana. Followed by "hahaha." -the other Kathy (not a good sign). I looked up this pose and it means 'binding wheel'. This girl doing it? Great. The FEELING of me doing it? Lovely... Just effin' adorable...NOT! Note: I couldn't quite reach my ankles! Maybe next week...
"Seriously." (Between gasps and lingering on the verge of death) -Me after Tolasana. The good news is that I actually held that damnable thing for 10 count! OMG!!! Before I have only made it to count 4 before taking a 1-count rest, going up 2 counts, down 1, up 2...does that even add up to 10?? I can assure you it's not 11. No one goes the extra mile in tolasana. The bad news is that I don't ever want to do that pose again b/c my arms are totally sore! Ha! When I first started taking Intro to Ashtanga in September, I seriously thought my arms just were not long enough to ever do this pose. Weird. "'O.M.F.G...'" -Evan who was apparently reading my mind at some point during the class.
"Just keep doing it... It will get looser." LOL!!!!!!!! -Evan commenting on me trying to sit up straight after I got my leg behind my head. Yay for the leg. Definitely no yay for sitting up straight. Yikes. This quote is really the story of our lives at el shala. (Bill, I know what you're thinking. Ew.)E&K reminded me of Madonna doing yoga so here is the yoga queen herself doing the leg thing. ::cues "Like A Prayer"::
For some reason, below is my most despised yoga pose. I'm not really sure why because it's pretty easy. Conveniently, I was dying of thirst at that exact time yesterday so I went to get a drink! Hah!
ANYWHOOOO - ON A LIGHTER NOTE AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO:
WELCOME TO: Ann's Blog Hiatus Recap (a.k.a. What I've Been Doing)
Since Tuesday, I've been on a blog hiatus. Trust me, I'm fairly pissy about it.
Excuse #1: Jobby Job
So while a new job sounded like a good idea, I now remember that I HATE having a new job and not knowing what I'm doing. This means way longer hours, way more tiredness and feelings of ickyness and way more SWOB cafeteria food (gross!!).
Excuse #2: "Ho Ho F'g Ho." -Jeff C.
WHY OH WHY OH WHY OH WHY do I procrastinate the shopping every single year. Why oh why oh why. Year after year after year. Granted, I do like the energy and Christmas spirit to an extent (e.g. shopping with holly and weird wreaths hanging every which way but loose) but seriously it's the fact I'm so behind on every little gift. I could have bought tons of this stuff in advance!!
Excuse #3: The Arctic Tundra/Barren Wasteland
Pardon my francais, but this weather is for the f'g birds. Penguins, specifically. I mean this just flat-out SUCKS. Yoga was cancelled TWICE this week since it was raining ice and no one (including me) could/should get there. The icing/snowing is totally delaying all of my ho ho f'g ho'ing, which just makes the Xmas prize shopping that much more painful every day it's delayed due to weather. It takes hours on end to get to or from work. My pant legs always have salt lines at the bottoms, etc. etc. etc.
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OMG, I do have some good news. In anticipation of our awesomely awesome Jamaica trip that will ensue come Feb 16, I say with great joy that I tell you all that I look AWESOME in my bikinis!!!!!! Fabulous, really!!! AS long as I'm wearing a baggy sweatshirt and Old Navy flannel pj pants OVER THEM! So I lied, this is actually BAD, TRAGIC NEWS! Sister needs a serious tan (spray, of course) and a few less SWOB curly fries/Reese's Christmas Trees (genius, pure genius, those things). Bill assures me that while not in closing week, we lunch outside of the cafe...and I only have one Reese's tree left. Thank God, mon!!!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
::Cues Graduation March::
HEAR YE, HEAR YE! I am DONE with class for the semester!!! I'd like to say I'm graduatING but as you can in the picture, I totally already graduatED IN MAY (I am in the middle, to the right of my sista, Sister Joan)! Unfortunately, she wasn't too impressed when I go, "Thanks, Sista!!!" as she handed me my fake MBA. I swear I didn't mean anything by it...GOD!! ...I mean Jesu...I mean jeez!! (Dear Clarice: Just kidding! *smiles sweetly*)
But O.M.G. - I MISS SCHOOL ALREADY!! WAAAH!!! lol. As mentioned, I am semi-addicted to school. Today, Mandy told me I have a "school fetish" when I was whining to her about not wanting to take the final. LOL!!! She's probably right but that is just funny terminology!!
Now that school's out, I can focus on the finer things in life. "Like what?" you may ask, OR you may not ask...I don't know. You are apparently reading though, so I will tell you of my finer things. Such as: mi familia, prayer twisting (a.k.a. yoga), shopping, blogging, buying Diet Coke IN ADVANCE and setting up the tree (all in that order). Last year I set the tree up three weeks prior to T-giv and I wanted to kill it by Xmas SO this year I'm holding out. Maybe this weekend, maybe not. Who the H knows. All I know is Santa Claus is coming to town and bringing Miss Belle tickets to Disney World! :) She's gonna LOVE IT and we (Kurt) won't have 5,000 Barbie boxes to open like last year when Santa stopped by. Yay!
Mucho love and namaste to y'all. Loving you guys!
A.
P.S. Am I the only one that has all good intentions to shop for other people but then gets to the mall and ends up looking and/or buying for themselves and subsequently cramming everyone else's gift buying into the three days before Xmas??? 'K, just wondering!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Cool Blog, Dude...
"Blogging up is hard to do..."
OMG this blog sucks. Sadness!!!! There is nothing worse than being wayyy bored online (especially on the weekends when Tyler Durden doesn't work), desparetly checking someone's blog only to find nothing new has been posted for several days...or weeks... I HATE THAT!! I regret to say this blog of randomness has turned into "that blog" after only two posts! Yikes! I'm traumatized about it all!!
SUPER sorry to those :) who have recently mentioned checking out moi's blogspot. I have started writing a few blogs then decided not to hit "PUBLISH POST," thinking no one would care about my topics. I have been informed that while this might be true, my "followers", who have YET to sign up as legit followers (this comment excludes Miss hlb1978), would still read them.
So...hip hip horray! I will have two upcoming sweet blogs (I can't divulge the order yet. It's a "technique" to add "suspense" to my blog...):
One covers my annual handbag acquisition. Every year on Dec 15th, I invest my JD bonus WISELY and buy a new handbag. It's an ASSET I tell you, an ASSET. And if you depreciate it over the numbers of days, weeks or months you actually carry it, it becomes basically free. I mean if you carry a $500 handbag for 100 days, that's like $5 per day, which is free in the handbag world. This doesn't work if you make the big mistake of spending $375 on the 2007 Spring Coach white-trimmed wickerish large tote and realize it is dorky and heavy after carrying
it for only seven days. Not that I speak from experience...or anything...because I would never make such an unwise investment. ANYWAY...
The second topic covers my ultra-awesome, semi-obsessed yoga practice. I know everyone will be on the edge of their seat reading this blog since no one will talk to me about it when I bring it up. HA! Seriously, why isn't ANYONE interested in how FUNNY it is on Sunday a.m. when we all curl into lotus and roll nine times to signify the number of months in the womb? LOL. I just love that class and all of the yoga peeps!!! It's so much fun. My good friend J$ has been yogaing with me and impressing me with her amazing new headstand skills. I will have to remind her to check the blog when I post that one. She'll totally agree that the "lotus roll" is a good time. Ha!
Note: I searched images of Garbha Pindasana (embryo pose) and couldn't resist this one of the cool cat with the fab aviators. Namaste FOR SURE to him. Anyone who yogas with aviators 100% rules in my blog.
Mucho love to y'all.
A$
OMG this blog sucks. Sadness!!!! There is nothing worse than being wayyy bored online (especially on the weekends when Tyler Durden doesn't work), desparetly checking someone's blog only to find nothing new has been posted for several days...or weeks... I HATE THAT!! I regret to say this blog of randomness has turned into "that blog" after only two posts! Yikes! I'm traumatized about it all!!
SUPER sorry to those :) who have recently mentioned checking out moi's blogspot. I have started writing a few blogs then decided not to hit "PUBLISH POST," thinking no one would care about my topics. I have been informed that while this might be true, my "followers", who have YET to sign up as legit followers (this comment excludes Miss hlb1978), would still read them.
So...hip hip horray! I will have two upcoming sweet blogs (I can't divulge the order yet. It's a "technique" to add "suspense" to my blog...):
One covers my annual handbag acquisition. Every year on Dec 15th, I invest my JD bonus WISELY and buy a new handbag. It's an ASSET I tell you, an ASSET. And if you depreciate it over the numbers of days, weeks or months you actually carry it, it becomes basically free. I mean if you carry a $500 handbag for 100 days, that's like $5 per day, which is free in the handbag world. This doesn't work if you make the big mistake of spending $375 on the 2007 Spring Coach white-trimmed wickerish large tote and realize it is dorky and heavy after carrying
it for only seven days. Not that I speak from experience...or anything...because I would never make such an unwise investment. ANYWAY...
The second topic covers my ultra-awesome, semi-obsessed yoga practice. I know everyone will be on the edge of their seat reading this blog since no one will talk to me about it when I bring it up. HA! Seriously, why isn't ANYONE interested in how FUNNY it is on Sunday a.m. when we all curl into lotus and roll nine times to signify the number of months in the womb? LOL. I just love that class and all of the yoga peeps!!! It's so much fun. My good friend J$ has been yogaing with me and impressing me with her amazing new headstand skills. I will have to remind her to check the blog when I post that one. She'll totally agree that the "lotus roll" is a good time. Ha!
Note: I searched images of Garbha Pindasana (embryo pose) and couldn't resist this one of the cool cat with the fab aviators. Namaste FOR SURE to him. Anyone who yogas with aviators 100% rules in my blog.
Mucho love to y'all.
A$
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
F the Flu Shot
I am not sure at what point in my life I decided I seriously hated/despised/dreaded shots... It may be one of these things or a combo:
- A long time ago, I was on the depo shot. I went every 90 days and it never bothered me. One time I realized I was sick of it, so I stopped going (see Bullet #2). Maybe the extreme burning of the injection tainted all future shot experiences for me?
- Psychologists say children learn fears from their parents. Maybe I have the opposite issue and learned the fear of shots from my little one? Her hatred for needles runs deep (no pun intended...and just kidding about the correlation between Bullet #1 and Bullet #2).
- I had a melanoma issue when I was 25 years old (scary!) that caused me to be pricked and prodded by about 10,000 needles in a matter of three months. I thought at the time I was used to it but maybe it totally traumatized me?
In any case, our work offered flu shots yesterday. I was not planning to go but told a group of girls I would go with them at 2:00 pm. Okay, fine, sure. I committed to this plan around 10:00 am. As 1:30 pm approached, I was trying to get out of it. I IM'd a friend to whine about not liking needles. His reply? "No one does. Except heroin addicts." LOL. So true, so true...
This group of flu shotters stopped by my desk at 1:50, just when I was getting ready to think of a good excuse to not go. While in line at Occ Health, I was still wanting to weasel out of it. To my dismay, a manager in my department was in front of us and our director was behind us.
Finally, it was my turn; I was ready to get the damn thing over and done. I was just getting more used to the idea when the scary nurse made me scoot my chair back. Upon doing so, I had to turn my head and caught a glimpse of the monstrous needle!!!!
Needless to say, the humongous needed hurt like hell and I am never getting one again! I have a new take on it: I actually kind of like having the flu. It's sort of like a near death experience but you bounce back relatively quickly with no lasting effects. It's a way to appreciate life and being healthy??? Anyway, this is what I'm telling myself from now on. Feel free to steal my idea or suffer the wrath of Occ Health!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
THE ZILLAS ARE WED
K so planning a wedding at age 30ish is fun and all but let's be honest: at this point in life, most of your friends don't give a damn about the details. Happy for you? Yes. Want to go to the florist with you? No. Discuss centerpieces? Another NO. Analyze color combinations? They just stop answering the phone at this point.
I was fortunate enough to have two awesome 'zilla friends, Gretchen and Heather. We were all engaged and planned our weddings at the same time. :) It saved our other friends a lot of conversations about program fonts, drink menus, etc, and we had so much fun in the process.
Kurt and I were married on July 12, Gretchen and Zach on August 2, and now Heather and Mark on October 25.
Cheers to my lovely 'zillas. Our weddings are over but our 'zilla lunches will live on.
Monday, October 13, 2008
About Moi, etc
For starters, I have no idea how to blog. I've been inspired by my friend Brian's baby blog. I'm hoping to figure it out (yawn...)....
In general
I am 30 (yikes!). I am a wife to a hottie farmboy and mother of a Princess (she's 7). I became involved in animal rescue two years ago and quickly ended up with five dogs, one indoor rescue cat and several outside farmcats. :)
School
I went to Davenport West (Go Falcons!) and St. Ambrose University for my B.A. in Accounting, M.B.A. and M.Acc (still working on the last one).
Work
I am an accountant at a local tractor shack. (FYI - I use being an accountant as an excuse for not being very creative. If you are incredibly bored already, I would certainly recommend coming back. It may get worse, which would be somewhat funny-ish.)
Hobbies, Obsessions & Randomness
Shopping, hello. I heart Von Maur. I like for the princess to be able to be in things, so I cart her to ballet school and gymnastics on a weekly basis. I love all of my friends and family dearly, so I like to chat with all of them. I am very close to almost all of my high school friends, and I've been fortunate enough to make many new friends along the way, through friends, work and the MBA program. I'm obsessed with Nashville. I absolutely love to travel. I freaking hate the freaking winter. I love country music, old and new. I have a strange obsession with buying expensive jeans. I like to walk the dogs at Rock Island County Humane Society and I do the Petfinder work for M'Shoogy's Famous Animal Rescue in Savannah, MO. Chanel makeup rules. I started doing yoga (ommmmm....) six weeks ago and I've been totally obsessed. It's so frustrating to not be able to do things that look like they should be SOOOO EASY! I will never be able to break my diet pop addiction. I like to throw random French and Spanish words into everyday conversation. I ONLY watch chick flicks (e.g. Dirty Dancing, Shag, Legally Blonde). I want to marry the show "The Golden Girls". I'm not a big tv watcher but I do like John & Kate Plus 8 or anything on HGTV. I used to think MySpace and Facebook were soooo stupid (note the "used to"). I cannot wait to get home everyday and read wwtdd.com.
My next topic
Why the hell I have five dogs. :) More interestingly, how my neat freak (but super wonderful) husband deals with them.
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