Excuses

So yeah, I know I've taken a VERY long break from the blog so hear is my list of excuses:

• What free time I have is on the weekends, and that is when I actually get to spend time with Phil... so it really isn't free time anymore.
  


• I am tired when I get off work and usually have to take my workout clothes to work with me so I won't have to go home to change beforehand. This doesn't give me the excuse to stay home and not workout. To tell you the truth, I haven't really got online that much at all except to occasionally check emails, job listings, and fb stalk... oh and there was this whole researching caterers thing...
  


• So the so-called wonderful caterer Phil & I thought we had called me once in a 5 month period. He had promised, when we had our tasting, to email me a list of things we had discussed (food, plates, glasses, silverware, etc.) with prices for each. That never happened. Phil went to the restaurant repeatedly and told him I needed that email. Never happened. I got the call about 2 1/2 months ago with a total price, he said he'd email me the breakdown. Never happened. Phil continued to visit him and the last time he said he'd email me that night. Never happened. The next day, I called myself and the guy that answered said he was working on it now and would email me in the next hour. Never happend. It never will now cause we got us a new caterer! I let that charade go on for much longer than I should have, but it is okay now and the new caterer is great! I was just a wee bit stressed about that one!
  


• I had been working for 3 months for a hygienist on maternity leave. The people there loved me (yes, I'm tooting my own horn) and the other hygienist is wanting to go part-time, but for some reason the boss man thinks it will be a lot of work for her to do this, so he is resisting... for now. I have an insider, a mole, who is keeping me informed of these details as they progress. It sure would be nice...
  


• That job ended 7/27, I had last week lined up for another hygienist going on vacation, and now I'm getting ready to start another maternity leave for 6 weeks in an office I never worked before! So that will take me up until around 2 weeks before the wedding! I just pray something comes from all this. I really, really need it!
  


• I am obsessed with watching tv. Yes, I watched The Bachelorette. I figured she'd pick JP, but was really loving Ben. I felt really bad that he was so confident. So yeah, tv/tivo has over ruled my online time. There is also Flipping Out, So You Think You Can Dance, Design Star, True Blood... omg I'm addicted again! I think I had mentioned here that I was not going to let the tv rule me, but sadly(?) it has yet again. Okay, I'm not sad about it! Judge all you want.
  


• I am still planning the wedding! And the closer it gets to the wedding, the more things that need to get done. I feel like I've been pretty well organized, but there are just some things that have to wait until the end.

Future excuses:

• more tv


• more wedding stuff - dress fittings, invitations, hair/makeup trial, meetings with other vendors...


• more work


• more tired


• more stress


• more working out

I apologize in advance to the few followers I have accumulated, and hope you'll bear with me!

And I have a small request: If anyone finds a cute pair of reasonably priced grass/kelly/clover green high heeled shoes for my wedding that are cute and preferably 2 1/2 inches or less, please send me the link/store to find them! It would be appreciated :)

Oh, and the last update to the blog I made wasn't even supposed to be posted cause I had planned to add more to it. Oh well!

Hiatus

Hello friends!

I swear I will be back in full blogging force here sooner or later, but it has been good to take a wee vacation from it here lately! I am getting the hang of my new schedule... going to sleep by midnight every night, waking up at 6:30am to be at work by 8am, getting off work at 4:30pm, then going straight to the Y/Zumba/Phil's house right after work, catching up on my shows, and repeating it all over again! Then I have the weekends of fitting things I can't do during the week and actually getting to spend time with my fiance! I guess I've entered the realm of workdom for the time being, I just hope it can continue!

I have come to the conclusion that I will once more have to rely on TiVo to take of my new shows that are beginning so I can start doing more things throughout the week! haha I just have to finish watching all my finales though! Speaking of finales... I really hated how Grey's and Private Practice left off this season! Aggravating! I hope that The Event and The Biggest Loser will not disappoint this coming week! How are your finales going?

I will also try to catch up on all the Pic-A-Days I have missed. I'm not saying that I will post a picture for all that I haven't showed here lately, but I will skip around and try filling you in on what I have been up to the last couple months!

I've also missed reading many of my favorite blogs, so I apologize to all of you reading this that I haven't been commenting! I will try my hardest to catch up!

XOXO

Week #4

To see previous Pic-a-Day posts you can go here.

Day 22: Sadly, this was the season 3 finale of True Blood. Now I have to wait all the way until next summer to see it again! I've been thinking that I will now have a True Blood marathon since I own seasons 1 & 2 and have 3 on my TiVo. Did I tell you this already? Cause I think I may be repeating myself, but oh well... I love True Blood!

Day 23: These are some pretty flowers mom and I got the previous week that were still really pretty! They felt really fall-ish to me!

Day 24: Apparently, Kroger thinks it is National Ice Cream Month. So to verify it, I looked it up and Ronald Reagan declared July National Ice Cream Month in 1984 and National Ice Cream Day is the Third Sunday of July. Kroger, I enjoy your eagerness to have ice cream recognized every month because I am ice cream's biggest fan! I declare it National Ice Cream Year every year!!!

Day 25: So as you can probably tell, I did forget to take a picture this day. But I can tell you mom and I went to go see the movie "Eat Pray Love". It was pretty good, but it didn't inspire me enough to wanna go out and buy the book to read.

Day 26: Yay! Pumpkins are out at the Kroger, along with their friends the mums and cornstalks!

Day 27: This is the third time I went to Kroger this week! This is what Phil and I found in the international aisle... yes, it says "Spotted Dick" and apparently it is a pudding... ew.

Day 28: Chilifest! I tried so many chilis and each was really good and it was for a good cause - The Ronald McDonald House! Phil got some chili too and this one guy asked if he wanted extra hot sauce in his and of course Phil said yes. So this guy proceeds to put a heaping teaspoon of this black sauce on his chili and Phil stirs it in! Phil took 2 bites, threw it away, bought and chugged a bottle of water until I told him to eat some crackers. I've never seen him not like something spicy so much!

So yeah, I went to Kroger 3 times this week... and I really did cause the first time mom and I went, then I went to pick up some stuff mom and I forgot to get, then Phil and I went cause we wanted to make quesadillas for dinner but didn't have some stuff I needed for a recipe I found online. I think it is my official record, but that could be broken! Hope everyone had a great week and I'll try to remember next week to take a pic every day!!!

My New TV Pick

Picture: History Channel

So, I have a new television show that I am in love with: American Pickers. This show is about two guys (Mike Wolfe & Frank Fritz) and one gal (Danielle Colby Cushman) that make up the business named Antique Archeology. Mike and Frank are the pickers that drive around the U.S. in their van going to people's houses, places of business, barns, run down sheds, and pretty much anywhere they see trash treasures laying around in people's yards. Alot of the time they just show up and introduce themselves to people and sometimes they have a lead from Danielle (back in their home of Le Claire, Iowa) who finds these places for them. One place can lead to another, so they are self proclaimed "treasure hunters".

They find all kinds of things that people collect that they can negotiate with them and buy, but then they clean it up and sell for themselves for a profit. Generally the kinds of things that get them excited are oil cans, old bicycles, movie posters, old cameras, etc. They have a good eye for things and are pretty funny and entertaining to watch! It's sort of like Antique Roadshow meets Hoarders!

This show is on the History Channel at various times, so go to their website for show listings. I usually just let the TiVo do the work for me and watch it with my parents in the evening! It kinda makes me wanna give up dental hygiene and become a picker!

My TV Update

So I thought I'd fill you all in on some of the shows I've been watching on TV:

First off is True Blood - LOVE this show! I don't even care that it is not going exactly by the books, even though it is catching itself up a little this season. I still love Eric Northman, but I am really excited to see what they do with Alcide too.

Next up is So You Think You Can Dance - I've been a fan of this show since it's beginning and I like it much more than American Idol. This season has thrown me off a little cause the contestants haven't been dancing with eachother, but with past contestant all-stars of the show. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE watching All-Star Neil dance, but I like the dynamic of seeing the actual contestants dance together. This last episode they halfway did like that and I did like it a lot better.

AND Mia Michaels as a judge is killing me! I think she is a brilliant choreographer, but she says some pretty mean things that just should be left unsaid. AND Alex is gone now. He was my favorite so I hope he will come back next season. I like most of the other contestants too so I guess I'm going to pick another favorite. Oh and Cat Deely has to be the best reality tv host! She's up there with Chris Harrison from The Bachelorette and Anderson Cooper when he hosted The Mole.

On to The Bachelorette - My friend Amanda at It's Blogworthy does a hilarious recap of the show each week so go check that out! Ali, Ali, Ali... where to begin? Well, I think she is down to the top 4 guys and I'm pretty sure they are the best she could have chosen. Chris is probably my favorite, but I do like Frank too. I'm so glad she kicked Ty out finally. Now Kirk is funny, but don't think he's a good match for her. I like Roberto, but I think she is just lusting over his good looks.

I am also sad for Jillian and Ed. I liked them both so much. Not sad for Vienna and Jake. I saw that one coming. Also, don't know how the new show "Bachelor Pad" is going to turn out... we'll just have to wait and see!

Top Chef on Bravo - I actually haven't been watching this show all the time, but I have been saving them to my beloved TiVo. I actually save everything to the TiVo then watch it a little bit later so I can just skip over all the commercials. Anyway, the chefs are in DC this season and I don't really have a favorite yet. That is all!

Stay posted for more!

Home again, home again jiggity jig

I'm home!

Home = Huntington, WV (you can read more about it at my friend Miranda's blog!)

Phil and his parents came up to Motown to help me move yesterday and we got almost everything out. They have a big truck so that helped me get all the big things out easily, but I still have some boxes to move back next week when I go back for graduation. I can't wait! Now I never have to go back to Morganhole EVER again if I don't wanna! I might still to visit some friends, but I am definately going to have a big break from that place!

I wanted to wish all my momma friends (and mommies-to-be) a very happy Mother's Day! What an important and hard job you have! I can't wait until I can have that in common with you all someday :)

Did you all see Betty White on SNL last night? She is 88 1/2 years old and so hilarious! I just watched it a few minutes ago thanks to my lovely TiVo! I totally cracked up and wish I could still be so lively at that age! I never watch SNL that much anymore but once I heard she was hosting I knew I just had to see it! I especially loved the part where everyone was singing the Golden Girls theme to her for Mother's Day and then she takes over and rocks it out! hahaha



Going to go relax with my special momma in my hometown! Yay!