Beer Maid? I think not.

So. Here's the deal. I detest beer. Like truly detest, cannot stand the taste/smell/after taste of any of it. It truly is just blech.

I mean yeah, back in college I played beer pong with everyone else and somehow managed to down Natty Light without convulsing (usually I was already drunk) and yeah I tried a Blue Moon here and a Pacifico there, but I would never do it again.

And as I've matured and developed a love for red wine and a tolerance to coffee I was hoping I'd adapt to beer as well. But alas, no. Not even freaking close. I've taken sips of "oh you just have to try this beer!" and "it's chocolatey, you've got to like it" and "just chug it and you'll like it" to no avail, rather just a disgusted look on my face and a bitter taste in my throat.

I just can't drink beer. I can't. It's gross.

And I just have to come to terms with the fact that I'll be the girl drinking wine (or a fruity drink of some sort) when everyone else is throwing back cold ones or sharing pitchers or enjoying a happy hour two for one of some sort.

But that's okay I suppose, I know I'm not alone out there right? Someone else has to detest beer as much as I do right?




happy thursday!

A "Super" Wild weekend.

A weekend oh a weekend. Full of wild animals and then some.

Friday: Worked from home so that I could finally retrieve my car (six freaking days later) and eventually I did. And so far, so good (fingers crossed, knock on wood, throw some salt over my shoulder). After working all day I picked up my cousin Kenji and we went to my brother's frosh/soph basketball game which was an experience in itself. Once Matt got home we all went out to dinner, had some drinks and came home to hang out some more. Twas loverly.

Saturday: Went to breakfast with Kenji while Matt prepared for Sunday. Once Matt got back we picked up my brothers and we all made our way to the zoo!! I was probably the most excited out of everyone because I adore the zoo.

some of my favorite guys!

(my most favoritest is behind the lens)

aw the black bear in the snow, precious.

checking out the giraffes with my brothers.

look at the bebe giraffe!

what a cute and sleepy lion.

and the elephants are hugging! my favorites.

the boys taking a quick break.

the cuteness, oh the cuteness.

Basically tons of cute animals and all sorts of funness with family, my kind of Saturday afternoon. After the zoo we all went to lunch and hung out for a bit before coming home and relaxing and catching up on life for a bit. Our evening plans consisted of trying a new sushi place with my sister and then heading to the Irish bar we found last weekend and played more shuffleboard, woo. All in all, another lovely evening with good times all around.

Sunday: Slept in a bit before walking the Rose Bowl with my mom (gotta prep for that half marathon in May people!). Came home to do some cleaning and Michael Jackson dancing (seriously, The Experience, have you played it yet!?!) before eventually heading over to Matt's dad's house for some Super Bowl BBQing and partying and wine drinking and cheese eating and just yes. Although I could care less about the game and the outcome, I loved hanging with Matt and our friends and all of the ridiculous things that were said were just all sorts of entertaining. Basically a wonderous way to end the weekend.


Oh also, remember that review blog I have? I actually posted something to it. A fabulous book that you should all read, so check it out.


And how was your weekend? Any wild animals or Superbowl mania?




happy monday!

Think. Thought. Thunk?

So it's been one of those days. Er weeks? Er couples of days? Whatever. Nonetheless here comes today's thoughts.

Things that are incredibly lame:

My car is still in the freaking shop. Monday turned into Wednesday which has hopefully turned into today being able to pick it up. I ended up having to get a rental on my own dime because Matt and my dad could only chauffeur me to work and back so many times. And ugh, why isn't teleportation an option yet???

However...

Things that make me irrationally happy:

Skyping with my BFF Jen just so we could watch a bit of Toddler and Tiaras together and laugh about it.

Watching Pride and Prejudice (the Kiera Knightley version) and swooning like crazy at the sunrise scene, I mean can you top that?

Getting Showtime for free for six months and discovering that Dexter season 5 is on demand! (goodbye free time, time to catch up with my favorite serial killer!).

Playing Just Dance 2 (or the Michael Jackson Experience) game on the Wii with Matt. I mean seriously, just imagine my husband (seriously, he's my husband! and nope, not used to saying it yet, haha) dancing to Wham's "Wake Me Up (Before you Go)" or "Rock with You" and you'll laugh too. Best part is that Matt has beat me at almost every song (except "I Want you Back", I rule at that song!), apparently he's got more rhythm than me, haha.

So anything making you irrationally happy today?

happy thursday!

Shuffleboard and horse races, we're a classy bunch.

Oh weekend, I miss you already? Wait I think I say that every weekend, but still. You get my point right? Anyhoo it was another fun weekend of relaxing

Friday: After a long week at work I came home and kicked back my feet and had a ridiculous mish mash of dinner and wine. I read and Matt played the Wii and then my cousin came over with her boyfriend and we all chatted and got to know each other and then yes, twas loverly. After they left Matt and I watched the Lion King and then called it a night, man we are so married sometimes, haha.

Saturday: Woke up way too freaking early to take my car to the shop (I mean ew, sometimes my car, gah) and the bright side was that Matt met me out there to pick me up and we enjoyed ourselves a nice little breakfast before heading home. Since my day was carless I cleaned the apartment, went to the library, napped, you know the weekend usual?

Eventually my friend AJ came up to visit and my sister came over and we had dinner and hung out before actually going out. We tried this new Irish bar and ohmygosh it was so fun! There was a band and shuffleboard and Wyder's and basically it was great.

Matt and AJ either talking about something,

probably how bad Kourtney and I were, haha.

action shot! ish, haha.

Matt got crafty with the corn meal.

AJ and Kourt admiring the decoration.

the band was just awesome.

After that bar we made our way to another bar in Old Town that was known for its beer (and luckily had cider for I am still anti-beer) and served cheese fries! Eventually we were psuedo ready to call it a night, so we came home, my sister and I detoured to In-N-Out and the boys put on Ace Ventura 2. Basically we're a little ridiculous and it was awesome.

Sunday: Me, Matt and AJ woke up earlyish (by weekend standards) and trekked on over to get some breakfast (which was delicious!) and then got me some white hot chocolate (fabulous freaking yum yum!). Eventually AJ was on his way home and Matt and I were on our way to the races!

For our friend Kristin's birthday we celebrated in the Turf Club at Santa Anita race track and oh man was it fun. There was delicious food and plenty of champagne and constant entertainment and even some winning!

the boys taking notes, haha.

despite the cloudy day, it was still awesome.

me, Chrissy and the birthday girl, Kristin.

Despite the weather we had a great time all hanging out and celebrating Kristin, twas loverly.

The rest of my night was spent lounging around, girly movie watching and napping and blogging and yeah, the typical Sunday night agenda.

And how was your weekend? Any races for you?

happy monday!

Hellish.

A couple months ago I got into this conversation with someone (Matt? my sister? myself?) about what hell would look like. And for some reason I developed this whole elaborate version of what my personal hell would be and have only added to it since. So of course (per the suggestion of Tara, Ev'Yan and my sister) I decided "why not blog about it?" and ta da! you get a post about hell, haha:

I would work at a styrofoam factory where CSI:Miami plays on repeat on every TV and the cafeteria only serves zucchini and mushroom dishes. All office notes would be written on chalk boards and the phones would ring the ridiculous generic Nokia ring tone. Spencer Pratt would be the CEO an Carrot Top would be VP and I'd have to see them every damn day.

There's probably more to add but that's all I've got for now. Clearly I have issues, but it's sort of funny right?

Now it's your turn. Tell me what your personal hell would be like.



happy thursday!

La la Hollywood.

So Hollywood, how goes it? Good? Sweet. Well. Let's go shall we?

• Starting off this week's adorableness we have little Satyana Denisof and mama Alyson Hannigan. I mean seriously, her cuteness is almost too much.
  
  
  
  oh the cute, THE CUTE.
  
  
• Also bringing some uber cuteness and half nekkidness is Matthew McConaguhey and his kidlets on the beach, seriously, adorable.
  
  
  
  adorableness.
  
  
  
• In other bebe news, the Hollywood pregnancies just won't stop: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban announced that a surrogate just delivered their new daughter (congrats!!) and Orlando Bloom took baby Flynn out for a stroll and my goodness the cuteness, lurve it....in other Hollywoodish, Tamera Mowry is engaged, Jim Carey is dating a former Top Model contestant, Ashley and Mary Kate's younger sister Elizabeth is breaking out in the acting world and Amy Adams looked fabulous at the PGA awards over the weekend, seriously heart her:
  
  
  
  va va voom.
  
  
  
• In some favoritenss...
  Hellooooo Keanu. I mean really, hello. Where have you been? Well apparently you finished that movie Henry's Crime and now you're interviewing about it? You know I'm a really good interviewer and a huge fan, just sayin.
  
  Oh Gos. You are just so cute. Not only do you wear footed hoodie pajamas with Ellen but you sing on TV too? Let's be hip and grab coffee sometime okay?
  
  And lastly, helloooo Joshua Jackson. I mean could you be any cuter? And really I promise to catch up on Fringe and watch it all the time and yes, I just need the summertime to do so, but I promise I will because "Ducks fly together!"
  
  
  
  oh hey hello there.
  
  
  
• In today's Twilightish....
  Eclipse got a ton of Razzie nominations, no surprise there.
  
  Edward and Bella's love child has been revealed. And I can sort of see it. But seriously how weird will it be to see Kristen Stewart acting motherly? Honestly, Breaking Dawn truly worries me.
  
  And apparently there was a still from BD released of Edward and Bella in bed? Sure.
  
  In more imortantness, another trailer for WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, a movie I actually am excited about. weeee!
  
  Also, Taylor Lautner is an a new non-Twilight movie as well, Abduction and I really don't know what it's about besides someone being abducted but Tay does look pretty good.
  
  
  
  apparently you can be badass
  and not be a werewolf.
  
  
  
• In other movie news....
  THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS ARE OUT TODAY! And since I write this post on Monday night I won't know anything yet. But they're out. And tomorrow will be my live blogging reaction to the nominees (come on Gos and Jack Kelly, I'm rootin for ya).
  
  
• And in TV news....
  Medium. Let's just get it out there. It was the series finale. SERIES as in IT'S OVER. No more adorable DuBois family, no more Joe, no more trippy episodes, kaput, goodbye. And I'm sad about it. Not only that, but the finale was HORRIBLE. Yes caps are so necessary to express my utter dislike in what happened. *spoiler alert* So um Joe died. Really? Was that necessary? No, no it was not. And then a fake dream in a dream and Joe's alive but he's not and then Allison dies 41 years later all alone eating Jell-O and Joe's there and it's a super over the top romantic reunion?? No freaking thank you. Just. NO.
  
  Big Bang Theory. First of all, Rick Fox is one swoony man. Second, if you aren't watching this show you are missing out on some serious laughs. Because I never stop with this show, it's just too much and too funny and too nerdy and yes. Watch it.
  
  Greek. Oh Cap, you are just so cute. I mean you really are. But um why is Dale an Omega Chi? I do not get this show sometimes, but I do love it, I really do.
  
  
• Lastly in today's WTF news Bristol Palin is dating....wait why am I even talking about her. Eh moving on, in more WTFness Antoine Dodson has a reality show, because of course he does. Who doesn't have a reality show or a book deal these days? Hey MTV or Harper Collins I'm totally available and totally awesome, clearly.
  

So anything I missed? As always let me know.

happy tuesday!

Nintendo in New York.

So I was home and then I was in Greensboro and then I was home again and then a day later I was off to New York City. Seriously how is this my life? Anyhoozits, why was I in NYC you ask? Well it's because Nintendo is just all sorts of awesome and fabulous and invited me out there to experience the launch of the Nintendo 3Ds. Ridiculous right? Basically the last couple of days were a whirlwind of awesome and a recap is definitely in order, so in my best attempts here goes:

Tuesday: Up early, picked up Jenn, said goodbye to Matt at the airport, made it on the plane (apparently Julianne Moore was on board with us), slept on the plane and before I knew it we were in NEW YORK!

We stayed at the Empire Hotel and ohmygod I loved my room, so swanky and chic and lurve. And then the lobby, the lobby people. It was like a jungle party of awesomeness.

rockin my zebra boots in the lobby, lurve it.

Eventually it was time to get ready for dinner and it was just so fun going next door to Jenn's room and doing a running hug with Doni and showing off our outfits before finally meeting up with Justine and the rest of the ambassadors. Then we strolled on over to Asiate for one hell of a dinner. I mean really, it was freaking fabulous. I had crab linguini and duck and a cheese plate, a CHEESE PLATE people! All around it was a fabulous welcome to New York City.

Doni, me and Jenn at dinner

heart these girls!

oh my. CHEESE.

Columbus Circle from the top!

There were lots of laughs and good times and wine and just fun getting to know the other ladies. The night ended with drinks at the bar and silly stories and eventually melting into the magical comforter in my bed, truly loveliness.

Wednesday: Slept in a bit before going on a coffee/hot chocolate trek with Doni and Jenn to start off our morning. New York is so damn chilly and brisk and busy and just lovely all around. Well except the birds, I cannot stand those damn pigeons, I screamed every time, haha.

Eventually everyone met up and went to a lovely place for a pizzaful lunch. No really, we got eight pizzas and some salads and ohmygod it was heavenly, HEAVENLY. After lunch we took a field trip to the Nintendo World Store, talk about Nintendo awesomeness. Not only that, but Justine surprised us all with two hundred dollars each to spend in the store, say what!?!?! It was so fun. I got a couple new Wii games and explored the store and ah, it was just great!

After our shopping spree we were all treated to getting our hair and makeup done at Blow salon. It was so swanky and fun and ohmygod there was a cheese plate and champagne and yeah. So I ended up getting the naturalish makeup look and the Foxy Brown (err Foxy Cleopatra) hairstyle (as Matt called it once I texted him a picture, haha).

me and Jenn freshly makeuped

and hair styled, ooh la la.

After we were all beautified it was time for the big event, the Nintendo 3DS launch party!! It was quite the event with lots of stations set up to try several of the new games on the new systems (and oh man are they awesome) and delicious food being passed around and plenty of bars and Samantha Ronson on the turntables and did I mention the games?

the partay.

swanky little chair and pillows, classy.

me and Doni rockin our best partywear.

our fabulous hostesses of the weekend,

Justine and Katie, woo!

Doni getting a game demo.

After playing all of the games, praising Samantha Ronson for her DJing skills and drinking plenty of wine we decided to call it a night and head back to the hotel. Although the night didn't really end there and Doni, Jenn and I decided to change into some warmer clothes and venture out into the city. It was a very "whip my hair" kind of fantastic evening of strolling and laughing and eating New York pizza and taking silly pictures and trying not to get hit by cabs. Basically, one fabulous Wednesday night.

Jenn and Doni in good ole Times Square.

I had to get in on the silly action too.

Thursday: Woke up way too early, checked out, fell asleep on the car ride to the airport, got onto the plane and fell asleep for the whole five hours (whoops, no reading for me I suppose). When we got back to LAX I realized that we had yet another celebrity on our flight, Chase Crawford (who is both tall and cute). Now all I need is an awesome celebrity encounter (I know, I'm just so picky, haha). And then I was home again and the whirlwind was over, but oh so fabulous.

Anyhoo all I can say is thank you Brand About Town and Nintendo for one of the classiest and geekiest most awesome mid week adventures ever.

And how's your week been? Are you uber excited for the 3Ds? Because yeah you sort of should be, the games are amazing.

happy weekend!

*Brand About Town/Nintendo covered all of my expenses on this trip and as always didn't ask me to blog about this but I'd be all sorts of insane if I didn't!

Hollywood is pregnant.

So I was totally going to write a Hollywood post yesterday but all I coudl think of was: BABIES! And then I got tired and figured I'd just save it for today. And guess what? Since I waited, there are more BABIES! Anyhoo, Hollywood time so here we go:

• Bringing some major cuteness we have Ellen Pompeo and her daughter Stella. I mean yes, big slouchy hat and glasses for a baby? And that baby is mixed? All around cuteness win.
  
  
  
  the adorableness is almost too much.
  
  
  
• Also bringing too much cuteness for my ovaries to handle, the Madden-Richie family out for a stroll. Seriously Harlow is so big and cute (and wearing a tutu! I'm a sucker for tutus) and Sparrow, precious!
  
  
  
  the cute! cute!
  
  
  
• In other baby news, my favorite little sister turned two! Happy Birthday Seraphina Affleck!
  
  In more bebe news, everyone in Hollywood is pregnant! Okay not everyone but here's who has announced it in the past two weeks: Natalie Portman (she's also engaged), Victoria Beckham (oh please let it me a girl she can put baby high heels and black dresses and play Spice Girls for), Marion Cotillard, Owen Wilson's girlfriend, Tia Mowry (I know there's a Sister, Sister joke in there somewhere), Jewel, Jane Krakowski, and announced today: Kate Hudson.
  
  And in some non-baby news: Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin split after eight years together (sad), Reese Witherspoon got engaged (congrats!), David Arquette went to rehab (no surprise there), Edward Furlong got arrested (even less of a surprise),
  
  
• In some favoriteness...
  Although I'm Team Pacey for life, I totally enjoyed seeing James Van Der Beek take over Funny or Die last week. In case you missed it, check out his site: JamesVanDerMemes.com and enjoy the awesome (tell them I sent you!).
  
  Oh.My.Goodness.Swooooooooon. Let's all swoooooon together people. To who you ask? I mean to Ryan Gosling of course! Just when we thought he couldn't get more adorable he goes on Ellen and rides a stationary bike and wears a hooded footie! Gah! The cuteness! Just watch. And I dare you not to swoon.
  
  
  
  love it.
  
  
  
• In today's Twilight news....
  Maybe I should just call it the Rob news? Because again nothing Twilight related, rather new images from Water for Elephants (which actually made me squeal in theaters when I saw the preview before Black Swan, haha).
  
  
  
  aw Rob and Rosie, is Kristen jealous?
  
  
  well she must be jealous now.
  
  
  
• In music news....
  Britney Spears' new album is coming out March 15. Huzzah! I mean wait, what?
  
  The Holiday. As I mentioned, my friend Courtney got me the score to The Holiday aka the bestest most beautiful score ever! I mean I only own a few scores because only so often do I feel like listening to music without words, but oh this album is one of them. I CANNOT STOP. And then it makes me want to watch the movie again and I have to refrain because HELLO THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH is a little excessive and it's not holiday time anymore and just yes, I'm rambling. Point: LOVE THIS SCORE (AND CAPS ARE SO NECESSARY!)
  
  

• And in TV news....
  Wicked. Let's be clear here, the BOOK (which I detested) not the MUSICAL (that I adore) is being made into a mini series steered by Salma Hayek. I'm curious basically. Curious to see if I enjoy this adaptation more that the actual book or if I'm just as turned off by it. Nonetheless there is plenty of potential here.
  
  How I Met Your Mother. First of all, spoiler alert central. Second of all, WHY!? Why did Marhsall's dad have to die?!?? I mean I knew the countdown was to something big and I knew Lily was going to get pregnant eventually (they've already showed it) but Marshall's dad? Just gah, punch to the stomach people, punch to the freaking stomach!
  
  Grey's Anatomy. Okay. I admit. As dumb and annoyed as I was with another episode with a mass shooting, it was a good episode. AND WE GOT CRISTINA BACK (hurrah! hurrah!). But yeah some good issues brought up and everyone lived (apparently Shonda was in a good mood because I don't remember the last time that actually happened).
  
  Greek. It's back, it's back! And um. Apparently Cappie is VanWilder, Rusty has a thing for Ashley, Casey is staying at CRU and ummm, yes I love this show.
  
  Glee. Um. How do I say this gently? Um. I DON'T WANT A FREAKING BIEBER EPISODE. Okay there I said it. It was reported that there will be a Bieber themed episode happening with Sam starting a boy band. Just no. No thank you. Do not want. Return to sender.
  
  
• Lastly in today's WTF news we have designer bangs. No really, have you ever wanted bangs and just couldn't wait long enough for your hair to grow? Well then Designer Bangs are just for you!

So anything I missed? More babies? Let me know!



happy wednesday!

A weekend at the movies.

Weekend oh weekend, you go by way to quickly. But I always love to blog about you.

Friday: After work I headed home for a quick sec before going to the movies with my movie buddy Courtney to see The King's Speech. Man, what a good movie! I totally agree with the hype, it was clever and fascinating and funny and Colin Firth (swoon) and Geofrey Rush were just awesome. Afterwards Court came over for a bit and it was just fun times all around.

Saturday: Woke up early to take my car for an oil change (blech) but I did get to be all hip and schnazzy and read in a coffee shop and have breakfast and hot cocoa (woo). Afterwards I read the afternoon away with a fabulously bright pedicure in between. No seriously it looks like my toes are radioactive:

does this fit my blog title or what?

I swear I don't have a fetish, haha.

There was also some TV watching and hanging out with Matt, going up to my parents to visit and see my godmother and her kids for a bit, eventually coming home and pretending to care about football. And then my friend AJ came up for the night, we had some drinks, went to dinner at one of my favorite places, came home and played some Family Game Night and Scene It and made dirty jokes and laughed our way through all of it! Basically a wonderful night.

Sunday: Woke up earlyish before heading to the movies with my mom to see The Fighter (I know! Two movies in one weekend?! Who am I!? But oh how I love it!). Also, another great movie. Despite the fact that Christian Bale totally creeped me out, it was just so much good acting all around for everyone in the movie. I was so intrigued and inspired and uh, cannot wait for Oscar noms to come out. After the movie I spent the rest of the afternoon deChristmassing our apartment and catching up on the DVR and when I was doing that the soundtrack to The Holiday was on (Courtney gave it me and ohmygod THANK YOU COURT! I am in LOVVVVE). Other than that I spent the evening fending off a headache and watching some TV and relaxing and eating ice cream (I mean yes, not helping the resolution but a girl's gotta have ice cream every now and then right?).

All in all I'd say it was just the kind of weekend I needed before the week I'm about to have, woo.

And how was your weekend? See any movies or do anything fuuuun?

happy monday!

Confessions.

As I was driving home from work yesterday this blog post just started writing itself. Because apparently I think of really random shit (yes I cuss...sometimes, haha) when I drive (or take a shower, seriously my most random and best ideas come when I'm driving to/from work or taking a shower, it's bizarre). Anyways, I thought for today's post I'd share some things about me (cause clearly they're things you want to know, clearly):

• Keith Urban's newest CD has not left my CD player since Christmas.
• Yes I still listen to CDs.
• And yes I sing every song out loud and dance like the ridiculous person I am when I'm driving by myself.
  
  
• I once hit a parked car.
• The owner of the car was nuts.
• I've been nervous when parking ever since.
  
  
• I didn't cry at all during our wedding ceremony.
• Oh but the speeches got the waterworks show.
• And then (NO AND THEN - name that movie, haha) when I watched the video - waterfall of tears. Seriously my tearflow makes no sense!
  
  
• Speaking of our wedding, I still miss it.
• And I'm in love with our professional pictures.
• Clearly.
  
  
  
  
• I played the flute in 5th grade.
• No there are no band camp jokes there.
• It was 5th grade people!
  
  

Anything you'd like to confess before the weekend? Get it off your chest, really it's okay, you can do it!

happy weekend!

TLC owns my TV soul.

So I don't watch any of the Real Housewives shows or any shows on Bravo or The Bachelor or any reality show on MTV like ever (I mean yeah I'll try but then just have to change the channel because someone is yelling or falling or fighting and I don't get it). But lately oh man, TLC has owned my TV soul with its reality show goodness.

Say Yes to the Dress! This is like my crack. I swear I have seen every episode and yet I still watch it (EVERY SINGLE MORNING!). All I can say is thank god a new season starts Friday because I need some new dresses to admire and more Randy in my life.

And then there's the gem Four Weddings. Four very different brides go to each others weddings and rate away. Reality TV gold I tell you, gold! I love rating them myself and trying to pick the winner and seriously can you tell I still love weddings?

Oh but then we have Toddlers and Tiaras. Oh dear god. Why am I admitting I watch this horrendousness? It's ridiculous. But I JUST CAN'T LOOK AWAY (and no I don't know why I'm "yelling", haha). Every time this show is on I just have to watch. Somehow I now know about flippers and headshots and spray tans for kids and outfit of choice and grand supreme title - holy crap who am I? I mean no, my kid will never do that shizz but that doesn't mean I won't watch other kids and laugh at their antics and outfits and crazy show parents.

And what was I doing two nights ago, getting sucked into TLC's newest trap: Extreme Couponining! I mean what!? It's like organized Hoarders on crack! These people buy coupons to save money and buy ridiculous amounts of products "so they won't have to buy them for a long time", because of course every household needs hundreds of sticks of deodorant and sixty five dish soaps and eleven hundred boxes of cereal (one guy actually bought that many and luckily gave some away but still, what the eff?!). I tried changing the channel but I just couldn't do it. Despite these people's hoarding ways they definitely know how to save money, the best was a guy spent five thousand dollars in groceries and paid two hundred freaking dollars. INSANITY I tell you.

Please tell me I am not alone in my TLC loving/obsessive/addictive ways, do you watch any of these ridiculous shows? Or what other crazy reality TV do you watch instead?




happy thursday!

Why hello 2011.

I've spent past New Year Eve's doing anything from spending it on the strip in Vegas, to going to a random house party, to actually hosting a party and even spending the night on the Rose Parade route.

This year we rang in the new year a bit differently. This year we were with some friends at their apartment playing card games and drinking champagne and making pizzas and it was fabulous. I felt so grown up (and we all know how that is, I mean hell I have a freaking label about grown upness, I'm obsessed!).

happy new year!

we're just a little bit silly.

my pizza: apple, pineapple, bacon and

cheeeeeeese.

Timithie and Nick, our hosts of the evening.

I mean yeah part of me wanted to dress up in a sparkly dress and pay high prices to get cocktails and dance and do the club thing or the fancy restaurant thing but that just wasn't this year's plan. And the other part of me completely enjoyed wearing my sparkly shoes and silly beads and laughing the night away with my husband and good friends. Oh grownupdom.

And on New Year's day Matt and I spent most of the afternoon in our pajamas (not hungover, hurrah! hurrah!) watching the parade and hanging out before venturing up to my parents' house for some chowder and football, twas loverly. And as if we didn't eat enough (definitely sarcasm) we then went to Matt's dad's house for more football and dinner (clearly I can't say no to food), haha. All in all it was a fabulous (and delicious) way to ring in the new year.


And now we're in a new year. What the what??

How was your new year's eve/new year's? Did you wear sparkly things? Or eat tasty things? Woo!




happy tuesday!