2.23

Mexican food and hot chocolate (not together, though).  These are two of my faaaaavorite things! Saw Les Mis today and it was incredible.  This girl, who is not a fan of crying in public, almost cried a few times.  Go see it on the big screen!

2.22

Three months ago today, Grandma went up to Heaven.  I still miss her all the time, especially her comments on my hair, questions about my "love life," and stories about random things on TV.  I feel so much happier, though, knowing that she's in a much better place where there isn't any suffering or sadness.  I still think of her every time I see a 3 Musketeers candy bar, haha.

Day 990

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Day 989

This is totally a girl thing (I think).  I would l-o-v-e to have just one day a month - a standing reservation if you will - where all my girl friends get together and watch movies, chill in our jammies, bake and eat yummy foods, and just chat.  For those of you that went to college with me, yes, that is basically what I did for 4 years with my roommates.  Yes, I miss that and them terribly.  That is all! :)

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Drooling yet?  The pictures don't do it justice at all, as I was more concerned with eating these brownies than photographing them.  Make these for your sweetie and maybe they'll work for you. ;)
Knock You Naked Brownies - YUM!

Day 987

Holiday Hangover ... it happens every year!

Indy friends, let's plan a good night to go out for Devour Downtown.  Nothing makes me happier than food and friends. :)

Day 977

I had a great time at brunch this morning with ... 17(?) friends.  I think that's what our final count was, but it was a table full of constantly moving babies and people.  The food was good, the atmosphere was a bit fancy, and the company was fantastic!

Day 976

Had a great dinner with Dave and Steph M tonight at End of the Line Public House.  I need to go back when it's warmer outside to see what else is good on the menu.  It was really cold in the restaurant (but it's an old building and has a lot of windows).  Cheap (good) eats!

Day 969

So, yeah.  Took a break from non-essential items, such as this, while my grandma was in the hospital and we celebrated her life after her passing.  She'd be pissed if I wasted my life away wallowing in sadness, so onward I move!

Day 957

Today, a big group of adults and kids from my church went to Rascal's Fun Zone down in Whiteland.  Between the 4 go kart tracks (2 inside and 2 outside), the mini bowling, the putt putt, the junk food, and the arcade games, I'm worn out!  The girls had a great time though! :)

Day 946

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  Man, I wish that really felt like screaming.  Stupid people, politely referred to as "turkeys," are just killin' me, man.  They really know better, that's the kicker.

Day 939

I don't understand what women with hips did before skipping the pantyhose became socially acceptable.  Sitting makes you feel like a fat stuffed sausage.  It's not super fun.  I only wore them to dull the blinding light that radiates off of my pale legs.  Note: they were black.  I'm so anti-skin colored pantyhose since I'm not (literally) an 85 year old grandma.  Don't you ever wear pantyhose with open-toed shoes.  Don't do it!  (Why am I ranting about pantyhose?!)

I made a chocolate chip cookie pie tonight for work tomorrow.  You have no idea how hard it is to resist taking a bite!  That's the thing about pies, you can't cover up a taste test.

On a completely different note, have you heard this Maroon 5 song?  Every single time it comes up, I think of "Pretty Woman."

Day 907

A few of my favorite Pinterest pins:

Day 872

After my haircut, I decided to swing by and see my grandma since she's in the rehab nursing home on my way home.  We took a spin outside and she asked me really blunt, personal questions that only she would and could get away with.  Gotta love her.

Later, I joined up with a really fun group of ladies for Jackie's bachelorette party.  We had a good Mexican dinner, went to the Legends drag show at Talbott Street, took a cab downtown to chat for awhile at Claddagh, then, naturally, went to Steak 'N Shake.  I'd call that a successful night.

Forgive my narcissism, but I was really pumped about my hair.  Amber, my amazing stylist, did it up right since she knew I was going out.

Day 856

Despite the heat wave, the weeds are still growing.  Argh.  It's time for them to move to the back field and out of my sight!  Catch ya later, alligators...I'm off to rid my garden and driveway of weeds.

I'm looking forward to Saturday night.  Good people, good wine, good music.  It's going to be rad.

Day 854

I like this song and the video.  You should check it out.

Does it sound familiar?  It's in the BING commercial!  I actually heard it on the radio, then googled to see where the heck I'd heard parts of it before.  You're welcome. ;) 

Day 851

Today, I went up to Lafayette with my "other parents" and Alex to see our friend, Zach.  His mom passed away this week after a 13 year battle with cancer.  As I only met her once, I didn't know her.  However, after a beautiful mass with music and so many kind, sincere words, I know she made a difference in this world even though she was taken up after only 53 years.  I hate feeling so powerless when seeing my friend hurting so deeply.  I'm glad that Andy was able to fly in and just be there for him all weekend.  I just want to wrap him up in bubble wrap to protect him, but we can't do that.  Actually, he'd probably like that since he's a goofball.  I suppose that's why Zach, Andy, and I are all friends - we're all goofballs.  

Please keep my Aunt Tootie and Patsy (Zach's mom) in your prayers.  While you're at it, please say one for my grandma, too.  She's in the hospital recovering from some lung issues.  Hopefully, she'll be back to "normal" and able to go home soon.  

Day 846

I survived being ... Game Leader (?) ... for day one of Vacation Bible School.  Only one injury (my chin + Landyn's head = my sore chin and a happy-go-lucky kid with a hard head).  I'm going to see Ingrid Michaelson tomorrow, so my "team" will have the pleasure of teaching and entertaining the crazy, fun, awesome kids in my absence. :)

Day 828

Oh DANG it's hot out there.  I thought it was hot when I was working out, then I went outside and got slapped in the face with a fist full of heat and humidity.  Ooooo weeeee!

Day 826

Prepping for tomorrow's BIG show has been stressful, but not in a terrible way (if that makes any sense).  I don't know that I've ever had more literal headaches in my life, but I'm so happy that we've had such a positive response to our little club.  I suppose I'm nervous since I'm kind of the co-creator, I chose all of the trips, all of the photos, helped with the design of all of the materials, etc. - I've got my hands in all aspects of this club.  If it fails, I'll be really sad.  However, what might be even scarier is the idea of it taking off.  This could be HUGE.  Whoa.

Day 811

Well, we made it to Florida!  I'm running on about 2-3 hours of sleep over the course of 48 hours.  How I'm awake right now, I don't understand.  I've had so much fun already, and we're only on day one/two!  Looking forward to some major beach time, should the waves chill out and allow us to get in the water.  Until then, we'll continue to hang out in our awesome house, wade in the pool, and enjoy cocktails.