Things that could or have made my day

The weather is cold and it is NOT snowing. I was starting to get grumpy so I decided to compile a list of things that make my day...

-Getting flowers on my 1/2 birthday
-A barber shop quartet coming to sing on my birthday
- Watching FRIENDS
- People who understand my random movie quotes
-Hearing an awesome song on the radio
- Surprise mail
- Random texts from people I love
- My nephew telling me that I am the coolest "teenager" ever
- Random road trips
- Trying to collect all the McDonalds toys
- Eating Jimmy Johns with Lindsey
- Getting my car paid off
- Seeing an empty laundry basket
- Going to the movies
- When people mix up what I say into something hilarious
- Making up stories with Mel
-A guy wearing a sport coat and jeans
- Going shopping with someone to pick out clothes for them
- Opening up new DVDs
- When my little sister calls just to chat

I feel better! It would be nice if it were just a little warmer than 15 outside!!!!

Greatest Day of My Life...

Random thought of the day...

Do you ever find yourself saying the same thing or doing the same thing over and over? I DO! I always say that everyone annoys me, including myself! This is actually the truth. hahah Every once in awhile I will find myself saying something a lot that is just so random. Mom pointed out recently that I say, "well that's crappy." The only reason she knows is because she found herself saying that too! hahah I have started this new thing... I will say "really?" in a kind of high pitched tone. SO RANDOM! I also say, "this is the greatest day of my life." I tend to say this a lot... which brings me to my next point...

Last night Christina, Steph and I went and saw The Lion King at the Murat downtown. I can't say enough about the production. This was by far the greatest thing ever! At one point I turned to Christina and said, "I keep thinking there is no way this can get any better and it does." I highly suggest going to see it! I would seriously fly to NYC just to see it again! On our way home Christina and I saw a shooting star! It was a great end to the evening. aka Greatest day of my life. =)

Why do I always end up in this outfit?!?!?

I was recently told to get out of the 80's and start living in today's society. Well, they might be right. Kyla turned 21 last week and we went to retro rewind. I am an awesome cousin, so I dressed up in my 80's attire. SUCH A SACRIFICE!! hahaha

Eddie made the mistake of telling Kyla that if you tell boys it is your 21 birthday they will buy you drinks. UH OH... EVERY guy we encountered Kyla decided it was approprate to tell them she was 21! I could not quit laughing. Sometimes I really wish I had a little sister, because making Kyla's birthday special was super important to me. We had a lot of fun to say the least!

I am really excited to get these Thanksgiving festivities underway! I am not a big fan of holidays but Thanksgiving is by far my favorite of them. I think the reason it appeals to me so much is because everyone comes over to the house for food, drinks, and SHIT-NANIGANS! Not to mention the fact that mom makes us go around and say what we are thankful for. Why do we play along with these silly games? It cracks me up.

Christina, Chad, and I went out for Martinis last week. We got dressed up and just had a fun time. We even made a catwalk out of a bench!

These were some really neat bars downtown that Chad introduced us to. We totally closed them down, but had a great time doing it!

My little sister and I are also going to see Disney on Ice!!! I haven't told her yet so shhhhhhhh. I am going to give that to her for christmas, and then take her to see the Wizard of Oz for her birthday. She is going to be so excited!

Well I guess that is about all for now.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

NKOTB, Halloween, Tiny beers, OH MY!

So everyone has been bugging me about getting a new post, put up more pictures... GEEZ! haha I guess I will update everyone on what I have been doing. My other blogs will be more of my thoughts etc. Today I must catch you up from the past month... Travel season is over and now I have some more time to do OTHER things.

First things first... NKOTB! Mel and I had a blasty blast! We rocked it out with them all night long! I met eyes with Joey. I am positive it was love at first sight! I was dressed up to the max (you know like the place in saved by the bell =)) Here is a gander at Mel and I's outfits.

We were probably the coolest cats there... you can decide for yourself!

HALLOWEEN:

As all of you probably already know, I am NOT a fan of Halloween. Everything scared me as a kid, so it is just not my choice of holiday. This year I wore THREE costumes, winning two prizes for them! My little sister and I decided to be a tree and an acorn. It was a really cute idea that she had. We won an award for most creative! Jodi and Stephen asked us to do the Run Like Hell race downtown and we dressed up at running with the bulls and won the best group costume! I then went to Sooz and Ross's party and was smartie pants. I don't really have pictures of my costume, but here is a picture of Alexis and I carving pumpkins. hahaha

TINY BEERS:

Stephen stayed in town for the weekend and he met us at Tiki Bob's for some 50 cent beers. Well, let's just say, we know why they were so cheap. In Steve's words, "ta heck with double fisting, I am going to just put them both in ONE hand!"

Kiley also had a problem. She was holding Emily's drink but she got a little thirsty herself. This is the outcome:

Last but not least, my boots! Here is a picture of me in my new boots! I never want to take them off, and I find myself wanting to shop for dresses and things that go with the boots. hahaha

NKOTB in the house!

New Kids on the Block concert is NEXT SATURDAY! I remember in April when Mel and I sat at the computer waiting for 10:00 to roll around so we could get our 7th row tickets! We have been waiting for this day to come for a loong time.

With the concert quickly approaching, we have had many discussions about what to wear. I have decided to wear my pink and white striped leggings, a jean skirt, white high tops and a shirt with a clip on the side. I have recently snatched the crimper from my parents house so this will go along with us as well. Scott has a screen printing machine, but the time has just approached so quickly that I didn't get a chance to get the shirts to him. I am quite bummed about that one.

We are making an evening out of it and having an 80's flashback/girls night. I will make sure to write more when we get back. I will have TONS of pictures I am sure!

Would you like a loan with that?

So two blogs in one day... check my temperature, I think I am running a fever :)

The other day I was headed to the bank to deposit money from my jewelry business I have started. I go to this bank quite a bit so it isn't like I am just a random Joe off the street. I walk in and fill out my deposit slip. When I get to the desk the lady greets me and processes all my checks. She hands me my receipt and as I am turning to walk away she says... "Did you want to get a loan today?" My response to this question was "no thanks, I have enough of those." I would have to say this is the funniest question ever. It isn't like I went to the bank on a mission to receive a huge loan today for something, went to the bank and completely forgot to ask for one. She asks me if I also want a loan and almost climb over the counter to hug her for reminding me. Is that something a person forgets? "Thank goodness you reminded me of that, I would have been in big trouble if I didn't get that loan today."
I understand when you are at McDonald's you order, and they ask "would you like an apple pie with that?" This makes sense. A decision of an Apple Pie is small. This might have been something you just hadn't thought about but realize... yeah that would be good in my tummy. This is not a life decision, one that will put you in years of turmoil of excessive payments and high interest rates.
I would like to challenge everyone to have that would you like .... with that at their jobs. Maybe this is something our society should turn to. I could be out of line making fun of her because by asking that question she could get 1 or 2 loans a day. I have taken the liberty of making some "tag lines" for some of my blog readers...

I will start with myself:
"Would you like a scholarship with that acceptance?"

Craig:
"Would you like steel toe shoes with that ladder?"

Jodi:
"Would you like a shovel with that soil sample?"

Mom:
"Would you like a vacuum with that dust rag?"

Dad:
"Would you like a life jacket with with that barge?"

Marlene:
"Would you like a raise with your check?" (this one might lose you money though :\)

You have a mission.. ONWARD!

Travel season is upon us!

I can't believe I am headed into my 3 year of travel season. My time as an Admission Counselor has really flown by. I have made a ton of mistakes when visiting different high schools. I think some schools are closer together than they actually are etc. Last year my goal of travel was to have fun and not get lost! I had this huge goal of making smarter travel decisions and really work hard on getting myself organized. This failed miserably. I did keep a journal last year and I think this week before I start my hardcore traveling I am going to take a trip down memory lane and read what happened last year.
I have already been to a few schools. If this is any indication of what my travel season might look like, we are in for some great blogging memories! I have had students ask what door of opportunity we are. This question just poses a lot of questions in my head. Mel and I have been trying to figure out what this exactly means since the question was presented. I have googled that question, CHA CHA'd that question and NOTHING. He claims to have been taught the doors in Health Class. The jury is still out.
We have cards that everyone must fill out if they want more information about the school. It just asks very simple questions... NAME, ADDRESS, AREA OF INTEREST etc. I had a student stand at my table to fill out the card and hands it back when he is finished. he wrote JARED in capital letters. nothing else... NOTHING! I didn't even want to ask for anymore information because that was too hilarious.
This year I haven't really decided what my goals will be. My travel has been cut significantly because I lost a few of my schools due to rearranging of territories. I am completely fine with this, because traveling isn't my favorite thing to do.
I will definitely keep everyone posted on what is going on with my traveling etc.

This is going to be a hilarious season for sure!