Monday, February 28, 2011

Wedding Dress Madness... AHH!

THE "OUTDOOR" DRESS
So, I should start off by saying that I am not getting married any time soon... Having said that, a girl can still look, right?

Well, I have, and I have found various dresses for every type of wedding you could imagine... The "tropical beach" wedding. The "runaway Vegas" wedding. Even one for the "traditional Catholic" wedding (and I'm not even Catholic). But my latest, and quite possibly greatest (time will tell on that one) find is the "romantic outdoors/eclectic?" wedding.

I think it is a fun way to examine what all is out there, so when the time is right, there isn't a chaotic tornado/fury storm of terror as to where to start looking. And, for the readers out there who may think that I have gone off the deep end, admit to yourself that you have thought about it once or twice too...

Do any of you do any "crazy" things (such as look for wedding ideas, houses, etc.) that are worth getting off of your chest?

Weekend Recap!

This past weekend I did not do much worth writing an entire blog post about, however, I am going to, so enjoy.

Friday, I had my first job interview post-graduation- and I think it went well. It was weird, because after having been the person doing the interviews for so many years, it was an odd feeling to be on the other side of the table. But, as always, I managed. Later that night, my boyfriend and I went out to dinner (nothing fancy, just burgers- but they were delicious and were EXACTLY what I wanted), and then went to a "Kinect" party with people from his work.

Have any of you ever played Kinect? It was super fun, both to play and to watch. People get crazzzzzyyyy!!!

Anyways, Saturday, we were pretty much snowed in all night, so we just watched movies and kept it low-key.

Sunday=laundry day. Yuck!

Did anybody else do anything worth mentioning?

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Food Blog

So- I want to be a food blogger... However, there is only one set back, I am not good at making recipes. I am good at cooking (or at least I like to think I am), but they are more like quick fixes to meals, or spin-offs of other recipes. But when it comes to making a solely independent recipe, I feel lost.

The idea has been lurking in the back of my mind for a long time- and I look at a lot of different really good and unique food blogs- and I feel that I too can be amongst those good blogs- but as I have already stated, there is a problem with that.

I also follow a lot of other kinds of interesting blogs about fashion, decorating, weddings, life, photography, etc. and I think that those are probably more up my alley.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

MY Dream Home

This year, HGTV has a beautiful "Dream Home" in Stowe, Vermont. It is filled with personalized touches that make the house wreak of East Coast luster and appeal. This house is made to order and filled to the brim with details that were customized for ME!

I (along with my boyfriend) have been signing up twice a-day, every day to win the Dream Home. I sure hope that I am going to be the winner. If so, I will be writing a whole new set of posts, and if not- the cynic in me will still be here. I would like to be the winner, and if not me- it had better be the boyfriend- MY boyfriend...

It also comes with $500,000 dollars and an GMC Arcadia Denali- which wouldn't be so bad. We could both use a new car... and some money!

Wish me luck (or luck to the people who decide who gets it, that they draw my name)!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Coming Down From A Valentine's Day High


Well, maybe I am the only one who experienced this, but the buzz and hype up to V-Day this year was intensified by my actual somewhat caring for it, and post-"holiday", (like always after a holiday- ESPECIALLY Christmas), there is a certain level of disappointment and it almost puts you into a funk.

I am not comparing Valentine's to Christmas by any means, but I am saying the the post-holiday slump, and feeling of "what is next/to come", always leaves me feeling a bit off. I am usually able to pick up from it right away, and there is NO doubt that this one will be any different- considering how minor of a holiday it is for me- but there is still always a certain level of need to be back in the excitement of what was.

Anyways, I am looking for something to do with my days- besides write on this very blog, and surf all that the internet has to offer (multiple times)... So, my question comes on to you- what do you think would be a better use of my time that sitting and doing virtually nothing all day? I am getting desperate.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Valentine's Day 2011

So, normally I am a cynic when it comes to the day of love- and as you may have noticed, I am all that big of a fan of the day itself. There are certain perks, like it is one of my dear good friend's birthdays, people are not usually as crabby, and that is about it.

But this year, it is different. How can I be upset when I have the BEST boyfriend in the world! I woke up to a V-Day scavenger hunt- where I had to search out my own gift. 18 clues later- I found myself a Sterling Silver "S" necklace. All-in-all a good day for gifts.
THE CLUES
THE NECKLACE
As for my gift to him- I got him a mix-n-match six pack of beer... boring right? WRONG! With personalized labels and caddy- I stepped it up a notch, and made something he can enjoy not only the look of, but the taste of too...
THE FRONT OF THE CADDY
THE BACK OF THE CADDY
A FEW OF THE BEERS
A FEW MORE OF THE BEERS
Not that I am changing my view on V-Day 100%, but this year- I do not want to climb into a hole for 24 hours to avoid all people and their loving gazes...

How was your day of love?

Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Weekend!

So here we are- the weekend it upon us, and it is a big one indeed. Anyone have any big and exciting  plans?

Personally, I've got some big plans... Today (Saturday), we are going to go out for a friend of mine's birthday. Her birthday is on Valentine's Day, so instead on intruding on her and all of the other love birds' plans, we are going to go out tonight and celebrate! We are going to go out to the cities to dine and play. Then on Sunday, I think we will make a big breakfast and enjoy the day off.

Then the next day comes the BIG day of love... Not that I personally think it should be shrink wrapped- a whole years worth of love- into one day, but that is what seems to be. So- knowing me, I am sure I will have something cynical to write about... Lucky you!

Anyways, Have a safe and enjoyable weekend everyone!

Friday, February 11, 2011

New Relationship Motto...

The other day I was talking with my boyfriend, and I said something that I thought was pretty profound. Again, this is something I thought was profound, so feel free to disagree, or comment... We were arguing about something dumb- like always- and I said, "you can either be happy or you can be right, pick one".

I think it is true, you both can fight about the things that you think are true- until you are both blue in the face, but when it comes down to it, someone has to give up to make the other one happy. Not saying that we fight all the time- because we don't, but it is just those silly little quarrels that couples get in, about the small stuff, like what movie to watch or what to have for dinner, you know, the important things. haha!

Anyways, that is my new motto, and I am sticking to it!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Another Valentine's Day- Just Around the Corner...

I think that Valentine's Day is just another "holiday" for people to make fools of themselves and prance around like defaces... Maybe it is the cynic in me, but I do not like the holiday.

I think the only decent part about the day is the fun love themed gifts, because on what other occasions do we give those to our significant others. Now, I think that giving gifts because it is expected of us, is sad, and I personally would rather get a "Tuesday" gift- I like the idea of giving and getting gifts on random days.

This year, I think that I will lay low on the Valentine's Day events, but I will be giving my "other" something nice... What do you all have in mind?