this one never gets old
Monday, February 14, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
friendly friday
Background: Hunter & I met during high school when he started coming to our youth group on a regular basis; his grandparents attended the church I grew up in. Through Wednesday and Sunday church, summer mission trips and youth retreats, our friendship grew in high school and remained close during and after his time at Rhodes as well.
Celebrating him because: I picked him as Mr. February because he was my first kiss, on Valentine's Day, after he decorated my car with roses and shaving cream. Insert "awwww" here. Cheesy, but totally cute at the same time.
Five things I love about Hunter:
1. He knows everything there is to know about every sport known to man.
2. He was my first kiss, and no matter who it was with or when it was, that is always memorable for a girl.
3. We dated each other for a hot minute and lived to tell about it.
4. He once came in to my house (via my dad) when I was not home, switched out all of my drawers, short-sheeted my bed and moved my stuff around as a mean, albeit funny, practical joke.
5. I think he's gone out with well over half of my friends at one point or another during the course of our friendship.
Five things that Hunter loves (these are more facts):
1. I'm a die hard Vanderbilt basketball fan. I've been to at least one game every season for the last 22 years.
2. I've never had a dog.
3. I can't drive a stick shift.
4. I like planning, but enjoy being spontaneous.
5. I've been on a moose hunt.
Celebrating him because: I picked him as Mr. February because he was my first kiss, on Valentine's Day, after he decorated my car with roses and shaving cream. Insert "awwww" here. Cheesy, but totally cute at the same time.
Five things I love about Hunter:
1. He knows everything there is to know about every sport known to man.
2. He was my first kiss, and no matter who it was with or when it was, that is always memorable for a girl.
3. We dated each other for a hot minute and lived to tell about it.
4. He once came in to my house (via my dad) when I was not home, switched out all of my drawers, short-sheeted my bed and moved my stuff around as a mean, albeit funny, practical joke.
5. I think he's gone out with well over half of my friends at one point or another during the course of our friendship.
Five things that Hunter loves (these are more facts):
1. I'm a die hard Vanderbilt basketball fan. I've been to at least one game every season for the last 22 years.
2. I've never had a dog.
3. I can't drive a stick shift.
4. I like planning, but enjoy being spontaneous.
5. I've been on a moose hunt.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
20 by 30
I know I haven't even turned 29 yet, but in a little over 18 months I will be 30. And that is just weird. Freaking. Weird.
So, I decided to make a list. Stop reading now if you don't care - but this is something for myself, and I want to have it in "writing": the things I want to accomplish, see & do before I turn 30.
Some of them will be easily done, and some of them are far-fetched. But a year and a half will go by faster than you think, so it will be interesting to look back and see how far I got with this.
1. Play paintball.
3. Go to a drive-in movie.
4. Get a physical. Easier said than done considering my total and utter fear of needles.
5. Go on a date with someone that isn't a friend first.
6. Travel to the Pacific Northwest. O.k., that's cheating since I'm going in July. But it's my list and I can cheat if I want to.
7. See Brad Paisley at the Grand Ole Opry.
8. Pick blueberries (again) in the summer and apples in the fall.
9. Attend my 10 year high school reunion.
10. Take a cooking class.
11. Tour the Country Music Hall of Fame - haven't been since a 4th grade field trip when it was on Demonbreun and about 1/4th the size it is now.
12. Dedicate lots of time to helping out my friends that will become Mom's this year.
13. Spend a weekend in Chattanooga - the one city in Tennessee I've never really gotten to know.
14. Buy my own place - a condo or a townhouse. This is a stretch, but I'm going to try.
15. Maintain my blog. I really enjoy journaling my life, regardless if people are really reading or not!
16. Buy a laptop. Between my work computer and cell phone, I don't really need one right now, but one day I will. This might take a back seat to number 14 though.
17. Take more pictures. I'm terrible at never taking my camera anywhere.
18. Learn to curl my hair with a curling iron. For some reason, I still can not master this skill, and my hair always turns out looking bent in half. Sexy.
19. Finally get around to watching The Shawshank Redemption. I'm told it's a must-see.
So, I decided to make a list. Stop reading now if you don't care - but this is something for myself, and I want to have it in "writing": the things I want to accomplish, see & do before I turn 30.
Some of them will be easily done, and some of them are far-fetched. But a year and a half will go by faster than you think, so it will be interesting to look back and see how far I got with this.
20 things i want to do before i turn 30
1. Play paintball.
3. Go to a drive-in movie.
4. Get a physical. Easier said than done considering my total and utter fear of needles.
5. Go on a date with someone that isn't a friend first.
6. Travel to the Pacific Northwest. O.k., that's cheating since I'm going in July. But it's my list and I can cheat if I want to.
7. See Brad Paisley at the Grand Ole Opry.
8. Pick blueberries (again) in the summer and apples in the fall.
9. Attend my 10 year high school reunion.
10. Take a cooking class.
11. Tour the Country Music Hall of Fame - haven't been since a 4th grade field trip when it was on Demonbreun and about 1/4th the size it is now.
12. Dedicate lots of time to helping out my friends that will become Mom's this year.
13. Spend a weekend in Chattanooga - the one city in Tennessee I've never really gotten to know.
14. Buy my own place - a condo or a townhouse. This is a stretch, but I'm going to try.
15. Maintain my blog. I really enjoy journaling my life, regardless if people are really reading or not!
16. Buy a laptop. Between my work computer and cell phone, I don't really need one right now, but one day I will. This might take a back seat to number 14 though.
17. Take more pictures. I'm terrible at never taking my camera anywhere.
18. Learn to curl my hair with a curling iron. For some reason, I still can not master this skill, and my hair always turns out looking bent in half. Sexy.
19. Finally get around to watching The Shawshank Redemption. I'm told it's a must-see.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
sin city
I had this friend in college - we'll call her Regina. Regina was sweet as pie. Regina was also loud. Really, really loud. She had no concept of personal space, and I'm pretty sure she never (ever) stopped talking for four years straight. But remember - sweet as pie.
If Regina was a color, she would be a bright, 80's-esque neon pink. If she was a city, she would be Las Vegas.
If Regina was a color, she would be a bright, 80's-esque neon pink. If she was a city, she would be Las Vegas.
I had the opportunity to go to Vegas this past weekend (my first time at that rodeo), and I enjoyed it. I wasn't sad to go - Vegas has about a 48 hour shelf life, and then you're done. I am content being back in my cozy little Nashville world.
I'm not the world's best picture-taker, but I did snap some shots of a few things I found fascinating...aside from all the lights & casinos. So here they are, random, and in no particular order.
The ceiling in the lobby of our hotel was constructed by Dale Chihuly, of Chihuly fame from the Cheekwood display in Nashville.
There was a French bakery & chocolate shop in one wing of the hotel that I frequented. It was fantastic...pricey, but fantastic.
This dress is made of dark, milk & white chocolate.
A life-sized chocolate fountain.
Crepe in the making.
My bananas foster crepe that was worth every bit of the $9 I spent on it. Leave it to me to come back from Las Vegas with more pictures of food than anything else.
Mesmerizing fountains outside our hotel.
Inside The Venitian . I thought it was so cool how the lighting, ceiling painting and design resembled Venice so well.
Everyone has asked if I won any money - and the answer is no. I sure didn't. Had I won anything, I told myself I was going to buy a ticket to see Cher in one of her final shows at Caesar's - even if I had to go see her by myself. Side note: I LOVE Cher. But, I don't love her for $200. Watching Mermaids on repeat will have to do.
It will take me all week to bounce back from just three days in Vegas - sweet, loud, in-your-face Las Vegas - but it was fun, and isn't that what it's all about?
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