weekend reflection.



What a weekend.

Good thing I have Jon to elaborate my thoughts to or else this blog would get way out of hand.

My deal of the weekend and possibly the month: 2 skirts, 1 pair of pants, 1 sweater and 1 belt for $42.47 at Gap.  One of the skirts alone was originally $79.95--I had my eye on it for a while and I knew Gap would finally do the right thing.  We went to the Promenade in Tulsa and if you "liked" their facebook page you receive an additional 25% off of the already super low sales.

Jon and I are seeing Drake tomorrow!!!  If anyone read the "Save the date" note on my wall from Mr. Belt he was referring to this concert he surprised me with.  I figure if I can survive Kanye in concert twice and Lil Wayne, we should be golden for Drake--So. Excited.

Things brought to my attention this weekend: 
1.  People say unusual things. 
2.  People do unusual things. 
3.  The older you get the more your friends are based off of lifestyle instead of entertainment, which is probably why all my friends have a degree and a professional job. 
4.  Midriffs still shouldn't be allowed even after high school.
5.  I can only handle conversations strictly involving jokes for so long.  I love laughing, but enjoy some dialect.
6.  No one is the same so comparisons and expectations do no good---thank you Jon for shining some light on this.
7.  I learned a lot from my parents growing up and hopefully can start emulating their character more. 
8.  Not much is worth holding a grudge on.  In fact, when I think about issues months later I often forget why something was even started.  Not. Worth. It.
9.  Age doesn't mean maturity, not for boys or girls, not for moms or dads, not for grandmas and grandpas, not for anyone.
10.  No matter how close someone is or isn't to you it's never a good idea to get involved with their problems, ever.  Truth can be revealed quite a while after a situation and you may regret your judgements.  Remember, "There are two sides to every story.  Then there's the truth."


Gorgeous flower arrangement at the Belt's.




Signing off---April

TGIFB

My bad mood has subsided since I was last here, I think Friday deserves the credit.

I purchased the Groupon for Tan and Tone ($29 for 3 Magic Spray Tans).  I used the first one at lunch, besides it being bad choice of timing on my part I can say that I didn't find anything magical about the spray.  I was actually pretty disappointed and would rate it my least favorite place to get a spray tan.  Womp Womp.  To those of you who are wrapped around their evil membership---what were you thinking?  All I can say is, you get what you pay for.

My mom's knee is healing well from her meniscus surgery.  She is just itching to work out and since she can't do Jazzercise or kickboxing yet she signed up for Mademoiselle so she can use their pool.  Apparently if I join now it would only be $18.00 for me.  Her and I are both confused about how that works, but I'm contemplating leaving my $40 a month membership for this one.  I know everyone has been raving about Gold's Gym; no offense but I don't want to be surrounded by people I know and work with as I work out.

I have a photoshoot after work at the Skirvin and then will be on my way to Tulsa to be reunited with Jon, can't wait!

TGIF-B (ahem, Heather Switzer)

"You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him." - Lou Holtz

Today's forecast better not be kidding about the 70 degree high, I'm not in the mood for jokes.

My mom reminds me things come in threes, my threes this week consist of annoyances.  And not just any annoyances, but the kind that have no real solution and just have to be accepted...that kind.  I've even really thought about these things and tried to decipher if they really are an annoyance or if I I'm just being a sensitive crazy girl.  At the end of my thinking it boiled down to these really are annoyances worth being irritated about and I still am a crazy girl.  Sigh.  I'm usually not in a bad mood to the point where I can personally call myself out on it, but today I am.  I think I need some rays from a tanning bed to boost my positivity.

I've always been told to be careful about the bridges I burn.  I haven't burnt more than a handful and I haven't burnt any that needed to be accessed again.  None the less, we are faced with repeated annoyances and daily attacks of irritable moments and sometimes it is easier in an instant to light fire to a bridge than it is to be rational and logical...am I right? I feel like I am. 

My boyfriend, who is the best friend I could ever ask for often plays devil's advocate with me and has my opinions all over the place.  If I had more friends like him growing up I think I would have done a lot of things differently.  We all need someone on our side who can also help shine some light on other angles. 

I hope this middle of the week day is fab for everyone.  Enjoy the weather this afternoon, never too late for a sporadic patio happy hour.

"Don't tell people about your problems, 90% of them don't care and the other 10% are glad you have them." - Lou Holtz

My day started with a head cold and unless my super powers kick in pronto I'm assuming it'll end the same way. 

This afternoon I made my way down to the Chesapeake Energy Arena for the Get Motivated Business Seminar.  I guess I never thought much about getting motivated, but since I had a ticket to the event I'm starting to think that's exactly what I need to do.  Not specifically for work but just a lot of projects and goals I've set.  Where do you get your motivation?

My favorite speakers were Lou Holtz, Rudy Guiliani and Laura Bush.  I may have had more but we missed the entire morning session.  I can't say that I got a sense of motivation from the speakers. However, it sort of brought me back to college days when you'd have those really good professors that allowed your mind to process information differently.  I'm one that has to have humor in a speech in order to maintain focus, not the whole speech, just bits and pieces.  Some of the other speakers attempted to be funny, but it was as effective as trying to start a fire on a wet log.  I get this sense of deceit if I can tell someone is trying to be funny by reading a script and therefore leads all my attention down the drain.

How was every one's Red, White & Pink holiday?  Ours was perfect for us.  Jon took a mid-week trip down to OKC, got me a really fun purple Orchid type flower, we ate hibachi and he even took off work the following day to spend more time in OKC!  I don't think there is ever a reason for anyone to hate this holiday, whether they are single or in a relationship.  Candy hearts alone make me like Valentine's Day.  Besides it's not Saint Valentine's fault this holiday has heavy romantic connotations; you can thank the poets for that.

Big plans this weekend?  I'll be attending my very good friend, David Heath Holt's birthday on Saturday followed by photographing an afternoon wedding on Sunday.

My sweet parents brought me a get-well-Starbuck's drink that I need to enjoy so happy living everyone.

Designs & Deals

Today a lot of my extra thoughts are geared towards my guest bedroom.  I am planning on painting it this week/weekend.  Other than painting, I want to add some crown molding.  My neighbor who is artsy fartsy showed me this Styrofoam crown molding he used in his condo and I kid you not, this stuff looked legitimately like wood.  Consider this my advice of the day.  I haven't found anywhere local that sells it, but if you google "Styrofoam crown molding" there are numerous links to sites.  I guess I should mention that it is extremely discounted compared to real crown molding and from what I've read a lot simpler to install.  I plan on getting new flooring in there, but until I can decide between which color wood I'm going to have to wait.  Decisions, decisions.

I don't have much else to share.  Met with some great girls last night for Monday Fun Day at Nova (buy a $5.00 appetizer and drink endless beer for free).  We also indulged in ItWorks body wraps;  I rarely try products like these, but this one grabbed my attention and I think it will be fun and worth it---I'll keep you posted, trying my first one this evening.

Anyone make unnecessary Valentine's Day plans?  Come on, you can tell me.  Jon will be here this weekend and since I'm forcing him to see The Vow, that may be my Valentine's plan.  Especially since I don't like flowers (joke...see guys, girls never mean that.)

Have a good one!

April

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Well if it isn't so close to Friday!

I recently ordered a 6 foot ladder from Amazon.  As eager as I am to get the actual ladder, I'm more eager to see how it's shipped, packaged, etc.  Shipping was only $9.99 so this should be interesting.  For those of you who don't know, I absolutely love Amazon.  I usually buy things like Blu-Ray players, movies, electronics and such.  But girls need ladders too.  Nothing makes you realize you leave lights on more than them going out way too often.  Reminder, my ceilings are at least 20 feet high so changing light bulbs is no joke. 

Speaking of Amazon.  I rarely find anything I want or need that has to be purchased at full price.  I think even if you have bundles of money to spend and your pockets are endless its still wise to save pennies where pennies can be saved;  that's everywhere.  Did you know the ladder I bought was around $200 or more at Home Depot & Lowes (stores I also love), but I got it for $63.00 (including S&H) on Amazon.  I seriously get such a thrill out of saving money.

I'm not an extreme couponer but I feel like my tactics are a lot more convenient and less time consuming.  Who doesn't have an extra 5 minutes to browse the web for a better deal?

I hope everybody's Thursday is treating them well and that you do some research before your next purchases.

Happy February!