~crunch time~

So, it's getting down to wedding crunch time! No...not my wedding, silly! Chelsea's getting married June 27th. Her bridal shower is Saturday and I can't wait to celebrate and be with all my sisters! The bachelorette plans are coming around. The "day of" planning started last night at dinner with my mom and Chels. It took us 3 hours to tentatively plan the day beginning at 8am up until midnight! It's going to be a whirlwind of a day...but this MOH is getting organized!
Weddings are a funny thing- so much time is spent making stressful decisions and with so many detailed preparations and it's all over so fast! I don't know how I feel about that...
Hmmm...I'm sure it'll be different once I start planning my own (which won't be for a loooong time for all you wishful thinkers out there!) :)

Brit Brit's Circus

Alas, the Britney Spears concert came and went and boy, what an evening! The girls were all very excited for the day to finally come, since we bought our tickets (very excitedly) back in November. I had to work that day (and all weekend for that matter), so I rushed home after working the Lido boat show, got showered, ate and quickly was off to JT Schmidts for some drinks before the show.
I met Gabby and Larissa there, and Meg and lindsay arrived shortly after. The place was getting crowded- full of girls dressed to impress Britney! :) We got tons of compliments on our shirts that we made! Not sure if I'll have a chance to ever wear it again but it was fun for the night!
We walked back over to the arena and waited for the concert to begin. Perez did some sort of creepy intro- guess it went along with the circus theme? And the circus began...there were circus acts going on all over the stage and finally Britney came out. Although she was lipsyncing every single song, I was impressed with the show and loved the dance party we were all having!
It was an amazing night with some amazing girls! :) Unfortunately, we didn't get a group shot of our shirts! But the rest of the shirts spelled out I <3 BRIT! Probably the first and last time I'll ever see Britney on stage!

QUICK UPDATE

I'm horrible and missed over a month of blogging. And of course TONS of stuff has been going on so here's a quick update (from looking off my outlook calendar- my lifesaver):
WENT TO BIG BEAR- AMAZING
WENT TO ENGLAND FOR WORK- AMAZING
PURPLE DISNEYLAND- AMAZING
SHAMROCKAPALOOZA- ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY @ MY HOUSE- AMAZING
RASCAL FLATTS CONCERT WITH SUZANNE- AMAZING
THOMAS HART PENCE WAS BORN 3/23/09- CONGRATS CARRIE AND EVAN!
DISNEYLAND FOR MY MOMS BDAY WITH CHELS, LACEY, MOM AND ROB AND CLAY- AMAZING
EASTER CELEBRATION WITH (ALMOST THE WHOLE FAM)- AMAZING
LIDO BOAT SHOW STARTED WEDNESDAY WHICH MEANS WORK WORK WORK- NOT SO AMAZING!
HAPPY BDAY DADDY TOMORROW! :) I LOVE YOU DAD!

But the most exciting thing is about to happen in Sunday. The Britney Spears Circus Tour. Megan, Lindsay, Morgan, Gabby, Larissa and I are all heading to the Honda Center for this amazing show- and we even made matching tanks. I spent a Saturday night with Megan and Morgan crafting them and they are amazing! If I stick to my work at getting better at updating this blog then hopefully my next post will be the events of the night of the circus.
Better Blogging- I promise!

Girls Night*

I invited the girls over for some food, drinks, and just plain ol' girlie fun! We had a blast- laughing, talking, rocking out! I am so so thankful for the amazing friends in my life and I love every moment with them!

But I am definitely ready for the weekend away with Clay! We're going up to my parents cabin in Big Bear. It's going to be soooo relaxing and great! I'm ready for some down time...especially since I'm headed to London next week for work! A week away from my life...I'm a lil nervous! But it should be amazing, even though I'll be working the whole time! I just know I'm going to miss Fatty and Clay so much- hope they can take care of each other while I'm gone! :) I don't get back until the 22nd...where has this month gone already??? Time is drastically speeding up the older I get and it scares me! Maybe that's why I try to pack sooo much stuff into every week or weekend! I'm tired...but not too tired to live my life to the fullest!

Turkey*

Some friends and I went bowling last night- $25 for a lane from 9 til 1am. It's a great deal! There were 5 of us and a leopard bowling ball.

(Sub story- I have my own bowling ball. It's leopard print and has BROOKIE engraved on it. The finger holes are fit for my own. It was a Valentine's Day present... worst, most unromantic valentine's day present in the history of the universe. But I love it and am not afraid to carry it around in my leopard print bowling bag. End of Sub-story)

Now...don't let my collection of bowling equipment scare you into thinking I actually have some bowling skills! I have my moments...but usually my score card is left with a bunch of 8's and 9's and open frames! However, last night- when it really mattered- I got 3 strikes in the 10th frame! Woohooo! Took me right past my boyfriend's score into second place! :) (We're pretty competitive when it comes to bowling!) 3 strikes felt so good all in a row! Too bad the bowling alley we went to was ghetto and we didn't even get a turkey graphic up on the screen!
This may become a weekly occurance- so pics of my leopard ball will pop up sometime soon I predict!

Fat Cat

I decided to take Fatty to the groomer's for a cut since he was looking a little scraggly! I try to get him cut at least 2 times a year, but I can say it had been way longer than 6 months since he's last visited. I decided to try PetSmart since PetCo said Fatty was too old (sad....) for them to take. PetSmart said they can only do a shave on cats, which I though was fine since his hair grows back pretty fast and gets everywhere in the process!

Well, here's a BEFORE look at Fatty's fluffiness-

And now for the AFTER pose-

Does he look happy to you? I think he hates me....but he'll get over it! I try not to laugh at him too much but I can't help it! :)

Ohhhhhhh Nine!

So, the new year has begun and definitely pushed the blogging aside. But I'm back with some good stuff!
Technically, I didn't make a new years resolution but only because I don't want to be like everyone else and say I'm going to lose weight, get to the gym more, tone up and feel 100% better about myself! Don't get me wrong- I do want to do all these things, but there is so much more to this year than sticking to just one resolution that never makes it through to the next year anyways.
Something at church sparked my interest last week- GOALS ARE SIMPLY YOUR DREAMS SET TO A TIMELINE.
Everyone has dreams they would like to accomplish, but finding the time is the challenge. Or so we think... I think it's more challenging to convince yourself to follow through, than to actually find the time! It's a change of priorities, a change in thinking, a change to your set ways that you are oh so comfortable with. I want to change things- and make things happen, rather than watch this time pass by me so quickly- remembering that babysteps are key to making it through to the finish line.

So, My Goal: To feel good in my own jeans again!
My Babysteps: Don't buy any new jeans until Ican fit comfortably in my old ones! Not only get myself to the gym consistently, but eat better and make healthier choices for myself! Take it one day at a time, to one week at a time, to one month at a time!

I have let myself fall off the fitness track and it caught up with me quicker than I could have imagined! A reminder that I am getting older- and if I don't do anything now, it only gets harder the further I let it go! I am determined to not fail at this! We'll see how it goes...