ready.set.

1. we are ready for christmas - house looks great.

2. pampered chef today was a success - three 50% off items and $165 in free product. cpg is very happy.

3. friday resulted in urgent care visit at 8:30 in the morning - outcome? 1 ruptured ear drum, 1 ear infection, sinus infection, and 2 slight eye infections.

4. haven't been able to run since friday = sorta sad.

5. tomorrow we celebrate our six year anniversary. i love her more than i ever thought was humanly possible - how she has put up with all of my highs and lows for so long, i may never know. she gives me hope and i hope i make her proud.

5.

1. ran for the first time in a LONNNNNNG couple months tonight - ouch.

2. thanksgiving and that 4 day break was amazing

3. christmas is coming.

4. nike+ is amazing - so excited to start using it more and more.

5. 6 year anniversary next monday. i love her.

bust.

i will be very straightforward. i hate traveling.....for business.

i am miserable in dallas away from her and the rest of my cohorts. nights are long and days are brutal.

this is awful.

i never thought i could miss somebody so much that the mere thought of them would bring tears to my eyes. for two days i have looked forward to video chats at night - i can see here and we can have a real conversation that mostly consists of my crying saying "i love you, i miss you, and i hate this." and my sweet cait saying "i know babe, it's ok, it's just until friday." i know she is struggling too but has way more strength.

i miss her constantly and i cannot WAIT to be back home. that is not to say i haven't met some really nice people, because i have. i would just rather be able to zip home and have normalcy that is dinner with cait, relaxing with cait, and sleeping next to her and our pup. i did find my confidence this afternoon before returning to my room to be alone - i found myself in a conversation with 7 or 8 "reps," while everyone else was upstairs! no further definition to be given publicly.

on another note, i am the youngest (by far) person at this conference.

oh what a day. i miss you boo - i'm coming home, TOMORROW!! i can't WAIT!!!!

inner.thought.

t.c. and anita cochran are dating.....i could explain where this is coming from but probably best i dont. they're cute.

so that's it, my speculatory prediction :)

been.a.minute.

bullets because that is the quickest way to do this!

1. my girlfriend is 22. we had a huge 4 day party in the keys - LOVED that trip.

2. we took a 4 day trip to islamorada. flying = murder on my ears. dolphins = worth it.

3. vols beat the dawgs. amazing blowout.

4. haven't been to the grocery store in a month - love it.

5. new music is crankin'

6. finally picked up a guitar again and have been rushing home to play for a bit before c.p.g. gets here - i sound better when nobody can hear me :)

7. i got my cowboy on for the first time in a LONG time - oh how i miss my cowboy days. somehow i just dont miss them enough to give up designer jeans. i spent 4 years in boots, levi's, and a variety of cowboy hats.

8. FAIR TIME!!!

saturday.

1. finally changed my address on bank account, car loan, and driver's license.

2. 2 loads of laundry

3. 90 minutes to shower and actually get dressed - good lord.

4. tried on all my new sevens for all mankind - SUPER pissed at myself for forgetting the "original hem" request. cait says they really don't look bad - THANK GOD it's $600 worth of jeans.

5. starbucks and tennessee football, now if only they looked a little better.

6. surprised i R-E-A-L-L-Y love terri's new record. it had some serious growing to do and now i can't get enough.

7. mal and jerri hanging out with us tonight.

t.c. and. the. rest.

t.c. = terri clark

been a big fan since 95, however i am growing increasingly aggravated with the new 'tude....there are extensive vlogs on youtube and terriclark.com and in everyone there is complaining and bitching about having to work, travel, and promote her latest self produced cd which at the moment is NOT that fantastic. quite honestly, just because her fanbase was waiting and waiting and waiting year after year for a new record, didnt mean she was obligated to write and release one.

i have loved everything she has touched since the beginning of time - loved how she was real...now she is just a little too real. i would probably tell her to find another profession. enough already....still somehow i force myself to listen. i really want to love her the way i used too. i do love her....just not the same.

the.rest.

this week at the office has been 100% exhausting. half the team is "out." some on vacation, sick, and baby. trying to be compassionate and understanding....one.more.day. i really need a break.

sonia leigh is my new love - kind of a cross between allison moorer and shelby lynne (yes, i am aware they are sisters) but - b-e-t-t-e-r.

saw rachel last saturday - she is great. wish i could see her more! nashville run next year.

getting close to cait's bday vacation - excited.

gt is winning and i am fading fast.

itunes purchases this week-ish:

sonia leigh - angel on my shoulder

rob thomas - something to be

nelly - misc (haha, stop laughing)

kings of leon - only by the night

caitlin and will - EP

chris young - the man i want to be

terri clark - the long way home

this.made.me.laugh.

post below by way of an old friend winn elliott, found at winnelliott.com

I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

There is a great need for sarcasm font.

Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f*** was going on when I first saw it.

How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

Was learning cursive really necessary?

Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.

Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart .

MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

Bad decisions make good stories

Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from; this shouldn't be a problem....

You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, Ialways hate cyclists.

Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

I think that if, years down the road when I’m trying to have a kid, I find out that I’m sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.

My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?

I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had incl uded four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat b@st@rd before dinner.

purchased.

1. macbook pro

2. hurley pin stripe backpack

3. 8 gb ipod touch....that i am selling.

know anyone looking for an 8 gb itouch? i know where they can get one for $40 less than the mac store.

p.s. - i am in heaven with a warp speed itunes. my goodness, i think i fell in love with music all over again.

p.s.s. - david nail's debut cd is fan-ta-mazing. one song written by sean mcconnell. one song writtn by gary levox. one song written by kenny chesney. not to mention david's voice is woah.

i.just.remembered.

i was the m.o.h. in my cousin's wedding in may....and i wore two hair bands on my right wrist the entire time. it didn't dawn on me until we were on our way "home" after the reception. i'm classy.

so.far.so.good.

it's saturday moring at 9:01 a.m.....i am happy to be awake!

we are 17.5 hours into the weekend and already, it's a good one.

last night we headed out shopping ((my favorite)) - two birthdays, nephew back to school, belk going out of business, and paint/decals for corn-hole.

let me start by saying i usually do not hog the shopping ventures, and if i do, i'm sorry babe - i was born to shop!

1. gap kids - two polos and shorts for maddox.

2. expressmen - two pairs of dress pants (bad ass, of course), a replacement lavender shirt...only this time xs instead of s....for me AND a bottle of express reserve for the resident fragrance queen :) cpg loves colonge.

3. belk (second time) - let me explain. we are walking back through belk to the car when cpg sees a pair of sevens for all mankind. i nearly choked. she found one pair that was my size and we are off. $189 sticker....for $54. FREAK OUT begins - SO happy. these are without a doubt the best jeans ever. round two - she finds yet anoher pair, a little different. $189 sticker......for $70. Another freak out. if at all possible, every human needs a pair of sevens for all mankind - they really are the best jeans, in the universe!

so the moral of this start-to-the-weekend-recap is, we still have two birthdays to shop for and we need decals and paint for our corn-hole boards.

time for a little cereal and the gym to run/lift - oh how i love duane and his training schedules. less than two months until the relay and 7 until the half marathon.

oh. yeah.

i instantly remembered as soon as i hit publish, that monday night was the sugarland special.

oh.em.gee.

if you asked me in 2004 if this small home town band would have a national television special hilighting the release of their fourth cd, i'd tell you that you were 100% crazy. not because this group of people wasn't amazing, talented and entertaining but because things like big record deals and international success dont happen to the overwhelming majority.

i watched with the rest of the country in awe as sugarland hit every note and conveyed every message flawlessly, thinking back to the days when cpg and i stood at jennifer's feet dumbfounded for hours and hours. and yes, i miss those days.

i'll have to find their old promo shot with my head and cpg's hand in the air.

rock. rock.

in the words of ms. nettles "ya damnnnnn right"

forgetful.

i think of so many things to blog about and then...i forget. i really need to start writing them down. let's see if i can get better. that's the new goal.

tonight we picked up our cornhole boards and they have been primed. i will go ahead and admit that my girlfriend whips my ass pretty hardcore EVERYTIME. we need to find more bags....red and black are NOT going to cut it.

i am so happy tomorrow is friday. i need to sleep passed 5:20 very very badly. busy week and i am whipped.

a little more boston baseball and then sleep.

random.ish.thoughts

1. trying this again, due to blogger eating my shit.

2. @publix tonight i bought texas pete, big red, and orange fanta....and i wondered why the checkout lady thought i had issues.

3. didnt leave the house until 6 o'clock this afternoon - nice relaxing day inside with her.

4. dinner with l.g. tomorrow night at red robin.

5. SUGARLAND live on the inside t.v. special tomorrow night at 8 est on abc - tune in. i <3 j.n.

6. our yard looks fantastic thanks to her.

7. terri clark's new live record is wonderful - she has a new self produced record coming out in september - i have loved her since 95, i thought that was wavering....i just had a short bout of cold feet.....all is good now.

8. i have been back in the gym for about a week now - it feels good.

9. mens relay sept 27th (unless i can find a chick to replace me in our line up) - its the morning after my next date with nettles. p.s. yes i am aware i am a girl in the mens relay.

10. cpg says "what are you doing?" i respond "putting up a blog." her "OHHH i need to do that." check her out here.

this.just.in.

vacation came and went....quickly. mom, cpg, and i had a great week full of sun, sunscreen, food, and alcohol. i ended up with mild sun poisoning, a small burn, a rash down half my leg, and the 7 pounds i lost before we left.

the office was a bit stressful today...if you ask my cohorts, i'm always stressed. the reality is i am seeking perfection.

we FINALLY after 3 years have run out of propane...errr i think it is propane that we hook to our grill. i actually dont quite know what it is. the main point is, it's monday, i worked nearly 12 hours, and i ate pizza. damnit.

RUNNNNN to get the brooke white cd - i love it. she is so....simple. it's nice.

new.music.review.

new music tuesday was definitely worth it this week.

not a big believer/fan/follower of brad paisley up until recently. i have always liked his singles - as a writer, he is fantastic. he can articulate just about anything in a 3 minute song. after "then" became a single, i was counting down until american saturday night was released....

it was SOOOOO worth being 20 minutes "late," to the office....i am usually safely inside the confines by 7:05. however, i wasnt late by any stretch of the imagination....just in my own neurotic o.c.d. way. great c.d.....in fact, it might force me to download the couple cd's i dont have yet.

best of a.s.n. - "i hope that's me," "anything like me," "she's her own woman,"and "american saturday night"

rob thomas was the other reason for my delayed entrance at the office. great c.d. no real favorites yet but r.t. is a likeable guy and easy to listen too - i'm about half way through it and like it so far.

bullets.on.my,mind.

1. beach for a week in 9 days with my two favorite ladies.

2. long holiday weekend starts tomorrow afternoon at approx 3:30, so the rumor goes.

3. day two of running, complete.....not as easy as yesterday but good nonetheless. red faced and sweaty, i love it.

4. booked a trip to islamorada oct. 1-4th.....i see a theme going with my girlfriend's birthday and taking trips, i'm good with that.

5. i have been stuck on christmas for a few days now....a little odd as it is JULY 1....

6. this house feels more like home everyday. i love love love love it. hard work, dedication, and dedication pay off.....big time.

7. jeans on thursday, i can hardly contain my self.

8. healthy trim for a week....i'm not a huge believer, however i am most definitely eating less, drinking more water, and excercising - it can't hurt.

9. more and more mortifed and unhappy that i let myself go and gained this weight in the first place.

10. chester see's g_ _ damn you're beautiful is the sweetest song i have heard in a long time....despite the possibly offensive title.

11. the ankle bracelet cpg made me a loooooong time ago is now safely attached to my left ankle....with no threat of coming off, i like a good rope commitment :) besides, it's bad ass.

12. the bachelorette aggravates me...alot. why the hell did i start watching in the first place.

13. i'm pretty sure i am ready for the weekend.

14. two people on my team are out monday and tuesday, one if which is out all week....s-t-r-e-s-s, but who couldnt figure that out

15. new music tuesday review up next.

the.moment.the.world.stopped.

this afternoon the world stopped for a moment as news broke that a music icon and legend had died. 

michael jackson 1958-2009

regardless of his personal struggles, some that hurt me to the core, he has single handedly shaped the music industry and defined and redefined what it means to the world. more than elvis and more than the beatles, m.j. has inspired and influenced the careers of countless musicians, singers, songwriters, and entertainers. a genius. 

tonight i am still dumbfounded and numb with an incredible sense of appreciation for the legacy he has left behind for it has shaped a huge part of my livelihood, music.

r.i.p.

house.

our house is beautiful.

we have been here since 5/28 and it is more and more amazing each time we drive up and walk inside.

everything is wonderful:
-new furniture
-walk in closet
-huge bathroom
-waking up next to her in a king size bed
-hardwoods downstairs
-clean kitchen
-coffee from the keurig

and the list goes on.

summer.favorites.

1. dq chocolate dipped cones

2. ipod music with sunroof open from mcfarland to home

3. green tevas cpg bought me for xmas

4. cooking out (chicken/steak) with cpg

5. beer on the patio with cpg and jake

6. shoulder length summer cut

7. bachelorette

8. popscicles

9. shorts and t-shirts

10. shopping for 9 at american eagle, af, and hollister

11. weekends with cpg

12. braves baseball / college world series

six.

i feel better about tomorrow, than i ever have this day.

for all of the guidance, patience, encouragement, and understanding - those who know the significance of this day can rest easy, for i am at peace (today).

this year, my struggle came much sooner than i expected. my sleepless nights and tear  filled days came around the middle of may - when i couldn't let my armor crack. stress at an all time high with a life long dream coming through, i crumbled. 

this year, is more of a thank you. this year i have surpassed my own expectations yet failed once again at keeping my own promises.

thank you for scarring my heart and burning a hole in my soul - i am callous and okay with it.

thank you for forcing me to skip a much needed goodbye - i miss her most in april, that door may never close.

thank you for forcing me to suffer, only to realize a much sweeter victory.

thank you for hurting me so badly that i never thought i'd recover, only to meet the love of my life months after my all time low. 

thank you for the vivid memories not only of that day but also of the slow journey to now, it drives me to succeed.

thank you for leading me to believe i would never be anything more than i was to you - trash. 

thank you for lying, thank you for two trials, thank you for showing me that i can stand up to uncertainty, fear, and anger and prove to myself it is alright to hurt and cry and remember. because i do. especially now. especially tomorrow. 

thank you for leaving me lost and alone so that i could force others to suffer and worry about me while reaching out - we have overcome.

tonight i am fearful of tomorrow - my sixth june 3rd since the world falls. tonight i am grateful to a family that clings still to my beck and call; without them i wouldn't be here, literally. 

cait - thank you for believing in me when i don't believe in myself. thank you for wiping my tears and assuring me that tomorrow is another day. i may never move on and i may always have my days; for that i am sorry yet grateful. it makes us stronger - it makes me better. above all else, thank you for loving me unconditionally even when it is hard, showing me life and giving me purpose, and helping my family put me back together. i love you eternally. i dont want to let you down. 

tonight - arlington priest

i can see forever in your eyes

when you're with me i can almost touch the sky

through the storms i wade

is the love we made surrounds me as i fall

and i dont want to let you down

no i dont want to let you down

give me strength to stand on my own

give me words to live what i learn

love me when i'm far from that road tonight as you lay me down

i dont want to let you down, no i dont want to let you down

tonight, tonight, tonight

show me wisdom beyond my years

show me how to hold back my tears

quiet all my deepest fears, tonight as you lay me down

i dont want to let you down, no i dont want to let you down

tonight, tonight, tonight

give me time to show that i've grown

give me peace when quiet is gone

let me know i'm not alone tonight as you lay me down

see i dont want to let you down, no i dont want to let you down

now i  lay me down to sleep,

i hear your voice in every beat of your heart

tonight, tonight

pieces

1. tonight cpg and i stood on our driveway and talked to neighbors/cousin hillary and chris - it was surreal. i am SO happy they got to go through all of this first...thanks hill.

2. tonight i bought an entire outfit from abercrombie...it's been a hot minute since i did that ((and it felt good))

3. my girlfriend has a bum tear duct and i am sad. to see her in so much pain is heartbreaking. :(

4. it's Friday night and we are in bed with jake's head on my shoulder watching the hell's kitchen finale tivo-ed from last night.

5. i love the girl next to me.

weekend.recap.

friday night - ga tech baseball game. they crushed fsu 12-3. 

saturday - shopping with dad to buy mom an iPhone. dad took me to five guys for lunch (our usual, if not nachos) and then we gave mom her phone. there was no way she was going to make it until sunday with no cell phone while coordinating our mother's day celebration with 4 different families. saturday night was another throw down with the gentry/barlett/bissells - patron was involved. :)

sunday - went to mom's this morning and spent the day with her and the rest of the family. 

pretty good weekend though not alot of time with cpg. another weeks starts in 8 hours. 

time.flies.

first, update on the house. we have cabinets, doorknobs, appliances (except the refrigerator), countertops, toilets, and light fixtures! we should be closing on may 28th and the move in will commence RIGHT after we sign.

second, the wedding went off with out too many fireworks this past saturday. my hair was amazing (yes, i said amazing), the dress looked better than i thought, and i wore the heels....much to everyone's surprise. cpg cried as i came down the isle. she's cute. :) 

third, i am exhausted. i still haven't recovered from the weekend. looking forward to sleeping in again. 

weekend.recap.

friday cpg started the neighborhood yardsale with my mom...friday and saturday we made over $400. 

saturday morning was the culmination of all of the stair training. Climb Atlanta...as a team we raised over $47,000 for the american lung association. i finished in less than 15 minutes i believe. ill find out the official time soon.

after the race, we went to the restoration hardware outlet to pick up our bed. sadly, it was gone. so i bought us calphalon pots/pans instead. i have a very happy girlfriend. 

brown steak dinner with her fam and sleep over with the kids.

sunday morning breakfast, house check..OH YEAH, silverware pick up. apparently i forgot to pack the silverware drawer. at least i remembered before our old landlord found them. shopped/looked for more house stuff, THEN......3 hours of rock band goodness. 

dinner with my family tonight. 

currently 9:50 and i am laying here trying to remember the up coming blog topics.

- new music

- favorites

- house list

settlin'

 i have worried about the guitars and my imac for days and days....tonight all of the guitars and the computer made it to my mom and dad's house.

this weekend we moved the rest of the furniture out of the rental and to my parents house and my dad's storage unit. 

thankfully we are almost done.

life at the office is chaotic and but i wouldn't trade my professional life for anything in world.

today felt like a war - i am glad i am here with her, in the house she grew up in. she keeps me grounded, focused, and relaxed. 

um.wait.a.second.

life is nuts for the next 4 weekends and then we catch a break.

w.e. 4/4 moving and cleaning rental

w.e. 4/11 sugarland on 4/10, shower/b-party, easter

w.e. 4/18 climb atlanta / yard sale

w.e. 4/25 BREAK

w.e. 5/2 wedding annnnnnd REST

in other news, we had our pre-drywall meeting today and i am SO excited, words really cannot convey the excitement (and nervousness).

new music this week keith urban and rodney adkins - i have heard ku briefly and am not a huge fan despite the heavy hitting writers who fill the liner notes...and rodney is still contained in cellophane.

team made goal at work for march....bonus!

bb out until next thursday = awkward long busy days.

l.o.t.d

l.o.t.d. = line of the day 

at the office of course.

so today i hear "oh bailey's wife..." of which i completely missed the tail end of . 

um did i miss something? i don't have a wife...a serious girlfriend i'd like to make my wife....but alas, no wife.

other notable previous l.o.t.d. - 

"my butt hurts from occupancy" - b.s.

"balls, bowls, whatever the f* his name is" - l.d.

"excuse me? i'm daddy rolling stone" - m.m.

"in these, bullshit a** shoes? no, tell them muey muey rice" - l.d.

explanation

prompted by my girlfriend's interjection that total b.s. doesn't make sense - here is the quick and dirty and honestly there isn't a long hairy version anyway....i digress

total b.s. - b.s. are my initials and they happen to be the abbreviation of bullshit as well....DUH. come on people, it's funny. 

LAUGH

ZzZzZzZz

today we moved the t.v. stand, microwave stand, microwave, end tables, coffee tables, 2 recliners, ottomans, and barstools. most is being sold at the yard-sale(s) over the next month. the rest is back at her parents house.

that means our house is in disarray. this week we are cleaning out dressers and closets hardcore and moving more small stuff. 

the office is going to be the biggest issue. 

our house is wrapped with windows, stairs, and a roof! see new pics on her blog here

it's 9:30 and bedtime.

time

moves faster every day....shit.

speaking of shit - i really need to start cleaning up this lovely mouth i have. cpg and i are moving in with her parents in a week to wait until our house is finished...our lease is up.

REO Rising, our stair team, has raised $20,000 for the american lung association and money is still coming in. today duane got a call from some higher up that wants to meet us. 

the next two - three weeks will be CHAOS. we are moving, cleaning, hauling furniture to my parents for the neighborhood yard sale, throwing things away, cleaning out closets/clothes, renting  a storage unit, hauling furniture there, working, 2 bridal showers, picking up a dress 45 minutes away, shopping for shower stuff, planning a bachelorette party (sorta), tanning bed (((i'm white))), planning a shower, and getting our parents' homes ready to either store our shit or store us. :)

i saw my cpa yesterday. i didn't cry... and i am getting over $500 back. total 180 from last year. thank god.

i need time to check on our house AND still do the other crap listing up there. 

p.s. let the record show i HATE wednesdays...how much longer is the semester?? i want my girlfriend back. 

weekend.recap.

friday night was pizza, beer, and moving my mom's dining room - new floors are being laid this week.

saturday i got a hair cut....and color. packed some of mom's office and shopped - unsuccessfully. lady with an obnoxious laugh sat beside us on our date saturday night - A-N-N-O-Y-I-N-G!!! the barista at starbucks forgot i said decaf and i was up until 3 a.m. while my love slept like a baby.

today i finally found running shoes...and shorts. i also got some lightweight khakis from j.crew. 

we also decided that it is time to start packing - i loathe packing.

pieces

pieces

-i like this format better than paragraphs....or have i already said that?

-today i was told to tell people they were talking to the supervisor when i pissed them off and they ask to speak to a supervisor (((ODD)))

-ellen is on twitter and it is quite amusing click here

-our house is 1/2 framed!!!

- green rolling rock light is FANTASTIC with an even more FANTASTIC label/logo, my sweet girlfriend ordered it for me at taco mac tonight.....new fave perhaps.

people.magazine

somehow charged my account $120.76 three months after i ordered the magazine for my mom....and it has already been paid for through a different account. WTF.

of course the bitch didnt speak english and i feel bad for lashing out at her but it is total bullshit that three months after the fact i log in to my account and am WAY short.

anyways. it's over.

sake bombs and ru sans every week with my family is one of the highlights of every week.

oh, and cpg is the most patient sweet woman i know :) 

forty

that is today's flight count. there were moments i thought duane was going to kill me! it felt good to finish and be THAT close to our "goal" - climb atlanta 50 flights....RUNNING

an exchange that occurred this afternoon in the stairwell 

d- have you weighed yourself since we started doing this?

b- no i haven't

d- do you know what you weighed when we started?

b-yes 1--

my breathing is getting increasingly faster

d- well your gut is getting smaller

b- thanks d

this dialogue is totally normal and welcomed by all in our "group." i appreciate his ass kickings more than anyone else that trains with us. though i do threaten him while he is behind me pushing and commanding - don't do that, that's not helping you, use the handrail, don't use your arms to pull you up, look up so you don't get so dizzy, come on, breathe deeper, rest going down, you got this, let's go, exhale as much as you can, don't stop, you got this bailey, and on and on and on.

luckily we have hit a 5 day plateau - which really is a 4 day plateau for me (possibly). 

tomorrow there is a happy hour that i possibly have to attend which puts a damper on stair  training.

i haven't used an inhaler since our first day in the stair well back in january. 

on another note, i now wonder how much i weigh  after all of this training.

weekend...over

for some reason, i like the list format better.

checked on the house TWICE - kelli is moving back to IN saturday...it really has made cait and i sad. (((cait and mom are going to the pre-con meeting tuesday afternoon, because we have people in town at the office)))

ribs and beer saturday night and steak and beer sunday night  - not bad.

we picked up a bunch of stuff for the shower we are throwing for frenchie's wedding

jake turns two on tuesday, he is getting a fence at his new house.

it has been 75 degrees since friday - if i wasn't so white, i would have worn shorts.

tonight we watched the final episode of the L word - i'm sad it is over.

daylight savings time started today and this week will be BRUTAL....but at least it stays lighter longer.

end. 

pieces

-leggishbutt is on the road to recovery - dr. casey put a mad whoopin on it tonight.

-sake bomb was especially good tonight because i beat my daddy, even if he did LET me win!!!

-the last two or three days have felt like world war 3 was taking place in my stomach

-jason mesnick is a douche...

-i watched buses shuffle around at the grand hyatt this morning (((britney spears posse loiters near by, train and i saw mr. mohawk on our way back from lunch)))

-i haven't done the stairs in two days, i surprisingly miss it.

-cpg has been super sweet the last couple days and how do i re-pay her? tag her as the port-a-potty in a facebook picture....oops. admit it - it was funny.

-american idol is about to REALLY get started, i can't wait nor explain my fascination with the show. love it.

ha

i locked our rate in at 4.o today....holla!

hey cait! don't get mad - i'm back to cleaning :)

enter. toilet.

so tonight we discovered there is a giant yellow bulldozer and a green port-a-potty inhabiting our lot!!!

in other news i am fighting the finance people at the mortgage company...everyone is so damn hard to get a hold of....who has time for this?

five 1sts

-first time in three years my toothbrush is not green....in fact, it is blue.

-first cavity filling without novocaine this afternoon - it was a tiny 10 minute process.

-first day i haven't done the stairs with the team, i had to leave at 3 to get to the dentist (stair training is at 4 everyday)

-first time i wore my old dress shoes since i bought the new ones saturday as they rubbed a blister on both heals

-first time i have flossed since my cleaning last tuesday....not bad.

pieces

pieces

-this is so much easier and faster than the iweb/mobile me site - i do miss it because i love all things apple, even iweb. however, the file has grown too large and my computer was slowing down.

-tomorrow afternoon i get my second cavity filled - and i am afraid i am going back to the chiropractor. my leggish butt is not getting any better, in fact i am nearly positive it is getting worse.

-on another note, i think construction on the house will begin in a week or so. feels like we are waiting for an eternity

-climb atlanta is april 18th. it is 50 flights of stairs (up) in a buckhead highrise...and a RACE. corporate event for c.a.m. currently our team is up to 28 flights a day (also down).

start up

back to blogspot for the time being - in the coming days, i will transfer entries from the mac site, stay tuned.

10.

1. dentist is scheduled for tuesday at 8 a.m. - cleaning and filling....finally.
2. american idol is pissing me off.
3. my dad is joking me on the phone - not funny
4. it’s wednesday and i wish cait was home with me.
5. today duane murdered my calves on the stairs...
6. climb atlanta - 50 flights of stairs - is april 18....it’s a race
7. i drank coke today - it hurt my tooth, but i love it.
8. i still love red bull.
9. i am off on president’s day, weird
10. i miss my parents.

under contract

today cait and i signed the contract for our first home. next week we have two design center appointments to finish picking out our upgrades. right now, they are offering 75% off all options

so it goes a LONG way.

so far the list is butler’s pantry - better known as a BAR, golf cart garage for storage, granite counter tops, under mount sink, upgraded faucet, cherry cabinets, laminate flooring ( so jake can’t scratch it), stainless steel appliances, front loading washer and dryer, surround sound pre-wire, wall mount above fireplace for the t.v, upgraded light fixtures, raised bathroom counters in the master bathroom, 6 ft privacy fence for sir jacob, upgraded carpet and padding, upgraded paint color, and i am almost certain that close to covers it.

i cant WAIT for it to be done - june 29th will be here fast.

we move out of the rental mid april and that couple month break will be a huge money saver.

my love is excited and i am equal parts excited and nervous. it will be beautiful.

we are going to have a large yard sale on our way out of here to get rid of the majority of the furniture and “stuff.” we are staring rather close to fresh.

just stuff

let me tell you how much shit two women and a dog accumulate in two years....ALOT.

we plan on starting pretty close to fresh in the new house and tonight we had the realization that we are moving off the farm in mid april - leaving right at 3 months to get our shit thrown away or packed.

over the next couple weeks our trash man/men will LOVE us.

is it june yet?

2009

christmas has long disappeared except for the hd tivo box in the living room.

cait, jake and i went to cape san blas for new year’s. 75 degrees the day january 2nd. i was sunburnt and loved it.

this whole building a house situation is getting closer and closer thus causing me unbearable amounts of stress. hopefully the pre-qual begins and ends by the middle of next week AND then contract and building takes place.

i am excited, nervous, scared, happy, and drained.

lindsey is home on leave from the army and just having her on u.s. soil is a relief.

work is great - broke a record last month and just wondering what the first half of this year will bring.

american idol is baaaaack.