What a happy two years it’s been

Happy Anniversary to the love of my life…

And another….

Thanks Lauren!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:00 to run…this running stuff is getting old!

2. How do you like your steak? hold the steak, bring on the mashed potatoes

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Ugly Truth

4. What is your favorite TV show? Big Brother

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Somewhere nice all year round but close to family

6. What did you have for breakfast? honey nut cheerios

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Mexican

8. What foods do you dislike? Meat…

9.Where is your favorite place to eat? Carrabba’s

10. What is your Favorite dressing? Italian but normally I just use vinegar

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Nissan Rogue

12. What are your favorite clothes? Dresses in the summer

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Italy, Greece, Hawaii, Fiji

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Depends on the day

15. Where would you want to retire? Somewhere warm!

16. Favorite time of day? When you first get to sit on the couch after work

17. Where were you born? Athens, Greece

18. What are your favorite sports to watch? College Basketball, MLB

19. Bird watcher? Not so much.

20. Are you a morning person or a night person? Umm neither. I don’t really like mornings but can’t sleep in. I can’t really stay up late either.

21. Do you have any pets? Lola!

22. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? Not really…I’m super excited about my family coming in town this weekend!

23. What did you want to be when you were little? An FBI agent

24. What is your best childhood memory? ooh tough one. I was pretty lucky to be able to see a lot of places so I’ll go with traveling.

25. Are you a cat or dog person? Dog

26. Are you married? Yes

27. Always wear your seat belt? Yes, everytime!

28. Been in a car accident? Yes, but knock on wood, not in a long time.

29. Any pet peeves? Bicycles in the street that can’t decide whether they’re cars or bikes. Liars. Stupid people.

30. Favorite Pizza Toppings? cheese and banana peppers

31. Favorite Flower? I love to see tulips in the spring, the smell of roses and really just any bouquet of fresh flowers makes me smile.

32. Favorite ice cream? Not a big ice cream fan but I love lemonade sorbet.

33. Fast food restaurant? Taco Bell

34. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? 0

35. From whom did you get your last email? Nick

36. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? J.Crew

37. Do anything spontaneous lately? deciding to switch from costa rica to italy was pretty spontaneous

38. Like your job? Nope. I should say…the work is fine, the people leave a lot to be desired

39. Broccoli? Yum

40. What was your favorite vacation? Puerta Vallarta

41. Last person you went out to dinner with? Tana to California Pizza Kitchen

42. What are you listening to right now? the sound of my heater

43. What is your favorite color? navy blue

44. How many tattoos do you have? One

45. How many are you tagging for this quiz? Everyone that reads my blog

46. What time did you finish this quiz? 8:49am

47. Coffee Drinker? Nope.

I deleted 3 facebook tagging questions so it ends on a random  number.

Have you ever….?

 I saw this on facebook and thought I’d play along.

() Gone on a blind date
(X) Donated Blood
(X) Skipped school
() Watched someone die
() Been to Canada
(X) Been to Mexico
(X) Been to Florida
() Been to Hawaii
(X) Been on a plane
() Been on a helicopter
(X) Been lost
(X) Gone to Washington, DC
() Hugged a homeless person
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Swam with Stingrays
(X) Been sailing in the ocean- like on a cruise ship, lol

(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(X) Recently colored with crayons
() Ran a marathon- a half marathon…full soon!
() Sang Karaoke
() Volunteered at a soup kitchen (Does Meals on Wheels count?)
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only
(X) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
() Seen the Northern Lights
(X) Been on TV
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t
(X) Made prank phone calls
() Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) Fed an elephant
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
() Fired a gun
(X) Danced in the rain
() Been to the Opera
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Serenaded someone
() Seen a U.S. President in person
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone
() Driven a race car
(X ) Been to a National Museum
() Been to a Wax Museum
() Eaten caviar
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
(X) Gone to the movies
() Been deep sea fishing
(X) Driven across the United States
() Been in a hot air balloon
() Been sky diving
() Gone snowmobiling
() Gone Dog Sledding
(X) Lived in more than one country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
() Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
(X) Seen the Grand Canyon- from an airplane
() Seen the Statue of Liberty
() Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(X) Been on a cruise
(X) Traveled by train
(X) Traveled by motorcycle
(X) Been horse back riding
() Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
(X) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World
(X) Been in a rain forest
() Seen whales in the ocean
() Been to Niagara Falls
(X) Ridden on an elephant
(X) Swam with dolphins
() Been to the Olympics
() Walked on the Great Wall of China
() Saw and heard a glacier calve
() Been spinnaker flying
() Been water-skiing
(X) Been snow-skiing
() Been to Westminster Abbey
() Been to the Louvre
() Swam in the Mediterranean
(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game
(X) Been to a National Football League game
() Swam with sharks
(X) Been White Water Rafting
() Written a book or screen play
(X) Been to Europe
(X) Been to Vegas
() Climbed a lighthouse
(X) Seen the cherry blossoms in Washington, D. C.
() Flown a plane
() Owned a boat
() Gone skinny dipping
() Been to the Kentucky Derby
() Been to Key West
(X) Been to a rodeo

More Updates

While Collin is in Lake Tahoe for his brother’s bachelor party…I’ve been very busy. I’ve painted most of the white trim in the house (I’m finishing tomorrow) and I’ve created a gallery wall. You can’t really tell from the pictures but each of the pictures on the wall is a sepia toned tree picture of some sort. I have some of spanish moss and willows. What do you think?  P.S. I know they’re a little crooked. I need to get the level out.

We painted the downstairs “warm caramel” and painted behind the bookshelves “walnut bark.” I LOVE how the colors turned out. We also added the valances on the windows. Of course while I went upstairs to get the camera, a sneaky little puppy found herself a napping place on the couch.

It’s Official

On January 18th, I will be flying here:

Two days later I’ll be heading here via train:

Two days later:

I’ll be home January 25th.

My friend Tana and I have been planning a trip for two years now. We studied abroad in Costa Rica together and were originally planning to return. Last week I found an awesome deal to Italy, fast forward to yesterday and we booked it!!  We’ll be spending two days each in Venice, Florence and Rome. I’m so excited! We’re going by ourselves without a travel guide so if you’ve been and have things that we MUST see, let me know!

New Do…

I’ve been saying that I need a haircut for months now. With a coupon close to expiring I finally used my birthday gift certificate for a haircut and massage. The results were a well-relaxed girl and a new do. I never take good self portraits so ignore the extreme closeup/awkward look.

Before:

This was taken at a friend’s wedding two weekends ago.

After:

Obviously this was my attempt at doing my hair like Gabi did it. It wasn’t a complete failure but her version was much more sleek. Maybe next time I’ll use the straightener too. My hair looks like a completely different color. Amazing what a cut can do!

Mike and Mike

I listen to Mike and Mike every morning when I’m getting ready for work and on my drive to work. I love the random sports knowledge and trivia you can pick up from them. And as I’m getting older…I find that I like talk radio more. I’m officially a sports nerd.

When I found out that Mike and Mike were going to be broadcasting live in downtown St. Louis… I was super excited! My brother told me that it wasn’t that crowded when he was watching it online so yesterday I got up super early to get ready. I drove to work realllllly early, hopped on the metro and took to to the stadium. I walked a few blocks over to Kiener Plaza and there they were! There were only 50 ppl or so sitting on the steps watching the live broadcast. 

They passed out all sorts of ESPN radio goodies during the breaks. I got a water bottle, t-shirt, key chain, and flashlight. I also got autographs from both Mikes and Tim Kurkjian. When I was handing my sharpie to Tim, I accidently wrote on him…. Ooops! Sorry Timmy!

First Annual All-Star Game 5k

At Busch Stadium

Lou Brock (and wife)

Finish line at the Edward Jones Dome.  Ignore the clock- It didn’t take us that long  

The winners with Shawn Johnson and Vince Coleman.

Celebrity Softball Game = Fail

 

We had tickets to go to today’s All-Star Celebrity Softball game at Busch Stadium. On the roster: Chingy, Nelly, Jenna Fisher (from The Office), Billy Bob Thornton, Mike and Mike, Jon Hamm (from Mad Men) and James Denton (from Desperate Housewives).  Before the softball game, they play a futures game with the good minor league players. That was supposed to start at 1 following with the celeb game at 4. Too bad mother nature had other plans:

 

Purina building with cute ad. Looking bleak in the sky.

Torrential downpour complete with Forest Gump sideways rain. We had seats that were covered so we stuck out the rain delay for a good 2.5 hours. After that, we realized that we had a lot of stuff to do at home. Collin’s going to be in Philadelphia all week for work and needed to finish packing. We were tired from the 6:00 am wakeup call for the 5k and the couch sounded better. We made a good decision. It’s 7:30 and the celebrity softball game just started. I’m really sad I missed it though. I wanted to see Mike and Mike!

House Updates

Grandma’s china displayed in the dining room

New napkins that go with the new rug. Flowers from the front yard.

Bookshelves decorated in the living room.

Furniture arranged with new rug and new coffee table. Lola looking possessed.

Sunroom decorated.

We still have a few blank walls that need artwork or a mirror or something… I’ve picked out paint colors for the living room but that’ll be coming later. Definitely a work in progress.