Music is Good for the Soul

Hey y'all! As many of you know I'm a HUGE music junky. I listen to it all and see it all. I've seen everyone from Garth Brooks to Britney Spears to Widespread Panic. It all fascinates me, even if it's not my favorite kind. I used to have the time to go see lots of live music in college which was so wonderful. I was lucky enough to go to school in a town that was rich with good tunes, and some of my favorite times in college come from music shows. These next couple of months are going to be awesome because I've got lots of shows lined up and I'm super excited. On Feb 27th I'll be taking it down to Macon to the historic Cox Capital Theatre to see some of my favorite boys do a reunion show! Moonshine Still is playing a benifit concert for a dear friend of theirs who is battling lymphoma. Some of them are in different bands now so they will all be opening and rotating about, topping off with MsS at the end of the night.

March 9th you can find me living one of my dreams as Ernie and I catch Eric Clapton for the first time. I'm so excited to see this show. He's such a genius and Roger Daltrey of The Who will be accompanying him. This is gonna be GOOD.

Then skip to just a few days later and I'll be checking out one of my new found loves, Michael Buble. My BFF is taking me and this has earned her many points! He does all the best old jazz standards, some good originals, and his voice is like buttah!

Up in the air is The March 31st trip to the Fox for "Experience Hendrix". The line up will include some of rocks finest guitar heros, including one of my faves, Robert Randolf. If you don't know who Robert Randolf is you are doing yourself a serious injustice. The man can play slide guitar with his hands tied behind his back. Go see him if you want a good work-out because you will be "shakin' ya hips" the whole time. Regular live music is something I've seriously been missing over the last two years so I'm really pumped to get to do all of this. Do you guys have any upcoming concerts (I call them "shows") that you're attending? Here's my wish list for life:

Van Morrison
Led Zeppelin (yeah right)
James Taylor
Stevie Nix
Pearl Jam
Madonna (really Madonna 10 years ago)
Outkast
311
Diana Krall
Allison Krauss
Elton John
Beyonce

Just to name a few I haven't gotten around to yet :)

Weekend Wrap Up!

Can I puh-leeze have a vacatoin?! I mean really, the last real vacation I took was in June. Kill me now. And I haven't had a real day off in two weeks and that's not changing any time soon. I'm waiting for the narcolepsy to kick in and me fall asleep in the middle of foiling someone's hair.

Ernie & I went and registered today, it was really fun but good Lord!! Very overwhelming, took forever, and when we printed our list itwas about 10 things. That's not gonna cut it! Tomorrow I have a date with the tredmill, networking meeting with a lady who sells Arbonne (my fave) and a big dinner to attend. All of this has, and will be, fun but I know I'm going to be so tiiiirrreed.

I started planning my girls weekend for my bachelorette party and as much time as I need to get everything done, this weekend can't get here soon enough. We're hitting up lake lanier for a few glorious days to eat rediculous ammounts of salsa, make yummy food and drinks, and listen to plenty of 80's music. I can't wait to just relax with my girls and maybe do some regretable dancing.

So....
Dear weekends, please get easier. I love being a productive person and I'm fine with 6 days a week sometimes. 7 days for 4 weeks straight however, may be killing me. And please let my body sleep past 9 am. I am NOT a morning person and that is final. Do not expect me to change that until I have babies that make me. K, thanks.

Have a lovely week everyone!

I be up in the gym just workin' on my fitness..

I have an 8am appointment with a trainer tomorrow and I. Am. Terrified. It's been 7 years since my days of hard core competition cheerleading and so have gone my days of working out with somone directing me. I also have only been going to the gym for a week now and I haven't been doing that in about 2 years. The last couple of places I've lived had free gyms so I didn't feel the need to pay for one, and I love getting outside for my workouts. I've just missed out on classes and the overall motivation that the girl with the 6-pack on the tredmill next to you can give. What if I can't do what the trainer wants me to? What if I pass out or something? EEEK!





I wouldn't mind looking something like this:





Check out those LEGS!!! Of course at 5"2', this is near impossible. I can dream though :)




You see, I'm not trying to toot my own horn but I was a really great cheerleader (It's ok, you can laugh). I was great with tumbling, stunts, jumps, dance, and I always lead conditioning because my coaches knew I would make it count. I'm really not in awful shape, I'm just not in awesome shape. I want to be in awesome shape. Since I've been out of the gym circut for so long I'm opening the floor to y'all to let me know some classes that you like. I have this thing where if I start a class, I can't walk out & do my own thing even if I seriously hate it. I can't quit anything! I'm so excited to get back in shape, I'm really loving my gym and the fact that it's cheap doesn't hurt either! So here's to tight buns & sculpted arms! I'll report back on how my little adventure with the P.T. goes. And you guys, send prayers!

Cars are a PAIN!

My plans for tonight was to come home from work, wait for Ernie to come home, have some quick dinner and head to watch the BCS Championship with friends. Insteeeaaadddd.... I get a call from Ernie about 7:15 (after he should've been home) saying he was stuck at a gas station in midtown waiting on a tow truck for his car. It was over heating and when he checked under the hood there was radiator fluid sprayed everywhere. Boo. So he walked to a nearby resteraunt & grabbed a beer while I jumped in the car and drove carefully in the sleet to get him. The funny thing is that we ended up having a great time. (BTW, hummus at Marlow's Tavern is uh-mazing) I guess in a bad situation all you can to is find a way to laugh. We finally made it home at about 10, just in time to heat up some leftover Brunswick stew, pour a glass of wine, and throw on some sweatpants. I hate that we both are stuck with older cars right now that sometimes give us trouble, but not having a car payment is glorious and where would we get such fabulous stories from? So how did you guys spend your snowy/icey evening? And what are some of your rediculous car stories?

Since when is "skanky" the new black?

I've been seeing this trend for a while with girls (and some women) ages 16-35 and it drives me bonkers!!! So I had to ask myself and you guys, since when is skanky the new black? Whatever happened to a shirt being a shirt, and NOT a dress. Whatever happened to a creative Halloween costume that didn't start with the word "naughty" (i.e. naughty nurse, naught cop, naughty secretary). And if I have to see one more damn sluty Santa I'll puke. This skank trend is not just limited to theme parties & holidays, it's hard to go to dinner without thinking, at least once, if that girl over there moves the wrong way I'll know what her undies (or lack thereof) look like. I like the Audrey Hepburns of the world who have shown women that you can be entirely sexy and knock out gorgeous while still leaving a little to the imagination. I mean, why should a man even bother to date a woman or put any effort in when we just lay it all out there? I'm starting a revolution of WEARING CLOTHES and I hope you all will join me. No more clothes that scream "I didn't get enough attention as a child" or "I just lost a ton of weight so boys finally like me". Let our clothes scream "My mamma raised me right, and I'm a lady". Now get to it, ladies.

New Year, New Me.... Really this time

It's a new year, and a new decade! Some people get really excited for a new year to click over but not this gal. For some reason I feel like things get so hectic and crazy that the last month of one year fly by and the first couple months of the next do the same and we wake up one day in spring. We've not upheld ourselves to any resolutions or plans we've made and then we feel bad about it. So normally I try to take the aproach of just constantly bettering ME and not waiting for a new year to do it. This year, however, is slightly different. Change is a comin' for me and I need to get ready. In a mere 21 weeks I'll be getting married. (GULP) Not a gulp because of the person I'm marrying or the act of being married so much as the wedding day! There is so much to do and so little time. Every time I turn around someone brings to my attention something else I haven't even thought about & I go "Oooohhhh". I kind of just want to throw on my dress and my super cute shoes and let someone else finish all the "fluffy stuff". I'm a bit of a minimalist so it's hard for me to check the ADD for a second and get the details taken care of. I don't really want to make a big fat "resolution" but I've got to weather I like it or not so I can make this day complete. I know in the end I'll be happy I did because Ernie and I deserve dangit! Every blog I do won't be about wedding stuff, promise. It's just a big part of my life so it's an easy place to start. This blog will be a place you can come check out everything from hair advice, style I love, tales of hilarity, and give me advice. I'm open to feedback & blog ideas so please let me know what you want to read about!