Casa De Nicole

Sorry Mom.

2012-01-22T22:12:00.000-08:00

I am 27. I am married. I am employed. I am educated. I pay my bills relatively on time & I have never been in trouble with the law but apparently that is not good enough for my mother. I have disappointed her to the point of being disowned! (I have the text to prove it) by what I did last night. & despite the obvious disheartening situation I could not be happier with what I did! What is it you ask!? Well here she is!

I got my FIRST tattoo!

The thought of getting one has come and gone since I turned 18! & I have gotten close on several occasions, the last one being last year when we were in Las Vegas for my birthday but the guy must have thought we were born yesterday and tried to charge us $300 for the same tattoo above that I paid WAY LESS for! Anyway yesterday the husband & I were talking about both getting one for millionth time (he has 5 already) & we decided we had enough of the chit chat and we headed to the Latin Skulls where he got all of his, not exactly a wholesome place but I didn't expect it to be! Anyway 30 minutes after our arrival I was in the chair! I couldn't believe I was actually going through with it, especially after all the terrible things my mom said to me shortly before via text when I broke the news to her. After a few tears over her I got over it put on my big girl panties and took a DEEP breath & DID IT! Yes it hurt! But it was so very worth it. I love love love love it! I cannot stop looking at it & I am feeling a lil bada** about it! =D

Of course with getting a tattoo there are mixed reactions some people love it and some people frown upon it whether they say it or not I can tell! But guess what!? I DO NOT CARE! Take a look at your life and then come talk to me about mine (defensive much?) I am still the same person I was before the tattoo except now I know I can take a needle hacking into my skin! ha.

Sorry Mom! (who might I add has a tattoo too!)

Do any of you have tattoos!? Did anyone disown you!? Any negative reactions!? Do tell.

p.s.

Thank you Latin Skulls! I am ready for my next one =D

Some nerve.

2012-01-18T12:59:00.001-08:00

Yes I am ballsy lady! Even though I just upgraded my iPhone & next month is my husbands 30th birthday which involve a lot of funds usage, I have the nerve to post a valentines day wish list! Haha

First up

Nickelback tickets! Don't judge. These gentleman will be here in the summer! So maybe a promissory note in the meantime?

Cirque de Soleil Michael Jackson tickets! How amazing would that be?!

Because of said iPhone upgrade purchase I need a few cases! Yes a few lol. & specifically one of the Kansas City Chiefs variety.

& what I've been wanting forever & ever & ever a purple cruiser! Oh how I want my hair blowing in the wind music in my ears and nothing but road ahead! Anyone convinced yet?

& a little far fetched but a black Kia Soul hamsters included please!

Ok I am done but before anyone gets on there soapbox about a commercial holiday & love should be shown everyday blah blah blah Just know I am just as content with just having my husband with his freeway bought flowers in hand! ;)

P.S.
This new blogger app is weird & I don't know how the pics work but u get the gist!

"Love" Letters.

2012-01-17T20:46:00.001-08:00

Dear Kobe,
I know you are amazing but thank you for passing the ball! If there is no trust we cannot survive!

Love
This Laker fan.

Dear Husband,
Even though you have changed your mind about technology & how much you don't love it (read turning 30 going on 60) Thank you for accepting my 'need' for the iPhone 4!

Love,
Your wife.

Dear Starbucks,
Due to the letter above you and I are going to have to take a break....I know.....it's hard for me too.

Love
Addicted.

Dear Keurig,
Hi! How are you?! Let's talk.

Love,
Your new BFF.

Dear Work,
Alot of times I question how did I get to you, how have I been here for nearly FIVE years?! & then you send me a memo that says we can stuff ourselves with pizza & talk over questions or concerns and it all comes together! We have a mutual love of pizza haha

Love,
Your FAVORITE receptionist!

Dear Reality TV,
Our relationship is SO unhealthy but I am seriously addicted!!

Love,
A DVR full of crapola!

Ok I am done! It took me all day to write jibberish! I need help.

=D

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It's Ok Thursday

2012-01-12T13:07:00.001-08:00

It's ok that I am totally obsessed with my wedding pictures!

It's ok if said obsession has lost me a few friends on Facebook.

It's ok that I have totally lagged it on my wedding detail posts! I am trying to steal everyones pictures they took & organize them. #excuses

It's ok that my husband has changed his 30th bday plans a million times! Ranging from doing absolutely nothing to now going to Vegas! Totally ruining any & all the things I had in mind! But I guess it is his day why not let him choose. Right? Right.

It's ok that I am so excited to see my bestie on Saturday! We have so much catching up to do :)

It's ok that while me & the husband were walking hand in hand with our nephew we got a little touch of baby fever! But quickly got over it when he got fussy & we were able to give him back! Ha.

It's ok that it took me practically all day to write this post! Work always gets in the way lol

Happy Thursday!

What are you OK with today?

=D

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Wordless Wednesday~ All Smiles

2012-01-11T09:35:00.000-08:00

The Jist Of It!

2012-01-08T20:45:00.000-08:00

It has been nearly a month of wedded bliss over here in our home! & it has been ,BY FAR, the busiest EVER! I promise I wont do this every month, but it seemed like a good way to recap on the holidays! I hope all of yours were very happy =D

We left for our 7 day honeymoon the day after our wedding

Cabo!

& then there was Christmas!

First Christmas as Mr & Mrs!

Dont you dare make fun of our jammies! It's tradition! In case you are wondering that is me and my mommy dragging my brother to the tree to take pictures! Lil stinker.

& this little dear is my nephew! It was basically HIS Christmas! I mean look at him! How can you deny that face a gazillion presents!? =D

& then of course there was New Years!

We spent New Years eve with the husbands best friends family & I decided to make 60 Jello Shots! Big Hit =D

The bff's mom & I getting ready for shots! She is AWESOME!

There they go! =D

Completely Sober! ;)

THEN later that day we went to my moms house because it was her birthday!

Love her to pieces! I framed a pic of her crossing the finish line at her 1st 5K! She's done 3 more since! & a gift card for some running shoes because there is no stopping her!

My beautiful mommy!

You will never guess her age.

& now here we are, back to work for 5 normal days just waiting for the next weekend for more good times!

We are currently planning a Vegas trip for the husbands 30th Bday! AND hopefully if all goes well ~~with BofA~~ my SIL & BIL will be joining us! Fingers crossed =D

What is Business Casual Anyway!?

2012-01-04T20:50:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been somewhere & you stop and think "What the heck am I doing here?!" That was me on Friday night!! Allow me to explain.

My husband is the editor of our local newspaper and he gets invited to a lot events, most are during the work day, and some are after hours. This past Friday I attended an event with him & here is what I thought it was

A tour of the floats that were going to be in the Rose Parade...Ok sounds fun right? So I get dressed, jeans, shirt, light sweater and I was THISCLOSE to throwing on some sneakers for this "tour"

What it really was:

A reception for the grand Marshall of the parade(read JR MARTINEZ!), the court & all the head folks of float decorating at a members only mansion type club, via LIMO!!

I'll give you a minute to imagine how mortified I was!

So I was sent BACK home to Change since this was a no jeans event & I discovered I do not do "business casual"! At work I wear workout pants and a polo! On the weekends plain ol casual! So almost tearfully I squeeze on this knee length skirt, a nice shirt, & flats! I felt frumpy & out of place! & I couldn't really blame the husband because he said he didn't know, & he too was dressed "casual".

So anyway fast forward past the fancy limo ride complete with champagne, & we arrive! This party had those people walking around serving food, several open bars, & a Buffett of appetizers(the only good part of the evening! I still have dreams about that amazing coffee!) We were at a table with some people from a car company and some rose float members and they started asking how long we have been doing float and what our theme was...Uh What!? Can't a girl just enjoy her Mashtini!? I had NO answer for them and that is is exactly when I had that WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING HERE!? moment! All I know is a float costs around 75K to build & not to volunteer because they just put you to clean up! ha.

Anyone available to go business casual shopping!?

=(

Because I Can!

2012-01-03T19:22:00.000-08:00

Well I was all set to post about my Friday Night big fat fail fail BUT I happened to get wrapped up in ,y Google Reader and I saw that AMY linked up with C Mae for Bling Bling Share your Ring AND well I just couldn't help my newlywed self and there is always tomorrow for me to post on the woes of my life! Ha.

SO the link up says share the ring details & our engagement story. I never really wrote out our engagement story...and frankly it isn't anything to write home about! But I think my husband best describes HERE on his blog that he has ignored! (hint,hint honey) & as far as details on my ring well I never asked! As long as it is pretty & doesn't turn my finger green I could really care less. Even a BIG PRICEY ring can't save a marriage ::cough Kim K cough:: Too soon!? lol

OK I am done! Go link up =D

The Beginning ~ Bachelorette Getaway

2011-12-29T22:02:00.000-08:00

My Bachelorette shindig wasn't your typical get drunk & have sweaty men give you a lap dance kind of party, it was more please take me away from all this chaos so I don't ELOPE! So my MOH & I headed to Vegas! For budget purposes we went on a Sunday, Monday & came home Tuesday.

Now my bestie & I have never been on a long road trip together, we've traveled but not via automobile, & for some reason we always seem to score pretty sweet hotel deals, a friggin steal if you ask me & the best part? TWO Starbucks on the property!. Anyway we packed up the car with luggage, snacks, & beverages and headed to Sin City around 1, which can I mention was SOOOO nice! You see when the husband & I travel to Vegas we are on a strict schedule and usually leave at the crack of dawn to avoid traffic! But bestie & I!? Nope we were on a mission to la la gag, chit chat, shop, eat, and slowly make our way into Vegas. & slowly we did! & Might I add it was CHILLY!

Seriuosly!? Was the ICY necessary!!?? The rest stop was the WORST! The potty was frozen, the water COLD, & that hand dryer thing that is usually oh so warm!? FRIGID!

Fast Forward many hours and we made it to Vegas, that night The Strip was CLOSED because there was a marathon, but we weren't too bothered because of said ICY CONDITIONS! So we checked in the car, the bags, & then ourselves. & lucky for us my awesome lil MOH happened to mention the occasion and the nice man upgraded us to a STRIP VIEW! holla!

So then in celebration we drank all of this!

& then we knocked out! lol What!!? You didn't know we were 80!?

But don't worry the next day we went out on the town(after sleeping til I dont know maybe 4!? HA!) & had some of this from Serendipity while we froze our butts off & the MOH got harassed by our male waiter who thought it was genius to compare his ahem size to our cake size! -_-

Then after that we got all dressed up!

My MOH thought I needed a bling upgrade!

The she topped it off with my Bride crown & we went for Dinner, & drinks!

& we got treated to shots by random strangers & were thisclose to line dancing with the folk from the rodeo convention! Even though it was pretty low key I had a BLAST! It was so nice to just have time with my person/sister/MOH/Best Friend! I am so lucky to have her in my life! <3

After my lil getaway I was in desperate need to be back with my (then) Fiance! It was crazy how much I missed that man. =D

Stay Tuned for the rest of the details!

We did it! :)

2011-12-18T14:01:00.000-08:00

Rich Pics Photography

We're Married!

December 10th, 2011

We are back from the Honeymoon & I, of course, will be back with all the details!!

Wrong Again!

2011-11-16T08:24:00.001-08:00

Oh People Magazine you got it wrong AGAIN! Clearly the sexiest guy alive is this guy right here!

However since he isn't one to care for the spotlight much, Bradley Cooper will definitely definitely definitely definitely do!(read my outrage HERE of him not being picked last year!ha)

What do you think? Did Mr Cooper deserve the honor?!

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Hair & Makeup =D

2011-11-15T22:09:00.000-08:00

My friend/co worker is going to do my hair & make up and I could NOT be more grateful! She is patient and listens and then whips out all sorts of amazing! Here are a few pics =D

{horrible iphone pic}

On the day of we will add some fake eyelashes & more curls! I am so excited and relieved =D

Unexpectedly Amazing.

2011-11-13T21:41:00.000-08:00

A few months ago the fiancé & I went to an engaged encounter weekend as a part of our church requirements, we were not thrilled. We had no idea what to expect, we read a few reviews on Yelp & they were not good at all. As the day approached I attempted to change my attitude towards it because well not being there was not an option, & it also meant I got a weekend with the fiancé distraction free! No phones, no tv, no work.

We arrived Friday around 7pm, most couples were in their leisure clothes, some had way to much luggage in tow for one weekend, & some looked just as thrilled as us to be there. We dumped the snacks we had to provide off, got our separate dorm assignments and went to the main meeting room to hear the agenda for our weekend. We got a booklet full of assignments & blank pages, we were told the weekend would consist of listening to a priest, semi newlyweds, & a couple who had been married for 10+ years tell their stories on each topic and then we would get 20 minutes to write(heck yes! I am a blogger! I can write like nobodies business & the fiancé a writer by day! We had this!) then 20 minutes to discuss. Throw in a few masses & meals and we would "pass"! Easy enough right?

Wrong. The weekend was both physically & emotionally draining but the best thing we could have done for our marriage.

The Bad

Up at 6. Bed around midnight.
Creepy dorm with a shower curtain for a door.
Meal time & awkward conversations with strangers.
Group discussions. Some people just came off like they had no problems whatsoever. Riiiight ;)
Snack room free for all. Candy, soda, cookies, chips galore! Pretty sure I gained 5 pounds on that alone!
I missed every football game on Sunday except for ONE! boo.hoo.
The tears! Oh the tears good & bad they were flowing!

The Good

The speakers, They were incredibly honest & very inspiring.
The 4 hour break on Saturday. Don't mind if I do run to the nearest Starbucks! :)
All the writing & talking! I rarely get to pick my fiance's brain about our relationship & he very very rarely pours out his feelings!
Saturday night we had this incredible mass! The church was dark and we just bonded like seriously bonded. We made a prayer for us an went up to the alter to pray it with the speakers(I don't know their official titles!) it was crazy powerful & then we took a candle with another couples name and wedding date to light it for them on their day.
Even though there were like 40 couples they did a really great job at making us feel like it was ONLY about us, we didn't have to find buddies & exchange numbers to be besties for life! & because I am as anti social as they come I was SO grateful for that! Even the dorms were a quiet zone! Shhhhh! Silence was indeed golden! ha.

{Ivan & Jessica I Hope your wedding was flawless & that your marriage is full of love, faith, & happiness}

I am so incredibly grateful for this opportunity & I highly recommend it! I had only hoped that after all was said & done we used the tools they gave us....It's not too late & I hope we can work it into our lives as Mr & Mrs =D

Fine & Dandy.

2011-11-10T06:55:00.000-08:00

It's has been one heck of a week, SO I wanted to do something fun here today! & fun to me is linking up to It's OK Thursday with Amber.

It's OK that I had this whole post written out and in my copy and paste frenzy I lost it! =( Just goes to show you what this week has been doing to me!

It's Ok that I failed my blog everyday in November goal in the FIRST week! I know you all still love me right!? Right!

It's OK that my wedding is only THIRTY days away & I have had daily meltdowns!( I kid, I kid, Kinda) I need to look at the bigger picture, I am marrying the love of my life no matter what doesn't go right, or who doesn't show up! At the end of the day it will just be me & my husband anyway! (Oh em gee! Husband tehe ;p)

It's OK that due to said wedding, today, I had to resort to 7-11 coffee instead of my beloved Starbucks....Oh thank heaven...

It's OK that I have the BEST MOH in the world! She is my therapist, bestie, & sometimes even my voice! I don't know how she does it, I am a handful & she has her own life too! But I am very grateful & in 30 days she will be rid of me! For a week anyway ;)

It's OK that this week at work has been the epitomy of cray cray becuase the time goes by FAST and I will take that anyday! Hello weekend!

It's OK that this post is mostly wedding talk, it is 30 days away! what else did you/I expect!? Duh.

What is OK with you today!?

=D

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!

2011-11-07T06:00:00.000-08:00

My sweet lil co worker loves to torture me with this little countdown! On the bright side it does keep me in line as far as getting things done.

Last Saturday I went to see my bestie & my dress! I was so nervous! Could I have devoured THAT much Halloween candy for me to pop out of it?! Well I didn't pop out & it fit just as perfect as it did a few months ago! Phew. Now I just need shoes to shorten it....

We have a groomsmen & bridesmaid WITHOUT attire! 33 days away!

We only have half of our favors

We don't have our marriage license yet

I have not done my hair & make up trial yet

We don't have our unity candle or cake server things

My lil brother who is walking me down the aisle has not tux

No playlist

No ring

Etc etc etc

I am beyond overwhelmed & on the verge of tears pretty much 24/7!

Fortunately my to do list is much shorter than what I have already done!

O_o

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{Almost}Wordless Sunday

2011-11-06T16:06:00.000-08:00

Luggage for our honeymoon. My moms gift to us!

My front door ready for Thanksgiving.

Rainy Morning here in LA.

A very wet Dora from said rainy morning.

Sunday breakfast with my family & they brought donuts, Love them.

Happy Sunday.

If you're Happy & you know it

2011-11-05T07:42:00.001-07:00

I am freaking out! This wedding is rapidly approaching & I am running out of time! I feel like things will never get done!

But according to my RSVPs only about 10 people are coming! What's with that?! I didn't spend money on extra postage to be surprised on who is coming!

Ugh. Anyway clearly I need one of those things that are making me happy posts because the list of things that are making me unhappy can go on forever & ever & ever! Ha. Anyway here it is:

{weheartit.com}
1. Red holiday cups at Starbucks
2. Online shopping
3. Friends reruns
4. Bloggy Friends
5. People who RSVP
6. Finally having Fall weather
7. My eyebrow threading lady
8. Patients who bring yummy treats!

=D

What's making you happy?! Please share!

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Fall is here!

2011-11-04T06:00:00.000-07:00

Well kind of! Last week it was toasty out here in SoCal, I am talking mid 80's! It's been pretty annoying & tomorrow it's supposed to be 59 degrees and rainy!? Crazy I tell ya. Anyways my real point of this was not to go all weather lady on you, it was to show you what I got as a result of signing up for Krysten 's Keep Warm, Look Snazzy Scarf Swap

My partner was Jodi & this is what she sent me

Now hopefully this LA weather can get it together and behave like Fall so I can wear these bad babies!

Thank you Jodi! & Thank you Krysten for hosting =D

Happy Friday!

Boo on you Cancer.

2011-11-03T05:59:00.001-07:00

Last Friday my co worker's mom went in for a basic surgery & on Sunday they found out she had stage 4 pancreatic cancer & was given ONE year to live. No chemo. No Surgery. Nothing.

I am just asking for prayers, her name is Sandy & she is 60 years young.

I can't even begin to imagine what they are going through. Really puts things in perspective.

Please just squeeze in an extra one for this family.

<3

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Party Animal?

2011-11-02T05:00:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago my Co worker/Friend celebrated her 23rd birthday, and like most people in their early twenties she decided to go to a club via a party bus! The details were to be at her house by 9 ~~my bedtime~~ Be at the club by 10 & the leave the club a little after 2 am (say what!?). Cue the granny in me haha I changed the plans a little I had my fiance drop me off at her house and then pick me up way before 2 am!

The day before the event I spent many hours at the mall dragging the fiance from store to store to find something to wear, to only end up wearing something I had in my closet! Yes he was thrilled.

That night started with pinking up another co worker/friend who wanted to leave around the same time I did. When we arrived I quickly noticed I had on the longest dress(which I thought was pretty short), & the shortest heels, & the least amount of makeup! Oh well I am here to celebrate with my friend who cares right!? After all the stare downs (I am way to old for that!) We got on the bus and the alcohol started flowing and I figured the only way to handle all this was for me to get ~~shit faced~~ tipsy, by the time we got to the club I was uhmmm feelin good but I couldn't stop there ooohhh nooo I had to go get another drink at the bar (blame my momma & poppa for that!) After that drink we all made our way to the dance floor and found a good spot. So there I was getting my groove on enjoying myself & my friend(not the bday girl) said lets go down to the first floor to dance so there I went BUT she tricked me! She made a U back to the table! Boo hoo =( SO I found the next best thing ANOTHER drink and FOOD! Yes leave it up to me to find FOOD in a club! From what I remember it was tasty. After a lot of pics, a few more drinks, and some head bobbin I had enough & I texted the fiance to rescue me! Apparently on the way out we saw Ray J & I became an obnoxious drunk according to my lovely fiance =( Immediately after I got home I got sick everywhere & passed out!

I paid for it dearly the next day & vowed to never do that again! & then people wonder why I only let myslef out for VERY special occasions.....In fact I cannot remember an event where I drank that did not end up in tragedy since I turned 25! I've decided I am way too old for this.

& here are some pics to put it all together!

The End.

I've lost it again.

2011-11-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

My mind that is! A month before my wedding I have taken on the task of

I already have a few scheduled! I definitely have the material, I just need to put it in words! I am looking forward to this! I need it =D

Join in!

& Yes it is perfectly acceptable to make Day 1 the announcement!

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T10:59:00.001-07:00

This is as far as my spirit goes! A $5 shirt from Walmart :)

Have fun & be safe out there!

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48 Days to go!

2011-10-23T18:23:00.000-07:00

Wow 48 days! I am in such denial right now. I cannot believe how close my wedding is Cray Cray I tell ya.

Anywhoodle I have gotten a few requests via Twitter to spill on my Christmas themed wedding, SO here it is! Of course after all is said and done I can give you the WHOLE picture. For now here are a few glimpses.

On stage with us we will have a FRESH Christmas tree. Since our tradition is to get our home tree the day after Thanksgiving we will not be able to part with our personal ornaments, so we ventured out to pick out ornaments that best represent us! Here are a few

I just about died when I found the big bling in the middle! PERFECT.

We will be doing a seating chart, so we needed table number holders, & can I just say those are NOT cheap! I was thisclose to buying some off a lady on Craigslist until I stumbled upon these cuties

The people at Pier 1 thought we were nuts buying these in October, but whatever they are the ones that had them out!

& in case you are new around here or missed the post, here are our centerpieces one more time.

I must admit I get some crazy looks from people when I mention the Christmas theme but I really do not care. We love Christmas! & it is our wedding. Our linens will be white & the bows will be gold, we will also have clear lights strung wherever we can reach. I am very excited to see it all done!

If I actually want people at my wedding!

2011-10-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

I finally snapped a pic to link up and there was no linky! Well too bad I am doin' it anyway! Ha. Plus Katie said I could =D

After MANY hiccups I have FINALLY gotten my invites together and will be taking them to the post office shortly!! 6 weeks notice is enough right!? RIGHT!

Happy Saturday!

p.s.
A post of how I am freaking out at the thought of 6 weeks to my wedding to follow!

On Being okay with being different.

2011-10-21T22:23:00.000-07:00

So my bestie is finally back from Lebanon (yay!) & I cannot wait to get together! Today we were trying to set up a time & I mentioned next Saturday would be great for me, but she said it was not for her. SO then I said how about Friday!? & She said well that weekend is kind of out all together because of Halloween! EH?! Is it a holiday!? Family time!? Am I missing something!? I am her BFF right?! Well THEN I was at lunch with a friend and we were talking about costumes & she said she got one and her friend got TWO! EH!? I can't even bring myself to buy ONE at $60+ a pop! SO I asked her if they go to a lot of costume parties, & she said YES, we try to! & then it dawned on me I am the old lady of my friends! I am the 27 year old who would rather clean out the dollar store & do this

& This

& pass out this

With this guy <3

& I wouldn't have it any other way!

How do you spend your "holiday" weekend!?

Just one of THOSE days!

2011-10-09T19:38:00.000-07:00

It all started this morning, bright & early at 9am....

The Fiance & I had an appointment for cake sampling at Cakeland here in Downey, Being the punctual people ~~the fiance makes us be~~ we are, we arrived at 8:55am & we waited.....AND waited....We gave them until 9:10 and we left. I know it sounds harsh but if you run a business and you give someone a 9am appointment I am sorry but you have to be there at 9am! Our weekends have been full of wedding stuff & we had an appointment elsewhere at 11, so if our time isn't important enough for you to be there on time then there are 10 other places within 5 minutes that WILL be on time.

Annoyed by the people at Cakeland & upset I missed out on an excuse to have cake for breakfast we headed to Dennys, where they stuck us in the back, gave us flat soda, forgot about us and brought us barely cooked food! Awesome.

BUT then then day started to get a tad better

Our nephews 1st birthday is coming up and I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to get him & the fiance knew EXACTLY where to take me to get it AND the best part the price was A LOT better than I expected! Woo.Hoo.

& then

We went to Staples to get our invitations they were printing out for us, & not only were they done ON TIME, they were lovely! Oh & I may have not counted right, and I may have been a little short! But they printed us 5 more on the spot! Great customer service.

Things were going good....THEN

a tiff with the Fiance

a tiff with the security camera that caught me at an angle I really did NOT want to see.

a tiff with a grocery store mob ready to stone me because I REALLY DID NOT notice the 15 items or less sign! I PROMISE! I am so not one of those people who do that. Seriously.

All lead to a full on outburst in the car! Yup I was the crazy lady crying hysterically in her car... =(

But don't worry things are better now! The Chiefs won & the fiance helped with the laundry =D

And how was your weekend?!

It's all OK.

2011-10-06T06:10:00.001-07:00

It's OK that I have absolutely nothing planned this weekend & I couldn't be happier!

It's OK that when LA gets a little rain we go into a frenzy & say things like "Storm Watch 2011" & throw on our UGGS & big winter coats! We're spoiled like that, so what.

It's OK that some people NEVER contribute to work potlucks but are ALWAYS the 1st & Last in line! Who am I to deny anyone of food?! Even if they don't understand potluck etiquette.

It's OK that we are not renting a limo for our wedding or doing it big for favors so the fiancé can have a SLR by the name of Nikon D3000. He doesn't ask for much & he did let me have a wedding as opposed to eloping! (which now I totally regret lol) I kid I kid ;)

It's OK that my bestie has been away in Lebanon for a little over a week & I miss her terribly! Like ridiculously a lot! & that I almost text her at least ten times a day! Is it OCT 17th yet?!?

It's OK that I have been asleep BEFORE ten everyday this week! It feels so refreshing & I ALMOST don't need coffee....Almost!

It's OK that I have so much to write about on here and all I can pull out at the moment is an It's OK Thursday! :D

What's ok with you today?!

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{Semi}Wordless Sunday~ My Weekend

2011-10-02T19:06:00.000-07:00

Babysitting The Nephew

The Fiance surprised me with a trip to a super sized pumpkin patch!

Isn't she gorgeous?!

My mom crossing the finish line at her 1st 5K after 15 yrs!

So proud of my mommy =D

The Fiance's brother Michael turned 24 today! We took him to a buffet =D

Love family time.

& now just watching Sunday Night Football with my love.

Hey There!

2011-09-29T21:14:00.000-07:00

Yes I am still alive!! Things have just been oh so crazy around here. SO since I don't want to throw it all out at once I am dumping pictures I've taken from my iPhone this past week! =D Easy does it mmmkay?! OK lets go!

Last night the fiance & I tried out this new place The MarketPlace Grill & Cafe here in Downey! We were waiting for all the buzz to die down & boy did it live up to the hype! I had a tuna avocado panini & Eric had a steak sandwich that he described as mouth watering! The food was delicious, the music was awesome, and the ambiance was inviting! Definitely heading back there soon.

At our reception Eric & I will be sitting on the stage with a big ol Christmas tree! SO we decided to get ornaments that best describe us, so OF COURSE I needed these Starbucks ornaments we found pretty cheap on Ebay.

Speaking of our wedding, which is only about 2 months away! Eeeeeek!!, Last week we kept getting BOXES of gifts from our registry at Bed Bath & Beyond from one of Eric's associates! I wanted to tear into them SO bad, but Eric said NO =( There's like TWELVE I just don't understand why I can't open JUST one!? ONE!

This was the bed in my cell oops I mean "room" at the Engaged Couples Encounter! Which I fully intend to go into in the form of a vlog! I am aiming for this weekend because I don't want to forget all the details. Stay Tuned =D

& this little sorry excuse for a chicken STRIP was from Papa Johns! What.The.Heck!? This is no bang for my buck! Boo.Hoo.

Alrighty then that was fun! Hope you all are well! I am making my way around AND I will be back here real soon =D

Best Fab Friday Ever'

2011-09-09T07:11:00.001-07:00

It's my birthday! Yay!

Goodbye 26 & Hello 27!!

:)

Any news? Link up!

Just a few of the treats I got from my co workers!! They love me!

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Wordless Wednesday?

2011-09-07T07:32:00.001-07:00

I knew we would have to pay for our relatively mild summer eventually!

This was yesterday at 4pm

& this was today at 6 am! Garth Kemp said it going to be 100 & humid today too! Yikes!

P.S. I am very grumpy when it's hot! Soooo don't read my tweets or Facebook satus' =)

P.S.S. I am in the midst of a 3 day work week! Yay.

P.S.S.S. This wasn't a very Wordless Wednesday!

My blog, My rules.

Oh hey my birthday is Friday! & that means another 3 day weekend. Yeah buddy.

Last thing, We had our last church meeting aside from the retreat later this month & I can't believe it's 3 months away! Our balance is zero and we're ready to go! Cray cray I tell ya!

Wait! Just heard on the radio via Harvey From TMZ Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendez a couple?! Now that's craaaazy!

Ok that's it Happy Hump Day!

:)

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It's Ok!

2011-09-01T06:35:00.001-07:00

http://www.brunchwithamber.com

After such a heavy(no pun intended) post yesterday an It's Ok Thursday is definitely in order!

It's ok that I was teary all day long after reading every comment on yesterdays post! I am truly grateful for all of your kind words! Thank you!

It's ok that since football season is here everyone knows I don't go out on Sunday's! & if I do I am pretty grumpy!

It's ok that I pay extra for NFL ticket to satisfy said addiction.

It's ok that I LOVE breakfast from subway.

It's ok that I am in bed by 9 but dint fall asleep until 11 because I can't stop playing Angry Birds!

It's ok that I am in the process of changing my bday plans! After all it is MY birthday!

It's Ok that I am completely over summer & want to decorate for Halloween already! >.<

& that is all!

What kind of It's ok's are you up to?!

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Pouring my heart out.

2011-08-31T05:57:00.001-07:00

I've been heavy all of my teenage & adult life. It's been up & down. I've tried almost every fad diet and they do work but all the lbs come back plus a few more....I obviously know what works, eat healthy & exercise right? Right.

Well lately with my impending nuptials I have been getting a lot more weight comments. For example, a patient asks me every time they come in "What are you eating, aren't you on a diet?" or a co worker saying "don't eat that, you'll never fit in your dress!" or someone else saying "You shouldn't be eating that, it has this & that & blah blah blah" I admit i write about weight loss & diets on here but this is my blog I am allowed to talk out of my a$$ if I want to!

Last Friday my fiancée picked me up from work and as I was walking towards the car a lady was backing up, I am guessing to take the spot we were about to vacate, so I sped up so I wouldn't get hit but as I walked around her car she yelled out "You need to tell me your behind me, with your big ol a$$" my heart fell to said a$$ and I nearly ran to the car and all I could say, like a 5 year old telling her mommy "That lady was mean to me" & I burst into tears. I barely got out what just happened and pointed at the car. So then the fiancée rolled up along side her and instead of giving her an earful of profanities & flipping her off, he was a grown up & told her that wasn't right, she hurt my feelings, & to apologize.....and guess what?! She did!.....But it was too late for me. I was a mess you know that uncontrollable, can't breathe because your crying so hard? That was me all the way home.

And then I got home and my mom called. She said she wanted me to go to a meeting on how to lose weight fast.....really? Just what I needed. I hung up & felt at my all time lowest. Like I am a hideous fatty that everyone felt the need to remind me of daily. Like I am one step closer to needing a crane to get me around. Ok that might be a little dramatic but I am serious my confidence has been run to the ground & I can't take it anymore.

I don't have a deadline. & My dress fits PERFECTLY.

LEAVE ME ALONE!

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VMA's in tweets.

2011-08-29T22:04:00.001-07:00

I swore up & down & all around that I was NOT going to watch the VMA's! Buuut the fiancé had it on for a few minutes & decided to tweet this:

Nicki Minaj really annoys me. Why can't people just wear gowns?! #vma

No clue what that girl was wearing! These girls are so busy trying to be different they end up looking the same.

And then all he'll broke loose! I searched #vma & I just had to put in my two cents!

& Here it is

Retweet @katiegarrity You could tell when she sang, "Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?", she truly meant it in that moment. #adele #vma

I felt the sadness. Or was it her nervousness?

Retweet @tonybakercomedy Adele aint up there with silly costumes & wearing old car parts & stuff animal guts. Just raw talent. #VMA #fb

I wish everyone did!

Tweet: Scrolling through pics from the red carpet & I seriously don't know who half these people are! I am getting old. lol #vma

Seriously I didn't!

retweet @boramie We don't support woman bashers.... You are not forgiven... We won't forget #vma

Chris Brown....Enough said.

Tweet: that was the cutest thing ever! #beyonce #vma

Congrats Beyonce & Jay Z!

Tweet: Who were the yahoos cursing every other word?! #vma

In reference to Taylor the creator...Still have no idea who he is! & so very sad he called out kids in his foul language infested speech.

Tweet: I am dying!! I want a Kia Soul now!!! LOL Go Hamsters! #vma

I died laughing at the Kia commercial! Everyday I am shufflin!

Tweet: What the crap is on Katy Perry's head!? #vma

Cheese? Block? She could barely move.

Tweet: Oh Amy. :( #vma

The sad part. What an amazing voice. I really thought Russell Brand was the wrong person to do the tribute speech but I did love Bruno Mars.

Tweet: & then Lil Wayne ruined the vmas.......Goodnight. #vma

I love his How to Love song but oh em gee what happened after he took off his shirt and his pants were nearly at his ankles!? Bleep bleep bleep AND CUT!

Awesome.

So since I probably lost a few followers thanks to my vma inspired frenzy! Follow me @MissNicoley

:D

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Fab Friday Newz

2011-08-25T20:47:00.000-07:00

It's back! One of my most favorite bloggy ladies is hosting this blog hop once again! I love this one because even though I LOVE to complain, this doesn't allow me to! So here goes nothing =D

~ It's Friday!

~Yesterday was payday! Direct deposit is a must.

~I am hanging out with my mommy tomorrow! Nails & Gossip my 2 favorite things

~Pumpkin Spice latte is back Sept 6! Just in time for my bday! Ha.

~My life playing fantasy baseball has come to an end! I suck lol But that's ok because FOOTBALL is BACK! Woo.Hoo.

~Friends is going to be on nick at nite! It's ridiculous how much I love that show.

I am not sure if this was were this post was supposed to end up but hey it's my blog so whatevs! =D

Happy Friday!

What fab news do you have?! DO share!

It's OK Thursday~Wedding Edition

2011-08-25T06:28:00.001-07:00

I was so bummed I missed this hop the past couple weeks! I have definitely wanted to write a post like this for FOREVER. Here goes nothing!

- It's ok that I will not be having an open bar, if you knew my family you would understand why

- It's ok that we are having an adult only wedding.

-It's ok that there is a FIVE hour gap between my ceremony & reception. It's ONE day! Work it out.

- Its ok that our DJ is our iPod. Real DJs never play what you like & charge outrageous prices for it.

-It's ok that my reception is going to look like Santa threw up on it! Lol It's a December wedding & I love Christmas!

-Its ok that we will set out a money box! We've lived together for 3 years, we already have a blender ;)

- It's ok that I don't want my mom to wear pink!

-It's ok that I am called a bridezilla for aforementioned It's ok.

- & It's definitely ok for me to have my moh & bridesmaid in Black! Its my wedding right?! ;)

- It's ok that I have tons of posts like these in my head to link up for MONTHS!

Do you?! Go link up!

http://www.brunchwithamber.com

:D

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Say it aint so.

2011-08-20T23:38:00.000-07:00

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I am turning 27 next month!

Oh.Em.Gee.
In 20 days to be exact.

Since we are getting married in a few short months and all funds are tied up in said wedding, I have decided I want a day at the beach! Swimming, tanning (like I need it!), FOOD, beverages, family, friends, & S'mores! I just plan to hang out there all friggin day and if everyone I invite shows up then FABULOUS and if not then FABULOUS!

I cannot wait =D

Speaking of my birthday
How about a wish list shall we!?

SO I can cruise around town!

So I can rep my team! Don't hate ;)

For my Iced Lattes

Snooki Slippers!

Oh how I need a new pair of shoes!

& a gift card to Starbucks never ever ever ever ever fails =D

Strike.

2011-08-19T23:20:00.000-07:00

My mom and step dad met while working at a grocery store by the name of Vons. When I turned 16, I worked for Vons. When my brother turned 18, he worked for Vons. & I am pretty sure when my littlest brother is ready to work he too will work at Vons! It would be a crime not to.

Well for the last 6 months my step dad has been working without a contract and the time has come to sign or strike.....The issue? Healthcare. Employees contribute and the employer contributes. Now they are asking employees to contribute MORE and the employer LESS. Obviously, that's a problem.

I pay $0 for my healthcare, I get my first 3 visits paid for after a small co pay, then I am screwed. Out of the 4 years I have worked there it has only been a problem one year. I can live with that, it's my choice. My family on the other hand? Well everyone is pretty healthy except for my mom and has since been very well taken care of by Vons.

People are calling my family greedy. People are calling my family idiots. People are calling my family Losers. But what I don't get is that we will happily pay for people to live off welfare & medi-cal(FREE healthcare) and pay ZERO to pop out tons of kids and NOT work AT ALL.

My step dad works his tush off from 9pm to 6am, he's not asking for his healthcare to be FREE while he sits on his couch watching tv! He/we are asking for fairness and after 30+ years of work why wouldn't he deserve it?

If we do strike, it will be hard but we will know we stood up for what is right, & ask all of you who are affected by this strike to not cross the picket lines. Because know that if it were you, we wouldn't cross either. Even Starbucks!

=D

A Hoarder? Who me?

2011-08-10T18:01:00.000-07:00

Eric & I have been addicted to watching Hoarders, I don't know if it makes us feel better about our dusty shelves or we just hope every story is a success and every person is cured! Whatever the case is, we love it.

The other night Eric got into our extra closet in the living room to look for his birth certificate & social security card, for our passports, that somehow led to him dumping out the entire contents of the closet and him declaring he was not putting anything back until it was organized and put back neatly.....What the!?...

Fine! So there we were waaaaay past our bedtime ~~9pm~~ shredding, tossing, cleaning, & "organizing". Half way through he pulls out a birthday card and says hey this one's blank, & I without hesitation say is the envelope there? & he says it is & I say KEEP it! I can send it to someone later.....AND there it was! Eric shook his head and called me a HOARDER. All of the therapists on the show say making future plans for their stuff make people never throw away anything THUS becoming Hoarders!! Aaaaaahhh! & I dare not mention I insisted on keeping all my crafting supplies, I haven't used in oh say 2 years!

Who me? A Hoarder?! No.Way.

=D

Couple's Retreat

2011-08-09T17:43:00.000-07:00

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One of the ~~many, many, many, many, MANY~~ requirements of getting married in our church is attending a couple's retreat, unfortunately the location is NOTHING like the picture above! Boo.Hoo.

Instead it is in fabulous Montebello, Ca, where we will be sleeping dormitory style, men in one area and women in another, & we will need to provide our own drinks and snacks that will be combined and put on a table for a free for all. We also need to bring all bedding and toiletries, how am I ever going to get all that in my duffle bag!?

The festivities will take place from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon but don't feel sorry for us because on Saturday afternoon we get to take a dip in the pool and socialize with complete strangers.

All for a grand total of $250. You would think this would be included in the $600 "donation" the church is already already charging oops I mean "suggesting"! Sigh.

Whose idea was this anyway!?

Dog.Sitting.

2011-08-07T17:36:00.000-07:00

I've always thought I was a cat person, not that I don't like dogs, just that I would prefer the company of a cat over a dog. Well this weekend I was proven wrong and NOW I have dog fever, like really bad! & if it was allowed in our apt I would have headed out to the shelter to rescue one ASAP.

This weekend my step dad, and brothers were out of town and my mom had to work so I took their dog home with me ~~much to the fiance's dismay~~ Her name is Dora and she was going to spend the night with us! Allow me to share the details with pictures I snapped of her here and there.

This was her when she first got to our place, I think she was tired from the ride and a tad overwhelmed by her new surroundings. She made the toys we brought her a pillow.

When bed time came around she started to scratch at the bed so I thought she had to potty and took her to the designated area but she gave me a crazy look and went to hang out with Eric. Well fine then. When I went to check on her he told me she made herself a little bed and then I figured out that's what she was trying to do a little while ago! DUH! Rookie. ha. After all that she curled up in bed ~~Eric's spot~~ and fell fast asleep. Fast forward to the wee morning hours, she curled up with me and threw her hand over her eyes (love!) We slept in a little and then went to the doggy park!

Her waiting patiently.

At said park!

Results of morning mist and playing with other dogs in the dirt! (please ignore my ~~pudgy~~ foot!)

& then we took her home! My mom really loved us for bringing her home all dirty! Ha.

She is such a sweet, obedient, and as Eric would say clingy dog!

I miss her already!

No Shame.

2011-08-02T18:10:00.000-07:00

{pic from nj.com}

I watched EVERY episode of The Bachelorette!

Judge all you want to, BUT we all have our guilty pleasure and THIS was mine!

I wanted to punch Bentley
I thought William was tasteless & sneaky.
I thought Ames deserved better.
I thought the mask guy should have kept the mask ON!
I thought Ryan was misunderstood! Did you see his exit?! Geez.
I couldn't believe Constantine bailed so late in the game...he HAD to know earlier.
I thought Ashley was adorable & funny, and I don't understand why she was so hated.
I thought the episodes were filled with a whole lot of fluff and I couldn't be more grateful for DVR
I also think The Bachelor Pad is complete trash AND I'll probably end up watching it! ;)

I am so HAPPY Ashley picked JP! He was one of my favorites along with West, & Blake. I also really really hope all those tabloids are WRONG! ugh break my heart why don't ya!

Go Ashley & JP!

Baby Steps.

2011-07-31T15:47:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, I have been engaged for a little over a year, and all along I have been yup I have plenty of time what's the rush!? WELL my wedding is now 4 months away! What.The.Hell. is what I say! ha. Anyway all those months I was like yeah yeah I am going on a diet and I am going to fit in a dress and yadda yadda yadda, well turns out I actually GAINED weight! ::scratches head:: So last month I said to myself, self you have 5 months and realistically you aren't going to drop a person or anything BUT you CAN drop enough to FEEL BETTER and such. So self & I set a goal to lose 10 pounds that month. You know nothing too crazy, no fads, no gimmicks, just plain old eating better, and working out more.....AND....I DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO friggin HOO!!! Yes I had bad days and yes I had good days but my sanity stayed intact and here I am 10 pounds lighter. Hell.Yes.

Well I figured that was awesome so let me think of a NEW goal in ADDITION to another 10 pound month....::rubs chins:: What do I heart the most?! Coffee? No way. Are you out of your mind!? You want people to live right!? OK, ok next? Soda! insert crying face here. That's it, no soda in any way shape or form for the next month or more (baby steps).

AND Then I figured in my moment of craziness why not chuck treats?! Donuts, cake, brownies, cookies, candy & the like. Whoa! Wait what?! Yup no treats until my birthday! (Sept 9th. How dare you forget!) EXCEPT until the skinny cows I just bought finish. I am on a budget, I can have goals but tossing $$ is not one of them ;)

SO there you have it, I lost 10 pounds in a month, I want to lose another 10 this month and banish soda & treats!

Wish me luck!

Swap!

2011-07-31T00:46:00.000-07:00

I joined a nail polish swap not to long ago & even though I totally failed my end! My partner did not! I thought I sent it out in time but no UPS says Tuesday! =( Anywhoodle this is what I got from Kathy @ Kathy's Corner

Please disregard my botched paint job! It was kind of dark! =D

This one is called All Nighter.

& this one I haven't been able to try!

It's called Naughty Girl!

Oh also please excuse the craptastic iPhone pics!

Thank you Kathy for the cool colors

Thank you Tamela @ The Chatty Brunette for Hosting!

Midweek Timeout

2011-07-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

It's been an off kind of week, like one of those where you just kind of go through the motions but your really not there. Ya know? So I took a time out this evening to soak, breathe, & relax. It was heavenly. Tomorrows payday & then it's Friday so I think things will be looking up from here. :D

How do you get out of a funk?
Drink? Exercise?
Do tell.

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Stayin' out of trouble.

2011-07-25T19:42:00.000-07:00

Because I want to post a whole bunch of negative stuff & complain about people & so badly wish I had an anonymous blog right now, y' all get PICS courtesy of my iphone! This is my way of keeping out of trouble, but I'll be more than happy to shoot you an email if you want! ha. Jk. Kind of. Ok moving on!

Our weather lately! Pretty sweet for Late July right!? ;)

My MOH hard at work calling David's Bridal for me. She's going to kill me for this one!

Sorry bestie LOVE YOU! Shoulda took me to Vegas! lol

Last week I had to go to my middle school to pick up my 1st communion certificate, the girl who was supposed to pull it called in sick! I had to wait awhile in a blazing hot office, BUT they found it! This little guy was our mascot. I haven't been to that campus in a really long time, boy how things have changed!

Our main reason for going to Vegas was to see the fiance's family and join them for a 15th bday party. About halfway through a mariachi band showed up and my MIL(to be) was out of her mind happy! This was her getting her groove on. It was so nice to see everyone so genuinely happy :)

A few nights before we went to Vegas we were able to catch the opening night for Shrek The Musical! Everything leading up to showtime was a big ol hot mess BUT the show was AMAZING. By the end I was a happy little singing fool when they all started singing "I am a believer" & confetti burst from the stage into the audience! I was happy as a clam. GREAT SHOW.

I love these shoes for my wedding! BUT I think I want to go for more of a red or burgundy now. Still very funky cute shoes.

That is all.

I missed it!

2011-07-23T22:35:00.000-07:00

My bloggy Birthday that is!

I am 2!

I was looking at my first few posts and couldn't believe that I actually priced out how much I spend on coffee & how much I could save....Clearly it did NOT help! 2 years later my ~~bad~~ habit remains intact. I reread my very first post technically done in DEC of 08! I abandoned my blog & didn't make it back until July 09. I had a chuckle, that post still remains the reason I blog. In another early post I turned into a critic & wrote a review on a movie called "I Could Never Be Your Woman". & I posted about my favorite sweater, that no longer exists ::tear::

I was so simple back then, I wrote frequently, & enjoyed it. I miss those days! I wish I could say it is because I am soooo busy..But I am not. Heck with technology these days I can blog on the toilet! Ha. Which I do not! Ewww. Just sayin' I could! I have ideas, rants, raves, & events to post about, but lately I feel so silly doing it ya know? Like "Who Cares!?" & I am censored for my IRL readers, and I feel like I am terrible at writing.

Thanks to my blog's bday I went back to read what I was, and I have decided Yes, Who Cares! Who cares if no one cares, who cares if my writing sucks, & who cares who reads or does not ~~although I do love your comments & those who do stop by~~ ! This is MY space on the the world wide web to do with what I want! & I am going to do just that!

Happy Blog Birthday to ME!

=D

Giveaway?
Perhaps!

;)

Road Trip!

2011-07-11T19:05:00.000-07:00

One of the many perks of living in Los Angeles is VEGAS is only 4 hours away! & that is exactly where I will be headed with the fiance, his mom & her BF bright & early FRIDAY! and I CANNOT wait!

For one it's Vegas and I can hardly justify visiting while doing the whole wedding thing & TWO we will be visiting some of the fiance's extended family, who I haven't had the chance to met! I am so glad his mom wanted us to go with them. She loves me =D

Until Friday there will be lots of day dreaming about

THIS

Laying by This

Some of this

& lets be real MORE of This

Dear Friday

HURRY UP!

It is starting to hit me, & it ain't pretty ya'll!

2011-07-07T20:01:00.000-07:00

Lately there has been a lot of freaking out around here! Well on my part anyway. You see I am getting married in 5 months! and Oh.Em.Gee. I am not registered, I haven't tried on my dress yet, my invitations are somewhere in my closet, & there is still SO much to pay off! I am seriously starting to freak out! I hate to write this out because I can already see & feel my fiance's disapproval! You see it is not that I am not beyond excited to marry this man BUT I am a huge PROCRASTINATOR, I really can't help it! If I don't get immediate results then I will just put it off until the very very last minute when it A) Fixes itself or B) ~~my mommy~~ Someone else fixes it! But honestly, this is my wedding, my once in a lifetime ~~hopefully~~ event! I need to get my act together! Like 2 months ago!

Amid all this freaking out, my wonderful fiance has decided he is NOT letting me approve his "outfit" & holy crap I think that freaks me out more than not having a photographer or the fact that we needed to sign up for a mandatory retreat LAST MONTH! He hasn't even asked me what colors I want or ANYTHING! & since this is through his ~~hookup~~ self picked shop I have no clue where it is or who I can beg to convince my fiance and his Best Man NOT end up looking like this!

{click pic for source}

I have informed him I will head for the nearest exit! & I am NOT even joking! >:(

HELP!

S.O.S.

Bride Down.

Shameless.Shameless.Shameless.

2011-07-05T20:28:00.000-07:00

OK guys & gals who are on Facebook, I am cashing in on all my favors! I know I have done a lot of VOTING for pets, babies, blogs, etc etc etc! & NOW I need your help! My future SIL & BIL have entered their adorable son Jesse in the 2011 Gerber Generation Photo Search and WE need your votes!!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

Voting is daily!

Please & Thank You!

Say hello to my little grill!

2011-07-03T20:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was quite the adventure! You see the fiance and I have been wanting to get a grill, the only problem is that it had to be under $100 & be pretty small so it could squeeze into our broom closet (apartment living woes). We went to 2 different home stores, sears, & Target, after lots of walking, sweating (it was like 90 degrees!), a little road rage, & lots of hydrating we ended up with this!

George Foreman Grand Champ™ Extra-Value Grill

A very anti-climatic ending! But UNDER budget & just replaced our much older & smaller George Foreman grill. Today the fiance grilled very very delicious steak, hamburgers, sausage, & hot dogs! Needless to say we are set for a few days. There has also been potato salad, macaroni salad, fruit, salad, & PB Skinny Cows! Yup PEANUT BUTTER! So so good. I have been thoroughly enjoying this weekend & I am so happy we get tomorrow off too!

Thank you to the men and women who have and continue to lay down their lives for my freedom! I am forever indebted!

Happy 4th of July!

Yes, I am THAT receptionist =D

Oh Walmart.

2011-06-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

This morning at 7am I braved my local "Super" Walmart. I was on a mission & I had a list. I geared up with my Fresh n' Easy cart (?!?!) and got down to business. About 20 minutes into my shopping I was in the birthday decor aisle & while looking for treat bags....wait for it....Some guy comes straight for me and says Hi, still very focused without eye contact I say hey and keep on walking, AND so does he! Ugh really guy? Can't you see the ring?! Move on! I am on a schedule! Anyway it went something like this:

Guy: Are you here alone?

Me: Yeah (Yes I am a rookie and cannot tell a lie!)

Guy: It's rare to see such a beautiful face here so early in the morning.

Me: Thanks. (Still no eye contact)

Guy: What are you shopping for?

Me: My brother's birthday (Looking at magazines, still no eye contact)

Guy: Oh my brother's birthday was yesterday, but he is such a d*ck. As his big brother.....yadda yadda yadda....blah blah blah.......I hope you're brother isn't a d*ck.

Me: Wow. Ok. He isn't. (really guy? That's your pick up line!? Smoooth)

Guy: So what do you like to do for fun?

Me: Hang out with my fiance! (oh buuuurn! lol This always works!)

NOT THIS TIME

Guy: Oh you're engaged? How long?

Me: A year. (really you can walk away at anytime now!)

Guy: Oh why so long?

Me: Sigh. I don't know. (please go away)

AFTER AWKWARD SILENCE

Guy: Oh so you must be pregnant, that's the only reason people get engaged.

Me: I've been engaged for a year I would have popped by know don't ya think!? (friggin dumba**, seriously are you effing kidding me!? You get turned down and THAT'S how you handle it!? Yeah you got me, call me fat!)

HE DOESN'T STOP THERE

Guy: Are you buying those shorts for your bro? Shorts suck from here, Go somewhere else.

Me: Ok. (Clearly annoyed and so off schedule!)

At this point I am really not sure what's going on, like you know I am engaged & not interested. SO then I am convinced he's trying to jack me! SO I grab the handles to my purse, speed up and contemplate just checking out BUT I am REALLY not done shopping and I don't want him to follow me to my car and take that too! FINALLY the kid takes a hint! & he says he has to get some stuff but it was GREAT talking to me. Seriously what part of all this was great?! I nod and run for my life! Drama much?

Never been happier to be engaged & have a hot pink tube of pepper spray!

Whirlwind Kind of a Day.

2011-06-24T16:10:00.001-07:00

I started off today as usual, grumpy and in need of some coffee. I got to work and waited impatiently for the coffee to brew & then I chugged it. At about 7 I was awake! I kept busy answering phones, checking in patients, scheduling appointments, & taking care of any shenanigans that happened to arise. Little did I know the biggest shenanigan EVER was about to turn our clinic upside down.

At around 11am I was in the gym area talking to my co worker, probably about lunch plans, & it happened....All of a sudden all I heard were popping sounds as every light, radio, & computer shut down, the power was COMPLETELY down, it was so eerie. Being the professionals we are everyone resumed business as usual. In silence patients were still working out & therapists continued rubbing out there owies. The power has gone out before but always, almost immediately, comes back on so we didn't think to much of it.....But this time it did not!

I am not going to lie, I silently started to panic a little. While most were shouting woo hoo let's go home, I was like oh em gee this is not happening! We still have about 50 patients coming in, paperwork needed to be done, calls needed to be made THIS was a disaster! But I had no time to pull my hair out, it was time to evacuate! I hurried through the gym taking people off heat, off machines, & checking corners to make sure no one was left behind! I felt like the captain of a ship! I had to go down with the place! (I know calm myself) After everyone was shuffled out safely we all just stood around...waiting for an answer....cracking jokes....some therapists STILL chatting about physical therapy....it was chaos but orderly. A few more minutes passed & patients just started to take off, it was warm out & they didn't know what was going on so I really don't blame them. Then a few MORE minutes passed and the word was GO HOME!!!

All the worries I had were NON EXISTENT! I went back in, put up a "Sorry, Closed due to Power Outage!" sign, grabbed my purse, locked the door & ran away...fast! Before the lights came back on! Haha.

I came home, still in a wow what just happened kind of state, grabbed the Fiancé & went out for pizza & a pizookie @ BJ's!

We still get paid for this right!?!

Happy Friday!

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It's not always rainbows and butterflies

2011-06-21T18:45:00.000-07:00

It's compromise that moves us along, My heart is full

and my door's always open

You can come anytime you want

~Maroon 5 "She Will Be Loved"

It has definetly not been rainbows & butterflies her at casa de Nicole. Its more like Moths & Thunderstorms!(Don't ask)

There has been:

Bickering.

Misunderstandings.

Lack of Communication.

Trash talk on Twitter & FB (on my part. Mature I know.)

Insults.

Profanity.

Sleeping on the sofa.

AND

Dirty Looks.

But at the end of the day(s) What couple doesn't fight?! If you say you don't you're lying. The important thing is realizing you're being silly, apologize & MOVE ON!

Everything is ok now, & I hope we continue to make an effort to not go through these rough patches too often! Or instead of a reception I'll have a single ladies party! ha. Just Kidding!

How do you deal with the bumps in the road?! Sleep on the couch? Go to your parents? Hide?

Do tell.

How could I not love this guy!?

I am grateful for what I have & only sometimes long for what I do not have.

2011-06-19T13:27:00.000-07:00

Today is Father's day.

I have 2.

One is my biological father, you can read ALL about him HERE. Unfortunately, because of his sporadic abandonment, broken promises, drug use, alcohol use, & such we no longer speak.

My other father is my Step Father. He was very nice while he was courting my mother,when she got pregnant he sent me away to my biological father so they could enjoy time with their new family. When I came back from the hell that was my father's house, he clothed me, feed me, housed me & all that stuff he was obligated to do to stay in my mom's good graces. As I got older we went to Dodger games, & he took me to my first concert. When I turned 18 he stopped talking to me, feeding me, clothing me, & I am very lucky he housed me (thanks to my mom) I am 26 now & he just tolerates me. I feed myself, I clothe myself, & I house myself. I get the occasional awkward hug, the snide remarks after anything I say, & the chuckles when I fail. While I am very grateful he took care of me financially for the "law mandated" time I just wanted what I was always missing, a DAD.

I guess since I wasn't blessed with a dad, G*d made up for it by giving me one AMAZING mom.

& I will definitely take that! =D

I am not completely bitter so for all those dads who stuck around & handled your business, I wish you a very Happy Father's day! =D

On a lighter note, Tamela @ The Chatty Brunette is hosting a nail polish swap, which is perfect because all of mine were somehow ruined in my bathroom cabinet! Boo.

So go join in =D

All Over the Place Kind of Post.

2011-05-24T17:36:00.000-07:00

I ~~texted~~ called out sick today. I was a hot mess last night & felt like hell this morning so rather than call at 5am I decided in my deliriousness that a text would be better...I got no reply...Cross your fingers I am still employed! ha. so annoyed. a simple OK feel better sorry to hear it would have killed ya?! Geez. Ok I am done. I am feeling better =D

I know everyone is all boo hoo I love Oprah, she saved my life yadda yadda yadda, but can I just say I have NEVER in my life seen an episode.Ever. Adios Oprah.

I had a fun filled weekend and all I took where two lousy pics! & phone pics at that.

Me enjoying my Black Jack from Hooters! SO delicious!

& my beautiful bestie sporting her bday hat from said place.

Blogger has been a pain in the butt lately! I wish they would get it together! I can't even comment on posts! &^%$! I am still reading, I just can't spread the love.

I ordered my wedding dress online last week! It should be here on Thursday & I am sooooo nervous! I've only tried on a halter version of the dress but saw a strapless version online for HALF the price, I just could not pass it up. I will let you know how it goes.

I told myself I wouldn't do it but I did! I watched the bachelorette AND I am addicted! Like I need another crazy show on my list! Who already wants to punch Bentley!?! What a waste of a rose!

Who's still watching DWTS!? I LOVED this season! I will be elated if either Kirstie or Hines wins.

Apparently I only blog on Sundays (GTKY)

2011-05-22T12:44:00.000-07:00

Join HERE

q's.

1. what's your favorite rainy day activity?

2. what time do you go to bed?

3. how many magazines do you subscribe to?

4. did you sell all your belongings because you thought the world was ending yesterday?

5. what's your beauty obssesion?

6. if you could only wear one designer/brand for the rest of your life...what would it be?

7. what's your summer must have?

8. do you make weekly dinner menus?

answers.

1. what's your favorite rainy day activity?

Staying in bed watching sappy movies

2. what time do you go to bed?

9. Dont laugh! I LOVE my sleep & I wake up at 5am to go to work.

3. how many magazines do you subscribe to?

2. All You because I was helping out a co workers kids softball team. & ESPN because the fiancée got me a years subscription for Christmas.

4. did you sell all your belongings because you thought the world was ending yesterday?

Heck no, I didn't even know about it until Friday! Clearly I live under a rock.

5. what's your beauty obssesion?

Lip gloss & my hair straightener

6. if you could only wear one designer/brand for the rest of your life...what would it be?

Ha. Any brand that fits. I am not obsessed about stuff like that.

7. what's your summer must have?

Flip flops & Sun dresses

8. do you make weekly dinner menus?

The fiancée would loooooove that! SO no I do not. Maybe after we wed =D

Happy Sunday.

Lazy Day Sunday. (GTKY)

2011-05-15T09:45:00.000-07:00

Blogger killed my blogging mojo! I was on a roll blogging daily & such. Anywhoodle I am back! I am linking up with Getting to Know You @ MannLand5

Join me

The Q's

1. have you ever gone to see a movie by yourself?

2. would you rather go through a tornado or a hurricane?

3. have you made summer vacation plans?

4. what's your favorite accessory?

5. have you ever been thrown a surprise party?

6. are you friends with your neighbors?

7. what's the last movie you saw in the theater?

8 what's your favorite food network show?

Answers

1. have you ever gone to see a movie by yourself?

Yes! I love it! I also like to eat alone too ::gasps:: =D

2. would you rather go through a tornado or a hurricane?

Oy vey! Neither! But for the sake of getting to know ME I would say uuuhhh Hurricane?

3. have you made summer vacation plans?

Not at all. No summer fun over here since we all our $$ goes to our wedding! =D

4. what's your favorite accessory?

Earrings. I just rediscovered my love for them. I have these angel wing ones I simply adore at the moment.

5. have you ever been thrown a surprise party?

No =( I'd love to pull one off though.

6. are you friends with your neighbors?

Ha. Read THIS & THAT ! In short NOT REALLY!

7. what's the last movie you saw in the theater?

Bridesmaids! Post coming soon! In short, not what I expected but liked it anyway.

8 what's your favorite food network show?

I don't have one......I don't do THAT kind of cooking...I should look into it...Maybe.

Everything is OK

2011-05-12T05:41:00.000-07:00

Short post today!

Just want to share an update on the appointment I had & everything checked out, turns out my pain is muscular. Whew. I got pain/anti inflammatory meds & more pills for my lazy thyroid! Some people said I was being drama but I am sorry if, I am in pain & am insured I am heading to my doctor!

ThankYouVeryMuch.

Goodnight.

Google=No Bueno

2011-05-10T20:48:00.000-07:00

Ive been feeling some discomfort in my heart area....SO I did what any normal person does AND I went to GOOGLE my symptoms.......... & now I have a doctors appointment tomorrow at 11:25! It could be something & it could be absolutely NOTHING! But I would rather be safe than ~~dead~~ sorry ya know!? & I have 3 appointments until my deductible kicks in.

Wish me luck & say a lil prayer!

~~& don't call me drama =(~~

Fun is happening in blogland!

2011-05-09T20:01:00.000-07:00

Lyryn @ Breaking Through is hosting a Flip Flop Swap! & I am so excited because I've seen like 3 & happened to miss ALL the deadlines, so when I saw this one I jumped at it! Thanks Lyryn! Now go join in because you know the MORE the MERRIER =D

Mommy Love.

2011-05-08T17:47:00.000-07:00

Thank you mom for always being there for me & supporting all my crazy shenanigans! Thank you for always making me feel like a princess at our lowest of lows and our highest of highs! I love you SO much! You are irreplaceable.

& I promise I will stop calling you my grandma when people say we look like sisters!

~~Maybe.~~

I feel pretty, oh so pretty!

2011-05-07T23:59:00.000-07:00

Nothing like a new outfit to cheer a girl up! =D

All ready to see my bestie!

Went to dinner & saw Something Borrowed...I am not sure how I feel about it yet....let me sleep on it & get back to you in the morning! =D

Where is my middle ground?

2011-05-06T21:58:00.000-07:00

I feel like I have been bullied this week.....picked on & unjustifiably so. I think people have taken a lot of low blows if you will. What I eat. How I do my job. My weight. My decision to get married. All of which I feel is none of anyones business. Being the movie addict I am, I always think back to this part of "You've Got Mail" & it explains me to a T this week.....

Kathleen Kelly: [talking via email to "NY152"] No, I know exactly what you mean, and I'm completely jealous. What happens to me when I'm provoked is that I get tongue-tied and my mind goes blank. Then I spend all night tossing and turning trying to figure out what I should have said. What should I have said, for example, to a bottom dweller who recently belittled my existence?
[stops and thinks]

Kathleen Kelly: Nothing. Even now, days later, I can't figure it out.

Joe Fox: Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could pass all my zingers to you? And then I would never behave badly and you could behave badly all the time, and we'd both be happy. But then, on the other hand, I must warn you that when you finally have the pleasure of saying the thing you mean to say at the moment you mean to say it, remorse inevitably follows.
[pause]

Where is my middle ground? How do I not let myself be defeated by insignificant people? I can't find it in me to ZING! I suppose I can always resort to that kill em with kindness stuff.....but that's no fun.

Any Ideas?

In Denial & Proud.

2011-05-05T18:41:00.000-07:00

My scale broke about a month ago. I am pretty sure it is just a dead battery & not that I had one too many tacos! ha. Anyway I never realized how dependent I am on that little thing & the numbers it displays! For the record, the fiancée hates that I do this & probably broke it on purpose! Anyway I was going through withdrawals, I was searching high & low for a spare I was POSITIVE we kept SOMEWHERE! I got to the hall closet and under my vacuum, & brooms there it was in all its glory! Finally I could SEE what I was accomplishing, so I threw everything out, dusted it off and ran to the bathroom. Once I was safely locked in there ~~away from the fiance to frown upon my actions~~ I stripped down to my skivvies and hopped on the scale......deep breath....###........WHAT THE!?!?!? What a LIAR! I got dressed and huffed my way down the hall to bury that dirty little creep deep deep deep in the closet to never "LIE" to anyone EVER again! & while I ~~starve myself~~ diet some more I will hunt for a replacement for my broken scale, the one that will tell me the truth!

Love & Hate

2011-05-04T22:43:00.000-07:00

I HATE

This heat! Its been 90 plus degrees for the last 5 days! My utility bills are going to be awesome.

How people have to pick on other people to make themselves feel superior. It's sad.

Gas prices!! $4.29!! argh.

That the Lakers are not beating the Mavs. It is SO frustrating because they are SO much better than this.

That all my favorite shows are on SUPER late! The voice just said their regular time will be 10! =( When you wake up at 5am bedtime is 9!

When people get bored & start pulling sh*t outta their a**! NEWS FLASH Just because YOU are not busy DOES NOT mean that I am not busy! SO pipe down and get out of my face! & while I am at it if you don't do what I do ALL DAY then don't make dumba** changes!! ::deep breath:: (please excuse my outburst, its been one heck of a day)

Laundry.

When people talk about what I eat! ONE Did I ask?!?! HELL NO. & TWO why don't you look at what you eat before you judge me! Last time I checked donuts weren't very healthy!

OK now that I have gotten carried away with the HATE let me get into the LOOOVE.

I LOVE

My Fiancée who with just ONE call can make me feel 100% better!

When my bloggy friends catch up on my posts & my inbox gets flooded! I love comments =D

Reality TV

Iced Coffee.

My Bestie/MOH/Counselor she always encourages me to get my act together.....if only i could put her skinny tush in my pocket i would be a rockstar!

Words with Friends. I am MissNicoley <----- shameless plug.

My New ~~to me~~ fridge! It's a double door one with that ice & water dispenser on it! Ballin'! ~~but not so much because its refurbished & we bought it at the swapmeet~~

My netbook. I am a modest gal.

& last but NOT least I love that I am marrying the man I love the most in this world in SEVEN short months!!! I am so ecstatic!

The End.

Boob Tube

2011-05-03T20:56:00.000-07:00

Dancing with the Stars

Initially I was TEAM KENDRA, I loved the girls next door & her new show Kendra BUT I was really disappointed by her behavior on DWTS! She was always blaming SOMETHING, the smoke, not enough days to learn her dance, & the best one? PMS! Come on! we all know you are not a professional dancer hence why you are doing the show! What sealed the deal was when she said didn't care about the show & wanted to go home! Well miss Kendra you got your wish! Go Kirstie & Hines!

Happy Endings

I don't know why but I really love this show. It's hilarious! I am not a big fan of Damon Wayans JR but everyone else makes up for that. No description can do it justice, so just watch!

Grey's Anatomy

I can't give up on this show. A long long time ago ABC ran a catch up special & I have been hooked ever since. I must admit they almost lost me with that Glee inspired episode, but what was going on was way more powerful & I got over the singing FAST. I especially think Callie SAVED it at the end with Brandi Carlile's The Story, that song is AMAZING & she rocked it!

Storage Wars

The future BIL & SIL got the fiance hooked on this show. It's about 4 people who go to storage units that are up for auction. I love all the bidding drama but my favorite part is when they go get the stuff appraised, you just learn so much! Makes me feel a little better about being such a reality tv whore =D

The Voice

One. Adam Levine.Yum.
Two. The whole concept of the show just makes perfect sense! I've been blown away by the voice some of these people have! Like shedding a few tears amazed.
I am hooked.

sTORIbook Weddings

This one is simple. With my upcoming nuptials I am ALL things wedding! & I heart Tori & Dean to pieces.

Khloe & Lamar

I was so maxed out on the Kardashian clan I didn't think I could handle yet another show! BUT reality tv addict+Laker Fan= SOLD! I love this show! It is terribly gross, funny, & cute. I love them.

& the list goes on and on and on!

=D

This is why I can't quit my Blog & all that comes with it.

2011-05-02T21:33:00.000-07:00

Initially the fiance & I were headed to Las Vegas for a 20 minute I Do but after a lot of thinking we decided we wanted a church wedding. Little did i know that getting married in a catholic church would be ALOT of work. First up? pre marital counseling! I tried to wrap my head around it but nothing prepared for what was about to go down.

Our first meeting was a sort of no harm no foul we would be told all the things required of us by the church & we in turn would give the priest a run down of our history as a couple and our family backgrounds. This meeting went well. After that we came in for a THREE hour session....yes THREE! We went over a survey both the fiancé & I filled out separately with a female counselor & a priest in training (PIT) the counselor was unnecessarily funny & the PIT put a nice spiritual spin on everything the fiancé & I bumped heads on. All was going great UNTIL we got to a question of infidelity....the fiancé said he would forgive once, while I on the other hand was not having it. I couldn't even fathom it, frankly I didn't want to. Who does? Then the female counselor proceeded to "put me in my place" she recited my vows & said I could not get married if I didn't believe in my vows....I still wasn't having it, even more so after her little speech. I cried because I felt trapped & judged. I felt like she wanted me to roll over and allow my future husband to be unfaithful to me. Nope not I. I agreed to "look into it" & left.

Little did I know while I was struggling with this concept Lyryn @ Breaking Through was, along with her husband, cooking up a month long series about how her husband Jesse had an affair with their co worker & they with the help of their family, friends, & faith came out stronger than ever. Their story is amazing, the series is almost over but I think it's better this way so YOU unlike me won't sneak your phone under your desk to read their latest post! It's addicting! It's a roller coaster of emotions but you can't help but pull to these two kids! :)

I just want to thank both of them for sharing the good, the bad,& the ugly to help me personally get to a place I never imagined I could get to! Everyday I learned that it would be ok for me to feel, to get upset, to still love, & to be a human if I ever have to go through this....I pray I never ever have to but I am not naive. It could happen to any of us. Lyryn & Jesse have showed me that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you times a million!

What are you waiting for!?

Go catch up!

Are you ready for this!?

2011-05-01T17:27:00.000-07:00

I am blogging EVERYDAY for the month of May!

Initially the fiancée said he was going to do it....& then I thought oh hell no! Mr I haven't blogged since Dec 31st 2010 is going to blog 31 days straight!? I can't let him show me up!

SO here I am =D

I don't have any prompts, so you will be getting a little bit of everything.....Wedding stuff, How patients annoy me, pictures, life, maybe a recipe here & there, little love letters....You know the usual gibberish you get over here!

Yes I used Day 1 to tell you about it! Cheating much?!

Stay Tuned.

Random Stickies.

2011-04-29T22:34:00.000-07:00

I feel like putting this on my forehead! I love the patients who come in & bring us goodies but OMG! Please stop! They are so yummy & irresistible!

Never thought I would have to write this one! But yup some creepy patient actually snapped a picture of me to put in his phone so when we called he would know! I told him to take a picture of the sign outside! sicko. Before he left he swore it didn't go through. ~~Lies.~~

Unlike My 19 year old brother who does not work or go to school. Oh but he does party & come home drunk Easter morning puking everywhere with no consequences.Not a care in the world. Must be nice. Bitter Much?

The Fiancé & I got an invitation for his cousins graduation. I am assuming it was an invite because you know it had a time and place and such. Well wouldn't ya know when we sent a text to the fab grad, she informed us there were no tickets for us & we were NOT invited......Yup I am still scratching my head on this one.ha.

You know the ONE. Yes that one.

That is all.

Happy Weekend!

Don't Judge Me

2011-04-20T22:27:00.000-07:00

I bought this

Dry Shampoo by TREsemme.

I was so excited to buy this product! The commercials had me sold. SO I finally went to Target last weekend and made the purchase. This morning, thanks to my comfy bed I overslept & couldn't wash my hair, so I got to use it!

Pros
Smells good once all is said & done.
Not hard to find.
Affordable

Cons
The smell gets stuck in your throat for a good hour
It did NOT work!

I whipped it out, pulled down my mane, & followed the instructions precisely. I held it 10 inches away, sprayed evenly, let it sit & combed it out.AND I got an oily fro! >:( I threw my hair up, cursed the bottle and went to work! So ladies please save your money!!

Your Welcome =D

*Clearly I was not compensated or given free product for this review! A refund would be appreciated.

**Please excuse my crappy iPhone pic, but I needed you to know what NOT to buy!

I am so in love....

2011-04-19T20:55:00.000-07:00

with this kid.

My ~~soon to be~~ nephew Jesse!

The Fiancée & I got to hang out with this munchkin all day Saturday!

I can't believe how fast time is flying!

This was him about 6 months ago!

Tear.

Hope you all are having a good week!

I'll be back! I have 3 posts I just thought of TODAY!

Stay Tuned.

Sunday! (gtky)

2011-04-10T17:43:00.000-07:00

Play HERE

1. Do you watch/read the news?

2. How would you describe your "look"?

3. Did you play sports in high school or college?

4. Would you rather give up lipstick/gloss or high heels?

5. What's your favorite show to watch on tv?

6. Would you rather bake or cook?

7. Shorts or skirts?

8. What's your favorite scary movie?

1. Do you watch/read the news?

The BF & I Auto tune all of our shows during the night so we don't get stuck listening to the Mr T infomercial for 100th time! Anyway when the news comes on we know its 5am...So we start to get up while watching. & I read quiet a bit...When your BF works for a newspaper thats what you do to keep conversations alive! lol

2. How would you describe your "look"?
Plain Jane! I hate wearing make up & dressing up. I'll do it but I hate it! I am not to shabby without all the glitz =D

3. Did you play sports in high school or college?

I played softball in high school for a year & then transferred schools and dropped sports all together & took up a job.

4. Would you rather give up lipstick/gloss or high heels?
High Heels! They make my feet hurt....I don't even want to wear them on my wedding day. Lip gloss on the other hand? Yes Please!

5. What's your favorite show to watch on tv?
Right now Right now? It is Dancing with the Stars! I love all of them! Its a tough season for voting!

6. Would you rather bake or cook?
Uhmmm I'll take Neither for $1,000 Alex! Ugh I loathe the kitchen all together...I have no idea how I convinced someone to marry me! ha. With that being said I would love to rather cook!
7. Shorts or Skirts?
Skirts! Long flow y ones! I love Spring for that reason alone =D

8. What's your favorite scary movie?

Oh I DO NOT like scary movies at all! I can only watch Scream 1, 2, & 3 BUT then I have to watch something happy, like an episode of Friends! While I am on the subject Scream 4!? Really?! No Thank you! 3 was pushing it.

Because I am so stinkin Exhausted!

2011-03-30T18:34:00.000-07:00

You get pictures from my iPhone! =D

A patient gave us this plant in a basket filled with goodies to apologize for accusing us ALL of stealing her sweater! Yes this is the kind of CRAZY I get DAILY!

Anyway today I noticed just how much it has grown! It is out of control but I love it!

My "Perfect" Oatmeal I got from Starbucks!

I was so mad because I was soooo hungry! I tried adding hot water, but I was over it.

I hate being ripped off by Starbucks because everything is so darn pricey to begin with

AT LEAST give me some quality!

I was making new patient charts & this is what I wrote!

SMH.

Not even close to this patients last name!

It was Monday!

Thats all I can say about that.

lol

The ONE good thing from getting a COSTCO card

MOSCATO from ITALY!!

So yummy!!

Me beating the Fiancée at pool during our Date Night!

haha.

The End.

The One Where I Get All Religious.

2011-03-28T22:22:00.000-07:00

But not in a soapbox kinda way.

Since the BF & I have decided to get married in a catholic church, we set up an appointment to meet with our priest. I was not looking forward to this at all. I really thought that once we told the priest we live together & do not attend mass regularly, he was going to throw us out of his office! But he did not.

In fact he was very nice & straight forward. Although he did frown on us living together he gave us a challenge to redeem ourselves ~~abstinence.~~ And he did say he would like to see us at church at least 3 times a month.

In the last couple of years I have only been to church for special occasions, and I would really like that to change. After hearing the priest talk about the importance of my personal relationship with God I am very much looking forward to attending mass on a regular basis. My experiences with the church & religion have been disappointing because of the people in the church BUT this time I am going to worry about me & know that my belief is in God, not the people in the church.

After a chit chat about our backgrounds we got into the nitty gritty of what lies ahead. We would need to fill out a test of 200 questions, well more like statements, we had to put agree, disagree, & uncertain. We chose to do the "test" today & let me tell you those statements were very intense! Now they will score the tests & call us to setup a meeting to go over the results with the priest for 3 hours! If at the end we are all happy with how everything came out we set the date, pay some $$, & sign on the dotted line!

If all that turns out well then we need to go on a weekend couples retreat! I am not too thrilled about the extra $250 we have to shell out BUT I am very excited to go! I am always wondering if my relationship is "normal" ya know like does everyone go through this? Has everyone felt the way I have? There will be married couples speaking as well as some priests and I am sure they will put me at ease about all of this! It is SO overwhelming!

& after a few more sessions & some MORE $$, we can get married! Yay! =D

At the beginning of our meeting the priest said "I dont give a damn about your wedding! If your wedding day is 100% perfect, but you divorce after a year than I have failed. If everything at your wedding goes wrong but after 15 years you are still married, than I have done my job" & let me tell you I almost burst into tears! I don't think I have ever heard anyone care so much about our relationship! & I am so happy we picked this church to start our journey! <3

You can take out all the "May Not Haves!"

2011-03-27T22:32:00.000-07:00

I may or may not be here blogging because someone said they miss me around here!

I may or may not have totally ditched my plans to get married in Vegas & have now decided to get married in a church & I may or may not have a meeting with the priest tomorrow.

I may or may not have put a deposit on a wedding dress I swore I was in love with & then got home hated the pictures and have decided on ANOTHER dress!

I may or may not have "marked all as read" on my reader because Oh Em Gee 1000+ posts is completely overwhelming!

I may or may not have bought a Costco card & completely hated it! I live with one other person I DO NOT need a pack of 5 toothpastes!

I may or may not have made the playoffs in my fantasy basketball league only to be booted out in the first round by ONE block! Yup ONE block would have gave me the W I needed to move on!

I may or may not have joined a fantasy baseball league & my draft may or may not be Tuesday! & I may or may not be really excited despite not knowing squat about MLB!

I may or may not have been denied a day off that I really really wanted & needed! But it is not important enough to just NOT show up! Apparently 4 years around this place means diddly & for the record I most definitely will be a very unhappy camper that day! Yes I am a brat!

I may or may not be totally addicted to Tiny Wings on my iphone! This game is ridiculously dumb but I am completely in love! lol

I may or may not be staying up waaaay past my bedtime to write this here post because I miss this place so darn much!

I may or may not have just noticed how unnecessary this may or may not have stuff was, but I am way to tired to go back and be way less annoying! In case you have not caught on basically all of this stuff is ish I HAVE done!

Sorry.Don't leave me.I will be back to normal in no time.

Random Stuff.

2011-02-24T05:00:00.000-08:00

Notice anything different around here?! Well , since I decided to get back into some consistent blogging I decided I needed a makeover! A while back I won a Bloggy Blog Designz giveaway and I decided to cash in! Isn't it lovely?! Those two always take care of me! Coincidently they are hosting another giveaway as we speak SO if you need a makeover head on over & enter! You WILL NOT regret it! I wont go anywhere else! =D Hurry it ends Feb 26th!

Did anyone watch the All Star Slam Dunk contest!? Blake Griffin dunking over a Kia!? I would just like to say DROOL not Blake Griffin! But the CAR wow LOVE at first sight! I am willing to give up my wedding for that bad boy!

{click pic for source}

Speaking of my wedding, A few weeks ago the Fiance & I booked our honeymoon! I am beyond excited! We are going on a 7 day cruise on Carnival to Mazatlan, Cabo, & Puerto Vallarta! Ugh I cant wait! I can just imagine us sipping drinks on our balcony watching the sunset! Ahhhh Heaven!

{click pic for source}

Unless we get stuck out in the middle of no where with no electricity like that one group! Yup we will be on THAT ship! Luckily its heading out this month for the first time since then and will head out MANY more times from now until December so it will be ready for us! I would also like to add that I have kept an eye on falling prices like a hawk since we selected the rate that has price protection and I am happy to report I saved us $100 so far. If you ever do this DO NOT be intimidated to submit the claim form for ONE it is super hard to find because they dont exactly want you to find it so you save $$ and TWO the form is so confusing I ALMOST didn't submit it BUT I said its $100! I have to do it and the next day it was approved! Yay! More money for margaritas!

What was I thinking!?

2011-02-22T22:08:00.000-08:00

So lately I have noticed a few of my co workers dressing up like ~~hookers~~ executives & it made me look at myself and say WHOA you are one frumpy lady!

Allow me to explain, I start work at 6:30 am SO I sleep to the very very VERY last minute, which only leaves about 5-7 minutes to get ready. Thanks to my uniform, polo, black workout pants, & sneakers I always know what I am going to wear. Pure bliss for this sleepy head. Well in my effort to feel better about myself I decided while I cant do anything about my outfit I can totally do something with my upper half ya know Hair, Makeup etc.

Last week I started of with some little pearl earrings, BIG HIT! You know people are used to seeing you blah when they notice the littlest change like wearing earrings. Baby steps people. This week I decided I should do something with my hair. On a friends suggestion I headed to my nearest Target to get this curling iron by Hot Tools and $40 later I had another tool for operation defrump haha!

Fast forward to Monday morning, I wake up super early, fire that bad boy up(which can I mention heats up SUPER fast & is a breeze to use?!) & got to work! A few minutes later I got this

& 30 minutes it fell out!!

How rude.

I am going back to sleeping in!

What was I thinking?

& how is your week going!?

Its Been Awhile.

2011-02-18T19:16:00.000-08:00

I miss this place! We have so much to catch up on...I started going through my google reader and it is VERY overwhelming but fun =D

It has been up & down here at Casa De Nicole. Stick around I plan to do this one post at a time.

First things first, sad news, I lost my grandma. She lived a long 80+ years & I happen to believe she was just EXHAUSTED. She raised 9 children & their children & their children! The woman needed rest.

Most of my time spent with her was when I was younger. I remember her cooking the most! She would cook & bake up a storm and then get mad at my cousin and I when our tummys hurt for eating so much! But she made the best chocolate cake and arroz con leche, we couldn't resist. I remember her giving me the last of her coffee! I felt so grown up & special because NO one else got it but ME! Looking back this explains A LOT thank you grandma for my coffee addiction =D I remember cracking up because she refused to put in her teeth so she would gnaw endlessly at the tiniest piece of food until she hit her fingers. I remember how she would yell obscenities at the neighbors, I never knew why until I went back to the neighborhood to attend her wake ~~GHETTO .~~

It makes me sad that we never got to hang out in my adult life, & that she will never meet the wonderful man I have chosen to marry or meet her grandkids BUT I do cherish the time that we did have and I will miss her very much. I chose not to see her in her casket because I want to remember the face I last saw, full of life & spunk!

Rest in Peace Nana Sue

Love you.

"Love" Letters

2011-01-19T19:03:00.001-08:00

Dear patients,
I am really sorry that my co worker is such a beotch(yes misspelling makes it sound better!) when I am gone but I do really really like really love when you come in smiling & telling me how glad you are that I am back because that other girl is so mean!
Love,
Head as big as a balloon

Dear Turbo Tax,
You are the best thing since sliced bread! Cheap, fast, & easy! What more could I ask for?!?
Love,
Taxes are done! Be jealous :)

Dear Cali weather,
You have been UH Mazing! while the rest of the country is freezing we are chilling in the 80s! Fabulous!
Love,
Now I know what the insane rent is all about!

Dear Bestie,
You Me dinner wedding shows and lots of wine was a blast!! So needed! It was ridiculous how long it's been! Thank you for my bday/xmas present!!
Love,
Your bestie of 10 years!

Dear VH1,
Thank you for taking my love of reality shows to all new low that I probably shouldn't be admitting to! I am now addicted to Basketball Wives, What Chilli Wants, & Brandy & Ray J!
Love,
Thank g*d for DVR

Dear CoWorker,
I am not obligated to decorate your desk for your birthday or bring you cupcakes but I do because I am my mothers daughter & that's how I was raised! While I don't expect you to jump up for joy and bust out in cartwheels ala Braylon Edwards I do expect a Thank you! I am sure your momma taught you better than that! It is what it is and I'll get over it but it good to see what kind of person you really are.
Sincerely,
The Girl at the front desk.

Dear Vegas,
See you soon!!!!
Love,
Addicted to sin city.

:D

They found me!

2011-01-11T21:38:00.001-08:00

You see in 2002/2003 I may or may not have opened and not to long after overdrawn a bank account. It was my first & last time doing that. Anyway I suppose I got letters & phone calls but those went to my mom because I was here and there and everywhere. So my mom moved I moved and sometime in 2008 they found me! I answered & may or may not have agreed to a payment plan but hung up when they got pushy about wanting all my banking info! But unfortunately for me that reset the date! F*ck. Since that call I moved twice and yesterday guess what I found in my mailbox?!! Aaaaaaahhhhhh they found me again! Fortunately I am in a better position and am able to commit to a plan & get this settled once and for all! I have very few bad things on my credit report and I am very excited to get it situated so when the time comes I will be able to buy a house with my love :D

It feels good to be productive. Lately with all this wedding stuff the bf has really stressed that we take action because a year is going to go by super fast! Last weekend we settled on a guest list & bought invitations.Yay. He has been teaching me a lot lately about staying true to my word by not just talking about it a lot but acting on it too! If admit that I turn down a lot of things so i would like to commit to at least one thing out of my bubble monthly, because who knows I might just enjoy it.
Here's to no being a flake.

:D

A Welcome & Other Stuff.

2011-01-02T23:01:00.000-08:00

My BFF/MOH/Person Natalie has started blogging!

Please go over & welcome her to blogland

http://www.seizethedate.blogspot.com

I heart her.

It has been raining here all day.

Thus making it really hard to get stuff done.

I did however take down all my decorations.

Finally my living room is back.

I have all kinds of stuff to donate.

Food.Clothes.Shoes.

I have no clue where to drop off the food!

I am so behind on all my shows.

Greys.Brothers & Sisters.Modern Family. Cougar Town.Desperate Housewives.

Anyone want to give me the quick low down!? I am all eyes.haha.

I am sleeping on the sofa.

The BF/Fiancée is still sick =(

despite my efforts I am starting to feel some symptoms.

Boo.

I should be asleep.

Its 11pm!

Wild child.

Goodnight.

& A Happy New Year!

2011-01-01T19:25:00.000-08:00

I hope you all made it! As for us here around Casa De Nicole we are sick! Well The BF/Fiancée is. Way to ruin our long weekend honey! JK!! I am not going to lie and say we had crazy plans to get drunk & dance on tables BUT I think we would have a tad more fun had the BF been able to you know BREATHE! Anywhoodle I decided to bring a little New Years Eve to him! At around 8 I went out and picked up some food from Olive Garden (Thank you FMIL for the gift cards!) & made a quick stop at Walgreens for Hats, Horns, OJ, & meds. After chowing down & watching a few hundred episodes of Friends(see the BF IS really sick! this would NEVER happen under normal circumstances) I "accidently'" made myself comfy on the futon & the BF got all huffy and puffy since he was all sick and staying up like a trooper SORRY! I could have some inner symptoms going on too ya know! And Plus I woke up by midnight! At that time we threw on our hats, snapped some pics, & smooched! Sounds delightful right?!

Happy 2011 to US!

Today is my moms birthday! Happy Birthday Mom!!

Here she is with the boots I got her, clearly she didn't like them! Oh well they're returnable!

The adorable dog! Love her.

& that is all!

p.s. No work until Wednesday! Hallelujah =D

Cash Only

2010-12-28T21:25:00.001-08:00

For the last couple of weeks I have been watching the bf/fiance hack away at his toe with anything and everything, tonight he sat with his toe soaking in a little spa type foot thing and I feel terrible for him and his ingrown nail. I have offered to squeeze him in at work, where we have the sweetest podiatrist I have ever known but he refuses. I have offered to take him to the little lady who does my pedicures because she will dig that thing out as if her life depended on it but he refuses. I am sure it's a combination of it's going to hurt like a mutha and then i am sure it's the big ugly deductible that will start over in a few days! I am at a loss for the man. I wish there was a place like a nail salon you know like a flat rate for every procedure X-Ray? $100 Pap? $75 no insurance, no hassle, no insane bill to slap you in the face a year later! Flat out Cash ONLY! He's broken. And insurance sucks a**! You pay all year long yet when you need it you have to pay MORE! what's the friggin point?!

My back hurts. I got to see the dr but only because i "forgot" to fill out the paperwork for them to bill me! I am sure after they read this, they will hunt me down, down the hall lol I can't even see the therapist in the office i work for because they will stick me with my deductible too! What the crap!? If i switch to an HMO THEY offer they won't see me at all! Oh the irony.

Ok I am done whining.....for now!

I think.....

Oh yeah & don't expect any 2011 goals around here! I am over it. Shut up & just do it! Then if you fail we don't have to talk about it! Deal!? Deal. Notice I am not addressing the ones I set for 2010 and can't bear to look at! Bitter much?!

Ok i am done. Goodnight :D

Less than a year to go!

2010-12-27T17:00:00.000-08:00

Can I tell you a secret? Just between me & you?! I am in official FREAK OUT I am getting married in less than a year mode! Not only the whole planning thing but the actual marriage thing! Holy mother of &%^$ Can I do this!? Will I be a big fat fail!? Can we pay for it all? Can I loose the weight!? Will anyone come?!? Will I even be a good wife!? Will I ever learn to cook!? YUP I am freaking out! Now that that is all out in the open let me move on to what I have done...Since our wedding is in December it will most definitely have a Christmas theme and what better time to get cheap Christmas stuff than the day after!? Earlier this month we found our centerpieces but were willing to take the chance on them still being available and on clearance after Christmas AND 2 cities and 3 Pier 1's later we have all of our centerpieces!!

Had we bought these before the sale we would have paid about $24 each but since we took the chance and waited they were only $12 each! & since we needed 15 that made a huge difference!

Now I have a question, a question I NEED an answer to! Since we are trying to keep this very budget friendly I want to know, after all was said and done what were some of things you felt your were 100% happy with spending money on & what you felt you could have really gone without?! I know Ashley Amazing said she would have went with a professional photographer, and that was one thing we are debating and think we are sold on but sheesh there are so many details I MUST KNOW! =D

PLEASE SHARE!

=D

& Just like that Christmas is GONE!

2010-12-26T19:48:00.000-08:00

I miss it already! I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas!! Just having an extra day off of work was AWESOME! & yes if you must know, I was one of THOSE people who procrastinated til the very very last minute and I was at the mall at 6am! Yup 6am on Christmas Eve! It happened to be the best idea ever because the crowds didn't start until we headed out around 9 AWESOME. The rest of the day was spent doing a ton of wrapping, snuggling, and tv.

Christmas day was everything I expected it to be!

Bright and early the BF/Fiancée & I woke up to do our presents together, we have an agreement, we would rather get a bunch of little stuff rather than one BIG thing and it works! Although this year the BF/Fiancée broke the agreement with an iPhone! Buuut I am not complaining =D He also got me a book about a fantasy football junkie no clue why, that surely is NOT me! Madden 11, pink pepper spray, Four Christmases DVD, clothes,a basketball(for operation get in shape for wedding 2011) & a Belgian waffle maker =D

After that we headed to IHOP for breakfast. YUM.

Christmas morning is always spent with my family,in our pjs, so off we went. My parents got us a comforter set from Kohl's that we DESPERATELY needed since the craptastic one we got from Anna's Linens tore within the first week!! You get what you pay for folks! ANYWAY my little little brother got me a hair dryer and the other little one got me fuzzy socks and my favorite game TROUBLE oh how they know me! We ate some Tamales & played a few rounds of Trouble and then we were on to the next!

Next up was the BFs/Fiances family! There we did a secret santa & I scored a Coach wristlet & a Starbucks gift card! I scored a few more gift cards, candles, a frame, & Smores kit! I felt like a weenie since I thought we were just doing the secret santa! BUT now I know for next year =D After some more EATING we played Christmas Bingo & it was SO much fun! I have never laughed so hard! I am so glad the future in laws introduced us to a new tradition! Lets just say the BF drank from these and I cried laughing!

Here are a few more pics from Christmas.

AND by the end of he night I am pretty sure we all felt like THIS!

I am so incredibly grateful for everything & everyone in my life!

I felt incredibly loved & spoiled.

And uhmm oh em gee by this time next year I will be MARRIED!!!

Best Advice I will EVER give you.

2010-12-24T12:45:00.000-08:00

If you want your BF or Spouse to stop watching a sport, join a fantasy league!

I have single handedly ruined football for the BF/Fiance. I kid you not. Of course this wasn't my intention. My intentions were to get to know the sport in & out so we could watch it together & bond! But this was my first year SO I had tons of questions and I talked about it A.L.O.T. and it drove him away from me & the TV......woops! Who knew it would backfire. This season has been bittersweet. Bitter because the BF leaves the room and rolls his eyes at the mention of Michael Vick being a beast or when I hope the Saints don't make it to the goal line so their kicker can up my fantasy points! But sweet because OH EM GEE I can rattle off players names, team records, schedules, & injuries like nobodys business! I learned SO much and I cant wait for next season! I am going to kick some serious tush! But ladies choose your sport wisely! I joined a basketball league and the BF is still glued to every second of every game he can find on Direct TV! But Basketball I know, so I pipe down and do my own thing & I am happy to report I am in 4th place!

Go me!

Making my apartment my HOME.

2010-12-23T12:00:00.000-08:00

For the last year and a half I have been determined to move out of this apartment, but with the wedding, holidays, evil lights going off in "my" car, & you know bills, I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am stuck here! & I might as well make it something nice to live in. With us hosting Turkey day, I figured that would be a good goal date of having a decent living room & kitchen. We raided Pier 1, Bed Bath & Beyond, a discount furniture store, & Anna's linens. Here is the end result :)

The Dining Room

The curtains are from our move in, the lemon ones the apt came with were a hot mess.

The table & chairs came from the Salvation Army.

The cushions were from Anna's Linens & so was the seasonal tablecloth

Cow salt & pepper shakers (my fav) were from Pier 1.

Furniture Discount Store.

Pier 1 pillows on sale for $5 each.

Cute funky wall art piece Bed Bath & Beyond.

Now you have to see this thing! My favorite thing in this place!

Fricken Awesome RIGHT?!!?

The futon, Sofa, & Ottoman were a steal!

The curtains were on Clearance at Pier 1 and we ran across a few towns in a downpour to snatch the last set!

Candle Wall Sconces from Bed Bath & Beyond. I really need to move the TV to center those things!

Of course the Lake Show is on! I am sure the BF was behind me yelling to move haha!

I got impatient and put these up myself....clearly i am one of those girls who needs a man to do this! & yup that's Bakery Life! Dont Judge Me!

So there you have it!

Next up!?

My boring bedroom.

Blah.

2010-12-22T10:30:00.001-08:00

I have been a complete slacker. Not just in my lack of blog posting but in Everything!

The BF/Fiancé wanted us to have our wedding invites out this month, so if and when people start complaining about it being in Vegas we can say well sorry you cant make it, but you had a year to plan. I have yet to think about invites for more than 5 minutes. I saw an idea for Save the dates on Facebook but they were kind of plain but I think I am just giving myself excuses.....why, I don't know.

The BF/Fiancé also wanted to send out xmas cards....yup didn't do that either. In my defense I am not the only one who can do them.

Dishes are piled to the ceiling.

Presents are not wrapped. & not bought.

$ is non existent.

Diet is also non existent! Patients have been spoiling us daily with cookies, candy, brownies, & chocolate! It's heaven! I can't resist and honestly i don't even try to.

I really need to get It together.

Like really.

I can't wait to see my family on Christmas! I just want to curl up with my mommy so she can hug me and tell me I am not a miserable failure and that everything will be ok.

Ugh sorry this post took a turn on Debbie downers street, I really didn't mean to.

I'll be back later with something happy :)

Testing.

2010-12-09T14:53:00.001-08:00

Hello? Anyone out there? Downloaded a blogger app :) let me know!

This & That

2010-12-05T19:54:00.000-08:00

Hi! I am still here! I have been reading & commenting when I can =D I don't know what my deal is, I want to write and I need to write but for one reason or another I don't. Sometimes its because IRL people read, and sometimes I am too tired, or sometimes there is Farmville that takes up my time! Anyway the important part is that i am here now! Right? Right! Here's what I've been up to.

~ I've been having back and neck pain like no other, like let me sit here and cry because I am too stubborn to ask for help. I think about insurance, & what if I do go see a Dr & he/she makes me & my pain feel insignificant..I will cry...Clearly I have issues. I would like to add that the bf has been trying to help in any way he can and I appreciate him very very much!

~ Speaking of that handsome devil, I He could not wait to give me one of my gifts, so he let me open it last night! AND it's an iPhone! Woo woo! I was at my wits end with my blackberry, although, I must admit I do miss my blackberry messenger! But hello Angry Birds Scrabble, & Pacman! My fiance is pretty damn awesome! Any App suggestions!?

~ On THAT note don't think I take that man for granted! I scored us 2 round trip tickets to Vegas for $100 for his birthday! $100! Southwest is the best =D

~Turkey Day was a success! There was lots of food, family, & fun. No one fell deathly ill eating my food =D

The proud "chef" & her feast! =D

~ Our Tree is up!

& So is the work one!

~ Last night The BF & I got to hang out with this adorable lil human being while his mom & dad went to shop & eat. He was just too precious.

Our nephew Jesse <3

(Yes we gave him that onesie! Go Lakers!)

I think that is all for now.....It's raining here & my bed is calling my name =D

How is everyone!? Good I hope!

Go Chiefs! ;)

Ok I am really done now!

REALLY?

2010-11-17T18:11:00.000-08:00

Ryan Reynolds?

Sexiest Man Alive?

People Magazine has it ALL WRONG! Do they not know this man is alive!?

That is all.

We get the Ugly.

2010-11-16T19:30:00.000-08:00

Being a receptionist is a lot harder than people think, the job may not require a lot of brains, but let me tell you it does require a certain kind of person.

Today was a rough one. You try not to let it get to you, because if you do you'll run for the hills.

We get the ugly.

We get the " I am not paying a dollar for parking EVERY TIME I come in....to which I say then park on the street and walk/roll/hop your injured self in here.

We get the "What do you mean my insurance doesn't cover this?!" to which I say pay for a better plan.

We get the "What do you mean you don't have any openings?" to which I say there are plenty of other facilities, clearly we do not need you in here if there are no spots ~~biatch~~.

We get the "Why do I have to fill out more paperwork?" to which I say because we are old school and want to get you in here for carpel tunnel next! Fill it out it or you wont be seen.Simple.

We get the"I was on hold for TWO minutes!" to which I reply hang up and call back maybe the ten patients in front of me will have disappeared.

We get the "Are you running on time? My appointment was three minutes ago!" to which I reply I AM THE RECEPTIONIST! How the EFF do I know if the people in clinic are running late you effing whore! Ask me again and I will make sure they are running LATER!

sigh.....If only I could talk all that mess! Instead I leave that here on my blog & my twitter & occasionally my Facebook. In real life I just smile & nod, sometimes it pisses them off more, and sometimes they shut up. & guess what when the therapist comes out and works their magic, the patient is all sunshine & rainbows. Bastards.

One thing I know for sure is We get the ugly. Lucky for me I get paid well, my benefits are good, & I like most of the people I work with so I stay because I know those things are a definite and ugly patients come and go.

My point!? BE NICE TO YOUR RECEPTIONIST! She's all sorts of awesome =D

Truths.

2010-11-15T17:30:00.000-08:00

I love my blog and have tons of stuff to blog about....I just can't get it out...and have it make sense....and be censored enough for the IRL peeps.

I joined Weight Watchers a week ago & I am down 3 & 1/2 pounds.

My Blackberry is breaking down on me...its time that I give it the boot....but my upgrade is not for a long time..and unfortunately $ is needed elsewhere..Sad Face.

I have a 2nd Facebook account that I only play games on.....Don't judge me.

I would rather elope.

I am notorious for not finishing most of the things I start...So much so that I am sure no one believes me anymore...not even me! I'll blame that one on my "father". Thanks.

I don't attend work functions because I don't want to ruin my image of the people here. In the past all my outside encounters have gone awry. I am a what u see is what you get kinda gal I ~~rarely~~ don't use profanity, do drugs, or drink much so I would be a snoozefest anyway! Haha.

I marked my Google Reader as READ a few days ago......it was 1000+.Sorry.

My netflix queue has Wayne's World, Finding Nemo, Aziz Ansari, & Chasing Amy in it....I currently have The Jungle Book in my DVD player.

That is all.

=D

Oh Hello there!

2010-10-27T20:39:00.000-07:00

I am still here....
I cannot say that I have been crazy busy with life I haven't been able to post on my beloved blog! But I can say that I friggin miss it! I NEED it! I need to vent, I need to read all your posts, and I need the happy that comes from this place called blogland! Ya heard? =D

SO in true slacker blogger fashion, I give you bullet points!

I am super uber excited to announce that The BF/Fiance's brother and wife have been blessed with their FIRST child! & let me tell you he is SO precious, we didn't get too much time with him but luckily we have been invited to dinner tomorrow night and I will snuggle his face off then! Congrats you two! I'll post a pic once I get the approval from the proud parents! =D
I've abandoned my 30 day meme BUT it is not my fault! The day I was on had a BOOOORING topic SO, I blame it on the MEME =D
I may have found centerpieces for that whole wedding thing! They are @ Pier 1 and awaiting fiance approval! Hopefully SOON!
This weekend my lil brothers will be spending the night so my mom and step dad can you know hang out ALONE! and then Sunday morning they will join us for breakfast! I cannot wait! I miss them all terribly! & with my mom going to NY and then having surgery I will need all the time I can get!
I won my FIRST fantasy football game!! WOO HOO! I am still loosing overall and uhmm I have a record of 1-6 but WHO CARES I won one!!! =D
& I totally didn't learn my lesson and joined Fantasy basketball! My vajayjay card is for sure going to be taken away soon!
The year is quickly coming to an end, and I for one cannot wait! I love the holidays, the colder weather, & I cannot wait to get married! Dec 2011 HURRY UP!
I am not dressing up for Halloween, I am just not in the mood. I am 26 years old! Screw it. I've never been into it, I prefer to pass out candy! I know, I know CALM DOWN haha I love my life!
& last but not least guess who is making Thanksgiving dinner!? ME!! yup you read it right! The BF/Fiance and I are prepping the apartment to host a dinner! I dont know if you can call it host because who knows if anyone will show up, my family usually goes to my stepdads brothers house and Eric's family usually has their own thing going on BUT this is about US and we want dinner here! Everyone is welcome but not necessarily obligated to be here! & I CANNOT WAIT! Recipes are welcomed!

See! There is nothing very interesting going on around here! Just a lil funk I was in, and left behind. I fully intend on writing some ~~not so nice~~ love letters, and a deeper post on feelings and all that jazz!

Stay Tuned =D

Emotional.

2010-10-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I cried a lot! And for 3 VERY different reasons. The kind of cry that you just can't control and you feel sick to your tummy! I was a hot mess. Allow me to explain

The 1st was work related. You see I am a part of a fantasy football league with my co workers, and my team sucks, I have lost all 5 of my games. I am ok with this for two reasons ONE it is my 1st one EVER and TWO I am was having fun. Well since my last loss which is apparently like officially banishing myself to loserville, I wanted to do a trade, ya know shake up my team a little because clearly what I am doing is NOT working! Well one of my co workers took it upon himself to tell me that I was giving up and giving my good players away to help out a friend. OK 1st of all chismoso stay out of my trade! And 2nd if I was giving up I would just NOT play! Why in the eff would I want to help anyone else win my $$!? And 3rd of all I consider VERY FEW people here "friends" so suck it! Ok a little uncalled for but I am very upset because I am learning! I read all day long on updates, and injuries, analysis, and even blogs! I am doing my research AND I watch EVERY game thanks to the new love of my life NFL Ticket! So don't sit there and tell me I am giving up and helping my "friends" jacka** eff you! And then I called my amazing BF/Fiance to calm me down! Even though he told me not to do this league because he knows how people are at my job!

Ok #2
Did anyone watch the Teen Mom finale!?! I did! And let me tell you Tyler & Caitlyn's part tore me up! I know they did a good thing by giving up their daughter so she could have a better life BUT it was heartbreaking to see them interact with her and boy does MTV know how to make the scene MUCH more intense, like when Caitlyn and Carly were scrunching their faces at each other and when Carly took Caitlyns hand and buried her face in it! I cried like a baby! I didn't even care about Amber being psycho or Farrah being a drama queen! Oh and I also cried with Macy, I know its best fobut argh Ryan pisses me off! It was a very bittersweet finale and I cannot wait for the reunion!

And last but definitely not least the Miners!! The rescue was so intense and so encouraging. When they found out the miners were alive I was driving to work and they played the tape with them singing their anthem, I was so overwhelmed I, of course, cried! I mean these men were trapped underground and starving and they are signing! And I am here complaining that the barista at Starbucks jacked up my latte! Come on Nicole! Anyway how powerful was that 1st rescue? And the kid such raw emotion! Between Teen Mom and this rescue ah it was craaaazy. And for two very different reasons. I was so relieved for these men and their family, and blown away by the way everyone came together for this rescue. Incredible. I wish I could have stayed home and watched every single one. Oh but I did catch the cheater on my lunch! I couldn't believe his mistress had the nerve to show up! Skank haha. But I heard the wife went to collect her hubbys check from the foreman for him being down there! I like her already!

Anyway I am done for now...Whew! I needed that! Back to my 30 day meme soon! & perhaps a giveaway.

=D

Day 14~ TV stuff.

2010-10-10T20:26:00.000-07:00

I am currently addicted to

Hilarious.

Some honorable mentions

Mike & Molly

Teen Mom

Jersey Shore

Grey's Anatomy

While I am at it, can I tell you what show I am very OVER?

Desperate Housewives.

Yup, I said it.

& on a terribly sad note I WAS very addicted to, until it was cancelled

My Generation!

Boo on you ABC.

Happy Sunday!

Day 13~ A Musician I Heart.

2010-10-09T21:00:00.000-07:00

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Love him with Matchbox Twenty & love him solo! My absolute favorite solo song is "Streetcorner Symphony" Matchbox wise I LOVE "Push". If you don't know it GOOGLE it ASAP! I am not one of those people who says music gets them through life's woes and such BUT it does get me through LA traffic! There is really no special reason why I love this guy other than his voice and his performances WOW can this guy put on a show I have seen him/them in a huge venue and an intimate one, BOTH were AMAZING!

Day 12~ Where I live

2010-10-08T20:33:00.000-07:00

This actually a perfect topic for me! I was going to submit pictures and answer some questions to Krysten @ 'After I Do' for her Where I live Wednesdays feature but I never got around to it! But I did take lots of pictures! So I will do it here minus the questions =D

I live in Downey, a suburb of Los Angeles, CA. The BF and I moved here because we lived close to my job for a year and so he thought it was only fair that we lived near his job for ~~going on 2 years!~~ a year. Truth be told I like it here, shhh dont tell the BF! There is nothing spectacular here but it is my city! Now on with the pics & some interesting facts

Home to Coca Cola

Home to the Oldest Operating McDonalds

This old creepy cemetery where Indian Joe is buried....The BF said this is cool...locally.

Downey Studios! Where movies such as Iron Man 1 &2 were filmed & where The Hangover sequel will be filmed. Oh and a personal fav Can't Hardly Wait.

The 1st and only GREEN Carl's Jr

The Carpenters House on their album cover

The lot the Carpenter's house was built on! Tearing down their house was a huge controversy!

A great park to exercise or relax! There is a lake for fishing and ducks EVERYWHERE! Very beautiful.

The City of Downey is one that you can live in and really feel a part of, there is so much support and love in this city it is hard for me to look anywhere else to call

HOME!

I guess it doesn't hurt that the BF writes for the local paper and keeps it in check!

Oh yeah AND there is a house here in Downey that does an incredible Christmas light & water show to Christmas songs! Think Bellagio on a smaller scale! haha I took some video and ~~the bf~~ local paper put it on their website.

& there you have it =D

Day 11 My Makeup....or lack thereof

2010-10-07T20:56:00.000-07:00

This topic is going to be boring for me because I very rarely wear makeup.To to be honest I don't know how to do makeup! I just dont have that kind of girl in me, I am looking into taking a class or something. I have a bag with a few foundations I am pretty sure make me look pasty, eyeshadow and blush that make me look like a clown, and lipsticks that look atrocious! I am so jealous of the women that can turn into superstars with makeup. On the bright side my BF/Fiancé loves my natural look, and I am not too bad looking without makeup! Hallelujah!! or I would be in big trouble. All I do is this

And out the door I go!