My Girls

SO, I have a temperature.......AGAIN!!! Sometimes when I get sick, I get very nostalgic and tonight I started thinking about "my girls". I do not keep in touch as much as I'd like to but I still love them just the same. We shared a time in our lives that was full of learning and growth and built a friendship that will last for eternity. This was the last day of our "presidency". I told them that Laura would get married first, then Heather, then Tema and then me. I said I couldn't possibly get married until I was certain everyone was "taken care of". SO, Tema needs to get on the ball !!! I understand she's very busy traveling with Gladys Knight and all but c'mon........

This was our trip to St. Thomas. It was my first time outside of the United States. We had so much fun. This is a picture of our private tour of St. John. Tema HOOKED us up! Later that night Heather saved my life from a GIANT cockroach that was as big as my head. I will forever be in debt. She was fearless.




St. Thomas celebrates Bastille Day. We went to a party and danced the night away! I even had a boyfriend that night named Robert. He kept asking me to dance.... he was DRUNK as a skunk and was about 6 inches shorter than me and smelled horrible. Good times.








This is Robert.













Heather and I decided on a whim to go on a cruise. It was a 4 day cruise over Thanksgiving to the Bahamas. It was the first cruise for both of us and we LOVED it. Here we are.......it's formal night. We were asked to sit at the Captain's table for dinner. Merill Stubbing eat your heart out~





The next Thanksgiving I went with Laura to Hawaii. This is one of my favorite pictures - there is a big sign saying "Caution...Bees" Laura actually got stung - I could not stop laughing-she was screaming in pain. HILARIOUS!

Finally, this is me and Heather at Laura's wedding. Sept 11 happened 2 days before we were supposed to fly down to Mississippi to be her bridesmaids. All flights were grounded. Initially, we told Laura we couldn't come but then again....on a whim (kind of a theme with Heather and I), we decided to DRIVE to Mississippi to be in her wedding. We made it 12 hours before she got married and left 2 hours after she got married to start driving back home. It was very fun and WHAT AN ADVENTURE!

I LOVE YOU GUYS and MISS YOU and even though I don't keep in touch as much as I'd like to, you will FOREVER be "my girls".

Las Vegas 2008

I had a Spa Convention(http://www.dayspaexpo.com/) the first week in February and my dear friend Megan went with me. Megan got married in Dec. and her husband was kind enough to loan her to me for the week!
I actually was pretty sick with the flu the whole time but we managed to have a little fun!


My cousin Spencer works in Caesar's Palace at Giuseppe Zanotti - a high end shoe store. We met him for lunch one day and had a great time! He's a trip - very fun to hang out with. Here I am....trying on a $750 pair of UGLY shoes. I couldn't believe how ugly they were..I just had to try them on....quite comfortable really!







These were our favorite shoes....they were $1350. The picture does not do them justice......they REALLY are beautiful!











We were watching the Super Tuesday exit polls and were very disappointed that McCain was in the lead :-(











Here's Megan at the slots....I just couldn't pull her away!











.....just call me "Lucky"








We stayed at thePalazzo....a new addition to the Venetian. It has only been open a month and it was beautiful. The room was amazing.....it had a sunk-in living room~ all of the rooms are suites.





We were able to see STOMP OUT LOUD - It was AMAZING. I loved it.

Next year the conference will be the last week of Jan. It's always in Vegas but they switch up the hotels. Last year it was at Mandalay Bay.......I liked the Palazzo MUCH better!

Love makes the world go around

This blog is dedicated to my gentlemen friends at the UClub of whom are NOT celebrating this day of love. I have hope for you yet. Happy Valentines Day. ...keep the faith -









These are a few of the things I am in LOVE with:

I love my sisters. I have 3 sisters (and 2 brothers) and while I adore my brothers, there's just something special about my sisters.

I am in love with snorkeling. I could do it ALL day. The ocean amazes me and I love that there is a whole other world in the ocean. Fascinating!

I love Fall leaves. They make me happy -

Is it possible to be in love with someone you have never met? I am IN LOVE with Enrique. I have this very strange love for latin music - in fact, I have just as many latin songs on my iPod as I do enlish songs.

I mean REALLY~ ( I know this picture is cheesy but c'mon.......who wouldn't want this man singing slow songs in your ear)

I am in love with caribbean water - the colors amaze me. The prettiest water I have ever seen was in St. Thomas - it literally took my breath away.

My fav. My nephew Sterling always brings me swedish fish when he sees me. He's been doing this since he was 3 (he is now 9)

Flowers bring me true joy. They honestly brighten my day.

I am IN LOVE with slow dancing - the slower the better. It is my MOST favorite thing to do.




So, in honor of Valentines Day, those are just a few of the things I am in love with. I love Valentines Day. It celebrates love. We all need love. Even if you are not IN love at the moment, I hope you have people in your life that bring you joy and help you to be a better person. I hope you are able to do something for someone (even a friend) because you know it will make them happy. Everyone needs to know that someone cares about them. Love makes the world go around!

ICE ICE BABY

It started raining/sleeting around 3pm yesterday. For those of you that live in the area (or have lived in the area) you know how treacherous our ice storms are.

Well, after dinner last night my roommate (the courageous Katie Hinckley which will hereafter be called "daredevil diva") and I decided to take a stroll to our neighborhood CVS to purchase dishwashing liquid. Really, we just wanted to get out of the house and thought it would be an adventure to walk in the sleet/ice.

We should have known what we were in for. Upon stepping out of our front door onto our concrete porch we slid right off into the grass! Now, the grass was okay....you could get some sort of traction but the sidewalks and streets were a sheet of black ice.

We slowly made our way down the street....well, let me re-phrase. We slowly shuffled down the street, slipping and sliding the whole time. I actually ended up in a side splits (luckily I am still pretty flexible from my gymnast days) and tried to get up and ended up in a downward dog position (for those yoga buffs). "Daredevil Diva" tried to come to my rescue but it was so comical. I wish we would have had a camera - my stomach hurt from laughing so hard - or maybe it was because I pulled every muscle on my very graceful display.

At one point, we had to hold on to a tractor that was parked on the side of the street to pass by. I thought one of us would end up under it for sure. Daredevil blazed the way for the most part so I just watched her and stayed away from the spots that caused her to breakdance like a champ.

We finally got to CVS but I was so drained and TIRED and couldn't possibly figure out how we were going to make it home because most of the trip would be downhill! My hair was a helmet of ice - rather becoming really.

We called our ever faithful and loyal friend Jeremy (which will hereafter be called "polite playmate"). "Polite Playmate" had retired to his bed already and was in his pj's but came out to rescue us from our dangerous dilema. We thank him for saving our lives and will forever be indebted to him for his kindness.

While at CVS, we bought some ICE MELT which worked great and I am thankful I was able to get to my car safely this morning. It's beautiful....ice covered trees look magical. It's funny to think that something so beautiful can also be so dangerous...kind of like Daredevil Diva.

Reasons why I love my roommate Katie Hinckley

Here are just a few reasons why I love my roommate Katie (other than the fact that she wants to stay in an ice hotel just like me!):
10. She buys me gossip magazines when I am sick
9. She loves McDonalds JUST AS MUCH as I do....I mean really....what are the odds?
8. She cleans out the fridge and throws EVERYTHING away
7. She secretly loves Kenny Rogers - my secret crush since I was a young girl
6. She takes care of my fish Mickey when I am away
5. She's quite strong and moves furniture like a PRO
4. She ONLY wears flip-flops - even in the snow
3. She can break it down at a mid-singles dance - GO KATIE... GO KATIE
2. She makes really good food when I am hungry like the wolf

AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON I LOVE KATIE: (drum roll please......)





SHE DOES WINDOWS!!!






So, my nephew broke our window several months ago and we JUST got around to fixing it!











Here is Katie - risking life and limb to clean our windows. She's awesome.