Can I get an extra shot puh-lease?

I'll begin somewhere, around the beginning.

The 15th was my birthday and I spent the evening at Paradise burgers with the best friend...a girl could ever ask for. <3 I'm so happy she's back in my life. We picked up, like we never left off.

The 18th Chris and I went to the new restaurant in Chandler's Landing called, "Allure".

I'm in love.

The day started off as a nice and lazy one...we got up in the afternoon (we stayed up til 6 that morning), we get up and go get some Starbucks.<3 I suck down my "snickerdoodle" and before I know it...I'm shaking. I figured it was just because I hadn't ate yet! We get all fancied up, and head out to Allure. We get there and it's damn near empty...Perfect!
Our waiter's name was Griff, later to find out, he was a regular of Chris' at Home Depot, and he recognized me from my store as well.

Small world.

Griff was a great waiter, he pulled my chair out for me when I cam back from the restroom!
For appetizers I ordered the Oyster Rockefeller, and Chris had the Shrimp Jalapeno Poppers.

AMAZING.

For our main course I ordered an 8 oz center cut top sirloin with garlic butter, truffle fries, and roasted corn.

And Chris had the Ahi Tuna Steak, crusted in sesame seeds on a bed of a mango risotto.

We both enjoyed our meals VERY much!

And here are some more pretty pictures...

After our meal we asked to speak to Chef Nay...she's a really good friend of ours. When she came out she was SO excited to see us!!! She hugged us and invited us to a dinner party at her house for the next night. THEN she came back and surprised us with this....

It was SO divine there. Everything was excellent. The food, the service, EVERYTHING. Our view was breathtaking...We watched the sunset, a sailboat, and even a lovely lightning storm before we left.
On our way home it started raining pretty hard, we were on 66 and had ZERO visibility. Chris' driving wasn't scary, it was the other assholes on the road that were freaking us out. We pulled into our Starbucks for shelter...We decided to wait it out for a bit...then it started to hail...then we noticed a circular form of wind/water beside us... it kind of freaked us out so Chris decided to make a mad dash to the door...he was counting down...I was worried about the hail so I grabbed my knit sweater that I keep in his car...
1...2...3 GO!
I open my door, and IMMEDIATELY the wind SLAMS IT SHUT pushing me back into the car, throwing my purse into the floorboard and EMPTYING IT. It sucked. So I gathered my things put my hood up and RAN LIKE CRAZY! I made it in unscathed. While we were hanging out we got some drinks, and chatted to people in there that we knew...Randomly this older guy comes up to my and waves...Ugh. Super creeper. I asked Jara who he was and she said it was just the Starbucks Creeper...I'm like..Nice. The wind kept blowing the doors open to Starbucks, it was intense! Finally things settled down to a steady rain, and we decided to head on home...we were after all just down the road. LOL

Might I add...the boy puts on a HELL of a Birthday Dinner for me. ;)

I love that man!

So, the other night I took a webinar about parenting. It discussed how to get kids to listen without yelling, repeating yourself...It was great. I loved it. It answered a lot of questions for me, and I feel like a better mom for having viewed it. Positive parenting FTW! <3

Last night I made half/half cookies...half were mini Reeses Pieces, and the other half were Andes Mint cookies. So00o0ooo0o good. Chris' Mom was in town, so I pawned half of them off on her, and her boyfriend. Hehehehe... <3

Food Porn.

The other night I got bored and did muh hurr.

I'm in kite-form at work...


I personally thought that was...odd...



This plan is growing on the side of my house...my yard crew even mowed around it...I think it's cantaloupe.

I really enjoyed spending this evening with Chris' mom, and her boyfriend. We had a good time...and of course good food is always welcomed. They keep begging us to visit them in Broken Bow...I love that area, especially in the fall...it is BEAUTIFUL!
They won't have to beg for too much longer... It's just a matter of time off/money!
We did unfortunately run into the Starbucks Creeper again...Ugh.
He kept trying to sit closer to our table on the patio, and his cigarette smoke was choking me up he was so close...and then when we were getting ready to leave he asked Chris if I worked there...Thank God I don't! Freakin' stalker...

Then we went to Wal-Mart to pick up some necessities (deodorant, flea stuff, socks, etc...)
And Chris got me this!:


I freakin love them! They're so comfy! The have little grippies on the bottom that spell out "BOO"...So I don't bust my ass on the tile...lol.
It also came with a solid black pair too! Yay!

I've been spending a lot of time on YouTube tonight...Oh how I love internet junk<3
I found these...


I like that, I feel I could do better drawing her....



Okay...I like this concept...but I feel like both bows on both eyes...was too much.
E for effort!

Chris locked Stanky in the pantry earlier because he was playing in the bags...


I opened the door, to find this...lol.
I need to try and get a video of Stanky running and JUMPING into the pile of bags...

Oh that big ol' silver bag on the bottom shelf?
That's an 8lb bag of espresso beans.
Yeah.
lolz.

Recently the girl who did the Kids Workshops quit...She's a teacher now!
So my co-worker Kem, and I volunteered for the job!
Well...I think Kem volunteered, and then recruited me. We're partners in crime now!<3
I love working with Kem because she's SO ORGANIZED! She's got a little binder dedicated to it and everything!
October is Fire Safety Month, so she wants to do a specially themed Fire Safety/Kids Workshop Event! I'm so looking forward to it! I suggested face painting because, out of all the carnie work I sometimes do at my job, that's my favorite! I've been getting super inspired tonight...
I won't lie...I wasn't as excited as I am now about the whole ordeal...But I'm determined to make this a GREAT event for Kem. We've been shopping for supplies, and we have most of it...We got my little face painting kit, a candy bowl (she event painted it, and I'll be glittering it!), we enlisted Floydicus Maximus (another co-worker) to design our customer Fire Safety Kid's Workshop aprons! I've got to get mine later today to take home to paint! Kem's looks AWESOME!
I need to post pics....I'll do that later!

I'm super excited.
SUPER
SUPER SUPER SUPER
EXCITED!!!!

I guess I'm "feeling" it more now, because a.) it's closer and b.) I'm flowing with creative juices finally. I did paint/glitter/color 2 signs but, I felt like I was forcing my self to do that....lol...


Punishment by glitter!

Oh, how I wish!


Things To Do Tomorrow:

1. Get apron!
2. Glitter bowl?
3. Make a list/doodle of designs available.
4. Get paintbrushes...
5. Popsicles?
6. Be awesome!
   

Okay...I think that's it! I can't wait...yes I can...I'm going to be so sleep deprived. LOL

Oh welllllll.... <3

Daily Affirmation: This is going to be the BEST Kid's Workshop EVER!<3

Middle Class Rut.

I had these silly preconceived notions about living in the suburbs. I blame the show Desperate Housewives for setting me up for failure. So far there’s been no betrayal, no plane crash, no kid swapping…Not even a single barbecue.

There was this one card game once…but that was an accident…and awkward one.

I thought suburban utopia would be summers full of pool parties and barbecues, and autumn with fall festivals and the constant aroma of freshly baked yummy things. I thought I would get to know all the families and our kids would play and grow up together…yeah…I’m actually surrounded by old people.

I do not know if that’s the curse of buying too young? Is it my punishment for being successful and having good credit? Karma must be dyslexic these days…Or at least a little bit to me.

There is no Bree with outstanding etiquette and lavish dinner parties, where she dotes on every guest… No artistic Susan who was incredibly klutzy, but sweet…No rich Hispanic chick to go shopping with…The Hispanic chic that lives here is nice lol…No Lynette with her amazing husband Tom, minivan full of kids, career…I don’t have any of those, no friends for poker night, no play date down the street…and god damnit the dinner parties! Running from house to house without worrying about knocking, or locking the doors at night…

That’s what I get for fantasizing I suppose. I grew up living in the country so I never really had neighbors, we did but they were a mile down the road…and extremely old.

Oh well. We’re still young, and that’s probably part of the problem…

I did have a wonderful birthday! Chris had to work, so we’ll be formally celebrating on Sunday at Allure with friends...but last night I spent the entire evening with a really really dear friend…I’m so excited she’s back in my life.

Keep yo' negativity to yo' self, fool.

Something I can not tolerate: Negative people.

Do they even bother to think, before they let some negative shit fall out of your gaping pie-holes? It just happens, and they have no remorse. No, "I'm sorry", or "That's the worst case scenario"...No reassurance, or support what so ever. I do not understand why people think it is okay to just interject their own negative thoughts into something you've just shared with them. Without even knowing all the details, they just assume and jump to conclusions...

Conversation:

Me: (I was explaining the really awesome benefits of Chris' new job...)...and he's on 3rd shift...
Co-Worker: (before I even finish telling her what 3rd shift means...) Oh! You'll never see him! Get used to that!

Actually...I even explained this afterwards...He gets off at 1:30 am...He's not gone all night.

Here are few of the many pros:

• I have a lot of free time! (My house sparkles!)
• He only has to work 4 nights a week.
• Makes HELLA MONEY!
• We cherish our time together now.
  
• He's happy, not pissed off, when he gets off...but he is wore out from the 10-12 hour shift.<3

I'll get used to it all right, I'll get spoiled, and in return spoil him. lol...

I guess negative people get me down, because that's where I come from. My entire family is negative, whether they know it, or mean it...They just are, and I grew up in that...For the longest time I wasn't even aware someone could escape that. I just thought it was normal, I wasn't even aware at exactly how negative they were...until I got completely away.

I haven't been to visit anyone in Paris in...almost a year...and I feel...so much better for it. I see my dad and step mom here and there, because they choose to have a relationship with me and my son...but they were never the negative ones.

I've escaped, I have most of the support that I've been craving, and that's what matters.

Chris is amazing in that aspect, he never belittles me, or makes me feel ashamed just because I want to do something that might not seem "normal... My interest in tattoos/piercings he's always supported, my journaling, my religious beliefs, my desire to bake and experiment in the kitchen...my dabblings in taxidermy... my yarn work... my makeup...none of that has he EVER discouraged.

And for that I love him. <3

I've been working out my arms and thighs and OH MY GOODNESS!
This girl was s0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0 sore! But it did feel SO good! I loved it! I've changed my goal size because, I know I can do it! I've got the fire that I used to have when it was just me and Rocky working out! I thought I needed an outside source of support, but I don't! The only support I need is from Chris, and my desire to have a healthy body! (For future babies!)
Of course, if I'm in better shape, I'd be a better mother to Malachi. I could play longer with him, and I'd be more motivated to walk to the park more often. Not that I don't do that now...It's just the weather is SO DANG HOT...we'd die before we got there... lol...

My present and future family is the only motivation I need!

I have been going to the bridge here and there with Mystie...I even walked around the neighborhood one night...But I don't think walking is necessarily my thing...Walking is not a struggle for me, I can walk...I do all day...Maybe I'm just bored with that?

I need to start hitting the gym more often...need to use that stupid membership LOL.

Affirmation: I can do great things, for myself and others, with the support that I am offered by my family. <3