Party like a Rockstar!!

After being 28 for two years (due to some faulty calculations on my part, lol) I am officially 29! This is the last year of my twenties, and my birthday weekend was a great beginning to the end of my youth. (Haha. Dramatic much?!)

SATURDAY

My mom took me and (paid for) a late-lunch-party with some of my wild and crazy girls at Twigs, the newest and coolest restaurant in the Tri-Cities. Their sexiest bartender has the hots for me so I love going there (... and my husband works there too! j/k haha). My mom bought 3 Creme Brulees and Jackie bought 1. Seriously. YUM! My obsession with that perfect dessert is boardline obsessive. haha.

After lunch Jackie took me to spend my birthday money she and Nate gave me (she wanted to make sure I really spent it on myself... she totally knows how it goes, lol). So, thanks to Jackie I got my dream running shoes. Lime Green Nike Dual Fusions. They are amazing and so fun to look at... I LOVE THEM!

Shelby and Jesse babysat the kids for me, and wouldn't let me pay them! It wasn't a few hours either, it was like all day! :)  I la-la-love birthday babysitting!! 

SUNDAY

On Sunday, the kids and I got to 'craft it up' with Shel and our all-time-favorite neighbors in all the world! We made puffy paint Halloween shirts and picture frames. The we had pumpkin shaped brownies covered in frosting and sprinkles (and ice cream!) for a treat! Everyone had a blast. I can't wait until our next 'Create Playdate'. I see sugar cookies in my near future! :)

MONDAY

On Monday, my official birthday -- Shellie brought me over Redbull, Brad took me and Shel to a movie and Mom babysat my kids. We saw Real Steel, it was a great movie. I loved looking at Hugh Jackman, it had a nice positive storyline, Shel cried three times, but... my favorite part? Meeting my couponing idol Karrie from Happy Money Saver, who just happened to be sitting next to us. LOL. Talk about Birthday SURPRISES!!  I love her, love her. And I was really composed (so proud of myself). It went a little like this:

Brad (to nice couple next to us): "blah.blah. small talk.blah"

Me: Is your name Karrie?

Karrie: (surprised) Uh, yeah it is.

Me: I knew it! I follow you... and I like you on facebook... and I love you.

Brad: (laughing) What?!

Me: She's my coupon girl. Happy Money Saver.

Brad: LOL. You are such a stalker. Hey did you bring your binder, maybe she'll sign it?

Karrie and her husband: laughing at us.

Me (to myself): this is the best birthday ever!

Shel (to Brad): Great Brad. I try really hard to make sure Sarah's birthday rocks, because she's always

doing stuff for everyone else. Lunch, Tanning, Slippers, Cheesecake, Lotion, Laces for her new shoes... all you do is sit next to the right people and make her whole year! haha.

:)

.one of those days.

I don't know about you but when if I am having a difficult time and someone comes up to me and says "Oh, it's going to be one of those days huh?" it kinda puts me in a sour mood.

Actually to be honest it downright pisses me off. Especially if the person who has made your day more difficult (hense the feeling of being overwhelmed) is the one to say it.

Thank goodness for joint bank accounts and massive amount of glow sticks and glow stick accessories! :)

Twilight: Breaking Dawn

Does this picture make anyone else ridiculously giddy?? And I mean ridiculously.

It's sad I know, but I am not ashamed.

I  used to make fun of my mom and sister when I found out they were reading them.

Then I watched the movie. LOVE. Then I read the books. OBSESSION.

A little over a month to go.

32 days to be exact.

:)

You say fake, I say polite.

I've heard several conversations lately about people being "fake". One in particular about someone I know, but I don't think she's fake. I think she's being polite and acting like an adult and I said as much.

 

 

While I agree there are some people who are extremely fake, ya know the people whose opinions change depending on the crowd of people they are with. Or the over the top friendly person with a personal agenda. And don't forget the ones who are nice to your face then constantly talk crap behind your back. Everyone knows at least one of these people. They become overwhelming, and in my life I just ignore them,  or hide them -- facebook style. :)

Just because you are mature enough to tolerate your dislike of another person does not mean you are being fake. It means you are well-mannered. If you start drama or act like a bitch because you don't like someone it doesn't mean you are 'real', it means you are a bitch.

Here is a story for you: There are two girls that don't like each other anymore (once best friends now they can't stand each other) but these two girls have a mutual friend. This mutual friend is having a birthday party. These two "enemies" simply fake getting along for the sake of the mutual friend they share, after all it's her party! That is being an adult. Only children can get away with throwing tantrums and making a scene.

 

 

Taking the high road and being polite is the right thing to do. Whether it's viewed as fake or not.

Puppies and Pooping

We have lots and lots of puppies. Nine of them to be exact. They poop everywhere. It's insanity. I am constantly shoveling or spraying down my back patio. It's just what puppies do I guess! :) ... well apparently, Marley too.

While the kids and I were outside playing with the puppies in the yard, Marley ran over to the concrete patio, dropped her pants and pooped. I was speechless. I didn't know what to do or say, so I just laughed. I usually pick her up and run to the bathroom but I didn't feel it appropriate (too far a distance to travel safely). When I asked her what she was doing she said, "Pooping on the poop deck". Ha, ha, ha.

After we went inside to use the potty, I explained that people poop in toilets, only puppies poop outside. :) Peeing is a different story. lol.

Ellensburg

In two hours I will kiss my little ones good bye and hop in the car with my two older boys to begin our long drive to Ellensburg and back. Some months the kids' schedules line up to where I am only driving twice a month, but this is not one of those months. I drive to  and from Ellensburg on  Friday and  then again on Sunday, for three weeks in a row. (At least its not four, that happens too!)

Don't tell my husband this but I don't actually mind the drive. It's fun to some extent. The boys and I make silly memories like stopping at every McDonalds on the way there to try and get new Monopoly pieces so we can win a million dollars. Or singing at the top of our lungs to Justin Bieber, well I sing... they laugh at me. :) We talk about big kid stuff and there are no little kids to interupt them, I think they love the one on one big kid attention. Then when I get travel time with Jo, she talks her little heart out to me. Tells me all about her life, her school, her friends, her other family. Then when she runs out of stories we play games (most of them made up) and tell jokes. She has the best jokes. :)

I just wish it wasn't so hard to find babysitters. I use up all my bribes and favors on driving kids to Ellensburg which leaves me s.o.l. for babysitters when I want to go out for fun or grocery shopping. That is the sucky part. Sometimes I wish it was safe and socially acceptable to hire bums to "work for food" lol. I make a mean lasagna. :)

Tear-filled Eyes and a Broken Heart

I hate to see you in pain, it sucks. It makes me want to throw things and punch strangers (...and I love strangers). I'm a fixer, and I can't fix this.

I wish that you never had to know heartache.

I wish that you never had to cry yourself to sleep at night.

I wish that you never had to fight the emptiness.

I wish that you never had to lose someone you love.

I wish that you never had to dread morning.

I wish that you never had to feel so all alone.

... I wish that you never had to be sad. :( 

It breaks my heart to know yours is broken, I tear up seeing the pain in your face. I wish I could make it all go away. Say the magic words that don't exist. Give you the experience without the pain. 

I want only the good things in life for you.  All happiness, rainbows and unicorns! :) ... or mermaids whatever you want. .... and if there was a way I could spare you from the misery that sometimes happens in life, I would do it. If I could take your pain on I would. I would cry your tears for you.

But I can't.

Having your heart broken hurts. Like a fire you can't put out, it consumes you and makes you think life is over, but it's not over (trust me). Now, some people say time heals all wounds. That's a lie. Over time the pain will fade, but the memory will always be there. I think of it like breaking your arm; no matter how much time passes it doesn't change the fact that it was broken, but every day it hurts a little less. Eventually you'll stop thinking about it and hopefully focus on how it helped shape you as a person, the life experience you gained... and then maybe one day you'll be able to help comfort someone else in a similar situation.  

Just know that I love you and I would do anything for you. Life does go on, even if it feels like there is nothing left to live for, there is. I promise to you there is. This is just a stepping stone in your journey to greatness. :) .... and mermaids.

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(thanks for posting this quote Angie)