My new best friend...

is some good ole Melatonin.

Lately I was having a hard time falling asleep and would toss and turn for a couple of hours before actually dosing off. My dear friend Ash, suggested I take the supplement Melatonin and let me tell you it's been AMAZING!

I take one about 30 minutes before I would like to go to sleep and it works like a charm. If your one that has a hard time sleeping, you should definitely look into this. You can get the supplement on the vitamin aisle, I bought mine at Trader Joe's.

Sweet Dreams!

HaPpy BiRthDay...

to the best HUBBY!!!! I love you THIS MUCH!

29 and still looking fine!!!

The Box

That's the bota box, I'm talking about.

Haven't heard of it? Hands down best boxed wine.

AK and I were buying $2 buck chuck from Trader Joe's but we were tending to waste the last part of the bottle. So we have made the switch to the boxed wine and I'm loving it!

So if you enjoy having a glass of wine every now and then or everyday, ha! Then this is the wine for you!

MIA

I have been in Nashville since April 13th and got back to C-bus late yesterday. It's been a busy couple weeks and I can't believe it's May 1st, which means 20 more days til the move!!! :)

We are packing today and treating ourselves to one last Thurman burger this afternoon before we move back home.

YUM!!!!

Master Class

"What is real, what is lasting, is who you are and what you were meant to bring. What is the gift you were meant to give? And nobody can take that away from you."

- Oprah

I sure do love me some Oprah! Tonight I watched Master Class: Life Lessons Oprah Winfrey on the new OWN channel and was so inspired I had to share. This show was so uplifting and I thought quite powerful. It makes you think but in a good and postivie way. with so much negativity these days this is just what i needed to hear to start my week. I highly recommend you check it out. If you don't have cable you can watch a few segments here.

Bungalow

I have confession to make. I am obsessed with looking at houses, houses that we may could buy one day, houses that we may could buy in year, houses that we will probably never buy. You get the point. I check realtracs everyday to see what's new on the market. It's crazy, but i love love looking at homes. i guess i shouldn't feel like it's crazy because my father was the exact same way! We went and looked at open houses almost every Sunday growing up, just for the heck of it! well, my parents really were looking to buy a home it just took them a couple years to find the one! I know I should be a real estate agent, maybe in my next life... At least once a month i think i have found the ONE, the one that me and ak could buy tomorrow and be completely content with as our first home. So for the moment, this is the ONE:

I am in L.O.V.E Well, actually ak and I both are. It's small, but bigger than our condo and completely renovated, i'm talking new plumbing, hvac, etc. not just a "band-aid" It has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and has a sweet little back yard (perfect for Doug) and best part is location, location, location. me and ak are all about location we would both rather live in a smaller home and be close to everything then live in a bigger home and have a long commute to work, friends, etc. I'm sure in a month there will be another one that IS IT. but for now i'm really liking this sweet bungalow. maybe i just like the word bungalow.

Fat Boozeday!

In honor of Fat Tuesday, I had to share this picture...

Ak's little cousin's (3 years old) first experience on bourbon street.
His face says it all!

Just Perfect!

I found Doug's bed while I was in Nashville....

It's just perfect!

It's Official!

I'm leaving for Nashville in the morning for work for the next week. However, I'm excited to say that I only have two more trips to Nashville by myself!

Yep, that's right! It's official, the moving truck will be here MAY 21st!!!! Ak and I are packing our bags and heading home! So there will be more posts like the kitchen post, because we are going to be sprucing up the condo! I lived there right after college so I want to change it a bit so that it will be Our Place.

We are so excited about this new chapter in our lives.

Phil

Dear Phil,

I can not tell you how happy I am that you did not see your shadow today!! Your a lot cuter when there's not two of you. Come on SPRING!!!

Casey & Doug

Meet Casey.
Isn't she sooo sweet! I'm officially a aunt and my mom is so excited that she has a granddoggy! Clearly, we need a baby in the family since both me and mom are so excited about our new names! ha! She is a Belgian malinois, which is pretty much a miniature German Shepard.

So, now that my bro has a new pup it has AK and I back into the conversation of getting one. The last time I posted, we were having a discussion between a maltipoo and a basset hound. We talked some more and AK agreed that we could get a maltipoo only if he could pick out the name. I thought that was fair, then he told me the name...Doug. We were both hysterically laughing and I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. ha! I told some friends at dinner last week and they thought it was hilarous and that it was perfect, seriously??!

I guess before I worry about this we actually need to have the dog!
I will keep you posted about Doug!

Six Week Adventure Begins

Well I just finished packing my last bag. Tomorrow I'm on my way to Nashville for the next six weeks. It's going to be a busy time for sure.

Over the next weeks, I will be traveling to Vegas and Denver for work, will celebrate Thanksgiving and the great Black Friday with mom, attend a friend's wedding, AK's Christmas Party weekend, try to finish my Christmas shopping, oh and did I mention possibly training for a 1/2 marathon that's in February in New Orleans. I have started training here in Columbus, but I'm not signing up or making any promises until I see that I may be able to actually run the whole thing. (It's not looking too good! ha!)

Do you know how hard it was to pack for all of these festivites?? Needless to say, I have several bags and loads of hang ups traveling with me.

I'm going to try my hardest to keep up with my blog, stay tuned!

Lil' Monsters

Rah, rah, ah, ah, ah Roma, roma, ma Gaga ooh la la!!

That's right! Me and 7 other lil' monsters (girlfriends) are going to see Lady GAGA on Aprili 19th!!!!!

Mich Mich

Whew, what FUN weekend! AK went to K-town for a guys weekend and while he was away my dear friend Michelle came up for a visit. We had so much fun that we only took TWO pictures the entire time she was here! :( and they are both on Michelle's camera! I hope to post later!

Some highlights of our trip included:


Jenni's Ice Cream - The craziest flavors, but made with local products and organic!!

• We ate at Jenni’s ice cream, not once but twice – best ice cream ever!This is the type of thing you can do with your girlfriend and not feel guilty about! It reminded me of a time when me and mom went to Phoenix for a girls getaway and literally ate gelato everyday!!!
  

• Cheered on the Vols at our local pub - definitely had some stares as we were surrounded by Ohio State fans, but we didn't mind!

• We went out downtown one night and were told by college students that we were old, but looked good for our age, I guess that's a compliment.

• Ate Sushi in C-bus for the first time

• Had a full day of shopping at the outlets. Mich got a new pillow and some plates for her new/restored home at the Pottery Barn Outlet! She should be moving in in about 4 more weeks!!! :)

• Listened to a live John Mayer – well, not really, but he looked and sounded just like him!

• Plenty of good laughs and just plain ‘ole good girl time

• and last but not least, we enjoyed some good ole $2 buck Chuck from Trader Joes.

15 minutes

If you have 15 minutes to spare a day, I recommend this great AB workout!! I found it on Real Simple and I have truly enjoyed it.

Check out the exercises here

Rubbins Racin'

I had my very first Nascar experience last weekend at the Brickyard
400. I must say, I had a blast!!! Hands down best place to people watch!
We were very lucky and had garage and pit passes and we
also got to meet “The King” Richard Petty and the driver of the HBP
car – Elliott Sadler. He was very personable and nice. I never
realized how loud the cars were and how fast they went! Elliott told us
he would go about 203mph!!

If you haven’t ever been to a race, I highly recomend it!

New Haircut

Harley before his haircut... Relaxed...

Harley after his haircut... Let's just say he is not a happy camper with my mom and is pretty much giving her the cold shoulder

My mom has quickly learned how people in the "country" groom Persian cats! I do feel kinda bad for the little guy, but I must be honest, AK and I had a great laugh!!