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Coldplay

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So the Coldplay concert was basically amazing. Jewells, Caitlin and I left B-town around 11:30 and drove up to Milwaukee area where the concert was. This is the second time I have seen them this year and they were even better this time around. I definitely liked the outside theater much better than the Target or Excel Center. Wisconsin is so great, the parking lot was a huge field, not a parking ramp or paved lot! Much more my kind of thing than parking ramps and traffic lights! I’m stealing this picture from Caitlin's blog because she found the perfect picture to describe how many people and cars were there.

Here's a shot I took of our view (prior to many many more people squeezing in around us)

We got to the Alpine Valley Theater around 6 o’clock and found our spot on the grass. A little while later a weird band came on and played. Then another band that was from England came on who claimed to be friends with Coldplay. After they were finally done playing Coldplay came out! Words can’t describe how excited I get to see them. It was total bliss! So us three girls rocked out and screamed until they were done playing! After they got done playing there was a mad rush to the exit. We figured it would take like a half hour to get out of the parking lot. We were wrong. It took like an hour and a half! But, lucky us, we were parked next to a really funny guy who kept cracking us up. He was blasting Michael Jackson in his car and belting it out. Then he and his friend decided they weren’t going anywhere for a while so they got out of the car and started dancing to Michael Jackson. It was pretty entertaining. Jewells went over and danced with them for a little while. I was to damn tired to dance at this point but it was nice to be entertained. So we finally got out of the field parking lot and decided to just head home from there. We got home about 5:30 in the freaking morning. Coldplay was well worth the 9+ hours in the car that day though! Well worth it!! The next day, well, later that day after my little nap I had to finish my homework and then I lounged on the couch for the rest of the night.

Chris Martin, "That was shit, I just asked you to join the fucking band" :)

Funny guy and I absolutely love his accent!


ARG!

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Just so you all know, I just f'd up my blog trying to get a new background! Now I have this stinkin retarded background. I'm pissed and I give up! For now... Where is Phil when I need him?!

To a special lady

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY FRIEND!!!!


Should I or shouldn't I, that is the question.

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There have been a lot of things boggling my mind lately. Lots of them are small things, some are very large things. Let’s start off with just the small things in life.

Should I start drinking coffee again in the morning? I quit drinking caffeine back in the beginning of January. I used to drink about 1 large coffee mug size coffee every morning and at least one pop per day. I gave it all up cold turkey because I wanted to be healthier. It was an exhausting 2 weeks but after that I felt better. Another reason I wanted to give up coffee and pop was because of what it is doing to my teeth. I put a lot of sugary creamer in my coffee and that is not good for teeth. It has been 6, going on 7 months without a cup of coffee and I still miss it very much. Maybe I could start drinking coffee again and just not drink pop still. That’s a good compromise right?

I read that if you eat fruit for three days and nothing but fruit it cleanses your body. I’ve been thinking about doing this. I’m guessing I’ll be spending extra time on the toilet because of this but who cares! I’ll probably loose some weight in the process too! Has anyone tried the 3 day fruit binge?

Should I spend a few bucks and get myself a nice pedicure? I think I deserve it! I’ve had a pretty rough month and a treat would be nice. Who would like to go with me?!

(By the way, I just took a small break while writing this to run over to Holiday gas station to grab a cup of cappuccino… oops! Just talking about it made my mouth water. I had to give in to the temptation.)

Do I cut my hair or leave it long and let it continue to grow? It has been annoying me like crazy lately! I want it cut and cut short. Shoulder length or less. I want to have my hair long when I get married but who knows when the hell that will be.

While we are on the topic of hair, should I continue to dye my hair a darker brunette or should I just let it grow out and go back to my natural color (whatever that is)? I think my natural color is a dirty blond/light brunette. I hate the hassle/money of dyeing my hair but I think it looks better darker.

Should I go and get my tattoo now? I know what I want and I just need a tattoo artist to draw it up. The only thing holding me back is the cost. I don’t know how much it will be but I’m guessing around $250. I was going to get it or my birthday but that isn’t until the end of October. By then it will be cold and I won’t be able to show it off since it will be on my ankle/foot. (PS- I just had a dream last night that I was getting a tattoo and I fell in love with my tattoo artist. Weird.)

Should Phil and I go on a small vacation or not? I would like to get away (obviously, who wouldn’t!) however, I’m trying to save every penny I can for a down payment on a house. So basically, if we went on vacation it would cost at least $300 each which is a lot of money I could be putting into my savings for the house. Technically I have the money to go on vacation and it wouldn’t put me that far back but it would put me back a little and we are looking to get a house by November which is coming up pretty soon here. Plus, if I get my tattoo that will cost as much as a small vacation! So I guess I need to pick between tattoo, small vacation or none.

Should I try to get Phil on board with getting our future Winston (Golden Retriever) within the next few months or do I wait until we get a house? I want this dog so badly! I should probably wait until I get a house since this is a big dog to have in a 1,000 sq ft duplex BUT we could, just maybe be moving in 4 months to a house. Then Winston would only live in our duplex while he is a puppy! But what if we don’t get a house and we end up signing on for one more year at the duplex? Plus Winston will cost roughly $250. Tough one… So I guess it’s between the tattoo, a small vacation, Winston or none! Jeezelaweeze!

Now for one of my big dilemmas and the only one I will share with you. Do I buy a house just to buy a house or do I wait for the right one to come along, even if it means loosing out on the $8,000 from the government? That is a hell of a lot of money to loose out on. I don’t want just any house. I want a unique house where I can see Phil and me in the future with babies and acres and privacy. Right now Phil and I are debating on just buying a house in town because we could find one for much much cheaper and only spend $100 or $200 more a month than our rent. This would obviously be just a “starter home” and we would move out in a couple years. We would do this hoping that the economy is better and hoping to gain a profit. So do we buy a home in town just because they are so much cheaper and save up some money for a house in the country and get that a few years down the road? Or do we just wait until the right one comes along in the country and hope that it doesn’t cost too much? It sure is stressing me out not knowing where I will be in 4 months.

Anyways, I just felt the need to get my random thoughts out there. If you have any opinions, please tell.

Willow River

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Last weekend Phil and I went to Willow River. We try to go every summer at least once. It was a very hot day and it was beautiful outside. We started off walking down trails by the waterfall. After we got hungry we headed up to the lake/picnic area and had a lovely lunch by the lake in the shade. :-)

In need of talent!

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Here is what I've been thinking of lately. I want to get another tattoo and I know what i want because I have this picture in my head. I have time to think about this because I want to get it for my birthday and that isn't until October. I know that I want cherry blossoms and I know that I want it on my right ankle kind off like the picture below. I basically want the setup of the picture below but I don't want the flowers to look like that. I also want it to wrap around more on the top of the foot. It is hard for me to explain it to you all but I have a picture and I just need someone to take it out of my head and draw it! So picture this layout, sort off....

....I want the flowers to look like this!!! But this tattoo would obviously need to be changed and redrawn to have a layout more like the first one. Does anyone have a great talent for drawing? I could just go into the tattoo shop and have them draw me something but what if they don't understand what I'm saying and I don't like it? I don't want them to charge me for drawing this up. I guess I don't even know if they charge to draw something up? Opinions? Talent anyone?