Snack Time..

A while back I went out with some friends to celebrate a birthday. We went to a local sports bar and some of my friends were playing pool, when a guy came by and asked if he could join. But first we need to rewind real quick, my friend Shar is determined to find me a man. I know she’s coming from the best place ever and has the best intentions, but I’m convinced she has relationship amnesia (please refer to this article for an explanation: http://hellogiggles.com/married-friends-and-guys-who-like-their-mom). I think she just really wants to have another couple friend to do couple things with, and I am totally dropping the ball on that one. Anyways, fast-forward to the bar. Shar’s husband is playing pool with this guy, we’ll call him Jim. Shar comes up to me and is convinced Jim is the man for me…I tell her not to embarrass me and knock it off, cause that’s what best friends do. So Shar decides to play it sly and have her husband get his number, because Jim seems like a loner that doesn’t have many friends, oh and he went to WSU, which in Shar’s book automatically makes him dateable :) Also, Jim was at the bar by himself, he claims he was supposed to meet some friends there and they ended up ditching him, but I’m still skeptical about that story…Anyways, I end up playing pool with Jim and he seemed nice enough, not a love connection, but a nice guy. We say our goodbyes and go close our tabs and Jim creepily sits at the table behind us watching..keep in mind the bar is closing, everyone has cleared out, and he has already closed his tab. He then follows us outside and goes to his car and leaves. Phew.

So we decide to stop at Jack and the Box, because two tacos at 2 am always sounds like a good idea when you’ve been drinking, and Shar’s husband gets a text from Jim. The text says, “Hey. I don’t remember your friends name but can you tell her to call me sometime.” Ummm. No. A. you don’t even remember my name. and B. I do not call guys, if he really wanted to talk to me he should have gotten my number. So Shar’s husband says, she’s not gonna call you, here’s her number. Shortly after I get a text message from Jim that says, “Hi. I don’t remember your name but it was nice meeting you.” I politely told him my name and said it was nice meeting him as well. He then responded with “Would you like to go out and get a drink sometime” So I said sure. To which he responded, “Sure? That doesn’t strike much confidence. It’s cool if you don’t want to go. You can say no.” What I really wanted to respond with was, “REALLY?!?! WTF do you want from me, I don’t even know you.” But I didn’t…and then he said “Ok, I was playing around, you already said sure, so you can't say no now :)” I had no words to respond to this so I decided to go to bed and not respond until the morning.

The next day was Superbowl Sunday, I went to a superbowl party and was on my way home around 9 o’clock when he asked me if it’s too late to meet up for a drink. It’s Sunday night and 9 o’clock, yes, it's too late. Who goes out for drinks on a Sunday night? Are bars even open on Sunday nights? I nicely responded with yes, it was late, I had work in the morning, and I was just leaving a party. To which he responded with ya, me too, just thought I’d ask.

The following week he asked me to meet up with him for drinks and appetizers over the weekend; I told him I was going to be out of town. Later I found out he hung out with my friend Shar over the weekend and was questioning whether or not I was really out of town….I don’t know you. I’m not a liar. Don’t make assumptions.

So the following week, he asked me if I wanted to go get a drink and a snack on Thursday night. A snack? What is a snack? I was confused. The smart ass in me wanted to say let me check with my mom and make sure it doesn’t fall into my nap time..but I refrained and kindly said sure, what time and place? His response was 8 o’clock at the local bar. 8 o’clock?!? During the week?? For a snack?!? I’m getting too old for this. Plus, doesn’t he know that you’re not supposed to eat 3 hours before you go to bed?!? This was totally ruining my diet. But I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt…plus it’d make for a good blog story eventually I was sure. So I go and meet up with him, and the conversation was fine, again he was a nice guy, just not a whole lot of sparks flying….then he started asking me about my siblings, and if they are married. So I told him that my brother is divorced. So naturally, he asks me how my parents felt about that…I told him I don’t think any parents want to see their child get divorced but it was probably for the best…why were we having this conversation? Then, all the sudden, it all made perfect sense, he got really quiet and red and said I have to tell you something, I’m recently divorced and have 3 kids. It totally clicked, this is why he said snack, he is in kid mode..at least there was an explanation for that. I kindly asked him about his kids and made a mental note to text Shar immediately….I then found out that he works the graveyard shift and would be going to work in a few hours..as he drank about 3 beers. The HR person in me really wanted to lecture him, but I refrained.

A week or two later he invited me to go to the movies, but I was out of town (really..I was). A week later I ran into him at a bar and he told me, “my friends told me I should just give up on you.” I didn’t respond. I didn’t want to be rude, and I had no clue how to respond to that.

Morale of the story: If a guys asks you out for a snack, he is probably recently divorced with 3 children. Also, when you know you know. Don’t waste your time going on dates with people you really have no interest in, it’s a waste of time.

I recently read this post on hellogiggles.com and I can totally relate to it, and today’s post kind of fits with it perfectly, I referred to it earlier as well..enjoy! http://hellogiggles.com/married-friends-and-guys-who-like-their-mom

Song of the Day: The Fighter Feat. Ryan Tedder by Gym Class Heroes (Papercut Chronicles II is one of my favorite albums..so great!)

Real Life Vampires Bite.

So I had a friend/potential love interest that I had been talking to for awhile. One weekend I went to visit him and some friends and we decided to go out on the town for the night....and said friend began to get increasingly intoxicated. We decided to head to another bar and he and I got in the back seat...apparently he decided to try to seduce me and bit my cheek...it wasn't a seductive or sexy nibble..it was a definite bite. I tried to laugh it off like it was no big deal and he was trying to be funny, but then when we got on the dance floor at the next stop he did it again. At this point, I politely asked him to please stop because he was kind of hurting me and it felt like I was getting a bruise. Apparently he took that as please bite me more and tried to bite my cheek a few more times!! I was completely baffled, like seriously, who tries to take a chunk out of a girls' cheek and considers it sexy? This was not ok and my cheek was getting progressively sorer. The next morning I woke up and went into the bathroom to find a bruise on my cheek. I felt like I was in Jr. High and trying to hide a hickey from my mom! A few days later he texted me to apologize for what happened. His reasoning for biting me was, "It's hard for me to show my emotions and I like you...I thought it was hot, like Edward." So note to all those Twi-hards out there...real life vampires are not as sexy and hot as the vampires you see on tv..and biting hurts.

Song of the day..."Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye, because needless to say..he is now somebody that I use to know.

New Shows of the Fall!

So I'll admit it..I am a tv junkie. DVR is one of the greatest inventions ever. One of my favorite times of the year is seeing which new shows are coming out and deciding which ones to add my the dvr que.

So I'm going to give you a list of the new fall tv shows I am most excited for: (p.s. Sidra- I left the central times in just for you :) )

Heart of Dixie - Monday, Sept. 26 at 8/7 c
Summer is back and I'm beyond excited!! Not sure how much I love the concept of the show (NY doctor moves to Alabama)..but I love Rachel Bilson so I will definitely be watching. Keeping my fingers crossed Seth makes a guest appearance :)

X Factor - Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8/7 c
Simon is back and I am pumped! Not as excited about Paula being back :/ I like the concept of the show - including bands, duets, and soloists, and no age limits- plus the judges mentor their contestants.

Whitney - Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:30/8:30c
I've never seen her stand-up...but the commercials look promising!

New Girl - Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 9/8c
Ever since Elf I've loved Zoey Deschanel, can't wait to see what this show has to offer. E! ranked it the best new show of the fall...hope it lives up to all the hype!

Suburgatory Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 8:30/7:30c
I read a review that this was a mean-girls-esque show with tons of SNL guest stars...can't go wrong with that!

Up all Night Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10/9c
I really like Maya Rudolph and Christina Applegate..hopefully this show can be as funny as the two of these ladies are.

Song of the Day: Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People - definitely one of the songs of the summer!

God has a Silly Sense of Humor

So a few weeks ago I decided to go to church for Palm Sunday. I got to church a little late, so I slipped into the pew in the very back. Church had already started so I was trying to be as quiet as possible. As soon as I sat down a gentleman next to me said (in his outside voice might I add), "Good Morning!". I responded with good morning and thought to myself, is this kid for real? He then proceeded to discuss with the person he was with how he was trying to make a cross out of his palm and the difficulty he was having with it. All I could think of was how ridiculously loud this guy was being when we were suppose to be quiet and reverant. I think the lady behind us got so fed up with how loud he was being that she eventually just gave him her palm that she had made a cross out of to shut him up.
He then turned to me and asked me what page the reading was on, again in his not so quiet church voice.

After communion, I quietly went back to my pew and kneeled quietly to be reverant and pray (which was what everyone else in church was doing), except for my friend sitting next to me. He thought this would be a great opportunity to introduce himself (again in his not so quiet church voice). He asked what my name was, if I was a student at Gonzaga, and what I was going to do on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. I was in such shock that he was talking so loudly during this time of silence that I tried to just quietly answer him so he would leave me alone. Once we sat down, he turned to me and asked me for a pen. I handed him a pen out of my purse and watched as he wrote his name and number down on the collection envelope. He handed me the envelope and told me to give him a call sometime if I ever wanted to get a drink or hangout. I gladly took the envelope and left church as soon as I could.

As I left church, I thought to myself..touche God. Touche.

Song of the day: "Someone Like You" by Adele..I HIGHLY recommend her new album 21. It is beyond amazing!

Snooks.

So last weekend was the St. Patty's day celebration here and town. My friend and I decided to go out aoround 5pm..when we got to the bar, almost everyone was already completely wasted. It was pretty obvious we had a lot of catching up to do. As we headed to the bar, a group of guys started talking to us, as I turned to my friend to ask her something I heard that guy standing next to me refer to me as "Snooki". I turned to him and asked, did you just call me Snooki?!?! He responded, "ya, I did, you're just like Snooki cause you're little, you're like a little meatball" and started laughing. I don't think that was a compliment. And I never talked to him again.

Song of the day: "Come Pick Me Up" by Ryan Adams. I heard this song acoustically by this local guy that plays in bars and could not figure out what the song was called or who sang it but loved it. Last week I was watching American Idol and one of the guys sang it, I was so excited I finally found this song!! The guy on AI totaly ruined it, but this version is waaayyy better..

Facebook.

I will admit, I am pretty addicted to facebook. I enjoy stalking the occasional person and it's a great way to stay connected to people.

The Social Network is a great movie I recommend everyone watch. It is so amazing how one little idea has become a national phenomena.

But, there are just a few things that just drive me absolutely crazy about certain people who abuse the privelage of being able to use Facebook. Once you read my list, most of you will probably know exactly who I am referring to in the majority of my list.

So here it goes, a few things that drive me crazy about Facebook users:

1. Just because we went to High School together does not give you the right to be my facebook friend. If we didn't talk or hang out in high school what makes you think I want you to see all of my personal business?!
2. If we are friends on facebook, please don't act like you don't know me when I see you in public.
3. If your spouse is sitting right next to you, you don't need to comment on their page. Nobody wants to know that she doesn't understand her math homework.
4. I don't care if today is Friday, but for you today is Monday because it is your first day of work for the week.
5. Enough with the lol's and :)'s....nobody is that happy.
6. I don't need a play by play of your day. Nobody's life is that exciting, not even B. Spears.
7. If you constantly have to post on facebook how in love you are with someone, more than likely you are tryng to hide how unhappy you are and are over compensating. Like I said, nobody is that happy all the time...and p.s. facebook isn't a romantic and personal way to tell someone you love them, the whole world can see it.

Feel free to add to the list.... :)

Song of the Day: Coming Home by, Diddy - Dirty Money & Skyler Grey

Garage Sale Update

I got to work last week and there was two tubes of lipstick on the table. One had a sticky that said, "slightly used." I picked them up and threw them away.

Song of the Day: Mo Town Philly by Boyz II Men, brings me back to my Full House days! :)

Pumpkin Derby

Part of my job is being in charge of the Wellness Committee. The company goes all out for Halloween. We have department skits, departments decorate their cubicles, and we have a "parade of ghouls" where judges vote on the best male/female transformation. This year was our 2nd year doing the annual Pumpkin Derby. The departments are divided up into 9 teams, each department gets a pumpkin they must decorate and put wheels on, we then race them down a ramp and the winner wins a trophy and bragging rights for a year. Although it is stressful to organize and put on, I must say it was alot of fun and we have some pretty creative employees! Enjoy the pics!!



Song of the day: "Baby" by Justin Beiber because I have had some major beiber fever alll day today!!

Baggage.

So awhile back I went back to Moses and hung out with my grams. Grams is obsessed with reality tv and game shows, it always makes me laugh because I’m not sure she really understands what is going on 90% of the time. On this specific occasion she was watching a gameshow on the Game Show Network called ‘Baggage.’ My first clue that this was going to be a great show was the fact that Jerry Springer is the host. On Baggage, there is one contestant and 3 potential mates of the opposite sex. During the first round, the 3 mates each open a suitcase holding their baggage. The contestant then chooses which baggage he can’t live with and that mate must leave. The first round baggage isn’t anything too ridiculous, one girl spent thousands of dollars on ebay, another’s brother was living in a van in front of her house…very high quality woman on this show. The second round baggage gets a little heavier; one of the girls took her own silverware to restaurants because she is a germaphobe. So the contestant again chooses which baggage he would rather deal with and sends the other mate home, leaving one mate left. At this point, the contestant must reveal his baggage that he has been keeping from the mate and she gets to decide if she wants to deal with his baggage. If she decides she can handle his baggage, the couple gets to date and live happily ever after. On this specific episode the guy reveals he has impregnated 5 women, but in his defense he claims, “not all of these resulted in children.” Very appropriate. Thankfully, the lady had enough class to not take the guy on a date. As my grandma was watching the show with me she informed me that the last episode she watched had a man that revealed he was a 40 year old virgin and the lady decided she could not deal with his baggage because she had teenage daughters at home. I’m not sure what is more disturbing , the fact that people actually watch this show or the fact that my grandma was discussing this show with me.

I hope to God I never become desperate enough to be on this show.

Song of the day: 40 Dogs (Romeo and Juliet) by Bob Schneider, I discovered him at Bumbershoot and love this guy and this song!

Glee!

Whenever I am feeling down, or just bored, I watch an episode of Glee. And it makes my life so much better. I cannot explain the love I have for this show. It just makes me so happy, and I dont know why. It just does. Season 2 premeires Sept. 21st for all of my fellow Gleeks!



Song of the Day: Dancing with Myself from Glee, The Music, Vol. 1. Everyone should have at least 3 of the Glee CDs, it will turn any frown upside down! :)

36 Things Every Single Girl Must Do Before She Settles Down: glamour.com

I stumbled upon this article and thought it was interesting....let's see how close I am to being ready to settle down!

To Build Your Confidence…

1. Go to a movie alone. Haven't done this, and not sure I ever will.

2. Lift weights. Check! Although, my max. is 5 lbs.

3. Try surfing, water-skiing, or some activity you don’t already know how to do. Could be riding a bicycle. Hahaha...someday I will ride a bike!

4. Take out the trash, set a mousetrap, do your taxes, build a bookcase. 2 out of 4. I will never set a mousetrap. Mice disgust me.

5. Live alone. Done!

6. Train for (and finish) a huge physical test like a half-marathon. Hmm...running isn't my style..

7. Go to a scary doctor’s appointment by yourself. Check!

8. Quit your job. It feels so good to take a job and shove it (and not be affecting anyone else’s livelihood). I do not miss being a legal assistant..ever!

9. Fly to a foreign country by yourself. A trip to Greece is definitely in order!

10. Learn to stand up for yourself. I told a creepy old man on the dance floor Friday night to not touch me..does that count?!?

To Be Able to Look Back and Say “I Had Fun”…

11. Witness something once-in-a-lifetime. So many things in my life have been once in a lifetime. I think the whole family going to Portugal for Raquel's wedding was probably a once in a lifetime trip that will never happen again..and was one of the funnest times of my life!

12. Revel in being able to watch all the reality TV you want. I'm obsessed with my DVR..it allows me to watch hours and hours of Bravo TV and MTV reality tv. Fist Pump!

13. Get drunk during the day, just because you can. Around the World at GU...I was passed out in bed by 3 o'clock..in the afternoon!

14. Go on a date with someone who actually makes you nervous. Dates make me nervous. period.

15. Go out with an older man who takes you somewhere nice and makes you feel like a million bucks. Still looking for a sugar daddy..taking baby-steps...my top priority is making sure they have a car!

16. Go out with a guy who makes you laugh ‘til it hurts. It's pretty tough to be funnier than me..still looking for this guy ;)

To Get Perspective…

17. Be a good wingwoman. It’s not always about you. Correction: It IS always about me..but I can take one for the team every once in awhile..haha. Isidra and I are known to be a pretty great tag team!

18. Chill with your widowed and single grandma. She knows “alone”! Do this pretty often..and she always leaves me with the best/funniest stories to tell!

19. Volunteer. I love doing this...and don't do it enough, definitely need to do it more often!


To Make You Appreciate the Next Guy…

20. Do at least one Valentine’s Day alone. Ha!! Pretty sure I've done pretty much every Valentine's Day alone...wa wa wa!! Looks like I'm going to be VERY appreciative!

21. Attend a wedding (or 15) alone. Check. Check. Check...can't count how many times I've done this!

22. Date the creeps. You’ll really value the nice guys afterward. DONE!

Looks like I'm going to be VERY appreciative once I settle down!

To Make You Feel Sexy and Attractive…

23. Buy yourself some flowers. Check.

24. Invest in a LBD (little black dress) and some sexy stilettos. Done it!

25. Sit at a bar by yourself and drink a martini. Cool. I'll get on this right away!

26. Buy something frivolous and expensive that you LOVE wearing. Probably done this one too many times!

To Make the Most of Your Free Time…

27. Finish all your schooling if you can. I think I'm done for now! Thanks to my amazing parents!

28. Throw yourself into something time-consuming, like learning a foreign language. You may not have time to do this again until you retire and the kids are off to college. I really want to brush up on my portuguese...must find rosetta stone portuguse asap!

To Make Yourself a Better Partner in the Future…

29. Make a list of all your faults. My hand might cramp up if I do that....lol.

30. Learn to cook well. I’m still working on this! Although, I must say I am learning to really enjoy cooking!

31. Get some hobbies. Something’s gotta keep you occupied—plus it’ll make you seem interesting. Working on this as well..still trying to find something I'm passionate about!

32. Let your married friends edit your online dating profile. I don't have alot of married friends...and I refuse to create an online dating profile. This will probably never be accomplished.

33. Get your finances in order. I think I've got my finances pretty under control if I do say so myself!

To Appreciate Being Single…

34. Babysit someone’s baby for an hour. Done this plenty of times..and I love it!

35. Help a friend through her divorce or a bad break-up. Of course I've done this! I'm a great distraction!

36. Host a girls-only night. Have these all the time! Love them!

Looks like I'm almost ready to settle down!!!

Song of the Day: If We Ever Meet Again by Timbaland and Katy Perry

The Social Network

This movie is coming out in October and I'm pretty excited to see it..and its not just because Justin Timberlake is in it!! Although, I love anything that involves J.T.
Check out the trailer!



Song of the day: Summer Love by Justin Timberlake..keeping with the J.T. theme, and its summmeerrr!!!

Hair Product Whore

I'll admit it..I'm an self-proclaimed hair product whore. I love hair products, I can't get enough of them, and I love trying new ones! I have 3 different shampoos and conditioners in my shower right now. I went to the mall today with some friends and wasn't planning on buying any new hair products, but once I walked into the hair product store I couldn't resist.

So I bought this new stuff for my curls...I was TOTALLY running out of my old stuff..it was definitely necessary :)

It's organic and has vitamin rich citrus extracts, including grape seed, one of nature's most powerful antioxidants (straight from the website!). I'm totally digging this whole organic thing right now!

I'll let you know how it works out after I use it!

Song of the day....I Like It by Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull..its catchy and has "All Night Long" in it, can't get much better than that!

I Just Want to Throw You Over my Shoulder and Take You Home with Me

So this weekend I had a fun filled weekend with fun filled friends at Hoopfest here in Spokane...the largest 3 on 3 Tournament ON EARTH!!! For some reason when people are drunk around me they realize how short I am and have the need to let me know..and sometimes proceed to try to pick me up. For example, I met this really cool guy who told me, "You're so small, I just want to pick you up throw you over my shoulder and take you home with me." This is not the first time I have been told something like this.

I get it, I'm short. But I don't understand why people think they need to tell me that I am short, or feel the need to pick me up to prove to the world that I am a small person and can be easily picked up.

Song of the day: Corona and Lime by Schwayze

My Co-Workers are Pretty Funny

Sometimes I really love working in H.R. Last weekend I was in charge of coordinating/working at our company's annual Golf Tournament. Max had no idea this was going to happen.



Song of the post: Billionaire by Bruno Mars and Travie McCoy..cause as I was driving around the golf course and thinking how I wanted to be a billionaire and live in some of those ammaazzzing houses.

People the World Needs Most

Adam Morrison is now a 2-time NBA Champ. For those of you who don't know, he went to GU while I was there and decided not to finish school and play for the NBA. The video below basically encompasses all that Adam did for his team this year..and last year. I can't stop watching...and laughing. Gonzaga University is "educating the people the world needs most"...obviously.

*You will have to fast forward to about 1:22.



Song of the day: "Bring 'Em Out" by T.I. Everytime I hear it, it reminds me of GU Basketball games...and I love T.I.