go the f--k to sleep...

one of my friends needs to get knocked up so I can buy them Go the F--k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach...

seriously. amazing and genius.

even if you're without child and still want a laugh? 

download the audible copy of this book for free 

[it's narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, get ready].

hysterical.

warning, not for those that dislike profanity.

let the countdown begin....

now that the College World Series is over... 
[GO COCKS! national champions for the second year in a row...]
let the countdown begin...

64 days until SC football!

65 days until UCF football!

and just for jigga and all you Gators out there...

65 days until you can bust the jean shorts out UF Football!

...can't come soon enough!

what I'm loving wednesday...

well this week is going along just swimmingly and I'm loving tons, including... that my Carolina Gamecocks won the College World Series yesterday! [back to back national champions!!]

I'm loving that my beautiful best friend is coming to visit us this [three day!!] weekend...

I'm loving this adorable dress...

I'm loving the super fun summery color on my toes [opi strawberry margarita!]...

I'm loving that tonight is date night and we're trying Ethiopian food for the first time!

...and as always, I'm loving this guy [who I just might have not been the nicest to over the past few days... hormones, fun] and our adorable snuggly pup...

what are you loving on this sunny wednesday?

little guy...

typical DJ, always making friends of all shapes and sizes wherever he goes...

cute little guy, huh?

Oliver's take on the Bachelorette...

Ashley is clearly driving Oliver crazy. 

I'm still undecided, I mean we've all been there...

In other news, the abc player app is amazing if you have an iPad.

lastly, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention... 

GO GAMECOCKS! 

Game #2 in the CWS tonight... Game #1 went VERY well yesterday [a win is a win, I'll take it]

whitney is taking trash so I just wanted to make sure I mentioned that... :)

true life: I'm addicted to cheese

what a funny little man.

I love him more than he loves cheese [clearly, that's a lot]

what's your vice?

GAME....

.....COCKS.

my premonition was correct. [clearly]

it begins. 8pm tonight. 

one person in my marriage is not going to bed happy tonight.

[my money is on DJ]

with that being said... let's GO GAMECOCKS!

sweetwater brewery tour

so my old friend Kristen [we went to UCF and USC together] was coming Atlanta to visit her family and we were trying to make plans to get together [and so she could finally meet DJ] and she suggested the Sweetwater Brewery, which was great because we'd been wanting to go and I could scratch another thing off the 30 before 30 list!


so Kristen met up with DJ and I for lunch at Hobnob [which was amazing, great food & beer selection! of course, we scarfed it down so fast I didn't have time to get pictures] and we caught up for a bit and then headed the brewery.  we got to sweetwater at 2pm [they open at 2:30] and there was already a line?! it was packed but we had a blast, it was great to catch up and kristen and DJ got along great [I knew they would, they're a lot alike].  I definitely recommend visiting sweetwater, for $8 we got a pint glass and six drink tickets (they also have an smaller option without the pint glasses for free!), the beer is awesome [sweetwater blue is my fav] and we even snagged bar seats so we could just sit and chat in the AC!

all in all, great day with great people!

thanks for spending some time with us coop-a-loop, it was great seeing you! DJ, Ollie and are looking forward to our trip to VA to visit you and the boys this fall! 

dispatch!

Tuesday night DJ and I [in all my strep throat glory] went to see Dispatch at Chastain Park - it was our first time at this venue and we loved it. I can't say enough positive things about seeing Dispatch live, they were unreal - and we had GREAT seats! [not to mention we had a great time peoplewatching... really platform heels to watch a jamband? I know I'm an "old married lady" but I was seriously the only woman there in a baseball hat]


Anyways, I'm happy for DJbecause he finally got to see Dispatch [something he thought would never happen since they broke up for a bit a few years back] and they were on his "must see" list. Honestly, they were AMAZING - if you haven't heard there stuff, run to grooveshark now and listen to it for free, you won't be let down. 


Of course, sicky-mcgee-hita didn't bring a camera and both our iPhones died but here are some of our iPhone pics from the show....

   "jigga" completely in his element... 

the encores were amazing, but of course both our cameras [phones] were dead and it was so dark we probably couldn't have captured it, but they came out into the audience and jammed out with everyone... words can't even describe how cool it was, it was definitely one of the best concerts I've been too and one of the best encores I've ever seen [if not the best]. the band was so cool too, they were autographing everything, and brad gave two little kids his drumsticks after the show. great, great, show. 

here's a video [that I didn't take but found off youtube] of the concert just to give you a glimpse... aahh. goosebumps thinking about it.

happy saturday....

hope you're jamming out wherever you are! 

monday could be dangerous....

there's a [pretty large in my opinion] chance that the two teams left standing in the College World Series will be University of South Carolina [duh] and Florida [oh man].... this is not good news for my marriage.


in case you don't recall, sc beat uf last time they played baseball and football... 

however, I play fair - I will add that uf did beat sc [by one measly point] the last time they played basketball... 

house divided? you can say that again.

[yes, we went to a bruins game when sc/uf played football last fall in attempt to not fight]

I'm feeling a wager [and lots of beer]coming on...

[GO COCKS!]

say yes to the dress: bridesmaids

if you've been a bridesmaid you know the all the "fun" that is the bridesmaids dress... now, personally, I have to say I've been quite lucky - I actually liked the both the dresses in the weddings I've been in!


lindsey & phil's wedding 6/27/09....

kelly & erik's wedding 2/27/10...

and seriously, my bridesmaids cannot complain, their dresses were adorable, had pockets, oh and did I mention they were like $60 on sale at white house black market [no altering!] - I know, I'm the best bride ever. 

and yes, great minds think alike... lindsey, kelly and I were all nice brides with the extremely re-wearable black bridesmaids dresses! now onto the horrors... there are some not so great bridesmaids dresses out there...


there are no words for this mess...

oh man, I'm scared to even think about what the guys are wearing? orange overalls anyone? 

go vols? go tigers? your call. 

come on, you can't talk about bridesmaids dresses without a 27 dresses reference [which I really want to watch now!]

someecards never disappoints...

[via: 1, 2, 3, 4]

not bored by this post? get excited, TLC has a new show coming out - Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids Edition tune in on July 8th, 2011 at 1opm! from the ads on TLC it looks like it is going to be quite entertaining!! I can't wait! :)

sick days.

so the past few days have been pretty ridiculous... Monday I came home with the chills and a fever, Tuesday I sucked it up and went to work since we had the Dispatch concert that night [the was amazing, but a story for another post] then Wednesday I woke up and had enough with feeling like crud and called the doctor... they were jam packed but said if I got there by 9:15 they would squeeze me in [my doctor is amazing] so I went and after some poking and prodding it turns out I may have strep throat.... ugh. 


I gargled with lidocaine yesterday every two hours [and it made me barf, yup, awesome] and woke up today still feeling terrible and went to pick up my penicillin to "kill the strep" - so here I am on day 2 out of the office.... still feeling like pretty gross but I have faith that tomorrow I will feel better and be good to go [I mean, it's friday, I will feel better for the weekend].


I also realized this morning, I had a meeting with a student yesterday that I didn't show up for.... I didn't even tell her I wasn't coming into the office, no call, no email, nothing. major fail on my part. oops. I hate when people don't show up and/or are late [especially without notice] and I am huge in instilling that into my students... way to role model early. oops. I'm going to email her today and take her out to lunch next week to make it up to her. [bribery, I'm not above it]


anyways, as ridiculous as I feel the upside to being sick is being able to be sloth-like for the past two days [aka sweatpants only, no brushing my hair, cuddling with the pup and watching plenty of trash tv] here are some prime examples...


I watched this weeks episode of PLL... I'm so interested to see where they take the story line, it almost makes me want to reread the books... I know, I'm such a tween it's pathetic.

I watched the 1998 Lindsay Lohan version of "The Parent Trap" - seriously, she was so adorable before she turned into a crackhead. DJ tried to delete it off the DVR after I finished watching it. Clearly after he saw my face he realized that was NOT going to happen. Come to think of it, I just may watch it again today... 

I watched Extreme Makeover Weightloss Edition - now, I have a huge love/hate relationship with this show. I love it, but I hate that it makes me cry like 35 times... seriously, I start crying when they do the intro... and pretty much don't stop... but it is so inspiring and you just find yourself so invested in the people and their journey. I definitely suggest watching it if you haven't already - just get the kleenex ready, especially if you're a crier like me! ALSO, I am starting to have a serious crush on Chris Powell, he's unreal and such a good guy [he is also quite easy on the eyes, if you're picking up what I'm putting down]

I felt like I was back in college yesterday eating ramen noodles for lunch, yes they were just as tasty as I remembered... 

I got plenty of cuddletime with this guy...

I watched The Voice with DJ... it's weird, he loves the show - I think it's okay. The one thing I do like about it is the coaches - I mean, Adam Levine is just well, yeah, he's pretty. very, very, pretty. Then there's Blake Shelton, he's such a teddy bear, aahh I just want to hug him.  You can tell they're all so invested in the people they're coaching - it's pretty adorable.

then I finally [I know I watched a lot of TV yesterday] watched SYTYCD.... aah. so good. I don't know who is going home tonight [especially since 4 are going home?!], I am starting to fall in love with a few of the contestants though [melanie and miranda, aahh they're amazing!]

I may or may not currently be watching "My Future Boyfriend" [I DVRed it like a month ago thinking it was perfect mindless tv for a sloth day]... yes, it's as cheesy as it sounds and I LOVE it.

oh and today is the last day to get free shipping on $25 or more at Victoria Secret and it's their semi-annual sale... hmmm.... I might see some online shopping in my future [cross your fingers I've hit "purchase" before DJ sees this... I love you honey, let's go buy you some software and call it even!] 

in other news, I think the penicillin and coffee mixture going on in my stomach is making me a little loopy... getting dizzy... must lay down... no seriously, feels like I drank a bottle of wine and chased in with a pack of ciggs... gross. back to the horizontal position for me. too bad someone is hogging the couch...

hope you're all feeling better than I am!