Teenagers Suck, Meeting "Love and Theft" and Happy Birthday, America!

To begin:

I hope that everyone has a wonderful day today--be sure to thank a veteran or current service member for all they've done to keep us safe and free. I am so very proud to be the wife of a veteran and thank God everyday for my freedom. 

You may have noticed that I'm running a little behind schedule this morning (my posts are usually up by 8am CST)--I worked last night, got home, ate some pizza, got really sick (baby apparently doesn't like Pizza Hut) and just laid in bed watching "Hardcore Pawn." I'm feeling a little better today, just very dehydrated (I'm keeping the water and Gatorade flowing!). 

Anyway, my mom and Auntie Sharon came to visit us on Tuesday and Wednesday--we had such a fun and memorable time! As always, here are the bullet points and pictures to tell the story! 

Tuesday

• The girls arrive just in time for lunch--we get a couple of entrees to share at Jalisco's (my favorite Mexican restaurant).
• Get ready to head to the pool at the hotel!
• Arrive at pool to find three teenage boys in the hot tub--we head to the other side of the small room with our wine (mom and Sharon) and Watermelon Oreos (me) and set up camp to visit and relax. Next thing we know, the teenagers are in the small pool, deliberately splashing us. Auntie Sharon (a high school English teacher) politely asks them to stop; they don't. It continued to escalade from there (the next thing Sharon told them was "splash me again and die!"), eventually resulting in a waiting game to see who would give up and leave the pool first. Mom and Sharon won (I finally gave up and returned to my mom's room for a nap).  Moms: 1 Stupid Teenagers: 0
• Met Brandon (after he got off work) for dinner at our local homestyle chicken restaurant--as always, the chicken and noodles were out of this world! 
• Returned to the hotel to sit around the pool, visit some more and relax (I ended up staying in my moms room--Brandon brought work home so he didn't miss me too much). 

Auntie Sharon (people ask if she's really my aunt--she is actually my buddy Turin's mom and she and her husband are best friends with my parents--so she's pretty much family!), Me and Momma at Jalisco's.

I had to "inconspicuously" take a picture of the teenagers--I only got one of them (over my right shoulder). For an even better account of what happened, check out Sharon's blog.

Wednesday

• Slept through the hotel's breakfast (my mom was nice enough to bring me back a yogurt and blueberry bagel).
• Gave the girls a tour of where I work. 
• Had a fabulous soup and salad lunch. 
• Said our goodbyes :/

I had about two and a half hours between when my mom and Sharon left to when I had to be at work, so I took full advantage and enjoyed a two hour nap. Then, it was time to get up and head to work!

My "work"--meeting famous people.

I would be lying if I said I knew who "Love and Theft" were; I've never been a huge fan of country music. However, we met with and interviewed them before their concert last night and they seemed like pretty cool guys. We have a bunch of bands/musicians coming through this weekend for the big "Wild West Fest" festivities, so I'm looking forward to meeting with and talking to more artists over the weekend.

More pictures/stories to come, I'm sure!

Party, Party, I like to Party

Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, 

I'm Interviewing the Governor Today!

I'm extremely excited and had to share that!

I love my job.

Time to go pick out my outfit--I just might have to wear this adorable polka dot dress again!

A Ladies Fair, A Lotta Beer, & A Cat Named Bitsy.

Happy Monday!

I hope your weekend was absolutely fabulous--mine was and I am going to share it with you now (you lucky ducks, you)!

As I mentioned on Friday, I got two free tickets to our local ladies fair--so you know what that means.. Girls night out for Abby & Annie!

I don't know what I like best about this picture of Abby: that she looks so stinkin' gorgeous, the fact that she keeps a KU koozie in her purse at all times, or the fact that there is a photo bombing man hanging out at a ladies fair.

We loaded up on free swag and coupons, entered raffles (I actually ended up winning a beautiful outdoor water fountain for our back porch--boom!), and sampled different beauty products. But the fun didn't stop there..

..because then we went out for a dinner of chips and amber queso, chicken wings and amazing beer at a local microbrewery. We sat and sipped, gabbed and munched for almost two hours before we met our friend Renee at a bar across the street for a few games of pool. Very fun!!

I was at home and in pajamas by 9:30 (keep in mind that I'm 23 going on 70) but that was just fine with me; I had to be to work at 8 the morning. Which bring me to Saturday..

I covered a 5K early Saturday morning and then a regional high school art show in the afternoon. I am in awe of how talented so many of our local youth are--I don't have an artistic bone in my body so I always enjoy attending these events that showcase others talents.

Saturday night was a relaxing one at home with the B's (Brandon and Bitsy). We made a pizza, watched the Shockers/Louisville game, played with Bitsy's favorite toy (pictured below) and watched Saturday Night Live in bed.

Bitsy is really starting to warm up to us. We've discovered that her previous owners would feed her from their plate and then let her lick the food off their lips.. if you know Brandon and me, you know we're not really "let's eat off the same plate as the cat and then let her lick our faces" kind of people (actually, as I type this, Brandon is giving her tiny pieces of pulled pork.. oy vey, maybe we are). We're working on breaking her of that habit and getting her more used to eating her food. She is such a sweetheart though and we couldn't have asked for a better cat!

Sunday consisted of eating Chinese, moving a heavy grill and deep freeze, breaking my back (I have a metal rod on my spine and I tend to push myself too hard and then I can't move for days), taking a nap and doing homework.

How was your weekend? I'd love to hear about it!

I Won an Award in Television Journalism!!

I just have to share this really quick because I am filled to the brim with excitement..

I PLACED 1ST IN ANCHOR PERFORMANCE WITH THE KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS!!!

I'm soooo excited!

To celebrate, my husband, brother and I are all going to see a movie tonight :D

It's a very good day!

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