Easter Eggs

So, Easter is this weekend, and what is Easter without dying some hardboiled eggs. I have done it twice now in the last week, and have had a blast :) The roommate bought a "tie-dying" kit, i didn't think any of the eggs were going to look good, but I was wrong. Here's what we created last night!






When I was home last weekend, my sister, mother, brother-in-law and I dyed eggs by making out own dye out of food coloring, water, and vinegar. The dye was much more vibrant (sorry no pics)... well, after doing a whole 18 egg carton, we decided we wanted to do more, so we got out the raw eggs. Don't worry, we made a point to keep them separate. Well, when we were little, we would dye just one raw egg, sneak it in the others, and wait for someone to take it (last year it was my Grandma - hilarious!) Well, this year, my sister was very observant of the eggs since we were dying a bunch of both and she was taking home the hard-boiled ones. Well, needless to say, my dad snuck not one, but TWO raw eggs into their carton. Pretty sneaky. I have not heard if they've been cracked open yet, but I always find this to be a hilarious, and weird tradition of our family.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE (and if you don't celebrate, have a great weekend)

Body Pump

So I've joined a gym, and have been attending Body Pump every Monday and Wednesday night. Body Pump is a fun weight lifting class to workout music. I usually enjoy it, and it's a great way to work out without it feeling like too much of a workout (cuz I hate working out!)

But seriously, what's up with the music choices?? Tonight we did our squats to some opera song with a pumped up background beat. Seriously, foreign opera music doesn't get me pumped up!!! Not at all! Tonights music selection wasn't the best, but I did get to do my curls to Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" - made me giggle.

One of my favorite Body Pump songs is Robert Palmer's 'Addicted to Love' - I know it's not a normal choice, but we do like half curls, and full curls to the beat, and the routine is actually quite fun.

Do you have any favorite workout songs for any of your classes? For your normal workout?

St Patricks Day

We went out last night to celebrate Shelly's birthday, as well as St Patricks Day.... which means, tons of green beer :) But I can tell I'm getting old, when by 11:30 I was ready to go home, when I used to not want to leave at bartime... what is the world coming to? I hit 24, and I can barely stay up past 11.... oh no!!!

My little brother Tony came to visit me for the weekend too.... he has never come down for more than just a day trip for helping me move or something, so that was a lot of fun. Being from a small town, he surely got a culture shock from going out to the bars in Madison. Completely different world than Strum.... there is no country music on the sound system, and there are girls and guys out that are not in their 40s-50s. It's a crazy, college kid town.


Hopefully it hasn't scared him too much and he'll come back to see me again!!!

Side note - got our tickets for the John Mayer roadtrip, and they are flippin sweet!!!! To toot my own horn, here's what's going on:

**Milwaukee Ampitheater - SIXTH ROW BABY (in section 1, which is the left side, but it's still sixth row!!);
**Virginia Beach - ROW C in Section 102 (there's a mini section two in front, but there can't be more than 20 rows, so I'm pumped about it -- this one is in the center so straight shot of the stage)
**Charlotte NC - ROW T in Section 2. Another straight shot of the stage, with no mini section in front.

MAN OH MAN I'M SOOOOO EXCITED :)

And this weather is just absolutely gorgeous. And Vienna wants to spend more time outside. I'm such a nerd, I have a harness and leash for my kitty so she can enjoy the outside without getting lost (too much traffic to let her be free.... ) Now if only I can get her to do more than just roll around on the cement or eat the grass when we're outside.

Extremely Obsessive

So Jess and I decided after the last John Mayer concert that we were going to roadtrip and go all out for his next tour. Well, luck would have it that John has announced his SUMMER TOUR -- and we've decided to go see him in Virginia Beach (stopping in Washington DC on the way), and then hitting up the concert in Charlotte two days later, and making a stop in Louisville (cuz I guess Kentucky can be cool) on our way back to Wisconsin. We wanted to venture further away than Wisconsin for a concert, and we're going all out... VIRGINIA BEACH BABY (:

And - just the other day, it was announced John Mayer is going to Summerfest.... well, can't pass up a concert that is about an hour away. So tally for the summer - THREE JOHN MAYER CONCERTS. Yes, I might have to go get checked out. This is getting a little out of hand. But I figure it's an excuse to go to a nice sunny beach and take time off of work. I am super excited. Presale tickets go on sale Friday - I'll let you know how cool our seats are :)

Have you started planning your summer vacations? I'm definitely looking forward to warmer weather, Mallards and Brewers games, and movies on the Terrace. YAY FOR SUMMER :)

...now if it would only stop snowing!

The Happiest.....

I had a fantastic Valentines Day -- without a boy!!!

Here's my day:
Work - which is the same every day
Dinner with Jess - we had porkchops and mashed potatoes -- NUMMY!!

JOHN MAYER CONCERT



hells yeah it was a fantastic time... how can you go wrong with John Mayer... on VALENTINE'S DAY!! Jess and I are huge, HUGE Mayer fans, and this is our SIXTH concert to see him. Our first JM concert was in Madison, and he hasn't been back here since, so it's been fantastic to see him and not have to drive that far.




Thanks JDogg for a wonderful evening.

The weekend ahead: Mark Croft, UW Badgers vs St Cloud, and the Daytona 500... can't wait (:

Cell phone-less

Work completely fell apart last week, so luckily I was escaping to the small po-dunk town of Dodge this past weekend.... there is absolutely NO CELL PHONE RECEPTION there, and it was absolutely fabulous. Think about how much you actually rely on that, and how you feel like you'd be lost without it. Without it this weekend, I was able to completely forget about work and all the stress that was waiting for me today, and just relaxed and enjoyed my time. It was the best time ever, and it totally makes me want to shut my phone off more to just escape (even though I hardly get phone calls that are work related, I did avert two of them this weekend!)

And seriously, why is it soooo cold out!!! Madison schools were even closed today, and that NEVER happens!!! Please get above 0 tomorrow!

Trendy Tuesday...

10 Favorites

Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Mashed Potatoes with Butter
Favorite Month: May
Favorite Song: Love Song for Noone - John Mayer
Favorite Movie: Empire Records
Favorite Sport: Badger Hockey
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Day of the week: Friday
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Cheesecake from Coldstone
Favorite Time of Day: Supper Time

9 Currents

Current Mood: Excited
Current Taste: Spicy
Current Clothes: Long-sleeved John Mayer shirt and my grey fuzzy pants
Current Desktop: pink flowers
Current Toenail Color: au natural
Current Time: 6:16pm
Current Surroundings: My red furniture and the fireplace (ie livingroom)
Current Thoughts: I can't wait for Saturday

8 Firsts
First Best Friend: Brittany
First Kiss: Matt
First Screen Name: goobergoober116
First Pet: Oreo
First Piercing: ears
First Crush: Derek K
First CD: REO Speedwagon - Greatest Hits (it was really my dad's, but first CD we owned and we listened to it all the time!)

7 Lasts

Last Cigarette: never
Last Drink: My birthday - Jan 16
Last Car Ride: 5:45 - way home from work
Last Kiss: Jan 21
Last Movie Seen: Wedding Singer
Last Phone Call: Tara
Last CD Played: Matt Wertz - Twenty Three Places

6 HAVE YOU EVERS
Have You Ever Dated One Of Your Best Guy/Girl Friends: No
Have You Ever Broken the Law: Yup
Have You Ever Been Arrested: No
Have You Ever Skinny Dipped: Not yet....
Have You Ever Been on TV: dont' think so
Have You Ever Kissed Someone You Didn't Know: Yup... damn freshman year :/

5 THINGS
Thing You're Wearing: John Mayer T-shirt
Thing You've Done Today: Worked
Thing You Can Hear Right Now: Friends Rerun
Thing You Can't Live Without: White Puffy Vest
Thing You Do When You're Bored: Eat

4 PLACES YOU'VE BEEN TODAY
Cherokee (work), my apartment, my car, and yeah that's it...didn't even make four!!


3 PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ANYTHING TO
Brit, Sara, Danielle

2 CHOICES
1. Black or White: Black
2. Hot or Cold: Hot

1 THING YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Travel outside of the continental US