I'M BACK! And armed with my crummy phone camera!

I recently decided that I needed a little motivation to start blogging regularly again (although maybe I'm fooling myself to think I ever blogged regularly).  Then I saw this:

 It's a Photo A Day challenge.  And I'm all over it.

And so, without further ado, I present to you:

Day One: Your View Today

Damn.  That is a lackluster start.  To be fair, I'm the one who told my boss that we needed more storage.  So she bought us three of these giant filing cabinets.  And then filled our tiny office with them.  Be careful what you wish for, folks.

Ladies, if you love your man, show him you the fliest.

Five years ago today I made one of the best decisions ever.  I told Matt that I would no longer make-out with him unless we were Officially Boyfriend-Girlfriend.

Lucky for me, he was ok with that.  Happy anniversary, babe!

And in honor of this day, I present you with this video that I love (even though I totally think she pretended to give birth this week).  FACT:  I saw Beyoncé open a concert for Boyz II Men long before she was cool.

I can't get enough of parents being mean to their kids!

In case you forgot what I look like in my extended absence...

...I present you with...our engagement pictures!  Oh, man.  Standing in an abandoned parking lot in a dress when it's freezing cold and making out is something you only do for engagement pictures. 

I promise to be back soon.  With pictures of my first successful craft.  Ever.

Things I loved this week:

1. Open Letter to that 53% Guy

2. I would tell my younger self not to take myself so seriously.   And to dump several boyfriends.

3. Here's to finding someone who makes you laugh.

4. You sneaky Mom!  The two kids at the end are friggin' awesome.

Happy weekend!  We're going to our favorite karaoke bar tonight!  I've been thinking all week about my song selections and I think I've crafted the perfect list.  It includes Mariah Carey and Phil Collins, with a little Disney thrown in for good measure.  When will my talent be discovered so I can quit this silly day job and give the people what they want?

August 11, 2012. Be there or be square.

Consider this your unofficial Save the Date (except for YOU, random blog-lurker from Germany!).  

 

So far we have a big empty room and two cases of wine.  Using my best math skills, I figure that means we can each have half of a glass.  But I really hate math, so don't quote me on that.  In fact, whenever I'm interviewing kids for work and they tell me that math is their favorite subject, I tell them that math is dumb and they should get a different favorite subject.  TAKE THAT, MR. DAWSON.  (Mr. Dawson was my high school geometry teacher and based on my inability to grasp basic math concepts, I don't think he expected me to make much of myself.  I'm getting back at him by ruining math for a whole new generation.)

 

Point is, don't come up to me at the wedding demanding your half of a glass of wine.  I COULD BE WRONG. 

 

Izzy has 315 days to learn how to carry our rings down the aisle.

Turns out, I had to go all the way to Paris to find out that I don't really like macarons!

 

 

That was a shocker!  I was so convinced I'd love them that I insisted we buy a whole box from a pâtisserie (I have no idea what that thing above the "a" is.  You can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the girl).  I was just so sure I'd want a whole box of them!

 

I tried all the flavors and then we threw them away.  Macarons are yucky.

 

And that was the most surprising thing that happened while we were away.

 

The end.

 

Sike!

 

There was also this:

My favorite part of this picture is Matt's surprised face.  I can't decide if it's like, "Whoa, where did she get that ring?" Probably more like, "OMG, what have I done?"

Anyway, I'm sure this came as no surprise to any of you, as I was pretty adamant about notifying people so that they didn't find out via Facebook.  Although I hope my ex-boyfriends found out on Facebook.  And then went to bed and cried. 

In all seriousness, we're very excited.  And Matt's somehow under the impression that being engaged "gives him more freedom."  Which is hilariously adorable.  So we're off to a good start.


XOXOXO