Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday Snail Mail Surprise!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
It's D town, peeps!
Wednesday Randomness.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Wishful And Way Back Wednesday! :)
A Princess! I know that sounds cliche.. but really.. When I was little, I wanted to be a princess SO BADLY.. but not just any princess... the costume from Toys R Us that was pink and had a light up magic wand and everything! Buuuut that costume may have been like 60 bucks and my mom said no (rightfully so). I was still a princess, but oh how I wanted that Toys R Us Costume with the magical blinky wand! haha.. I'm being overdramatic and I definitely had some awesomesauce costumes as a kid, but for some reason just thought of that princess costume.. haha... (One year, I was a popple. Bad choice. If you're my age, you remember popples...and you likely didn't want to be one for Halloween. I was a weird kid sometimes. Admittedly).
Fast forward about an hour and picture us drenched in stinky water, fumbling with our paddles which seemed to do everything except what we wanted to do... getting yelled at by drunken partygoers on boats. It was pretty comical b/c we were still giving it all we had. Until. We got to the end.. and realized they'd shown the fireworks early and we missed them. haha.. yeah. Lauren and I exchanged an exasperated look of "Nooooo..." I think the words "Is it lame if we get out and walk back?" may have left at least one of our mouths. And the best part is.. I'm uber competitive.. so I kept trying to paddle to the head of the group and nearly kill myself! LOL! We made it, but I have to say... I don't plan to kayak like that again. Some of the things I muttered weren't ladylike. I blame the kayak for bringing out my evil side. haha.. *nervous* I'd love to sea kayak..without a set path or large group of super-athletes other kayakers. ;) 
Monday, October 26, 2009
Case of the Mondays
Friday, October 23, 2009
Like a Donation... Given for the Very First Time...
And this post is random. Apologizing in advance.
THANKS for "showing us your city," those of you who participated!! And thanks for the kind words about both Tulsa...and my bloggage about it. :) If you didn't get to participate, but still want to, go for it! I still want to read about where everyone lives-even if it's not a formal blog event! :)
This week has been busy.. I don't really even know why... *shrugs* Anyhoo, I'm definitely ready for the weekend! Eric has been studying like a madman for the CPA and gets serious kudos. I remmeber that stuff with the bar exam and it still makes me cringe. However, his study stuff features a dvd with an awesome little dude who says things like "Bang it out, baby! You're on your way to the CPA!" LOL! Yes, it really says that. (I may have posted that on his facebook wall, too b/c it amuses me that much).
He's been busting his @ss to get a little ahead so we can totally enjoy being here! :)

That's a snapshot of our fun hotel! It's a little boutique place (and actually quite affordable) and I'll post more about it when we get back!
Why are we going there? B/c we got tickets for Sunday's game HERE!
YAYAYAYAYAY! I've never been to an NFL game so I'm super excited! :)Oh and I finally ordered my costume for Halloween! I kinda picked it out then forgot to actually order it.. haha.. Sheesh. Anyway, I'm gonna be a sailor! And so is Eric! I'm gonna add some tights, too! :)
Tonight, Eric and I have a "beers of the world" engagement party for one of his college friends then head to the game tomorrow sometime! :) After the party, I'm betting I'll camp on my sofa and catch up on some dvr while Eric studies (so we can leave at a reasonable time tomorrow). :) This is how Gracie and I watch tv.. haha.. I took this b/c she was being cuddly and adorable... per usual.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Show Us Your City!
Without further adieu, I'd like to invite you to just SOME of the highlights from my hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma!
One of my fav museums in Tulsa is located in an older neighborhood and used to be Waite Phillips' home. It's name-Philbrook. It was completed in 1927, much like the surrounding area! The grounds are amazing.. and as a TU student, I got in free and often wandered the grounds you see here in college just kinda having "quiet time" to avoid studying or when I needed to think. :) They have a great little restaurant as well and wine nights during the summer. :) (mmm wine! :))
Our skyline!! See the tallest building? Eric works in that! See the one with the angular roof? I used to work in that one at the law firm! It's called the "Midcontinent" building and was built in 1918! The tall one where Eric works was constructed by the same peeps who did the World Trade towers in NYC! :)
Here is our brand new Bok Center! Thanks to this amazing venue (opened last year), Tulsa has gotten not only a stronger downtown, but also some great acts like Brit Brit, Elton John, Janet Jackson, etc.. Stuff like that used to only come to Oklahoma City, so this is HUGE for us! The center was just ranked number 5 in the US and number 14 in the world for ticket sales!! I guess we were hard up for some fun around here.. haha! :)
And this post would not be complete without some info about TU. :) I'm a proud alumni of Tulsa for both undergrad and law school. :) My mom went to TU, too! They've done some amazing things with the campus and here's just one of the new buildings. We tailgate in a field in front of this building and these fountains! :)
There's so much to say about Tulsa and I'm finding that pics aren't doing it justice! There's an outdoor shopping area modeled after the plaza in Kansas City called Utica Square.. :) There are two dog parks now...one called Biscuit Acres that makes me laugh at the name. :) There's an area called "Cherry Street" with lots of local eateries and old, antique shops....and one called "Brookside" with quite a few bars and eateries. :)Wishful Wed!
Til then, I wanted to participate in Wishful Wednesday! Kelsey is leaving for vacay tomorrow and I'm super jealous of her sunny trip to San Diego! Have so much fun, girl!
The topic is "I wish.....I was going on vacation tomorrow and I would go to...."... St. Lucia (again!) I know that sounds lame since we just went (and I wont bore you with photos again. Go back to my June archives if you wanna see) :) But, hear me out. I wanted to explore the first time..and relax..but also I wanted to adventure!! Now, however, I'm seriously in slow-mo mode. If I've never been to a place, sitting on a beach and doing nothing seems so unappealing-I want to go see and do things, too...and experience culture, etc! So, since I feel like we've done some of that, I wouldn't feel badly being a complete lazy chic and having one thing on the agenda: being a lazy bum (dont get me wrong.. we did plenty of relaxing in June):) I just mean, I'd go tomorrow, plant my arse on the beach and likely not leave for days.. haha... ;)
For some reason, I also feel like I could do a cruise today even though I've never been on one.. If I was feeling adventurous, I'd definitely pick: Europe..esp Italy, Spain, London....or Australia. :)
*wistful sigh* Ahhhh..vacation... :)
And don't forget about tomorrow's Show Us Your City! You don't have to do it on the dot tomorrow.. just join in if you want! :) I'll likely blog mine sometime tonight or tomorrow morning and set up the thing to link yours to! I'm headed to Oktoberfest tonight, so I'm going to try to set it up to post later this evening while I'm at the beer-chicken-dancing-festival-o-fun! haha! :) I've set up quite a few pics I've found online featuring Tulsa but still feel like I'm missing some stuff! Sheesh!
Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday!!! :) I'm off to see what some of ya'll are up to while I call on some of my accounts. Sometimes, I sit on hold with companies and read your blogs while I'm waiting... If you write something funny, I have to catch myself when the person comes back on the line b/c I'm often quietly giggling... Just picture that... "teehee.. Oh, hello.. I'm Jackie from the (charitable organization).." ;) Nice.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
I get paid to model jewelry...
I had a 7 am meeting....(wait for it) and got to kick off the auction part of the meeting by modeling this little number... A Yurman bracelet... fab! :) (However, the one I was modeling was slightly different with some more yellow gold in it.. very pretty). And...and.. it went for more than anything else in the auction! (You're seeing my competitive nature coming out.. haha)...
Anyway, not a bad way to start of your work day.. modeling jewelry... haha!
And while I'm on things I cannot afford, I saw some AWESOME watches in my mom's InStyle from Hermes and Tissot.. They made my Michael Kors one seem like it was being given away! LOL! :)
I'd also like to announce that as I type this, I'm sitting up straight and loving it! What do I mean? I mean.. I broke my back on this very Tuesday last year!!! Can you believe it?! It was actually the 21st, but I remembered it was a Tuesday and went to look on the bloggage (another reason blogs are awesome...archiving my injuries.. haha). Anyway, here's the post about it. I was actually thinking the other day that I've had a pretty damn good year.. I mean 2009 has been pretty great so far. I dont want to jinx it or anything so I won't...but yeah. :)
Anyway, lesson for all of us: Always.hold.handrails. This is what they make them for (and hand sanitizer afterwards). :)
Today, I'm pumped to have not only a hair appt but a sushi date with Maureen, who I haven't seen in FOREVER!
PS.. I may or may not still have a ton of pain pills from the broken back thing. haha...Apparently they thought I was a wuss....or that I liked hydrocodone.. haha.. *nervous*
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Weekend Recap!
It was OU/TX weekend...even Bud L!ght understood the rivalry. We're not gonna talk about the score.. ;) Actually, I root for any OK team playing b/c I went to TU, but I wasn't exactly glued to the tv or anything...
