Somethin’s a brewin’

Hey guys!

So sorry for my absence for the past few weeks!

You will never EVER guess what happened to me!

So I was hiking in the woods a few weeks ago when out of the corner of my eye I stumbled upon something so shiny, so beautiful that I had to stop and take a look. There, basking under the glow of the hot Georgia sun was the beautiful wrapper of an unopened Snickers bar. It would be chocolate abuse NOT to rescue it from it getting ultimately eaten by a bear, right? Or worse, not getting enjoyed at all but left to melt to chocolate and caramel and nougaty mush!

Oh the horror!

That’s exactly what I thought.

So I rescued it.

Little did I know that the piece de resistance happened to be sitting in a hidden well.

Yes. You heard me. A well. As in water. As in fall in and “Crap!”

And fall in I did.

“Crap.”

Apparently Lassie has been caught up in this Candy Crush craze as much as my mom and everyone sane enough to spend 23 out of their 24 hours a day ‘clearing the jellies’.

This very caught-up-ness in Candy was the reason why I was not rescued for two weeks.

TWO WEEKS!

Thanks a lot, Lassie.

It’s okay though. I was able to MacGyver myself a nice little blanket out of some old moss, I had plenty of enough water to drink (one perk of being trapped in a well) and I even discovered that ants do taste a lot like chicken.

Who’d a thunk?!

You want to know another crazy story?

I made that all up (except for the part of saving a Snickers bar from destruction. That I totally did! Ain’t nobody gonna destroy a Snickers bar better than this girl!–And I just gave myself a headache from using double negatives. )

The reason for my absence was that I spent the last two weeks on vacation. The fam and I went up to our cabin in northern Wisconsin and did absolutely nothing. And it was wonderful.

Well, I should clarify.

I kayaked every morning (even on the mornings when it was a balmy 45 degrees out. Gotta love Wisconsin!). P.S. I really want a kayak. Like, really really. If anyone knows of a good place to buy them for cheap, or has one that they want to sell or get rid of, hit a girl up!

Had mad Cribbage wars with my dad (I don’t want to brag, but there may have been some major skunkage on my part).

I went shopping with the moms (Maxed out my credit card on Brewer gear and these funky bookends made of actual books! I mean…how cute are these?!)

I ate. And ate. And ate. And just when I thought I couldn’t eat anymore, I ate.

Get in mah belly.

I stayed up late. And slept in late. And wasn’t bothered with emails or work or school for 14 whole days.

It. was. wonderful.

And if that wasn’t great enough news for ya…

I am driving 13 hours back up to Wisconsin tomorrow to begin my summer internship at the Milwaukee Public Library.

WHAT?!

I am too excited for words and have a feeling I am not going to get an ounce of sleep because of it.

Brewer games, Summerfest, bonfires, random road trips and Milwaukee adventures, Kopp’s Custard, seeing all of my WI homies (you know who you are), and anything and everything that comes my way.

Ohhhh yeahhhhh.

This summer is going to be one for the books!

I will be sure to keep you updated on all the crazy awesome times that are sure to come along the way (that is if I can tear Lassie away from her candy obsession).

Have a great rest of your Monday friends and I will see you in Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Quicker than Bisquick Update

Hey guys!

SO sorry for being MIA for the past two weeks or so.

But I promise.

I have a good excuse.

Actually, a couple of them.

The main reason I haven’t been sharing with you my cah-razy ins and outs of my day-to-days like I normally do is because there has been a death in the family. Happy Pappy, or HP as I liked to call her for short, was a friend, a confidant, and a very good laptop for nearly four years. We had our highs (she stuck with me as I desperately hunted for my first post-college big-girl job AND she was a big contributing factor in helping me write and complete my very first novel) and we had our lows (Virus Gate ’09 was not fun, nor was the time I accidentally spilled strawberry jam on her keys) but through it all, she remained tried and true. She was strong, but unfortunately her hard drive got the best of her and she was laid to rest in the great big Best Buy in the sky.

R.I.P. HP. You will be missed.

As with all deaths, there comes a time when you have to move on, relishing and holding on to the memories you once shared, but at the same time, looking forward to the future. I took some time to mourn and come Saturday, I will be geting a brand new Happy Pappy. To tell you the truth, it’s been kind of freeing not having a computer for a bit, but to tell you the truth, Saturday can’t come fast enough. It’s crazy how much you come to rely on the use of such things, how you almost need them simply to function. Remember when you DIDN’T have a computer at home? When you got up every morning with an exta spring in your step on the days when you knew you’d get to go to the computer lab at school to play The Oregon Trail? My how things, and times, have certainly changed…

The second reason why I’ve been absent is due to the fact that I am working my bum off–which is a great thing seeing as I now have to pay for a whole new laptop. Eesh. But I love my job and the people I work with which makes the world of difference when it comes to heading on out to work every day.

AND on top of that, I’ve been gearing up for school (which starts in two weeks!!!), doing some preliminary reading and have even begun research on my first assignment as a grad student. I am THE buggest dork, I know. But I am SO excited!!! I just couldn’t wait to dive right in, even before classes actually started.

AND finally…I was just offered an internship working at one of the public libaries in town!!! I couldn’t be more thrilled to get to shadow one of the Directors there, getting hands-on experience and training in the areas that I will be not only studying in school, but what I will eventually see myself doing once that ‘ol diploma is given

I will most certainly be a busy bee, but it will definitely be worth it! And I promise to never leave you guys in the dust. This, that and the other thang will be up front and center, giving you all the juicy details (like how the dude currently sitting across from me looks exactly like Prince Harry and how I otherwise would be excited to have him staring at me like he currently is if it not were for the Chicago Cubs hat he is wearing. And the way he kind of smells like feet. And rutabegas.)

Sorry to type and run (I’m currently writing this from said library where I will soon be working and my limit on the computer is tick-ticking down), but I promise I will be back sooner than you can say, and spell, backwards, four times, blindfolded…SUPERCALAFRAGILISTICEXPIELADOCIOUS.

Until (at least) Saturday…

Catch ya later, aligaters

 

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Friday Fav’s

TGIF!

Whoop whoop!

Well my friends, we made it yet to another weekend. Any fun plans? After a somewhat crazy week, I am looking forward to staying in tonight and watching a little lot of baseball. My Brewers are taking on the Colorado Rockies tonight and if they play anything like they did against the poor Dodgers, it will be a pretty gnarly three-game series. I apologize in advance to my neighbors for my random acts of happy-dancing, cheering-so-loud-the-walls-shake, jumping-on-the-couch-Tom-Cruise style antics. As for tomorrow, I think I might head on over to the Sweetwater 420 Music Festival in Atlanta. Every year Sweetwater Brewery puts on a weekend of brews, food, fun and of course, music. I’ve never been to it before but it sounds like a blast!

What’s a Friday without some favorites? From cookie dough egg rolls to kitten headbands, here are my favorite finds from around the web this week.

Favorite ARE YOU FOR REAL?! photo: I hope he is a very still sleeper.

Favorite Furry Besties: I hear cat headbands are, like, all the rage in Paris right now.

Favorite Karaoke-in-the-shower jam: The Wanted’s Glad You Came. Love these guys. The fact they are cute and have an even cuter British accent doesn’t hurt

Favorite Funny: All you engaged peeps out there, you HAVE to do this on your wedding day!

Favorite getaway: If you ever see me lounging in a hammock hanging from a palm tree over the ocean, slap me. Then get me a pina colada.

Favorite thing…ever:White-chocolate and peanut butter rice krispie treats. I. Die.

Favorite Gotta have: Bookshelf necklace. A sure way to keep my books close to my heart

Favorite Fantasy: I’ve GOT to get to Africa someday!

Favorite No, it couldn’t be…: Cookie dough egg rolls! To heck with fortune cookies…these are the bomb.com. Holy deliciousness!

Favorite Flashback: Ahhh…remember the days of ‘Be Kind, Please Rewind’?

Favorite pup: Babe, have you seen my skinny jeans?

Favorite true words: Been there, done that girlfriend.

Favorite ‘If only’: Hahaha!

And on that note, both the very pretty Ryan Gosling and I wish you all a very splendid weekend!

 

 

My Sunday in Numbers

10:00:The lovely hour of the AM that I woke up. I relish for the days when I can banish my alarm clock, sleep till I can’t sleep ‘no mo’ and wake up to the sun shining through my window and the birds having their own version of American Idol (or should I say The Voice–SO trumps that other singing show in my opinion).

5:Miles I ran (or tried to run…man was it stiffling outside…not that I am complaining. In fact, I think I am going to stash away some of this heat and put it in my pocket to take out for when it gets uberly chilly, which in WI, it tends to do from time to time…okay, most of the time. Not that I am complaining).

This is what my hair actually looks like when running.

16:Songs shuffled through my i-pod on said hot-hot run. Note to self: Attempting to dance like Britney and sing like Eminem (who by the way  just put out one of my new favorite songs…if you haven’t checked out ‘Lighters’ yet, do yourself–and your ears–a favor now and play it, on repeat!) while running will make you look like a complete weirdo. Don’t do it. Again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvTEZvoWTAo

3:Gallons of sweat I perspired in places I didn’t even know I could sweat from.

8:Gallons of water and Powerade I guzzled right after I got home to replace the 3 gallons of liquids I lost earlier.

2:Bowls of Frosted Flakes I had for breakfast, plus the 1 strawberry banana yogurt which I was talented enough to squirt in my eye (those darn containers get me everytime) and the 1 slightly mushy, but still tasty, banana.

2:Showers I took during the course of the day. One pre-Brewer game and one post.

15:Minutes took me to drive to Miller Park.

45:Minutes it took my to drive home because I got lost. Don’t ask.

2:Bear hugs I got from my bestest buddy Chris who I was lucky enough to meet up with at the game.

412-23-13:The section, row and seat where I sat with my amazing fam to cheer on the crew.

5:Times the little girl sitting behind me asked her dad ‘how many minutes were left’ of the game. 4:Times the little girl sitting behind me kicked the back of my seat. 3:Times the little girl sitting behind me flung her juice box straw at my head. 2:Times the little girl behind me cried because she couldn’t get Dip N’ Dots (speaking of which, how long does it take before the ice cream of the future beomes the ice cream of the past?) 1:Times I had to think to myself how great it would be to one day have two or three of these little rugrats running around (although it would be fun to dress them up in these…

5:Runs the Brewers scored.

4:Runs the Astros scored.

30 bajillion:Times I thought to myself how awesome it is to be a Brewers fan.

3:Times I thought to myself how awesome it would be to marry one Mr. Prince Fielder (Prince, if you’re reading this, you know my digits).

4:Attempts is took me and my Bug to get up the silly hill leaving the parking lot (along with 5 honks from my neighboring cars, 7 looks of panic and consternation from me and 1 giant squealing and rubber-burning action of my tires qhen I finally managed to make it up). Have I mentioned how tricky and annoying driving stick can be sometimes, especially on hills? 6 years and I still haven’t mastered it.

Everyone meet Berny the bug. Berny, meet everyone

70:The comfortable temperature that my aprtment was at when I arrived home after a scorcher in the sun (thank you managment for finally getting my AC fixed–you are a lifesaver!).

25:Jilted suitors who came back for a guys tell-all special on the Bachelor last night (what can I say? The show is so ridiculously silly but thats what makes it so good).

25+: Reasons I had explaining why said suitors were jilted in the first place (the guy in the creepy Phantom mask? Really?)

1:Klondike bar I munched on while mindlessly watching the Bachelor.

The question is: What would you do for a Klondike bar?

9:00-Time I hit the hay. A long (but oh so great) day in the sun really tuckers a girl out.

Happy first day of August everyone!

Question of the day: How did your weekend add up?

This 4th of July…

Be sure to soak in lots of this…

Wear lots of this…

Eat lots of these…

See lots of these…

And have lots of this…

Have a very happy and safe 4th of July guys!