I want the Sun!

Last week Spring was in full swing. It was sunny and warm.

My sister and I frolicked in daffodils.

We ate Mexican food outside.

Today I woke up to snow on my car.

It was 31 degrees.

I'm ready for summer now.

Cheers!

Last week was insane.

Monday was Anthony's family birthday party.

(Ant's birthday a few years back..cute)

Tuesday would normally be my photography class but this week it was Ant's birthday. So we did Thai and a movie. The Hurt Locker. (really good)

(Ant and I at the Blink and Weezer concert..it's a cute one)

Wednesday I rushed and did laundry (at the laundry mat) and then went to a dinner party.

(At the dinner party...making some sushi!)

Thursday went to the Zac Brown Band concert in Sacramento. Didn't get home until 12:30, went to sleep at 1:30.

(Brit, me, Kim, and Lacie and our $9 dollar beers)

Friday was another sushi date with my sister and cousin. After eating we took it over to the local dive bar (the Mine Shaft...affectionately known as the Shaft.)

(me, Cyndi, and Brit)

Saturday was another crazy day. I went to a going away party with my friend, Kim. It was for her brother. The party started at 2. That's when I started drinking. I was at very nice level point until I did a Jager Bomb. Down hill from there. Let's just say that I can't even think or look at alcohol.... for a while.

(Kim and I)

(Justin and I.. don't you like the yellow sign coming out of my head like I'm wearing a graduation cap?)

Sunday... felt like poooooop......didn't do anything. I had a two day hangover! Not even kidding. Has that ever happened to anyone else?

To say the least it was an awesome, amazing, long, tiring week. Cheers to another!

baking and drinking

Last Friday my sister came over for a little girl time!!

Cupcake making and Wine drinking!!

I made these Lemon cupcakes. They turned out pretty good a little dense but I probably over mixed it. You live and you learn.

Brit decided to make some mini cheesecake cupcakes. They were tasty as well. :)

The wine my sister brought over was really good! It's called Firefly Ridge and it's a 07 Cabernet Sauvignon ...Me likey!!

For some reason I didn't get any pictures of the final results... probably because it was way after midnight after we were done.. I was irritable, tired, and a little tipsy. Next time!! :)

March Madness

Things to look forward to...

-Anthony's birthday weekend. I'm taking him to Sushi in the Raw. Best sushi! Also the best Scallop shoots (with filtered sake of course)! Taking him shopping on Sunday to get him a new motorcycle jacket for his trip to Death Valley next week.

-Going to see the Zac Brown Band next Thursday with my girlfriends plus my baby sister. :) I love them! I'm really starting to appreciate county music more. I'm a little bit of everything when it comes to music but I use to put my nose up to county. I'm glad my sister got me listening to it more. It's in my blood!

-The possibility that it could snow tomorrow. I know everyone probably thinks I'm crazy for thinking that this would be something to look forward to but it didn't snow here much this year and I wouldn't mind seeing it one last time before spring.

(snow storm last year around this time of year)

-Setting the clocks forward in a couple weeks. I love when the nights get longer. It gives me that funny felling in my tummy.

Well that's all I can think of now. But I know for sure there is a slue of things that I'm looking forward to from the small and insignificant to the exciting!

RENT!

So this is a little late but about a month ago Anthony and I went down to Sacramento to see RENT! It was the most beautiful day. The show was amazing. I'm so glad I got to see it while it was in town, not to mention the very last day of the show for the tour!! Oh and with original cast members! Yay! I can't imagine anyone else playing Mark.. Anthony Rapp just does it so well!

We had pretty close seats too! Which was awesome!! :)

We stood outside the cast room door that lead outside so we could get some autographs and see the stars! :) Adam Pascal was the first out which was really surprising! We weren't sure if Anthony Rapp was going to come out but he finally did!

It was a really FUN day! I can't wait to go to more Broadway shows when I visit New York!

Here are a few more pictures of the downtown Sacramento area. The state capital building is beautiful! I think it would be fabulous to live in Midtown. Expensive though.

News

Good news:

I sold my Tickets for the Saturday show to Rent and found better seats for the show on Sunday! Things happen for a reason.

Bad news:

I have a cold. Stuffy runny nose and the sinus pressure to go along with it. I just got done taking an antibiotic for a sinus infection.. go figure.

Exciting news:

I'm having Mexican food for dinner... Yep... that's just how exciting my life is.




Hope everyone is enjoying this lovely day, the 3rd day of February, 2010. Peace out.

This wasn't my first Rodeo...

Despite the bad news of last week, I still managed to have a good time with my friends on Saturday night. We had tickets to the PBR (Professional Bull Riding). Now I'm definitely not a cowgirl, a hick, and I can barely call myself a country girl although i do technically live in the country... but a lot of my friends do fit under one of these categories. :) It was actually a really good time.

I drank way to much beer.

Didn't eat enough food.

Mingled with a ton of Country folk.

And danced my booty off at the after party at Rockin Rodeo which is a cute country bar in the downtown Sacramento area. We were on the 'List' so we got to bypass the huge line too.

Can't wait to hang out with everyone again. I always have a good time with my girls.

Selfish

I'm having a selfish moment right now.

I was looking forward to seeing this when it came to town with original cast members...

But instead it looks like I will be doing this...

For my Grandma's funeral service.

I know that you can't predict life and you can't choose when someone leaves this world. And that there are disappointments around every corner. But I do try and look at the bright side of most things.

It's hard to look at the bright side when someone you love dies though and on top of that miss something that you were desperately looking forward to.

God...I'm so selfish.

Such is life.

Dear Grandma

Dear Grandma,

Thank you. Thank you for the wonderful years that you were here to teach me and show me things like where I come from and who we are as a family. You are a special person. I'm not the only one who thinks this nor is it just our family, it's everyone you have came in contact with over your 67 years. You are beautiful, outgoing, strong, and very smart... not only this but you have the humor of a 25 year old male which makes you all the better.

Can you do me a favor while you are in Heaven? Can you please watch over me? Protect me from the things that will do me no good and help point me in the direction that will ensure that I can become half the woman that you were? You were good. You put up with a lot. Grandpa is not an easy person to understand but he loves you and you the same. You are the glue that keeps him together and he will need you to watch over him. My dad will need some guidance from above too. Please show him there are other ways. Show him that he needs to invest his time in good things like you did. Not only were you the Vice President of our community bank but you gave your time to being on the Board of the Hospital and on the Board of the Hospice, plus more. Please keep an eye on Brittney too. She needs you too. It may be a lot to ask but I think our whole family needs you to be their angel. Do you think you can do this for us?

You gave a good fight Grandma. Stronger then most. You were faced with pretty bad circumstances. You are tired, I understand. Please rest your eyes now. We will miss you.
I love you forever and always.

Love,
Your first granddaughter, Ashley

Barbara Lynn Kosher
4/27/1942-1/15/2010

today

I need:

♥ to get my butt to the gym.

♥ to stop letting the little things get to me.

♥ to clean my house.

♥ to learn how to motivate myself.

I want:

* to be a better person

* to start cooking more homemade meals

* to love exercising.

* to TRAVEL and see the world.

* to be happy everyday.


I feel:

.... tired of working 8-5, monday through friday.

..... emotional... it's that time of the month.

..... sad for the people suffering from the earthquake.



That's all for today. Catch you on the flip side.