Love & the Super Bowl

My classes for tomorrow are canceled due to the MASSIVE amounts of snow at home, so I ended up booking a hotel room in NY and staying an extra night here. Hopefully waiting an extra day makes the trek home during the day tomorrow quick and uneventful. Better safe than sorry!

Bri had to go back to school (boo), but at least we got to hang out for a couple of extra hours and watch the Super Bowl together. We had such an amazing weekend, but I don't have my camera cord here so the recap will have to wait.  I'm using tonight to catch up on homework, but I just had to share my favorite commercial from the game!



This Google commercial gave me the warm fuzzies in my heart. So good. :) What were your favorites?

AGAIN?!

Apparently, Pauxatauney Phil was right when he said we're in for another 6 weeks of winter...and I'm getting out of here just in time! I'm leaving first thing in the morning to head up to New York, and while I'm gone, it looks like Maryland is going to be graced with the presence of yet another snowstorm (Did I mention it just snowed the night before last?)...and the second blizzard this winter! I've lived in MD for my whole life and never remember having a winter quite like this one. I can't say I'm bummed to be leaving; while it'll still be absolutely frigid in NYC, at least I won't have to deal with the snow. All 18-24 inches of it.

My mom's flight back into Baltimore tomorrow evening is already canceled. Her and my Grandma are down in Florida though, so...I can't really say I feel too bad for them. I'm hoping I don't get stuck up North after the storm comes through. Well, only kind of. I guess it wouldn't be the end of the world if I had to stay up there a couple of extra days, miss a few classes, and spend some extra time with Brian. :)

Have a wonderful weekend! And stay warm!



P.S. I downloaded the Words with Friends app on my phone today. I can't say I'm any good at Scrabble and am still trying to figure it out, but I know a lot of you play! Leave a comment if you want my username. :)

Post Night 2010

Tonight, Brian made one of his last big decisions at WP: where he will live after graduation! Posts are picked the same way as branches, according to class rank. Brian was ranked 7th in his branch, and there were only 4 slots for the post he really wanted!

As much as we both wanted me to be there, I couldn't make it fit into my schedule with classes, finances, and going back up to New York on Friday. I was bummed, but I did what I could and wore my lucky shoes for him! Brian finds this ridiculously funny because 1) they are Chucks, which (let's face it) are funny looking and 2) according to him, they are "so dirty!" (I prefer "well-loved.)

I had class tonight, so I sat there not paying attention for almost three hours with my stomach absolutely tied in knots. I didn't expect to feel so nervous! As I was driving home, my phone finally rang and I heard the words I had been waiting to hear: "We're going to...

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...Georgia!"

His first choice! Brian graduates in May, has a couple of months of training, and then will move to his post just outside of Savannah in December!

I can't wait to see how the next chapter of our lives unfolds in the land of peaches, pecans, sunshine, and sweet tea! We certainly have a lot to celebrate in NYC this weekend. :)

My first Broadway show!

After the "dusting" of snow we got this weekend (which turned into a pretty major snowstorm for Maryland), I am already looking forward to next weekend! In exactly 4 days, I will be driving up to New York to spend a weekend in the city with Brian. Most excitingly, we have tickets to this apparently fabulous show:

B and I had been planning another trip into NYC for the past couple weeks. I have never seen a Broadway show in my life, let alone in New York City! Everyone I talked to said it was the show to see, so we booked the tickets last week. I loved the book, and I can't wait to see Wicked on stage!

We are also using this weekend to do some of the things in New York we have been wanting to do, but just haven't had the time. We'll have almost three days in the city, since our hotel is in Manhattan, so we're going to cross some stuff off of our "to do" lists. Brian will only be living in New York for the next (less than!) 4 months, so we definitely want to take advantage of it! What are your favorite things to see and do (and eat!) in New York City? We are open to suggestions!

Birthday Celebrations: Part II

I am 24 today! I can't say I feel much different, but I am happy to be an even-numbered age again. I just like even numbers better...is that weird? :)

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Brian made a special trip home last weekend to celebrate with me! When he said I could pick any restaurant I wanted for my birthday dinner, I racked my brain before deciding on The Melting Pot!

B had never been before (which was another reason I felt like we needed to go!), and he was concerned that fondue didn't sound very filling. I think his wording was, "It just sounds like I'm going to have to run to McDonald's and get a Happy Meal afterwards." Let's just say that after four courses of cheese, salads, dinner, and dessert, he was sorely mistaken!

We had such a great time (in addition to an amazing meal). Because dinner takes forever there, we got to just sit together and catch up on our respective lives. We spend a lot of time on the phone, but it is so different (and so nice) to just be together.

My plans for today include relaxing this morning, and then a full day of class. I'm glad I got to celebrate this weekend, because I don't have too much time today! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go eat cupcakes for breakfast...because it's my birthday, and I can!

Birthday Celebrations: Part I

My birthday isn't actually until tomorrow, but I did the majority of my celebrating this past weekend. On Thursday night, I met up with some of my very best friends at Amazing Glaze to paint pottery, drink wine, catch up, and mark the beginning of my 24th year!

When I was trying to decide how to celebrate my birthday, Ladies' Night at Amazing Glaze sounded like the perfect plan! A low-key, crafty night with friends is my idea of fun. :)

I hadn't gotten a chance to go in quite a while, but these Ladies' Nights are one of my very favorite events! Not only is it a great opportunity to spend quality time with friends, but you also have something to show for it when you're done. When you arrive, you pick out a plain piece of pottery and decide what colors you want to use. Then, you get to painting!

The pottery is fired in a kiln at the store, and then you pick it up a few days later! I get to pick up our pieces today; I'm so excited to see how they turned out.

Ladies' Night is fun because you can bring food and wine to enjoy while you paint. I made a yummy taco ring and brought plum wine! Amber and Kristi both brought me cupcakes, of course. They provided inspiration for the serving plate I made. :)

It was such a fun night, and I'm so thankful for all of my (not only wonderful, but very creative!) friends who came out to celebrate with me.

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama to talk about all of the things we did *not* do this week!

Because I am fighting a flu/cold/bug/sickness-thing, I did *not* skip having dinner on Friday night in favor of a vanilla Chick-fil-A milkshake, because it was literally the only thing that sounded appealing. I did *not* whine like a baby when Brian took the first sip and depleted way more of my milkshake supply than was necessary. And, of course, my liquid dinner did *not* cause me to have a horrible stomach ache all night and make me feel even worse than I already did.

I did *not* show up to my first class of the Spring semester today sans pencils, pens, paper, a textbook, and anything else remotely academic. I would *not* walk into the classroom looking like I have absolutely no idea what's going on, because I am a college graduate and understand the conventions of education.

Last night, I did *not* wake up every hour hacking up a lung, sniffling, and blowing my nose into tissues. I did *not* proceed to throw those tissues onto the floor instead of in the trash can where they belong. I did *not* return from my first class today to discover that my dog had eaten said tissues.

My Riley dog would *not* do that. Because she is *not* a moron. Obviously.

I am *not* hooked on watching the Bachelor after never seeing it before this season.

I am *not* looking forward to spending some time in bed this evening (and a good chunk of time before class tomorrow) and trying to kick this nasty bug!

Head over to MckMama's blog to read what she and everyone else have *not* been doing. :)