GPOY(thinking you are in an 80s hair band video)W

Now here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
But I made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time!

Eat your heart out, Whitesnake!

Leaving on a jet plane

Tomorrow I'm taking my son Brier to visit San Antonio for the first time.  I love coming back to town to visit because a trip "home" usually means a chance to see my girlfriends from middle school.  But this time we get to do something incredibly fun, that I've been waiting literally 6 years to do...  I'm taking him to SCHLITTERBAHN!!!  If you don't know what Schlitterbahn is, let me school you.  It is THE BEST water park on earth.  Like hands down! 

Schlitterbahn is the Schit!

I plan on attempting to ride every single ride that Brier is tallest to get on.  And I plan on enjoying every minute of it!

The finished product

Our shirts, in all of their awesomeness.  They literally glowed in the dark.  I think I outdid myself...

Which spawned this...

It starts...

This is going to be the longest day ever!

Tomorrow night I'm going to see these guys in concert...

Oh HELL YEAH.  My adolescent self and my early adult self are going to collide in one concert of awesomeness!  I love the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys and this is going to be the boy band concert to end all concerts.  I'm not even sure if Kenny Chesney is going to be able to surpass this one.  We literally bought tickets for this show way back in DECEMBER and I've been anticipating it ever since!

The New Kids were popular when I was in 7th and 8th grade.  They were the first "real" boy band phenomenon I had ever experienced, and just like all my friends I had the neon shirts and the extra large buttons, proudly displaying our favorite New Kid.  Mine was Donnie, by the way.

The Backstreet Boys became popular my senior year in college and on into my first few years as a working adult.  I took my sister to see them in concert when she was a sophomore in college.  We had the GREATEST time at their show.  Their songs were the soundtrack of my life, it seemed.  Even after my sister passed away, their songs still remind me of good times we had together.

So you can imagine how excited I am to connect my childhood with my adulthood... to dance... to sing along to every word of every song... to share this experience with one of my greatest and most fun-loving friends!  I am soooooooooooooooooo ready for tomorrow!  I will post pictures of our awesome t-shirts too...

Three. More. Days!

Damn it's hot outside...

Picture of the day

My friend Shana took this picture. It reminds me of a rain forest or fern gully or something. This is in the park up near her house in MD. It's just beautiful!

Song of the day

Quote of the day

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

Hubert H. Humphrey

I hate accounting.

I have to take financial accounting as part of the curriculum for my MBA and I have to admit, I HATE it. I don't understand how some people actually make the conscious decision to make this their profession!! I am really good with math and with most things related to business, so this is extra frustrating that I'm having such a hard time with this.

But to make matters worse, someone somewhere thought this was funny:

This was in my lecture for this week.  Thumbs up?  Screw you...

Having a hard day...

I was riding in my car and this came on the radio. I lost it. I miss her.

So sad today...

I have been trying to detach myself from other people's lives lately because I get so affected by some of the things that go on, but it's pretty much impossible sometimes.  I guess that's when you know you are a good friend.  When their pain affects you.  When their triumphs affect you.  When their happiness and sadness affect you.  When you get excited for them when something amazing happens. 

Unfortunately today it was someone's sadness.  A father who wants to spend time with his son is being denied that.  It's so incredibly unfair. 

My baby comes home tomorrow!

My son Brier has been visiting my Dad down in Miami for the last three weeks and he finally comes home tomorrow!  I have missed him SO much.  We have never been apart for more than 5 days so this was really hard being away from him.  He has had such a good time down in Florida - he's done nothing but swim and play video games and sightsee!  He's going to be so bored when he comes home...

Back in the saddle

I'm heading out to the lake today to take a WALK.  I wanted to run because I'm finally allowed to again, but too many people have said "what?!?!" that it's making me wonder if it's a good idea. 

But honestly, how long should I wait to start living again?  Am I always supposed to be nervous every time I decide I want to do something physically active?  That's no way to live...

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm ready for fall!

After spending 5+ hours in the sweltering heat last night, I am officially ready for fall.  Yes I know we're not even 1 month into summer yet.  Yes I know it's not even AUGUST yet.  Dude, it is HOT outside!  I used to really love the heat - it didn't bother me so much when I was younger.  Now I can't stand it for more than a few minutes before I'm begging for the A/C and a frosty beverage 

Does this mean I'm getting older?

There is nothing like LIVE music!

Last night I traveled down to Charlotte to see Poison and Motley Crue in concert with my friend Dani from high school.  I can't say that I was crazy about either band, but I had never seen Motley Crue before so I figured what the heck.   Exhibit A:

 Motley Crue was Dani's favorite band, so I really wanted to go with her just because I knew it was going to be a good time.  Exhibit B:

The concert was definitely rockin!  It was a blast and we had so much fun.  It was also 100+ degrees out so we were a hot mess before it was all over... Exhibit C:

I cannot wait for the rest of the summer - next up is NKOTBSB and then the Goo Goo Dolls and Kenny Chesney, all in the same week.  Hooray for live music!

Quote of the day

Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.

rough morning

I have been missing my sister a lot lately.  I'm trying to keep the sadness in check, but I'm having a hard time this morning.  I just really miss her.

True Story

This morning I had a horrible craving for an apple pie from McDonalds.  Being that I haven't had a shower or even put on clothes at this point this morning, I decided to chance it and go through the drive thru in my pajamas.  Now granted, I managed to put on flip flips and a hoodie, but it's still pretty obvious that I look like I just rolled out of bed. 

Wouldn't you know it, today is the day they got my order wrong.  And by the time I opened up my McGriddle and realized it was a McMuffin (yuck!!) the line for the drive thru was already 10+ cars long.  So instead of waiting, I did what any other human being would have done... I walked into McDonalds... in my pajamas.  Not my proudest moment.

GPOYW

My friend Heather absolutely despises the "self portraits" that people post on facebook trying to look all cute.  I definitely have to agree, most of the time they are lame.  Every now and then I take them too because it's just funny and I love to aggravate her with mine.  (hi Heather!)  So Heather, this one is for you.  Taken this morning, I'm actually wearing makeup today!  Winning!!!

Happy anniversary!

Today marks my 1 year anniversary with Wiser Together. It's amazing to see how far the company has come in one short year. We started out with one company that believed in what we were trying to accomplish, and we've got 5 as clients now. Each one of them HUGE names... all different industries, nothing alike at all. I'm anxious and excited to see where the next year will take us.