Wow....twenty-ten! So crazy. I really like the numbers that make up 2010. Much more than 2011 or the rest of the 20-years.
Our New Years Eve was really fun! Josh and Jana came over at 7 and we started into the mountain of food and appetizers that I had bought. Potatoe skins, mozzerella sticks, sausage, cheese, crackers, chips, grapes...I bought so much food because they said their friends from Stillwater were coming over too, but then they ended up ditching us. Oh well, more for us!
We played Ryan's new board game called "Would You Rather" and it was pretty funny. You get all of these riduculous and hilarious scenarios and you have to decide which you would rather do. Like, "As a man, would you rather have your grandmother's first name or her haircut?" And "Would you rather go through life with no tastebuds or no feeling in your fingertips." We stopped playing halfway through to watch The Hangover, it was even funnier the second time around. We took shots of all kinds of stuff...tequila and Absynthe that we had bought on our cruise to Mexico. Mallory and Patrick showed up around 10pm and the party continued.
The boys decided they were going to taser each other with Jana's taser, so I filmed it with my camcorder. Patrick sucked up a bunch of helium from the balloons before he got tased, so he sounded like an Oompa Loompa being zapped.
At five minutes until midnight, we opened the champagne (I bought this new kind made by Barefoot, it was a little cheaper than the kind I usually buy and just as good!) We counted down from 10 and at exactly midnight...our TV shut off!! We were so mad! I figured out that it was because we set our DVD machine to reset at midnight every night so it can update itself, I never even thought to turn that funtion off. Haha. We popped this huge confetti shooter and my living room has never been messier. Patrick and Mallory left shortly afterwards, and Josh and Jana slept on the couch for a few hours while we went to bed.
The next morning there was stuff EVERYWHERE, but I'm so glad we finally had a New Years party at our house. And the decorations were a hit! :)
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Last post of 2009
Happy New Years Eve! Here's a collection of random thoughts:
Every year this holiday ends up being such a let down. I try not to get too excited about it anymore.
We are having some couples over to the house tonight- Josh & Jana, Patrick & Mallory and Ryan somebody and his girlfriend (Josh invited them). I am going to Party Galaxy after work, as suggested by my bestie, to buy some helium balloons, some festive plates and napkins and some party hats and poppers. Then to the liquor store for the good stuff- Asti champagne!!!
I am a champagne girl, I could swim in a river of it....
We have board games, movies and Wii on the agenda. It should be a good time! One of these years, I WILL get to NYC to celebrate in Times Square. One of my old interns was just here visiting, she moved to NYC and has an apartment a few blocks down from there. She's always telling me to come visit and I might just have to take her up on it. There are a lot of OU alums that moved out there after graduation actually...my old roommate Sarah Lindenberg is still working for CNN and stealing internet and water from the neighbors. Haha!
So I'm not making any resolutions for 2010. I know myself well enough to realize that it's pointless...I never stick with anything for more than a week!
I'm also very excited that 2010 is the year I become Mrs. Andrea Hurst. Wow, that's weird.
When I was in high school, my two best friends and I used to write each other letters on New Years Eve and then we would save them until the following New Years Eve to open them. It only lasted a few years, but it was such a fun tradition that I think of it every time this night rolls around.
There is going to be a blue moon tonight! Which, although I've looked it up, can't remember what that means. Obviously the moon won't be blue, but I think it's supposed to be huge and really bright, and it's super rare for a blue moon on NYE so I think it's cool. I need to go google it again.
See ya in 2010....
Every year this holiday ends up being such a let down. I try not to get too excited about it anymore.
We are having some couples over to the house tonight- Josh & Jana, Patrick & Mallory and Ryan somebody and his girlfriend (Josh invited them). I am going to Party Galaxy after work, as suggested by my bestie, to buy some helium balloons, some festive plates and napkins and some party hats and poppers. Then to the liquor store for the good stuff- Asti champagne!!!
I am a champagne girl, I could swim in a river of it....
We have board games, movies and Wii on the agenda. It should be a good time! One of these years, I WILL get to NYC to celebrate in Times Square. One of my old interns was just here visiting, she moved to NYC and has an apartment a few blocks down from there. She's always telling me to come visit and I might just have to take her up on it. There are a lot of OU alums that moved out there after graduation actually...my old roommate Sarah Lindenberg is still working for CNN and stealing internet and water from the neighbors. Haha!
So I'm not making any resolutions for 2010. I know myself well enough to realize that it's pointless...I never stick with anything for more than a week!
I'm also very excited that 2010 is the year I become Mrs. Andrea Hurst. Wow, that's weird.
When I was in high school, my two best friends and I used to write each other letters on New Years Eve and then we would save them until the following New Years Eve to open them. It only lasted a few years, but it was such a fun tradition that I think of it every time this night rolls around.
There is going to be a blue moon tonight! Which, although I've looked it up, can't remember what that means. Obviously the moon won't be blue, but I think it's supposed to be huge and really bright, and it's super rare for a blue moon on NYE so I think it's cool. I need to go google it again.
See ya in 2010....
Thursday, December 24, 2009
The weather outside is frightful!
I woke up this morning to the sound of ice hitting the windows. It's a full-blown ice storm outside! Sleet and snow! I brought my laptop home yesterday so I could work from home this morning, so I'm nice and cozy in my robe in front of the TV. I can't believe we even have to work half the day for Christmas Eve, I'm protesting!
Last night I went to a spray tan secret shop and this morning I look like I just got back from the Bahamas. It was $37 but I get reimbursed, yay! I went to the Red Box too, and last night we watched "Up," it was so cute. Ryan is actually watching it again right now because he fell asleep. I rented "Four Christmases" too, and we need to watch it and return it after lunch today. I don't want to get out in this weather though....maybe I'll just pay the $1 charge, haha.
Merry Christmas Eve!! I love today more than tomorrow. Ryan and I are doing our little gift exchange tonight and letting Bella "open" her stocking. We got her treats and tuna and a new toy. I got Ryan "The Hangover," an iTunes gift card and some Swedish Fish candies. I have no idea what he got me, but we had a $35 limit on presents this year.
Ho ho ho!
Last night I went to a spray tan secret shop and this morning I look like I just got back from the Bahamas. It was $37 but I get reimbursed, yay! I went to the Red Box too, and last night we watched "Up," it was so cute. Ryan is actually watching it again right now because he fell asleep. I rented "Four Christmases" too, and we need to watch it and return it after lunch today. I don't want to get out in this weather though....maybe I'll just pay the $1 charge, haha.
Merry Christmas Eve!! I love today more than tomorrow. Ryan and I are doing our little gift exchange tonight and letting Bella "open" her stocking. We got her treats and tuna and a new toy. I got Ryan "The Hangover," an iTunes gift card and some Swedish Fish candies. I have no idea what he got me, but we had a $35 limit on presents this year.
Ho ho ho!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Two Christmases Down....
We spent last night with Ryan's Grandpa Don and his dad's side of the family. We ate BBQ, sat around and talked for awhile and then opened presents. His grandpa and Rosetta (Ryan's step-grandma) got me a hot pink spa robe. We made them a gift basket filled with a bunch of things....a notepad, ornament, candies, mason jars filled with ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies and hot cocoa. Then we headed over to Ryan's mom's and exchanged gifts- we made everyone the same thing this year, she loved her gift basket. She gave us both money, yay! I think we're doing our little Christmas on Christmas Eve and then going to Ryan's other grandma's in Shawnee on Friday morning.
We're supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow tonight!! I'm crossing my fingers, it would be great to have a white Christmas. Especially since I'm working from home tomorrow morning :)
We're supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow tonight!! I'm crossing my fingers, it would be great to have a white Christmas. Especially since I'm working from home tomorrow morning :)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
I heart NetBride.com!
The bridesmaids dresses have been delivered, and they look AMAZING!!! They are so pretty! I was worried about the quality of the dresses, since I ordered from an internet company. I didn't think they would be authentic Dessy brand. But, they are and we saved money by ordering through them instead of the boutique where I bought my dress.
I can't wait to see the girls try them on!
I can't wait to see the girls try them on!
Undercover
I went on a secret shop last night to Buffalo Wild Wings with Ryan. It was through one of my secret shopper companies, Bestmark. That company is great, I also got to spray tan right before the company Christmas party that I got reimbursed for.
I was supposed to reveal myself to the manager at the end of the shop and present him with either a $100 gift card, $50 gift card or an "oops" card to give to the server. Our server was supposed to suggest a Cocoa-Cola beverage and try to sell us a gift card. He didn't do either, so he got the "oops" card. I felt terrible, because he was really nice and did everything else right and he was a teenager....so I know he could have used the money.
I went to the front counter to talk to the manager. I told him who I was and he was really rude! He told me he was really busy and didn't have time for me, that I needed to wait 35 or 40 minutes until things slowed down and he could come talk to me. I wasn't about to wait 40 minutes for him to sign his name to a piece of paper. Ryan almost said something to him, but I told him not to and waited on the bench near the counter for a minute. Another manager came out and I explained again who I was and why I was there, told him the shop was unsuccessful and asked him to sign the paper. He grabbed my notes and demanded to know who had sent me! He started flipping through what I wrote. I was a little stunned....I should have grabbed my notes back and said something rude right back. But I didn't. I waited for him to sign the paper, while muttering, "He blew it, he really blew it" (talking about our server). When he didn't sign the second line- which was highlighted- I gave the paper back to him and asked him to print his name on that line. He said, "I already signed it!" And reluctantly printed his name. My face was burning, I was so angry. I took the paper and we walked out. The manager called after us to have a nice night and I didn't turn around.
That's the last time I'll be doing a secret shop there. You can be sure I mentioned all of this in the report I had to write up when I got home!
I was supposed to reveal myself to the manager at the end of the shop and present him with either a $100 gift card, $50 gift card or an "oops" card to give to the server. Our server was supposed to suggest a Cocoa-Cola beverage and try to sell us a gift card. He didn't do either, so he got the "oops" card. I felt terrible, because he was really nice and did everything else right and he was a teenager....so I know he could have used the money.
I went to the front counter to talk to the manager. I told him who I was and he was really rude! He told me he was really busy and didn't have time for me, that I needed to wait 35 or 40 minutes until things slowed down and he could come talk to me. I wasn't about to wait 40 minutes for him to sign his name to a piece of paper. Ryan almost said something to him, but I told him not to and waited on the bench near the counter for a minute. Another manager came out and I explained again who I was and why I was there, told him the shop was unsuccessful and asked him to sign the paper. He grabbed my notes and demanded to know who had sent me! He started flipping through what I wrote. I was a little stunned....I should have grabbed my notes back and said something rude right back. But I didn't. I waited for him to sign the paper, while muttering, "He blew it, he really blew it" (talking about our server). When he didn't sign the second line- which was highlighted- I gave the paper back to him and asked him to print his name on that line. He said, "I already signed it!" And reluctantly printed his name. My face was burning, I was so angry. I took the paper and we walked out. The manager called after us to have a nice night and I didn't turn around.
That's the last time I'll be doing a secret shop there. You can be sure I mentioned all of this in the report I had to write up when I got home!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Blogging Challenge
I want to start a new blog....using a different blog service. Something I can customize more easily and have my own url. But I wanted to challenge myself to update more often before I start something new.
So here is my first new post in FOREVER.
I have been taking a big break from wedding planning because I've been really down lately. A lot of friends and family who originally told us they were coming have changed their minds and backed out. We are going to have a very small group going, and none of Ryan's family except his mom and dad are coming at this point.
I knew to expect this...but it still sucks. All of the planning and money I've spent so far now just feels kind of ridiculous and silly. I have taken a step back and will re-prioritize after the holidays.
Things at work are going great...I just got a promotion and a raise :) I like that things are back to semi-stable with the company and if we stay here, I can keep working and growing as a professional. My network has really expanded and I feel like I've made a lot of new friends this year.
Christmas is in 5 days but it doesn't feel like it! There's no snow, it's 60 degrees and sunny outside and for the second year in a row I don't get to go see my family for the holidays. So I'll be spending it with Ryan's family and thinking about next year, when I'll finally have the time and the money (hopefully) to travel more often. We are doing Christmas at Ryan's grandpa's tomorrow night. We didn't do much for presents this year- I made some baskets with some cookie ingredients, hot cocoa ingredients and some other random Christmas things in them. Pretty cheap and they look really cute!
I think this concludes today's post. :)
So here is my first new post in FOREVER.
I have been taking a big break from wedding planning because I've been really down lately. A lot of friends and family who originally told us they were coming have changed their minds and backed out. We are going to have a very small group going, and none of Ryan's family except his mom and dad are coming at this point.
I knew to expect this...but it still sucks. All of the planning and money I've spent so far now just feels kind of ridiculous and silly. I have taken a step back and will re-prioritize after the holidays.
Things at work are going great...I just got a promotion and a raise :) I like that things are back to semi-stable with the company and if we stay here, I can keep working and growing as a professional. My network has really expanded and I feel like I've made a lot of new friends this year.
Christmas is in 5 days but it doesn't feel like it! There's no snow, it's 60 degrees and sunny outside and for the second year in a row I don't get to go see my family for the holidays. So I'll be spending it with Ryan's family and thinking about next year, when I'll finally have the time and the money (hopefully) to travel more often. We are doing Christmas at Ryan's grandpa's tomorrow night. We didn't do much for presents this year- I made some baskets with some cookie ingredients, hot cocoa ingredients and some other random Christmas things in them. Pretty cheap and they look really cute!
I think this concludes today's post. :)
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