Things I Thought I Would Never Do

Today my co-workers had me giggling. They were having a discussion about things they would never do. I didn't get in the discussion because quite frankly I don't really know what I would never do. Well, except eat bugs. I would never do that {at least not purposely}.

I started thinking about things I thought I would never do and I figured I would share them on the blog.

1. I never thought I would join a sorority.

{This was my exact thoughts. Why would anyone buy their friends? How lame could you possibly be? Sorority girls are so slutty and conceited. All they they do is drink and mess around with fraternity boys. These are all thoughts that cross your mind when you THINK you know but you really have no idea. I joined regardless of my resistance and found my best friends in the entire world. Boy, am I thankful that I was wrong}

2. I never thought I would marry a white guy.

{Growing up, I always imagined this tall, dark skin man for my husband. With abs as hard as steel and swagger you couldn't resist. Imagine Morris Chestnut and if you have no idea who he is, I'll show you.


This is what I imagined my future husband to look like. But boy, am I happy that I was wrong. Morris Chestnut has got nothing on Sean!

3. I never thought I would attempt to go natural.

{Nappy hair is what we called it. Sometimes we called it kinky. Now that I am older I am surprised that any child would know the word kinky. That word should not be used to describe hair.

Nappy hair was hard, nappy hair was dry, nappy hair was ugly, nappy hair was hard to manage, nappy hair meant lots of tears.

Now I call it a beautiful journey to embrace that nappy hair. A beautiful journey that not many are brave enough to travel. A lot of people consider their hair to be their beauty and if all your life your natural hair was considered the opposite, who would want to embrace that? But I am so glad that I am embracing it. It is a lot of trial and error but it is exciting to see that I am finally learning what my hair wants and realizing that my hair is absolutely gorgeous in all its nappy glory.

4. I never thought I would own a cell phone.

{My mom begged me to get one when I entered college. I didn't want one. I hated the fact that anywhere I could be, everyone could get in contact with me.

My second year in college my mom made me because I had a bad habit of not returning calls and well, sometimes my mom thought that maybe I was lying naked in a ditch. She would pay the phone bill so I agreed and boy am I glad she forced me. I can't imagine not having a cell phone. How in the world can you live? The best part is texting. I can let you know I am alive without ever having to talk to you. Perfect!}

5. I never thought I wouldn't be living in NYC.

{I am a NYC gal. That is why I am street smart and have a bit of an attitude. I speak a certain way and I walk like a New Yorker. You don't know what a New Yorker walks like? Just imagine someone walking really, really fast but somehow managing to look rather chic and cool.

I love the subway and I love the shopping. When people who aren't from NYC finally step outside they say it stinks but I welcome the pollution. This is home, I love that dirty smell. Oh and that hobo on the train doesn't scare me, he told me he wants money to buy some beers. How can you be afraid of that? And you never mug a true New Yorker because you know that mace is their bff.

But here I am. Not in NYC. Married a boy who is definitely not from NYC. I am sad that my children won't be street smart but you best believe they will learn to lock the freaking doors, even if it kills me! I'm still working on that damn hubs of mine but he will be trained before the young ones arrive!

There are a million and one things I thought I would never do. I never thought it would please me to cook for my husband after a long day at work. I never thought I would not shop for new clothes in a year to save for my wedding. I never thought I would blog and share my life with people I didn't know but here I am.

Loving every moment of doing things I never thought I would do.

Is it wrong.....

...to go to the gym and workout so hard that your shirt is soaked in sweat ... then afterwards stop at Cumberland Farms to buy a snicker ice cream bar AND a twix ice cream bar, instead of make the chicken salad you planned to have for dinner???

I hope not.

I am glad that rugby practice started again because at least I won't have to hear a certain someone tell me that it is.

Ice cream for dinner is a dream, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. And if they try, give them a taste.

I just want to decorate.

Do you mind if I whine for a little while?

Thank you.

But wait, why am I thanking you? It is my blog after all.

Any who, I have this strong desire to re-decorate my entire house. I want to change everything. OK, when I say everything, I might be slightly exaggerating, but I would like to change a lot of things.

I have a lot of ideas for this little house of mine. It isn't my dream home but if I am going to be in it for the next 5-10 years, I want it to be decorated the way I want it to be.

It just freaking requires money that we don't have to waste on something so "frivolous". I don't think it's frivolous but hubby thinks it is. I don't get major points in this argument because well, I don't think having stilettos in every color is frivolous. I think it is a necessity. Well, except for white stilettos. I think that is frivolous.

I wish I were crafty. I wish I was a DIY type of gal but I am simply not. I have tried and in the end I just end up wasting even more money because I fail. I just don't have that bone in my body and I have finally accepted it.

I didn't want to accept it in the beginning. I would attempt a project and just want to choke myself after. I finally had enough of telling myself, "I told you so" again and again.

So in the meantime, I will continue to look at blogs with women that are crafty, continue to look at blogs with women that aren't crafty but have the money to redecorate any room in their house that they please. I'll continue to imagine in my mind how awesome my house would look with the ideas I have in my mind.

I have to keep telling myself that there is nothing wrong with redecorating a little at a time. I am just so impatient and I want the house to look the way I want it to look right now!

Good thing the hubby pays no attention to my tantrums because if he did we definitely would have walked out of Marshalls yesterday with a $75.00 mirror that I have no idea where to even place. With all the damn windows in the house it is a wonder that I can even hang anything!

I think it has something to do with the fact that yesterday marked our first anniversary of owning our house and I just felt that I would have been a little closer to having the house the way I want it ...

Lord, give me patience, I terribly need it.

Happy St Patricks Day!

I never use to celebrate it until I met Sean. With him being Irish and all he acts like it's Christmas or something.

Our first St. Patty's Day together he called me his "mint chocolate chip". I still don't know exactly what that means but it's cute and it has stuck.

But I love my Irishman ... I mean who else could get me to wear a green wig and make me feel like it is perfectly normal! :)

I hope you have a great St. Patricks Day regardless if you are Irish or not!

My Favs on American Idol

So this season I am hooked! Hooked, hooked, hooked!

I just love the new judges.

Steven makes me giggle. In an inappropriate way. Something about him is just so naughty.

And Jennifer, she is just sweet. What a sweet diva. She just happens to be absolutely stunning too! She is from the Bronx so I understand how she has all these amazing qualities! ;)

Randy, well, he is nothing new. He is just Randy, the D.A.W.G.

But this season I really tune in just to hear these voices. I just adore them!

My favorites in no particular order:









This is the first time ever that I won't be upset if any of these people win. America get it right and pick one of the above. I mean it.

{all pictures found via google images}

Friendships

Friendships are one of the things you choose in life. You decide who you want to share your utmost secrets with and the shoulder you want to cry on. You decide who fits your personality best and who you can trust with anything.


After college, I worried a lot. I was worried that these amazing friendships that I had made over the last 4 years would end. I knew that we would no longer see each other everyday, eat together everyday or party together on the weekend.

Shopping and movie nights were going to be a thing of the past. Talking about boys and watching SATC re-runs was not going to be a daily thing. Miles was going to be the culprit. Miles was going to change everything and it broke my heart. I didn't graduate with smiles, I graduated with tears.


I worried if I was going to be able to call and talk about nothing and whether my friends were still going to find the topic interesting. Was my friend going to change and decide that I wasn't cool anymore? I had decided that I didn't want to make new friends. I had my friends and that was that.


Years later, I don't see my best friends often. To be honest, I am lucky if I get to see some of them once or twice a year but it amazes me how we can just start right where we left off, as though no months have passed. We still laugh about the same thing and shake our heads at the same nonsense. We still people watch and complain that we ate too much chocolate.

Although the years have passed we still feel the same. Our friendships are still the same. We are older and a bit wiser. Certain choices we made then we won't make now. But those choices led us to each other. Led us to believe that we were soulmates. The type of friend that we might not call everyday but if something went wrong you know that friend would pick up their phone no matter the time to talk with you.

I am grateful for these friendships. I am grateful that we still have each other. I am grateful that our children will have no choice but to be friends. This friendship is a lifetime bond. I am so glad I chose you and that you chose me.

Are My Hands Warm?

I didn't need my gloves today. I almost jumped up and down like a little kid on Christmas Day.

If I was brave I would have taken off my coat but we all know that the worst thing ever is to get a cold when it starts getting warm.

In just a few weeks, I will be sitting in our backyard, while the hubs grills and I will be sipping chugging apple martinis.

I can't freaking wait.

See ya winter, see ya snow, see ya frozen nose, I've had enough of you.

Pregnant Girlfriends

Two of my best friends are pregnant. It kinda makes me want to get pregnant that way I can have them for support & vice versa. I think the best thing in the world would be to go through something as exciting as that with a friend you absolutely adore. Someone who understands why you are being a b!tch, why you are worried about weight gain, why your husband's food choices make you sick, literally. And why the smells you normally love make you want to pull your nose off.

How fun it would be to go shopping together for baby clothes, to come up with decorating ideas for a nursery, pick names together, maybe even vomit together. That would make vomiting not so upsetting, you know.

I am not ready but if I was I would make hubby make me pregnant now. Just so that I could share the experience with my besties.

I think I just might be going crazy. A little. I blame it on the cold weather.

Weekends Past

I didn't post these weekend recaps but I have a feeling that in the future I will regret it. Soooo I have decided to add them even though they are months & weeks behind. Just for my pleasure when I am 75 years old young.

***Faith, about two months ago, you had game night with a few friends. You love the game "You Don't Say". You are so much better at it than Sean. Take pride in that! :)




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***About a month ago, you went to NYC for your brother in law's graduation dinner. It was held at a Thai restaurant and the food was to die for! You told Sean that you wanted to make the trip every weekend that way you could try every meal they make. It was that good!


{your sister ordered them but you had more than her, fyi}


{the food was to die for, you still think about it many months later}



{your gorgeous mom, Sean told her several times how good she looks}


{your hair was a hot mess in that picture. oh, the joy of transitioning}


{your gorgeous sister and your brother in law}


Dad and Sean enjoy each other....


But not as much as you enjoy ice cream cake. Yum!


{BIL thanking us all for coming, but I was thinking, no thank you!}



It was a great time, had by all! :)


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You had the pleasure of going to the 4th rugby pub crawl in January. Hubs has coordinated it for the last four years. It was actually his brilliant idea to raise money for his team.

It was a blast, it always is! It was cold but you didn't let that stop you and although someone spilled beer all over your Uggs you did not let that upset you. You were a little bit pissed though but you kinda brought that to yourself. Who wears Uggs to a pub crawl?

{Before the spilled beer episode}







You are probably wondering where Sean is in these pictures. Well, he was all business that day. Good for him.

p.s. Faith, hope you enjoyed this recap ... it took two hours to complete. Thank you. =)