The Break Up

Sometimes, you just don't feel like sharing. I'm not going to apologize for that.I have had a lot going on lately and have been struggling with some big life decisions.  So, I took some time to myself to really think about what I wanted to do and what I needed to do. This is a very small piece of what has been going on inside my head....  A break up. Of a friendship, that is.I think it really can be worse than an actual break up with a significant other.

Senior Prom

  What is the appropiate way to handle this kind of situation?Correct answer...there isn't one. This happened a little over a year ago and I really have just now come to terms with the fact that this person is no longer in my life.We had been friends for over 14 years.  We met in the fourth grade and were friends all through Middle School, inseperable in High School and during College.And through all of her "serious" boyfriends...that treated her like crap. Until the one that treated me like crap too, when I had been nothing but nice to him and even tried to be his friend. She was the brunette to my blonde.I miss my friend like crazy.She was supposed to be in my wedding; instead,I didn't even call her when I got engaged.She was in the wrong. I gave it time.  I reached out to make the effort despite all of my disappointment...and nothing.My mom and sister would see her around all the time, and she would approach them to say hello.She had plenty of oppurtunities to make this right.But no way in Hell am going to beg for her friendship.  I certainly don't need her that bad if she could not be there for me.I don't need the negativity. Here is what I have learned through all of this... 1.  If your boyfriend ever tells you that he is going to break up with you if you don't stop hanging out with a girlfriend that you have known for half your life...ditch that asshole.  You can't change a jealous person.  That is a serious sign of control issues and abuse to come.2. If your boyfriend ever calls you and your girlfirend repeatedly while you are out and will not stop harassing you even though he knows where you are...that is called psychodialing...for a reason!  He's not worth it.3. If your boyfriend ever snatches you up by the arm...this is a giant CLUE.  Get out now!4. If your boyfriend ever tells you that you are not allowed to go to the funeral of a friend because someone you once dated might be there...that is fucked up.5. Above all else...Be true to yourself. These are not small or things that you can live with.  They are all signs of control issues.You can't help a person that doesn't want to change.These are my own opinions based on my own personal experiences.

Because I'm a Child Inside

I am officially spoiled rotten! The only way I will ever be able to party in the lot again!  This was completely random and I am so glad that it was!  My girlfriend and I had been talking about going to see Panic for months, but neither of us ever fully commited and bought tickets.Well the Cosmic Panic Gods must have really wanted us to go because last Wednesday we both had people ask if we wanted to buy tickets!  Fate!  We even got VIP tickets!! I was in desperate need of a good girl's night!  This was too perfect.To top it off we were invited to a pregame/ pool party!  We showed up a little late on that one though because this girl had a coupon and needed some new shorts to shake the night away in....Anyway!  Then this awesome pack of weirdos all got picked up in the driveway by that ballin' party bus parked behind us![I may have been the first one on the stripper pole, but I swear it was only because I was actually hoding on to it!]Keg on board and music bumpin!  All the way up until show time!Soo much fun!   I have been to 12 Widespread Panic concerts and this last one was hands down the best show I have ever been to!I'll get SamIam on board some day. Oh and if you are unawares...check them out!!This is the song they closed with on Saturday night.  The recording I linked is actually a live recording of it at the same venue from the last time I saw them!

Headed to the Redneck Riviera

SamIam and I are both really lucky that we have family member's that live near/on bodies of water, who allow for us to come visit and enjoy it with them.We are spent our holiday weekend at SamIam's dad's house in Orange Beach, AL.After I worked all day on Wednesday... I drove these two shwasted goobers all the way down to the beach.You're welcome by the way turds.

They were both lucky enough to not have to work Wednesday and spent the entire day at the pool...with a cooler of course.  Lucky me. I knew that I was in for a very interesting road trip.



this accurately depicts how excited we were...NOT.

LOVES her some Uncle B!

 

To cheer up your Monday...in honor of B.F.E. Owassa, AL and Disney Pandora I give you this gem...  There isn't a picture to see. So just make sure to turn your volume up! (Maybe not at work though!)because these two are ridiculous when they get together!

Hahaha courtesy of budlight limearitas.  Those two were what we call white girl wasted!

Eat Dinner Uno.

Everyone has that friend who can't handle their adult beverages.I have TWO of said friends. Yes. You read that right. TWO.Lucky for me they are not in the same friend groups so I do not have to deal with them both at the same time.Both of these said friends are grown ass women.  One is 30 and the other is 27.  That is more than old enough to be out of your college drinking years.They both went to major SEC schools and you better believe they partied hardy while they were there! It is way past time for these ladies to have put on their big girl panties.This week I will tell you about the time M. (27) peed my bed...at my mother's house.dun.dun.dun. 

On this fateful Thursday night, M and I were to attend a birthday dinner for a good friend of ours and decided it made more sense for us to ride together.  

I met up with her at her place and hopped in her car with her.

This birthday dinner was being held at a restaurant called the Cantina.

(It is one of my favorites!) 

Pomegranate margs were flowing. Yum!  

I ate dinner. (I'm not one to miss a meal)

Red Flag #1. M didn't order anything.  She said she was fine with just chips and salsa.  The hell you are.

Since it was a birthday the tequila shots had to make an appearance of course!

I had 1. Pacing myself for the evening out while M had 3.  Red Flag #2.  

Then after dinner we all ventured over to Innisfree for some more good times.  I got M a water and asked her to drink it before she drank anything else and she obliged.  Don't worry I was shocked too.

...

Three hours later I was ready to go. 

 I found M gave her another glass of water just in case and we were on our way. 

She seemed fine at this point. I swear.

Driving home M started to seem like she was not so fine and was driving like a crazy person.  Oh becasue she is!  I would tell her to slow down and she would for a second. Then I would look over and she would be going 80 mph.  What the hell.  NOT ok.

I finally convince her to pull over and to do so she cut across four lanes. 

Thank god there wasn't anyone else around for her to kill.

We switched places and she immediately passed out in the passenger seat. Cool.

Instead of going back to her place I drove us to my mom's because it was closer and I knew my sister was home alone.

Getting her inside was a chore in itself.  I tried to help her change clothes. She refused to wear pants.

Put her in my bed and I went and got in my mom's (she was out of town).

 

I wake up at 6:30 in the morning to my sister screaming about the dogs being out.  How in the hell?  Apparently the front door was wide open...I didn't use the front door. 

We came in through the basement.

 

I go downstairs to check on M. She is gone. The covers are thrown off the bed.  I touch it. It's wet.  Great. Real great.

 

 

I go back upstairs and my sister is still screaming, but instead she is screaming about how M came into her room at 3 am asking where the front door was. What??  My sister thinking it was me told her to get the hell out. M then goes in her bathroom and shuts the door.  After being in there for a while my sister gets up and goes to see what is going on.  Realizing it is M, she tells her to go back to bed.   From what we could gather M walked back down the stairs from my sister's room and straight out the front door. Still no pants on. Leaving it wide open for the dogs to escape. Our best guess is that M then drove home.  So safe.  who pees the bed at someone's house na dthen leaves??  Especially when you are good friends with that person?  Like I am really not going to notice?

 

  Did I mention the part where my sister had school this morning?  She was ready to kill me.

 

Moral of this story: Eat dinner before you try to go out and be a booze hound.

And we're proud of our crazy people.

 

 

*Disclaimer: In no way do I support drinking and driving!*

Puttin' that Baby in my belly...

Heller lovelies!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and soaked up some Vitamin D!

We had big plans for our Satuday so Friday night we made a lil trip to Lowes for a ladder and lightbulbs...we did not make it home with either of those.  Instead SamIam got distracted by the grilling aisle.  Yes.  There is an entire AISLE dedicated to all things grilling. 

I felt like I was a grown-up for like two point five.

In heaven.  He would always rather be marinating.

And I made a pretty new planter!

And here is the majority of our Saturday!

We ate sooo bad!! and drank soo much beer at Brewfest!  It was a lot of fun!  I think we tried 32 of the 100+ craft beers.  I was trying to find a new favorite.  I was really having a hard time though and I blame it on my lunch.  We had a late lunch at Saw's BBQ before with everyone and I had a pimento cheese and fried pickle sandwich.  Don't you dare make a face! It was delicious!!I was so full that I just didn't have anymore room.  It was so strange being outside, you could feel the air pressure change as the storm started to come in.After brewfest we all met up with some more of our engaged/married friends for an even later dinner. Then made our way to Bourbon Street "Where babies come from."  It is a hole in the wall Karaoke bar.  That  is a little off the beaten path and one of the best kept secrets of Birmingham .  No. I didn't sing.  It was in the best interest of the audience because I sound like a dying cat. Ok. Bourbon Street makes Babies.  Do you see that Giant jar SamIam and I are drinking out of up there?  That is a Baby.  It is a CostCo sized pickle jar full of vodka, limes, and I don't even know what else, but it is delicious and the best bang for your buck!  The next size down is called and Premie and it is still huge.When you order one the bartender gives it to you with a rag.  And you're like "what the hell do I do with this?"  Oh...you swaddle it.  So that it doesn't prespire all over your table. And then we had to leave because SamIam started having an asthma attack...I guess he was just having too much fun!  On the way home he reaches over, grabs my hand and says, "At least if I stop breathing I will be with the one I love." What a drama queen. We spent Sunday recovering and laid out by the pool all day.  With sunscreen of course! Linking up my weekend with Sami.

An ode to the Hangout...because I couldn't go.

I have posted hardly at all this week and sitting at my desk at work I think I have come to realize that there may be a couple of reasons why...

*Disclaimer: I had a blasty blast in NYC making the Princess Bride's dreams come true and would do it all over again in a heartbeat!*

Negative Nancy's Excuses:

1.  The roomate did not move out.  And will not be moving out until the end of July.  This does not need any more explanation.
2. I did not get to attend the Hangout this year...and planned my wedding for the same weekend next year.  IDIOT.
3. I miss my friend.  Summers were always our time.
4. My house is a wreck because I left the boys alone for four days.  If you spill whiskey on the counter clean it up damn it!
5. I haven't been to the gym more than twice in the past three weeks and have gained back all of the weight I had lost.  So much for swimsuit season.
6. Mother Nature needs to go sit down.

So really I have been sparing you from my poor mood that I have been in all week.  So to cheer myself up I will share some pictures from Hangout last year and reminisce over how much fun I had with my frands shaking our sandy bums to great music!

If you are unawares of what the Hangout is all about let me help you to become acquainted! Check it out!



Mac Miller What up?!

The last time I saw Don. May 15, 2012



FloraBama late night smokey haze



Blowing big ass bubbles!

 

 

 

These pictures are tame.  If you are taking pictures during a show you are not fully enjoying the experience! Memories are everything.  Be in the moment.  My advice to festival goers.  Besides if you really like that camera (or cell phone) it is in your best interests to keep it somewhere safe.  Shit happens and people are clumsy.

 

Friday morning of the Hangout the lovely lady that is in all of my pics with me and I went to get in the Jeep with Kev to grab some groceries when this truck comes flying down the driveway.  I believe Kev's exact words were

"Who the FUCK is that?!!"

 

Well! Best festival surprise ever!  Two of my friends had driven through the night from D.C. to come surprise us!  Seriously made the weekend that much better!  That goof ball licking the sweat off my head up there is one of them.  And that is normal behavior for us.  I have known him since I was a child and then he dated my college roomate.  He has a habit of pulling champagne bottles out of nowhere in the mornings.  Proof we are meant to be friends for life.

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews, Alabama Shakes, Edward Sharpe and the Magentic Zeros, Mac Miller, Paul Oakenfold, STS9, String Cheese, The  Flaiming Lips, Devil Makes Three, Michael Franti, Dispatch, Skrillex.... I can't even remember who else!  Such an amazing lineup and even better weekend!  The best part about the Hangout is that you can leave in between sets and go eat if you want to instead of paying ridiculous amounts of money for festival food.  The house we were staying in was right down the road because we were staying with friends so it was hella convenient.   The beach really does make it such an amazing venue even though they fence you in so that you can't get to the water.

 

Everyone should go to at least one music festival in their life.  It should be on every bucket list.  I convinced my girly friend up there to come with and she had a BLAST!  She wants to go to another fest so bad and I had to bail on her this summer because I am trying to save money...unsuccesfully I might add.  Go to one and you will be addicted!

 

I WILL go to Hangout again! and drag SamIam with me! 

 

Ok I am feeling better now! See I told you! The memories! Just talking about it makes me excited!

Thanks for nothing Craigslist

A couple of weeks ago, before we had our garage sale I put a post up on Craigslist advertising it with pictures of the couch that needs a new home.

Well, here I am almost a month later and we still have the damn couch.

In addition to the smelly couch, I now have a whole bunch of naughty pics rolling into my inbox all labeled with the subject line: Couch.  How was I supposed to know that was some kind of codeword foronline open invitation to send me nudie pics?  Awkward.

So I made the best out of a inconvenient situation! I was bored and needed to entertain myself, I started sending copies of said pictures to my neighbor while I knew he was out on a date. Haha so bad I know.  I was always taught that it was rude not to share!

Moving on...

I have felt so lucky lately to be surrounded by such amazing women! Not to mention ladies that enjoy live music and good food as much as I do!

We started Saturday with brunch at el barrio. Which I am obsessed with!  Their food is to die for and their bartenders are total tequila geniuses! This is not your typical Mexican Restaurant.  It is so much better!  Their queso has goat cheese in it for crying out loud!  We couldn't decide what we wanted for brunch because everything sounded so good!  We just avoided the dilemma all together and ordered one of everything. Family style dining.  That's what's up!

Yeah good call! Just look at that spread!

After brunch, we ditched @hamburgerdave and started making preparations for the Crawfish Boil and by preparations...I mean we had to go to the liquor store and stock up on minis for the day.  I planned ahead and had even wore a sports bra.  Perfect hiding place for some fireball!

Tickets to Crawfish this year were only $10 and I have to say that is pretty darn good deal since Robert Randolph and the Family Band and Train were both playing! I could have cared less about Gary Allan (some country singer) and Flo Rida (don't worry I dropped it low anyway).

Oh Robert! I see you lookin' at me!
PS- Thanks for closing with my song!



We all know I LOVE a free koozie.
 Let's just pretend like I didn't eat any of that.



You ladies are a blast in a glass!

Hanging with some of The Banditos at Waffle Casa late night!

 

Talk about some shenanigans!  After my slumber party on Saturday night I spent the majority of Sunday in full on recovery mode with a Bar Rescue marathon.  (I swear SamIam and I could run a bar/restaurant better than any of those people.)  So much for doing laundry and cleaning the house.  I did manage to make a pretty bomb dinner for us and nursed a vodka margarita.

Hair of the dog indeed.

 

My kickball team made it the final tournament!  Our game is on Wednesday! So pumped about that!

 

I hope you all have a lovely week!

 



 

PS- We all know it's Monday because I accidentally did this...

Yeah. Let's just pretend for a second that those shoes match.

 

Has anyone ever told you that you have a little koozie...

Because mine fits a 24oz!
It is a KOOZIE. Never a HUGGER.

And our new koozies that we paid for are totally worth it! My beer stayed cold all the way to the end!

You should never pay for a koozie by the way!  This was a one time exception.

24 oz beers for $11. Sure let's spend our entire paycheck!

 

 

I bought Sam tickets to a country concert series for our anniversary and last night we had a blast at Brantley Gilbert and Tim McGraw with some of our good friends!  I am not a country fan, but I really love live music! So I compromised and we are both happy!

Yes, That is a Cat Suit. It's Free People from last year.

I had these Jeffrey Campbell's cradling my feetsies.

 

I sent this pic to my Group Text  and this is the response I got back.

 Laurie Ann Gibson throwback! #boomboomcatcat

 

 

Don't mind my abnormally large head...what the heck??

 

 

This typical...one or both of is usually make some kind of face.

And so because of all the fun I had last night all I have been thinking about all day is going home and doing this exactly...
    

I am going to gorge myself on some crustaceans this weekend at the Crawfish Boil while shakin' it to some Robert Randolph and the Family Band!  One of my faves! #backthatazzup

 

 

 Peace out Girl Scouts!

Rach





Can I make a move on you...

Yes, that is what drunk boys will ask you after you have given them a sandwich even though you are wearing a big shiny engagement ring.  Ridic.  I was obviously correct in thinking he may need to sober up a bit.

What up Travel Tuesday?!

 

This past weekend was one for the books!  17 girls on a bachelorette party all staying in one house and there wasn't any drama!  Hells bells that's amazing!

There were #s to change it for every day. Thanks Pinterest!

Team Bride!

Day 2!

I could not have imagined a better time!  The MOH and the Bridesmaids were all amazing and had planned such an amazing weekend for us all that everything was so relaxed and fun!

 

 

 

 

A friend's mom and sister hosted a lingerie shower for our Sexy Little Bride and had filmed her fiance previously by asking him questions ala the Newlywed Game.  It was adorable!

 

There was a Bachelor Party staying next door that we made friends with.  They were all so sweet!  One of the guys had just bought his girlfriend a engagement ring the week before so we helped him plan out how he is going to ask her!

 

Side Note: For the record, getting in any body of water no matter how deep! after you have been drinking is ALWAYS a bad idea! You can drown in two inches of water.

 But moving on...Seriously!  Even the ride home was fun! after I puked.

Sorry for all of the exclamation points!  It really was that much fun! 

Thank you my little Nico Pico Bride for sharing all of your childhood friends with me!  I am so glad that we are friends and that I got to make so many new ones!

I will say though that if I don't see another Strawberry Limearita for a very long time I will be totally ok with it.