Rants & Raves of a Twenty-Something-Year-Old Female

Confessions of a JCPenney shopaholic

2009-09-16T20:47:00.000-07:00

After a long hiatus I've decided to get back to writing this blog. Wow. So much has changed since my last post. I got married in June. Yay! We went to Jamaica for our honeymoon. I started a new job in August. I work in the lingerie department at JCPenney. I was holding out for the perfect job, one in the field that I got my college degree in, but my husband had to start paying back student loans so we didn't have much spending money to have fun with. My husband suggested that I work at JCP since I buy most of my clothing there anyway. It's nice though. I get to meet new people and it gives me a reason to get up and around in the morning instead of lazing around the house all day. I get a sweet discount of 20%. I also get to see our discounted merchandise first so I can get things really cheap. Jewelry for $.97 plus discount. Clothing for as low as $1.97 plus discount. It's insane how much shopping I've been doing but how little I've been spending.

Glenn Beck's Earth Day service

2009-04-23T12:12:00.000-07:00

Glenn Beck on Earth Day tells you what to do if you accidently break one of the "green" CFL bulbs. This would be funny if it wasn't true.

Another wedding update

2009-03-09T21:18:00.000-07:00

I'm back in Oklahoma cramming as much wedding stuff as I can. It's been a busy few days. When I was up here last during Christmas I booked a fabulous venue and found THE dress so the two biggest things are taken care of. Scratch that, finding the groom was the biggest thing. :)

My mom and I have been running all over Tulsa. We have bought stuff for the centerpieces, my wedding jewelry, and something I HAD to have for the cake table (it's a secret). We are about to place orders online for the flowers, favors, and bubble wand thingies for our departure. We have also scouted out several things that we are going to be buying in the next couple of days. Within a week we are going to be printing up our invitations that a friend made for us.

We have spent so much time planning and figuring exactly what I want and it's so cool to finally be buying them and seeing the wedding starting to come together.

The only thing about being away from home is I miss my fiance and dogs. :(

Here are pictures of them.

Katie, Allie & Hershey

Florida Woman Calls 911 After McDonald's Runs Out of McNuggets

2009-03-04T15:15:00.000-08:00

A Florida woman called 911 three times after she paid for a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets at a McDonald's but the fast-food restaurant ran out of them and refused to give her a refund.

Latreasa L. Goodman, 27, made the calls after she tried to get her money back from a Fort Pierce McDonald's and the cashier told her all sales were final. Police released the 911 tapes.

"This is an emergency. If I would have known they didn't have McNuggets, I wouldn't have given my money, and now she wants to give me a McDouble, but I don't want one," police quoted her as saying. "This is an emergency."

The cashier suggested she choose something else off the menu of equal value to the McNuggets, and offered the restaurant's cheeseburger called the McDouble.

"She's trying to force me to eat something off the menu and I don't want it," Goodman told 911.

The first dispatcher, a woman, asks if there's a manager there, but listens to Goodman's complaints and says she's sending someone.

The second, male dispatcher tells her he's aware of the incident and "we've got an officer coming out there to talk to you."

Police say Goodman was cited on a misuse of 911 charge. A current phone listing for Goodman couldn't be found.

A McDonald's spokesman said Goodman should have been given a refund, and she's being sent a gift card for a free meal.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504125,00.html

Mike Huckabee on "Congressional Relief Action Program"

2009-02-18T21:48:00.000-08:00

Quick planning update

2009-01-09T10:52:00.000-08:00

My fiance and I spent Christmas in Oklahoma with our families. After a few days he went back home and I stayed for a couple of weeks to cram in as much wedding planning as I could with my mom and sister. So far everything is going great, which is good because everyone says it will get stressful as we get closer to the big day.

Engagement pictures!!!

2008-12-29T10:25:00.000-08:00

Last Friday my sister, A Glance At My World, took engagement pictures for my fiance and I. They turned out great. Here are a few of my favorites.

I'm engaged!!!

2008-12-04T14:32:00.000-08:00

Chris proposed Monday night!! It was the only night this week that we both had off from work. He got off work early and said he wanted to go to the mall. When we got there he convinced me to go to JCPenney's and check out sales while he went to Sears. I later found out that he was really picking up the engagement ring and wedding band from another store. We then went out to eat at Outback. After that he told me I should go to Goody's while he went to Best Buy a.k.a. calling my dad and asking him if he could ask me to marry him. We then went and looked at a house in town that has a ton of lights set to music that you tune your radio to. Looking at Christmas lights is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. After that we went to a park and walked around. It was so cold. We sat down on a bench. He told me that he hadn't proposed yet because he wanted it to be perfect. I told him that it would be perfect as long as it's just me and him (I didn't want a proposal in front of other people). He said "good" and got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I started to cry and he asked me if he could have an answer. I kissed him and then said yes. :)

Awesome store

2008-09-20T13:06:00.000-07:00

My sister just opened up her Etsy store called Generation Gap!! My mom will contribute items later too. I have a link on the right side of my blog. Check out her site!! She will be adding more things in the days to come.

If I win any giveaways...

2008-08-02T13:58:00.000-07:00

just leave me a comment on here if you need my email address. I check my blog several times each day so I will definately get it. I will contact you as soon as I get it. Thanks!!

Ebay is like...

2008-08-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

...a box of chocolates. You never know exactly what you are buying.

RANT

I bought a cheap necklace off of Ebay a few weeks ago. It is vintage, from the 80's. When I got it it is really small, the paint is chipped, smelled a little smokey, and not shiny like the pic, but somehow from a few feet away Chris could tell that it was a butterfly on a plant inside of a triangle. But on the other hand...

RAVE

...you might get lucky and get something spectacular. I received another cheap necklace today and I love it. I'm not really sure how to describe it except, it's blue, my favorite color.

For the most part, I have been really happy with my Ebay experience. I think I've only had 2 or 3 experiences that weren't 100% satisfactory due to I believe slow shipping and the necklace I talk about above.

Who doesn't love giveaways?

2008-07-30T11:55:00.000-07:00

Why Are They Not In Branson, a.k.a. my dad, is having his first giveaway. He is giving away 2 tickets to a show in Branson, Missouri. Go over to his blog and enter this great giveaway!!! You have until September 1 to enter.

There is also an entire carnival of giveaways!! There are over 900 giveaways. Hurry up, you only have until August 1 to enter. Linky

Update

2008-07-17T00:43:00.000-07:00

Let's start this blog off with an update. After our Golden Retriever died I decided to take a week or two before starting up the job search again so I can spend extra time with our other two dogs. I looked online a little bit today for a job and even talked to an employment agency. I'll really hit the ground running next week.

This weekend Chris and I are going to a friend's place on the lake. We went a few weeks ago with a bunch of his coworkers and they decided to do it again this week. I can't wait!!

I entered a contest that Myspace Decision08 is doing. People submit videos and they pick the top 5 and then Myspace users vote and pick the top 2. The winners get to go to the Democrat and Republican Conventions and cover them for Myspace. View my video here.

*Just added* I just gave Katie a bath. When she stayed with my parents for 3 weeks Mom used one of her old hairbrushes on Katie and she said Katie LOVED it so she gave it to me. I just brushed her hair and she sits there so calmly and let's me brush her. Then I brushed Allie and then they were shoving each other to be the one who gets brushed. Katie is so fluffy now!!! :)

I just added some new songs to my playlist. Check them out!!

RAVE

We rented the movie Vantage Point this weekend. I was skeptical about it but within the first 5 minutes my mind changed. There wasn't a dull moment in the movie. The story is the President gets shot and the movie keeps rewinding and showing the event from other people's viewpoints. Each time you find out something new about the shooting. It was the best movie I've seen in a few months.

RANT

A friend and I went to On The Border for dinner tonight. After we ate and payed we were sitting there talking when all of a sudden something bounced off of the half wall behind me and landed in my friend's food. It was a wooden golf tee. We looked around and there was a group of about 6-7 men in their 30's-40's next to us. One of them looked at us and said, "did someone through something at you?" My friend showed him what was thrown. The guy said that he threw it. We were glaring at him and I asked my friend if she wanted to leave and she answered quickly that she did. When we got up I was still glaring and the guy said, "one of them looks p*****". I wanted to go back and say, "you darn right I'm mad!!!" When we were walking through the resturant we saw someone with a dog. A DOG IN ON THE BORDER!!! It looked like a Cocker Spaniel or something. I told my friend "I didn't realize that it was Bring Your Dog to Dinner Day or else I would have brought mine with me".

What is up with people? Some days I am naive and think that people will outgrow immaturity and then there are times like tonight with the guy throwing stuff at young women that makes me realize that once you are an immature jerk, you will always be an immature jerk.

Dolly

2008-07-06T21:56:00.001-07:00

Chris and I lost our Golden Retriever, Dolly, yesterday. Please read my blog about her at http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=16930421&blogID=412551006

Several rants/raves

2008-07-03T11:40:00.001-07:00

RANTS

I lost my job last week. I found out two weeks ago that the lady who quit the law firm had called about a month ago and asked to have her job back. I was the last person to find out that they were letting me go. I had a weeks notice. Monday was my last day at work.

A few weeks ago I went and saw the Sex & the City movie. I was really looking forward to it, but I was dissapointed. I spent half of the movie depressed about love and wondering if Chris and I would even work out because about halfway into the movie everyone's relationships failed and everyone was in a funk. I figured the ending would be great because it had to get everyone out of their depressed state. I was wrong. The ending did not make up for the rest of the movie. It wasn't enough of a crecendo. So warning, if you see this movie, be prepared to be depressed and you will probably leave the theatre depressed.

RAVES

I've been seeing commercials online for Arm & Hammer Whitening Booster, but it's expensive and comes with a bunch of stuff that I don't want/need. I did a search online and found one thing of Whitening Booster for a good price. I've been using it for 2 weeks now and I love it. My teeth are a little whiter, but they aren't uber bright, scary white. I went online today and bought me some more. If you want some, I'm getting mine from http://www.drugstore.com/.

I went garage saling last Saturday with my friend, Cindy. We bought found some great finds. One of my favorites is a big homemade crochet quilt. It's black, grey, white, and red. Cindy knits and she said it was very well made and great quality. I paid $3 for it. I love it.

I LOVE foam soap. I had only seen it in public bathrooms for a while, but last week I saw it at Wal-Mart so I had to buy it for my bathroom. I know, I'm such a geek. :)

I found out last night that my uncle reads my blogs. Hi Sonny Boy!!! Thanks for reading!!

Chris and I are going to Oklahoma tonight after he gets off of work to see our families for the holidays. It's always an adventure to travel 5 hours with 3 dogs. :)

Give-a-way

2008-06-27T10:32:00.000-07:00

You should go over to this blog and sign up for an awesome give-a-way. You have until Sunday to sign up so hurry up, you don't want to miss this!!

http://www.averymarydesign.blogspot.com/

Tulsa drivers v. Tyler drivers

2008-06-09T18:38:00.000-07:00

My dad left me a suggestion for a post (thanks Dad, love ya!!) so I'll write about it. I can't believe I hadn't wrote about it before since I gripe about it on the phone to them.

I am from a small town near Tulsa, OK. I used to think Tulsa had the worst drivers. At most intersections after a light turns red a couple of cars will race through the light. In Tyler, TX, where I live now, after a light turns red as many as 10 cars will casually go through the light. It's especially common on left turns. I witnessed this for hours a couple of days when I did Huckabee sign waves at the biggest intersection in town. I would watch the d after the left turn light turned red anywhere up to 10 cars would just keep driving. They wouldn't speed up, they would just keep going at their normal speed. What's sad is I am all the time seeing a police car at the front of a line at a red light and then lots of cars run a red light running right in front of them and they don't do a thing. Lately I have been seeing cops all over town and I have never seen a car get pulled over for blatantly.

My family thinks that I am kinda a crazy driver, but I stick out like a sore thumb in Tyler. I slow down when the light turns yellow when everyone else is speeding up. I think living in Tyler has made me a safer driver. Everytime I am out on the road all the crazies come out. Running red lights is just a small reason why the drivers are nuts, but I don't feel like writing a book tonight.

Thanks again Dad!! Happy early Father's Day!!

A little help please

2008-06-06T12:49:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been posting much, but I started a new job 3 weeks ago and I've been really busy. I've been home sick yesterday and today so I thought I'd try to post something.

Because I've been busy I haven't been able to think of blogs to write. I need some help from my audience (if I even have one). Please give me suggestions of things to write about and I will decide whether I want to rant about it or rave about it. Believe me, I have an opinion about everything so I'm sure I will use all of your suggestions. Thanks in advance guys!!

Anniversary Update

2008-05-28T20:10:00.000-07:00

Today's the big day. When Chris got home this morning from work I gave him a card. He said he bought me one and he hid it so well that he couldn't find it!!

After work I went and picked up a cake I had ordered. After I ordered the cake Saturday I found 3 little toy dogs that resemble our dogs. I put them on the cake. I took it to the hospital to surprise Chris. He was really surprised to see me. A couple of his coworkers had heard I was going to bring cake so they came to the hospital for free food. I left the cake at the hospital for the doctors and nurses to enjoy. Everytime I go up there they ask if I brought food so I figured they'd enjoy it.

The thing I ordered Chris has yet to arrive. Since Chris is working nights this week it really doesn't matter, but I hope it gets here before the weekend.

Me and You

2008-05-24T10:50:00.000-07:00

RAVE

I'll post again about this topic after our anniversary. This Wednesday, May 28, Chris and I will be celebrating 2 wonderful years together. It has been the best two years of my life. Here's a little background info.

We met 3 1/2 years before we started dating. I was a college freshman and he was a college senior. I met him one night at the United Campus Ministries and I developed a crush on him that night. We became quick friends and we started meeting everyday at 4:30 to do to dinner together at the cafeteria. One of my most vivid memories of us before dating was one day the first Smallville soundtrack came out (I LOVE Smallville!!). I wanted to get that soundtrack the day it came out, even though there was ice on the roads. I asked Chris to go with me because I was kinda scared about driving on the ice. I have no idea why, but I drove my SUV instead of letting him drive. We went to Wal-Mart, got the soundtrack and on the way back I was getting ready to turn into a parking spot when I started sliding on the ice. I freaked out, but I got control of the car and we arrived safely. Chris thought I was nuts for going out for a cd, but he usually thinks things I do are nuts. :)

Ok, fast forward to 2 years ago. We started dating during Memorial Day weekend. We went camping with a couple of his cousins and one of their dates. One night he insisted on roasting me a marshmellow. Well, he kept buring them or they would drop in the fire. I told him he didn't have to do that, but he was determined to. He finally got one just the way I like it. He sat down and put his arm around me. The time seemed right so I asked him if I could kiss him. He said yes and then leaned over and kissed me. We've been a couple ever since.

I still had one more year left of college and he had one more year of medical school. I went to college 2 hours from where he lived, but my parents live 30 minutes away. I went home most weekends and we hung out.

Chris and I graduated from our schools a week apart. He graduated first. I went to both of the ceremonies. I was so proud of him!! A week later I graduated from college and he came and saw me. I still had a couple of summer classes to take, so I moved back home with my parents and took one of the classes online and drove back to college twice a week for the other.

In June, Chris moved to Texas to start his intern year of residency. We were now 5 hours apart. I missed him like crazy. After a lot of talking we decided that in August after I completed my classes, I would move to Texas to be with him. It was hard to leave my family, but I figured right after finishing college would be the best time to start an adventure in my life. So I moved.

Chris had one dog, a Golden Retriever. Dolly is the love of his life. I think he would get rid of me before getting rid of Dolly. ;) Chris had been working alot and Dolly was lonely so he wanted to get her a playmate. The day after I moved down he went and bought me and Dolly a dog, a Sheltie named Katie. Well, Katie isn't as active as Chris would have like so in January we got a Collie puppy that I named Allie. Even as a small puppy she thought she could kick the butt of an 80 lb. dog!! Poor Allie, she tries and tries.

After being in Texas a couple of months I got a job at a law firm. 4 months later I quit due to lots of things happening and then a comment that was made to me by a coworker (not going to go into specifics here). I got a new job 3 weeks ago and I really like it. Chris has been working like crazy since this is his intern year of residency. His second year starts in 5 weeks and he won't be working near as much. We won't be spending our anniversary together because Chris is working. :(

I have ordered Chris something cool online and it will be delivered this week. I've also got a couple of tricks up my sleeve. ;) I'll post more after the anniversay.

Here are some pics.

Update to come later.

RANT

My cell phone has quit working. When I try to call someone or someone calls me, the phone sounds dead. The person on the other line can hear everything I say, but I can't hear them. Since my contract ends in December, my parent sent me my Go Phone that I used in college. If you put your SIM card in it, it works fine. I can't use my cool ringtones that I had downloaded and I even made a couple of awesome ringtones that I can't use.

$100

2008-05-10T19:20:00.000-07:00

There is a giveaway for a $100 Target giftcard at http://b-nn.com/2008/05/bloggedin-bounty-may-2008/. Go sign up!!

Late night post

2008-05-04T00:42:00.000-07:00

RAVE

Chris and I went to go see the movie Iron Man tonight (Saturday night). I wasn't sure if I'd like the movie because the only time I'd really heard of Iron Man was my ex had a video game with Marvel comic superheroes. Chris really wanted to see the movie so I read about it on Yahoo Movies. It sounded cool so I decided to give up on trying to go to a chick flick. The movie. was. AWESOME. I think I may have liked it more than Chris. We think there might be a sequel due to a comment made towards the end. I won't post anymore since the movie came out this weekend.

RANT

After the move we went to eat and then to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things. I got some body wash and then went to the cards to pick out Mother's Day cards. Chris was looking at something else and he came up to me and pointed at the ground. The top of my body wash had came off and had dropped a lot of it on the floor in big puddles. To make matters worse the puddles were white and so was the floor. The puddles went around a corner. Chris tried to stand there and warn people and I went to go get someone to clean it up. I didn't see anyone that worked there until I got to the women's clothes. There were two women there so I told them what happened. One of them left to go get help. I went back to where Chris was and a guy who worked there had come by with some kind of cart and was trying to block the spills, but not doing a good job. After a couple of minutes the women comes back with a small caution sign. She's walking really slow, twirling the sign, and slowing down to chat with people on her way over. I told Chris that I thought I was doing the right thing by sticking around, but they are just taking their precious time to clean up a dangerous mess. After she placed the sign (one sign wasn't enough to warn people) I asked her and the man where to put the body wash because it was half empty and the top was broke. I had to ask three times before someone would answer me. They told me to put it at the jewelry counter. I took it there and the lady at the counter asked me to get paper towels and cover the mess to warn people because the lady who cleans up messes was on break and she couldn't leave the jewelry counter. I was so mad that I'm doing their job for them, but I did it.

They don't realize how serious of a situation it was. In college my legal classes spent a ton of time dealing with slip and fall cases. If someone had slipped on that body wash Wal-Mart would have been liable and could have been sued. They had been warned of the mess and took too long to clean it up. They didn't even try to sufficiently warn people of the mess. Instead they had a customer cover for them. There were several workers who walked by the mess and not one of them cleaned it up. I think I'm going to write a letter to their headquarters and let them know about this.

Movie quotes

2008-05-01T17:38:00.000-07:00

I got this from http://engelsigh.blogspot.com/. Looks like fun!!

Here are the rules:
1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. No Googling or IMDb-ing. That's cheating and that's no fun.

Here are my ten. If no one gets them I'll post a different quote from the same movie. So, leave me a comment with your guesses.

1. "That's my sweetheart in there. Wherever she is, that's where my home is."

2. "Gary, if you want to play on this football team, you answer me when I ask you who's your Daddy. Who's your Daddy, Gary? Who's your Daddy?"

3. "And don't forget, she's a politician, and they're *not* to be trusted."

4. "Her... uh, bible-hugging, crucifix-wearing, honk-if-you-love-Jesus-people."

5. "It's a robot. You know, like a super advanced robot. It's probably Japanese. Yeah, it's definately Japanese."

6. " It's our love fern! Oh, Bennie-boo-boo, boo-boo."

7. "Oh, my God, the bend and snap works every time!"

8. "You know how I know you're gay?"

9. "I do believe in spooks. I do believe in spooks. I do! I do! I do! I do believe in spooks. I do believe in spooks. I do! I do! I do! I do!"

10. "You made a dress out of my curtains?"

BONUS QUOTE-New release movie

"What color is that - vomit?"
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I couldn't resist, I added some more movies.

11. "Do I look like a cat to you boy? Am I jumpin' around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? DO YOU SEE ME EATING MICE?"

12. "One day they'll have secrets... one day they'll have dreams."

13. "Who wants to go down the creepy tunnel inside the tomb first?"

14. "I can tell you two things. One, your hairdo is ridiculous. And two, I ate a lot of garlic, and I just farted. Silent but deadly."

15. "Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."

16. "Mom! We are on high alert here. I almost killed you right then! You do not even realize!"

Sorry it's been awhile since last posting

2008-04-23T22:17:00.000-07:00

RANT

I have been interviewing for several jobs lately. After the first couple didn't call me when they said they would I started asking the interviewers point blank if they are going to call me either way. They all say they will. So far, I have only heard from one law firm. They called me FOUR days after they said they would and they told me I didn't get the job.

I wouldn't mind if they only call the person they decide to hire, but PLEASE don't tell me you will call me even if I don't get the job if you have no intention of ever calling me. Man, this sounds like a rant about most guys. Who knew that interviewers and guys have something in common?

Anyways, I have digressed from my main point. I have not heard from my favorite job of all that I have interviewed at so far. They said I would hear from them soon. If I don't hear from them by Friday I will be calling them.

RAVE

I absolutely LOVE Ice Blue Raspberry Kool-Aid. My sister and I used to drink it so much that whenever Kool-Aid was on sale for 10/$1 my mom would buy 2 or 3 dollars worth. If you haven't tried it yet and you like Kool-Aid, go check it out.

Sisters and dogs rule :)

2008-04-14T18:06:00.001-07:00

RANT

My rant for today are people who try to start problems online. It's happened to me alot over the past 5 years so I'm used to immature people who have no life. Now someone is trying to stir up trouble with my little sister over the dumbest thing. I know who it is and they had better stop. I posted on my sister's blog a couple of times about it because I'm defensive when it comes to her. NO ONE messes with my sister. Love ya, Sis!! :)

RAVE

I just entered my Sheltie, Katie, in an online photo contest. Please go vote for her!!

http://cutestpetcontest.com/bigpic.php?enum=100325927

Infomercials CAN be cool

2008-04-08T17:16:00.000-07:00

RAVE

Call me a dork, but there are some infomercials that I love to watch. My favorite ones are the Miracle Blade III, Magic Bullet, and Turbo Jam. Me and my sister both like to watch Miracle Blade infomercials together when we are at my parents house. I like the Magic Bullet infomercials so much that I wanted a Magic Bullet. They were really expensive so I had to wait. They finally started selling them in stores but they were still to expensive. My mom told me that whenever I got engaged I could put it on my registry. Last Christmas I had a big present from my parents. I opened it last. It was the Magic Bullet set!!!! The price had went down and my mom had a coupon so she bought it for me. It was an awesome surprise and I love my Magic Bullet.

The reason I wrote this blog today is I watched a Miracle Blade III infomercial last night and was inspired. ;)

RANT

Movies that skip around alot. I have a hard time following movies that skip around from different times and even from different people's perspective. If I can't follow the movie I can't enjoy the movie.

Pretty pretty flowers

2008-03-30T10:52:00.000-07:00

RAVE

I planted flowers in little crates or something about a month ago in the house. I was so excited. I bought Zinnias and Bachelor Buttons because my mom has the B.B.'s and a different version of the Zinnias. I had been watering them all day and kept asking Chris when we can plant them outside. We finally decided that yesterday (Saturday) was the day. The weather was perfect so we both spent hours outside working on the yard.

Welllllllllllllllllllll.............

RANT

Last night for several hours we had a severe thunderstorm and hail storm. We checked the weather yesterday and it wasn't on the forecast. The thunder was so bad that I was up for almost 4 hours because I couldn't sleep. Dolly and Katie kept scratching at Chris's bedroom door because they were scared. They kept trying to hide in his room and the bathroom. They were shaking for a long time, Katie was shaking for 3 hours. The electricity kept going on and off last night. The thunder and lighting was pretty intense.

We will have to wait a few days to see if my flowers survive. Cross your fingers!!

Here's a couple of pics of what the flowers are.

Monthaversaries

2008-03-28T20:19:00.000-07:00

I am one of those people who keeps track of how many months I've been dating someone. I don't celebrate them, but I like to mention it on the day.

Wellllllllllllllllllllll,

HAPPY 22 MONTHS, CHRIS!!!!!!!!!

That's right. Chris and I have been dating for 22 months. On May 28th we will be celebrating 2 years together. I can't believe how lucky I am to be with such a great guy. Ladies, you know you have a great guy when sometimes you think your parents like him more than you do. ;)

I love pictures, so here's some. Enjoy. :)

^We had this pic taken last year before Chris moved to Texas.

^At my college graduation party last year.

^After Chris graduated from medical school last year.

^At Chris's sister's wedding last fall.

^One more pic of my handsome man. :)

Friday is here!!

2008-03-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

RANT

Yesterday I was going to Curves and I was in the parking lot going straight and I saw a car on my right coming towards me. They didn't seem to be slowing down so I had to stop. I was right. She drove right out in front of me and turned left towards me. I was really glad I stopped when I noticed that she was LOOKING DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT!! That's right. She was turning left and looking right. I can tell you what the back of her head looked like. After she turned she finally looked forward and looked at me and gave me a bad look like I did something wrong. I don't get it. I'm the one who stopped and prevented the wreck even though I had the right-of-way.

When I was turning in to my parking spot I did an experiement. There was no one around and I was going extremely slow. I turned right in a parking spot and looked completely left when doing it. Don't worry though, I had already turned most of the way before I looked and knew exactly where I was going. I was totally scared even though I was completely safe. I was in even more disbelief that that lady did that after I tried it.

RAVE

IT'S FRIDAY!!!! The weekend is almost here. Last night Chris and I worked on the yard and are going to do more tonight and this weekend. We cleared out the flowerbed in front of the house and will be planting my flowers this weekend. We filled up 5 huge trashbags of leaves, acorns, and sticks from the neighbors trees. I'll be finishing cleaning it up today and Chris will mow it tomorrow. Usually I don't like outdoor cleanup work, but it will be worth it when the yard is awesome.

*Note* I just added a new song to my playlist. The second song is now "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" by Taylor Swift. I LOVE this song!!!

True

2008-03-19T00:29:00.000-07:00

I'm breaking my rule about having a rave and a rant in each post. I just did some changes to my blog. I got a new template and I think it suits the theme of my blog. I also added a country music playlist. Whenever I create playlists I like to have my first song to have a meaning behind it. Here's the story.

My boyfriend is a die-hard George Strait fan. Everytime we are in his truck we listen to Strait cds. Chris likes to sing along with the songs. I discovered a song I hadn't heard before. This became my favorite George Strait song and Chris sings it to me almost everytime we hear it. :)

CMT 40 Sexiest Music Videos

2008-03-17T20:31:00.000-07:00

I decided to do something different for this blog. Don't worry, I'll still be ranting and raving. :) Last week I watched a show on CMT called "CMT 40 Sexiest Music Videos". Since this blog is about me being opinionated and I love country music, I figured I would give a short opinion on all the videos and rank my top 5. I was going to do a top 3, but there are a couple of videos I can't decide between. Don't worry, my post will be PG.

Some of the videos I haven't seen all of so I am going off of the clip shown on the show.

40. "Play Something Country" - Brooks & Dunn

I hadn't seen this video until the show. It seemed like a fun video to dance to if you can dance. I can't dance!!

39. "Lips of an Angel" - Jack Ingram

I hated this song when it was a pop version and I hated it even more when Ingram did a country version. To make it worse the video is of him getting married and then calling his ex and talking about how he wishes his new wife was his ex. Gross. This is NOT a sexy song or video.

38. "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" - Lee Ann Womack

It was ok. I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other.

37. "Forever and For Always" - Shania Twain

I remember this video came out during the semester I met my current boyfriend. I always think of him now when I hear the song. It's probably my favorite Shania video.

36. "Bad For Me" - Danielle Peck

It's a cute song about how chocolate, shopping, and lots of other things that girls like are bad for Danielle, including loving a certain guy. I think the video is more sexy for women than it is for men.

35. "Carrying Your Love With Me" - George Strait

This video is mostly George Strait walking around carrying a suitcase and it's still sexy!!! All hail King George. :)

34. "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" - Dwight Yoakam

I saw this video for the first time on the show and I hated it. I am not a Yoakam fan and his voice gets on my nerves and I couldn't get past that.

33. "Crash Here Tonight" - Toby Keith

I really love this video. It's just so sweet. The best part is where Heather Locklear falls asleep on Toby's couch and he covers her up with a blanket.

32. "Hick Chick" - Cowboy Troy

Haha, I had never heard this song before. It's really catchy. I catch myself grooving in my seat when I hear it now. It's a mix of country and hip hop.

31. "The Way You Love Me" - Faith Hill

I didn't care for this video at all. I don't know why it was on the list.

30. "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" - Joe Nichols

NOT SEXY AT ALL!! What's sexy about his grandma getting naked and jumping into a pool? Don't worry, they black it out, but still.

29. "There's No Limit" - Deana Carter

It's mostly a video of her walking around in underwear and a man's shirt talking on the phone. I wouldn't have ranked it this high.

28. "I'll Go On Loving You" - Alan Jackson

I didn't really care for this video, but I admit I didn't really listen to the lyrics or really watch it. It was boring so I tuned it out.

27. "Maria (Shut Up And Kiss Me)" - Willie Nelson

What is sexy about Willie Nelson?? Not a single thing. The only reason this video was ranked was because there was a woman dancing on a bar wearing skimpy clothes. For me the reason it was sexy was because Luke Wilson was in it. He watches her dance but never talks to her. At the end of the video she gets into her boyfriend's car...Willie Nelson's car.

26. "Real Good Man" - Tim McGraw

I cannot stand Tim McGraw. 'Nuf said.

25. "That's How They Do It in Dixie" - Hank Williams Jr.

A bunch of girls in skimpy outfits. Not sexy to me.

24. "Nothin' But a Love Thang" - Darryl Worley

Who knew Darryl Worley was hot!!! During one scene they are in a bathtub blowing bubbles at each other. That's really cute. The rest of the video is kinda trying to hard to be sexy.

23. "As If" - Sara Evans

This was ranked above Darryl Worley?? It's a great song, one of my favorites, but it's not THAT sexy. When I first saw it I thought she should date the delivery guy and guess who she winds up with? The delivery guy. :)

22. "Somebody Like You" - Keith Urban

This video also came out right after I met my boyfriend. I always crank it up when I hear it in my car and groove to it.

21. "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" - Toby Keith

Weird video. I didn't even understand it until the people commenting on it said what the video was about. At first you think it's a mother and son. Ewwww.

20. "Man of Me" - Gary Allan

I think the song is sexier than the video.

19. "The Woman In Me" - Shania Twain

Didn't really care for it.

18. "Come to Bed" - Gretchen Wilson

Gretchen needed a softer video because all of her songs so far have been about how big and bad she is. I didn't care for this video or song though.

17. "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" - Kenny Chesney

I LOVE this song. It's my ringtone. I hate to say this, but I hate the video though. I guess the song makes up for it.

16. "Hot Mama" - Trace Adkins

The girl who was in this video said exactly what I was thinking about this video. It gets very pornish at the end.

15. "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" - Bon Jovi and LeAnn Rimes

I don't know what makes this video sexy. Most of it is just them walking down the street separately, but yet it's sexy.

14. "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" - Brooks & Dunn

After seeing this video on the show, it almost ruined the song for me. I LOVE the song, but the video is not at all what I thought it would be. I figured it would be more cutsey. The song is sexy, not the video.

13. "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood

It's sexy because she's a strong independent woman. The best scense is when she is standing in the middle of the street and the wind is blowing and the windows are blowing out of the buildings.

12. "Want To" - Sugarland

Not a sexy video. I love the song though. I would have made the video about camping in a tent at a lake.

11. "Your Man" - Josh Turner

I already thought this video was sweet and sexy, but when I found out it's really his wife in the video, that made it even better. It's a great video because you can see how he feels about his wife. He's just playing the guitar, singing to her, and dancing with her. There's no hanky panky going on and it still ranked high. That should tell some of these other guys something.

10. "I Melt" - Rascal Flatts

Ewww, guy butt. Not sexy.

9. "Raining on Sundays" - Keith Urban

Love the video. I especially like when he's jamming on the guitar and the wind is blowing, it's raining, and his hair and shirt are just blowing around. It seems very artistic to me.

8. "You Save Me" - Kenny Chesney

I hate to say this about Kenny Chesney, but this video isn't sexy.

7. "Life Goes On" - LeAnn Rimes

I think LeAnn Rimes tried WAY to hard to be sexy in this video.

6. "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" - Billy Currington

OMG, Billy Currington...shirtless...beach........what was I doing again??

I don't even care for the words and it's still sexy. At one point Billy and the girl are just running around and playing the in sand and it's so fun. It makes me want to go to the beach.

5. "Let's Make Love" - Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

I'm not a fan of these guys or the song, but I guess it's kinda the same thing about the Josh Turner video with his wife.

4. "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" - Trace Adkins

Not sexy for women. I don't like seeing size zero women in barely there outfits shaking their butts at the camera.

3. "You're Still the One" - Shania Twain

I don't get this video so of course I didn't find it sexy.

2. "Come A Little Closer" - Dierks Bentley

This is one of those videos that tries a little too hard to be sexy.

1. "Breathe" - Faith Hill

I was really surprised that this video was #1. I figured an extremely skanky video would get this spot. I wouldn't put this as #1, but I can see why it was placed here.

COURTNEY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS

5. "SOMEBODY LIKE YOU" - KEITH URBAN

4. "CRASH HERE TONIGHT" - TOBY KEITH

3. "TILL WE AIN'T STRANGERS ANYMORE" - BON JOVI AND LEANN RIMES

2. "YOUR MAN" - JOSH TURNER

1. "MUST BE DOIN' SOMETHING RIGHT" - BILLY CURRINGTON

Enchanting controlling parents

2008-03-16T22:55:00.000-07:00

RAVE

I just saw a commercial for the movie Enchanted, which is coming out on DVD on Tuesday and I decided to make that my rave. I went and saw Enchanted when it was in theatres, but I can't tell who took me. Ok, it was Chris, but don't tell anyone that I told you. ;)

It was a great movie. It starts out animated and Giselle, the main character, lives literally in a dream world. She thinks it's normal to meet someone and get married 3 days later. She gets sent to the "real world" and has to learn how things really work, unless you live in Hollywood where the whole meet and married within 3 days really happens. It was cool watching her adjust, fall in love, and then have to choose between reality and her old life in animation. I won't spoil the ending for you so go rent/buy it.

RANT

Have you ever seen the MTV show Parental Control? It's a show where the parents don't like their daughter/son's significant other so they interview people and each pick someone to go on a date with their daughter/son. Then, the daughter/son chooses who they want to continue dating, their significant other or someone their parents picked for them. Ok, that part is mildly entertaining late at night. My rant is about the way the significant others treat the parents. They cuss and treat the adults with so much disrespect. I'm sure they really act up for camera, but it's just so horrible. I would dump someone in a heartbeat if they acted that way to my parents and Chris said he would break up with me if I acted like that towards his parents.

I have never seen a significant other be respectful towards the parents. I guess a normal, nice, mature person on that show would be bad for ratings.

Quilt giveaway

2008-03-14T09:58:00.000-07:00

Everyone go to http://oldredbarnco.blogspot.com/2008/03/giving-away-quilt.html and sign up to win a quilt!!! It's really pretty. You have until Wednesday, March 19 to sign up.

Money, George Strait, & basketball

2008-03-12T12:47:00.000-07:00

RAVE

I have three things to rave about today.

1. I got my tax refund check in today!!! Since I don't have a job this came at the best time. I was so broke!!

2. George Strait has a new song out called "I Saw God Today". The first time I listened to it I didn't really care for it and I thought the verses didn't flow together. I listened to it again and really listened to the lyrics and now I love it. If you listen to the entire song it makes sense. If you haven't heard the song, go listen to it. It's great.

3. MARCH MADNESS IS HERE!!!! It's my favorite part of the year. I have been looking forward to this for months. I just created two groups, one for my family and one for my East Texas for Huckabee group. I can't wait until next Thursday when the games start!!

RANT

Guys who choose video/computer games over their girlfriends.

Rant for the ones I love

2008-02-29T08:42:00.000-08:00

RAVE

I am reading a great book. For my family, this might come as a shock. The last book I read was last spring and it was for a class and I HATED the book because the professor picked a racist book about towns near where I was raised. The last time I read books for fun was probably years ago. I have been hearing about the book I'm reading for a while now. I have heard nothing but good things about it so I HAD to have it. I went last Friday and tried to buy it from Barnes & Noble but it was out of stock so they ordered me a copy. I went and picked it up yesterday. What is this great book??? It is "Character Makes a Difference" by Mike Huckabee. Mike Huckabee is someone I respect and it is cool to read about his struggles and how his character guided him through those situations. One great thing about Huckabee that is rare nowadays, the things he says in this book and his other books (that my friends have read and told me) he says the same thing in his books that he is saying now in his run for President. That's right, President. His latest book has made it onto my rave list, I'm sure he must be so proud!! :)

RANT

This one is for my sister, mom, and boyfriend. Do you know what the worse pop is? Dr. Pepper!!! Mt. Dew rules all. Dr. Pepper is so disgusting and I don't see how people can drink it. My sister, mom, and boyfriend love Dr. Pepper. It's okay, guys, I still love you despite this major flaw. :)

Just added rant

2008-02-26T11:53:00.000-08:00

RAVE

Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster for me. I came up with an idea for a group that I organize to do tomorrow and I told them about it 3 days ago and everyone at the meeting loved it. Yesterday I started getting messages from mostly non-active members trying to get me to change it and back out. I was uber stressed and even cryed. I talked to some other friends of mine and my dad who all told me if I believe in it to go for it. I decided to stand up in what I believe in and go ahead with the event. Once I told the group I started getting emails from people supporting me and thanking me for everything I do for the group. This post could be used as a rant AND a rave, but I'm choosing to look at the good side of the situation. I stood up for what I believe in and it felt great!!!!!

RANT

I hate early mornings!!!! I am so not a morning person. I had to get up very early for the thing mentioned above. It was well worth it though and it was a lot of fun. But, today, early mornings are my rant.

Late night posting due to sick dog :(

2008-02-16T00:45:00.000-08:00

RANT

It's after two in the morning and my Collie is sick. She has been puking. She ate the puke, and then Katie ate the rest so I didn't have to clean up as much as I thought I was going to have to. I gave Allie a bath (that was fun!!) and then she started gagging again so I stuck her outside in the backyard. She's not liking that. She keeps hitting the back door trying to get back in. Oh the joys of having a puppy!! :)

RAVE

Let's see, what can I rave about at this time of night? I started this blog to rant about Allie.

That 70's Show is cool. I have the first 4 seasons on dvd. I've been watching a lot of it the past 2 days. So, my rave is about That 70's Show. I know this was boring, but it's late and I'm likely to be up a lot later due to the dog being sick. I would leave her outside all night, but it's been raining on and off and thundering for a while.

Goodnight everyone!!

Valentine's Day 2008

2008-02-15T13:31:00.000-08:00

I had a great Valentine's Day yesterday!! We started celebrating the night before. My boyfriend, Chris, came home and said he was taking me out to eat anywhere I wanted. I chose Olive Garden. After we got home I gave him one of his presents, a pin that said "George Strait for President 2008" along with a card. He loved it. On Valentine's Day he was on-call but his attending doctor let him off of work for a couple of hours. When he got home he said he was going outside to bring the garbage can up to the house. Instead, he came in with 6 red roses and a balloon. He gave me two cards. One of them was a Superman card that I had seen at Wal-Mart and thought it would be awesome if he got it for me. When I read it I said great minds think alike, but he said that maybe he just knows me very well and what I like. (I LOVE Superman!!) I gave him another card and matching OU t-shirts for us. His is grey and mine is pink. I got matching shirts because I hate OU and I wanted to show that I'm making an effort to like them because he graduated from there and he is a die-hard OU fan. I told him we can wear them when OU plays and we don't have to wear them out in public ad he said yes we do!!

A couple of days before I had bought Chris a frog balloon. Here is a pic of the balloons and roses.

Oops, I forgot to do my rant/rave. :)

RAVE

My rave is my awesome boyfriend, Chris. He is so good to me. I don't know what I would do without him. He brings out the best in me. :)

RANT

The 2008 Presidential election. I am getting sick and tired of it. Don't get me wrong, I have a horse in the race (Huckabee) and I am campaigning hard for him, but I am just getting sick of the way he is being brushed aside and ignored. I guess that is for another blog, though.

The loves of my life

2008-02-14T11:19:00.000-08:00

RAVE

I have 3 awesome dogs in Tyler. I call them the loves of my life. Today I will be raving about my dogs.

<--That is Dolly. She is Chris's 3 1/2 year old Golden Retriever. She's a great dog. She LOVES it when people come over because she begs for attention and she usually gets it.

This is my baby, Katie. -->

She is a 4 year old Sheltie. Chris bought her for me right after I moved to Tyler. She is the sweetest thing. She follows me everywhere I go, including the bathroom. She will wait patiently outside the door for me. When I'm home alone I leave the door open and she walks in and sits right in front of me. She has the biggest brown eyes that just beg to be petted. She loves to jump on the couch or bed and snuggle up next to me. She isn't very energetic, which is great for me. She likes to go outside and bark sometimes. Chris says that she is "viciously defending the house". I don't know if I would have adjusted to Tyler as well if Chris hadn't gotten me Katie.

<--This is the latest addition to our family of dogs, Allie. She is a 16-17 week old Collie. We got her at Canton Trade Days. Chris wanted another dog that will play with Dolly, because Katie isn't really active with her. Allie is already doing her job. She wrestles all the time with Dolly. She bites her ears, fur, tail, etc. She thinks that she can take her down, even though Dolly is huge compared to her.

Here are some more pics of our dogs. I LOVE taking pics of them.

RANT

I am going to rag on Chris's dog now. Dolly passes gas really bad. She was really gassy today. All of a sudden I would get a whiff of something rank. She stepped up on the couch where she hangs out and I hear "pfftttt". I had seen online where Golden Retrievers are one of the most gassiest breeds of dogs and I'm a believer. :)

A healthy blog

2008-02-02T23:16:00.000-08:00

RAVE

Friday night I bought some cinnamon flavored Sun Chips. Now, I've tried regular Sun Chips before and hated them, but this is one of the best snacks I have ever tasted!!! My friend recommended them to be when we went shopping on Friday for healthy food since I started working out last week at Curves. (Yay for me!!) Everyone needs to try these chips. They also have the Smart Choices Made Easy stamp on the back of them, meaning they are kinda healthy.

RANT

Caffine headaches. I am trying to cut down severely on drinking Mt. Dew so much because of my trying to lose weight. I had my new required amount by afernoon so by dinner I was craving an ice cold Mt. Dew. I went out to dinner with my boyfriend and his coworker and his fiancee. I didn't see Mt. Dew on the menu so I got a water. It was gross!! I hadn't really drank tap water in this new town so I was surprised to find out it was nasty. Luckily, I found Mt. Dew on the menu!! I decided to give in and order one or else I would be miserable all night.

TGIF

2008-01-25T16:02:00.000-08:00

RAVE

I absolutely LOVE black and white photos. They are so artistic and you notice things about them that you wouldn't see in a colored picture. I also like black and white picture with one thing colored so it really pops out. My sister (who's blog I mentioned in my previous post) takes the most GORGEOUS black and white pictures and then she likes to color in parts of it.

If my sister will give me permission and pics, I would love to post some pictures of hers on here. She is really talented.

RANT

When I kept going to Kohl's, Goody's, and the mal to look for dress shirts, the fashion this year was shirts that had a belt or tied above your waist. The shirts are cute, don't get me wrong, but if you have any bit of fat the shirts accent it. I would have bought some of the shirts anyways, but they have belt loops and it would have been obvious that something that something was missing from the shirt. I really hope that the style next year is something that us women who aren't a perfect size 6 can wear.

First Post

2008-01-22T17:41:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, here's the deal. I am a very opinionated person. Every post will have something that I'll rave about and something that I'll rant about. Please post something that you would like me to post about and I'll decide whether I want to rant/rave about it.

I put "twenty-something-year-old" in my blog's name because I don't want to put the age I am now (23) and then in 3 months have the wrong age on it. I figured the blog name kinda sounds quirky too.

So, thanks for checking out my new blog. Let's get this show on the road.

RAVE

My little sister has a blog that I absolutely LOVE!! It is so creative. She likes to sew so she talks about sewing and posts pictures of her art. She also has a thing she calls "Flashback Friday". She talks about something from when she was growing up and posts old pics. She is also a very talented photographer. Check out her blog at http://aglanceatmyworld.blogspot.com/.

My dad also has a blog at http://www.whynotinbranson.blogspot.com/. He writes about old stars and why he thinks they should be performing in Branson. My family loves Branson and has been visiting there for years.

I had to give shout outs to my family's blogs in my first post. Maybe they will do the same for me? ;)

RANT

The new movie Cloverfield. I thought it was going to be so cool. It was filmed from the view of someone in the movie walking around with a video camera. I was so naseous and even had to walk out of the theatre for about 15 minutes. It also ended very abruptly. People were just sitting there in the theatre and some people started asking if it was over.

I think the movie could have been a lot better if they film it as a documentary. Then they could have went into more detail about the monster. I wanted to know what exactly it was, where it came from, why it was on Earth, did it die, how many people did it kill, etc? I just like absolutes in movies. I hate to leave not knowing the main things in a movie, the who, what, when, where, and why.

On the bright side, some people were saying it was better than The Blair Witch Project. I've never seen it though.

There we go, my first post. I'll see you guys in my next post.