Goodbye 2008, Cheers 2009

Well time has flown by, I feel bad I am neglicting my blog!  But christmas was amazing and I will have to blog about it later.  I had to blog one more time for my last 2008 blog entry.  

This year was perfect!

I got married! Which was the perfect wedding day.

I have traveled to the coolest places... chicago, colorado, vegas, mexico (honeymoon)!!!

UT Texas fb had a great season!

Our puppy, vince turned a year old

We have started to do a little remodeling (yay new backyard) (oh and new dining room, new living room furniture, newly designed and organized closet)

I fell in love with Bella and Edward (amazing twilight series coma)

Austin City Limits All Access badges! (on stage with NERD/MANU CHAO/BECK/FOO FIGHTERS/CONOR OBERST/SEVERAL More, it was my music heaven)

My big 25th birthday, vip style!

Got to hunt and chop down a christmas tree with my hubby

Became closer with some great friends (lauren, heather ben, kristine, krys, amber)

I have had some really fun trips with my besties (the dallas piano bar night was classic)

Got my first coach purse

Got to go to amazing concerts, vip style (common, conor oberst, matisyahu)

Had a blast with my bestie, Ana at Edgefest (Toadies, Stone Temple Pilots, Seether, Papa Roach, etc)

Got my first mac

New Years Revolutions

Organize my house (backyard, office, guest room, living room, then our bedroom, then if we have enough time and or money the bathrooms)

Find a new book inspiration (Loved twilight series and the last lecture)

Spend more time with my perfect husband and family

Study hard and finish my masters program (well it will take longer than 2009, but do the best I can is the goal... note to self do not slack)

Work on the budget!  Save up more money and get bills paid off (everyones dream resolution)

Another dream resolution... Work out more, start my dance classes

Take a few trips... nac, houston, dallas and then try to one fun vacay with Matthew!  Plus when the new Texas schedule comes out, we can plan a fun trip for an away game!!!  Colorado was the best trip I have ever had, plus UT won!

Cheers to a new year, a new beginning, and a perfect new chapter to my life... heres to the 2009 chapter!

1980 Peace Love and Obama

Well time is flying, it feels like it was just the other day when I was in Chicago at the obama rally.  Now December has come and almost gone, January is right around the corner.  January is going to be the beginning to a great new year.  Also in January we will be getting our new president.  I came across these pictures of Obama circa 1980!

a little bit closer

oh so sexy...

God wouldn't you love to have crazy sexy pictures like this!

blog crush : Modish

So I have an entire folder donated to favorite blogs about shopping, fashion, music!  One of my favs, Modish, is having a giveaway!  I love fun giveaways, I might not win usually but I have high hopes every time...  Check it out, maybe you can stop by and be the one who is the lucky winner!

Modish, crafting a handmade life!

Make me a bicycle....

Wedding Crashers is on!  This is one of my top favorite movies.  For our rehearsal dinner we watched wedding crashers at the Alamo drafthouse.  We had the perfect rehearsal dinner and it was so us!  So now every time I see my fav movie on or hear one of the thousand famous quotes I get to think of my perfect rehearsal dinner and the night before the most perfect day of my life.  Cheers to love!

A few wants I am finding on the internet...

Oh I need this chair!!!!  This would be absolutely lovely on my newly renovated porch.

It is from Pottery Barn, it is $1,300!!!!!!  That is crazy.  I  can't believe someone would pay that price, but you know what it is beautiful!

I want these floors, please please please....  I have growing up hating wood floors and now, that is all I want!!!!

How hilarious is this cat....

Matthew and I keep saying we want a cat, they are hilarious!  I am actually scared of cats, but hey maybe by the time we get one I will be able to be around it without it making me feel like its plotting to kill me!  We definitely won't be getting a cat till after we have kids and they are a little older.

(photo brought to us by Violet and making it lovely)

Other wants/needs for my home...

Bathroom lighting...  crush on pottery barn lighting, $179

China cabinet, no picture... I can't pick out just one I like.  

Bedroom furniture... pottery barn storage bed, about 3,000

Guest room bedding... pottery barn, Woodland organic duvet cover, about $250 with comforter, shams and euros.  I am actually going to buy this

Entryway details... pottery barn

Moo Frame, I love moo cards and now they have a frame!

I would kill for orange juice right now, well I am done being random and wasting time on the internet!

So cool...

You can own your own personal moon!!!

When we do get a fat cat, I have to buy a cat cocoon!!!!!

Have you ever seen a vegetable?

Pepper Gradient
Originally uploaded by geo3pea

Have you ever held a vegetable's hand? I know it is a horrible show, but I am watching Grey's. They have a girl on the show that had an accident and has brain damage, they used the term vegetable and said how she was "dead." Her poor sister was so hurt and just wanted her to be able to hear her.

See I know exactly what it feels like to have a loved one on the table and hold their hand... and have every doctor tell you that they are dead. It's so hard to come to terms with someone being brain dead and still be "alive". My senior year of high school, I found my mother not breathing and from October 21st to November 4 she lived on life support. She couldn't breathe, eat, move... nothing on her own. But with every cell in my body I just wanted her to be alive, I mean really alive. When I touched her cold cold hand, I prayed she would squeeze it back. Could she actually hear me, medically maybe not. But my heart always knows that her heart and soul could hear me. I know that my mother knew how much I loved her. Everything happens for a reason, I truly believe that. I am just missing her so much tonight!

August Rush

August Rush
Originally uploaded by wbmoviesgirl

My amazing thanksgiving and 25th birthday weekend has passed. I am so sleepy and recovering. So as I say goodbye to my friends and upload pictures, I am watching the amazing August Rush movie. Yeah it might be cheesy, but the music story is inspiring! Such a cute movie!

Something I want to do before I die....

Beautiful!




oh my, did you know you could swim right up to the edge of a 420 foot waterfall?!?! In september and december you can swim right up to the edge of Victoria Falls!

If I promise to not kill you, can I have a hug

If I promise to not kill you, can I have a hug
Originally uploaded by Blushing Bella

Well my best friends have been trying to get me to read Twilight book series. I have been telling Ana that I will not read it and I absolutely don't want to.
See the books I like to read are books that have real stories and lessons to learn. Like I just read "The last lecture" two times. The book inspired me and really touched my heart. So for some reason I randomly decided I wanted to try out the books I have been hearing so much about... the verdict?!? I am in love!!! I read the first book in one week. I could have read it in one day if I had the time.
I read this blog and this girl actually called into work to read the series. I really wish I could have done that. The book is captivating, sensual and innocent all at the same time. So now that I have finished the first breathtaking book, it is definitely time for the next.

memories last forever

Oh my goodness this picture is old!!!  I was just looking at pictures to print out and came across this picture from college.

From left to right... my best friends miss, lindz, me and matthew.  God we all look so young.  It is crazy how much life changes.  So much has happened and developed since this night.

Honestly I couldn't even tell you what we were doing or where we were at.  But if I were to guess we were all hangin out in Nac.  I miss the good ole college days with all of us together.

May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face and may the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the starts!  This is my cheers for the night with my big glass of wine!

Rough days

Rough days
Originally uploaded by bayat

Well yesterday was mom's birthday! Every year since her death I would blog a little birthday wish for her and just get a little peace here on my blog. But yesterday I could not do that... why, you may ask?!
So I get a phone call that my dad tried to kill himself. Seriously. He is still in ICU. My main issue with this, is how can a grown man be so selfish. My little brother is still missing his mom and it was her birthday... and bless his heart he has to wake up to blood and his dad who tried to kill himself. Wow, right!

Well God doesn't give you anything that you can't handle! My dad has some issues and thank goodness he is going to rehab, if only my mom could have pulled through her coma. Enough with the drama!

Tonight was the first UT basketball game! Bball is my favorite sport and yes, we won! Hook em

Chicago day two... election day!

So I woke up after a great nights sleep in Chicago!  I love the Four Seasons, my breakfast was delicious!  Yummy coffee, water, and yogurt with fruit!  Happy election day!

I thought we would be taking taxis, but we had car service again... which is awesome!  So my bosses took me around to sight see...

I got to see one of the coolest music venues, it is beautiful place... and I have to see a concert there one day.  Millennium Park is amazing!  Jay Pritzker Pavilion is so beautiful...

I loved the lawn seating!

The Cloud Gate!!!  I call it the bean ;)

So My bosses put on the Obama Rally tonight and they took me back stage! Can you believe it!!!! Never have I ever got to be apart of something like that. I took so many pics, but most has the family in it. So here is one with me by all the flags!

Backstage of obama's rally...

The crazy security team... the search dogs were cute!

You should have seen the mile long street full of news vans! It was crazy


As we were leaving we could see the stage where obama will be! My bosses were such rock stars, they got to take pics on stage!!! So cool

The obama stage...

It was so cool to walk down the closed streets! I am so blessed to get the credentials, I am really thankful for my bosses for taking me around!!!


A church by our hotel, I had to go by and do a little prayer time. At this time 8 years ago today my mom had just passed away. I can not explain how much I miss her, the ache in my heart is never ending. There is not a day that goes by that I do not miss her. Today I remember my mother and I owe her everything.




Back at the four seasons after shopping for HOURS, my legs are still aching and I will bet lots of money I will be so sore tomorrow. The shopping is heaven here!!!

The flowers all over the four seasons are beautiful...

on the phone, holding the hundreds on dollars of clothes and trying to snap a quick shot in the elevator

Well I didn't do too much shopping, but have you ever shopped so much and then later felt SICK?!?  Shopping is definitely an addiction for me.  I love everything I got, but afterwards I felt guilt and I just want to take some of it back.  But today was a very successful shopping day!

Tonight while my bosses are at the rally I get to hang out with pea!  Just ordered great room service and just waiting to hear about the election!  Today is history in the making!!!

First day in the windy city!

So I said that I would be blogging from Chicago when I am on my business trip.  Day one was perfect and even more than I could imagine! 

So how did I end up here... I used to be a teacher and when I decided to go back to school for my masters, I knew I couldn't keep teaching and then go to school at night.  So I wanted to find a different job and I fell in to this amazing job.  It is really hard work some days and I am working 8/9/10 hour days.  But I feel so blessed to come into a job like this!  

So I came to Chicago with my bosses and every second I keep thinking how lucky I am.  The plane ride was beautiful, the trees are changing colors for fall and they were amazing to get to see from the plane.  I never knew how big chicago was, it is really a cool city.  

Since this was a business trip someone else made all the arrangements for me, so each thing has been a surprise!  Matthew always does things like that on our trips and I love it, but when he does it I find out as we go and get little bits of info.   

So when we get off the plane there was an actual person standing with a sign for our car service.  Never I have had that kind of treatment.  

The four seasons here in chicago is beautiful!  It has amazing flowers everywhere and the room and bathroom is perfect... oh the view is breathtaking!

So after my bosses got back we all went out for dinner at Ditka's Restaurant!  Which was a great place to eat and I would give anything to have my hubby there.  Ditkas is a place my sports loving husband should get to go.  But one day we can go there together!  But my dinner was delish.  It was a great getting to hang out and get to know my bosses more.

The rally is tomorrow, so stay tunned!   Maybe I get to see something, I will blog tomorrow about my second day adventures in the windy city.

Just got on the plane from Austin to Chicago

I love Austin, it is a beautiful city...

can you spot our amazing capital?!

I have never traveled by myself before and it has been a great experience...

I love my job!  The Four Seasons had this cute layout for the crib!

The view from my room...

Me in the Windy City!

I am in love with this hotel...

The view from my bosses suite!  Beautiful sunset in Chicago.

I didn't realize you can see us in the window

Well isn't it amazing, four seasons made my bosses this cool presidential dish!

(yes all the pictures are of me by myself, but this is my job and I will not invade my jobs privacy, so since this is my diary here is what I experienced my first day in chicago)

I am truly thanking god everyday for this opportunity!

Tomorrow is Nov 4, 8 years ago today we had taken my mom off life support and she was slowly dying.  Right now 8 years ago today I was sitting at her feet holding her lifeless cold hand and just wishing she would wake up from the comma.  And tomorrow, Nov 4, marks the 8 year anniversary of the death of my mom... the best mom in the world.  I miss her more than anything and I would give anything to hold her hand, see her face, give her a hug.  Now all I can do is remember her, love her and become a great mom myself!  Even though tomorrow is a hard day just dealing with her death, but my bosses are making this trip really easy to have fun and just let go!  But I will not forget you my angel, my mother!