5 Things

What's uuuuup?

Do you love when life points and laughs at you? Yeah, I've been having some of those moments. So I'll share them today. Because they do say misery loves company...

5 Ways Life is Trying to Get Under My Skin

1. I have become the new queen of flat tires. Three in three months. I want a crown.
2. Picture day is Friday. So who's face decides it's time to revert to junior high? Yup.
3. I got my new computer, yay! But the build date is over a week away. Let's hope they're severely overestimating.
4. SOMEONE canceled his birthday plans for Halloween weekend. Booooooo. But now I get to have a party here... which means cleaning. Boooooo.
5. I get paid this week! My first check! Which I have to use part of for student loans. Ugh.

See how things are here? I feel like I need to sit down with life, offer it a beer, and beg for mercy.

Happy Birthday to...

... my super adorable Grandpa Felix!


Would you even guess that the happy man in that picture is turning 80? I wish I had video of his little "entrance" at his party because he was too cute for words.

My grandpa rocks. The man loves his country music, his Clint Eastwood movies, and of course his family. He was the first person to tell me inappropriate jokes. He was also the first person to tell me to pull his finger. He made me laugh more times than I can possibly count. He had a fun party this year filled with friends and family. All you have to do is ask anyone about him and I can guarantee they're going to have a great story. Because every time he's around, there's a story in the making.

Happy birthday, Grandpa. I love you.

Need Your Help!

So hubby and I sat on our front porch tonight and discussed random things. Halloween came up (of course) and we remembered that he never got to finish a project last year because we need materials.

Here's where you come in.

Does anyone have ANY film canisters? Ya know, the plastic ones that film came in before we all got fancy with our digital cameras? They're super hard to find and we need some more for the project that didn't get finished last year. If you send me some maybe you'll get a special thanks. Which may or may not be in the form of your name on a styrofoam headstone in our yard.

Just kidding.

Unless you really do want to be honored that way. Then I'll totally do it.

But seriously, if you or anyone you know (don't we all know a hoarder or two?) has any plastic film canisters you don't want, please hit me up. I would love you forever. :)

Friday Photo

What's uuuuuup? It's Friday. I'm sure you're as happy about this as I am. I know I'm ready to catch some extra sleep this weekend!

I thought I'd let ya look at the 80's goodness from last weekend's party.

Yup, I'm wearing legwarmers. Be jealous, haha. I actually found them at Target! Isn't that frightening? Girls aren't actually wearing them to be fashionable again, are they?

I'm off to have a busy day. We have Grandparent's Day at school today which the kids have been looking forward to for a couple weeks now. Fun, but definitely a lot of work.

Happy Friday friends! Have a good one!

Contemplating...

Since we've jumped into Halloween on the bliggety blog, I do believe it's time to start my costume search. You never know if I might have to make something, so the hunt needs to begin.

This year I may have an excuse to dress up THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW. Amazing, no? Friday the 29th we're hitting up a show/costume party. Saturday could be my dad's birthday party. If he would just make a guest list already. And then of course Sunday is the big day itself.

You know me by now. You should know that I will NOT wear the same costume three nights in a row. I have a few I haven't worn yet (hooray for post-holiday clearance). But do YOU have any suggestions for me? I'm seriously thinking Greek goddess for one night. Super easy. But the other two nights are anything goes. My little manlet is going to be Darth Vader and I'm not enough of a nerd to be anything from Star Wars with him (unless you have a good idea).

Help me out?

Wednesday Wish List

I'm giving in. I can't take it anymore. It's only 38 days away and I'm ready to decorate and start celebrating NOW.

Halloween my friends. It's time for my favorite wish lists.

Let's start with some things around the house. Because I have more space to decorate than I did last year. And BELIEVE ME we are taking advantage of it if we can.

I pink puffy heart damask. Damask anything. So this pumpkin runner is perfect for me. (from diningout)

Skulls? Yes. Dia de los Muertos look? Si. I'm in love with these. I know they're coasters but I think I would rather hang them as art. (from FormaNovitas)

I would probably actually hang these things year round. I love black. It matches my soul. haha (from ohshabbyday)

LOOK AT THESE. Gaze upon their cuteness. They're putka pods and I had no clue they existed. These babies would be scattered all over my house. In a vase, glued to a wreath, hanging from my manzanita branches (oooh, I like that idea)... they're going to be ordered. (from roseflower48)

Have I shown you this sign before? I think it would be super fun to put it in the front yard with a bunch of zombie props. Scare the kiddos ya know. (from zedszombieranch)

Oh, and MORE Dia de los Muertos? Of course. This is hand-painted on a bottle. I'm pretty sure I could do this. And I totally have some random empty bottles. Hmmm... I feel a craft coming on... (from twitterpatedpretty)

I'm so stoked. I'm counting down.

Monday Coolness

Okay, so we're big into UFC around my house. Georges St-Pierre (a.k.a. GSP) is my MMA boyfriend. All you have to do is see the man's legs and you'll be in love. ;)

This isn't even a great picture. Except for the fact that he's pummeling Matt Hughes (boooo!). But the little shorts + his amazing legs... we kind of have a fan club going.

So awhile back GSP fought Matt Hughes and before the fight (at Matt's last fight before he fought GSP) he had this to say...



Yes, he has an accent. He's French-Canadian. So anyway, that comment became pretty famous. It was everywhere after he said it and it showed up in a lot of viral videos. Not to mention got quoted a lot by yours truly. So the other day, GSP tweeted a link to this. My new favorite commercial.



I imagine I'm much more amused by it than you are. But oh well. I'm going to go ahead and watch it and giggle.

Happy Monday!

*photo courtesy of MMATKO*