Don't Leave Without Me

Do you ever find yourselves making the best purchases on items that caught your eye on your way out of the store? It's almost as if they are calling after you to say, "Wait, don't leave without me!"

I went to Nordstrom Rack today to do a return. I told myself I would only return, not buy today. But as I was walking out of the store I passed through the home accessories and saw this:

$22 is a little steep for me right now, so I almost walked away from it. Then I remembered I had american Express gift cards from graduation and my birthday still. Oddly enough while running my errands today I thought about what I would use them for. I had to stop and get a bunch of essentials at Target and thought of using one then. But I thought that was way lame to use a gift card for boring stuff. But I still hadn't decided what items I would allow myself to purchase with these cards. As I was walking away from this stand it hit me that this would be the perfect way to spend one! Because I would have loved to get this for my birthday! So thank you to my mom or grandma or the others that gave me an Amex/Visa card. Whoever wants to claim this gift to me, THANK YOU!

I already have visions of cupcakes and cookies to place on this all the time. I am just going to leave it out on my counter in my kitchen and always have it filled for visitors ;)

p.s. This Rack only had one available. If anyone sees one in another rack let me know. I kinda want two for entertaining purposes maybe? Online they are $35, but at the Rack they are only $22. What a steal.

Also I went online to look up more stuff from this company. I want all three of these! But mostly the cake stand. Or mostly all of them.

{photos courtesy of Rosanna}

Out Of Control

For my 24th Birthday I went skydiving in Hawaii... I know. I'm pretty cool. These were my final words before the jump.

Let's Ask

Thursdays Tidbits of (T)Wisdom:

-Yellow polish does not look good on my toes. I have been wanting to do yellow (like taxi cab yellow) for a long time now and decided I would do it today at my pedicure. Wow did it look bad! Good thing I had pink as a backup. And I am loving this pink. (Pink Flamingo I think. Or maybe it was Flamenco)

-Tomorrow I will be taking the longest flight of my life. I hate flying. Going to Hawaii a few years ago was a killer for me. I don't know how I will do the 10 hours to London tomorrow. I might need to enlist the help of drugs.

-I dream about the Cardinals on an almost nightly basis. 2 night ago I dreamt that we landed seats on their charter flight after a game. I was in heaven.

-My ears don't like to be pierced. They are extremely infected. But I read somewhere that I shouldn't take the earrings out. If I did, the infection would stay in my ear when the holes closed up. So now I try to cover my ears with my hair when I am close to people.

-I vacuumed up a worm today. I was vacuuming downstairs by the back door and moved something out of the way only to find a worm was living under it. I panicked and just ran the vacuum over it. I don't think that was a smart idea...

-I am excited to be free from cell phone contact for the length of my trip. I opted out of getting my phone prepped for european travel. I just decided to go without it. It's quite liberating.

-I vacuumed my room and washed my sheets for the first time since February. Sick. Now I will have clean sheets to come home to in a few weeks.

-I still haven't watched this week's episode of Gossip Girl. I didn't watch last week's episode until Sunday. What is wrong with me? Am I just too busy? Doubt it. I guess it's just not the same unless I watch it with the 3030.

-I am currently fighting a speeding ticket from Tillamook County and I will cry if I don't win. I don't have $200 to pay for speeding for 2.5 seconds.

-I want to go skydiving on my birthday in Hawaii. I will only do it if I find at least one other person to go with me. The reason for wanting to do it on April 30th?? You get a free t-shirt for risking your life on your birthday. That's worth it, I think.

-I can't think of anything else at the moment. And I need to get to the mall before it closes.

I Need Some Papaya

Despite the fact that it actually has been quite warm here lately, I want to be here instead...

Someone please take me there. For my birthday? OK!

Is It April Yet?

10 hours and 23 minutes (at the time of post) until the Cardinal's first Spring Training game...

Can baseball season just get here right now???? I need games, games, games! I need the 9 texts a day for 401 updating me of the Cardinals games. I usually get annoyed with the texts when I am at the game, but now I would appreciate them anytime!! Just start coming please...

I have already looked up trips to Seattle, St. Louis, Boston and San Francisco to catch a series or two. Why do I always go to the same ballparks? This isn't helping me reach my goal of going to all of the Major League Baseball Stadiums...

I am liking the fact that the Mariner's Opening Day is a week after baseball starts. Seeing as how I will be traveling back into the country on April 6th, most likely with an empty bank account, it will be semi-impossible to catch the Cardinals opening day... So second best is Seattle, right?? I am a little worried for the Mariners that their 2nd and 3rd home games of the season they are already offering half price tickets. Is it really that hard to get fans to come? By the way, on my birthday (April 30), the Cardinals are giving away Cardinals Snuggies... If that's not a sign that I have to go, then I don't know what is! Done and done!

I am excited to see the Cardinals this season. We dropped a few, picked up a few and had a few struggles during the off season. But doesn't everyone? I am cheering for Freese no matter what anyone says. I am excited to see Pujols, Yadi and Holliday back in action. Let's get a Cy Young from Waino or Carp this season. Good riddance to Ankiel (or HGH) and Thurston. I'm surprise LaRussa let go of his man crushes. I wish I could go to Jupiter right now.

April-October/November = PURE BLISS! And I can't wait for it to begin!

Get ready for me, St. Louis! I am coming!

p.s. I am in love with the first picture that comes up on the Cardinals home page right now. It's McGwire and Freese in the batting cages... It makes me smile everytime :)

Happy Birthday To A Fellow Blogger

Happy Birthday Lindsay!

I was thinking about our friendship today and remembered when we first became friends. 6th grade. Mr. Robinson's class (remember how weird he was??) We just clicked from the beginning. And have been great friends ever since. (with a few ups and downs in between. but who doesn't have those?)

I hope you had a really great day. My intentions were to post this earlier today but I have been gone all day. I am sure you and Mark celebrated well. Probably went to Cafe Rio. I am jealous. You never know how much you love something until it's gone. (you and cafe rio :) )


I can't wait for you to come out next weekend. Kelli will come up and we can have a night like old times...
p.s. these are the best pictures i could find...

ITS MY BIRTHDAY WEEK!

My birthday week has officially begun.  I had to wait until Aaron's was over to start it.  I celebrated last night by going to the dirty bird for my free burger.  and she even persuaded me into getting the birthday ice cream.  although i only had three little bites of it.  no need to create more phlegm in my body.  I've got plenty of it already... 

So i got home from work tonight. cleaned my room.  no one wants to wake up to a messy room on your birthday.  it's been messy this past week because i have been so sick. tissues all over the floor, empty bottle of nyquil and advil pm = not a fun week for me.  i am still sick.  but now its moved on to respiratory.  it hurts my ribs and i have difficulty breathing when i am sitting in certain positions and when i am walking.  FUN!  the doctor in a box said it will only last 2 more weeks... let's hope it only last 2 more hours...

back to the story.  i get home. clean my room. get ready for bed. open my computer to write a blog post that i WAS going to publish tomorrow morning...  BUT  i have an internet connection in my room!  it must be my birthday... this has never happened.  i usually have to go downstairs in the living room and steal the neighbor's internet.  but tonight, i am stealing someone else's from the comfort of my bed... it feels good!

tomorrow i am going to celebrate by waking up early.  getting ready for work. and then going to a crepe place downtown for my birthday breakfast.  tomorrow it is some kind of eating out celebration... everyone in st louis (it might be national??) is encouraged to eat out at a list of restaurants that are giving a percentage of the proceeds to something.  haha.  i forget. but i chose this crepe place downtown because it is giving 50% (most places are only doing 25%)  and then i want to go to Pi for lunch after work. it is giving only 25% but i really want to try it.  it is a favorite of mr. presidents...  i am saving all my free bday dinner coupons for another day because i want to support this eating out thing.  

this birthday will not be like last year's...    

no rob and big birthday cake

no rob and big birthday cake.

but most of all no "no sugar diet"!!!  so bring on the cakes cookies and ice cream.  it's my birthday!  

i am having a low key day. but a fun weekend when grandma, mom and adrianne come to town!  we are going to have a blast!  can't wait. 

here's to a blazers AND cardinals win tomorrow!  i would say byu baseball, but they're at tcu. so they will lose. :)