I used to be a normal girl....

But then I started a blog! Now I find myself daydreaming about blog banners and three column templates. It's on the verge of pathetic! I wish I had more time to post, but my busy life doesn't allow much time. At least I always have time to blog in my head! ha!

There is a Home & Garden Show at the Expo Center in Columbus that starts tomorrow. I absolutely need to go to this. Luckily its here until March 8th so I'll have plenty of time. Here are some of the events I'm hoping to catch:

• Pitch It, Pack It, or Put It to Good Use


• The Psychology of Color: Choosing Color for Your Home


• Cupcakes with Linda Kick


• Going Green at Home

The real reason I want to go though, is because I heard a rumor that the ShamWow guy is going to be there! I'm pretty sure he could convince me to buy one, especially if he had that headset on!

Have a great weekend!

Mushroom, Potato, and Puddy

Over the weekend Nick and I were at Meijer and I had a fabulous idea. I suggested we both buy each other a gift for under $5 just for fun. We gave ourselves 30 minutes and went our separate ways in the store. I had no idea what to get him but finally decided on a glade plug-in for his new house that he'll be moving into because it currently smells like cat from the previous owner. Even though it wasn't the most exciting 5 dollar present, I was still pretty happy with my purchase because I knew he needed it and would use it.

Well, that was n o t h i n g compared to what he found for me. I knew from the devious smile on his face that it was no glade plug-in. He bought me...two goldfish. The look on my face was probably priceless because I have no idea why he thought I would ever want a fish, let alone two.

Here's a quick recap of my history with goldfish:
My sisters and I had numerous fish growing up and I always liked them just fine. Until...Ross. He was the last fish I ever owned. One day when I was cleaning out his bowl, he flew out of the little net and was just flopping all over the bathroom floor. For whatever reason I froze and all I could do was scream. Luckily my dad heard the commotion and ran upstairs to save Ross. And he did survive. But ever since then I've been a little nervous about the whole fish as pets thing.

Back to the story...

I decided to name the two little guys Mellow and Mushroom after the pizza place Nick and I ate at earlier that day. My two year old nephew was in town and he LOVED them! But instead of calling the white one Mellow, he called him Potato. So Mellow's name was officially changed and they became Mushroom and Potato.

However, this story has a very unhappy ending. I used bottled water in their bowl because I figured it would be safe, but I guess the water wasn't right and they didn't make it through the night. I just feel so awful and guilty and cannot believe I did that. I know I didn't even have them for 24 hours but I actually started to really like them and was excited to have pets again, even if they were fish.

On Sunday Nick took me to the petstore and I decided to get a new fish. I did my research this time and made sure I got the drops that make the water safe and all that good stuff because I really did feel terrible about what happened to Mushroom and Potato. We picked out a pretty blue betta fish.

I asked my nephew what to name the fish and he said, "Puddy." It sounds like pudding except a 'y' instead of the 'ing." Random, I know.

Puddy is alive and kickin and seems to be having as much fun as one can while living in a tiny bowl. So thanks to Nick and my brilliant idea at Meijer, I am a pet owner again, ha!

Lunch with Herbie

I have an exciting story to share about work on Friday afternoon:

It was proving to be another mind-numbing shift of serving iced teas and lunch bowls and I was counting down the hours until I could go home. However, all of that thinking changed when, to my surprise, I saw Kirk Herbstreit, in all his glory, sitting at MY booth. I'm not gonna lie, I was definitely star struck. I stumbled over my words and could not remember for the life of me what our salmon was called. Luckily I recovered quickly and gave pretty great service if I do say so myself.

I've concluded I love Kirk for three reasons:

1. He is a genuinely good guy. In my full hour of knowing him he was extremely polite and said lots of pleases and thank yous.

2. The guy is beautiful. He really should be in the top five on People's 100 Most Beautiful List. And trust me, the TVs do not do him justice!

3. He's a Buckeye. I do not need more reason than that!



So, thank you, Mr. Herbstreit, for turning an ordinary lunch shift into something worth talking about!

25 Random Things About Me

I have been tagged on facebook to create a list of 25 random things about me. I've decided to post them here instead of facebook. Here we go...

1. I am not a typical girl because I hate to shop! I get bored easily and hate trying things on. I also hate hate hate spending money. I will stress out for days if I spend money on myself, even if I am okay on bills for the moment. Therefore, I usually just wear things that belong to my sister.

2. I love big dogs. One day when I have a house and a big yard, I will own a St. Bernard.

3. I have never opened one of those Pilsbury roll containers that pop when they break open. I am terrified of them for some strange reason.

4. My dream job is to be Paige from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

5. I extremely dislike monkeys.

6. Two of my favorite people in the world are a two year old who HATES shopping carts and a nine month old who cannot sit still.

7. I always keep a hacky sack in my purse just in case I'm stranded somewhere with nothing to do. I'm still terrible at it though.

8. I am finally graduating in June!

9. My sister and I recently became pretty obsessed with cooking and baking. I love finding good recipe blogs and trying out new appetizers and desserts.

10. My favorite UFC fighter is Georges St. Pierre.

11. I am a pretty clumsy person. I trip up stairs A LOT.

12. My boyfriend is a rockstar. Check out his website (myspace.com/myfavoriteshadow) if you wanna hear some great music.

13. I am true to my zodiac and am a very emotional person. I cry at most movies and TV shows. A Baby Story is guaranteed to get some tears. I am emotional in other ways too. If I'm happy, I'm REALLY happy. If I'm annoyed, I'm usually VERY annoyed. This can be a good or a bad thing.

14. I have worked at the same restaurant for almost FOUR years! I am not too fond of it anymore, but it has taught me a lot about people and patience.
(I am sure there will be many blogs about my server job in the future).

15. I also work at a childcare center. I love that everyday is different and my preschoolers always keep me on my toes.

16. I am so so so jealous of people with an artistic talent. I wish I was GOOD at something. I think singer/songwriters are amazing and cannot understand how they can create something so incredible from nothing. Same with painters and photographers and sculptors and on and on.

17. I am taking a photography class for my last quarter at OSU. Hopefully I'll have some amazing photos to post on this blog.

18. 18 is my favorite number. It was my volleyball and softball jersey number all though out high school.

19. Family is the most important thing to me. They are some of the craziest, most amusing people I know and I love them for it. I think I am the luckiest person in the world because I have two older sisters who are also my best friends (cheesy, but true).

20. I could not live my life without music. Period.

21. I am a huge Ohio State football fan. I get depressed when I think about not having student tickets anymore. Hopefully I will somehow be able to make it to at least one game a season.

22. When I was little I always wanted to break my leg so I could use crutches. I actually made myself a pair out of croquet mallets and duct tape.

23. My sister and I rate bathrooms in restaurants. We have a scale from one to ten, ten being the best. We have been doing this since we were kids and we have only given out ONE ten.

24. I get sucked into reality TV show pretty easily. Right now my shows are: American Idol, The Bachelor, The Real World and of course my all time favorite, Survivor.

25. My life is so blessed and I am so thankful.

It's a Blogger's World and I'm just Living in it...

Well, the inevitable happened and I finally created this blog! To be honest, I don't have the most exciting life, but I am still excited to update and share lots of stories and pictures! Now all thats left to do is convince my sisters to join the blogworld with me!