Broadway Bound

A Re-Do

2010-05-05T13:00:00.012-04:00

I haven't been able to blog for awhile. Not that I haven't thought about it or had nothing to share, I just didn't feel like it. I guess you could call it a blogging break.

My life is a little more different than when I first started this blog. Back two years ago, I had aspirations of being on Broadway, working towards being a full time actress, and nothing could stop me. That is until I met the love of my life. Funny how life takes us through turns. I realized that I wanted to be a little closer to where my love was and that I wanted to see where it took me. I'm exactly where I need to be right now. Currently we are going on 2 years and I couldn't be happier. I followed my heart a little more than I usually do and I honestly I'm so happy! :)

Don't get me wrong, I would absolutely LOVE to be in the spotlight either on Broadway, American Idol, or anything else. I love to sing, dance, and act. I'm CRAZY for it but ultimately that can't really pull in the big moolah that I need to seriously get by. I decided to set up shop a little closer to where I grew up and tried out for auditions for local plays and whatnot but nothing ever really came of it. I needed a bigger change something I felt as much passion about other than acting.

In June 2009 I was asked to work a promotions event and absolutely fell in love with it. I loved it so much I became the project manager for the rest of the events in my area. I worked as a project manager for the other events and realized that I'm really good at it and I love working for those types of things. I decided that I need to have a real career goal in mind. It's fine to work towards Broadway and other thins but I do have to make some money. So while working my full time job now I will be enrolling to get my bachelors degree online for Marketing. Oh yeah and did I mention I will be enrolled full-time there as well? I also will still be working part time as the events manager for different projects in my area. I'm also trying to lock down a part time job during some weeknight for some extra cash this summer. Needless to say I'm going to be a very busy girl.

My life is in a new direction now. The love and I are going to be moving in together in a couple of months, looking for a new marketing job in the field that I want to be in, going to college full time, working full time, working part time, manager to somehow have a social life, and hopefully moving to a new state within a year.

I'm honestly excited about all the changes that are going to be taking place. I'm excited for all the unknowns. For the what-ifs and what-nots. I can't wait to start this journey. While I know it won't be an easy one by any means I'm looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.

While the Broadway chapter isn't completely closed it isn't my entire life now. Now this blog will be still be around and I may write in it from time to time, I'm opening up a new blog. To document the everyday life of regular girl, the everyday struggles, all of life's memories, and everything else in between.

Let us welcome my new blog: The Glamorous Life of Me

I will still keep this blog open and most likely will post in it from time to time. Check them both out! :)I love you all. I can't wait to share this next journey with all of you. All my love, Sarah

It's Been Awhile

2009-11-03T11:25:00.002-05:00

It's been sometime since I wrote on here. I think a few months actually. Lately I'm just so busy or I'm uninspired to write. I'm sorry!

I've been actually quite busy these past few months. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Family Get togethers, planning vacations, getting things done for online school etc.

I promise that soon I'll fill everyone in on my life.

I'm hoping to get back online to update the blog next week so stay with me if you haven't already left. I promise I'll be back.

Love you all!!

Tired

2009-10-09T14:35:00.002-04:00

Last night B and I went to another show about 2 hours away from M's band. They were fantastic as usual. It was their last stop in my state and then they start finishing up the tour in a few days.

I just love those group of guys. I adore them. They are so fun to be around, nice, genuine, caring guys. I love my new friends!

I was sad to say goodbye to them all but I know that B and I are making our way to Miami, FL this summer to see them there (if they aren't on tour yet) and we'll see M at Christmas time with his new girlfriend! Can't wait!

We didn't get home last night until 3 AM! I was so tired I decided to take off the morning of work and sleep for a good 4 hours.

I'm feeling much better but I def. need more sleep.

The weekend should be fun. I'm going to an Apple Festival and possibly a Pumpkin Festival. I can't wait. Saturday night is girls night and I have off Monday!

I say a pretty good weekend so far.

Well talk to you all later.
Much love, Sarah

Indecisive

2009-10-05T15:48:00.005-04:00

I was going to write this fun post about cupcakes but that will have to wait. I feel like I need to write to get my feelings out because right now I feel like a big old jumbled up mess.

B's best friend we'll call him M is in a band. And not any band. They are a HUGE band and not huge like they have a lot of members but HUGE like they are so popular. B and M talk almost every other day and have been friends since they were in elementary school. The band has never played in my state before (well they have but it wasn't the "same" band) so B and I made our way over to see them play (2 hours away) on Saturday night. The band is from Miami, FL and is on tour right now so that was pretty cool to see them play live. I've met M before and I talk to him with B sometimes so that was awesome watching him play. After the show we all got something to eat and I got to finally meet the rest of the guys and really get to know them. We talked for hours all about their careers, how they got started, how they write their music, each others backgrounds, etc. It was so uplifting. These guys work so hard for everything and barely get by right now. They are a seriously famous band in Miami and the rest of FL and pretty much the rest of the South. They talk all about how crazy it is down there and then up here in the northeast they are nothing right now. These guys are going to be HUGE next year as they are in talks to tour with Nickelback next summer. Things will change for them and I can testify that they are amazing talented and awesome. I'm so proud of them!

B and I were talking on the way home about them and how awesome it is that they are doing this. B really wants to find a job and to be "more grownup" but right now it's so hard. He wants to do something equally as amazing. To come back home from living far away and showing people things that he has done. I think that is why partially he wants to be in the Navy. (We still haven't heard anything.) He wants to show people with what he is a capable of and right now he just can't seem to get it going. I was thinking about my life too. I absolutely hate my job right now. I desperately want to leave but I don't have a degree. I want to get my marketing degree so I can travel and do promotions and marketing but I need my degree and right now I'm waiting to hear about funding for that. I feel like I'm just on this see-saw and I can't seem to catch a break.

Today was like a breaking point for me. My job absolutely blows! I am harassed by vendors all day long on the phone and now other agencies in my job just yell all the time at you when they don't even know who you are. I hate my job and I need to find a new one. Ideally my job would be doing event planning/marketing as my full time job. This can happen I just need my degree so I can get that job. My job that is in left field that is becoming more difficult is acting/singing. I would love to make that happen but I couldn't quit my full time job and live off of nothing b/c that's what actors get. It's so frustrating.

Today is just one of those days. One of those days that you look at other people's lives around you and think how they hell did that happen? Why can't my life be like that? I need a change to happen soon. I just need to make it happen. My favorite quote is reach for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars. I just need to remember this and aim high. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day full of enlightenment and wishes. I hope so because this bad mood is really making me more mad.

Till next time, Sarah

I'm Back!

2009-09-30T11:41:00.002-04:00

I'm back from my Beach Trip. It was a little more adventurous than I would have liked but we did have fun never less.

The weather was great for the first two days and then the next two felt like I was in the Tundra. It was FREEZING!

Some highlighted points (ones that made my trip kinda bad):

We left later than I wanted to on Wed. Therefore we got there really late and didn't do anything. We ate dinner and went to bed. Wasted Day!
Thursday we both drank way to much and I got sick. REALLY SICK! I went back to my hotel room and slept till I woke up to find my boyfriend gone. Where was he you ask? Drunk on the boardwalk eating dinner at 9:30 PM!
When I woke up from my coma and tried to find my boyfriend I reach for my cell phone to call him only to find out that my cell phone was broke. It wasn't turning on. GREAT! Had to use the phone in the hotel room that cost me for long distance. Luckily I got that taken care of at the end of the trip.
When he got back from his drunken escapades he was so tired he went to sleep. Great a wasted night and I feel sick. The entire rest of the night I was deathly sick. It was miserable.
Friday morning I woke up to find what looked like a scratch on my cheek. Turns out it was a jelly fish sting. Yes I was stung by a jellyfish on Thursday on my cheek and didn't know it and that's why I was sick the rest of the night from the venom.
The tundra cold the last two days of my trip. I couldn't go swimming in the ocean.
I was so tired from the night before (thurs night) that we didn't get to do anything Friday night. :(
When we left Saturday it was massive raining and my boyfriend was getting angry because he couldn't find the Penn State game. (to top it all off they lost and he was then super angry)

Otherwise we did have a good trip and tried to make the most of everything. I was really upset that I got so sick, my phone broke and that I had/have a jelly fish sting on my cheek but my wonderful boyfriend tried his best to cheer me up and we had fun.

Now I just have to deal with this lovely sting on my cheek that is pretty big mind you, hurts sometimes and the venom can still be in your for a while so sometimes I don't feel all that great. Wonderful!

In other news my mom moved out of my childhood house yesterday and closed on the house today. I'm very sad to leave this house but I'll always have the memories.

and to make life even better I'm still feeling crappy. I have a migraine headache, I'm achy, and I'm freezing cold. I really hope its from the venom still and not that I'm getting sick!

Sorry to be a downer just needed to vent. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Beach Time!

2009-09-22T15:12:00.006-04:00

In just a few hours (okay not a few but in about 18 hours from now) I will be driving to the Beach!! I can not wait!!

I really hope its nice weather and not too cold because I wanna soak up the sun (cue in song). B and I were supposed to leave at 6 AM Wed. but since he forgot to tell his boss that he needs Wed. off we can't leave til about 1 PM. That's okay though. I'll have time to sleep in and do my last minute things before leaving.

Tonight I'm helping my mom pack up the rest of her house, while B and my mom's bf help move furniture into her POD. My mom is moving out of our house that we have lived in since I was 3 next Wed. I'm very sad about it but it's just a reminder that a house is just that a house and that the memories are created with your family. After we all get done packing tonight, my brother, my mom and I will spend one last night in the house we have called home. I'm sure we'll laugh and cry but I think it will be good for us to add some closure to our house. My hometown will always be my hometown I'll just have to come visit every now and then. :)

Before I leave I wanted to share with you the pictures from WoofStock that I took my mom's dog Izzie to. Some of the dogs were dressed up:Hawaii DogHippie Dog

Izzie (not dressed up but still so cute)

I hope everyone has a great week and weekend and I'll catch ya on Monday!

Things to look forward to!

2009-09-21T15:16:00.003-04:00

So this past weekend we went to our Beer Fest. It was part of my anniversary present to my love. We both LOVED it and had so much fun! B had a lil too much fun if you know what I mean! :) We both def. want to go to another one so we are on the search for one soon!

Otherwise this weekend was pretty low-key. Saturday during the day I cleaned my apartment and did laundry. I know super fun right? Sunday I hung around with B until about mid afternoon and then took Izzie(my mom's dog) to a dog show and we had a blast. I'll try to post pictures soon of it. Just have to find some camera cords!

This week I will be taking a blogging hiatus as I will going to the B.E.A.C.H!! I will gone til Saturday/early Sunday and I'm super excited. I know that it isn't the ideal time to be going but it will still be fun and we have a lot of things we would like to do such as a FREE Treasure Hunt of Jewelry and Diamonds (yes i said FREE), Festival, Playing Mini-Golf, and of course eating yummy food. I can't wait!

So I hope everyone has a lovely week! I'll hopefully return on Monday with some exciting details of my vacation!

Talk to ya'll later!

xoxo,Sarah

Tater Tot Casserole

2009-09-17T09:00:00.000-04:00

Okay, Can I just tell you how AMAZING this recipe is? Seriously so good I might have eaten the entire thing if no one else would have judged me for it. And the best part of this...it's so freaking easy I could cry. (Okay I won't cry but I would love to hug the person who created this recipe)

I made this recipe for my Dad and I the other day and my dad LOVED it and my dad is like a gourmet chef so I took it as a compliment. :) Also one of the reasons this recipe rocks my socks is because it's really good and it's Weight Watchers friendly if you want to make it that way!

So onto this super delicious super easy recipe!

Tater Tot Casserole:

1 onion, chopped(I didn't put this in mine b/c I didn't have it)
1 package frozen tater tots or 72 tater tots
1 can cream of mushroom soup(I used the Fat Free Kind)
1 can cream of chicken soup (I used the Fat Free Kind)
3/4 cup of Shredded Cheddar Cheese (I used low-fat)
1 lb. of ground beef or turkey (I used ground turkey 99% lean)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 X 13 pan. Brown meat and onions in a pan. After this is done add the cans of soup. Mix together. Place frozen tater tots in the pan. Top the tater tots with the meat mixture. Evenly spread it out. Top with cheese. Bake in over for 1 hour.

See, so easy right? I'm telling you this is so good.

So go home and try it right now b/c I'm telling you, you won't be sorry!

*I got this recipe from a blog that I read but I can't remember the name right now* Sorry!

An Inspiring Quote

2009-09-16T15:30:00.000-04:00

Lately I feel like I have fallen off the bandwagon of trying to lose weight. I have all good intentions but the nights and weekends seem to be the hardest for me. Whether its going out with friends or having the boyfriend make you want to eat pizza 3 days in a row along with his beer, it's been really hard to stay on track.

I was on Weight Watchers website yesterday to try to get some tips and inspiring things so I can get back on track and lose the remainder of my weight and I found a really good quote. I just thought I would share it with you all just in case you are struggling too.

"Only you have the power to change things. Even if you eat 2 cheeseburger, fries, etc. track it and figure it. You have to start somewhere. The only true failure is failing to restart"

Just a really good quote and something I now have posted on pretty much anything. It serves as a constant reminder that you just have to get back up and keep going. Yesterday I decided to go to my Weight Watchers class even though I totally did not want to and you know what it felt really good to go even though I didn't lose weight. Sometimes you just have to push past your insecurities and go with it.

I'm looking forward to the future of a healthier me. I'm more than halfway there so I know that I can do it. I just have to remember that this is a lifestyle change and not a diet. I can do it!

Waiting and Updates

2009-09-15T14:57:00.003-04:00

Still waiting to hear about B's deployed date for Boot Camp. It is taking F-O-R-E-V-E-R! The military is so slow it is incredible.

Anyways moving on, I'm excited that this past weekend I got the last of my free furniture from my family members. Two of my family members are downsizing and are moving apartments so they offered to give me some of their furniture that is almost brand new for free! I'm so excited that I finally got it and now it completes my living room set so I'm all moved into my living room except for hanging photos and such.

My bedroom on the other hand is a different story. I desperately need curtains, nightstand, a headboard and some decorations. I really would love to paint my bedroom but I don't think I'm allowed to considering it is an apartment but maybe I will if I'm nice to the landlord. :)

I'm so excited for the week and weekend. This week is my town's fair. It's home to the east coast largest fair and I'm so excited for it. I'm excited to get some funnel cake, candy apples, fried oreos, etc. I just love this fair so hopefully I will get to go more than once and eat my worth in weight of food lol! I know that so unhealthy for Weight Watchers but I don't really care b/c I'm in love with this fair.

This weekend we are going to a beer fest and I'm super excited for this. B has always wanted to go to one and so for our 1 year I got him tickets for this coming Saturday night. I can't wait. I got them almost 3 months ago so I'm stoked! Then on Sunday we are going to a dog event called WoofStock! Isn't that just the coolest name? I can't wait. We are dressing up my mom's dog Izzie and dressing up B's dog Pozy. (pronounced Pawzee)!! Maybe I'll get some pictures to you all!

Anyways I have to get going. Sorry that this post is all over the place. My brain is a little jumbled right now.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Weekend Full of Fun

2009-09-04T11:00:00.000-04:00

So this weekend is an extended weekend for most people. I'm off Monday from my full time job which will be fabulous. I can not wait to relax some and have some fun!

My weekend consists of:

Friday Night: The High school I graduated from is playing against their rival team. My friend and I are going to support our high school!! I'm so excited! After our victorious win I'm sure we'll grab drinks and dinner! :)

Saturday: My city is having an Art Fest all weekend long and to open up the fest they will be having a chili cook off. Super excited. This event is always fun. However I might be going to a College Football game (PSU) with B so who knows really.

Sunday: Going to use our free amusement park passes. I'm not too keen on going because I don't really like amusement parks and I've been to this one countless times but the tickets are free and we'll we can do something that B likes to do every now and then. LOL :)

Monday: Relaxation! This will most likely consist of watching trashy reality tv and taking a lot of naps! :)

What are your weekend plans? Are you doing anything exciting for the Labor Day weekend?

An Easy Recipe

2009-09-03T16:17:00.001-04:00

So the other day I told you all about my love of baking.

Well I had the opportunity to bake some more this week because B's mother had a birthday on Tuesday.

I wasn't sure what to make but I knew that I wanted to make something easy and quick but was still good. Plus I know she is watching her weight so I wanted to make it healthy.

A long time ago when I first started at Weight Watchers someone gave a recipe to use cake mix and diet soda. I never tried it before nor did I get the exact recipe at the time. Well I remembered the recipe the other day and so I did a search on it and it is so freakin' simple I could hug whoever thought this genius up.

Ok so here is the recipe. Are you ready for it?:
1 Box of Cake Mix
1 Can of Diet Pepsi or Diet Coke or any other diet soda

Mix together. Do not add anything else and put it in a cake mold or cupcakes or whatever and wala you have a cake! So easy!

I will tell you that if you are using a chocolate cake mix use a dark soda as the mix and if you are using a white cake mix use something like Diet 7Up or Diet Sprite.

This was unbelievably easy.

I made 24 cupcakes with mine but you can do whatever. I topped it off with Funfetti Icing and figured out the points for the little slice of heaven. Wanna guess how many points with Funfetti Icing? Points came out to be 3!! You got that 3! That is pretty awesome considering a regular recipe of cake mix and icing would be somewhere around 5 or 6 depending on certain things.

and the best part....IT TASTES SO GOOD. PROBABLY EVEN BETTER THAN USING ALL THE INGREDIENTS IN IT.

Definitely going to use this recipe more now. I know its not ideal since I love making things from scratch but if you are in a hurry I would try this little number out!

Cha-Cha-Change

2009-09-02T14:27:00.002-04:00

The boyfriend has made a decision. A decision that is going to affect me and change our lives. He had decided to join the Navy Reserves.

It took a long time for him to come to this decision but I knew for some time now that he was going to join some kind of military I just didn't know what branch.

I have been thinking about writing this post for a few weeks but at the time I was too nervous for the unknown and was still a little emotional. In fact I still am but I'm definitely a lot better than I was.

He started the process of enlisting a week and a half ago. He is still waiting to get the final word but it should be Thursday or Monday.

Our lives are kinda put on hold right now. We can't plan much into the future because we don't know when he leaves for Boot Camp yet. We are jam packing everything we can into September because we don't know when we can do certain things. I know that when he does leave for Boot Camp that he will be gone around 2 and a half months. After he graduates he will be sent to a speciality school for about a month to 2 months. This all depends on what his job will be and we don't know that yet either. Depending on how much he likes it will determine if he wants to enlist full time into the Navy but who knows that yet either.

I'm such a planner. I plan so much of what I'm going to do in the coming weeks/months and for me not to know this is really testing me. I guess that's going to become my new life. The military is full of the unexpectedness and you basically have to go with the quote, "take each day one at a time".

At first I was nervous for us. I was nervous that he would go away and forget about me. He would want to break up with me because he couldn't remember me. I was reassured by him that he has no intentions of breaking up with me or losing me. He wants me around for the long haul. That makes me feel a lot better. I was also nervous for him. The unexpected is what is killing me the most. I'm scared that I'm going to go crazy not seeing him or talking to him for a few months. I'm scared in general.

Over the past few weeks friends have offered encouragement and B has made me feel comforted knowing that this will be a better future in the long haul, that he wants me there by his side through everything, and that everything will be just fine.

I'm still scared, nervous and excited for the new adventure.

So friends please offer your words of encouragement. Share your stories of how to get through all this if you are a military wife/girlfriend. I would really appreciate it. This is going to be extremely hard so I'm going to depend on my blog friends to help pull me through.

Love,
Sarah

Baking Spree

2009-08-31T08:00:00.000-04:00

Lately I have been on such a baking kick. I'm so not kidding you. Yes I've been busy but when I do get a chance I have been reading recipes like it's my full time job. I want to bake EVERYTHING I see. It's getting pretty bad.

Just the other day I was on Hungry Girl browsing around for different recipes and such and printed WAY too many recipes for dessert than I think a girl needs. So of course because I'm crazy I decided that after work I was going directly to the grocery store to stock up on my baking supplies for my new recipes. Let's just say that I shouldn't do this. I thought that while I was there I would just stock up on everything so that If I like the recipe I can make it over and over again without having to go to the grocery store. Needless to say I walked out of the grocery store with sets of 4 for every ingredient I need to make 1 recipe. I have no room for this ridiculous amount of ingredients. My kitchen right now looks like I am the grocery store!

Yesterday as I was waiting for B to get to my house I decided hey I should make something. So I took my W.W. Recipe Booklet that I created with all my favorite recipes and looked through them all. I was trying to find a recipe for a casserole or a side dish. Something I could make tonight that I can eat for tomorrow at lunch. Yeah so much for planning. It occurred to me that I have like 3 casserole recipes and maybe 1 side dish. The rest of my recipes are DESSERTS. You know you have a problem when you see TOO MANY DESSERTS in your recipe book. I just like baking more than cooking and I can bake pretty much anything in no time. Cooking on the other hand seems to take me countless hours and stresses me out more. I guess now I'm going to have to go back to Hungry Girl and actually look at recipes that might feed me at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

So what are you favorite things to make? Do you prefer baking to cooking or vice versa? I would love to know what your signature dishes are. So come on and comment and send me some of your most favorite recipes. I'll send ya some of mine if you do! It will be a recipe swap!

A few minutes to relax

2009-08-28T14:50:00.002-04:00

This weekend I have no work, I do not have to travel, I basically have no plans that are all that big. I'm quite excited about this. Considering the last time I had a day off was 2 and a half weeks ago. Before that I wasn't even at home so this entire month I haven't been home for a single weekend other than this one. This month has been super chaotic but I guess that's how I operate b/c I don't mind it that much.

This weekend I'm looking forward to sleeping in, putting slipcovers on my sofa/chair (exciting I know), bridesmaid dress shopping with 2 of my favorite people, and then going to a comedy club or winery with them in the evening.

Tonight B and I are supposed to do something. I'm kinda in the mood for dancing so maybe we can hit the dance floor. Sarah's gotta shake her grove thing!!

Hope all you ladies have a wonderful relaxing weekend. I know I'm going to finally!

What are your plans for the weekend?

P.S. Big Congrats to PAIGE from I Heart You for having her little baby boy today!

I'm Alive Just Tired

2009-08-21T16:47:00.004-04:00

I'm still alive just really tired.

I've been working extra hours at my part time job so I have been working practically the entire month of August. It's great that I'll have the extra money but I'm just so run down that I can't wait to have a few days to relax in a month!

The Update for the rest of the month into Sept:
Aug 22/23: Working @ part time job. 16 hours total
Aug 28/29: Weekend that is free!! (for now)
Sept 4/5/6: Weekend that is free!! (for now)
Sept 12: Fair/Festival
Sept 19: Beer Festival
Sept 23/24/25/26: BEACH!! (can't wait)

I have some new NEWS to share with you all but it's going to have to wait to hopefully Monday.

And no I'm not engaged or pregnant but it is going to a bit of a life change! Just wanted to put that out there.

Miss you all so much. I promise when life lets me have weekends off here soon I'll be back to regular blogging.

Tune in hopefully Monday to find out my news.

Love you all!

Sarah

Too Tired

2009-07-31T10:18:00.000-04:00

For the next few days I'm sure that I won't be blogging much.

You see I decided to take on a 3rd job along with my Crab Cake job, and my main job which still isn't paying me. The crab cake job hasn't been giving me any hours since May so I decided that I really need to get some extra money.

I now work for a marketing/promotions company that hires clients to work at their clients events. They contact you whenever there are promotions in your area. So far I have only worked once with them but have loved it.(plus B works with me)

Last week I was contacted that there were openings in my area to work a number of days. So I choose a few days here and there but then had to switch due to unexpected weekend plans. So this weekend I'm signed up to work Saturday/Sunday 7.5 hours both days. Not too bad. B will be working at the events too and since this event is an hour and a half away it will be nice to drive with someone. I figured that after the event we can explore the town and have some fun. The money is fantastic too. B signed up to set up and breakdown along with working the event and i just signed up to be the Team Leader/Manager working the event. We both get extra money for doing this so I'm pretty excited. After this event I have another one to work near the end of the month which will be less hours but still great money.

Anywho, after all is said and done I will be working 11 days straight, then I head up to a cabin with B and his parents for a 3 days weekend. I'm so going to need to rest and relax so let's just pray that I do.

My month of August is filling up so fast that I'm not sure when I'm even going to find the time to do anything else I want to do.

So far my plans for this month:
Aug 1/2: working 3rd job
Aug 7/8/9: Cabin with B
Aug 15: Family Reunion on B's side
Aug 21/22/23/24: Hopefully Beach

Everything should be fun and really relaxing it's just when you put it on paper it looks overwhelming.

So if I don't blog for a few days please forgive me. I hope you understand. Have a wonderful day!

How's your month looking? Are you busy like I am?

Blogversary

2009-07-30T15:20:00.005-04:00

Today is my Blog Anniversary. That's right a year ago I started this blog. I can't believe it's been a year of writing on this thing.

Blogging has opened such a new world to me and I have discovered so many great blogs. So many talented writers, so many people who are just like me all over the world. Sometimes you get so wrapped up in your own little bubble that you fail to notice that most people are having the same issues the same problems that you have. Blogging has made me realize that and I think we all gain a little something when we all share our struggles and our achievements.

I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone out there that I read and the future blogs that I read. You all have inspired me to do so many things. Your words are inspirational at times, heart wrenching at times, and hilarious at times. I also wanted to say THANK YOU to the readers that read on this blog. I don't have many that read (if any) but I'm still encouraged to write. I hope that in the future many more will continue to read and grow with me in the journey of my life.

So Thank You once again to everyone and all that you do. You are more important to me than you will ever possibly know.

Have a wonderful day, Sarah

Here are some of the wonderful blogs that I read on a daily basis: I ♥ them!

Anniversary Dinner.

2009-07-29T15:12:00.004-04:00

So this past Sunday was my anniversary dinner with B. :) It was wonderful and oh so romantic! :) We laughed, we reminisced, we smiled. It was pure joy.

I had gotten him a Hard Hat Pinata as a present filled with Mardi Gras beads, swedish fish, gum, tons of candy, plastic champagne glasses and a note that said he could pick between two Beer Fests and we would go.

I had read somewhere that for your one year marriage anniversary the gift was paper. Well the same apparently goes for when you are dating. This is why I got him the Pinata. The hard hat part is because it goes along the lines of where we first met. The Mardi Gras beads are from all the "clubs" and parties we went to over the course of a year. He loves swedish fish so of course I got him them. The gum was because I'm always eating his gum every time we are in his car. Yes you read that right. I EAT gum. I know bad but I do. Candy just for fun and the glasses because we could toast to ourselves. And the beer fest gift? Well he has mentioned that he wants to go and I thought why not get him that.

He was so impressed and so happy that I was that thoughtful. =) I'm so glad he liked it because it kinda took a long time.

Hard Hat Pinata:

Our dinner was very nice too. We got all dressed up and used a gift certificate I had to a fancier restaurant. We decided to eat outside and the view was breathtaking. It was so romantic and the food was really good. After dinner we decided to take a tour to see the rest of the property. The property is an old brewery that features a cave like area where it host murder mysteries and themed parties. The whole place was really interesting and gorgeous and we decided it's a must to come back there. I can't wait to do a Murder Mystery dinner there!

Overall our anniversary was so great and so nice. Here's to many more years to come!

*P.S. So I'm sorry this post sounds like a review but I'm tired and don't have much in me to write a semi-decent post*

The Official First Year

2009-07-26T15:02:00.000-04:00

Today, July 26 it will be my official one year anniversary with my love.

A YEAR? Seriously. It feels like just months ago we were just starting to date.

I can't believe how time flies but its been a heck of a ride so far.

A year ago I had just moved out and was so determined in my head to move to NYC after a year was up. I wanted to be an actress, a singer, a performer. I wanted nothing more than to leave PA and head out to big city of NYC and pursue my dreams. I had goals set, I had things set up in my head of what the year plan was. I told my family I was leaving in a year and I prepared my life for the unknown.

That was a year ago. A year ago I began officially dating my boyfriend, B. Once I started dating him my world changed. Sure I had told him that I was leaving in a year and we'll see what happens in a year. I told him of my plans and my goals. I was so gun hoe about my plans that I didn't see him fitting into my plans.

Us a year ago.

Unbeknownst to me my plans changed. I fell in love with the most incredible person. A person who now I can't see my life without. The person who helps me be a better person and the person who makes me the happiest I have ever been.

It recently occurred to me that maybe the reason why I was so determined to leave was because I hadn't found my happiness yet. I was determined to find my own happiness in another state and start fresh with the unknown. Maybe the reason why my plans changed was because I had found my happiness and my purpose here with B. Sure I want to act and still be a performer. That hasn't changed. I still want to pursue that but I couldn't imagine leaving without the love of my life now. My desire to leave and leave this life behind isn't my goal anymore. My goal now is to leave with the love of my life to a new state full of new opportunities and for us to start our life together. I'm open to pursuing my dreams and I'm open to his dreams as well.

His happiness and my happiness go hand in hand. I want the very best for him and him the same with me. Last year I was selfish and all about myself. I wanted everything for me. Last year I couldn't possibly imagine the life I have now. I couldn't imagine all the happiness I have. I couldn't imagine my life without him now.

I guess you never really know where a year will take you. God has his plans farther out than you can ever imagine. Isn't it funny how life can suddenly change? I guess you really never know what you're missing until you find it.

Happy 1 year anniversay! I love you to the moon and back and beyond. You are incredible. Forever and always, Your Love Sarah
Us back in May driving on vacation.More of a serious one.

I'm Not Sure How I Feel

2009-07-22T16:44:00.000-04:00

My boyfriend who I would like to now refer to as B is looking for a job. He has been laid off of his job for 6 months now. He has been applying and looking for pretty much anything but let's face it there isn't much out there right now.

It has been extremely hard on him. He has been getting more and more depressed every week and seems to be getting angrier each day from his frustration.

Recently he has been looking up things on the military. He met with the Air Force last week and this week he met with the Army. He hated things in the Air Force but he loved what was offered with the Army. Granted he doesn't want to be in the infantry area where you are the front lines but he would like to either be fixing things on a base or something else.

I'm not sure how to feel about all of this. It looks like 90% chance that B is going to enlist. We have talked about it numerous times since he brought up the idea to me. He says that no matter what we will be together that this would ensure a better life for us in the future, he could feel like he is really doing something, and he would be proud of a job that he is doing.

While I want him to be happy doing something he loves or even likes I don't want him going into the military, fighting in another country. I wish that he would choose a job or find one that had normal hours M-F 8-5. All career paths he has been interested in have been "high risk" and haven't been normal hours or days.

I was able to handle him testing for Police Officers jobs but I'm having a really hard time dealing with this. At least with a police officer job he would come home every night and I know he would be alright. I could talk to him on the phone when I wanted to and for the most part see him when I wanted to. I'm not saying that the police officer job would rest me from worrying. Let's face it bad things happen there too.

I'm just really uneasy about the military. He's thinking about doing the Army Reserves which would put him closer to home when he wasn't serving and such but right now all reserves are fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan. My ex-boyfriend was in the military but got hurt and had to leave early, his best friends were serving in Iraq when I met him. When they came home they were completely different than they were before and actually had to go on another tour 8 months after they had come home. I've heard the horror stories from them and from some of B's friends who have served.

I'm just so scared about the unknown. How will I know he's safe? How will I know anything? I won't have the luxury to talk to him whenever I want and I won't get to see him. How will I cope with the drastic change? I'm so unsure, and I'm so scared that I might lose him. I don't' want him to change either. He's the most caring, wonderful man I know and well I'm scared the army is going to break him down and he'll change. Meaning we'll change down the road.

This is a huge decision one that he is going to have to make a some point or another. In a few nights we are going to go over the paperwork and look at it together and I think then he'll decided what he wants to do. I will support him no matter what.

I never imagined myself being an "army girlfriend". I never imagined that life and now that I'm facing the possibility I'm not sure how you deal with it. How do you deal with all the uncertainties?

I guess my post is about the very real nervousness of this whole thing. I wanted to put out what was going on and perhaps if anyone has insight, comments, encouragement for me they can provide it. Right now I need all the help I can get so I can be happy for him with whatever he does and know everything will be alright.

Inmates are Getting Paid and I am Not

2009-07-15T13:08:00.001-04:00

I'm not going to elaborate on this issue seeing as how this might sacrifice my anonymity but the simple fact is why the state can not pass a budget, I am going without pay. Inmates are getting paid but the workers are not. On Friday I will be getting partial pay and will start struggling in order to pay bills, eat, to live a everyday life. Please pray for the affected families larger than just mine. I'm lucky I only have myself but what about the people who have kids, who have babies and need money to put food on the table. Please pray that this budget gets passed soon and that we can all have paychecks so we can live our lives. I know that most of us in this economy are struggling and just surviving until the next paycheck. What happens when we don't' get paid for the work we do? I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I'm just going to keep praying and believing that everything is done for a reason.

All I can end with is pray.

A Giveaway

2009-07-15T11:20:00.003-04:00

So over at Misadventures of a Newlywed there is an awesome giveaway that is happening now.

It is for a $30.00 gift certificate to AVON! I'm super in love with AVON and love their products. I'm fortunate enough that they have a store right where I work so I frequently am buying eyeliner, hand cream, perfume, etc.

The gift certificate is for the person hosting the giveaway her online AVON website. The site is pretty cool and you can get all your beauty products with just a click.

So what are you waiting for?

Go Enter this giveaway and then check out her blog. She is an awesome blogger and if you haven't been reading her you should. Maybe I'll be lucky enough one day to have the "fame" she has on blogging and maybe meet her. Until then just start reading and enter the giveaway.

Have an awesome day!

Pizza and Me Do Not Agree

2009-07-07T15:14:00.000-04:00

My title rhymes! LOL.

Since I have been getting back onto the bandwagon and eating extremely healthy I haven't been eating much pizza lately. Not saying that pizza is forbidden on WW just that I have been packing more and eating healthy sandwiches and salads more than just a slice of pizza.

I haven't had pizza in 5 weeks. Yes you read that right. 5 WEEKS! So last week I forgot to pack and my mom didn't come into work and sometime she packs us food. So I didn't have any food for lunch I decided why not get a slice of pizza today. I walked for about a half an hour to get some exercise in and then I decided to get my pizza slice. My slice was yummy and so delicious! I was seriously in heaven until...about a half an hour later when I did not feel so good.

The pizza did not sit well with me. I think my body is rejecting pizza because I haven't had it so long. This makes me a little sad but I'm sure that I'll enjoy it again once I get back down to my goal weight or even before then.

Stupid Pizza!!

P.S. I have a MAJOR headache and I keep getting one. Please pray these headaches go away soon!

A Year Ago

2009-07-06T14:48:00.002-04:00

A year ago yesterday I met the love of my life at a downtown bar. I know that sounds so romantic but really it was. I guess you had to be there and be in my shoes but he swept me off my feet and I've been in love ever since.

Here is the story of how we first met:

Never would I have ever imagined that I would meet someone at a bar let alone that year. I had just moved into my very first apartment all by myself and my friend had dragged me out to go clubbing. (I moved in the day before to my apartment) I was reluctant to go but decided what the heck. I was ready to go home when all the sudden some guy came up to me and wanted to dance. I didn't want to but he forced me out to the dance floor. He danced completely crazy but I figured anyone who can dance that way in public was pretty awesome. I dance pretty crazy myself. He then brought me a drink and danced some more. I was so excited that a guy had bought me a drink. He invited my friend and I to go to another club across the street with his friend. My friend reluctantly went along and I was whisked away with this new boy dancing down the street laughing all the way. He said our dancing was like the notebook which won me over.* We sat and talked for a bit then my friend and I decided to leave. This new boy asked for my phone number and if we could go out sometime. I decided to give him my number and to give me a call. As I was about to leave he grabbed my hand and gave me a kiss. It left me speechless and I had butterflies.

Later that evening/early morning I got a phone call from him. I was shocked he was calling. We talked for at least an hour that night and he told me he would call me the next day. I didn't think anything of it but was secretly hoping that he would. Needless to say I got a call from him the next day. I was with my mom and I was jumping up and down so excited he had called. We set up a date and a few days later we had our first date.

I'll never forget those first few weeks of us dating. Sometimes I think back to when we first met and wonder in amazement at how far we have both come from those early days.

*Side note: He doesn't remember saying that but he really did and it was so cute.

Turquoise Ribbons where are you?

2009-06-30T10:07:00.001-04:00

Does anyone know what happened to Turquoise Ribbons? I used to read her blog everyday and now it is on lock down and only invited readers can read her blog. I would love to contact her by email but I don't know her email address. If anyone out there knows information can they please contact me. I enjoyed reading her blog and commenting but now I can't. :(

Thanks again,
Sarah

TGIF

2009-06-26T16:02:00.003-04:00

Happy Friday to all!

I'm off in about 45 minutes to a wonderful weekend of packing and cleaning my apartment. Not so fun!

However I will have some fun.

The fun includes:

Hopefully seeing my friend S and her family after their day of wedding dress shopping! (So jealous) we are going out to eat hopefully.
Going tubing down the river with the boyfriend and some friends.
Eating a massive bowl of ice cream while washing it down with some beer.
Swimming until my hearts content.

I have a lot to do but I'm looking forward to my weekend.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
See you on Monday!

Weight Loss

2009-06-25T14:40:00.004-04:00

So I was thinking the other day that I haven't posted much on here about my weight loss efforts but I guess now is a good time more than ever to go into that I guess.

So here goes my story:

In 2005 I graduated high school and then moved onto to college. I went to a local college but I still gained the freshman 15 or more like 25 through my one and a half years of college. (I left college to tend to sick parents) When I was in school and transitioning into a full time job I was dating a boy named D (real name is not d). D was very skinny and could basically eat anything his little heart

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desired. He has just gotten out of the army and so he was in good shape but he was SKINNY. I mean like super skinny. Any who we would always hang out at his house and just watch TV. It was pretty boring and all we ate was Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizzas w/ Pepperoni and Ranch Dip. Yeah sounds awesome doesn't it? No wonder I gained so much weight. Since we didn't move out of his house very often there was little exercise going on. I didn't burn off any of the weight because all I did was go to class, eat,drive over to the convenience store and get Pizza, drive over to D's house, eat the pizza, and watch TV. Yeah life was pretty boring. When I moved into my full time job I was so excited that there was so many fast food options around me that I ate pretty much fast food every single day at work. Gained some more weight. By the time I had gotten my full time job (2007)and was settling in, D and I had begun to fight and we broke up. After almost 2 years of dating I decided that I needed to do things my way and take care of myself. It took a while for me to take care of myself but I slowly but surly started working out after work and trying to eat more healthy. The weight didn't come off partly because I wasn't still eating right and I was losing my will to exercise.

Then in 2008 I decided that I needed to make a change. I made the resolution that I would lose the weight and be more healthy. So on April 1, 2008 I joined Weight Watchers. A decision that would make the most impact on my life and change my life forever. I started to lose weight and it felt really really good. I was becoming more confident and I was feeling better than ever. In July 2008 I met my now wonderful boyfriend. I met him a day after I had moved into my new apartment and started living on my own. I started losing weight, was active, had a new apartment, and had a wonderful new boyfriend. I now realize that joining Weight Watchers opened so many doors for me that for a long time I had seen closed. I didn't think I was going to be able to find anyone for a long time, I didn't think I would be as active for a while, and I didn't see myself moving out for awhile. Weight Watchers changed my perspective on life. I was able to live life and go out and do things.

The boyfriend is an exercise nut. Seriously he is and he pushes me so much to always do better and be the best I can be. Part of my love of "exercise" now is because of him. I love hiking now outdoors, I found a new love of swimming, I fell back in love with biking, etc. He is skinny w/ lots of muscles :) and can eat anything too but he is extremely healthy and actually likes moving around more than D did. I just have to remember that I do not look like the boyfriend and we do not have the same metabolism so therefore I should not eat all foods that he eats.

So far with Weight Watchers I have lose 42.4 lbs. That is some serious weight loss. I have done extremely well so far however these past few months have been extremely hard to lose the last 25 pounds. I have maintained my weight or have either gone up or down and then stayed the same weeks from then. Finally I'm starting to get back on the wagon and get down to serious business. I'm tracking everything I eat again and working out more than I usually do.(I usually work out 3 times a week, now I'm working out every single day) It's feeling really good and soon I'm hoping that I will be down to my goal weight. Hopefully soon I can announce that I'm down for good.

I know that it's a tough road and a road I don't always like but this changed my life and I don't ever want it to go away.

*just a little story to share with all of you*

Moving

2009-06-25T12:51:00.003-04:00

I'm moving in less than a week now. No I'm not moving out of the state like I had hoped but I will be moving into a MUCH bigger apartment. I still yearning to move to maybe TN or somewhere but I think it might have to be put on hold for a year or two.

Right now I live in a studio apartment and while it has been nice and everything after a year in close quarters I'm ready to move on up to a BIGGER apartment. My new apartment has all the same things my old apartment had (A/C, dishwasher, oven/stove/fridge, the possibility of a washer/dryer hookup) but everything is full size. I'm so excited. Plus I actually will have a bedroom this time, a patio, and security.

I can not tell you how excited I am to be able to finally sleep in a bed after a year of sleeping on a futon, walk outside or open windows if I want to, finally feel safe in my apartment, and to finally have enough room for cooking/baking!!

I technically move July 3 all of my furniture, etc but on July 1st my cable and electric will be turned on. I have some things packed but I def. need to get a move on the rest of my packing!! I hate packing and it just seems so overwhelming! Fortunately by next Saturday, July 4th I will be in a new place setting things up for a splendid new apartment!

*The other plus....boyfriend might move in next year or earlier, rent would go down and so would expenses for just me! Plus it would be wonderful! :)

I promise updates are coming

2009-06-04T10:18:00.003-04:00

I promise they are coming. I promise.

Just been editing all of my pictures and finally got them done last evening. The pictures have been consuming my life right now, along with Mario Party and oh the internet.

I am taking off the internet from my apartment at the end of the month because I never use it. I seriously do almost everything at work and if not there then at the BF's house. Now that I'm home (for a few days) I find myself online and this is a problem because I'm trying to reverse my decision in my head that I DO need the internet. However head this is NOT going to work. I DO NOT need the internet.

I think I need to practice more because right now I really want to keep it. Stupid things like Facebook and Myspace are a problem. I don't even like them but they are so tempting.

Anywho enough of my rambling. I promise that soon updates will come. Just be a little more patient. ;)

Hope everyone has a splendid day! Lots of Love!

Exhausted

2009-06-02T16:30:00.005-04:00

I know that I haven't blogged a lot lately. I feel like a bad blog friend. I'm sorry. Work has been insanely busy lately and after work I'm just so tired of being in front of the computer that I just don't have the energy to write any more. I also have been super busy after work that I'm not even at my apartment much right now.

I have much to talk about. I'm so excited to share things with you but it must wait a day or so. I'm exhausted and have much work to get done before I leave in a half hour.

Some key notes to look forward to is:

Vacation-here's a clue as to where I was:

Apartment-another clue:

Boyfriend-well there's no picture for this but he is awesome and oh so handsome! :)

I'm excited to write about it and share with you I just need some down time. Hopefully tomorrow or Thursday I'll have some time to sit down and share with you some.

Again my apologies for being a bad blogger but like I said I have much to keep you entertained.

Have a wonderful day and week my fellow friends. Lots of Love to All

A Day Off

2009-05-14T15:23:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow I finally finally have a day off. I haven't had a day off in 3 months and personally I'm super excited about it. I had taken the day off to go to a local amusement park, known to the world as Hershey Park but since some of my friends couldn't make it or whatever the reason I'm going to spend the day getting ready to pack (for the new place more on that to come), clean the apartment some, rest and relax and then get ready to eat some sweet dinner with the boyfriend. I am so excited to sleep in and really just relax!!! Saturday I am working 14 hours at the part time job so tomorrow will be great to just sit and stare if I want.

Well I have to get back to work to finish out the last hour and a half at work before the 3 DAY WEEKEND!!

Hope everyone has a great rest of the day and weekend. More to come lovelies. Just give me some time. I'm pretty back up right now.

Lots of love to all.

Back to the Daily Grind

2009-04-27T15:27:00.007-04:00

Hey Ya'll I'm back. How's everyone's Monday going? Mine is going good for the most part. It is gorgeous outside today and so sunny. I was outside for lunch and let me tell you that I so did not want to come back to work.

Since it is Monday and the weekend was just here let me do my little weekend recap.

On Friday I went for a walk with my friend S after work. We walked all around a local state park and it was so much fun. The weather was just perfect for hiking/walking. After my walk, I went the the boyfreind to eat at a newer resturarunt. Our food was so delicious and oh so yummy! We then decided to hit up some hot spots with his friend and me and we had a good old time just talking and laughing.

Saturday I cleaned for a little and then went shopping for a bit. I picked up a really cute dress that was only $5.00 dollars and got my cousin's soon to be daughter some really cute baby clothes. Oh how I love baby shopping especially for little girls. Little girls dresses, purses, socks, shoes, etc are so adorable. Not to say that little boys aren't but girls are just so darn cute! After shopping I quickly got dressed and went over to the boyfriend's house. We had tickets to see the Sauce Boss. Basically it's a guy who sings and makes gumbo while he is singing. He also gives out gumbo to the homeless when he isn't working which is pretty awesome. It was pretty cool and we had a lot of fun dancing. It was also a plus that I got to wear my new $5.00 dollar dress and got to sip on Strawberry Daiquiris all night long! Oh so yummy!

Sunday I spring cleaned for hours on end and then got ready to go to my cousin's baby shower. She is having a little girl this time (hence why I got little girl's dresses). It was a lot of fun. The entire house was decorated in pink and the food was soooo good. I serioulsy couldn't stop myself from eating. Serioulsy cucumber finger sandwiches are the bomb and so are mini turkey and cheese sandwiches. (Yes I said the bomb. I knoiw that is like so 90's but that's just how I roll). I really needed to stop because that won't be good for my Weight Watchers meeting on Tuesday night. LOL. After the baby shower I got ready to go walking with my walking team from Weight Watchers. We walked for a mile and a half and then after I got home I decided to run for the first time since I hurt my ankle. I ran only about a half of a mile but it was really good for me to do and seemed like a great end to my day. If only the boyfriend could have seen me go, he would have been so proud. The boyfriend left Sunday to go Turkey hunting for a few days with his dad. He'll be back on Wednesday but I'm missing him still. :(

Today I'm back to the daily grind of work. This week I work close to 57 hours. I work close to 40 hours at my full time job and then on Saturday I work 12-16 hours for my part time job. Pray that I make it and don't quit before I even start. I so want to quit. I really don't want to be working this much and especially working that long of hours on Saturday. Plus this Saturday Jon and Kate (Plus 8) will be here locally visiting with folks in the area. (yes they already live extremely close to me but I serioulsy want to meet them) Since I'm working :( I won't be able to see them. BOOOOOO!

And before I leave you all, I want to share a story with you:

This morning I walking to work like I normally do and when I got close to my building I noticed two large "rock star" busses. Since this concert hall is right across the street I figured the band and everything was already inside warming up but then I noticed a guy sitting on the sidewalking texting on his phone. I kept thinking he looked familiar but I didn't make much bother than that. I just thought he was a bus driver or something taking a break after driving for hours. After lunch I was reading the local newspaper online and read that THIRD EYE BLIND is diong the concert tonight. Yeah so I totally saw the one guy from there. Bummer that I didn't get a pic with him or get his autograph. Oh well but I think it's still pretty neat. I'm not a HUGE into their music but I do know some. I don't know the guy's name but I have a picture that I snagged from Google. Below is the guy taht I saw this morning (he's the one at the top with the blonde highlights):

Hope you enjoyed my story of seeing a famous person. LOL. It's rare that you would see rock stars in PA (well I see one every so often, the boyfriend has a friend who is kinda/moving up famous) so I'm a little stoked.

Have a GREAT day and enjoy the weather if it nice out where you live. Lots of Love, Sarah

The Recap of Easter

2009-04-14T14:41:00.007-04:00

I promised you all yesterday that I would recap you on the weekend events. So without further ado:

Well Friday night I went with the boyfriend and his mom to their church for Good Friday Service. The service was wonderful and very nice. It was the first time I went to Good Friday Service. My church doesn't do one. They do theirs on Wednesday night services but we never went to them. I'm happy that I went and I got a lot out of it. After going to Church we decided to go out and have a drink or two at a local bar. We sat and talked and had a lot of fun. It was nice just to relax.

Saturday I slept till about noon until the boyfriend called and asked me if I wanted to come over dye eggs. Of course I said yes. :) It was so great to finally be able to sleep for a long period of time. Lately I have been sooooo sleep deprived that all I wanted to was sleep for even 5 minutes. I went over to his house and we dyed the eggs. Before the egg dying he had a note for me that was from E.B. I opened the letter and read aloud the contents and realized it was from the Eater Bunny (E.B.). I was instructed to go on a scavenger hunt finding clues along the way. I went and found all the notes(they were cleverly hidden, one in the fridge with a half eaten carrot made to look like a bunny ate it, and one even on his dog's collar) I finally found the basket after like 20 minutes of searching. It was beautiful and really well displayed. I figured his mom had to have helped but really she had no clue about it so that was even extra point for boyfriend. In the basket it had chocolates of course, the movie Mamma Mia(I just went to NYC to see the Broadway play), a kitchen towel that has something along the lines of Put the chocolate in the bad and no one will get hurt, jelly beans, gum, hand lotion that smells like Chocolate Dipped Strawberry and more chocolate. It was SO incredibly sweet of him to do. I almost was in tears. The amount of time it took him to do that and for him to write out all those notes even as far as going to bite a carrot to make it look like a rabbit and attaching a note to his dog was so awesome. I was blown away and really couldn't have asked for anything better than that. It was one of the sweetest things ever. His notes were so cleverly written. I'll have to share them with you when I have time.

Anyways moving back onto the eggs, I had forgotten how to dye them and totally got coloring on my fingers and then couldn't figure out why my eggs had white spots on them(I had been holding them there in the dye). Yea the boyfriend was all like you don't hold the eggs you just drop them in the dye if you want the entire egg dyed. I was like oh ok, wow I'm stupid. Yeah so after I started figuring out how to be less of an idiot we had tons of fun.

Aren't these eggs awesome! Too bad I don't eat hard boiled eggs but I love looking at them!

After the egg dyeing extravaganza we started to relax and then I decided to make some chocolate peanut butter eggs for our families. I got quickly to work and made double the recipe so there would be enough for each household. I made 48 eggs total however Pozy(boyfriends dog) ate two so really we had 50. While the eggs were freezing we grabbed my mom's dog Izzie and took Pozy and took them to a local park to run around in the nice weather. It was so much fun watching them and we all had a great time. After taking Izzie back home we went back to his house and I finished giving the eggs a chocolate bath. This was a little tricky but I got it down and we made it out the door just in time to pick up boyfriend's friend for late night bowling. Yes I didn't finished eggs until 10:45 at night when we got home at 8 from playing with the dogs. You can tell I'm tired right? So we went to this bowling alley and there was a waiting list. A waiting list to bowl? Yeah that's what I thought. They told us it would only be a few minutes but after an hour and a half we didn't think so and decided to bail and get some drinks. It was good to see boyfriend's friend and we all had a good time just hanging out and B.S.ing.

Sunday was just wonderful. Easter Day!! Well normally I go with the boyfriend and his mom to their church but since my mom and brother wanted me to go their church the one I grew up in I went with them. The Church was PACKED. My Church is kinda like one of those churches you see on TV where they have all this high tech equipment and the sanctuary is HUGE. Yeah that's my Church. So now that I have painted a picture you can all guess that this church must have been crowded and packed if it is that HUGE. They had to have extra seats and everyone was scrunched in. I thought that was so wonderful that so many people had come to church to hear the word of god. Praise the Lord. The service was wonderful and really put me in the spirit. I guess really what put me in the Easter spirit was Friday night for Good Friday. After the service we went back to my mom's house and had Easter baskets! :) We then went with my aunt and her family to a local restaurant and had Easter brunch. The food was okay but I wanted more home style meals. After eating we went back to my mom's again and just hung out there until we had to leave to pick up boyfriend and then go to my dad's side family's dinner. Dinner there was good not all meals that I normally like but still good. It was good to see my family and to catch up with them. By the end of the day I was exhausted but I had such a lovely weekend. I really feel in the spirit of god now and really want to be more active in church after this powerful and moving weekend. Hopefully I can find the time with everything else going on. I know God will give me the energy! :)

How was everyone else's weekend?

Lots of Love, Sarah

P.S. I got to watch the Passion of the Christ again last night with the boyfriend and man do I love that movie! Really good, if you haven't seen it do.

Belated Easter Wishes

2009-04-13T16:51:00.003-04:00

So Happy Easter everyone. Yes I know I'm a day late but it's better late than never right?

How was every one's Easter? Mine was fabulous and I have much to talk about however I'm leaving for the day and I have a things to do tonight so I can't blog until tomorrow. :( I know you all are sad but it will be okay.

But before I leave I will leave you with a picture that I got on Easter:It's called the Easter Peep Show. If you can't see the picture very clearly go to Google and Image Search Easter Peep Show. Very funny and clever. :) Just a little humor to brighten you day.

Have a wonderful day everyone. Lots of Love!

Money, Money, Money, Ain't It Funny?

2009-04-07T16:48:00.004-04:00

So I applied for a part time job last Friday. I applied to work at a crab cake concession stand through the months of May-October. The ad stated that you make anywhere from $100-150 dollars a day! I was like alright, sounds awesome when can I start? I had my interview on Monday and it went well. They told us about the company, etc. It seems like a good seasonal job where I really can make that much money a day. The only problem? I will be working anywhere from 12-16 hours a day! Yeah you read that right. I most likely will work from 5 AM to 9 PM on Saturdays. Granted I am only working every other Saturday still that's a lot of hours just working one day. Hopefully I can do it and still be okay for my full-time job. I keep reminding myself that it is just a seasonal job and that I can quit if it really gets to be too much. We shall see, we shall see.

In other news, Easter is Sunday and I'm excited to see both sides of my family and excited to eat. :) The boyfriend and I are going to an Easter Service tonight at his church and then I'm going with my family on Easter to their church (the church I grew up in). Hopefully I can find some time Saturday to make Chocolate P.B. Eggs and I really want to make some time to dye some eggs. The boyfriend keeps talking about it so I hope we can. I haven't dyed eggs in forever!

Well I must get going. I'm super hungry and need to work for 2 hours before I can even begin to think about eating!

Have a Happy Easter Everyone and stay safe. Lots of love!

Happy Weekend!

2009-04-03T16:45:00.003-04:00

Just wanted to shout-out to everyone to have a wonderful delightful weekend. It's raining here and it's kind of cold but the weather man says that it should be beautiful this weekend. I guess we'll see. I'm so hoping for a gorgeous day on Saturday. I really want to take a long walk in the woods or a park so I'm hoping for nice weather. :) *Fingers Crossed*

Besides the weather, I am going to be pretty busy this weekend. The boyfriend's cousins are coming out today and we are going to go out tonight and hang with them. Saturday I am getting invitations and making them for my Mom's Surprise 50th Birthday Party and I am also going to be seeing my wonderful friend S that I haven't seen in forever! Sunday I'm going to church and then visiting my Dad at the Wine Store he works at. That should be pretty fun. We are getting tastings and might even get a FREE bottle of Wine. Yummy and so relaxing.

Well I'm off to start my weekend but have a lovely safe fun-filled weekend everyone! Lot of Love!
*Photo courtesy of Google Images*

I'm a little busy

2009-03-31T15:52:00.002-04:00

I know that I haven't been exactly good at writing recently but it's not because I don't like you all or anything I'm just busy once again.

I don't feel like writing a super-de-dooper long post today so everything is a recap of the past few days. I hope you don't mind but my mind can't even begin to write about everything I have been doing.

So without further aido here's the RECAP:

We didn't go to a Irish Pub on St. Patrick's Day. Instead we went downtown into the city where you could drink for FREE for 3 hours after you paid a cover fee. That cover fee covered 4 bars, 1 green plastic cup that you drank out of, a t-shirt,beads,and a green plastic hat. We had a lot of fun and I def. got my french fries and some good drinks. :) Oh and since it was free drinks we couldn't get specialtiy drinks so therefore I didn't get my Thin Mint Drink. :( BOO!
The boyfriend and I went to BINGO up the street from my apartment 2 weeks ago and I won $25.00 dollars! It was a really fun time plus they give you a free meal when you play. I went last week with my Stepmom and didn't win but it was still fun. I'm thinking this will have to be atleast a bi-weekly thing!
The boyfriend left last Wed. up to his cabin so I was alone by myself for 5 days. I got a lot done and got to hang out with some people that I normally don't get to see.
Saturday I went to NYC and saw Mamma Mia on Broadway with the boyfriend's family. Well at least all the girls in the family. It was so much fun and I felt like home going back to NYC. I just love it there. *I'll post some pics from the trip soon*
Sunday the boyfriend got home and I was so excited to see him. :)
Yesterday after work the boyfriend met me at my mom's house and we took her dog Izzie and his dog Pozy to a local park and we walked around for about 2 hours. It was a lot of fun and the dogs def. enjoyed it. It was so nice just to spend some alone time with the boyfriend and it was relaxing! After we dropped off Izzie we went back to the boyfriend's house and lifted weights, did our abs and hung out for a bit.
Today is just another typical tuesday. Tonight is Weight Watchers like usual, going for a walk with my group after the meeting, and possibly seeing the boyfriend. Also food is a must since I don't eat for like 5 hours before my weigh-in. *I seriously better lose some weight tonight b/c I have been extremely good and have worked out like a mad women. If I go up tonight the weight watchers crew better watch out.*

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-17T12:07:00.007-04:00

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe St. Patrick's Day. In honor of the day I'm wearing green and tonight I will be celebrating with the boyfriend and some friends at an Irish Pub.

I will be eating some of these:
(It's after my Weight Watchers Mtg. so I can have them hehe)

And drinking some of these:I'm sure the boyfriend will be drinking these:

And eating some of these:

Yes we don't eat the Irish Food but we definitely drink the "green" drinks. I'm so looking up a recipe for the bartender on Thin Mint Martinis. Those sound soooo good and well their green so I can't go wrong with that! Pretty much they are just like the Dirty Girl Scout Shot so I'm just going to ask for that but as a drink.

I hope everyone has a fabulous day and has some fun tonight. At least get one drink and join in on the festivities. WEAR YOUR GREEN!

*Photos taken from Google Images*

Weekend Wrap-Up

2009-03-16T14:23:00.009-04:00

So it's another Monday so you know what that means, The Weekend Wrap-Up.

Friday night I went grocery shopping at Target and got some incredible deals there and used my gift card to pay for the entire amount so it was definitely great to be able to shop there. After I went shopping I decided to get the rest of my ingredients that I needed to make my recipes for next week. I saved tons of money at the grocery store too. Very excited. Seeing as how my checking account has $1.00 in it till Friday I needed to save as much money as possible. Very excited. I went home and made this amazing recipe that I found on $5 Dollar Dinners. If you haven't been to that site, you MUST go now. Seriously amazing. No, no one is paying me to say anything or gush about it. I seriously am in love with this website. Although in Pennsylvania I can't find meat that is cheap I still learn how to plan healthy delicious meals for under let's say $8.00 in PA. It might be $5.00 there but it's $8.00 here, and well that's okay with me. I've been getting into cooking more and getting more ideas and so when I ran across this website I knew it was a match made in heaven. Anyways let's move on. :)

Saturday was such an awesome day. The boyfriend signed him and I up for PAWS-Abilities on Saturday and asked me to bring my mom's dog Izzie. Izzie goes on play "dates" with boyfriend's dog Pozy and so it was natural for us to bring our dogs to play with other dogs and see all the cool things at the event. PAWS-Abilities is an event to showcase dogs that have talents either "dressing" up, agility races, etc. The event also showcases service dogs. It was super cool watching some of the dogs dressed up and it was neat to see our dogs react to all the other dogs. My little Izzie is a mini daschund so she was surrounded by HUGE dogs all day. She was so fearless and couldn't have cared less. She thought she was tough so nothing bothered her, not even the Mastiffs or Great Danes. LOL. Pozy on the other hand is a Springer Spaniel and was super scared and very timid the entire day. She stayed right by Izzie's side and made sure that she couldn't get harmed. My mom decided to come along too and so did boyfriend's mom so they finally got a chance to meet. That was nice and they seem to have hit it off right away. That made me feel better since I was a nervous wreck for them to meet. My mom can sometimes say the weirdest things so I was just a little worried. I'll have more pictures once I get them from the boyfriend. The pictures are priceless and are so funny of the dogs.

Saturday night the boyfriend and I decided to do the St. Patty's Day thing since there were supposed to be some bars that were having specials and parties that night rather than having it on the actual day. We had invited almost everyone we knew to come out but everyone was busy so we just decided to go ourselves and have a good time. We dressed up in Green, wore beads the whole shebang and what do you know almost everywhere we went the parties were not there. I wish I could show you the boyfriend and I but because of Privacy Issues I can't. I can however show you this picture of me. I blurred out my face but you can still see what I'm wearing. :)

Yes I take pictures of myself in the bathroom. Don't judge me. (Sorry that the face is blurry but it's for privacy reasons)

Only one bar was an Irish Bar and was playing music but that was about it. It was lame but the boyfriend and I did have a great time and drank ourselves silly. :) It was a good night with good laughs. I was hit on my a 65 year old who thought I was "the most beautiful girl in the entire world". While that was nice an all he was real creepy and gave me his phone number so we all could have a 4 some. Umm-no thank you mister. The boyfriend was so ready to punch him but luckily security threw him out after I kept letting them know what he was doing. Otherwise the night was really really fun.

Sunday was just a typical Sunday. Nothing special. My brother came over and we made a pizza. A Homemade Pizza. Another recipe courtesy of $5 Dollar Dinners. Click Here and you can see the recipe for this awesome Pizza. Very delicious and we had a super fun time making it. In all hon esty though it really really simple to make. I was quite surprised.

My Awesome beyond Awesome Pizza.

How's was your weekend? Tell me all about it! I would love to hear from you! Have a great Monday everyone!

Another Giveaway

2009-03-12T11:35:00.002-04:00

Over at Summer in Newport she is having a giveaway for a necklace of her very own. It is so gorgeous and I'm secretly hoping that I win. Please go over to her site and sign up to win this gorgeous necklace! The Giveaway end March 13th.

The Rules for Her Giveaway are as followed:
1. For one entry, just reply to this post with your name and email.
2. For two entries, become a follower of this blog (click "follow this blog" on the right hand side of Summer in Newport)and leave me a comment letting me know-including your email.
3. For three entries, become a follower and include this giveaway on your blog, linking back to my blog. Please leave a comment with your email letting me know you have done this so I can credit you properly.

Go check her out to try to win this awesome necklace. Good Luck!

Drew & Ashley's Giveaway

2009-03-10T16:10:00.004-04:00

So Over at Drew and Ashley they are having a giveaway. It's a secret giveaway but if you tell them something about yourself, your dislikes and likes in colors you might be the lucky winner.

Please visit this link and you can enter to win this secret giveaway. Please remember that this giveaway ends March 11th so hurry on over and enter!

The rules are as followed:
*Step 1* Comment on this post to enter your name into the drawing (you don’t have to be a follower unless you just want to).

*Step 2* In your comment, tell me a few of your favorite colors, mention some words that describe your personality and tell me a color you DON’T like! Add whatever you want me to know about you.

*Step 3* Write a post that contains a link back to this post.

So what are you waiting for? Go over and check out this cute blog and enter to win the giveaway!

Good Luck

The Doors Are Slightly Open..

2009-03-10T10:27:00.004-04:00

The boyfriend had his police officer test on Saturday morning. He had to get at least a 70 to pass the written portion to move on to the physical part and he PASSED. So next he moved on to the physical part and PASSED with flying colors. He out shined everyone and was #1 in the entire group. Out of more than 200 people that showed up he was #1!! I'm so proud of him. He really worked hard studying to make sure he could get this test and he passed. So next he moves on to filling out applications for the 3 different offices he could potentially work at. After he fills them out hopefully he gets interviews and they go from there. I'm so excited and proud of him and I believe that this could be the start of something great for him and I. :)

Our weekend was busy like usual but never less fun. On Friday I wasn't supposed to see him but since he was down about the job and everything I decided to come over and watch a movie with him and relax. On Saturday I cleaned all day and basically sat around till about 5 when I went out to dinner with the boyfriend's family. It was his grandfather's birthday so the entire family came out to a restaurant and it was a good time. After that we hit up a local bar before we headed to a Comedy Show. I met up with my friend, let's call her K there and the boyfriend's friend was along too. Out of the blue I saw someone I hadn't seen in years. We'll call her T. I was friends with T for years but she moved and we lost touch. I couldn't believe that I saw her and so we caught up and now have numbers so we can hang out again! I'm so excited about that. I never see anyone that I know when I'm out so it was great to see an old friend.

The Comedy Show was awesome. I know the girl who sells the tickets for the show because she is the little sister of one of my friends. The place was packed and she was getting annoyed with everyone that she just decided to comp. our tickets so we got in FREE to the show. Also the best part...Front row seats right on the stage. Freaking Awesome! It pays to know the right people. The show was funny and we had a few drinks which helped but it was hilarious. I have only been there once before but each time they are funny and don't disappoint. I'll show you guys all the pictures when I finally get them back from K.

After we got done with the show, K decided to part ways but the boyfriend, his friend and I decided to hit another bar and just chill out. I met up with my cousin who is the bouncer for the bar and we had a great time. We had a few Dirty Girl Scout Shots and had a few drinks. If you haven't had the Dirty Girl Scouts you are missing out. These things taste just like Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream. You can't taste the alcohol in them and they are so yummy. Be careful because if you order too much of them you will start feeling it though. LOL. Just a little information the next time you are out. I almost always get this shot and love it each time.

Sunday was daylight savings time so that threw me off but I did end up exercising and cleaning the apartment so overall that was a pretty productive day. We went out to eat at night to a new restaurant. Don't you love trying new places out? I know I do. Anyways this place was pretty cool. It looked like a neighborhood and looked like you were in a Fire Department as well. I know I'm not good at describing this but it really was awesome. They also had these huge bottles of Vodka and other liquors that were emptied but were once used for the bar itself. Very cool place. After that we just hung out for the rest of the day and played Mario Party.

Overall it was a great weekend full of fun. How was everyone weekend?

*Photos taken from Google Images*

Suck-It

2009-03-06T15:05:00.008-05:00

Okay I know that the title of my post sounds kinda sorta gross but I don't mean it to be. Really I don't mean for it to sound gross, so get your heads out of the gutters. :)

I am talking about stupid bosses, co-workers, and jobs. They can all SUCK-IT!! My boyfriend has worked at a sales job for the past 4 months selling Uniforms, Rugs, Towels, ETC. He has made plenty of sales but not a ton because of the way the economy is right now. A lot of people could care less about floor mats and more about how they are going to pay their employees. The boyfriend's company let's call them Greedy Lawyers have all these really stupid rules. He has to go to 30 new businesses each day and each time he makes a sale he doesn't see commission on that sale for like 2-3 months. (He has yet to see commission for anything he has sold) This is bullshit in my opinion and is downright shady. He also has to call his boss each night to report about the day (she rides with him at least 2 times a week,she knows about his day), fax all these sheets to the company headquarters, and research on where he will go the following day. A few weeks ago they cut his pay in half to where no one could survive on that kind of salary. Let's just say that McDonald's employees are making more than him. He isn't getting health care and now he is getting paid squat. The only good thing is they reimburse for mileage and gas. However those take awhile to see too.

The boyfriend hates this job and wants to find a new one but right now it's hard. He found out about a Police Officer position and so he has been studying all this past week because he takes the 1st round of tests on Saturday.

So today boyfriend calls me at 9:30 AM (he gets to work at 7:30 AM) sounding really upset almost to the point of crying to tell me that they fired him or laid him off because his sales numbers weren't' what they were supposed to be for starting out. WHAT THE HECK?? ARE YOU SERIOUS? Boyfriend has made at least 7 sales that were huge for corporations in the past 4 months and he hasn't made enough. You have guys working with him that haven't made any sales in MONTHS and you lay off this guy? WHAT THE F? Also to make it more awesome one sales guy is in jail because get this, he was driving with a suspended license and the reason he was found out is because he had a DUI and another one so he's in jail because he can't make bail. So that guy isn't fired yet he is just on "vacation"! What a bunch of messed up crap.At least the boyfriend has a few positions that he is applying for and has the first round tomorrow for the Police Officer. I just kept trying to remind him that another door will open soon. He's worked really hard studying for this test that I just know he has to Ace it.

Wish him and I luck that he finds a new, better job soon.

To the horrible jobs, you all can SUCK IT!!

On that lovely note, I hope everyone has a nice weekend. Love ya all!

*Photos taken from Google Images*

The Endless Days

2009-03-05T14:45:00.012-05:00

Lately I have been super bored at work. And no I don't mean yes I have work to do but I don't want to do it. No I have nothing to do. NOTHING! I'm so bored that I literally have filled up my blog reading to almost the max. And yes I do read each one because I'm that bored. Not that I don't enjoy each and every single one of my blogs but I really shouldn't be consuming my day with blog reading and commenting. I have spent entirely too much time on the Internet that I don't even go on my computer at night time. It's really sad.

My job consist of answering emails from the help email in the morning and answering phone calls throughout the day. Well I'm done with answering emails at about 9:30 and I get in at 8:30 and throughout the day I get maybe 14 calls. Yes some of them are long and drawn out but its incredibly boring when there is nothing to do.

The worst part of this is that my position is getting moved to a different agency where the entire help desk system will be implemented. 13 other people will have the exact same job I have now and the worst part is there will be nothing then for me to do. NOTHING. I'm getting really sick of this crappy job. I wish I could move to another position but they aren't hiring anywhere now and I can't interview for the newly created positions because get this I'm not qualified. I have been doing this job for a year and a half now. I think I'm overly qualified and could definitely be a supervisor but since I'm not management now they won't let me interview. BS I say. Well I guess I'll just have to keep reading those blogs, commenting, posting, researching other possible job opportunities, (such as pastry school, wedding planner, party planner, etc (more on that later)) daydreaming about moving to other states and daydreaming of vacations because I can't afford it with the stupid salary they give me now because I'm not management!

For all those people who are bored like I am here's some fun things to do while you're at work:

Just a little something to make you day seem brighter. Have a wonderful day!

*Photos taken from Google Images*

Updates

2009-03-03T09:50:00.002-05:00

Hey all you lovely readers! I'm so sorry I haven't been able to post in a while. I have been so busy!! I know you always here that and I'm trying to do better but really I have been busy.

So where to start? Hmm? Well Valentine's Day was simply fabulous. We went to a Hockey game (it was my first professional sports game) with the boyfriend and we had an excellent time there. I really got into the game and was screaming and cheering and overall it was a blast. It also helped that the team won!! Yippie! So after we got home from the game we went back and got changed so we could go to dinner later that night. We went to a really nice restaurant and the food was really really good. They had specials for valentine's day and the boyfriend and I had wonderful conversation and had just simply the best time. He made me feel like a princess! :)

Move over to Sunday the day after and we did our normal routine. Went to church, came back to his house, changed, ate brunch, lifted weights, ab workout, then take the dog somewhere to go outside. (I sound like a fitness freak don't I?) We decided to go to a local state park. We walked around for a bit and then decided to run about a mile. I felt like dying since I hadn't ran in about a month. It was good however and I felt so much better afterwards. After that we decided to go on a hike before heading back to the car. We were hiking and almost to the end of the trail when I slipped in the mud(it was extremely muddy since the snow had melted) and tripped on a rock and went down. I was in severe pain and instantly starting crying. The boyfriend came over and tried to calm me down but I was in such pain that I couldn't stop. He carried me down the rest of the mountain (what a prince charming) me sobbing the whole way down and got me in the car. I went back to his house where his parents said that I needed to go to the hospital. So the boyfriend and me went to the hospital where they did x-rays and whatnot and learned that I sprained my ankle badly. I was put in crutches and an air cast and told to stay off of it for the next 3 days. Move over to today and I'm still in some pain and it's still swollen so I have to go call the doctor and get it checked out. Pray that I just need to rest it more!

I have been going through a variety of difficult things in the month of February. I'm not going to go into all the details of everything but please pray for my family and for me to be able to deal with everything going on. To give you some insight into what has happened here is a recap of some things:

The boyfriend turned 25 on the 17th (this is not bad however I just wanted to share!)
Ankle Injury
Mother found out she has two tiny brain aneurysms. Both are 2 mm's each so they don't operate they just monitor.
Brother has been in a group therapy home and has been acting up for the last 2 months. The 26th was his birthday. After we left him he got into trouble and was arrested for riding in a stolen vehicle. Side note: My brother has bipolar disorder along with other mental health issues. He has been in group homes since he was 13 and is now 19. He doesn't have the mind of a 19 yr old but the mind of a 10 yr old. His hearing is soon and hopefully he learns his lesson.
The boyfriend has been trying to get out of his sales job forever now and keeps looking but nothing is coming up. We would love to move but right now the opportunity isn't there. We keep praying and I keep praying that soon he will find a job he loves. He tries out Saturday to be a cop in a local township.
The stress of everything has been overwhelming and at times I have been very snappy and rude to the ones I love especially the boyfriend. He is doing an amazing job listening to me and helping me out with everything. We are going strong however I need to be more patient and understanding knowing that he isn't the "bad guy".

So those are some things that are going on in my life that have been very hard on me and the family. Please pray for all of us and that the grace of god will protect us and lead us in the right directions.

Back Into The Swing Of Things

2009-02-03T10:27:00.001-05:00

I wrote in my last post that I hoped that I could still be in the swing of things for my workouts and eating right. Well I haven't ran but I have done my ab workout and have lifted weights a total of 3 other times since my last post. Not the greatest but certainly a lot better than just sitting there. I did well all last week, even doing good when I was out partying it up on Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Everything went pretty good and I think I did alright. Today I find out if this week was good or bad. In my head I did good from how far I've come since the middle of December. If I do gain some weight like a pound or two it will be okay because I know that I'm doing so much better and that I'm getting back into the swing of things.

Yesterday was hard for me. I was so completely hungry all afternoon. Despite having my slice of pizza and a coke zero at lunch, I decided to have Chocolate Yogurt to finish it off. Not bad choices still shouldn't have been that hungry. I was so hungry when I went back to work that I got Cheetos and I definitely did not need them! So for dinner. Well dinner was quite interesting. I usually hate making stuff for just me because I hate having tons and tons of leftovers and then I'm force to eat that same food for a week straight. Yesterday was no different however I was hungry for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I had a weight watchers recipe for mini chocolate chip cookies so I decided to make the dough and then portion out my teaspoons of cookies so I knew how many points I was consuming. It was genius and I'm so happy because I satisfied myself but I was still on track with my points. The only downfall? Well after eating a ton of dough I was hungry later for a Cheeseburger and fries from McDonald's. I did eat that but it went into my extra points so I was okay.

I'm doing better and trying to gain control on my eating habits once again. I've come along way from where I started back in April 2008 but I need to refocus and remember what I'm aiming at.

Wish me luck readers!

A Lil' Update

2009-01-28T21:53:00.003-05:00

So I couldn't get my car on Tuesday like I had hoped. The salesman called and said that the mechanic had called off sick and hadn't finished putting in a part for me. So I was supposed to pick up the car tonight and well it snowed like crazy so I couldn't go and pick up the car also the salesman called and the mechanic was off sick again today. So I am a little frustrated to say the least but I'm hoping that I can pick up the new car tomorrow. I can't wait to take the new bug on the road and take the boyfriend around town!!

In other news, I am feeling like crap physically. I have a sore throat, sometimes an ear ache and my voice is very scratchy. I'm so tired because I haven't sleep good since I can't breath with my throat feeling like it is closing up. AHH...I hope that I start feeling better.

Lately I feel like I haven't worked out much. Besides hiking in the snow and sledding this past weekend my workouts have almost come to a complete halt. I feel completely gross and feel so frustrated. I'm working really hard this week to watch what I eat and to track it all and to not overeat. So far its working better than I thought and its going pretty good. Since it's sleeting out and there is snow on the ground I couldn't run outside or do anything so I decided to do my workout in the apartment. I did my weightlifting with the weights my thoughtful bf got me for Christmas, ab workout, leg stretches, toned, and danced/jogged around the room for about 10 minutes until I realized that I might have taken it a little too far. I'm pretty proud of myself for trying to get back into the swing of things and hopefully I can keep it up. I have the last 20 lbs to lose by April I hope because I want to fit into a bikini for the summer. Hopefully everything will work out and I can keep up the routine.

A Weekend Getaway

2009-01-26T15:40:00.004-05:00

The boyfriend and I went on a weekend getaway this past weekend. His family owns a hunting cabin and we decided to go up there and spend the weekend.

I didn't know what to expect at first seeing as how the boyfriend kinda scared me by his use of terms (i.e. cold, extremely cold, lots and lots of snow, outhouse) those were just to name a few. I had never been to the cabin so I wasn't sure and he wasn't helping by scaring me with those kinds of words. I mean Outhouse is going to kinda scare any girl.

Surprisingly the weekend was fabulous and oh so fun! The cabin was pretty awesome and had lots of room and the outhouse was actually not to bad. Okay it was not fun going in -2 degree temperature but still it wasn't horrible.

We left on Friday and starting driving and we stopped at the boyfriend's college town to visit his friends and we had a drink with them and caught up with them and then drove some more and finally made it to the cabin at 1 AM!! First off let me say this cabin is in the middle of nowhere and there is no light so it was so crazy dark and was extremely cold. There was about a foot or so of snow and it was crazy. We gathered all of our suitcases and such in and loaded into the cabin in freezing temperatures and got the heat on and the electricity on. We finally went to sleep at 3 AM and woke up the next day and went up a HUGE and I mean HUGE mountain (it took about 45 mins just to get up the mountain) and went sledding. It was so completely fun!! We went up the mountain about 4 times during the weekend to go sledding and I had a blast. We both felt like such kids but it was such a good stress reliever and I haven't had that much fun in god knows how long. I burned a lot of calories this past weekend was such a good thing seeing as how I have not really cared what I have eaten in about 2 weeks.

I'm not going to bore you with all the details of the trip but lets just say it was such a fabulous great relaxing time alone with the boyfriend and I. It was so nice just to be with him and only him no other distractions just him and I having fun. I fell deeper in love with him and feel like we share a stronger bond.

Can't wait to go back in the spring so we can actually hike in warm weather!!

Saying Goodbye to the Olds...

2009-01-22T14:30:00.003-05:00

So I'm in the process of buying a new to me used car. I hate looking for cars, figuring out to pay for them, researching, all that junk about looking for newer cars. It is just a pet peeve of mine. Any who I don't have much choice seeing as how my car is almost completely dead. :(

I got my car my Oldsmobile Ciera 96' (Green/Gray Color) almost 3 years ago and while I didn't really like it I didn't have much of a say since my Step mom helped me with some on the money till I could pay her back. I was only 19 at the time so I couldn't really afford a loan or anything of that sort. So I got the car and not even 2 weeks later the lights on the outside went completely out over and over again. I finally got that fixed but I had more problems. About a month into the car my exhaust pipe had hole in it and I had to get that repaired. Then in the summer time since I got the car in the winter my air conditioning stopped working. Air conditioning is always nice when you have roll up windows and its really hard to put them down or up on the other sides of the car! So about a year after I had the car I was working late a night and some jerk hit my back driver's side door and that lead to me not being able to open the door ever again. Yeah fantastic! Doesn't that just sound like such a great car? Actually I had gotten a CD player from my ex-boyfriend for one of my birthdays and he installed the CD player and that was one of the only nice things that was in my car. Needless to say I kinda have grown attached to that car even though I secretly hate it and it has a mind of its own (hence the service engine soon light comes on and goes off a day later). I have 181 thousand miles on it and its time for it to part ways with me but I am feeling a little sad about giving it up knowing that this car is just going to go to the junkyard. My dog was sick a few days ago and I was so worried about her that I decided to start my car and drive to the vet hospital for what might be the last time and boy I was emotional driving home thinking that this might be it for the little car. I'm sad and excited at the same thing thinking on a new car and the new possibilities ahead for a newer car but I just can't seem to stop thinking about giving up this car.

Am I crazy or does others feel the same about giving up your car?

Delurking Day '09

2009-01-13T11:49:00.005-05:00

So I was just informed by the wonderful Ashley from Turquoise Ribbons that today is Delurking Day!
Basically you just leave me a comment asking me questions or telling me something about yourself.

Can't wait to hear from all you!

Have a great DELURKING DAY! :)

Busy Busy Weekends

2009-01-12T10:48:00.005-05:00

The past few weekends have been so crazy insane. Since Christmas Eve the boyfriend and I have been insanely busy. From 8 dinners to just jammed packed weekends we have been going non-stop. Not that I mind it but its just crazy to think of everything we have done in a month!

This weekend was none less than busy. First on Friday, my friend S, the boyfriend, and me went to eat at a really good Italian place. (*It was supposed to be girls night but then S said that I could invite the boyfriend and his friend*The boyfriend has been trying to hook these two up for quite some time now and I think she finally is starting to like the friend) So low and behold the boyfriend and his friend were going to go but his friend had to work so the boyfriend just came to eat with us. After that we went downtown with another one of his friends and had a few drinks, partied it up and then decided to go and drive around and then eat. Boy was it a fun night. Much needed night out and we were celebrating the boyfriends first week of the new job he started! I'm so proud of him. He even made a sale his first week!! :)

So onto Saturday. Well since my car is dunzo (more on that later) my mom had to come and pick me up so I could go take care of my Aunt's animals (pet sitting this weekend too) and then take me to the grocery store. After that I had to hurry back home and get ready to go to a Jimmy Buffet Parrot Head Club Christmas Party. I know it's January but that was the only time to fit it in. We wore some fun Hawaiian things and it was so much fun. We even won a liquor dispenser. It's pretty awesome!! We were out at the party for about 5 hours and it was so much fun. More fun that I could have imagined.

My dress that I wore: (The pic is a lil blurry)

Onto Sunday. Well Sunday we went to church as usual and then after that we drove over to my Aunt's to take care of the animals again. Then we decided to go to our state's 93rd Annual Farm Show. First off I go there every year. It is a tradition of mine just like many other people in my state. The boyfriend and I love to go to fairs, carnivals, shows, etc. You name it we are there. We love the atmosphere and especially the food. Well if you don't know I'm on Weight Watchers and I have been since April. (I'll tell you all more later) Anyway I can not control myself at these things. I think in my head that they are only for a short time one time a year and life isn't life if you restrict yourself from everything. So I eat really really good fried food when I'm at these things. Anyway, back to my story. Sunday we went to the Farm Show. So. Much. Fun. Seriously. I love animals. I love looking at them and petting them. We just had an incredible time at the show and want to go back before its over. I'm not even talking about the food yet. The Food? Seriously amazing. It's all done by local farmers such as the Dairy Farmers, Meat, Fish, Etc. so you really are supporting the state and the farmers that grow/raise the products. Let me just say that in total we had French Fries, Cheese Cubes, 3 Hot Dogs, Turkey Sandwich, Whoopie Pie, and a Chocolate Milk Shake. I did alright. I had things in moderation but still we had a lot. They also had free Wine Tasting from local Wineries in the area and that was pretty fun to do too. We have been talking about going on a tour of Wineries and tasting because we aren't big into wine but we thought it would be something different to do then just the normal things. My work is offering free rides to the show this week during lunch and I'm pretty sure I will have to go back and get some more food. Also it is a must that we go back and see more animals and well let's face it get more food. LOL.

I'm pretty sure that I'm going to have to workout hardcore tonight to burn off everything but I did ride the stationary bike for 1.5 miles, lift weights and dance like no tomorrow on Saturday. Hopefully I'll be okay for my next weigh-in.

Till next time,
Sarah

Happy 2009

2009-01-02T09:09:00.006-05:00

Hey Everyone! I know that I say I'm always sorry for not blogging but I am sorry! I literally am so busy these days that I just don't have time anymore.

So on that note..moving on. HAPPY NEW YEAR!! How did everyone's new year's eve celebrations go? Mine was excellent and a lot of fun. Met some new people, went to a new city, spent time with the boyfriend who makes me so completely happy, drank for extremely cheap, and had good food. Bad side: The following morning! Oh well only happens once a year right?

Anyways on the way back from what seemed to be an entirety yesterday (hence because I was still feel lovely at 12 PM) my boyfriend asked me what my new years resolutions would be. Honestly I hadn't even thought of any. Last year I had a lot that I wanted to accomplish. I wanted to lose weight, move out on my own, get a good job, make more money than before, gain more independence and hopefully find someone to be with. I actually completed ever single one. I lost a great amount of weight and still losing (I wasn't that big to begin with but needed to lose a good 50 lbs or so, yes I know that sounds like a lot but I didn't look huge), I moved out on my own to my studio apartment in July, I got a promotion my first day at my new job so more money, I definitely gained more independence and more confidence in myself, and I met the love of my life. Pretty good year in all I would have to say! :)

I couldn't really give him an answer as to what my new resolutions would be. I just wanted to lose some more weight and that was about it. It bugged me yesterday that I didn't know what I wanted to accomplish this year. After all I'm a planner so why hadn't I planned on what I wanted to do in the new year? Any who I thought and thought and now I had a list of what I would like to accomplish this year.

Without further ado here is the New Year's Resolutions (this is a short list):

1. Lose more weight. I only have about 20 or so more lbs. to go and then I will be at my goal weight with Weight Watchers.

2. Gain some financial independence. I got 2 credit cards this past year and although I like to think that I'm super smart and know what to do all the time this wasn't the case with the credit cards. Mind you I didn't go all over crazy and max them out. However I did go a little bit too crazy and kinda sorta thought that it was like a gift card of free money. I now know that it is not in fact free money it is MONEY and I have very little of it. Cancel the credit cards and pay of the balance! I also want to have enough money where I feel like I can survive for 2 weeks not worrying if I'll have enough to pay all the bills, etc. I need a nest egg like I had when I lived at home. I know need a new one and I need to keep it all there. Times are though and I don't think they will get any easier in the months to come.

3. Get more organized. I would like to think that my hip studio apartment is all the rage and that my friends are all jealous of my apartment and how awesome it is. Actually they all do think its awesome and so cute but it needs to be better organized. I live in a studio apartment. I don't have much room so I need to figure out what to do with all the purses, shoes, clothes that I have and that I will buy in the future. I'm going crazy in the tiny space that I have and I need to make the most of it. I can't afford to have anything on the floor that doesn't need to be there. Step 1 research how to make this work. Step 2 go out to the store with mom and get tools to fix this problem.

4. The Boyfriend and I to still be great and going strong. I love him so much! I pray that this relationship can be all that it can be. That we can be so happy with each other, that we continue to love each other and that the love grows, and then when things get hard that we always work out the trouble spots. I have a great feeling that this relationship will be great in 2009 and the years to come. I love him so much and I can't wait to begin this new year with him. I pray everyday for us to still be great as we are now and that this will turn out to be a forever thing and that it just goes so well.

5. Stay happy. I am so incredibly happy at this moment and in my life right now. I actually feel on top of the world. I want to maintain that feeling of happiness throughout the whole year. I know that you can't be insanely happy all the time but I want to be for a majority of the year. (Let's say 97 % of the time) This year is going to be a great, exciting year filled with a ton of adventures and I want to be happy along the way with it all.

6. Cook more. WAY MORE! I rarely cook and I really need to figure all of that out and start cooking. I have so many recipes that I would love to try but it's rather stupid to cook up all these meals for only one person. It's rare that the boyfriend and I get to eat together for dinner. I usually see him after dinner or something. I told him yesterday that I am going to cook more and that he better be over to eat the great dinners that this master chef is going to make. LOL. I know that if we live together in a few months or whatever that he is going to want to have meals, home cooked meals so I better get a move on it. LOL. Wish me luck.

Well here's the list. Not a lot of things but some things that I really need to do. I hope everyone has a wonderful 2009 and that the new year brings lots of happiness, laughter, and love along your way.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Fun Facts About Me

2008-11-24T15:49:00.003-05:00

So I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Been kind of busy...What's new??

Anyway, this Thursday is Thanksgiving!! I'm so excited that I can hardly wait. Actually I just more excited in having some days off and getting to spend more time with the family (well mine drives me up the wall 90% of the time) and seeing the boyfriend and meeting his extended family. It should be fabulous. Also he gets to meet my dad's side of the family on Saturday so that shall be fun too!! I have to make rolls which I volunteered to do for 3 sets of family. There will be 25 ppl on the boyfriend's side, 5 on my mom's side, and 12 on my dad's side. I'm going to be making a lot of rolls people. Pray for me please!! I don't know what I was thinking when I volunteer for everyone! So any who I don't have much to talk about today. I was checking out a blog called Tattooed Dorothy and I already like it (go check it out, she looks gorgeous in her photos) and I found this survey thing on there so I thought I post that because it might be fun! :)

The Survey:

10 years ago - I was 12. I would have been in 6th grade I believe. So innocent.

8 years ago - I was 14. I would have been either in 8th grade or 9th grade. I can't remember. I'm not good with this! Sorry! I had lost my cousin that year. He died in a car accident at the age of 20.

6 years ago - I was 16 and getting my drivers permit. I had mono and a sinus infection that year that lead me to be out of school for at least 2 months. Not fun I say. I also had my first "real" job that year working at Old Navy.

2 years ago - I was 20 years old and learning about life. Figured out that school wasn't for me at the time and I started working as a receptionist at a car dealership. That year I also lost a person I thought I "loved". He broke my heart but its okay because he lead me to where I am now and where I'm supposed to be.

Five yummy things:
1) Chocolate
2) Pasta
3) Sweets
4) Pizza
5) Chocolate Martinis

Five songs I know by heart:
1) All the Celine Dion songs (I'm lumping that into one category) Don't judge me it was a long time ago!
2) All songs from Wicked
3) Out Tonight-Rent
4) Worst Pies in London-Sweeney Todd
5) hmm My Band-D12 yeah I know its weird but I know it b/c my brother played it all the time!

Five places I would to escape to:
1) Egypt
2) London
3) Australia
4) Paris
5) Turks and Caios

Five things I would never wear:
1) Grandma Christmas Sweaters
2) Tight Clothes
3) Bra outside of my clothes
4) Hairdos that are from the 80s. LOL
5) Super Short Short Skirts or Shorts

Five favorite TV shows:
1) Gossip Girl
2) Desperate Housewives
3) Jon and Kate Plus 8
4) What Not To Wear
5) Grey's Anatomy

Five things I enjoy doing:
1) Laughing
2) Hanging out with friends
3) Shopping
4) Going dancing or to nice places out
5) Singing/Acting

Five Favorite toys:
1) Cell Phone
2) TV
3) My GPS on my phone
4) Drinking Pinball Game
5) Does the computer count?

Five people who I am tagging to fill this out:
1) Ashley
2) WishCake
3) Working Girl
4) Paige
5) Lizabell

TGIF

2008-11-08T00:34:00.002-05:00

So the weekend is finally here! Thank god! It's been such a long, stressful week at work that I'm ready for the weekend. Unfortunately the boyfriend just got a new job and is working overnight tonight so I'm bored sitting at the apartment. I was supposed to go out with friends but those plans changed so yeah I'm doing dishes, listening to music and blogging!

I don't have much to talk about tonight but I just want to say that I am in incrediably love with my boyfriend and that each and everday I just love him more and more. He is the best thing to happen to me but ya'll can hear about that some other time. Just have some many feelings tonight and I am just so incrediably happy. I'm so happy with my life right now that I just had to put that out there. Sometimes the feelings for him take over and I am just gushing ear to ear about him. He honestly is amazing so I just needed to say that.

So this weekend, well this weekend is probably going to be pretty boring. Obviously tonight I'm sitting at home watching tv, singing, dishes, listening to music and blogging. Tomorrow will probably be the same thing as tonight but I think I'm going to sing in my "studio" at my mom's house and get some demo tracks started. I really need to work on getting something together but I'm so busy almost all the time that I never get much of a chance to record. So tomorrow will probably be that and then at night see the boyfriend. Sunday is of course church and then who knows what. I have work Monday but I'm off Tuesday so I'm pretty excited about that. What are your plans for the weekend? Got anything excited? I would love to hear from you all. :)

Well whatever your plans are just be safe and have fun. Have a lovely weekend!

For the Animals

2008-11-04T15:21:00.003-05:00

So over at I Heart You, she posted a site where you donate Food and Care to Animals totally free. I'm such a sucker for animals and love them to death so please go to this site and click the purple button. You know you want to and the animals will love you for it. So go and click, what are you waiting for?

ROCK THE VOTE!!

2008-11-04T14:51:00.003-05:00

So today is Election Day! :) I'm so glad that it is finally here. I am getting kinda sick and tired of all the ads on TV, on my phone, on my door, everywhere! So go out there and vote today and get your voice heard!

I have been reading all about the election today because well I do that stuff when I'm at work and they are saying that there is a HUGE voter turnout today. I'm am so thrilled to hear that! I know many of my friends who registered for the first time this year and are finally voting. I have been voting since I was 18 and have always thought if you don't vote don't complain. Make your voice heard. So I always preach to my friends and whatnot saying that they need to vote if they want change to come or whatever. It finally got through to them this year. My brother just turned 18 and will be voting today and my lovely boyfriend voted earlier this morning. He was so excited that he could hardly contain it. It makes me so happy that young people including me are excited to make their voice heard and are voting. I am so happy so many young people registered to vote this year and that are actually following through with voting in this election. This election is a HUGE one and every vote counts.

As for me I'm going to be voting after work today and I expect I'll be in a long line but that's okay because I'm so excited about this election! Afterwards the boyfriend and I are going to sit down and relax with some alcohol/food and watch the results. It's gonna be a long night but a good night.

Happy Voting!

Layout Change

2008-10-31T16:15:00.003-04:00

So I decided to do a little blog layout change. I was getting tired of seeing it black with bright pink so I decided to make it flowery and colorful. I hope ya'll like it. :)

Well I have to get going. Only 45 minutes more of this thing they call "work" then off to PARRTAY!!

Better Late Than Never

2008-10-31T14:32:00.006-04:00

I know, I know, I KNOW that I haven't been on here in quite sometime. I blame that partially on my crazy insane life and partially because of work. You see at work for like a month I wasn't able to log on to Blogger. For some reasons the Internet gods did not want me to sign on. I could look at everyone else's blogs but not sign on to mine nor leave comments on blogs and believe me I wanted to comment! I love reading every one's blogs and I think its fun to comment on what they are writing. So in any sense I'm sorry that I haven't blogged in gosh knows how long.

So today here at work, they are updating the system. I can not access 3 Sites that I use say 98% of the time. There is literally nothing to do today and I'm super bored. I think I have looked at a million and one celebrity gossip sites, checked my sad bank account, checked balances on gift cards, paid bills online, looked up gifts for Christmas, etc. I have done almost about everything there is to do at work and I'm still super bored. *UGH*

Any who, today is Halloween. Happy Halloween everyone! Today marks 7 years since my grandmother has died and to tell you the truth I miss her. I wish she could see how well I'm doing and to meet my super amazing boyfriend but I'm sure she is looking down from heaven and approving. Anyways, moving on to another subject. The boyfriend and I will be seeing live bands play tonight and drinkkkking some and having a good time. I might be meeting up with a few friends later at their college but we'll see.

This weekend is literally going to be packed full. Tonight is the bands, tomorrow I am cleaning and donating more clothes (down 35 lbs since April :)), grocery shopping, then hanging out with friends tomorrow night. Possibly seeing Saw V and I'm quite excited to see my bestest friend in the whole wide world! :) Sunday is church and then rock climbing for a few hours. I'm pretty stoked about that but I'm am the worst rock climber. I am not very good, yet. Key word is yet. In between all the craziness of the weekend I would love to carve another pumpkin or see more Haunted Houses. We went last weekend and only saw two attractions. I want to go more and get scared more before the season is over which technically will be over tonight.

Speaking of colleges, Tuesday I went to a local college about an hour and half away and saw one of the Presidential Candidates. That was pretty cool. I was out in the cold for 2 1/2 hours but it was worth it. My hands hurt so bad and at one point I went with my friend to the bathroom and couldn't unzip my pants my hands hurt that bad! I know a little TMI but I want you all to grasp the coldness that I felt! I went with the boyfriend and met up with my friend and her boyfriend and we had a fabulous time. After the rally we went and got some drinks and they bought us food with their parent's money. :) I love college. Parents usually pay for everything. I never went to a on-site college, never spent the night and never was in a dorm until Tuesday. I went to a community college for a year and a half and then didn't know what I wanted to do so I left school to take care of both of my parents. They were both very sick at the time. Honestly, I had such a great experience. I really have been thinking about going back to school and getting some degree even an associates degree but I want to stay somewhere and live on campus and get away from living on my own. I want to just hang out at night with people and study and go to class all in the same area. I really really want to. In all reality tho I'm a bit old now to try to go to a college and live there. I'm in the adult classes now and I really have to study. I feel like I missed out on these amazing college experiences that so many other people tell me about and show me pictures of. I want that and feel a little jealous that I didn't get that. While other people and people I know are now partying and having fun I'm working full time, paying rent, paying bills, living on my own and working on an acting career. I grew up fast and not that I'm regretting any of it I just have a little bit of jealously that I wasn't the one partying my heart out not giving a crap. I should be thankful for the experiences that I have had and are having but right now I'm stuck on I want to live carelessly for a little while. I wouldn't even live carelessly for awhile if I went back to school. My parents were never going to pay for college in the first place so they wouldn't pay it now. I would have a million and one student loans and I would be freaking out about taking final exams and all that other crap. I need a degree though and I plan on getting one. I just need the plan to fall into my other plans and then I'll be happy.

Anyone got any suggestions on how I can have "college experiences" and still get a degree and pay my rent?

Happy Halloween all the lovely readers.

Till next time,

Sarah

Oversleepers

2008-09-15T23:43:00.004-04:00

So I took this picture the other day while I was pumping gas. Don't you just love it? It made me laugh so hard. While I do not take the train into work I do park and take a bus/trolly over to my building and boy do I know the days while I'm putting on makeup or I still feel all dishelved. Is that a word? I might be using it in the wrong context but seriously sometimes I'm a mess in the mornings.

I am not a morning person. I mean I use to be so I guess sometime I am? I don't know. I am such a night owl that I will be up till 3 AM in the morning and not have a problem. No seriously I hate waking up so darn early. I love to sleep to the very last minute. And when I mean last minute I mean every single last minute. I wake up, put my contacts in, wash face, brush teeth, shower if I haven't done that at night, put on limited makeup and figure out what to wear. I do this all in like 15 minutes. It's a miracle that I seem to get ready in that time and I manage to make the bus. Ok, ok well sometimes and more than one occassion I have overslept and been late to work but its pretty rare that it happens. Damn alarm clocks and cell phones that seem to magically turn off at 6:00 AM! LOL. Since I wake up at the last minute I sometimes look like a freaking mess. I mean I carry my makeup and hairbrush into work so I can look all professional once I get into my building but I sometimes wonder if the people on the bus think I'm some crazy lady who can't seem to figure out what to do in the mornings! LOL. Oh my. I'm am such a mess but thats just how I roll. I can go on about 3 hours of sleep a night but I just hate hate waking up so early. If I worked at say like 10 I would be ready but not at 7 in the morning. I can do it I just hate it. Ahh...I'm trying to get some more sleep and wake up at least an hour early but so far it hasn't worked. I'm trying and I'm going to keep trying but at the moment I just can't do it.

I know I'm not the only one who has this problem. Is there anyone out there who has some great suggestions because I would love to hear from you all and see what your stories are and if you have any suggestions on how to fall asleep when I'm such a night owl and still look oh so fab in the mornings. Can't wait to hear from you all.

Strictly about me...

2008-09-10T12:21:00.005-04:00

So I have decided that I'm not going to write on here strictly about my acting jobs or whatever. I'm gonna write a on here at least once a week and just write because well I can and I want to. I could delete this blog and start another but to me that is just more work that I'm not ready to invest in just yet. LOL.

So any who, this is my first blog post that isn't all about acting. I'm not exactly sure what to write considering I'm kinda new to this all but well I hope you don't get too bored reading! :) What to talk about? Hmm....Sometimes we get that in our daily lives too. I'm sure some of you have dealt with that before. Whether it be on a elevator with a person you kind of know, a bad date, an uncomfortable situation, etc. Whatever it may be its the worst! I hate not finding something to talk about. I consider myself an fairly interesting person with a ton of stories to tell and I think I'm pretty outgoing. However, when you don't know the person really well or you don't really want to talk to them, your most interesting stories about how you overslept today and ran into the wall getting dressed (no lie that definitely happened to me today!) don't seem to cut it into conversation. They might look at you like you are a wierdo and then you're labeled the wierdo each time you seem them. LOL.
*On a side note: The boyfriend and I always have so much fun together and hes so romantic even if others don't always see it. I end up at the end of the day/night thinking I'm the luckiest girl to be with him. :)

Busy

2008-08-21T15:11:00.005-04:00

Sorry its been awhile since I posted anything on here. I get so busy that I rarely have any time to get on the computer other than working. Heck I haven't been able to even check my email, facebook or myspace for that matter. LOL. I thinking about creating another blog where I can write almost on a daily occurrence things I basically just want to write about other than just blogging about Broadway and acting. And while I will keep this blog and update it I just want one where I can write just about myself and not my career.

Any suggestions? I would love to hear from some of you.

Have a fantastic day!

Let Me Get This Straight

2008-08-14T14:08:00.004-04:00

Let me just state this right now in the open:
This is me simply stating my thoughts, ideas, opinions, and whatever else I want to write about. Sometimes my facts might not be all that right or stated in my blog but they are pretty close to right and I speak my mind freely of what I'm feeling. If you don't like them, then don't read. Don't bother putting down nasty comments or whatever. It's a waste of your time and mind.

On that note I would just like to state that yes Fantasia did have a tumor in her throat but she should have come out and said that once she really knew what was going on. A lot of people didn't know about it when she was missing show dates and what not. People are early to judge including me and it just doesn't look good when you don't show up. A rep. for her or someone should have come out and said it right away then waiting months to come out and say what was going on. It just would of cleared up some rumors and maybe the people's perception of her would have been different from the start. That's all I'm saying on the issue.

Moving on, lately I have been feeling like I'm stuck. I just feel like I'm not doing much work as an actress. I feel like I'm stuck here doing the same old thing day in and day out. In all reality I'm working my butt off with researching and going to auditions and singing and prepping myself. I feel like I'm working all the time but at the moment I have nothing to show for it. I know that it takes a lot of hard work and I'm doing that and to just wait for the right timing. I'm just feeling so down about it currently. Oh well, I just have to keep my hopes up high and know that something will come along when the timing is right.

Til next time....

Currently

2008-08-12T10:43:00.001-04:00

Hey All! Sorry its been so long since I updated. I have been super busy so I haven't had much time for myself to be on the Internet. So last we left off you all were waiting anxiously to hear if I got any part in the Sound of Music audition. (Yeah I know you guys weren't on the edge of your seats or anything but well I would like to think that ;-))Well needless to say I opened my email on Friday and had an email that was rejection of the audition. Oh well. Not the first and certainly not the last one. I thought it was quite weird how they gave me a word document of telling me that they were thankful I tried out but the part was not for me. It was strange. Any who, I'm busy looking at other auditions coming up here soon and a ton of auditions most likely in October. October is when they start to cast for upcoming Christmas productions and I think that might be fun to do. It definitely will be hectic with holiday things and rehearsing but I think it might be fun. After all my life is full of chaos all the time why should the holidays be any different? LOL.

I heard that they were making my favorite Broadway musical into a movie, WICKED! I'm super excited. Beyond excited. So once I heard the news I decided to Google to see if they were doing open auditions for the lead characters or any character for that matter. To my surprise I believe they are going to have a reality show to find the next Elphie. I was okay cool I could handle that but then I found of they already started it. I'm not sure if this for the movie or just for a tour of the musical but I was still devastated that I had missed it. I keep Googling(if that is even a word?) every chance I get to see if they have announced any open auditions.

Also American Idol is coming somewhat close to my town on August 24-26. My boyfriend really wants me to try out but I'm not completely convinced. I mean to me my dream is to act, sing and dance and while you somewhat do that on Idol I kinda feel like I would be selling myself short. I mean yes some Idol contestants have gone on to do Broadway eventually but I want to do Broadway and only Broadway. Movies and TV would be great to. Ultimately those Idols who go onto to Broadway really just love the act of singing not involving Acting and Dancing. I love all three and if I just make myself known for one at this point in my career then I feel like I would be cutting myself short of amazing possibilities ahead. The former Idols well most of them don't take the beloved stage seriously (look at Fantasia Barrino who barely showed up the nights she was supposed to be on the stage.) I will admit though that is seems that Clay Aiken has done pretty well on Broadway and I just saw Tamyra Gray as Mimi in Rent. She was fantastic but I still thought she wasn't as ready as she could have been to play Mimi. Still I'm a little skeptical about auditioning for Idol. I don't know honestly what I'm going to do. I guess I'll let you guys know eventually. :)

I found a vocal coach in my hometown so I'm going to be working with him to get my vocals chords up to par. I need them strengthen badly. Even though I sing every single day for almost an hour and a half each day I still feel like I need work on them. I want to get my range to progress as well so I'm really looking forward to meeting with him and seeing all he can offer me. From what I have read in reviews about him he seems pretty good and has been teaching voice for something like 50 years. I also heard that he has a recording studio in his house so maybe just maybe I could get a demo CD in the making! :)

I also found a dance studio for adults in my area. They have a performance one and a non-performance one for adults and I think I'm going to do non-performance that way I can just educate myself more on dancing then actually perfecting something for a performance. After all if I'm in a musical or play there would be no way I would be able to rehearse for a dance recital too. That would be a little too much to take on. I mean I could do it but then I would have to maybe invest in a personal assistant to keep me on track or a blackberry. Both are in no way going to happen so I need to take on what I can handle on my own.

A lot of people forget that I have a full time job, do charities occasionally, look up for auditions, rehearse for auditions, practice, starting vocal class, starting dance lessons and I do all that why balancing a somewhat normal social life if you even want to qualify it as that. Oh and did I mention cleaning my apartment, grocery shopping, paying bills you know the daily living things?
Yes my life is crazy but honestly I wouldn't have it any other way. It's kind of the only way I know how to function. I get about 3-4 hours of sleep a night. To some of you I'm sure you couldn't function. I feel fine most of the time. It only hurts me when I'm run down for running myself in too many directions during certain weeks. This schedule of my crazy life is maybe the reason why I feel so at peace in New York City. I hear so many people always complaining of how they can't stand the city life and that is just so stressful. When I'm there I feel at peace not completely calming peace but I feel at home. All the hustle and bustle of the city is just great to me and I honestly love it there. I can't wait to live there to see the beauty of the city everyday and to experience all of what life has to offer me there. I just can not wait.
Well I think I posted a long enough blog today for all of you to keep reading forever. LOL. Hope you all have a great day.
Love Always,
Sarah

Sing for me

2008-08-03T22:10:00.001-04:00

So I'm back from the audition. It was completely crazy. I got there and they were still auditioning the children. They didn't get to the adults until about 45 minutes after they were supposed to. They said there was 750 children that came to audition!! Can you believe that? That is completely crazy!!!

Anyway, the casting directors decided that we would all sing first then on to dance and then to reading. Well I was #4 to sing. I have no musical talent whatsoever besides singing I can't play any instrument. Therefore I had no idea the song that I was singing what note it was on the piano so I screwed up the first time and then I was able to sing again. I was so confused with the key that the pianist just played the first note and then I sang acapella. I think I did okay but it wasn't the best. I def. could have done better. I was an octave higher than I wanted to be for that type of song. So after all of that they went into the green room and talked and what not. They decided that since all of the children that came to audition that they were just going to have people that were on a list come back on Monday to read through and dance. So my name wasn't on the list but that doesn't mean that I didn't get some part. I didn't' get a lead part but I could be a nun. I hope I'm something because I need to work as an actress soon. So hopefully by either Tuesday night or Wednesday night I'll hear something. It wasn't the best audition but it def was a step in the right direction and was a lot better than the audition I had 2 weeks ago. I'll let ya all know what I hear. Wish me luck. Till then, Love Always, Sarah

Crunching Time

2008-08-03T13:32:00.002-04:00

Hey Everyone! How is everyone doing? For me I'm pretty busy. Yesterday I was organizing some and was looking through one of my Audition papers and realized that the audition I thought was in 2 weeks is really today!! So naturally I freaked out thank god the script wasn't given out because I'm not sure I could memorized a whole act in one day. I did have to go to the music store and purchase some sheet music though. After I did that I went back to the house and sang for 5 hours straight. You got that 5 hours. I was exhausted but I think I finally chose the right song to sing and I'm feeling pretty confident in it. I'm trying out today for the Sound of Music. It's a local theater here but it should be fun. Back in like 6th or 7th grade I played a nun in the Sound of Music so maybe I'll get to have some part in this play. We'll see. I'm kinda freaking out but it will all be good. It's been quite some time since I have sang in front of a large audience so I'm a little worried but I'm crossing my fingers that it goes well. Well I off. I have to go and practice some more before my audition later today. I'll let ya all know how it goes. Talk to you later!! Love Always, Sarah

Get to Know Me

2008-07-30T19:08:00.001-04:00

Hi All!! Well this is my first blog entry here. I decided to come and join the blogging family and keep everyone I know and some of you that don't know me updated on my plans for moving to NYC and fulfilling my dreams of Broadway and acting coming to life. I guess some of you should get to know me first. After all if you are going to read my daily or weekly occurrences on here you might as well get the background of me. So anyway, where to begin? Well to start off my name is Sarah and I hail from a small town located outside of the capital of Pennsylvania. I've been acting ever since I was born, literally. My first stage production was playing baby Jesus at my church's Christmas play. Man I was a great baby Jesus. (LOL j/k) One thing you should get to know about me is that I love to laugh. I'm sure as the weeks ahead and blogs ahead you'll get the LOL's or the Haha's. I'm a big goofball and laugh constantly. If only you all could hear it then it would make much more sense. I'm for the most part outgoing, nice, easy to get along and love living my life. I take each day and try to live it up and make the most of it. For me acting has always been my passion. I feel alive when I'm up on stage. I think about it constanly and memorize each and every line from my favorite productions and songs. I'm constanly singing and dancing. I can't really dance all that great but I can sing and act. I'm pretty strong in those areas so I'm trying really hard to perfect some sweet dance moves. :) I have been away from the stage and acting for almost 2 1/2 years now. Due to some family health problems with my parents and going to school I was unable to really pursue anything during that time. I miss it terribly. I had one of the Ah-ha moments a year ago when I kept thinking why am I doing this crummy job when I know what I want to do. From that moment on I knew that I had to do this. This is what I was meant to do. My life is crazy and there is never a dull moment but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Right now I work at a boring old 9-5 job. It is pretty just another job for the meantime and it helps pay the bills while I tone up on the acting, singing, dancing chops. I plan to move to New York City next year and pursue my dreams of acting. I will be on Broadway someday. It will happen. There is no if it it is when. Until then I'm auditioning like crazy, singing all the time and practicing non-stop for productions in the area and getting ready for the big move next year. This year I plan to do total preparation. I want to be the best at acting, singing and dancing and to perfect that I am working my butt off right now.

Well enough about me. You all will get to see the inside scoop in the weeks to come when I'm endlessly talking about something that relates to myself. LOL. I hope that you all enjoy my journeys as I write about them and help to inspire me when the going gets tough. Can't wait to hear from all of you out there in cyberland. See ya on the flip side. (*Okay that was really lame but I had to say it*)

Love Always, Sarah