On the Verge...of the 3 Words

There comes a time in every relationship when you debate when you should say the BIG 3 words……I Love You.  This is a very important step and should not be taken lightly OR thrown out too soon for fear of rejection or your partner not being at that step yet.  It’s a slippery slope these 3 words….once you say them you can never take them back and if your partner doesn’t feel the same you can never brush it off.  So, how does one know when the right time to say them is?? I feel like I am in the place to shout them from the roof top, but my southern upbringing is forcing me to wait for him to say them first.  For now, I think I will rest of the laurels of the old adage (which hasn’t led me wrong yet) “When its right…you will know”

White Girl Dancing

So I went to my first Zumba class last night in an effort to melt off the 10 pounds that I’ve managed to pack back on over the past 3 months. Ten extra pounds on a 5'3" girl...not so cute.

The Positives:

It was a good cardio workout that I didn’t feel totally miserable through because I had to put enough mental energy into trying to keep up with the steps that I didn’t really spend time dwelling on the fact that I was tired…the music helped too.

The Negatives:

The instructor was Latina and the entire class was mostly ethnic…except for me, Elle and one other lone white girl. I don’t care about the ratio…I care about the fact that I can’t grind my hips in a plie position and I sure as hell can’t pop my booty like she was doing. Come on, help a white girl out. Thankfully the lone white girl seemed to know what was going on so Elle and I just watched her and mimicked her modified white girl moves.

The instructor changed the song on what looked like an iPod instead of having a play list. It kind of took away from the whole “I’m dancing and not really working out” zone out that I was trying to stay in. Dance party all night I’m up for…cardio workout for one hour, no thank you.

 GOOD :)

 BAD :(

The instructor really didn’t give any instructions or queues so you had to try to see through the very full class of people to find out what movement you were supposed to be doing…thank God I had a good view of white girl. And when the instructor did give queues her mic really didn’t work so all I could hear was random yelling directed at the wall of mirrors in the front of the room instead of us.

Moral of the story: If you're a white girl in a Zumba class with no booty popping skills...you better hope there's an experienced white girl that you can cheat off of.

New Year...New Me

New Year, New Me….I’m gonna let you girls in on a little secret between Ms. Elle Woods and I.  We made a bet a while ago to see who could be the first one close to marriage by the end of 2012 (when the world ends of course).  Fed up with being single we each put our competitive nature’s to good use.  We vowed to do whatever it takes to find a husband.  And for those of you who know Elle and I that pretty much means ANYTHING……we are some competitive hoes.  Well I just want to let everyone know so far I am in the lead! I am officially dating someone.  I will call him Hot Black guy.  Hot black guy takes things very slowly, so as to not jinx anything we are not a “couple” yet…but definitely dating.  Step up your game Elle Woods this is gonna be an interesting year!! Y’all stay tuned.

Nancy Drew – 1 point

Elle Woods – 0 points

Red Holiday Treats

Red is one of my favorite colors.  This time of year makes me happy because I can sport as many red things as I want!  Here are a few of my favorite red things on my must have wish list:

OPI Muppet Collection:  Gettin’ Miss Piggy With It

1950's Vintage "Lilli Diamond" Ruby Red Taffeta Holiday dress

Dennis Basso Patent Leather Red Jacket

MAC Russian Red Lipstick

Laredo Dark Red Mad Dog Snip Toe Cowboy Boots

Michael Kors Watch with Runway Face

-Louboutin Classic Black Heels with Red Soles

Thanks Y'all

In true Straight Up Sundays/Thanksgiving spirit, I want to list the top 10 things I am most thankful for this holiday season:

1.)    The fact that white wine doesn’t stain your teeth (can’t see cavities in pictures).

2.)    Small things that vibrate.  Being single isn’t that bad after all. 0=)

 

3.)    Miranda Lambert will be in Charlotte in January.  Praise the Country Lords.  

4.)    Jack Daniels Honey.  Soothes my soul every Sunday.

5.)    That my panthers are THE BOMB.COM this year (relatively speaking).  Cam Newton, would you like to come to my house for Thanksgiving?  Maybe Steve Smith can be your date?

6.)    Stretchy pants.  You will not see me in jeans on Thanksgiving day…. If so, they’ll likely be unzipped.

7.)    When my roommates clean.  Nothing makes me smile more than when I come home dreading to have to clean the kitchen and someone already did it for me.  LOVE! <3

8.)    Hot sauce.  Because that $#*^ t tastes good on everything.  Sorry, Chef.

9.)    Top Chef Texas’ new contestant, Chris Crary.  Yummy!

10.) These bitches on the blog with me… even though they NEVER BLOG ANYMORE!  (YEP that’s me calling y’all out).

Happy Thanksgiving, Sunday Lovers! 

"Running"...or at least my version of it

Nope, I’m not dead. I’m just really bad at blogging about anything interesting in the midst of a break up. I thought I would spare you my mopey, whiny, depressed posts and wait until I could actually compose myself.

Well baby I’m back.

So I went for a run yesterday afternoon in the lovely 76 degree weather. Yes, we are quite spoiled here in NC because, yes, it was 76 degrees mid November. I’m still trying to keep myself out of the funk that I’ve been in and exercising seems to help. (Please reference Legally Blonde regarding endorphins making you happy.)

Generally I run with music because:

1) I need something to distract me from my body screaming at me to stop
2) I like music and it usually puts me in a good mood and
3) I listen to “sexy” music to motivate myself so that I’m super hot the next time a guy sees me naked

Yesterday I just WAS NOT in the mood to listen to any kind of music. I couldn’t force myself to put the earbuds in and get the music going so I didn’t. I just resigned myself to a crappy short unmotivated run and got to it. And then something amazing happened. I ran longer than I ever have since I started this whole “I’m going to try to learn how to run” quest that I’ve been on. Maybe it was just a fluke…but I actually really enjoyed it. I could concentrate on breathing and giving myself a pep talk about how it really wasn’t that bad, my legs didn’t hurt that bad and that maybe running was really mostly a mental mind game.

Also, it didn’t hurt that I was super aware of my surroundings and less worried about getting hit by a car because I could actually hear the cars…even though by the end I could barely hear anything over the sound of my huffing and puffing. I may have severely frightened a lady taking a casual stroll through the neighborhood. I was still a good ¼ block behind her when she turned around to see what was behind her with a horrified look on her face…I must have looked pretty rough with my bright red face probably making a terrible expression as I tried to keep the air pumping in and out of my lungs. Now THAT is SEXY...lol. She promptly moved to the edge of the sidewalk to let me pass…very polite except that I run so slow it was quite awkward by the time I passed her. Thanks for making it painfully aware that what I consider running is probably quite an overstatement lady!

Lastly, what made my run so awesome was the massive amount of squirrels in my neighborhood. I counted 10 in just one yard...and cute rodents apparently make me happy.

Side note: How do these runners swallow and not mess up their breathing rhythm? When I run it’s like my mouth’s saliva production goes into overdrive so I constantly have to swallow and it always messes my breathing up. Maybe I’m just not that coordinated but I really gotta work on that.

Elle's Girl Crush #5

This one was a no brainer.  This hot little number makes EVERYONE'S top 5!  She is on every guys "hall pass" list and ever girls "I would go lesbo for" list.  No intro needed... here's Marisa Miller!

Elle's Girl Crush #4

I'll admit, most of my girl crushes are half naked in the majority of their pictures.  Their rockin' bods are what adds to their stellar hotness.  This girl, however, makes my list NOT ONLY for her good looks and good girl charm, but for her AWESOME fashion sense.  I loved her in the Laguna Beach days and I love her now... here's LAUREN CONRAD!

Elle's Girl Crush #3

I can't get enough of this next one.  I ESPECIALLY love her mini's on PROJECT RUNWAY 1.) for her smoking legs and 2.) for her killer style.  Enjoy the always sexy HEIDI KLUM!

Elle's Girl Crush #2

Mama mia this girl is SMOKING!  She may make me question my preference to boys a little bit, especially after seeing BLACK SWAN.  Enjoy Mila Kunis!