A Great Weekend

I always hope that Sunday evenings will go by so slowly so that Monday morning doesn't come quickly! We've had a relaxing weekend - I slept in until 11 yesterday, which was wonderful! Then, we went and saw a matinee of Marley and Me. We had just finished reading the book last week, and we both loved it! It was neat to read a book together, and then see the movie together.

We truly feel like our dog Charley is part "Marley." He just does all of these crazy, off the wall, bad behavior things. Like, last night at our friends house, he broke their dogs squeaky toy. In under two minutes, it was destroyed. It's like we have the "bad kid." Ha!

So, now, I'll go enjoy the remainder of my weekend by cooking dinner, playing with the crazy dog and watching TV!

The end of an era...

Yesterday, was the end of the Black Escape for me. Or as I like to call it, the Es-cape (with a french accent)! We traded it in and I got my very first "new car." It's exactly what I wanted, too. It's a Mazda CX-9, so it's larger than my Escape, but not as big as a suburban. The first time we test drove it, I looked in the backseat, where 5 passengers can ride, and said, "Look, Jeremy, we can have 5 kids!" He was not amused!

Anyway, the color is white diamond pearl, and its so beautiful! Maybe I'll post pictures of it, but not anytime soon! I'm still figuring out how to drive it and use all of the features in it. It's totally pimped out with navigation, DVD player, backup camera, heated seats (my fave) and more. It's pretty awesome, and the deal we got on it was even better! Shout out to Ahmed for selling us the car in only 4.5 hours. Yes, people, it took an eternity! There goes my Saturday!

I'm looking forward to several things this week, but most importantly, AMERICAN IDOL premieres! Season 8 is finally here and I couldn't be more excited!! I wonder which contestants I'll be voting for this season - I can hardly wait! Also looking forward to more Bachelor drama (bring it Shannon) and of course, Gossip Girl!

That about does it - have a great week!

Just Another Day...

Today was just another day, nothing incredibly exciting happened. There's really nothing wrong with that, it beats a fully dramatic, busy or emotional day!

I'm going to have to say that the most exciting thing that happened this week was definitely Gossip Girl on Monday! OMG! I love Blair and Chuck - and I am a big fan of his acting right now. I think the writers have done an excellent job portraying his grief - its not like he would get over Bart's death in a week or two (like Lily has). He's really going through a hard situation. It was sweet when he hugged B and all he could say was, "Sorry..." Pass the Kleenex - I love Chuck Bass!

Tonight, we are going car shopping again, so I may need to take a quick nap before we go. Why is it exhausting to car shop? Oh, that's right...because a bunch of people talk your ear off and judge you like crazy! That's why. I want to say, "Hey, I like this car. So, you give me the keys, I'll drive around and let you know what I think. Then tell me how much it is with the options I'd like. Thanks." As you know, this isn't the case...

That's all for now - Happy Wednesday!

A Few of My Favortie Things...

These are my amazing Varsity cheerleaders - aren't they adorable?
I love them so much!

Here is our new dog, Charley, with my nieces Bailey, 9, Alex, 4, and Drake, 7.
I love my nieces and nephew - they're the best and they make life so fun!

Ah - our honeymoon, we had the time of our lives!
Here we are on one of our snorkeling trips while staying on Peter Island, BVI.

Here are some of my favorite friends - Kim, Jenna and Jessica.
They are the best and I love them so much!

Why Brittney's Blog?

For months, I've wanted to start a blog. I'm not sure where the desire started - actually, I think it came from reading the Bachelor blog, and I decided, "Hey, I've got lots of fabulously random thoughts, too, I should start a blog." Besides random thoughts, I've also got opinions (who doesn't) on everything from my favorite TV shows and college football to current events and fashion. With a blog, I've got a place to collect all of the thoughts and then persuade my sweet friends to read them.

Besides, I've always loved to write. Since I can remember, I've enjoyed writing. Not all kinds of writing, though - I don't love to write about things I'm not passionate about. But, hey, when you want a career in communications, you've got to start somewhere. Hence, the stories about LNG and GTL projects, coal gasification, and technologies being developed that are beyond me. My dream is to be a writer, and actually get paid for it. Oh, the stories I would write - mostly fiction, of course.

But for now, I'll just write in my blog, and see how that goes. And I'll post about the exciting (and non-exciting) things I have going on.

Happy Reading (hopefully)!

Brittney