Who needs Sleep?

Classic Duck face Shot.

Tub top - unsure

belt - had since 9th grade

jean shorts - American Eagle

tan knee high boots you cant see - you got me?

This past weekend it was friend Underwood's birthday! She looked STUNNING let me tell ya. My phone is being a butt and wont send the picture so I will have to post it later on.

We went to the country bar as mentioned. But after awhile we decided to instead head over to some friends of ours house for a party they were having.

It was a black light party. Everyone was to wear white t-shirts to mark on with high lighters to glow :)

Everyone was there that we used to hang out with, and some new faces in the crowd. I was able to make nice with Mr.X and have a good chat.

The night was a blast, and lucky for me there are no pictures to prove it!

 HA!

At one point I was dancing on tables, the next I was boxing with one of the guys. When someone near by asked, "man how much did this girl have to drink? This is fun". I heard a friend reply, "B Nuts? {yeah they call me b nuts.. classy huh} yeah she is totally sober" LOL which I was (dd and all for the birthday gal ;)

The night ended in the wee hours of the morning {6am wee} having a little heart to heart catching up with old flame Herman. He also tattooed my arm for me in cheetah print with the high lighter. I must say that I rather liked it! Liked it a lot actually..Oh NO! Kinda wanted to keep it lol.

{I didn't. I showered and it is gone now. But dang it if I don't miss it!}

Earlier that day was rather funny. My car battery died..which isn't actually all that funny I suppose. Stranded having called everyone I know to ask for cables, and asking for rides..I was left hangin'.

It was bummers ville.

 If I hadn't been waaaaaay too into Harry Potter that afternoon would have really stung.

Lucky for me two things happened!

One: I've been paying too much in rent recently {I'm the best roommate EVER} and so I got some cash back earlier that week

Two: a friends hubby came from work to jump start my car so I could make the drive to Auto Zone

{shout out to auto zone!boys}

YAY I had money to pay for a new battery, blinker light bulb and what not!

Hizah!

I asked the gent to watch me install it which I did.. all on my own. Suck it nah sayers!

I went home feeling oh so confident in my mad skills and went to change the bulb in my back blinker.

This however...was tricky. Trickier then it should have been.

I asked my non crazy male roommate to come and help. Soon the cutie neighbor boy came over to lend a hand. And when his roommate came home he brought beers and an extra set of eyes... next a friend of these boys drove up and pulled over to stop and help.

Which means YES. I had FOUR guys all trying to fix the bulb in the back. First the compartment wouldn't open. Then it wouldn't close. As my sister puts it, my car is now picking fights with me so I'll break up with it, since it cant bring itself to break up with me. lovely.

Finally, and rather sadly they started to give up and go back inside. Except the neighbor boy (who finally let ME see what was going on. And ladies.. I kid you not, there was a FAT wire in the way. I moved it and PRESTO! It closed.

 Head hung in man shame, he says to me, "I'm going to do two things right now. One, I'm going to clean up this mess we made. And two I'm going to ask for your number, because I want to take you to dinner"

:)

Ladies if you don't believe Beyonce when she says it, believe me

We Run This Motha'!

sooo this happened... and giveaway info!

9/9/11

Was My Birthday {As Ya'll Know}

And I celebrated at work with coworkers who brought in mountains of Delicious food! I mean..dE-LiSH 

 I ate and ate all day...

At 7:30 I met up with my closest friends and my sister for a hilarious dinner at my favorite Mexican food restaurant *Serrano's. Ladies I can not put into words {I know.. then why do I have a blog LOL} Just how much fun this dinner was. Everyone had a story, and everyone of them cracked me up! I love my girls they are the best. I got some very sweet cards that I not only have read more than once, but have teared up rereading them. I love you girls!

*History: I have gone to Serrano's every year I have lived in Arizona for my birthday dinner. it goes back as far as my 7th birthday.. I have pictures in these giant hats from each of those years Hizah!

Serrano's had the famous Sprinkles Cupcake Co. Make a Margarita Cupcake..

it was good.. it was..different

Also on Friday I received the surprise flowers..BEAUTIFUL!

From the Diamond Back of course.. After dinner Underwood and I met up with him and his roommates for some dancing and drinks... the night just got better from there and I finally scored a good night kiss ;) boo ya!

yeah this is a picture taken from my iPhone off of my camera screen..

Ghet-tttoooooo

ghetto

lol sorry.

The gift that made me leap in surprise? My besties friends mother is my coworker whom I LOVE cherish and adore. She is a hugger. She is a fierce momma bear. And she is the kindest {is that a word? most kind?} person I know! Except for the day she took my gift in a white elephant gift exchange and snagged the awesome martini glasses I was soooo happy I picked! I couldn't believe it! Here we are in September and believe it when I say I was not expecting to open my birthday gift bag to see the same box, untouched from that day!!

Behold:

Saturday morning I met up with my girlies once more to visit Sprinkles in Scottsdale, Arizona. i picked out *cough* three of them. Peanut butter, coconut, and marshmallow.. YUM

***

Did you watch the Miss Universe pageant?

 I know, me neither..

but she won!

All info from

"SAO PAULO (AP) — Newly crowned Miss Universe Leila Lopes wants to help her native Angola further escape a history of war and impoverishment and said she plans to focus on combating HIV around the globe."

-Umm this is awesome. I think they chose a really good person this year from the sound of it!

"She deftly handled the interview question that is asked of the remaining top five contestants. She was questioned about what physical trait she would change if she could.

"Thank God I'm very satisfied with the way God created me and I wouldn't change a thing," Lopes said. "I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life."

-What a fantastic answer from a contestant in a pageant that apparently "started as a local bathing suit revue in Long beach, California, organized by a swimwear company". Huh.. who knew?

GIVE AWAY!!!!

My aunt is the most amazing woman! She can make..pretty much Anything. And my anything I mean I have several earrings necklaces and belts from her..and have an order placed for a few dresses, tweed trousers I've been obsessing about, and jackets. This woman is fantastic!

Recently she has shared an idea of hers for a "Mommy and me" apron collection.

 I know.. ADORABLE! What a great idea right? I am iffy on kids.. but this kinda sells me on the idea.. I mean I love to bake and I love aprons.. so if I could be teaching my cute little one my "how to tricks" in her own matching apron.. I'm so in!

Here is a look at some of the aprons, although there are more, and she can make any pattern variation, and theme

(i.e birthdays, Christmas..so on)

*This one is my fav! The "mommy" fits like a freakin dream{read in Jersey accent}!

(thats a picture of my aunt kissing her daughter Elieen on the cheek! lol so cute)

I also really like the pretty colors of this one, and the small little bow details!

This one I almost bought and took home because of the sweet summer colors! Those are yellow/orange strawberries! How sweet right? I love it!

My sisters, Aunts cousins, and cousins wives, were all crammed into her room as she showed off her newest items and creations. They are the best idea for gifts for yourself, for Christmas, Birthdays, Mother's Day, Grandparents Day (which was this past Sunday) and even for the boys! She is working on some man of the house ideas for BBQ aprons, and prints for your little man!

I'll be talking to her more about what will be available for the giveaway and what the rules will be to enter!

 Stay tuned :)

Much love, and Hunger pains~ Mighty Burns

Toot Toot Beep Beep

Yep I am tooting my own horn here on this 'ol blog of mine...

Today I turn 25. Yowzah. Last night while checking for more grey silver hairs, and wrinkles, I realized I have some little Confessions to make this Friday about the habits I have held onto and the new habits of my 25 year old self..and soo..

Confession 1: I still paint my nails at stop lights... I know. its bad. probably not the safest. but.. I'm stopped. that parts ok right?

2: I have a weird toe thing. I had to perform my own toe surgery. Now I have like... a nubbin toe nail. I know. It's yuck, and I'm now super self conscious about it.. and very toe aware..

 Hey not all confessions are cute warm and fuzzy ok

 3: Now that I am a young lady.. I'm getting acne what the what! And because I have not been able to break the habit of sleeping on my hands at night (Which I am convinced leads to break out on my cheeks) I have now worn {clean!} socks on my hands to bed two nights in a row. No lies people. No lies.

4: Still to this day, I eat in my bed. Another none attractive quality. It's very Carrie circa Big hating the oranges smell in his sheets.

5: I love to dance in my car to music that are "my jams!" But when I sense that another car is watching me.. my dancing gets worst I think. I do much better thinking no one is watching me. ugh.. eyes forward people I'm trying to dance to my jam here

{Cousins Brian, and Brennan and myself. Look how super burns-y I am.. see THIS is where I get my Mighty Burns name LOL man look at them grow!}

6: Today is a massive eating day. I have not stopped eating since 6am. DUDE. Bagels and dips and cookies.. oh my! But starting Monday it is game on to a better, healthier and slimmer 25 burns bod.

7: Sometimes {and by sometimes I mean most often} I narrate in my head what's going on..

"She sat there and waited for the words to come to her while slow taps on the keyboard rang out into the quiet office.." I'm my own little movie. It's a good one.

8: I have come to realize that to be totally honest with myself I now know this:

I LOVE my mothers side of the family. Which is evident here. But I think a big part of my latching on and really holding tight is that from a young age I was disowned by my fathers parents (I think I was about nine or perhaps ten). It was very hurtful but at the same time made sense. i never seemed to fit into their clean white carpet "don't touch that" world. But now that i am older {more mature at 25 don't ya know} I realize I have Aunts and Uncles and cousins on that side of the family too.. and I really should try and get to know them as my sister recently has. It is all family. And in a family you take their good with their bad.

9: Diamond back just might be the best thing for me at this point in time. Although I feel slightly like kicking rocks and pouting in the corner when its been the 6th date and still no move has been made, it's made the feisty burns take a chill pill on the whole topic and just enjoy having someone actually get to know me. nice right :)

{My Grandpa and I at his birthday weekend}

10: I am freaking out about NYC! Everyone keeps telling me how brave it is. Although I don't feel like it is a brave act. I do feel over come with mild panic that HOLY CRAP I'M MOVING TO NYC!

 And then I pop in a Sex and the City and try to pay attention to what streets they are on to associate with the city.  

That's all I got ladies!

 Enjoy your weekend.

Tonight i am going to dinner with my ladies

Then possibly out on the town

Then cupcakes and the famous Sprinkles

Then a road trip to Sedona!

 YAHOO!

Tales of the Weekend

{please ignore the cheese smile}

Last night i went out with the Shark to dinner and a movie. A LATE dinner and movie.

Ok let me tell you the tales of my heart attack!

So I am driving over there, belting out a sick tune {the newest Carrie Underwood} when I hang a u-turn to park the correct way out side his house when my {automatic}car stalls! Just stops! My steering wheel locked up, I am rolling forward towards these small children who are NOT paying attention. So I SLAM as hard as I can (WITH BOTH FEET) on my brake and flip it into reverse. Then, somehow still having any momentum at all I start to back into someones yard! This is when I put my emergency break on and sit. Sit in freaked out "WHAT THE HELL just happened" silence.

 I tried to restart the car and got NOTHIN! Twice!! I am literally two houses down from his.

 I call him. No answer.

I call him again. No answer.

 I text him

I call trusty bff Underwood to help me think what my next step is. Finally we decide

One: I need to calm the f down.

Two: the car isn't going anywhere..anymore.

Three: go get the shark and see if he can help.

UGH.

I clicked my way down the block to his house where he had just come outside and sees I am frazzled. He climbs in and starts it with no problem and pulls it into his driveway. He mixes me a slammin cranberry vodka and then we continue on with our night as planned.

 But Lordy!

Last Saturday this little guy and I {along with momma Underwood of course} went to party City to pick out birthday toys, treats, and themes. he picked a Pink cake and Dora. LOL We died. Then he settled on Toy Story and we bought it all and left the store before he changed him mind again. He is adorable.

{kind of a dark shot sorry}

yet another attempt at the "Bump" and to have better hair when I go out into public Saturday night...

yeah it ended up in a pony because it is hotter then blazes out here and my sista and I went to a bar/club that is inside/outside. yucko. sweaty-o

{also my butt looked GIANT in about three of the four pre shots!}

Sunday was my last day house/puppy sitting. So I spent the day cleaning up, and baking Welcome Home cupcakes in an attempt to decorate them like sunflowers.. mmmm not so sure how they turned out.. oh Well. They loved them and thats all that matters right :)

When we went out on Saturday night I decided to branch away from the normal beer I am usually seen slugging and try a Chocolate Martini. It was good! Strong but good!

 Then a bunch of dudes put their grubby little hands on it and I lost interest in the drink.

Yesterday I attempted some healthy blueberry and {my fav} blackberry bars.

Although they are very tasty, and I cut the sugar in it by about a fourth, they came out more of a crumble mess..and less like a bar... what can ya do right?

 I am sure I'll be trying this again.. after I eat the entire cake pan that it :) mmmmm cake.

All in all Ladies. I baked, cleaned, freaked and boogied down these last few days.. and each one of those days my hair has been done, make up on, and nails painted {no chips}

I'm feeling like a real big kid!