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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

the end.



Football has started.
School has started.

I guess we can officially say it is the end of summer.

this makes me sad bc I love snow cones  traveling, laying out by the pool, floating the river, sunshine, cut off denim shorts, and freckles.  

I also feel like it is more acceptable to do fun things in the summer.  and with life being so crazy lately, I had almost gotten comfortable in this season.  and I liked that. 

as much as I will miss summertime, I am so ready for the next season.
new activities, new clothes, and a new feel.


but before I say good-bye completely... I wanted to reminisce for a moment. 
 this summer was one for the books.

I not only survived it, I loved it, & had a lot of fun doing so. 



(in no particular order)

Holly turned 25:
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I had 2 girls leave for college & 2 new girls take their spots: so we had fun getting to know each other and making memories:
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My aunt Julie & uncle Kelly came in town & got to see PLT:

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I saw lil wayne  for like the 4th time & had fun with old friends:
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Holly & Austin had their bachelorette party weekend:
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I went to Cancun:

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Our dodge ball team WON the championship:
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my best pal married this cool guy:
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we had a bridal shower:
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Jamie & Ryan got married:
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I got to have a fun weekend with Holly & see my first Steelers game:
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we had a fun photoshoot for PLT:

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PLT turned 1 & we had a fun party:
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I moved into my apartment: (it has since been decorated)
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I ran 3 5ks:
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I had a fun girl's trip to Vegas for market:
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And plenty of pool days:
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so farewell summertime!
you have been so good to me.

If you would have asked me in February how summer would be, I would have not known what to expect and thought merely surviving would be my best option.

So thanks to ALL of you, who made this summer so very much fun & hilarious & crazy.

I will never forget you summer 2013!

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Now let's get the pumpkins, leggings, boots, bonfires, sweater weather, shopping presents, & decorations, & holiday parties going :) 

Friday, September 13, 2013

how you know you are a loyal fan.



How to know you are a loyal Pittsburgh Steelers Fan:

1. Buy tickets to the first home game.
2. Fly to Pitt.
3. Drag your best friend there.*
4. Watch them lose/play  HORRIBLY.**
5. Want to do it all over again!!! 


*Holly actually wanted to go & was a great sport!
**Only I can say that they played bad... not you!

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ah! sweet game day!
I was so very excited for my FIRST Steelers football game 

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how cute was our pink cab?!

We woke up SO ready for the game Sunday!
We headed out for some lunch & it was SO awesome to see the whole city in 
BLACK & YELLOW!

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Pittsburgh has to have one of the best stadiums.  It is completely open with views of the skyline and the river.  People pull up their boats and tailgate from the water.

We were happy when we were winning lol 

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If you watched the game at all, you are aware that we scored within the first 30sec of the game and then did not score again until the last 5min of the game lol

it was sloppy, but y'all the atmosphere was sooooo fun. it was intense and even though we lost, I looooved being there!

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as we were leaving, we saw this guy... really. a Cowboys fan?!lol 
go home!

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what else are you to do after such a loss, drink your sorrows away, and that we did!

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word to the wise:

do NOT text someone a picture if they photobomb you.  they will continuously text you.
creeeepy.

(but yeah I'm stupid for being nice lol)

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we bought some cute Pirates Koozies
(I already have Steelers ones) 

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what a day!

hate that we lost, but all in all, it was way too fun!
and it is easier to lose win you are surrounded by supporters.

Here's to this season, though it may be rough, I will stick it out for my boys!

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Pitt



So Holly gets a couple out of town clients for work throughout the year.
She was supposed to be headed to LA, but it got switched to another client in Pittsburgh.
I was already planning to visit her (fun girl's trip) and when it got changed...
 I was actually more excited lol!

(My parents travel to Pitt about once a year for work. Being an only child, I would join them & grew to love the city.  I am not really sure why, but not having a Houston football team made me latch onto the city even more by becoming a Pittsburgh Steelers fan!)

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I flew in Friday night & Saturday we woke up and did a 5k!
It was a 9/11 Memorial Run, so that was pretty awesome to be a part of, they had them in cities all around the country, all starting at the same time.


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The run started RIGHT by Heinz Field & we ran past PNC Park and right along the river. Definitely the prettiest run ever.
but not mine lol 
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After the run we visited The Church Brew Works for our well deserved beers.

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They took an old church and renovated it and turned it into a brewery.  We couldn't decide if it was appropriate, but nevertheless they had great beer and pizza!

It was really pretty cool & we even sat in some of the original church pews.


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After that we checked into our hotel closer to the stadium, did a little shopping, and started our bar hopping!

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We ended up on East Carson Street, which is pretty much the 6th Street of Pitt.

Lots of cute patios and the weather was a perfect 75!

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and wouldn't you know we found a "Rowdy Buck" bar.

Surprisingly it was a lot like good ol' Rowdy Bucks of Crosby... you can take the girl out of the country, but ya can't take the country out of the girl... lol 


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we saw a Tennessee Titan fan in there... imagine that... 
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we later met up with one of Holly's coworkers and had a really great time!

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it was so fun to just chill and have nothing to do but day drink, talk, laugh, and enjoy the awesome weather!
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tomorrow we will talk about that game...

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[ Every single time I step onto an airplane I say a little prayer for the other passengers, the flight crew, and our safety. 9/11 opened our minds to such cruelty and I have never forgotten the enormous bravery of the passengers on that day. I know so many people associate today with NYC/police/fireman/soldiers, as they obviously should, but I seem to always think of the passengers and flight crew first. So as I sit here and write a traveling blog post... I am always grateful for safety and security at airports and forever changed by that day. ]