My Gilmore Girls Love Life

I tried so hard not to blog about this. I know there are a million blogs out there that are about this and writing this will reveal to those of you who don't know how lame I actually am.
I've been, along with fans everywhere, watching Gilmore Girls obsessively. With every episode I realize again the impact that this show had upon my life. Now, if you want to judge or make fun of me because of this realization, go ahead and don't read this. If you're with me continue on.
For starters one Gilmore Girls is one of the things my mother and I had in common. Without getting into it, we didn't really have a Lorelai-Rory relationship. But, weekly we would settle in for an hour of amazing television.
I was 13 when the show debuted, so I wasn't experiencing the things Rory was, but as my life progressed I would flashback to the times Rory experienced something similar. I would remember scenes, quotes, and events from the little town of Stars Hollow throughout my life.
One of the most talked about shows was (and still is) Rory's love life. There was Dean, Rory's first love. I remember my Dean. He was sweet and kind, but not perfect for me. Though trust me, I'm not going to pull a Rory/Lindsay/Dean scenario (for the sake of those poor souls who haven't seen the show I won't say what happens.) There was nothing super wrong with my Dean, but it was definitely just a first "love" type of relationship.
Then Jess. Who very well may have been MY first love. Bad boy, good hair, leather jacket, book in his back pocket. He was just everything. I remember rooting VERY strongly for this relationship to work. I also remember trying to figure out what book any reading guy I passed was reading in hope of finding my own Dodger.
Oh and Logan. I had my very own Logan (though not as rich). An asshole, a jerk, but completely personable and draws you in. We had similar pasts and experiences, just like Rory and Logan. Just like them though we definitely had our downfalls. Too many downfalls.
Somehow, at some point my love interests switched from Rory's to Lorelai's in that I've found my Luke. Kind, handsome, emotional, and romantic. My guy is all of that. And if Brett's reading this this is a HUGE compliment. Spoiler alert: We end up together.

Now to not bore you with more I will finish this blog up and likely write another GG blog later.

Bachelorette Party!

This is such an insane time in my life. Not only am I beginning to plan my own wedding (ahhh!!) but, my incredibly amazing friend Lindsey is getting married this month. In less than 2 weeks. I've already posted about her gorgeous bridal shower, now for the great one. Her bachelorette party!

We started with fantastic breakfast in Golden (if you get the chance ALWAYS go to Golden) followed by trap-shooting. In dresses. Prom dresses. From a thrift store. Just look:

That was fantastic and completely original, just like the bride (the one in white in case you are wondering).
We followed this up with Mountain Toad & the food truck for lunch. Then the hotel which was just the beginning of our adventure. We decorated, played games, had snacks, and had some drinks. Then we got pretty!

After lots of hairspray and eyeliner we were ready for dinner. We went to Wynkoop and had some dinner (the veggie green chili is so fantastic!) Then we went out dancing. 

Yes. That is a faux hawk on my head. Yes it stayed in all night, even through sleeping. I self-taught myself to do this hairstyle and was so proud of myself! I felt like a BAMF and was convinced that even Travis Barker would be impressed by this one. 

We had such a fantastic night of dancing, laughter and memories. We walked back to the hotel and giggled like little girls until we fell asleep. Only to be awoken by a bachelor party at 4:30 in the morning, offering us the stools from next to the elevator. 

Thank goodness for the fantastic hangover kits the next morning.

I'm so excited for her actual wedding and you can expect more pictures and more of me gushing over how much fun I had. 

Making & Baking

I am always wishing I had more time to do things that I love.I love love love to bake. LOVE it. I used to have cupcake Mondays and those were the best days. I love the baking the cupcakes until they rise perfectly. I love mixing up the perfect flavor of frosting, the perfect color, and the perfect consistency. I love squeezing it onto the cupcakes in the perfect shape and adding the perfect decorations. I love the creating more than I love the eating. Which is part of why I don't bake as much anymore. 

Last weekend made me remember how much I miss my creative side. Helping to create a wonderful "Love in Bloom" bridal shower for one of the greatest women in my life allowed me to reconnect with my creative side. I got to bake my favorite cupcakes Margarita with extra tequila (obviously) and I got to work on perfecting my red velvet cupcakes, which if you watch Cupcake Wars you know is a staple for any baker (mine are getting so perfect! they rise to the exact shape cupcake dreams are made of!!) I also got to craft! Yay! I got to create 2 flag banners out of burlap and lace. 

What I'm getting at here isn't just bragging about how amazing I am. I just realized in the past week that I'm so much happier when I get to do things like baking and crafting. I realized that it's super important for people to get to do things that they love. Even if you do love your work I strongly believe in having an outlet and for me that's baking.

I'm going to take this opportunity to promise myself that I am going to make or bake something every week. So, if you are feeling in the mood for some cupcakes, you know who to come to.

If you aren't feeling happy, try to find something that makes you happy, something that you can put yourself into, and an outlet for you. 

The #Girlboss Life

If you know me, you know I'm a reader. I recently finished a book called #GIRLBOSS. It's pretty much about what it sounds like, a book about a powerful career woman. It was pretty great. Definitely not super well written, but some awesome points. This isn't a book review, because I don't like to write them and if I did my Goodreads account would be way more complete. I mostly bring it up because I am currently trying to move up in the field that I work in (Human Resources) and Sophia Amoruso (author of #GIRLBOSS and founder and CEO of Nasty Gal) has a great perspective on what it takes to be successful in one's career. She talks a lot about customer service, going after what you want, and trusting your instincts. It was just real.

I read it hoping for how to be a strong female in the work place and to overcome what brings most women down. Which honestly isn't always men. Women can be worst to women than me are. While some men feel superior to women in the work place other women see women as competition. If you feel superior to someone, you don't need to do anything to make them fail. If you feel like someone is in direct competition to you then you do what you can to bring them down. Do you see what I'm saying? Ladies, we've got to stop seeing each other as competition. We have to help each other succeed. It's like on Mean Girls, when LiLo says, "Calling somebody else fat won't make you any skinnier. Calling someone stupid doesn't make you any smarter. And ruining Regina George's life definitely didn't make me any happier. All you can do in life is try to solve the problem in front of you." I mean forgetting the Regina George thing (although I hear her hair's insured for $10,000) how real is this? Instead of trying to bring other people down, how about you fix the problem you are actually having? Mad that someone got a promotion instead of you? Work harder, tell people you want it, and change you.

Word

Okay crazy girl rant is over. Smiles and love see you next time!

Sunshine, Brunch, and Memories

 

What do you get when you have a weekend full of water rides, brunch, gardens, and softball? The best weekend of the summer!
First our weekend started with an incredible trip to Water World. I LOVE water parks. I have some excellent tips for anyone who wants to go to a water park, you're welcome:




-Sunscreen (duh)

-Water (another duh)

-Sealable waterproof pouch, you can get a smaller one of these for about $10 and it can fit in a boyfriend's trunks pocket making anything you may need available wherever you are.

-Hit the wave pool early in the day, there are some who say to do this at the end because it will make you tired. Personally, I would prefer to be tired than floating in used Band-Aids, hair clumps, and other stuff.

-Don't worry about how you look in your swimsuit, I know that this is not easy for anyone, but if people are looking at others and judging how they look they are wasting their time and happiness at the waterpark.

-Wear your hair in a high bun. This will allow for loose flowy waves for your post-park margaritas.

 

This morning we woke up early again (exhausted after our water-full day) and headed to brunch (literally the best meal in the universe.) We headed to Jelly with our fam-bam. I'm a benedict fan, and loved their hollandaise sauce. I will say I thought the eggs were a bit vinegary and the potatoes bland, but it was so great anyway and I loved the coffee.

Then we headed to Botanic Gardens for some mind-blowing glass art.



My favorite girl, she just gets me.



True love.



When your fiancé is a fancy photographing dude you get cool pensive shots.

             



My handsome fiancé.





It was an incredible afternoon with one of our favorite couples in the world. Gorgeous plants, art, and friends, perfect afternoon.

Finally we finished the day with a softball win! Hello playoffs!

 

Smiles and love! See you next time.