Weekend Recap...

Three day weekends are the best...


We actually got up super early and went grocery shopping, which I am slowly starting to dread. Why are groceries so damn expensive? We've been really watching what we eat and tryinig to buy nothing but healthy stuff and that makes it even worse.  Its really sad to say in America its cheaper to get processed junk than fresh food. 

We treated ourselves to an early movie and saw “Contraband” with Mark Walberg (who will always be Markey Mark in my heart…I totally still have the funky bunch on cassette tape, yes people cassette tape).  It was really good, despite the guy sitting a few seats down from us, who got up a MILLION times. (DUDE, if you can't hold your pee pee, maybe you should't get a big gulp.)   I kind of (aka REALLY REALLY wanted to) wanted to see "Beauty and the Beast" in 3D.  I love that movie pieces and though it would be so much fun to see it remastered, but the husband was like no way am I paying 20 bucks for movie tickets for a movie you have at home on DVD....BOO to BOYS!!


Then we spent way to much time in Target, my home away from home.   Now that they have their Valentines Day stuff out I pretty much want EVERYTHING, which is not good for my bank or account (or marriage...LOL). 
 Came home and gave someone a bath...after they had thrown up all our bed.  What I love is how he threw up, ran away, then came back and then had the nerve to beg for a treat...LOL!! 

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Guess who got new glasses....and yes, they are pretty SNAZZY!!

So I am trying to wrap my mind around the fact that everything is coming a head in a little over two weeks….EEK!! Literally this time has flown by, it’s CRAZY!!!

Externship is officially over this week, I’ve applied for several jobs in the field and I actually got offered two of them. The disappointing thing is that many don’t offer the hours or pay my office job does, so it would be a HUGE adjustment. I was rather depressed last week trying to figure out what do. I really want to jump into this field, but it might not be a possibility right away. I’ve just had a lot to think about and still today I don’t feel like I have a real resolution. Ultimately I would love to get my company off the ground and get to a point where it’s the only thing I do. 

Its frustrating because one one hand I have all these exciting and uplifting changes occuring and on the other hand I feel lost and sad at other changes....DAMN YOU LIFE!!

Over the weekend, the boy and I went to the most amazing DRAG show. 

(Photo Source)

It was Vegas themed and so entertaining.  They did Katy Perry, Celine Dion and Lady Gaga.  I left feeling like a shabby girl after seeing these DIVAS in action. I mean they were doing these dance moves in killer heels, I can't even get out of my car in flats without falling down...LOL!!

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It’s funny that I am writing this post exactly 2 Months before our wedding date. This weekend really changed and defined my relationship.

We went to the Austin City Limits (ACL) festival on Friday. Being honest I was not too excited about the whole experience, I’ve posted about this in the past, but I suffer from agoraphobia, for those who don’t know about it you can read about here. I knew I was in store for an anxiety filled weekend, but I wanted to be brave and try pushing myself. Things didn’t start off so well, when we had to get off the shuttle after I had a small panic attack, but honestly after we got off I was good.

We ended up taking a Pedi cab, which was the craziest/coolest thing ever and once we got to the concert, things were going GREAT, I got to see Brandi Carlile and she was AMAZING (and made my Girl Crush even BIGGER). For as many people that were there, things were actually really organized and things ran really smoothly. We decided to camp out in one spot since most of the shows we wanted to see where at this stage. We saw Big Boi, Damien Marley, Nas and from a distance we could hear Foster the People, but didn’t want to move, for fear of losing our spot. As the night progressed we started to notice more and more people crowding around our space. When the nights headliner, Kayne West came on we were literally smashed against 30 thousand other people. (I heard on the news the next day there were over 65 thousand people at the festival).

I thought I could handle it, I had taken some medicine before hand, but I couldn’t. I had one of the biggest panic attacks of my life and I broke down. I was frustrated for letting myself get into this predicament and also for ruining the boy’s chance at seeing Mr. West. I couldn’t hold off, I started crying, I couldn't breathe, my head was spinning and my chest was pounding. In that moment I thought I was going to die, I know it sounds crazy, but that’s what my mind was thinking… The next thing I knew, I was being calmed down, I was being talked to in a manner that made me feel safe and secure. My hand was being grabbed and I was being rescued. When I opened up my eyes I could see I had been saved.

I wish I could eloquently explain how much I love the man I am being blessed to marry in 2 months. He is my knight in shining armor and his actions on Friday showed his raw and genuine love for me. In every relationship there are defining moments that change it for the better and sometimes the worse…that moment changed my relationship, it made it grow and develop into something I don’t even truly understand. I do know I will never let him go, I will hold him forever and every night I will get on my knees and thank the heavens he was sent to me.

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I had a real weekend and I LOVED it!  I still had to work a bazillion hours, but I had one whole day for myself and enjoyed every minute. 

We took a road trip to officially see the chapel and it was GORGEOUS, It made me even more excited for that day to get here. The only downfall is this little hike you have to take from the main building to get to the actual chapel.  (re-evaluating my shoe choice), but knowing who will be waiting up there for me, its totally worth it.

We also hung out with friends and ate great BBQ, I got to assist on a wedding at work and learned just how stressful it really is, Ate a ton of dessert and I think i found my next school option...LOL!

Throughout all the fun we got to have, many of our friends were going through a more stressful time.  There have been some horrible fires burning very close to Austin and the surrounding areas.  I've been hearing some horror stories of families having to evcuate their homes and actually losing them.  Its so sad.   These are the things that really make you APPRECIATE everything. 

(Photo by Taylor Gudus this was a road going into Bastrop 16 miles long 6 miles wide.)

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So the shoes I am wearing in the pic, I got them from Target.  I purchased the brown ones when they first came out, because wanted to start wearing more wedges and they were super comfortable, and a steal at 30 bucks.  Well I was doing my weekly Target trip when I saw the black ones and guess what they were on clearance for 13 bucks.  HOW FRUSTRASTING!!  Don’t you hate that, I know if I would have waited for the shoes to go on sale they wouldn’t had my size, but I start to look and they have like 20 pair of both the black and brown on sale in my size…I swear Shopping…LOL

(I can't believe how dark my arms have gotten from the rest of my body...LOL)

It’s over…finally; no more class and guess what…I MISS IT!! It hasn’t been one day yet and I am already missing, the stress, the lack of sleep, the deadlines (yes, I know I am CRAZY). The last day of class was so much fun, my final project was crepe suzettes,we had pot luck and said our goodbyes. We even signed our jackets, it felt like 6th grade all over again ( Later that night we went out for drinks and I got pretty TIPSY on mimosas…I swear wine and champagne can kick my butt harder than tequila.)

My externship starts on Friday and over the weekend I got called for an interview  at a local cupcake place, so things are looking up!!
The weekend was spent like always, good food, great laughs and movies. We went and saw “Cowboys and Aliens”. I should have listened to the advice I was told and stayed home. I was bored within the first 15 mins of the movie and had to keep pinching myself to stay awake. The movie wasn’t horrible; it just wasn’t worth the 20 bucks we spent on movie tickets. I will never stray from your advice, girlie!! During the trailers we saw a preview for “Scarface”, when I leaned over to the boy and said I’ve never seen this movie, I got the dirtiest look EVER. I guess I am the only person in the ENTIRE WORLD (according to his statistics) that has never seen this movie. So guess what I am doing tonight, being schooled on how to be a drug king pin…oh the joys of free time.

I’ve also decided to get my butt into gear and set some real goals on getting Dollface Delights back into order. I want to do some rebranding, get a new website and marketing material, update the blog and advertise…advertise. I am setting weekly goals for myself so by time I am done with my externship I will be up and running! 

I'm pretty excited!
 

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 I had way more pictures that I wanted to post, but my computer was acting CRAZY and I got tired of waiting around for it to act right.  So as usual the weekend went by super fast, realized I had my 2^nd dress fitting on Saturday at the last minute and for various reasons had to reschedule.   I am excited to see the progress on the dress, especially since our wedding date is creeping on us quickly.  We've kind of had this attitude of not making a big deal of plans, because our wedding is so small, but I know its going to be a few weeks before the day and were going to be running around like chickens with our heads cut off. 

Made the yummiest crepes (okay I made the batter, after burning about 10, gave up and let the boy take over, I will admit me and any type of Pancake is a burnt disaster!) with vanilla bean pastry cream and summer berry sauce…so yummy!

Had black hair again for the weekend, with a pop of color.

(Ya, I have totally formed a GIRL CRUSH)

 We are in finals this week, which is actually not that hard.  I don’t know if it’s because I consider myself a professional student, but I am not stressing at all.  Basically were being required to make a few items each night of things we have made over the course of our program.  Some of my classmates have been FREAKING out, but I had to bring them back to reality, its MUFFINS not the LSATS…LOL 

Would you believe I am actually thinking about going back to school, I would love to find another culinary school that goes more in depth with French pastries.  The closest thing I have come across is located in Chicago. 

We checked out a food trailer over the weekend, it was pretty snazzy and at a very reasonable price.  After looking at it and thinking on it, I am even more confused as to what I want to do.  Culinary school has taught me so much (minus crepes) and I really want to make sure I showcase that in my business.   It would be nice to find a mentor who could guide me in the right direction.  My biggest fear is not making good choices, and I will be the first one to admit my focus is not the greatest.  Having someone there to answer questions and such, would be AMAZING!

No movies this weekend, instead it was laundry. (Damn that need for clean clothes)

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It’s been 4 days since I saw one of the most AMAZING things ever and I am still slowly coming down from my SUGAR high. The Katy Perry concert was FREAKING AWESOME, every minute of it!!(even the rude drunk guy who spilled beer all over the floor and completely soaked my cute new shoes) I literally felt like someone opened up my head and let all the contents spill out and it formed her tour. It was such a good time, and a true production. Katy was cute, charismatic and super funny and I am pretty much in LOVE now!! Her fan base was KILLER too, there were all types of costumes and a sea of colored wigs (but I have to say mine was the best…LOL).

We had great seats, even though we were high as hell and at one point I swear I felt like I was going to slide over the balcony.  It was also really hard to get decent photos, they had this bright spotlight on her the majority of the concert, so I only got a few good ones.

 (Her outfits were so much fun!!)

I was so inspired after leaving, I love seeing people do amazing things in their own way, and she is clearly true to her self.   Robyn was her opening act and she was so much fun, that little girl can dance her booty off!!

The rest of the weekend was rather laid back (I mean seriously what else could compare…last I heard Unicorns didn’t exist…LOL) We went to the movies and saw Crazy, Stupid, Love, which was really good, Ryan Gosling still SMOKING HOT! I loved the story line because it went in a direction that was so unexpected.

All in all I had a SUPER weekend!

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I’m officially addicted to changing my hair color, its so much FUN!!! As you can see I’ve switched from Blue to Pink/Purple. Its really hard to see the AWESOMENESS of the color in these pictures, but lets just say I LOVE it!! I plan to keep up the changes, so make sure to stay tuned.

The weekend involved early mornings,U-haul trucks, delicious food and watching “Friends with Benefits” which was HILARIOUS. It was a great romantic comedy that even the boys will enjoy. I also got my externship at a cute little café and I am really excited to see what my next couple of weeks brings.

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I had such a great visit with my little sister; we did a ton of shopping, laughing and tons of eating. We even had a scary encounter when her car randomly shut off on the freeway when I was driving, to my surprise I was the calm one. (Guess my big sister instinct kicked in).

The boy flew in early Saturday morning, and to my disappointment the airport was not near as interesting as my previous visit. My sister literally left a few hours after his arrival so we just kicked back the rest of the weekend and did nada. We finally got project “DEATH OF ERICA CLEANING” done, so it was nice to just lounge around and not have anything to do. (We even got new pillows, so thank you person who invented memory foam you truly are my new GOD!!)

In school news I am currently in advanced cake decorating techniques and were working on our final project, which is a wedding cake. Yesterday was our first day of production and I felt like I worked my booty off. After this class is over we have a week break and then there is only 6 weeks left of school as a whole. I am SO excited to be done and can’t wait to rekindle my relationship with sleep again.  I'm still working on securing the perfect internship.  I've gone on a few interviews but once I get there it doesn't feel right and I don't want to be stuck somewhere that I hate and don't feel like I am getting anything out if it.  So wish me luck on finding something AMAZING!!

This upcoming weekend were planning a trip to IKEA and the bank to open up a joint account. Even though we’ve been together for a long time and have gotten engaged, the thought of opening a joint bank account makes it seem REAL…ha ha.


Oh, is anyone hooked on my new guilty pleasure "My Big Fat Gyspy Wedding", oh my...this show is the hottest of messes and I LOVE IT.  After watching it I am totally thinking we are going in the wrong direction with our wedding.  How hot would I be dressed like this...ha ha!!

(photo via Google Search)

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I would love to say the reason I didn’t post anything for the last couple of days was due to some exciting, life changing, FABALOUS news, but I can’t. Mainly I was just being lazy and not really feeling like doing much of anything. I am in my last 8 weeks of school and its really taking a toll on me in various ways. I’m exhausted…but what else is new. You would think after almost a year I would be adjusted to these changes, but I am up around 6 in the morning and I am literally just getting in my car to leave school around 11pm….I miss sleep…I feel unhealthy and unfocused. I just can’t wait to GRADUATE and finally start focusing on my dream job. (or a full week of good sleep...LOL)

Moving onto more positive things, my little sister is visiting for a whole week and I am so excited. (Even though I will be at work and school most of her visit…BOO!!)

The boy is away on the East coast for the week and I am so proud to say graduating with his 2nd Masters Degree. (Can I just comment on how entertained I was at 4:00 am in the airport.  Lets just say that their are some real characters flying and the things people where.  I am thinking about making it a weekend habit of people watching...set up with a big bucket of popcorn...ha ha)

The sis and I spent the weekend doing some major damage at the mall and then went and saw "Super 8", which was really good.  It went in a different direction than I expected, but it was very enjoyable, I also loved that even though you were jumping from being scared you were laughing too.  I highly recommend checking it out. 

The rest of the weekend was spent laughing and just having a good time.  With how I have been feeling lately it was a nice change.

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This weekend went by obnoxiously fast and we hardly left the house. We tried a new food trailer called “Man bites Dog” and they had some amazing hot dogs. The boy being always adventures got a Greek dog (which was surprisingly very yummy) and my plain Jane self got a ketchup and mustard dog, but it was YUM-O. They had the softest buns; I  literally could have just eaten a ton of those.

The renegade craft fair was in town so we stopped by and guess who had the cutest booth there….Twinkie Chan. If you don’t know who she is check out her blog here. She makes the cutest accessories and I jumped at the chance to own one. I ended up getting a cupcake you can wear in your hair and it’s ADOR-able!!

The rest of the weekend included:

Pancakes at midnight, Yummy tacos, l0unging in bed watching Disney’s “Tangled” (which was uber cute), and FINALLY finishing my horrid closet. 

I also got my glitter and plan on working on my shoes this upcoming weekend, plus I have another wedding DIY in store....YAY!!

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I still can’t believe the amazing weather we got this weekend. It was so nice and breezy, not to warm, just perfection!! Friday went out with my favorite ladies from class for drinks, always a laugh out loud good time. We were stoked that we all passed our finals with A’s, so what better way to celebrate then TEQUILA…LOL!

Saturday was my dress fitting and it went great. The dress was beyond my expectations; it has such a simple elegance I can’t wait until it’s completely finished.

I would post pictures, but the boy reads my blog and I want him to be SURPRISED! Also we went shoe shopping and I SCORED. We ran into payless and they have a wedding line, well I tried on a few things didn’t find anything I liked and all of the sudden the boy is like what about these, they were PERFECT. The style is almost identical to the Kate Spade show minus the boy on the top, and guess what they were 10 bucks….I FREAKING NOW!! Well I bought another pair of cute shoes and since they were doing BOGO I got those bad boys for 5 bucks!! My glitter should be in today, so I am hoping to have a DIY this weekend for you guys. I can’t even explain my excitement.

We went and saw “Thor” another just okay movie. Now my movie rant…why the HELL-O Kitty do people pay 10 bucks for a movie ticket to sit and talk the WHOLE DAMN movie. OMG, people that is not fun, cute or appreciated to hear your annoying conversation the whole movie, its AGGRAVATING!! Hey I got an idea if you want to talk, STAY HOME…its FREE!! I’ve gotten to the point were I don’t even enjoy going to the movies anymore because people IRK me so much. The rudeness is just too much to take, oh and I can’t forget when his cell phone went off 4 times, BLARING some crazy song.  Now stepping off my soap box...

Spent the rest of the weekend doing major Spring cleaning…the boy had the kitchen and I tackled my ridiculous CRAZY closet. I have WAY too much crap for one person and my poor little closet is taking a beating for it!! Plus it’s so HARD for me to get rid of stuff, even if I never wear it. Does anyone else have that problem or suggestions.  I will put it in the giveaway pile, and then talk myself into keeping it...I'm such a HOARDER...LOL!

Weekend Recap (GIVEAWAY TIME!!)

I am kind of frustrated right now!  I ordered some stuff last week and according to the USPS website and delivery confirmation the package was delivered to me on Friday at 5:00pm.  Well USPS no package was delivered, so you and your stupid system LIE!!  I had to file a claim on Saturday and its been a big headache, and as of this morning..NADA has been accomplished or delivered.  So the moral of this little story is don’t waste your money on delivery confirmation, because as stated above it LIES!!

On to the other part of my weekend, we had our high tea at school and it was AMAZING!!  We had to serve our guest, but after they left we totally pigged out on all the leftovers and it was SO GOOD!!  I am still dreaming about the mini strawberry shortcakes we made. 

Culinary school has its flaws, but when we accomplish things like this, it makes me truly understand why I am there!

We didn’t eat anywhere new, went and saw "Fast and the Furious" (which was eh…just okay, well in my book anyways).  Then I pretty much laid on the couch thinking about all the projects I could be accomplishing…LOL!! 

So it’s pretty INSANE to me that I have hit over 300 followers.  I know there are tons of blogs out there who are surpassing those numbers, but for me this was never meant to be a place to just get followers.  It’s really cool that so many people are interested in my little world (or just super NOSEY…LOL).  To say a little thank you, its GIVEAWAY time!!  I figure since your obviously coming back, because you love me, why not do a giveaway that represents ME!  So the prize that is up for grabs will be:

1. 1 MAC BLUSH or LIPSTICK (you get to choose item and color)
2.  Hello Kitty Prize
3. Wilton Prize

I don’t normally do the whole giveaway thing, but I really want to thank everyone for making my day!!  I am going to make things simple, enter via email.  Send me an email with the subject line “I WANT FREE CRAP” to Erica@ibleedpink.com, include your name, and if you have a blog include that so I can check it out!

 Winner announced on May 27, 2010 (but knowing me, it may be a day or two after that, so don't hold it against me...just keeping it real with my laziness!!)

PS -  Loco got a stuffed twin this weekend...cracks me up!!