tis the season for valium and vodka

y'all tomorrow is december. i am not okay with this.

it may seem like i've been mia from the bloggy world, but i haven't. i've been stalking all of your blogs, just not leaving comments. i've been feeling very uninspired lately, and it's been effecting my blog, among other things.

i hate being in a funk. it messes with my emotions and causes me to have the mood swings of a ready-to-pop pregnant woman. and it's so much worse to be in a bad mood around the holidays.

i'm really trying to get into the holiday spirit, if only for baby butterbean's sake, but i just can't seem to shake this gloomy mood. as most of you know, the one year anniversary of my grandfather's death is quickly approaching, plus there are a few other things that are determined to crap on my holiday cheer parade. and, to top it all off, my teeny tiny little baby girl will be one in about 6 and a half weeks. i'm very close to losing my shit y'all.

so, i'm basically planning on wrapping myself in lights and garland, drinking hot chocolate and singing christmas carols until i'm filled with joy.

i'm going to try and pick up the slack on the blogging, and i'll make the effort to leave comments on all of your blogs!! i love all of you for sticking it out and putting up with my whining!! i hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving and hopefully you are all in a better mood than i am!

damn you truths

i just realized that i haven't finished the stupid thirty days of truth. i have terrible ocd, so as much as i'd like to abandon this chore, i cannot. so, i'm going to pull a becky and finished them all in one post. 

ready? k, here goes:

Day 08 → Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit.

a girl named emily made my life hell in junior high. because i developed early and had 

boobs. but i won in the long run because i have gorgeous boobies and to this day she's still as flat as a 2 x 4. in yo face, ugly emily.

Day 09 → Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted.

my best friend molly. we were inseparable when we were in junior high and part of high school. then i started dating someone and made my life all about him and molly and i eventually stopped hanging out. we still talk occasionally, but not near as much as i'd like and we only see each other about once a year.  

Day 10 → Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.

my friend justin. our relationship is so complicated, and we really are toxic to one another. we just can't seem to stop being friends.

Day 11 → Something people seem to compliment you the most on.

my amazing wit. haha. no, seriously, most of the compliments i get are on my smile. it's radiant yo

Day 12 → Something you never get compliments on.

my belching skills. people just don't appreciate how good i am.

Day 13 → A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)

dear n'sync, you helped me get through those horrid early teens. thanks boys. love, me

Day 14 → A hero that has let you down. (letter)

dear big brother, you were supposed to be someone who i could look up to. instead, you just ended up sucking as a sibling. wish we could be closer. love, me

Day 15 → Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it.

i could say something like baby butterbean, or the hubs, which would be true, but let's be honest, 

i can't go without my phone. i think i'd probably die.

Day 16 → Someone or something you definitely could live without.

sodas. i went for about 6 months without them, and to tell you the truth, i wasn't as addicted to them as i thought i was. then for some reason i started drinking them again. maybe i'll quit again.

Day 17 → A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.

to kill a mockingbird. period.

Day 18 → Your views on gay marriage.

why can't they get married? why shouldn't they have every legal right that straight folks have?

Day 19 → What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics?

i'm a religious person, i believe in God, and i plan on raising baby butterbean as a christian. and that's pretty much all i have to say about that. i don't care what other people have to say about it, everyone has the right to believe whatever they feel like believing. i'm not going to shove my beliefs down your throat and no one else should either.

Day 20 → Your views on drugs and alcohol.

drugs are bad, m'kay? alcohol is good if you're of age and are responsible about it. always have a designated driver. don't i sound like a mature adult?

Day 21 → (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?

is it a fight over something silly, like the jersey shore? if so, you can bet your ass that i'm shaggin it to the hospital to be with them. now, if it was major, like they harmed me or my family, then hell no, i'm at home with my feet propped up drinking my glass of sangria.

Day 22 → Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.

i regret some things that i never did, but i don't regret anything i've done.

Day 23 → Something you wish you had done in your life.

i wish i had traveled more pre-marriage and pre-baby.

Day 24 → Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)

i'm skipping this one. cause i'm a rebel. rules can't hold me down.

Day 25 → The reason you believe you’re still alive today.

apparently my number hasn't been called yet.

Day 26 → Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?

i think everyone has thought about it once or twice, has it been to the point where i'd actually attempt it? no. my life has been pretty good for the last 25 years.

Day 27 → What’s the best thing going for you right now?

i'm a mommy to a pretty awesome little girl.

Day 28 → What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?

uh, well, seeing as how i have a child already, i'm pretty sure we all know the answer to this one.

Day 29 → Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.

i'd like to be healthier. eat healthier and exercise more, because i want to set a good example for my daughter.

Day 30 → A letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself

dear self, you're purty awesome, keep up the good work. i love ya man. love, me

aaaaand, i'm done. phew. the truth is hard man. alright, now that i have that behind me, maybe i can get back to blogging about things that don't make my head hurt.

brown chicken brown cow

y'all are probably wondering where i've been all week. well, i'll tell ya. i've been nursing sore joints and writing a guest post for miss andy. it's about the sexy time, so it took me awhile to build up the courage to write it.

anyvajazzle, i grabbed life by the family jewels and jumped in head first, and wrote a post about the sexy time. and not sexy time with the hubs, sexy time with someone other than the hubs! scandalous, i know!! 

anyway, i'm over here today talking about sex and that jazz! so, head on over and check me out. unless you're my mom, and in that case, just click the 'x' up there in the corner and close out of this, pronto! 

sexy saturdays with andy. it's sexy, yo!

hope y'all have a great (and sexy!) weekend. hopefully i'll be back to my old bloggy self come monday and i can catch all of you up on my birthday adventures! 

cupcakes with ks

Hello to the hive!

And yes, I have decided that if you follow my girl’s blog,

you are now part of the hive!

Moving on…

Let me introduce myself.

I’m ~KS from While We’re Waiting.

And when Miss Butterbean asked me to stop by and talk about birthdays…

I had to really think about it.

I mean…

talking about cupcakes, and balloons, and presents…

My favorite things?

Sounded a little rough.

But I sucked it up and here I am.

So…

Birthdays.

In the past few years…

I have taken to celebrating birthday months.

Cuz really…

Just one day to celebrate the fact that the people I love most are a part of this world…

Well, it’s just not enough.

Life moves too damn fast as it is…

So I like to slow down and celebrate the good stuff in a big way.

The celebrations must include treats.

I always buy myself a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake.

Last year…

Despite the fact it was twenty degress below zero,

My cake got a bit… disfigured.

I’m also a big fan of birthday cupcakes…

So any birthday celebration that’s worth anything will have at least a couple dozen of these!

A proper birthday must also have balloons…

A crap ton of balloons to be a bit more specific.

I don’t know what it is about balloons…

But to me,

They’re synonymous with happiness.

Hmmm…

So what if we combined cupcakes and balloons?

Kinda perfect.

But I disgress.

And of course,

PRESENTS!

Ideally…

Mountains of them!

And while the presents themselves are fabulous,

I actually enjoy wrapping them the most.

But this is just what I imagine when I conjure up the most epic birthday celebration of all time in my mind.

But as much as I might have made it seem as if this post was all about me…

It’s not.

It’s about our birthday butterbean!

So however you spend your day my sweet friend,

I hope it’s everything you could dream of and more.

It’s your day…

The day you buzzed into this world and made it better by just being you.

And that is definitely something worth celebrating!

my canadian chickadee, melly melly dee

i absolutely lurve my next guest poster. she's my favourite canadian (get it, favoUrite? cause she's canadian? gawd i'm hilarious) of all time. i found her on the twit first, and didn't even know that she blogged for an extremely long time, but once i found her blog, i was hooked. some people call her melissa, some people call her mel, i call her melly melly dee because honestly? that's mo' gangsta. and you know that's how we roll, yo.

When I was asked to do a guest post on the subject of ‘birthdays’, I had no idea what to write about.  

Best birthday ever?  Maybe the one where we went bowling?

Worst birthday ever?  Ehn?  Can’t think of anything.

I think part of the problem is birthdays in general.

I'm kind of over it. I don't feel the need for parties or presents. I am happy just going out to supper with a small group of friends or just my husband and just be relaxed and enjoy myself.

I'll be 30 on my next birthday.  I'm actually looking forward to it. I think I'm starting to look older too. People aren't surprised when I tell them my age. They used to be. 

No grey hair yet. Wrinkles are starting; just around my eyes. Laugh lines! I don't begrudge my laugh lines though. Not everyone has the chance to get them.

I think birthdays may be overrated a little. I mean, all it proves is that you still haven't died. There are six billion other people that are doing that every day.  

Although, next year when my husband & I turn 30, I think we should actually do something big.  What, I don’t know yet.  So far I’m thinking:

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Quiet romantic weekend away.

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Weekend away to closest casino (Blackjack!).

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Weekend away to see a sporting event.

I’m willing to take suggestions.

crazy lady andy girl

i just came across our next guest poster not that long ago, but i wish i would have found her a lot earlier! this chick is witty, smart, an amazing writer, and has some awesome stories. she's got the most adorable cat (check out her etsy shop to help out with jete's cancer treatment!) and takes the most amazing pictures. as you can tell, i may have a biiiit of a girl crush on miss andy. check out her blog, follow her on the twit, go buy some of her stuff, just be prepared for a little crazy with a side of awesome sauce.

Firstly, I’d like to get the important stuff out of the way and wish Butterbean a happy birthday! I hope you partied it up good(ly) (because I just can’t misuse an adverb)! 

I love birthdays. They’re like the best holidays ever. I mean, does anyone really care about Labor Day? Nooo. But everyone cares about birthdays. Even people who say they hate their birthdays love their birthdays. 

It’s like, a law of nature or something. 

And what’s not to love? A day all about you and people give you things and eat lots of food and sweets in your honor. And as you get older, people consume copious amounts of alcohol just to celebrate that you! were born! 

Does it get better than that? 

Nopetty nope. 

Growing up, I didn’t love my birthdays (shocking, I know) because I had to share them with my mom. We have the same birthday and she’d throw us elaborate birthday parties that were really all about her and to show off what amazingness she could produce. If I’d had my way, it would have been my closest friends, a sheet cake, a plate of carrots, and a day of cartoon watching or running around on a slip n slide. 

Easy peasy. 

So now I make up for it. And I’ve had some kickass birthdays in my adult years. I’ve had some great times with friends, gone dancing, been cooked an amazing meal by my host mom in France, and eaten some amazing meals. The best birthdays, really, were spent with great people and great food. 

Which brings me to my favorite birthday thus far: my 28th. 

I decided I wanted something intimate. I wanted to do something to show my best friends how much I loved them. So I invited my closest and bestest (even though some couldn’t come), drug my dining room table to my front patio, hung japanese latnerns and twinkle lights, set out my mother’s china, cooked 4 courses of cuisine I like to call Andy-esque, lit candles, and poured the wine. 

We spent the evening eating and laughing and telling great stories under the night sky. It was gorgeously decadent and lovely. Perfect, even. All I need to celebrate my birth. 

All I need to celebrate my life. 

becky is my favorite

if you know me at all, you'll know that i couldn't have a guest post week without having my lovah do a post for me. becky is my favorite person in the world. seriously, she is. she's funny, she's a texas gal (although i don't think she likes it much) and she's baby butterbean's godmother of badassness. plus she's seriously tall, has two different color eyes, and she's smokin hot. just ask her fiance chuck. anyvajazzle, check out her blog, hit her up on the twit, drop her an email, whatevs, just know that when you fall in love with her, you can't have her. chuck and i already have dibs.

beans is partying it up on her buuuuurfday! what's she doing? something awesome, you can be sure. she's probably drinking champagne from crystal champagne cups, er whatever you call them, you fancy people. in honor of bean's burfday week, i wanted to tell you a little about a little party that happened a long time ago to a little becky, far, far away.

when we moved back to the states from italy, my dad bought a bus. a bus? you say? yes. a bus. and then he converted it into an RV type-a thing. he did indeed. it had beds and more beds and a table that turned into a bed and a stove and cabinets AND you could climb up on the roof and just HANG OUT! it was SO cool.

for my 12th birthday, my mother somehow convinced me that a bus based birthday party would be awwwwesome. what better than a bus, than a dress-up party! nothing!

i busted out my kaboodle, my bright pink lipstick (is there any other kind?) and bedazzled black shirt and it was PARTY TIME!

so the bus. he didn't paint the outside. no, he left the outside very bus-like. it was orangey and delicious. and people would say, "oh, the house with the bus?" and i would say, "schmessh." really softly. EVEN THOUGH! the house is like up a hill and not right on the road, for heavens sake. he could of at least put that thing in the back pasture.

however, the INSIDE of the bus had beds and tables that turned into beds and a stove and a really awesome bathroom that we weren't allowed to use and an awesome captain's chair. imagination station, anyone? all aboard! oh, right. it also ended up having bees in there but that's ok because the roof was the best part. it was flat and it was high up and IT HAD A LADDER! I KNOW! ladders are the fucking shit!

and that's the time that you were like, damn! becky's hot in bedazzled eighties shirt and really short skirt. even when she was 12.

so salti she's sweet

i was so excited when this lady said she'd guest post for my birthday week! i came across her blog somehow and fell in love, then when i found her on the twit, i was hooked! she's funny, she's a jet-setter, and she posts the most hilarious pics evah! ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for ms. salti! 

I can’t seem to get around to blogging on my own blog, so why not offer to guest post for a fellow bloggy friend? Sounds good to me!

Our subject for today is:  Birthdays

I seem to have bad mojo when it comes to birthdays… For some reason, something always happens that kind of ruins the day for me.  So, a few years ago, I decided that leaving town for my birthday would help alleviate the drama.  That was when the annual Vegas birthday trip was born, and let me tellya, I love Vegas!

Three years back was the first trip with my friends Paul, Brittany and Karen.  We went down for three days and were there on my actual birthday.  Paul’s dad hooked us up with what we thought was going to be an awesome free room for the weekend.  Yes, it was free, no it was not awesome.  The room we ended up in was two levels with the bedroom in a loft on the second floor.  There was a hot tub in the middle landing of the stairs, and let’s just say that when we got in and turned the jets on, hairballs came flying out.  EWWW!!!! The rest of the trip was pretty great however, so we let that slide.

The next year some girlfriends and I decided to celebrate all of our birthdays in Vegas (as they’re all within two weeks of each other) and planned the trip for a weekend in between them all.  My friend Lisa’s sister works for one of the hotel companies and hooked us up with a great deal on rooms.  I think there were a total of seven of us and we had an absolute blast!  We went out every night, picked up boys, drank and danced the nights away!  It was fantastic.  That was the year that I “got involved” with the bartender from the casino at our hotel who, incidentally, I later found out was married!  Yeah, ridiculous!

The third trip was last December and, once again, it was epic.  We got the hook up from Lisa’s sister again and stayed at the same hotel.  I was super excited to see the bartender again and sweat him a bit.  If you cross me, you better watch yourself!  We spent most of our nights out at Toby Keith’s “I Love This Bar” in Harrah’s and had so much fun!  On more than one occasion throughout these trips we’ve stayed out until the sun came up and decided that nothing “good” happens after 3 AM… that was our curfew for this year!

That brings me to this year’s trip, which we took in October just a couple of months early.  We decided we were sick of going to play in Vegas when it was cold and we wanted to spend some time at the pool.  Plus, going on vacation right before Christmas makes finances a little tight.  If you want to read about the last few years’ posts, you can click on the “Vegas” labels on my blog. I’ve recapped the first day of our trip over on my blog and will be getting to days 2 and 3 this week, so stop by and take a look!

birfdays are for wieners!

y'all my birthday is on monday!!

happy birthday to me

have you gotten me anything yet? no? don't worry, you've got all weekend to pick something out. although you should have been putting a lot of thought into it already! 

anyvajazzle, i've had a few bloggers begging me to let them guest post for me, and i figured that it would be a terrific present if they did it the week of my birthday! 

ok, that's not 100% true, it was pretty much me begging some of my favorite bloggers, not the other way around. but, that's aside from the fact. next week i'm taking the week off to lay around and let my servants wait on me hand and foot. ok, that's not true either. i will be taking the week off from blogging, but much to my disappointment, i don't have servants. maybe y'all could pitch in and get me some for my birthday? 

so, while y'all are hunting down gifts for me, i'll have some of my favorite bloggers guest posting for me!! i'm extremely excited about this y'all! so be sure and check back next week for a little birthday love!

hope y'all have a great weekend, if you want, you can use my birthday as an excuse to party your tails off!

pee ess? here's a little birthday present from me to you: click here

it's possible with sheep, why not humans?

i need a clone. seriously y'all it would make life so much easier. but, not the type of clone that is like a different person. i need a clone that i'm mentally connected with. we need to be able to have the same memories despite being in two different places at once. y'all get what i'm saying, right?

what's that? i'm not making sense? alright, let me explain.

my husband works in an industry where we move around a lot. we've been in the small town that we're currently in around 8 months, and we'll be leaving this town in a few months to go on to the next job. we may stay in the next place for 6 months or 6 years. we never know how long it's going to take to finish the job. of course i have the option of staying in one place and going to visit the hubby on the weekends and such, but i just don't want to do that. i like seeing him daily, and i like the fact that when we gets off work, he can come home and spend time with baby butterbean. but, at the same time, i hate moving around so much. i like seeing new places, but i hate being away from my friends and family. i especially had a hard time coming to this new town because we used to live right outside of austin, and i absolutely lurve austin! i may be having a love affair with austin. i love the culture, the entertainment, the atmosphere and the people. i would love to have an apartment in downtown austin. but, at the same time, i'd give my left arm to live in france. or greece. or somewhere exotic where they speak a different language. 

see why i need a clone? one of me could be in austin sipping margaritas while the other me could be with the hubby. then just throw a third clone visiting paris in the mix and my life would be perfect. but there would have to be a way where our minds would be connected so the real me could experience all of this at once.

i guess until i'm rich and i can own a loft in austin, a ranch in the texas hill country, a vacation home in italy, a house where the hubby is working, and a private jet to fly back and forth, i'll just have to stick to drolling over travel magazines.

pee ess? how would you guys feel about this being an occasional food blog? like if i posted a recipe once in awhile, or if i posted pics from an excellent restaurant? i'm trying to stretch my wings a bit, and i'd love to write about food, cause let's be honest, who doesn't love food, but i don't wanna drive my lovely readers away! anvajazzle, let me know what y'all think!   

they did the monster mash

well hello november, you're looking mighty fine, but i'm trying to figure out where you came from.

everyone says that your babies grow up in the blink of an eye, and i now know it's true. i cannot believe that in two weeks she's going to be 10 months. i'm hyperventilating just thinking about it.

let's put that on the back burner, because i'm not ready to deal with that just yet. let's talk halloween, shall we?

although it didn't go as planned, our halloween was pretty fun. my niece turned 4 yesterday, so we had her birthday party that morning. after that our day was a total whirlwind. we were constantly on the go, but baby butterbean got to show everyone her costume. wanna see what she went as?

my little ladybug

she was definitely a champ. she was dragged all over texas and she hardly complained.

granted, she didn't rock the ladybug look all day. i ordered a custom outfit from cutiepatutus for her to wear during the day and it was extremely adorable!!

my first halloween

overall, i'd say that her first halloween was a giant success! and no one is in a candy coma this morning!

so with october and halloween behind us, it's time to look forward to the holidays! but first?

my birthday!!

it's in one week!! now, if y'all remember, i was planning on partying it up cajun style, but as it turns out, i no longer have a baby sitter, and now it looks like i'll be spending this weekend in the lone star state. maybe i can come up with something that will be just as fun as hanging out in the nola. 

alright people, i'm off to think of something to do to celebrate the big 2-5. hope everyone's halloween was spooktacular!! what did y'all do??