To Grandmother's House We Go (Or Are...)!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

As the title suggests, I am at Grandma's house with my family, besides Phil, who is on his mission in Taiwan. It's been really great! It's been about four years since I've been to my grandmother's home, and gotta say, it's not bad! I love her house. It's very well-decorated and her husband, my Grandpa Dave, is an amazing landscaper. Their yard is gorgeous! They really have a beautiful home, and I have tons of memories here.

We got into the Las Vegas airport at about 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Not bad, but we were exhausted. Went to the hotel, (Mariott has the most amazing beds ever), and woke up at the butt crack of dawn to drive to Grandma's!

Yesterday, I saw my cousin Allen, who I also haven't seen in four years, and his gorgeous wife Candace, who I hadn't met yet! I forgot how fun it is to hang out with Allen, and Candace was pretty funny too, and it was nice to meet her. She makes a great addition to the family, and is a lot of fun.

I have also eaten my weight in food. Grandma is such an incredible cook and baker, that I have really had no choice (seriously. No choice whatsoever - I was practically force fed). I was going to run a 5K with my Dad today, but he got the date wrong - it was last Saturday! We did P90X Yoga X instead, which despite how hard I've heard it is, I really didn't think it was bad at all! I also went for a 3 mile walk with Smudgicicious, so I think we evened it out. Still, I feel huge. I know it's the holidays, but I'm going to up the ante on my workouts because A. I like when I feel healthy, B. Because my metabolism is starting to slow down, and C. Because I like my body at a certain weight. True, I'm not big, but I'm bigger than I'd like to be. That doesn't make me anorexic; that makes me honest! I don't want to be stick thin, but I don't like when my stomach has fat on it. So I guess that means no more Dunkin' Donuts either (Damn it!).

Sorry, don't know what that random tangent about. Holiday eating guilt, I guess!

Other than that, I followed my tradition of watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade and seeing Santa Clause! It is OFFICIALLY the Christmas season, and I could not be more stoked!

So in all, thus far the trip has been close to perfect. I say close to because the only thing that could make it better is if Ed were here. I can't wait to see him again!

Happy Thanksgiving Day, everyone!

Best. Boyfriend. Ever.

Flowers three times in one month? That... would be my boyfriend.

Not only does he have me swooning, but every single female in the office is now head-over-heels in love with him. I am not kidding.

The most recent delivery took place about an hour ago. Ladies and Gents (but let's be honest, mostly ladies), for your viewing pleasure...



Not only is he in the running and easily becoming first place for best boyfriend ever, but he also has impeccable taste. So now begs the question... what did I do to deserve such an awesome guy?

Public! And Some Updates.

I'm going public with this sucker again, with a different address! Yes people, welcome to the new and improved blog about MY FABULOUS LIFE! (Please, hold your applause)

So I'm making this public and changed the web address so that it is a little bit harder to find, hopefully.

Some things that have been going on in my life since July:

1. I dated a few guys, made a few friends, flew to Utah to meet a guy I met online (scandalous, I know).

2. The modeling thing really exploded for a while. I got some major offers, the most notable being Calvin Klein, Frederick's of Hollywood, and Bebe Clothing. I turned every one of them down. I realize that many people will probably think I'm nuts, but I've just never felt like modeling was what I was supposed to do with my life - where I could make the largest contribution.

3. I'm still Marketing Director at my Dad's Law Firm. I've been at the firm since July 2007, and Marketing Director since July 2008. It's going well - I finally feel like I have a firm grasp on the job, and *shocker*, may actually even be good at it.

4. The Piano and Voice Studio is on hold for now, because...

5. I'm finishing up my degree. Yes, that thing that has been on hold for the past two years - I'm making the effort to finish it. You'd think with only 13 credits left, I'd just have buckled down and done it, but work got in the way. Excuses.

6. There was something else... oh wait, Ed! Alright, alright. Ed and I have been dating about a month now after much persuasion on his part (haha, kidding, kidding!), so I figure this is as good as any time to introduce him to my two loyal fans.

Ed is a 31-year-old graduate of Troy University, and has his BA in Communications - Theatre Performance (according to Ed) and MEd in English. He's an amazing conversationalist and an overall pretty funny guy - probably the first guy ever that has given me a run for my money. He is a Consultant with Cengage Learning, a textbook manufacturer. He also previously taught English classes across the south east, despite such the wide-ranged opposition. Kidding! If you go here, you will see that he was quite well-liked.

Alright, that's all the updates I have. Here's to more regular blogging in the future!