Monday

Here's a blow by blow of my morning:

- toss and turn at 2am... worried I've slept thru my alarm
- wake up to my alarm at 4:35a. Set to vibrate, no less. Now THATS a light sleep
- drag my tail to the YMCA before they technically open. That's just shy of 5am, players!
- Do four "stations" of some brutal circuit training. Think Biggest Loser. (i LOVE it! I feel like Gillian is standing on me demanding my lunges go slower.)
- Get the surprise that we're going to do suicides on the basketball court. 16 in a minute and a half.
- Kick myself for not playing sports.
- ACTUALLY do it! (note: the threat was issued that were any member not able to complete the challenge in time, we all do 20 pushups. gross. This was a huge relief...and will keep me out of counseling. For now.)
- Start to see stars.
- Lay down. Determine I will *probably* not pass out.
- Decide to drive. i know.
- Actually make it home!
- Shower, meet a friend for breakfast, reconnect with an older one.
- Get to work.

That was all before 9am. I'm tired. AND its 6pm and I've already been awake for 13.5 hours. I'm a baller!

Thats me...

So, this week has been one of some amazing music! Have I mentioned I LOVE Nashville???

I went, Tuesday, to the world famous Bluebird Cafe for the first time since moving here over 4 years ago! Annie snagged some seats for Meg, Kara, Annie and me! It was amazing! Four outstanding artists (representing Canada hardcore) played some amazing tunes. My favorite of the 4 ladies was Tania Hancheroff. Insane. It was a wonderful "girls night" as it were. LOVED it! Thanks, Annie!

Last night I took it to Exit/In in honor of the world's best brudder in law. Chad is in love with "Paper Route" and now I know why! They're outstanding!! I thoroughly enjoyed myself! They were the perfect mix of energetic and enjoyable! I am Nashville's newest fan of P.R.! AND I spotted an old friend Josh on stage... turns out he decided to forsake being an architect in favor of the rock life. Atta boy!

As I was standing next to a 5 foot by 3 foot woofer that threatened my rib cage, I found myself dancing next to a girl who was OBViously high. Specifically on ecstacy. I know this because she couldn't stop telling me how much she loved me. Then she told me she loved my Betty Bangs. (I LOVE that they have a name) Then she asked me this: "Do you wake up every morning excited about how fabulous you are?" Awfully sweet of my new best friend... whatever her name is.

Keep on keepin' on, friends! I'm just on a mission to stay awake until 9:30p when I crash in order to wake up at 4:35a to 3 degree weather in order to do "Bootcamp" at the YMCA. I feel exceedingly awesome these days. :)

Holler!

Bases to Cover

Friends...

I have so much cover, I may interrupt myself!

For starters:
Christmas was amazing! I had the best time with Cam and Carol and we tore up Florida on a road trip! I love them to pieces and would hop right back in the car and do it again... all except for the day we drove 13 hours when the only things that kept me sane were the oldies streaming over the radio waves and the Double Issue of People Magazine (aka "the news") i flipped thru.

New Years was low key and great with Kristin Chad and Julia! We took it over to Travis and Ashley's for a (mostly) married people sleep over. It was way more fun that that sounds. They're fun married peeps. Travis smoked the butt of a pig for 18 something hours and it was ridiculously delish! I honestly fell asleep before midnight and, were it not for my observant sister, would have stayed right there til morning. The year of our Lord 2009 is off to a great start!

I have been celebrating MANY an engagement lately! Christmas was the season for bliss, it seems! What is this 2007 (otherwise known as the 17 weddings year)?! My roomie Chancey got engaged to Tread. Lara got engaged to Rob. Emily got engaged to Travis. It is only January, people. This is gonna be quite a year! Holler! (thought: i wonder if hugs count as an acceptable wedding gift?)

HERE's the one i've been waiting for... THE BACHELOR STARTED LAST NIGHT!

what. on. earth?

I honestly don't think it is a result of bitterness from not being chosen by the powers that be at ABC. Jason is amazing, but there's no way I would be down for duking it out for a man on national television. Back to the situation at hand. :)

I cannot fathom where those producers could have scrounged up more erratic or bizarre women. It was like a freak show of the needy, sub- standard dancers club of Tan Town. There was no less than an ex-cowboys cheerleader, a socially impaired educator (who felt so sure of herself that she quit her job to compete), and a stalker-tastic dental hygienist. One after the other... they pile out of the limo. Hell bent on out-weirding one another. Usually with salsa moves. Oy vey. I was mildly bored until they, in a stroke of ratings, decide to allow the girls to vote on one girl to get voted off first! The tables turned on us as the most hated girl (based on 24 minutes of sipping champagne in the same vicinity), actually gets a rose! That is where the excitement slowed... until we are treated to a promo for the coming season. It smacked of a scene of one's life flashing before their eyes... if one's life includes cameras capturing flashy clothes and kissing 25 different people every day. duh. mine does. Deanna comes groveling back! what on earth?! I'm willing to say here that, if he chooses Deanna, I will literally never watch ABC again. Feel the weight of that statement, I beg you. It is a HUGE statement due to my affinity for "Lost". I feel that adamant. BOTTOM LINE: I should have been on there. hahahaha!

As an aside, I just can't tell you how I miss the sun. It has been raining non-stop. I just long to dry out and see the sun. Is that too much to ask?

Next installment, New Years Goals for 2009. Get ready...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, dahlings!