Alright! Alright already! FINE! Everybody else is posting their "resolutions" or "goals" or "life change" or whateverrr to their blogs and respective facebook pages.
I tried my hardest to resist, but cannot fight the dark side any longer. I only had a few specific goals for this year, but then decided to add a few more, and maybe add a couple from my Mighty Life List so I could check them off. Oogle and Enjoy!
1. Get into shape. I'm tired of getting winded walking up a flight of stairs, or straining to reach the remote, or have trouble clipping my toe nails. I don't want to set specific weight loss goals, since I tend to do the opposite thing on the scale. Having received a heart rate monitor watch for Christmas, I intend on putting it to good use. If you want specific goals, I hope to fit into my "skinny" jeans by my birthday (July). Those are only two sizes smaller than I am now, so its not unrealistic. Plus, I really love those jeans! Also, I'd like to enter and finish the Bend Beer Run! which is a 3 mile race starting at one brewery and finishing at another. Gotta pace myself, right?
2. Take down the Christmas lights by February 1. (Hey at least they're turned off)
3. Brew Beer. Anyone who knows me, beer is a passion. Why haven't I tackled this one yet?!? One giant step for me, One giant leap towards drunken bar-ownership.
4. Take up yoga. Yes, we'll start small on this one. How about once a month? I can probably handle that. See you there on the 31st!
5. Hey while I'm at it, let me add play more golf. Technically if I played once this year, I'd be playing more golf, since I didn't tee off once last year. Although I was working graveyard shift half the year and slept through most daylight hours. Oh, and then I broke my finger and could barely hold a beer bottle, let alone a golf club. Let's set this one at once a month.
6. Slap someone square in the face. No explanation necessary. I may, or may not, already have someone in mind.
7. Sing karaoke alone. How about something easy like Journey. Everyone can hit those Steve Perry notes right?!?
8. Conserve water. I will do less laundry and use more deodorant.
9. Eat one fruit and one vegetable per day. Baby steps, remember?
10. Swear less. My mother f*cking mouth is out of control. Instead I will begin using superfluous adjectives to convey my anger/joy/amusement/fury/rage/point.
And of course
11. Get a job
12. Get out of debt.
13. Move out of my parents house.
14. Finish the application process and join the peace corps
15. Create world peace
16. Win nobel peace prize
17. "eliminate" Bill O'Reilly and everyone else on Fox News.
18. Marry Robert Downey Jr.
19. Prepare for the Twitter-pocalypse
20. Donate blood (in preparation for the twitter-pocalypse)
Is curiosity killing you? Just dyying to know what my last year's resolution was?
I had only one. Stop drinking and driving.
Want to know what happened in March? Yup, DUI.
I leave you with this.
The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.
Tuesday, January 5
Monday, January 4
jail's not that bad
As I was randomly scrolling through my pictures from last year,
I found this golden nugget.
Sent in reference to our friend Levi's bachelor party,
which Matt was on his way to.
I love Matt.
I found this golden nugget.
Sent in reference to our friend Levi's bachelor party,
which Matt was on his way to.
I love Matt.
Sunday, January 3
i guess it wasn't ALL bad...
2009 was a hum dinger of a crap-tastic year.
But as I told my mom I'm done being Negative Nancy and trying to focus on the good stuff. So here's a 2009 year wrap up, with highlights of the good stuff from this year.
But as I told my mom I'm done being Negative Nancy and trying to focus on the good stuff. So here's a 2009 year wrap up, with highlights of the good stuff from this year.
January
met my best-friend-forever John!
Seinfeld Series Marathon!
Friends from Bend got together to watch ALLLL the
episodes... lasted about 5.5 days
February
Dropkick Murphy's concert in Eugene
Our PBR promo ad picture
March
Literally nothing good happened in March.
It was the evilest month ever.
To be DELETED from my memory.
April
Adriane's bachelorette party!
and my first ever performance singing Karaoke.
Bon Jovi's, Wanted dead or alive, w/the bride-to-be
May
Camping Memorial Day weekend!
Fun toys!!
Learned to shoot a gun
overcame a life-long fear or firearms
June
Levi & Amber's wedding in VEGAS!
Me & Tara sampling the fare
boozing it up in Vegas!!
Adriane's wedding!
this is before I got wasted, lost my camera,
& wandered the streets of Bend
Climbing Mt. St. Helens
Scotty, Rob, myself and Scott
one of the most physically difficult and
rewarding things I've ever done
[Read about it here]
View from the top of Mt. St. Helens
(Mt. Rainier in the distance)
Tubing down the Clakamas River!
Good times with good friends from Germany.
July
My Birthday Party!
"Celebrating 10 years of legal drinking"
Beerfest! in Portland
August
I got shingles!
Well, I think its funny.
Camping in Washington
There were only 2 of us... this was one day's worth
September
Beaver Football!!
Camping at Fish Lake with Jess & Dave
whilst rowing in the row boat we made up a song...
sing it to the tune of "My bologna has a first name..."
October
Broken finger. Fx playing flag football.
Fired from Lowe's. A blessing in disguise.
November
Arizona!!!
Visiting my BFF in 'Zona!
December
Civil war!! Go Beavers!
(even though we lost)
Happy New Year!
(proud to be drama free!!)
Myself & Cheryl
met my best-friend-forever John!
Seinfeld Series Marathon!
Friends from Bend got together to watch ALLLL the
episodes... lasted about 5.5 days
February
Dropkick Murphy's concert in Eugene
Our PBR promo ad picture
March
Literally nothing good happened in March.
It was the evilest month ever.
To be DELETED from my memory.
April
Adriane's bachelorette party!
and my first ever performance singing Karaoke.
Bon Jovi's, Wanted dead or alive, w/the bride-to-be
May
Camping Memorial Day weekend!
Fun toys!!
Learned to shoot a gun
overcame a life-long fear or firearms
June
Levi & Amber's wedding in VEGAS!
Me & Tara sampling the fare
boozing it up in Vegas!!
Adriane's wedding!
this is before I got wasted, lost my camera,
& wandered the streets of Bend
Climbing Mt. St. Helens
Scotty, Rob, myself and Scott
one of the most physically difficult and
rewarding things I've ever done
[Read about it here]
View from the top of Mt. St. Helens
(Mt. Rainier in the distance)
Tubing down the Clakamas River!
Good times with good friends from Germany.
July
My Birthday Party!
"Celebrating 10 years of legal drinking"
Beerfest! in Portland
August
I got shingles!
Well, I think its funny.
Camping in Washington
There were only 2 of us... this was one day's worth
September
Beaver Football!!
Camping at Fish Lake with Jess & Dave
whilst rowing in the row boat we made up a song...
sing it to the tune of "My bologna has a first name..."
My dingey has a first name,I know you're jealous of our song writing abilities.
its T-U-B-E, tube!
My dingey has a second name,
its L-U-B-E, lube!
I like to row it every day,
and if you ask me why I'll sayyyyyy...
Cause my dingey has a special way,
with B-E-E-R, Yay, oh, Yay!
October
Broken finger. Fx playing flag football.
Fired from Lowe's. A blessing in disguise.
November
Arizona!!!
Visiting my BFF in 'Zona!
December
Civil war!! Go Beavers!
(even though we lost)
Happy New Year!
(proud to be drama free!!)
Myself & Cheryl
Probably one of my favorite things about 2009 was getting to renew a friendship with my cousin Cheryl. She went through a divorce and has had a pretty rough year herself. But its been great getting to know her again and sharing our "crazy family" stories together. Or more like... comparing notes!
Thank God 2009 is over. I guess it wasn't ALL bad. But it was close...
Now for a fresh start! & Good times to come!
Thank God 2009 is over. I guess it wasn't ALL bad. But it was close...
Now for a fresh start! & Good times to come!
Saturday, January 2
Friday, January 1
"i'm not even that drunk yet"
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Good riddance 2009!!
Seriously. Seriously folks. Seriously. I had a GREAT New Years Eve. Dick Clark would be proud (if he even knew where he was at the time).
As you can see from yesterday's post we went snowboarding. The great part was we just rolled out of bed, had our coffee and strolled up to the mountain. No rush, no fuss and hit the parking lot at 11am. It was snowing pretty hard and raining at some parts during the drive but we were optimistic. My cousin works for the forest service so she has a free pass and my friend works at the mountain and he hooked me up with a day pass as well. Free boarding is the best boarding. Well, that is until the weather stopped cooperating. Simply put, the weather was awful. Not only am I tremendously out of shape but it was almost whiteout conditions for most of the way. And to make thing even awesomer (its a word, trust me) my goggles started fogging up and getting water in between the lenses. So I could see NOTHING. Falling down, sore, wet, blind, and miserable. After 2 runs and not even 2 hours on the mountain it was time to hit the bar!!
I love mountain bars too. So many cute snowboard guys, chilling out enjoying beer. What's not to love?!? We arrived in just in time for some rocking 80's karaoke. It was blissful. Nothing like a little Motley Crue and Poison to warm your heart. After we disrobed from our dripping wet clothes (its amazing how much water your gloves soak up) we had some brews, nachos and enjoyed the "entertainment." One guy busted out some amazing Bon Jovi (one of the greatest bands of our time, next to Journey of course) was really rocking, and shouted "and i'm not even that drunk yet!" So funny. He definitely won over the crowd.
After we got home we spent the next 6 hours still in our underarmor, enjoying bloody mary's and debated going out. We flip flopped back and forth and finally at 815 decided we'd make a go for it and hit the showers. My friend Adriane was having a get together at her place, where we made our appearance. Lots of food, punch, champagne, dancing, singing and general merriment. It was a perfect way to ring in the new year (no drama, no fights, no crying, much different than my last new years)
Although I'm sore all over from the snowboarding yesterday, I think it was a great I'm not too hungover. Hope you all had a great eve and enjoy the 6 (six!!!) bowl games today. As much as it pains my soul, I am wearing a yellow shirt and will be cheering for the Oregon. GO *cough* ducks! Pictures are posted for your viewing pleasure.
Myself and Adriane rocking to some Bon Jovi.
Waaaaanted... Dead or Aliiiiive!
(yes that's a bottle of vermouth in my pants)
Adriane and her bro Damian
Adriane, Myself and cousin Cheryl.
Too much fun with the horny-blower-things.
I love making noise!! Honnnnnk! Honnnnk!
Happy New Years hats!!
Seriously. Seriously folks. Seriously. I had a GREAT New Years Eve. Dick Clark would be proud (if he even knew where he was at the time).
As you can see from yesterday's post we went snowboarding. The great part was we just rolled out of bed, had our coffee and strolled up to the mountain. No rush, no fuss and hit the parking lot at 11am. It was snowing pretty hard and raining at some parts during the drive but we were optimistic. My cousin works for the forest service so she has a free pass and my friend works at the mountain and he hooked me up with a day pass as well. Free boarding is the best boarding. Well, that is until the weather stopped cooperating. Simply put, the weather was awful. Not only am I tremendously out of shape but it was almost whiteout conditions for most of the way. And to make thing even awesomer (its a word, trust me) my goggles started fogging up and getting water in between the lenses. So I could see NOTHING. Falling down, sore, wet, blind, and miserable. After 2 runs and not even 2 hours on the mountain it was time to hit the bar!!
I love mountain bars too. So many cute snowboard guys, chilling out enjoying beer. What's not to love?!? We arrived in just in time for some rocking 80's karaoke. It was blissful. Nothing like a little Motley Crue and Poison to warm your heart. After we disrobed from our dripping wet clothes (its amazing how much water your gloves soak up) we had some brews, nachos and enjoyed the "entertainment." One guy busted out some amazing Bon Jovi (one of the greatest bands of our time, next to Journey of course) was really rocking, and shouted "and i'm not even that drunk yet!" So funny. He definitely won over the crowd.
After we got home we spent the next 6 hours still in our underarmor, enjoying bloody mary's and debated going out. We flip flopped back and forth and finally at 815 decided we'd make a go for it and hit the showers. My friend Adriane was having a get together at her place, where we made our appearance. Lots of food, punch, champagne, dancing, singing and general merriment. It was a perfect way to ring in the new year (no drama, no fights, no crying, much different than my last new years)
Although I'm sore all over from the snowboarding yesterday, I think it was a great I'm not too hungover. Hope you all had a great eve and enjoy the 6 (six!!!) bowl games today. As much as it pains my soul, I am wearing a yellow shirt and will be cheering for the Oregon. GO *cough* ducks! Pictures are posted for your viewing pleasure.
Myself and Adriane rocking to some Bon Jovi.
Waaaaanted... Dead or Aliiiiive!
(yes that's a bottle of vermouth in my pants)
Adriane and her bro Damian
Adriane, Myself and cousin Cheryl.
Too much fun with the horny-blower-things.
I love making noise!! Honnnnnk! Honnnnk!
Happy New Years hats!!
Damian, pictured above, just texted me while typing this out.
"My hangover is epic. It could be a miniseries. 5 two hour episodes."
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