Gold diggin' whore

Emily only wants to meet a guy with money... END OF STORY.
Ok so now let's act like I have real friends and mingle with common folk.  They are all old and Rickie's friends parents, probably because they didn't have kids at 17.
Chris thanks for telling us how this works after 20 million seasons....can you tell us how to actually get married at the end???
BTW I'm eating a chocolate chip fudge milkshake from Cook-out, thanks to Erin  and I only lost 0.2 lbs this week and I busted my ASS...booo

Back to bachelor
One on One date---Ryan--the one with the weird hair, does he do that on purpose?  My pastor...I thought he said my pants treat a girl like a queen.  Ok well he is hot so we know he is coming back, but let's see how the date goes....
This must be a casual date, they are dressed very relaxed.  Can I take your hand, my preacher told me it was ok to hold hands....  Does anyone know Charles Heavner, does he look him?
Arrival at Emily's house, that is paid for by someone else of course, because she has NO JOB.  This is going to be the gayest season EVER.... um you bring orange slices and fruit snacks to soccer not COOKIES :(  and who brings snacks to practice.  Wow some big risk on this first date.  I would have loved to see the douche Kalon on this date baking cookies.  The preacher's kid is gonna pass with flying colors.

Pool time---Let's always refer to the dad's if we are gonna talk about meeting Ricki or not?

Ok we actually have juice boxes and oranges and then cookies....i smell tummy ache.  Wow we connected over juice boxes, how romantic.  I'm done talking about this date....I"m bored.  Let's get somewhere where this guy can take his shirt off...boom.  Black on Grey, date OVER...booo I need a bowtie.  Ok maybe I will comment again..he is color blind, that dress is not red.  Something about the way he talks is HOT.  The winner is clearly the person with the most money....so Emily is getting the prize of continuing to be a single mom with NO JOB.  You are on the bachelorette, it a competition, it is a chase.... HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED THE SHOW, EMILY?  Were you in there when you were on this show before??  Ok really done, I do like this guy a little more, but he needs a new hair do.

Next Date Card:  Group Date... Alejandro Alejandro...did lady gaga just show up?  Jersey has an opinion..shut up jerry curl.  Ohhhh I love Charlie, but what a whimp that he is terrified.  That guy just said HOLY SHIT, he was so PUMPED to hang with the Muppet's.  Who is the guy with Kermit impression, kick him off right now, never do that again?  Are these grown adults really having conversation with muppets?  Is Charlie gonna throw up?  He looks sooooo scared....aww I wanna hug him and make him feel better.    I love him except for that TAT.  Men in Tux HOT.  Kalon looks uncomfortable in his tux, probably because it's cheap and not a $700 suit.  Does Kermit's "handler" just crawl around on his knees?  or maybe he is a midget?
Here we go to the stage.....Kick off Jersey, he liked dancing with Miss Piggy!
Now to Fozzy Bear....jokes are bombing.   And these kids don't care about these guys.
Miss Piggy live... so the best bit yet!  Skateboarder is looking a little cuter... and I might marry him, if we could skate off together on his skateboard.  Awww Charlie.... I WILL MARRY YOU NOW!!! even with your disabilities...
Did Emily run out of costumes, she is wearing a wife beater with sequin skirt...WHaaaaat
I'm not blogging about this stupid-ass date....fast foward on DVR hope nothing good happens.

One on One time during group date...Chris ooohh you are so hot, this guys' wiener is getting a little hard just sitting there.
Skateboarder/aka jeff... They are playing middle school games, he is cute but his hair...ahhhh
Jersey / jerry curl...now we really are in middle school...swaying and bad dancing...boyz to men was the only good thing out of that convo
Dallas  aka Kalon---about to bust in....I kinda like the douche, he is looking cute. He is wearing a collared cardigan...Mr. Smooth in the house... he just gave Aaron a F-you smirk...haha.  We all wanna be 'that guy'... Dallas is 'that guy', read previous blog.  Oh we have our first DOUCHE call of the season.
Date Rose...dom dom dom....goes to skateboarder aka Jeff aka Middle School

One on One--Frat Boy aka Joe....West Virginia Kiss your Mama...... Greenbrier Sucks for Ryan who got to go to soccer practice and make cookies.  She says she grew up going there, is she rich, oh wait she called it fancy so she probably visited a few times with her folks.    Oh yeah SHIRT off, love any date with a shirt off.  Only reason I could not go on bachelor because I would have to be in a bathing suit.

Pause for some Pool Drama.... guy with 80 kids "Father knows best"......so sad you gave up all your dreams...cry in someone else's pool.  So glad your kid knows what the bachelorette is and encouraged him to go.....

Back to Frat boy.... it's getting a little serious and she wants someone RICH who can support her and all her future kids and Joe is not up for the JOB....or he doesn't have a JOB that can support Emily and all her kids.  Love clock is a cool thing.... but this clock is no longer ticking... BYE BYE JOE JOE.

Joe's Mug Shot

Rose Ceremony---Race Car Driver....so tell me about your racing, tell me about your money, money, money.....blah blah.  Oh he dropped the kids bomb...about his current GF? huh
Tony needs to go go go...he is driving me nutz, he has so many confessions...so tired of him talking about not talking to Emily!  Tony AWKWARDNESS.......just leave now.
Awww they all hate Kalon....we have another Douche call.  Louis Vuttion just got called out.  I like Kalon I vote for him to be the next bachelor and tell all those sluts to suck it... because they probably would because he's rich and girls will do anything for MONEY!

Ok the votes are in...
KALON/Dallas..whoop whoop Money Money
Ari/Racer-- Money Money
Michael/Pony tail
Nate-Hottie, where has he been
Sean- the body blonde..cute
Chris/Creeper--Mr. Hotstepper, hard-on
Doug/80 kids-- Father knows best
Travis--who is that?
Tony-Muppet Lover
John-green shirts
Alesandro--he is foreign only reason he is still here
Charlie--MY MAIN MAN!!! Does anyone know where I can find someone like him?
Alejandro, Alejandro--Gaga
JERSEY/Jerry curl--she kept this guy Stevie...uggghhhhh


Aaron and Kyle are gone....booo they were nice.  She is missing out AAron

DOLLY!!!!!! and LUKE BRYAN!!!!!  next week..yippeeeeeee

27 Dresses- Almost

Ok ya'll think I can name/remember all the weddings I've been in.  Now all of mine are not bridesmaid dresses, but any good southern girl knows you ALWAYS need a new dress for the wedding.  So whether the dress was picked out for me or I picked it out, they were all (mostly) paid for by ME.  So I totally think that counts.  Away we go... oh I'll try and find pic's of all of these.  I'll see if I can do them in order

1-Bride: Kathryn Brady (Hooks)
Bridal party: Flower girl
Relation to Bride: Old babysitter
Dress: My sisters and I got matching off white dresses, with lace around the collar and I got to wear a head piece with flowers and flowy ribbon. This also doubled as my Easter Dress the same year.
Thoughts: I was a kid what do I know... I wish I would have been older, because I'm sure that was a great party.

2-Groom: Brian Benton
Bridal Party: Acolyte
Relation to Groom: Dad's best friend
Dress: Got a new blue dress with white polka dots, but that didn't matter because I had to wear a robe
Thoughts: I was like 10 and Sarah Gaither and I were both acolytes and I had a big fat perm and my hair was huge and that is probably all that anyone saw of me.

1996-

3-Bride-Nicole's (her first wedding or as we now refer to as the party of 1996)
Bridal Party:Bridesmaid
Relation to bride: First cousin
Dress: The dresses were dark green, halter, two piece... if only I could wear that now
Thoughts about wedding:I was a freshman in high school and had bad hair and didn't know what make-up was yet.  My sisters and I attempted to sing a little toast at the rehearsal (per my mom's doing).

December 2000
4-Bride: Gail Royall (Narron) (second marriage)
Bridal Party: Bridesmaid, Witness
Relation to Bride: Mom
Dress: Pick my own, short purple, with a scoop neck
Thoughts: I just remember my mom wearing this really pretty silver dress with an asymmetrical hem line. Oh and we had dinner in Mt. Olive and I choked on steak and had to go to the hospital, so much for the wedding night.

October 2001
5-Groom: Jimmy Royall (second marriage of course)
Bridal Party: Bridesmaid
Relation to Groom: Dad
Dress: Pick my own, we all wore Royall Blue...get it
Thoughts: It was small just family and a few friends at Nannie's house and we had a party at the Country Club afterwards and I charged mixed drinks to my dad's account even though I was only 19...haha. The bartender called them tie me to the bed post...haha

2006
6-Bride: Melissa Barbour (Anderson)

Bridal Party: Bridesmaid
Relation to Bride: Friends since middle school
Dress: Black Strapless, with a little black belt with rhinestones. Always need a good black dress, yet again can't fit into it
Thoughts: Love Melissa's husband Al, he is so nice and fun and so are all of his friends. Melissa's brother Nathan is sooo cute and he was groomsman and right when they were saying the vows, he was about to cry and looked at me and I just stuck out my tongue and made a silly face...haha

2007

7-Bride: Ruth Stephenson (Cowan)

Bridal Party: Greeter
Relation to Bride: Past childhood enemies, who had become friends as we got older and realized how much we have in common
Dress: Pick my own, it was black strapless, with these tan, black and gold splatter on the front...love it wish I could fit into it.
Thoughts: Ruth's wedding rained cats and dogs and I hate that is what people will say about it. It was beautiful at White Memorial Church in Raleigh, reception at Capital City Club, the food was awesome and so was the dancing.


November 2008
8-Bride: Yorke Denning (Johnson)
Bridal Party: Honorary Bridesmaid

Relation to Bride: College friends
Dress: Pick my own, but had to be black.  Wore a black dress of my sister Julia, had a sheer overlay, with a little bit of sparkle
Thoughts: By far the biggest wedding I have been a part of.  There were lots of kids involved, which walked down the isle before the bride with bells and then walked to the side and out.  I thought this was a great way to include them, but not steal the show during the ceremony.  Craig Woolard band ROCKED IT OUT.  The food was the biggest spread and great.


June 2008
9-Bride: Jamie Lane (Foy)

Bridal Party: Bridesmaid
Relation to bride: Softball team mates and friends for a long time
Dress: Rosebud from Jcrew, with a tangerine sash
Thoughts on wedding: June 7, 2008...6/7/8...aka the hottest day of the year for an outside wedding. Now also a super duper fun wedding, lots, of sweating, lots of drinking, caterers had to make three beer runs because they kept running out. There was some dry heaving, one over heated night, well two over heated nights, some lost bridesmaids and I some how slept in a hotel in my own hometown??

May 2009

10-Bride Carrie's Dales Avera (Purnell)
Bridal Party: Bridesmaid
Relation to bride: Childhood friend
Dress: Dresses were black strapless from J Crew, so cute and the greatest green necklace
Thoughts about wedding: Wedding was in May at the Yacht club in wilmy, by far one of the best weddings, being in a childhood friends wedding is just so much fun, especially when you have remained close and have lots of the same friends and friends that like to drink... we had several gatherings of Smithfield vs Charlotte drinking festivities... I think Smithfield came out on top.

11-Bride: Alyssa Mendenhall (way)

Bridal Party: Reader
Relation to Bride: Sorority Sister
Dress: Pick my own, it was halter, with big different colored flowers, that matched bridal party
Thoughts on wedding: It was at a winery outside of Atlanta, the place was really cool. They got married over looking mountains and vineyard, breath taking. Tons of fun young people and most were strangers, so that was fun. Since all of the guest were from out of town they had a party in hotel after wedding for everyone, Casino night!

12-Bride: Amanda Ward (Dengler)

Bridal Party: Greeter

Relation to Bride: Cousin
Dress: Got to pick my own, purple empire waist I think
Thoughts on wedding:  Wedding was fun to be a part of a wedding in my hometown and greet people because I got to talk to everyone and knew them. Amanda handmade the flowers, which was really cool and she and her sister most of the same bridesmaids (cousins) so they wore the same dress, saving everyone $$$.



13-Bride: Jennifer Davidson (Williams)
Briday party: Honorary Bridesmaid

Relation to Bride: Step sister
Dress: Pick my own, long black, square neck with sequences. I didn't even like this dress and Cathy picked it off the rack and I said ok, tried it on and it looked GREAT.
Thoughts: The wedding was really nice and at this fancy country club in Greensboro. I remember dancing with some children and then driving back to Raleigh afterwards...whoooo



2009
14-Bride: Kelley Davidson (Johnson)

Bridal Party: Bridesmaid
Relation to Bride: Step sister
Dress: Pick my own, but had to be long champagne.  It halter, kind of net and was $25, looked like a million bucks.
Thoughts:  The wedding was in Chicago, my first hotel ballroom wedding reception and it gorgeous.  Was also my first sit down dinner reception, which I found to be really nice.  The only thing I had to cut it short because a good friend was getting married the next day in NC and flew out at like 5am.

May 2010

15-Bride: Sam Thomas (Connor)

Bridal party: Bridesmaid
Relation to Bride: Roommate in Wilmington on Loblolly Ct
Dress: Cornflower blue, with white sash... did not love because it hugged all the  wrong places
Thoughts on wedding: It was in May at Wrightsville Beach, beautiful weather, the most beautiful wedding I have ever been a part of.  Reception at Shell Island, and some of the groom's friends did the "Bernie" as in weekend at Bernie's it was awesome.  Oh and Sam's Brothers are two of the hottest guys I've ever seen and I got to walk down the isle with James...whew.

March 2010
16-Bride: Laura Kyle (McQuillian)

Bridal party: Speech giver

Relation to Bride: Roommate
Dress: Pick my own, dark green with ruffles
Thoughts: This wedding was small and intimate it was a dinner with family and close friends about 30 people.  It was great because you really got to talk with everyone and the FOOD from Milano's was GREAT!  Laura had the best dress, long silk Lilly Pulitzer, with green flowers, and beading around the neck


October 2011
17-Bride: Amber Outen (Straley)

Bridal Party: Bridesmaid
Relation to Bride: Friends
Dress: Grayish/Blue from Jcrew, had a v-line neck and empire waist
Thoughts:  This wedding was really pretty on the water and we arrived by boat, which was totally cool.  The groomsmen were cute in their tan suits and green ties.  I loved that I got the help decorate and be apart of this wedding.

18-June 2012
Bride: Ashley Herring soon to be Finch
Bridal party: Bridesmaid
Relation to Bride: Roommate
Dress: Long flowing a-line, toast (champagne) with a lovely layer of crinoline underneath
Thoughts: TBC... but this will be the biggest wedding (over 600 ppl invited) I have ever been a part of and am really looking forward it.  It's probably going to get it's own blog.

19-July 2012
Groom: Vic Ogburn
Bridal party: Greeter
Relation to Groom: Next door neighbor and first childhood friend..we go way back
Dress: I guess I get to pick my own
Thoughts:  It's going to be in Charleston, which will be tons of fun and a group of us have a house together, so it should be interesting.

November 5th, 2012
20-Bride:Robin Quick now Burkhardt
Bridal Party: Witness
Relation to Bride: Co-worker/friend
Dress:  Well I wore a black dress and so did the bride
Thoughts: It was a cold Monday night at the Johnston County Courthouse, it was very romantic.  I just really felt a part of it because there was 5 of us in a 4x6 cinder block area. 

So that is a TON of weddings!!!  And not that I'm counting my chickens before they hatch, but I'm going for 27.  I currently have 20.
I'm thinking here are a few more I might make the cut on:
Jane-21
Julia-22
Blair- 23
Kim- 24
Jackie- 25
And I guess if I ever get married I get to count mine... 26

Just need one more and in a few years, I'll be done 27 dresses!!!  My new goal needs to be 30, so people above ask me to be in your wedding and I need 3 more takers out there!!!

A few other wedding photos, from my travels and just think of all the bridal shower presents, wedding present, bacelorette weekends, make-up, hair, shoes and jewelry that I have had to buy/spend for all these weddings... and you wonder why I'm poor.  But I'm rich in FRIENDSHIP!!!


Liz's wedding, Topsail Beach

Carson's wedding, Beaufort



Leah and Lee's wedding, Raleigh



Buzz's wedding, Smithfield

Julie's wedding Greensboro



Nicole and Seth, Hatteras





Stephanie and Justin's wedding, Wilmington

Wendy's wedding, Raleigh

Caitlin's wedding

Penn and Mary Mac's wedding, Raleigh

1 year and counting

Wow I just realized TODAY, MAY 17th was my first blog exactly 1 year ago, "That's OK."  It was inspired by all my friends writing blogs about their kids and sharing pics, which is really cute, but I wanted to have a voice and say there are other things out there.  So one year later writing blog #60, yep that's 60 blogs in a year, so roughly 5 a month..pretty good.  There were some dry spells, but we over came and conquered and here we are.  And yet again I would like to point out to all my English teachers that said I would never be a writer...LOOK AT ME NOW!
So I reviewed a few of my old blogs and this is what I have learned about myself or changed in the past year.  I still hate all the idiots that come to Urgent Care, I still have old people who can't get my name right, I still love being from a small town and damn proud of it.  I obvi love reality TV as you know by my most recent blog, but I'm sooo over the housewives/hoe bags and still love Jersey Shore, can't wait for JWoww and Snooks' new show!!!  A pregnant Snookie I can't think of many things more exciting than watching that train wreck unfold on TV. 
I'm still pretty good at setting people up, considering I'm about to be in the biggest wedding of the year, all because of ME and another couple moving in together.  I need to get back to it so I'll have some weddings for next year.  I also love to talk about people dating, where to meet people, what people to avoid, yet some how I can't manage to do it myself....what is the saying, always the bridesmaid, never the bride... I'll attest to that.... next blog, ALMOST 27 DRESSES... yep people I'm going to talk about all the weddings I've been in and talk about how close I am to 27 dresses.  If they ever make a movie about me I want someone cute, blonde, funny and not super skinny...I love Busy Phillips, can she play me??

So I also love my family, love all their craziness and all the stories about them. I would not trade my crazy fun sisters for anyone in the world, those chicks keep me in check.  I love talking about holidays, presents and the awesome gifts I got and family time.
I said goodbye to a really good decade of my life, goodbye to my 20's lots of good times shared with good friends, the good kinda friends that keep reminding you of that one time........   Now into my 30's I feel wiser, a little older, don't feel like I look older, but I'm looking for those wrinkles and grey hairs everyday, still waiting at this point, well for the wrinkles, who knows what color my hair really is??? 
I've talked about love, loss and concert T-shirts (which should be lost).  There are lots of love ones that have been lost in the last year, always missing and thinking about those people and their families.  I was close to finding love, but it just wasn't in the cards for me.  It was the closest I have ever come and I was really sad, but then I remembered this thing called a computer and blog spot and I got most of that anger/sadness out...not all shall be published, but sometimes it feels good just to write.
I talked about being in the "in crowd", being that guy, or that girl and how not to end up sleeping with the wrong people.  So if I helped just one slut out there keep her legs shut from 'that guy' I feel pretty good about that...that's right people I'm putting an end sluts and STD's everywhere.... so those shirts that say HELP END HUNGER, will now say  HELP END STD's and shut your legs. 
Ohhhh I talked about my favorite summer memory, FISHING IN THE CAPE FEAR MARLIN TOURNAMENT and WINNING!!!!!  That was just pure awesome!  I had a once in a lifetime chance and it was just the best, most fun..etc etc etc.  Oh dang and I went to the WORLD SERIES....how the hell did I forget that.  BOOM!  Ok we didn't win and Texas will probably win this year and we've moved on to another team GO BREWERS, but the Rangers will always have a special place in my heart!!!!
Then I had few self helps, I've been trying to work on my debt, spending habits and weight.  I'm made some progression in all of those areas.   Most recently our work has started the biggest loser and WEEK 1, I was the biggest loser with 7.4 lbs....WOW how the hell did I do that?  Well eating healthy is my new thing these days and I'm sure there will be a blog about that too, well I'm giving myself all kinds of ideas.

So basically May 2011 til May 2012 has been pretty eventful to me and I don't expect anything less from the upcoming year.  With wedding season and summer just around the corner, I'm sure I'll have plenty to write about.  I would be famous by now if I would have just started my reality show "My friends are getting married and I'm getting drunk" about 10 years ago.  The idea was to the film the bridal party, the family, wedding planner, everyone but the bride and groom there are enough shows about those people.
Well until we meet again.......

The Widow

Ok I'm sitting down and watching the bachelorette..... bring on the crazy guys!  So we are all tuned in to see if Emily can find the love for the THIRD time, that's right the THIRD love of her life.  Some people never find love, and yet we are watching this girl and some how making her famous find watching her find love AGAIN...  but yet I can't change the channel, I can't stop watching.
So now onto the men, now that is what we are really watching this for....
First Impressions
1.Kalen- Houston Tx---GAY, his suit cost more than my entire closet.  He is just some Dallas socialitte
2.Ryan- Augusta, GA- played pro football... needs a straightener, what the hell is up with his spiked hair, needs a new do, dont like him...seems kinda dumb
3. Tony- Oregon- Sells Wood (plays with it) and jumps rope...oh 3rd guy and we already have a "daddy"...how could we not resist him.  You should've used condoms in college... and shave the soul patch!
4. Larone- Token Black guy- real estate...with a little dog, little dog=little penis
5. David- New York City- GAY, singer/song writer, just wants to be famous
---When are we going to see a straight guy???
6. Charlie Nashville, TN--he is kinda cute and how can you not feel sorry for him and his head injury...he is also friends with famous baseball player Dan Uggla, read that somewhere else.  Cute Bulldog!  CUTIE
7. Jeff, Salt Lake City--entrepreneur which means he's a drug dealer or unemployed...or sells bottled water.. seems a little lame
8. Arie-Race Car Drive--WINNER, she needs another sugar daddy!  He's making it to the final!

Emily is such a bobble head!  Her head is so big and her botox helps hide her emotions, she's super excited, but we can't tell at all.  And she wants babies.... the first batchelorette to get a baby at the end instead of a RING!

Next group of guys-getting out of limo
9. Sean, Dallas--Blondie, cute...whitney says Sean from American Pyscho
5. David--tan Blazer not hot!  Looks gay
10. John Seattle, he's tall ... another KID...how many baby daddies are on this show?
11. Jackson- Fitness Model, Gay and gay... blush and bashful were his colors
12.  Joe, LA-- Drunk frat guy, he is ready to PAR-TAY
8. Arie again..he seems a little nicer, not as duouch without the racecar
14. Kyle, LBC--rolling with Snoop, she likes blue, seems normal and nice
15. Chris- serial killer, he is blessed and we would be more blessed if you would talk less
16.Aaron- Glasses teacher, a little lab joke...Chemistry
17. Alessandro-- mullet..latin, brazil... the whitest brazilain I have ever seen.  She looks confused?
7. Jeff.--again....Skate Boarder, did he get his hair done by the wind....skate boarding because he has no license, he looks like a baby.
4. Black guy, not making it
18. Stevie--- Stevie Levey---- brought his Boombox, WOW love it, but hate the green shirt, is he from Jersey?
6. Charlie--again...he is still cute again, purple and tan
3. Tony-charming...aka douche....glass is breakable just like your face if you get to close

Thanks to our sponsors AXE and hair gel... oh the shit talking begins

19. Grandma--just plain weird...oh and your name is Randy the leprechaun.  Now she is never talking to you again
20. Nate- Hey NATE!!!whewwww hot and Accountant...Emily agrees
21. Brent-kinda of silly looking....here comes something silly....and NAME TAG, really
22. John "Wolf" -Shredder.....is that why you are called Wolf?
23.We have an egg? Travis from, his voice is a little high.  How does an egg symbolize the love of her and her daughter?
24. Haircut- Michael, our first girl on the bachelor...Music Mike
25. Jean-Paul-All Black dude....and he admits to knowing nothing about her.
26. Alejandro-- we now have subtitles?  San Fran-Gay..although I would love to listen to him talk
2. Ryan- Augusta again--secret love notes, check yes or no
1. Kalon--helicopter, what a double douchbag...


SO now onto the embarrasing moments.. Oh we already know about Charlie's titanium head piece
Brent we have already heard about Brents kids....wandering black guy in the background
Then we see the "Casey" of this season Chris..STALKER...oh no is it a gun, oh it's just a bobble head of myself that I'm giving to.....she really get her own bobble head, she just needs to look in the mirror. WOW weird, there is a spark, when you rub two wood things together? Things that make you go hmmmm But she likes him, Count'em to the final Four
Skateboarder and my sister Julia have the same haircut. 
A note from home and how could good my sone can trace exacly what I wrote.
Also just found drunk frat guys mug shot...hahaha arrested for underage drinking...bhhaaa
Arie's putting his best foot forward with telling her about Racing...Countem' to the Final Four
Aww Doug one of the baby daddies got the first impression rose
The guy with 6 six kids needs to meet up with Kate Gosslin and open a sweat shop!

Geez there are a few cute ones....Charlie, Arie, Nate, Kalon

Does everyone on this show cry?  What the heck is up with these previews?
So I have Chris "Bobbley Head" and Arie "Race Car" going to the final four....not sure about who my other two are?  I like Charlies, FOR ME, can I date him if she doesn't pick him, he is right up my alley, hard headed...haha.  And Nate is hot too and normal.  But I kept seeing a lot of shots of Jeff "Skateboarder" so I'm not going to count him out..... So I guess that might be my final 5

I'm sorry Emily missed out on a great body, but I'm glad we got to see it....take it all off and you could make some more money.  Next time blazer no shirt, just a thought.

Ok until next week.... on the Widow.

Getting Jiggy with it

How could I not address this issues.  If you live in NC the last few weeks News has only been about John Edwards and Amendment one, only one of those I care about.  Amendment One has been the biggest debate in this state and this country for the last couple of weeks.  I have gotten into disagreements with co-workers, friends, FB people, even had a real discussion with my grandmother about this issue. The issue is NOT MARRIAGE, the issues is not about making the value of marriage between a man and a woman less.  The issue is not about GOD, church and what your preacher says.  The issue is about human beings and their rights.

This issue is about equality of all people and having the same rights, about our constitution and what our nation was founded on.  Homo/Hetero- sexual however you are BORN, here that HOW YOU ARE BORN...everyone comes into this world wanting to be loved.  That is all that we are asking for here, is SOME LOVE for all people, as Will Smith put it, black, white Cuban or Asian, blasian, gay, funny, mixed, Christian, Jewish, Protestant, etc... all people and groups of people deserved to be treated equally.

How can you know anyone gay and not think they deserve the same rights.  I am proud to have gay friends and proud to be associated with them.  They are just like all my other friends, plus fun to shop with..haha just kidding.  They really are all great people. My gay friends have great jobs and contribute to society and most want to have children, which I think is great.  We are a growing changing nation and we need to have an open mind and be accepting.  I remember not too long ago how terrible it was to see a mixed couple out in public together, how much criticism they would get....wow how things have changed, our nations leaders, celebrities, intellects, educators are all of different races and back grounds and married to all different kinds of people an IT'S ACCEPTED!

Amendment one takes away the ability for same sex marriages to have the same rights as traditional marriages.  They have to pay more taxes, they have less protection in domestic violence cases, and health insurance issues.  Sometimes they can't even be on the same insurance plan, and if they have kids there is no such thing as a family plan for people in same sex marriage.  These are things that are hurting our country and hurting good citizens of this great nation.  One company in Charlotte dropped all employees domestic partners from their insurance plans.  So they now have to go out and get their own insurance plans and pay double.

I talked with my 87 year old grandmother the other day who was brought up very different than I was.  She asked me how I voted?  I told her I would tell her as long as she listened to what I had to say and she did.  She said my uncle was also against Amendment One and she has listened to his arguments as well.  She told me she was on the fence.  She has really come along way in the last few years about being open to all types of people.  I hope she comes to realize that this isn't an issue about God and the value of marriage, but about what's right and how we treat people.

God is the final judge on judgement day, we shall not be judge and jury, we shall leave it up to him.  Separation of church and state.  You are being the biggest judge of all against human beings by saying this is wrong, such hypocrites.  Do you know someone with a child out of wedlock, drank too much, cheated on your spouse... all things we are not supposed to do in the bible, yet people do these every day and we forgive them and accept it.

So for all those who voted for amendment one I'm sure you know people that have been divorced, have been remarried, filed their taxes jointly, have children under their spouses insurance, had issues with domestic abuse.... think about all those people and how the government recognizing their marriage has helped them and feel sorry for all those who fight each day for just that same opportunity. 

Thanks for listening I know everyone has their own opinion.

Stalker returns

Ok in my first post back "where have I been" I referenced a certain story about me personally being called a douche.  So a little explanation on that.

So if you read "Be Careful what you wish for" (if not please read)... but here is the short version.  I HAD A STALKER...well not like call the police my life is in danger stalker, but a guy who would not take no for an answer, kept texting calling, after I had said I was busy, avoided, etc. It went for months, with no response from me, get the point already.   Sooo finally texted me again after I was dating my new BF who I would now like to call "Peter Pan" and I said "I have a boyfriend please don't text me anymore"...ha it worked if I had known it was that simple I would have texted that a long time ago. So for months no text, one week after Peter Pan and I broke up I got a text that said, "I hear you are single", I said "Nope", he texted back "that is not what your friend said."   Well who the heck is this FREIND.  Well said FRIEND happen to be at the beach that weekend and just happen to run into STALKER, although she did tell me she tried to run from him in the bar and he caught her...haha.  He then asked how I was doing and how my boyfriend and I are doing... A SIMPLE WHITE LIE is all I ask... just say she's fine, instead FRIEND said they broke up and cue 29 seconds later, above text....ahhhhh.   So this also happens to be the weekend I'm in Charleston with my girlfriends, also the night the Honest Police made their debut (See Where have I been blog for full explanation) and I simply decided to take my own advice.  After my friend had gotten the cold shoulder from her man and I had gotten the silent treatment from my BF and all I wished was for these two guys to be HONEST.   I let the honest out on my STALKER.  I simply said "Don't text me, I'm not interested."  I thought wow that was easy, telling the truth and feeling good about it, yeah a little feelings might have gotten hurt, but does STALKER really think after one week of breaking up with my boyfriend I really want to talk to him...uggg Get the point guys, if we don't text, don't call and don't make plans to hang out we're over it.  So I got a return text.....dun dun dun....  "What a douche, what makes you think you are so special"  Wow did I just get called a douche, yes ladies and gentlemen I did, for someone that was just being honest and not giving any bullshit I got called a douche and it hurt for like 1 second, since it was coming from STALKER.  So I simply texted back, "I don't think I'm special, I'm just being honest".... and wait for it..... silence again. YES somehow I had evaded STALKER again, I had silenced him.  I could go on to have a wonderful beach summer without the thought of him showing up and stalking me at ever bar at the beach, I could again use my phone without fear of having a text from him...YIPPEEEEEE.   So I made it about 4 days then I got a text "I'm sorry I sent that text, I was drunk"...... oh the I'm sorry I was drunk excuse that every man gives... you weren't drunk, well maybe you were, but you were just being honest in that moment, I hurt your feelings and you let me know.  No need to apologize just go about your business, be a man and stand by what you say.  So that "I'm sorry" defines the reason I don't want to date or talk to you.... you're a wimp.  Be a man, get mad, let it out, tell me how you feel....or don't crawl back up inside your vagina and apologize for something stupid.

So here's to great summer at the beach where STALKER lives, here's to not getting called a douche, hopefully for the rest of the summer and just say things when we are drunk that we don't regret!  TBC....... if I ever see "Peter Pan" after a few cocktails....wheeeeewwwww


* Just after I finished this blog got another text "can't you just be social and give me a chance"....... geez give up already, I'M NOT INTERESTED!

Are you Peter Pan?

I don't wanna grow up I'm a toys r us kid, there's a million things at Toys R Us that I can play with.... do you ever wonder if this song resonates with Big Kids... as in Big Boys, as in grown adults?  Or maybe it's some sort of Peter Pan syndrome.  I wonder are there actually any grown up men out there, or just really high functioning little boys????  Because it seems that all guys I come across are all just little boys, not wanting to face the real world, the grown up world.  Maybe it's just the difference between boys and girls?  Sure would I like to curl up in my New Kids on the Block sleeping bag, with Teddy Ruxpin, while Skipper, Barbie, Jem and the rest of the gang guard the door from evil gross boys, He-man, GI Joes and other special ops trying to get me, YES I would, but it's the real world and we all grow up and move on, so why can't boys.

It all starts with communication! Communication is the key.  Why is it when I say let's do something fun, that means drinking and laying on the couch, or drinking and riding on the boat, or drinking and playing some sort of card game.  Or when I say let's do dinner, it turns into you showing up at my house for me to cook, NOPE that means you take me out to dinner and show me how great I am!  So I have a friend that was seeing a guy for about 6 months and she tries to communicate with him about where their relationship is going... YIKES, GET OUT, WE'RE DONE, NEED NEW GIRLS, DRINKS WITH THE GUYS, I'LL ONLY SLEEP WITH THIS GIRL THE REST OF MY LIFE.... why does it seem that is what goes through a guys head???  So anyway this guy decides not only does he not want to talk about their relationship that has been building for 6 months, but actually not talk to her AT ALL.  What a d-bag, yep I said it on here, douche bag.  Some people say that is sooo 2011, but douche bag will be a term that will never die.  So there you go just avoiding your issues, avoiding growing up, avoiding grown up decisions.  I thought WOW this sucks (even though I thought I knew him to be a great guy) and my friend can do better and can move on.  I thought this must be rare occasion that this happens to someone, what grown person can't just say I'm not into you, I don't want to date you, I met someone else, I'd rather hang with my boys?

Soooo my story first I met a great guy, had fun, we laughed, we went to the beach, we just chilled, we got to know each other and had a wonderful time together.  So for about 4 months things were great, we were officially BF and GF.  I saw this relationship going somewhere for the first time in FOREVER... and I really do mean forever, I would consider my last "real" boyfriend was my freshman year in college which was 12 years ago at this point.  So to say I was excited about someone really liking me and wanting to hang out and date is an under statement.  But as all good things do, they END.  Yep, I got the same treatment my previous friend did...except I asked no question about our relationship. I simply asked when he was arriving to come visit me that weekend, he responded with I have to mow grass, not coming.  Ok so I was honest, aren't we taught to communicate feelings, I simply said well that hurts my feelings and you could have let me know before now, because I had been making plans................... YEP NOTHING, no response, finite, done!  Never heard from him again, this is supposed to MY BOYFRIEND.... what is up with these grown men.  How about I'd rather get drunk with my friends, I'd rather go to the beach this weekend and every weekend without you, I'd rather not get a job and think about responsibility, I'd just rather not hang out WITH YOU!  Anything is better than nothing.  I've been stewing on that nothing for weeks now and it has just made me realize now matter how much you want people to grow-up, achieve goals, be an adult, or change, it's up to THEM to WANT to do that.  So ladies go out there and meet men that have jobs, have goals and want to be somebody and be with somebody.  A wise friend once told me date a divorced guy, at least you know he knows how to commit!! Right on sister, so single ladies go out there and find those ex's that been tossed aside by some bitches wanting more out of life and help him be the man and husband he always knew he could be.

So for all your Peter Pans out there that don't want to grow up I've got one thing to say to you, boys drool and GIRLS RULE!

Where have I been? That's a secret I'm about to tell..

Where the heck has Royall Realness been? Where's she hiding? Who is she? xoxo Gossip Girl... haha just kidding.
Well I have been in happy land, where I decided the world was happy go lucky everyone had found their rainbows and sprinkles and living the good life.  The life I thought everyone else had but me before... :(  Yeah I lived that for a few months and now it's over so it's back to BEING REAL!!
Back to real life, back to a real job, back to real roommates... back to life, back to reality...ohh love a song throw back!
So here's the skinny, I finally hooked it up with a fly honey.. .this honey bee had been sniffing around my honey since last summer and I finally decided to give him a chance and let him in the bee hive and see what all this relationship business is about.  Things were great, we laughed, had fun together,had lots of mutual friends, got along great, spent weekends traveling to visit each other, even went on an out of town trip with my parents.  Thoughts of sugarplums danced in my head, but as the saying goes all good things must come to and END.  And boy did it... caput, finto, finished, done, donezo, O-V-E-R over!  However you want to say it, it ended.  There were nights filled with chickfila, wine and tears, but just like every worthy woman out there should, I picked up my head and said I SHALL GO FORTH!  So that is why I am back writing and sending my honesty, realness, and thoughts out into the world.

Funny story to go along with all this.... the weekend after "the break-up" (if you call it that, see next blog) I went to Charleston with my girlfriends, this was already planned and happened to come at the perfect time!  So I decided I was not going to be a bullshitter anymore and I was gonna help all the poor innocent souls out there that have no clue.  So from that thought came "THE HONEST POLICE"!  Yep you read that right the honest police, I was just going to be honest, frank and tell people like it was.  This was to help them better themselves, look better, act better and overall be a better productive citizen in society.  I even had a little makeshift badge, that I wore to the bar, so people would know exactly who they were dealing with..and boy did they.  It started with a group of boys staring at my badge, I knew their curiosity would get the best of them and they asked what the badge meant.  I explained it meant that a complete stranger with no bias would tell them the truth about their look and what they could improve.  They took the bait.  The first guy was a hottie, had a tight little shirt on, but had a tattoo hanging out under each sleeve...no no pull those sleeves down buddy, he had two earrings ...oh no no, unless those are real diamonds, no need for a dude to be wearing earrings.  The next guy had shirt unbuttoned to the third button hole...oh heck no, I told him one-two buttons unbuttoned that is it and he needed to brush his hair.  The third guy butted in before I could start on him with a disclaimer, how he is from out of town, they had been drinking on the beach all day, he was sunburned, still kinda drunk, didn't have time to go home and borrowed another dudes clothes...so I told him I didn't need to know all that, I can't even see his sun and the only thing I was going to say about him was that he needed a hair cut.  He said he had one scheduled for tomorrow (sun) and I told him that does him no good tonight with the ladies and hair cuts should always been on Thurs or Fri.  So that was the beginning and it continued on for the evening meeting lots of cute groups of guys.  So if you are looking for a fun way to meet/talk to people just make a fake badge and a first impression judgy assessment and BAM you are all BFF's!!!  A lot easier in a town where you know no one. 

We also went to a gay bar, which is the worst idea when you BF just broke up with you to be in a place with a bunch of really HOT, CLEAN CUT nice looking dudes that want NOTHING to do with you.... totally confidence killer..boo

So as I try to rediscover my hopes and dreams and get prepared for my favorite time of year " WEDDING SEASON" I hope that I will never leave you this long again.  Look forward to sharing about how I got called a douche, how most boys really are douche bags and all the wonderful wedding festivities that are upon ME!
That's a WRAP!  Yummy