You never get a second chance...

To make a first impression.

This weekend after the graduation Tiffany and I went to the mall because I needed... no HAD to buy some Burberry Summer perfume.

(If you haven't tried it you totally should)

So anyways... There is this guy that works in the shoe department at Belk that I think is so good looking. I first noticed him about a year or so ago, however never mentioned him to Tiff til about 2 shopping trips ago.

If you know me then you know that I have been on this big kick lately on wanting someone who has there shit together(for lack of a better phrase...actually I could think of a ton of phrases that sound better but that is my preferred line.) Sadly enough there aren't very many people these days and in this economy who have that, but that is a story for another day. So, I know what you're thinking... shoe salesman isn't exactly a preferred career. So Tiffany and I so politely mapped out his chosen path. (He can thank us later.) So this guy is a rich kid going to school, probably a senior... no definitely a senior...wait... working on his masters whose parents wanted to instill in him the proper work ethic and teach him the value of a dollar so he is starting at the bottom quickly working his way into the upper management realm of Belk Inc.

So, we go into Belk first looking at the sunglasses. Karmically, no one is attending the jewelry department for us to purchase the aforementioned sunglasses. This means we have to go to the shoe department (wink wink...) to buy them because there doesn't happen to be 42 other departments with registers that will scan a pair of sunglasses. But in my defense the shoe dept. is the closest! Somehow he tragically disappeared behind 800 boxes of flip flops and we are waited on by the shoe Nazi (she's a bitch, you'll see why soon.)

After our purchase we linger around the fragrance dept (knowing I will be making my purchase in Sephora)

Blah, Blah, Blah... we go to Sephora, I buy, we leave.

On our way back out we stop in the jewelry (not a total bust I finally found my wishbone necklace). As we are standing there and Tiffany is calling my name like I am a mile away even though I am less than 3 feet from her, shoe guy saunters from the shoes to the counter we are standing.

Shoe guy: "May I help you?" (truthfully I had no idea what he said. My nerves were churning and honestly I just now had to call and ask Tiff what he said.)

So me, in all my glory come out with the BIGGEST Jackson moment I have ever had. I screamed "NO" and it was at least 6 octaves above my normal tone. It was purely surreal. Of course I was avoiding any eye contact and all I could see was the horror registered on Tiff's face which kind of said: WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

If God had mercy he would have killed me then.

Tiff tried to make me feel better by saying that maybe he thinks I am deaf.

So after that embarrassing moment I still needed to purchase the necklace, and as previously stated, the shoe dept. happened to be closest.

So, Tiff decides to leave me to this on my own.. God only knows why after I ruptured her ear drums. I think she was secretly embarrassed to be seen with me after that, not that I can imagine why...

So, I go to the counter next to the flip flops.

Enter shoe Nazi...

I am standing there, he is no where in sight (truthfully I am relieved. I just want this day to be over, but I had to get the necklace.)

As shoe Nazi in her warm loving spirit is ringing me up she decides to announce... wait SCREAM

Shoe Nazi: "This necklace is not on sale."

Me: (confusion on my face) I... ugh... didn't think it was.

Shoe Nazi: "No, I mean it is not ringing up on sale" (Hmmm... so what you're saying is, this necklace is not on sale? But seriously, do I look like I can't buy a freaking necklace?)

Me: "I know that, I didn't think it was."

Now... to make matter worse. I have just degraded myself from a deaf person to straight up white trash arguing about a price because....

Shoe guy happened to come out of a door and stand less than 3 feet from the entire encounter. If I ever wanted to black out and forget something it was this moment!

After hanging my head and sulking my way back to Tiff who had abandoned me she looks at me and says while smiling " Oh my god, He was staring a hole through you."

I said "I know... but I can promise you it is NOT for any reason you're thinking."

This guy could have been my sole mate! (haha)

So, Shoe guy at Belk in West Town Mall: if you're reading this, I am not deaf and I can afford a necklace, I did not think it was on sale and call me sometime!

Graduation

They did it! They graduated from kindergarten!

Congratulations Jackson and Emery!

(Look at him... So happy to be there)

Such a ladies man... He later told me that this little girl (Emily) told him, and I quote "You're a hot tamale!"

Jackson is our born entertainer. He is always star of the show, in front of anyone always center of attention, dancing, singing, anything to entertain. I'm serious! After my previous blog talking regarding being upstaged by Jackson and Emery, a friend said, "Something tells me he will be upstaging people his whole life." I have never agreed with anything more... until...

He had a speaking part in his ceremony.

It started with him walking to the microphone

"My teacher wanted to teach me things..."

After that it was like some alien took over. His face got red, his voice...I don't even know how to describe it. I looked at his mom and said "is that even English?" The poor child was so embarrassed he looked like he could start crying his eyes out! I laughed at first, then I heard everyone else laughing and my fight/flight system kicked in... only flight wasn't an option! I wanted to run up there and just hold him and chastise every adult that was laughing. Now... don't get me wrong because everyone that actually knows Jackson had the right to laugh, but everyone that didn't... Well let's just say I WISH they had to answer to me!

Once he began getting embarrassed he looked at his mom and the nervous laughter began. He had the giggles for about 2 seconds before he walked away from the mic.

The poor baby was given a speaking part and stage fright kicked in, full gear! Our little entertainer was entertaining no more. He was scared and I wanted to make it better, only I couldn't! He isn't even my kid and I was that territorial!

Aww... I could tear up thinking about it!

(And this is the result of his public humiliation. He spent the rest of the time turned around in his chair, facing away from his cruel audience.)

He quickly cheered up again as soon as the ceremony was over though. Hopefully without too much damage done to his morale.

(Have you ever seen such a BEAUTIFUL little boy? I didn't think so...)

On a side note: I would just like to say that before naming your child you should at least have to survey 20 people. At this graduation I encountered 4 children that just may end up doing some serious damage to society for having lived with names so terrible that damage may never be repaired. Let's evaluate:

Charles (Sadly... not the worst)

Tolly (Seriously???)

Ivy (Really???)
and...

Glenda (come on...)

Parents... Please don't do this to your children!

Do I look....

ASIAN to you?

Since I was little people have told me that I look asian! Well, now that I cut my bangs it has gotten ridiculous. I went out the other night and I AM NOT KIDDING... 8 times in that one night, someone told me I looked asian.

8...?

Yes, I may have the smallest squinty eyes ever... but look at my skin... I'm as white as can be! I don't have cool asian cheekbones and I don't remember a time when I met an asian with as many freckles I have!

WHAT???

Will someone please tell me the purpose of having scented handles on your razor?????

I have done nothing this week...

except lay on my couch and catch up on my dvr! Great week in television by the way!

1.) Grey's...

Loved most of the episode. I did however HATE the ending. Big time cliff hanger! I have always been more of a George fan that an Izzie fan, but I'm so torn or who I want to stay! I am really liking Izzie now because of who she brings out in Alex!

2.) Dancing With The Stars...

SO SO HAPPY! I loved Gilles (I am pretty sure if I said otherwise I would have an angry mob of women trying to kill me), but Mark is my all time favorite professional dancer on the show and I couldn't be more happy he won. Shawn did a great job. Think about how out of her comfort zone she was. She is a teenager... She probably had the hardest time trying to put on that "sexy attitude" needed for the latin dances. She really surprised me on the Paso and Argentine Tango!

Gilles is an actor so he can bring that personality to his dances (not that he needs it to be sexy)!

and look at Melissa's body... if she doesn't feel sexy there is no hope for the rest of us!

Oh yeah... I hated the roast they put on but my favorite quote (talking about Gilles): "He may not be the leading role, but he does have the biggest part!" God knows that is right after watching Sex and the City!

3.) American Idol...

Can't say I am entirely happy (Danny went home last week)but I am still very pleased! This was a tough season, but Kris really proved himself. Favorite performance by far was Carlos Santana and everyone... Kris, Danny, and Matt killed it! They were great!

I have been on this pretty big kick renting seasons of shows and watching them back to back to back to back. I am currently on Heroes.

I had never watched any of it before but there is so much buzz around it that I thought I would give it a shot. I just finished the first season off to the second. A little hard to keep up with, but still pretty good.

And the icing on the cake:

That is enough about tv... hopefully my next blog will be semi-interesting.

Oh, what a night...

This weekend was my mother's birthday! Happy Birthday Mom! Isn't she beautiful?

(ignore the awkward picture of me)

So, not only was this weekend my mother's birthday but my cousin got married Saturday. My charming little cousin, Jackson, made a debut appearance as ring bearer!

He loved wearing the tux and kept telling me how much taller he was with his "high heels" on!

(Look at him in action!)

On the way to the wedding I realized that I was going to be upstaged by a 6-year-old. Now, it isn't because I wasn't in the wedding that I felt this way... It was that Jackson (being only 6-years-old) was bringing a DATE! So there I was alone at a wedding when even a 6-year-old had a date! I couldn't even be upset about it though because Jackson and Emery were just too cute! See for yourself...

(Meet Emery... She is one of the most lively, not to mention most adorable kid in kindergarten!)

( I don't mind being upstaged by this!)

Emery wasn't too happy about the flower girl... I am not sure if she just wanted to be the flower girl or if she just didn't like someone closing in on her date! Haha! "Why is her dress so short?" "She is holding her basket wrong."


If for some reason they still happen to be small when I get married I would LOVE for them to be in it together upstaging me again!

P.S. For future reference if I happen to be at your wedding, it is not appropriate to call me out for being single while standing onstage and refusing to throw the bouquet until I stand up there. It is purely for entertainment of the non-single people. It is like watching fat kids fight over cupcakes!

Beam me up, Scottie

I did it... I broke down and did what I swore I would never do! I saw Star Trek... And I maybe sort of LOVED it!

I never expected to love it, but the previews were all making it look so good, I was embarrassed to admit I wanted to see it. So I told my friend (the only friend I had that I knew would see it and would love it) that I wanted to see it and I'm so glad I did! When he was going to see it, he asked if I wanted to go! Thanks Ryan!

I won't lie, but this is about 30% of the reason I wanted to see it...

And this turned out to be about 40% of the reason I loved it!

And not because he is hot... I LOVED his character and the way be played it. He was just so good at it! However... until I started looking at pictures to put up here I hadn't realized just how good looking he really is... Wow...

I was afraid I would get lost during the movie because I had no previous Star Trek knowledge, but it wasn't like that. There was only one part that I got lost in, but Ryan so graciously explained to me that it was their way of saying this isn't the same Star Trek, but we aren't saying that never happened!

I still didn't exactly understand what they were talking about relating to the movie, but I understand the concept of what they were trying to get across... after it was explained!

Now that I have talked more about Star Trek in a matter of minutes than I ever thought I'd talk in a lifetime... I will leave you with this:

"Live long and prosper!"

(hahahaha.... I am cracking myself up)

Long awaited Pomegranate White Chocolate cupcake

Ok... so I finally got to try the pomegranate white chocolate cupcake! I have to say I was slightly disappointed. It was still a great cupcake, the cake texture was moist and smooth and the icing, perfect. But there wasn't really that much flavor to it.

Good thing I bought half a dozen so I could have others to eat... especially strawberry! :)

On a side note...

I LOVE THE OFFICE!

I went to the video store and got the first season and half the second season... I have been worthless since. I also bought two movies. Tell me, do you know anyone that goes into blockbuster and spends $40? Anyone other than myself... I go back to work tonight so I won't be able to watch too much of it this week.

Well, hope everyone has a great weekend! I'll be working... :(

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is today's total itunes purchases relating to American Idol I made today! In a matter of minutes I spent almost $20 buying music from a show that I REFUSED to watch anything but the last episode for the past however many seasons! I am addicted now...

Maybe I watched it live this week, then I maybe re-watched it because I set my dvr to record it (just in case I missed it)!

Gotta say, I am satisfied with the results this week. Allison was great, but not in position for a win. Of course we all know that Adam will be the winner... Not saying that I agree or disagree, but it is inevitable people! I would ideally like to see Danny win it. He just breaks my heart I love his raspy voice and his backstory melts my heart.

My aunt who doubles as my best friend/ tv paladin (word of the day meaning: a heroic champion, a strong supporter or defender of a cause) says that I picked a good season to get into it, and thinks this is the best season thus far! Thanks Tiff! I usually just ask her who I should be for and she tells me, then I watch the last episode to see if they win.

So in the spirit of the upcoming week... "Go, Go, Gokey!

New toys

So, I had a birthday last week... YAY! For my birthday, I decided it would be a good time to try out my new creativity and decided to buy a camera. I haven't had a lot of time to play around, but I did take a few shots of a barn and a flower standing right outside of my apartment. So here are a few of the pictures that I took. There is a few more, but these are some of my favorites! I will be posting many more once I get the time to play around some more. This is the beginning of my work week, so it will be awhile. This is so much fun...
In case you can't tell I like to blur the edges so it looks more like the old time photos.

I can't wait to get home so I can take some pictures of my precious cousins and new nephew!