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Lovable Friday!

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1. We are under contract!
1. We are under contract!

I’m happy to report that after 6 months of house hunting, we are finally under contract on a beautiful 3/2 home with a 2-car garage and pool (no, that is not the house pictured)! We got the great news yesterday and I haven’t stopped smiling like a magpie ever since. Granted, we still have to go through the inspection, finalize the application for our mortgage and close – but this is still really exciting for us. I’m not going to post any pictures of the house just yet, but I can tell you that it’s wonderful! I can’t wait to start decorating it and making it our own. Expect many more home decor posts from me in the next coming weeks and months. Best part is: I get to share the progression of our first home with all of you on this blog! Squee!

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People I want to cuss.

If you saw The Fantastic Mr. Fox, you saw what I did there.
I like ridiculous meme’s. So you get one today. Enjoy!

The rules:

1. Have NO life. – I am offended by this. I have a life thankyouverymuch. My Internet life is just more fun. So there!
2. Bold the names of guys you’d definitely sleep with.
3. Italicize the names of guys you might after a little persuasion.
4. Leave the guys who don’t do anything for you alone.
5. Put a question mark after the guys you’ve never heard of.
6. Strike the guys you wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole.
7. Add three more guys to the list.

Ready? Go!

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Weekend Highlights

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Saturday brought on the Buzz Bake Sale in West Palm Beach with two of my favorites: Elissa & Roxy. Like I mentioned in the previous post, I was mostly there for both Metric, Our Lady Peace and 30 Seconds to Mars. I left feeling the same. The rest of the bands were god awful – in fact, I don’t know how people can listen to such crappy music. To be fair, I didn’t hear any of the bands on the side stage except for Metric so I can’t count them in the terrible category. But Say Anything, Sick Puppies, The Used and Chevelle made my ears want to bleed. Panic! At the Disco still didn’t win me over (just not my kind of music), but I have to admit that the lead singer’s voice was outrageous. Matisyahu was really great as well, but unfortunately, I just caught the tail end of his performance.

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Christmas Gifts for Foster Children

I know I may not get many comments on this blog, but from my stats, I see that a lot of people are visiting it. So I’d like to extend this opportunity to all of you  to do a good deed for a needy child.

As some of you may or may not know, I work with foster children. Every holiday season, we ask our family and friends to donate Christmas gifts since unfortunately this cost is not in our budget. I have been blown away previous years with the amount of people interested and willing to participate. A couple of years ago, our conference room was just full of amazing gifts – the children’s faces were priceless.

If you are interested in donating a gift to this cause, please leave your email address in the comments and I will email you with the children’s wishlists so you can choose an item.

Thank you!

xoxo

Concert Junkie

Yes, my blogging silence has officially ended. Rejoice?

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I’ve seen quite a few bloggers posting this meme and thought it couldn’t be more relevant, after all, I am a bona fide concert addict. Nothing brings me greater joy than seeing bands that I truly love up close and personal – to have that connection that is really indescribable. Even better sometimes is going to a show blind  and being blown away by a new act. Discovering a band while Internet surfing or listening to your friend’s record collection cannot compare in the least bit with discovering them live. So without further ado, here is my (very long & comprehensive) list:

Bands I have seen live

The Smashing Pumpkins (5x)
No Doubt (2x)
Bush (2x)
Gavin Rossdale (2x)
Muse
Mute Math (4x)
Spoon
Girl Talk
Camp Freddy
Jane’s Addiction
Nine Inch Nails
Melissa Auf Der Maur
The Bear McCreary Orchestra
Suenalo
Kings of Leon (2x)
Jason Mraz
Maroon 5 (2x)
The Donnas
Pearl Jam
Blink 182 (3x)
30 Seconds to Mars (3x)
The Band from TV
Pink (2x)
*Nsync (6x? I lost count – it’s embarrassing)
Justin Timberlake
Foo Fighters
Weezer
Third Eye Blind (2x)
The Wallflowers (2x)
Lenny Kravitz (3x)
Britney Spears (2x) – don’t judge!
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