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Take 'Em If You Want 'Em!

2011-05-30T16:50:00Z

I would never venture to say any of these shoes are necessarily stylish anymore. Most of them I've had for years, but they have their purposes. If you see anything that you want, just let me know!

Highlights (aka Payless)
Size 10
Multi-color brown/green/beige

L.E.I.
Size 10
Brown platform clog with 2.5" heel

Transit brand
Size 10 ankle bootie with leather strap detail
approx. 3" heel

Nine West
Size 10
Stiletto heel with stretchy ankle strap
Never worn

Unlisted brand
Size 10
Chunky heel
Worn only once

Hot Topic
Size 11 stiletto, knee-high patent leather boot
Purchased for Halloween, never worn

Avon Brand
Size 10
Platform flip flop with watermelon design
Never worn

Steve Madden
White Eyelet design
Never Worn
Size 10

Day 13 – My Favorite Artist

2010-10-17T18:16:00Z

Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?

Well, #1 - just look at her She's GORGEOUS!!!
#2 - Her voice is AMAZING!!!! No one in the WORLD sings like Mariah. I know her voice is kinda fading these days, but she STILL sings better than everyone else.
#3 - I love her music - well her older music. Her newer albums, not so much. But I chose this picture from Rainbow because I LOVE LOVE LOVE this album!!! And all of the albums before that.

Mariah is the greatest.

Lady Gaga is a close 2nd

Day 12 - Chicago - That's My Hometown

2010-10-16T14:37:00Z

Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in

Chicago is awesome. You should move here. The food is waaaaay better here than in any city.

Day 11 - What's in My Makeup Bag?

2010-10-16T05:33:00Z

It was a lot easier to do this entry in a video!

Click here to watch!

Blog Challenge FAIL!

2010-09-26T11:38:00Z

So - I failed the challenge. But, I have a really good excuse!!! My life is random and has me running around like crazy! Currently, I am in Indianapolis...Long story about Model Mayhem, a talent agency, and a Wal-Mart commercial...but I ended up in Indy with Kellie yesterday and will head home today. But Friday was crazy getting ready to come to Indy and I just didn't have time to blog! And yesterday - well, Indy. So I'll pick up where I left off and maybe write the commercial fiasco in a blog on another day. It's currently 6:45am on Sunday and I'm just too tired to do it. So...

Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased
and

Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat

These two this happen to go hand in hand. Since I've been in Indianapolis since yesterday, I of course had to spend the majority of the day at the City Centre mall (sorry Kellie!!!) I love that mall! But, the last item I purchased was not there. It was here:

Which just happens to be my favorite place to eat!!!

I LOVE Ruth's Chris!!! This is the ONLY steak house I've ever been to that cooks my steak the way I like it EVERY time!!! And it's sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.

So the last item I purchased was my dinner at my favorite place to eat. And here's a photo of my dinner (well not exactly my dinner, but photos of what I ate that I found through Google):

Filet Mignon!! Mine, of course, was (perfectly) WELL-DONE, so it was butterflied. SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!

The for sides, we had creamed spinach, lyonnaise potatoes, and fresh broccoli (no picture of the broccoli - we all know what broccoli looks like.)

And I can't find a picture of the Ruth's Chris in Indy, so the photo of the logo will have to do.

If you haven't eaten here, EAT HERE!!!!! I'm soooooooo picky about my food, but I LOVE this place! I'd eat here every day, it's THAT good! It's a chain so find the one nearest you! I highly recommend the pomegranate martini

That is all

Day 8 - Song/Mood Match

2010-09-24T01:02:00Z

Day 8 – A song to match your mood

"There's More To Life" by Stacie Orrico has always been one of my favorite songs - no surprise because Lucy Woodward (the songwriter) is one of my favorite artists and I love all her songs. And Stacie's voice, to me, is fab. But this songs really does fit how I've been feeling lately.

I'm at the point now where I'm really not sure what/where/who I want to be. I have a "career," but it's not the career I want. I've developed an interest in doing makeup, but can I make a living at it? I could keep moving from job to job, but what will it take to really make me happy? I'm not sure...

I can't embed the original video from youtube so here's the link to it:
Stacie Orrico%sq243%s More To Life Offical Video

I tried to insert the mp3 for Lucy's version, which was only released in Japan, but it's not working Download it! It's pretty different.

Lucy is amazing.

Day 7 - My Dream Wedding

2010-09-23T03:14:00Z

Day 7 – Your dream wedding

I already had it!!!!

On August 28, 2010, a year of planning (and tears, and fights, and grey hair, and stress, and more tears) came to fruition and our wedding was pretty freaking awesome, if I don't say so myself

We don't have the professional photos yet (soon hopefully!) but you can see my public facebook albums by clicking the links below.

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Feel free to tell me how beautiful and amazing it looks

Day 6 - Pets

2010-09-21T01:09:00Z

Day 6– A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet

Yeah.

I like animals and all, but I don't want them in my home. I have enough to clean up after with a husband.

Day 5 - Me, 2 years ago

2010-09-20T04:28:00Z

Day5 – A photo of yourself two years ago

In Budapest in August 2008. Best vacation ever with Andrew, who happened to take this picture. I love it and I love him!

Day 4 - My Best Friend

2010-09-19T14:11:00Z

Day4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.

My best friend is super photogenic and always looks adorable in photos.

My best friend is my husband And today is actually his BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!!!!!!!

My favorite photo of him is actually a childhood photo. I discovered this photo n 2009 when he brought over boxes of photos from his dad's house to sort through.

I don't know why, but his face in this photo cracks me up every time I look at it!!! I think he was trying to act the part, and it just came out hilarious!

Andrew is on the left, if you couldn't figure it out

Enjoy!

Day 3 - First Date

2010-09-18T13:23:00Z

Day 3 – Your idea ofthe perfect first date

Ummmmmm...I have no idea!!!!

It's been 9 years since I've even thought about a first date! So instead, I'll recap my first date with my husband. It was 9 years ago, and I still remember

Our first date was supposed to be Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Well, needless to say, that date was rescheduled...

Instead, on Saturday, September 15, Andrew picked me up in the suburbs, we went to Bakers' Square and talked. I learned how to pronounce his last name - this is something I'm still working on

We went back to the house where I forced him to watch a recording of the VMAs. This didn't last long...

We went to the piano and played some songs for a while. Then, ya know.

We had a fun first date and the fun has continued for 9 years.

Really I think a good first date is something quiet and calm, where you can really listen to each other and figure out if you have anything in common. Movies and concerts I think are a bad idea. Coffee or a casual lunch, to me, is a good idea. How can you know you want to bother with a 2nd date if you sit in a dark room with someone and never get to speak?

So yeah...that' all, cause I don't know what else to say...

Hopefully I can do better on tomorrow's topic!!!

xoxo

Day 2 - mmmmmmmmmmm

2010-09-18T00:33:00Z

Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today

After losing 30lbs for our wedding, I've kind of given up on food. I still eat every day but I try to only eat one big meal a day. Say what you will, but it's worked for me!

Yesterday I asked Andrew if I could take him to dinner for his birthday and he chose Indian Garden on Devon, which is one of our favorites! So, I saved my big meal for dinner today.

We had some super yummy food and since I couldn't remember what today's blog was supposed to be, I didn't take any pictures of my actual food! But thanks to Google, you can share in the yumminess

Since the challenge seems to imply that I should only post one item, I'm choosing the item that I could find a picture of that looks closest to how it looked in the restaurant:

SAMOSAS!!!

I only ate one and it was sooooooo yummy!!! Samosas are puffed pastry and at Indian Garden they are filled with potatoes and peas. I don't eat peas, so I pick them out, which makes it a bit more annoying to eat, but totally worth the effort. This was our appetizer. For dinner I ate murg saagwala with white rice and NAAN!!!!

If you've never had naan, I am so sorry for you. It's pretty much the greatest bread on earth.

Anyway, my dinner was pretty awesome. If you're in Chicago and have never been to Indian Garden, I suggest you go. We love it there and so do our friends. There are two locations, so check 'em out!

www.indiangardendevon.com/
www.indiangardenchicago.com

We had a nice dinner. Andrew's a great dinner date and I paid for once He deserves to have someone pay for his food sometimes. I only wish I could do it more!

Soooo...Day 2 down! Let's see if I can keep it up!

Day 1 - Not So Super Interesting

2010-09-16T22:40:00Z

I'm starting the blog challenge today!!!

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.

My day was pretty normal. Normal being annoying and exhausting.

I woke up on time, left on time but was still late for work because a traffic light was out at Sacramento and North Ave. I know there are cops in that area, but why they don't care enough to make sure traffic moves properly is beyond me. But I know there'll be a cop waiting right there to pull me over the next time I run thru a functioning red light. Annoying.

Work was normal - My English classes were decent. We're still working on nouns and vocabulary. My Writing classes were decent. We did some pre-writing today. Nothing too difficult. I had to modify some forms. Exciting I know!!!! For some dumb, dumb reason I volunteered to lead the dance class for our gym day, which is tomorrow. So, this means I actually have to come up with a dance routine. For tomorrow. And I haven't started. And I'm tired. And I don't want to...I wrote down some stretches, though. I'm kinda considering just winging it...But don't tell anyone

I ate McDonald's for dinner. Don't tell Andrew cause he'll ask my why I didn't eat something healthier. He always asks me that. And the answer is usually "because I didn't want to."

It's not even 6pm right now. I'm just chillin' watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians. I should be dancing/choreographing but...nope. I'm just gonna watch Kim's botox drama play out. She's so pretty! She didn't need botox. But I'm starting to get lines too...maybe I should consider botox. But wait - I can't afford it.

Ok. So that's my day. And since I'm supposed to post a picture of myself I will. But I'm not going to post a picture of myself today because I look a mess. So here's a new picture from a shoot I did this weekend.

I like this one.

Thanks for reading!!! Come back tomorrow for day #2

I got excited!

2010-09-16T02:13:00Z

I said I'd start tomorrow, but I got excited and decided to post again today

Ameerah tagged me in this facebook survey and I decided to answer it in my blog instead! ***Shamless way to try to get people to sub my blog*** hehe

So, here it goes...

The rules: Don't take too long to think about it. 15 albums you'veheard that will always stick with you. Tag 15 friends, including me,because I'm interested in seeing what albums my friends choose.

In no particular order...

The Sign - Ace of Base

Wreck of the Day - Anna Nalick

Lemon Love - Aslyn

Carnival Ride - Carrie Underwod

Opheliac - Emilie Autumn

Les Miserables Soundtrack

While You Can - Lucy Woodward

Rainbow - Mariah Carey

Miss Saigon Soundtrack

Whoa Nelly - Nelly Furtado

Replay - Play

Ragtime Soundtrack

Little Voice - Sarah Bareilles

I Represent - Tonya Mitchell

The Fame - Lady Gaga

I could expand on why I love each one of these albums, but I really need to do some work! So, just check them out. I think you will love them

Getting into it...

2010-09-16T00:03:00Z

I said this before, but I really mean it this time - I'm going to blog regularly!!!

So, following the lead of my awesome friend Vanessa (www.imsovane.com), I'm going to do a blog challenge because it will hold me accountable!

I decided not to do a makeup challenge just yet because there just isn't enough time in my day to actually spend more than 5 minutes putting makeup on, but I can sneak in a quick blog post daily. Maybe I'll try a makeup challenge later though.

So I Googled blog challenges and thought this one would be doable -

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently. A letter to someone who broke my heart.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.

Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of youself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

So...Since this post will count for today, I'll start with #1 tomorrow Check back if you care how my day went

YEA BLOGGING!!!!!!!!!

Talk to you soon

THIS SERVER BLOWS!!!!

2010-07-17T16:13:00Z

So...I finally thought I got a layout that was simple enough to work on all computers but on every computer I check, this blog looks different. I'm about ready to give up.

So - if you see a picture of a white girl with a pixie hair cut - that's obviously not me. I don't know how to get rid of her!!! When I started using that template I DELETED that photo but it still shows up. And now I'm not even using that template anymore!!!

If you see a purple and white striped background with a dress form on the bottom, just know I'm not using that template anymore either!!!!!!

The blog SHOULD be blue and berry colored. If not, I don't know what to tell ya.

WTF Go Daddy!!! You blow!!!! If I could get my blogger URL back, I'd just use that instead. Ewwwww. So annoyed right now!!!!!!!!!

GoDaddy.com

2010-05-30T05:30:02Z

Dear GoDaddy.com,

I hate you.

Love,
Michelle

I have my own blog!!!

2010-05-29T23:32:00Z

How exciting! I have my own blog on my own website!

I've literally been sitting on my couch since 8:30 this morning working on this website. I know it doesn't look like much, but it took me all day! I haven't brushed my teeth, showered, or even had a single thing to eat or drink all day and it's now after 6:30pm!!!! I'm STARVING! But I feel like I can't leave until I get this thing launched. So I'm ending this post for now so I can get this sucker loaded, shower and GET OUT OF HERE!!!!! I'm gonna make an effort to post here because I've wanted a blog for a while now. I had one like 2 years ago on blogspot but I deleted it and it's basically impossible to get you old URL back...blah blah blah! Anyway - HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!!!!

Peace out.