America's Next Top Fashion no more...

Hello all! I have been totally neglecting my blog mostly because I am busy, but also because I log into this blog through one of my older e-mails which makes it difficult since I now have a Google account.

SO, I am switching blogs and changing my focus slightly. Everything may not be about fashion, or it could be. I am just going to post about whatever fits my fancy. Then maybe I will post more!

Please change your blog rolls if you have my old address! Thanks! I look forward to posting:).

NEW BLOG: http://redhottmartini.blogspot.com/

I've been a bad girl...

I have really slacked on the posting lately.

I am blaming it on this:

The 13 weddings I have been invited to in the year 2008. Nine have already happened.


The alcohol I have consumed at these weddings. If you need a wedding photographer, check out Darbi G.!


The three funerals/visitations I have attended in the last month.


The alcohol I have consumed as a result of this. I have found that I do not enjoy dirty martinis.


Plus, I have renewed my love of fitness and have been working out for at least 60 minutes a day, 5 days a week. For a while, the photo below said it all, but I am changing that:).


Luckily, one of the weddings we attended last weekend was in Jacksonville, Illinois, and the boy and I went on a fabulous 3-hour historic home walking tour and saw incredible houses like these. It was the best vacation weekend I have had in a long time.

I wore these shoes the entire walk, and they most definitely make your calves, hamstrings and glutes work harder than normal. You should try them out! You can buy them from Bath & Body Works or Victoria's Secret. They are super comfortable, but my legs are still a little sore from all the walking! The FitFlops are even kinda cute!

My gal pal Fresh off the Farm tagged me for a meme!

1. Must be clean, no R-rated material.

2. Tell 5 people.

3. Only 5 links allowed.

4. Link back to person who tagged you.

5. Five websites I visit frequently:

a) InStyle: My go-to place to see all the stars in the latest fashions.

b) Facebook: I am an online social butterfly.

c) Gmail: Got to keep up with the e-mail.

d) YouTube: love the music videos and random hilarious ads.

e) Someecards: These e-cards are way too funny.

6. I am going to tag the following fabulous bloggers (but do not feel obligated to do it!:):

Wendy
Stacy
Sarah
Martini
Katelin

xoxo,

gg

p.s. Gossip Girl is on tonight! The Hills is on tonight!

I apologize...

... for not posting for weeks.

I have been really sick, and all I did was sleep. Then I got better but have been swamped at work since then trying to catch after missing so many days of work. Finally, I have a little bit of time, and I will soon post!

xoxo,
gg

Cleaning out my closet

I had a rare weekend this past weekend.

I actually stayed at my own apartment and got to enjoy it by myself.

I know that sounds a bit anti-social, but I have been running my tail off, and it's so nice to take a break from everything. I did have a great visit with my mom and sis on Saturday, and then I retired to my apartment for some major laundry (I hadn't done laundry in like a month, but because of my obsession with Victoria's Secret, I did not run out of underwear) As Saturday night rolled around, I lounged around in my BCBG velour sweats, went to Blockbuster and rented The Nanny Diaries, opened a bottle of Sauv. Blanc and had a wonderful night to myself. I truly think you need those every once in a while, especially when life is crazy and things happen to you that you don't understand. The Nanny Diaries was the perfect rental - much better than the book.

Sunday brought a trip to church (and a renewal of my baptism!) then I spent all afternoon at home cleaning out my closet. Thanks to View from the Porch, I had the perfect plan, and I feel so much better knowing what's in my closet and thinning out the stuff that I don't wear.

I would strongly encourage you to do the same - it makes you feel so good and you can find out about all the clothes you have been forgetting! Plus, it just is so wonderful to see a clean closet!

I need to stop spending money - I made it to the outlet malls the other day and brought home three pairs of high quality cute shoes (they were only $20 a piece for designer shoes!) and a timeless black sheath dress from BCBG for $33 as well as an adorable red jacket for $40. I figure I should end my shopping with some great purchases!

Happy Closet Cleaning,

gg

If you wanted to know more about me...

Thanks for tagging me, beautiful girl at Fresh off the Farm!

1. Three jobs I have had in my life:
- TA/grader for an animal science professor
- high-end furniture boutique/outlet employee
- columnist

2. Five movies I would watch over and over:
- My Best Friend's Wedding
- Pretty Woman
- Love Actually
- The Sweetest Thing
- Wedding Crashers

3. Four places I have lived:
- Missouri
- Missouri
- Missouri
- Beauvais, France

4. Four TV Shows that I watch:
- Grey's Anatomy
- Law and Order
- Gossip Girl
- Private Practice

5. Six places I have been:
- Washington, DC (4 times)
- Put-in-Bay, Ohio (an island in Ohio that you should visit! - look it up)
- Honfleur, France
- Horseshoe Bay, Texas
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Normandy, France

6. People who e-mail me often:
- My bff Dana
- My bf
- My mom

7. Four of my favorite foods:
- ice cream/frozen custard
- boneless buffalo wings
- wine & cheese (ha ha ha)
- homemade, fresh-from-the-oven, almost-done bread

8. Four places I would rather be right now:
- in my bed, sleeping
- shopping at a fantastic mall
- anywhere with my man
- on a beach with a frozen margarita

9. Four friends I think will re-post:
* most of the people whom I would think would re-post have already done this, so anyone who wants to do this, go for it!

10. Things I am looking forward to in the year 2008:
- being an aunt!
- furthering my education
- hanging out more with my blogger friends/enjoying lots of wine
- visiting more wineries
- getting together with college friends more
- running more outside

xoxo
gg

Hair...

Up close & personal look at the color...

... and the cut.

I did it!

I've been stressing a bit lately with major work decisions and life in general so I did what a girl's got to do to de-stress. I got my hair did. It was uber-relaxing waiting for the color (darker!) to set while reading some material to get me set for an IMPORTANT, nerve-wracking interview tomorrow. I channeled Reese's bangs (again, I also did them last year about this time) and Voila! It's a new me, and I like it.

I know you are dying to see it, and I just might post you a picture sometime soon.

xoxo,
gg

Upcoming Absence

I have been a bit MIA lately anyway, but starting now until Monday, I probably won't be blogging or even Internet-ing because I am going to the Big 12 Championship in San Antonio!!!! My alma mater is playing in the biggest game in MU football since I have been alive and I am driving down there with the boy and his parents. Very exciting! Go Tigers! See below - that is Maclin, No. 9, a freshman and my favorite!

Me in Pictures

I saw this on It's a Wonderful Life and thought it would be fun!

Details: you must type the answer to each question into a Google Image search, then pick an image from the first page of results.

Feel free to do one, too!

1. Age at next birthday: i have no clue why this picture came up, but it made me laugh.

2. Place I would like to travel: bahamas, baby

3. My favorite place:

4. My favorite objects: I have a lot more faves, but I didn't quite find the right kind of pics.

5. My favorite food: this is the best ice cream ever!

6. My favorite color: i want to upgrade my CHI to this one!

7. My nickname: I'm a tall (5' 11") redhead!

8. The place I was born: (not in a barn, silly, but this is a famous barn in my hometown)

Tag. You're it!

Valley Girl from Life of a Valley Girl has tagged me for a Meme. I am excited - thanks so much, Valley Girl! I heart Meme's!

According to the rules, I must (1) List 7 random facts about myself, (2) tag 7 people, and (3) leave a comment on their blog letting them know.

Here goes:

1. I grew up in the country with horses, sheep, a pygmy goat, bunnies, puppies and kitty cats.
2. I am currently keeping some humongous secrets and not being able to tell them to anyone is driving me batty. I am pacifying myself by talking endlessly about the secrets to the people who told them to me.
3. I get really, really p*ssed off when men act like I am not equal to them because I don't have a penis. I will soon start to act like they are not equal because they do not have hooters.
4. I was two minutes late to work today because I went back into my apartment to find my RAZR phone, but I was unsuccessful. I still don't know where it is. The lateness doesn't matter because my boss is only at work at most 4 hours a week.
5. I used to run outside almost every single day in all kinds of weather, but I am now too scared to go by myself for fear of someone attacking me and you all hearing about it on CNN. Running on treadmills is nowhere near the same, and I miss it. *sigh*
6. I wish I could quit my job and have lots of money so I could just ride horses, jog, shop and nap all day long. Then drink very expensive wine & champagne from crystal glasses after my exhausting day of doing nothing.
7. Once I am ready to have kids I want two girls who are approximately 2 years apart. That's the age difference between me and my sis, and we are very close. I want that for my kids, but I also wouldn't mind having twins - one boy, one girl. Two kids is the max for me. I have been a baby-sitter for a lot in my life, and everytime the family had a third kid, it created a dynamic that was a bit too much for me.

Now I tag:

1. Fresh off the Farm
2. Dana from It's a Wonderful Life
3. Michelle of Michelle & Morgan
4. Sarah from View from the Porch
5. Lane from Home Cooking is What I Like
6. D from Shallow and Very, Very Single
7. A Martini Always Helps from Single + Cats = Sad

Tagged for a MeMe

Dana at It's a Wonderful Life! tagged me for this.

6 habits/facts about me....

1. I am hardly ever home on the weekends. I pack up almost every weekend and drive the two hours to my boy's house. Going to his house is almost always more fun than the two of us hanging out in my one-bedroom apartment. His house is close to his family's farm, and there is always plenty of fun stuff to do there!

2. I love my sweet one-bedroom apartment. Decorating it and living by myself in a brand spanking new place is exactly what I needed at this point in my life. I do like the occasional weekend when the boy is busy and I get to have some time to myself cleaning up my apartment and just enjoying it.

3. My latest birthday totally made me freak out about not being married. I have been with a super wonderful & fabulous guy for 3 1/2 years, but the whole one-year-older-and-still-no-ring thing threw me for a loop, and I went a bit loopy on the boy. I am better now.

4. I love ice cream. From pistachio to coffee to frozen custard to homemade to just plain vanilla, I have never met an ice cream that I did not like.

5. I love fashion, but I have huge, flat feet and wearing heels often gives me excruciating pain. Maybe they give everyone that, but after having $20,000+ of work done to my feet, I try not to ruin it all to wear really high heels. I still do occasionally, but I try not to overdo it, even if it would be ten times cuter if I wore the heels. Besides, it is harder than heck to find gorgeous shoes in size 11 because stores don't buy that many, and they immediately sell out. I have resorted to shopping online for most of my shoes. Indigo by Clarks has the cutest heels that are also comfortable!

6. I studied abroad in France when I was in college, and I really want to go back to Europe sometime in my life. I think it would be the perfect honeymoon destination!

Bonus!! I did not drink alcohol, except for the occasional sip and a glass of wine in France (the good wine was only 2 bucks a bottle! I don't know why I didn't stay drunk the entire time I was there) until I graduated from college. Yeah, I know it seems crazy, but that's just how it happened. I was all for other people drinking, but I just didn't do it. Maybe that is what prevented me from gaining the Freshman 15 - I actually lost weight when I came to college! I was everyone's designated driver, and I had a helluva good time!

I am going to tag

Lady N
Suzel's Sass
Stacy
Jen