SWEET HOME CONNECTICUT

March 24, 2009

IT'S BRITNEY B*TCH

La La La La La La La La...La La La La La La La La....Oh baby baby!

Natalie, Tracy, Michelle & Sharon...all you girls have fun tonight @ BRITNEY SPEARS' CONCERT!!!!! I am soooooooooooooooooo incredibly jealous you all get to go!!! And sooooooooooooooooo incredible jealous of your 5th row seats Natalie & Tracy!!! If I was still in VA I would definitely be there @ the "CIRCUS" with all of you fine ladies!!! Please take lots of photos & have a BLAST!!! Tell Felicia HI if you see her! She always was the best assistant for Brit.

RON HOWARD'S CAMEO

This is for you Dad... ;)

Ron Howard aka Opie from "Andy Griffith" makes an appearance in Jamie Foxx's new music video for "Blame It on the Alcohol" along w/ Forest Whitaker & Jake Gyllenhaal! ;) I find it very amusing since they all seem to be a bit out of place....HA...Turn up the volume & check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYc875zkDxg

March 23, 2009

FOR SALE: KITCHEN TABLE & 4 CHAIRS

I am selling my white tile kitchen table & chairs for $200! The furniture is located at my parent’s house in Charles Town, WV. These aren’t the exact photos since the table has been taken apart to store easy in their basement but they are pretty darn close to what it looks like! Let me know if you are interested-it’s in pretty great shape! Feel free to let your family & friends know incase they want to check it out! EMAIL ME: BrwnEydAngl6@aol.com

WORLD MARKET

World Market is going out of business! Thanks for letting me know Rebecca! Check out there sale items online.... www.WorldMarket.com If you search around a bit you will come across some great finds!

March 20, 2009

A FEW THINGS

*Ummm...I just might have to sign up for this! I am OBSESSED w/ shoes... http://www.shoedazzle.com/home

*I'm not a big fan of tequila but I AM a big fan of Mr. Justin Timberlake. Supposedly he is coming out w/ his own brand....901. I may have to try it; I would do anything for JT! ;)

*I have always been a HUGE Mandy Moore fan....love her music & love her clothing line! Her new CD is right around the corner...I will definitely be picking up myself a copy!

*Steve & I are registering for our wedding gifts tomorrow @ Target & Kohl's!!! I can't wait to do this...We actually started adding a few things online last night. I already have a nice lil plan put together for how I'd love to have each room decorated in our brand new house! As always, FUN, FUNKY, UNIQUE & COLORFUL!

*OMG I so can't wait for Kate Voegele AKA Mia from "One Tree Hill" to drop her new album "A Fine Mess"! I love the cover!

*Me, Steve, Amy & Jacob are checking out this new Hibachi-Sushi place for dinner tonight in East Greenwich! Take a look @ the awesome atmosphere... http://www.konasianbistro.com/

March 18, 2009

WE BOUGHT A HOUSE

YEP!!!!! WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!!! If you haven't heard already.....

THIS IS IT!!! Isn't it gorgeous? We are so in LOVE with it.

It all happened so fast! We had been looking online at houses for over a year so we knew what we wanted! We really lucked out & are still in complete shock that we will own our brand new pad in just a couple of months! The deal was too good to pass up so we took a big chance & went for it! This was the scariest yet most exciting thing ever....well worth it since we were informed of the good news on Monday!

It is a brand new 3 bedroom, 3 level house on 1 acre of land in Sterling, CT!!!!! It will be completely finished by 4/1/09. We will get to move into our new home in May! The house is located in a brand new kid friendly development & sits at the top of the cul-de-sac!!! I am very excited about that part...I grew up on a private drive in a cul-de-sac! I had the best childhood ever because of it....we played night tag, kick ball, rode our bikes & chased each other around all summer long....I can only imagine our FUTURE kids doing the same exact thing....(Don't fret Steve...I said future!)

As I think about all of the good things that keep coming our way...I can’t help but think something bad is about to happen….How awful is that?....I said this to Steve the other night….I normally don’t think negatively but I can’t help but wonder why things have been turning out so great for us! It all seems too good to be true….Maybe it’s just all hitting me at once because it is FINALLY my turn! I’ve gone through plenty of broken hearts, I’ve had a ton of patience & I’ve worked really hard over the past several years…maybe it’s just all paying off…all at once! Who knows…..I definitely count my blessings every day that’s for sure….& I thank my family as well for being there for me & keeping my head on my shoulders…I wouldn’t be where I am today & the person I am today if it wasn’t for them…

RMD MAKES THREE

Hey that rhymes! Ryleigh McGrath Dooley...below are some photos from Pamela Brock Dooley & Joseph Dooley's baby shower 2 weekends ago in Virginia. Pam is one of my closest friends. Here it goes w/o getting too sappy....We grew up together….we have been friends since Elementary school….through the good, the bad, the ugly & the funny! We were friends when scrunchies, leggings (which are now cool again!), colored scrunch socks, sledding down THE hill, the Nintendo game Lemmings, banana clips, ice cream trips to Baskin Robbins, perms, braces...etc, were cool. Some how we “stuck” together through out the years…but I guess that isn’t a surprise since that’s what bananas do. (inside joke) As far as Joe, we met in High School & became friends when Pam & him first started “going out”. They were obviously a match made in heaven! If you haven’t caught on yet Pam & Joe are the ones that paired Steve & I up at their wedding! What fabulous match makers they were!!!.....Now these 2 High School sweethearts are having a baby girl in May! Crazy how time flies….it seriously seems like just yesterday when Pam & I were playing dress up in my childhood Franklin Farms basement. If I remember correctly I think she actually wrote “I love Joe” on the wall down there….Anyway….I am sooo incredibly happy for them! They are going to be the COOLEST parents ever! I can’t wait to meet sweet Ryleigh in the Spring….AGAIN, congrats Pamela & Joseph, you deserve this....let’s just hope she comes out swingin’!!! (click on each image to view larger)

Pam & her sis Kim! :)

The pink pacifiers....cute huh?

A gift left for Daddy to be Joe...

"Team Dooley" onsies in Chantilly High School colors!

Me & Mommy to be Pam...

Strike a pose!

Ryleigh has everything she needs to start her own softball team!

Together again....Emily Conway-Williams, Pamela Brock-Dooley, Tiffany Sharp, ME & Eileen Williams!

There were tons of gifts!

Best gift ever! A cup to protect Joe when Ryleigh starts swingin'! :)

"Bananas Stick Together"...FOREVER.

One of our old teachers from Oak Hill Elementary School hand painted this bench...WOW.

OH HOW I LOVE TO ACCESSORIZE

My new purple suede bag from Target! I found it on clearance for roughly $13! Don't you love the fringe tassels?

The antique turquoise necklace Steve got me for Christmas....

My chunky turquoise ring from either the Icing or Claire's!

The matching antique turquoise earrings Steve got me for Christmas....

March 17, 2009

10 DAYS IN MEXICO

It's official!!!!! We booked our all inclusive 10 day HONEYMOON trip!!! We will be heading to MEXICO the Monday after the wedding until the following Thursday! Then we will have a 3 day weekend to relax & recoup afterwards before heading back to work! We are sooo freakin pumped!!! We will be in the Riviera Maya soaking up the rays & the beautiful scenery! Steve found a fabulous resort that has wild animals roaming the grounds & a tropical jungle....HA! That totally sold us! We can't wait to share our vacation w/ the local monkeys & peacocks!!!!!

VA: PF CHANGS & HERNDON NEDS

Our 1st night back in VA we went to PF Changs for some yummy Chinese food! I had been dying to have some Changs!!! I hadn't had any for almost a year! Myself, Steve, Emily, Natalie & the newly engaged couple Amanda & Justin went out to celebrate a handful of things! To our surprise Nick Tedesco joined us! It was a fun low key dinner!...Afterwards a few of us headed up to Neds in Herndon to see my good friends Paul, Jay, Matt, BJ, Michelle, Dan, Kristy, Brian, Milan..etc! Of course we had a blast! I wouldn't have expected anything less from that crew! ;)