wee bit of me wednesday (errr...Thursday)

{one} what are your biggest pet peeves?
using the word "to" or "your" instead of "too" or "you're"when you receive a text message and it only says "Okay" or "K"...waste.of.time.people who judge others based on religion or sexual preference (or any other thing...but those are the biggest)when traffic is caused by cars slowing down to look at a wreck or just because a cop has someone pulled over.
{two} what is your favorite dessert?
cheesecake...hands down. any kind, i don't care.
{three} what is the first thing you notice about people?
their face... {four} are you usually late, early or right on time?
early. especially to work...i'm always the first one to arrive and i enjoy being able to start my day off in peace.
{five} have you ever fired a gun?
Yes. A BB gun and i've shot skeet with a rifle in high school. For class. Yup...you know you're from the South when...
{six} are you right-handed or left-handed?
right.
{seven} which do you prefer: coke or pepsi?
It doesn't matter. I'm not a big soda drinker. {eight} do you dance crazy when no one is looking?
um...yes.
{nine} what’s your favorite movie snack?
popcorn with LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of butter and cookie dough bites
{ten} do you scream on roller coasters?
Yes! But I love them...usually the scream turns into a big smile and then a laugh!

Wordless Wednesday

*this post is dedicated to all the special girl friends in my life*

iLove Tunes Tuesday

I am a big fan of the show Glee! And tonight is the big "Britney" episode. I'm super pumped because I am a huge fan of Miss B. Spears. I used to hide my love for her and her music, but now I let it freely flow and don't care who knows.
Last September, myself, Sandi, and her little sister Courtney all had the pleasure of seeing Britney in concert in Atlanta. It was one of the MOST fun concerts I've ever been to. Granted, most of her time was spent lip syncing, but that was to be expected, right? Since it was circus themed she had circus performers before she came on stage. It was uber cool!
Sandi was able to snap the above shots from our seats.

It would take too long for me to think of my favorite Britney Spears song...but the below song is one that I really love...only because it reminds me of myself. ;)

Are you a Britney Fan? If so, what is YOUR favorite song?

loves,

sweetbef

Happy Birthday & Happy Anniversary!

Today is a big day for a few people in my life! We have two birthday's and an anniversary to celebrate!

Cameron and I met in college at the University of South Carolina when I was a sophomore and she was a freshman. We met through our awesome mutual friend Sandi and we've been great friends ever since. If you want to have a good time, party with this girl! She'll show you one! Happy 26th!

It's also my friend, Merrick's 28th birthday today! We grew up together and have always been great friends. Our parents are great friends and it's like one big happy family!

Today is also the 3rd anniversary of my best friends Devin and Brian. Brian and I went to kindergarten together and have remained good friends. His wife, Devin, as you may know, is one of my closest and dearest friends. They have a new little 4 month old baby boy at home so I know this anniversary will be extra special. I wish your new family all the happiness in the world as you continue on your journey together.

loves,

sweetbef

busy, busy week

This week is super busy in the life of SweetBef.

1. On Wednesday night, I will be heading to Highlands, NC for a client meeting on Thursday. Luckily, the client is a luxury hotel/spa so I get a free place to stay for the night (and maybe a mani/pedi Thursday afternoon).
2. After the meeting on Thursday, I will head further west to Knoxville, TN. To visit my friend Vivian, but to also break-up the trek to Louisville, KY.
3. It's time! This weekend is when this will happen. I'm nervous, excited, terrified, nervous, excited, nervous, and excited! AHHHHHHH! What am I doing?!
Hotel is booked. Bags (will be) packed. I need to make sure I purchase a case of beer to consume before his arrival Friday, since I'll be the first to get to Louisville.

In other news...

It's a sad day in Gamecock Nation...a former University of South Carolina receiver and current player for the Denver Broncos, Kenny McKinley was found dead yesterday at this home near Denver. What a tragedy. I pray for his entire family.

loves,

sweetbef

Costume Party aka Lady Gaga concert

{Warning: This is a LONG post full of pictures. Hope you don't mind.}

As you all know, I attended the Lady Gaga concert on Saturday in Charlotte. I had gotten tickets for Mandy and myself as a birthday gift to her. Her birthday is not until November, but I knew she wouldn't refuse a b-day gift from me...especially if Gaga was a part of the early celebration.

The day was packed full of stuff we had to accomplish.

First, we went to MAC in the mall and got makeovers done. We saw atleast 5 other girls there getting their makeup done for Gaga too!

Mandy's makeover was the best...she let her girl have free range. Me not having any balls, told my girl to stick with a smoky eye. Mandy got a LOT of compliments (and stares) and was also the "hero" to two young tweens walking by as she was getting it done.

In my best tween screechy voice with hands on face..."Oh my gosh! I love your make-up, it looks sooooooo pretty!"

Then we had to find Mandy an outfit...I didn't think that particular portion of our day needed to be documented as we were in a hurry, but we were successful at Express.

Then we headed back to my dad's to change and freshen up. And around 5:30pm, we headed to Uptown Charlotte. Directly across from the arena, is a place called the Epicentre. It's a huge 3 story open air plaza with bars, clubs, restaurants and retail shops.

Again, being on a tight schedule, we didn't want to peruse too long so we found a nice little spot at Mortimer's Cafe & Pub. We also made friends with a couple that works there and they sat with us, had some birthday shots, and were all around nice. It was like we had known them for years. I have a feeling we'll be back to Mortimer's in October when we see Chelsea Handler at the same arena.
After dinner, we made our way across the street to the show. This was the crowd waiting at the front entrance.
Once inside, it was pure pandemonium. This little collage doesn't do justice all the "costumes" we saw that night. These were the only pictures we were able to take.
I thought I was "risque" b/c my top exposed my bra (like a lot in the back), but I was pretty UNDER dressed to say the least.
Since we got our tickets last minute, the seats in our section weren't really good at all. Thank goodness we had a big screen to watch. We didn't really get to see any of the set design, but that was fine. I know she did open with a car on stage and at the end there was a huge monster chasing after her.

I tried to get as many pictures as I could of her outfits and performances...

We had a really good time. I give her an 8 out of 10. Only because I wasn't able to see the whole production from my seat AND she sang a big list of songs that I had never heard so there was a lot of sitting down (which I don't usually do at concerts). But she was an awesome singer per the usual and belted her little heart out at every song. If she comes to your town, I would recommend going...but make sure you're seats are not "rear view."

loves,

sweetbef

Weekend Ahead

Happy Friday!

This weekend is packed full with fun stuff!

{This clip cracks me up everytime I watch it. It reminds me of Mandy!}

I'm so excited to spend time with Devin and Mason! Daddy Brian will be out of town and we're going to have a slumber party. I haven't seen either Mommy or baby in quite a while and I'm excited to catch up!

I'll try to take LOTS of pics this weekend and do a recap on Tuesday. Please don't be upset if you don't hear from me until next week.

Have a good weekend, blog buddies! Got anything fun planned?

loves,

sweetbef

Bucket List...continued

I've already done a post about one of my bucket lists...but I saw this list of 150 things on How I Met Your Father's blog. And I wanted to play along...hope you will too, blog buddies!

Here is the deal:
Bold the ones you’ve done.

Italicize the ones you plan on doing.

And my comments are in parentheses.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink

02. Swam with dolphins

03. Climbed a mountain

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

06. Held a tarantula (now why would I EVER want to do that?)

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone

08. Said "I love you" and meant it

09. Hugged a tree

10. Bungee jumped

11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea

13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

14. Seen the Northern Lights

15. Gone to a huge sports game

16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa

17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables (gross!)

18. Touched an iceberg

19. Slept under the stars

20. Changed a baby's diaper

21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon

22. Watched a meteor shower

23. Gotten drunk on champagne

24. Given more than you can afford to charity

25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

27. Had a food fight

28. Bet on a winning horse

29. Asked out a stranger (I would never!)

30. Had a snowball fight

31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

32. Held a lamb

33. Seen a total eclipse

34. Ridden a roller coaster

35. Hit a home run

36. Danced like a fool and didn't care who was looking 37. Adopted an accent for an entire day

38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment

39. Had two hard drives for your computer

40. Visited all 50 states

41. Taken care of someone who was drunk

42. Had amazing friends (I still have amazing friends)

43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

44. Watched whales

45. Stolen a sign

46. Backpacked in Europe

47. Taken a road-trip

48. Gone rock climbing

49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach

50. Gone sky diving

51. Visited Ireland

52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love

53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them

54. Visited Japan

55. Milked a cow

56. Alphabetized your CDs

57. Pretended to be a superhero

58. Sung karaoke

59. Lounged around in bed all day

60. Played touch football

61. Gone scuba diving

62. Kissed in the rain

63. Played in the mud

64. Played in the rain

65. Gone to a drive-in theatre

66. Visited the Great Wall of China

67. Started a business (does Etsy count?)

68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

69. Toured ancient sites

70. Taken a martial arts class

71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight

72. Gotten married

73. Been in a movie

74. Crashed a party

75. Gotten divorced

76. Gone without food for 5 days (never would I subject myself to such torture)

77. Made cookies from scratch

78. Won first prize in a costume contest

79. Ridden a gondola in Venice

80. Gotten a tattoo

81. Rafted the Snake River (doesn’t sound like something very appealing)

82. Been on a television news program as an "expert"

83. Gotten flowers for no reason

84. Performed on stage

85. Been to Las Vegas

86. Recorded music

87. Eaten shark

88. Kissed on the first date

89. Gone to Thailand

90. Bought a house

91. Been in a combat zone

92. Buried one/both of your parents

93. Been on a cruise ship

94. Spoken more than one language fluently

95. Performed in Rocky Horror

96. Raised children

97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

98. Passed out cold

99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over (I've done this and I want to do it again)

101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open

103. Had plastic surgery

104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived

105. Wrote articles for a large publication

106. Lost over 100 pounds

107. Held someone while they were having a flashback (what does this mean?)

108. Piloted an airplane

109. Touched a stingray

110. Broken someone's heart

111. Helped an animal give birth

112. Won money on a TV game show (I plan on trying out for Big Brother or Amazing Race)

113. Broken a bone

114. Gone on an African photo safari (does the Animal Kingdom at DisneyWorld count?)

115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears (Is your tongue part of your face?)

116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol (I'm from the South...what do you expect)

117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild

118. Ridden a horse

119. Had major surgery

120. Had a snake as a pet

121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period

123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States

124. Visited all 7 continents

125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

126. Eaten kangaroo meat

127. Eaten sushi (not a fan)

128. Had your picture in the newspaper

129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about

130. Gone back to school

131. Parasailed

132. Touched a cockroach (we had “pet” roaches in Science class in the 6th grade)

133. Eaten fried green tomatoes

134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey

135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read

136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

137. Skipped all your school reunions

138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

139. Been elected to public office

140. Written your own computer language

141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream

142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

143. Built your own PC from parts

144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you

145. Had a booth at a street fair

146. Dyed your hair

147. Been a DJ

148. Shaved your head

149. Caused a car accident

150. Saved someone's life by not hitting them with my car

Let me see your answers!

{photo credits}

loves,

sweetbef