I <3 the 80's

I was inspired for this post by the 80's Bash/Party I went to on Saturday night. (Which I have posted some pictures below). When I first heard about it I had to have tickets. Ever since then it has consumed me. I even downloaded 80's songs to make a playlist on my ipod. My favorite decade by far is the 1980's. I loved everything about that radical decade. The bright, mis-matched colors. The excessive, ridiculous accessories. The tights, the lace, the shoes, the skinny ties, the suspenders, the tight stonewashed jeans, the one hand glove, the white suits, the wicker shoes, . I wish I had been old enough to fully embrace the 80's. To deal with this void in my life I constantly watch movies from the 80's. Here is a list of my favorite movies, if anyone wants to check them out:

Pretty in Pink - I love Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy

Sixteen Candles - I'm saving myself for Jake Ryan

The Breakfast Club - My favorite was the crazy girl Allison

Mystic Pizza - Nobody knows what's in the pizza

Teen Witch - I'm hot and your not, top that.

Girls Just Want To Have Fun - A young Helen Hunt and SJP rock this one out.

Back to the Future - I'm George, George McFly, I'm your density.

Can't Buy Me Love - Patrick Dempsey was just as cute when he was younger

Beetlejuice - Michael Keaton plays a good Beetle Juice

The Worst Witch - Mildred just can't do anything right

Big - Tom Hanks is really good at playing a kid in an adult body

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure - I would love to ride around in a phone booth

Working Girl - Tess McGill is one hellava secretary

Weekend at Bernies - Another Andrew McCarthy movie, I love him

The Burbs - I love when they get in the car to take the garbage to the curb

A Christmas Story - I double dog dare you.

Dirty Dancing - Nobody puts Baby in a corner

Cocktail - Tom used to be so cute

War Games - A young Matthew Broderick getting himself into trouble

Uncle Buck - Is Bug his first or last name?

Ghostbusters - Dr Egon Spangler

Ferris Bueller - Ferris Bueller you're my hero

Fast Times At Ridgemont High - Sean Penn plays a great Jeff Spicoli

Gooines - Goonies never say die.

Troop Beverly Hills - I want a patch in shopping

Space Camp - I love Tate Donovan and Leah Thompson in this. They are so young.

Tremors - I know it's stupid, but I like it.

Top Gun - Maverik and Goose can fly me in a plane any day of the week

Mannequin - An early Kim Catrall film

Jumpin Jack Flash - I usually think Whoopi Goldberg is annoying but this is funny

License to Drive - Times were good when the Corey's were still friends

Little Monsters - A young Fred Savage finds monsters under his bed. Or should I say Kevin Arnold?

Say Anything - Oh Lloyd

Trading Places - Dan Akroyd looks awesome in a dirty fur coat

Little Shop of Horrors - Feed me, Seymour!

Mr Mom - Michael Keaton really knows how to tame a vacuum

Teen Wolf - How could not want Scott and Boof to get together?

Stripes - That's a fact, Jack.

My Step Mother is an Alien - There is some sort of snake in her purse

Never Ending Story - My favorite was Atreyu

Raising Arizona - Nicholas Cage and Holly Hunter steal a baby cause they can't get pregnant

The Secret To My Success - Michael J Fox gets seduced by his aunt

Overboard - A Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell favorite

Planes, Trains & Automobiles - You're going the wrong way, you're going to kill someone!

Rvenge of the Nerds - Nerds need love too

Private Benjamin - Goldie Hawn joins the Army

Risky Business - A Tom Cruise favorite. I love the dancing scene.

80's Bash!!!

Niagara On The Lake

My friend Kelly at work, my cube buddy, has a membership to a wine tasting club in Niagara On The Lake, Canada. She was nice enough to invite me, Kristin and Corinne to a day of free wine tasting. Niagara On The Lake is just across the boarder just past Niagara Falls. There are vineyards everywhere, of course. It's so open and relaxing. So Friday we took off work and drove over to Canada and had some fun wine tasting. We went to two winery's in the country and then went into town and visited one on Main Street. Then we went window shopping and had lunch.

Kelly and her "special" members pin which = free wine

Canadians like to display their flag everywhere. They're idiots.

Kelly, Kristin, Brooke, Corinne

We placed our purses on the ground while we tasted.

Kelly, Corinne and Kristin at our second winery

Corinne and Kelly sitting outside in the sun

Kristin, Brooke, Corinne and Kelly at our third winery

And some creepy man in the background

Nerd-ory = Nerd + Laboratory

I realized the other day that I am a really big nerd. I like to write lists, make schedules and make spreadsheets. In the kitchen we have a big white board calendar that has our monthly schedule on it. It's mostly for James since he can't seem to remember from day to day what time he is supposed to be at work. I also have a list going at all times on some sort of piece of paper. I have a day planner, a calendar on my desk at home and I'm obsessed with using the calendar in our e-mail program, Office Logic. Which is not as good as Outlook, but it's not like I have a choice. But what pushed me to believe that I have reached a high level of nerd status is the fact that I made a spreadsheet, with links to websites and the whole deal, for my sister's trip to Buffalo. It includes what we are going to be doing each day, along with those places websites. There is also a separate tab for "possible places to eat". I'm pathetic. When James thinks I'm being too nerdy he will tell me to "Go back to the Nerd-ory".

You can't see it to well, but this is my "schedule spreadsheet"

This is our whiteboard calendar so James knows what's going on...

This is my pink ribbon day planner...

This is the inside of the planner where I keep EVERYTHING.

Kar Karma

I now believe that I have the worst karma when it comes to cars. I came out from work yesterday and some dumbass had hit my white car door with their red car door. It is so noticable and I'm sure the person just shut their door and drove to another parking spot. And I know that it happened between the hours of 2pm and 5pm because it was not there when I went to the bank at 2. Ugh. Here are some other instances of my car karma:

1. My first car was a stick shift. As I'm driving to school for the first time I kill it in the middle of the busiest intersection before the school and people are honking. Not cool.

2. A couple weeks later I get my first flat tire while I'm at school. I have to go back into school and find someone to help me change my tire.

3. I locked my keys in my car at least 4 times.

4. Someone doesn't lock my passenger side door and my CD's are stolen.

5. I hit another car in the mall parking lot because they are going the wrong way down the isle.

6. I put my car up for sale because I'm finally making enough money ($7/hr) to buy my own car. It's bought by Mexican's that don't speak english and I'm at home by myself.

7. My new car "Big Green" has a paint problem and starts to develop "cancer spots" on the roof.

8. I have many, many mechanical problems with Big Green. There is much money that is spent fixing it.

9. I've been stranded at 7-11 multiple times. The workers at 1300 East and 4500 South knew me by name. I ended up just leaving my car running in hopes that someone will steal it. No such luck.

10. I rear end a Ford Escape. No damage is done to their car but mine has a nice square hole right in the middle of the grill and the hood is bent up.

11. I buy a new Honda Civic that is a stick shift. I get yet another flat tire. The people at Dunn tire end up F-ing it up because their worker doesn't know how to drive a manual and I end up having to take it to the dealership, where they look at me like I'm retarded and don't know how to drive a manual. Nope, I do. Talk to the dillholes at Dunn Tire, whom I heard say they couldn't drive a manual, then they deny it when I call and yell at them.

12. I get rear-ended in my new Wanda Honda on an icy, snowy road.

13. My rental car is a damn mini-van.

14. My car is still not fixed after I get it back and have yet another craptastic rental, a Cobalt with no power locks or power windows.

15. On Monday, hail the size of golf balls makes nice, little, round dents in the top of my car.

16. This stupid red scratch.

17. One day James decided to put my keys in his pocket and go to school, leaving me at home to freak out and tear the house apart looking for my keys, realizing that my spare set is locked in the glove box. I had to call my friend at work to come get me. I ask James where my keys are and he denies knowing where they are. Ten minutes later I get a call apologizing that the guinea pig had put my keys in his pocket. Yeah, ok.

Tips for women

1. Aspire to be Barbie, she has everything.

2. If the shoe fits, buy one in every color.

3. Take life with a pinch of salt... a wedge of lime, and a shot of tequila.

4. In need of a support group? Try cocktail hour with the girls.

5. When life gets you down, just put on your big girl panties and deal with it.

6. Let your greatest fear be that there is no PMS and this is just your personality.

7. Don't get your knickers in a knot, it solves nothing; and makes you walk funny.

8. When life gives you lemons, turn it into lemonade then mix it with vodka.

Amen sista!

I've been tagged......

Five things on my "to do" list this week:

1. Laundry (it's on my list everyday, James goes through more clothes than I do)

2. Clean the upstairs bathroom

3. Go to work on Saturday

4. Go to my dentist appointment :(

5. Go to pilates after work!

Five snacks I enjoy:

1. Salt and Vinegar Chips

2. Chocolate

3. Kettle Corn

4. Sweedish Fish

5. Peach Rings

Five things I would do if I suddenly became a billionaire:

1. Pay off my car and buy James a new one.

2. Sell my stupid house and buy a better, new one.

3. Pay for mine and Kristin's trip to Cancun and invite more people along

4. Give some money to "certain" family members.

5. Go shopping!!

Five places I've lived:

1. Salt Lake City, UT

2. Payson, UT

3. Orem, UT

4. Buffalo, NY

5. Amherst, NY

Five jobs I've had:

1. Taco Time - that lasted until I gained 20 pounds

2. Mimic's Copy Shop - Copy Girl

3. U of U Purchasing Dept - Clerk

4. Calder Richards Engineers - Drafter

5. Gaines Kriner Elliott CPA's - Accounting Assistant

Five things people may not know about me:

1. I love to get pedicures. They are so relaxing. Every two weeks like clockwork I get one.

2. I hate when my feet are hot. That means the rest of me is hot. I take my shoes off at work so I can cool down. Sometimes before I got to bed I have to put my feet in cold water in the bathtub or I can't fall asleep.

3. I love doing spreadsheets in Excel. I am such a nerd. I have my checkbook in Excel, I have my online bill pay schedule. I do everything in Excel. Microsoft should pay me money.

4. I am deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders. I was bit by a black widow when I was 12 and had to have an IV for three days with antibiotics. I scream for James to come kill the bugs and if he's not home I won't go in that room until he comes home.

5. I am a compulsive online shopper. I have my credit card number saved just in case I need to purchase in a hurry. I have a problem and need to stop.

Five favorite musicians/bands:

1. Keith Urban - I stop everything when he comes on the radio

2. Rascal Flatts

3. The Police - I'm old skool

4. Chris Brown - I'm sure this is just a phase

5. NKOTB Forever!

I tag Ashley Honer, Mindi, Sara, Shanna and Ann....

Finally, I think summer is here.

We been pushed into summer. Today the high is supposed to be 92 degrees. It is wonderful. I don't care about the 65% humidity, I just want summer to be here. I am sick of sweaters and long sleeve shirts and real shoes. I want to start wearing my flip flops everywhere. Charlotte was a tease but now we have our own summer weather. Hip Hip Horray!!! I will be downtown tonight enjoying dinner on a patio that is outside in the nice, wonderful 92 degrees. ;)