A video: My boyfriend champagne showered me

Well, tomorrow is 2013!!

First, let's hope this New Years Eve doesn't make me look like last New Years Eve...

Erica + too many cran-vods = This ^

I'm really not good at New Years stuff....meaning making resolutions or reflecting on my year and what I have or have not done. 

Sure, I'd like to say I'll stop shoving fistfuls of M&Ms in my mouth every time I walk by them or that I'll stop being a diva extraordinare  when it comes to Kurt and I's petty arguments, or that I'll work harder at the gym. But honestly, I'm just happy that I am happy. I love my life, family, friends, boyfriend, job, Lil Wayne, etc. I truly hope that 2013 is just as good to me as 2012 was.

I thought I'd leave you all with a 2012 video. 

Because who doesn't want to champagne shower their way into 2013?! :-)

Ridiculous

I hope that you all have the most amazing New Years Eve and 

more importantly, an even more amazing year!

Saw it, Pinned it, Did it...Reindeer Sock Bun!!

Ah! This is my first time linking up with my bebe's Katie and Steph!! Y'all, I had the pleshhaa to meet these fine ass ladies back in May! So I knew when I saw this link up, I had to do it ASAP!

And Miss Priss Hersellllllff!!!

Hoookay. So when it comes to crafting and baking and DIY, I'm all for it. I love trying new things, love feeling like I have accomplished something. HOWEVER....yes there is a however...I always find myself having a mini temper tantrum. I either fight with glue or find myself slamming spices into a bowl. It ain't pretty.

But when I saw this, I knew I had to do it...and knew I COULD do it. So BAM! I saw it, pinned it, DID IT!! Holla for a dolla Weezy! Here is the original pin...

Source

Here's what you need!

1) Googley Eyes

2) Brown pipe cleaners

3) A red pompom

4) Bobbie Pins

5) Super glue 

6) Sock Bun

7) Santa hat earrings and slutty Santa belly ring optional

The first thing I did was attach bobbie pins to the eyes and pompom with super glue. 

Gotta make sure that ish sticks in your head all night long!

I cut the ends off of the brown pip cleaners and used the scraps to form the antler. I didn't need to glue bobbie's on them... I basically just stuck into the bun...those babies stayed put

Have a friend, or in my case, boy toy Kurt, stick everything in and monitor it ALL night

Heres mine!

Voila!!

I wore this to a Santa pub crawl last Saturday night and it was a HUGE hit!!
I am in love with it and it was so so easy to do!!

What do you all think!

So glad to finally link up with you girls!! 

 

Important life stuff, but not really

The past few days have been blech and making me want to run into a stampede of wildebeasts 

And to top it all off, I'm stressed out about what to wear to a Santa Pub Crawl this weekend

Speaking of stressing over outfits

I've been feverishly searching for something to wear on New Years Eve.

I've been googling "New Years Eve Outfits"

And mainly coming up with things like this...

I don't know but....I might get thrown outta da club

That, or everyone would keel over and pass out from my too hot to handle sex appeal

I'm really just looking for something sparkly and cute

Help please!

Oh so the other night I got down on my hands and knees and begged Kurt for a massage

So he starts doing it, all nice and sweet, then he goes 

"Vood Yoo Vike a Sveedish Massage from a hot Sveedish Man?"

And he was completely serious about it 

In other news...

I wouldn't say I have a Kim Kardashian ass

But I also wouldn't say my ass resembles that of Bisquick pancake

HOWEVER

The other night I did squats in heels, because I read once in cosmo heels help the booty tooch
I had also just watched the Victoria Secret Fashion Show

If that wasn't the most random spew of words, I don't know what is

But I hope you all have the best Thursday in the world

I have a work Christmas Party tonight

Let me just say it's at a tequila bar

Nuff said!

My soldier friend...

Last week I happened to be on one of my YouTube adventures. You know, where you start off watching something innocent like Lil Wayne talking about how he makes his Purple Drank, and the next thing you know you're bawling your eyes out to videos of soldiers coming home for the holidays.

I stumble upon these soldier videos quiet often---mainly because they make me so so happy....and the ones where the dogs run up to them? KILLS ME! I couldn't help but think of one of my friends, Tyler, serving overseas for the US Marines in a very mean, nasty, non-holiday-spirtness place.

Especially around Christmas time, I get the giving bug! This was no exception....and I just knew we had to send something to him so he can pretend like it's Christmas! UPS wouldn't let me send a life size Christmas tree, and Kurt refused to let me put him in a box, naked, with a big red bow for Tyler. So we had to make due...

I saw a mini handheld Frogger at Target....

....one left..

I had a mini fight with myself over whether I should keep it for myself. 

But I decided to be nice and put in in his package. 

 

Along with Mario fruit snacks, cookies, Christmas candy, some puzzles, legos, happy notes...

and THEE coolest thing ever found at Target; a light up snowman that you plug into a USB

I just feel really grateful to be able to be home with family and friends for the holidays. I wish to God all the troops could be too, as I can't even imagine how hard that must be for them. A co-worker was telling me how every year her and her family "Adopt a US Soldier" for the holidays which I think is the coolest thing in the entire universe! They send them letters, care packages, and anything that makes them feel more "at home."

Do you know any troops serving overseas during the holidays?

Do you have any care package ideas?

Something awesome to start your Monday

Happy Monday y'all! I am flipping TIRED. I went to New York City for the weekend with my sister to surprise my mom for her birthday (who was already there with my dad, and had no idea we were coming!!) Needless to say, it was AMAZING! I'll be sharing this week!

But in other words...I came across this recently and it was too creative not to share. I wish I had come up with it!

Source!

Photographers out there....DO THIS! :-)

Have a fantabulous day!!

15 days until CHRISTMAS!

How do you handle rejection?

I got rejected from a college 3 years after I applied to it. I kid you not! 

I mean, who wouldn't want this gem representing their school?

When I was home from college one Christmas break, my mom said I had a letter from a college in New York telling me they regret to inform me I was not accepted and should try and apply next year.

Then I cried my eyes out for 10 days straight

Actually I laughed. 3 years later come on New Yawk!
But it did bring back those memories of college rejection letters

And rejection in general.

I came across a blog recently by a man who challenged himself and documented it
He has a fear of rejection, and pledged to make one crazy request a day for 100 days and vlog it
The purpose is to get over his fear of rejection

Like....

Play soccer in someones backyard
Ask for a tour in a grocery warehouse
Ask to be a live mannequin in Abercrombie

And my favorite
Ask someone at Krispy Kreme to make Olympic ring donuts

Seriously watch this!

I just thought this guys challenge was SO cool and so amazing and inspiring!

I just had to share with you all!

Check out his blog here!

I will be the first to say I don't handle rejection well either.
It scares me! And I hope one day to not let it bother me as much as it does today.

How do you handle it?

I birthed an Elf

No I am not with child…..yet ;-) However I thought it would be kind of fun to get an Elf on the Shelf for Kurt and I so that every morning we can see where he’s moved to.  Like I know I want to put him in a plastic bag and lay him in the toilet so when Kurt goes for his morning you know what, Elfy is starting him in the eye.

Also, when in 20 years the new Elf on a Shelf looks like a jacked, muscular version of an Elf, I will want to still have the original for my kids. Hello?! Have you seen Barbie turned to Bratz dolls? Not cool doll makers!

Anywho, we are lying in bed last week and I’m telling Kurt about the purpose of Sir Elf. How he comes to people’s homes to keep watch for Santa. I also told him he needs a name. I left Kurt in charge of the name, and told him to simply come up with something cute and random to name our Elf.... like, Pookie, or Chippy.

Jason.

He looks like he's thinking naughty thoughts, doesn't he?

Kurt decides Jason. First of all, we don’t know any Jason’s, 

second of all, JASON!? Where did he even come up with it?

After I laughed my head off for the rest of the night, I decided 

Jason was going to be his name.

The Adventures of Jason begins...