Movie Quotes: Good Deeds

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My name is Wesley Deeds, III. 
I grew up fifth generation Ivy League graduate. 
I can tell you my pedigree all the way back to the tribe
that my greatest grand father came from. 
I was born into privilege.
Grown by my father to be a businessman, to take over his company.
Grown by my mother to be a gentleman. 


I was told where to stand and how to dress, how to cut my hair, 
and what I would be doing for the rest of my life 
from the time I was five years old.
And right now, I seem to be on track. 
Who's track are don't really known.


By this time my mother thought I should be married, 
and according to my life schedule it's.. four months away.
I'll be marrying her, Natalie, she's amazing. 
We're perfect together. 
With the life like mine you'd think that I'd wake up happier everyday, 
but I don't. 
My life is perfect, but I often wonder, am I living my own life?
Or the life that I've been told, to live?
- Wesley


Hey, hey! That mouth o' yours will gonna get you killed man.
- Wesley 


You don't park in a man's spot! 
See that's what's wrong with women man! 
You wanna start a fight with a man and boohoo when he fight back!
- Walt

Wesley: I gotta tell you nobody's ever talked to me like that before.
"You're parkin' my spot, call me an ass, tellin' me i' just.. 
been a pretty interesting day my friend."
Lindsey : That is sad, if that is true.
Wesley: What's that?
Lindsey : You mean's nobody's ever told you the truth.
Wesley: No. 
Lindsey : That's what I mean.
Wesley: No, I beg the different.
People tell me the truth that just not, 
that just not rude when they say it.
Lindsey: I don't call it rude, I was just bein' direct.
Wesley: Direct? 
Lindsey : Uh huh. 
Wesley: Okay fine, if you say so. 
Lindsey :  Uh huh, I do.
Wesley: Direct.
Lindsey : Is that turned you on? Huh?
Wesley: I got jokes. 
Lindsey : See your face.
Wesley: Funny true.

Wesley: It was good you're so mean.
Lindsey: I'm not mean. 
Just like you're not, disconnected, 
and cold, and stiff, and uptight.
Wesley: Oh, was like, where is that coming from?
Are you tryin' to relax me or stress me out?
Lindsey: No I'm just sayin' that's what I thought when I met you but,
you are incredibly sweet, a good person,
very sweet, very kind, very caring.
You just have to say your face right, I understand. 
There you go.
Wesley: Thank you.
Lindsey: You're welcome.


I know it's so proud, I know who that, 
you used to do and everything on your own.
But sometimes even the best ones we know need a little help. 
So let me do this for you. It up to you.
- Wesley


You don't have to apologize for doin' what you feel.
It was good.
- Lindsey


Walt: Fi-first dad's screws me over, 
now my brother's screws me over?
Wesley: Nobody screwing you over man. 
Everything has happened to you, you doin' it yourself.
You sabotage every good thing that comes in your life, 
and I can't help you with that anymore. 
That's all you wanna be, you be here, 
but can't be here with me, I'm done.

Now look, a lot of times in a relationships 
people don't say what they feel 'cause they're afraid of getting hurt,
or let down but I wanna take this chance with you.
Even though what your mother said scared me, 
and I don't wanna be a project to you Wesley, 
I had Ariel to think about and. . . no.
- Lindsey


I don't know what's out there, and what's waiting for me
but whatever it is, I'm gonna find it.
- Wesley

Movie Quotes: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

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I am sorry to say that this is not the movie you'll be watching.
The movie you are about to see, is extremely unpleasant.
If you wish to see a film about a happy little elf,
I'm sure there is too plenty of seating in theater number 2.
However, if you like stories about clever and reasonably attractive 
orphans, suspicious spies, carnivorus leeches, italian food, and secret
organizations, then stay. 
- Lemony Snicket, Narrator


Mr. Poe: Children, I'm afraid I must inform you that.. 
extremely unfortunate event. 
I'm very very sorry to tell you this 
but your parents perished in a fire destroyed your entire home.
Lemony: If you have ever lost someone very important to you,
then you already know how it feels, and if you haven't,
you cannot possibly imagine it. 


I don't know if you ever noticed this,
but first impressions are often entirely.. wrong.
- Lemony


Sanctuary, is a word which the heir means, 
a small safe place in a traveling world.
Like an oasis in a vast desert, or an island in a stormy sea.
The Baudelaire's joy that evening in a sanc they had built together, 
but in their hearts they knew that the traveling world,
lay just outside, a world which I'm sad can be describe 
in two dismal words.
- Lemony


And if their guardian can't rescue them,
and they, would rescue, their guardian.
- Lemony


This story is about the Baudelaire's and they are sort of people
who know that there's always something.
Something to invent, something to read, something to bite
and something to do to make a sanctuary, no matter how small.
- Lemony

She's Baack!

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I had grand intentions of writing during my mini-vacation last week... but then I survived traversing the state of Indiana a couple of times (and didn't die of flatness-induced boredom) and figured that was enough.

There has been a LOT going on a Casa de Fabulous so, naturally, as I sit down to write about it I don't have much to say.  Isn't that how it always goes?

I attended a shower for a college friend, traveled to Chicago with Mr. RH, and have been going nonstop since before my vacation.  I would be excited to go back to work.... you know, minus the actually working part.

And because my brain is clearly misfiring this morning... I give you an OOTD Chicago post.  I told Mr. RH I needed a picture of my new outfit to show the blog... and Mr. RH remarked that "oh, those OOTD posts.  The girls on twitter LOVE them."

My man, he's hip with the ladies on twitter.  And I love it.

Unfortunately, this is more like a U-OOTD - as in an ugly outfit of the day.  The dress is so pretty patterned but the fit of the top makes one look like a mack truck up top since the shoulders aren't tailored and are way exaggerated.


Anyway, I was thinking of you all from the sandy shores of Lake Michigan.  Anybody do anything exciting while I was gone?

Happy Monday!

Wedding Wednesday: It's Official

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As of last week, Mr. RH and I officially have a wedding date.

September 21, 2013.

 I have booked exactly 1 thing: the church.

In my defense, I had plans to book a reception site and set up meetings with photographers yesterday... but then I got the bombshell of all bombshells at work and I spent most of the day on the couch whining.

Which was a really productive use of my time.

So, I know it's been a bit of a bust around here with regards to wedding-planning... but let's hope I get that straightened out soon. 

Excellent. Only 353 days until my wedding!

 Happy Wedding Wednesdays!

Wedding Wednesday: I Can't Even

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So, it's been feet-on-the-ground wedding planning over here.  I am up at all hours "researching" and thinking and panicking... so really, fun times.

I've also been schooling my dad in the art of wedding planning - he thinks it's ABSURD that a venue or photographer or anything, really, would be done more than a year in advance.  His head just about popped off his body when a lady told him she was booked entirely for 2013.

Just so you know what I'm dealing with over here.

Couple all that with some big stress at work... and I'm a bucket of fun all. the. time.

So, this week I was attempting to book a reception venue. Photographer is super high on my list, but there are maybe 5 acceptable locations to book a reception that are close by.... and I knew 1 of them was already booked (from the bridal gala on Sunday!).

There were 2 places in the running.

Location 1:  blank canvas.  Completely blank.  Needs a dropped ceiling, uplighting to give the room some character, and probably needs to be partitioned off lest it feel like a cave.

Location 2: ready-to-go.  Has character, a fireplace, beautiful chandeliers, and the restroom is amazing.  I know that's a weird thing... but it's seriously huge and amazing.  The only negative here is that the space is long and narrow, so it can feel a bit odd depending on how it's set up.

After a lot of soul-searching, I have to have location 2.  I had met with the lady on Monday and she told me my date was available and it was ready-to-book.

Tuesday, 11 am.  Drag my dad from work to write the deposit check.  As he's writing it out... the lady says there is already an event on that date. 

It was moved once, maybe cancelled... but she thinks the event is still on.  My dad and I sit there shell-shocked - since I had been reassured it was available and ready to book...

She promised to call within the day yesterday and let me know... no word yet.  And of course, my heart is set on this location now.  The other doesn't even seem like an option, and there is literally 1 other option in town.

So, yeah.  Happy Wedding Wednesday.  Or not so much.

Movie Quotes: Cafe de Flore

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Not many girls get off on music like guys do,
know the titles of songs, the names of bands,
and trip on the jackets, old rock, jazz, you name it!
- Antoine


Laurent: I don't want to box, Mommy.
Jacqueline: You have to learn to defend yourself.
Besides, I know you'll be great.
You're good at everything.
Everything you touch turns to gold.

Don't worry, you'll never have to fight.
Mom will teach you to use words, not fists.


Antoine: If only it'd been a masterpiece. No.
A pleasant little tune.
Almost banal, but that makes you want to stop.
Look around, seize the moment.
That makes you see life the way it should always be.
Beautiful.
You know?
Complete strangers, all smiled at me,
like they understood my joy,
at seeing life the way I see it, thanks to music.
Psychologist: They smiled because you smiled.
Antoine: Prick my bubble.
I wasn't smiling.
I mean, I was smiling, thinking about what I was feeling,
experiencing, what music brings to my life.


Separating wasn't an option for us.
- Antoine


I wish I could stop thinking about him.
Spend a day without remembering how we were.
I was naive.
A mid-life crisis, I thought.
She's so beautiful.
They go so well together.
- Carole


That band puts me in a good space.
It's as if they play just for me.
- Antoine


I've never known any other man.
I've never kissed anyone else.
I've loved once in my life. 
One man.
But loved like no one else.
That kind of love, when you lose it,
there's only one way to survive.
You look for an explanation, or else you die. 
Do you understand?
You just want to die.
- Carole

Movie Quotes: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

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I am sorry to say that this is not the movie you'll be watching.
The movie you are about to see, is extremely unpleasant.
If you wish to see a film about a happy little elf,
I'm sure there is too plenty of seating in theater number 2.
However, if you like stories about clever and reasonably attractive 
orphans, suspicious spies, carnivorus leeches, italian food, and secret
organizations, then stay. 
- Lemony Snicket, Narrator


Mr. Poe: Children, I'm afraid I must inform you that.. 
extremely unfortunate event. 
I'm very very sorry to tell you this 
but your parents perished in a fire destroyed your entire home.
Lemony: If you have ever lost someone very important to you,
then you already know how it feels, and if you haven't,
you cannot possibly imagine it. 


I don't know if you ever noticed this,
but first impressions are often entirely.. wrong.
- Lemony


Sanctuary, is a word which the heir means, 
a small safe place in a traveling world.
Like an oasis in a vast desert, or an island in a stormy sea.
The Baudelaire's joy that evening in a sanc they had built together, 
but in their hearts they knew that the traveling world,
lay just outside, a world which I'm sad can be describe 
in two dismal words.
- Lemony


And if their guardian can't rescue them,
and they, would rescue, their guardian.
- Lemony


This story is about the Baudelaire's and they are sort of people
who know that there's always something.
Something to invent, something to read, something to bite
and something to do to make a sanctuary, no matter how small.
- Lemony

She's Baack!

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I had grand intentions of writing during my mini-vacation last week... but then I survived traversing the state of Indiana a couple of times (and didn't die of flatness-induced boredom) and figured that was enough.

There has been a LOT going on a Casa de Fabulous so, naturally, as I sit down to write about it I don't have much to say.  Isn't that how it always goes?

I attended a shower for a college friend, traveled to Chicago with Mr. RH, and have been going nonstop since before my vacation.  I would be excited to go back to work.... you know, minus the actually working part.

And because my brain is clearly misfiring this morning... I give you an OOTD Chicago post.  I told Mr. RH I needed a picture of my new outfit to show the blog... and Mr. RH remarked that "oh, those OOTD posts.  The girls on twitter LOVE them."

My man, he's hip with the ladies on twitter.  And I love it.

Unfortunately, this is more like a U-OOTD - as in an ugly outfit of the day.  The dress is so pretty patterned but the fit of the top makes one look like a mack truck up top since the shoulders aren't tailored and are way exaggerated.


Anyway, I was thinking of you all from the sandy shores of Lake Michigan.  Anybody do anything exciting while I was gone?

Happy Monday!

Wedding Wednesday: I Can't Even

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So, it's been feet-on-the-ground wedding planning over here.  I am up at all hours "researching" and thinking and panicking... so really, fun times.

I've also been schooling my dad in the art of wedding planning - he thinks it's ABSURD that a venue or photographer or anything, really, would be done more than a year in advance.  His head just about popped off his body when a lady told him she was booked entirely for 2013.

Just so you know what I'm dealing with over here.

Couple all that with some big stress at work... and I'm a bucket of fun all. the. time.

So, this week I was attempting to book a reception venue. Photographer is super high on my list, but there are maybe 5 acceptable locations to book a reception that are close by.... and I knew 1 of them was already booked (from the bridal gala on Sunday!).

There were 2 places in the running.

Location 1:  blank canvas.  Completely blank.  Needs a dropped ceiling, uplighting to give the room some character, and probably needs to be partitioned off lest it feel like a cave.

Location 2: ready-to-go.  Has character, a fireplace, beautiful chandeliers, and the restroom is amazing.  I know that's a weird thing... but it's seriously huge and amazing.  The only negative here is that the space is long and narrow, so it can feel a bit odd depending on how it's set up.

After a lot of soul-searching, I have to have location 2.  I had met with the lady on Monday and she told me my date was available and it was ready-to-book.

Tuesday, 11 am.  Drag my dad from work to write the deposit check.  As he's writing it out... the lady says there is already an event on that date. 

It was moved once, maybe cancelled... but she thinks the event is still on.  My dad and I sit there shell-shocked - since I had been reassured it was available and ready to book...

She promised to call within the day yesterday and let me know... no word yet.  And of course, my heart is set on this location now.  The other doesn't even seem like an option, and there is literally 1 other option in town.

So, yeah.  Happy Wedding Wednesday.  Or not so much.

Excerpt from the Steve Jobs Biography: Jobs on Fox News

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[Steve] Jobs got [Rupert] Murdoch to hear him out on Fox News...

"You're blowing it with Fox News... the axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is constructive [and] destructive. And you've cast your lot with the destructive people. Fox has become an incredibly destructive force in our society. You can be better, and this is gonna be your legacy if you're not careful."

Movie Quotes: You Again

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I red somewhere that who you are in high school 
determines who you'll be for the rest of your life...
I seriously hope that's not the case.
- Marni

I wish you could see how incredible you are Marni.
You just have to believe in yourself 
'cause when you do that
you are gonna be able to do anything you want.
- Will

And of course Will was right.
Once I change the way I saw myself,
past was history.

I ditch the braces, I got contacts, 
and I start spending more than eight dollars on a haircut.
I've come a long way since horrible days 
but if it weren't to the determination of that little girl from 
Ridgefield, the woman standing in front of you wouldn't be here today.
Working at one of the top PR firms in Los Angeles,
telling a bunch of junior publicists, 
about the days when I was a poster child for the geek squad.

You can't control the things that happen to you but you can
control the way you react tonight, its all perception.
That, is what public relations is all about.
- Marni

Scientific fact:
when you wear a blind fold you rely on your stomach.
- Marni's dad

Ben.. Ben.. in PR 48hrs is a lifetime.
All we have to do is isolate the problem, calculate the plan,
and institute a solution. We gotta get 'em alone.
- Marni

Happily ever after is in fairy tales mom.
High school was a horror movie, 
this weekend is a sequel.
- Marni

You're human Joanna, making mistakes is part of what we do.
It's how we go back fixing that matters.
- Ramona

She's Baack!

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I had grand intentions of writing during my mini-vacation last week... but then I survived traversing the state of Indiana a couple of times (and didn't die of flatness-induced boredom) and figured that was enough.

There has been a LOT going on a Casa de Fabulous so, naturally, as I sit down to write about it I don't have much to say.  Isn't that how it always goes?

I attended a shower for a college friend, traveled to Chicago with Mr. RH, and have been going nonstop since before my vacation.  I would be excited to go back to work.... you know, minus the actually working part.

And because my brain is clearly misfiring this morning... I give you an OOTD Chicago post.  I told Mr. RH I needed a picture of my new outfit to show the blog... and Mr. RH remarked that "oh, those OOTD posts.  The girls on twitter LOVE them."

My man, he's hip with the ladies on twitter.  And I love it.

Unfortunately, this is more like a U-OOTD - as in an ugly outfit of the day.  The dress is so pretty patterned but the fit of the top makes one look like a mack truck up top since the shoulders aren't tailored and are way exaggerated.


Anyway, I was thinking of you all from the sandy shores of Lake Michigan.  Anybody do anything exciting while I was gone?

Happy Monday!

Wedding Wednesday: It's Official

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As of last week, Mr. RH and I officially have a wedding date.

September 21, 2013.

 I have booked exactly 1 thing: the church.

In my defense, I had plans to book a reception site and set up meetings with photographers yesterday... but then I got the bombshell of all bombshells at work and I spent most of the day on the couch whining.

Which was a really productive use of my time.

So, I know it's been a bit of a bust around here with regards to wedding-planning... but let's hope I get that straightened out soon. 

Excellent. Only 353 days until my wedding!

 Happy Wedding Wednesdays!

Wedding Wednesday: I Can't Even

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So, it's been feet-on-the-ground wedding planning over here.  I am up at all hours "researching" and thinking and panicking... so really, fun times.

I've also been schooling my dad in the art of wedding planning - he thinks it's ABSURD that a venue or photographer or anything, really, would be done more than a year in advance.  His head just about popped off his body when a lady told him she was booked entirely for 2013.

Just so you know what I'm dealing with over here.

Couple all that with some big stress at work... and I'm a bucket of fun all. the. time.

So, this week I was attempting to book a reception venue. Photographer is super high on my list, but there are maybe 5 acceptable locations to book a reception that are close by.... and I knew 1 of them was already booked (from the bridal gala on Sunday!).

There were 2 places in the running.

Location 1:  blank canvas.  Completely blank.  Needs a dropped ceiling, uplighting to give the room some character, and probably needs to be partitioned off lest it feel like a cave.

Location 2: ready-to-go.  Has character, a fireplace, beautiful chandeliers, and the restroom is amazing.  I know that's a weird thing... but it's seriously huge and amazing.  The only negative here is that the space is long and narrow, so it can feel a bit odd depending on how it's set up.

After a lot of soul-searching, I have to have location 2.  I had met with the lady on Monday and she told me my date was available and it was ready-to-book.

Tuesday, 11 am.  Drag my dad from work to write the deposit check.  As he's writing it out... the lady says there is already an event on that date. 

It was moved once, maybe cancelled... but she thinks the event is still on.  My dad and I sit there shell-shocked - since I had been reassured it was available and ready to book...

She promised to call within the day yesterday and let me know... no word yet.  And of course, my heart is set on this location now.  The other doesn't even seem like an option, and there is literally 1 other option in town.

So, yeah.  Happy Wedding Wednesday.  Or not so much.

Wine Thursday

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So, BREAKING NEWS, in an update to yesterday's post, at around 4 pm yesterday, we got the venue we wanted!!
And by "we" I mean I.
Unfortunately, I had to work and then jet off to "Catholic class" with Mr. RH after work... so I got the news, had a party in my purse (mass texting the future bridesmaids), and then went to class and then straight to bed.
Big celebrations!
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Regardless, do you know what is cramping my style?  Wedding Wednesdays.  I like to talk about my wine on Wednesdays.  
So, today is bonus Wednesday.  On a Thursday.  Try to keep up, people.
I was at Kroger a couple of weeks ago and saw this wine sitting in the bakery... of course, it was Sunday so I had to come back another day to purchase it.  (Woohoo Indiana liquor laws.  Silly state.)


The last time I had a riesling I was really not a fan.... fortunately, the polka dots on the bottle clearly improved the flavor.  This wine was delicious!!



I actually have a little left in the bottle (how in the heck am I supposed to finish a whole bottle in one sitting?!) and I cannot wait for tomorrow so I can chug it in my sweatpants.

Now you know why this blog is called Classy & Fabulous.

Happy Wine Thursday!!  Hopefully you don't have to work tonight so you can enjoy a nice cocktail tonight.... cause I'll be at work.

xxo

Movie Quotes: Adam

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Things that move apart faster than light 
can ever see one another 
because the light from one 
never catches to the other.
- Adam

Someday everything you'll see here 
will disappear forever, 
and eventually the night sky 
will be almost completely dark.
- Adam

I talk too much when I get excited.
- Adam

Adam: This is very good smelling tea.
Beth: English breakfast. 
My father calls it, "coffee without the bad breathe."

Beth: I'm sure the right thing will come along.
Adam: How can you be sure of that?
Beth: I mean, I hope the right thing comes along.

There's a saying in my family,
"it's never too early to drink the champagne."
- Beth

In most interview situations the greeting is done in the standing position.
Simple greeting: Hello, nice to meet you.
Basic greeting: Hello, my name is Jason, nice to meet you.
Involved greeting: Hello, you must be Mrs. Austin, 
my name is Jason, nice to meet you.

Make it a goal of your interview, 
to mention each of your strengths, 
at least once.

Eye contact. 
One way to get around for eye contact dilemma
is to have the candidate look at the interviewer's forehead.
Practice is needed however because it will still require 
an effort to remember a look at a forehead.

At your last job.. 
how much of the work did you performed independently?
How much is a team?
- Adam, narrator

Liars is all you gonna went across in this world.
A man who got to learn the difference between 
just plain liars, and liars, worth lovin'.
- Harlan

Harlan, if you call that girl, 
couldn't you stop cursing yourself for a stubborn old fool 
even if you still have to be old?
- Adam

Badass RA's....

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I woke up on Monday with my blog plans for the week all laid out.  I had a fun story, an outfit post, and a couple other things I wanted to accomplish this week.

Instead, life kind of laughed in my (but mostly Mr. RH's) face and instead I've been running around like a mad woman.  However, this post just couldn't wait any longer.

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Approximately 1000 years ago, during my Q&A posts this summer, I promised I'd revisit the story of how I puked while working the front desk of my dorm during graduation week.

So, it was my junior year in college.  I attended a private women's college in northern Indiana... and let's just say that wasn't cheap.  To help offset the expenses of college, I signed up to be a Resident Advisor during my sophomore and junior years of college.

To say it was a tough job would be understating it a little.  We dealt with ALL kinds of random incidents.  I'll never forget when a girl (not my resident) forced her roommate to move out because she claimed that the roommate (who was of a different ethnic group) smelled bad.  And I went and investigated and there was ZERO smell.  Seeing hate like that displayed by someone who is "like you" left a mark on me. 

And then there was the other end of the spectrum - getting a 3 am knock on your door by your BFF RA telling you that your resident (a freshman) is vomiting up blood (and booze) during a snowstorm and that a fire truck is coming to get her and will you help get her to the elevator.

Needless to say, I grew up a lot (and learned a lot) and made a lot of very good friends during the process.  It was nice to make friends outside of my normal posse and even better to learn a little responsibility.

Most of the time, being a Resident Advisor was a breeze.  I whipped up bulletin boards and Halloween decorations - it was a pretty sweet gig.

But I'll never forget this one night.  We had just walked out of our Resident Advisor meeting and I was walking to the lobby to work an hour at the front desk.  I am sitting there and a male walks in with a duffel bag.  And not any bag.  A huge, body-bag sized duffel. 

And it was heavy.  The guy was red-faced and looked like he was shaking under the weight of the bag.  I watched as a girl from the first room on the floor came and retrieved him to her room.  Within my eyeshot.

He drops the bag on the floor and it's 100% clear that it's a duffel bag FULL of cans.  And I doubt they were Coke cans.

My fellow RA came by on her rounds and I told her what had just happened.  I should have confronted him in the moment... but I just couldn't.  So, my friend, who is much braver and wiser than I am, up and knocks on the door.

"Hi, it's the RA on call.  Can you open your door?"

Door opens.  "Yeah?"

"Um, I believe someone just brought a bunch of alcohol into this room.  Do you know anything about that?"

"No."

"So, what's in the duffel bag?"

"Nothing."

"Really?"

"No, it's beer."

"Ok, can you open the bag for me?"

"Fine."

A minute later, my RA friend emerges with the duffel bag.  I am hysterical with giggles and I can't figure out what the heck we are going to do with the damn bag full of beer.

We put the bag in the hall director's office where it sits for the next 4 months.

------------------------  Fast forward 4 months.  School is out and it's "senior week," that week between the end of finals and graduation where the seniors run amok and cry all the time.  As an RA, I am obligated to be on campus for minimal work duty and maximum relaxation. Plus I get to move out at my own pace on my own time.  SOLD!
One night, all of the junior RA's were bored and for once we didn't have plans.  Enter an awesome idea.  About the confiscated beer.
None of us are big drinkers, and certainly not huge party-goers... but the idea is too good to pass up.  Play flip cup with the confiscated beer on my completely abandoned floor and run amok.
GOOD IDEA!! So we set up the bathroom as our bar.   It was really a genius setup and I think we were ALL impressed at our mad party-throwing skills.

I believe we started the party out right by starting it off in our PJs... of course, I have fewer pictures of when the night descended into madness and we started stripping (not so much) and putting on the random costumes I had in my closet.
 We laughed and danced and talked and sang until well past 3 am.... which led to my 7 am vomit session at the front desk.  I never did do well on no sleep. We played hide and go seek in the hundred-year-old dorm (seriously, over 100 yrs) in the dark building.  We did gymnastics in the hallway and danced until we couldn't breathe.  It was a one-in-a-million college nights - and one of my favorite memories.  Mostly because there were no boys involved. The next afternoon, we did manage to drag ourselves out around campus for a photo shoot.
  The roots of my  hair alone are pretty spectacular - but holy heck LOOK HOW PUFFY MY EYES ARE.  They are barely open.  Of course, by 8 pm when our boss took us out for margaritas... we were feeling just fine. 
Oh, to be 21 and young again.  How carefree and happy that girl was.  


I wouldn't trade those memories for all the gold in the world.

And that, my friends, is how some badass RA's get it done.

Admit it, you're impressed.

Happy Wednesday!!

She's Baack!

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I had grand intentions of writing during my mini-vacation last week... but then I survived traversing the state of Indiana a couple of times (and didn't die of flatness-induced boredom) and figured that was enough.

There has been a LOT going on a Casa de Fabulous so, naturally, as I sit down to write about it I don't have much to say.  Isn't that how it always goes?

I attended a shower for a college friend, traveled to Chicago with Mr. RH, and have been going nonstop since before my vacation.  I would be excited to go back to work.... you know, minus the actually working part.

And because my brain is clearly misfiring this morning... I give you an OOTD Chicago post.  I told Mr. RH I needed a picture of my new outfit to show the blog... and Mr. RH remarked that "oh, those OOTD posts.  The girls on twitter LOVE them."

My man, he's hip with the ladies on twitter.  And I love it.

Unfortunately, this is more like a U-OOTD - as in an ugly outfit of the day.  The dress is so pretty patterned but the fit of the top makes one look like a mack truck up top since the shoulders aren't tailored and are way exaggerated.


Anyway, I was thinking of you all from the sandy shores of Lake Michigan.  Anybody do anything exciting while I was gone?

Happy Monday!

Wedding Wednesday: It's Official

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As of last week, Mr. RH and I officially have a wedding date.

September 21, 2013.

 I have booked exactly 1 thing: the church.

In my defense, I had plans to book a reception site and set up meetings with photographers yesterday... but then I got the bombshell of all bombshells at work and I spent most of the day on the couch whining.

Which was a really productive use of my time.

So, I know it's been a bit of a bust around here with regards to wedding-planning... but let's hope I get that straightened out soon. 

Excellent. Only 353 days until my wedding!

 Happy Wedding Wednesdays!

Wedding Wednesday: I Can't Even

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So, it's been feet-on-the-ground wedding planning over here.  I am up at all hours "researching" and thinking and panicking... so really, fun times.

I've also been schooling my dad in the art of wedding planning - he thinks it's ABSURD that a venue or photographer or anything, really, would be done more than a year in advance.  His head just about popped off his body when a lady told him she was booked entirely for 2013.

Just so you know what I'm dealing with over here.

Couple all that with some big stress at work... and I'm a bucket of fun all. the. time.

So, this week I was attempting to book a reception venue. Photographer is super high on my list, but there are maybe 5 acceptable locations to book a reception that are close by.... and I knew 1 of them was already booked (from the bridal gala on Sunday!).

There were 2 places in the running.

Location 1:  blank canvas.  Completely blank.  Needs a dropped ceiling, uplighting to give the room some character, and probably needs to be partitioned off lest it feel like a cave.

Location 2: ready-to-go.  Has character, a fireplace, beautiful chandeliers, and the restroom is amazing.  I know that's a weird thing... but it's seriously huge and amazing.  The only negative here is that the space is long and narrow, so it can feel a bit odd depending on how it's set up.

After a lot of soul-searching, I have to have location 2.  I had met with the lady on Monday and she told me my date was available and it was ready-to-book.

Tuesday, 11 am.  Drag my dad from work to write the deposit check.  As he's writing it out... the lady says there is already an event on that date. 

It was moved once, maybe cancelled... but she thinks the event is still on.  My dad and I sit there shell-shocked - since I had been reassured it was available and ready to book...

She promised to call within the day yesterday and let me know... no word yet.  And of course, my heart is set on this location now.  The other doesn't even seem like an option, and there is literally 1 other option in town.

So, yeah.  Happy Wedding Wednesday.  Or not so much.

She's Baack!

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I had grand intentions of writing during my mini-vacation last week... but then I survived traversing the state of Indiana a couple of times (and didn't die of flatness-induced boredom) and figured that was enough.

There has been a LOT going on a Casa de Fabulous so, naturally, as I sit down to write about it I don't have much to say.  Isn't that how it always goes?

I attended a shower for a college friend, traveled to Chicago with Mr. RH, and have been going nonstop since before my vacation.  I would be excited to go back to work.... you know, minus the actually working part.

And because my brain is clearly misfiring this morning... I give you an OOTD Chicago post.  I told Mr. RH I needed a picture of my new outfit to show the blog... and Mr. RH remarked that "oh, those OOTD posts.  The girls on twitter LOVE them."

My man, he's hip with the ladies on twitter.  And I love it.

Unfortunately, this is more like a U-OOTD - as in an ugly outfit of the day.  The dress is so pretty patterned but the fit of the top makes one look like a mack truck up top since the shoulders aren't tailored and are way exaggerated.


Anyway, I was thinking of you all from the sandy shores of Lake Michigan.  Anybody do anything exciting while I was gone?

Happy Monday!

Wedding Wednesday: It's Official

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As of last week, Mr. RH and I officially have a wedding date.

September 21, 2013.

 I have booked exactly 1 thing: the church.

In my defense, I had plans to book a reception site and set up meetings with photographers yesterday... but then I got the bombshell of all bombshells at work and I spent most of the day on the couch whining.

Which was a really productive use of my time.

So, I know it's been a bit of a bust around here with regards to wedding-planning... but let's hope I get that straightened out soon. 

Excellent. Only 353 days until my wedding!

 Happy Wedding Wednesdays!

TGIF

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I'm sorry this little blog has become the dumping ground for all the thoughts swirling around in my head lately... but it just had to be done, I suppose.  Best to get it out and not let the crazy stay in my brain all day, right?

• All my life consists of making appointments right now.  Hair appointments, appointments to see reception venues, and appointments with photographers.  I feel like I need a better way to organize my life and schedule, but I don't have one.  I use a weekly post-it note on the fridge.  No joke.
• Speaking of hair appointments, I booked highlights so I could be fresh and blonde for our engagement photos coming up soon.  Although, at the rate it's currently going, I'm pretty sure fall will be over by the time our fall-ish photos come up.  Excellent.
• We've had some major earthquakes at work this week.  Not literally, but from a management perspective.  Just thinking about what I need to do - both for myself and for my store - makes me want to throw up.  When do you get to the point where you put yourself first and... well, I'll let you guess that part.
• Speaking of engagement photos, I have nothing to wear.
• Speaking of nothing to wear, I've asked Mr. RH if we can just go shopping together for my birthday.  Which is a week from Sunday and I will officially be on the downward slope of my 20s.  Now I really am going to cry.
• There's a Fall Bridal Gala here on Sunday.  Waste of time or worth a look?  I can't decide if there would be anything or anyone there that I'd want to talk to....
• It's Friday and I've got big plans after work - working on the schedule from Mr. RH's couch while chugging wine from the bottle while he does homework.  If your Friday night plans are more fabulous than that.... well, YOU win!

Bridal gala - yay or nay?  And tell me how your weekend is going to be better than mine.  Ready set go.

Happy Friday!!

Target, How Do I Love Thee?

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Let me count the ways.

ONE:  Merona Classic Trench Coat in Red.  Cause I've returned every red trench I've bought but Target ALWAYS knocks them out of the park. 




TWO:  Merona Houndstooth Scarf.  It was sold out in a $15 version and then this $10 one popped up.  SOLD.  How cute will it be with my red coat?!



THREE:  Leopard Ponte Pants.  I will never have the thighs for patterned pants but that doesn't mean I shouldn't try them, right?  For blogging purposes? 



FOUR:  Red Colorblock Sweater Dress.  I'm generally iffy on sweater-dresses but I just love this.  Plus you all say red is my color now, excuse me while I rock the crap out of it. 


FIVE:  Um, I'm sorry but this Leopard Trench is $10 off right now.  And... LEOPARD.  Recognize.  The only thing is that the print is a bit dark... BUT, that will hide dirt better than my three year old trench that I have worn the crap out of.


SIX: Except then if I get the leopard I probably should not get the Pink Paisley Trench.  Although I do have a much lighter-weight leopard one... that's ready to bite the dust.  So, both?  #shopaholicproblems




SEVEN:  And last but not least... one of the holy grail items that I got from Target last year.  Please please don't buy it before I get a couple home cause... I wore this so hard Mr. RH thought I accidentally forgot that I have 2 closets and 1.5 dressers full of clothes.  So, that was weird.  I have it in gray and it sold out in EVERYTHING within a week.  I'm getting the purple-y color.  And maybe 2 more.  Cowl Neck Pullover Tunic.  I die.



I could keep going but there is $400 in my Target cart right now and I'm 50% sure I'm going to buy all of it.  Although I really only need 1 new trench.  But they're sold out locally so maybe I'll order 2 and return 1... as a public service to my fellow shoppers.  Gosh, I'm an American hero.


Psst, today, Monday only, there is 15% off on apparel and accessories on Target.com.  Use code 1DAYSALE at checkout.

Sadly, no, they're not paying me to say that... maybe in my dream alternate life.

Friendship is a Choice

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Have I mentioned that it's my birthday week?!  Jazz hands!   Well it is.  And because I have been contemplating my old age lately, I've had some deep thoughts in my brain.

Specifically about friendship.

In college, it's easy to have friends.  Especially if you live on campus.  All you have to do is fling open the door to your room and the friends come flocking.  Studying, eating, napping, watching TV, and pampering each other for mixers and dances all lend themselves to easy friendship.

Post-college... it gets SO much tougher.  First of all, a 40 hour work-week is way different than a packed college schedule.  No matter how well you schedule college classes, there is always downtime.

In my current work schedule?  Zero, and I literally mean zero, downtime.  There are days where I am so busy I literally forget to pee until I walk into the door at home.

Between my job and trying to fit in Mr. RH, I feel like I have very little downtime.  I know that I probably have far less things on my plate than most people, but it doesn't feel that way to me.

That being said, there is something SO important about making time for friends.  For friendships, especially the ones that go WAY back to when you were awkward and wore too much eyeliner (according to Mr. RH, as if he knows anything).


One of my friends just passed the bar exam (yaaayyyy!!).  Another is working on her masters.  And the other two of us are having pre-mid-life-crisis moments on a weekly basis.

In other words, it's sometimes easier to NOT hang out and NOT make time for each other.  To let the days without talking turn into weeks and weeks and let other commitments take over.

I'm really proud to say that my friends and I make the choice to try and get together and keep the friendship alive.


 I know that the next few years will probably be even more difficult as we all move on from post-college life and really settle into adulthood... that and my impending role as bridezilla-monster has the potential to create all kinds of drama.  In my own mind.



I had a lot of shopping ground I wanted to cover today (plus I neeed more wedding advice!), but this was just on my brain this morning.

Friendship... it's really a one-in-a-million thing.  And I am really, really lucky.

Seven Shopping Havens

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Who doesn't enjoy shopping? 

I do.  I probably enjoy it more than most and I surely enjoy more than my wallet does. 

Oh well, life is short, cliche cliche cliche.

I don't do the 5th Avenue luxury shopping thing though.  I don't like designer things, I don't care to dress any nicer than my uniform of t-shirts and jeans.  I don't carry nice purses.  I can't wear jewelery at work and don't much care for it.  I'm low maintenance. 

I do like sales.  I actually love a bargain.  I love when that box on my reciept says:

Total Spent:  $50.00Total Saved: $150.00
...or something amazing like that.  My dad always tells my mom not to even bother coming home unless she saves more than she spends.  She takes it very seriously and its awesome. 

I love the rush.  Who doesn't like a bit of adrenaline? 

Here are some of my favorite places to shop.
Seven Shopping Havens

• 99¢ Only Stores - I fell in love with this store when I lived in Las Vegas.  I was making lucrative amounts of money, but I loved to spend it at the dollar store.  I have never enjoyed ANY dollar store as much as this one.  Everything is only 99¢ or like 2/99¢ or 3/99¢.  Its easy to know how much you're spending and is really fun to just see how far $10 will take ya.  (hint: ITS REALLY FAR)
• Home Depot - Do I really need to explain this orange heaven?  Have I not explained my massive love enough to you?  Guess not.  Look forward to that post tomorrow then, I guess. 
• Target - My first love.  My first job.  A dream come true, really.  Allow me to explain the ways I used to and still love this place:
  
  • I look amazing in red.  That said, I hate khaki.  
  • I am an excellent ambassador for Target.  Both when they employed me and since then.
  • I still shop there, years after employment.  I know a lot of people who avoid places they used to work as something was ruined for them
  • Normal folks(non target employees) don't know how to read the clearance tags and tell if they are really getting a deal.  Most have caught on as to where to find the clearance shelves though, which is awesome. 
  • Smells the same no matter where you are.  I've been to a target almost everywhere I've traveled and its always a great way to feel like I was back home.  Is that weird?
  • They have the best Black Friday sales, I have been every year for 4 or more.  It is always my first stop and the one I look forward to the most.  
  • You can get everything you need there.  EVERYTHING.  Food, rugs, clothes, drugs, furniture, candy, cat litter, paint rollers, lightbulbs, alcohol, toothbrushes and so on.
• Home Goods - A cousin store to Marshall's.  I've never been to a stand alone Marshall's...I don't think.  I don't even know how I met this store.  I do know that I love it.  I go sporadically to catch the new waves of their stock.  I have so many incredible finds from there.  Stuff I never knew I was looking for but totally needed!  I don't know how to explain my love of this store with mere words.
• Goodwill/Thrift Stores - I like Goodwill.  It has always been my favorite.  I venture into the others but the snob in me really appreciates a certain level of cleanliness and standards.  I find incredible things here and enjoy looking for them even more. 
• IKEA - Haven't I explained this before?  I love this Swedish Yellow & Blue Kingdom.  I think their furniture is great and affordable and allows you to change your style with your lifestyle.  They have bomb-a$$ cinnamon rolls that are ¢heap!!!  Hot dogs too, and mac and cheese and of course those Swedish meatballs.  I'd guess that 80# of my furniture hails from this Mecca.
• Bookmans - A Tucson original with outposts here in Phoenix, this is the best place to go book hunting.  You will never pay full price, mostly about 50% and books are in good condition and there is absolutely something for EVERYONE there.  They have expanded past books into media and other vintage and antique items.  Please, refrain from telling me if you have never been.  I don't even want to know.  You may find more, here.  They also support a lot of great causes and are anti-censorship.  I'm down.

I gotta know where you love to shop!  Tell me all of your secrets!!!  Hit the comments right away!