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Monday, September 29, 2014

Weekending Done Right

 Before I get into my rant, let me just say that while I dread running in the dark, these sunsets are getting pretty darn amazing.


But okay so moving right along....with all of this potential for so many life changes coming about, it's safe to say that I find it impossible difficult to concentrate at work. You guys....Josh and I may have found the perfect home for us and I'm ECSTATIC. We're really hoping that everything turns out alright with the incoming steps i.e. the dreaded inspection. Anyone who's a seasoned HGTV girl like myself knows that you should never get TOO excited until after that's done and they say, "no, you don't have a rat infestation and this house will not collapse in a matter of days due to whatever damage." SO until then...I'll be crossing my fingers and toes and praying to every superior power out there that this house was meant to be ours and there aren't any major issues. Orrrr this...


The house we fell in love with was actually the last of the MANY houses we looked at this weekend and my was it a sight for sore eyes. The last house was like the Ryan Reynolds out of a lineup of Toby McGuires. Flawed and just a huge disappointment. Don't you just wish that life had a fast forward button for just certain things like when you have to wait until all of the paperwork is in on your offer and the waiting period to see if said offer was accepted??? I mean seriously, I need a temp script for some anxiety meds with how I'm feeling right now!


Shut up, T. Swift what do you know? Carrying on.

House news aside, Friday was full of amazing since a friend and I trekked up to Milwaukee to see Lorde and LORD OH LORD she did not disappoint!! Before the show started and when we thought we were right across the street from the venue, we managed to find a place called The Newsroom Pub. Of course a couple of journos like us would end up there and the drinks and food hit the spot. Not to mention our bill was a fraction of what it would cost in Chicago. Thanks Milwaukee, I'll be coming back again soon...


I still can't get over the fact that she's 17. And might I add, we almost missed the show entirely. Because um no one let us know that a million buildings in downtown Milwaukee were in fact labeled "BMO Harris" and that the venue was on the Summerfest grounds. FAIL TO THE MAX LIVE NATION! Luckily we weren't too far off and we made it to our seats with our drinks just in time.


She head bangs like a pro and it was amazing. I wish I got a snap of that. It was the best thing to witness.


I must say though, she was mighty clever to avoid unwanted photography at her show by constantly being in a cloud of smoke or having crazy strobe lights going off. I managed to get a few shots in though. If you EVER have the chance to see her live, DO IT. We were jamming out all night long.


Sunday was spent expending ALL of this adrenaline that was surging through my veins by running close to 8 miles. It was a PERFECT day for it too. Fall??? You could have fooled me! It was gorgeous outside and I maintained my pace throughout my whole run! #beastmode.


Unfortunately, my Bears didn't enter beast mode at all and fell to the Packers pretty hard...but we're not going to talk about that...luckily the hubs and I had plenty of good energy to hang onto with finding a house that we loved and did some research on the area. I also signed up for another 5k for a cause that is very dear to my heart. I've had quite a few family members who have been diagnosed with breast cancer so I'm going to run this race pretty hard. And just MAYBE place in the top three in my age group. Always good to think big right??? After this last run, I think it just might be possible!

Also, those boots I was raving about last week delivered and I'm in boot heaven. 



10 comments:

  1. Wait did you just call Ryan Reynolds flawed????? What is wrong with you!! Haha! Lorde is so good and awesome you got to see her in concert!

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  2. Sounds like you had a kick ass weekend! Way to get your run on. Besos!

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  3. Yay for boot heaven. Good luck with the home inspection!

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  4. I can't believe she's 17 either!!!!! I only know a couple of her songs... the ones from the radio. Is the rest of her stuff pretty good, too?

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  5. Prayers & good luck with the house! It's such a crazy & stressful process, but so awesome once it's done!

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  6. Sounds like such a fun weekend! Sending best wishes that everything works out with the house!

    ~Ashley @ A Cute Angle
    acutelifestyle.blogspot.com

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  7. I haven't been to any concerts in a while but I'd definitely love to see her! So exciting about the house, I hope everything comes through for you guys :)

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  8. I haven't heard any of Lorde's song, maybe I need to check her out! Good luck with the house! I wish I saw pretty sunsets when I went for a run.

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  9. Good luck with the house! I remember looking for the house we live in (we rent) and all the others were kinda garbage so when we walked into the house I was sooo relieved that it was a decent house. In a few months we will be looking to buy- I'm tired of renting.

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