Wearing Mascara

Why, bridal shower and lack of fashion sense

by Julie on April 29, 2012

Hello everyone!

Does anyone out here ever feel like they need fashion advice for almost every event they attend? I sure do. Sometimes, I can never pinpoint what the appropriate attire is without asking around.

So, there I was… last Sunday morning in skinny jeans, heels, and a nice top putting on the finishing touches of my mascara getting ready for Jen’s bridal shower. Suddenly, it occurs to me that my outfit may be under dressed for this occasion. Thinking quickly, I text Crystal because I knew she would give me a quick answer about my outfit and not beat-around-the-bush.

Me: I’m wearing jeans and a fancy top. I hope that’s okay. Heels too.

Crystal: I’m sure you are adorable and look great.

Me: Should I change to black slacks? Tell me the truth.

Crystal: I bet people will be in dresses.

That text convo lasted a total of one minute and 29.4 seconds. Quick, to the point, and I had my answer. Thanks, pal.

I am so happy I listened to her and showed up in an H&M grey dress with a red cardigan. I would have felt extremely under dressed at Jen’s pink and silver wedding shower. This was by far the fanciest shower I’ve ever been to. Her mom did great – just check out the photos! I felt like I was at the actual wedding!

This is an actual cake.

A cake for each bridesmaid!

Take home spices and herbs from William & Sonoma (I was totally that girl and stole another one from an empty seat. Don’t tell Jen!)

Mushroom soup… mmmm.

This entree was almost too pretty to eat. The crepes were stuffed with chicken, seafood, and spinach. The staff at Landerhaven told my table exactly 3 times that the flower was edible.

Side note: Our table was awesome… I sat in between Kimberly and Tammy and met some wonderful ladies.

Kimberly and I being classy schmassy.

This was the best dessert on the face of ~~Cleveland~~ the planet.

Happy bridal shower, Jen!

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My weekend was amazing. I can’t wait to tell you about it in my next post plus share where Todd and I are going next weekend. I’m still pinching myself!

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Ever feel like you’re stuck in a birth control commercial?

by Julie on April 24, 2012

in Family,Life

Hi friends!

I was all motivated to blog yesterday but my computer was being slow as molasses. It’s always the worst when you’re motivated to get a post up and then your computer won’t cooperate. Today’s a new day though and I think my computer had the flu or something.

Anyways.

This weekend was super fun! Friday night, I hung out with my girl Lindsay from high school. Man o’ man… she and I can talk for hours. It’s so nice to have someone from my past that I can relate to so easily. Unfortunately, I don’t have many friends left from my childhood in Pittsburgh so therefore, I cherish my friends from high school and college.

Saturday night, Todd and I went to Ohio City and celebrated his friend Kara’s (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!) birthday.

The best parts of this were:

1. The nifty star glasses that were on Kara’s coffee table just asking for an Instagram picture.

2. Meeting new friends (one of my new friends is a CUPCAKE MAKER. Yes, you heard that right!).

3. Putting little umbrella’s in beer bottles and calling it classy.

After celebrating Kara’s birth, we went to Ohio City and met up with the Nidhizzle (sizzzzzzle). We also met her friends Matt and Anita. It was a great time filled with tons of laughing… my abs hurt afterwards.

On Sunday afternoon, I went to a bridal shower for a fellow blogger (I’ll give you a hint… #WhyBridalShower). Any guesses? Come on! GUESS! I will be blogging about it soon.

Sunday evening, Todd and I went to my family’s house for dinner. My mom made chili and it was delicious. I had it for lunch on Monday and wish I had it every day this week!

Liam displayed some of his gymnastics skills (or are they yoga skills?) which resulted in just a camera blur. I promise you, he is cute and was wearing a Steelers shirt (which makes him 10x more cuter).

This lovely lady is starting to stand. The world better watch out because soon Violet will be walking and talking. She looks innocent but she’s pretty savvy.

Aaaaand, the awkward picture of the night goes to:

On Monday night, I attended my second Craft Club. Only this time, we did not craft (I know… aren’t you shocked?). However, we did talk about periods and birth control. One of my new pals, Anna, is very knowledgeable about this stuff. At one point, I felt like I was stuck inside the birth control commercial where one of the girl friends is a doctor and starts rambling off random side effects.

Then, I had this random desire to go synchronized swimming.

One last thing… Cool Ranch Doritos are going to be the death of me. I brought them to craft club and couldn’t keep my hands out of the bag… not the best for CrossFit. Sigh.

I request these in 80ish years when I’m on my death bed.

Have a lovely hump day!

Julie

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Cleveland tee shirt love

by Julie on April 19, 2012

in Cleveland,Deep Thoughts

Holaaaa,

What a day, what a day. My morning went well but I kept feeling a headache coming on. Around lunch time, it hit me like a ton of bricks and my head hurt so badly that I decided to take a half day. Boo hiss… Not even Excedrin helped, which usually does. Even as I type this, it feels like the headache could come back at any minute. I hope the feeling is gone by tomorrow because I really want to go to CrossFit in the morning. I skipped this morning because I didn’t feel 100%.

You excited for the weekend? Tomorrow night, I’m hanging out with my pal Lindsay. She and I went to high school together and are in major need of some girl time. Wine + pizza (best combo) perhaps? We shall see.

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Random, but is anyone else out there as obsessed with C.L.E. Clothing Company as I am?? I blame Roxanne for this one. The Yelp party she invited me to back in February was held at the store. Ever since then, I’ve been in love and own four of their shirts.

This one is my newest because it’s on sale right now on their website for $10 (!):

I ordered a small and it fits perfectly (the sizes are unisex so you need to take that into consideration). It’s best to go into the store and try on the sizes first before ordering online. The best part is that we are supporting a local Cleveland business. The shirts are so comfortable too! (No, I am not being compensated by C.L.E. Clothing Company in any way… I just love their stuff.)

TGIF… oh nostalgia…

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P.S. While I loved Family Matters, Boy Meets World, Step by Step, and Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, I was also that kid who loved 20/20. I still do!

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Whew, Wednesday

by Julie on April 18, 2012

in Cleveland

Whew! What a day. Wednesday, you’ve been good a busy, busy day.

It started at 5 am. FIVE A.M. My alarm went off and I somehow convinced myself to go to CrossFit. I arrived around 5:40 and was able to complete my workout with time to spare before work. Turns out, waking up for CrossFit isn’t too bad because they have the workout already prescribed for me. I don’t have to think – very appealing.

The workout was tough, but it was more mental than anything for me. At first, it overwhelmed me but as I got going with it, I realized I could complete it. Go me!

After work, I felt relieved that my workout was already complete. I hope to do a repeat of this tomorrow… I hope I can wake up this early again.

Around 6:30, Todd and I headed over to the Blondes vs. Brunettes Battle of the Bombshells Happy Hour where I finally met Katie O and Charlene in person. It was social media love at first sight + we found out we all live close to one another! Instant neighbors. Love it.

Major thanks to all who came out tonight to support BvB! It was a blast.

{Side note: Todd clearly did not get the memo that Blondes = Blue and Brunettes = Purple. Actually, he did get the memo BUT does not have any purple shirt. Lame… }

#TeamBrunette

Erin, Katie O, Nidhizzle-fo-shizzle, Kimberly, Todd, New-friend-Brad, Steph:

Thank you, Around the Corner in Lakewood for hosting us!

So many fun prizes were raffled off!

Cute couple <3

Okay, it’s late and I gotta work tomorrow. Sleep tight pals!

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CrossFit foundations and the pull-up

by Julie on April 17, 2012

in CrossFit,Skin Care

Hi friends,

I feel like this week has already been so busy and it’s only Tuesday! Tomorrow is bound to be just as busy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way (Blondes vs. Brunettes Happy Hour is tomorrow – who’s going?! I’ll be there! 6 pm at Around the Corner in Lakewood!).

Last night, I indulged in a lovely dinner while mingling with the fine folks at Murad (follow them on Twitter!). I learned so much about skin care and I will definitely be blogging about my experience with this company. The good (you can really tell how much they care about their customers), the bad (my acne scars), and the ugly (my weird habit of picking blemishes – I can’t even look you in the eyes right now after telling you this). Either way, I’ll let you know how Murad products impact me and if they make a difference.

Earlier tonight, I completed my CrossFit Foundations class. They require new members to complete this class before starting their regular membership classes.

I’d like to go on record and say this is the most intimidated I’ve been since climbing the rope in gym class in elementary school. That was back when I couldn’t run worth crap and thought I was the most nonathletic person alive. A lot has changed since elementary school. I’ve changed, my body has changed, and my attitude has changed. CrossFit is more intimidating to me than running ever was, and I’m welcoming the intimidation with open arms.

Tonight, the Pull-Up was one of the workout introductions. Holy shit. The Pull-Up. I don’t think I’ve ever completed a full, perfect form pull-up and even now, I struggle. With the help of CrossFit, I will complete a Pull-Up with a smile on my face, if it kills me.

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I promise to let you know how it goes. I am going to my first “official” workout tomorrow (aside from two Saturdays ago!). I think that if I publicly declare this on my blog, I’ll more likely go.

Yay.

Oh, and since I hate blog posts without a picture, I’ll leave you this random Liam picture from back in 2009 during his first birthday party. Look at those eyes…