25 things you "don't" know about me...xoxo

Hi y'all!!! How are you? SO, I'm going to blog-lift my Bestie Shells blog post "25 things you don't know about me" and do one all about me....however, I need to put the "don't" in quotes b/c I am a pretty open book ;)

1) I have a giant picture of Audry Hepburn circa Breakfast at Tiffany's in my living room - it makes me smile AND has three of my favorite items in it (1) dark sunglasses (2) tiara (3) coffee ;)

2) Rubee is my shelter dog - I wrote out the check, signed all the paper work before I even saw her. I just knew she was meant to be my dog.

3) I don't like new people.....but after a few weeks we'll be bffs.

4) When I went to college I went totally alone and had to make all new friends. BEST experience of my life. Not only did I end up making life long friends, but it taught me how to make new friends as you get older and your friend group changes.

5) I only have one enemy...to my knowledge...lol...

6) Random anecdotes are one of my specialties

7) I love yellow tulips

8) I only wear one piece of jewelry everyday - my Tiffany bracelet that I bought in Las Vegas w/two of my best friends.

9) I bought my townhouse three months after turning 26.

10) My dad wrote me a letter on my graduation day w/words of wisdom. Never give up, things will always get better, and always tip the bartender (each of the ten had an anecdote w/it) - I think of these often.

11) I love to write letters and I save letters. My grandma wrote me a letter every week for my first year and 1/2 of college before she passed away and I would wrote her back each week, I have almost all of the letters.

12) I have kept a journal since I was 16.

13) My sister is my best friend and the person I strive to be like (her and my mom). My day is not complete if I have not talked to my sister at least once.

14) When my oldest niece was born I had sympathy pain where my sister had her staples (c-section) AND I had sympathy pain when my sister had surgery two years ago.

15) I love to host parties and I love to cook for lots of people

16) In college I had a poster of Lance Bass from Nsync on one wall and a poster of The Rock on the other.

17) One of my favorite states is Kentucky, it is beautiful and one of my very good friends lives there.

18) On average I sleep 5 hours a night. When I traveled for work I had to adjust to time zones and conference calls in the opposite time zones, took lots of red eyes and learned to live on not much sleep.

19) I dislike time zones

20) My dad use to take me to baseball card shows w/him and the Cube convention each year. I loved it!

21) Wrigley Field is my favorite stadium (I have not been to Lambau, but fingers crossed I get to go this year).

22) My fridge is a scrapbook in my kitchen - pictures of my friends children/nieces, pictures colored or drew for me, magnets from the states/cities I have been to, postcards, random quotes.

23) I use the word Karma a lot and believe it

24) When I worked from home full time I use to go hours w/o talking, when I realized I did that I started talking out loud all the time - which is a horrible habit!

25) I love to whistle

Phew, that is a lot of information ;)

TTYL!

xoxo

Becks

Super Bowl 45 - Go Pack Go! xoxo

Happy Super Bowl Morning Peeps!!! How are you today?

I am fabulous, in a green robe wrapped in a yellow blanket sitting on my yellow chair that points to my yellow wall (see pic on the right)...and p.s. I have a green couch, the irony is I bought the furniture b/c I like the colors, not b/c of my deep rooted love for the Packers.

SO, this is my blog to tell you my Packers story. Of course it starts where every great story starts...

Once upon a time....

Growing up my parents watched football and they cheered for the Packers, as did my Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, etc. I remember watching football w/my parents and asking questions about how the game worked - especially trying to figure out the 10 yards in 4 downs and why the downs kept starting over. But the most important lesson was, we LOVED the Packers, Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr, Paul, Hornung, Ray Nitschke, Reggie White, etc. I can't say we watched the Packers every Sunday b/c I grew up in MN and if the Vikings were on at the say time, we didn't/don't get to see the Packers or if the MN games were blacked out due to lack of ticket sales we didn't/don't get to see the Packers. BUT guess what, when you go to college in WI you can watch ALL the Packer games....and that is what I did.

I went to college in Eau Claire and in WI football on Sundays (or Monday's...anyone remember the 49ers Monday night game in 1996!) is the most important three hours of the week. When I lived in the dorms you could hear a pin drop in the hallways b/c EVERYONE was watching football in their rooms or at the bars. We drank lime and/or lemonade kool-aid b/c it was green and yellow. In 1998 we decorated our college kitchen in Packer posters and had Packer cling-on's on the window, we LOVE the Packers!

Brett Farve was a name we said often and were so excited for the Packers 96 Super Bowl...which they won, it was so exciting.

Then the 97 Super Bowl against the Bronco's, super fun to watch and exciting to be at the big game again, but a loss. This is always next year, right?

Then 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07....we cheered the Packers and LOVED the Lambau leaps, LOVE Donald Driver, Al Harris, etc. AND each first game of the season my mom calls me and says "I'm thinking Super Bowl" ;) 2007 season ended w/Brett throwing an interception in the NFC Champ game, it was devastating. 2008 started w/Brett retiring, crying, leaving the Packers, it was such a sad day. I remember talking to my mom the day Brett "retired" and she said "we now have to put our trust in Rodgers" AND that is what we did and never looked back.

08, 09, 10 all started the same way w/a call from my mom saying "I'm thinking Super Bowl". All were great seasons, each year we enjoy new players: Crosby, Jennings (amazing!), Nelson, Hawk, Matthews, Clifton, Woodson, Williams and of course Rodgers.

Tonight is going to be a great night for football, two great teams w/great history and I can't wait to see the game AND I can't wait for next September when my mom calls me and says "I'm thinking Super Bowl"

AND we lived Happily Ever After!

GO PACK GO!

xoxo B ;)

P.S. I don't think I made it very clear in this blog o'mine, but I LOVE #12 the most...however, I think I have made it clear on FB, Twitter...lol ;)

Yellow....xoxo

Hi y'all! How are you tonight? It is super windy in MN and of course cold, but we didn't get much snow from the major storm :( No snow days for my friends/family.

Since my favorite sports team EVER is going to the Super Bowl this Sunday I have been wearing yellow and/or green since the Packers beat the Bears. Today it dawned on me that yellow has always been my signature color....and I actually think green is my accent color.

Yellow has been my signature color as long as I can remember. I always have picked yellow as my favorite color growing up, when playing games I am always the yellow pawn or person or token, but as time has progressed I keep making yellow part of my life. Examples:

College - I drove a yellow geo storm, I had yellow towels and yellow dishes (remember those yellow dishes we had at 820 water?!) and lots of yellow sweaters and t-shirts.

Today - I have many, many, MANY yellow purses (favorite color purse to buy), the furniture in my house is yellow and green and I the largest wall in my living room is painted yellow. Yellow pashmina's, sweaters, t-shirts, cover-ups, towels, etc.

SO, it has not been a stretch for me to wear yellow for the past two weeks, green is a little more challenging, but for some reason i have all green coats....kind of ironic.

Anyway, if you see something yellow think of me and I hope it makes you happy, just like yellow makes me happy ;)

AND cheer for the Packers this Sunday!!! Go Pack Go!!!!

xoxo

Beckie ;)

All In....xoxo

Happy New Year Friends!!! Sorry for the belated wishes, have you been having a good 2011 so far? Mine has been fabulous! Already so wonderful memories being made. I can tell it is going to be a super fun year.

So, today I was listening to the radio and All In by Lifehouse (which is one of my fav bands) was playing. I LOVE song lyrics so as I was singing along I started thinking about the phrase "I'm all in for life". It hit a cord with me (pun intended) b/c that is how I feel about my life.

I am all in when it comes to my family, I LOVE my parents, my sister, my brother-in-law, my nieces, my Grandma, my uncles, aunts and cousins. I love spending time with them, I would do anything for them and always look forward to seeing them. I even love all of my parents and sisters/brother-in-laws pets....especially the oppossum (just kidding!). And of course I am all in for Rubee, my dog, hence why she goes to daycare to play!

I am all in when it comes to my friends. I adore my friends. Each and everyone of them is so important to me and I have such unique and special relationships w/each of my friends. AND you are all stuck with me for life!

I am all in when it comes to my job. My job makes me very, very happy. I love to work, I love to think on my feet, I love being challenged and enjoy the reward that comes from working hard.

I am all in when it comes whatever comes next....and I can't wait to see what that is ;)

I am all in for keeping my blog current!

Happy 2011!!!

xoxo
B ;)

HOH for B....xoxo

Bon Soir! How are you? Have you had a busy week? I am enjoying the short week AND can't wait for the weekend.

As all of you know I love Big Brother. I have lots and lots of favorite television shows, but Big Brother is my absolute favorite. I love the people (well most of the people), I love the house, and I love the game most of all. Every week on Big Brother there is a competition for Head of Household (HOH), the winner of this major title gets a basket of fun things from home (since the houseguests have no access to the "outside" world). Just in case I ever get on BB I want to let you know what I envision in my HOH basket.....

Drinks: diet coke, Starbucks double shot drinks, Jamacian Me Happy wine coolers (LOL)
CD: this is a tough one, but I have narrowed it down to three - 1) Films About Ghosts by Counting Crows; 2) The Carpenters Greatest Hits; 3) The Killer's Live from London
Food: ranch squeaky cheese curds, popcorn, Fruit Loops
Misc: Bath & Body shower gel/lotion, hair dye (surprise I am not a natural blond), my purple blanket (it is my favorite & I bring it everywhere...I have no comment about who I got it from b/c we are no longer friends)
Clothes: Old Navy zip ups (b/c the house looks cold) and sunglasses

I am so ready to be a part of the game...especially the social part b/c I need more friends.....just kidding!

SO, for all of you BB fans.....I am still rooting for Hayden to win BB12!

TTYL!

xoxo
B :)

Grocery Shopping w/B....xoxo

Hi! How are you doing? I am fabulous! Can't believe my nieces and my sister start school already tomorrow....where did summer go?! The only good thing about summer moving so fast is we head to FL mid-September - so excited!!!!

On Sunday I decided it would be a great day to go grocery shopping at my favorite Cub Foods location. Here is where I FAIL at grocery shopping:

1) I NEVER remember where things are. I shop at the same location all the time, but always forget where pretzels...so I make multiple laps around a pretty small store.

2) I didn't realize until I was checking out that I had my sunglasses on....really? I looked like a complete dope shopping w/my sunglasses on.

3) Bagging groceries = UGH. I loathe bagging groceries. WI you don't have to bag groceries and I am envious. I am not good at it, I always put the bread at the bottom AND I always pick broken bags......b/c all the handles broke upon moving from the garage to the house...

4) All the things I forgot I remember as I am driving out of the parking lot to my home. I forgot dog food, chicken and potatos...oh and onions...what in the world did I buy?!

SO, I am now making a list of things I need to buy on Friday...instead of a bunch if mini-trips I am going to try to do one...I'll keep you posted ;)

Have a great last day of August!!!!

xoxo

B ;)

Nighttime....xoxo

Hi y'all!!! how are you? Happy Hump Day!!!

As I sit in my favorite yellow chair with my patio door and front door open I am so happy that I do not have my a/c on. There is something so fabulous about the fresh air.

I love nighttime, I love finding the moon and my lucky star.

I love the quietness of my house, my neighborhood and the streets

I love those nights where you get to see the sun come up b/c you have not been to bed

I love nights in front of bonfires

I love nights when the moon is full and is almost as bright as the sun

I love thinking back on the day before going to sleep and remembering how blessed I am

I love that once you go to sleep the possibilities for the next day are endless

Sweet Dreams Friends!!

xoxo

Beck :)