24 is strange.

Well, C, I can't say you should look forward to turning 24 in November, per se. (PS you are SUCH a baby. . .November?!)

Don't get me wrong - I had a great birthday on Wednesday. Woke up, watched the Today Show while opening my birthday cards and a present from my roommate (thanks E!), got to work to find a red velvet cupcake sitting on my desk from my boss (what a great breakfast), went out to lunch to a cute spot with some coworkers, then P threw me a little BBQ on his roof with about 8 friends! Oh, and tonight P and I are headed to Big Star! Tacos and margs TO THE FACE. Pretty nice birthday (birthday week?) if you ask me.

But something about 24 seems. . .weird. You know when it's your birthday and people ask "Ohh my gosh do you feel older?!?!" Welp. Normally, I say "Hehe, not really!" But this birthday was different. I legit FEEL OLD. What's that about?! Is it that when you hit 24 you're no longer in your early twenties? You're officially in your (gasp!) mid-twenties? I had a mini-panic attack about this last night, but fortunately, E, the great roommate that she is, managed to calm me down about it. Turns out, if her marketing job ever falls through, she could totally be a therapist. I did find out I am not alone in my thoughts. E says she lays awake at night thinking things like "Ke$ha is 23 and look at what she's doing with her life! I should be doing more." Hahaha. Great comparison.

peaceloveandaging.

R

twAns!

Happy Birthday to HHS! R and HHS have the SAME birthday-totes twAns!!!!!!!!!! (I still don't completely understand why R says it like that, but since its her bday, ill go with the flow!)

Anyways, hope you two have a FABULOUS bday! (Maybe you should both move to NYC so next year we can allllll be together to help you celebrate the big 2-5!)

Hope you like the cake I picked out for the two of you! I would have actually purchased it and individually sent you each one, if i hadn't overdrawn my bank account last week....

peaceloveandtwAns.

C

Happy Birthday, R!

24 years ago, S (and B) gave birth to this little munchkin. (Snagged this pic off fb. wish i could have used the one her mom gave me for our graduation video---where she looked MORE like a 2 year old boy---but this pic will have to do). This little boy has blossomed to be quite the lovely 24 year old lady! (bahahaha-lady!)

Happy Birthday R!

peaceloveandR.

C

A weekend in the burbs.

In an attempt to save money/recuperate from my 4th of July weekend in Newport, I went home to the burbs for the weekend. Knowing how much C-Mac loves CT (she plans on raising a family there one day), I invited her home with me.

All in all, a totally successful weekend. While C-Mac may have spent just as much money shopping as she would have during a night out on the town, we totally rejuvinated ourselves. Drank good wine, ate good food, hung out by the pool, and managed to be in bed by 10. Nothing beats that.

A few snapshots from our weekend away from the Big Apple....

ML had a bbq on Saturday night, and one of her friends brought flowers from her garden. While having tottie time on the deck, she began talking about her beetle problem she is having in her garden. Immediately C-Mac's ears perked up, at the sound of someone else having beetle problems. Unfortunately, this was a different type of beetle problem. While eating dinner, I noticed a beetle on the flower arrangement in front of our plates. It was a sign. If C-Mac had gone back to the city that night, as intended, she would have DEF been thrown off the tree. Look how happy that beetle looks, nestled on top of those flowers, watching us eat our bbq pork and corn on the cob!


Post dropping C-Mac at the train station, I went with my cousin, ECQ, to gather our stuff from the pool, and as we turned the corner, we came across this in the road....

Just a turkey, casually crossing the street in CT. I sent a pic of this to C-Mac to let her know what she was missing out on by taking the early train home. In typical Hoosier form, she responded "Should have hit it and we could have grilled it on the roof tonight." I'll let you judge that comment yourself.

peaceloveandCT.

C

WHAT is going on?

Look at C's orange juice from yesterday! Obvs she had to text me this picture. (What a chode orange juice box by the way. . .)

Does it remind you of anything??

peaceloveandgchat.

R

The Loneliest Window in the World.

Haha. Check out Huffington Posts' Funniest Construction Fails of All Time.

peaceloveandgchat.

R

Underpants.

Tonight I will be attending a coworker's bachelorette party.

Yes, a coworker.

And the kicker? I had to buy her "sexy" underwear. . .so awk.

peaceloveandthongs.

R