Bobcat Scuffle

If you didn’t see the blowout game between OSU and OU (Ohio University, not Oklahoma) I’m not surprised unless you live in Ohio. Of course OU went in as huge underdogs and OSU needed to bring in a team they could beat. It was pretty much a massacre, as OSU knew it would be or else they wouldn’t have played them – let’s all remember that!

Now, being from Ohio people are shocked I HATE the Buckeyes. I don’t love Michigan or anything like that, just a team I’ve never really liked. So, needless to say I was happy how Rufus the Bobcat took down Brutus Buckeye prior to the game. I think this has gotten more press than the game. Sure it’s not sportsman like but it’s funny and in the end this game was all about humor and cash money dollar bills.

Bridesmaids Dresses!

Yeah! I feel like I am starting to get back into the swing of things with wedding planning. We have a lot done, but one big thing was missing - the bridesmaid dresses! This past weekend some of my bridesmaids and I went shopping at Carrie Karibo here in Cincinnati and after a few dress changes, we found the one!

I am not posting a picture for 2 reasons, 1. I want it to be a surprise and 2. The dress isn’t available online as it is a custom design and color. I absolutely love the dress - it’s super light, cute, has pockets and the ability to change out the tops for ladies of all different sizes! I’m not going to say they can definitely wear the dress again because I swore to myself I wouldn’t say that – but it’s cute and I wouldn’t be mad being stuck in it for 10 hours!

Now, once the color swatches come in I’m off to plan flowers and cake – YUMMY!

Oh Danielle!

Danielle Staub from the Real Housewives of New Jersey just disgust me. She is an attention whore who just stirs up all kinds of problems. If you watch the show, ya know what I'm talking about. If you don't watch the show, you've probably heard about her in the news.

I came across this little ditty the other day thanks to my gossip news feed and just about threw up. FOR REAL? Her voice is just awful and I think my 2 year old cousin could do better choreography. The spins and arm flare, someone needs to be fired and I'm surprised Danielle isn't all over it!

Now, my good friend Tommy likes the remix version and could dance his little heart out to it every day. Nothing is better than a dance jam session looking in the mirror but to Danielle Staub - Ugh, just disgusting!

Just sit back, relax and enjoy...

Single Schmingle

So, I'm not the best to talk about this because I'm not single, but when I was it wasn't so bad. No one to check in with, nowhere to be when you didn't want to and lots of fun girl nights! This morning one of the lead articles on CNN.com was all about being single. According to the article 46% of Adults 18+ are single. Is this why there is so much rage about "Cougars" these days?

What is a "Cougar", no it's not that cat but it's an older woman dating a younger man. This isn't a new phenomena, it's been going on for years - just take a look at Anna Nicole Smith (ok, low blow). But more and more older women are starting to date younger men. Let's look at Demi Moore, she's smart, she married Ashton Kutcher who is hot hot hot and much younger than she is. More power to ya sister, why not go to pound town with a hot young dude than a hot older dude = more fun!

Things like "Cougar Bars" and "Cougar Clothes" actually exist. But in all reality when did this Cougar things start sweeping the nation. Why do only women who are single and 40+get a cat like name, what about everyone else? I mean according to CNN for every 100 single women there are only 88 single men, so there are a lot of single women out there.

One of my latest conversations with Paul was all about why women who are single get named a different type of cat depending on their age - I mean who knew it would come to this? So here is what we came up with.

Basically, it goes Puma, Cougar and the Jaguar. We aren't sure why we chose puma over Lynx or Panther or one of the other beautiful cats but we did. Maybe it's because Puma's are for single 30 year olds and Puma's are fast and a trendy brand in shoes? They like to chase down meat. Why the Jaguar then? Well Jaguar is a term for 50+ and Jaguar cars are poised and represent older generations. Plus they are elusive,somewhat like older single women. I mean every year I go to Florida I see a sign to watch out for Panthers, but they are so elusive I have never ever seen one.

We didn't come up for anything after Jaguar....maybe it would be a Calico cat or something more close to home and prefers to eat out of crystal bowls than chase down dinner. With all the singles out there someone has got to be making money off them right? Of course, with over 904 dating services out there employing 4,300 people it's big business. According to CNN in 2002 it was a $489M business, imagine what it is now.

A Wedding Post

This past Sunday I went to a friends wedding that was just amazing! As I’ve mentioned before, I am in prime wedding season right now as I’m the perfect age for people to get married, have babies and buy new houses. So, I go to a lot of weddings which I absolutely love!

Being to a lot of weddings make you realize how each one is so different and things at each wedding stand out. Well, at Lauren’s wedding I can only say amazing things. The flowers, the lighting, the tables, the atmosphere, the people – all of it was truly amazing!

One thing I realized I want after being at Lauren’s wedding was a video of my day. I had shopped around and never found the right person to do it. They were all the same - long and boring (sorry). Probably not boring to the couple but boring to me – which made me think, why waste the money on it? Who is really going to want to sit down and watch this? Me, my kids – Yeah right? Life will happen and the next thing we know we’ll be at our own kids weddings.

But, Lauren’s videographer Studio Z really blew me away. So much so, I scheduled a meeting, met him today and plan to book him shortly. His pieces and stories are so well told it evokes emotion and joy, as if I were right there with them the whole time. The best part, they range from 2-6 minutes long – WOW! Of course he still gives you the long, boring version you may never watch again – but the short version is all worth it! You can show people who couldn't make it and review your magical night in less than 6 minutes. And, with all this mass mingling occurring you can post it anywhere!

Don’t believe me – check out my friend’s same day edit that played that night at their wedding! It’s gorgeous!

Studio Z Films : Award Winning Wedding Filmmaker » Lauren & Seth: The Same Day Edit

What Does This Mean?

I don't know how this video escaped me all these years but it is hilarious! My first week of work consisted of a lot, including meeting the client, research, BBQs, Happy Hours and one funny breakfast at IHOP where I learned about this video.

You have to listen to the sound to find it funny. Then imagine watching this at IHOP on an iPhone and people can't see what you're watching they can only hear it. ENJOY!

Change Is Scary but Good

I am the type of person who really doesn't like change all that much. I'm a planner, I like to have a routine and I like the feeling of safety. However, if I only stuck to what was safe and avoided change I would never be where I am today. So why all this talk of change right?

Well, I've decided that it is time to make a change in my career. While I've only been at SparkPeople a short two years I know it is time to move forward and continue to grow my professional career.

It was a hard decision to move away from such great people and a company who's mission was to make people healthy but the opportunity in front of me is great!

Tomorrow I start my first day at Brandimage and am filled with excitement but also some nerves. I imagine that two weeks from now I will feel right at home, just like I have in past jobs.

You are probably reading this and thinking, what will this mean for this awesome blog right? Well, it will be better than it was this summer when I was only able to update every so often thanks to vacations, weddings and more weddings. Don't worry, I'm still keeping the blog! I'm just making some changes and you can be along for the ride and hear all about it.

I had an old college roommate visit me this weekend and she asked, "It's been years since we've seen each other, what's going on?"

I said oh nothing, just the usual at our age - new job, engagement, new house, etc. I just listed it off thinking to myself, "Really, nothing has changed since you last saw me 5 years ago and you moved to NYC."

Her response was so right, "Yeah, nothing big happened I mean you only recently got a new job, bought a house, got engaged, set the date for your wedding, got a new dog, paid off your first car and I'm sure much more. What do you mean nothing happened, everything happened, you were just too busy living to notice it!"

And there I had it, change was all around me and I was just going with it, just living life.

VRRROOOOMMMMM

It's kind of been a theme this summer, time is flying an I can't keep up with is. Since last post a lot of things have happened and I will recap them below, some will be featured on later post when I feel like I have a second to catch up!

• My name is officially on the Gigglemoor totem pole, meaning I am officially in the family
• Celebrated the 4th in Gigglemoor with Annie, Amy, Jim, MB, Billy and family friend Roz
• Went to Sanible with my family for a week! We had the best time ever. Lots of fishing, eating, partying, swimming and all around good times!
• Celebrated my brother's 30th in Key West for the weekend.
• Big one, accepted a new job at Brandimage and start in about 2 weeks.
• Will be departing SparkPeople and really miss people.
• Went to Lexington and crashed a wedding, decided we didn't like the band for our wedding. Ate a piece of really bad wedding cake.