"It's OK" Thursday 4

Neely & Amber

... to spend $50 on stripper shoes for my new pole aerobics class. Trust me, it's awesome, everyone should try it out if you haven't! lol

... to buy a 32 ounce soda after my new pole aerobics class.

...  to make someone switch shifts at work with me so I can go to my new pole aerobics class. Yes... I'm a little obsessed but seriously I have never worked out so hard in my life and hurt so bad the next day. 

... to spend 3 hours watching "how to make a diaper cake" videos on you tube to then spend only 1 hour making it. I'll write a post on that little bit of craftiness later this week.

... to have more pictures of my puppy on my phone than of anything else. 

... to be constantly thinking about the new "Breaking Dawn" movie. Twilight marathon next week and then going to see the new movie!! I'm excited!!

Our Trip to the Aquarium

Kevin and I have been so busy lately and we have had opposite schedules for the last two weeks so when we both finally had a day off together we decided to do something fun. Since we moved I have wanted to go to the Oklahoma Aquarium and the Hubby figured why not Monday. It drizzled for most of the day so it was something that we could go do and still be inside. 

Before we went we had lunch at Pei Wei... it was DELICIOUS! After that we stopped at a few stores and then headed out to the aquarium. I was actually really impressed with it overall and they had a few places that they were doing construction on that will probably be really cool when they are finished. 

These were the first beavers I have ever seen and they are actually pretty cute! They weren't as big as I was expecting and I'm not going to lie, I was a little disappointed with their front teeth. haha I mean that is supposed to be their most recognizable attribute other than their flat tail right? I couldn't even see them! lol 

Next to the beavers there were two cute little otters. They never slowed down long enough for me to take a good picture but they were adorable. We waited a good 15 minutes watching them hoping that one of them would go down the rock slide in their habitat but they never did. It is crazy to see how graceful they are in the water and how fast. 

After we looked at several other exhibits we decided it was time to venture over to the shark area. Now the Hubby and I are pro's with the sharks. We even swam with some on our Honeymoon so we were excited to see how this exhibit was set up considering the last time we had seen sharks there was nothing but water between us and them. The first thing we saw was this interactive computer activity where you could "feed the sharks". I made Kevin try it out. haha

They even took your picture so that your head was on the cartoon body while you "prepared" the food. I'm sure kids eat this up! lol 

After playing on the interactive computer we went into the shark habitat. It is basically a big pool with a glass tunnel going through the middle so the sharks can swim not only by your side but above your head. 

All of these pictures make me think of a shark horror film. haha Especially that last one with the light shinning on top of the shark. I'm not going to lie...that guy looks pretty scary to me. 

The next guy is a nurse shark... this is the type of shark we swam with on our honey moon. They kind of look like human size cat fish. 

This is a picture of the same type of shark on our honeymoon with one of the guides. 

Yes, I was also inside that net with the shark and no he was not the only shark in there. I would take a guess that there were about 10 in the netted area although I can't be 100% sure because I was too busy having a panic attack! haha

Here is me in the shark diving cage.

I'm pretty sure I could be pulled right out of that thing if a shark got a hold of any part of my body. I do not plan on EVER going to look at any Great White's or Tiger Sharks in that thing!

After the sharks we saw one of my favorite sea animals... the Sea Horse! I love these little guys!

Almost all of them were pregnant so they had huge stomachs.

Here is a picture of the little baby one we saw. This little guy was about the size of a bobby pen.

I think the coolest looking are the glowing jelly fish. These things can ruin a great trip to the beach but they are fun to look at through the glass!

It was so great to spend the entire day with the Hubby and to go somewhere fun! I plan on going back when the habitats they were working on are finished. 

I know this was a crazy long post but I had fun writing it and hope you enjoy reading it!

Christmas Already?

Yes... I said Christmas. It is official, my store is playing Christmas music and I am in NO WAY ready for it. Usually I am dying for Christmas music to start playing and when if finally does after Thanksgiving I love it! But it started last week and I am definitely not ready for it!

I am ready for Thanksgiving though. I can't wait to eat a big yummy meal!! My favorite food on Thanksgiving is the potato casserole. We always have to make 2 so that everyone gets some. A couple of years ago my aunt got put in charge of making it and she made 1 and used a small pan. Needless to say there were a lot of unhappy grandkids that year... VERY UNHAPPY! haha

It is going to be different from all previous years though because now that I am in retail I know I am going to have to work on Black Friday. Chances are I will be working in the morning that day too. Our mall opens at 4:00 AM on Black Friday which means I will have to be there by 3:00 AM! I just might die! lol The plus with working that early in the morning is that I'll get off by like 1 or 2 which means I can still come home and eat left overs and then take my day after Thanksgiving nap! 

What If...

I saw this on my friend Rebekah's blog and I thought it would be fun! She always has such fun post that she finds all over the blog world. 

What if I were to get pregnant? I would probably freak out, have a panic attack, and then realize what a blessing it was and how much I really wanted one. Haha

What if I could have any job in the world? I have no earthly idea! lol This is my problem now, how can I decide what I want to do when I don't even have a dream job! 

What if I had a day to myself? I'm in agreement with Rebekah... SPA DAY! and I would do everything! Hair cut, facial, massage, pedicure, manicure, and anything else I could come up with! lol

What if I could get married all over again? I would elope... seriously. There was so much family crap that happened and I honestly feel like my wedding was more about that and the parents friends than about Kevin and me. 

What if I could live anywhere in the US? Somewhere like Florida, Southern California, or one of the Carolinas. I HATE the cold and would love to never have to deal with it! haha 

What if I were to have more children? Well I don't have any at the moment so if I have any I'll be happy...just not right now! lol

What if I could have any talent in the world? Be more athletic...I know it's not really a talent but it would be nice. 

What if you met me in real life? I am probably just what you expect from reading my blog! lol 

What if I went back to school? I would get a masters but I have no idea in what.

What if money weren't an object? Kevin and I would probably buy a house and a new car for him. I don't hate apartment life but it would be WONDERFUL to have more room. The car is more for the hubby...his is falling apart.

What if I could meet one celebrity? Um... I would be happy to meet almost any celebrity! Haha 

What if I could only shop at one store the rest of my life? Again, agreeing with my friend Rebekah... definitely Super Target!  

What if I could choose an animal/pet? I have my puppy Roxy which I love and would never give up! But one of our neighbors has a little 8 week old Yorkie and it is ADORABLE!! I would love to have one and I know Roxy would too! lol

What if I could go on a trip right now? I would take a little family vaca with the Hubby and Roxy to go visit my bestie Rebekah and her Hubby in Cali. 

What if I had to choose between a house cleaner and a professional chef? 100% I'm going with the professional chef! I can't cook for the life of me!! I don't mind cleaning either so I would definitely choose the chef!

What if I had the option to get plastic surgery? I don't really want any plastic surgery right now... Lasik I would do right away though! And after I have kids I would take up the option to get plastic surgery to lift things. Haha

Pumpkins and Wine

So Thursday nights are boys nights for the Hubby and friends. One of the girlfriends and I decided we wanted to carve pumpkins and have a girls night! I had never actually carved a pumpkin before... Yes I know.. SHOCKING!

When I was little we didn't carve pumpkins we painted them! My Grandmother LOVES to paint and it was always a hobby my Mom also enjoyed so when Halloween, or any Holiday would come around we painted things. I wish I had a picture of an old pumpkin I painted. I need to rummage through my mom's old pictures when I go home over the holiday for my blog posts! 

My new friend LL and I decided some Relax Wine went perfect for the occasion!

LL is a pro at carving pumpkins. I was a little nervous to see how mine would end up!

Yes, we were both in our OSU apparel. I think we were feeling the Halloween Orange! And yes those are HUGE red wine glasses not white wine glasses. We didn't want to waste time refilling them! Haha

 After the night was over I felt pretty good about my final project...even with out the big chunk that fell out. 

If you can't tell it's supposed to be an R. Haha I plan on putting it outside our door for the Trick or Treaters tomorrow night. I hope we have a good amount that come because we never have in the past. Although not too many because I only bought one bag of chocolate candy and I hope there is some chocolate left over! 

"It's OK" Thursday 3

... to lock my keys in my car when I just drove an hour to see my good friend CP. I had only done this once before, my sophomore year of high school. And when I did it the first time we had like 5 spare keys to that car. This car only has one spare key which was with the Hubby an hour away! Ended up caving and having a locksmith come open up my car after CP and I spent a good 30 minutes trying to use a hanger. Sure that would have been something to see! haha

... to eat cereal for any meal of the day. Yeah... I like my Lucky Charms for dinner. 

... to listen over my shoulder in the line at Starbucks in the mall hoping to hear something about the iphone 5 from the group of apple associates having a meeting of some kind. (This was last week so it was before we new about the iphone 4S)

... to have so many shows recording on my DVR that I can't watch normal TV because it is on overload from the recordings. haha

... to spend an hour in another store talking to the manager even though I just met her. Turns out we are from the same town, went to the same college, and ended up in our job now for basically the same reason. Haha 

... to wake up early last Friday to pre-order the new iphone. I have been waiting since April! lol 

... to walk into the men's restroom at a restaurant. No worries...no one was in there... the urinals gave it away! haha The waitress that was walking by did give me a funny look though when I walked out and turned towards the women's restroom.

Date Night

Kevin and I had a date night tonight...and it was wonderful!! We hadn't been out just the two of us to do something fun in a while so we made plans to do some shopping and go out to dinner. For dinner we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant Ted's.

Now I have to say I was a little disappointed with it tonight. We used to live closer to the ones located in the Oklahoma City area and the two down there are so much better than the one in the Tulsa area. It is really sad to see such a difference...especially with it being the same restaurant. It was still good but not as good as the others. 

After dinner we went to one of the Hubby's favorite stores Golf Galaxy and looked around. Next door they had a Halloween store so we just had to stop in. haha I know it is stupid but the Hubby and I really enjoy walking through those places looking at all the ridiculous costumes! If you have never been before you really should go check it out just to get a good laugh. I wouldn't be caught dead in the majority of the outfits but some are really funny. 

When we left the costume shop we decided it had been way too long since we had played miniature golf and we had never played at the little course around the corner so we had to go try it out. It was so much fun! With the Hubby working to become an assistant pro at a golf course he is actually pretty good at Putt-Putt... me on the other hand. HA Let's just leave it at that. 

It was actually a really cool little course. Much more impressive than the one we used to go play back in high school and college. 

P.S. Those are a new pair of boots I bought yesterday.
 I'd say they were a good purchase. 

I'm really happy that my Hubby is such a good sport when it comes to keeping score in putt-putt. I have a sneaky suspicion that the 8 over par he recorded for my score was more like 20. He's such a goober and that's why I love him!

Funny fact about my Hubby... When he was up for Homecoming King back in high school they had an assembly to introduce all the candidates. They did the basic introductions, their name, what school activities they were involved in, what were their hobby's, and what they wanted to do/be when they got older. The funny man that he is decided to put that he wanted to become a "professional mini golfer". The student body got a good laugh out of that. Little did we know at the time he would pursue a career as an actual golf professional. 


 I think my favorite part of the entire night though was in the car ride from the Halloween store to play putt-putt. We were just goofing off in the car listening and signing to music when Kevin reached over, put his hand on the back of my neck, looked me in the eyes, and told me how he loves to just spend time with me. I love those moments. He truly is the love of my life.