So... I'm alive and stuff

I honestly don't know how ya'll do this whole 'work all day, take care of family, and still blog on the regular' thing.  When I leave work at 6 every night the LAST thing I want to do when I get home is look at a computer screen.   *Sigh* Sadly this little blog has traveled to the ever so desolate land of "the back burner".  It's sad really.
Let me update you real quick on what's been happening around these parts. 1. Work 2. Work 3. Work 4. Work oh and  5. Work
How boring. I seriously have to learn how to balance work and play... because no play makes me no happy.  And I like being happy. All suggestions welcome!
As for any 'fun' I've been having...
I've done a little Top Golfin'

It's like Golf, Bowling, and Darts all in one!
Celebrated the boo's birthday:

Wore a Bill Cosby sweater and said "puddin pops" all night long

and made ugly faces while John slept like an angel baby

I hope ya'll have had a great week! 

Happy Friday!!!!

I'm here... but I'm not

So why didn't any of you tell me that having a job in which you actually do work is HARD?!
I feel like my life got flipped, turned upside down-- Fresh Prince style.
I have so much to update ya'll on, with Johns birthday and my first few days at my new job... but I am so overwhelmed right now that I can't even Instagram pictures of my food!

...just kidding, I still Instagram my food.
I will try my very bestest to get back on here soon and keep my loyal friends updated on my ever so exciting life...  I know ya'll live and breathe by me and everything. 
In the meantime I'll be over here striving to do my best while maintaining my elite party social status...

new news!

Happy Monday, friends! I hope you've had a weekend full of fun and friends. This weekend was spent celebrating the birth of my boo! There'll be a post about this, but that's not why I'm here today.
I'm here to tell you, my faithful readers, that yours truly is funemployed no more! Sister got a job ya'll and while you're reading this I'm sure I'm filling out pages of paperwork. Girls gotta get paid, right?
So you're probably asking yourself who in their right mind hired me and what in the world will I be doing. I'll be doing marketing for Young Leaders Campus! YLC is a child enrichment center focused on creating life long learners and tomorrows leaders. This place is too cool. If I were 8 again (which sometimes I think I am) I'd definitely want to come here. They have a recording studio, gourmet kitchens for cooking classes, full gymnastics gym, baby sensory rooms, library, MAC Lounge, Science lab, and so so much more.
Pretty cool, right?
So my marketing job will be a breeze because this place basically sells itself. If you're a momma (or daddy) and live in the Houston area definitely check this out!
Well enough about that.
Today is John's actual birthday!! 

He's finally joining me in the quarter century club! Tonight we're going to dinner with friends and watching the National Championship game. Fun times! I hope ya'll had a great weekend! Talk soon! Roll Tide :) SEC!

Dear 2013, you win.

What happens when you take 25 20-something friends,  go to a bar,  get table service,  pop bottles like you're lil wayne,  and dance all night long? 
The following...

 

They say how you spend your New Year is a precursor to how the year will be... well in that case 2013 is going to be a wild ride! 

Happy New Year Ya'll!!

Dear 2012, peace out girl scout.

New Year's is a very interesting time. It's a time where I always promise myself to get down to my original weight of 8lbs 7oz. It's time to think back on the things you've done the past 365 days

 (265 if you're a real housewife),  assess your life situation, and see where you can improve in the next 365 days. 
The past year has given me a lot of firsts. First year to live in Houston. First year to jump out of a plane. First year to fall in love with Honey Boo Boo. First year to get a job, lose a job, and get another job. First year to survive a Myan apocalypse. First year to have my car broken into. First year to have my car broken into again.
It's been a ride, ya'll.
So here's to 2013 and parking my car in safer spots.
I hope 2013 brings me another year of firsts and lots of adventures!  We aren't getting younger, ya'll.
In the words of my too cool for school parents,  "YOLO"
So bye bye 2012.

It's been real. It's been fun. But it hasn't been real fun.
Let's do this, 2013! Happy New Year, Ya'll!!

I've completely lost the concept of time

I've been at my parents house for over a week now.   I don't know what it is about this place that makes me lose all sense of reality and time. What day is it? What time is it?  WHERE AM I?
Sometimes it's nice to just go home and forget about the rest of the world.... and when you live far enough out to have these friends in your front yard, forgetting about everyone and everything else isn't that hard.

Christmas sure came and went in a hurry, didn't it?

Did Santa bring you everything you wanted?

I racked up on the goods yesterday. My mother Santa, bless her his heart, apparently has never met me because she he just 'doesn't know what I like' so she he prefers taking me shopping for Christmas goodies.
The gift that keeps on giving right here...

I loaded up on half off Christmas decor for our new house next year and found these two cuties that I just couldn't resist!

I hope you all had a great Christmas Holiday!  See ya next year!

dear santa

If you're new around here then you probably don't know that I typically dedicate my Friday letters to anyone and everyone who's blown my mind up in the world during the past week. No one is having a bigger week than Santa, so I thought I'd dedicate my entire letters post to him.
You're welcome.
Dear Santa, What's up big guy? It's me, Sarah. Here's a pic from better years to jog your memory

I know this is your busy season (obvs), but since you've been watching me sleep this past year (creep), I think you can take the time to listen to me for a bit.  You've been flooded with notes from all over the world asking you for presents that people want, but I think you can take the time to check my list twice and bring me some of the things I'm wishing for on Tuesday. You got it right with the "beddy bye Earnie" so I have faith that you can prevail again. 
1. Driving lessons for the residents of Houston, TX.

I risk my life on the daily driving in this town.  People go too fast, people go too slow, people are just idiots, Santa and I'm having a hard time dealing with it and maintaining my Christian values. Which brings me to my next item...
2. Patience for people who probably don't deserve it

I don't know if it's my old age or the fact that I just don't really care that much anymore, but people kind of do get on my last nerve.  Just when I start to give up on humanity as a whole, there's one lovely Godsend shining bright like a diamond amongst the coal-people and my faith is restored.  Thank you diamond-people, thank you.
3. A diet that works and doesn't make me want to kill myself

BREAKING NEWS: this girl loves to eat.  And by eat, I mean don't eat anything during the day and then binge at night like Lindsay Lohan on a coke binder. This is definitely the worst thing I could ever do if I'm trying to lose weight.  Do I realize this, yes.  Does this stop me, obviously not. So Santa, be a doll and just make me skinny forever.  Thanks. 
4. A job that I actually enjoy This is the big one, Santa.  The one that's just too big to wrap.  I'm putting all of my eggs in this basket (never understood that phrase btw) and counting on you to find me a job.  That's how everyone else is doing it, right?
finally
5. A money tree in the back yard of John and I's new house. But not this one because it's terrifying

So Santa, it's easy.  Just give me these simple things, and things will be cool. And you want to be cool, Santa.  I'm counting on you; don't let this big girl down.

Merry Christmas!