Best Friend Day

Today, after I woke up from what I can oy describe as a day long intermittent nap, Heather came over and we caught up on DVR shows. Dinner was held at Johnny Carinos, because we both needed to indulge ourselves in carbohydrates. We proceded to Market Street for Cupcakes, and, in true best friend fashion, we couldn't decide on a single flavor of cupcake, so we got two boxes. After So You Think You Can Dance, we made it to the media room for movies. It was a perfect best friend night. Full of laughs, random moments of breaking into song, and hoodies. I'll leave you with pictures that I feel will depict the night well:-)

Cupcake toast!


Hoodie!



The vastness of the media library at the Braman household



Heather with her eager face and cherry coke zero in the media room. Take notice of the Luke Skywalker in the corner. He's with us.

a picture is worth a thousand words

but what if you only had one? ok...some of them aren't ACTUAL words...YET. just you wait. this was probably one of the most fun blogs i've ever compiled. 

if you ever go to WinStar...you should try....

1. ...going with your awesome mom who will get you out of bed at 5 am to hit the slots. The WinStar Hotel was attached to the Casino, which we did not realize until the second day at breakfast. It was pretty much downhill from there.


2. ...wearing sunglasses the size of your entire face. It really blocks out the sun..and the hangover from too many rum and diet cokes from a VERY friendly bartender. Her name was Sheri, and she liked me because I tipped her well. She tipped me too...with rum.


3. ...going to the Cloverleaf in Ardmore, OK. Probably one of the coolest(and most outrageously expensive) places I have ever been. They have antiques that have been made new and trendy. One of those places you go and think to yourself "I could totally make that." But deep down, you know you can't. It takes somebody pretty whacked out to put a naked statue next to a pink wheelbarrow and a old headboard with letters attached to it. Or to string pearls along a chain link fence with an old sign and some freaky doll heads and make it look interesting. Yeah. I'm not that creative.






4. ...taking pictures out in front of all the "landmarks" outside the casino. It really made Mom and me feel like we were on a serious vacation. We saw Big Ben, the Coliseum, the Eiffel Tower, all 2 miles away from the Thackerville truck stop.



5. ...the Hamburger Inn, also in Ardmore, OK. They have pie that will change your life. Its a tiny hamburger place with ONE bar. No other seating. We waited until well after lunchtime to go, because we had heard that there would be a line out the door.






6. ...following a caravan about 2 miles long of OU football buses and OU football fans crossing the OK border. Thank God we weren't trying to go home that day. They all drove like maniacs, and my mom nearly had a nervous breakdown. We were about to find out if some of them really did bleed CRIMSON.



7. ...one of the many flavors of "fried pie" at the ORIGINAL "Fried Pie Co." in Gainesville, TX. It is actually a restaurant. You can have an entire meal of fried pies. They have some with meat and cheese, some with potato, and of course, the standby: coconut.



8. ...getting a DQ Blizzard on your way out of town. They don't have them around us anymore, so we had to.

there are some things i just can't tolerate

1. People that say " 'posed to" instead of supposed to.
2. The act of "defriending" people on facebook. No specific incidence...just in general. I wish you could defriend people in real life and they would just NOT be able to get a hold of you.
3. Using numbers for words, in text messages and otherwise. Its pure laziness.
4. People that say its ABNORMAL for me to be single at my age.
5. Texting in movie theatres. Even more annoying than babies crying.

That's all I can think of right now... I sound like a bitter old lady. Maybe I am. :)

I'll have a happier post for next time. Promise.

A visual listing of the things I have learned this summer

As summer is coming to a close, I thought I'd take some time to reflect on what the summer of '09 has taught me...for those of you that just check out my blog to see pictures, I have included them :)

1. Vacation is a necessity of life sometimes. Especially after working 9 out of 10 days.


















2. You can never EVER have too much fun with your mom.


















3. Sometimes you have to be selfish to be happy.














4. My family has got to be completely abnormal. We all get along fairly well, and enjoy each others company...there is apparently something incredibly rare about that.














5. Anchorman is the best movie ever made.















6. The best things in life come in small packages.


















7. Age is just a number.


















8. Some friends will be around forever...even when they are not around.














9. If you follow your dreams, you might find that they end up following you.


















10. When it seems like everything is tumbling down...You are really not that far from everything being put back together.

Has your house ever been so dirty...

That you just want to move out, leave it all there, and start over?
NO THAT IS NOT MY APARTMENT, BUT...
That is exactly the way I feel about my blog, so I am turning over a new blog-leaf.
I vow to:
-update regularly
-post pictures
-actually tell people that I have a blog

So... let's get down to business :)

I bought a new car, and those of you that are close to me know what a FIASCO it has been. I bought this beauty on the 24th of June, and just two days ago got it out of the shop.



Three days after I bought it, my car broke down on my way home from work ( my fourth shift that week). I spent that entire weekend trying to figure out with the dealership what to do. They finally put me in a rental and sent my baby out to Hiley Mazda in Hurst. Turns out...I needed a new engine. The good news in all of this is that Allen Samuels paid for the ENTIRE thing. They really did a great job of making sure I was taken care of. The other good news is...I have a brand new engine in a used body. So...pretty much I have a new car :) Her name is Roxy ( since she's an RX-8). All of you that were really attached to Pete the PT Cruiser, never fear. He is in the custody of my faithful brother, who is very happy to have air conditioning.

Yet another adventure I have had recently is taking the nieces to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Now...the nerdy people go and see the midnight showing. The SUPER NERDS stay up for the 3:15 AM showing to beat the crowds. Cue nerdtastic pictures:


Kami and I in our Dumbledork shirts


Brook and I


A good view of the t-shirts we made


That's right...we bedazzled the sleeves with Harry Potter insignias


The full ensemble


Our heads are kind of cut off, but I ADORE this picture


I told the girls to show me their "eager face"


Hurry up and wait.

We had so much fun and the movie was A-MAZ-ING. I'm sure it is a fun night that we won't soon forget. Well...that's all for today. I PROMISE I'm going to be better about updating!!!

<3 Paige