All things Amazon

I just wanted to write about my new internet obsession, amazon.com. Holy moly. I'm not going to lie, I used to think there was a "stigma" or something about this website and I brushed it off always. But one of my great friends Sheena has been Amazon-Obsessed since I've known her and she finally rubbed off on me. Literally, after one day shopping on it I was hooked and paid the $79 Prime membership. It is SO worth it. Free 2-Day shipping and HUGE savings on some items!

My first purchase was a mousepad and desk calender (both Steelers) for my desk at work. But that was so amateur! LOL My LAST purchase was a blender, rice cooker, a set of 3 JA Henkel knives, a knife holder, a set of 3 cutting boards, and 12" electric skillet for our the motocross team's semi. Now the real question is how much did I pay for it all... Less than $120! Couldn't believe it! Of course I bought bottom of the barrel electric appliances but even still, there is no way I would have got those things at Target or Wal-Mart for less than $200.

So bottom line, I highly recommend Amazon now to peeps and especially the Prime membership if you're a frequent online shopper. I literally go to Amazon now to price things out for almost everything. Just last week I ordered some baby food for my girlfriend's son which is hard for her to find in grocery stores and it was way cheaper than what she had been paying.

Check it out!

Hello, Again

So, I know it's been a while since my last post. Man things have been hectic! As some of you may know, I starting working a few hours a week for a realty company in town. I really love my job. It's less than a 10 minute drive which is awesome! Mainly administrative things but I also get to learn the ins and outs of the real estate business which is super cool. As a kid, I used to go to the library and check out the house plan books. I was obsessed with floor plans! Yeah, I had a few weird kid tendencies. My dad encouraged it though because for a while he thought he had a future architect in his hands haha. So ne how - I love walking through all the homes we list. Lots are actually in the neighborhood we're living in now.

Since Superbowl Sunday... which was such a depressing day... we've had company staying with us. Our best friends Chad, Ellie and their 10 month old Tate. They're temporarily staying with us until their BADA$$ house is finished being built, probably mid April. They are going to be living just down the street. Tate keeps us all on our toes and I've enjoyed playing with him so much hence my lack of blogging. But I promise I'll keep it going again.

Michael's back riding and his racing debut is this Saturday. EEEEKKK. Not gonna lie, my nerves are in high gear. If any of you want to watch you can always catch the races Sunday on SPEED! I'll be flying to San Diego tomorrow night for the race which is Saturday night. Best believe Delta will be serving me quite a few red wines to help keep the anxiety down. Our next stop after San Diego is Atlanta. We'll be racing in the Georgia Dome on Saturday, February 26th! Tickets are still on sale if you want to catch some good racing, just go to www.supercrossonline.com

In other news, congratulations to our good friends Ann & Troy would had their baby boy Ty yesterday! SOO happy for them. Hopefully Monday or Tuesday next week Michael and I are going to go visit Mom and Baby :-)

And not so happy news, please keep a fellow supercross rider Kyle Chisolm in your thoughts and prayers. He had a bad crash last Saturday in Houston and has sustained serious injuries and is still being hospitalized in ICU. Although we are not close with Kyle and his girlfriend Britney, the racing community is very small so whenever a rider is down it always hits very close to home. I never like to see anyone get hurt, I know what Britney is going through right now and my heart hurts for her. We hope Kyle heals up quickly!

What I'm lovin'

♥ My Steelers will be playing in the Superbowl on Sunday!!!!!

♥ Michael's wrist is healing up well and he's back on the bike.

♥ My BF Ellie will return to Florida Sunday. I'll have my buddy back.

♥ GF Raspberry Biscotti Cheescake and Chocolate Chunk Cookies from Frida's Cafe & Bakery... my new Tampa obsession. Shout-out to my girl Evie for introducing me to the sweet goodness.

♥ Flip flops in February

♥ My husband, who starts cooking breakfast and turns the kettle on for my tea all before I even get out of bed.

♥ New episodes of Vampire Diaries!

♥ Elton John's "Rocket Man: Number Ones" CD

♥ Taking walks in my quiet, peaceful neighborhood.

Dye Job

I've had the itch to color my hair for oooh... 3 years maybe? Once we got engaged I stopped coloring my hair so it would be it's natural color and healthy for the wedding but now that we're married I'm ready to go back to damaged hair. Yeah, think so.

Since watching the new season of Idol, I've kind of become obsessed with Jennifer Lopez and her fabulous hair. I'm pretty much wanting her hair color. What do you guys think? And don't worry, you're opinions won't hurt my feelings. It's pretty much 10-1 with the 1 being me, the only person pro-dying my hair.

It's Complicated

If you haven't watched the move "It's Complicated" with Meryl Streep, please go right now and watch it. It's such a great movie. There's a scene where Meryl Streep and Steve Martin smoke some pot, get really high, and have me in hysterics on the couch! I've never smoked before, but the scene makes me so curious because they are just so damn funny! But it'll never happen. Just to clarify! LOL I've seen the movie a few times now, but on Friday night I watched a rerun of it on HBO or something and ever since then I can't get the house and the food in the movie out of my head. To. Die. For.

These are a few pictures of the kitchen Meryl Streep has:

I absolutely love everything about this kitchen.

Michael could never get me out of the kitchen if I could have all this.

This is the family room off of the kitchen.

Everything about these pictures scream ME.

Because I LOVE to cook my dream is to one day have a kitchen like that. I personally think the heart of the home is the kitchen... and because of my addiction/love of food... think a lot of happiness stems from the kitchen too. Once we have kids, dinner at the kitchen table as a family will be a must. No sitting on the couch with TV trays. Nope. That won't fly in Mama Byrne's house. It's okay for right now, because Michael loves it... but once their are chitlins running around it won't happen anymore.

Speaking of food... Oh Em Gee. The FOOD in the movie! I can't tell what half of it is. But everything looks absolutely delish. The sweets, fresh bread, salads... YUMMO! Oh, and how about every single last thing in her crazy amazing bakery!

I will be making two things for sure from the movie. Croque Monsieur, which is the French ham and cheese goodness she made for Steve Martin for dinner, and the layered chocolate cake she made for dinner when Alec Baldwin stands her up but she eats with Steve Martin because they have the "munchies." Just need to find the perfect recipes first and it's a done deal. And maybe one day, I'll try and recreate the entire table spread of food she has when the whole family eats together.

Ok, it's 8:00, dinner is only half cooked... and now I'm starving!

Cyas!

2011 Travel Plans

So today I was in total planning mode. Probably because I'm really excited about getting to go back to Atlanta at the end of February. I miss my family, my friends, the restaurants and the nightlife A Lot. BUT I have to say, I'm really adjusting/loving Florida. The weather spoils you so quickly so THAT my friends, is the only thing I'm not missing in Atlanta. Especially with the frigid temps and snow it's been getting.

Any who. After Atlanta pre-planning, I got to planning pretty much the rest of my travel year. Typical for me, I don't travel without my planner, and can get carried away with planning the rest of my life. Sometimes I think I'm crazy for wanting to leave the house when I don't have to because with Michael's profession we have a minimum of 29 races a year, which equals 29 cities to travel to, 29 hotel rooms, and 29 roundtrip flights. BUT with that said, usually it's just in and out for the race and I don't get to see much. So this is what my year is looking like so far:

In May, we have the Vegas Supercross which I always make a trip out of. It's become one of my most favorite cities. But only for a few days. Then it just gets too much for a person to handle. We'll be there for 4 nights. I'm sure I'll blog closer to date about the shows and restaurants I'll be looking forward to going to. I haven't done enough research just yet.

In June I think I'm going to take Michael to Miami for his birthday. We have friends that live there so looking forward to going and hanging out at the beach! I hear some of the beaches are interesting for people watching which I know I'll love.

Then come the end of July the whole famdamily (mom, pop, bro and hubby) are going to Switzerland to visit my aunts and cousins. Looking forward to that because Michael has only met 1 of my aunts and cousins on my mommy's side.

In September we will be going on our honeymoon to celebrate our 1 year anniversary. Destination is still to be decided but it's either going to be Hawaii or the Caribbean, I know that much. We could have done it sooner but I figured saving it for our 1 year is perfect.

November we get to go to Hilton Head for my cousin Vince's wedding on 11-11-11! So excited for him and his fiance. I've only met her once but she seems really sweet and a lot of fun! We are really looking forward to that. I love HHI, just hoping it's not going to be to cold!

And what I decided on the spur of the moment, literally with no thought involved, I booked a 4 night getaway to Puerto Rico in December. Don't ask why - well, actually I can tell you why - I was on Marriott.com when a little box scrolled by with a gorgeous looking hotel so I clicked on it. Saw it was Puerto Rico, picked a weekend, checked the rate and booked it. No thought behind it just did it. I used my mom's discount for our room so it is SUPER cheap and if we use miles to buy our plane tickets... well, it'll be one the cheapest trips ever! Here's the hotel. Wonder how Michael's gonna feel about that?

It's a lot to fit into one year, I know, but with a little bit of baby fever I've decided that I have so much I want to do with Michael before it's not just us for the next 18 or so years.

For your listening pleasure!