All You Need Is Love

December 14, 2012

Anyone out there?

Wow. Remember that one time when I used to blog ~~often~~ ~~monthly~~ occasionally? Hey there, October 5th! Been about 2 months...

I still read blogs all the time (thanks, Google Reader!), but the inspiration to actually write a post about anything has just straight up and left the building. Not sure why. I've still got stuff going on in my life that would/could be blog-worthy - concerts, holiday stuff, parties, getting drunk on the reg...y'know, the usual. But every time something like that happens, I don't think to write about it and then when I do think about writing about it, it's been like 3 weeks and (let's be honest, a lot of wine has been consumed in those weeks) the details are kind of hazy. Meh.

If you're interested in knowing what's been going on in my life recently, you'd have better luck checking me out on one of the following:

InstaGram

Cakeene

cheryl_wittmann

Twitter

@CAKeene

(although, I kind of don't really understand how Twitter works and most of my stuff is a repeat of what I just InstaGrammed...)

I won't share my Facebook because I have rules about only being FB friends with people I have actually met. I will, however, 100% accept your friend-request if we've spoken at a party for 5 seconds, even though I will most likely never see you again. We just hugged! Real-life friends!

Merry Christmas, everyone.

I probably won't be back here until sometime in 2013 - peace out!

October 5, 2012

Life according to the iPhone

Her one, solid trick

Driving 12 hours in a day, in a Uhaul, for work.

Typical.

Astros game. We lost.

Also typical.

Paradise on Lake Palestine

No one in our house is safe on Sunday Funday!

Let it be known that a tiny, thin, white guy was actually driving this vehicle

Slow your roll, Hobby Lobby. This was taken the 2nd week of September...

Follow me on Instagram - @cakeene

Happy weekend!

September 27, 2012

Foul? What foul?

Tiny kids playing sports. Hilarious, right? They run the wrong way, they get distracted really easily, they cry...

Now put them in a sport that not even all of America understands and watch with glee.

4 year olds playing soccer is just as hysterical as you think it would be. Even more so when you're mildly hungover/possibly still drunk.

Our oldest niece turned 4 this year and finally gets to play soccer in their neighborhood league. Saul played growing up, all through college, and is still on a men's league team, so he was pretty pumped when he found out she was interested. We've been to a few of her games and oh my god, you guys - they're awesome.

They only play with 3 girls from each team on the field at a time and the field is like, a 16th of the size of a normal field. They pretty much disregard the end lines and there is no goal keeper. Their coaches stand behind each goal, cheering for he girls so they run the right way. They don't officially keep score until they're 6, but you can bet your asses Saul and I are keeping tally (Brazil - niece's team - won 13-5 their first game...no big deal).

Some photos, for your enjoyment:

Warming up

Go Brazil!

Skills

Making faces at the crowd

Ready for the pass

Gooooooaaaaalllll!!

We need to work on her celebration...

Smiling and laughing...intimidation tactics of a 4 year old

Take it!

Goal #2...baller.

Uh oh...someone's getting bored...

Playing with her shadow

The ball's right behind you!

Chatting with friends

Hot and tired

Thriller?

Belly laughs

Pondering the meaning of life...

Shadow grab!

Water break

Shoestring emergency!

THIS is really what the coaches are out there for....also, snacks.

Good game, bro.

Future Hope Solo

Happy Thursday!

August 28, 2012

I recommend walking around naked in your living room

Do y'all ever get on a blast-from-the-past music kick? Right now I am very into Alanis Morissette again. She carried me through many an angsty pre-teen/teenage year. I definitely listened to Jagged Little Pill on repeat and screamed those lyrics out in my car. I totally felt them, you guys.

God, I loved this song.

So last weekend was one of my favorites of the year. Why, you ask? What did you and Saul do? To that, my friends, I answer...

Absolutely nothing.

And it was glorious.

We've had a busy/hectic/shitty year and this was a weekend where we committed to not making plans and we just stayed home. Together. With no one else invited. Our roommate was even out of town. It was kind of insane. I loved it.

Saul started school again this week (well, last week, but he has students again as of yesterday) and we're going to Vegas this weekend for a bachelor/bachelorette party, so a weekend to be alone together and be as lazy or as spontaneous as we wanted was definitely needed. We went out to dinner on Friday, went to our niece's first soccer game on Saturday morning (hilarious - a post coming on that, complete with pictures), and didn't leave the house after that. Like I said, glorious.

Vegas is going to be awesome. It's been 5 (?) years since the last time Saul and I have been and bestie Sarah is coming with so it should be an adventure, at the very least. Saul will be there with the guys, but they're staying at a different hotel and we're only really planning on meeting up with them on Sunday for some pool action. The girls are going to a few clubs, which isn't really my scene (give me a dive-bar and a jukebox any day of the week), but anything in the name of bachelorette debauchery, right? Hopefully, I'll have some blog-appropriate photos to share next week...but we all know the likelihood of me actually TAKING ANY is slim - let's be honest, here.

Anyway...since I'm feeling random, I'll leave you with a few things that are pissing me off this week. Why the hell not, right?

1. People who get onto the elevator BEFORE I've had the chance to get off. There is a repeat offender of said grievance in my office building - homeboy does this to me at least twice a week, no exaggeration. I could understand if he was jumping into the elevator on the 4th floor - why would he expect anyone to get off then? We could chalk it up to an error in judgment at that point, but noooo - he's trying to get on from the 1st floor. At all hours of the day. Maybe at least glance into the elevator as the doors open to be sure no one is standing in there, waiting to exit, before you barrel on in, body-checking the girl inside who is half your damn size. Fuck you, Elevator Asshole.

2. Meeting cancelers that don't offer up an alternate meeting time. I'm busy, dude. I don't have time to play this stupid back-and-forth scheduling game with you. If you can't make the proposed conference time, suggest a different time/date that you're available. No, I can't read your damn mind and no, I'm not your secretary. Also, if you tell me you're going to "pencil me in," know that I am going to think you're "a snooty fucking bitch."

Except, I only used the quotes on that last part for continuity's sake and I legitimately think that about you.

3. People who talk on their phones in the bathroom. I've discussed this nasty habit before, but it still just bugs the hell out of me. Just get out of the bathroom with your conversation about your family reunion plans, PLEASE.

Here's to a quick rest of the week and a fantastically fun weekend in the city of sin!

August 15, 2012

Not quite top 5

Do you guys have a Top 5 list? You know - the 5 people you're allowed to hook up with and your significant other can't get mad? I've always been a little boy-crazy, but I've never really had a solid Top 5 list. Also, pretty sure that if I ever did actually encounter any of the people I lust after, I'd be totally speechless. Forget about some wild tryst - I'd be lucky to say hello.

I had, um, questionable taste in boys when I was younger. I was definitely a typical teenage girl - walls plastered with magazine spreads of my favorite guys (stapled up, no less...yeah, the parents were THRILLED about that), stacks of BOP and Big BOPPER in the corners of my room, and home-made collages stuck under the clear front of my school binder (shut up - you did it, too). When we moved from California to Texas when I was 15, I found out that all teenage idols are not equal, region to region. The dudes I was obsessed with as a teenager were totally the norm in California...in Texas, nahsomuch...

Jonathan Brandis (RIP)

Ladybugs and SeaQuest DSV

I wrote a letter to him when I was like, 11. I got an "autographed" (pretty sure it was a stamp) stock photo back. I put it in a plastic sleeve and carried that bad boy with me EVERYWHERE.

I know, I know...you can't handle the coolness.

Andrew Keegan

Hello - CAMP NOWHERE?

I was convinced we were going to get married...as soon as we were able to meet.

That hair, that tan, that smile...also, the sweet striped shirt and leather necklace. Yum.

I definitely had this exact BOP poster on my wall.

Thomas Ian Nicholas

I'd just like to go on the record saying that I loved this dude BEFORE American Pie.

See what I mean? Questionable...

Saul still makes fun of some of the guys I find attractive now and every time I mention a guy that is in my Top 5, he reminds me that actually I have something like a revolving Top 15 and he points out that I can't ever remember who's actually in it.

He's totally right.

So today, right now, here's my list. Not all of them are here because they're smokin' hot - some are on because I just think they're funny as hell. Let's see who agrees with me...

We'll start with the obvious hot guy - Joe Manganiello

If you watch True Blood, you know where I'm coming from. Also, if you've seen Magic Mike, I can't imagine how you wouldn't be on board with this one - his name in the movie is BIG DICK RICHIE, for crying out loud.

*I do think he looks kind of dumb, though. Pretty face/body, but I don't have a lot faith that there's much going on upstairs.

Another pretty boy - Jesse Williams

I love his character, Avery, on Grey's Anatomy. And those eyes...yowza.

Josh Holloway

Oh, Sawyer...I miss Lost so much and you're one of the main reasons.

Please show back up on Community. PLEASE.

Joshua Jackson

C'mon...who DIDN'T prefer Pacey? Face it - Dawson was a giant nerd. Pacey was the guy you wanted to hang out with. Also, dating Diane Kruger just ups his hotness for me. They're totally beautiful together.

Justin Timberlake

Loved him in N*Sync, so he's basically transitioned from teenage crush to adult crush with me. He's funny, smart, and a good dresser. Boom.

Now onto the guys who crack me up...

Jason Bateman

Arrested Development, anyone? Michael Bluth is my favorite.

He's hilarious. I love him. I find him weirdly attractive.

Paul Rudd.

I've loved him since Clueless, and I think he's totally aged well. Again, so so funny. Love.

Now onto the guys who are on the fence (pretty sure they'll be devastated to hear that)...

Joseph Gordon Levitt

Ok, I can't figure this one out - on one hand, he's slightly-less-squinty-dude from 3rd Rock from the Sun. On the other hand, he's super-dapper-hottie-in-a-suit from Inception.

I know, I know...I don't get it either.

Jude Law

Another internal conflict for me. Super hot in The Holiday (awful movie, but one I will watch every freaking time it comes on TV, just for him), super brainy in Sherlock Holmes, but can also look dirty as hell and barftastic.

So there you have it...my random, all over the place list. Anyone agree with any of them? Anyone have the same conflicts? Do tell.

Happy HUMP Day

;)

And, just because I am DYING over this...