Music Pick of the Week

Greetings! :) This week's music pick is Ray LaMontagne. If you haven't heard of him, or haven't listened to his music, do so now!! Haha... Seriously, his voice is amazing. His music is soulful and heartfelt, and just gives me chills. Jose and I actually had our first dance (at our wedding) to "Hold You In My Arms". It's not even really that appropriate for a wedding, but it was just so beautiful and we both loved it so much, we had to use it :) Check it out for yourself...

XOXO,
Nikki

Catching Up

So I haven't posted in almost a week, and there are a couple of things since then that I've been meaning to blog about, but have been too lazy to do so. So here they are. Enjoy :)

Pumpkin Carving

Last Wednesday Jose had the night off, and we decided it was the perfect opportunity to carve up some pumpkins :) Mine was a pirate ship, and although I cheated a little and used one of those "stencil" things, it was still pretty damn hard! It came out pretty good though, and I was pleased with it. Jose's pumpkin was a sad face. It's "haunted" because it's Halloween. My husband is seriously so cute sometimes I just can't stand it :)

Of course the pumpkins have since become moldy and we had to through them away, but they were a fun activity to say the least... And as always, provided us with some delicious seeds to roast! YUM!!

Bowling Night with the Gals

On Thursday Heather, Holly, Ashley and I took to the Danville Bowl for a night of (almost) good clean fun. We hadn't all hung out in a while so it was great to get together and catch up, while enjoying a few games of bowling and of course some beers. We are thinking of joining a bowling league... Our team name is "Bitches for Balls". You like?? Hahaha... We even made up our own little team "symbol", but I'm not sure how to describe it over blogger :P Perhaps there will be a picture at a later date. At any rate, it was a really fun night as always.

And now I'm off to bed to read some of the 3rd book in the Twilight Saga (which I am loving so far), and then to sleep. Have a great night!! :)

XOXO,

Nikki

New Concept

I've been thinking, and I decided I need to have some level on consistency with my blog. Something that I write about every week, and can share with everyone. Soooo I have decided to do a "Music Pick of the Week" blog. Once a week (not necessarily on the same day every week.. I'm not THAT consistent), I will post a blog about an artist that I love and that I think everyone needs to check out. I'll try to feature new artists to keep it fresh, but occasionally I'll throw in some oldies-but-goodies :) I hope you enjoy!

So without further adue, my pick this week is Adele. I saw her perform on Saturday Night Live this weekend and she was amazing. I love her voice. She reminds me of Amy Whinehouse, only better (not on drugs, well put-together, doesn't seem completely bat-shit crazy)... Definitely check her out, and let me know what you think!


XOXO,
Nikki

Wedding Pictures are Up!

Finally! Two months after my wedding, the professional pictures are available to view... I have to say, I am very please with how they turned out. I will definitely have to get them on CD, get an album, some prints, etc.. The only problem is choosing which ones! GAH!

If you would like to see them, you are more than welcome to... Go to http://www.gr8expressions.com/. Click on "Wedding" and then on "Client Gallery". The event code is mitresanchez. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! :)

XOXO,
Nikki

Third Time's A Charm

Tonight is the third and final Presidential Debate for this 2008 election. I will definitely be watching (Tivo-ing it), and I am hoping it's more interesting than the last one. We shall see!!

Tonight, 6pm, all major news channels... Watch it!

And just for kicks, here is a video of the previous debate's "highlights". Enjoy :)

XOXO,
Nikki

TAG!... I'm it ♥

Today I was tagged in a blog for the first time, which I was very excited about! Maegan @ ...love Maegan is the tagger, which is awesome, because I love her blog. If you haven't checked it out yet, I highly recommend it :) And now, here are my lists (yes I am doing them both):

7 Random Things

1. As I type this, I am wearing a clay facial mask (sorry, no pics!)... For the first time in at least a few years I am totally breaking out and I am NOT happy about it... Oh well, at least it happened AFTER the wedding!!

2. I have 2 brothers. Now that I'm married, I have 4 more brothers and 3 sisters.

3. My cat Tim loves pepperonis and would eat them directly off the pizza if I let him. Also one time he got a piece of steak out of the packaging, dragged it across the kitchen counter and attempted to eat it. He's a beast, and I loooooove him ;)

4. When I was 19 I studied abroad in London for a semester. It was by far (one of ) the best experiences of my life.

5. My husband talks in his sleep and I think it's hilarious. He usually gets made fun of for it later :P

6. Whenever I see the moon during the day time I think of my Papa. I had once asked him why the moon was out, (eventhough it was still daytime) and he explained to me that the moon is always there, you just can't always see it. Now when I see it I believe it is him saying "Hello Girl!" (in his Nova Scotian accent). I miss him.

7. Once I found a purse in the bathroom at Crogans (local bar), and in a drunken state I took it home with me, thinking I was a badass. But then when I sobered up, I felt bad so I mailed it back to its owner with a note that said "I found this on the street outside of Crogans"....So hopefully I saved myself a trip to hell, at least for now.

Link to your tagger and list the rules
List 7 random facts about yourself
Tag 7 people (and make sure you check back and see what they say!)
If you're tagged, play along and pass it on!

Four Things

Top Four wishes:
*Someone would say "SURPRISE! All of your debt is paid off!"
*Jose and I could get pregnant RIGHT NOW (can you tell I'm getting some baby fever??)
*I could see my 4 besties everyday
*I had a self-cleaning house, and everything was spotless, 24/7

Four Places I want to travel to:
*Greece
*Australia
*Chicago
*New York

Four Careers I want to be involved in:
*Writing
*Wedding Planning
*Animal Rescue
*Teaching

Four things I would like God to say at the gates of Heaven:
*Its so nice to finally meet face to face!
*Yes, it's as good as it sounds
*All of your friends and family who are already here have prepared a party for you!
*Pick 3 times in you life that were the BEST EVER... Now go back and repeat them!

Tagging: Ok, so if I tag you, feel free to do either or both of the above lists that I did. Have fun!! :) Ashley, Heather, Holly, Leslie, My Fashion Frenzy, Dolce Chic

XOXO,
Nikki

Monday at HMM

Happy Monday! Today was a pretty good day at work... Started off shakey, as I had some painful "women's troubles" this morning and ended up having to go in late.... BUT when I got there, I was pleasantly surprised to see that my co-worker, Len, had brought me two Blue Moon pilsner glasses! I love em! :)

This week is Boss's Week, so in honor of our wonderful bosses, my co-workers and I had ordered this delightful bouquet of cookies to be delivered. It came today, and it was sooo cute! It says "Happy Bosses Week From The Bunch Of Us" and the cookies are all shaped like bananas, with all of our names on them.

Mine was delish!!

Now I'm off to watch a little GG (Gossip Girl) with a couple of foxy ladies, and then spend some time with my hubby :)

XOXO,

Nikki

Give Me Something To Vote About!

Did anyone watch the Debate last night? I have to say I was pretty disappointed. I feel like I haven't heard anything new from either candidate in a while. All we keep hearing about is the economy, the war, health care, and energy. I mean (duh) those are the big topics right now, and of course they are huge issues, but I feel like last night's debate had nothing new to offer except reiterate everything said in the first one. It's all becoming very predictable. I was thinking this morning of what questions I would ask if I had been at the "Town Hall" debate last night. Here's one: "How do you feel about the fact that for the past 7 years we have been sacrificing our lives and money working towards rebuilding another country, while our own has been falling apart??" I really wish someone would have asked that.

On another note, I'm sick. I have been fighting off a cold for about the past 3 weeks, and I finally got it. Jose is off tonight and I'm very glad he will be home to take care of me. I can't wait to have some hot chicken soup and theraflu. Mmmmm.. Making me feel better already :) XOXO,
Nikki

Game Night, Anyone?

Sunday Jose and I took all of the Target gift cards we got as wedding gifts and bought ourselves a Nintendo Wii!! It's amazing how quickly they are still selling... We called on Saturday and they didn't have any but said they would be in on Sunday. By the time we got there are about 1:15pm, there were only a couple left!!! Crazy... Anyways, we are already looking forward to buying lots of fun games including Guitar Hero, Mario Kart and Wii Fit!!

XOXO,

Nikki

Friday Night with the Vargas Family

This past Friday I went to hang out with one of my favorite families, Jenni, Rafael, Nyla and Mason. Jenni cooked a GREAT spaghetti dinner, and we all enjoyed chatting, catching up, and playing with the kids.

Little Mason... I can't believe how big he's getting!

Feeding time! He wanted his Nina to give him a bottle :) Nyla with her new purse and sunnies... Such a little fashionista!
XOXO,
Nikki

That Explains It

Did anyone watch the debate last night?? I sure did. I thought that while Palin was much better than expected, Biden was the clear winner. Here is one theory on Palin's "success": I guess we only have a month left to go to find out who the ultimate winner is (ahem[obama]ahem) :)

XOXO,

Nikki

Don't Vote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4FrsZv3hS8

XOXO,
Nikki