I've been tagged by Jessica
4 Jobs I've had:
1. Nanny - aka being paid to live a life of luxury in CT/NY
2. Cocktail waitress - gotta love it when you can wear a bikini to work!
3. Intern for Infuse Events - yup, this is how I get to hang out with OJ Simpson and Kanye West
4. Assistant Recreation Director at The Hilton in Destin - playing mini golf, watching movies, going bowling...what a job!
4 movies I love to watch over and over:
1. Love Actually
2. Fever Pitch
3. The Sweetest Thing
4. Moulin Rouge
4 favorite TV shows:
1. The Office
2. So You Think You Can Dance
3. Law & Order - I love it!!!
4. Basically any show on HGTV...yup, I'm lame!
4 favorite hobbies:
1. Traveling (I considered writing this for all 4...)
2. Going to the lake (only since it's more convenient)
3. Going to the beach
4. Scrapbooking
4 places I have lived:
1. Paris, France
2. The OC
3. New Canaan, CT
4. Laie, Hawaii
4 favorite foods:
1. Masaman curry
2. Salad
3. The Kroger brand (Premium Select) of ice cream...it's soooo good!
4. Creme brulee
4 places I would rather be right now:
1. At home with Mark
2. Visiting my family in Florida
3. Europe
4. Anywhere :)
4 websites I check daily:
1. Q100
2. CNN
3. Craig's List
4. MySpace
4 people I tag:
1. Candice
2. Megan
3. Lyndzee
4. Christi - get a blog!!!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous
So I've recently become a weekend intern for an event planning company...I thought it would be a good way to gain experience in the event planning industry, and hopefully help me to find the new job I've been looking for. This past weekend I worked my first 2 events. Saturday was hell; seriously, that is the only way to describe working for 18 in one day. But I don't really want to talk about Saturday. Sunday was the event to remember.The activities that day revolved around the wedding of Travares, a Miami Dolphins player, and Kiki, the creative director of the men's line at Sean John. The wedding was held at The Biltmore Ballrooms and was absolutely stunning. Kiki looked amazing and had the most gorgeous ring I've ever seen. And the guest list was pretty impressive...a hip hop band called B5 and a lot of football players who looked vaguely familiar. And one player that anyone in America would know. 
That's right...OJ Simpson! His daughter was the maid of honor, and apparently he's a great friend of the family. How insane is that?! He actually was super friendly, but I tried not to get too close!
Now OJ would have been enough to keep the gossip going amongst the staff, but one other name also brought a lot of talk.
Kanye "I deserve to win every award" West. He was the date of one of the bride's friends. It was so weird watching everyone interact with him; seriously none of the other guests paid any special attention to him. What a crowd. All I can say is, welcome to Atlanta.
That's right...OJ Simpson! His daughter was the maid of honor, and apparently he's a great friend of the family. How insane is that?! He actually was super friendly, but I tried not to get too close!Now OJ would have been enough to keep the gossip going amongst the staff, but one other name also brought a lot of talk.
Kanye "I deserve to win every award" West. He was the date of one of the bride's friends. It was so weird watching everyone interact with him; seriously none of the other guests paid any special attention to him. What a crowd. All I can say is, welcome to Atlanta.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Happy 4th
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. We spent most of the day at Melissa and Greg's house (sorry, I mean mansion) eating tons of food, playing pool, croquet and Guitar Hero, and, of course, enjoying a few fireworks. Basically, the only reason I'm even posting today is to prove that I do bake. Ok, maybe this is the first time in like 3 years. But it happened. And everyone said the cake was delicous. My mom would be so proud. Happy Birthday, America!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
It's a Coke World
The new and improved World of Coke opened in downtown Atlanta just a few weeks ago, and last Saturday Mark and I decided to check it out. It's definitely bigger and better than the old museum, and has a great location right next to the Aquarium. We had a lot of fun (I liked the whole museum; Mark's favorite was the bottling plant) and would definitely recommend it if you're looking for something fun to do. We'd especially recommend the Beverly.
The Coke polar bear. 
Peering through a Coke window.
Trying one of the 70 varieties of Coke products we got to sample.
A great view of Atlanta.Thursday, June 14, 2007
3 VIPS in Orlando
Here's the background on this trip. My best friend, Christi, and her husband (who live in Phoenix) scored some plane ticket vouchers due to a mishap on their honeymoon. Christi called me and told me they were going to use them to come visit us. I was pretty excited since none of my friends from school have ventured this far east (scratch that, south). So Christi and I spent a week or 2 looking at times, dates, etc, trying to find the best weekend for them to come. Then, I get a voice mail from her saying, "Surprise! We booked our flight. We're going to go to Orlando. We found some great flight days/times, and figured that's close enough where you can just drive, right?" Yeah, not quite. 7 hours one way? Ha! So after some annoyance, my sweet hubby said it'd be ok if I flew down to play with them (he couldn't miss class and we for sure couldn't afford 2 plane tickets, anyway). So, thanks to the new Spirit airlines and my great deal, I booked a flight and started planning a weekend trip.
Day 1: Christi and Ryan arrived late on May 31st, and my flight got in on the 1st at 11:30 AM. The perfect time to swing by a friend of a friend's house to pick up the greatest deal of all time. $50/each for passes to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, plus VIP passes. If you were wondering what a VIP pass means, it means you don't have to wait in a single line. That's right. You have a personal escort to the front of every ride. Basically the passes were the greatest thing ever.
Christi and Ryan on the Hulk. The first ride of the trip, and when we realized how sweet the passes turned out to be. Happy day.
Christi, me and Horton Hears a Who
After riding Jaws, and being rained on by Tropical Storm Barry
Day 2: We stayed at the Disney All Star Sports Resort. Here's a breakdown of the room: decor circa 1960, teeny bathroom, no hairdryer, worst bed I've ever slept on in my life. Sounds like a blast, eh? Well it turned out to be worth it when Lon, the manager, hooked us up with free Park Hoppers for our troubles. Thanks Lon! 
After checking out of the hotel, we hit up the south's finest dining (for Christi and Ryan's first time), where we saw some Orlando Magic players and enjoyed some more typical Waffle House patrons (ie crazy old man who was talking to himself). After breakfast, we did some shopping and drove over to Tampa. Chris and Ryan were headed to a Kenny Chesney concert that night, and I relaxed with a classic. 
Day 3: Christi couldn't go to Florida without seeing the beach, so we drove over to Clearwater Beach before heading back to the parks.
Waiting in our first line, at Animal Kingdom. It took FOREVER!
The ride I shouldn't have gone on...it looks tame, I know, but I didn't know it went backwards!
After the best meal of all time at the Rainforest Cafe. Things that made it the best meal? The air conditioning and being able to sit. Those together were priceless.
After lunch we headed over to Epcot, per Ryan's request. I'd never been, and it was pretty chill. Interesting, but definitely not somewhere I'd rush back to.
Ryan, scary troll, me
Christi and Ryan with some bears in Canada
Winding down, with a view of the different countries behind us. My flight was at 9:30, so we headed out to the airport soon after this picture was taken. All in all, it was such a great weekend. I was so happy to see Christi...just like old times :) It would've been perfect if Mark had been there. Next time he will be. When we go to visit them. In Vegas.
Day 1: Christi and Ryan arrived late on May 31st, and my flight got in on the 1st at 11:30 AM. The perfect time to swing by a friend of a friend's house to pick up the greatest deal of all time. $50/each for passes to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, plus VIP passes. If you were wondering what a VIP pass means, it means you don't have to wait in a single line. That's right. You have a personal escort to the front of every ride. Basically the passes were the greatest thing ever.
Christi and Ryan on the Hulk. The first ride of the trip, and when we realized how sweet the passes turned out to be. Happy day.
Christi, me and Horton Hears a Who
After riding Jaws, and being rained on by Tropical Storm Barry
Day 2: We stayed at the Disney All Star Sports Resort. Here's a breakdown of the room: decor circa 1960, teeny bathroom, no hairdryer, worst bed I've ever slept on in my life. Sounds like a blast, eh? Well it turned out to be worth it when Lon, the manager, hooked us up with free Park Hoppers for our troubles. Thanks Lon! 
After checking out of the hotel, we hit up the south's finest dining (for Christi and Ryan's first time), where we saw some Orlando Magic players and enjoyed some more typical Waffle House patrons (ie crazy old man who was talking to himself). After breakfast, we did some shopping and drove over to Tampa. Chris and Ryan were headed to a Kenny Chesney concert that night, and I relaxed with a classic. 
Day 3: Christi couldn't go to Florida without seeing the beach, so we drove over to Clearwater Beach before heading back to the parks.
Waiting in our first line, at Animal Kingdom. It took FOREVER!
The ride I shouldn't have gone on...it looks tame, I know, but I didn't know it went backwards!
After the best meal of all time at the Rainforest Cafe. Things that made it the best meal? The air conditioning and being able to sit. Those together were priceless.
After lunch we headed over to Epcot, per Ryan's request. I'd never been, and it was pretty chill. Interesting, but definitely not somewhere I'd rush back to.
Ryan, scary troll, me
Christi and Ryan with some bears in Canada
Winding down, with a view of the different countries behind us. My flight was at 9:30, so we headed out to the airport soon after this picture was taken. All in all, it was such a great weekend. I was so happy to see Christi...just like old times :) It would've been perfect if Mark had been there. Next time he will be. When we go to visit them. In Vegas.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Memorial Weekend
This is somewhat belated but, sorry, I've been busy. Over Memorial Day weekend, Mark, our friends Candice and Michael Cormican, and I went down to stay with my family. It was a weekend of relaxing, food and fun. We left right after Mark got done with his Friday classes and got to my sister's place for dinner around 6ish. She made us some delicious twice-baked potatoes and pork. Yummy. The highlight (of the entire weekend) was when I walked in the door and Emma said hi to me before Mark. That has never happened before. And Maddalyn remembered us, which was exciting as well. After dinner, we headed to my parent's, about 30 mins away. Of course my mom welcomed us with some great cookies, and we just chatted with the fam for a few hours. Correction, Candice and I chatted; Michael and Mark quickly found the X-Box in my brother's room and were there most of the night.
Saturday morning we were up bright and early, ready to head to the beach. My mom made us a fantastic breakfast and we headed off to the Crab Trap around 10. Although a gigantic pipe covered most of the beach (which my dad later told me was pumping sand back to the shore, trying to make up for all of the hurricanes), we had a great time. Candice and I probably could've stayed all day, but Michael's fair skin couldn't last longer than 3-4 hours. 
After the beach, we did a little shopping and then headed out to my favorite restaurant for dinner. Dinner was amazing, as always, and followed by our favorite dessert.
Sunday we went to church (which is much more amusing with 2 toddlers) and celebrated Maddalyn's 2nd birthday. We ate food for about 50 and took long naps. A great day.
Monday was spent at the beach again, this time with almost the entire Pearce/Gouker clan. 
The red flag conditions didn't sway anyone from entering the water, and the weather was perfect. We probably could've stayed much longer, but unfortunately we had to return to jobs/school. 
The drive home that evening was pretty uneventful, although I do have to give Mark a shout-out for the fastest commute time ever. All in all, a great weekend.
Saturday morning we were up bright and early, ready to head to the beach. My mom made us a fantastic breakfast and we headed off to the Crab Trap around 10. Although a gigantic pipe covered most of the beach (which my dad later told me was pumping sand back to the shore, trying to make up for all of the hurricanes), we had a great time. Candice and I probably could've stayed all day, but Michael's fair skin couldn't last longer than 3-4 hours. 
After the beach, we did a little shopping and then headed out to my favorite restaurant for dinner. Dinner was amazing, as always, and followed by our favorite dessert.
Sunday we went to church (which is much more amusing with 2 toddlers) and celebrated Maddalyn's 2nd birthday. We ate food for about 50 and took long naps. A great day.
Monday was spent at the beach again, this time with almost the entire Pearce/Gouker clan. 
The red flag conditions didn't sway anyone from entering the water, and the weather was perfect. We probably could've stayed much longer, but unfortunately we had to return to jobs/school. 
The drive home that evening was pretty uneventful, although I do have to give Mark a shout-out for the fastest commute time ever. All in all, a great weekend.Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Nashville
Another fun weekend trip means another blog...be excited!
This past weekend, Mark and I drove up to Nashville (only 4 hours away...not bad) for some fun with his sister and her family. Thursday afternoon, we drove over and made it there in time for part of Hunter's baseball practice. That night was pretty uneventful; just loung
ing around the house mainly.
Friday morning we went to The Parthenon which was really cool. It's a to-scale replica of the original in Greece, and the columns around the building were huge! The museum inside was pretty lame, honestly, but the Athena, at 42 feet tall, was incredible. After about an hour there, we headed off to meet Susan and the kids for lunch, then continued
on to the Nashville Zoo with Caeli in tow. Unfortunately, the zoo wasn't quite what I'd hoped, but it was still a nice time, especially since the torrential 
rain storms kept most other visitors away. And having a 5 year old along made it especially fun. She was brave enough to try to feed the lorikeets, but may have regretted that decision. I think my favorite animals were the meerkats and the bats. And the crazy llama who was in desperate need of a dentist was hilarious. That night, after passing a gorgeous rainbow in S
usan and Chad's neighborhood, we watched a movie and called it a night.
We had a big day of Caeli and Hunter's baseball games on Saturday. Mark was so excited to see the games, and really enjoyed watching them. The games took basically the entire day, so we weren't able to get any good sightseeing during the day, but that evening we went to the Opryland Hotel and that was really fun. I loved the fountains and waterfalls, and just the overall feel of the resort.
Mark and I explored the various garden rooms and then met up with Susan, Chad and the kids for dinner.
Sunday we had a delicious breakfast, played some games, and headed home.
The next scheduled vaca is in 2 1/2 weeks, but I'll let you know if we're up to anything fun before then!
This past weekend, Mark and I drove up to Nashville (only 4 hours away...not bad) for some fun with his sister and her family. Thursday afternoon, we drove over and made it there in time for part of Hunter's baseball practice. That night was pretty uneventful; just loung
ing around the house mainly.Friday morning we went to The Parthenon which was really cool. It's a to-scale replica of the original in Greece, and the columns around the building were huge! The museum inside was pretty lame, honestly, but the Athena, at 42 feet tall, was incredible. After about an hour there, we headed off to meet Susan and the kids for lunch, then continued
on to the Nashville Zoo with Caeli in tow. Unfortunately, the zoo wasn't quite what I'd hoped, but it was still a nice time, especially since the torrential 
rain storms kept most other visitors away. And having a 5 year old along made it especially fun. She was brave enough to try to feed the lorikeets, but may have regretted that decision. I think my favorite animals were the meerkats and the bats. And the crazy llama who was in desperate need of a dentist was hilarious. That night, after passing a gorgeous rainbow in S
usan and Chad's neighborhood, we watched a movie and called it a night. We had a big day of Caeli and Hunter's baseball games on Saturday. Mark was so excited to see the games, and really enjoyed watching them. The games took basically the entire day, so we weren't able to get any good sightseeing during the day, but that evening we went to the Opryland Hotel and that was really fun. I loved the fountains and waterfalls, and just the overall feel of the resort.
Mark and I explored the various garden rooms and then met up with Susan, Chad and the kids for dinner.Sunday we had a delicious breakfast, played some games, and headed home.
The next scheduled vaca is in 2 1/2 weeks, but I'll let you know if we're up to anything fun before then!
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