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love affair with yogen fruz

05-03-2010 by rialeilani

Besides the beautiful sunsets, warming sunshine and beyond awesome weather; I think my favorite thing was Yogen Fruz. No seriously. They had green tea frozen yogurt. I’m easy …easy like sunday morning… and that totally made my trip. I was really sad I only got it once.

There are couple frozen yogurt places by my work so I decided to venture out since I’m skipping my lunch time jog at the gym. I almost peed my pants when I saw green tea on their menu. Of course they didn’t have it. Boo. Instead I settled for Pomegranate with kashi granola, strawberries and kiwi. It was still good but no green tea!

I’m begging someone to open a Yogen Fruz in Michigan. Please?

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a facebook story & brain fart

03-03-2010 by rialeilani

I’m clicking around Facebook thinking how I really don’t feel like blogging. Sure I have things I want to share. Like how I adore Jenni and we had a fabulous time at dinner last night, with the exception of a server who didn’t care to give us any attention and wanted to rush us out ASAP. Did we smell? I didn’t think so.

Or a bunch of us girls are going to see Alice in Wonderland and grab dinner next week. But I don’t feel very verbal.

Right, so now I’ve told you those things. But what made me write a post was where I ended up on Facebook.

A little backstory…

There is this guy that I stumbled across by accident awhile ago on someone I worked with in college’s page. I knew him when I was little, like 10. His grandma lived next door to my great aunt. We were penpals for a second when his family moved to Saudi Arabia. Yeah. Saudi Arabia. One summer he chased me around my aunt’s house with his trombone and I locked myself in the bathroom. We also played a game of Trivial Pursuit. He was smart for a kid his age and I guess I was too cuz I could hang.

Anyhow. Quite by accident I came across his music page. I was like no way it can’t be the same DL. (I would totally link to him but this is kind of my safe haven from IRL people. If you want to check it out email me/twitter me and I’ll send you the link.) It was. I sent him a quick message just saying something along the lines of you probably don’t remember but your grandma lived next door to my aunt blah blah blah. Honestly, I don’t think he remembered who I was but that’s cool. In certain areas I have a memory like an elephant (is that the saying?).

Wow this is taking a long time to tell. Hang in there ok?

So I’m clicking around Facebook this afternoon and I saw his page in my fan pages so I”m checking it out again along with his band pictures and I had the urge to pick up the phone and call my mom. What?! That doesn’t happen often but I kinda forgot for a milisecond that I can’t do that. I think she’d get a kick out looking at his artist page. He was an interesting dude. Hello, he lived in Saudi Arabia when he was like 11 and from what it says on his page he’s moved to many different places. Secretly, I think my mom hoped we would date sometime.

It’s just weird when things like that happen. It’s like I have a brain lapse and it’s kind of a pain (no pun intended) to have to face reality.

Way to make a short story long huh?

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quick saturday post

27-02-2010 by rialeilani

Yesterday was a pretty good day except now I’m left feeling guilty because I didn’t make it to my uncle’s retirement party. In all honesty, I tried. I got out on the roads to go pick C up from hockey so we could head out but I’m deathly afraid of black ice. This comes from totaling one car, smashing another and doing a 360 on a main road. My chest gets tight and I start to wheeze. To me it wasn’t worth it to drive an hour. I’m sure because of it I’m the topic of what an awful relative I am for not showing.

Besides that I hung out with my girl LP. I <3 this girl. We’ve been friends since I was 3 and we’ve had major ups and downs but she’s become a sister to me. So much that there are times I admittedly want to strangle her but I wouldn’t trade her for the world. That’s when you know your friends have crossed the line to a sister. Even when I want to kill her (clearly not literally) I’d never think of pushing her out of my life. I know that she will always be there, just like I”ll always be there for her.

I worked out with her and her trainer, we got lunch and did a little shopping. I bought this awesomeness because I’ve needed some nice hooker boots for when I go out. Also, I think they will be perfect for our Chicago adventure with LP and her boyfriend in June. I am trying to save money but I think this was a pretty good purchase.

Have I mentioned that C invited LP and her boyfriend to go to Chicago with us? I was shocked when he asked them but I’m so excited! We are going to take the train, similarly to what we did for C’s birthday last year (part 1, part 2, part 3).

Lastly, OMG USA vs CANADA tomorrow in hockey! I’m so excited and nervous at the same time. It will hopefully be an awesome game regardless of who wins. {USA, USA, USA }

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you got questions? i got answers

25-02-2010 by rialeilani

With a little persuading from Jenni, I decided to jump on the bandwagon.

<a href="http://www.formspring.me/rialeilani" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.formspring.me');">http://www.formspring.me/rialeilani</a>

I promise my answers will be completely honest.

xoxo

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thought purge

24-02-2010 by rialeilani

I’m taking a break from the San Diego pictures because honestly, I cry a little each time I look at them. They have sun the majority of the time. We have clouds and right now, SNOW.

…My job is a little iffy right now. In reality, it will probably be ok. Hopefully, we won’t have to take a 5% paycut or whatever else the state is deciding on. Because 5% is more than I’ve gotten in cost of living raises in the past 3 years. I did a job search looking for jobs in my area and I came up with nothing in Michigan. Yeah. I really would hate to have to take a job I wasn’t going to advance in or learn. And talking about that, well, I know I can’t stay where I’m at forever. I get antsy and frankly, bored.

…Thank you to all my guest bloggers! When are we getting together for karaoke?! Maybe next month when everyone is back from their vacations?!

…Keeping with the honesty, aerial yoga was not stellar the past couple of weeks before my trip, but last Sunday? Awesome. I think it helps a lot the group of people you are with. I actually was in a group with Sillygrrl again I know I’ve said it before but the girl is GRACEFUL!

Right before I literally unrolled and fell out…classy

…I prefer the trapeze, there is something about being wrapped up in the fabric that freaks me out. It’s one of my goals is to get over that because hello, that’s kind of weird.

…My dad is going to be 60 this year! Jenni has offered to help me plan the party! Now I just have to save some money and get his friends numbers.

…I’ve been watching Team USA in hockey. Did you know Rafalski (Dearborn/Allen Park) and Kesler (Livonia) are both from the Detroit area?

…So I twittered yesterday about babies. I don’t coo over babies like I will over puppies or dogs in general. Don’t get me wrong I love my friends’ kids and the occasional child will make me say, “oh she/he is so cute” but I guess I’m just not there. Part of me feels bad about it, even though I know I shouldn’t.

Anything you’d like to share?

Tags: aerial yoga, family, hockey, random, work category: girl thoughts | 12 comments »

boo

10-02-2010 by rialeilani

So my scheduling thing got messed up and published already. Soo in your readers you saw the guest posts already for this weekend but I took them down. Sorry! I’ll put them back up when I leave

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how’s your week?

04-02-2010 by rialeilani

While I’m waiting for the new episode of Fringe to start I thought I’d check in my little corner of the interwebz.

{via weheartit}

…We met the petsitting company we are going to hire to watch the dogs while we are out of town. I hope the owner wasn’t offended when we asked for proof of insurance and references. She emailed them to me soon after so I guess it’s all good. Scooby immediately liked the guy and that’s a good thing because some males make him uncomfortable. He actually liked him so much he laid by the door once he left. Silly dog.

…You know what not to do? Inhale right as you are opening a burnt bag of popcorn that just came out of the microwave. No, really. Don’t do that. You will burn the inside of your nose and it will be dry and irritated for days. It’s Thursday, 4 days after the I’mAnIdiot incident and my nose is still not the same.

…I bought my first Nettipot and I didn’t drown myself. That in my book kids, is a WIN.

…As of now I know that we will attend 2 weddings, 2 retirment parties and my dad is turning 60! I need to start planning something. Ideas? Suggestions? Advice? You wan to help?!? I’m really not an event planner so I can use whatever you got.

…Pink is fucking awesome and her husband is a hottie.

…You know what I love? Weekdays that C and I take off and spend the day together doing things we don’t get to do on the weekend. Enjoying each others company.

…I am all signed up for the rest of the aerial yoga classes this session. W00T!

…C told me he’s taking me to Chicago for my birthday in June. He’s going to plan it. I will totally fall over if he plans it all by himself. You are my witnesses that he said this is what he’s going to do.

How is your week going?

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wishful wednesday – 3 minutes

27-01-2010 by rialeilani

‘I wish’ …. I could spend three

minutes in … shoes!

I actually thought long and hard about this, and by long and hard I mean like 5 minutes. I don’t want to be famous and I can’t really think of anyone I’d want to be for only3 minutes. Curiosity killed the cat right? So yeah my honest answer is 3 minutes as Kik’s* finance. Maybe it would cure the “what could have been” craptastic scenarios I have from time to time. 3 minutes of my alternate reality.

Lame.

And as a disclaimer to this post, when I decided to try out Wishful Wednesday, I had no idea this is what I would be typing. Sometimes the truth is completely annoying. This is also one of those posts I wonder if I should publish. Don’t be surprised if I take it down or completely change it.

Update! OR YOU KNOW…

Jeff Corwin!

{via mlive}

I’m pretty sure 3 minutes would cover holding something that might attack me and hopefully be a quick enough that I wouldn’t actually die from panic.

It took me a good two hours to come up with a substitute. FAIL.

Wishful Wednesdays brought to you by Kelsey.

*(if you want to read more on Kik , enter it in the search box)

Tags: nostalgic, shit i'm such a girl, wishful wednesday category: girl thoughts, hell yeah i just said that | 5 comments »

tuesday confessions

26-01-2010 by rialeilani

I think it’s time I spill some stuff…and no it has nothing to do with Marine City

♥ I ate a bowl of cereal and a ginormous piece of death by chocolate cake for dinner last night.

♥ As I get older I tend to just say what I’m thinking, even if I should have thought about it first. Is this due to immaturity or maturity? I used to care so much about how people perceived me. Now I’m find that tiring. If you like me, it will be for who I am, not who I think you want me to be.

♥ I love what JenRem created

{via JenRem}

♥ I might be loving the show Life Unexpected on the CW. Is anyone else watching this? They claim it’s “Juno meets Gilmore Girls”. I used to love Roswell and Shiri Appleby plays Cate and her finance is played by Jack I mean Kerr Smith. Um and duh, I LOVED Gilmore Girls.

♥ I really need to be working right now, but the motivation hasn’t set in

♥ I’m extremely sad that I only have 2 more aerial yoga classes left because I didn’t get to sign up for the whole 8 weeks. Boo!

♥ Math and I are not friends, I need this shirt

{via weheartit}

♥ I’m still all kinds of happy from this weekend!

Take the weight off your shoulders, lighten the load.
Leave a confession or just say it out loud and let the wind take it away.

Tags: chocolate, confessions, get to work already!, tv category: girl thoughts | 18 comments »

mitten bloggers & yoga are awesomeness

25-01-2010 by rialeilani

I had a love/hate affair with this weekend. The LOVES were the best of the best and the HATES well, you know.

The SUPER FUN FANTASTIC

– The mitten blogger meet up, skillfully arranged by Sillygrrl. She planned a great night of dinner and bowling in Midtown Detroit. I haven’t been to the Majestic since I saw Treble Charger play there in 2001!

(Ginger Mandy, JenRem, Maeko, LauReality, Sillygrrl, Supergirl)

Strikes!

This is an awesome group of ladies! I’m so glad I finally got to meet all of you in person. Supergirl (along with Sillygrrl) was one of my first Michigan bloggers in my reader. It was nice to see her face

(Missed you Mel!)

– Hanging out with Maeko before the meetup. I <3 her. She helped me with my makeup and I might have spilled some secrets on the way to the meetup. Afterwards we drove around looking for a grocery store open to buy mac and cheese. But our mac and cheese eating and glee watching plan came apart because of her sick doggie. She also let me borrow socks to wear with the cute bowling shoes they make you wear. It should be said that I was quite bratty about it, but I think I’m ok since she’s family and she can’t exactly get rid of me. Haha.

– Aerial Yoga – I got up on the high trapeze!! And I flipped upside down on the fabric. I don’t have any photographic evidence, but I think Ginger Mandy will vouch for me

– Sparring on Saturday morning. I got Master J in the head. He even stopped to give me a high five. Don’t worry, I didn’t have time to be excited about it because the next round I got a foot, firmly planted in my face.

The CRAPTASTIC

– Going to lunch with my great Aunt who is in her late 70’s who became faint after lunch. I’m the last person you want around when you aren’t feeling well. It was also reminiscent of my mom and completely got under my skin.

– Sunday I got up feeling quite emotional because these past couple of weeks have been really wearing on me. I’ve had a lot of stuff going on. Some really great, some not so fun but things that needed to be done. I’m stressing about my black belt testing and yada, yada. Bottom line I tried to get some errands out of the way Sunday before aerial yoga. I was running late but thought I had enough time time get in and out of CVS. Um no, they’ve only been filling my birth control pills for years now. They took Sunday to mess it up and instead of spending 2 minutes in the store it was more like 15. I might have bawled my eyes out on the way to yoga.

– When I got to yoga I was split up from Sillygrrl and Ginger Mandy. Ok, totally not the day for that, I almost started crying again. Yeah, I was that girl. What a big baby. It turned out ok. I totally saw Ginger Mandy kick ass on the trapeze (you go girl!) and I heard that Sillygrrl was totally climbing the fabric to the moon. I have no doubt, she’s inspirational on the fabric.

– I got home from the grocery store to find Scooby chewed more of the couch cushion we haven’t started paying on.

– I had just made some tea, the dvd ready to play Crouching Tiger Hidden dragon, and made a comforting grilled cheese when someone knocked on my door. My friend AP stopped by with her 2 kids (ages 1 and 3) and husband. While I was happy to see them because it’s been so long, last night was not the perfect night.

How was your weekend?

Tags: aerial yoga, craptastic, mitten blogger meet up, super fun fantastic category: fitness, girl thoughts, tae kwon do, weekend | 17 comments »

& that's the way life goes