& that's the way life goes

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Anyhow, I’ve been a bad blogger so let’s do a little housekeeping around here. If I’m not cleaning my house I should be cleaning up somewhere and this is easier to do away from home. This is also known as quite photo heavy.

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My BFF non-blood related sister LP turned 30 on February 5. We went out for a fancy dinner and I spent a nauseating amount of money. I did find an awesome champagne that is also made in Michigan that I adore and you can order it online. It’s called Sex which just makes it even better.

Bessie had a housewarming party that was hosted by Durex (thank you houseparty.com) – which means we blew up the extra large condoms and tossed them around like adult balloons.

this would have been a cute picture if i could just be normal

i couldn't figure out how to blow it up - mandy however, was pretty good at it

it may or may not left lube stains on the ceiling

Our second annual Michigan Blogger meetup was a total success with 19 bloggers showing up to hang out in Ann Arbor. FTW!

© Miss Vinyl Ahoy

© Jenni

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I consumed my first Valentine’s Day cupcakes with some very cool ladies who I love

© Lauryn

© Lauryn

© Lauryn

C has proven that the house would fall apart without him. On Saturday he was both a plumber and electrician. Our bathroom sink has been clogged for quite some time, no I’m not telling you how long because that would be gross, but we needed to do something about it because LP is going to be staying at our house. He got the drain snake out and went at it from the sink, then took off some pipe and when that didn’t work he had the brilliant idea to use his air compressor. It worked and we don’t have to pay a plumber, woohoo! We finally bought a light fixture/ceiling fan to replace this ridiculous one in our kitchen (again I’m not telling you how long we went without because that would show our laziness), he had to redo some wiring and voila LIGHT in the kitchen.

It’s hard to believe that I only met Jenni, Lauryn, Sarah, Mandy, Mae and Megan a year ago!  We have had so many fun adventures in 2010 and I know there are more to come.  I never thought I’d make such great friends by blogging but clearly I’m so glad I did.  The lovely Sarah has organized the 2nd Annual Michigan Blogger Meet Up so if you live in Michigan or  if you feel like driving in to hang out we would love to meet you!

Leave a comment here or head over to Sarah’s blog to be added to the list.

Life is about evolving right?  Because if we stay stagnant too long are we really living?

I have had quite a crazy, lovely week.  I wasn’t expecting any of it, but I think that’s what makes life so wonderful.  I hadn’t been looking for changes in my life.  Actually, quite the opposite.  I was content with the way things were.  I wasn’t searching to ‘rock the boat’.

Tuesday I met my first blogger Ashley.  It was really awesome.  I know a lot of you have already met great people you’ve connected with through your blog and you know what I’m talking about.  It’s a strange feeling to sit with someone you’ve never met in person but you have multiple things to talk about because you do know each other from writing.  I guess in the old days that’s what having a pen pal was like, if you got the chance to meet them.

Today because of Sarah, I submitted my application to volunteer at an animal shelter.  I’ve been thinking about it since we moved into our new house because the shelter I used to volunteer at is too far for me to get to on a regular basis.   It wasn’t until I read Sarah’s post last night about wanting to volunteer somewhere that made me realize that I need to give back.  I have a lot to be thankful for and even if it was rough at times, volunteering at an animal shelter is rewarding.

And then the aerial yoga…thank you Mandy and Sarah for inviting me to do this with you.  I’ve been looking for a yoga class for the past couple months but the motivation wasn’t stronger than the laziness, plus I didn’t want to go myself.  I’m glad I waited, now the three of us can hang in the air and try not to break our faces.  It should be highly entertaining since I’m not at all graceful and truth be told I might be a tad scared of heights.

Sometimes though, you have to conquer those fears!

But wait! There is more.

Sarah, Mandy and I are working on getting a Michigan Blogger Meetup arranged!  Sarah created a thread on 20sb, so if you live in the mitten go over there and leave a comment about where we should go in January.  If you don’t have a 20sb account, you can email/twitter/leave a comment with any of us and we’ll gather up all the information and let you know the details.

Lastly and very personally, I’ve decided to freelance.  I’ve wanted to for awhile now and I’m finally building confidence getting my shit together.  I miss writing.  I have to tell you that it’s hard for me to put myself out there because when I get rejected I take it hard, no matter who it’s coming from.  But I’m going to be an adult and suck up the negative and focus on the positive.

Yes, today was pretty awesome!