Sunday, September 27, 2009

Yet Another Lazy Sunday...

While I have always been more of a George Clooney than a Brad Pitt fan... (perhaps just because I am 100% team Jen)...

"You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank, you're not the car you drive, you're not the contents of your wallet, you're not your fucking khakis. You are the all singing, all dancing, crap of the world."

Just cause.

Off to make my list of October resolutions - time is flying much too quickly!

x's & o's,

Leslie

P.s. Less lazy blogging starting in T minus 1 day! =)

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Re-charge, Renew, Rejuvenate...

(If I make it...)

This weekend I want to...
  1. Get my hands dirty with a little fall cleaning. Including, changing to fall sheets (jersey with leaves! so cozy!), sorting to fall clothes + a whole lot of dusting/vacuuming!
  2. Lose myself in the October Issue of Vogue with absolutely no interruptions from cover to cover!
  3. Have a good cry. Not for any particular reason other than sometimes it just feels right to let a wave of emotion take over you. Even if it is facilitated through a chick flick. The Notebook, anyone?
  4. Hit Power Yoga for Week Two (Even though it kinda kicked my ass in Round One).
  5. Get a head-start on my 2009 Thanksgiving list of things I am truly grateful for. Just cause.
x's & o's,

Leslie

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Girlfriends: Bonus Entry!


Wanted: One Best Friend Forever and a Day.

A Best Friend Forever and a Day who has disappeared.

But a BFF who understands the working life, has become a partner in crime in the work life (along with the best pack pick up worker ever... I mean what other PPU worker can say they travelled across the country just to hangout 24/7 in a Nike store), and may on occasion cause my life trouble with a touch of s to the noring.

A BFF who shares my love for shoes, purses, photos and Josh Duhamel.

A BFF who will take a trip through the drive through McD's at 2:30 AM followed by the designated parking lot, you know, just cause.

"Tell me if he's cute...I'm drunk!" "um...no!"

"I found a cute boy with an accent and he's leaving tomorrow...JACKPOT!!!"

If you find her... tell her I miss her!

When you find her, tell her I'll meet her on center court. With hand me down flowers.

x's & o's,

Leslie

Girlfriends...


In the past month or so, I have had the great pleasure of hanging out with the girlfriends... of my girlfriends!

And I've gotta say...I love it.

You constantly hear about how girls are catty, or clique-y or just plain mean girls.

But, I have to say, maybe it was just these girls, but they were so inviting, so warm, so funny. So perfect.

It's beautiful. The dynamics of girlfriends. The bond of sisterhood (sorry! a little sappy!).

It is crazy how in every group you've got a little bit of everything. It's why shows like Sex & the City work. Because there's always the Carrie, and there's always the Charlotte, the Miranda and the Samantha. Each member of the group brings a little bit of je ne sais quoi to the group and the chemistry makes magic.

I feel blessed to have been able to share in girls night, and girls weekend, and look forward to many many more! With my girlfriends, and their girlfriends, and on and on and on.

So to all the girlfriends out there... I think this is what it's all about. Thanks for sharing!

x's & o's,

Leslie

Currently listening:

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. Make it last forever friendship never ends. If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give. Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is. So here's a story from A to Z, you wanna get with me you gotta listen carefully. We got Em in the place who likes it in your face. We got G like MC who likes it on an easy. V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady. And as for me... Ah you'll see.

Wannabe - Spice Girls

And in the post-script: A little Cheers to girlfriends!

A Tribute...






Monday, September 21, 2009

Betcha Didn't Know


...I like to eat my fruit cut into bite sized pieces. With a fork.
...I cry watching sports. All sports. Football. Hockey. Figure skating. Cheerleading. Tennis. And more. Maybe I'm inspired. Maybe I'm moved. Maybe I'm just jealous of the things I can't do anymore (though come to think of it, I never could play football)!
...I love the colour that my lower stomach turns with a tan.
...I am scared of snakes, clowns (see photo), seagulls, missing good times, the dark and toilets flushing. Yup, I think that about covers it.
...I have a highly addictive personality. Relationships, frendships, the gym, work, coffee, sleep, life. It's not my fault. It's the way I was born. It's in my genes. I love it.
...Sometimes I get my heart mixed up with my self esteem. Sometimes I get it mixed up by my impatience. And sometimes, it just gets mixed up all on it's own.
...Sometimes I wonder if I actually love the things I am doing, or I just really like them because I am somewhat good at them.
...I am a water snob (evian) and a gym snob (delisle), but (I think) still an all around nice person.
...While I excelled at music, as my grandfather once said...I am "musically inclined" (piano and flute, yes, betcha didn't know that I went to flute camp. This one time at band camp...) I am definitely tone deaf. My dancing skills could go either way. Kareoke will never be "my thing."
...I have a hard time keeping secrets. No. Scratch that. I have a hard time keeping my own secrets.
...I used to say I didn't like cuddling. I think I lied.
...I have never been more happy than I am right now.


x's & o's,

Leslie

Currently Listening:

I've been roaming around, I was looking down at all I see. Painted faces fill the places I can't reach. You know that I could use somebody. Someone like you and all you know and how you speak. Countless lovers under cover of the street. You know that I could use somebody. Someone like you.
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Stolen Words + Stolen Photos...

Just cause...

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't. Believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, then let it. Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

Photo credit: Jo Howell. Love them all (but esp. the selects of 'She's Hot' '04!)

The leaves are a-changing...


While the first day of Fall is still a couple of weeks away, I have occasionally been one to jump the gun, so here is what I love about the Fall!

I heart...

...sweater dresses, slouchy boots, killer heels, tights and cardigans. All day, every day.
...pumpkin spice lattes at sbux. Because really, when the drinks change at sbux, that's when my true season changes!
...a little bit of 'nip' in the air that makes cuddling in bed for 'just 5 more minutes' that much cozier!
...the feeling of rejuvenation that only comes with a new season. Changes are in the air, my friends.

Short + sweet and that's how I like it!

Hope you are loving as much as I am!

A little bit of x and a little bit of o,

Leslie

Currently listening (+ loving!):

Birds flying high. You know how I feel. Sun in the sky. You know how I feel. Breeze driftin' on by. You know how I feel. It's a new dawn. It's a new day. It's a new life. For me. And I'm feeling good.
Feeling Good - Michael Bublé

Friday, September 11, 2009

Lazy Days...


Here's lazy for ya. And by lazy I mean a 16 hour day at the office, to be continued for 2 hours post blog, and an up and at em at 5 am tomorrow morning wake up call!


It's simple.


Three words.


Copy. Paste. Blog.


Because apparently, there are people out there who share my problems!


1. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?

4. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from
which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

5. That's enough, Nickelback.

6. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

7. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.

8. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

11. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

12. The other night I hit a new low at an open bar. I had already hopped on highway blackout when, inevitably I had to find a bathroom. Eventually I decided it was probably on the other side of the bar so I tried to walk over there, but ran into a guy coming the other way. We played that, Both go left, Both go right game to no avail, so I finally put out my hand to guide myself past and that's is when I realized, yup, that's a mirror I just tried to walk through. And the guy on the other side is me. Even cats can recognize their own image.

13. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

14. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

15. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

16. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.

17. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

20. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

21. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

22. My friends Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.

24. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

26. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's H as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Humpback? "

28. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

29. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

31. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

33. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

34. Bad decisions make good stories.

35. Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

38. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....

39. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

40. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

41. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

42. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

43. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

44. I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

46. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

47. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

48. When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

49. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

50. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...

51. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists. Too soon Toronto?

52. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

54. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

55. I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.

56. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

57. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

61. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.


62. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay. Or Vex. Or Bud Light Lime.


I hope you laughed as hard as I did. I am not usually a fan of 'forwards' ( Ahem mom. Just kidding. But seriously...) but this time, bff, you did good!


Ps. You are not crazy. There are numbers missing. I did not include those that did not cause me to physically laugh out loud (numbers x, x, and x particularly caused me to literally Roll. On. The. Floor. Laughing. But which ones exactly? That is one secret I will never tell. And yes, I am that self centered to think that you too would share my exact same feelings on what is funny and what isn't.


The usual x's and o's,


Leslie



Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Love Yourself...


Because I do!

And not the cliché 'you've gotta love yourself before anyone else will love you' mushy kind of love. Have a crush on yourself. A giant crush. The can't wait to see ya, giggle to yourself, wake up smiling, good old fashioned kinda crush!

Seriously - Correct me if I am wrong, but whether you're dating, single, maybe even married (a subject I highly doubt I will be an expert on in the near future!), whatever you are - isn't life just a little more exciting with a crush?

Fall in love with yourself. Add yourself to your list of crushes. Trust me. It's just more fun!

And to clarify - I do realize that falling in love is not exactly the same thing as crushing (no matter how hard you are crushing). But through my mid-twenties faux-crisis paradigm (and by crisis, I may mean waking up every Saturday to either leave a bff vm or receive one with the exact same content - i.e. "please call me back, I'm going to shoot my face off - but in a good way!") I'll take it! Love, crushes, questionable decisions, and abso-freakin-lutely everything else in between! What can I say? These days, life is a blast!

x's & o's,

Leslie

Currently Listening:

New York!! I think I'm from where dreams are made of. There's nothing you can't do. Out of New York! These streets will make you feel brand new. The lights will inspire you. Let's hear it for New York.
Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys)

It's time, just let me be there for you anytime. You're so fine, for you I'd join the longest line.
So Fine - Sean Paul

Take me on the floor, I can't take it any more. I want you, I want you, I want you to show me love. Just take me on the floor, I can give you more. You kill me, you kill me, you kill me with your touch.
Take Me On The Floor - The Veronicas

Currently LOVING:

Well, all I really want to do is love you. A kind much closer than friends use. But I still can't say it after all we've been through.
If it Kills Me - Jason Mraz

Seriously. Download it. This song makes me experience strong feelings of love, lust, desire, happiness. Pay for it. Buying music makes music, and I need some more of this! =)