Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

AB and AC in MD


Hey hey hey…I apologize for the hiatus again…I don’t know whats wrong with me…I get on a roll and then I fall off again…im so sorry about that…*bows head in shame*…I promise im going to make a greater effort going forward!!...anyway…today I want to talk about the trip I took down to Annapolis in the beginning of march to visit tv girl and the captain…AND go to the alexis babini and aaron carter concet!!!

Friday night (march 8) after a long day at work I hopped in the cadi with little sis, little one and video girl…it was about a 4 hour drive but went by pretty quickly cause we kept busy chatting about all kinds of stuff (read as backstreet boys, big time rush and aaron carter…haha!!) …I guess we got there just after midnight…I don’t really remember the exact time but it was late!...haha!...tv girl was up waiting for us…yay!!!...but the captain was sleeping…boo!!...haha!!...it was the first time I was at their place…it was super cute!...i loved all the pictures they had framed all over…they really are just the cutest couple ever!!!...anyway…after some more chatting (I really do have a talking problem…I don’t know when to stop!!...haha!) we eventually went to sleep…

Saturday morning we all went out to breakfast!...i LOVE breakfast!!...haha!...then we went to cvs to print some pictures…we decided that we wanted to get the pictures we have with alexis babini signed!...i wish we came up with this plan earlier because I already had them printed and hanging on my wall…I just would have brought those with me…but its okay…now I have another copy (its hanging on my refrigerator!)…

printing these pictures took WAY longer than we thought it would…so long that we were almost late to the show!...oh by the way the concert was in the afternoon…I want to say that it started at 1 or something like that…we got there, I purchased an alexis babini “shut up and kiss me” tshirt (best tshirt EVER!!), then I pretty much ran to my seat…I got there just as the set was starting…phew!...that was a close call!...i would have been devastated if I missed babini!!!

i’ve said it before and I will say it again…alexis is just too freaking cute up on the stage with the guitar and the harmonica and the voice of an angel!!...i can never get enough of this guy…he is so charismatic and so talented!!…love love LOVE him!!...this is the first time I saw him live since his new album came out (“The Pioneer Spirit”…go buy it NOW!!) so I was excited to see his new stuff…omg…”shut up and kiss me”…I cant even…I was a fan of the song before but now…WOW!...so good!!...and he sang “hakuna mattata” (did I spell that right? Probably not!)…how amazing is that?!...AND “smoke” which is my personal fav live song of his…the “still be standing!!!” part is the best…we all yelled it out when he was explaining the sing along to everyone…he seemed excited that we knew it…haha!!...he sang a bunch of other songs too…they were all flawless!...and he had his friend down town Kenny brown on stage with him playing that box thing…sorry I don’t know what its called but its like an acoustic drum I guess…I don’t know…it just looks like a box to me…but its still super cool…I want to learn how to play the box!…haha!...but yeah, it was just overall a great set!!...i was smiling and singing along the whole time…I didn’t want it to end!!...but it did…boo!!!...on the plus side he was over by the merch booth for a meet and greet right after…yay!!!

We had some time before aaron was gonna come on so we went to meet alexis…I mean we were almost late because we were printing pictures for this very moment…of course we had to go!!...there was already a line formed when we got there so we waited patiently…when it was finally our turn we showed him our pictures and asked him to sign them…let me tell ya…this guy has some memory…we had pictures from 2 different times and he knew exactly where they where taken…I was impressed!!...it was great chatting with him and taking pics and stuff…hes always so nice!!...and he seemed to remember us but he could have just been saying that to be nice…im not sure…either way it was exciting!!





Next up was time for aaron carter!!...remember last year when I said I was not impressed…well he stepped up his game in a big way…last time i think i was so dissapointed because i knew he could do better...and this tour proves that...this time the show was GREAT!!...he sang a whole bunch of his old songs…they were all soo much fun…he opened with “another earthquake” which is one of my faves!!...he had two dancers who are incredible!!...and aaron himself is quite the talented dancer…I have to say that I was thoroughly entertained!!...nice job mr carter!!...and a highlight of the show was when little one was picked for the serenade!!...yay!!!


after the show it was time for the meet and greet with aaron!!...he was super nice just like the previous times i've met him...when i walked up to him he told me that i looked familiar...so i told him that i was little sis' sister...haha!!...we took a picture and then i was on my way...but on may way off the stage the girls taking the picture said to me that they like my necklace (my choose 180 dog tag)...i said thanks...and then they said "we know!!!"...haha!!...i thought that was great because only rushers know what it is...and that was that for the concert...oh wait!,,,i got a picture with the cute dancers too!!...haha!!

when all of our meet and greet fun was over we went to lunch with the whole gang...that was a lot of fun...i always love hanging out with all my backstreet girls and tv girl and the captain came to meet us too...it was at this point that the captain called me out for neglecting my blog...sorry again!!!...after lunch some of the girls went home and the rest of us walked around Annapolis a bit...it a really nice city...ill have to go back for a visit when the weather is a little nicer!!


i feel like this post is getting a little long so i guess ill stop here...but the whole weekend really was soo much fun!!!   

Friday, January 4, 2013

Top 12 of '12


Thats right folks...its time for my annual countdown of awesomeness for the year...lets get right to it!!

12. Washington DC

Back in june i took a trip down to dc for a mini cruise reunion...we had a blast...we went to a bunch of different museums...acted like small children...ate a ton of mexican food...sang karaoke...and stayed up entirely too late chatting and watching bsb videos...i had so much fun with my girls..my only complaint is that our time together was too short...i really wish we all lived closer...


11. Slip n Slide

The summer of 2012 was #NoShoreSummer...without going to the shore i had to find other things to occupy my weekends...most of the time i found myself tanning in my backyard or at an awesome concert (more on that later) but some nights i wound up at the home of tjd and blla...one of those nights unexpectedly ended with me playing slip n slide at 2am with little sis, the mayor and blla...sooo much fun...i havent done that in years...we had a lot of laughs that night...i probably wont forget it anytime soon!


10. Alexis Babini

Way back in the very begining of 2012 i went to an aaron carter concert and was introduced to the amazing music of alexis babini!!...i thought he had a really great stage presence and he was so cute up there playing his guitar (and harmonica) and his voice was just so so good...in the middle of one of the songs he whispered into the mic "dramatic pause"...it was at that point that i was sold...i went to meet him at intermission...he was so nice...i had to buy his cd...i started listening to it on repeat...i saw him a couple more times since then and he has never dissapointed...according to twitter his first full length album is coming out this year...i am so excited for it...so guys if you never heard his music before go to youtube and check it out...or just buy it on itunes...its sooo good!

9. BSB Takes New York

first bsb event with kev back...what elese is there to say really?!...nothing...okay so i lied there's tons to say...so much so that i wrote not one but 2 entries all about it...which you can check out here and here...haha!!...i gotta say that it was def an interesting experience staying in central park all night...i had a lot of fun with all of my friends

8. Disneyland

at the end of september i went with little sis and a couple of our friends to california for the weekend...we were supossed to go to a big time rush concert but it was cxl'd...we didnt let this get us down...so we decided to go to disneyland...we managed to squeeeze all kinds of disney fun onto just one day...and i gotta say that i still laugh about the ferris wheel of death!...haha!!!...the four of us had so much fun...and how could we not?...we were at disney!!! =)

7. Turks and Caicos

in october i took a much needed trip to turks and caicos with little sis and the mayor...The hotel was great...it was huge!...there were 4 pools...and a gorgous beach with the softest sand ever...and a ton of places to eat all of them were delish...the rooms were nice...it looked like the room we had was recently renovated which was great...the only problem with the room was we were all the way at the very end...we were in the furthest possible room...but ya know what? It was okay because we ate sooo much that we needed that little bit of extra walking!...haha!...i think the best part was when i volunteered to be in the show...i was a spice girl!!...it was so much fun...i even had fans the next day!!

6. New Year's Eve

this is on here not just for nye itself but for the whole weekend...i spent a ton of time with my backstreet girls...we went into manhattan on saturday...down to atlantic city on sunday...and over to the sands in PA on monday...we saw aaron carter in the fantastics and not one but two backstreet concerts...i couldnt think of a better way to ring in 2013 (the year of the backstreet) than with the backstreet boys and my backstreet girls!...i plan on writing a full recap of this weekend soon!

5. TV Girl and The Captain Say I Do

my cousin got married back in june...it truely was a beautiful wedding...they got married in the church we grew up in...i faced my fears and did a reading...it really meant a lot to me that they wanted me to be a part of their special day...thanks guys!...and the reception was soooo much fun!...i didnt stop moving all night!!...theres never a dull moment when the family is all together and its even better when we are together for such an awesome occasion!!

4. Big Time Summer Tour

as if my backstreet boys problem wasnt enough...this year i became dangerously obsessed with big time rush!!!...i think those four boys may just be the death of me...haha!...anyway, lets talk about btst because thats whats on the list...haha!!...i went to the show 6 times...4 of which i had vip for...jones beach...hershey park...bristow va...toronto...vancouver...seattle...every time i saw this show it was better than the last...those boys have sooo much energy on stage...i always find myself jumping around like a wild animal the whole concert...and their vip is amazing...like i said i did that 4 times...each time i hugged some one different so by the end i got to squeeeeeeeze all of them...yay!!!...not only were all the concerts and meet and greets amazing but all the great times i spent with my friends at these concerts is what lands it so high on my list!!



3. Geneva


right before my 27th birthday i took a trip to geneva!! ...i couldnt have asked for a better time...i got to go to europe...and spend quanlity time with my girls....and pay $60 for grilled cheese...and see an nkotbsb concert...and do platinum vip...and so much more...this particular bsb event makes it all the way to number 3 on my list because of the amazing interactions we had with the backstreet boys during sound check...we talked to howie for a long time about jersey...and nick totally called me out on my side commentary...and brian was wearing the pink sneakers...and aj gave the tour and answered a ton of our questions...everything about it was perfect!!

2. Boy Band Bonanza

5 boy bands...4 decades...3 days...2 states...1 non-stop party!!!...do i really need to say more?!?...haha!!...i already recapped this event in full detail...so if you want to relive all the magic please do so by reading day oneday two, and day three...i struggled with the placement of this event...i couldnt decide which should be placed higher on the list...this or geneva...i thought about it long and hard...but there are 2 reasons why i ultimately put this at number 2...a) i saw bsb and btr on the same day...i dont think that will ever happen again...b) I FINALLY GOT HUGS FROM THE BACKSTREET BOYS!!!!!





1. Big Time Skype Call

will everyone please pick your jaws up off the ground please...i know i know...im sure you are all shocked that btr is in my top spot and not bsb...im a little shocked myself...haha!!...but this was such a unique once in a life time opportunity that i was blessed enough to have...how could i not put BIG TIME SKYPE CALL in the top spot?!...the call was 6 months ago and its still something that i think about and say wow! i cant believe that happened!...i got to have an actual conversation with them and they seemed to genuinely care about what i had to say...and now i have a big dopey grin on my face just thinking about it...ahhh!!...yeah, i have no more words to describe how AMAZING that experience was!!!...(ps since i dont really have a picture of this ill just include the one i got with kendall in october!)

well guys...thats it...thats my top 12 moments of 2012...i really did have a lot of fun this year...i cant wait to see what 2013 has in store for me!!...yay!!! =)

Monday, December 24, 2012

Secret santa predictions


Sorry i have been so mia lately...but its chistmas eve and that means its time for my secret santa predictions...lets see how this turns out...oh and ill be using all cool blog names...haha!!...but i really have no idea this year....so im totally guessing...

Little sis has the mayor

The mayor has little sis

Little one has meg

Meg has blla

I have little one

Tv girl has the princess

Blla has prince charming

Prince charming has tv girl 

The princess has the captain

The captain has me

Ps...meg's cool blog name is to be determined!!...haha!!!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

tv girl and the captain said i do!!!


June 30th 2012 is the day my beautiful cousin (tv girl) married her knight in shinning armor (the captain)...sit tight folks cause im about to recap the whole event!!!

My hair debacle that morning set me back about an hour but i managed to get ready with one minute to spare!...my family piled into a couple of cars and we were off to the church...i was getting a little nervous because tv girl asked me to do a reading...im not really a fan of speaking in front of people...and to make matters worse, only about an hour before i got a text saying my reading was changed...so i had absolutely no idea what would be waiting for me...oh boy...

We arrived at the church and the ceremony started not too long after that...tv girl looked absolutely beautiful...her dress was perfect for her in every way...i loved it!!!...my reading came up pretty quickly...my 2 sentence reading turned into a full typed page...it was long!...i stumbled over a few words but i got through it...and the people said i did a good job...im glad i didnt mess up and ruin the whole thing...the relief i felt when it was over was great...i did it!...phew!...haha!...the rest of the ceremony went on without a hitch...well the mayor and tjd filled in to present the gifts because the guys who were scheduled to do it were stuck in traffic...but other than that nothing went wrong...the ceremony was beautiful and father frank did a really excellent job!!!




After the ceremony was over we headed over the the woodbridge hilton (where the reception was being held)...we stopped at quick check on the way to buy snacks for the room...did we really need to get donuts and chips? Probably not, but we got them anyway and they were delicious...haha!...anyway...when we got to the hotel we had just enough time to bring our stuff to the room and freshen up a little before cocktail hour started...and yes i stayed at a hotel 10 minutes from where i live..haha!

The cocktail hour was great...i dont remember all the specific foods they had but i do remember that it all tasted good!...i spent most of my time chit chatting and eating...i think i told everyone about my big time skype call...haha!...hey, it was fresh in my mind because it happened the night before...haha!...i was able to see tv girl and tell her how gorgeous she looked...and i saw the captain and welcomed him to the family...they really are just the cutest together!!! <3 p="p">
Next was time for the reception to get started...table 15 was where it was at!...#woohootable15...haha!...im pretty sure i sat in between tjd and the princess...but i could be totally making that up...haha!...before all the entrances happened i took a few pictures of the cake and the lighting and the center pieces and all that stuff...the cake was beautiful...i LOVED the cake toppers...the groom was captain america because that is his all time fav character (hence the cool blog name of the captain...haha!)...the center pieces were great too...she found these really awesome candle holders in different sizes that looked vintage and she put them on top of a mirror and put some flower petals around it...they really came out great!




The reception started off with all the intros and then moved into the first dance...they were so cute!...next came the mother son dance and the father daughter dance...the captain and his mom were great...very spunky...as for tv girl and her dad, i absolutely LOVED it!!!....they started off with somewhere over the rainbow and then out of no where it changed to the twist!!....omg! Sooo much fun!!!...it was such a great idea...its so good that i may have to steal it if i ever get married...unfortunately if i did i would have to find someone to play the part of my dad cause theres no way he would do it...haha!...



Another fun thing about this wedding is they had a photo booth...they put out all kinds of props and people could just go over there and take pictures all night...yeah, we took a lot...some of them are really funny!...here, see for yourself!...






Pretty much the rest of the time we danced the night away...as soon as we were done eating i was out of my seat dancing...we did the cha cha slide and the cupid shuffle and my new fav the wobble...and we danced to call me maybe and i want it that way and all kinds of other songs!!!i didnt stop at all...well except for when i stepped on glass...yeah, that happen...AGAIN!...haha!...i dont know why im laughing...stepping on glass hurts!..but at the same time it is really funny that i did it again...i guess some things never change...huh?!?...haha!









Something else that didnt change is gg caught the bouquet...but this time tjd got the garter...not the mayor...of course there was a mirror and they were totally aimed for but thats besides the point...haha!...after tjd put the garter on gigi the dj made them switch places and gg had to put the garter on tjd!...very funny!!!!





Sadly the night had to come to an end...boo!!!!...i for one had a blast and didnt want it to be over!!!!...tv girl and the captain certainly know how to throw an amazing party!!!...i just want to take a quick second to thank them for including me in their special day...i love you guys!!! <3 p="p">