I Did Not Need That Nap

It's almost midnight.  Why am I even awake.  Maybe it's from that nap I took earlier due to my exhaustion of the weekend.  It's been quite the past week and a half since I've posted.  I'll start off with last weekend.

Penn State played at Temple and since Britt's family lives in Philly, they were so nice and threw a tailgate!  It was such a fun time.  Britt and I enjoyed a half day on Friday and made the little road trip (with a little detour through who knows where, all for some Chik-Fil-A.  Totally worth it) We arrived in Philly and Barb (Britt's mom) cooked an amazing dinner.  We had an early wake up call (5:50!) so we headed to bed and dreamt of football and tailgates.  We somehow managed to make it out of the house around 7:00 to get to Lincoln Financial Field by 7:45 to start the day off.  From there, the day only got better.

Myself, Liu and Britt up and at em!

Shotski's for everyone!

It's great when everyone can get together!

Britt was amazing and got me a ticket for the game for my birthday and I couldn't have been more excited!  Penn State did give me a little bit of an anxiety attack, seeing as I thought my high school football team showed up to play against Temple.  But with the support of us Nittany Lions, they were able to pull out a win and I could walk the streets of Philly proud!  

Yikes, my hair was out of control.  But we had awesome seats!

We Are!

It always seems like the most fun weekends are the ones that go by the fastest and that weekend was no exception.  I might be much more partial to the other city in Pennsylvania but I will admit, I would go back.  Maybe.

Last week was sort of a blur, nothing exciting really happened.  Just work.  And a kickball game in the rain.  But it did go pretty fast, just like this weekend.  Once again.  Yesterday probably should have been broken up into 3 days because so much went on.  It started off cheering for Penn State at an alumni bar in Arlington, to hanging out at a friends apartment, to heading back out into public around 10.  Can I just say that I might wear jeans, a jersey and Sperrys out every weekend?  I was beyond comfortable and had so much more fun than I would have been in a little skirt and super high heels.  (Sorry random girls, you looked REAL miserable)  Okay, who are we kidding, i'll absolutely be back to heels and nice outfits next weekend.  (I am a single lady after all, no boy wants to holler at the chick in the jersey.)

This outfit is wonderful.  Now if only I had the $$ to go and purchase everything I see on Pinterest.

I find it convenient that my mother reads my blog ;) ahem.

Who do I have to thank for never being able to wear something like this, cause we all know I HAVE to wear a bra (aka back brace) with EVERYTHING.

I'm lookin at you Tammy... :)

I figure I need to either make more money or not get on Pinterest and be envious of every. item. I. see.  But at this point, I don't think either is happening, so I might as well just suck it up and put it on a Christmas list for Santa.

Well, I should probably get to bed so I'm not the grumpiest human on earth tomorrow.

Until the next time,

-S

Little Late to the Party

So, I have a lot of blogging to catch up on, but before that, I wanted to post a giveaway one of my favorite bloggers All In My Twenties is doing.

I apologize for being a little late to the party, a busy night had me a little behind on catching up on my bloggers, but if you read this before 8:00am on 9/16, be sure to submit yourself for the AWESOME giveaway she's having.  You can find it here!

I'll be back soon to update ya'll on the fun week I had.  Kickball galore!

Talk soon,
xoxo
-S

"He Could Get Rid of Any Sorrows"

That was the text message sent to my mother after informing her what a stud Eric Church was.  Conversation went a little like this:

Me:  Eric Church=stud
Tammy:  Haha, make you feel better since PSU lost?
Me:  Oh yes, he could get rid of any sorrows

So, a few things we learned from this conversation.  Eric Church is a stud, and unfortunately, Penn State lost to Bama.

Okay, so I wasn't as dramatic as that nugget, but I was still pretty bummed, but couldn't stay sad for too long since the day was so great yesterday.  Well, for the most part.  

I woke up bright and early so I could FINALLY go get my Maryland drivers license.  I had all the appropriate forms of ID, however, in the 72 pieces of mail I took to verify my address, they could only accept one.  ONE PIECE.  I was already a crankosauras because the line was to timbucktu and it was early, on a Saturday.  So, basically, I waited in line for an hour for them to tell me I didn't have enough verification that I lived at that address.  So, I'll be applying for a voters registration card and hauling my butt back there to wait in another hour long line.  Yeesh.

So, after I threw myself a little pity party, watched 27 Dresses (again), I picked up Kate and we headed into DC to watch the PSU/Bama game with Allison.  Since we were early, we asked that the one television closest to us be changed to the Mississippi St/Auburn game and the precious bartender happily obliged.  When that game ended and our game was to begin shortly, a group at the table next to us asked that the television be changed to the US Open.  Excuse me?  Tennis?  Your table of dudes want to change the television to tennis as the table behind you of girls in football gear wait patiently for their game?  Luckily that's pretty much what the bartender said when asked.
"You're at a sports bar on College Football Saturday.  We can't change the big TV to tennis.  Priorities, man."
Thank you.  So once we watched a good bit of the game, chowed down on some pulled pork BBQ and the clock hit about 6, we headed out for our concert.

Since my GPS decided to give us the scenic route all through DC, we got at the concert a little later than we hoped and hauled butt into the pavilion because we could hear the stud that is Eric Church beginning to play.

oh, hey boo.

He had a pretty awesome looking set.

So we were able to catch most of his set and I'm not going to lie, but the money I spent on the ticket, I would have been content just seeing him.  He was that good.  Or maybe it's because he's easy on the eyes.  Either way, I was a happy girl at 9 when he wrapped up.  Toby Keith finally came on and put on an awesome show.  I've seen him once before, and this might have topped the first concert.  Not sure if it had to do with being the weekend of 9/11 and he might just be the most patriotic singer out there, but it was a great show.  I think a good time was had by all!

The best attempt of taking a pic of the three of us

Kate and Allison

I always have such a fun time at these concerts, and now I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that Jason Aldean makes his way to DC next summer.  Just one more thing to cross off the list!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  I'll be spending the afternoon trying not to cry as I watch these 9/11 memorials on tv, with a bit of football thrown in!

Until the next time,

-S

For The Glory

It's finally football season!!  It doesn't seem that long ago that I watched my Steelers lose in The Super Bowl (still stings) and my Nittany Lions lose in the Outback Bowl (burns just a little), but winter, spring and summer have passed and it's time for a clean slate.  Penn State took on Indiana State this past weekend, and it was nice to get a "W" but I'm super anxious for the game coming up this weekend.


Alabama.  As in #3 Alabama.  While we are ranked #23, I feel an upset creepin up in Happy Valley.  I think the players are going to play this game for Joe Pa, knowing that this will be the last time he gets to beat those pesky Crimson Tide.  I've been reading up on my PSU/Bama "rivarly" if you will, and came across an article written by an Alabama reporter and I couldn't agree more with his conclusion:


"This game at Penn State in the midst of a “White Out” may very well be the final game in this long and storied tradition of Penn State and Joe Paterno and the Crimson Tide, but if there’s anything that many a sportswriter has learned about Paterno, it’s never to say never.

In this series, the one that’s supposed to win doesn’t always win. Most games are close ones and we’ve all seen that anything can happen."

If anyone cares to read the rest of the history of the rivalry, it can be found here:

Also, this is another big game because Allison is a Bama alum.  So, work will have their hands full tomorrow as we may or may not speak to each other in preparation for this.  (Who are we kidding, our co-workers would be LUCKY if Allison and I weren't making pit stops at each others desk all the live long day)

To all my girlfrans going to Happy Valley this weekend, pack your white and have a ball!!

PS..BTW.  While we're on the topic of Penn State, I'm going to Philly next weekend to tailgate for the PSU/Temple game and cannot think of a dern thing to wear!

This is super cute, but, it'll be the middle of September, and I'm not below the Mason Dixon line.  Ugh, one more reason I should be tailgating down South.

I found a blog, The Belles of Saturday and they have SO many cute tailgating attire ideas.  Of course, they're all typically given for schools in the south and I haven't come across too many navy items, but I'm always looking!  

I found this cute conglomeration of ideas from Pinterest, but it might still be a tad bit toasty for a sweatshirt, but maybe for the Nebraska game.

NFL season kicked off tonight, and I can't wait to see my Stillers take on the Ravens.  Also received some sad news that my hubby Peyton "Peytie Pie" Manning will most likely be out for the rest of the season.  Here's hoping that fellow PSU alum Kerry Collins can do what he did for the Titans and take the Colts to the post season.  (Where they will then play the Steelers, and one will then go on to the Super Bowl!)

Well, back to watching the Packers womp on the Saints.  It's a crying shame Aaron Rodgers got rid of that facial hair.

Am I right?  Allison?  Okay, boyfriend looks great either way.

Hope everyone is having a great week!!

Until the next time,

-S

I Can Smell the Fall

These past couple mornings have been a wonderful sign of what's to come.  I love turning on my television and seeing that it's in the high 60's lower 70's in the morning because that means a few things:

1.  I won't be a sweaty mess walking to the metro.

2.  My hair might actually be able to be worn in some sort of fashion other than a ponytail.

3.  Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks are coming soon!

That's right, on Tuesday, September 6th, I will be rocking a scarf and closed toed shoes to work because I will be getting my first PSL of the season.  (So it better not be above 70 degrees before 9am, otherwise I'll feel a bit ridiculous).

They're not kidding when they say that.

I'm also excited for fall because of the clothes I'll get to wear.  I can't wait to break out the boots and leggings and long tunics and scarves (oh my!).  If I had to dream of my perfect outfit, this might be it.

Chambray=LOVE

I'm so ready for the long weekend and celebrate Labor Day with the entire fam!  Here's hoping Tamwe doesn't spend all weekend vacuuming and dusting!  

Until the next time,

-S