Tell It Like It Is

My grandma is 95. She doesn't see the need to filter what she says anymore. Nor does she understand my generation. She's been around the block a few times and just calls the world as she sees it. Here is what I learned tonight.

She likes my hair straight. It looks good. Apparently it looks dreadful when I curl it. She also likes it when I pin it back with a clip so she can see my eyes. She wonders why I have hair near my eyes (side bangs).

She likes my husband even though she can never remember his name. She doesn't understand why he didn't come to dinner tonight (it was a last minute thing and he had other plans). She then came to the conclusion that, well, we spend enough time together, so we probably don't need to be together all the time.

Direct quote, "You've been married for SO LONG. Don't you want to see results?? You've been working for too long. Don't you have enough money saved up so you can stay home? If you have too many kids, they can always sleep in the kitchen. I only have a few years left and I think you need to start a family."

Thanks, Besta. Always so helpful.:)

Look How Far We've Come

HAHAHAHAHA.... As I was going through pictures, I found this gem. This is Scott and I in the 7th grade (age 12 or 13). Look at that awkward tension. Ya gotta love it.

Just look at how far we've come (10 or 11 years later at the age of 23....)!!!

OH, WAIT. HOW EMBARRASSING...... here we go:

Yikes. Maybe we haven't really come that far!

Cardinals Fans

I haven't had much time to blog lately, so when it rains it pours... 5 million blogs in one day. Sorry, you'll just have to deal with it!

Anyway.....

As EVERYONE on the planet knows... the Cardinals have never been that great.... meaning they're not very fun to watch... meaning we never watched....

BUT.

After the amazing superbowl game last season... we have decided to become dedicated fans. I know. Fairweather fans. Whatever. We have a renewed sense of respect and dedication. Get over it. If they start playing poorly again for the next few years, it's possible that I'll stop watching, and I'm not going to lie about it. I'm just trying to be honest with you guys.

The above picture represents our dedication. Well, sort of. Chick-fil-a gave out free chicken sandwiches to those who wore their favorite sportswear on Labor Day. Thus... the perfect excuse to buy a fake jersey from Walmart and begin our journey with the Cardinals this season.

GO CARDS!

Dog Destruction

First it was the couch pillows.

Then it was their dog bed.

Then it was the carpet.

Now it's our bed pillows.

Soooooo not okay. And this isn't even including the coffee table, the rugs, the kitchen towels, the stucco off the walls, the couch arms, or the sticks/dirt/rocks/treasures they find outside and bring into the house on a daily basis. Oh.My.Goodness. I don't even know how we do it.

Santa Monica Trip

Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit my bestie, Mrs. Bethany Mudd! I met her freshman year of college at Chapman University and we were completely inseparable. In fact, many people got us confused since we were always together finding it difficult to figure out which one of us was Bethany and which one of us was Brianne. We didn't make it any easier on people because coincidently, we always happened to have the same hair color. We met as blondes, and then came home from Christmas break as brunettes, only to go away for the summer to become blondes again.... you get the picture. Not to mention the fact that we both had long distance boyfriends, Steve and Scott. Whew!

Anyway, I completely love this girl to pieces and was so blessed to be able to go and visit her in her new home in Santa Monica. Bethany and her husband Steve live right next to the Santa Monica pier about 13 blocks from the beach. It was a whole different culture down there, and I loved every minute of it! They don't have the need to drive much, because the grocery store, church, beach, an outdoor pier of stores (including Gap, American Eagle, American Apparel, Urban Outfitters).... right down the street from their apartment! AMAZING. It was such a relaxing, wonderful, beautiful weekend. I loved that we could just talk and giggle until 1am and just do whatever we felt like doing at any given moment. Pedicures? Lay on the beach? Go grab some lunch? Deep convo about life? Shopping? Laughing until our stomachs hurt? Yes, please!! It was some much needed girl time, and I am so thankful to have her in my life.