Tuesday means my Bachelor post!!

So last night A and I were SO excited for The Bachelor! This is when things start getting GOOD! The crazies really show their true colors!!

Michelle is a FRUIT LOOP!!! Let me point out that the STRANGEST part of her being so crazy about Brad is that she's known him for like 3 weeks!! Maybe 4? I lost track, anyways, she hardly even knows him!! She's only been out with him a few times, sometimes in a group date.
There's a bad apple in every bunch so I guess she's the bad apple for this season! Man!

I was beyond annoyed watching her crazy antics, I was downright disturbed! I can't handle crazy. I will tell you something, on a serious note here, that I have learned FIRSTHAND. My hard earned wisdom, laides. NO MAN IS EVER WORTH GETTING CRAZY OVER!! Believe me, I KNOW. I used to let someone in my past make me crazy. CRAZY I tell you. It's not that I'm really crazy, it's that he gave me PLENTY of reason to be crazy. ANYONE would have been crazy in the same situation. When someone makes you CRAZY, they are no good for you and you've GOT to get away from them. At least I had a long history w/ this person and he gave me reasons to be crazy....Michelle flew the coop long before Brad I'm afraid!!

Emily is still my choice for this season. I'm NOT reading spoilers. I'm thinking, just a guess here, that Brad will pick Chantel (or is she Shawntel? Can't remember) and Emily will be the new Bachelorette! She would be an obvious choice for Bachelorette because everyone loves her!! Sweet Southern Belles-what's not to love?! Haha!

Happy Tuesday! SO glad Monday is OVER!!
XOXO
Gamecock Queen

This Week's Bachelor and My Love Life!

OK so I'll keep this short. Emily is still my absolute favorite on The Bachelor. What a sweet girl! Michelle is scary crazy and some of the other ladies...well, they aren't far behind her! Madison left, I didn't really care. So, GO Emily! In fact, to my thinking, this is not a question of is she good for Brad, is Brad good enough for HER?
Now on to MY love life! Last I wrote, I reported that Dentist got me NOTHING for Christmas. Now, I'm NOT a gold digger, I was NOT expecting something big or expensive, just something small. All I wanted was for him to make the effort to give me SOMETHING, even something silly. I got him something small, but kept it hidden in my car in case he didn't give me a gift. I've given a guy that I've been seeing a small gift for Christmas before (actually it's happened on Valentine's Day too!) and gotten nothing in return. I was NOT impressed when he didn't give me anything. I took it as a bad sign, a sign that I was not very important to him. I think when a guy is first dating a girl he should be trying to impress her!! So, he's history.

The very last time I went out w/ Dentist, which was the time I did NOT get a gift, we were eating dinnner in a restaurant. I looked over at the bar area and saw one of my really good friends from home (she's a single mom and a cop and one of the most AWESOME people I've ever met). I excused myself to go to the bathroom and on the way back stopped to say hello. I didn't want to be rude so I only spoke to her very briefly. While I was saying hello she introduced me to the guy she was with. All I really said to him was "nice to meet you" ...

Later that night my girlfriend I ran into at dinner and I were texting and she asked me what the deal was w/ the Dentist. I told her that he was not my boyfriend and that in fact I probably wouldn't go out w/ him again. She asked if I was up for meeting someone nice since her friend that I met in the restaurant really wanted her to get us together!! I made her swear to me that he's a good guy (done w/ the bad boys!) and she did. He's one of her really good friends.

He and I went out for the first time a few days later, while I was still home for the holidays. We really hit it off on the date. We've been out a few more times since and I'm SO impressed!!!

This guy is very responsible, a Dad (a good one let me add), a complete gentleman, and he attends church (not w/ a mom or a girlfriend, he attends by himself so I know that's important to him)!!

PLUS, I've already gotten a gift! The last time I saw him he had a small surprise for me! It was a sweet card and a bottle of Texas Pete. Texas Pete is one of the most thoughtful things anyone can give me because I LOVE Texas Pete. Texas Pete is a crucial part of my life, and I'm being totally serious here.

So ladies, that is the story of how I met someone on a date w/ someone else! Haha! I'll keep you posted on this one :-) So far he's really one of a kind, and in the best way.

Hope everyone is having a great week! Yay for Hump Day!
XOXO
Gamecock Queen

The Bachelor....

Hi everyone! I am so excited about the new season of The Bachelor I'm going to keep the updates from the holidays to a minimum. I will say I'm very excited about the NEW year! But I always say that-every year LOL. New Year's Eve is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate (I'll post pics later).

The major dissapointment over the holidays was that the new guy gave me NOTHING for Christmas. Since we've been out I was expecting SOMETHING. Not something big, or expensive, espeically since we haven't gone out for very long, but still, SOMETHING. It's a major turn off to me (especially since I sent a small and funny little gag gift to him for his b-day) to not get a gift for Christmas. SO, don't think I'll be seeing him anymore.

Anyways, other than that the holidays were great and I got a real dream come true, it snowed on Christmas!! And it's always great to spend time w/ family.

SO, The Bachelor. First let me say I was VERY surprised that ABC brought Brad back. I was not excited about it at first. Big surprise, I think he's a commitment phobe, just like everyone else does! However, my skepticism has worn off and I think he's about the same as any other bachelor now. Although this sounds WAY cheesy, I can relate to his relationship difficulties due to having an absent father that went MIA for years at a time growing up. Although we have to be responsible for our own actions and happiness (I hate a victim mentality), I might be willing to cut Brad some slack on that one.

OK so enough of the psycho analyzing (can you tell one of my good friends is a PhD in Psychology? LOL) and on to the contestants!!

Let's begin w/ the heinous club kid wild platform heels. They were AWFUL! I don't think Brad was digging but he had to comment on them, I mean, how could you not?

I'm also way weirded out by Madison. The vampire girl. I guess the vampire thing is her "gimmick". It reminds of me of one time when my girlfriends and I were cruising The Strip in Myrtle Beach in high school and we met a guy in a Tigger costume in traffic. Tigger was his gimmick for getting girls, I guess, just like Madison and her vampire teeth. They were fake, right?! WEIRDO!

My FAVORITE so far is Emily. She's a sweet Southern Belle, a single mom, and just seems like a really nice girl. I also think she's one of the prettiest contestants this season. Her story of her first boyfriend being the only person she's ever fallen in love w/ and being a racecar driver TOTALLY reminded me of myself. My first boyfriend and the only guy I've ever been CRAZY in love w/ was a racecar driver. I was sad to hear that her story ended tragically and that's so sweet about how she has the little girl. Most girls I know that are single moms are very mature so that is probably going to be the case w/ Emily. She's my favorite right now.

My other favorite is the Radio City Rockette, Keltie. She's one of my favorite choreographers. I'm also dying to get her book, I think it was just released. I think she's really cool. I'm not sure if she's the best match for Brad, but I think she rocks so we'll see how the season goes and then maybe I'll have more of an opinion about her and Brad being suited for each other.

I'm not reading any spoilers and I think this season is going to be CRAZY! I can't wait to go read some of yalls blogs about it!

XOXO
Gamecock Queen

How I Met The New Guy-or Why Mom's Always Right....

OK ladies...one of you asked me who The New Guy is and how he came to be. I'll try to tell this story in a coherent manner.

When my Mom was young-about 16 or 17-she kept New Guy in the church nursery at our church (then First Baptist in our town - kind of funny, we went to 2nd Baptist for about 13 years and switched back to 1st Baptist in about 2003 - w/ the exception of my Mom, who is now another demonination then the rest of my family {and yes, that bugs me a little bit}). So, my whole family knows New Guys family from church originally. His family also switched churches and goes to another Baptist Church in a bigger town close by, so we don't go to the same church anymore.

Add to that, my whole life his Dad has been my dentist.

SO, about a year and a half ago I go in to get some fillings and the New Guy is now working in his Dad's office (which would be temporary as he moved to another state after this). He did some work on my teeth and I thought we were flirting :-). Of course, I told my Mom about the flirting and told her how ADORABLE I thought he was.

About six months after that my Mom and I were having lunch w/ her friend. She said "Tell us again what you said about your dentist" so I said how I think he's so cute and seems like he has a good personality too. Well, my Mom was making me say that because (unknown to me) her friend is New Guys cousin. We all had a laugh about me thinking he's cute and finished lunch.

I didn't really think much more about him. As you who read my blog know, I've dated a few other pple this year, and they've come and gone...

SO this year in about October when I was dating Older Guy (who my Mom was NOT a fan of), New Guy (I also call him Dentist) is back from another state and working in his Dad's practice again. My Mom and her friend get to talking and decide to set me and him up on a date now that he's back in SC.

I was still seeing Older Guy and I was NOT game for a MOM setup. I don't like setups anyways (people that don't even know me try to set me up. W/out me even indicating that I would be interested in a set up!). As all of you recall, Older Guy turned out to be way too argumentative for this laid back belle, so that bit the dust. My Mom insisted that I would really like the Dentist and have fun w/ him. So, I gave in and said OK and her friend (his cousin) gave him my #.

We've been out about five times and so far I REALLY LIKE HIM!!!

Recently he had a birthday and I had NO idea what to do about it. Once again, Mom was right. She said to send something little to his work as a surprise. She says guys LOVE to get a surprise in the mail at work. I did as she said...just sent a small something (silly banz of his favorite team). Guess what? He really liked the surprise!! :-) So, Thanks MOM!!

So, I like him a lot and I'll keep you all posted!!

XOXO
Gamecock Queen

Busy Busy...

I've been SO BUSY!! I have not had time to go to the grocery store in two weeks (which has been just great for my diet), much less give any attention to my blog. I've done some exciting stuff...more dates w/ the new guy (I call him Dentist, that's what he is), seeing Trans Siberian Orchestra in concert (they were amazing, go if you ever get the chance), and helping one of my work friend's daughter with her high school pageant. The pageant was last night.

Let me tell you, this pageant has been as much work as if I was in it myself! And somehow even more stressful. I just want so much for this girl. She is the nicest, prettiest, most wholesome and respectful teenager. I've been trying to help this girl w/ her walk, stage presence, interview, etc. A, my roommate and also a former pageant queen, has been helping her as well. We did her hair for her interview and pageant together and it turned out really well...we're a team!

This is the shirt I bedazzled for her for her opening number. I think it turned out pretty good. It was a Lady Gaga theme pageant. Let me add that I don't have a Bedazzler (maybe Santa should bring me one!). I use E600 glue and glue these suckers (rhinestones) on one at a time by hand!
The pageant was last night and the results were dissapointing to us all. Don't get me wrong, I'm very PROUD. My friend's daughter is a beautiful girl and she looked gorgeous. She is a smart, athletic, and accomplished young woman. She was just nervous and not on her A-game. This was only her second pageant.

Losing has happened to us all. I am all too familiar w/ the feeling of standing there (heart pounding, sweaty palms) waiting for your name to be called only to get nothing. Nothing after LOTS of hours of hard work preparing. We've all hard our fair share of losing, I know that. It was still hard to see her get so dissapointed though. I think it may have actually been worse to see her get dissapointed than if I'd been up there myself.

Today is her birthday and when I spoke to her on the phone after she got out of school today she was already feeling much better. She was excited about a date w/ her boyfriend tonight. Her boyfriend is the cutest high school boyfriend ever and SUCH a sweet guy.

This is me rocking my sign last night!


I'll update more later...and fill yall in on Dentist!! I got a sweet text last night asking how the pageant went...aww!!

XOXO
Gamecock Queen

Thanksgiving 2010

I love this time of year and I'm super excited to be traveling home to upstate SC tomorrow to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family!! And Thankful to be doing so!!
I was thinking after my last post about engagements and happened accross this at Tiffanys. Don't you just LOVE?? I love it!!
Naturally I am beyond pumped about the USC v. Clemson game on Saturday!! Last year (34-17) was AMAZING!! I would love a repeat of that!! In all honesty, we can have a losing season and then beat Clemson and I'll be as happy as a clam. Being from upstate SC, which is deep Tiger country, and growing up around Clemson football instilled a real dislike for the Tigers in me (plus I am a USC grad). As far as I go, this is the most exciting game of the year. GO GAMECOCKS!!
As usually it goes, the guy I'm talking to currently (recent development for those of you who follow my blog) is a Clemson grad and a HUGE Clemson fan. It seems like I ALWAYS end up seeing people who are big time Clemson fans. I don't know how it works out that way, but it always does! I think it's kind of funny. I've been invited to tailgate w/ him and his family Saturday for the big game so I'll let everyone know how that goes!!

Hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving!!
XOXO
Gamecock Queen

Engagements, OH My!!!!

Anyone that knows me knows I LOVE Jessica Simpson. We're both from Texas, both have July birthdays, and both love big hair! I think she is STUNNING. She is so so pretty. So you can imagine my excitment when I was laying in my bed (with Trinket, of course) on Sunday night watching E! and it came accross the screen that she was engaged.

I'm not crazy about the engagement ring. I love rubies (my birthstone) so I think what turns me off is the yellow gold. What do you think?
I LOVED her engagement ring from Nick. It's gorgeous. That's the kind of ring I dream of! LOL In all seriousness, I sort of can't even imagine being married. I've had two long term relationships (one for about five years, one on and off in my teens and then again with the same person more recently), but I just can't imagine FOREVER. It's kind of scary!

AND even MORE engagements!! When I was a little girl I told my babysitter that I wanted to marry Prince William when I grew up because I wanted to ride horses through the English countryside all the time. I think Kate is very chic.
I'm looking forward to seeing what their wedding will be like!

Happy Tuesday!
XOXO
Gamecock Queen