Weekened Shenanigans

I hope you all had a great weekend- I don't know about you but mine was way too short. Friday night Allison, her husband and I grabbed some awesome BBQ at Iron Starr- we used our Keep it local OK card and got a rockin discount! If you don't have one of these cards and you live in OKC you are missing out! I'm a girl who spends too munch money on shoes and every penny I can save eating out makes a dent in my shoe savings :) After the grub we headed over to the State Fair Arena and watched Oklahoma cowboys do their thing. I don't know about you but milking a wild cow is not on my everyday list of to do's- major kudos to all that participated and Thank You to the Oklahoma Cattemen Association for supporting Children's Miracle Network. We caught a glimpse of the Pioneer Woman and her cute punks. I think the highlight of the evening was the ice cream and cinnamon/sugar coated almonds we devoured.

Saturday I spent the day with mom and we went and watched Eat Pray Love. Great movie- perfect chick flick/inspirational movie for a hot Saturday afternoon. Sunday was spent at Church, Sorority Potato bar, and Sorority New Member Meeting. Looking forward to my four day weekend coming up- family time and stillwater to shoe bank for shoe shopping! That's all for now- Have a great week :)

Still obsessed

Allison over at allioppe and I are planning on doing some more stalking (don't worry nothing dangerous, just all in good fun) this evening! Can you guess who we'll be stalking?

Oh yes, The Pioneer Woman. I promise not to follow her in the bathroom this year. We first caught glance of her a year ago at the annual Oklahoma Cattlemen Association's Range Round Up. This event is held at the State Fair Arena and a portion of Friday and Saturday night proceeds will benefit Children's Miracle Network. We'll be grabbing some local BBQ then heading over to the arena to watch cowboys strut their stuff! Maybe this year I will meet my Marloboro man, a girl can hope, right?

Here's Allison and I last year- it's one of my favorite pictures of the two of us. Sorry for the quality- taken with my iphone.

Hope you all have a fabulous and safe weekend! I'll be tweeting from the Range Roundup and will post a followup soon!

Inspiration

anthropologie

Feeling Creative

I'm feeling creative again. I know I took a looonnnggg break from this thing but maybe I'm ready to start over.

Since I left you almost a year ago here's what I've been up to in no particular order:

*Another year has come and gone at Children's Miracle Network- I love it and am happy to be where I'm at!
*Winter was Cr-az-y- lots of snow meant lots of snow days!
*Parents remodeling/updating their house
*Dating
* More Dating
*3 hard passings of college friend, close family friend, and CMN miracle Child
*Renewing my faith- getting back to church, being an active member, joining a biblestudy
* Roadtrip with Kristen to see Lynise in Muskogee
*Summer fun with Little
*Kickball
*Good times with Family & Friends

Hopefully I can keep this thing up & share my thoughts!

The Pioneer Woman Cooks

I want to apologize for being a slacker blogger and not writing sooner. I could give you excuses but who wants to hear those? Anyhoo, on to the good stuff...

My PW partner in crime Allison and I met up at 50 Penn Place Full Circle Books to see The Pioneer Woman and more importantly buy her book and get it autographed. We got there about 5:00 PM, PW wasn't going to start signing books till about 6:30. We were right outside the door and not too far back considering. We chatted and bonded with fellow PW followers and when 6:30 came out the line was all the way to the other side of the large mall and curving along one of the back hallways. Thank goodness we got there early! The adorable girls of Marlboro man and Pioneer woman came out and greeted the crowd- took some pics and even signed some books (I got mine signed-they were so sweet)! It was great seeing the whole fam there even her sister Betsy her cute nephew were there!

While waiting in line I ran into my good friend Kym's mom Pam, who is a fellow blog friend had me grab a book to get signed for Kym...what a sweet mom!

Time passed and we finally made it up to the front of the line! She was so sweet and told Allison and I we looked familiar- we told her we were at the Rodeo- I didn't mentioned I stalked her in the bathroom, ha! She also said we were adorable and that she felt like she knew us in a past life- like we could have been her kids in a past life. HOW SWEET IS THAT??? I really loved that she took time to talk to everyone and sign a message on their book. It was very time consuming but so worth it in the end!

I'm excited to read her cookbook and try out these awesome recipes! Everything in there has step by step pictures and detailed instructions. Plus, nothing looks impossible to cook!

Go pick yourself up a copy or order one online- The Pioneer Woman Cooks!

Couch to 5k

Last night I started a new workout program called couch to 5k. I recently heard about it from one of my besties Morgan. This program trains you to be able to run a 5k in 9 weeks. I downloaded the application on my iphone and it tells you what to do on the treadmill while listening to music at the same time. The first week you do a brisk five minute warm up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of twenty minutes. Then a five minute cool down walk. Your iphone/ipod cues you when to walk or jog and counts down how long you have left. Week 2 is a five minute warm up walk then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking then a five minute cool down. Week 3 is 5 minute warm up then do two repetitions of the following: jog 90 seconds walk 90 seconds jog 3 minutes walk 3 minutes then cool down for 5 minutes. As you can see the jogging gets longer throughout the weeks to build the stamina to jog for 30 minutes which is equivalent to a 5k. I'm pretty excited and will keep you updated on my progress. Fall has arrived in full force! I'm excited for pumpkins, leaves changing, hot drinks from Starbucks, and Halloween!

"When autumn comes it doesn't ask it just walks in where it left you last, you never know when it starts 'til there's fog inside the glass of your summer heart"- john mayer

Cell Phones

Sorry I've been a slacker blogger this week. Its been a crazy week at work then to come home and crash.

So today I forgot my cell phone...left it at home. Had to go the whole day without it and then went out for happy hour with no phone. Do you understand how hard it is not to have my cell phone on me. I felt like I lost a limb. I know that sounds horrible, but seriously I felt lost without it. What if someone called? What if someone texted me? I needed to make a few personal phone calls today and couldn't! The one day I actually have exciting news and need to use my cell phone...I can't. Sad day. Okay, so I'm being a little dramatic, but it's what I do- just ask my mom.

Win

This SmartCar was parked in our lot yesterday. Okay, we get it....you're a tiny car! Show off...

SmartCar: 1

Parkinglot: 0

New Baby

My parents got a new baby this past week- Meet Juno! She is 4 months old and only weighs about 2 pounds. We think she is a shih tzu mix. She is looking like a hot mess in this picture, but not to worry she got groomed yesterday. They have their hands full with four dogs now!

Hope you all have a wonderful labor day weekend! BOOMER SOONER! :)

Dreams Do Come True

Well, I guess it's about time to spill the beans. I met THE Pioneer Woman on Friday night. Allison and I walked into the State Fair Arena and like a beacon of light there she was. We decided to screw the general admission seats and sit in the reserves right behind her. Allison's husband came with us and poor soul had to put up with us oohing and goohing over her..."oh she's taking a picture" "look she's tweeting". We even got to see the punks aka her kids and Marlboro man in the flesh! I must admit he is a good lookin cowboy! I knew the pioneer and I could instantly be bff's when I glanced and saw her take a sip out of her budlight bottle. About halfway through the rodeo I saw her get up and head out of the stadium. I looked at Allison and said "I'm gonna go say hi and meet her" and that's exactly what I did. Do I have any shame? Nope. Followed her straight to the ballroom where she was standing in front of the door with her kids. I politely asked "Excuse me, are you the pioneer woman?" and in a calm sweet voice she answered back "why, yes" We chit chatted for a minuted then went into the bathroom to do our business. Then came out of the stalls and washed our hands next to each other. I told her how I've been trying to win a mixer...hint hint pick Linzy. ha! :) She told me it was nice meeting me and went on her merry way.

I facebooked, texted, tweeted that I had just met THE PIONEER WOMAN. The whole world of Linzy knew 5 seconds after it happened. God bless the iphone.

Not sure what happened the rest of the rodeo I was floating on cloud 9

PS Yes she really is that pretty in person. Girl has great hair!

Success

I went and had a fabulous weekend getaway to Dallas. Mom and I were totally impressed by North Park Mall. Absolutely fabulous stores and a million to choose from! After North park we headed over to Highland Park Village to finish up our shopping. It was nice getting away from the crowds at North Park and be able to really look at the clothes at Anthroplogie. Here's what I bought. Extremely happy with my purchases...and all three were on sale! Go Me! You don't have to shop at fabulous stores and break the bank. Eventually it will go on sale. If a store runs out of it try looking for it on Amazon or google. Why pay full price? This girl is on a budget!

Can you tell I like yellow?

Saddle Up!

I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty excited about the adventure that lies ahead tonight. The one and only Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman will be at the 25th annual Cattleman's Association Range Round Up tonight and tomorrow night at the State Fair Arena. Her family Ranch will be participating in the Rodeo and I'm hoping to get a glance and her and Marlboro man! My friend and wing man Allison will be going with and I'm hoping we get the chance to meet her. Maybe I'll even meet a cowboy!

Tickets are still available at Ticketmaster or you can buy tickets at the event which starts at 7:30 PM August 28th and 29th! Portions of the proceeds benefit Children's Miracle Network.

Where are my cowboy boots when I need them??

The Mother ship

This weekend I'm taking a well deserved road trip to Dallas with my Mama. I will be heading back to the mother ship, also known as Anthropologie. Several years ago I visited two dear high school friends in Washington D.C. We decided to head to Georgetown and do a little shopping. They are boys so needless to say they went their way and I went mine. I stumbled upon a little store named Anthropologie. It was love at first sight. Okay, maybe lust at first sight. That was the day my fashion sense matured and I became a woman, ha! I bought a few things and since then every time I make a trip to a big city I make a stop in to the mother ship. NYC...check, Chicago...check, Kansas City...check, Dallas...check (make that a double check once this weekend comes around). I haven't been to Anthropologie with Mama so she is going to see me in rare form. Besides hitting up the shop we are seeing family and watching Mama Mia. Dad is going to meet up with us Sunday and get some pool time in with family friends then hit up McGeehee's Catfish on the way home.

Anthroplogie, Mama Mia, and Catfish- the parents know a way to a girls heart :)

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes

Just one peek at J. Crews shoe collection and I'm in trouble. Good thing they don't sell shoes here at their OKC location. Here are a few of my fav's off their website. It doesn't hurt to look right?

Charlie Ruffled Suede Platform Mary Jane's $228

Classic, simple, chic and you can never go wrong with a pair of Mary Jane's. Respect the Mary Jane. Heck I may even name my first born Mary Jane because it will be a proven fact she'll be fabulous

Montebello Printed Calf hair Driving Mocs $268

I Love these. I love, love, LOVE. I have two pair of Kenzie mocs and they are staples in my fall wardrobe

Molly Satin Platform Peep Toes $250

I have a pair extremely similar to these from target. They are black peep toes with a gray heel and bow...perfection. You can dress this up for a night out or throw them on to wear to work with great trousers.

Jemma Jeweled Suede Platform Slingbacks $325

I'm loving the gray. I have a pair of gray nine west wedges and they can be worn with just about anything. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that gray just may be the new black.

Till next time...

Linzy

My kind of camping

As most of you know I'm not the camping type. A million years ago when I was a kid my parents and I went camping at lake Murray- we did the whole tent, sleep outside, cook with fire type of thing. We were sound a sleep in our tents when the Oklahoma weather began a brewin and we had to relocate to the car in fear of getting swept up by a tornado...true story. So, that ended that and haven't been camping since.

However, check out these pictures - this is my kind of camping. I came across these at Belle Maison- its Les Ormes campground in France! I could totally do this kind of camping!

Julie & Julia

This weekend I went and watched Julie & Julia with my good friend Allison over at Allioppe. We loved it! It stars Meryl Streep as Julia Child - she and her husband move to France and in order to occupy her time she enrolls in cooks classes at Le Cordon Bleu. She loves to cook and loves to eat even more! After graduating cooking school she begins her journey on writing a cook book and even more time tying to get it published. Stanley Tucci plays her husband and you can't help but fall in love with the adorable and hilarious couple! Intertwined in this plot in the story of Julie played by Amy Adams, a lowly cubicle worker who wanted to find herself and did so by cooking her way through Julia Child's cookbook. Her story shows her quest to complete the task of cooking 524 recipes in 356 days while writing all about the journey in her blog. I don't want to give too much away, but encourage you all to go see it!

Tracy Porter dishes

Yesterday The Pioneer Woman aka Ree Drummond gave away 8 place settings of these dishes. Unfortunately I didn't win :( I will one day! I really want to win a mixer. She gives one out about 3 or 4 times a month. One day, One day.

Anyway back to the dishes. They are called "Vivre" by Tracy Porter. You can check out other fabulous dishes and other super cute items on her website.

Don't say I didn't warn you. Her stuff is seriously so stinking cute!

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend and don't do anything I wouldn't do :)

-Linzy

Late Night Addiction

So, I have a little bit of a tv addiction. I can not get enough of house hunters hosted by Suzanne Whang. Its at various times on HGTV and I usually catch the 12am episode right before bed every night. "House Hunters takes viewers behind the scenes as individuals, couples and families learn what to look for and decide whether or not a home is meant for them. Focusing on the emotional experience of finding and purchasing a new home, each episode shows the process as buyers search for a home." In Linzy terms: a potential buyer and real estate agent look at three different homes and then the potential buyer picks one. I'm not sure if it's the fact that I love guessing which house they are going to buy due to my competitive self or the fact that nothing else is one tv. Yes, I lay in bed and see if I can guess the correct house, don't judge me. I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty good at figuring out which house they are going to pick. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I'm usually 75% right.  And why yes I am watching it at this very moment, again don't judge me. 

Oh and not even get me started on house hunters international that's a whole other addiction.

Dating

After a recent conversation on friday night with my good friend Mary Jo over at http://52infiftytwo.blogspot.com/ this quote from Sex and the City stuck with me this weekend. This whole dating thing is hard!

"I'm nice. I'm pretty, and smart! I'm a catch! I've been dating since I was fifteen! I'm exhausted! Where is he?!?"

I don't work well with mice

WANTED

Have you seen this mouse?!

Last seen: first cubicle from the door Wednesday July 29th

Reward if found and caught: Sonic Drink