Looking Forward to 2009

2009 seems to be off to a great start for me and it isn't even here yet! I get my braces off anywhere between Feb and April depending on how my teeth do in the next two visits. I will be going to see Britney in concert in April which is something I have wanted to do for over 5 years now. I will be going to the Bahamas in March and will finally be graduated with my BSM degree in March. Also some of the movies I have been anticipating are coming out next year! I'm talking Nororious, Underworld, Madea Goes to Jail, Watchmen, The Wolfman, Star Trek, Night at the Museum 2, Terminator, Ice Age 3, Wolverine, Transformers 2, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and Where the Wild Things Are. Good thing I have my suvenier cup and shirt for cheap soda and popcorn HAHA! All I can say is.....So far so good! I am really looking forward to all of these things and seeing what else 2009 has in store for me. Right now all I can think of is my cruise to the Bahamas and Britney's concern in April. Time to get my official comeback in gear so I can look fabulous, fly, and sexy for them! Operation get-Liz's-ass-in-shape begins now!!! I am terrified I won't be able to fit in a wetsuit and swim with the dolphins. Plus I need to lose some weight to fit into the outfit I plan on wearing to see Britney :)

I GOT THE GOLDEN TICKET!!!!

I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I bought my tickets today for Britney! I am pumped! They were totally worth every penny and I will be so close to the stage!

Seriously, if she wipes her brow of sweat it will hit me in the face. That is how I roll!!! Me and Janet are going to go and we decided we are going to dress up like Britney when we go to the concert. I am going to be Ringmaster Britney (ringmaster hat, ringmaster jacket, black pants, black boots, and a long wavy blonde wig) and Janet will be Toxic Flgith Attendent Britney (blue flight attendent dress, flight attendent hat, little shoulder jacket, blonde wig, blue heels). I can't wait for April to hurry up and get here. Here are pictures of the costumes we are going to get for the concert (Janet's is a darker blue then in the Toxic video so we will have to do something about that). I also posted a picture of the arena and where I will be sitting ha-ha! Enjoy!!!!

It's Britney B!TCH

YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I have officially died and gone to heaven, then come back to earth to re-live the awesomeness that is Ms. Britney Spears! Not only has she been returning to the scene with tons of appearances and performences but today marks a GLORIOUS day for me and Brit Fans everywhere. Today she dropped her latest cd Circus and announced her tour dates for next year. That's right people, me and Britney have a date on April 24th 2009! I have wanted to see her in concert since the Onyx Tour and it has been 5 years since she last toured for any of her music. This is going to be one of the best shows I have seen! She will also have to promote her last album Blackout during this tour since she didn't last year when it came out. In my opinion, Blackout was her BEST cd by far. Say what you want about her but I love her no matter what. I never stopped believing that she would come back. She may still be slightly crazy but I like it. I am a loyal Brit fan and have been since Slave 4 U. I like her grown up image and music. It is stuff I can shake my ass to in the clubs and I like it ;) Ticket Master has a pre-sale on her concert tickets today until Friday then on Saturday they are sold to the public so I will be getting my ticket by Thursday night. YEAHHHHH!!!! Expect more blogs and pics about this and other things going on for me next year.

Halloween

I know this is a little late but here are a few pictures of my brother Elijah and my nephew Ethan dressed up for Halloween. Elijah was really excited about his Optimus Prime costume. Ethan was Squirt from Finding Nemo, we got his costume when we went to Disneyland back in September. They both got tons of candy even though there weren't that many people handing out candy this year. I think there were about 4-5 houses down each block handing out candy which sucked but what can you do? Poor Ethan passed out for most of the trick or treating but thankfully we had him in the stroller so no one had to carry him around. I can't believe he is 8 months old! After we went through four blocks we went back home to help hand

out candy, Elijah really liked handing out the candy to the other kids which was cute!

What's New and What's to Come

This is just an update of what I have been up to in the last few weeks. Really I can't remember that far back so we will just start from 10/30 :) Thursday 10/30 was Cooper's bachelorette party which was AWESOME! We bar hopped down Mill Ave which is something I have never done before or ever really thought about doing. I wasn't too sure how it was going to turn out because there were about 20 chicks in the group which always make me a little nervous when there is that much estrogen in a room. Everyone got along great and we all had a lot of fun. We all wore blank tank tops with pink lettering that was hilarious (see if you can make it out in the picture) and "special" little name tags. I gave Coop 150% which wasn't too hard since I am such a light weight when it comes to drinking. We got a free shot of CRAP at one club (kid you not it tasted like cough syrup and brought back memories of when my mom used to have to chase me down and force it down my throat!) and did a little dancing to get the night started off right. By the end of the night I was so trashed I fell off of the toilet and laughed my ass off while my pants were still at my ankles. I really wish I had a picture to remember that because I have never been that drunk and plan on never revisiting that again! LOL. I can't party like that much because I am such a pansy when it comes to drinking and don't like the after effects (being really freaking thirsy, hang overs, headaches, sensitiveness to light, breaking out in pimples, etc). I have a rule, if I go out it has to be for a reason to celebrate, it can't just be to go out and get drunk and I think I chose a pretty good reason to go out. Cooper had the most fun which was the point and I am glad she went out with one last bang to celebrate and wave goodbye to her single days :) That will probably be the last time I go out and drink for at least another year HAHA. Friday was Halloween and a good day to sleep off the night before which I really needed after waking up from a nap. Saturday was the wedding and it was one of the fastest ceremonies EVER! It was awesome and fit Coop to the "t". The reception was really nice and she looked so pretty and happy. That was probably the most excitement I have had in a while. Other then that I am really counting down the days before the move and TWILIGHT comes out - only 13 days to go! I move on the same day the movie comes out! I haven't even started packing so I really need to start getting my butt up to do things otherwise I will be doing everything last minute. I am excited about the move but also sad because I will miss living with my sister and seeing the baby all the time, he is my little chunker and my buddy. That is it for now, enjoy some of the pictures I posted. I will post a couple other blogs in the next 13 days :)

More updates

I got a raise at work and let me tell you it is about freaking time! I am doing really good so far. I decided to sign up and take my last two HUM classes instead of taking the CLEP tests because I need to save up my money for decorating my new bathroom and bedroom at my new house and I am too freaking lazy to study and actually take the damn things. Oh well. It was nice taking a little break. I started going to the gym yesterday. Monday was cardio (the joy of my life) and Tuesday was upper body. Tomorrow is good ol cardio again, Thursday is lower body, and Friday is wonderful cardio for one more day to make me smile. Let me tell you, the gym and me are no strangers but it is not my favorite. I can name over a million things I would rather do but I have goals that I want to hit this coming year and know that I need to start getting my butt off the couch and do what I have to do. Eating is harder for me manage because I love sweets, carbs, food. LOL. Oh well, baby steps. I have a 12 week plan that I am dead serious about seeing through. I will post a before picture soon with a new blog and then give a monthly update (4 months total for my plan). We will see how I shape out when it is all over. My friend Julie is really inspiring, supporting, and motivating me to do this, even if it is on my own. Did I say how much I miss her? I miss Jake and Megan too. My friend Cooper is getting married on November 1st so I am trying to find a dress to wear. I am on the hunt! I am looking for a multipurpose dress so I can get my moneys worth out of it. I decided to grow my hair out because I miss having long pretty hair that I can put in a ponytail LOL. I don't know, I will probably just keep it short like it is right now because it fits me better personality wise and is so easy to do! My nephew is getting HUGE, he is seven months old now and starting to army crawl so we know he is going to start actually crawling soon. I will miss not seeing him all the time when I move but I know moving with my mom is a good decision for me. I will still see him. Britney's new song came out last week and I love it of course! Her video is coming out this Friday. AND she is going to go on a world wide tour next year so I am saving up for that. I plan on having front row and backstage passes so I can meet her so if it means me saving $1000 for a ticket I am doing it. Yeah, its like that! I am trying to think of anything else that is going on.....Oh yeah! Heroes is back and killing it! This is by far the BEST season. Every Monday I have minor strokes from all the excitement. I am syked for what is to come the rest of this season until December 15th when it goes on a break for the holidays. I am also planning a trip to the Bahamas on a cruise which I have wanted to do for a LONG time. That is about it for now. I will start a blog about my Body For Life 12 week plan soon with a "before" picture so try to be gentle because it isn't pretty :)

Moving to the East Side

So it has been over a month since the last time I blogged and I realized I am overdue thanks to my beautiful friend Julie. Things have changed in my family to those who are not around much but to me this is something that has been going on for a couple of months now. My mom and dad are going to be officially divorced by November and my mom has just recently purchased a gorgouse home in Maricopa, AZ. I have decided to walk away from my house and foreclose on my home for a few reasons; I cannot afford the mortgage on my own, I cannot afford the maintanance and upkeep (I need a new AC, new appliances, new pipes, new carpet), and I am stuck in a ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage) that starts going up in May 09 that I have tried to refinance six times in the last year and have been turned down because I was stupid and took out a second car in my name for a friend to drive. So I am going to be living with my mom in her new house out in boondocksville Maricopa where there are no street lights, coyotes smushed along the side of the freeway, scorpions, black widows, and the nasty smell of cows on a nice hot day or on a day with a breeze. My kind of living! I see it as a great way to save money to start paying off my student loans and my car to help out my credit as much as possible knowing it will be negatively affected by losing my house, I can spend more time with my brother who is my favoritest person in the world, and help out my mom through the divorce but also help her with her arthritus. We are excited about the new house and already doing the shopping which is the funnest part. I LOVE decorating! I will pretty much rule the upstairs with my brother being second in command, the downstairs is all my mom. I will update my blog with more info once that happens. So I will no longer be a West Sider....I have only ever known the west side of Phoenix. My friend Jake will get a kick out of me being on the East Side now. Maricopa is a 31 mile drive from my job in Tempe and I have no idea what the traffic is like on the 10 East Bound.