whirlwinds can be fun.

hi! i know. i know. terrible blogger. but i'm here now! i've got lots of catching up to do, but for now let's talk about the whirlwind of SISlive 2009.

i wasn't sure i was going this year because of some of the craziness of last year. but then this girl and this girl said they were coming and asked me to join them. how could i say no? (geigley's husband now thinks we are in love and he is right. shh! don't tell him it's not the lingerie pillow fight kind!) i nudged angie and off we went. soon, we were joined by this girl. with roommates like that, how could the weekend go wrong?

i saw old friends like this girl and this girl and this girl and this girl. i met new ones like this one (i'm pretty sure i'm in love with her) and this one and this one and this one. i finally got to meet this girl in person and sort of wanted to bring her home with me. there are SO MANY more people i could mention. sigh. i drank vodka and wine and actually scrapbooked, which i haven't done in quite a while. i took olan mills shots with becca for the scrapblog atc thing - heh, i wish we had that photo because it ruled. i laughed and ate brisket and carrot cake and bacon (not together). i watched infomercials and MJ coverage. i heard things like "we are all responsible for our own holes" and "big dinners" and "i wonder how much bacon we can fit in an arm hammock?" and "i'll allow it". i barely slept but it was worth it. life is about choices, y'all. just for the record, i choose laughter. always. and the best kind is ridiculous laughter with good friends. i didn't want the weekend to end!















thanks to the peeps i stole some of these photos from. and thanks to everyone who made the weekend so fabulous. i've got a couple giveaways and some photos of the layouts i did as well as my "yearbook" (which seriously has some of the best stuff in it EVER). i can't wait to hang out with you crazy women again really soon!

xoxo

hey moron! move the camera!

yeah, i finally recorded last week but TOTALLY forgot to upload it. just did. it's bad. but whatever. it's DONE. i have no idea what is going on with my hair. i had to set the camera on the dash for stability, which made me have a steering wheel moustache. awesome. here ya go, geigley! my first ever vlog. oy.

steering wheel moustache lady! from metrochic on Vimeo.

back to regular blogging soon! i swears it!

omg i'm a terrible blogger, i know, but LOOK AT THIS!

THUD.

she is.

i tried a few times to write the perfect message to you about my mom. i realized that it's not really possible to tell you everything i feel about her.

my mom (left) & her friend, esther, new orleans, 1978

she had me when she was really young, my three siblings following shortly after. she gave up so many of her own dreams to raise her young family, all the while growing up herself. for a really long time, i never truly understood the sacrifices she made for us but seeing them now, i will always be thankful. she is strong and beautiful and has the best laugh in the world. it's an all encompassing laugh - the kind that makes you turn your head from the other side of the room. her love is like no other love i'd ever known until i had my own daughter. there are things we don't agree on, of course...and we've certainly been through lots of things in our relationship over the years...but i am proud to say that she is one of my very best friends today. i talk to her almost every single day and there is absolutely nothing in the world i wouldn't share with her.

i love you mom. thank you for giving me everything i needed to be the mom i am today.

on grey gardens: you understand.

i was captivated by the edie beales as i watched drew barrymore and jessica lange's spot-on portrayal in grey gardens. i am even more fascinated by the footage from the documentary which led to the broadway production and now the movie. to live a life so completely disconnected, so completely oblivious and disillusioned. wow. i am trying to get my hands on the complete documentary now but if you haven't watched the new HBO flick, try and catch it. it's amazingly sad and beautiful.

oh internet, i know i owe you a post...

and i'll get to it, i promise. but for today, just a quick drive by. i love julia roberts. i love tom hanks. this makes me love them both just a little more. it was for a deal honoring hanks, obv..



warning: easy, cowgirls and cowboys. she uses some four letter words and i LIKE IT!

total nerd love.

nph + jimmy fallon is like some kind of weird, nerdy hot dude dream for me. LOVE.

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