My 8 Road Trip Essentials

In T-Minus seven days, I embark on the 20 hour drive from Dallas to Las Vegas. Yes, 20 hour drive. When I graduated college, I drove 24 hours from Lubbock, Texas to Raleigh, North Carolina so this ain't my first rodeo.  And when I moved to Dallas a few months later, I drove the 19 hours from Raleigh to Dallas. Me and my ass are not really looking forward to being in a car that long, but I am kind of excited about having that time to clear my mind and just think by myself. 

I started thinking yesterday about what I needed for the trip, so naturally, I made a blog post out of it. Here are my eight road trip essentials:

And my essentials explained:

I leave you with two questions:

1. Did I leave anything crucial off my list?

And more importantly,

2. What songs should I put on my playlist? ♪♪

27 facts.

I've got a serious case of bloggers block today, so I thought I'd answer some of those questions floating around the blog-o-sphere lately.  Enjoy these 27 facts about me.  Why 27?  One for each year of my life.  I'm so clever.

1. What is your all time favorite movie?

Father of the Bride

2. One reason why you blog?

My blog is my creative outlet. I love to write.

3. If you could be besties with any celebrity, who would it be?

Tori Spelling. She is a party planning Goddess.  Her attention to detail at every party she throws blows me away and I absolutely love her vintage decor style.  

4. If you could take any trip in the world where would you go? 

Hawaii!  I've always wanted to go and I don't know anyone who has been and didn't love it. Maybe one day. Sigh.  

5. What's one piece of make up you can't live without ? 

Black eye liner

6. What's one accessory (jewelry, scarf, handbag, etc) that you don't leave the house without? 

I didn't want your typical college ring when I graduated, so I had a ring custom designed and engraved with my name and class year.  I wear it every day and feel so naked with out it.  

7. What is your dream job? 

Getting paid the big bucks to stay at home and blog full-time because a dolla makes me holla honey boo boo child.

8. Sausage or bacon?

Bacon.  As if there is any other choice. 

9. What's the best advice you've ever received and who gave it to you? 

All I know I learned on the Oprah and Dr. Phil shows.  "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior" is some Dr. Phil advice that sticks out in particular.  

10. What's your guilty pleasure? (tv show, movie, food, etc.) 

I think we all know it's TV.  If you don't, then allow me to direct you to this post.  

11. What's your typical Starbucks order? 

Grande, non-fat, no foam, vanilla latte.

12.  If you could raid any celebrity's closet, who would it be and why?

Lauren Conrad aka my twin sista from another mista.  She's just perfection is why.  

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13.  If you were a shoe, what would you look like?

Platform hot pink stiletto

14. What is your biggest pet peeve?

I have a lot, but girls who think it's cute to be dumb really irritate me.  

15. Favorite song of all-time?

I don't really have one, but I have a ton of faves.  I'm that girl that says "omg, that's my jam" to a lot of songs.

16. Are you a dog person or a cat person? And why? 

Meowwww.  I've been a cat person my entire life and NEVER a dog person for many reasons.  However, I must admit that this little rascal is starting to win me over:

17. You're queen for a day. How do you spend your royal 24 hours?

I'd just have people wait on me all day and not lift a finger. 

18. What's the most delicious thing you've ever eaten?

A shrimp mushroom pasta dish at Emeril's in New Orleans.

19. What scares you the most? 

Ending up on Dateline.

20. Which celebrity do you wish would drift off into obscurity?

Willow and Jaden Smith can just stop with their cocky attitudes, but I blame their whack job parents for that. Since they are kids, I have to pick Kim Kardashian.  Lay off the botox, "doll". 

For more of these Kim K gems, go here.

21. You're 16 years old again. What advice would you give your younger self? 

Boys will tell you anything to try to get in your pants.  Don't believe a word.  

22. What magazines do you subscribe to?

Us Weekly and Cosmo

23. What are you listening to right now on your MP3 player [or in your CD player]? 

This amazing band fellow blogger PinkLouLou introduced me to that does acoustic covers.  Their version of "Last Kiss" by Tay Swift has been on repeat for two days now.  

24. What is your one comfort food?

Chicken and Rice Casserole

25. Favorite TV show? Old or new.

Parenthood. If you don't watch it, you need to. 

26.  One thing you don't like about blogging?

Girls who get big heads after they get "blog famous"  

27. One song you could listen to over and over again?

"Learning to Live Again" by Garth Brooks

It's Monday, Monday, Monday ....

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. My weekend was fairly low key.  I spent it with these two ladies because Stefanie (far right) is moving to NYC and so this was our last weekend with her.  BOO!

We basically did it up slumber party style.  We watched this honey boo boo child on Toddlers & Tiaras.

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And then we watched Bad Teacher aka how I would be as a teacher:

And after some wine and several Mexican Martinis, a late night lyrical dance party to Adele happened. Pretty sure I pulled several muscles.

Liz and I circa 2001.  You're welcome. 

I spent yesterday recovering from our above shenans and doing laundry.  You can find me today over at Confessions of a Single Mommy revealing five reasons I think being single has its advantages.  Go check my post out and leave me some love.

Can't stop listening: Elenowen

Y'all!  I've been so obsessed with Elenowen since I heard them on NBC's The Voice.  I remember sitting on the couch (no doubt goblet of wine in hand) typing away on the ole bloggity blog when I heard their amazing voices.  I immediately paused, rewound and listened to this husband-and-wife duo sing this song soooo many times that night. 

Now I sit at my desk at work and hit replay on this youtube video all day:


That was until I discovered Honey Come Home, which is their latest song I have on repeat.


Apparently I had not stalked them properly because until last night I had no idea they released their debut album this January titled 'Pulling Back the Veil'.  I mean, no big deal or anything, but @elenowen tweeted me last night sending me the link to their album on itunes and the link to their current single, Honey Come Home.  Holla.

Mark my words: Elenowen will be blowing up the CMA stage sometime in the near future and I'll be on the couch with my goblet of wine saying "told you so".  I'm rooting for this pair because they are one word: AHH-mazing.  Just thought I would share. Toodles.