Since U Been Gone

Well, I am 29. That means 29 years have gone by without you knowing what I have been up to. Granted the following pictures are only from High School to present day, so you can get a hint of what has been up. I will do a younger version of my life in pictures some time later.

Random

High School :)

Beth, Melissa and I on our Senior Trip in Panama City Beach 1999

Beth and I at a UT game my Freshman year in Knoxville

Friends Forever....Nicole, Melissa and I in Knoxville

Tiger's game with Elaine, Miranda, Megan, Connie and Emily

Some of my Advertising ladies :)

Connie and I

80s Night at the apartment with Kate, Kim and Emily

Firsts

First plane ride (To Aspen in 2007)

First apartment with BFF Emily (2009)

First trip to Graceland (2010)

Trips

The Venetian in Las Vegas

The Ivy in LA

Sitting on the exact couch from Friends...my FAVORITE TV show ever!

John Travolta star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Carnival Conquest: Jamaica, Cozumel and Grand Cayman's

Jamaica

Aspen, CO

Wrigley Field....GO CUBS!

Best Pizza in the world: Pizzeria Uno's in Chicago

New Orleans

Famous People

My grandpa :) who was on the wall at ESPN Zone in Chicago!

Justin Timberlake at the FedEx Forum

Lauren Conrad from the Hills..yes I met her and yes I bought her book. Don't judge!

If you know me at all, you know my love for Dane Cook....in STL!

One of my life long dreams was to see New Kids on the Block as a child...It finally happened!

With Paul F. Thompkins (I should not be allowed to meet famous people)

With the lead singer of Simple Plan, Pierre

New York State Of Mind

Vacation day has finally arrived! We have been planning this trip for almost a year. My brother (Tony) moved to Boston a couple years ago, so we visit once a year. (Wish we could do it more often, but having jobs sucks sometimes haha) Along with him, my sister-in-law (Jennifer) who I adore, my nephews Noah and Jake and my niece Sophie. I miss them SO much but I really am quite excited they moved to such a cool part of the United States. My mom, best friend Emily and myself boarded the plane in Nashville on May 22 and flew to Boston. Thus beginning our 9 day vacation. We spent five nights with my brother and sister-in-law. We got to see my nephew Noah in a little Memorial Day skit at his school, we got to see him play some baseball, I got to hang out and just talk to Tony and Jennifer, go to the pool, shop at my favorite outlet store and Tony took us back to Maine. I am in love with Maine. One of the prettiest places I have ever been. But mostly in love with their Clam Chowder!

Maine

My mom, Emily and I went to Boston on the sixth day to spend some time there. The city is so cute. I loved being there and it was an absolute beautiful day. We went to Boston Common and also got a beer and lunch at Cheers :)

Boston Common


Cheers!

That night we met up with Tony, Jennifer and Noah to see the Red Sox game. Fenway is the most amazing place on earth! I fell in love. They did not win, but it did not even matter. One of the best nights ever!

Tony, Jennifer and Noah

Fenway

After Boston, we took off the next morning on our train ride to NYC, where we would be spending the next three nights. In NYC we had SO much fun. We did a lot while we were there: we took the tour bus around to all the big sites, took the NBC studio tour, went to the Met, took a carriage ride, ate at Bobby Flay's place Mesa Grill, went to Serendipity, played at the wax museum, saw ground zero, went to see Sex and the City, walked Time Square, had brunch on the Upper West Side...we fit in as much as humanly possible!

Literally the best dessert ever....the Frozen Hot Chocolate from Serendipity (yes, like the movie)


My mom, Emily and I taking a carriage ride through Central Park.


I of course had to buy myself a little present :)

Well, that was about the whole trip but I have to put a couple more pictures up of my beautiful Sophie and handsome Jake.

Sophie Bear!


My buddy Jake!

A New Day Has Come

Ok, so I am starting a blog....again. This time I changed the name of the blog to suit my personality. The Single Life. I AM single and I think it is nice to celebrate such a thing. I mean, yes, I would love to find my Mr. Right and settle down, but right now it is just apparently not in the cards. And I am 100% convinced, he is NOT in Memphis, TN. So what do I need to do about this? Move...to a big city, where there are more options. I was going to try my hand at teaching. It is just not for me. I thought I would love it, and I did LIKE it, but it's just not the one thing I wanted to do for the rest of my life. So now I have gone to Public Relations. I want to go get a second undergrad degree in PR, then get my Masters and finally end up in NYC working for a major magazine as Director of Public Relations. <--GOAL! Most people look at that and say, "ehhh...not gonna happen". But I have news for those people...it WILL and I promise that! Once I put my mind to something, I am stubborn and I like my way, so until it happens I will fight for it! So this will be kind of like my journey to get to where I want to be. I know you are just super thrilled to be a part of it. :)