Saturday, August 6, 2011

Taylor Swift Concert

A week ago, my friend JB and I ventured into Cleveland with our dresses on, my boots on, and after some dinner at The Hard Rock Cafe downtown, to see one of our favorite person ever - Taylor Swift!
We'd been waiting for months for this night to hit, and it did not disappoint! 
JB also did not disappoint - scoring amazing tickets. Our seats, I swear, were the best seats in the house. 

While they were not "completely front and center", they were front row in the back of the bowl of the arena. 
So, clear and wonderful view of her main stage and COMPLETELY front and center when she ventured to her back satellite stage.
Concerts alone, I love.
But Taylor's concerts are way more than just singing into a microphone. 
They are phenomenal productions that have you standing and belting lyrics while you're so inspired and in love with the feel of the music and the performance in front of you. 

That's what I love most about music, and specifically Taylor Swift's music - how real the songs are and how amazing the feeling is.
The opening acts of Hunter Hayes and NeedToBreathe were awesome, too! 
When she made her way back to the satellite stage, she was SO close...
When in bad traffic trying to get home, we saw her semi trucks and tour buses...p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n. 
So amazing.
Love always,
Mo
XOXO


Thursday, August 4, 2011

Random Silly Goose Business

1. Sissy and James skyping      2. Poster at Tower City that I loved.
3. Red Pepper flakes Giovanni's let us borrow    4. Cory passed out on the car ride home from Cumberland. Sleeping beauty he is.

5. Mamma and I, Easter Weekend     6. Sissy and I, Christmas
7. Cory mid-workout    8. Sissy and I rocking out.

5. On a field trip to B.A. Sweetie, Cory wanted to be a unicorn    6. (hard to see) Tim and White Sox and I cuddle, a lot.
7. Cam and baby Tibby   8. Tibby Anna

9. Cory, My Lissa and myself {take 1}   10. Cory, My Lissa and myself {take 2}.
11. Cory, My Lissa and myself {take 3}   12. Love All Serve All (or, as Cory likes to say: Loveallsevall)


13. My parents on the deck at 9:00 at night, talking...under rainbow umbrellas.   14.MUAH!
15. Puss asking for no lights and 5 more minutes of sleep, PLEASE!     16. Hot Pink Nails!


17. Little Cor Cor snoozin' away     18. Alpha Phi Omega!!
19. Sissy and Mom working on Katie's portfolio - I think it's the start of it all! (We'll look back and say, remember when!?)      20. My families most recent trip to the local Circle K, at 11:45 at night, after a great dinner out. Random checkout. 

Love always,
Mo
XOXO

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Tweeter, Tweeter Pumpkin Eater

July 2011
{My Twitter}



1. "I need excitement management :)" I DO! I get so excited about so much and I feel like I can just burst of pure crazy happiness. I don't know how to control it.

2. "@Camm_Mann I LOVE you and your 'get out of the house trips' with a sweet return of a polar pop :)" Cam had been in the house for over a day without stepping foot outside, and when he came upstairs to tell me this he goes, "I just need to get out of this house. I am going on a "get out of the house" car ride. He returned about 30 minutes later with two polar pops. One for him, one for me. He really is the best brother ever...and I love him to death.

3. "These outside naps are kinda, sorta, absolutely rocking my world :)" For awhile there I would come home from school, internship, coaching - what have you - and take a blanket and take naps in my backyard under the trees...they were amazing.

4. "Well that was kinda one of the biggest freak outs, ever. Wind, you're crazy." Long story short: Everyone was fast asleep in my house...and I was awake in my room. Then my lights flickered twice. Freaky? Then two minutes later I hear a crash on our roof. Yep - time to officially freak out at midnight. I go in my parents room like I am 5 and just had a nightmare. So Superhero Mom gets up and looks outside. Turns out we were having CRAZY winds, and our patio umbrella flew from the backyard, over our roof and landed in our front yard...unscratched may I add...still freaky. (And Mom, I still can't believe you locked me outside...) This is her post-freak out fixing the blinds. 

5. "I just erased all of my alarms off my phone. This feels so good. Here is to working toward feeling better. First stop: sleep." I had a headache for weeks.

6. "Smoothies with JB! So excited!!"

7. "Family yard work afternoon :)" TEAM LIST!! HA!

8. "Happy 4th!" {Post here}

9. "Naps under trees are nice." Still napping outside. Still trying to feel better.

10. "Allergies make even the healthiest of people feel bad..." And the verdict is in. I officially have allergies. 

11. "My parents certainly know the way to my heart...popsicles. YES :)"

12. "I feel like I have the same goal all new parents have for their baby, but only for myself: sleep through the night without waking up...sigh."

13. "Rental car = an Audi A4...but it's...oh, what are the words...a piece of crap? HA! But hey, it got us from point A to B and back, all we ask, I guess." The car had no locks, no window control, AC was on full blast (and there was no other option), the drive was a jerky one...and the car was just over all sketchy. But, one funny adventure. 

14. "I kid you not a centipede just crawled from a pillow to my hair. NO idea how it got on the couch. Fear not, I appropriately freaked out ALOT!" I know this doesn't make sense...but it was an appropriate moment to: Ahhhhh, freak out!

15. "You're down, you're up. You're up, you're down." This is the saying my Dad tells my Mom because she cannot sit still or in one place long...at all. 

16. "Pulp Smoothies!!!"

17. "Home from Cumberland!!" And the drying out process begins.

18. "I need to muster enough courage to shave these crazy burnt, hairy legs...it's going to hurt."

19. "USA. USA. USA. USA. USA!" Happy about Japan's victory, and their story leading up to the World Cup...but still wanted my girls to WIN the World Cup.

20. "Job hunting...resume updating...nerve racking...slightly annoying..."

21. "'tis the season for juicy red tomatoes, fa la la la la, la la la la."

22. "After the rain is the best."

23. "Timmy, my Dad and I just skyped with my sista and we loved it :)"

24. "I sometimes catch myself starring out my office window at the heavy Akron traffic below wondering where they're going, who they are, hoping they're happy."

25. "Wow...wow...it is hot. My car almost killed me with how hot it was inside. Yes, overexaggerate but it is BAD. #WidowsdownairrollinghereIgohome"

26. "The official bungalow hunt started tonight. Official." LA Bound, baby.

27. "Note to self: Paris to China to Colorado."


28. "Hate when the toothpaste falls off my toothbrush..."


29. "Truth: if you're going to original you can count on being copied."


30. "Here's to happiness: letting people 'in' during heavy traffic :) love doing that!"


31. "One of my favorite sections at Barnes and Noble: travel!"


32. "Sheetz MTO burritos rock my world!"


33. "We drive around with the windows down in this 2:30 am heat. 91 degrees still. I could not be happier-this is summer at its best!"


34. "I have a pretty bad habit of picking just the marshmallows out of the Lucky Charm box..."


35. "Oh thunderstorm, oh thunderstorm...You are music to my ears."


36. "WORST WEATHER I HAVE EVER DRIVEN IN. THANK HEAVENS WE ARE HOME." Another long story short: Cor and I are 99.9% sure we were in a mini tornado/micro burst. We don't care what any outsider says...we know what we drove through. Or, maybe not seeing as for a little bit there the world was completely gray. We couldn't even see the hood of the car. Rain was completely horizontal, wind was out of this world...and it was just silly scary. When we got home we couldn't get in because the power was out...so we just ran in the rain and got completely soaked...then tried to dry off. P.S. He loves the bubble umbrella, too.


37. "Surprise rooftop city skyline views from @CoryBeebe are my favorite!" On top of the Cleveland Clinic looking at Cleveland. I love CLE.


38. "Indians game follow by the Lifehouse concert with @CoryBeebe! :)"


39. (From above, # 38) "Bummed! All was rained out...but we decided a run to get cookie dough and pop and a night full of True Blood will cheer us up! Life is good."


40. "@Camm_Mann's graduation party today! Enjoy today buddy!!" {Post Here}


41. "A water balloon fight is about the break out...and Mr. @CoryBeebe better watch out..."


42. "My family is the most amazing. Outdoor midnight talks kind of rock our worlds. #Bliss"


43. (From above #42) "We all hit the hay at 4:15 am...and did not wake up until 1:00 pm...7.24.11"


44. "Late night waffle dinner I do adore. My waffle maker I adore more :)" Cor and I love our waffles.


45. "P.S. Aussie Rules Football is legit." We discovered how sweet rugby is.


46. "Take two. This time CLE v. LAA. How perfect." BUT it turned into the: "Most exciting...no wait...most depressing game ever." (And the old guy in front of us needed anger management, BAD!)


47. "Tired of bad people and tired of doing things I don't actually want to do. There, had to get that negativity out."


48. "Today is not the best day to feel low in creativity and have a writers block with 10 new speeches to write for some very important people."


49. "Coaching took it out of me tonight. But seriously, these little munchkins make my day, everyday. #Gymnasticsisthebestsportever"


50. "Dog sitting. Dog sitting. Dog sitting. Dog sitting."


51. "Um. So. Propane. Not a good gas. #Idiot" Gas stove malfunction. But I finally made my spaghetti. 


52. "Shoot did it again. It's somehow already 1:00 and all I've done on my day off is dance 5 times to Florance and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over."


53. From Miss Erin: "RT @erinjsmile: @MomoLove19 I want to live your life! I miss you!"


54. "Just had the best conversation with my long lost Betsy."


55. "Remember, you only get what you give."


56. "EKKKKK! @taylorswift13 concert tonight with @jbrady87!!!!!!! EKKKKKKKKK!!! Hope my vocal cords are ready!"


57. "Hard Rock Cafe pre-concert drinks and dinna!" Twisted Chicken Mac and Cheese was AMAZING.


58. "I. HATE. TRAFFIC. Good thing I'm moving to a HUGE city..." We were in the parking garage for EVER!


59. "10 p.m. ice cream run!"

60. "My best little buddy boy, forever."
Love always,
Mo
XOXO


Tuesday, August 2, 2011

I always know exactly what to say....until I have to say it.

But I think...


I think it's about forgiveness. 


I've never done anything this hard before. Perhaps that means it's the most worthwhile thing I've encountered yet. When every minute spent with you is my new favorite moment...when "everyday I spend with you is the new best day of my life"...the time is now, or it's almost here. 


Seeing there is still good in the world starts with me believing there is good in the world. 
Hard things come into our lives, I must believe, to test us - not to see how fast we can run away.
Hard things come into our lives to stare us straight in the face and ask us at point blank...
         how much strength are you made of? How much guts do you have? What kind of person are you?
Let me see that courage. Let me see what you're made of. 


Excuses mean nothing to me. The aftermath shows the true colors. 


And if by chance you're sitting in a classroom full of your fellow classmates, while the professor is taking you step by step through one of the most real feeling experiences of your life - all while your bottom is planted firmly in a chair - and you start to cry because the feelings you're experiencing are so alive and real...you may have just realized - it's time. 


"To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness, and may very well be the greatest secret in this universe."
Love always,
Mo
XOXO