And I Ramble

So I am currently in Florida right now which means this post was a scheduled post that I wrote before I left. Let me tell you, huge accomplishment right there. I never plan post in advanced. But here I am, writing one before I leave. Go me. Anyways, I would just like to catch you all up on the celebrity world once again because all I do all day at work is sit and read about their lives as if I have nothing better to do (like homework).

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Breaking Amish star Kate Stolzfus posed like this for Maxim.com. Is it just me or did she really break Amish by doing this? 

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Kevin Bacon's lady lost the tip of her finger to some kale this weekend. Or to a knife while cutting kale .. would have been cooler if it was bacon...

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JSimps had her baby the other day. She named it Ace Knute. It means masculine. Don't worry, it's actually a boy this time. When I told my mom she had her baby her response was "is she pregnant yet?" 

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Avril and Chad got married. But then didn't get married. But no one really seems to know. Sooo there's that.

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Oh and one more thing. Guess who gets to go to this concert. If you guessed me you are so RIGHT! Happy early early birthday to me from my mother .. slightly early but hey I am so excited it doesn't even matter! Now to go brush up on my dance moves .. only 5 months to work on them.

A Manly Basket

So Saturday was Nick's birthday. I had no idea what I was going to get him because guys are seriously the hardest to buy for. So naturally I was browsing Pinterest when the idea of a man basket came across. Then I had the dilemma of what to put into this "man basket".

I decided that I was going to go with some Cubs and Blackhawks shirts (his favorite teams), some of his favorite candy, a few giftcards to places he likes, and his favorite drinks.

 After putting a bunch of shredded paper in the bottom I just started filling it up. I found the cutest little baby bottles of beer which is like 3 drinks for him but they were seriously so cute I couldn't resist. He seemed to like it and it was a fun gift to put together. So just remember if you are having problems deciding what to get your guy, this "man basket" is a go-to gift!

A Shrimp Boil in Illinois

So this weekend my cousin who lives in Savannah came to visit us. He use to live here in Illinois but then got an awesome job in Georgia and has lived there for a few years. He's like an older brother to me so I was pretty excited that he came to visit for a few days. Him and his girlfriend drove up and before they left they stopped and got 20 lbs of fresh shrimp so that we could have a shrimp boil. They did it Saturday and Sunday but I was only there for Sunday's boil. And let me tell you, it was amazing. And spicy. Sooo so spicy. And according to him it was "the blandest he has ever had it". Wrong, my nose was running and my mouth is still on fire today.

After we got done eating and playing endless amounts of Nerts (seriously you should all learn this game) we headed out to the parade. The town we were in had their homecoming this weekend and their parade was Sunday evening followed by fireworks when it got dark. I was so stoked because this time I had Ethan with me which meant more candy for us. And let me tell you, this parade did not disappoint. I didn't get a picture of his bucket but it was overflowing with candy and gummies and little fish crackers and beads and all sorts of things. And the bag I brought was pretty full too. Granted, half the stuff in it was wrappers from me eating the candy as the parade went on, but whatev.

 

 This puppy was sooooo stinkin cute!

I just wanted to go cuddle with it the entire time!

 About five minutes after the parade was over this guy walked by

He fell a little behind...

The fireworks were amazing like always. They set them off in the field right next to my aunt and uncles house. Like they don't let anyone go down our road because it's so close to the field. But we get a front row seat right in our drive way every year. This has been going on since I can remember. It's so close that last year ashes fell into the pool. It was a great way to end the weekend.