Calling all Fashionista's and Shopaholics

Happy Monday everyone! I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was pretty uneventful. I worked both Saturday and Sunday. Had class and an exam and some other school work to do. Last night M and I did head over to a friend's house for her baby shower which was alot of fun. I will post about that later and put up pics!!

So as I was getting ready for this baby shower last night I realized how much my life has changed in the last few years. Instead of getting ready for a night on the town, I am now getting ready for baby shower's, kid's birthday parties and simple cook out's by a friend's house. My going out wardrobe hangs untouched most of the time. And as I turned 26 a few weeks ago I think I need to revamp my style.

My favorite store to shop at is Forever 21. I love the prices of the clothes and can find some super cute things. Since the only store worthy of shopping at here in Fayetteville are American eagle, forever 21 and express I am kind of limited. I do love express and there clothes but for there trendier clothes I feel I can find similar styles cheaper at Forever 21. So with that being said I need to re-do my wardrobe. Make it more grown up worthy.

So I am asking the help of y'all. My mom is coming up in a few weeks and we are heading to the big city of Raleigh to do some serious damage shopping. Where do y'all like to shop. Did any of you have a similar dilemma of trying to find clothing appropriate to your age. Don't get me wrong I don't think anything is wrong with Forever 21. I will still shop there but I want to get some pieces for my wardrobe that are trendy, fashionable and yet appropriate for me to wear to a birthday party or out to a nice dinner with the hubby.

So let me know where you all like to shop!!!

Alice in Wonderland

This movie is a must see. I loved it. We saw it in 3D and the visual effects were just stunning. I normally don't like to see movies in 3D because it hurts my eyes but this one wasn't too bad.

I will admit I was skeptic to see this movie at first. I hated the original as a kid. For as long as I can remember I suffered from claustrophobia. I can recall being about 8 years old at Disney world going on the 1000 leagues under the sea ride and having a panic attack because I felt the walls closing in on me. Watching Alice in Wonderland made me feel the same way. When she enters the room and the door is too small, and then she is too big and the room is constantly changing used to leave me with such anxiety I couldn't watch it. I think I watched the movie twice when I was little and that was enough for me. I was a little afraid that this scene in the movie, especially in 3D would drive me over the edge. Thankfully it didn't and I have to say the movie was amazing. Johnny Depp did a fabulous job as usual, Anne Hathaway looked beautiful as the while queen and the actress who played Alice was awesome.

Johnny Depp is by far is by far my favorite actor. To me he can encompass a wide variety of character's and be believable in each and every role he plays. No other actor can even compare. I admit he is a little kooky and eccentric but I love him all the same. Parts of the movie Public Enemy was filmed in Chicago, Illinois, Milwaukee and some small areas of Wisconsin. During the filming of this movie I was working for the Milwaukee Police Dept. A memo went out telling everyone when Johnny Depp would be filming and gave us a warning of which streets were going to be closed down and what area's needed to be patrolled by officers. Another memo also went out asking any middle age men averaging around 5'8-5'9 to volunteer as extra's in the movie. I immediately called my dad who is a police officer and begged him to volunteer. Unfortunately I wasn't looking at the print closely because there was a weight restriction. My dad is a little on the heavier side so he couldn't volunteer. I begged all the guys I worked with to volunteer so I could meet Johnny Depp but the guys weren't as excited about it as I was.
Of course I forgot the day the memo mentioned that filming would occur and can remember being stuck in traffic trying to make my way into work and getting irritated with all the crappy drivers. Well of course when I finally made it into work my boss asked if I got out to see the shooting of the movie. How could i have forgotten!! There was my chance to meet Johnny Depp and I missed it. I probably would have been arrested for sexual assault though if I actually would have seen him

The following weekend my family and I went out of town in northern Wisconsin. The scene in the movie where Johnny and his buddies are staying at that cabin in the woods near the end , was right where we were staying. And once again I had just missed Johnny. They had shot that scene a few days before we arrived. I had two chances to meet him and I missed him. You can bet if they ever have Johnny Depp come to Ft Bragg I will be camping out for sure!!

So enough babbling about Johnny. I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. The hubs and I just made a nice romantic dinner of steak, asparagus, mushrooms and baked potatoes and are about to rent some movies and cuddle on the couch

XOXO

Heidi Montag supports military families

Seriously, every time I log onto Twitter I find it irritating that Heidi Montag status's are about supporting the military. Today's status for example is "I Love the US Coast Guard so much. They have the coolest gazelle helicopters that fly over our house all the time. Go NAVY. Love you guys

Cause we all know that what makes the Navy cool is their gazelle helicopter. I honestly don't know why her statuses irritate me so much. She is also a supporter of some military mom group and posts about them too. Don't get me wrong, I love star's that publicize they support our troops because I do believe that our military members deserve to be recognized but by Heidi Montag.Give me a break. What does she know about the military. Let alone being apart of a military family. I probably should have googled her background to check if she does have a family member in the military before I go off on my rant but I did not.

Like I said I appreciate anyone that supports our military and publicly announces it but their is something about this girl that rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it's her constant need for attention. Whether it's her publicity seeking schemes with Spencer, her plastic surgery or what not but I feel that everything about her is fake and is just done to get some sort of attention. I hate when people take a stand on an issue just to get the publicity for it and to have their name linked with it. It drives me insane

But I probably shouldn't complain. The military needs all the support they can get!!

Ok, on a different topic M and I are going to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D tonight! I am so excited. Johnny Depp is my all time favorite actor and I can't wait to see him in this movie. I do not care for the original Alice in Wonderland but according to my bro this newest adaptation actually has a definitive story line and is very good. So off we go in a little bit to see my favorite actor on the big screen.

I will let you all know how the movie is. TGIF!!

XOXO