My Next 30 Years.

I have been talking about this for a while and it finally happened people as of this past Saturday September 15th I turned 30 and I am not going to spend this entire post talking about all the awesome things I have done in my 30 years, (partially because I did that in a post last year.) I want to spend this post talking about some of my hopes and dreams for the next 30 years. So here goes.

In the next 10 years I hope to:

1.  Start a family with my husband.
2. Buy another house, especially now that we really know what we want in a house.
3. Take part in another triathlon (without getting a concussion and forgetting the whole thing... because that happened.)
4. To finally visit a Caribbean island.
5. To cook a souffle perfectly.
6. Feel confident that I can actually work my alarm clock without screwing it up.
7. Go to a NFL game. I would obviously prefer a pilgrimage to Lambeau but  I am not picky, as long as the Redskins are not playing.

In the next 20 years I hope to:

1. Work for myself... if I haven't won the lottery yet.
2. Have a extensive collection of seasonal bathroom accessoriies. (Christmas, Easter, St. Patrick Day etc.)
3. Blog as often as I should
4. Write a book. Even if nobody ever reads it I want to be able to say that I did it.
5. Consider myself a decent housewife, like the kind of wife that actually cooks and cleans daily.
6. Become the kind of person that wears heels regularly.

In the next 30 years I hope to:

1. Retire
2. Spend my days studying wines and culture around the country.
3. Actually complete a scrapbook. ( I have started 7 and completed 0)

In the everlasting words of Tim McGraw... "Drink a little lemonade and not so many beers, Maybe I'll remember my next 30 years."

Me 30 Years Old with a Lamb.... Forshadowing?

I think I’ll take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era and the turning of a page
Now it’s time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord have mercy on my next thirty years

Hey my next thirty years I’m gonna have some fun
Try to forget about all the crazy things I’ve done
Maybe now I’ve conquered all my adolescent fears
And I’ll do it better in my next thirty years

My next thirty years I’m gonna settle all the scores
Cry a little less, laugh a little more
Find a world of happiness without the hate and fear
Figure out just what I’m doing here
In my next thirty years

Oh my next thirty years, I’m gonna watch my weight
Eat a few more salads and not stay up so late
Drink a little lemonade and not so many beers
Maybe I’ll remember my next thirty years

My next thirty years will be the best years of my life
Raise a little family and hang out with my wife
Spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear
Make up for lost time here ,In my next thirty years

In my next thirty years

MTV's VMA's ...Virtually Miserable Awards

Well as usual the MTV's Video Music Awards had some highs and lows. I have divided some of what happened during the show into several categories. These categories shall be: AWESOME-SAUCE, I don't get it? But I Am Willing To Try, and Crap I am too old for this.
**I need to forewarn all my faithful readers, that I will be turning 30 next week. Obviously this is a issue that we will get into later, so there is a chance that I am not as young and hip as I used to be.**

AWESOME-SAUCE

• In my opinion the first real highlight of the show was the  Andy Samburg/Rashida Jones combo. That is mainly personally since I love love love them..... (cough cough Parks and Rec is my fav show/ Hot Rod is my fav movie cough cough)

 

•  There is no world where I normally listen to One Direction, but since I was raised during the heyday of New Kids before they were NKOTB and came of age loving Backstreet Boys and N'SYNC. I honestly have a boy band soft spot. That being said their song is really catchy and fun to sing along with.
• I have been listening to Green Day since I was in middle school and it makes me sad how old they look now. I have loved their music for 15 years but seriously dudes stop the drugs.
• THE FAB FIVE!!! THE FAB FIVE!!!! There are awesome and trust me awesome readers you will be hearing more about how much I love them later.

I Don't Get It (But I Am Willing To Try)

• Frank Ocean-He is clearly one of the most inspiring artists performing right now, but whatever the song was the he performed was one of the most boring experiences of my entire life. He seems like a nice guy, I like his message but geez could you pick a slower, less energy song. #Yawn
• Alicia Keys/Nikki Minji, ok MTV I will play your little game I am not usually a huge fan but you 1000% redeemed yourself by adding my girl Gabby to your little ditty.

Crap I am Too Old For This

• Rihanna just might be the worst singer to become popular in years. I have long held a theory that some singers are continually popular because they are interesting and pretty and not at all based on talent level. Rihanna has a gift for consistently proving my little theory correct.  She legit can not sing and I wish I could convince the rest of society to turn her off, stop listening, and more importantly vote her back to her island which she could actually buy.

 

• Lil Wayne!!!!! What the heck man, seems like there are some occasions when it is rude to be listening to your iPod with headphones. I would consider one of those occasions when you are actually on stage accepting a award with your buddy. I don't care who you are, but I do know that his mother would not be very proud of that behavior.
• Lil Wayne (cont) and 2 Chains... ok I have so many problems with this whole situation. 
• 2 Chains??? Um is that a name? Is this really happening right now?
• Why does MTV let these grown-up-juvinile-deliquents curse so much on TV. 
• Do you think these rappers hired stylists to help them pick out their "good boxers" since they fully intend for the entire world to see them?
 

•  Taylor Swift, 2 things. 

1. I am not sure if the message of your song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is clear. I guess it wouldn't hurt to write a follow up song called "For Real We Are Broken Up"
2. I absolutely never ever ever ever ever ever want to listen to that song. Sadly for Taylor the only part of the show that I couldn't watch was her little ditty.

I believe the real star of the night was ....... drumroll please......................

THE COMMERCIALS 

I went back and counted. By my unofficial numbers there were 82 commercials during the 2 hour show. If you average 45 second per commercials that is 61 1/2 minutes of commercials which is officially more then half the show.

My overall impression and review of the show: It was horrible, I suffered through it the first time and I couldn't wait to delete it off my DVR. If you had to watch the show with commericals you deserve some kind of a metal. Don't waste your time.

Kristin/Patrick and the In-Laws in the City... The Conclusion

On our only real day in the city Patrick, the in-laws, and myself really hit the town like you wouldn't believe.
We got up early at the crack of 9:00ish and grabbed some breakfast.

 First up on the agenda was a stroll through Central Park on our way to the Central Park Zoo. Ok well if you were expecting "Madagascar" you might be in the wrong place but...... it was amazing, there were great animals like:

Next up was a scavenger hunt through the city for a little known New York landmark that Nicole L's bf told us about: the Ghostbusters firehouse. Now this was a little tricky to find as it was on a funky off street, but because we are great at our map skills we figured it out and found the place. This actually might have been one of the highlights of Patrick's whole life. I am not sure if you can really imagine his joy.

After conquering the ghostbusters, Patrick's parents left us to roam the city on our own for a while, they trusted that we would be careful and safe and make good decisions.... sadly for them they were only partly right.

Patrick and I made our way to the World Trade Center Memorial Site. This is a truly amazing place and I could talk for a long time about it. I was very moved by being in this special place, kudos to the designers and architects for finding a way to take a busy, noisy, hard city and creating a place that is quiet and peaceful for people to reflect and grieve.

After spending time appreciating all our gifts in life at the WTC Memorial, Patrick glimpsed the closest thing to a celebrity in his world, a motorcycle from Orange County Choppers, he wanted to make sure I include this in my blog.

Patrick purchased a new camera in the city, so while we were down in the financial district and so close by Patrick really wanted to get some good pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge. I am not so sure that either of our mothers would have been really happy with us hanging out by the docks and under the bridges just to get some pictures, but since we didn't get mugged, or raped and killed... no harm no foul plus our next stop was Chinatown. And not just the pretty part of Chinatown with lots of neat shops, nope we are talking about the sketchy/ kinda scary/ gangsta movie part of Chinatown. There we were, 2 people from central Virginia where things are quiet and gentle in kinda scary Chinatown we walked through and took a bunch of pictures, it was super cool.

After all of that, and trust me that is a lot of walking for one day, we both got Starbucks (in very NYC fashion) and headed back to the hotel. We met up with Patrick's parents and went up to Times Square for some dinner on the town. After a lovely dinner Patrick and I hit a souvenir shop to pick up a Christmas ornament. (Because I try to pick one up on every single trip) and we were back to the hotel for the night. The next morning we got up, packed up, and we were on our way back to Virginia. (Last couple pictures)