|{ A Quick Trip To Cincinnati }|

Jon's spring break started this last weekend so we took advantage of it to take a little trip.  We drove somewhere that was close enough to not waste ALL of our time driving and ended up in Cincinnati, Ohio, which took about 4 hours! We stayed at a 4 star hotel for $40!! Woot, yay for Priceline!


The drive down was really fun.  We usually listen to a book on CD when we drive long distances and we did have one but we just ended up talking the entire time! It was wonderful!! Towards the end of the trip we turned on some Gaga, which is always wonderful!! For dinner we stopped at Chipotle (not as good at Qdoba but hecka better than fast food) and then finished our drive.

The next morning we made sure to get up at a decent time (we sure do love sleeping in), ate a little Cookie Crisp for breakfast, and hit the town.  We wandered through downtown for a bit and then walked across the Purple People Bridge over to Kentucky.  We went to a little mall like place and it was not as exciting as we had heard that it was supposed to be, but that was okay, we still had fun.  We played in the arcade and got some candy with what we won and had a blast.  Except that I broke my favorite Fossil bracelet which definitely broke my heart.  Then for lunch we ate a yummy burger joint which was definitely tasty! They had this appetizer that was slices of jalapeño that were deep fried.  YUMMY! I decided I definitely want to make them, maybe even better than they did! Haha!

After lunch it started raining and we didn't really want to walk back the almost 2 miles to our hotel again, so we got a cab, which I always HATE! So nasty! Even after the few minutes we were in the car I felt all gross after inhaling nasty smoke smell and it took about an hour or so to feel ship shape again, but I would take that than having to walk in the rain so it wasn't so bad! So we got to the hotel and took a little break then walked across the street (literally) to where they were having an auto show!  It was SO fun!! Not only did we get to look at nice expensive cars, which is always fun, but we actually spent most of the time looking at SUVs that would fit a family a six for our future car! I am VERY anti van, so I refused to look at any, except Jon did convince me to look at the Toyota Sienna, you know, the one with the awesome commercials that make it look amazing! It actually was pretty good looking and didn't have quite as much of the 'van' look, but still, it was still a van.  If I HAD to get it I could live with it, but I prefer SUVs.  We eventually decided we liked the Acura MDX the best! :)

AUDI!!!! 

After that auto show we went back to the hotel and just relaxed.  We sat by the window (on the 21st floor) and just looked out at the city.  After a while we started to notice that someone was playing with a laser and shining onto buildings and into peoples rooms.  It was awesome and entertained us for quite a while!! Then we went to The Green Papaya for dinner, which was a pretty decent sushi restaurant.  We definitely enjoyed it.   That night we went to the hot tub (which was probably the thing we were looking forward to the most) and it ended up being disappointing.  It was filthy.  Oh well, maybe next time.

The next day we got up and drove to Jungle Jims, which is the LARGEST grocery store in the country and (being the foodies that we are) it was amazing!! They had some pretty fantastic things including enormous amounts of cheese, tons of salamis and cured meats, a HUGE variety of food from all sorts of countries, and the biggest produce section I have ever seen.  It was so big that they even offered tours! They have tons of fun displays everywhere, it was like an amusement park! They even had a big hot sauce section that had a full sized fire truck sitting on top of it! And we found the perfect hot sauces for the two of us!! :)

MMM... cheese...

Porta-pottys??? In a store!?!!

Haha, of course not silly!

RATTLESNAKE?!

For $140!!!!!! 

After we were done we drove home and hit a huge snow storm.  It was rough but we made it back safe and all in all had a pretty fantastic little trip!! It was a blast!

He put the whole licorice bag in his shirt to warm them up.

Oh!! And look at this CRAZY house we saw!!

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What Jon has been drinking for the past 3 days.  He is definitely staying hydrated!

|{ What I Missed Over The Weekend }|

DAY 20- THE MEANING BEHIND YOUR BLOG NAME.

I fairly recently changed the name of my blog to LoveStruck!! I chose it for several reasons.  One-  Because I am! My husband is everything to me!  Two-  It also comes from two songs that my husband and I love! Thunderstruck from ACDC and Starstruck from Lady Gaga.  I wrote a post all about it HERE!!!


DAY 21- A PHOTO OF SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

This lovely lady!! I miss her to pieces and I can't to see her in 1 WEEK FROM TOMORROW!!


DAY 22- A LETTER TO SOMEONE WHO HAS HURT YOU RECENTLY.

Dear Dragon,

I love you so much but when you keep stepping on my toes with your heavy shoes it really hurts, especially when you do it on purpose! But that's okay, I love you anyway... you do bite hard sometimes though.  ;)  RAWR!!

Love,
Your Tiger 




Photo Challenge
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Jonny at the car show in Cincinnati sitting in a sexy car...and just like a girl, I can't remember what car that is... Haha!


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The entrance to Jungle Jim's, which will be explained in more detail in my next post!

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Waiting for sushi at the Green Papaya in Cincinnati.

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Playing at the arcade! 

|{ Day 19: A PICTURE OF YOURS TRULY }|

Day 19:  Another picture of yourself.

This was taken about a year ago.  I am actually planning to do a special photoshoot with my lovely Legion in the near future, so be looking for that too! :)

|{ Catching Up On The 30 Day Challenge }|

DAY 13- YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIAN AND WHY?

(Photo found HERE)

LADY GAGA!!  I ADORE her!!  There are a million reasons why, enough so that I decided she deserves her own post.  So keep an eye out for a post all about GAGA!! Love you Mother Monster!!


DAY 14- A TV SHOW YOU'RE CURRENTLY ADDICTED TO.


I am watching SO MANY shows right now it is ridiculous!! So to pick just one... I would normally say Leverage, but since it's not on right now, I'll pick one that is.

(Photo found HERE)

MODERN FAMILY!!! If you have not started watching this show yet then you must! It is HILARIOUS!! I love watching it with Jon, he always laughs so hard!! And it's won awards including an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series!! It's amazing!


DAY 15- SOMETHING YOU DON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT.

(Photo found HERE)

Chapstick!! Oh my gosh!! If I don't have my chapstick I freak out, I'm totally addicted! I seriously can't live without it, it's sad.


DAY 16- YOUR CELEBRITY CRUSH.


Again, so many to choose from in both the male and female categories.  But for right now, I'm going to say ...

(Photo found HERE)

MATT BOMER!!


He plays Neal Caffrey in White Collar and he is BEAUTIFUL!! Not to mention he plays a thief, which just happens to always be my very favorite! But dang! I can't get enough of him! He was one of the people to introduce a category for the Golden Globe Awards!! Oh man he just gets me excited every time I see him! And who can resist those startling blue eyes!!


DAY 17- A PHOTO OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

Starting with ME and going clockwise, Me, my husband Jonathan, my soon to be sister-in-law Shantell, my brother Skyler, my sister Kira, my sister Amberlee (Nichelle), my daddy Ray, and my mommy Tami.


DAY 18- SOMETHING YOU CRAVE A LOT.

(Photo found HERE)

Sunflower seeds. It's an addiction, one that I am actually pretty embarrassed about, not the most attractive food to eat but my Dad always had them growing up and now most of my family constantly eats them.  But for goodness sakes I do love them, especially hot ones! They are kind of perfect for me, they keep me doing something with my hands and they are small enough that I don't feel like I'm snacking like crazy.  I especially love them on road trips, they keep me awake when I start to feel sleepy.

|{ Worst Week Ever }|

I apologize for my absence the past few days.  Right after I got sick I started having this terrible pain in my mouth and ended up going to the dentist as soon as I possibly could, which just happened to be Valentines Day where they told me the only way to stop the pain was to pull my wisdom teeth (the ones my previous dentist had told me would NEVER come in!) So I got both my top wisdom teeth pulled (no bottoms ones to be seen yet) and I have spent the past few days recovering.  I stopped taking my Vicodin when it made me super sick to my stomach and forced me not to eat or drink anything for the fear of just throwing it up again.  So I have been on Tylenol and ibuprofen for the past few days, which is fine.  I also think I might be slightly allergic to my antibiotic since I started getting a rash all over my neck yesterday.

Yesterday I felt good enough to get back to work but just before I was about to start working Jon was suddenly in A LOT of pain! I have never seen him in so much pain.  We didn't know what was wrong and he suffered for a good 2 hours or so until we finally decided we should go the emergency room.  We got there and he still had so suffer for what felt like ages before they finally gave him the right kind of medicine to make the pain stop, morphine had done nothing for him.  Turns out he has a kidney stone which is right on the verge between too big to pass it and too small to take it out.  So they decided he should try to pass it.  I was so worried about him but was pretty impressed with myself at how well I handled such a stressful situation.

So I missed another day of work for the week and took care of my sick hubby. So far the pain is not bothering him too much and he has been drinking tons of liquids! Hopefully he passes it soon, I feel so bad for him!

Hopefully by tomorrow night we will both be feeling fit as a fiddle so we can go on our Spring Break trip!! We are going to drive to Cincinnati and stay in a hotel for the weekend.  We got a super good deal on it and the only thing we were really looking for was a hot tub!! We have been spoiled living in apartment complexes during the summer and always having a hot tub available (except in Nashville) so now we are REALLY missing hot tubs!! So hopefully we'll be able to enjoy our break! :)  We really need it after a week like ours! Our house is a disaster area! I don't think it has ever been this messy before! It's nuts!

Here is a little catch up on my pictures.  Yes I cheated a little by using pics from the same day, but I would rather cheat than fail. We went to the a fraternity/sorority party last weekend, the theme was black and white and it was pretty formal.  It was super fun!

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Us with our friends Travis and Larisa!

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All numbed up to get my wisdom teeth out on Valentines Day.

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The reason I need a external flash for my camera.  My lens is too big for my pop of flash and causes shadows.. Grr!

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My poor honey still studying after going to the Emergency Room for his kidney stone. 

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Totally an accidental picture, haha.  Pretty freaky looking! 

|{ Day 11 & 12: This Is My Town }|

DAY 11:  WHAT IS IN YOUR MAKE UP BAG.

I almost decided to skip day 11.  It's just my make up bag.  It's probably pretty similar to yours. But I figured it wouldn't hurt, I just don't want to take pictures.

So, I use Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion mascara, Bare Minerals for coverage, and I have a mix of eyeshadows from Mary Kay that I have had for way too long, and from Smash Box which I love.  Other than that, I have lipsticks from tons of places, black eyeliner pencil, a pair of tweezers, my brushes from  Bare Minerals, and some other random things that I hardly ever use.

So there you have it! :)

DAY 12:  A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE TOWN YOU LIVE IN.

I did get the title of this post from the song 'My Town' from Montgomery Gentry.  I love country music, I go through phases where I don't listen to it for a while, but the past few weeks I can't get enough! :)



Anyway, so here is a picture I took on our first day in Ann Arbor! I love Ann Arbor! It has a cute small town feel with big city amenities! It's kind of perfect! I adore it!

|{ Days 9 and 10 + Photos in February }|

DAY#9- A PHOTO OF THE ITEM YOU LAST PURCHASED

New clothes!!! We decided that I really need more color in my wardrobe.  I tend to lean towards grays and blacks so something needed to be done.  Today I'm wearing the yellow shirt! :) (With gray pants! Love!) And I'll be wearing those sexy zebra striped heels to a party this weekend! Rawr!

DAY#10- A PHOTO OF YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT

The place we eat at most often here in  Ann Arbor is called Nagomi Sushi and it is DELIGHTFUL!!!  But I think our favorite place to eat, (besides at home because we LOVE cooking and eating our delish food) is Settebello! It's an authentic italian pizza restaurant and it is the only place we have found so far that REALLY is authentic!! It's amazing and it really makes us miss Italy!

(Image found HERE)

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My notes about my job

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We started drinking loose herbal tea that we found at By The Pound! Yum!

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New colorful socks!

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I was invited to an online meeting because I've traveled so much and they wanted advice! It definitely made me feel special! :) 

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My view every day.

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I was trying to refill our sugar dispenser when the lid came off of the container and I dumped sugar EVERYWHERE!!

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My handsome husband making dinner for me while I was sick!

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And then he bought me soap from Bath and Body Works in my favorite scent, Wild Honeysuckle, because they DISCONTINUED it!!! :(

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I got my hair cut and then decided to play 'dress up'.  Haha.  Not really a look I can pull off! :)

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And sort of cheating with this one, but hey! At least I haven't quit yet right?!

|{ Days 6, 7, and 8 }|

The weekend plus me getting sick did not help me stay updated, big surprise I know! But I'm catching up and that is what counts!

DAY #6 - A PHOTO OF AN ANIMAL YOU'D LOVE TO KEEP AS A PET.

There are quite a few things I would love to keep as pets but I'll stick with #1 on my list!! :)

(Picture found  here)

A Toyger!!! It's a newer breed of cat specifically bred to look like tigers! Look at those lovely stripes!! They are slightly larger than an average house cat, have big paws, noses, and ears.  I want one SO BAD!! But they are definitely on the pricey side so it will have to wait a bit!


DAY #7-  YOUR DREAM WEDDING

This could be quite a long one for me so I'll keep it short, I am really into design and I love the idea of planning weddings.  Mine was super amazing!! The colors were bright and happy!! Bright blue, super bright yellow, and hot pink! It was wonderful!!

And I had the most amazing man at my side to share the day with! I'm so lucky to have him!



DAY #8- A SONG TO MATCH YOUR MOOD

I REALLY miss California right now! I'm in a pretty happy, sexy mood, so that works too!

|{ Day 5: 2 Years Ago }|

DAY 5:  A PHOTO OF YOURSELF TWO YEARS AGO

I can't even believe this was two years ago!! It doesn't seem that long ago! A lot has changed since then! :)

|{ Day 4: Best Friends}|

I had this mostly done yesterday but my computer was being retarded and wouldn't let me upload pictures.

DAY 4:  YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR BEST FRIEND

I have a lot of friends that I really love so it was hard to try to pick my 'best friends.'  So please don't be offended if you aren't on the list.  These are the people I keep in contact with the most! :) I love you all!

Mercede, my very best friend since we were in 5th grade together!! Even though she moved before 6th grade started we never lost touch! I love her with all my heart and I wish we could see each other more often!

Erick and Kira, I met them after Jon and I started dating! Erick and Jon went to undergrad together and are a blast when they get together!! Erick is also in medical school! He is in his 2nd year at Stanford! We miss those 2 like crazy!!

My lovely sisters, Amberlee and Kira, I love these two to pieces! We have a blast together and I know I can always talk to them and they know they can always talk to me! I miss them everyday!! p.s. The 3 of us are hoping to start a blog together soon, so keep an eye out for that.

Rochele! Oh how I love this girl!! We met during one of the Pinnacle summers.  We were in Sacramento that year! It was sad that we didn't really get to know each other until the summer was almost over because we clicked instantly.  Then the next summer we only got to be together while in Nashville, maybe about a month, before Jon and I left for Dallas. I was super bummed to leave her behind.  I love her with all my heart!

Jess! I met her this last summer when her and her husband came out with us to Dallas! I was intimated by her at first, she always looks so amazing, but we instantly became friends.  Before we left Nashville the two of us and Rochele were practically inseparable! She really inspires me and I look up to her so much! She's a blast!

Why don't ANY of my friends live close! It really sucks!  None of them even live close to each other! Mercede and my sisters live in Utah (about an hour or more away from each other), Erick and Kira live in California, Rochele lives in Idaho, and Jess lives in Arizona! So unfair!! I miss them all so much!

And then of course my #1 best friend in the entire world! My amazing husband!! He's always the one I can turn to and talk with and play around with! We have a blast and I'm so happy I have such a wonderful man to spend eternity with!!