I'm gonna wish I had a storm warning

  Boys are funny. They always complain about women being too emotional. And here's what I have to say to that, Sorry I'm Not Sorry. At all. Today's challenge really isn't a challenge at all, I've got at least six emotions going on at all times. But with NYE right around the corner and my dress arriving tonight I've got two emotions that are bubbling over right about now. The final post of my challenge is coming next and while at first I was slightly intimidated I am already looking for my next one and recommendations are always welcome! Oh right so two emotions...

Day 9: 2 Emotions That Describe You Right Now

1. Anticipation it's NYE, I am like a 5 year old the day before it's their day to be the line leader

2. Love after a movie night with momma and tea this morning I am full of love

This is from Pinterest, don't worry I'm not one of those girls

A Heart Killer

   ATTENTION ATTENTION if you meet any of this criteria you can meet me in my work lot please be sitting on the hood of my car with flowers, preferably shirtless. Kthanks.

Day 8 : 3 Turn Ons

1. Southern accent

2. ARMS You can ask mom, nice pair of arms and I'm S-O-L-D

3. Plays with my dog you thought I was gonna say hair. Yeah, no.

'Cause I know I can count on you

   This one should come as no surprise if you've been in my car within the last week/are my friend on FB and can therefore see what I listen to on Spotify over and over again and again stop judging. Florence + The Machine is just fabulous and simply adding fuel to the fire, this selection was the song in the very last scene of the very last Gossip Girl ever. You'll become addicted too, you know you love me. xoxo.

This time baby you can Hang it Up

   One of my favorite co-workers can only sit next to a select few of us during lunch because she can not deal with the sounds people make while eating. We were having a good laugh about it one day, things got out of hand, someone looked it up and it's a legitimate mental disorder. So next time you call a girl crazy, it was you who probably made her that way with your insentient smacking while eating Zaxbys. And if after reading last Thursday's post you think you can be the Eric to my Ariel please read this post, be honest with yourself, and then decide if you should even try to hollar. Kgreat. 

Day 7: 4 Turn Offs

1. Chacos

2. If you smack when you chew/gulp when you drink

3. Are you a Liberal/Democrat, Ravens/Patriots/Packers/Titans fan, Northerner, think Cameron Diaz is hot

4. Are you a multiple texter? Do u txt like this? Yeah..

All I know is I had the best day with you, today

   There's that book The Five People You Meet in Heaven, well this post is the five people who make life heaven on earth. That was extremely cheesy, it's also Christmas so lay off. These are in particular order except for the first, she's #1 always, you will not all be asked to be in my wedding if I get my way there will be like 20 people at my wedding but I can't imagine life without y'all [tear]. 

Day 6: 5 people who mean a lot, in no particular order

1. Mom

2. My five girls, if you're reading this you know who you are this is cheating and I do not care

3. Dad

4. Jofus

5. Sophie She is a tiny fuzzy human

Family and close friends. Can not go wrong. 

Funny how the heart can be deceiving, more than just a couple times

  Regret is a nasty little feeling. I've had it enough times in my life. Still haven't found the cure for it yet, although prayer does help with the not sleeping because of it thing. This one was a another toughie, didn't want to get too personal with stuff but if read my blog you already know I tend to anyway. So here are 6 things you should never try...

Day 5: 6 Things You Wish You Had Never Done

1. I wish I had never lived with a "good" friend of mine. We don't speak anymore. And she has three of my bowls and my Titanic DVD..

2. I wish I have never not applied for the Y&R internship in NYC that summer because of a boy

3. I wish I had never totaled the black Mercedes

4. I wish I had never worn the wrong Steeler shirt during Super Bowl XLV

5. I wish I had never included "friends" into my circle of trust

6. And of course, I wish I had never told my mom I wanted a new mom I was 4 but it counts

Or do you not think so far ahead, cause I've been thinking about forever

  You know those people who get those heavy stare sessions going and their eyes look like they've completely checked out from this planet? Yeah, I do that on the reg. If I ever look like I'm bored/not paying attention I may actually not be paying attention but nine times out of ten I'm just paying attention to my thoughts more than you at the moment. There are those things that are on our mind for two, three days tops and then there are those topics that are always topics of our internal conversations/struggles. So, welcome to the mind of Pekarsky...

Day 4: 7 Things That Cross Your [My] Mind A Lot

1. Things I need to do in the next couple hours/days/weeks

2. Who the Steelers play next and how to get that 7th Lombardi Trophy

3. Song Lyrics

4. Mentally picturing my future judge away, this is usually when certain songs come on during traffic filled commutes home

5. What event/wedding/birthday/holiday is coming up next and how to fit that in my budget

6. How much my run is gonna suck that weekend how awesome I'm gonna look this summer, jk jk

7. How I can irritate/love mom even more

But I know love is mean, and love hurts

   Fair warning: this is going to be an interesting one. And I'll admit that I cheated and started working on this post the minute I saw it on the list. To quote Avril Lavigne, I am the one who had to go and make things so complicated. I've had two "loves" of my life. And both relationships ended with a phone call and me crying in the upstairs office bathroom. And I have days where I'm afraid I'll never find the "good"s of those relationships again and am terrified I'll find the "bad"s again. I also have days where I refuse to put on underwear, so there's that. But anyway, this was suppose to be a challenge right? So here we go...

Day 3: Eight Way to Win Your [My] Heart

1. You have to let me yell and scream at the TV on Steeler Sundays. I know Tomlin/Roethlisberger/Clark can't hear me, but I just need to talk it out with them anyway.

2. You have to support me in my ambitions and at the same time if I say I wanna be a stay at home mom support that too.

3. Respect how close I am with my family.

4. You can not be afraid to pick the bathroom door lock with a bobby pin and get in the shower in your clothes with me and let me just rant. I am great at saying "I'm fine" when I'm really not.

5. You can never ever ask to work out with me. I'm knock knee'd and run funny and a couples workout will never happen.

6. Be able to come into my circle and be friends with my friends. I will try my hardest to do the same with you.

7. Deal with my faces and comments about everyone and everything.

8. When I get stressed I get mean. You've got to be able to reel me back in. You can call me a "bitch" I call myself one. 

Anyone up for the challenge?

'Cause we are living in a material world

  I have many the reason why I do not care for Mr. Kayne West. No one bad mouths my man, W. So when Bruno Mars' latest album Unorthodox Jukebox came out last week I knew I had found my Wordy Wednesday and Kim K's man had finally been topped. Money Make Her Smile > Gold Digger. ANY TIME ANY DAY. Drop the mic...

side note: after catching Bruno Mars' performance on Graham Norton Saturday night Mom is now loving him and his band, they're just precious AND they dance. FF to 2:20 to watch them bust a move on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. 

This pretty little thing I swear won't let you down

  Lucky you, it's hump day and since I'm doing my 10 day blog challenge AND Wordy Wednesday you get TWO amaze posts. So here we go, Day Two. I know you can't wait to learn nine things about me. And I know Mom is cracking up right now knowing I put these things on the internet. 

Day 2: Nine Things About Yourself

1. I eat clockwise around my plate and my food can not be touching
2. I am extremely superstitious about the numbers 6 and 8. And the number 7, it's my UN-lucky number.
3. I am a carb-o-holic. It's probably because mom could only eat dry bagels when she was pregnant with me. Sorry Julie. 
4. I have a school supply/office supply obsession. If it's monogrammed EVEN better.
5. There is a running joke that I will get married during Halftime of a Steeler game. Also that my husband's groom's cake will be in a corner and I will have a Steeler cake. I however was not kidding about these things. 
6. I swear a lot more than a 5'2" 115 lb 22 year old girl from the South should. I am also a Pittsburgh sports fan. Explains some of the expletives.
7. I did not step on the seal until graduation day. At THE University of Tennessee it's said that if you step on the school seal outside the library before graduation you won't graduate in 4 years.
8. I say my A's like a Northerner. It's a "taaaaaaalent" y'all
9. I can insert Mean Girls quotes into daily life like no other. It's also why my hair's so big, it's full of secrets.

She viewed life as a challenge

   Was sitting in traffic Monday morning trying to think up my "10 things" idea for today's post and started texting some of my best friends who also blog to give me ideas and instead I got served a challenge. Instead of doing just a "10 things" list I'm gonna give a "10 day" list a go. This will get us through the holidays, during which I'll think up some good "10 things" ideas like not thinking them up during lunch or traffic "good"  So here is my first post of my very first Ten Day Blog Challenge..

                               Day 1: Ten Reasons You Love Your Job

1. We're the perfect size agency. I get to have lunch with David Bohan at least once a week and know everyone's name and football teams so we can talk smack at lunch.

2. Two words: Breakfast. Bar. yeah, it's amaze

3. My Media Director, I don't think I'll ever be able to learn/soak up all the knowledge he has.

4. The Engagement Team. 5 women and Rich. So blessed to have them as my co-workers and superiors.

5. Location Location Location. Nashville. The Gulch. Enough said.

6. My accounts. I get to work on some pretty amazing accounts, for being a rookie.

7. I have a legit office and I'm 22.

8. Staff meeting are F-U-N. People doing headstands, pop quizzes for airplane bottles, and BIG ASS TVS. I have never laughed so hard in a "meeting".

9. Our creatives do some of the most AMAZING work. I am so proud to say I work here and point out our billboards/work while out and about.

10. It was/is my dream job. ...that I some how by the grace of God landed.

Silence

   Yesterday was the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday. It's the Sunday when the  the lone pink candle is lit and traditionally the priest wears his rose colored vestments. The pink signifies that the third Sunday is suppose to be one of joy and celebration for the impending arrival of the lord. However, yesterday Father Eric was not in his rose colored vestments and instead of a homily full of happiness and joy we had a time of silent prayer and then as a congregation prayed a decade of the rosary for all the innocent lives lost in Newtown, CT. Father Eric explained to us after careful thought and prayer, his decision to forego the tradition of Gaudete Sunday, and I am thankful that he did. The silence that enveloped the church was more moving than any homily could have been. With all the coverage on the news, and now the political storm after someone's visit, maybe the best thing to do is to turn the TV off and instead embrace the silence and say a prayer for the souls of those heroic teachers and tiny innocent children lost and their families. Just a thought..

Music is what feelings sound like

   I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. Do not listen to Frank Ocean at work. I'm not kidding. The man's voice is way too sexual. Too bad he bats for the other team, the good ones usually do. I would try and pick my favorite off his channel ORANGE album, but then I'd list like 7 songs. So I'll just give you one of my top 5. Go ahead, get Lost see what I did there

Girl you know you're lost

Lost in the thrill of it all

Miami, Amsterdam

Tokyo, Spain, lost

Los Angeles, India

Lost on a train, lost

Let feelings flow, tell all you know

   If you're a blogger you probably have your blogs you frequent daily while always drawing inspiration from their posts, themes, what have you. So I figured this Tuesday I'd give a shout out to my blogs I love, some are Blogger and some are Tumblr but they're all amaze. 

10 things...or blogs I love

1. Breakfast at Yurman's I want to live in this blog, OBSESSED doesn't even begin to cover it

2. #myfriendsaremarried my life right now, but loving it actually

3. Summer Wind  this girl is amaze and a Steelers fan, double win

4. Pearls and Curls just love it, but GO VOLS

5. Lilly State of Mind just ignore the NObama gifs

6. May Books amazing brand, amazing blog

7. kkourtk judge me but you will laugh your ass off

8. Reality TVGIFs  again, sorry i'm not sorry

9. What Happens in Media Planning it's an ad kid thing

10. Prepaganda again, can I live in this page?

But God can be funny

   We are in the final 48 hour countdown before Sophie and I make our way to Nashville BNA airport with flowers and a WELCOME HOME sign in tow to finally bring mom and dad home from their wonderful trip to Vienna. They've only been gone a week today but since their departure we are down a fridge and a toilet. And yes, I want to be a homemaker one day.. Friday night I came home from our Very BOHAN Christmas party to find a warm fridge/freezer and this morning I woke up to water coming through the family room ceiling from Joe's bathroom upstairs, the toilet looked like a fountain. So with my retainers still in, I called dad. His response, "We needed to re-do that bathroom anyway" oh and he's already been looking at new refrigerators online in Vienna. And you know what? He's right. We're all healthy and happy and I didn't die putting the Christmas tree up this weekend. The house is all ready for the entire family to be together well once I get the towels off the family room floor and I'm ready to have everyone back. So while I was almost in tears while driving to work this morning, Joe took his first college exam this morning and I was probably just as stressed about it as he was, toilets and fridges can be fixed, Sophie jumping on my head at 1am because of thunder is something you can not replace. So just remember to find that small glimmer of humor in whatever is happening, it's always there I promise. 

Welcome home!

Complete with presents under the tree and stockings hung by the chimney with care

That face

Oh take me home, let me go all day

  So I'm taking a cue from one of the best/most consistent bloggers I follow, Mrs. Lauren Hayes-Watson, and rambling...

  I moved home after graduation for what I thought would be a couple months until I found a place downtown and move on with my "grown-up" life, FF to 7 months later...I am still at home and actually loving having this adult time with my incredible parents. I moved into what was the rec room which is like its own little studio apt with full bath above the garage and although it wasn't my blue room with my giant built in shelves it has grown on me, much like being home has grown on me. It's nice to have dinner with mom and dad every night, listening to mom laugh while watching goofy shows like Wipeout, and always having someone to talk football or politics or what whatever celebrity who dad has latched on to their name for the moment did at whatever club last night. It's really easy to brush off our family and forget how valuable their sometimes unwanted love and support can be. This is the first year in a while I haven't had a Christmas list, I'm having a better time scheming picking out and ordering their presents. Christmas is truly about Christ, the savior of the world, coming into this world but it's also about giving to those who you love. 

Introduced  mom to the amazing world of Rotel during  a "date" night

This is what happens when you leave mom alone with Halloween decorations

Vodka Tonic and Wipeout with the Midge

Just watching TV with dad's crocs

Whatca doing Sophie?

  Which brings me to my next ramble... I was talking with one of my favorite #postgradproblem partners in crime, Miss Ashley McCloud, about Christmas presents for friends. I did gift cards for some people this year and while some might think they're not as personal as a present you picked out I think they're great for us 20 somethings. I only have two friends I can actually give their present to them in person because they will be home for the holidays, everyone else is spread out chasing their dreams. It's the thought that counts y'all. Those of my friends who are getting gift cards are getting gift cards to go towards something they're been wanting or the store/brand reminds me of roomie dates we used to have in college. Also, for those of us on a tight Christmas budget, they are SO easy to send in a Christmas card. Friendships are relationships, you have to work to keep them at 100% so if you've got 10 min write a cute little note to them, you have no idea how much it will mean to them when they check mail after having a suck day or maybe even week. Brady Quinn had one of the best press conferences I think I've seen after the Chiefs emotional win last Sunday, if you haven't seen it here's the YouTube clip. I had to DM my little brother they other day to get him to reply to me. GET OFF THE TWITTER. Talk to your friends, send them a little note, call them on the way home from work. It's the Christmas season y'all. 

"Just because" Halloween cards to my loves

"Just because" birdie card from my DC love Jenn

Made my night, she wasn't even trying

  Okay okay I'm done now. But seriously think about it. My mom LOVES fresh flowers so every chance I get I'll pick her up one of the 3 for $12 bouquets from Publix. I will be attempting to set up the Christmas tree while they're still on their get away to Vienna so when they come home it'll be full of Christmas cheer. The saying "it's the little things" really is so true especially during the giving season. 

It takes your breathe, 'cause it leaves a scar

   So I had a post all ready to go for today and then fate intervened. Okay, maybe not fate more like friendship and that weird moment when the right text comes on a not so right morning. The cold that worked its way through Joe then Mom has now blessed me with its presence and I am now a mouth breather. On top of that Sophie was up ALL night with squeaky stomach I swear it sounds like the dog has rubber bands in her stomach and then mom and dad called from Vienna at 6:20am my time. I had been waiting to hear from them but at 7am, so I sounded half awake and was wide awake after we hung up. On top of that I had to stop and get gas this morning after waiting and waiting for Sophie to eat her grass salad so she could vom and feel better. I fully expect on having to clean up more vom once I get home tonight. Then I was FINALLY driving to work and got a text from Sara who is ENGAGED btw with a song title. So while sitting in stand still traffic I got on Spotify and found it. I then proceeded to listen to it five time in a row until I pulled into our lot at work. We've both dated some real losers, like will never live it down losers. Sara has since found her one, Patrick, and is planning a gorg wedding for October 2013 and I can not wait to dance with her at her reception because we both came out on the other side being able to laugh about those boys and now it's our song on the radio, so can I hit ya never?

but now MY song's on the radio 

On the brink of something close

   Happy New Year all my #catholicgirlproblems. This past Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent and therefore the New Year in the life of the Catholic church. So today's 10 things may be a couple weeks early for the general public but it's the perfect timing for us good Catholic daughters, resolutions. Some of these I make every year, but how can you get better at something if you don't keep practicing? So maybe this will get you thinking about your own resolutions list. You can always make 6 month resolutions and then reevaluate in the summer. No judging here. I made last years resolutions while walking with mom on New Years Eve and I am proud to say I accomplished both: have a job before graduation and run the Country Music Half Marathon. So here's a peek at my 2013 list,

10 things...on my 2013 New Years Resolution list:

1. Run the Country Music Half Marathon in 2 hours or less NO bathroom breaks this time

2. Go to mass every Sunday doesn't matter what parrish or time, just go

3. Keep my nails done

4. Spend more time with my dad that doesn't involve swearing at the TV

5. Treat my family to something every month make dinner or surprise cards, just something to show I love them

6. Not date or not be concerned with dating

7. Keeping the swearing down to a minimum outside of Sunday Steeler games

8. Try and not be so damn judgey or as mom would say, I need to be nicer

9. Give at least 156% at work, everyday

10. Love a lot more