Tuesday, May 22, 2012

25 Facts About Me!

Saw this idea on a blog I love to follow.  Haven't posted in ages (hoping summer helps me get back into the swing of things) and thought this one would be a great summer kickoff post.  Plus it was fun!  Hope you enjoy these 25 random facts you may or may not know about me!  :)


I once choreographed a dance to Joyride by Roxette.  The choreography was quite simple.
1) Stand in circle. 2) pick up hand weights 3) pass hand weights to next person 4) repeat
----this might by why Britney Spears never asked me to choreograph any numbers.

  • My babysitter growing up, Edna, made the best freaking Ramen Noodles ever. I swear.  And what was even better was the she let Trey and I eat them in my bedroom at my Playschool 2 in 1 kitchen/vanity.  So we would open the window and talk to each other about how freaking amazing our noodles were.

I seriously get so pissed off when Mustard wins the Hot dog Race at the Royals games.
I.DESPISE.MUSTARD

Growing up with an older brother was tough.  I would get so excited when he would actually play with me.  But, it wasn’t ever really what I had hoped.  Like one time we played “Find the unlocked door.”  This game entailed me running around outside trying to find the door he had unlocked {the rule was that one ALWAYS had to be unlocked but you could switch them based on where your opponent was around the house}.  Turns out Trey’s version of this game was to lock them all, play his Nintendo, and listen to me pant outside for hours.

I wore hoop earrings from sun up to sun down every day for 10 years until I had a baby who found it very fun to stretch out my holes {insert that’s what she said comment here}.

Every year around Christmas I miss that my brother doesn’t live in Kansas City anymore.  We always met at Tom Fooleries and got drunk on a weekday.   
Well crap, now I am double sad that Tom Fooleries North is closed.

  • I have always wanted to be a teacher…it was my calling in life.  Ask my Mom.  She will tell you I began scolding my imaginary students at a very young age and even had to put Tommy in the closet a few times to think about his actions.


I have the mouth of an effing sailor.  It’s part of the package so take it or leave it.

I still have a fear of jelly fish after watching Hobie get bit by one on Baywatch.  Apparently I don’t have to worry about this too much as I live in Missouri.  Who knew???

I often think that my dog Brinkley looks like many other animals.  {deer, birds, insects?}

  • I can’t stand it when people type in basic font.  BORING!  My favorite is Papyrus—if I am feeling crazy, I kick it up a notch and make it bold and in fuchsia.

Ava Maria makes me smile every time I hear it.  Then it makes me cry because I want to do my wedding day every year and I can't!

Repetitive noises are my kryptonite.

  • Vacuum lines in the carpet are my crack addiction.

I never wore sunglasses nor purchased them until I was 19 because I thought my face wasn’t appropriate for them.  

I.KILL.ALL.PLANT LIFE.

I eat more cheese in one week than one should eat in one year…and yet I don’t like cheese on my burgers.

I never thought in a million years that Daniel Allegri would know my name.  Let alone marry me and be my baby daddy! :)

I permed my hair until I was in 6th grade.  Then the perm stuck.  From that moment forward I would never have control of the mop on my head.
 I cashed in savings bonds to purchase a Chi straightening iron in college {this was like a huge deal!}.

  • I left my dog in the bathroom while I went to a party in college and he chewed through the Chi straightening iron cord.  I cried...for a VERY LONG TIME.
My dog Brinkley has the longest name ever.  Professor Brinkley Patrick Cunningham Allegri.  Daniel and I are pretty sure he has an English accent and studied and taught at a university in London before we adopted him.

My best friend Angela and I love to sing “Don’t Cry for me Argentina” from the Broadway musical, Evita.  I didn’t, however, say it was good singing, but we do put our whole hearts into it.

A perfectly sharpened pencil is the cats pajamas.

I really like Rage Against the Machine.  For what reason, I am not sure.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

1/2 of a Year!

Gia Therese you are doing amazing and growing up right before our eyes. You are the light of Mommy and Daddy's life and you have brought us more joy then you will ever know. You are now 6 plus months and here is an update on you!!!
16 lbs 10 oz 26 inches
You sit, roll, babble, laugh and smile!
Eating 6 ounces
Transitioned beautifully from Mommy's milk to formula
Reaches and plays with toys
Still loves bath time
Loves going for jogs with Mommy in the stroller
Adores your Daddy
Can hold your own bottle for a bit
Bed time of 7:30, dream feeds around 9:30-10
Wakes in night if very wet or needs a bink inserted, no more middle of night feedings
Getting back into the swing of eating baby food---had a rough go when you got sick a few weeks ago. Night time routine: Baby food Bath Book Bottle Bink Bed
You're a B baby!

Love you to the moon and back baby.