food for thought

the fatty in me is shining through right now real bad. i've been googling discontinued foods and drinks all day thanks to a thread i read on another site.

foods that should be brought back:
01. doritos 3Ds. those were delish, and you can't deny it. eventhough they kind of tasted like air..

02. cinnamon mini buns cereal. when i was a kid, i was head over heels for this stuff. memory lane: my sister had an 90s cassette tape that she sent proofs of purchases in for.. and probably like $5 too. roxette. remember the song from pretty woman? it must have been love, but it's over now. that's roxette. i can remember that tape sooo vividly. it had like two songs on it, and we listened to it all the time.


03. sprite remix, vanilla coke, and SURGE. sprite remix and vanilla coke were my sodas of choice in high school. and surge.. oh my gosh. i can remember buying a 60-cent can out of the coke machine at school every day in junior high.


04. planters cheese balls. i had know idea that these were discontinued, and honestly, i am shocked. and disappointed. i had my mom buy these for me for all of my basketball road trips in high school. sooo good.


05. bugles. just like every kid in america, i found joy in placing a bugle on the tip of each finger on my left hand, then one by one, removing a delicious bugle from each finger with my mouth. you know you did it too.


and those that should just stay gone forever:
01. orbitz. the fruit flavored beverage with those mysterious gummy floaties. the drink looked like a lava lamp, but i guess that's why we all had to have it, right?


02. crispy m&ms. nowhere nearly as good as peanut, peanut butter, dark chocolate, almond, or plain. i mean really.


03. butterfinger bbs. but that could just be me being biased against all butterfinger products. they just aren't my favorite.


04. oreo-os. worst cereal ever.


and now i need your help! i'm trying to remember the name of these suckers my mom used to buy when i was in junior high. they came in this cute tin can. i remember a cow. i think it was on the front of the tin can? they were half one flavor and half another, like chocolate-banana, vanilla-strawberry, and other flavors. one color was on top, and the other on the bottom. i just can't remember the dang name! please tell me someone knows what i'm talking about.

and after all of that, it's a wonder i'm not 300 pounds.


that's all i've got,
shannon

uppidy update

this is going to be super quick. i'm doing this on my phone, and i'm quickly finding that it ain't easy.

my mom, brother, sister in law, and neice.. make that ADORRRABLE neice zoey are coming to town sunday! this makes me very happy. i haven't seen them in far too long, and the timing couldn't be any more perfect. i need them in my life right now.

plus..

they're meeting adrian for the first time. hello.. big deal. i'm nervous. he's nervous. but we're both really excited. i just know my family is going to love him because honestly, what's not to love? he's wonderfullll! the best thing to ever happy to me.

cue the aww's.

i get the entire week off from work. thank heavens. this is much needed. it also gives me time to do all the things i've been putting off and blaming on my full-time schedule such as.. going to the doctor, shopping for spring clothes, getting a haircut, making some necessary phone calls, and so on.

by the way, i'm so happy for a qwerty keyboard on my phone right now. but my fingers are cramping and i really don't have much more to say.. yet.

just wait. the big news is coming soon.

buenos dias,
shannon

mrs clean

you know those days when you want to lock yourself in your room, put your ipod on blast, and drown out the world? collect your thoughts. do a little soul-searching. get lost in the music. get inspired. forget your troubles. relax. maybe take a bubble bath. no phone calls. no texts. no interruptions. today is one of those days. just me and the music.

and the world's messiest bedroom.

lucky lucky me.

that's all for now. i've got work to do. i promise more later.

wish me luck,
shannon

i give up

i'm not catholic. there will be no ash on my forehead tomorrow. but... tomorrow marks the first day of lent, and i will do my part in becoming a better me.

or something.

40 days and 40 nights without something? this is a toughy.

what i might quite possibly give up:

the eff bomb. who knew a four letter word could be so tacky? on one hand, this means that i'm on my road to being a real lady sooner than i thought. but on the other hand, this means i must remove if you seek amy and all lil wayne songs from my ipod for the next 40 days to avoid any tempation to sing along.

diet coke. i drink way too much of the stuff. however if i do give it up, i think i'd just turn to real coca cola, and the thought of wasting calories kills me.

kissing. ...yeah right!

ruthless spending. but that's no fun.

texting. ehhh no. i really like texting, and it's harmless. my sister thinks it's stupid and calls it sexting, but she's wrong so wrong. oh plus i get unlimited so that would just be a waste.

perez hilton, tanning, and gossiping. okay now i'm just being ridiculous!

being such a bad friend. i need to pick up the phone more.

being such a bad sister. i need to come home more often.

i'll let you know what i decide!

happy fat tuesday bitches,
shannon

♥ ♥

sorry about the hiatus.

short but super sweet update.

current obsessions: poker face by lady gaga. my boyfriend ade. seafood. ade. the "can i have your number?" mad tv skit. (youtube it.) ade. SAVING money. ade. tanning and whitening my teeth at the same time. ade. brady's behaviorial issues at school. ade. dole orange strawberry banana juice. ade. keeping my fingers crossed that becca and doug have another child soon. ade. talking about the future. ade. special k blueberry cereal. ade. down comforters. ade. the single ladies dance STILL. ade. my brother, future sister in law, and neice's future visit. ade. everything that happened yesterday (02/14/09). ade. living in the moment. and ade.

i have some mind blowing news to share, but i'll save that for another day. timing is everything afterall.

from the heart,
shannon

like music to your ears

just thought i'd share with you all what's currently on repeat. boats and birds by gregory and the hawk. it's the most perfect song i've ever heard.

if you'll be my star
i'll be your sky
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when i turn jet black and you show off your light
i live to let you shine
i live to let you shine

but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by

if you'll be my boat
i'll be your sea
a depth of pure blue just to probe curiosity
ebbing and flowing and pushed by a breeze
i live to make you free
i live to make you free

but you can set sail to the west if you want to
and past the horizon 'til i can't even see you
far from here where the beaches are wide
just leave me your wake to remember you by

if you'll be my star
i'll be your sky
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when i turn jet black and you show off your light
i live to let you shine
i live to let you shine

but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by

amazing, yes or no? oh and you need to love t.i.'s cd too.

music makes the people come together,
shannon

the rest is still unwritten

did y'all SEE the hills finale last night? o. m. g. okay, i'll admit that i'm not as avid a hills fan as i once was for a number of different reasons. for instance, heidi's face was clearly attacked by cosmetic sugery, and honestly, it's a little difficult to look at for 30 whole minutes. and while we're discussing looks.. audrina. audrina the space cadet. what is up with those eyes?! justin bobby.. ew. spencer pratt.. EW. that beard should go. and sister stephanie looked like a hag last night. literally, like some sort of witch. and at her own brother's almost wedding! ruuude. and lauren.. lauren lauren lauren. where do i begin? lauren's really pretty. she's also really clingy, whiney, bratty, and annoying. no wonder she loses all of her friends. okay, that's rude to say, but i've never liked her. even on laguna beach, i was team kristin all the way. i thought i liked lo, but she ended up being like overly bitchy. there's a point where it gets to be too much, and she passed it a long time ago. the only person i like is whitney, even though she too is missing a few screws. at least she can dress! by the way, i miss jason wahler. bring him back, mtv. he's so freaking fine.

but i digress..

last night, lauren and heidi hugged and almost made up but not quite. how touching. and heidi almost made the biggest mistake of her life by eloping with spencer eventhough her mom asked her not to.. but not quite. dear old she-pratt stepped in, explained to spencer that heidi's family should be at the most important day of her life, spencer looked like a hero, and heidi cried. how touching. oh and justin bobby, who showers every other episode, gave audrina the flimsiest little ring for reasons that were almost shared with us.. but not quite. how touching!

all in all, two thumbs up. can't wait for next season! can't wait for more REALity!

not.

i want to forgive you, and i want to forget you,
shannon