Being the Change You Want To See in the World

Happy Monday morning, I love everyone. 

Helloooo Holiday Season!

First and foremost I would like to extend the worlds largest thank you to Heidi, Caroline, Zach, Ashley, Jesse, and the 83 part-timers that made this Black Friday a huge success.  We made it!  I was only screamed at a handful of times, but no one was ruining my day!  But, I could not have done it without everyone's hard work and long hours.  Tia, thanks for working for 24 hours, you are a psycho, and I'm saying that with love.  I seriously love every single one of you in my Hco family and your hard work certainly did not go unnoticed. 

Here, you can see all of the beautiful souls that worked on Thanksgiving at 11p.m.  

Shout out to my shirtless greeters, you guys did a great job taking countless photos and letting pre-teens, old women, and weird men bother you for 6 consecutive hours.  Dana, thanks for spending your birthday at the pier.  Lexi, thanks for fighting crime.  Ashley, I have no idea how you stayed awake for your ball, but you go girl.  Baby Nicole, keep up the sass, don't let those mom's boss you around.  Everyone else, you're all awesome.  Mom loves you! <3 

For all of my retail friends, happy holidays, I'll be praying for you every moment of every day from now until January.  

As most of you know, I don't watch any television other than the news.  But between watching coverage on wars, gun violence and sport's coverage... every now and then something gains my attention in a positive way.  Last night, on 60 Minutes, I saw the most enchanting story about one man who made it his life mission to save children.  Now, he is spearheading an effort to guide children to help other children.  The mantra of his global effort is as follows: 

"The things we are thankful for tend to come from people who devote their lives to something greater than themselves." 

What a beautiful thought. 

As a child, Craig Kielburger learned of all the hardships that other kids around the world faced.  At a young age, he learned of children that were enslaved, starving, without clean water and uneducated.  Upon realizing that not all children were as fortunate as him, he made it his life goal to change it.  Sixteen years later, Kielburger has gathered countless children who feel the same way that he does.  He has raised tens of millions of dollars in his efforts and also created an army of young volunteers that travel around the world working with the less fortunate children of the world.  The story was absolutely amazing and I encourage everyone to watch it or read about it here.  Also, learn more about Kielburger's accomplishments and efforts on his website Free The Children.  It is inspiring to see the countless adolescents that are working to make a difference in the world.

Seeing the passion and dedication of one man that had an idea and created it into a worldwide movement was mind blowing.  I couldn't help but think of what the world would be like if everyone set out to make positive changes to the world around them.  

On a smaller level, but just as importantly, Abercrombie and Fitch has a holiday charity every year that benefits individuals that work for the company.  These associates are current employees that face medical hardships and the financial burdens that come with them.  This year, the holiday charity will benefit four associates; one from Germany, one from Texas, one from New Jersey, and one from Pittsburgh!  Our region is very excited to have someone from our area represented in the holiday charity this year.  Ashley, an associate at Robinson AnF is battling Lupus and is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatments to slow down the progression of the disease.  Of the other associates that the holiday charity benefits this year, two have cancer, and one is waiting on the transplant list for a kidney.  

This year, the stores in the Pittsburgh area are looking to put together a charity event to benefit Ashley and the other associates for this year's charity.  If you have any ideas on events that we could do between now and January, please let me know.  Also, if you are interested in donating, you can do so at any Anf, Abercrombie kids, or Hollister store.  Last year, the holiday store charity raised $135, 000 to benefitting the recipients.  This year, we aspire to raise even more money.  With your help, we can. Let's give these associates a chance at a better life, they deserve it. 

Helping others can be done in simple ways also, not just monetarily.  Smile, say please and thank you, ask someone how their day is, hold a door open for them, let someone merge in traffic, donate to a food bank, volunteer your time, do anything that you can to make someone else's day a little bit easier.  If we could live like this, if everyone gave a little of something, imagine the difference in the world.  

Let's use this holiday season to be thankful for all that we've got, and give to those who may not be as fortunate as we are.  Find a cause and fight for it.  Together, we can make a difference.  

"To know that one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded."~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here's to helping others, and inspiring them to do the same, and so on and so forth, 

Until next week, 

Xoxo

A Few of My Favorite Things (Photo Blog)

Happy Monday morning!  

Most of you have a two or three day work week because of the holiday, and good for you guys!  I will be working some absurd amount of hours this week.  In fact, I will most likely be eating my turkey dinner at the cash register while ringing out customers on the eve of Thanksgiving.  In lieu of this absolutely crazy work week for myself and my retail friends, I've decided to make this blog a photo blog to give myself and my readers a break from all of the writing and reading that comes with this hobby.  

The following photos are of things that were on my phone that made me happy, or that made me laugh hysterically.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. 

LEFT: If we learned ANYTHING from the New Years Eve debacle of last year, it's that we should not pregame the celebration and that holidays are not an exception for getting kicked out of a bar.  From what I understand, we also believed that the ball dropped twice.  

RIGHT: Shirtless greeters are one of the very few things that make me excited about Black Friday.  Afterall, it is the "hottest party of the year."  That what I keep hearing, anyways.

Honestly, this photo is one of the funniest things I have ever seen in my entire life.  A group of children sent thank you cards to an animal shelter that recently brought some puppies to their school.  "Thank you for bring the dogs, SO CUNT."  I think she meant, "so cute."  Also, I just can't help but notice one of the cards underneath... I think that is supposed to be a dog bone? It is honestly hilarious. 

Twins and Twins

I'm sorry, what?

LEFT: I will never forget the day that these Asian twins strolled into 176 and requested to take a photo with the Daleys.  Honestly, it was probably the most excited I have ever seen Kelly.  Never deleting this photo.

RIGHT:  To be completely honest, I am not entirely sure what this even is. Yoga shorts and winter boots?  Regardless, girls, please stop dressing like idiots... especially in public. 

LEFT: Bridesmaids will forever be my favorite movie ever made.  The airplane scene is hysterical.  "You can't get anywhere in five seconds, you're setting me up for failure."

RIGHT: Wine.  On this particular occasion, I purchased the great majority of what the wineries had to offer in Ithaca, NY.  All I want for Christmas is wine, and world peace, and mittens. 

 

This photo is of dad and I in Hawaii over the summer.  I am enjoying a margarita and dad is sipping on a banana smoothie.  It was amazing to be able to go on a trip with our family after dad was down and out for so many years.  Hawaii is an absolutely gorgeous place, incase anyone had any doubts.  Yes, my dad has red hair.  No, I do not have read hair.  No matter what Jeff Jackson says, my hair is brown.

Last, but certainly not least, here is a photo of Zach, one of my managers, volunteering in Mexico last week.  Zach spent his week helping to build an orphanage that will soon be home to hundreds of children.  He sent me this photo one afternoon.  How cute are these kids?  When you are finding your life to be challenging, think back to this photo.

I hope that everyone enjoys their shortened work week and takes some time to really sit back and reflect on the things that you are thankful for.  I am sure that I will have some outrageous material for next week's blog.

Here's to finding your favorite things, 

Xoxo

Why My Life is a Lot Like Taylor Swift's

Good morning and happy Monday to everyone! 

My weekend was originally supposed to be spent in NYC/Hoboken, but as we very well know, that region has temporarily become part of the Atlantic Ocean.  Therefore, my trip was cancelled.  I missed out on seeing my high school friends but I am happy to report that they safely made it out of their apartment for the weekend and will be returning back to their normal lives this morning.  Sara assured me that we will go extra hard on the adult beverages when she comes home for Thanksgiving.  Anyone that was present for my 24th birthday celebration, please contact Sara and let her know that my social drinking skills are sub-par at best.

Moving. Right. Along.

Now, I don't necessarily like Taylor Swift's music, but if you haven't ever found yourself singing (I use "singing" very loosely) along to any of her witty lyrics, you probably aren't human.  For this post, I've decided to use some of her lyrics to relate to a few hilarious things that have happened to me in past relationships. 

Before I get this party started I think that it's important to acknowledge that at the time of all of these mishappenings, I considered these things to be the worst events that would ever happen to me.  Silly girl.  So if you are a young woman, and you are reading this right now... sit back, and laugh at my life, and realize that no matter how big of a deal something may seem to you at this very instant, it is likely to be absolutely insignificant in the grand scheme of your life.  Trust me.  I would not misguide young minds, I'm here to help. 

Taylor Swift says, "All this time I was wasting, hoping you'd come around, I've been giving out chances every time and all you do is let me down."  

How I could best describe this is: That awkward moment when your boyfriend randomly stops acknowledging your existence but... yikes... you have his season tickets for Pitt football.  So yes, one time a boy broke up with me, if we can call it that.  He kind of just, stopped talking to me all together.  No calls, texts, nothing.  Initially I thought maybe he had been arrested because he was a heavy drinker and usually did ridiculous things when he drank.  Once I realized that he would have been released from jail after a day or two, I thought perhaps he was dead.  Luckily for me, a friend of mine saw him out at a bar with another girl on his lap.  So, at least I knew he was breathing.  I guess the real question here was, when was it okay to end our Facebook relationship?  I mean, we definitely were not dating.  In fact, the possibility that he was dating someone else already was high.  But, there was no official discussion of our relationship's end so...?  After a week or two, I deleted our relationship and then the week of the Notre Dame game, guess who contacted me?  A day late and a dollar short would apply here, but it was more like a month late and a Notre Dame game day ticket short because, well, I gave it to a friend.  

Taylor Swift says, "Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in, flew me to places that I've never been, so shame on me now." 

I think we all remember my beach boyfriend, and if you don't, dear Lord.  For whatever reason, I thought that this kid was the best person on the face of the planet.  Our on and off dating endeavors lasted, too long.  Eventually, we broke up and then I found out that he was dating a new girl that recently went to jail.  This, of course, came after he brought me to a secluded parking lot to "meet his friend."  It was there that I realized that my boyfriend dabbled in drug exchanges.  Fast forward one entire year, I receive a call from this boy telling me to check my email.  I go ahead and do that, only to find that he has purchased me a plane ticket to visit him at his college.  When I asked why he did that, I was told that "he bought himself me for his birthday."  Needless to say, I didn't board that plane.  I found out that he wasn't dating his jail girlfriend anymore, but that didn't make me any more interested in visiting New England.

Taylor Swift says, "And now that I'm sitting here and thinking it through, I've never been anywhere as cold as you." 

Honestly, the worst thing that you could ever do to yourself is date someone with a perpetually terrible attitude.  Yet, that is exactly what I did.  Its funny looking back, because that isn't my style at all.  But, I was stupid.  I guess that's part of growing up.  If the only emotion that your significant other shows is anger, don't walk, RUN away.  I know that some people say that opposites attract but there may be a limitation to that idea.  Liking different colors and rooting for different sports teams is very different than absolutely loving every aspect of your life and dating someone who genuinely hates everyone and everything about their own life.  Lessons learned. 

I am sure that I could go on for days about all of my mishappenings, but it's way past my bedtime and I have to work early.  However, incase there was any question, "we are never getting back together, like ever" applies to everyone I've ever dated before.  

So, ladies, whenever you think that your entire life is crashing down around you because of a relationship failure, just come back and read this post.  Truthfully, you haven't seen the last of shitty relationships.  From my experiences, there are plenty more where this came from.  

However, I have recently learned that good people do exist in the world still.  Though they may be rare,  they will grace your beautiful life with their presence when you least expect it.  

Additionally, T. Swift needs to stop falling so damn hard for everyone that's ever looked in her general direction and perhaps she wouldn't have so many terrible heart breaks to sing about.

With that being said: Here's to looking at every terrible relationship as an addition to a long list of things that we don't want, 

It wasn't a waste of time if you learned a lesson (or two), 

Have a great week, you're all beautiful. 

Xoxo

Wintertime And Life is Still Fantastic

Well, well, well, looks like another Monday is upon us.  As I type this it is 11p.m. and I am so sleepy but I logged on here only to find..... Holy crap, my blog hit 10,000 views! Yikesssss.

So, if you guys are awesome enough to read these posts every week, I will continue to write them on Sunday nights even though I will probably fall asleep in my latte tomorrow morning. That's what friends are for. 

Last week, every important individual from my company showed up in my store at some point.  For the first time in years and years, I was actually nervous about something; strange.  Let this be proof to everyone that doesn't think that important people will ever show up at their store.  It really does happen.  Luckily for 333, we did a great job and everything worked out just the way it should have.  This is living proof that hard work goes a long way!  Shout out to every single one of you for being the best little worker bees in the whole world.  You make my life so happy every single day.  I couldn't have made it through this week without you angels. Also, you're all so cute, I can't even stand it.  Now that all of that excitement is over.  Hang on to your santa hats, its about to get real very shortly.  Let's spread holiday cheer for the next couple of months! Love love love you!

Earlier last week, Ryan and I went to the pumpkin patch.  We have been friends for life and we just so happened to have the same day off of work.  If you have ever been to Soergel's before, you know that in order to get to the actual patch portion of the orchard, you have to walk up a ccolossal hill.  Obviously, I was very excited to get there, so I was on the move and Ryan's little legs were struggling to keep up with me.  Needless to say, we get to the top of the hill only to find a sign saying "Pumpkin Patch Closed. Do Not Enter."  I'm sorry, what?  Don't worry, I didn't let that ruin my day.  We went on to take advantage of other opportunities that the patch had to offer.  Here is a photo for your entertainment.  PS, who is this little bitch behind me and why does she look like she's hardcore judging me?  After this photo op,  I was forced to select a pumpkin out of a giant bin.  My pumpkin was covered in dirt and had a big dent in it.  However, a shitty pumpkin beats no pumpkin at all. So, whatever, not ruining my week.  To be honest, I'm not good with knives anyways, it's all about the seeds.

This week, I didn't catch too many people stealing.  On Monday, we caught two girls stealing a pair of jeans but they gave them back when they came to the realization that we were a lot smarter and sassier than they were.  Thank you Lexi Miller for the assist on this recovery.  Additionally, a security guard stopped in my store on Sunday to return a pair of 00 jeans that he found laying on the ground in the food court with the sensor still attached. Apparently, the thief from Saturday night must have realized just how small a 00 was, and ditched in by the China Max.  PS. for the love of God do not eat there.  Don't ask me why, just trust me on this one. 

In an earlier blog post, I mentioned people that buy clothes in bulk to resell them online.  Last week, we were graced with the presence of one such man.  In the blog, I mentioned how silly these people look when they are carrying a ridiculous amount of items around the store.  For those of you that have never seen something like this before.  I give you this photo.  There you have it, one man buying 20 items.  I actually felt bad for this guy, because hit little wife just kept piling more and more things onto his body.  Ultimately, he couldn't even buy these things because his credit card has been flagged by the company for purchasing too many items recently.  I didn't even know that could happen.  Learn something new every day I guess.  But seriously, how funny is this photo? 

Moving right along, here comes winter. My poor bones are frozen already and it's not even November.  Someone keep my little body warm for the winter, please.  Popcorn is a must and being the strongest man in the world is a total turn on, FYI.  I've come to the realization that I really love the fall season, I just wish that it would last longer.  This weekend, I am headed to New York City just in time for the late season hurricane.  Last year when I went to New York in the fall, my flight was delayed because of snow.  Perhaps I should consider what time of year I make this journey.  Nevertheless, I will have lots and lots of photos from my getaway.  Last year, Sara and Joel made me drink a Four Loko and I had flu-like symptoms for three days.  Never again.  

Speaking of the storm, everyone needs to calm down.  I understand that some portions of the country are in deep shit, but I'm pretty sure that Pittsburgh is only on the outskirts of this storm.  If you are going to the store to stock up on toilet paper, you need to re-evaluate your life.  It looks like the storm will produce heavy rain in Pittsburgh for a few days.  If you don't have enough toilet paper to last you days, you are a bad grocery shopper.  Also, if you can't drive to the store in a rainstorm then you have bigger problems than a toilet paper shortage.  

We will end on that note.  I hope that everyone has a fantastic week, I know I will! 

Here's to keeping calm and staying warm, 

Xoxo

A Collection of All Sorts

Happy Monday, you beautiful souls. 

This blog will be a semi-random conglomeration of recent events and thoughts.  While this weeks literature will not have one solid theme, I assure you that it will be just as entertaining as every other week. 

First and foremost, this week brings the big 2-5 for a very great friend of mine.  Happy birthday, Andrea.  You're so pretty and silly and I'm so proud of your recent epiphany of avoiding men like the plague.  Better late than never, right?  I hope this is your best year yet, I love you (even though you told me you hope I gain weight in my midsection).

Happy first day of being a store manager, Jess Maloney.  You will be so amazing at your new store and I hope that you put your binder to fantastic use and enjoy being able to wear your chucks again.  Don't forget your mom though, I'm going to miss the crap out of you!

Congratulations to my managers and all of my part timers for lowing our units stolen per week by more that 50%.  Every single one of you guys (all 74 of you), have done an amazing job at fighting crime.  A little kindness goes a longgg way and now, we can see the truth in that statement. I adore 100% of you.  Especially because you're the only kids I'll ever have. 

To everyone that was in the Gibsonia Starbucks on 10/17 I am sorry for yelling at everyone.  It's just that, whenever the barista offered up the free venti frappucino, I felt like it was in my moral code to let everyone know how many calories were in the drink.  I know I said "Don't do it, think of all the calories, I will slap anyone's hand that reaches for that free beverage," and I still stand by those words.  Sorry if I startled you.

Shout out to Anytime Fitness and trainer Erin for kicking my butt the last couple of weeks.  Erin, I swear I don't actually hate you, even though I tell you five or more times an hour while you make me lift heavy weights, do endless lunges, and insist that I can do push ups even though you and I both know I have 0 upper body strength.  My abs are looking better than ever and I can actually lift things without crying out in pain.

Speaking of lifting heavy things, I'd like for someone to take me to the pumpkin patch please.  I am off on Tuesday and Saturday this week, so let me know who is down.  Please note that a trip to the pumpkin patch was the demise of a relationship that I had last year, so don't expect anything other than pumpkin picking and hilarity.  This venue hasn't exactly been a relationship builder for me.

Recently, a lot of people have been asking about my dad.  I cannot put into words how much I appreciate everyone's concern and interest in dad's health.  He is doing just great!  It has almost been THREE WHOLE YEARS since my mom gave him one of her kidneys!  After endless years of hospital living and bad news, we have almost had three consecutive healthy years.  Dad says that every day that he is alive is a bonus.  I wish more people in the world had an outlook like that.  Think of what a difference it would make if people valued every breath.  I know I do! 

And now, a couple of things that have been grinding my gears for the last week or so: 

1.  What is the point of the political front yard sign?  All joking aside, what is the point?  Are you supposed to use it as an icebreaker with the neighbors?  "Honey look, the Smith's are voting for Obama, let's go talk politics with them!"  No, no one does that.  Is it so that local traffic can create their own political polls?  That can't be it either.  Yet, with all of the "guess who I'm voting for" front yard signs, I can't help but wonder what the damn point is.  Regardless, get out and vote next week!

2. Why why why why why am I now notified on Facebook when one of my friends gets engaged?  I get that everyone's birthdays show up under "events" on my home page.  To be honest, I don't even like that.  More often than not I a)don't even know who the people are or b)haven't talked to the person in years.  So, as if the birthdays aren't bad enough, I now have to see engagements.  I think we can all agree that engagements happen just about as frequently as birthdays these days.  Before I know it, my entire side bar will be filled with things I just don't care about.  Thank the Lord for twitter.

 And, for everyone posting about the Steelers and blowing up all of my social networking news feeds... I know.  Everyone else in Pittsburgh is watching the game too.  And because of you guys, the blog is getting posted 8 hours early, just to add some variety to everyone's lives.  

With that, here's to another week of happiness, 

Xoxo

The Perks of Being 20 Something and Single

Goooood Monday morning! :) 

Before I get this party started, allow me to catch everyone up on my life.  I love it, obviously.  Work is fantastic, I love everyone and every thing about it.  This week, I recovered some stolen fragrances from a 30-year-old crackhead whom ALSO wrote me a fake check, was asked out by a 12-year-old, and spent roughly 10 minutes of my life trying to help out an Indian woman whose only spoken English word was "ladies."  Additionally, this week was floorset week one and it went just wonderfully.  Thank you to all of you for your hard work, let's do it again this week!

On Sunday, I drank the most delicious instant latte of my life.  Shout out to Red for the freebee and how-to on the new Starbucks Kcup machine.  Red is also a photographer, and does some great work.  If you're interested, check out his photos here!

Also this week, Happy birthday Rachel! Can't wait for our dinner date!

Today, I am headed to court for Casey's hearing.  For those of you that may not remember, Casey is the wonderful individual that stole 16 items from my store and then roughed me up on her escape to her shitty car and back to her section 8 housing residence.  I can't wait to be reunited with her today.  I can't help but wonder if she will bring her child to court, much like she brought her to her shoplifting endeavor. I'll keep you posted.

Last weekend, some family members from North Carolina came to visit!  It was wonderful and we went to the winery, which I think we all know how I feel about that.  Please, allow me to suggest the riesling at Narcisi; it is delicious and comes in a fabulous blue bottle.  While at dinner, my aunt asked me if I had a boyfriend and when I told her that I did not, she asked, "what are you waiting for?"

What am I waiting for?  Please, allow me to tell you.

I've spent the better part of my 24 years on earth working to surround myself with people that make me happy.  People that love me for the person that I am.  They accept my tall skinny body, my sass, my overly excited disposition, my love for over-priced coffee, and even my trash mouth.  

To be honest, I've done a damn good job at plucking the shitty people of the world out from my happy life.  I am so pleased with the people that are involved in my every day life.  You see, to me, life is too short.  Why exhaust your time and energy on people that only bring negativity into your life?  So it's very simple; I don't bother with those people.  If you are a bad friend, if you only receive and never give, if you are materialistic, a perpetual complainer, have outlandish priorities, or dishonest, you can plague someone else's life, because I have time for none of those things. 

Maybe, just maybe, this is the secret of life. 

A very good friend of mine just broke up with her boyfriend.  He's ignored her for three days in a row and made it very clear that hunting deer is more important than acknowledging her.  He's also 30 years old.  I guess he's not in a hurry to get married either.  My friend has come to the realization that I was right alllllll of these years when I insisted that I could control my own happiness.  "All I need is my pug," she said.  For me, it's popcorn, wine, and the gym.  To each her own.

To the people that have found "the one" good for you! I can't imagine what it's like to meet someone whom is everything that I want.  There is nothing wrong with being married.  But, let's also address that there is nothing wrong with NOT being married, either.  Perhaps, if I found someone who was an all around good person, I would consider sharing my happy life with them eternally.  

I once dated a man that loved me for all that I was, truly.  If soul mates did exist, hey may have been it.  However, we cannot help what we feel.  As the years progress, we cannot force ourselves to feel things that we don't. 

For everyone that is 20 something and single, good for you, too!  If you're going to stand for anything, stand for yourself.  Take some time looking out for number one.  Address the things that you need and the things that you want, and don't settle for anything less.  Single doesn't mean there is something wrong with you, it means that you have standards.  If you haven't found anyone that does it for you yet, don't give up.  In the grand scheme of life, 20 something is juvenile. 

What am I waiting for?  

Every single morning I wake up happy.  Every. Single. Morning.  It's really a gift.  I'm looking for the person that can only bring me up from there. Until then, I wouldn't say that being in full control of my own happiness is a bad thing.  I'm looking for someone that values everyday life, realizes that making a lot of money is nothing in comparison to loving what you do, and someone that believes that making a difference in the world is possible.  I also would like for them to enjoy working out and being tall is also a perk, since I'm a giraffe and all. 

That's what I'm waiting for, and there is nothing wrong with that. 

If you're focusing on finding someone else to complete your life, maybe you should actually be focusing on what you could be doing differently to complete yourself, first.

Until next week, 

Here's to accepting the beauty of life with or without a significant other, 

Xoxo

Things That Make You Go "Ewwww"

Good morning, and as always, happy Monday.  By the time you have begun to read this blog, I am already happily at work filling out piles of paperwork while listening to pandora and sipping on my yummy latte.  Recently, the barista at my new Starbucks learned my name and BOC (beverage of choice).  However, April at the Gibsonia Starbucks still holds a strong place in my heart as she always draws lovely designs and calls me pretty every single time that I see her.  Who doesn't like to be called pretty?  Anyways...

This blog will be calling out a few fine (just kidding) individuals for their overall dis-service to the world around them.  Without any exaggeration, the mere fact that people like this actually exist in our realm is absolutely sickening.  

Two weeks ago, I said I would be calling out anyone that made me mad.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

It has recently been brought to my attention that an immature individual likes to talk about me as much as she breathes.  I have never done anything but nice deeds for this person and rather than trying to come up with a reason that she decided that she dislikes me, I've focused on why she feels the need to talk about me or anyone else for that matter.  Here is what I have come up with: her life sucks, she is boring, no one likes her, at some point perhaps someone has talked about her and she feels the need to pass the torch, her parents didn't teach her proper manners, daytime television drama got the best of her imagination or perhaps she enjoys fashioning entertaining yet fictitious stories in her stupid mind.  Whatever the reason may be, sorry about your luck, but you're getting called out.

If you want to talk about me here are some things you could say: I am loud, cannot handle my liquor, can't keep a boyfriend, obsess over my job, shop too much, and cannot stand children in any way.  I have plenty of faults, so I suggest you select one of those next time you feel the need to talk about me, instead of making up absurd stories that everyone you are telling a)knows are simply false and b)tells me about your accusations and we giggle.

At some point, I encourage you to look around and realize that no one else in your age group still bad mouths people, or makes up ridiculous stories about them.  Habits like that are a bit outdated for people in their 20's.  In fact, I feel bad for your childish ways and anyone that voluntarily chooses to associate themselves with you.

Moving right along....

Just to give everyone an idea of the messed up individuals that frequent shopping malls, I give you this story.  A very great friend of mine was recently helping a customer pick out jeans at her retail job.  She told the woman that she thought she would like the jeans because they were not low-rise.  The woman replied, and I am not joking, "when you have a fat stomach like yours, it's nice to have something to hide it."  

For the record, my friend is not fat.  She is skinny, short, and one of the sweetest people you will ever meet.  If I was a bystander to this conversation, I would have told this woman about herself.  This is the world we live in.

For anyone that is a South Hills Village shopper, please allow me to encourage you to go ahead and NOT eat at the "I Love Yogurt" venue in the mall.  Two Friday's ago when I was so hungry that I contemplated eating my own arm, I headed over to the food court at approximately 8:45p.m.  When I arrived at "I Love Yogurt" and ordered a salad (yes, they have salads, I know the name can be deceiving), I was told that they could not serve me any food because they were closing.  I said, "I'm actually staring at a bowl of lettuce, can I just have some of that?"  I was denied.  

I am the epitome of this business, I love yogurt and I also love salads.  Now, I love passing their establishment to get a salad elsewhere.  Just incase you needed another reason to boycott this establishment, one of their cashiers tells idiotic jokes and has the most dry sense of humor of anyone I've ever met.  I once watched him deny an elderly woman of a napkin then crack up before giving it to her.  Good one, you jerk, she didn't know you were kidding. 

Those are the only negatives that I have for now, but if people continue to piss me off on a regular basis... I'll continue to post about them.  No shame. 

Shout out to my BFF in the whole wide world on her 25th birthday this week! I love you and I will see you soon to celebrate!

Also, congratulations to Jeff Jackson who is moving to Kentucky this week for a promotion with Mercedes Benz.  You'll do great, love you!

I'll write next week, but in the meantime, 

Keep talking about me, you're making me famous, 

Xoxo