Fun Fun Fun!

Hey ya'll! It has been busy busy busy around here. We have had a couple of dinner parties. I feel like we have started to find our/my barrings around here. I have also found a gym class partner. Sara and I have fallen in love with our Zumba class which I compare to KardioFunk and I LOVE it.

While having Sara and her hubbie John over dinner last week we thought it would be a great idea to throw a wine party very soon to fill up our vase. Hopefully we will drink lots of wine and have lots of corks!

I will spare you guys on wedding details this time as there is really nothing new to report.

My handsome hubbie-to-be is in San Fran for the week and I was told today that he has to go back next week too. I wouldn't be so upset about it except that I won't be in town this weekend. I hope to go to Phoenix to see some family that will be in town from CT. Taking the drive by myself won't be fun but it will be worth seeing family I haven't seen in a year or two.

Love everyone!

J

The Challenge

Scott and I have challenged ourselves to fill this huge vase with wine corks. I'd say we have a lot of wine to drink! So who wants to come out to LA to help!??!? I will keep you updated...

On Saturday, Scott and I met up with some friends we met at the gym and headed out to the beach. That night we went over to their friends house to watch the Falcons game. I'm not a pro football fan but I rooted for my hometown team and it didn't turn out so great. After the game we went to sushi and it was awesome. I think this is the most sushi I have eaten ever since moving out here! This time it got really crazy complete with sake bombs and me eating raw fish. I'm talking yellowtail straight from the sea! Scott was telling the guys not to tell me that some of the rolls were raw. I have such a nice fiance. Well at least now I'm more willing to go to sushi.

Today was such a beautiful day and I had the day off. My handsome fiance took me out to lunch then he went back to work and I went to the beach. :) Scott and I have also booked our flights back to Atlanta for more wedding fun the first weekend in March. He isn't as happy to go as I am because he doesn't get the whole engagement photo session thing. I think that's a male thing. I hope to also try on my dress again. I'm obsessed!!

I miss my east coasters! Love y'all!

J

Auburn Wins!!

War Damn Eagle!!!! Scott and I are so happy that Auburn went all the way this year. Our defense did an excellent job at stopping the Oregon offense! Cam came through for us like usual in the 4th quarter. Best $200K Auburn has ever spent! Ha!

Scott and I drove to Phoenix on Saturday to stay with my cousin Jay who lives in Scottsdale. We were both really excited to see Jay and our Auburn family. The first night in town we hit up Mill Ave which is the main drag next to the ASU campus. We landed at a bar which is very familiar to me, The Big Bang! I love this place! There is one in Nashville and I love dueling piano bars in general. I also managed to talk Brooke into coming out but she had those pics.


Scott, my cousin Jay and myself at the bar

The next day we definitely had a slow start after closing the bar down the night before. First on the list...get food! Duh! We made plans with Brooke and Nathan to have lunch. Our original lunch place was a dump (but also closed) and Scott said he wouldn't even eat there. That is saying a lot because he eats from taco trucks. Yuck! Luckily we were close to downtown Phoenix so it was easy to find another place which was Alice Cooperstown Restaurant. This place has been featured on Man v. Food and Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. It is famous for a 2 foot long hot dog. When they bring it to your table they ring a bell and yell out something. No one would get one with me! :(
That afternoon we went to the Auburn Pep Rally.

It was so packed it took forever to get even here.

Sunday night we went to this awesome pizza place with some of the best pizza I've ever eaten! It's called Grimaldi's. If you are ever in Scottsdale, go there!

Monday was the big day! We started our day with Einstein's Bagels! You know its going to be a good day when you start with a bagel and schmear. The stadium wouldn't let people start partying/parking in the lot until 12:30pm so we didn't have a full day like usual but definitely partied hard.



Our awesome tailgate!





My cousin has turned into an Auburn fan! War Eagle! 



Sara and I drinking Cammie Cam Juice



Hanging out with 2 of my wonderful bridesmaids!



I believe this was taken on the last drive of the game.

After we WON!!!!!!

After the game we stayed out for a little bit and made sure that Scott and Jay got good and drunk. I was the responsible one that night. Someone had to do it.

Tuesday morning we woke up and Scott was still drunk. It was definitely a great morning for Einstein's...again. What can I say I'm addicted and we don't have Einstein's in LA.

Definitely a hot mess after that crazy weekend!

My still drunk fiance 

The drive back to LA was rather long. And when we got back Scott and I both got comfy on our own couches and lounged for the rest of the day.

Even though we are only working 3 days this weekend we are both feeling like crap. At least I have a long weekend ahead of me.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and week so far!

J

Wedding Website

Hey everyone! The wedding website is up and running! I still have some work to do so look for changes and updates periodically.

http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/JamieMonk&ScottPixler

Enjoy!!

J

One Sweet Day

Hello everybody! I hope you had a great holiday season! I know I did! I first want to start off with my trip home then what Scott and I have been up to. This will be a long one so bear with me.

On Christmas Eve I made the four hour plane ride back to Atlanta. I arrived at 10ish at night and had just enough time to make it to the Christmas Eve service at church. It is a family tradition that I was not about to stop just because I live on the other side of the world. Side story: If you remember in the movie Love Actually at the end all the characters happen to be at the airport and when they see their loved ones there is like this hug fest well we totally had that Love Actually moment at the airport when my family was waiting for me at the top of the escalators. It was cute! Moving on…

Christmas Day was my only day of rest before the wedding appointments and activities started. It was great to hang with the family and then to go see Scott’s family. My sister and I capped off the night with a drunken snowball fight in our front yard. We decided we needed to stop when I “accidently” hit my sister in the face with a snowball. Maybe wine and snowball fights don’t go well together.

Sunday through Wednesday is sort of a blur but here are some highlights I found my dress!! It is gorgeous! I am trying not to show too many people but if you just absolutely CANNOT wait until August then I might be able to help you out! J I also decided on a photographer and they are amazing. They are also doing LG’s wedding. They take the most amazing photos. Check them out here http://www.annaandspencer.com/. I also finally got to see the reception site and I LOVE it! The coordinator there is awesome as well. All in all I feel pretty good about the wedding plans so far so let’s hope it stays that way.

I was very sad to leave Atlanta because I barely got to see anyone. But I am coming back very soon to do more wedding stuff and will definitely make more time for my friends!

This weekend gave us a chance to relax and catch up on our sleep. Well we definitely caught up on our sleep because we slept through the ball drop at 12. In fact we fell asleep long before it happened. Scott and I feel like total failures for not staying awake for it. The time change is totally to blame for this. I promise we will do better next year. J

Saturday we decided to get out of the house and go to Santa Anita Horse Track. I had only been to a track one time before in Kentucky so I was excited to go. We bet on 3 different races and unfortunately didn’t win any money. But it was fun to learn about the betting system and be at the races! 

Doesn't he look handsome in his hat??

Saturday night we made the New Years day good luck dinner of pork chops and sauerkraut. Scott did not partake in the sauerkraut part. I'm not a huge fan either but I cooked it the way my mom does with apples and brown sugar and it is not half bad.

I also used my Crockpot (thank you Kate!) for the very first time this weekend. We made turkey chili and it was probably one of our best meals!!

Jalapeno cornbread. So good everyone should try it.

Well I will give you and my fingers a break.

Now for the explanation for the title of this blog. I was in the car this morning on my way to work and it usually takes me a good 20 minutes to find something I like on the radio. LA doesn’t really believe in variety at all. However, this morning it only took about 5 minutes. One of my most favorite songs EVER “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men was on and I literally screamed. I have not heard this song in SOOOO long. Loved it!! And to top it off the rest of the drive was littered with much the same old school jams. There is this radio station here called KDay. It plays old school rap and R&B songs. I'm talkin' Mase and Puff Daddy and Snoop Dogg, if you are around my age think songs from middle and early high school. It is probably one of my favs out here.

Scott and I are headed to Glendale this weekend to see Auburn play Oregon. War Eagle!!

J