So. Whit posted a new blog yesterday that I think is worthy of a read...I know I am biased seeing that I will soon be his wife...but I wanted you all to have the chance to read the goodness....to give you a sneak peek here is the picture that goes with his blog....
So...go check it out....http://www.walkwithoutnoise.blogspot.com/
Monday, November 3, 2008
I like him.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
I'll Race Ya!
This past Saturday Whit, Lindsay and I traveled to the good ol' city of Memphis for The Race For the Cure! My mom had a team of people that came together to walk with her in celebration of her being a survivor of breast cancer! I had to make sure that she had her "royalty" attire...in pink of course! I think the clip-on earrings might be my favorite. We had such a good time and can't wait to do it again next year!! Here are some pictures that I took...check out her page for the full story.:)
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Waste Not. Want Not. or is it Want Not. Waste Not.
I have found in the last months or so that I don't use half of what I have and that started bothering me. If you were to open my bathroom closet right now you would find a basket(all items have a home in an organized lovely basket) with JUST lotions. Whether it be Bath and Body Works "Cherry Blossom" or "Warm Vanilla Sugar". All kinds of "Soothing" lotions...like Aveeno, "Spa type" lotions, those that will give you a slight tan/glow(which can we be honest...half don't work)...you get my point. Between me and my roommate we have enough lotion to lather up a community. Oh this doesn't include the lotion that you can find under our sink...cause we use that lotion..."more often". Now right beside this basket in the closet you will find a basket of shampoos with a matching conditioner. Don't get me started on shampoos. You buy a new kind. It messes with your hair. You try another kind. Your greasy. The next? It's flat. Till you inevitably go back to your standard(for me either Pantene or Tea Tree...depending on the money situation:)). Now this is just my bathroom...let's move to my kitchen. If anyone has spent any amount of time with me you know one thing. I'm not very good at eating my leftovers. I have good intentions...I mean I get them to box it up! That's Step one! But when it comes to follow through a) I either forget or b) I have waited so long that its just not right to eat anymore. So you will find an assortment of take out boxes. My pantry has misc. things on it that I had used for something and didn't use it all. For example: I have wheat noodles out my ears...when I decide to make spaghetti and I'm at the store I think "Do I have enough noodles for both of us?!" Prob not. Ill get another...well ends up...I did. Now I have enough for me and my neighbor and then some. Under our sink is where we keep our stash of plastic bags that we get from the grocery....I know these are good to keep if you are needing to carry something to work be it breakfast or lunch...but do we need 100??? You get the point. I'm just ready to use what I have...I live in a country that allows me to have whatever I want... whenever I want it... well if I have the means to buy it(or I guess with houses not necessarily;))...and we have sooo many choices and they are all changing with each new season...and their decorated so cutely that you HAVE to buy it! Well not anymore. I want to use every single bottle of lotion I have until I buy another...and every drop of shampoo until its gone. I want to make 10 meals with my noodles...and eat my leftovers like they are a gourmet cuisine. I want to find recipes to use my random cans of black beans, green beans and cream of mushroom soup(that I was sure I didn't have while at the store). I bought recycled bags to carry my groceries in...I never had before because honestly I think I thought they were expensive...but they were .99 cents! And very cute I might add!

Here is the cute bag I got at Whole Foods! I didn't realize till I pulled the picture up but Sheryl Crow designed it. I'm so cool. ;) (not really.)

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
My Flower Girls.


My little Flower Girls. (They are now 4 and 7...how the time flies.)
We had to get some reading in before bedtime. Brynn was real excited about it:)
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Saturday, October 18, 2008
"Can I Get A What! What!"
I don't think that I have ever given a movie review on here before...but I saw one tonight that I loved so much that I had to share with you all. Lindsay and I decided to go see a flick and were deciding between two and came to the decision to see "The Secret Life of Bees" (erin please don't judge me if movies aren't suppose to be " "...I can never remember what is suppose to be underlined or " "...I think I was absent that day...) Anyway. Lindsay had read the book...I had not...typical...but I had heard so many people talk about how good the book was and of course I saw the whole cast on the Big "O" so I was really anticipating its debut. I can whole-heartily say that I give this movie two thumbs, 10 toes, and one heads up. There are few movies now that I go to and leave with complete satisfaction and this one did it for me. I know I know...I'm really setting the expectation really high for you...I don't know if it's because I haven't been to a movie in like 2 weeks(long for me:)) or if I was just in a particularly accepting mood but it was superb. It's been awhile since we have seen Miss Dakota Fanning and I will be honest in saying that I was worried for her. Three Words. Haley Joel Osment. Let's just say that you can lose your cute factor and subsequently your edge when you enter into those awkward teen years after being such a successful child actor. BUT she pulled through amazingly and did an outstanding job...there is one scene where she kind of loses it and I'll be honest I did too. The "Queen" was yet again surprisingly good...I think I just can't shake her former days of "In Living Color", so every time she plays a really good role I walk away perplexed and astonished...which I guess for her is a good thing. Now the one that I was real nervous for was Alicia Keys, I get reeeeaaal nervous for musicians that decide to go all Hollywood on you...it's like stick to what you do well...but she also did a great job along with her singin' buddy Jennifer Hudson. But for me the one that stole the whole show was Sophie Okonedo(Hotel Rwanda)...even as I type this when I think about her character it makes me want to start crying...she did amazingly. Genius.

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Friday, October 17, 2008
Psst. Psssst. Guess What!?
Cindy and mums sportin' the pink!
Mums and her nurses!
Celebration ride in the convertible!
Along with a Celebration Breakfast...at none other than the Crack.
Mums we are so proud of you and look forward to reading more!!!!!!!
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Would You Like Those Eggs Free or Caged?
So...Sunday night/early morning I awoke to the fact that my stomach was at odds with me and wanted to have words so to say....I spent many an hour laying on the bathroom floor waiting for the next conversation if you will....it was very delightful and from what the doctor can tell I had some "bacterial infection". Lovely. So needless to say I have been home for the last two days...sleeping mostly...phenergan will do that to you...its really the wonder drug. I feel like a new person now and am ready to get back at it....but on my days off I caught up on some daytime t.v....well really only the second day...the first day was hard to do anything that caused me to have to focus...the moment things came into focus I collapsed out of exhaustion....anyway...back to the story...it reminded me of growing up when you missed school for being sick and you discovered that there were ALL these shows that came on DURING the day....my thought was always...Who gets to watch these....everyone is at school or work?!? This was before Tivo. But now that I have Tivo I do record Oprah in case something/someone comes on of interest that I would like to watch later. Well today I caught the "live" show and found myself with a perplexed face for most of the hour. Now granted Oprah can do this to me a lot...today was just a new territory. I'll explain.
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder...
I thought I would start by posting some pictures from my trip to NYC. Yes, this was a month ago. When I say that it was the best trip I have ever gone on...I need you to multiply that by 1,000 and then add 2. It was perfect. I felt like a kid on Christmas Day the whole time. There are few places that you go to as an adult that still have that effect on you...before leaving on the trip I had that expectation but was fearful that it wouldn't live up to what I imagined....surprisingly it was more. The first day I was there I couldn't get over how crowded and busy and loud it was...I kept thinking where do people go to get away...to get away from it all...the noise and chaos. But as time went on I found that you get used to it and it becomes oddly comforting...plus they all walk around with their earphones in...so I guess that helps.:) I wanted to grab someones to see what they were listening to...I would secretly try to guess....yeah...she is definitely a Mariah Carey listener.:) We were able to do some pretty amazing things while we were there...we went to the Natural History Museum to see the Dinos, the Modern Art Museum, The Today Show....where I saw Ann...I have loved her since I was a little girl and we would watch the show before going to work/school, The Conan Show...we sat on the front row!!, Wicked, The Little Mermaid, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Celine Dion at Madison Square Gardens(we were literally ten feet from her...it was crazy)...and of course she hit her chest enough times to cause some serious damage, Bryant Park(we were there during Fashion Week so we saw the tents set up for the runway shows!), Shopping and more Shopping, Central Park...where my referencing of movies became alittle embarrassing...but what can I say...i'm a movie junkie, and last but not least....we had planned to go on a little night trip to the Empire State Building....then we were going to get all dressed up to go to dinner at Tavern on the Green afterwards. Well the day before Whit had told me that if I wasn't able to get ahold of him not to worry because he was going hiking some that day and his service would be in and out...no biggie...so the next day we went on with our day and lindsay was texting like a mad woman...I started giving her a hard time...join the group lindsay...lindsay who the heck are you texting....well she played it off saying she had some work things she had to do...which I knew she did...so I dropped it....well kind of. You all know me.:) So we start to get ready to go out that night and I can't find anything to wear...I'm throwing dresses all over the room..."Nothing looks good!" "I'm just not going to go." Lindsay steps in and says "Why don't you wear this one I have on!"...it was mine that I had let her borrow...I put it on felt better and said okay...let's go. Well as we are going though the line at the Empire State Building I started getting nervous...now there was no reasoning behind this...but I started thinking....What if Whit is up there...what if he comes to see me and surprises me(no lie people!)....and I start to get really nervous that he is....but I don't say anything to the girls because let's be honest its pretty sad when its not true...so I just convinced myself that I was crazy for thinking that. Welllll.....as I stepped out of the elevator door....who steps out around the corner. :) Yes. None other than John Whitney Stiles himself. The girls instantly dart to the other side and he walks over to me and says I have something I want to show you....I was half shock/half at home with him there....he then begins to say the sweetest things that I wish I could remember now...something about me being amazing and beautiful and wanting to spend the rest of his life with me:)...and then he got down on his knee and proposed. AH!!! Of course I said yes!! It is a month later and I am still letting the whole thing set in!!....it was by far the sweetest and thoughtful thing that anyone has ever or maybe will ever do for me...he knew my love of Sleepless in Seattle...the whole story...but I think what he knew more was the reason that I loved that movie...it was a symbol of someone saying..."I will travel anywhere for you...do anything for you" "run down the street for you dodging all the cars"....the vulnerability of the whole act. Showing up and waiting...will she come if I wait for her...and for him... will she say yes(even though he knew there was no question I would:)).... Yes, he proposed to me that night and that alone is amazing enough...but what he also said to me that night was no matter how long...far...big...little or huge your desires are...I will spend the rest of my life trying to make those come to be....and for that I am truly blessed.
Here are some pictures that I took(warning. if you don't like pictures you might want to shut down now....there might be enough to last you till tomorrow.) These are in no particular order...mainly because I'm lazy and don't want to organize them:)
Our last day. I want to go back right now.
Al!
Brady Kid on the Today Show!
Ann :):) Besides the proposal...the highlight of my trip. Ummm is my head small or is hers just really big....
She was so nice! Look at her! Deeply listening...and he was talking about cameras!!
The day after the proposal! I had to go in and try on the bands!!
The Bling Ring.
Today Show...5:00. We got up at 4:15...this was very important to Lindsay and I. I had to remind her of that when the alarm went off. "GET UP!"
Waiting for the show to start! Whit had to leave shortly after this...it was really sad...
On top of the Empire State Building! After Whit surprised me!!!
It was realllll windy....
Lindsay was so helpful in getting Whit and I together that night....she did a good job at keeping the secret from me!
Fish and Chips!
I always forget the name of this place...but it had boats.:)
Little Mermaid! It was real good. After this Lindsay continued to sing Part of Your World...after we got back to Nashville she continued...I gave her one more week and then I said enough is enough...you need to move on.
Project Runway! Make it Work!
This was the one thing that Whit asked me to bring back...Lindsay and I had a plan to get it out of the museum but we accidentally brought our smaller purses that day. Darn.
Don't we resemble?!
The things I make her do.:)
I couldn't resist.
Little Italy. This guy was "that guy" that you see on t.v. Don't you think!?
Fashion Week. I love the little high heels!
Chopsticks! I was sooooo excited about this!! Mums my 9 years of piano weren't a waste!;)
I loved this little guy at the Modern Museum...
St. Patricks Cathedral.
I loved this. It was inside St. Patricks.
After Wicked. It was absolutely amazing. Everyone go see it right now.
In our room drinking imaginary wine...seeing that it cost my arm to drink the wine in the frig.
Our first night there...we took a Night Tour! Front seat of course.:)
Nov. 4th guys.
The Boathouse from 27 dresses!
I have lots more to update you from this past month...Whit's B-day, my mom's cancer free...WOOHOO!!!!, meeting Gene Simmons...I got an iphone..it's genious...pure stinkin' genious...but baby steps people.
Thank you for wanting to know about my life...it's a blessing to know people want to hear what all is going with me....
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Libby and 