by Mojito Maven on March 31, 2009
STOP THE PRESSES!
Page Six of the New York Post is reporting that RHNYC “COUNTESS” LuAnn de Lesseps has split from her husband because he has been having an affair with an Ethiopian woman in Geneva. Oh snap!
Can her book still be called Class with the Countess? I think not.
LuAnn begs to differ. She has apparently told friends that, no matter what, “I will always be the countess.”
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.
Glorious I say.
Note: I truly do think it is heartbreaking when ANY marriage fails (especially when children are involved), but this was just too ironic not to post about.
by Mojito Maven on March 29, 2009
Kate’s wedding can be summed up in one word…champagne (or alcohol in general)!
Champagne + Chambord (x2)
Champagne + Raspberry Puree (x1)
Champagne + Peach Puree (x2)
Milk and Cookies Cocktail (x2)
White wine (x1)
Orange Blossom Martini (x1)
Yeah you can do the math…totally worth it!
Kate, I still have a crush on your wedding. It was truly breathtaking, and you looked absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for allowing Mr. M and I to be a part of your special day!!
Slynnro, Maggie, Me, KATE, Evan
P.S. Mel from I Pick Pretty??? H-O-T!!!! I had so much fun hanging out with you at the after party!
by Mojito Maven on March 27, 2009
This weekend Mr. Mojito and I are heading to Austin for Kate’s Wedding!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats Evan and Kate!! We are so happy for you both!
Some of my favorite bloggers (Slynnro, Maggie from Eat, Drink, Marry, and Millytini) will be in attendance and I cannot wait to engage in foolishness with them. AND I may also get to meet the wonderful Mel from I Pick Pretty!!!! I am so thankful blogging brought all of you into my life!!!! You girls are the best.
For those who are interested in the Maxi dress situation…I did not win the original dress I bid on. The other chick outbid me at the last second. BUT I did decide to bid on the same dress in a different color and I did come out victorious!! YAY SUCCESS!!!
Here is the dress I won…
Here is the dress I bid on originally…
AND our new bed gets delivered this morning!!! Woo hoo!!
Have a great weekend everyone!!
xoxoxo
by Mojito Maven on March 26, 2009
At the start of February I was an eBay virgin. I never used to understand what all the hype was about. Then I decided to hop on the Fit Train and lose some weight and now none of my clothes fit. Since I am not exactly Mrs. Moneybags I decided to join the world of eBay to see what kind of goodies I could find.
And now I am a complete eBay addict.
It is like I see the words “new with tags” or “over 75% off original retail” and I become a completely different person. I see hundreds of shoes, dresses, jewelry, and tops that I CANNOT possibly live without. And why pay full price for a $225 J. Crew dress when I could get it for $39 NEW WITH TAGS???? Glorious I say!
You might also say that eBay has made me insane.
Take today for example. Remember how I have been searching for the perfect Maxi dress? Well I found one on eBay and lucky for me I was the first bidder with only 12 hours left! The stars were aligning perfectly…until this other chick decides to outbid me!! GAH. Now I find myself yelling at my computer screen, mentally cursing this other bidder, and plotting ways to bring her down!
I am telling you that if 2:30 PM rolls around and I am not the proud winner of the most perfect Maxi dress ever, I will hunt that other bidder down and steal it from her.
Just saying.
P.S. I will post pictures of the Maxi dress once I am victorious because I do not want anyone else bidding on it 
UPDATE: She outbid me. BUT luckily there is another dress that I love so I am going to bid on that one and pray that I win!
by Mojito Maven on March 25, 2009
Today is truly a HAPPY DAY in Mojito land!
It took 5 months, almost 30 pounds, tears, falling off the fit train (twice), sweat, vegetables, 100 calorie Smart Pop popcorn, several splurge meals, and mojitos, but I FINALLY accomplished my WW goal.
I have mentioned several times that I gained a RIDICULOUS amount of weight after my wedding in a VERY short time. I finally hit rock bottom and decided to join Weight Watchers when I actually popped a button off a pair of black dress slacks…Yes, I POPPED OFF A BUTTON I had gained so much weight (and yes I have no idea why I am admitting this on my blog). Talk about a serious self esteem crusher.
For the first time I am going to share my weight with the world…
May 25, 2008 (my wedding day): 118 lbs.
October 25, 2008: 148 lbs.
March 25, 2009: 121 lbs.
Now the real challenge begins…maintaining my weight.
Weight Watchers works.
by Mojito Maven on March 24, 2009
Did anyone catch the preview for next week? Bethany and Kelly are ready to claw each other’s eyes out, Silex and Ramona have an all out brawl, and apparently Jill is going to punch out Ramona’s husband, Mario.
DRAMA…LOVE IT!!!!
UPDATE: I just heard Simon say he “has made himself surgically incapable of getting [Alex] pregnant.” SICK, SICK, SICK.
by Mojito Maven on March 24, 2009
The infamous toe nail biter strikes again…
Sadly it is true. The gem of a man I have the pleasure of working with EVERY DAY never fails to DISGUST me.
Except this time he has upgraded (or downgraded depending on your tolerance level) to using an electric razor to trim his facial hair (with no trashcan underneath him) during his lunch break. AND in case he did not get everything the first time he is now using tweezers to pluck hairs out of his face and then placing them in a pile on his desk.
Oh and his computer monitor doubles as a mirror…Klassy! I swear I cannot make this stuff up.
For those that have asked how this man can possibly still be employed at my company I honestly have no idea. I think management figures he is 2-3 years away from retirement and a technical genius so it is easier to just tolerate him until he leaves.
by Mojito Maven on March 23, 2009
Scene: You are at the gym on a treadmill/elliptical/stair climber/bike. You are deep into your cardio workout when a man with a sweat band on his forehead and wrists gets on the machine next to you.
He starts off slow at first and then rapidly picks up his pace. And then it begins. First there are just a few drops of sweat on his forehead. Next his arms become covered in sweat. You yourself have a little perspiration going on so you think nothing of it (stupid move on your part).
Then he starts breathing really heavy and you look over to see what looks like rain coming down. You look up to the ceiling to make sure there is not a hole in it and then you realize the guy next to you is sweating so much he is dripping sweat EVERYWHERE and it is causing puddles of sweat on the floor that are so deep you could lose your leg. But oh no, it does not stop there…the sweat is now starting to invade on your space.
Now you have 2 choices:
1. Look away, try not to gag, and pretend you do not see it.
2. Interrupt your workout by moving to another machine away from the rain forest man (assuming there is another machine available) and pray that you do not step in his pool of disgustingness.
You do the smart thing and move machines. When you are finally done with your workout you look over to Mr. Sweat at the end of the machines and see that he has left…except not really…he left a treat for the next person. Clearly he thought the next person would like his sweat pools so he failed to mop them up.
Listen, if you are going to sweat like a monsoon just hit ground please be courteous and clean up after yourself.
by Mojito Maven on March 20, 2009
Happy Friday everyone! I am happy to report that Mr. Mojito is finally HOME! YAYAYAYAY
Tomorrow we are spending the day at the Fort Worth Dog Show. The breeder of our future puppy will be showing some of her award winning Cavaliers and wanted to meet us! We are so close to getting our furbaby I can hardly stand it. I think I will be putting a poll on my blog so people can vote on potential puppy names because we are still so undecided.
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I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
by Mojito Maven on March 19, 2009
You may remember this post where I was deciding what I should do with the money from my tax refund and performance sharing at work. The results were divided between saving the money, buying the bed, or if there was enough money left over, do both. Sadly only one person said I should buy the diamond stud earrings.
So what did I decide to do?
I put 1/3 in savings, 1/3 went to my shopping spree, and the final third was used for the Restoration Hardware bed!
I just received a phone call from RH that our bed has shipped and will be here in a few weeks!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAY. I guess it is time for me to put our old Ikea bed frame up on Craigslist.
Hello Lover…
And our old Ikea bed…
