Right Up My Ali

Good clean fun for everyone.

Ali — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:04:09 +0000

Gob Bluth is back!

Ali — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:53:57 +0000

For all of you Arrested Development fans that miss the Bluth family and their hilarious dysfunction, get pumped. Will Arnett has partnered with AD’s creator in a new Pilot for Fox called ‘Running Wilde’. Before you write home about it, watch the trailer and see what you think. Will definitely does have the ability to make you laugh out loud without pulling someone’s pants down or using a profanity but I’m not sold on the plot of this new show. I have a feeling it’s going to be similar to Parks and Recreation, where his sidesplitting wife Amy Poehler delivers some great one liners but really the premise of the show is stupid. It’s just hard to believe that there is that much personality in the office of The Parks and Recreation…call me crazy! Even if the plot looks a little weird, the other saving grace is that he plays opposite Keri Russell. I don’t care what anyone says, Felicity will always have a place in my heart.

DVR Setting: 09.30.1, 8:30p.m. Fox – hey, I’ll try anything once.

Things to be happy about today.

Ali — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:07:07 +0000

1. Not worrying what’s going to happen next

2. Champagne flutes

3. Little kids tripping, falling and not crying

4. Rooftop decks

5. Iced coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts

6. Being pleasantly surprised

7. BLT’s with avocado

8. Cold Chardonnay after a long day of work

9. Haviannas

10. Bow ties on old men

11. Sweet potato fries

12. Getting cards in the mail for no reason

13. BIG HUGS

14. Hydrangeas

15. Hearing your favorite song on the radio when you’re feeling just a little bit blue

I’m talkin’ about a little place called Narnia, I mean Little Compton.

Ali — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:48:33 +0000

It’s been a great summer. Lots of tennis, crabs, beer, sunshine, good buddies and lots of laughs (obviously). This past weekend I was totally blown away by Boston Harbor…quite different from Baltimore Harbor but with the same charm and no homeless people fishing for guppies on the Promenade! In North End, you can even drink your beers outside on the way to the bar! Also had the best lobster roll (since Maine last summer) at The Sail Loft which reminded me of Portside, if it was right on the water.

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any cleaner (in every sense of the word) or more beautiful, we drive 60+ short minutes to Little Compton, RI. I recognize that I’m easily excitable and enthusiastic but I cannot stress enough how great this place is. Right when we entered the town and passed the oldest general store in the country, I felt completely at ease.

Hightlights:

As we arrive, we’re greeted by homemade chocolate chip cookies…they must have known I was coming!
Needed some L&T for my BLT and needed to look no further than the garden in the back yard.
Stayed with a couple that’s been married for 36 years and loving life…it exists!
Cruised around on the most luxurious ride in town…a Pontoon boat that looked like a floating party bus.
Took a little break in a two person hammock as the sun went down.
Had a slumber party – middle school style. The kind where you’re so tired but want to stay up all night gossiping.
Found out I’m better than my bf at something…Croquet.
Also found out that I’m HORRIBLE at throwing a Frisbee (you’d think going to a hippie school would have prepared me)
Relaxed at The Back Eddy and had the best 16 oz Bud Lights and oysters the Northeast has to offer. Yes, I ate oysters.
Mastered a backward bend without a spotter and on my way to doing a back walk over by Labor Day!

Missed you Wath and Caroline!!!

In the next few weeks we will be saying goodbye to the beach, bathing suits, water sports and summer Fridays. Take it all in because soon we’ll have football, fleeces, pumpkins and of course…more Bud Lights.

This definitely happened…

Ali — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:16:55 +0000

Had a litttttle too much red wine last night so Panera breakfast was the easy answer to my headache. As I’m pondering how I’m going to get through the day the young lady behind the counter hands me my change…

This happened.

She asked if I wanted another one and I said ABSOLUTELY NOT.

If this doesn’t make you at least crack a smile today, you’re beyond help and should probably seek professional help. I know a good counselor.

Been gone for a while…

Ali — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:04:22 +0000

…But I’m back with Bieber getting hit with a water bottle. I have to admit the song Eenie Meenie makes my head bop a little bit when no one’s looking but this video of him getting hit with a water bottle cracks me up. It’s like AFV (America’s Funniest Home Videos – when Dave Coulier was the host)…you know the dad’s gonna get hit in the nuts with the baseball bat but it’s funny every time!

I would also like to state that when I was 13 I was not idolizing teeny boppers…I was drooling over Axl Rose and Kurt Cobain. Maybe that’s why my generation is so well rounded and today’s tweens are so corrupt? Food for thought I suppose.

A sweet little surprise

Ali — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:33:29 +0000

Waiting for my ride to work this morning, I noticed a little old lady power walking across the street with an umbrella. We’ve been experiencing a serious heat wave in Baltimore so I definitely did not judge her for shielding her face from the scorching sun. As she neared me I smiled my usual good morning smile and she stopped in her tracks and asks me point blank “So be honest, how ridiculous do I look?” I burst into laughter as this was NOT what I was expecting to come out of her mouth. I told her she looked more comfortable than the woman walking her dog across the street and that I see Asians do it all the time so she must be on to something. She told me she was power walking to her computer class so she could learn how to email her family that lives in various parts of the world – the long distance was getting way too expensive! Anyhow, her name is Lila and I think we’re going to be walking buddies. Who knew I had such a little gem living right around the corner and what a sweet Friday surprise.

Sunshine on my shoulders

Ali — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:55:49 +0000

“And they were canopied by the blue sky, so cloudless, clear, and purely beautiful . . .” ~ Lord Byron

Trying to figure out what to put on your Grooveshark playlist today??? Let me help you out:

Animal – Mike Snow

Sylvia – Mike Snow

She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks

Shine On – The Kooks

Zebra – Beach House

Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games – The Montreal

Dog Days Are Over – Florence and the Machine

You’ve Got the Love – Florence and the Machine

The Way We Get By – Spoon

Out of My Head – Fastball

Black Like Me – Spoon

Daylight – Matt & Kim

Kathleen – Josh Ritter

Fake Empire – The National

If It’s Not With You – Phoenix

Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder (make sure you play this towards the end of the day…it will take place of a coffee fix)

Mark your calendar…

Ali — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:53:55 +0000

There’s a reason women loved the book Eat. Pray. Love. It may be chic lit but it’s well written and appeals to anyone who’s ever felt lost. Mushiness aside, they cast Julia Roberts as the lead in the film, which comes out in August 13th, and while I don’t usually love her (like the rest of the world) she’s perfect for this character. While you’re waiting for the movie to come out check out the song they’ve been using in the trailer. It’s a good hump day treat and odds are you’ll have it on repeat until someone asks you if you’ve been playing the same song over and over.

Every birthday…

Ali — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:51:58 +0000

..is worth celebrating. It is the one day out of the year when acquaintances, friends, family, teammates, classmates, coworkers old and new come out of the wood work to wish you the best. I woke up today like any other day. I got up to get some water, looked out the window to make sure the sun was out (it was – phew), stretched my arms and in the mirror I saw the same person I’ve seen for the past 27 years. Yup. I look, feel, talk, act, play the same way I did yesterday and the day before and the day before.

I’ve been on this earth 27 years but there are times when my spirit feels like a 7 year old skipping around my yard trying to catch frogs barefoot wearing overalls. With every passing year I feel just a little bit more wise and a little more grateful but really what I feel is exactly the same. I wonder what teenagers think when they see me. I wonder if they think I’m someones mom. I’m no longer their peer but it feels like just last week that my friends and I were driving around town in our SUVs putting beer cans in people’s nativity scenes. I bump into (literally) college kids and although I can’t hang like I used to I get flash backs of dollar dares, late night pizza, and blasting Britney Spears Toxic with all the windows open while drinking brass monkeys on a Tuesday night just because we could. I’m pumped about not being fresh out of college but I know too well the surprise Sunday dread and the monotony of a 5-day work week.

As I got in the shower today I thought back about where I thought I’d be at 27 six years ago. The great thing is, no matter where I thought I’d be living, what I thought I’d be doing and who I thought I’d be married to (with kids) – I never dreamed I’d be this content. FYI, life keeps getting better.

The first thing I heard this morning was “Happy Birthday” and I hope it is the last thing I hear before I fall asleep. There is something about those two words that brings a smile to my face. Some people don’t like birthdays but that will never be me. NO WAY. NOT NEVAH. How could I ever dislike a day that calls for celebration?

Thank you to everyone for making this special Monday birthday so great.