Crazy Kids
Hiiii ๐ Howโs your night going?
Today was an amazing day. I had the chance to be trained by the incredible Louis Van Amstel (from Dancing with the Stars) again. We had another LaBlast training this afternoon (with more advanced choreography), and Iโd been looking forward to it all week ๐ We danced for about 5 hours and it was amazeballz, as could be expected. I learned so much, and am very lucky to work with and have the opportunity to be trained by so many talented and passionate people.
It also doesnโt hurt that Louis is REAL, charming and kind.. and has certain ways of explaining things. Example: โIf you have an a$$, shake it.โ ๐ Iโm a fan.
When I got home, I was ferociously hungry, so the Pilot and I met up with the fam for La Parrilla.
Soup, frijoles + a thousand chips with green salsa? Yes please.
After dinner, we did what all the crazy kids do: went to Loweโs.
Where else can you find a statue that looks like Viesa and human-sized boot planters?
Or a fridge that you can tweet from, listen to Pandora, check weather and surf the internet for recipes?
Just in case your phone or computer were too far away from youโฆ ๐
Itโs funny because since my dad designs and builds custom houses, when I was little every weekend was a massive shopping trip at Home Depot or Loweโs. I HATED those stores. I remember being pretty young and my dad was pushing me around on one of those flat carts (in the 80s, child safety was a little different.. like riding in a bucket seat on the back of your parentโs bike?) and I cried because I did not want to be there.
Now that we have a house, I actually like Loweโs. I never thought I would say that ๐
Weโre just gonna lay low tonight- itโs been a crazy week.
Hope you have a great night and Iโll see ya in the morning <3
xoxo
Gina
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When I would visit my husband at MCAS Yuma, we would walk around Home Depot and plan our future house. And also laugh at the desert style of decorating, such as giant boot planters ๐
I love those boot planters, LOL. So awesome.
Dancing is great exercise! You must have had a (La) blast! ๐
it was certainly a lablasty ๐
I miss La Parilla so much. Best enchiladas ever.
amen. their green salsa covers my heart in a blanket of happiness
Oh my goodness! want to know something crazy?! I grew up at a dance studio in utah (Center Stage Performing Arts studio) and trained with Louis! I took ballroom classes from him! small world!
isnโt he awesome?!
5 hours! Holy guacamole!
Can I just say that is the most awesome fridge ever! I actually canโt wait till I have enough of an income/own a place of my own that I can get that kind of stuff
I donโt know. That fridge is pretty awesome. ๐
To me Loweโs is easier to take than Home Depot. Loweโs is more of a home improvement, gardening, โmaking your house prettyโ store where as Home Depot is a โYour garbage disposal is broken, we have what you need to fix it, and here! Rent a tile saw, or a bobcat, or any other tool you could ever need, everโ and lumberโฆ so much lumber.
oh my god your so cute! Love it.
Louie! Heโs a doll ๐ I love DWTS.
I love the look of your new site as well. I havenโt been here in a while.
I get to see Louis at the IDEA world fitness convention next week! Im so excited! Will you be there? would love to meet you in person ๐
What an awesome opportunityโ you lucky duck ๐
Those boots are awesome โ but they donโt quite replace that awesome Buddha fountain, eh?
I used to hate grocery shopping with my parents and now I love it โ but that goes for plenty of household chores/errands โ once it is for YOUR house, it can be fun!
Iโm exactly the same, hated those stores when I was younger and you canโt drag me away from them now!
Enjoy your Sunday ๐
I totally had the same change in my feelings about Loweโs-type stores. When I was younger, it was, โHoly hell, get me out of here! How boring can you get!?โ
Now that I am decorating my own place, itโs โOh my gosh. I can get ANY kind of faucet and toilet seat i WANT? This is awesome!โ
I just bought a house (woo!) and my mum and sister have been telling me how much Iโm going to love Lowes now that Iโm a homeowner. I currently find it incredibly boring. ๐
Girl I still hate Lowes and Home Depot. I also hate Costco and Ikea.
Well, I should say, I have a love/hate relationship with themโฆthey are soooo big. And you walk and walk forever and ever. And get lost!
And I tend to buy things I would never have thought I โneededโ.
But they have everything AND have good dealsโฆso in that sense, I love em ๐
Iโm right there with you! I spent a Saturday evening at Loweโs picking out paint!
I used to love going to Home Depot with my dad on Saturday morning for one simple reason: someone was always outside the store selling donuts.
I was also one of those kids on the weekend trips to Loweโs and Home Depot and hated itโฆand now I have a summer job there, and surprise! I still hate it ๐ hahaha.
I have grown to LOVE Loweโs now that I own my own home. When my hubs was deployed it was amazing how many times I ended up there โ and I learned quite a bit too! HahaโฆYou know youโre growing up when going to Loweโs is in your plans ๐
5 hours of dancing โ I am sure you were famished by the time you were done!
I feel like weโre in Loweโs or Home Depot at least 1x per week and Iโve never seen those planters! How amazing are they!? haha
I totally hear you on those stores. I DESPISED those stores as a little kidโฆand honestly even up through high school. Now that Iโm a homeowner my fiance and I are there alotโฆ.and I actually kinda like it. Never thought Iโd say that!
That fridge seems a bit ridiculous. lol. I canโt even imagine what I would tweet from thatโฆperhaps โIโm getting a glass of water right now.โ ๐
I was having the same feeling youโre having about Loweโs last night at the grocery store; I remember hating being dragged there as a kid and now I get excited about grocery shopping!
I have a special place in my heart for Home Depot after working there as a cashier for 3 months during a college summer. We had a big Loweโs rivalry and even though I actually think Loweโs might be nicer, I canโt help but feel a little cantankerous towards the stores when we pass them!! So silly!
Oh my God, your story of your dad pushing your around on those flat carts cracked me up โ I have the SAME memory from my childhood! When he finished our basement when I was little, we were there every single weekend. I would cry, kicking and screaming as he dragged me into the store, and the only way he could get me to stop crying was to push me around on that thing and go running up and down the aisles at full speed. Ha ha. I remember sitting on top of a bunch of drywall sheets, just laughing my ass off ๐
hahah! iโm so glad iโm not the only one ๐
This is why I like this blog so much. You are REAL. I try to eat well a majority of the time now. Yesterday, we went to Jasonโs Deli. I had an awesome salad followed by banana pudding. LOL It was my cheat, and now Iโm over it. I love that this site is dedicated to wholesome foods and not so 150% extreme to the point of burnout.
That frig totally freaks me out, btw. lol
I feel the same way about โgrown up storesโ right now. I caught myself looking at washers and dryers online the other day and ogling someoneโs hose storage bowl- what is happening to me?!?!?!
Wowโ that refrigerator kind of scares me!!! AndโฆIโm sure Iโll have one in five years, like everyone else ๐
That fridge is crazy! Haha! Being a single gal, Iโve spent my fair share of time at Home Depot for this, that and the other thing when something breaks or needs replacing. The only time I really enjoy it though is when Iโm in the gardening section. I once spent over $100 on flowers to plant in pots :s
Ah my boy-friend goes to Loews and home depot so much ha! From the moment I step inside I just canโt wait to get out of there.
Ha I love this! As a kid I always used to go to Home Depot and places like that with my parents since they were in construction and interior decorating, and I used to hate it! And now that Iโm married and own a home, I am in love with all things home related. The other day I was having a field day in Bed Bath & Beyondโฆ10 years ago, even 5, that wasnโt the case at all! ๐
My best friend and I have a joke about making a refrigerator with a martini button. Itโd be the most perfect applianceโฆโฆ
thatโs a great idea ๐
Loweโs still bores me unless Iโm going to look at fun stuff like appliances of course. The refrigerator is pretty silly!
Not sure if you know this, but I was just reading the August Redbook mag & they mentioned your blog ๐ Page 88.
a twitter friend let me know, and i actually had the magazine in our room, yet to be read! very cool stuff ๐ thanks for letting me know, too
Those boots are insane. Who would buy those? I feel you on the repressed childhood home reno store memories, I share your pain my friend.
My childhood was the same, my dad loved DYI projects and I loved the big carts!
I still hate going to Home Depot! ๐ But I could spend hours in somewhere like Crate and Barrel!
Your Lowes photos crack me up โ you should totally get the boot planters!
I used to work at a Midwest home improvement chain called MENARDโS and absolutely loved it! Our staff was all college-aged kids, everyone was awesome and we would all hang out after work. The smells of sawdust and lawn fertilizer bring back happy memories, haha.
I used to HATE those home improvement stores as a kid too! But I did love riding around on the flat cart thingy ๐