The perfect weekend...

Rob and I had a pretty perfect weekend this past weekend.  We lucked into tickets for 3 different events and had a blast at all of them.  We started our weekend Saturday morning with breakfast with a friend and then headed over to THE Ohio State University for the Buckeye spring game.  We found an awesome parking spot and headed in to the shoe.  It was cold and misty, kinda yucky weather... I felt more like we were heading into a game at the END of the season rather than a spring game in the middle of APRIL!  Despite the weather, we {and 81,112 of our closest Buckeye friends} had a blast.  We met up with some of Rob's old friends at halftime and spent the second half with them.  To make it even better, WE WON!!!  {For those of you who don't know, the spring game is a scrimage against ourselves, so it would have been HORRENDOUS if we managed to somehow lose, lol.}  I have to tell you, the Bucks look pretty good... I am sooooo excited for this season!  {I won a pair of tickets at a work event back in February - cost for this event: $0.}  

Do you love our shirts?  Thanks Sue!!!



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After the game we went to BW3 for some food and drink{s}.  After we ate, we headed over to the Schott for our next event... the Barry Manilow concert!!!  Mind you, the spring game was at noon, the concert started at 8:00 and it was now just 5:45... luckily my parents were going to the show also {and my mom is OBSESSED with Barry} so they were already there.  We headed over to will call to grab our tickets and  met up with my parents... luckily my mom was wearing her hot pink feather boa so they were easy to spot, lol.

After we met up with them we waited for my other friend who was joining us and headed up to our seats {and I mean UP to our seats... second to last row... but that's what you get when your tickets are $15.00 AFTER taxes and fees}.  Luckily we are the LUCKIEST people ever and we got our seats upgraded for FREE {second time this has happened to us at Barry}!  We ended up smack dab in the center 6 rows off the floor!!!



Where we were supposed to sit.




Where we actually sat.



The difference isn't as drastic in the pictures as it was in person, plus almost every other person in our section got upgraded with us, so it was a group of very happy "Fanilows". {Cost for this event - $15.00 each for seats that would have otherwise cost over $100.00.}



Very excited about our upgrade!

Glowsticks are ready and waiting for Barry!

So, a super fun Saturday... and the weekend was only half way over!  On Sunday we went to our ITJ {Intro to Judaism} class and left early because we had tickets to West Side Story!  I got the hookup from a friend at work... Loge seats for only $25,00!!  The show was wonderful... this was the revivial tour so the Sharks spoke mostly in Spanish and I loved it.  The dancing was phenominal and it was a really great afternoon.  Afterwards we went to Katzinger's for an early dinner then home to see the poochies.  After a short break at home we headed out to the grocery store for some much needed shopping.  You know you're head-over-heels when even a trip to the store feels like a date.  After we got home and got everything put away, we got a snack together {hey, we had an early dinner!}, lit a candle, opened a bottle of wine, and just enjoyed each other's company.  A perfect end to a perfect weekend.  Seriously, sometimes I feel like I need to pinch myself... I am so lucky to have such an amazing boyfriend who makes every single thing we do feel special.  In just over a month we will be celebrating our 2 year anniversary {and my cousin's wedding} in Scottsdale, AZ!  You'll certainly see a post about that one!  Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Our yum-o snack to end our wonderful weekend.

Depression confession...

Hi all!  Whew, it's been a while!  I have a big confession today... I suffer from mild depression.  There, I said it.  It's a scary thing to say "out loud"... or in this instance to see in black and white.  It's such a frustrating thing to deal with because I feel terribly guilty about the way I feel.  I mean, lets look at the list of my life... Awesome job?  Check.  Amazing boyfriend?  Check.  Loving stable family?  Check.  Enough money to meet basic needs?  Check.  So why am I sad so much of the time?  After missing work 3 days this week {don't even get me started on how scared I am about losing my finally found dream job} I went to the doctor yesterday to lay it all out on the table.  I have to tell you, this is one of the scariest things I have dealt with because I just don't know why I feel this way.  Today is my first day at work this week... have any of you ever felt like you just couldn't even get out of bed to face the day?  That's how I felt all week, and even still today, but I pushed through it today and here I am... I have to tell you though, now that I am up and at em, I feel better than I have all week.  I still don't feel great, and I still don't feel like me, but better is better. :o)  I started new meds yesterday and am hoping that makes a difference.  I just want to feel like the happy person everyone sees on the outside.  Does that make sense?  Has anyone else ever felt this way?  I know I'm not alone... I can't be, right?  So today I made it to work... I'm calling that an accomplishment... and I haven't cried all day, definitely an accomplishment.  I hope if any of you are feeling this way you are seeking help like I am.  It's a scarry thing to deal with, but there are things you can do... I'm doing them and I'm taking it one day at a time.