between the sheets

so, if you know me, you know i'm not really into "nice" stuff. i'm talking like name brand anything. sure, i like the occasional 7 jeans or Dolce & Gabanna Light Blue, but as far as jewelry, purses, furniture, etc...i could care less. i'm happy with what i have and don't feel like going into debt to purchase wayyy nicer stuff. it's just not worth it to me. 95% of my furniture either came from a garage sale or my sister. but i love all of it...i'm a fan of the more classic look anyway. soooooo, i've always heard that one thing you should spend a bunch of money on is sheets. "your bed is your santuary" blah blah blah. i have been perfectly happy with my 100 count wal-mart sheets. but i'm beginning to buy into the whole 'santuary' saying. for christmas, i got some new sheets from my sister, mara. trust - these sheets are awesome. i never knew sheets could be this awesome! they are just so soft and stuff...i don't really know how to describe them, but they are veddy-nice. all this to say - i think there are some things worth spending a little more money on.....but right now sheets are the only thing i can think of. oh, and dog food.

have you ever tried vegetable chips? the fact that they are so salty makes up for the fact that they are made of vegetables. nice.

all in a day's work

• some people are so computer illiterate, it's shocking
  
• it is exactly 2 months until my birthday
  
• my body cannot handle 3 doughnuts for breakfast anymore
  
• sometimes just pretending it didn't happen makes it go away
  
• i love love love christmas lights
  
• i think i have RLS
  
• i'm an obsessive list maker - i love checking things off
  
• keep the door shut until the toilet has flushed completely
  
• i found ants IN my wrapping paper - they were dead
  
• i'm liking the blonde more and more
  
• today was gorgeous! i didn't even need a jacket
  
• my 'check engine' light has been on awhile
  
• i disagree with some people's party etiquette
  
• my dad is one of the funniest people i know
  
• $3 wine is awesome - who cares if it's not 'classy'
  
• i drink almost everything with a straw
  
• 'rodeo' by garth brooks is one of my favorite songs
  
• having a dog is the best thing ever
  
• jamie lynn spears' baby-daddy is technically my distant cousin - not that i'm proud.
  
• i don't so much want to get married, i just don't want to get divorced
  
• sad feeling - when i leave my cell phone at home on accident and no one even calls
  
• i don't like really really tiny things....they weird me out
  
• i do not eat steak, peaches or (as of today) doughnuts
  

......see this is what you do when you have nothing to blog about. :) it totally passes the time!

a little advice from judy...

Always be a first rate version of yourself, and not a second rate version of someone else.
- Judy Garland

i seem to always compare myself to other people who i think are awesome. usually laid back, extremely nice, chilled out people - because that's the opposite of me, but qualities i wish i had. also people who have will power and discipline to accomplish things that aren't necessary but that fulfill some short term goal. and motivated people. i'm pretty motivated if it's something i really like or am good at, but otherwise i dread things. i'm totally rambling. does anyone know what i mean? anyway, i like what judy had to say...maybe i will try that.

on a different note...does anyone watch gossip girl? it is my favorite show right now. don't judge me. it's my guilty pleasure. anyway, i think blake lively got a boob job. did anyone else notice this?

go cry about it, why don't you...

i got a speeding ticket yesterday. i was going 55 in a 40. um, everybody does 55 down that road. it's completely desserted and super straight. i tried to work up some tears when the police officer came to my window the first time, but of course they didn't come until he hands me my ticket. then i can't stop. i'm such a baby....or emotional at least. i'm lucky that this is only my 2nd speeding ticket. it was bound to happen sooner or later, and i'm a frequent speeder (mara, ignore that last sentence). then, on top of that, he informs me that my car tags have expired. ok, this is my first car where i've been responsible for the car tags. i didn't know what to do! but i figured it out. so now i'm going to go pay my $400 or whatever for new tags, license plate (i moved counties) and my ticket fine. and i have to go to driving school! how stupid. but guess what? now you can take it online! it's genius. and only $30. so anyway, yesterday was not the best day of my life.

but then i got to spend much needed quality time with some very good girlfriends at "book club." always a good time. we were trying on halloween costumes, and i've decided on this one. trust me, it doesn't look this sexy on me. i used to be obsessed with rainbow brite. when i was little, i had 2 tv trays. one was rainbow brite and one was cabbage patch kids. whenever i had a friend over to play, i always made them use the cabbage patch tv tray, which at the time i thought was way less pretty than the rainbow brite. yeah, and i'm so wearing a side ponytail.

they're like totally real!

so i'm in chicago for a convention. i got here on friday and checked into my hotel. for starters, this is probably the nicest hotel i've ever stayed in. they call me "miss timmerman" when i call for room service. and don't even get me started on the minibar. i've never seen so many options in my life. so what if a shot of grey goose costs $9! yeah, it's nice.

on friday night i decide to be brave and go to a bar by myself. i ask the concierge where i should go and he says right across the street. so i go right across the street to "lux bar." it's a pretty happenin place at 6pm. i suddenly feel super insecure and kind of panic. i've already bought a glass of wine so i can't leave. the place is packed and there's not anywhere to sit except for one seat at the bar. it's by this old man, so i say whatever and sit down. this man starts talking to me...which is cool....i can talk to a stranger. i meet his friends...more old men...who keep giving me compliments and standing so close to me that i can feel their spit...YUCK. they were cool, though. after about 30 minutes (note: there are some HOT guys standing near us that keep looking at me, but probably think i'm some kind of golddigger hanging out w/these men so they end up leaving and leaving me brokenhearted)...one of the men, mark (think mafia) askes me if i want to go get dinner at this really nice french restaurant. ok...look...i don't know anybody in this city...i'm just trying to have a glass of wine and soak up the culture. i do NOT want to go eat dinner with this guy, even if he does know donald trump and tony soprano. not impressed. so then the stalking starts. i don't want to go eat dinner, well what am i going to do? oh, i'm going to walk around. can he come with me? no you can't. can i get your cell phone number. NO, i have your card. no you cannot buy me another drink. SERIOUSLY. you are like 60...get away from me. by this point, i'm super scared to go anywhere else by myself. i walk around and end up going back to my hotel to eat room service. just so you don't feel sorry for me....their room service is like the best food i've ever had in my whole life. chicken w/cheese tortellini and cheesecake (2 days in a row...remember, i don't have any friends). oh, and also at the bar that night, one of the "friends" told me i needed to spit my gum out. he said it made me look trashy. OH REALLY? i look trashy? who are you to judge me you old man hitting on a young (ok, not so young) girl from alabama? whatever.

most important part! i almost forgot! as i walk into my hotel (slyly (sp?) so mafia guys don't see me) guess who i make eye contact with standing at the front desk?? SPENCER PRATT. i know! and then there's heidi!!! i know that the hills is a stupid show and you can judge me or whatever, but i about freaked out. i tried to act cool and make them think i had no idea who they were. this girl was having her picture taken w/heidi and after s & h left in a cab, i heard the girl talking on her phone saying "i don't even LIKE heidi." nobody likes them - that's sad. and let me just tell you. spencer looks just as mean in person as he does on tv. and heidi wears a ton of makeup...shocker.

exciting times. and i shopped at h&m yesterday and the biggest Forever 21 i've ever seen. i like the cheap stuff, y'all. now i'm working....sitting at my booth. bored to death...

i'm an artist

bet you didn't know that! ok, not really. tonight i'm going to a little class called "sips n strokes." basically you are in a room with about 50 other people and everyone is watching a "real" artist paint a picture, and we just follow along. now, we are all painting the same thing, but everyone's painting turns out completely different. oh, and the most important part is that we drink wine the whole time! so fun! i think whoever came up with this concept is a total genius. you pay between $25 and $40 per painting, and all they have to provide is paint and canvasses! you bring your own wine. there are 5 locations in birmingham and one in atlanta, i think. something that's EXTRA special about tonight is that my sister is coming with me! she has never been before so it will be fun to do this with her. we don't get to spend much time together by ourselves without the kids. (LOVE the kids..don't get me wrong) my sister is not a big fan of wine (I KNOW..how are we in the same family?) so i probably won't be drinking either. especially since you-know-what still hasn't come in (see post below)! so, anyway, these are the two paintings i've done so far. these are the professional pictures so obviously mine don't look anything like them, but you get the idea. ok, nevermind...i couldn't find pictures and i'm too lazy to go back and delete that last sentence. so, instead i'll post a picture of me and my sister. for the record, i have another sister who is totally cool and in-style (thanks to moi), but she lives far away so we can't really do very many sisterly things together. sad :( and it's also sad that the only picture i could find of me and anne was like 2 years ago when i had blonde hair. i will have to bring my camera tonight!

update...

i did not get any imitrex. i decided to go ahead and have a few screwdrivers anyway. BAD IDEA. never again...

say what you need to say

i want to start out by saying THANK YOU to sharon for making my blog so cute!! i love it!

this week has been stressful - but in a weird way i like it when things are busy. at least then i feel useful and like i'm making a difference instead of getting paid to check my email and blog (whoops). so, throughout all this stress, i have discovered that i have an addiction. i used to take imitrex (migraine medicine) only when i had horrible i'm-going-die-if-this-pain-doesn't-stop migraines. but slowly i realized that imitrex works on WAY more things than migraines. it will cure ANY headache! who knew? oh and it also cures hangovers. it really is a miracle. so, i now take probably 2 a week or something like that. anyway, i realized i didn't have any in my purse this morning, so i went to look in my "medicine/anything bathroom related" drawer and there wasn't any in there either! the panic set in. i immediately call my Rx mail service and order a refill. but that will take a week to get here! so i spend a good hour of my day on the phone w/my doctor who tried to call me in an Rx to wal-mart, but they were going to charge me full price ($550!!!) since my insurance wouldn't cover it because i had already ordered a refill through the mail service thing. i even tried making a drug deal with this girl at work. "if you'll give me an imitrex i'll give you $10 or whatever you want really." she was out and didn't have any refills left. so finally the nurse at my doctor's office said she could probably get me some samples. the problem is - she hasn't called me back and my doctor's office is like 20 miles away.

all this to say - my name is mary beth and i'm addicted to imitrex.

in case you are wondering why i'm so intent on getting my hands on this drug - i would LIKE to have a few glasses of wine tonight at our company "social function" (where i must be limited to no more than 3 drinks in a 2 hour period or i will embarrass myself like i did last year), but i'm scared that i'll get a massive headache that i can't handle. i feel naked without my imitrex. so this blog is kind of a joke, so please hold your intervention plans (mara). i have many more serious addictions like pizza and finding the perfect blush.

linkin park after dark

topic #1 - i like this color. on my fingernails and toenails. it is very in style. trust me. i mean, sure everyone thinks i'm wearing black nail polish (which i think is ok, too), and i have to explain that i'm not going goth or depressed or anything. it's STYLISH people. i shouldn't have to give you an explanation about why i paint my nails a certain color. unless it's metallic blue....no one should ever wear that color. my opinion. if you do, then you probably DO have issues and you need people to ask you what's wrong because you just need an excuse to open up to someone because you are very insecure about your problems and you think nobody cares. yes, i am a therapist.

check out my friend, LC's nails. She totally rad.

OMG did you watch the hills on monday? audrina is starting up all kinds of shiz. she can't keep her mouth shut about other people's biz. if you go out with a guy and decide you don't like him then he asks out your friend...is she supposed to say no? or does she have permission since you dumped him after like 2 dates? i'm not going to express my personal opinion on this. might get me in trouble.

topic #2 - i hate it when i'm having a conversation with someone, and i'm trying to get their opinion on something or just trying to tell them a story and all of a sudden they change the subject. i mean, it's not like i'm talking about anything personal/emotional/taboo/whatever. it happens in a kind of "now back to me" way. i know i do this, too, but only in light-hearted instances when i'm talking to a good friend who knows i'm kidding and they have full permission to ignore me and continue on with their story. the only time i think this is ok is when the other person is talking really slow. they should learn to talk faster and then you wouldn't feel like you have to fill the empty silence with randomness. everybody knows that. especially people from the south. or maybe it's just my group of friends. hmm.

that's all i got.

from price...

Just be happy and live your lives. Things are not what make life great. Life is. Don't spend your lives buried in work you don't like, or play you don't like for that matter. Drink (unfiltered) from a mountain stream sometime. Take a risk that you never have before. Stop and help someone change a tire. Give away something you think you love. You'll find that you don't miss it at all.

starting fresh...

well, that was the plan. last sunday i decided i would get back to my healthy lifestyle and eat right and work out more. well, i have these two crazy obsessions that i just can't shake: pizza and lucky charms. these 2 little items have caused me a lot of discomfort lately...none of my pants fit. it is VERY depressing, and when i'm depressed i eat lucky charms and pizza. it's a vicious circle that is eventually going to make me weigh 500 lbs. isn't it ironic how things work like that? ironically ridiculous. just call me a cowpig.

i may be "going climbing" tomorrow. i believe this means we will be climbing a rock wall. i have never done this before or ever wanted to. what happens when you can't make it 3 feet off the ground before freaking out or falling from lack of athleticism? what do you wear to "climb?" i can't really wear shorts, right? but none of my pants fit, remember? maybe I will go with stretch pants. i should force myself to wear my too-small pants and punish myself with the uncomfortable-ness (??). and the biggest problem of ALL....should i really miss 90210 to go climbing with people i don't know very well...ALL the way downtown? hmm....yeah it's a cop out.

where the skies are so blue

it's football time! i love football time! i don't necessarily like the sport of football. it's confusing and pointless to me. and i don't really have a "team," but today i'm an alabama fan....we got to dress up at work! we have little "A" stickers on our face which is the cutest part of our outfit, but they don't show up very well.

but i DO love love love tailgating!! you just meet so many cool people and everyone's so excited and happy. and it's usually fall-like weather, which will be awesome. so, to redeem myself, i will probably be an auburn fan about 90% of the time since most of my friends went to college there. and that's fine w/me! i kind of like not having a preference. i'm more a fan of men's olympic swimming...

did you watch the democratic national convention speech thingy on tv last night? my roommate is a die-hard democrat so i watched a little of it. i think barack is definitely the more attractive of the 2 candidates and his wife is really pretty. mccain is just really old. but it's probably about more than just that, huh?

i love rhiana's song "disturbia!!!"

i'll take a hurricane...

NOT! gustav is ruining my life. my friends and i are scheduled to go to cancun for 5 days next week. scheduled to go. please pray for us!

is anyone watching the hills? yeah, i figured i was the only one. anyway, do you ever feel totally stupid after you watch an episode? don't get me wrong...i love this show just as much as the next girl, but the logical side of my brain tells me that the show is so ridiculous. honestly, i mainly watch the show for 3 reasons:

1. to see what kind of hairstyles LC will have. do you think i could pull off a bang-braid? yeah, i didn't think so.


2. to see all of the hot guys! i like brody and doug. spencer looks like a q-tip.


3. to make fun of lo's hair. have you noticed it? she sweeps it ALL over to one side, so it looks great from one side and horrible from the other. and just a side note: i'm totally on audrina's side. i would be friends with her. i would not be friends with lo....she is a B.

yes, i think it is perfectly normal to be obsessed with a non-realistic, scripted show about dramatic people.

my top 5 favorite shows:

5. desperate housewives
4. gossip girl
3. the office
2. heroes
1. lost

SEE, the hills wasn't even on there! but you better believe i will be dvr-ing every episode this season and watching them at my convenience, so as not to interrupt my realistic, unscripted, non-dramatic life.

p.s. this is what i want my hair to look like one day. like, natural blonde.... oh, and i want her body, too. does that come with the hair?

Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.
— Louis L'Amour

have you heard gwen stefani and gavin rossdale's new baby's name?
zuma nesta rock rossdale

that was SO the name i was going to call dibbs on....dang.

the best things in life....

i had the opportunity to go to charleston this weekend to surprise my family. the look on my sister's face was worth the entire trip! i had such a great time, even though it rained alot and we weren't able to go to the beach :(

on the other hand, NOT going to the beach freed up even more time for me to read my books. i have recently become an avid reader. i've always enjoyed reading...all kind of stuff, but lately i've been replacing TV with reading (i know what you're thinking...). don't get me wrong, i'm not reading intellectual books about the environment or anything - mostly just girly stuff. if you know me...you might call me girly, but those who REALLY know me know I'm not. not really. however, i like the girly books all about big cities, affairs, friendships, and ultimately - warm fuzzy feelings. if you like these kinds of books, i recommend 'something borrowed' and 'something blue' by emily giffin. i'm also reading 'chasing harry winston,' but i'm not sure who wrote it. i love getting book ideas from my blogger bff's, and maybe one day i'll make a list of my favorite.

life is good right now.
6 days till cancun.

i'm bored at work today

it's amazing how quickly you can get attached to an animal. i've never really had an animal that i was close to. now i have kiwi and she is my little baby. i think i'm a semi-good mother. she frustrates the H out of me, but apparently that is just part of her being a puppy. i'm ready for her to be 2 years old already. but now i know why they call them "puppy dog eyes."

isn't it ironic?

i swear i'm not a crazy alanis morisette fan, but i've been listening to her jagged little pill cd lately.....

do you ever notice how it takes something to put something else in perspective? usually something bad. like, you don't realize how good you have it till you don't have it anymore. that's how it is for me, anyway.

for instance: you get a flat tire. if you are a drama queen like me, you will call your dad - but your dad doesn't live here - so you sit on your porch and cry and feel sorry for yourself. you had a really important manicure appointment!

but on the flip side: marcia (your neighbor) can't afford a car. she rides her bike to work everyday, even in the rain. while you are crying on your porch, you see her walk by and are suddenly struck with an epiphany. your life isn't that bad. you will make it through the day. you will call your friend, jack, and he will fix your tire. then you can drive your car anywhere you want, whenever you want. you now feel incredibly grateful for this blessing that you totally took for granted before. well, WHY does it take someone like marcia to make us appreciate what we have?

i'm not saying everyone is like this, obviously, and i think i've become more appreciative as i've gotten older, but i still cry over spilled milk and wish my dad lived her to fix my tire.

(this is an entirely fictional story - more of a metaphor for something else...don't ask)

and you say....how appropriate

hi! i have a new blog! and i might actually write consistently on this one. but i'm not promising anything since my life isn't that interesting.

lately i've found myself reading so many people's blogs....people i may not know very well...and finding myself thinking we are best friends! i am totally a blog stalker. no, but really....i enjoy reading blogs, even if i hardly know the author. here are some of my favorites! if you are on this list, then i consider you an online best friend...haha :)

annalee - http://annaleeper.blogspot.com/
allison - http://allisonlellis.blogspot.com/
sharon - http://sharonthefun.blogspot.com/
laura w. - http://awebbslife.blogspot.com/
cassie - http://chenley.blogspot.com/
laura a. - http://raisingreese.blogspot.com/
kat - http://mrsburns.blogspot.com/
wendi - http://wendiholmes.blogspot.com/
jen - http://jenperkins.blogspot.com/
erika - http://erikawatts.blogspot.com/

these people really have some great advice, recipes, shopping tips, funny stories and pretty pictures on thier blogs.

anyway, in case you were wondering....i do NOT have a child, so my blog will not be as interesting or updated as much as those bloggers with children. instead, i will write about my puppy! kiwi...



she is my baby! she is:

messy
annoying
hyper
loud
getting obese




but she is also:

VERY sweet
adorable
playful
totally worth all the bad stuff

she enjoys chewing up carpet, peeing/pooping in the house, and running really fast. she is looking for a 3-month old male min pin with a loving personality and big ears.........JUST KIDDING....she is no longer able to have children.