Friday, June 29, 2012

Working for the Weekend

TGIF! It couldn't come any sooner, am I right? This is the first weekend I have had all to myself in a long time and I could not be more excited about it! Since so many people are wanting to hang out with me I just don't know what to do. Okay, I lie. Almost everyone I know is going to be gone this weekend. Tear.
I am thinking about attending the Old St Pat's Block Party. Just the worlds LARGEST block party...NBD. It is also famous for meeting the love of your life?? 
Tempting...
I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and stay cool!!

I'll just dream of this while I sweat in my apt all weekend.
Love, love, love
Bridge

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Holy Hotness

It's currently hot as hell here in Chicago. I stepped outside today and my sideburns literally curled on the spot. When it gets this hot out it's pretty hard to be a functioning person in society. I basically want to lay in my underwear next to the window unit and sleep all day.
Obvisouly, I need to pay rent, so I managed to make it to work.
Let me tell you...not a pleasant commute. I would never call a commute on the redline "pleasant". It usually smells really bad, people are jammed in there, and there always seems to be a homless man screaming at you. Just last week a nice man on the redline went to reach for the pole and slowly brushed against my check. While his skin did feel like the tips of angels wings, he also smelled.
I am really looking forward to a cold beer at Justin's tonight with some friends and family to send my big bro off to Cleveland!
Stay cool Chicago!

Love, love, love
Bridge

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Tuesday Funk

With my sisters wedding over I now have zero plans for the rest of my summer. I am thrilled about the endless possibilities of what the summer days and summer nights will bring. I have some major life/creative goals and plans for the next couple months which I will share as the summer goes on.
First on the list, finding a place to live this fall.
Hopefully getting it done while jamming to this.

This was sent to me from my friend boo today.
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Love, love, love
Bridge

Monday, June 25, 2012

Weekend Snaps!

This weekend my sister, Mary Kate Brosnan, officially became Mary Kate Watkins! I completely lost it that morning when she looked at me in her wedding dress. She made the most beautiful bride! 
The most gorgeous bride!

Brother and I. Look at the hilarious pose that Kirk and Mk are doing in the background. 

Cousins!

The day was filled with love, laughter, and so much dancing.
Old friends! 

MaryKate and Pips. (AKA ME!)
 I will share so much more when the pictures come in.
 Congratulations Mary Kate and Kirk. I am so happy for both of you!
The Newlyweds! 

Love, love, love
Bridge

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Happy Birthday Lil Sis!

Happy Birthday Nora! 
You are the most incredible person who continues to amaze me. I am so lucky to have you in my life!
 I hope you have an unbelievably wonderful year being 23! 

If we were younger I would have drawn you a card that looked like this...
N-Nice smile
O-Outrageously funny
R-Ridiculously smart 
A-Adventurous spirit

Love, love, love
Bridge

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Tuesday Funk

So I decided I am going to stick with the Tuesday Funk tradition. 
This is what I jammed to all day to keep me in my groove. 
Just looking for a little inspiration.
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Love, love, love
Bridge

Weekend Snaps!

Hello! I know I have been so MIA lately but my life has been pure craziness these last couple weeks. Luckily, I have been spending a lot of my free time with my family getting ready for my sister's wedding which is this upcoming weekend. I can't believe its finally here!

Along with all the wedding prep we spent Sunday celebrating my amazing Dad. It was a relaxing day hanging with the family and enjoy all the good things that are happening these days. 
It was a gift bag stuffing, story telling, pizza eating, pool side filled weekend. 
I hope you all had a great weekend!


Love, love, love
Bridge


Monday, June 11, 2012

Pippa Prep

Today I began Pippa Prep for the wedding of Mk and Kirk. I went tanning, bought white strips, bought a cleanse, and bought all vegetables to consume for the next two weeks. I did confirm with the GNC employee that this cleanse would not give me explosive diarrhea, so we are all good there.  Hopefully in two weeks I will be looking like a babe with some pearly whites. A little vanity never hurt anyone. 
Center piece for Mk's family shower. Just gorgeous. 

Love, love, love
Bridge

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

A Little Bit of Weirdness Brings a Litte Bit of Tears

I had every intention of jumping back on my little platform yesterday to share with the world all the wonderful things going on in my life. Okay, lets be honest, by "the world" I am referring to the 2 people who read this. Anyways, the plan was to just fill you all in on my weekend and all the fun I had but instead I found something out that just left me feeling a little odd. I found out that my ex boyfriend of a very LONG time ago was engaged. This person has not been in my life for many years but, for some reason, it was still hard to hear. Don't get me wrong, I didn't have feelings of jealousy or even wishing that was me, it was a weird feeling that I am having a hard time putting into words.
This guys was the last person I dated and the last person I loved. I say this knowing that I will fall in love again and I will look back realizing that wasn't even real love, however, I did love him at the time. I had a really hard time with the break up and it took some good cries to finally move on. I did eventually move on, as we always do. I hadn't thought about it for a long time until it was announced all over FB that he was engaged. Hearing that news turned into a moment of flashbacks of memories and emotions that I hadn't thought about in a long time.
When I got home last night both my roommates asked me how I was doing and, surprising even myself, I cried. Like I said, I hadn't cried over this in years and I was so overwhelmed with emotion I think it was just how my body reacted. I realized that I was in a place I had just never imagined and hearing this news brought back so many memories of where I had been at one place in my life.
I think part of the reason I cried was just the feeling of totally closing a chapter on my life, my youth, that may have been left open unnoticeable. Another reason I cried was that hearing that made me feel so alone. I don't know why I felt that way because I am surrounded by friends and family all the time. To be honest, I am literally never alone. I know I am single right now, but it has never really bothered me. I think sometimes when you hear things like that, especially someone that you knew, you can't help but reflect on your own love life. However, in the end I realized I wasn't sad, I wasn't hurt, I wasn't angry, I was just crying.
After a good cry and little chat with the two best roommates I was over it. I just need my moment of emotional reflection and then it passed. Like I said, I can't put into too many words what I was feeling but it felt good to just cry it out. I woke up today not even thinking about anything that happened yesterday.
 It felt good to start over.   

Love, love, love
Bridge