salt! salt! where's the freaking salt?

Sure, I wish I was wasting away again in Margaritaville, but that isn't my reason for this blog.

The fabulous Salt is having a giveaway over at her blog to celebrate 100 followers and thanking you all for being a friend. Don't get me started on how jealous I am she got to hang with the GG's. I love those betches! As one of my friends, Salt is near and dear to my heart and I wanted to help get the word out! {nevermind that this is worth 3 entries in my name - I really do wanna help my girl out}.

The prize you ask? What, you think I'm just going to tell you? That's not how this works, get your butt over to see Salt, she'll tell you alllll about it! {hint: I want to wear items like this for pops of color this spring and already obsessed about items similar to the prize in a blog previously} So head on over and enter now!

Much love to you my Salty Girl!!! Thank you for being one of my favorite friends!!! oxox

D2BD & SALT circa 2005ish - Not-So-Margaritaville but just as fun! ox

facebook fan club & easter

I'll be the first to admit I have no clue what I'm doing with this thing but I figured I would start a facebook fan club for Dare to be Domestic. Check it out and add me if you like, I promise to try to figure it out soon!

I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. I did! I kept myself busy most of the day but paused when I felt the need for reflection and taking time outs during the weekend to myself. My mother passed away 2 years ago on Saturday. All too often I tend to keep myself busy to get away from pain or facing things, this is something I'm trying to stop doing. M and I did some yard work Saturday afternoon and that made me feel good inside and out - unless you count today. Between bending over to pull weeds, and also taking time to wash my Jeep (squatting to scrub the rims/wheels) & all of the stand-up, sit down moves we did at church on Easter Sunday, my thighs are KILLING ME. Although it's a good feeling - I know I've been working my muscles and off my butt. Both are a big plus in my book!

Easter was wonderful filled with family time with M's family - I'm so thankful to have them in my life.

Happy Monday Everyone - or at least let's pretend it's happy! The sun is shining and I didn't need a jacket this morning so I'm HAPPY about that!

fixation friday: aziz

I can't believe it's Friday already!!! I think this great weather has been going to my head. The high here today is going to be in the lower 80's! Ok I think I just used up all my exclamation points in two sentences.

Today's Fixation Friday came to me via reading the awesome Mrs. 'Vicki Smalls' blog about her hubby's birthday. It appears her hubby is a big fan of Aziz Ansari, as am I. I've recently become seriously obsessed with him. Last night was a huge disappointment, all of my Thursday night shows were reruns, this meant no more new Aziz jokes or giggles and that gave me a case of the sads, which only cure was to watch Billy Madison for the bajillionth time. Billy Madison is another fixation for another time - seriously I watched this movie almost EVERY night my junior year in college with my roomies - OBSESSED! Anyweirdo - here goes....

So, show of hands, how many of you have ANY idea who I'm talking about right now? Aziz Ansari. AZIZ ANSARI?!?!?! I guess yelling it doesn't make you understand it anymore than me saying it with an inside voice, does it? You ever wonder why people do that? Like yelling will make it all come clear to the person you're speaking to? My ex used to work at a pawn shop and when Hispanic people would come in and they only spoke broken English he would get impatient and start explaining to them what he had to say in a louder voice. One day I finally said to him while there... "They speak Spanish, they aren't deaf!" This only made him more angry at the time, but his Spanish speaking co-workers got a good chuckle out of it. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah AZIZ!

via aziz is bored

For those of you not in the know - he's a extremely funny comedian. He's been lighting up my life and M's on one of our new favorite shows, Parks and Rec on NBC's Thursday night line up. Seriously if you haven't seen this show you're missing out. It takes a lot for me to want to see anything on Thursday night other than 30 Rock or The Office but honestly, Parks and Rec is quickly stealing my heart - sorry 30 and Office, it's true. Aziz plays Tom Haverford - he's a club loving guy just trying to have a good time, and find a girl in the small town of Pawnee. But his real charm/comedy shows in how he treats his co-workers in the local city government's parks and recreation department. His character is in stiff competition for my heart next to Ron 'F-cking' Swanson (played by Nick Offerman) and April Ludgate (played by Aubrey Plaza) - she seriously makes my heart sing. Crap, maybe I should have made this a fixation on Parks and Rec not Aziz - BACK TO BUSINESS!

You may also remember Aziz in Funny People, with Adam Sandler, Seth Rogan (love), Jonah Hill (love) and Aubrey Plaza mentioned above. Or maybe Observe and Report, again with Seth Rogan or even I Love You, Man! - stay tuned for my fixation with Jason Segal, it's bound to happen soon enough - and/or Paul Rudd. 

I wish I could explain Aziz's comedy but it's better left for you to discover on your own. So google him, he's f-ckin' delicious!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I can't believe it's Easter already! Remember the reason for this holiday and cherish the time with your family and friends. And while you're at it, eat some peeps for me. I'm trying to be good, I'm in full watching-what-i-eat mode right now! Attempting to go with more natural items and less prepackaged things. And besides, I already devoured half a package of them yesterday, I had a weak moment!

PEEPS OUT!