"ShowStoppinSummer"

We in the car, we ride slow,
We doin' things that the girls don't do, The boys stare, we smile back,
All my girls in the rainbow Cadillacs, yeah.The summer of 2008 was one for the ladies....thats right ALL my girls! Kim, Kristen, Christi, Jess, Autumn, Heather, Haleigh, Shayna, Tiff, Jen, Kashonda, Jamey, Britt, & Angie, all of you!!!! We rolled deep together every Friday and Saturday night...and days at the lake!! It was a great way to spend my last college summer. The places to see and be seen were LOT7, BAR 23, 2Foot at Old Hickory lake, Agave, and SKY lounge. It was one of the best summers ever! It all came to an end with my party to celebrate my internship in Atlanta. We had a blast I can't even begin in detail of what happened on those nights. It was shots, laughs, dancing, and more shots! On one night we had a titled "Black Affair" where we all wore black, we attended the Playboy Golf VIP party as guests to some of the sponsors, there was also a day out on the house boat, and multiple nights at the clubs out and about....I hope you enjoy the pictures for these are some of my fondest memories of that summer with my girls...Oh how I miss those days...but life changes and I was beginning to see that first hand, as I prepared to venture to a new city alone, to chase my dreams!!!

.:XOXO TMarie:.

vegas...Vegas...VEGASSSS

THEY CALL IT... "SIN CITY"So lets recap here...Its only 2008....and I landed my internship, made my first trip to the "CITY of ANGELS" (LA), had the best birthday ever, visited my P.I.C Alys to see her new joy of life for the first time, and just finished up my last full semester of college!!! There was no better way to celebrate this and my boyfriends 33rd birthday, and Memorial weekend 2008, than my first ever trip to VEGASSSSS!!!! I wish I could say "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" but that wasn't the case here. LOL kinda hard to keep it there when you go with the person you are with, BUT! I wouldn't have had it any other way. I was sooooo excited! The days counting up to our departure was nothing but SHOPPING!! hahaha of course! Oh but it was a sight to see me pack hahaha! Finally the day arrived, the limo picked us up, we boarded our jet plane and flew off into the sunset...next stop was SIN CITY and I had my party hat on!!! As we were descending into Las Vegas McCarran International Airport....I felt like I was 5 years old seeing Disney World for the first time! All the bright neon flashing lights that ignited the evening sky, it was amazing! I could feel the excitement building up inside me and I was ready to release it!!! ( COME oN PEOPLE get your carryon's faster and get to steppin!!! We don't have all night!!! ) LOL my own personal thought about how slowww people are when they get off the plane...yes at times I can be a little impatient...ok, ok maybe ALOT impatient... but come on who wouldn't be, am I right?? VIVVVAAAAA LAS VEGAS!!! So we weren't the only ones who were in Vegas of course we brought a few with us...and Trae's twin drove over from LA...and one of my good friends came with her boyfriend from San Diego...We had a suite at Bally's...and once we got there and unloaded Trae was headed straight to the poker tables...he couldn't wait. As for the rest of us (girls) we unpacked and got dressed to head out on the town! LAX nightclub was the party destination for that night....we got in VIP of course no lines for us that's how we roll...It was a wild night tons of alcohol...I think we finished 2 bottles of goose plus extra drinks between 6 people. Needless to say the buffet was calling my name at 5 am! The next morning I think I was still drunk but I woke up at 9:30 am and was ready to go shopping....I finally got everybody up and we headed across to the Bellagio for a wonderful breakfast in the sunroom. I had the most wonderful eggs Benedict and a bloody mary....then we and continued to drink (springbreak mode) come on don't judge me its Vegas People! LOL The Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace were mind blowing...OH my Gosh I was in heaven!!! I could have done some serious damage there, but I was good...I had to keep in mind that I had like NO extra space in the suitcase...But it was fun to look, and the boys were ready to head back to the poker tables, and I needed a nap. So the agenda for the night originally was to go to PURE at Caesar's but because we got such a late start getting out they were at Capacity with no VIP tables left...so we trucked it on over to LAX again we figured well at least we know people here and got a BAD A** table on the dance floor, and we were ready to throw down...That night they had a guest DJ in from Atlanta I don't remember who it was but he was AWESOME!! We rocked out so hard we had people buying us bottles of Dom Pérignon just so they could hang out with us. Jen was so excited about the sparklers that came on top of the bottle...I think we had like 4....man that night became a bluuuurr. It was sooooo much fun we partied and danced our asses off. I dont think that I have ever seen Trae like that before. I couldn't blame him tho it was his bday! So after the club we made our way back to Bally's LOL the BOYS decided they wanted to play poker....hahaha can we say drunken mistake...so the girls leave to go get food...I was soooo drunk I handed the server at the end of our meal our room key as a credit card for her to charge it to the room...and proceeded to walk barefoot through the casino to find Trae and deliver his Cheeseburger. LOL they didn't come in til I think 8:30 am...I later found out that Trae kept falling asleep at the table LMFAOO wish I coulda seen that one. Well we all got up and managed to find our way to breakfast, and then out to the Blu Pool for a little of VitaminD aka SUNSHINE!!!! We spent the day out there and then came in for some after 'zzzzzzzzz and then managed to do it all over again only this night we headed out to the PALMS at Ghost Bar. It was a little more of a relaxed lounge drinks party night but it was just as great. I absolutely was blown away from the view of the Las Vegas strip from the balcony of Ghost Bar. It was so surreal...was this really my life?? The cool night breeze twisted through my hair as I looked into the eyes the man standing before me and at that moment I felt so blessed to have him in my life....it was our last night here with friends...so we enjoyed their company as we had the time of our lives. The next morning was kind of bittersweet. I was kind of sad that everyone would be leaving us a day early, but I was kinda happy to have the last night in this magical city to ourselves. We spent the day in our own world of therapy....I went to the pool and the spa...while Trae played some poker...then we met back at our suite to relax and get ready for an amazing dinner at Bally's Steakhouse its rated 4.0 out of 5 on tripadvisor, and I definitely give it a 5! The service was wonderful and the food was too die for! After dinner he took me to the black jack table and wanted to show me how to play. I previously had NO idea how to gamble I was a little intimidated by it. It was fun we broke even and called it a night....As I got ready for bed we talked and laughed about what an amazing weekend it had been and how we finished it off perfectly...so I closed my eyes satisfied and ready to wake up the next morning and come home back to our normal life together....I had a summer class to finish before I left Nashville for a couple months to live in Atlanta for my internship.

.:XOXO TMarie:.

P.I.C. #3 Heidi

My PIC's! Where to begin...They are my girls though they may be far away or a little distant at times they will always be there. We met under the oddest circumstances but became the best of friends. Last but not Least Heidi...she was our honorary P.I.C. we accepted her to our click well because she just fit....She was the 3rd roommates gf/baby momma....The first of the 3 boys to get preggo. Funny thing is...I remember meeting her through my tangled web of friends back in high school...YEP I said high school. She was on the cheerleading team with Christi...my long time bestie of 8 years. Freshman year of college she met C.T. I didn't know until 2 years later...that she was preggo with his son....I wasn't exactly her friend either. I was C.T.'s girlfriend at the time friend, Mandy. That lasted about a year and after she had Chi, we started becoming friends. Those were some crazy times because I was roommates with Mandy....it was a twisted little group....almost crazy enough to have a reality show....LITERALLY! And it all circled around the 3 stooges....It was nothing but DRAMA.....But I felt for her, and helped take care of Chi....he was so precious, and all she wanted was a family, and for him to have a father to help raise him right. This little boy deserved some kind of stability, and was going get that no matter what. So one night the 3 of us decided to go out and bring Miss Heidi along because she needed a break...and trust me we did too!...That night we went to the club LOL we were the only people there hahahah it was LAME...but it was FREE to get, to drink, ALL night...we had an absolute blast....LOL and even joked about the day we would be taking shots to our bachelorette parties!! Well a long 2 years went by, we laughed, had drama, watched Chi grow, and grew a bond together, and That came true! Heidi had met the guy she was going marry...Oddly enough he used to be one of my security guys at the club Hurricanes I worked at when I was 19....LOL small world. I was so happy to hear the news. I felt she was blessed with a man who was willing to raise Chi as his son and love him like he was his own. The bachelorette party was so much fun, and helping her plan the wedding was too! It was a small intimate wedding, but was so beautiful...She was a gorgeous bride. We have been a lot closer lately than ever. I've been fortunate to watch Chi grow...he will be turning 5 at the end of this month and he is so talented. Just 2 months ago Heidi gave birth to her newborn baby boy with her wonderful husband. They are so strong and can get through anything I have high hopes for them, and believe they will see it to the end. I am blessed to have her and watch her lil boys grow they are so handsome and she is a wonderful mother. Keep it trucking Heidi you will catch your break one day ;) Love you dear! SO that leaves just me! The ONE and ONLY of the 3 stooge's Girlfriends to not get preggo....thank goodness! I'm definitely there for my girls tho!

.:XOXO TMarie:.

P.I.C. #2 Alys :)

My PIC's! Where to begin...They are my girls though they may be far away or a little distant at times they will always be there. We met under the oddest circumstances but became the best of friends.

LOL she has been waiting for this!!!! My other P.I.C.

Oh Alys how do I LOVE thee...Let me count the ways!!!! We met through boys... J.J. and K.B. yes the both of us were dating these two idiots at the time we became friends. So people would question given our early betrayal to each other how did we become friends. WEll people that's JUST it! We had a minor stupidity ourselves not realizing what we had found in each other until years later....that it was definitely Hoes over Bros in later date and time...But to begin...Alys was bestfriends with the girl that my ex J.J. dated before me. So she kinda owed her loyalty to her, UNTIL...she realized what a cool person I was! LOL We spent night after night hiding and protecting secrets that our boyfriends made us keep, if we wanted anything to do with them. I despise them for that reason! It wasn't fair. I'm sure we both agree that we heard fight after fight through the hallway of the boy's townhouse, because they were roommates we new their darkest secrets...but little did we know of the person we were in a relationship with. So on one of those nights when we were left behind for a "guys night" we decided to hangout and have martinis at my place and go out in the 'boro together! This was the night we bonded...I believe she became my P.I.C that night! As time went on we grew closer and more knowledgeable of the boy's actions. We have spent NYE after NYE together and I even took her out for her graduation. We had our girly Monday nights to watch the Hills and I would cook dinner the last summer she was in the 'boro, and on one of those girly nights she came to me with a secret I vowed to keep until she wanted people to know....and it was her precious babygirl K! Yes I went with her to her first ultrasound, and stood by her when she had no one else.....It was amazing to see her mature to a momma and watch her grow wisdom to the fact that those boys were nothing but trouble and she needed to get out, and get out fast! When she left I was so sad, I missed her laugh and the way we complained about the guys and how we were obsessed with fashion. Once she was gone it was like my whole world changed. I didn't have that kind of bond with anyone else, So I couldn't take it anymore...our birthdays were only 6 days apart and I hadn't seen her in a long time so I took a trip to Kingsport to visit for her birthday :) and her lil miss....It was a great weekend I couldn't have had it any other way...since lil K has been older we have went back to our NYE tradition, and I hope that we have many more to spend together....she is my long distance closest friend and will always be my P.I.C. :) I loveeeee you Alys!!!!

.:XOXO TMarie:.