Ok, so maybe that's not quite the line from You've Got Mail, but it sort of fits. There's been this game going around Facebook where friends give you a number and you have to post a list with that number of items people may not know about you. (I recognize the ridiculous length and roundaboutness of that sentence.) I have been so busy (no, not lazy) this week that this fad may already be over and I'm just getting on board.
A friend gave me the number 12. So here are 12 things you may or may not already know about me!
1. I Have a Fear of Closets
When I was a younger there was a live action Alice in Wonderland movie that was on TV. The Jabberwocky scared the underpants off of me. I became convinced that the Jabberwocky lived in my closet. To this day I cannot sleep if there is a closet door ajar in the same room with me. Let's take the crazy one step further. When I stay somewhere other than my own house I have to check the closet in whatever bedroom I sleep in. Ingrained weirdness.
2. I Had a Blankie
I was a blankie lover. I could have given Linus a run for his money if he weren't a fictional cartoon character. I would stand under the clothes line, sucking my thumb, while hanging on to one corner of it while it dried from washing.
3. Do Re Mi
I took private voice lessons for 7 years. For the majority of that time I had a voice teacher who terrified me into practicing every day. Which made me a much better singer. I wanted to be an actress when I was younger. I loved being on stage becoming another character. I loved singing through a show. I still love to sing. I just do it in the car or around the house instead of on stage. When DH is out of the house I'll hook up the computer to the TV, turn it all the way up and sing my heart out along with any musical soundtrack or some Sutton Foster.
4. Beets Taste Purple
They just do and I can't stomach that. Purple, people, purple. One of the few foods I cannot stand.
5. I Take My TV Seriously
When the Bestie and I lived together the very first year in Da Burgh, she had never watched Grey's Anatomy regularly. I adored that show. I never missed an episode, even if I had to record it on VHS. Yes, you read that right. VHS. One night after a day of clinic and class we were eating dinner and sitting on the couch. Every couple seconds she would ask another question. I calmly waited until a commercial, turned to her, picked up my fork and said "If you say one more word during this episode I will stab you with this fork." She took it pretty well considering I had just threatened physical violence over Mer and McDreamy.
6. Go Away Bing Crosby
I really really REALLY can't stand Christmas music until a couple weeks prior to Christmas. I feel this is a safe place that I can share this.
7. Hollywood Ain't Got Nothing On Me
My imagination is incredibly overactive. I can watch movies that cover any subject...as long as it would stay daylight forever. Maybe that's another reason to consider emmigrating to Scotland. It stays light outside for a looong time part of the year. Once the lights go out, I start to think of all the weird messed up things that happen in movies and then I'm too terrified to move. I have restrained myself from waking DH up and making him stay up with me up to this point, but it's probably not far off. I just try to avoid all horror and scary sci-fi movies.
8. Is Mom In the Room?
I am becoming more and more like my mom in weird ways. Like when I talk and cry at the same time, I sound just like her. I say things that she's always said them. Things slip out and I think "Oh goodness, there's mom." It's not bad, just a weird transition as I'm growing older.
9. Get In Ma Belly!
I can eat. A lot. Like, a lot a lot. I had to prove to DH that I wasn't all talk. He was duly impressed. I think it's because I'm a fairly small girl. Except for that booty. But otherwise I'm pretty petite. So when I say things like I can put away an entire large pizza in one sitting, or a half dozen donuts, or a whole batch of rice krispie treats in one work day, I have to prove that my stomach is as big as my mouth. Which in turn leads to that booty.
10. Dream On
I don't know if this is common, but I dream in all five senses. I also remember a lot of my dreams, dream almost every night, and I have recurring dreams since childhood that I can recognize while in the dream. I've heard and read different things about dreaming in all five senses. So I don't know if this is odd or not. I will say it's an odd feeling to be dreaming and find myself thinking "Oh, this frog guy again. Ok, so this will happen next. And then this. And here comes the flipping land rover right on cue." Maybe I'm in a real world Inception?
11. Curse You, Pie Crust!
I am a pretty stellar baker. However I do have an arch nemesis. Her name is Pie Crust. Only a woman could be this cruel, hence Pie Crust is a she. I can get a good batch of pie crust maybe 10% of the time. Even the No Fail recipes fail me. Seriously?!?!? I was given a special pie fork by my original MAPC (Masters Against Pie Crust) which has proven ineffective. Pie Crust, you are my Kryptonite.
12. I Love Trashy TV
I will turn on Bravo or TLC on my day off and leave it on all day. It's a sickness.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
A Day Off
It's been a busy couple weeks for DH and I, with no end in sight. I'm looking forward to a rogue snowstorm here in the Deep South to force us to just sit around! I think it's a fantasy, but a girl can dream.
We went to Boston for My Person's wedding a couple weeks ago. It was a whirlwind five days full of pumpkins, parties, pseudo-family and love. I considered the wedding day a success because none of us fell into the lake whilst talking pictures.
It was back to work when we got back to the Deep South, complete with my upcoming yearly review (probably another post for another day), a presentation due in a couple weeks and a meeting coming up. Not to mention all the emails and daily paperwork that piles up when you're out of the office for a couple days!
Even the fun things took up some time this weekend! Friends of ours have an annual Halloween party, and this year we went as Fix-It Felix and Vanellope Von Schweets from Wreck It Ralph. The costumes were a success according to friends. I didn't feel as generous on Friday night when I spent time on a tutu for under my skirt, only to try it on and realize that the skirt didn't lay on top of the tutu but pulled over it. Thus giving me the largest bubble butt known to mankind. So I happen to have an adult sized pink, mint and white tutu should anyone need one.
Alright, time to put this post to bed. I'm definitely still trying to figure out where I'm taking this blog. It used to be so easy to write a witty fun post. And lately it feels like work. Hopefully it will all click and I'll be writing more regularly!
Have a great week!
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Zombies Are Not For Me
I am currently camped out in DH and I's bedroom. The living room is being taken over by The Walking Dead.
Which I refuse to watch.
Because I worry too much about Glen.
And DH once had to explain the myriad ways that our abode could withstand a zombie attack.
Does that leave any doubt that I should not be in the living room? I didn't think so.
Which I refuse to watch.
Because I worry too much about Glen.
And DH once had to explain the myriad ways that our abode could withstand a zombie attack.
Does that leave any doubt that I should not be in the living room? I didn't think so.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself
Hi. My name is Awn...
and I am a procrastinating blogger. I started this blog three years ago as a way to stay in touch with my family and friends in Da Burgh when I moved to the Deep South (that'd be Pittsburgh and Texas). I loved to blog and I tried to do it regularly. And then I met this guy.
He's my hubby, and on here he goes by DH. Not for Dear Hubby but for Dark Horse. When we met I was going on a lot of first dates with finance guys. DH is a Star Trek loving, video game playing, P90Xing, 1/2 marathon running engineer and a co-worker dubbed him Dark Horse simply because he wasn't like anyone else in the race for my heart. Cheesy. But he is one of a kind. We recently got hitched. I didn't want to chance any other quirky singing baker spending the rest of her life with him.
If you live in North Texas, check out Freshold Photography. She rocks.
We currently have two kitty-cakes named Henry and Evie. Henry is my first boy and I live in terror of him getting out of the house and someone else taking him in. Clearly he's part Gigantor. Evie is a bit dim but she loves us and is our built in alarm clock.
I work as an audiologist in a pediatric setting and I love my job. I was promoted in the last year and am still adjusting to my new role. It's going to be challenging but I love what I do and where we're headed.
I'm not sure how this blog may change as I start writing again. I hope it's for the better and I hope that y'all reading this enjoy it.
and I am a procrastinating blogger. I started this blog three years ago as a way to stay in touch with my family and friends in Da Burgh when I moved to the Deep South (that'd be Pittsburgh and Texas). I loved to blog and I tried to do it regularly. And then I met this guy.
He's my hubby, and on here he goes by DH. Not for Dear Hubby but for Dark Horse. When we met I was going on a lot of first dates with finance guys. DH is a Star Trek loving, video game playing, P90Xing, 1/2 marathon running engineer and a co-worker dubbed him Dark Horse simply because he wasn't like anyone else in the race for my heart. Cheesy. But he is one of a kind. We recently got hitched. I didn't want to chance any other quirky singing baker spending the rest of her life with him.
We currently have two kitty-cakes named Henry and Evie. Henry is my first boy and I live in terror of him getting out of the house and someone else taking him in. Clearly he's part Gigantor. Evie is a bit dim but she loves us and is our built in alarm clock.
I work as an audiologist in a pediatric setting and I love my job. I was promoted in the last year and am still adjusting to my new role. It's going to be challenging but I love what I do and where we're headed.
I'm not sure how this blog may change as I start writing again. I hope it's for the better and I hope that y'all reading this enjoy it.
Monday, August 19, 2013
My Person...The Female One
Of course DH is my person. But I also have a female My Person. And My Person is getting hitched in 2 months! This weekend is her Bachelorette party and I'm sure that hilarity will abound. If from nothing else, the fact that I may be driving in Boston will be enough. I'm taking bets on how long and far we will be lost if I am behind the wheel. Although My Person will tell you that is Lady Gaga is in town, it will take us at least twice as long to get anywhere. Darn Gaga. She's always messing crap up. Add in Little Monsters and we just may turn tail and run to Maine.
In slightly related news, DH and I have been doing P90X. Mainly because we want to be healthier and we were starting to be "happy fat". But also because I have a bridesmaids dress to get into! The dress is beautiful...but it's got that dreaded column lining that is kryptonite to any girl with a booty and hips. My dress is 6 sizes too big for my body above the waist and is sqqqquuuueeezzing over my curves below the waist. I'm excited to say that there is a slight change in how it fits compared to when I tried it on in the store and how it fits now. We're really loving P90X! We're trying to stick to both the workouts and the diet. We've adapted the diet to fit our Walmart grocery budget by looking at overall amounts of protein, carbs, etc and making sure we're meeting the ratios but not doing all the Tony Horton bells and whistles. I even like most of the work-outs. I'm able to do regular push-ups which is exciting and as corny as he is on the videos, it does keep you going. Mondays have gotten harder since I'm starting to go to a bible study on Tuesday night...which means a double work-out on Monday. I learned last week to blow dry my hair on Monday night. By Tuesday morning I couldn't lift my arms above the boob line. Not good, people.
So watch out Boston here I come with my better toned P90X attitude!
In slightly related news, DH and I have been doing P90X. Mainly because we want to be healthier and we were starting to be "happy fat". But also because I have a bridesmaids dress to get into! The dress is beautiful...but it's got that dreaded column lining that is kryptonite to any girl with a booty and hips. My dress is 6 sizes too big for my body above the waist and is sqqqquuuueeezzing over my curves below the waist. I'm excited to say that there is a slight change in how it fits compared to when I tried it on in the store and how it fits now. We're really loving P90X! We're trying to stick to both the workouts and the diet. We've adapted the diet to fit our Walmart grocery budget by looking at overall amounts of protein, carbs, etc and making sure we're meeting the ratios but not doing all the Tony Horton bells and whistles. I even like most of the work-outs. I'm able to do regular push-ups which is exciting and as corny as he is on the videos, it does keep you going. Mondays have gotten harder since I'm starting to go to a bible study on Tuesday night...which means a double work-out on Monday. I learned last week to blow dry my hair on Monday night. By Tuesday morning I couldn't lift my arms above the boob line. Not good, people.
So watch out Boston here I come with my better toned P90X attitude!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Friendship Ain't Easy
I think I vaguely remember promising some pictures from our Scottish honeymoon. Today is not that post, though. Sorry friends!
Speaking of friends...that's what's on my heart today. Or maybe it's more loneliness. Maybe I can't really separate those two things. I've thought about this post for the past couple days, and it always flows better when I'm thinking about it in the shower. Since the laptop and water don't mix, this version is sure to be clumsier than I'd like. And for the record, my DH is exempt from the below post. He is truly my best friend. There's just something different about female friendships. And that's what this is about.
When I moved to the Deep South four years ago, I did it on my own. I didn't know a soul here. And I was blessed to have a job that surrounded me in women my age. It was such a blessing - like having built in new friends and a new job! The girls that I worked with were warm and welcoming. I was included in holidays and new babies and running and get-togethers. I also found friends through bible study and spent the better part of 2 years doing life with a group of women that were in every part of life from singledom to divorced and everything in between.
And those friendships stood good stead through a couple years. Some grew closer and some grew apart. Some flat out failed. Priorities in life change. Circumstances intervene. And before I knew it, I was squarely on the outside of most of the friendships that had been cultivated. I'm not placing blame here, I don't really even know what happened, to be brutally honest. Things changed in many of those friend's lives, including my own. Not all friendships withstand the test of time, nor are they always meant to.
In the last year I've worked on friendships with my beautiful sister-in-law who is close here in the Deep South, as well as with some of DH's friends. And those women are funny, strong, real and inviting. But it doesn't change the fact that I'm the outsider, still, that doesn't quite know where she fits in the circle that is already there. Maybe this is just something that takes time to happen...
Why is it so much harder to make friends when we're adults? I have a handful of close to the heart friends, the majority of which I have known 5+ years. And the majority of those friends are geographically far from me at the moment. My heart aches for those friends. From the need to spend time with those who know me inside and out. From the need to just wallow in the familiarity that comes from being utterly myself with someone else. From the need to be with those who get me in all my awkward quirky mean self-conscious sweetness. From the need to be with people that feel like home no matter where we are.
I believe that I can reach that place with those fledgling friendships. I'm just not sure how to do it.
Speaking of friends...that's what's on my heart today. Or maybe it's more loneliness. Maybe I can't really separate those two things. I've thought about this post for the past couple days, and it always flows better when I'm thinking about it in the shower. Since the laptop and water don't mix, this version is sure to be clumsier than I'd like. And for the record, my DH is exempt from the below post. He is truly my best friend. There's just something different about female friendships. And that's what this is about.
When I moved to the Deep South four years ago, I did it on my own. I didn't know a soul here. And I was blessed to have a job that surrounded me in women my age. It was such a blessing - like having built in new friends and a new job! The girls that I worked with were warm and welcoming. I was included in holidays and new babies and running and get-togethers. I also found friends through bible study and spent the better part of 2 years doing life with a group of women that were in every part of life from singledom to divorced and everything in between.
And those friendships stood good stead through a couple years. Some grew closer and some grew apart. Some flat out failed. Priorities in life change. Circumstances intervene. And before I knew it, I was squarely on the outside of most of the friendships that had been cultivated. I'm not placing blame here, I don't really even know what happened, to be brutally honest. Things changed in many of those friend's lives, including my own. Not all friendships withstand the test of time, nor are they always meant to.
In the last year I've worked on friendships with my beautiful sister-in-law who is close here in the Deep South, as well as with some of DH's friends. And those women are funny, strong, real and inviting. But it doesn't change the fact that I'm the outsider, still, that doesn't quite know where she fits in the circle that is already there. Maybe this is just something that takes time to happen...
Why is it so much harder to make friends when we're adults? I have a handful of close to the heart friends, the majority of which I have known 5+ years. And the majority of those friends are geographically far from me at the moment. My heart aches for those friends. From the need to spend time with those who know me inside and out. From the need to just wallow in the familiarity that comes from being utterly myself with someone else. From the need to be with those who get me in all my awkward quirky mean self-conscious sweetness. From the need to be with people that feel like home no matter where we are.
I believe that I can reach that place with those fledgling friendships. I'm just not sure how to do it.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Tastes Like Home
Feeling like a taste of home so I made this tonight.
Cobbler here is very different from cobbler in the north, much more fruit and less pastry. Sorry, y'all, but I do like my momma's cobbler best!
Happy Sunday, y'all.
Cobbler here is very different from cobbler in the north, much more fruit and less pastry. Sorry, y'all, but I do like my momma's cobbler best!
Happy Sunday, y'all.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Our Wedding Day...er...Continued
Have y'all ever woke up in the middle of the night with the kind of migraine/tension headache that makes you want to break a toe just to forget how bad your head hurts? That's exactly what happened the night before our wedding. I woke up multiple times that night and no matter what I did I couldn't get rid of the migraine. I finally got up super early, called my momma who was next door at the hotel, and used my last "Please come help me I'm sick" card of my before-married life. She came over with Advil, and electrostim machine and tea and fixed me up proper. I love my momma.
By the time we left for my bridal brunch, and after a quick trip to Walgreens for Excedrin and champagne, my head felt better and we could get on with the day! A dear friend from work threw us beautiful laid back brunch with tasty food, lovely drinks and lots of laughs. Then it was off to the races!
A whirlwind six hours later that were full of last minute fixes - "Oh I can fix that" was something that consistently came out of one bridesmaid's mouth...and she did! And a memorable "I need a pair of pliers!" in the groom's room... - laughter, especially when someone was up under my dress tying my petticoat, and tears for those who couldn't be with us, those who have passed on before their times and tears of happiness, and we were ready to get married. I was literally sitting on a chair that was under my dress when my coordinator came in at 6:05 and I said "What's going on? What are we waiting for?" and she replied "We're waiting for you!" I almost took the chair with me in my haste to get down that aisle.
*Our photographer, Monica Burkett of Freshold Photography, is the same photographer who did our engagement photos. We love her and her work!
I have never been happier to see DH than I was when we reached the end of the aisle. He looked so handsome and sure and not at all nervous. A short 20 minutes later I was allowed to kiss my man and call myself a wife!
From there on out the night flew and slowed down all at once. We had a lot of people tell us that their wedding is a blur, but for me I remember everything. It just went so fast!
And it all came about because a guy and a girl took a chance on one another...
By the time we left for my bridal brunch, and after a quick trip to Walgreens for Excedrin and champagne, my head felt better and we could get on with the day! A dear friend from work threw us beautiful laid back brunch with tasty food, lovely drinks and lots of laughs. Then it was off to the races!
A whirlwind six hours later that were full of last minute fixes - "Oh I can fix that" was something that consistently came out of one bridesmaid's mouth...and she did! And a memorable "I need a pair of pliers!" in the groom's room... - laughter, especially when someone was up under my dress tying my petticoat, and tears for those who couldn't be with us, those who have passed on before their times and tears of happiness, and we were ready to get married. I was literally sitting on a chair that was under my dress when my coordinator came in at 6:05 and I said "What's going on? What are we waiting for?" and she replied "We're waiting for you!" I almost took the chair with me in my haste to get down that aisle.
*Our photographer, Monica Burkett of Freshold Photography, is the same photographer who did our engagement photos. We love her and her work!
I have never been happier to see DH than I was when we reached the end of the aisle. He looked so handsome and sure and not at all nervous. A short 20 minutes later I was allowed to kiss my man and call myself a wife!
From there on out the night flew and slowed down all at once. We had a lot of people tell us that their wedding is a blur, but for me I remember everything. It just went so fast!
And it all came about because a guy and a girl took a chance on one another...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The First Auntie Em of the Season and Part of Our Wedding Memories
It's the first tornado warning of the season here in the Deep South. So of course I need to blog about it...and the vision I have of DH and myself...and the cats....in one bathroom....without any power...and a hysterical me....and an exasperated DH....and two hyper cats... Well, you get the gist of it.
Instead of that visual imagery, let's talk about my wedding. My beautiful perfect wonderful wedding! Well, almost perfect. There were a few very important people that weren't able to make it for our day due to new babies and graduation and just life that tends to intervene, but they were there in thought...or at least I think they were! Beyond that, the day was wonderful.
Let me back-up though. My parents and grandparents came in a week ahead to help with details and crafting and final plans. My momma did a ton of the planning and we executed everything once they were in town. It was glitter and punches and craft paper and a million and one trips to Jo-Ann's, Michael's and Hobby Lobby. Colors were much debated and at one point I was left wondering why I didn't just go with blush and bashful. Surely that would have been easier than matching specific shades of turquoise and coral.
My bridal party starting alighting on my house like birds coming home to rest, along with out of town guests as the week went on, including my godmother. It was so relieving to have loved friends and family around us as the stress of getting everything done grew. There is no way that our wedding would have been half as beautiful without them! We were all covered in turquoise tinsel glitter by the end of the week. I'm still finding glitter around the house despite the multiple vacuumings since coming home from the honeymoon.
The rehearsal went off without a hitch, as did the dinner which we held at a local BBQ restaurant. We wanted laid back and fun for our guests! After dinner DH and I wanted to be sure we spent even a few minutes with our out of town guests. Y'all, I have never been so amazed as I was by the friends that traveled for our wedding! I had friends from every part of my life, birth through today, who were there! Our great idea was to invite everyone for drinks to BDubs. I felt like I was being pulled in 40 different directions but it was a fun time. One of our friends said that it was great because at the wedding reception the next day they felt like they already knew people and it wasn't just a bunch of strangers. Whew!
I wish I had pictures to share but they are all residing in various cameras and phones...none of which I actually possess. I'll write more about the actual wedding day but if I put it all in here it would be a loooong post!
On a side note, I'm glad to be back writing. I'm even more glad that my DH is content to do his thing while I do mine. Hmmm...maybe it's time to switch from Dark Horse to Hubby. I'll think on that.
Instead of that visual imagery, let's talk about my wedding. My beautiful perfect wonderful wedding! Well, almost perfect. There were a few very important people that weren't able to make it for our day due to new babies and graduation and just life that tends to intervene, but they were there in thought...or at least I think they were! Beyond that, the day was wonderful.
Let me back-up though. My parents and grandparents came in a week ahead to help with details and crafting and final plans. My momma did a ton of the planning and we executed everything once they were in town. It was glitter and punches and craft paper and a million and one trips to Jo-Ann's, Michael's and Hobby Lobby. Colors were much debated and at one point I was left wondering why I didn't just go with blush and bashful. Surely that would have been easier than matching specific shades of turquoise and coral.
My bridal party starting alighting on my house like birds coming home to rest, along with out of town guests as the week went on, including my godmother. It was so relieving to have loved friends and family around us as the stress of getting everything done grew. There is no way that our wedding would have been half as beautiful without them! We were all covered in turquoise tinsel glitter by the end of the week. I'm still finding glitter around the house despite the multiple vacuumings since coming home from the honeymoon.
The rehearsal went off without a hitch, as did the dinner which we held at a local BBQ restaurant. We wanted laid back and fun for our guests! After dinner DH and I wanted to be sure we spent even a few minutes with our out of town guests. Y'all, I have never been so amazed as I was by the friends that traveled for our wedding! I had friends from every part of my life, birth through today, who were there! Our great idea was to invite everyone for drinks to BDubs. I felt like I was being pulled in 40 different directions but it was a fun time. One of our friends said that it was great because at the wedding reception the next day they felt like they already knew people and it wasn't just a bunch of strangers. Whew!
I wish I had pictures to share but they are all residing in various cameras and phones...none of which I actually possess. I'll write more about the actual wedding day but if I put it all in here it would be a loooong post!
On a side note, I'm glad to be back writing. I'm even more glad that my DH is content to do his thing while I do mine. Hmmm...maybe it's time to switch from Dark Horse to Hubby. I'll think on that.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
I Think We've Been Here Before...That Tree Looks Familiar
I have been sucked into the wedding and honeymoon vortex for the last 6 months, at least I think it's been 6 months. Maybe longer? My poor neglected blog! I thought that there would be a lot of venting occurring on here throughout the wedding planning process, but I was really concerned about hurting feelings, having more issues coming up, etc. So instead I just didn't write at all.
I've missed it!
There will be more of an update than below....which is:
DH and I got hitched.
I almost lost my ever lovin' mind during the two weeks immediately prior to walking down the aisle while simultaneously loving most of it.
DH and I went to Scotland for our honeymoon. We loved every minute! Well, except for the Great Food Fight of Scotland. But that's a story for another post. We took hundreds of pictures and I'll try to find some to post once they're edited a little more.
In the meantime, I'll leave you with this adorable couple....oh wait, that's US!
I've missed it!
There will be more of an update than below....which is:
DH and I got hitched.
I almost lost my ever lovin' mind during the two weeks immediately prior to walking down the aisle while simultaneously loving most of it.
DH and I went to Scotland for our honeymoon. We loved every minute! Well, except for the Great Food Fight of Scotland. But that's a story for another post. We took hundreds of pictures and I'll try to find some to post once they're edited a little more.
In the meantime, I'll leave you with this adorable couple....oh wait, that's US!
Monday, March 11, 2013
Shower Numero Uno
First of all, check out my breakfast of champions. I go back and forth about smoothies, some days I love them and then I hate them. This one is a beautiful purple which makes me want to drink it for no other reason.
This one was made with a small can of pineapple juice, a handful of strawberries and blackberries each, a banana, a quarter cup of plain Greek yogurt (2% fat), a scoop of passion fruit Noosa yogurt and enough almond milk to make it smooth. I happened to have all of these things on hand, which is not the norm! I also don't typically drink my morning smoothie out of a beer mug but it was the only glass large enough to hold it all.
I'm going to need the energy because I have a ton of Thank You's to write. Why you ask? Because....
DH and I had our first shower this weekend. My wonderful sister-in-law, brother-in-law and mother-in-law to be and a close friend from work threw it for us. It was a couples shower which was so much fun! I am blessed enough to be having two showers, the one here and one in Yankeeland, which will be very different from each other. The night before my sister and mother-in-law and I made cupcakes and spent some time hanging out. We made the icing from scratch and it turned out pretty good. I also make the love bird fondant toppers using one of the Wilton's silicone molds.
Friends, DH will have to limit me on how many of those molds I can buy. It was crazy easy to do and you don't need all the "tools" they recommend. I used my fingers to press the fondant in and they popped out without a problem. Check them out if you want people to think you're a decorating genius!
A friend took pictures for us while we opened gifts and it drove home the point that I take many more funny pictures than serious ones. A few for your viewing pleasure... (Please ignore my humidity inspired hair.)
I only cried twice but I'm confident that this will increase exponentially as we get closer to the wedding. Exponentially. Because I am my mother's daughter. And I cry at commercials. And Teen Mom reunions. And bad reenactments of true life situations on TLC.
Good gravy, I'm going to be a mess on the wedding day. Because I get to marry this guy.
This one was made with a small can of pineapple juice, a handful of strawberries and blackberries each, a banana, a quarter cup of plain Greek yogurt (2% fat), a scoop of passion fruit Noosa yogurt and enough almond milk to make it smooth. I happened to have all of these things on hand, which is not the norm! I also don't typically drink my morning smoothie out of a beer mug but it was the only glass large enough to hold it all.
I'm going to need the energy because I have a ton of Thank You's to write. Why you ask? Because....
DH and I had our first shower this weekend. My wonderful sister-in-law, brother-in-law and mother-in-law to be and a close friend from work threw it for us. It was a couples shower which was so much fun! I am blessed enough to be having two showers, the one here and one in Yankeeland, which will be very different from each other. The night before my sister and mother-in-law and I made cupcakes and spent some time hanging out. We made the icing from scratch and it turned out pretty good. I also make the love bird fondant toppers using one of the Wilton's silicone molds.
Friends, DH will have to limit me on how many of those molds I can buy. It was crazy easy to do and you don't need all the "tools" they recommend. I used my fingers to press the fondant in and they popped out without a problem. Check them out if you want people to think you're a decorating genius!
A friend took pictures for us while we opened gifts and it drove home the point that I take many more funny pictures than serious ones. A few for your viewing pleasure... (Please ignore my humidity inspired hair.)
I only cried twice but I'm confident that this will increase exponentially as we get closer to the wedding. Exponentially. Because I am my mother's daughter. And I cry at commercials. And Teen Mom reunions. And bad reenactments of true life situations on TLC.
Good gravy, I'm going to be a mess on the wedding day. Because I get to marry this guy.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
A Little of This, A Little of That
I can't believe y'all haven't abandoned me yet! I'm the worst blogger in history lately.
Life, in general, has been pretty stressful these past weeks. I don't say "these past three weeks" or "two weeks" or any specific number because I have no idea how many weeks it's been stressful here, for one reason or another. And for the most part, all those reasons have been pretty good! But stressful nonetheless.
In a nutshell, I'm in a new position at work and I'm 2 months and 1 day away from my wedding. Yeah, things are a wee bit stressful. So I come home, having run out of words to use and am in general exhausted. Unless wedding presents have arrived. In which case I look more like this!
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Yes I am drinking wine through a Steeler's crazy straw. I'm bleaching my teeth for the wedding and I'm a Steeler's fan. Deal with it. On a side note, non-crazy straws actually are a better bet. This crazy straw kept falling out of my glass which resulted in more wine on me than in me.
DH and I hung pictures today - it makes the house we'll be living in seem like home instead of a place we're renting. Plus we remembered how amazing our engagement pictures are! Thanks, Little Bro and Library SIL for the awesome picture frame, it was finally put up! We also hung my present from my parents when I graduated with my doctorate - pictures of Italy.
I have always loved the Oscars. And I've always wanted to through a super swanky Oscar party. That wasn't quite in the cards this year, but we did throw an Oscar get-together with a couple close friends. We dressed up and drank champagne and frozen drinks, ate great food and She and I discussed Oscar fashion while He and DH talked reddit. I love having friends over!
Weirdly enough, as social as Henry is, he usually is a little AWOL when company comes over. But once they leave he's all up in our faces, demanding attention and love. He's currently shoving his food bowl around the kitchen floor in an attempt to get more food. People, he weighs 14 pounds and is not yet a year old. He does not need more food than is vet approved! Of course if he doesn't get more food his version of waking one up includes a full speed run into the bedroom and a pounce on top of me followed by a slightly confused "Mrouw?" at 4am. As though he had no idea I was there, but since I happened to be just in that spot and am now awake, doesn't food sound good?
Surely kids will be easier, right? Please don't break my illusion of parenthood!
Oh, DH and I signed up for our next run. It's not a half marathon, it's not even a 10k. But it is going to be one of my favorite races ever. It's a 5K run to support The Neuroblastoma Foundation here in the Deep South. All of the proceeds will go back to the oncology department of the children's hospital where I work and one incredibly special person will know that I support him in this way. I can run. I can't cure cancer. But I can run. If you'd like to donate, please visit http://nbwalk.org/default.aspx. I have had the honor of working with more than one child who has been facing this giant. These families are courageous and wonderful and heartbroken and these kids are so brave in the face of what would often bring us adults to our knees. Please support them if you have the time to visit the website and feel led to give.
And on that note, good night!
Life, in general, has been pretty stressful these past weeks. I don't say "these past three weeks" or "two weeks" or any specific number because I have no idea how many weeks it's been stressful here, for one reason or another. And for the most part, all those reasons have been pretty good! But stressful nonetheless.
In a nutshell, I'm in a new position at work and I'm 2 months and 1 day away from my wedding. Yeah, things are a wee bit stressful. So I come home, having run out of words to use and am in general exhausted. Unless wedding presents have arrived. In which case I look more like this!
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DH and I hung pictures today - it makes the house we'll be living in seem like home instead of a place we're renting. Plus we remembered how amazing our engagement pictures are! Thanks, Little Bro and Library SIL for the awesome picture frame, it was finally put up! We also hung my present from my parents when I graduated with my doctorate - pictures of Italy.
I have always loved the Oscars. And I've always wanted to through a super swanky Oscar party. That wasn't quite in the cards this year, but we did throw an Oscar get-together with a couple close friends. We dressed up and drank champagne and frozen drinks, ate great food and She and I discussed Oscar fashion while He and DH talked reddit. I love having friends over!
Weirdly enough, as social as Henry is, he usually is a little AWOL when company comes over. But once they leave he's all up in our faces, demanding attention and love. He's currently shoving his food bowl around the kitchen floor in an attempt to get more food. People, he weighs 14 pounds and is not yet a year old. He does not need more food than is vet approved! Of course if he doesn't get more food his version of waking one up includes a full speed run into the bedroom and a pounce on top of me followed by a slightly confused "Mrouw?" at 4am. As though he had no idea I was there, but since I happened to be just in that spot and am now awake, doesn't food sound good?
Surely kids will be easier, right? Please don't break my illusion of parenthood!
Oh, DH and I signed up for our next run. It's not a half marathon, it's not even a 10k. But it is going to be one of my favorite races ever. It's a 5K run to support The Neuroblastoma Foundation here in the Deep South. All of the proceeds will go back to the oncology department of the children's hospital where I work and one incredibly special person will know that I support him in this way. I can run. I can't cure cancer. But I can run. If you'd like to donate, please visit http://nbwalk.org/default.aspx. I have had the honor of working with more than one child who has been facing this giant. These families are courageous and wonderful and heartbroken and these kids are so brave in the face of what would often bring us adults to our knees. Please support them if you have the time to visit the website and feel led to give.
And on that note, good night!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Food, Food and More Food...and some football
This past weekend has been all about food. I kicked off the weekend with DH and his family at Cracker Barrel on Saturday morning. There is nothing like family and those biscuits put together! My SIL to be and I got to talk shower details and I'm so excited to officially be part of this family in a few months.
Saturday afternoon friends and I went to the Ft. Worth Food Truck Park. Y'all, if you don't have a food truck park nearby, get on a plane and get here ASAP. It's such a laid back, fun, family friendly place! They have a rotation of trucks and there is an actual bathroom (always a plus in my book!) and a cantina where you can get beer, wine, coffee. I had one of the best things I've ever eaten in my life - First Bite's egg rolls. They have some carne asada, corn, cheese, beans, spinach. I can't do the deliciousness justice. We finished up with Red Jet Sweets cupcakes. Yes, plural. You gotta problem with that???? I had a coconut comet there and bought a Kentucky for later - bourbon cake with caramel buttercream rolled in pecans. This was all paired with a Rahr and Sons Iron Thistle beer. I can't believe I'm going to say it, but it was better than Guinness.
Now we all know that Sunday was all about food. Even if the football was the reason for the food. Usually I watch some/all of the Superbowl. But this year the hockey gods smiled upon me and Sunday afternoon was the Penguins-Capitols game....and it was on HERE! After seeing my boys royally beat Ovechkin into the ice, I couldn't have cared about the Superbowl at all. So the food was where it was at for me this year. We hung out with friends and ate our hearts out. Chili, buffalo chicken dip, salsa and cream cheese, ham cheese ball, ranch dip, deviled eggs, cookies, cinnamon cream cheese ball and Mississippi Sin. What's that? What's Mississippi Sin? It's a little piece of heaven. I got the recipe from my friend YaYa and it will rock your face off. There are a ton of variations - I thought I lost her recipe and I tried finding it on Pinterest - but I love her version. It's got dried beef, pimento, green onion, sour cream, cheese and green chilis all mixed up and then baked in a hollowed out Hawaiian loaf of bread. If you want more particulars leave me a comment. In all fairness, don't make this when it's just you at home. You'll regret it after you eat every last bite.
Today continued this weekends food extravaganza. I tried a recipe from Pinterest for philly cheesesteak stuffed green peppers. They look good! Well, they look like the recipe picture so I'm hoping they taste as good too. The recipe came from Peace, Love and Low Carb. I also made Pioneer Woman's chicken spaghetti with a small adaptation - I subbed Velveeta for the shredded cheese and I didn't add cheese on the top. We'll have it for weeks to come! I forgot how much one recipe makes.
The best part of the spaghetti is that DH and I are taking it to some friends who recently had a baby. It's win-win: they get dinner and I get to snuggle a little muffin while sniffing her head. Everybody wins!
What did y'all eat this weekend? And why can't we have a Superbowl every sunday????
Saturday afternoon friends and I went to the Ft. Worth Food Truck Park. Y'all, if you don't have a food truck park nearby, get on a plane and get here ASAP. It's such a laid back, fun, family friendly place! They have a rotation of trucks and there is an actual bathroom (always a plus in my book!) and a cantina where you can get beer, wine, coffee. I had one of the best things I've ever eaten in my life - First Bite's egg rolls. They have some carne asada, corn, cheese, beans, spinach. I can't do the deliciousness justice. We finished up with Red Jet Sweets cupcakes. Yes, plural. You gotta problem with that???? I had a coconut comet there and bought a Kentucky for later - bourbon cake with caramel buttercream rolled in pecans. This was all paired with a Rahr and Sons Iron Thistle beer. I can't believe I'm going to say it, but it was better than Guinness.
Now we all know that Sunday was all about food. Even if the football was the reason for the food. Usually I watch some/all of the Superbowl. But this year the hockey gods smiled upon me and Sunday afternoon was the Penguins-Capitols game....and it was on HERE! After seeing my boys royally beat Ovechkin into the ice, I couldn't have cared about the Superbowl at all. So the food was where it was at for me this year. We hung out with friends and ate our hearts out. Chili, buffalo chicken dip, salsa and cream cheese, ham cheese ball, ranch dip, deviled eggs, cookies, cinnamon cream cheese ball and Mississippi Sin. What's that? What's Mississippi Sin? It's a little piece of heaven. I got the recipe from my friend YaYa and it will rock your face off. There are a ton of variations - I thought I lost her recipe and I tried finding it on Pinterest - but I love her version. It's got dried beef, pimento, green onion, sour cream, cheese and green chilis all mixed up and then baked in a hollowed out Hawaiian loaf of bread. If you want more particulars leave me a comment. In all fairness, don't make this when it's just you at home. You'll regret it after you eat every last bite.
Today continued this weekends food extravaganza. I tried a recipe from Pinterest for philly cheesesteak stuffed green peppers. They look good! Well, they look like the recipe picture so I'm hoping they taste as good too. The recipe came from Peace, Love and Low Carb. I also made Pioneer Woman's chicken spaghetti with a small adaptation - I subbed Velveeta for the shredded cheese and I didn't add cheese on the top. We'll have it for weeks to come! I forgot how much one recipe makes.
The best part of the spaghetti is that DH and I are taking it to some friends who recently had a baby. It's win-win: they get dinner and I get to snuggle a little muffin while sniffing her head. Everybody wins!
What did y'all eat this weekend? And why can't we have a Superbowl every sunday????
Monday, January 28, 2013
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Erin at Shades of Gray and a Pinch of Pink inspired me today! I love a good list post and her's was easy and fun. It's almost reminicent of those notes that would go around Myspace and Facebook...you know, 26 things you don't know about me, or the ones that gave you a choice between two items/ideas/movies/etc.
10 of My Favorite Foods
Cheese and pepperoni - this was a staple at get togethers when I was growing up. I totally associate this combo with family
Homemade macaroni and cheese
Mint brownies - heaven in my mouth
Sonic diet limeade with pineapple - sometimes I add cherry and it tastes like fruit punch
Dark beer - nothing lighter than an ale...lager, brown, stout, porter. BJ's blonde and Leffe blonde are the only exceptions
Mashed potatoes - either lumpy or whipped!
Roast chicken
Rice Krispy Treats - DH made me a pan of rice krispy treats for Valentine's Day last year. I ate the entire pan over the course of 8 hours at work. The. Entire. Pan.
Chocolate covered coconut anything
Pumpkin pie - I've asked for it as a birthday "cake" before
9 of My Favorite Movies
Sleepless in Seattle
Romeo and Juliet - Baz Luhrman's version
The House Bunny - DH loves this one too which means we can watch it twice as much
The Life of David Gale - as if Laura Linney wasn't enough, there's also Kate Winslet
The Hudsucker Proxy
Looper
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner
Singin' In the Rain
13 Going On 30 - I have a soft spot for Jennifer Garner and this movie makes me feel like my whole life is still ahead of me and I can accomplish anything I set my mind upon
8 Celebrities I Would Like to Marry (Sorry DH!)
Jeremy Piven - I don't know why
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tom Hardy - c'mon, don't pretend you wouldn't want to marry him!
Paul Newman - 40 years younger
Hugh Jackman
Ryan Reynolds - but only if he's ever daft enough to leave Blake Lively
Brendan Fraser
Neil Patrick Harris - we could sing and dance all over the place
7 Things I Love Right Now
My day off
Henry - he's asleep and not destroying toilet paper or slamming doors. He's a cat, not a three year old.
My shoes for the wedding
Grocery shopping with DH. Seriously.
Planning for the Super Bowl party next weekend! Rather, planning for the food that will be eaten.
Not having a race to prepare for right now.
Fantasizing about our Scotland honeymoon!
6 Places I Want to Visit Someday
Tuscany and the original village of the family
Spain - they make such good wine there!
Ireland
The Maldives - I can't swim and I'm terrified of being surrounded by water, but this place is gorgeous
Alaska
Whistler, British Columbia
5 Games I Played as a Child
Contra on Nintendo -it was the only video game I ever won. In fact, when DH and I play Lego Star Wars I run against the wall the whole time while I think I'm his character beating everybody.
Hungry Hippos
Fashion Plates
Shrinky Dinks Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake
Mall Madness - my first lesson in credit card debt and what those little cards could buy a girl!
4 Things I Never Want to See Again
Casey Anthony on TV. She's not worth the time it takes to listen to the story much less actually read media on her.
Either of my brothers crying from grief. Crying because I've done something spectacular, sure!
Myself when I weighed my heaviest and was out of shape. I am 2 sizes smaller today even though my weight is close to the heaviest point in pounds. Thank heavens for running and weight lifting!
Jersey Shore - the Mtv show, not the actual Jersey Shore
3 Things I Want to Do This Year
Learn to swim
Explore Boston for a day with DH
Meet DH's New York family
2 Facts About Me
I really wanted to buy a zipline package for myself when I bought DH's at Christmas. But I'm terrified of heights.
I once gave my younger brother a black eye with a baseball bat. Totally by accident.
1 Meaning Behind My Blog Name
I am imperfection personified. And I'm ok with that. I will never be perfect while I am in this world. I can work at being better, but perfection cannot be attained.
10 of My Favorite Foods
Cheese and pepperoni - this was a staple at get togethers when I was growing up. I totally associate this combo with family
Homemade macaroni and cheese
Mint brownies - heaven in my mouth
Sonic diet limeade with pineapple - sometimes I add cherry and it tastes like fruit punch
Dark beer - nothing lighter than an ale...lager, brown, stout, porter. BJ's blonde and Leffe blonde are the only exceptions
Mashed potatoes - either lumpy or whipped!
Roast chicken
Rice Krispy Treats - DH made me a pan of rice krispy treats for Valentine's Day last year. I ate the entire pan over the course of 8 hours at work. The. Entire. Pan.
Chocolate covered coconut anything
Pumpkin pie - I've asked for it as a birthday "cake" before
9 of My Favorite Movies
Sleepless in Seattle
Romeo and Juliet - Baz Luhrman's version
The House Bunny - DH loves this one too which means we can watch it twice as much
The Life of David Gale - as if Laura Linney wasn't enough, there's also Kate Winslet
The Hudsucker Proxy
Looper
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner
Singin' In the Rain
13 Going On 30 - I have a soft spot for Jennifer Garner and this movie makes me feel like my whole life is still ahead of me and I can accomplish anything I set my mind upon
8 Celebrities I Would Like to Marry (Sorry DH!)
Jeremy Piven - I don't know why
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tom Hardy - c'mon, don't pretend you wouldn't want to marry him!
Paul Newman - 40 years younger
Hugh Jackman
Ryan Reynolds - but only if he's ever daft enough to leave Blake Lively
Brendan Fraser
Neil Patrick Harris - we could sing and dance all over the place
7 Things I Love Right Now
My day off
Henry - he's asleep and not destroying toilet paper or slamming doors. He's a cat, not a three year old.
My shoes for the wedding
Grocery shopping with DH. Seriously.
Planning for the Super Bowl party next weekend! Rather, planning for the food that will be eaten.
Not having a race to prepare for right now.
Fantasizing about our Scotland honeymoon!
6 Places I Want to Visit Someday
Tuscany and the original village of the family
Spain - they make such good wine there!
Ireland
The Maldives - I can't swim and I'm terrified of being surrounded by water, but this place is gorgeous
Alaska
Whistler, British Columbia
5 Games I Played as a Child
Contra on Nintendo -it was the only video game I ever won. In fact, when DH and I play Lego Star Wars I run against the wall the whole time while I think I'm his character beating everybody.
Hungry Hippos
Fashion Plates
Shrinky Dinks Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake
Mall Madness - my first lesson in credit card debt and what those little cards could buy a girl!
4 Things I Never Want to See Again
Casey Anthony on TV. She's not worth the time it takes to listen to the story much less actually read media on her.
Either of my brothers crying from grief. Crying because I've done something spectacular, sure!
Myself when I weighed my heaviest and was out of shape. I am 2 sizes smaller today even though my weight is close to the heaviest point in pounds. Thank heavens for running and weight lifting!
Jersey Shore - the Mtv show, not the actual Jersey Shore
3 Things I Want to Do This Year
Learn to swim
Explore Boston for a day with DH
Meet DH's New York family
2 Facts About Me
I really wanted to buy a zipline package for myself when I bought DH's at Christmas. But I'm terrified of heights.
I once gave my younger brother a black eye with a baseball bat. Totally by accident.
1 Meaning Behind My Blog Name
I am imperfection personified. And I'm ok with that. I will never be perfect while I am in this world. I can work at being better, but perfection cannot be attained.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Run Faster!
That's what DH and I told each other yesterday.
We ran our 4th and 2nd (mine and his, respectively) half marathons and finished near the end of a small pack. I've run big big big races here in Texas and this one was small. I think I prefer the big ones....not the big ones, but the big ones. We ran fairly well - it was a hilly course with lots of inclines early on and at the turning point it was one fast big in your face hill. I hate hills, FYI. Correction: I don't mind running hills in training, but I hate them in an actual race.
We trained as usual but between some food poisoning on my part and a crazy couple work weeks on his part, our training runs were less than stellar, especially our longest ones. So a bigger race would have been a better choice - this race was about 600 people which meant that we felt alone on the course a lot and there wasn't a whole lot of race day adrenaline pumping because of that. We had some music difficulties, some knee malfunctions and one memorable plummeting blood sugar incident over the course of our 13.1 miles.
The upside is that despite all the problems, the hills, the lack of running camaraderie that usually accompanies a race, we finished just 11 minutes over our best race time. The stats aren't up yet but there weren't many people behind us.
The bigger upside? We met two people on the course who we ran with for a mile or so. The first was a guy probably in his 60s who has run over 40 marathons and does triathalons. This guy was just happy to be running! He was telling us all about the runs he's done and the places he's ran in. The second guy was probably in his early 40s and was very glad he met us because we had found his car key at the turning point. As we passed people we were asking if anyone had lost a car key and we found the guy who had! He ran with us for a while, talking about books and running and where DH and I had met.
Today we are sore and don't want to think about running again. That'll last until later this week when one of us will say "So what race are we doing next?"
We ran our 4th and 2nd (mine and his, respectively) half marathons and finished near the end of a small pack. I've run big big big races here in Texas and this one was small. I think I prefer the big ones....not the big ones, but the big ones. We ran fairly well - it was a hilly course with lots of inclines early on and at the turning point it was one fast big in your face hill. I hate hills, FYI. Correction: I don't mind running hills in training, but I hate them in an actual race.
We trained as usual but between some food poisoning on my part and a crazy couple work weeks on his part, our training runs were less than stellar, especially our longest ones. So a bigger race would have been a better choice - this race was about 600 people which meant that we felt alone on the course a lot and there wasn't a whole lot of race day adrenaline pumping because of that. We had some music difficulties, some knee malfunctions and one memorable plummeting blood sugar incident over the course of our 13.1 miles.
The upside is that despite all the problems, the hills, the lack of running camaraderie that usually accompanies a race, we finished just 11 minutes over our best race time. The stats aren't up yet but there weren't many people behind us.
The bigger upside? We met two people on the course who we ran with for a mile or so. The first was a guy probably in his 60s who has run over 40 marathons and does triathalons. This guy was just happy to be running! He was telling us all about the runs he's done and the places he's ran in. The second guy was probably in his early 40s and was very glad he met us because we had found his car key at the turning point. As we passed people we were asking if anyone had lost a car key and we found the guy who had! He ran with us for a while, talking about books and running and where DH and I had met.
Today we are sore and don't want to think about running again. That'll last until later this week when one of us will say "So what race are we doing next?"
Monday, January 21, 2013
Weekend Update
How was y'alls weekends? Is that proper English? How were ya'lls weekends? Y'all's?
It was a crazy weekend. In fact, I look kind of crazy right now - I'm trying to stretch my wedding shoes so I am sporting yoga pants, a bright yellow t-shirt that says "The Burgh", air dried curly hair and my 4 inch turquoise wedges.
Anyway, DH and I had a busy weekend, as has become our norm. He's been incredibly busy at work this last week or two and had to spend some time at the office on Saturday. This is not the standard for us, so it's easy to let it happen now and then again. I got to spend the morning with my future SIL. We have so much fun when we get the chance to see each other! I'm excited to have a sister here with me, for sure.
I can't forget to mention that we hung out with our good friends at dinner that night, which was just what DH needed after this past week.
Sunday brought DH and I's last run before the half marathon we're doing this weekend. It was a great run for me but not so great for DH. We're hoping that next weekend will be amazing for both of us! The race day adrenaline usually will get you through but you never know what may happen. If my history is anything to go by, we will have a freak ice storm that will hit at mile 7 and we'll have to ice skate the final 6 miles to the finish line. Pray for us. Seriously.
And Sunday afternoon we had an appointment with the wedding venue. I thought, naively it turns out, that we would go in and pick out everything in 20 minutes flat. Feel free to laugh heartily at me right now. We walked out 2 HOURS later. My knees almost gave out in the parking lot at the thought of all we had talked about.
Today brought more wedding stuff - does this ever end prior to the wedding day???? - and a ton of floor to ceiling cleaning, laundry and the gym. There's a lasagna in the oven (homemade of course) that is calling my name along with a bottle of Sauv Blanc in the fridge.
Let's hope I don't break an ankle walking to the kitchen as I would have to take that as a sign that these shoes were a bad decision.
It was a crazy weekend. In fact, I look kind of crazy right now - I'm trying to stretch my wedding shoes so I am sporting yoga pants, a bright yellow t-shirt that says "The Burgh", air dried curly hair and my 4 inch turquoise wedges.
Anyway, DH and I had a busy weekend, as has become our norm. He's been incredibly busy at work this last week or two and had to spend some time at the office on Saturday. This is not the standard for us, so it's easy to let it happen now and then again. I got to spend the morning with my future SIL. We have so much fun when we get the chance to see each other! I'm excited to have a sister here with me, for sure.
I can't forget to mention that we hung out with our good friends at dinner that night, which was just what DH needed after this past week.
Sunday brought DH and I's last run before the half marathon we're doing this weekend. It was a great run for me but not so great for DH. We're hoping that next weekend will be amazing for both of us! The race day adrenaline usually will get you through but you never know what may happen. If my history is anything to go by, we will have a freak ice storm that will hit at mile 7 and we'll have to ice skate the final 6 miles to the finish line. Pray for us. Seriously.
And Sunday afternoon we had an appointment with the wedding venue. I thought, naively it turns out, that we would go in and pick out everything in 20 minutes flat. Feel free to laugh heartily at me right now. We walked out 2 HOURS later. My knees almost gave out in the parking lot at the thought of all we had talked about.
Today brought more wedding stuff - does this ever end prior to the wedding day???? - and a ton of floor to ceiling cleaning, laundry and the gym. There's a lasagna in the oven (homemade of course) that is calling my name along with a bottle of Sauv Blanc in the fridge.
Let's hope I don't break an ankle walking to the kitchen as I would have to take that as a sign that these shoes were a bad decision.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Movin' On Up
Well peeps (yes, I just typed the word "peeps"), I've been pretty quiet lately. There has been a lot of just stuff that either isn't something I'd like to share - now don't go thinking wild thoughts, y'all. We all have things that we choose to keep out of our blogospheres, right? - or things I couldn't share. At least one thing is finally official and a done deed and I can share.
I had a great opportunity at work this past fall to be a candidate for a leadership role. After applying, interviewing, oh and throw in some waiting - it is a hospital system after all - I am so excited to say that I have accepted the position of Audiology Coordinator!
I've missed having a leadership role since I entered the workforce. Every workplace has it's structure and some structures allow for leadership opportunities sooner than others. There are definitely pros and cons to quickly allowing these opportunities and holding off until you know that your employees are ready. I am in the place that I needed to be for this opportunity to work out.
I have grown so much since starting at my job - and oh heavens, some of it was NOT pretty - and I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead.
Whew! I'm glad I can share!
I had a great opportunity at work this past fall to be a candidate for a leadership role. After applying, interviewing, oh and throw in some waiting - it is a hospital system after all - I am so excited to say that I have accepted the position of Audiology Coordinator!
I've missed having a leadership role since I entered the workforce. Every workplace has it's structure and some structures allow for leadership opportunities sooner than others. There are definitely pros and cons to quickly allowing these opportunities and holding off until you know that your employees are ready. I am in the place that I needed to be for this opportunity to work out.
I have grown so much since starting at my job - and oh heavens, some of it was NOT pretty - and I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead.
Whew! I'm glad I can share!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Until We Meet Again
I drank the last Yuengling from DH and I's Tennessee trip tonight.
They lasted us 4 months, which was pretty good. It probably helped that we hid them out of sight and I'd give him the evil eye if he had one without me.
I'd have enjoyed them more with some hockey to watch, but that's a sore spot.
So long old friend, until we meet again....in approximately 2 months. It's still too long!
They lasted us 4 months, which was pretty good. It probably helped that we hid them out of sight and I'd give him the evil eye if he had one without me.
I'd have enjoyed them more with some hockey to watch, but that's a sore spot.
So long old friend, until we meet again....in approximately 2 months. It's still too long!
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
What Happens In 4 Months?
It's been a looong time since I linked up with Shell. And I fear that I've become the blogger who only talks about her wedding. But y'all, it's what's on my mind.
We are less than 4 months away from the big I Do. We're finishing up the invitations, completing little touches with friends, waiting on wedding bands (the kind you wear) and getting fittings done. Showers and bachelorette/bachelor parties have yet to happen. We're already bittersweet that so many great friends are coming into town for this affair yet we won't get to just sit down and spend time with all of them.
The overarching concern in my heart is making the transition/redefining the lines from daughter to wife, from fiance to wife, from fiance to sister in law, from fiance to daughter in law. The whole process of planning a wedding, preparing for a marriage, to leave behind what was and move toward what will be has been exhilarating and exhausting all at the same time.
Thanks Shell
We are less than 4 months away from the big I Do. We're finishing up the invitations, completing little touches with friends, waiting on wedding bands (the kind you wear) and getting fittings done. Showers and bachelorette/bachelor parties have yet to happen. We're already bittersweet that so many great friends are coming into town for this affair yet we won't get to just sit down and spend time with all of them.
The overarching concern in my heart is making the transition/redefining the lines from daughter to wife, from fiance to wife, from fiance to sister in law, from fiance to daughter in law. The whole process of planning a wedding, preparing for a marriage, to leave behind what was and move toward what will be has been exhilarating and exhausting all at the same time.
Thanks Shell
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