As the temps start dropping, J and I switch into “winter” mode. That means the start of indoor soccer and dancing. Tonight was our first soccer game. We won! But that’s not the point of this post. ShortShorts is playing on our team this session. So tonight, the ref came up to him at halftime…
Try to contain your excitement. Here is J’s guest blog entry about his trip out West (without me) a few weeks ago. I am still NOT happy about all the touring he did to places I’ve never been. I thought we became one when we married??? Anyways, enjoy! Late is better than never…. So every…
It was inevitable. J & I caved and upgraded our cell phone plans to include texting. It’s just that it seems most of our friends have forgotten how to pick up the phone. As the saying goes, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Now I won’t get pissed when people send me texts because…
Today is a sad day at work. Today is BFFcoworker’s last day. We have worked together for 6 years 7 months. I’d say side-by-side, but that’s not entirely true since most of our time was spent working remotely—her in Arizona and me in one of my three states. The point is, she is moving on…
With J gone this week, I had big plans for … soup. He’s not a big fan of soup (unless you consider Ramen soup), so it was my opportunity to indulge. I made three soups. First up was my Nana’s (CostCutter) chicken soup. I grew up on this. Every time we went to her house,…
I did something I never thought I’d do last month. Nooooo, I didn’t apply to work in a daycare so I could spend more time around kids. But I did this: Back when things were dated as 19**, I decided to go to college. Much to the surprise of my parents, who apparently thought I…
I’m back from my work trip to San Antonio. And I’m alone. J is away on a pleasure/work trip for the whole week. Which means by the time we see each other next, we will have been apart for 10 whole days. WAAAAAAH. Anyways, some observations on this trip. The Riverwalk is overrated. I mean,…
So for the second year in a row, one of J’s friends had a baby on his birthday. That’s right, folks, 2009 produced another protégé. Last year, it was theBuddha’s child. This year, it is PanicMan and theMakeupArtist’s little girl. Next year, we are betting on either theHoss or SILmeow. Takers? Not to mention, theCoach’s…
J may have chosen to “roast” me on my birthday, but I would like to toast him. In honor of his 33rd birthday, here are 33 things I love about him. Feel free to read and gag, but it is mainly for my journaling purposes. I have known this man for 7 years now and…
J and I took a nice 18-mile bike ride Sunday. J had an event on Saturday, so we (since I AM volunteer of the year) were tied up the entire day. It worked out perfectly because it rained all.day.long and the event was indoors. If we were at home, we would just sat and stared…
Remember my post at the beginning of August about the silly Vera Bradley contest? Yeah, I didn’t win. BUT, I ended up with 2,383 votes! So thanks to everyone who voted once or every.single.day.every.single.hour. It was fun to “compete.” I was always around the 16th-19th place. So I ended up #16 out of 240-something entries.…
When J and I bought our bikes at the REI Garage Sale in August, I have to admit, I really thought they’d just collect pollen. J intended to commute to work, but since he loathes mornings, I couldn’t picture him getting up and jumping on his bike to ride. Luckily, I was wrong! Instead, he’s…
J & I spent Saturday exploring Mt. Greylock State Reservation in Mass, which happens to be the location of the highest point in Massachusetts. You can drive up to the top got $2, or you can be cool like us and hike (and save $2). Bagged and tagged that peak. I was pleasantly surprised with…
J and I spent the weekend at his dad’s on the coast of Mass. His Grandma and Aunt TravelWhore (she picked the name, I swear!!!) were visiting, so it was a bit of a family reunion. J’s dad and stepmom (MartiniShaker and GottaMove) recently moved to a new seashore town where J’s stepbrother and family…
For your viewing pleasure, I’ve updated this post with different pictures … I ran by many schoolchildren waiting for the bus this morning and it brought back painful memories. You see, I went to Catholic school through 8th grade. And even though my bus stop was 5 houses down from mine, my mom INSISTED she…
J may not have had a good weekend, but I sure did! Shadow, my friend from college, lives in a beautiful area of NY. Lots of opportunities for outdoor recreation. Too bad she and the outdoors are barely acquaintances. We of course had our share of girl talk and girl time and laughs (she tells…
J’s thumbs have been replaced. Except they put his left thumb on the right. Anyways, he is in pain and drugged up. I’m such a wonderful wife that I am leaving this weekend to visit with Shadow in NY. Can someone else check on him? Thanks!!! I gave McKinley explicit instructions, but he just looked…
I had a conversation with my mom the other day and for 15 whole minutes, we both were talking about different things and didn’t know it. Mind you, my mom was driving and talking on her cell phone. My sister can appreciate this, but when my mom is driving and talking on her cell phone,…
Our trip to Danville this weekend was met with mixed emotions. It usually is. We own a house there. I’ve blogged about it once, twice or 15 times. It’s either the biggest thorn in our side or the greatest idea we ever came up with. We can’t decide yet. The house is part of our…
J & I returned from our trip to Baxter State Park in Maine and I feel like this could spread across multiple posts with all we did!For the ADHD type, here’s the short version of the trip—Moose sightings=1Miles hiked=20+Nights camped=3Days without shower=4Number of outhouse visits=14Mysterious bites on body=17Hail in the face while on top of…