… your friends and family members start calling you for medical advice. … someone gets a really confused look on their face when you tell them what you do for a living. Then politely walks away. Just wanted to check in and say things are going well. I feel very at home with my fellow…
J and I went to a Halloween Ball this weekend at our dance studio (yes, we are still taking some dance lessons). The theme was “goth.” Can you tell? Our dance instructors told us we had way too much fun dressing up. Okay, I’m off to the ‘villes for work!
I have some crazy owners. One came home, the other left. I don’t know what to make of it. They’re always in and out! Well, out more than they’re in, I suppose. All I know is my food and water bowl better be filled and my poop scooped. That’s all I ask. My life is…
The next few weeks will be dotted with nothing but business trips for both J and I. Tomorrow I head to the great city of Boston (that was meant to have some sarcasm) to cover a conference on pediatrics. I’m not happy that my trip to Beantown once again coincides with the baseball craziness, as…
Oooh, that rhymed. Well anyways, J’s childhood friend, theBuddha, had a baby yesterday. On J’s bday (remember?). We’re still in shock by this, but, his friend and girlfriend decided to carry on J’s name since the little guy was born on the 6th. So I present to you Cody Justin, all 8 lbs, 9 oz…
***total cheese warning. Stop reading if you don’t do mushy.***Today is a big day. Today is J’s 32nd anniversary of his birthday. I can never really match his birthday planning awesomeness (e.g. my surprise 30th bday party), but I did try this weekend and will continue today. Everything tonight will be topped off with a…
We became leaf peepers this weekend, the term New Englanders use for those who swarm to the Northeast during the fall. We hiked Mt. Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, the lowest of the 4,000-footers in the state. There are 48 on the official list to enter the higherpointer club in NH; this made 8 for us.…
My favorite question of last night’s debate was when the moderator asked (paraphrased), “So, both of you are just a heartbeat away from the presidency. If that were to happen, how would your policies/ideas change?” Oh, and one more thing. I love how they assume “we” do all our worrying about health care and money…
CareerBuilder.com released its list of the most unusual jobs in 2008. Here are some that made me go hmmm. Cat nannyDonkey trainerKitty litter box decoratorNuclear electrician on a submarineParachute testerRomance specialistScratcher (scratched backs for patients)X-ray technician for zoo animalsYawn counter at a sleep clinic
Surprise, surprise, no flight delays! I think that may be a first. We did hit some turbulence, and other flights were delayed, but Southwest got three stars from me. I rarely fly them, but I’m happy we did this time. So this weekend was kind of weird. Like I said, we went down South pack…
Do you think we could have picked a better weekend to fly down to North Cackalacki? I mean, there’s only two hurricanes/tropical storms going on along the Eastern seaboard right now. So who wants to take bets on how delayed we will be tonight when we fly out and how delayed we will be when…
J is one my most faithful readers of the blog and he has been asking me to do my post on Farm Aid ever since we got home at 3am Sunday morning. So here goes. Farmers are outstanding in their field. No really, people, they are. So support them. (PS SILAdventure, I got about 8…
What do all these things have in common? Well, they all represent Vermont!!! J and I took a 3-day trip to the Burlington area and of course, made the most of it. Here are highlights in no particular order: Ethan Allen’s homestead – If you are like me, you might think Ethan Allen was (and…
I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. I was living in Phoenix at the time and getting ready for work. SmokinHotRoommate came out of her room and said we needed to turn on the TV because a plane just hit a building in NYC. What? What a freakish accident, I…
I have to give kudos to the company, Hydrapak. Back before I was a gear addict, I bought a Hydrapak. In fact, it may have been my very first piece of gear. It was 2001 and my friend alerted me that he was buying a Hydrapak for $14.99 because it was on sale. What’s a…
Thursday, J, theHoss (who was in town for a wedding) and I went to see Jimmy Buffet in concert! I was a Buffet virgin and J warned me that the tailgating was pretty insane. He wasn’t kidding. Here was our setup. But here’s what other people had going on: We had a good time drinking…
J and I went to NJ this weekend primarily for my friend Hallmark4Ever’s baby shower. It was supposed to be a surprise, but she knew every outing could be “it” as she is due in just 7 weeks!! We did surprise her Monday morning though with a belated bday celebration at her favorite diner (she…
I always hated baseball until I went to my first Arizona Dbacks live game in 2001. Then I realized how fun they can be! Since then, I cannot even count how many games I’ve been to all over the country. Last week, J’s cousin was in town playing. He is a relief pitcher for the…
Since I’m not the most computer-savvy, I find it easier to post pictures when there aren’t a lot of words. So I decided to break up the “festivities” post for my sanity. Sorry for the interrupted reading. After Dville, we drove up to the Chesapeake Bay to meet J’s group of friends for some camping…
This has been quite an active two weeks! I promised a recap of my surprise party with some more pictures, so here goes … I was surprised for the party. I had some idea that J was up to something, but I wasn’t sure when and what exactly. I thought we were going to my…