November 18, 2011

What THE . . .

Seriously?! Thursday happened over at From Mrs. to Mama and I missed it so today I'm inventing WTF Friday. That's it, you heard it here first...WTF!

What am I doing, you say? I'm BLOGGING, when I need to be WORKING. Meh. Work can wait for a few minutes. I need some SANITY here.   Things are getting hairy and I need a break.

This week I'm saying WTF to...

my cousin. for making her facebook status all about her health insurance company made her get a physical for her husband's (the insurance carrier) work. Much to her surprise, she has high cholesterol. For cripes sake you're 30 with no job and 5 kids. Play with them. Pick yourself up the couch, quit eating their mcnuggets and go for a damn walk! Do some crunches. Fish oil. SOMETHING! Just don't air that shit out on facebook.  **note: now i get to send you nice packets educating you how to manage your chronic condition because that's what i do for a living...and you're insured with my company! On the other hand, fat/sick people = job security.

my boss. too many reasons, too little time. (not to mention I don't want to screw up my annual review next tuesday). Crap.

my body. This is a WTF in a good way. I didn't know it was capable of such things. Nice work, body.

my mom. If she asks me again if I'm having Thanksgiving at my house this year, I'm going to scream. my husband thought it would be fun to host it and went ahead and told everyone we would do the honors. Without asking his wife. Obviously he doesn't want me to work then, because I can't work and get ready for a feast at the same time.

this is the second time he appears on here...

my husband. again (sorry). He came home with a cradle this week. First, I didn't know they still made those, or even still called them that. Apparently one of his clients gave it to him because his dad made it. Ross said he took it by his dad's who said "I didn't make that." Great, now I have a hunk of firewood in my house that serves no purpose at the current time, and belongs to some stranger. Cool.

the clock. Father time just isn't moving fast enough for me this week.

my ex-bestie.  Who STILL hasn't sent us a wedding invite and she's getting married in less than a month. After a deep sermon last Sunday about turning the other cheek, I decided to let it go and sent her a nice note asking for her new address so I can at least send a gift. I doubt she'll respond, but no address = no gift. Your choice I'm just trying to do the white thing.

November 11, 2011

11.11.11

Anything particularly special  happen to you on 11.11.11?  I heard it's supposed to bring good luck and great fortune.

One numerologist says, "Eleven is a number of illumination and enlightenment, a number of insight, blinding flashes of the obvious, and a number of transformation."

Now--I don't know if I believe all that hocus pocus, as much of it doesn't mesh with my Chrisitian beliefs, but...something crazy happened to me today, and I think it's a good thing.

We will just have to wait and see what becomes of it.

Just in case, I'm crossing my fingers and keeping a four-leaf clover in one pocket and a rabbit's foot in the other. Ok, I'm totally kidding about that part. 

Veterans Day 2011

Happy Veterans Day!

I just wanted to take a timeout and thank those who have served, are currently serving, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could enjoy our many freedoms. I am so thankful for each and every one of you! THIS is what makes America great!

To my beloved husband Ross: I will always admire your courage, strength, and loyalty. I am thankful for those 3 years, 9 months and howevermanyodd days you spent away from family and friends. I'm thankful for your 2 tours in Iraq, but I'm more thankful for your safe return home. I'm also grateful for the 4 years that followed without another call of duty. That time wrapped up  this summer when you were honorably discharged on July 29, 2011.

I will never forget running into you in your dress blues in 2006, when I was teacher-assisting at the school. You were home on leave and going to surprise your mom at work. We had grown up together, but it had been a while since I'd last seen you. For weeks after that, I kept telling her..."he's so...amazing." Little did we know things were just getting started.

Fast-forward a year and you were home for good. April 7th, I won't forget. We had a party for you, and at some point in the night you came over and talked to me. You told me about that day at the school. About how you had thought about me in Iraq. You remembered.

Time passed and we became close friends. Then we dated. On 8/26/09 we were engaged. We married 9/18/10. Hands down, the best days of my life.

The war will always be a part of you, nontheless a part of you I admire and respect. You talk about it every once in a while, but I've learned to listen without asking too many questions.  "There's a time and a place for everything," you say. It's not that it was hard, or bad. It was just different. And it's done now--it's in the past. You've got such a humility about the subject. But you're a HERO.  


You're my hero. 

And I'm thankful for you.

November 07, 2011

No Shave November

Finally, a way to describe how I feel in words about No Shave November.

We're only 7 days into this horrific season and I've just about had enough. Forget losing my hubby to deer camp in a few weeks, I've already lost him to a contest with his buddy Zeb that involves connecting his goatee to what he calls his "neck hair."  WTF is NECK HAIR?

I sometimes forget about Ross's certain natural hairyness, and then comes November when all things intimate go out the window and I forget what it's like to even kiss his lips let alone see his face.

Can I tell you how lucky I am to get to claim this good lookin papi as mine?










...that is, until he ends up resembling this guy.



I promise {ok,  maybe not promise } but i'll try to get some pics up before all the festivities come to an end.  Don't be upset, it's just that I don't take many pictures period. No real reason, I just have a crappy camera and not enough time to edit & upload them.

In the meantime, here's some fun things to do with beards.

November 02, 2011

So What Wednesday


I always see people "linking up" to other pages. I liken it to those silly feather extensions everyone had about 6 months ago. You did it because everyone else was doing it too. So, in an effort to fit in on bloggyland, I'm linking up to So What Wednesday.  It just so happens to be one of the more popular posts of the many blogs I stalk read. And, I kind of enjoy reading what others have to say...

So What if...

You got kids older than me. {I hear this at work alllllll the time}. I haven't heard you braggin' about your kids lately. Bet they're more worthless than me too.  Listen mister, my age is not a reason for you to ignore my ideas.

So What if...

I call my hubby "Poppy" and he calls me "Poppy" too. It's obvious why I picked it for him. Why he picked it for me, I'm not quite sure. Maybe he thinks he's talking to Poppy Montgomery. {Don't we BOTH wish}. I would give you a link so you could see who she is, but you see...I'm on my lunch break and they would call the helpdesk security on me if I googled it. But really. Any endearing nickname is a good enough one for me.

So What if...

I enjoy a nice little nic stick every once in a while. Meaning, once on the way to work & once on the way home. Ok, not really that often but my life is crazy and I don't want to die from stressing out too much.  

So What if...

I am mildly obsessed with making sure I have enough food in the house to last until 2020. With blogs like Saving Addiction I found that you can cut grocery bills in half. Which only means one thing...more groceries! We also purchased a 1/2 pig and 1/4 cow for the winter. I might emerge 30 lbs heavier this spring, but hey....stockpiling is the new black.

So What if...

I CAN'T WAIT to get home and take a nap. It's got to be this weather that is making me sooo sleepy. Thankfully I'm in the nearby office today, so there might be time to catch a few zzzz's before I have to go shake my ass at Zumba later.  

So What if...

My ex-best friend is getting married in exactly 8 weeks and I still haven't gotten an invitation to her wedding. That bia stood up for me last year, we should at least be invited to the wedding! Really?!


Alright. That's enough for one day.

November 01, 2011

facts & stats

My hubby will tell you that my entire life revolves around what is fact. "You ALWAYS gotta know the facts" he'll say. Well, that's not entirely true--a lot of it has to do with figures too! What better thread to start than about my two favorite things? {sarcasm intended}.

1. Please don't be mad at me for this, I couldn't resist: Things that Lasted Longer than Kim K's marriage .  #7 is my favorite.

2. In two days, I had 9 friends (ok, facebook friends--& 10 if you include Jessica Simpson) that announced the impending arrival of 11 babies. TWO DAYS! What kind of water are you guys drinking?!

3. Harold Camping quit predicting the end of the world. Here I thought we'd have to wait until the end of the world for that to happen. I just feel sorry for the bloke from tulip time that sold everything he had just to ride around in a raper van telling everyone about it.

4. I have ingested close to 938,500 calories today from all my coworkers bringing in their extra Halloween candy to pass out. I don't have a problem with this, but who really shares their "extras" --not to mention good extras like twix & sour skittles. Mental note: make sure to visit coworkers' homes for Halloween 2012.

5. We had a total of 3 trick-or-treaters last night. Three!!! That's three more than there were last year! One of which was our godbaby, Bethany. How stinkin CUTE is she?!

 

What did WE do last night? Watched exorcism movies...and I about peed my pants...20 times.