Whew! It sure cooled off here in SA-town today. The wind chill for pretty much the whole day was 22 degrees. Intense wintery weather for a little Texas girl! Don't worry, I wasn't stupid enough to go out and run in it again...I still remember too clearly how painfully stupid that was. At least I learn from my stupid mistakes, right?!
Well, based on the forecast delivered from our terribly inaccurate San Angelo meteorologists, the next two days are supposed to be just as gloomy, with drizzle, freezing temperatures, and possibly snow, as today was...but don't get your hopes up...it is San Angelo we are talking about. Snow only comes when they say it won't, haha. I must bundle up for tomorrow! Now I'm headed off to my gloriously warm and comfortable bed. I bid you a good night.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Guitar Hero Frenzy...
Well, looks like it's taken me until Monday to catch you up on my weekend events, but better late than never, right?! Saturday night turned out to be a good one. I went over to my bro & sis-in-law's house for game night with them, Nicole, Kyla, and my bro-in-law Doug. We started out playing Guitar Hero III, then moved on to Scene It: Squabble which is a fun game of boys vs. girls. Of course, the ladies reigned victorious, as we always do ;)! No surprise to anyone but the boys who lost, of course...always so high and mighty on their thrones. Leave it to us four intelligent and beautiful ladies to knock them off of it pretty quickly. haha. I will give them credit though, they had a good lead for a little while there. But when it came down to clutch, the boobs won! hah. Nicole & Kyla left about 12:30am and we continued our Guitar Hero frenzy. But this time, we hit up the II version.
This is the version I have back at home so I am familiar with some of the songs. It was great fun. Free Bird, the longest song in Guitar Hero history, was finally beaten by KK and Doug on the third try (it's a tough song if you've never tried it)...needless to say, high fives went around to all. Then my bro, Adam, and I took our shot on the 'ole gee-tars! About 2 1/2 hours of rockin' out later, we finally beat an awesome song, both at 98% (which is frickin' close to perfect), accumulating over 368,000 points (which is almost unheard of on medium), haha. Anyways, we had a great time. I think Adam wanted to peel my eyes and fingers away from the guitars, so he handed me a new PS3 game called MotorSport which is pretty much a racing game...which falls into the category of 'my faves' when it comes to video games. We loved our old school Nintendo when we were little. I didn't leave their house until 3:40am. It was like our little kid times, staying up late to try to save the princess and beat the next level on Super Mario Bros. Good times, good times. Got to bed at 4:00am and slept until 12:30. Not bad I must say. Maybe I'm not quite as old as I feel sometimes, lol. :)
This is the version I have back at home so I am familiar with some of the songs. It was great fun. Free Bird, the longest song in Guitar Hero history, was finally beaten by KK and Doug on the third try (it's a tough song if you've never tried it)...needless to say, high fives went around to all. Then my bro, Adam, and I took our shot on the 'ole gee-tars! About 2 1/2 hours of rockin' out later, we finally beat an awesome song, both at 98% (which is frickin' close to perfect), accumulating over 368,000 points (which is almost unheard of on medium), haha. Anyways, we had a great time. I think Adam wanted to peel my eyes and fingers away from the guitars, so he handed me a new PS3 game called MotorSport which is pretty much a racing game...which falls into the category of 'my faves' when it comes to video games. We loved our old school Nintendo when we were little. I didn't leave their house until 3:40am. It was like our little kid times, staying up late to try to save the princess and beat the next level on Super Mario Bros. Good times, good times. Got to bed at 4:00am and slept until 12:30. Not bad I must say. Maybe I'm not quite as old as I feel sometimes, lol. :)
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Yay for Surprises...
I thought last night was just going to be a regular Friday night with nothing to do but it turned out to be a pretty good night overall. My best friend Nicole & her sister Kyla (practically my sisters) both decided to drive in from Lubbock last night to surprise their mom and me. We went out to eat at the airport which has delicious Chinese food and then we went over to their house to see Kyla's new miniature Australian Shepherd puppy, whom she named Howdy. He is SOOOO cute! I never realized how fluffy they are, but he felt like a really soft teddy bear. So sweet! And great to see my girls! :) 
Then my mom and I decided to go home and on our way, we stopped at Starbucks for some hot black tea. The girl kind of messed up our order though and accidentally gave us iced black tea...not the same thing. haha. So, long story short, we got 4 drinks for the price of 2. Yay for us. By the way, their hot black tea is yum yum with a couple sugars put in it! The iced tea was good too, just too cold for a night when it was 27 degrees out.
When we got home, we got out our blankeys and snuggled up to watch the new Las Vegas episode and enjoyed that together. Then I went to bed knowing I was going to have to get up for work this morning...UGH! haha. It never ends! jk. Now, onto a fun night tonight, hopefully! :)
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Funny line...
I received My Big Fat Greek Wedding in my Blockbuster mail the other day, so I finally decided to stick it in tonight since nothing else was on, and got a kick out of one of the lines in it. The mother was talking to Toula about her being in love with the hot guy and how she was going to try and change her father's mind about what he thought of the whole thing and the mom said...
"The man is the head of the household, but the woman is the neck...and she controls every which way the head will turn."
Pretty clever statement...and maybe slightly accurate too! :) Maybe that's why I liked it so much.
I'm actually kind of surprised that was the first time I have ever seen that movie...although I kind of feel like I might have started it once, and accidentally fell asleep...but who knows!?! I forget movies like an hour after I see them most of the time anyways, haha. It was a cute one though! :)
P.S. Those bridesmaid dresses were the most hideous things I have ever seen! Poor bride! :) See example below...eek!
"The man is the head of the household, but the woman is the neck...and she controls every which way the head will turn."
Pretty clever statement...and maybe slightly accurate too! :) Maybe that's why I liked it so much.
I'm actually kind of surprised that was the first time I have ever seen that movie...although I kind of feel like I might have started it once, and accidentally fell asleep...but who knows!?! I forget movies like an hour after I see them most of the time anyways, haha. It was a cute one though! :)
P.S. Those bridesmaid dresses were the most hideous things I have ever seen! Poor bride! :) See example below...eek!
Random Things...
Well, I have enjoyed American Idol the past two nights. There are definitely some super-crazies out there! And the sad thing is, they think they're normal....hhmmpph. Sad.
The Biggest Loser was fabulous the other day. Three teams competing for the top spot & they all did so good this week! I think I definitely would have picked the Luxury envelope if I had to choose it though, like Dan & his mama. But that's just me. MMMM to massages!
I'm also stuck on watching Project Runway every Wednesday on Bravo. It's so cool to see what kind of garments they come up with...and they're all so different. I was sad to see Kit go last night though! She was cool.
I bought Chad's ticket home the other day so that's exciting! It just makes me super-antsy though. And we still have a good 5 weeks or so before he actually makes his trek back. As soon as we get out of January, everything should really pick up then! We're excited!
I need to get back to working out. I took a day or two off, and now I'm feeling chubby and lazy again. GRRR. Plus, cellulite is GROSS! :) GO AWAY! haha.
I think that's all for now.
The Biggest Loser was fabulous the other day. Three teams competing for the top spot & they all did so good this week! I think I definitely would have picked the Luxury envelope if I had to choose it though, like Dan & his mama. But that's just me. MMMM to massages!
I'm also stuck on watching Project Runway every Wednesday on Bravo. It's so cool to see what kind of garments they come up with...and they're all so different. I was sad to see Kit go last night though! She was cool.
I bought Chad's ticket home the other day so that's exciting! It just makes me super-antsy though. And we still have a good 5 weeks or so before he actually makes his trek back. As soon as we get out of January, everything should really pick up then! We're excited!
I need to get back to working out. I took a day or two off, and now I'm feeling chubby and lazy again. GRRR. Plus, cellulite is GROSS! :) GO AWAY! haha.
I think that's all for now.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
What doesn't kill you...
Allow me to jump into my soap box real quick...
(Imagine jumping...)
So I was talking to Chad tonight and we went over some of the usual trials and tribulations that we go through on a daily basis as a result of his, I mean OUR service in the military. And, without concentrating too much on the negativity of it all, we came to the conclusion that it is a great thing we are doing, and that we are a very strong couple compared to a lot of people. Not everyone can handle this lifestyle...and to be honest, there's times that I show extreme weakness, but in the end it is all about service, duty, and the honor one receives from performing a job of worth. He did go on to mention that every day that goes by "only makes us stronger".
(Soap box about to blow...)
I am SOOOO tired of hearing that this process of missing my husband on a daily basis, having to take a trip back in time to return to my life before marriage, and waiting and waiting for his return makes me a "stronger person". Before all of this, I considered myself a very strong person. One who could turn most bad things into good things, one who could take care of myself, and was independent in the way that I thought and made choices in life. Not much of that has changed, but I do feel as though these deployment experiences do the exact opposite of make me stronger (to a degree). Instead, I have time to focus on the different facets of my life and realize in which ones I am weaker than I have ever been. I'm not saying that I disagree with the statement, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger", I'm just saying that I'm sick of being told that I'm becoming stronger when the only thing I really feel is more weakness than ever.
Maybe the first deployment last year was one that made our relationship stronger, because we proved to ourselves that we could both handle the separation and the struggles that came with it. But being married puts a whole new lid on my jar of emotions and sometimes there is just a little too much pressure for the jar to stay closed. All I have to say is I can cry if I want to & I'm not going to feel bad for it! :-)
(Only 4 1/2 more weeks...big sigh...)
*Disclaimer: Not at any point within our conversation was my wonderful husband at fault for any of the expressions made above. I love him for everything he is and for the amazing husband he is to me, especially through these rough times. I just had to vent. Thanks for listening.*
(Imagine jumping...)
So I was talking to Chad tonight and we went over some of the usual trials and tribulations that we go through on a daily basis as a result of his, I mean OUR service in the military. And, without concentrating too much on the negativity of it all, we came to the conclusion that it is a great thing we are doing, and that we are a very strong couple compared to a lot of people. Not everyone can handle this lifestyle...and to be honest, there's times that I show extreme weakness, but in the end it is all about service, duty, and the honor one receives from performing a job of worth. He did go on to mention that every day that goes by "only makes us stronger".
(Soap box about to blow...)
I am SOOOO tired of hearing that this process of missing my husband on a daily basis, having to take a trip back in time to return to my life before marriage, and waiting and waiting for his return makes me a "stronger person". Before all of this, I considered myself a very strong person. One who could turn most bad things into good things, one who could take care of myself, and was independent in the way that I thought and made choices in life. Not much of that has changed, but I do feel as though these deployment experiences do the exact opposite of make me stronger (to a degree). Instead, I have time to focus on the different facets of my life and realize in which ones I am weaker than I have ever been. I'm not saying that I disagree with the statement, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger", I'm just saying that I'm sick of being told that I'm becoming stronger when the only thing I really feel is more weakness than ever.
Maybe the first deployment last year was one that made our relationship stronger, because we proved to ourselves that we could both handle the separation and the struggles that came with it. But being married puts a whole new lid on my jar of emotions and sometimes there is just a little too much pressure for the jar to stay closed. All I have to say is I can cry if I want to & I'm not going to feel bad for it! :-)
(Only 4 1/2 more weeks...big sigh...)
*Disclaimer: Not at any point within our conversation was my wonderful husband at fault for any of the expressions made above. I love him for everything he is and for the amazing husband he is to me, especially through these rough times. I just had to vent. Thanks for listening.*
Friday, January 11, 2008
Grey's...Seriously?
I really hope they were kidding when they said last night's episode was the last one of the Grey's Anatomy series, because I thought it was rather disappointing. It seemed like they started new stories, opened others, and didn't finish really any of them. Kind of distracting and sad if you ask me. Seems like they're hurting pretty bad from the writer's strike. Oh well I guess...
American Idol starts next Tuesday. YAY! I get to see people who sing even worse than me (which is pretty hard to do) and make fools of themselves by thinking they really do have talent. Sucks to be them, but fun to be me. It's exciting! One more show to help the time go by.
I had a dream about Chad being home last night...(sigh)...then I woke up...felt around...realized I was alone and thought...'awwww, nuts!' :(
American Idol starts next Tuesday. YAY! I get to see people who sing even worse than me (which is pretty hard to do) and make fools of themselves by thinking they really do have talent. Sucks to be them, but fun to be me. It's exciting! One more show to help the time go by.
I had a dream about Chad being home last night...(sigh)...then I woke up...felt around...realized I was alone and thought...'awwww, nuts!' :(
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