So, this past week I have been going over to a friend of our's house while she was out of town to check on her cat, Jose. Nothing wrong with helping a friend out...even though I really don't enjoy cats, haha. Nothing against those that do like/love cats, but I've been allergic to them since I was little and just have never created a bond with them like I have for dogs. They really aren't BAD creatures and they definitely trump iguanas and snakes as pets anyday, but a little furry thing that pretty much just lurks around the house rubbing up all over your legs and what not when you walk...call me anti-kitty or whatever, but at least you know my view on them now, I guess. They are rather fun to watch chase a string though...they'll go crazy for that little piece of entertainment. Cheapest pet toy out there! I can guarantee you that! :)
I did my duties well though. I filled the food bowls, the water container and even cleaned out the kitty litter...for the first time in my life, haha. The only slight problem was that I never saw Jose. I went around the house "kitty-kittying" and...nothing. He's no where to be found. Kelly starts to get a little nervous. I then realize that there is a kitty door not only into the garage, but OUT of the garage into the 'prowl-world' as a kitty would probably refer to it. So, WHEW!, I'm saved. Then I talk to her later that day only to find out that she didn't want him to be able to go outside because he's only been with her for a week. She had placed the huge trash can (which was empty, mind you) in front of the 'prowl-world' kitty door before she left. Man, that kitty must be a strong one, because it was definitely turned on it's side when I got there. Talk about determination! Maybe he has a secret kitty-cat of his own, if you know what I mean ;) Anyways, long story short, I have been relieved of my kitty duties because she has returned (not because I lost the cat).
I just hope Jose can find his way back home after such a long and strenuous week out on the town. Come home Jose!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
My True Love(s)...
Oh, the things I can't live without...
-Chocolate Chip cookies.
-Homemade Oatmeal cookie dough...yes, I said the dough :).
-Husband hugs.
-Soft blankeys.
-Sunshine & the occasional refreshing rainstorm.
-Chicken...the kind you eat.
-Music...it's on ALL of the time and makes life worth dancing to.
-Julio's chips & salsa...I'm going through TX chip and salsa withdrawal if you can't tell.
-Cinnamon rolls on a Sunday morning. (heck, really ANY morning ;))
-French toast with extreme powdered sugar....MMMMM!
-Goofy & gaudy travel picture frames.
-My digital camera to capture the greatest moments in our lives.
-Our wonderful set of professional Wusthof kitchen knives.
-Buttercream flavored Yankee candles.
-Guitar Hero...just call me master of the medium setting...I don't wanna brag, but I'm moving onto bigger things, like 'Hard'. haha.
-Birthdays & the splendid parties we throw.
-Shopping...when I have money to spend of course!
-Candy. Nuf' said.
-Pillows, pillows, pillows when I sleep. Chad can't usually find me for my pillow fortress, haha.
-Hot bubble baths accompanied with my Mood Aromatherapy candles from Victoria's Secret. I love them!
-Cute purses.
-The occasional spontaneous trip out of town.
-Dr. Pepper and/or Coca-Cola in a frosted mug....Yum.
-Kissing & cuddling with my hubby. Yum again.
*Notice, most of them are food/drink related, haha. Good luck to me on that workout plan! :-P
-Chocolate Chip cookies.
-Homemade Oatmeal cookie dough...yes, I said the dough :).
-Husband hugs.
-Soft blankeys.
-Sunshine & the occasional refreshing rainstorm.
-Chicken...the kind you eat.
-Music...it's on ALL of the time and makes life worth dancing to.
-Julio's chips & salsa...I'm going through TX chip and salsa withdrawal if you can't tell.
-Cinnamon rolls on a Sunday morning. (heck, really ANY morning ;))
-French toast with extreme powdered sugar....MMMMM!
-Goofy & gaudy travel picture frames.
-My digital camera to capture the greatest moments in our lives.
-Our wonderful set of professional Wusthof kitchen knives.
-Buttercream flavored Yankee candles.
-Guitar Hero...just call me master of the medium setting...I don't wanna brag, but I'm moving onto bigger things, like 'Hard'. haha.
-Birthdays & the splendid parties we throw.
-Shopping...when I have money to spend of course!
-Candy. Nuf' said.
-Pillows, pillows, pillows when I sleep. Chad can't usually find me for my pillow fortress, haha.
-Hot bubble baths accompanied with my Mood Aromatherapy candles from Victoria's Secret. I love them!
-Cute purses.
-The occasional spontaneous trip out of town.
-Dr. Pepper and/or Coca-Cola in a frosted mug....Yum.
-Kissing & cuddling with my hubby. Yum again.
*Notice, most of them are food/drink related, haha. Good luck to me on that workout plan! :-P
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Bad Habits...
Here are just a couple of things I realized Chad & I do on a daily basis (some irrelevant, but funny) that should probably be limited and maybe removed, if necessary, from our daily lifestyle:
*Drink a Coca-Cola each every day. No, NOT diet, just regular, very caffein-y, bad for your teeth, sugary Coke. Anti-diet move right there. It takes about a mile and a half of running on a treadmill to burn off the 140 calories plus sugars conveniently provided to us in one 12 oz. can. It needs to be replaced by something healthy, I know...but what?! We like the bubbles :).
*Excessive TV time. We sit and watch all of our shows every night. That's like 17 hours in front of the TV Monday through Sunday. I'm not implying I want to stop watching any of our shows, but maybe use our time more wisely. I'll take this second to go ahead and say thank you God for the blessing of the DVR. Life made easier. (oh wait, maybe that's our problem....hmmm...nah! :))
*Ever seen Along Came Polly when Jennifer Aniston breaks Ben Stiller of his 'decorative pillow on the bed' habit that his first woman made him do? Well, Chad & I also have about six pillows on top of the three we use on a nightly basis on top of our bed when it's made. It's pretty, yes, but it seems especially silly to make it up everyday. We take the time to assemble the pillow tower only to have to take it back down 15 hours later when we crawl in bed. Mind you, Chad & I are 99% of the time by ourselves, meaning we are the only ones that enjoy seeing the pillows perfectly placed everyday. Maybe one day we'll get the knife to the pillows like they do and just let the feathers fly!
*We drink hot tea likes we were England-bred. We love it and consume at least one mug a day, sometimes two. Also bad for your teeth, but good for the soul ;). Barry's Tea Gold Blend from Ireland is the best hot tea on the planet. Not found in stores, but Yummmm.
*Every dinner is eaten on our lovely TV trays that we just couldn't do without. I'm telling ya, that TV is always on! And we're gonna get fat for it! :)
*Workouts are becoming more regular and intense, but I'm not seeing all that many results yet...at least we're making the effort though, right?! (had to praise us for something!)
On another note, the first day of class was great today. Talk about an information overload, but it was really good. My instructor is captivating, and 8 hours went by surprisingly fast. It's going to be a lot of work, but a fun challenge. Yay for that! Onto tomorrow!
*Drink a Coca-Cola each every day. No, NOT diet, just regular, very caffein-y, bad for your teeth, sugary Coke. Anti-diet move right there. It takes about a mile and a half of running on a treadmill to burn off the 140 calories plus sugars conveniently provided to us in one 12 oz. can. It needs to be replaced by something healthy, I know...but what?! We like the bubbles :).
*Excessive TV time. We sit and watch all of our shows every night. That's like 17 hours in front of the TV Monday through Sunday. I'm not implying I want to stop watching any of our shows, but maybe use our time more wisely. I'll take this second to go ahead and say thank you God for the blessing of the DVR. Life made easier. (oh wait, maybe that's our problem....hmmm...nah! :))
*Ever seen Along Came Polly when Jennifer Aniston breaks Ben Stiller of his 'decorative pillow on the bed' habit that his first woman made him do? Well, Chad & I also have about six pillows on top of the three we use on a nightly basis on top of our bed when it's made. It's pretty, yes, but it seems especially silly to make it up everyday. We take the time to assemble the pillow tower only to have to take it back down 15 hours later when we crawl in bed. Mind you, Chad & I are 99% of the time by ourselves, meaning we are the only ones that enjoy seeing the pillows perfectly placed everyday. Maybe one day we'll get the knife to the pillows like they do and just let the feathers fly!
*We drink hot tea likes we were England-bred. We love it and consume at least one mug a day, sometimes two. Also bad for your teeth, but good for the soul ;). Barry's Tea Gold Blend from Ireland is the best hot tea on the planet. Not found in stores, but Yummmm.
*Every dinner is eaten on our lovely TV trays that we just couldn't do without. I'm telling ya, that TV is always on! And we're gonna get fat for it! :)
*Workouts are becoming more regular and intense, but I'm not seeing all that many results yet...at least we're making the effort though, right?! (had to praise us for something!)
On another note, the first day of class was great today. Talk about an information overload, but it was really good. My instructor is captivating, and 8 hours went by surprisingly fast. It's going to be a lot of work, but a fun challenge. Yay for that! Onto tomorrow!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Work it Out!
I just got back from the gym...and I went by MYSELF!! You might not think so, but that's a feat for me! Chad & I usually go together and push each other to do stuff better and for more weight, etc. But I actually got my chubby butt up and got through a really good workout that has left my body feeling much like spaghetti. It's kind of a good feeling to have though, oddly enough. Makes me feel like I will see results...at least that's what I hope anyway.
Tonight I have a little tv to watch then comes a really hot and long bath to relax the muscles and body. I have to get in bed at a decent time tonight because I start school in the morning. I'm kind of anxious. It's like the first day of college when you want to get to class extra early so you get to pick your seat and then you get to watch everyone else walk in. Scopin' out the other subjects interested in real estate. It's nice being early so you don't end up being the one that everyone stares at that walks in right before class starts. Well, I must make me some dinner and off I go! I'll catch you up on my first day tomorrow!!
Tonight I have a little tv to watch then comes a really hot and long bath to relax the muscles and body. I have to get in bed at a decent time tonight because I start school in the morning. I'm kind of anxious. It's like the first day of college when you want to get to class extra early so you get to pick your seat and then you get to watch everyone else walk in. Scopin' out the other subjects interested in real estate. It's nice being early so you don't end up being the one that everyone stares at that walks in right before class starts. Well, I must make me some dinner and off I go! I'll catch you up on my first day tomorrow!!
On a Sunday...
Yesterday turned out to be not as boring as it could have. I got a call from our friend Felicia wanting me to come over and hang out last night. We took some time to stuff her wedding invitations and that was fun. That's definitely not a job you want to take on by yourself. Talk about tedious. Proper etiquette is so overrated, haha. They were pretty though.
We then ate some pizza, bread & cheese, and drank a little wine while we watched a couple of movies. One being Becoming Jane with Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy. It was a good, old-timey love story about how Jane Austen came into being such a great novelist. Then we ruined the lovey-dovey mood by watching The Brave One with Jodie Foster. She was a bad-booty in that movie. I've never seen so much killing by a little blond woman. Kinda crazy, but a pretty good movie if you're into the intense ones!
Today, I've been watching the end of the America's Next Top Model marathon and it's finally over. I don't know why I like that show so much, but I do. I just envy them for the cool places they get to stay and visit. London, China, Japan, etc. One day I'll get my chance. For right now, I'm gonna get out of the house for a while and maybe work out later. Adios!
We then ate some pizza, bread & cheese, and drank a little wine while we watched a couple of movies. One being Becoming Jane with Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy. It was a good, old-timey love story about how Jane Austen came into being such a great novelist. Then we ruined the lovey-dovey mood by watching The Brave One with Jodie Foster. She was a bad-booty in that movie. I've never seen so much killing by a little blond woman. Kinda crazy, but a pretty good movie if you're into the intense ones!
Today, I've been watching the end of the America's Next Top Model marathon and it's finally over. I don't know why I like that show so much, but I do. I just envy them for the cool places they get to stay and visit. London, China, Japan, etc. One day I'll get my chance. For right now, I'm gonna get out of the house for a while and maybe work out later. Adios!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Time Alone...What to do?
Chad left a little earlier to drive to Missouri for another training class, so I'm left here alone to do...whatever I want. Problem is, I don't know what that is. I think I'll go get a movie, maybe go shopping for some work clothes, possibly dive into the America's Next Top Model marathon on MTV...something like that.
My first time alone for multiple days in our house in NC. Pretty crazy! The whole bed to myself (not as good as it sounds) & no one to cuddle with during the movies (dang). He'll be back soon though.
I have a whole day ahead of me, so I guess I'll go try and do something interesting...see ya on the flip side! :)
My first time alone for multiple days in our house in NC. Pretty crazy! The whole bed to myself (not as good as it sounds) & no one to cuddle with during the movies (dang). He'll be back soon though.
I have a whole day ahead of me, so I guess I'll go try and do something interesting...see ya on the flip side! :)
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Career Path...
Well, I am pleased and excited to announce that I just finished enrolling into Real Estate school, here in Fayetteville. I have chosen to get my broker's license (which is the same thing as a sales license, just a different term) here in North Carolina.
I never thought I would actually say something like what I'm about to say, but here it goes. I am actually very excited to get back into a schooling routine again. I have really missed the challenges that the classroom can present and also having something to judge my accomplishments (like tests). Although being a housewife is great for my lazy side, I really do like to feel like I accomplish things throughout the day, and until I have children, I think that cleaning the house and keeping it maintained gives me little of such feelings.
It's a five week course, going Tuesday & Wednesday from 9:00-5:00. Those sound like they're going to be some long days, but hopefully it is at least interesting! The adventure starts Tuesday, April 8th so wish me luck! :)
I never thought I would actually say something like what I'm about to say, but here it goes. I am actually very excited to get back into a schooling routine again. I have really missed the challenges that the classroom can present and also having something to judge my accomplishments (like tests). Although being a housewife is great for my lazy side, I really do like to feel like I accomplish things throughout the day, and until I have children, I think that cleaning the house and keeping it maintained gives me little of such feelings.
It's a five week course, going Tuesday & Wednesday from 9:00-5:00. Those sound like they're going to be some long days, but hopefully it is at least interesting! The adventure starts Tuesday, April 8th so wish me luck! :)
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