OK… so… my “future” sister-in-law told me about this show, Locked up Abroad, on the National Geographic channel. It’s a show where people tell their VERY REAL stories about being jailed in other countries.
Neal and I searched for it on our DVR and recorded two shows. We watched the “Bangladesh” one last night.
Holy freakin’ crap [...]

So, we had a pretty good weekend. My boss had a party at his house for all of the employees and it was a lot of fun. He got steamed crabs (YUM!!) and we all brought side dishes. There was tons of food and since I have no willpower whatsoever, I stuffed my face. It [...]

OK, so Neal and I went to the theater last night (the first time since “Borat,” HAHAHA) to see The Dark Knight. We finally watched the first one last weekend and Neal was surprised at how much he liked it.
So the new one? Yeah, it rocked. Seriously, amazing movie. I believe Christian Bale makes a [...]

I had THE biggest craving for chocolate chip cookies today. I’m actually not a huge chocolate freak, so this was kind of weird for me.
So I came home and after a quick sandwich, I went right to baking. I used some new recipe I found online.

Holy crap, was this batter good. It called for two [...]

So, today’s the day. We’ve been married for two years. TWO FREAKIN’ YEARS already!!! I can’t believe it.
My mom and I went to a Longaberger basket party after I got off of work. The host was Heather, a really good friend of mine who I’ve known since I was in diapers. We married a month [...]

I love when Simone sits like this on the arm of our chair. She just looks sort of human, because I can see her little bicep and little elbow. It’s just the cutest thing ever. Sometimes I squeeze her little bicep and ask her where the gun show is. She just kind of squeaks at [...]

So the egg casserole turned out pretty well. My mom’s on Christmas Day tastes better, but I think that’s combo of the fact that my mom made it, and… well… it’s Christmas Day!
So, we tried to get up fairly early, because we planned to go for a little hike. As is typical for holidays and [...]

So, Neal and I had a FANTASTIC weekend. I’ll start with Friday, and I might have to break this weekend into two posts.
I slept in a little on Friday, while Neal got up to get his hair cut and go to the gym. He came back with flowers for me.
I think the cats [...]

Do you like the new layout??!!
I love it! I searched a bunch of wordpress themes and found this one. The original icon in the top left was some other decorative thing, but Neal modified it to paw print and my blog name. He’s awesome!
So, two funny things – Neal looked at the traffic and found [...]

So, Neal plays in a co-ed soccer league Wednesday and Sunday nights. A good friend of mine asked him to be on the team (she plays, too). I went to the game tonight to see Neal play, but mostly to see her and congratulate her on her recent engagement. Michelle’s fiance, Hubert, plays on the [...]

I cover school board meetings for a local school district, so I was busy last night attending a meeting. Nothing much happened, which means nothing to write about, which means no $$. Oh well.
I came home one night last week to this:

See, we keep all of the cats toys in a basket that fits into [...]

So, we had another busy Saturday this weekend. I was invited to a bridal shower for one of my good friends Saturday morning and then Neal and I headed to another friend’s college graduation party. Whew! It was fun, and I think I gained 10 pounds from all the yummy food…
Anyway, a good friend and [...]

Some nights, the cats don’t sleep with us at all. They jump on the bed when they hear us stir in the morning but that’s about it. Other nights, they spend the entire night on the bed, moving around, sleeping near our heads, then around our feet and everywhere in between. Last night was a [...]

So I had such a great weekend that it was hard to get back to work today. My mind was still on the things I did around the house and the time I spent with my friends. Oh well. Gotta work to afford the things in the house, haha. It was hard to get up, [...]

So, we slept at the Bear house Friday night and woke up Saturday morning feeling OK, although it took a good cup of coffee to get that way.
We got home and for some reason, after a tasty egg sandwich, I was ready to get some work done around the house. First thing was to organize [...]

Wow. What a weekend. Neal and I hung out with friends, family, kitties and managed to do a bunch of things around the house, all this weekend. Not bad!
Thursday night, we ate dinner at my parents. We had such a great time. I always enjoy spending time with Mom and Dad. My mom’s gardens are [...]

So, my sister-in-law (or future-sister-in-law or whatever. It will be official in September) is mad at me.
See, she’s this massively huge Dave Matthews fan and she’s offended by my post about how “I don’t get it,” meaning, his hype.
Anyway, I tried to explain that I don’t dislike him, but she wasn’t hearing it and now [...]

So, I work up at 8:10 a.m. today.
I normally leave my house for work at 8 a.m. I get there around 8:15 or 8:20. We are supposed to be there at 8:30 a.m.
So yeah, I woke up at 8:10 a.m.
I had just enough time to brush my teeth and put on clothes. I walked in [...]