Halloween was pretty low key in our household. Neal and I ran errands in the morning, I planted a mum in my outdoor pot, and I made some yummy goodies for us.
Our neighborhood is like a trick-or-treat mecca. They bus ‘em in, man. I’m serious. It was raining when trick-or-treating started at 6, but we [...]

Yay! The Eagles won today!

Simone’s excited!
Well, the Eagles should have won. They were playing a terrible team, haha.
Here’s hoping the Phillies win tonight!

So, Neal and I just got home from participating in a charity kickball tournament. My company sponsors the tournament and we organize a team. Teams are made up of local businesses. We won the whole dang thing last year, which was pretty cool. Somehow, an all-star kickball team which participates in local leagues was invited [...]

OK, so I totally got yelled at by my friends Jodie and Jess, haha, because I’m lame and haven’t posted in two weeks.
I’m sorry!
First of all, my blog kind of got hacked into and Neal had to work some magic to fix it. And then I just decided to take a hiatus. But I’m back! [...]

So, OK, how is it September already? Seriously. I do not understand where my life is going.
It’s going to be Christmas before I know it.
Anyway, I know I’ve been MIA. I’m trying to enjoy the last of the warm weather (which seems to be steadily disapearing starting this week).
We had our parents and some friends [...]

So, for some reason, insects make me want to vomit.
Like, I actually gag. Dry heave. I get the heeby cheebies. My skin starts crawling. I’m rendered unable to speak (well, I sort of squeal and whine). I mean, I really can’t stand insects – mostly large ones.
I have no idea why I’m like that, but [...]

So, Neal’s coworker surprised us last week by asking us if we wanted to go to the Ravens v. Jets preseason game, which was last night. Turns out the coworker’s wife scored free tickets from her boss. Kind of sucked it was on a Monday, but when would we ever have a chance to go [...]

So I uploaded the pictures from my camera and realized it’s been so long since I last posted! It just seems like Neal and I have had something to do every night, and I just didn’t take the time to blog. Sorry to my fans! HAHA.
Anyway,  I was sitting on the couch watching TV after [...]

So, I got to pet a pony a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome. I loved every minute of it. When I get stressed out at work, I think about petting Herbie’s fuzzy mane and ears and all is right again in the world.
I’m mad at Neal because I don’t think he got a [...]

So I woke up Saturday morning at Dan and Jodie’s house and the first thing I saw was sun rays coming in through the window. And I knew it was going to be a good day.
We went to Wolfe’s Neck State Park in the morning for a short trail. I told Dan to take it [...]

So, Neal and I are back from a very, very awesome vacation. I did miss the kitties, but I think I could of stayed away a couple more days, haha.
The plan was to stay in Boston Thursday night, and then drive to Maine Friday to visit our friends Dan and Jodie until Sunday.
We got to [...]

So, I have so much to tell you about since it’s been a while since I posted. Neal and I worked on the trim in the bedroom, and we were at his aunt’s farm for his grandmother’s bday party — where I got to pet a PONY!!
But I don’t have time to go over that [...]

So, on Saturday I attended my first ever Phillies game! Whoo hoo!
I have been to more Orioles games than I can count, and I will always love and be a fan of the Orioles. But Neal’s a Phillies fan, and so I am too. Orioles and Phillies are in different leagues, so that’s my justification, [...]

I know it’s been a while since I posted. I’m sorry! The short week went so fast and we’ve been busy since Thursday night. But it was a great weekend! I love three-day weekends.
Thursday night, we hung out with some of Neal’s coworkers, which was tons of fun.
Friday, Neal’s brother and parents came over so [...]

My friend Wendy posted a feature on her blog today, and I don’t really do these Internet survey-type things, but I thought this one sounded like fun. It’s five things I would say to my high school self and five things my high school self would probably say to me today.
I have often thought how [...]

So, I held a baby this weekend. For longer than 30 seconds.
And I liked it.
And the baby didn’t cry. I think it was a win-win situation.
Brett is the son of college friends of ours, and I just love him to pieces.
Here he is with his mommy.

Oh my. Look at that face.

He smiled at me! Amazing! [...]

So, you won’t believe what I just did.
Seriously, if you really know me, you’ll never guess.
Ready? Is the suspense killing you?
Here’s the deal:
I worked out.
Did you hear that? Yeah, I actually worked out! GO ME!
Neal’s been gently mentioning that I really should get in shape, for health reasons. I complain about my back hurting sometimes, [...]

Gah. I love three-day weekends. They rock!
Saturday, Neal and I attended the wedding of a college friend of ours. Since Pete started dating Alycia, she’s also become a good friend of mine, and I was looking forward to attending their wedding for a long time. The ceremony was beautiful, and Alycia looked amazing.

I only took [...]

So, the weather was beautiful Saturday, right? Finally! Apparently it’s supposed to rain all day tomorrow, and Monday was crappy, too. Ugh. But the forecast is also calling for a beautiful weekend! YAY!
So, Neal and I had wedding 1 out of 5 in 2009 Saturday. The bride is Neal’s cousin. The ceremony was held in [...]

So, last night wasn’t a good night for little Megan. My body decided to completely crap out on me.
First of all, I went to work Friday, even though I was hacking up a lung and had a migraine-sized headache. I hated to use up one of my sick days when I wasn’t actually puking or [...]

So, as promised, I finally uploaded some pictures from my brother’s big 30th birthday bash Saturday.
Every year for his birthday, we go down to Baltimore to have a good time. This year was just a little more special, since he’s no longer in his 20s, hehe.
It’s always a fun time. We eat in Little Italy, [...]

So, yesterday was a good day. We actually got up early and helped some friends move into their first house. It went quickly and it was fun to see their place. They are really excited to get settled in and I’m really happy for them.
Neal and I aren’t big celebrators (is that a word?) of [...]

So, I mentioned the Eagles lost, right?
My cousin sent me  a text message Sunday asking how Neal was feeling after the game.
I looked up from my phone and said “Neal, Tara wants to know how you are feeling after the game.”
Blank stare.
“Honey,” I said. “Like give me an emotion or two that describe how you [...]

Neal is watching the Eagles game. It will probably be over by the time anyone reads this. My stomach is in knots over the game and I’m having trouble watching, so you get a blog post! Also, Neal and I are convinced that when I watch, bad things happen to the Eagles, so I try [...]

So, we tease my mom a lot about her eating habits. I love her, but she eats like a freakin’ bird. She picks at her food, takes little bites and nibbles and then she’s full. It’s ridiculous. We’d make brownies and cut them into squares. I’d find a square cut in half or in quarters, [...]

So, before I post some wedding pics I altered, a couple of things about them. First of all – I love my wedding photos. Hands down, I think they are amazing. My photographer was (and still is) a photojournalist from the newspaper I used to work for. He took true journalistic photos, which doesn’t just [...]

So, New Year’s was pretty freaking cool this year. Neal and I headed up to Shawn and Andi’s house.  Along the way, I get a text from Andi “Haha im reading your blog now you didnt have to bring all of that food but i can’t wait to eat it”
HAHA! Turns out it was only [...]

So, WOW! Bye ‘08, Hello ‘09! I can’t believe it. Happy New Year!
Neal and I had such a great, relaxing (for once) New Year’s, and I’ll get to that in a bit. But I’m feeling nostalgic today, so I’d like to comment on some of the highs of 2008.
Our 2nd anniversary: Neal and I entered [...]

So, I know I told you last post was the last of the year, but I really felt I needed to say this in 2008.
I want to thank all of you for reading my blog and giving me feedback, whether it’s commenting on my posts, emailing me or telling me in person (even you, Tad). [...]

So, before I finish up my holiday weekend post, let me first explain the reason for my sparse posting — xbox and the game Neal bought me, Fable 2. It’s this game where you run around this ancient world and perform different quests and you can either be a good guy or a bad guy. [...]

So, I know it’s been a while since I posted. I’m sorry! My mom gave me shit for not posting for two days, so I knew I better get to updating my blog.
I might be brief in what I write, because I have tons of pictures to post. Here goes!
Christmas morning, Neal and I went [...]

So, Neal and I gathered up the cheese ball, deviled eggs and our air mattress, said goodbye to the kitties, and took our Vue to Andi and Shawn’s house Saturday for a holiday party with friends.
We both had an amazing time. A-maz-ing. We haven’t seen some of the friends that were there in a while, [...]

So, Neal and I aren’t the best travelers. We’re real homebodies. Probably the only trip we went on in which we didn’t fight was the honeymoon. It’s all “I don’t like how you drive” and “quit walking so fast” and “how can you not know where we are” and “quit asking questions” and “I’m never [...]

So, Saturday was a good day. A really good day.
Neal and I woke up early, had a nice breakfast and headed to a local tree farm to get a Christmas tree. We spent a fortune last year on a pre-cut tree. So we decided to save $30 and head to a farm and cut down [...]

So, the day has come. My new camera arrived. And I’m a happy girl.
I used my old camera to take a picture of my new one.

And here’s my new baby, a Nikon D60. Neal and I scored a huge deal on eBay. Everything’s new, and I got a boatload of stuff along with the camera. [...]

So, we had a really great holiday weekend. Lots of fun, food, family and friends. What more can you ask for?
Thanksgiving dinner at my parents was AMAZING, as always.

That’s Shiraz, checking out the table.

Here are my parents, making the gravy:

And funny story: My mom and aunt look a lot alike and are often mistaken for [...]

So, we had a great Thanksgiving and I’ll post about that soon. First, I got to tell you about last night’s TEIV. I got out of work early (YAY!) and was home by 4 p.m. I then had plenty of time to do some more cleaning and prepare the food.
I baked my bacon cream cheese [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I think we all have a lot to be thankful for.
Love,
Megan, Neal, Ferris and Simone

So, for several years, we’ve been inviting friends over on the night before Thanksgiving. The first one was four years ago, and involved a lot of alcohol, a live band, snow and a lot of walking. Don’t ask.
So this year it’s TEIV. I came home from work Tuesday, vacuumed and started cooking for Wednesday night.
First, [...]

So, everyone that knows Neal knows that he’s got a hair complex. I have my theories on why he’s so incredibly particular about his hair, but I’ll spare ya the details. Neal’s got a couple of nicknames, but one of them is “Hollywood” bestowed on him by his college friends because of his obsession with [...]

So, I battled a sore throat and cold all week. I get sinus infections as fast as you can say “May I have a tissue,” so I tried to get my rest, take medicine, etc., to avoid it.
Alas, I woke up Friday morning with so much sinus pressure in my head that my ears were [...]

This weekend was a pretty good weekend. A good mix of fun family/friend time and down time.
My dad’s birthday was Sunday, so Neal and I and my brother and his wife went over to my parents’ house to eat dinner Friday. I made this recipe for Apple Cake that I’ve been meaning to make for [...]

I hope you voted. Or Ferris will be mad at you.
Neal and I waited in line for about 2 HOURS this morning to vote. Yeah, you heard me. 2 HOURS. It was cold outside and Neal and I could both barely sign our names by the time we got inside the polls.
I took some pictures [...]

So, the end of the week wasn’t so good for me. I didn’t feel well at work on Thursday and went home an hour early. I knew it wasn’t the flu; my sinuses get really bad around this time of year when the weather is changing. Friday, my head hurt so bad that I was [...]

Yay for the Phillies! World Champions!
Neal’s the real fan, so I’ll just say that he’s super happy about the World Series champions.
Normally, he doesn’t say much when he watches his sports. If something good happens, he’ll clap once, or say “Oh shit!” (in a good way). He lies on the couch.
During the last inning of [...]

So, I spent the weekend at my college alma mater’s homecoming with my girlfriends.
I have to say, I had one of the best times I’ve had in a long time. A lot of bonding, a lot of laughing, and a lot of… ummm… inebriation. HAHA. It was really fun to be back, see our old [...]

So, I have to be a Philly sports fan. Because I live with a boy. A boy that adores all Philadelphia sports teams.
The season started out a little rough for our birds. But hopefully this bye week healed some players, and they’ll come back strong against the Falcons Sunday.
As for the Phillies? Well, I can [...]

So, this weekend, Neal and I traveled to Philadelphia to see his mom at the closing ceremonies of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for breast cancer. She worked so hard to raise the money to participate and trained hard to be able to withstand the 3-day walk.
I wanted to do something for her, so [...]

So, I think Neal is just about the funniest person in the world. I mean, a lot of people say things and I giggle and laugh and all. But sometimes Neal will say things, and I will laugh so hard that I can’t breathe, have tears streaming down my face and unable to regain any [...]

So, I love these frozen Celeste pizzas.

My grandmother often gave them to my cousin and I when we were little for a quick lunch, so I’m used to them and really like them. They’re pretty fattening (heck, it’s pizza), but I don’t care.
So Neal went to the grocery store last night by himself. I gave [...]

So, I know I’m posting twice in one day, which is unusual. But I have to let you all know about this morning’s Bunny Incident.
Our lawn is ridiculously long, so Neal went out this morning in between rain showers to at least get the front lawn done (our front always grows faster than our backyard). [...]

So, I hosted a Pampered Chef party on Saturday and it was awesome! I had so much fun hanging out with friends and eating good food. Plus, what’s more fun than playing with kitchen gadgets?
I didn’t make a lot of food, because I knew the PC consultant was making a pizza. I asked my mom [...]

So, my big bro finally got hitched this weekend. It’s about time! HAHA!
I woke up completely nervous. Like, sick to my stomach nervous. After some Immodium AD and a call to my mom, I finally settled down a little and was prepared for the day.
First, we took a limo to get our hair did.
Here’s my [...]

So, Neal is forbidden to talk to me about politics.
FORBIDDEN.
We got into a heated discussion a couple of days ago where Neal was admittedly antagonistic. He kept trying to trip me up on my words and I felt like I was being grilled by Campbell Brown. Ugh.
So, I don’t care if we watch CNN or [...]

So, we had wedding #4 this past weekend. It was my boss’ daughter’s wedding, and it was a really, really fun time.
The ceremony was gorgeous. It was held at a local horse farm and the weather just held off for the ceremony.
Neal said he spent most of the ceremony looking at this daddy long-legged spider.

Can [...]

So, I have a problem with swearing.
I really can’t help it, and most of the time, it doesn’t really make a difference that I swear. Neal and I don’t have kids (yet), there aren’t any little kids in my family, and so I’m not around kids very often. Adults just have to deal with my [...]

So, it poured buckets all Saturday. It was hard to wake up, because it seemed so dark outside. It was actually kind of nice not to have to run anywhere, or do yardwork. I was stuck inside, and loved it!
Neal’s parents came to visit, and my mom came over, too, since my dad was out [...]

Neal and I had a great — albeit full — weekend.
We spent Saturday morning working on the yard. I wanted to plant new potted plants and Neal did a whole lot of pulling weeds.
Here are the multitude of plants I bought before I planted them.

I think I got my camera lens wet, so excuse the [...]

So, my body hates me today. It hated me yesterday, too, and a little Saturday night. But it definitely completely loathes and detests me today for making it play wiffleball, thereby using muscles that haven’t been used (sadly) in a long time. I walked like I had a stick up my ass all day, and [...]

So, the Fluffy Kittens made their debut this weekend at the 2008 Wiffleball Tournament.

Each team played three games, and then it was playoffs.
So what if we lost every game by the 10-run mercy rule. We had fun, and looked damn good doing it!

So, the afternoon was tons of fun. We had such a good time [...]

R.I.P DeLonghi.
You will be missed.
You were with Neal and I from the beginning, back in the early days when we lived among the shag carpet on King Street. We sipped your caffeinated nectar in the early days of our marriage.
You were there for us through all those tough, early work-week mornings. I enjoyed your paper-less [...]

So Jodie and Dan finally got hitched on Friday, 8/8/08. Yay! I had a half day at work and Neal and I made it to the wedding right on time. Everything was gorgeous. Jodie was breathtakingly beautiful. I started blubbering as soon as she started walking down the aisle. Not a lot of my pics [...]

So, my work week was pretty busy and I didn’t have a lot of time to post. I’ll start with Thursday. My friend Amanda and I went to the mall to shop for gifts for Jodie’s bachelorette party. I couldn’t go, but I wanted to send along some fun XXX-rated goodies. Jodie couldn’t make it [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I slept in again on Sunday. I was traumatized from watching the movie “Requiem for a Dream” last night. That movie was beyond horrifying. And by horrifying, I mean depressing. It was a great movie about addiction, and how said addictions affect our future, but boy was it rough to watch. Neal has been telling [...]