When... you wipe your partner's hands down after they finish eating. When... you no longer kiss goodnight, but instead say, "nigh, nigh." When... your life is scheduled via emails. When... the only conversation you have all day is as you are drifting off to sleep and it's 8:45 p.m. That conversation? It involves mumbling, something about an oil change, and then snoring. Keeping the fires burning always involves some sort of wine imbibed on my part. Actual dinner and conversation without chicken being thrown, the waiter smiling through his teeth, and having to pick up a certain plastic spoon off the floor for the millionth time are definitely NOT involved. So a glass of wine at a wine bar downtown mall Charlottesville, perhaps dining al fresco, and actually piecing together a … [Read more...]
Rock the VOTE!
In addition to the already fun and cool photo contest I have going there is a new one.This one involves voting. VOTING FOR ME! It's Blog for a Year, a year where I would be paid to professionally blog. What could be more fun? For me that is. Anyway, don't you want to exercise your right to vote? So click here and vote. You can vote everyday too. Please do it. Do it for T.D. who likes to gnaw on plastic but I can't feed her that!Vote daily. Tell your friends to vote. Tell your mailman, your personal trainer, tell your friends and family-VOTE FOR VICKY! … [Read more...]
A Case of the Spins and NO I’m Not Pregnant
So much and yet almost nothing went on this past holiday/birthday weekend. We headed south late Thursday in an uneventful fashion and hit my MiL's. The weather could not have been better for a relaxing weekend by the water. Relaxing to extreme itchy boredom for some. That some being me. Let's just say that by Saturday, my actual birthday, I had just about enough laying around. I was slowly losing my mind.SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 10 p.m.- Arrive. Unpack. Hit bed. Aaah.FRIDAY- Finish book by pool. Start second book (Yeah! New Jen Lancaster!) Eat a total of 6 pancakes, 2 homemade sausage patties, lots of Doritos, soda, a brownie sundae, popcorn, and various other unhealthy items but oh so yummy. Some fruit might have snuck in there but probably covered with either cheese or chocolate.SATURDAY- My … [Read more...]
Happy, Happy!
I'm turning the big 3-1 this week. Not to be confused with 4-0 or last year's big 3-0 where I threw myself a big ol' party that included a very large cake, too much alcohol, H being dubbed 'chocolate puke stain' (CPS for short) for a while, and an ambulance being called. And no, it was not due to a white trash type fight or too much drink. Needless to say it was a party to remember.This year I'm a little more sedate in my partying. It's relaxation and a bit of a getaway I'm looking for. I'll be strolling waterside, lounging by the pool, and reading at my MiL's. I know. I'm choosing to spend my birthday at my Mother-in-law's house. We have a good relationship though so when she offered I jumped. Her house is made for resting and it's just far enough away to feel like we've gone somewhere. … [Read more...]
Adventures into Costcoland
I have one friend who thinks that going to church on Sunday's equals adulthood. Another simply thinks the act of getting married means you have truly crossed that threshold. For H and me that trek is the one to Costco. Nothing screams you have entered adulthood more to us than obtaining a membership to one of those buy-in-bulk stores. It just seems like you are so prepared and thinking economically. Like you really know what you want and how much you need and at what price. It's so...suburban.A Costco has been built near our house. Oh dreaded curses. Why?! We already have a BJ's and Sam's Club (NEVER!). We don't NEED a Costco. I grumbled and muttered my way through it's construction the last few months. It sucking up parking space as it glommed on to our local outlet mall. Stupid Costco. … [Read more...]
Why ‘Fight Club’ is Educational
'Fight Club' is one of my favorite movies. It's seedy core just gets into me today as much as it did when it debuted in theaters. Quite frankly at the time the movie came out I was feeling a little too much like Edward Norton's character and wanting my own Fight Club. The movie hooked me and made me a bonafide Ihavetoreadeverythinginsight Chuck Palahniuk fan.I was watching it the other day and got interrupted. T.D. was up from her nap H informed me. Time to shut Fight Club off. Apparently Fight Club isn't for kids. Hmmph. I muttered something about it being educational and a valuable source of information, but he wasn't buying it. Then I thought, "Hey! Wait! Fight Club is so educational!" Here's why...1. It teaches you to treat wait staff with respect or else. I mean who wants piss in … [Read more...]
Party Over Here, Party Over There
HEY! Do you know what today is kiddies? That's right! Today is the day for a Blog Blast. What's a blog blast you ask? Well, as Kristen calls it, "it's like a blog carnival without the scary blog clowns."The whole affair is in honor of Mother's Day and is sponsored by PBN and Founder of Light Iris Kevin. He's been wearing a Preggo suit all month long. Eek! Good man, that Kevin is. Light Iris is launching this weekend and is running some GREAT CONTESTS with FUN PRIZES. PBN is having contests too. You too can participate by heading over and posting about 'What Makes You a Mother'. So grab your chance in winning the coveted oh so sweet $100 SPA FINDER gift card and much more!What Makes You a Mother?Besides the labor? Gee… you would think that would have done it and instantly made me a Mom. … [Read more...]
Cry for Help
I'm a good little blogger. I think. I write posts daily, sometimes more than once on several different blogs. I do copy for some other sites, pick up projects and in all show that my love is for writing. It's my passion. My addiction is blogging. If BlogHer '07 was feasible this year I would be right there in the thick of it sucking up information like a good little sponge while slurping down fun drinks and geeking out meeting "the cool" bloggers.But, like any addict the more I get, the more I seem to want. Awards are more than wonderful. They help me get through the dark days. Fan mail, presents, additional work, and comments all feed my black addict hole of need. I think we bloggers know what I'm talking about. They keep me going on some days when I think that absolutely no one cares or … [Read more...]
Walking for a Cure
Cheer stop in Chevy Chase, MD. Saturday May 5, 2007At 3:31 a.m. on Saturday my alarm went off. I snoozed a bit and finally roused myself enough to shower, quickly gather my gear up, and eat a tasty fluffernutter sandwich before my ride came to bring me into the city. The drive in was quiet as we were all thinking about the weekend ahead, had laryngitis or simply were too sleepy to talk. It was only 4:45 in the morning after all.Amid a sea of visors, baseball hats, fanny packs and pink ribbons we made our way to Opening Ceremonies for the 2007 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. The sun was trying to make a valiant effort for us as we learned what the weekend held and did our stretches in groups. A bit more awake now we held our hands high and that of our neighbors as we made a pact that we would … [Read more...]
Pink Family
Because I'm still processing the entire weekend and am damn tired here's a photo from Day One of the Avon Walk. H and T.D. came out to cheer me on.Also stay tuned - later this week there will be chances to win many wonderful prizes! Spread the word! … [Read more...]