Well we have had two great days of walking. Ha! Yesterday we went to the Minnesota State Fair. It was fun but really hot. I am glad i remembered my sunscreen. Doug was so ready to chow down on fair food but it was so hot we all lost our appetite. We got some cheese curds and some of the best strawberries i have ever put in my mouth. The rest of our money was spent on water.
Today we shopped until we dropped at the Mall of America. Between the fair and the mall i bet we walked 10 miles or maybe even more. I bought a pair of black boots from DSW and dress pants from The Limited. Doug got a cover for his cell phone. Ha! We are headed to the dells tomorrow to do a boat tour and more shopping at the outlets.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
wisconsin day 1 & 2
Ok. I am writing this from dougs phone on the way to minneapolis so ignore all typos. This will be short so i will fill in the gaps when i get back to an actual computed.
We missed our first flight out of charlotte by 2 minutes. Thank you TSA. The people by the gate refused to help us and made us go all the way back to the front counter. Luckily those people were nice and escorted us to the front of the security line so we would make the next flight.
When we got here we went to dinner, checked into the hotel, and went to walmart to get dews and body wash (thank you again TSA). Our hotel room was small but ok. The only thing bad was the mattress sheet not staying on the bed and the smell. It smelled like the room had not had anyone in it for 5+ years. Not musty, not dirty, just old.
Day 2 we went up by the Mississippi to eat lunch in this little town called Twin Peaks Cafe. OMG! I had a sour cream and onion burger. It was damn good. Then we went to Lacrosse to do some shopping. I bought a book and a necklace with gift cards from my birthday. So so far i have not spent money on anything but food. Ha!
OMG i forgot to tell you about Lynda's bakery. I could die and go to fat kid heaven in that store. Breads, cookies, doughnuts, pies, cupcakes, and fudge. All homemade and 100% not good for you. It was so good we are going back tomorrow.
Today is the fair. Look for another blog tomorrow.
BTW it's in the 90's yesterday and today. So much for cooler weather.
We missed our first flight out of charlotte by 2 minutes. Thank you TSA. The people by the gate refused to help us and made us go all the way back to the front counter. Luckily those people were nice and escorted us to the front of the security line so we would make the next flight.
When we got here we went to dinner, checked into the hotel, and went to walmart to get dews and body wash (thank you again TSA). Our hotel room was small but ok. The only thing bad was the mattress sheet not staying on the bed and the smell. It smelled like the room had not had anyone in it for 5+ years. Not musty, not dirty, just old.
Day 2 we went up by the Mississippi to eat lunch in this little town called Twin Peaks Cafe. OMG! I had a sour cream and onion burger. It was damn good. Then we went to Lacrosse to do some shopping. I bought a book and a necklace with gift cards from my birthday. So so far i have not spent money on anything but food. Ha!
OMG i forgot to tell you about Lynda's bakery. I could die and go to fat kid heaven in that store. Breads, cookies, doughnuts, pies, cupcakes, and fudge. All homemade and 100% not good for you. It was so good we are going back tomorrow.
Today is the fair. Look for another blog tomorrow.
BTW it's in the 90's yesterday and today. So much for cooler weather.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Sara Saves the Day!
Sara went to Target on her lunch break and came across the elusive black lampshade. Yay Sara! It was the perfect size and shape. Thanks Sara for thinking of me and my lampshade dilemma on your lunch break.
Only me...
Have you ever done something or had something happen to you and you immediately thought, "Only Me." Well that happens to me a lot and today was a real big "Uh-Oh!"
I have been slowly packing over the past week and I have everything just about done. I was getting ready this morning and I was at the part of my routine where I took my morning medicines. I figured I would go ahead and put my pills aside for tomorrow. That way I could go ahead and pack my all my medicine. So I took out 2 blood pressure pills, 2 water pills, and 2 potassium pills and placed them on the counter. I packed the medicine, grabbed the two smaller pills, and took a swig of water. About the time the pills got to the back of my throat I realized I took two of the same pills. Of course, "Only Me." And you know it had to be the two that should not be taken at the same time. The water pills would have been ok, the potassium pills would not have fazed me, but the two blood pressure pills that I took could cause some problems.
I take my blood pressure pill twice a day, once in the morning after I get up and then again at night before I go to bed. So last night I took my pill at 10 pm. I took my two pills this morning at 7 am. Yep. That's 3 25 mg pills to lower your blood pressure in 9 hours. Uh-Oh!
Luckily my co-worker, Sara's, dad is a doctor so we called him to see what I should expect. He told me I should be in the clear but I may be sleepy or lightheaded. Worse case scenario is I pass out. Well so far I am lightheaded but I have not said hello to my granite counter top in my work station.
At least I did not do it tomorrow when I would be boarding a plane to Wisconsin. That could have made for an interesting flight.
I have been slowly packing over the past week and I have everything just about done. I was getting ready this morning and I was at the part of my routine where I took my morning medicines. I figured I would go ahead and put my pills aside for tomorrow. That way I could go ahead and pack my all my medicine. So I took out 2 blood pressure pills, 2 water pills, and 2 potassium pills and placed them on the counter. I packed the medicine, grabbed the two smaller pills, and took a swig of water. About the time the pills got to the back of my throat I realized I took two of the same pills. Of course, "Only Me." And you know it had to be the two that should not be taken at the same time. The water pills would have been ok, the potassium pills would not have fazed me, but the two blood pressure pills that I took could cause some problems.
I take my blood pressure pill twice a day, once in the morning after I get up and then again at night before I go to bed. So last night I took my pill at 10 pm. I took my two pills this morning at 7 am. Yep. That's 3 25 mg pills to lower your blood pressure in 9 hours. Uh-Oh!
Luckily my co-worker, Sara's, dad is a doctor so we called him to see what I should expect. He told me I should be in the clear but I may be sleepy or lightheaded. Worse case scenario is I pass out. Well so far I am lightheaded but I have not said hello to my granite counter top in my work station.
At least I did not do it tomorrow when I would be boarding a plane to Wisconsin. That could have made for an interesting flight.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Weight and bag number limits
If you have ever been on a trip with me you will know I pack everything including the kitchen sink. I am so afraid I will regret not bringing something, need something I didn't bring, or even worse forget something that I really need. So when I pack I make big lists and check everything off twice.
Now, usually when we go on a trip we are in a car and I can load that sucker down. But when you fly it's a whole nother ball game. You have limits. Why? Because airlines are greedy. They want to punish you by driving you mad, making you pick what you can and can not travel without. They limit your individual baggage weight to 50 pounds. I can meet that in just bathroom stuff. Then they charge you for not only your first bag but any additional bag you want to check and the more you check the higher the extra bag costs. Then they limit how big and how many bags you can carry on. By this point I am bald.
I mean really. When you have one bag for bathroom stuff, one bag for shoes, one bag for clothes, a hanging clothes bag, and a bag of misc. stuff, how in the HELL do they expect me to fly without it costing more than the vacation itself!
So here we are today... Monday... 5 nights before the flight... and I am balled up on the floor of my closet trying to tell my clothes who makes the cut and who doesn't. What if I need more shorts than pants? What if it ends up really cold one night? What if I spill something all over all my clothes? What if I don't pack enough short sleeve shirts? And how do I pick from all my favorite clothes? Why can't I take them all!!!!
Currently I have 4 blue jeans, 3 pants, 4 skirts, 4 shorts, 5 tank tops, 16 short sleeve shirts, 10 short sleeve t'shirts, and 6 long sleeve shirts... that I have edited... for a 9 day trip.
I need a stylist to come in and say, "Ok. Here is what you are wearing Monday... Tuesday..." That way I do not have to worry about it. I have the packing part down. I can fit tons into a suitcase. It's from years of experience with over packing. Our last trip to Wisconsin I brought 7 pairs of shoes! My luggage weighed 49.5 lbs! And I had a few things in Doug's suitcase. Ha!
I love going on vacation and I love going new places but the week before just about kills me. So too all the greedy airliners... just let people bring everything including the kitchen sink. It sure would make me a lot less stressed and I could enjoy my vacation more. It may even cut down on all the meltdowns people have at the airport.
Now, usually when we go on a trip we are in a car and I can load that sucker down. But when you fly it's a whole nother ball game. You have limits. Why? Because airlines are greedy. They want to punish you by driving you mad, making you pick what you can and can not travel without. They limit your individual baggage weight to 50 pounds. I can meet that in just bathroom stuff. Then they charge you for not only your first bag but any additional bag you want to check and the more you check the higher the extra bag costs. Then they limit how big and how many bags you can carry on. By this point I am bald.
I mean really. When you have one bag for bathroom stuff, one bag for shoes, one bag for clothes, a hanging clothes bag, and a bag of misc. stuff, how in the HELL do they expect me to fly without it costing more than the vacation itself!
So here we are today... Monday... 5 nights before the flight... and I am balled up on the floor of my closet trying to tell my clothes who makes the cut and who doesn't. What if I need more shorts than pants? What if it ends up really cold one night? What if I spill something all over all my clothes? What if I don't pack enough short sleeve shirts? And how do I pick from all my favorite clothes? Why can't I take them all!!!!
Currently I have 4 blue jeans, 3 pants, 4 skirts, 4 shorts, 5 tank tops, 16 short sleeve shirts, 10 short sleeve t'shirts, and 6 long sleeve shirts... that I have edited... for a 9 day trip.
I need a stylist to come in and say, "Ok. Here is what you are wearing Monday... Tuesday..." That way I do not have to worry about it. I have the packing part down. I can fit tons into a suitcase. It's from years of experience with over packing. Our last trip to Wisconsin I brought 7 pairs of shoes! My luggage weighed 49.5 lbs! And I had a few things in Doug's suitcase. Ha!
I love going on vacation and I love going new places but the week before just about kills me. So too all the greedy airliners... just let people bring everything including the kitchen sink. It sure would make me a lot less stressed and I could enjoy my vacation more. It may even cut down on all the meltdowns people have at the airport.
The Elusive Black Lampshade
This weekend my parents came into town. We had no plans for the weekend so we ended up doing a whole bunch of nothing besides eating a whole lot of good food but it was nice because we were all togther. We got up early Saturday morning to figure out what we wanted to do that day. As we were eating our breakfast Mom states, "I need a bedside table to sit my glasses on at night when I am staying over here." So we decided we would go look for a bedside table. We started at a few furniture stores but everything we found we liked was not a bedside table. They had one we liked but it was more than we wanted to pay.
We ended up buying one at Target. It is black with a shelf and two drawers. Well, since we had a table we had to find stuff to put on it. We picked out a silver lamp and a silver picture frame to sit on the top. The lamp is one of those that does not come with a lampshade. That way you can pick whatever one you find that you like. The colors in the room are black and tan, the walls are off white, the furniture is black, and I have rod iron and some silver pieces in the room. So, of course, I would want a black lampshade to go up against an off-white wall...
but the universe of black lampshades has another idea in mind. We spent the rest of the weekend searching for a black lamp shade. I refused to go back to the mall to look at JC Penny's and I forgot about K-mart but other than that we went everywhere. It's a small black lampshade for crying out loud. So if you know where you can find a small black lampshade, please put me out of my crazy misery and point me in the right direction. You know only I can make something as simple as a lampshade complicated.
We ended up buying one at Target. It is black with a shelf and two drawers. Well, since we had a table we had to find stuff to put on it. We picked out a silver lamp and a silver picture frame to sit on the top. The lamp is one of those that does not come with a lampshade. That way you can pick whatever one you find that you like. The colors in the room are black and tan, the walls are off white, the furniture is black, and I have rod iron and some silver pieces in the room. So, of course, I would want a black lampshade to go up against an off-white wall...
but the universe of black lampshades has another idea in mind. We spent the rest of the weekend searching for a black lamp shade. I refused to go back to the mall to look at JC Penny's and I forgot about K-mart but other than that we went everywhere. It's a small black lampshade for crying out loud. So if you know where you can find a small black lampshade, please put me out of my crazy misery and point me in the right direction. You know only I can make something as simple as a lampshade complicated.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I got my hairs did...
I know it is not drastic but it's a lot for me. I got a lot of length taken off and put in some thin layers. So whacha think?
From Heather's Kitchen
This one is super easy and super quick to make. Not only is it delicious for dinner, it would work well for a side item or for lunch. This receipe needs to be made early so it will have enough time to cool down in the fridge before serving.
1 box Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad Classic Pasta Salad Mix
Chicken Alfredo Pasta Salad
1 box Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad Classic Pasta Salad Mix
1/2 cup Alfredo sauce
1 1/2 cups chicken strips
1 1/2 cups chicken strips
(This can be the pre-cooked and pre-packaged)
1 cup diced tomatoes
1 cup diced cucumbers
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
** Optional 2 tbs basil leaves
1. Cook pasta as directed on box and drain
2. Dice tomatoes and cucumbers
3. Mix seasoning pack from Pasta Salad Mix and the Alfredo sauce then refrigerate
4. Mix pasta, chicken, and veggies then refrigerate
5. When cooled, mix the sauce and the shredded Parmesean cheese with the pasta mix and
serve
The Q-tip Box...
If you haven't guessed from the title, this blog is about one of my other OCD's. Yes, the Q-tip box. I know what you are thinking, "How can you have a complex about the Q-tip box," but you can.
The Q-tips have to be perfect! No big gaps, no mess with them all going different ways, no skipping around, and no going down to the next level before the top level is completely finished. They all have to be straight and you have to pick up the very next one in line. No Exceptions!
And of course, Doug does not abide by these rules. I can always tell when he is out of Q-tips in his bathroom (Yeah, that's right. We do not share a bathroom and I pray to God we never will!). Mine will be a mess and all out of order. Every time he goes into my Q-tips I threaten him with death but it never works. I spend half an hour fixing the Q-tips to get them perfectly back the way they should be.
So what will be the end of our marriage? The peanut butter jar, the Q-tip box, the couch cushions, and the bed spread. Ha!
The Q-tips have to be perfect! No big gaps, no mess with them all going different ways, no skipping around, and no going down to the next level before the top level is completely finished. They all have to be straight and you have to pick up the very next one in line. No Exceptions!
And of course, Doug does not abide by these rules. I can always tell when he is out of Q-tips in his bathroom (Yeah, that's right. We do not share a bathroom and I pray to God we never will!). Mine will be a mess and all out of order. Every time he goes into my Q-tips I threaten him with death but it never works. I spend half an hour fixing the Q-tips to get them perfectly back the way they should be.
So what will be the end of our marriage? The peanut butter jar, the Q-tip box, the couch cushions, and the bed spread. Ha!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Well worth it...
About three weeks ago I went to Micheal's to have one of my wedding pictures framed. I had been putting it off and Doug was getting tired of not having any pictures from our wedding on the walls. I bought an 8x12 and they do not make frames for that size... anywhere! So as soon as I saw Micheal's framing go on sell for 60% off I headed over. I picked out what I like and waited patiently as the lady totaled me up. I knew we were custom framing and that is was going to be more expensive than the ones in the store, but I had no clue. When she gave the price, I about fell out! Custom framing is stinking expensive. Holy Crap expensive. I called Doug and asked him what to do and he gave me the go ahead to spend the extra on the nicer frame.
Well last Friday they called me to come and pick it up. Now, Friday was one of those days. You know. The ones that make you want to run out of your work screaming and never go back. So I was praying the picture was perfect because I really didn't want to take my anger and frustration out on the poor framing lady. As she unwrapped the picture, I literally held my breath.
I am not an emotional person and it takes a lot to get me going so I do not know if it was from the day I had or just the picture itself, but it brought me to tears. It was more than I had expected and it was exactly what I had wanted. It was WELL worth the extra money. Words can not describe how I felt when I saw our picture and I was literally swept away by it. I went out to the car and called Doug just a sobbing. Once he saw it, though, he agreed with me.
The lady at Micheal's said it was me & Doug that made the picture look so good but I disagree. It was mostly our amazing photographer, Jamie Burnett, and the rest was her amazing job of framing. So "Thank You" Jamie, Framing lady, and most of all my husband for letting me spend the money and agreeing to marry my crazy ass! I will treasure this for the rest of my life!
Well last Friday they called me to come and pick it up. Now, Friday was one of those days. You know. The ones that make you want to run out of your work screaming and never go back. So I was praying the picture was perfect because I really didn't want to take my anger and frustration out on the poor framing lady. As she unwrapped the picture, I literally held my breath.
I am not an emotional person and it takes a lot to get me going so I do not know if it was from the day I had or just the picture itself, but it brought me to tears. It was more than I had expected and it was exactly what I had wanted. It was WELL worth the extra money. Words can not describe how I felt when I saw our picture and I was literally swept away by it. I went out to the car and called Doug just a sobbing. Once he saw it, though, he agreed with me.
The lady at Micheal's said it was me & Doug that made the picture look so good but I disagree. It was mostly our amazing photographer, Jamie Burnett, and the rest was her amazing job of framing. So "Thank You" Jamie, Framing lady, and most of all my husband for letting me spend the money and agreeing to marry my crazy ass! I will treasure this for the rest of my life!
Monday, August 9, 2010
31
Sorry there has been a great gap in time since my last post but I can honestly say I have had nothing to blog about. I have been doing as close to nothing as I can, HA! And yes, it has been quite nice.
I promised I would post pictures of my 31 stuff once it came in, so here they are.
Large Zipper Pouch
A case for my flat iron
Small Zipper Pouch
Organizing Utility Tote
Currently we are getting ready for our long trip to Wisconsin. Two more weeks and we are off for 10 whole days! I can not wait! We plan on doing lots of shopping, going to the Minnesota State Fair, going to the Dells, and spending lots of time with family. I may go and never come back.
And that is it my friends. I have nothing else to blog about. I could talk about all the Saturdays I have been working, going out to dinner with friends, hanging by the pool, my bad experience at McAlister's, or some of the movies I have watched lately (we recently have discovered RedBox!) but that is just boring. Nothing interesting has happened for me to go into detail and tell you about it. But I promise I will write about it when something does.
I promised I would post pictures of my 31 stuff once it came in, so here they are.
Large Zipper Pouch
A case for my flat iron
Small Zipper Pouch
Organizing Utility ToteIsn't it cute! We are having another party next Monday and I already have my list ready. I think Doug is going to ban me from going to anymore parties. Ha!
Before we go I am getting my hair cut and I think I may be more excited for that than the trip. My hair has gotten so long and I am sick of it. I liked it once but now it just annoys me so it's got to go. My appointment is next week and I will post pictures afterwards. I hope it will be enough for people to tell because usually I only get the dead ends trimmed. This time will be more like 5 inches.
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