Sunday Funnies

Short and to the point. I love laughing. I love to share jokes or something funny. If you need a pick me up, I assure you these links will at LEAST cause you to chuckle slightly :) Enjoy.

I LOVE unnessecary censorship. Love it.
Unneccessary Censorship

And, just to stay with the Jimmy Kimmel theme.. I find this funy. Being that I work for an ABC station and have the...joy... of watching Oprah almost every single day.. I can totally relate to this clip.
Almighty Oprah

Happy Sunday!

Out of the loop

Wow. It's been forever since I've blogged. There really is no excuse other than I've had other priorities as of late and couldn't wrap my brain around handling any more than I already am. So pardon me for this potentially painfully long post as I attempt to catch up.

Thanksgiving was insane. I felt so lucky to have lots of family and friends at our house for the holiday. My dad, grandmother, mother and father in law, three brothers and sister in laws, grandmother in law all stayed at our house for several days to celebrate the holiday. On Thanksgiving day the men worked on frying the turkeys, while my mother in law and I went to work in the kitchen. Luckily we had done a pretty good job of planning ahead and making things in advance so the kitchen wasn't nearly as hectic as it could have been. For whatever reason I was an idiot and didn't take a single picture, so unfortunately I have nothing to remember the 14 people in our house making the day all sorts of fun. Of course, I had to work that afternoon but luckily I swendled my dad into going with me and that made it infinitely more fun to show him what I do every day.

Shortly after Thanksgiving I found out that I was pregnant. At first the hubs and I were fairly shocked. I was quite late on my period and had gone to the doctor to hash out the reason. I was convinced that I had PCOS or something, but ended up having a positive pregnancy test. For a few days we just sat around thinking "what are we going to do", but slowly but surely we began to get excited and conjured a cute way to tell our families the good news on our trip back to Texas for Christmas. At this time my sister had announced that she was pregnant and just a few days after I found out I was preggo, my sister in law called to tell us she was pregnant. It was just crazy to wrap my head around the fact that there would be three new family members to welcome all in a matter of no more than 2 months apart.

Unfortunately, it has been proven to me once again that as soon as I allow myself to get excited about something, the rug is pulled out from under me. When I was about 8 weeks along, I woke up one morning to severe bleeding and ended up spending the entire day in the emergency room to be belittled by nurses, forgotten by doctors, and ultimately told that no one knew anything. One nurse had the gall to look me in the face and say (literally) "Well, you know, if you are having a miscarriage, there's nothing we can do to stop it". Umm, yes... I'm well aware of that fact. I could have hit her. Just because I'm younger doesn't mean I'm stupid thank you very much. I woke up the next morning to unbearable pain and knew without a shadow of a doubt that I had miscarried. No matter how hard I try, I can't shake that image. I don't want to be gross, but I honestly wish that I could just delete that image out of my mind so that it won't creep up on me and take me by surprise anymore. Nothing was more painful that having to call family members to not only tell them I had been pregnant, but that I had miscarried. Not a single family member knew and it was just awkward and difficult all the way around. My husband amazed me through the whole ordeal. He was so strong and yet opening showed me the hurt in his heart. It definitely reminded me of how amazing he is and how lucky I am to have married such an awesome man. To make matters worse, two days after I miscarried, my sister miscarried and then two days after that my sister in law found out her pregnancy was ectopic and had to have her entire tube removed. Needless to say, that week was incredibly emotional. Not something I want to ever revisit, yet is somehow theraputic to write about it.

Anyway, Christmas came and we were able to jet off to Texas for an entire week. I don't think I could have enjoyed that week anymore. It was fabulous to have something else to focus on other than our collective losses. It was so nice to spend time with our family and not feel rushed. I would have liked to have seen my mother and sister more, but I understand how life can be tricky at times. My dad and I saw Baylor, my alma mater, play in their first bowl game in about 15 years, we visited with friends we hadn't spent time with in years maybe, and just hung out with our families. It helped heal my heart to be surrounded by people I love in the state I love.

The new year brought a new life for my husband and I. We realized that we had been living in a state of denial for many months. We were so disconnected and so checked out that we had lost sight of almost everything. We feel like we're dating again. Spending lots of time together, several dates, and making plans again. My heart is happy and I'm feeling better than I have in a long time. Life still has difficult moments, but we feel more united than ever. We've made a pact to go on at least one big date a month and so far this month we've already had two :) We're being proactive in our goals and really going for them. The hubs is working on enrolling in school so he'll be able to finish his bachelors. I'm going after a major job promotion that I'd give a limb to have. We're finally getting ever more settled in our house and reeeally enjoying the changes. Unfortunately we're also on the car hunt. Hubs' almost 14 year old truck fought the good fight and dead the ultimate death a few weeks ago. Luckily he's on swings for a few months and we're FINALLY working the same schedule. (Which has helped witht the spending time together, and allowed us to carpool with no problem)

So, to wrap things up... along with the changes we're making in our married life, I'm going to try and be better about blogging. I used to really enjoy it and want to get back to that place. I will post a picture update of the past few months once I get home and can get them from my computer. I'm painfully making my way through my dreaded Sunday shift and will rejoice once 3 pm rolls around. Anywho, enjoy your Sunday! It's good to be back.

Making Changes

Ladies, this week is the week that my life changes. I have a second interview for a job I reeeeeeeeeeeally want tomorrow afternoon. I just have a feeling. That job is mine! It'd be Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:30, and a significant amount more money. I think that I've finally found the job that's going to pan out and really work for me.

Secondly, I'm really starting on my weight loss journey. By no means am I obese, but I'm not where I'd like to be. I'm owning up to myself that some things need to change. I want to be healthy, I want to feel good, and I want to be happy with myself. I'm done wishing and am finally going to do that.

With that, I'm doing two things to help myself. Last week I joined a gym and have been going as often as I possibly can. I feel great! I love my gym so much I'm sad I hadn't joined earlier. It's an all female gym, 24/7, has tanning beds and massage chairs. It's heaven, really. Also, I've started taking supplements from Advocare! If you haven't heard of the company, you really should check it out. It's an amazing company, built on Christian ethics and the highest quality products around. Drew Brees is an unpaid endorser! There is a product called Spark that has absolutely changed my life! It's definitely my liquid nap... can't we all use that sometimes?! Anyway, I'm starting the 24 day challenge as soon as the products get here and I can't wait to update you all on my progress. I'm so excited!

I am vowing to take back my life, take back my health, and to take back my finances! Here's to changes for the better!

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary?

He proposed on his birthday! I secretly think he did that so he wouldn't ever forget!

2. When is your wedding anniversary?

We have two like most military couples! 2/27 and 8/22

3. How long have you known your spouse?

8 years I think?

4. How long did you date before you were engaged? 

5 months

5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?

Church! He was a leader of Junior High boys in our youth group when I was in high school. lol..

6. What is your spouses full name?

Umm. not happening :)

7. Do you have any children?

4 fur-children

8. How many? Boys/Girls

A boy and girl cat and boy and girl dog. We're very democratic...lol jk

9. Do you have any house pets?

Pets... furchildren.... is there a difference? :)

10. Do you own a house or rent?

Renting

11. Do you live in the country/town/city?

Somewhere between a town and a city lol

12. What is one of your favorite activities to do together?
Watch movies!

13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot?
Well, we've only been on one vacation, so I don't know if we have a favorite yet!

14. When did you first kiss?
People actually remember the date? Weird. lol

15. What church do you attend?
Sadly, we haven't found one yet. Hopefully my work schedule will get better soon and we can continue our
search!

16. Is this the church you were married in?
Nope

17. What town is current address at?
Eh, I'll keep that to myself :)

18. Do you work or stay home?
I work

19. Where did you go on your honeymoon?
Didn't go on one :/

20. What was the funniest gift you gave while dating? 
Funniest? I don't know if I gave a funny gift.

21. How long have you been together?
Together about 3, married about 2

22. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
5 years or so

23. Who asked who out?
He asked me

24. How old are each of you?
I'm 22, he's 27

25. Where do each of you go to school?
Neither of us are in school

26. Which situation is hardest on you as a couple?
My work schedule FOR SURE

27. Did you go to the same school?
Nope!

28. Are you both from the same town?
We're from the same area. Neighboring towns

29.Who is smarter?
Depends on which one of us you ask... I'd same him and he'd say me

30. Who is more sensitive?
By far, me!

31. Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Umm, we don't really eat out enough to say that we east somewhere specifically the most

32. Where is the farthest you two have traveled as a couple?
Destin Fl!

33. Who has the craziest exes?
Crazy? Not so much... Not the greatest? Me.

34. Who has the worse temper?
Well, in every day life, he does for sure. But you definitely don't want to cross me either.

35. Who does the cooking?
Mostly I do. Every once and a while, hubby will cook

36. Who is more social?
Ha! ME!!!! Hubby can barely stand to be around a group of large people.

37. Who is the neat-freak?
We each have our moments... Me more often than not though

38. Who is more stubborn?
Good Lord we both are. I'm already praying for our children. They'll need it.

39. Who hogs the bed?
He says I do... I say he does. lol Add in the cats and we really should just get a king size bed.

40. Who wakes up earlier?
He does, but he also goes to bed earlier. I'm not lazy

41. Where was your first date?
The Angelika Theater in Dallas, Cafe de Brazil for dinner, and back to his house for another movie :) Best
night ever

42. Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?
Blah. Me.

43. Do you get flowers often?
Not very often. It's always a nice surprise when he gets them for me.

44. How do you spend the holidays?
Splitting our time between families. Sometimes it feels like we spend more time in the car than with our
family. This year his whole family and my dad are coming to us for Thanksgiving though. :) Should be interesting

45. Who is more jealous?
Oh I am. Probably one of the biggest things I struggle with.

46. How long did it take to get serious?
Not long. We were engaged 5 months after we started dating :)

47. Who eats more?
I call him my human disposal. He does.

48. Who does the laundry?
Me! Every once and a while he'll do a load of his uniforms.

49. Who is better with the computer?
We're both pretty good with them. He's better though since he builds them.

50. Leave a piece of advice for other couples:

Cherish the time you have together, whether it's five minutes or five hours. Sometimes you just have to put aside the "life" things and enjoy some time with your best friend!

I promise a real post is coming soon!

Skype!

I officially have a skype! I don't know why I held out for so long, especially being a mil-spouse, but it's a done deal now! Now I just have to figure out how it works and get my family on it! My mom is probably going to sign up tonight and my sis will once she invests in a webcam! Woohoo! Now all I have to do is the my dad and the in-laws in the loop and I'll be golden! Then I can focus on getting some friends on there as well. lol I have a sneaking suspicion though that my niece will be the most fun to talk to! :)

Rain!!

I'm so excited that the seasons are starting to change! I LOVE the fall/winter time more than anything! I love the smell in the air. I LOVE being able to turn off the ac and throw the windows open. The house smells good, I can put out my fall decorations, it's that much closer to Christmas, and I can start wearing sweaters again! So, what are we doing tonight? Hanging out with the windows open, loving hearing the rain, and praying it doesn't flood! :) Today has been a great day.

My Daddy

Throughout the years my family has had it's fair share of ups and downs. To be perfectly honest, we've had more downs recently than ups, but I'm not going to keep count. :) Through it all, my dad has been someone I could count on. We always had an extraordinary relationship thoughout my childhood and that has continued into my adulthood. We're very much alike and always enjoy spending time together. As soon as I got my acceptance letter from Baylor my dad owned just about every piece of Baylor gear possible and hasn't stopped since. He's always been my biggest fan. He even has a bumper sticker on his car that says "My son in law proudly serves in the Air Force". I mean, how cool is he? I'm SUCH a daddy's girl.

Anywho, Dad decided he wanted to see me and drove up here (4 hours) Thursday night after he got off work. When I got off work and walked out to my car there he was! I felt like a 5 year old running across the parking lot to hug him! We stayed up until about 2 am talking and catching up until our eyes couldn't stay open any longer. We spent some time together Friday morning with the hubs and just had fun for a few hours. I was so sad to see him go, but it was such a treat to see him for a bit. I'm lucky to have a dad that would drive 8 hours to see me in shorter than 24 hours and not complain for an instant. :) Love my Daddy Boy!

Making Goals

Whelp, here I am again trying to get back into the swing of blogging more often! This time what's on my brain is the goals hubby and I are setting. Currently we're about to start attacking our weight. We recently were given the P90X dvds and with hubby having knee surgery not too long ago, it was just never a good time to start it. Anyway, hubby's physical therapy is doing him a world of good and I'm tired of feeling the way I do about my body... and so is he. So, Sunday is the day we start that journey. I'm ready to be fit again and to feel good about the way I look. Although the plan of attack right now is to wait until we're closer to being in Texas to have kids, I still want to be at my goal weight before having a baby. I'm so sick of the way I feel, it just has to change. I have about 20 pounds to lose to get to where I want to be and I don't think that's unreasonable. If I lost more, it'd just be an added bonus.

Anywho... have any of you ladies ever used P90X? We skimmed through a dvd a few days ago just to see what we were in for and I think it scared me more than anything. It looks suuuuper tough. I'm definitely worried, but I just HAVE to do this for myself. PLUS hubby said if I get to my goal weight, I can go on a shopping spree for new clothes. He certainly knows the way to motivate me doesn't he? :)

M.I.A.

Firstly, I'm sorry I haven't posted a blog in so long. There are so many things that have gone on in the last few weeks that I just haven't had the heart to blog. The overwhelming sense of "blah" has really taken over me for several weeks and nothing fun or interesting to blog about happens when you're feeling so blah.

A few days ago I literally hit my breaking point. I just lost it. My poor hubby has probably never been more scared in his life, but he was so patient and kind. I've been miserable for several months and it dawned on me the other day that I was trying to point the finger as to why I was so miserable at ANYTHING other than the truth. I said I was miserable because of my job, being away from family, not being able to start a family when we wanted to, etc. It was like God's hand came down and smacked me on the forehead and said "No you dummy, you're the reason you're miserable." Oh... I'm making myself miserable. Awesome. So, I've been trying to improve my attitude and accept that the situation is not what's making me so upset, it's how I'm dealing with the situation. That's a tough pill to swallow, I'll tell you that for sure.

I keep telling hubby I wish there was an easy button and am wondering where my burning bush is. I don't feel like I'm doing what I should be doing as far as my career, but I also feel like what I want will never happen. My work schedule sucks so bad I can hardly stand it. At the moment, I really feel like being a teacher is what would truly help me feel fulfilled in my career and enjoy myself, but I have NO idea how to go about it. I got a part-time job at a local elementary school within the past few days and that's an encouragement I suppose, but it's only 1.5 hours a day and that means I'll never have a day off, unless I take vacation from the station over a weekend. That's slightly daunting but I'm hoping I can get a teacher's assistant position at this same elementary school and then I can quit at the station. But then I had a panicky moment realizing... but I won't have work over the summer months! What will we do without an income for those three months?! I'm just lost and feel like I'm drowning. Like the more I hate this situation, the worse it gets, and the less I know what to do.

This isn't quite as cheery of a blog as I was hoping, but it's the best I can muster. I'm going to try and do better about blogging and maybe that will help me feel better. I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with you ladies, but I promise you aren't forgotten.

Frustration

Today is the day that having no friends really just kills me. I'm bursting at the seams, NEEDING to vent and I can't do that on here incase someone I don't want reading this, ends up reading it. I could scream. I really just need a friend. Is ONE friend so difficult to come by? Gah!

I want it Wednesday

So, yet another themed post today. We'll see how this goes! :)

Today I want a number of things. I had an interview for a nanny job on Sunday and I won't know if I got it or not until this weekend. I'm trying to not obsess over it toooo badly because I really really really want this job. If I get it, I'll fill you all in more thoroughly later. :)

If I get this job I'm going to join a gym down the street. It's a female only 24/7 gym with a military discount. How awesome is that? With your membership you, obviously, get 24/7 access, use of several tanning beds and saunas, as well as work-out classes and gym access. I'm setting a goal for myself. I want to lose 20 pounds. I'm right on the edge of being "overweight" on the BMI scale and I'm reeeeeally not enjoying that. The hubby said today if I hit my goal, I can use a week's income and get myself some new clothes. How's THAT for encouragement, huh? :)

Anyway, that's it for me today. I have today and tomorrow off from work and I'm using it to catch up around the house, so I hope I can continue being productive! :) Happy Wednesday.

Family Friday

Well, my second one of these and I don't even need to waste one second on who I'm going to write about.

My brother in law has been staying with us for nearly a month now and tomorrow is his last day here! It's pretty bitter sweet to tell you the truth. We've really enjoyed having him here. Anywho...

me and micah christmas morning

When I say Micah is EXACTLY like the hubs, I mean EXACTLY. They act alike, they look alike, they dress alike, they think alike, etc. Most of the time it's creepy, while hilarious as all get out. There is eleven years between hubby and Micah, but they are the second and third out of five kids. While the hubs mostly grew up with his older sister, Micah has mostly grown up with his two younger siblings. There were years here and there when hubby lived at home and boy did those two butt-heads. They are both stubborn, strong-willed, and aggressive. (Again, they are too alike) Their mom's favorite story to tell was when Micah prayed one night for hubby "to move far away again". Lol. Thankfully, they are both at the age now that they can tolerate each other much better and actually see their like-ness as what bonds them, instead of what makes them hate each other. (Although I'm sure they would never in a million years word it quite like that :) )

We have really enjoyed having him here the past few weeks and I'm sure for a while after he leaves, the house will seem empty without him. Hopefully he's been able to see us in a new light as well, and know we'll be there to back him up whenever he might need us, no matter how "far away" we move. ;)

lol He'll hate me if he ever sees this :)

Sweet Miracles

Goodness, I haven't made time to blog lately. I've been completely out of the loop the past few days. My apologies. :)

Meet the new members of our family!!

This is sweet Millie

And this little guy has yet to find a name

So, Millie has a pretty amazing story, but I need to start from the beginning. The majority of my childhood pets were found in rescues. Each and every one of them have their own special story that made them even more dear to all of our hearts. This being said, I have a special place in my heart for rescue shelters, as well as the animals within them.

When we first moved in Oklahoma, which has been nearly a year (Crazy!), we immediately started talking about pets. We'd been dying to have a pet and finally had a yard/house to have one. Instinctively, I started looking at shelter websites in the area. Hubby really likes huskies so I kept a special eye out for one and then one day I came across Millie. (We've re-named her from what the rescue was calling her but still) Her story instantly touched my heart and melted it completely.

The lady that ran the rescue frequents local shelters as often as possible to see if she can save animals from being put down. One day she saw a puppy that looked like she was days away from death, either because of her injuries and sheer point of starvation, or due to her impending euthanization. She couldn't bare to see this poor dog again before they put her down so she didn't come back until after she was supposed to be put to sleep.

Skin and Bones

When she did come back, dog she had seen was still there. She knew she just had to get her and bring her back to good health. It had been a sign. She knew that it'd be plenty of work, but the dog deserved it. At some point she had an infection on her spine that hadn't been treated and had done lasting damage. Her legs would get twisted up easily, she couldn't quite walk straight, and running ended up being more like a bunny hop. Her digestion was less than optimal and her ability to know when she needs to go to the potty was minimal at best.

We've talked about Millie ever since then. No matter how many dogs we looked at, Millie already had our hearts. So, nearly a year after first seeing her on the website, she is now snoozing on our back porch enjoying being at home for the first time. We love her, she loves us and she's here to stay. I really do feel like a mother who has brought their child home from the hospital. lol. She's the sweetest thing in the world and is our sweet miracle doggie.

When we finally name our little man, I'll have to post a blog about him, so as to be fair. :)

Family Friday

Well, in an attempt to make my blog even more fun, I'm still trying to think up "themed" posts I suppose you could call them. I like the idea of "Family Friday". On these days I will share stories about... you guessed it! My family! I hope it won't be to boring, and as everything in life, nothing is written in stone. :)

Today I'm going to share about my niece. I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday... and man do I feel old saying that. My sister went into labor early in the morning and none of us were awake. Although she tried calling, it took hours for my aunt to finally get ahold of my mom to fill her in. We spent many more HOURS in the hospital waiting for her to be born. My sister ending up having to have a c-section that afternoon and I remember going outside and just bawling. I was scared, excited, nervous, and full of anxiety all at once. I will never forget seeing my brother-in-law walking down that long hallway, with scrubs still on, holding what looked like a little peanut in his hands. He couldn't stop crying, and that instantly set everyone else to crying. Jordyn Elizabeth was the most beautiful, perfect baby I've ever seen. She was so tiny!! (Minus her man-size feet.) It was the cutest thing. :) She's been my pride and joy ever since then.

Oh to be five years old again

Us dancing at my wedding

Isn't she just gorgeous?

I know I may be biased, but I think she is the prettiest, sweetest, smartest, most wonderful little girl on the planet. She is constantly keeping us laughing and really helped our family come back together again. The first time she came to visit us in Oklahoma they got in at about 11 o'clock at night and hubby had already fallen asleep. I opened the front door right as she hopped out of the car and the instant she saw me she starting running across the yard screaming "AUNT JULIE!!!!!!!!!!!". It made me cry so hard. The look on her face was priceless. Anyway, I love her to pieces and am so proud to be her aunt. I can't wait to continue watching her grow up, even though I'd like to slow it down sometimes, I still feel rather lucky to be a part of her life. It'll break my heart to see her go to kindergarten this year, but I know she'll have a blast and learn quite a bit.

Rather photogenic

My sister works pretty hard to keep her dressed fashionably. She succeeds

We tend to have fun together :)

Confusion

Well, I have an interview on Monday for a nanny job and my feelings are so mixed up I don't know how to feel. I'm excited, but scared. I'm nervous, but resigned. I want to get my teacher's certificate, but I don't know how I'm going to make it work. We can't afford any more student loans or for me to not work. This job is for a part-time position and as far as I can tell I'd make just under what I'm making now... we can't do that. If I could somehow make it into a full-time job or get them to up the weekly pay by just 50 dollars it'd be perfect. (Minus the figuring out how to pay for the certification classes and such of course... but I'd definitely have the time to do it) But I could find fulfillment in a nanny job, maybe more so than working at the station right now. I'm thoroughly confused, but hopefully I can work through some of this and have myself figured out by Monday morning.

Yardwork

Yesterday was just one of those days that I wanted to get a ton done and by golly I did! Hubby's brother has been staying with us for a few weeks so I took advantage of having TWO people to boss, rather than the one I'm used to. We organized the garage...which was just horrible to look at, cleaned up all the junk the family the lived here prior to us left in the backyard.. including but not limited to tarps, pieces of guttering, bed frames, etc., I weed-eated like a crazy person, picked my garden, did laundry, cleaned the kitchen, and cooked dinner. Needless to say I was woooorn out. And so were the boys...even if they won't admit it.

My little friend I found in the garden

While working in the garden I found that guy up there and promptly freaked out. Thank goodness I had my gloves on! So hubby told me just to toss it over the fence and I certainly shouldn't have done that while laughing. I didn't exactly toss him over... more like tossed him into it. Right into the gap between two pieces of wood. I could have fallen over laughing right then and there.

My green green garden :)

Working outside makes me happy. I don't know why. I guess it's in my blood; my dad used to be a landscaper. I enjoy it so much, I might just do it some more this evening.

As for today, we're doing much of the same. Re-arranging furniture, cleaning, and laundry. A big chunk of the day was taken away when we had to take a trip to the base. Paperwork needed to be filed for hubby's extended leave and boy was that a pain in the rear. Anyway, it's taken care of now and that's what matters.

Whoops!

Well, the hubby had his first post-op appointment this morning and it was rather insightful. Apparently I didn't fully grasp the fact that he'll be recovering for quite a while. It's been nearly two weeks since the surgery and he was told not to go to work until they could see his progress at this appointment. Thank goodness they finally got those awful staples out of his knee today! I thought he'd be much better after that, be able to work out some stiffness and have to head back to work on Monday. Boy was I wrong! They told him that he can't go back to work for another month so that he can regain his full range of motion and THEN start back to physical therapy. WOW! That's a lot longer than I expected. I feel bad now because I've been getting onto him for not doing very much around the house and not attacking his "to do while you don't have to work" list. lol The poor guy shouldn't be doing any of it! I certainly got my reality check today and will definitely be more sensitive now. I felt sooo bad though!

This is a picture of his xray. It shows how out of place his knee cap was. 

That was only one of the problems they had to fix.

My poor baby's knee after surgery.

I need to get a picture of what it looks like now.

Time to Catch Up

Well, last week was pretty fabulous to tell the truth. My birthday was Monday and once I got off work hubby took me to the Melting Pot and to see Eclipse. It was so wonderful to spend time with him and just have fun! Plus it was pretty hilarious to see the hubby sit through the movie.

Then the next morning hubby all but threw me out the door to spend a few days in Texas with my family. It did my soul good to spend some time with everyone. I got to play like a six year old with my niece, spend hours talking to my dad, and hang out with my momma. I didn't get to see my sister as much as I'd like, but at least we got to spend SOME time together. Mom and I saw Inception and boy was it crazy! Probably one of the best movies I've seen in a good while. Dad and I went to El Fenix, only the best Mexican food on the face of the planet! Seriously, if you haven't eaten there, you haven't lived. I had a nice big margarita and the best enchiladas ever made.  I also got to spend the majority of one of the days hanging out with my niece and boy was it awesome. Towards the end of it I was lamenting the fact that she doesn't take naps anymore. :)

In other news, the AC is fixed, I'm congested as all get out, and the hubbys finally gets to have his post-op appointment with the orthoscopic surgeon tomorrow. I'm probably just as anxious as he is for him to get the staples out of his knee! Today is my Friday and I'm rather excited to have two days off starting in a couple hours! :)

Blog Award

My brain may be mush today, but that doesn't dampen my excitement!

 I got my first blog award from the ever-inspiring women behind the blog Keep Moving On and I couldn't be more excited! The rules are seven things about me, and then passing it on the nine others. Considering I don't know how much people really actually read my blog, it'll be interesting to see how many people actually catch on! lol

1. I have recently decided I'm going to take my desire to get my teaching certificate more seriously and start taking steps towards changing my career.

2. My family bought me a Nook for my birthday and it's now attached to my hip! It hasn't even been a week and i'm almost done with my second book. I LOVE to read.

3. I really would like to take a cooking class of some sort, but I don't know where any are offered. I'm not a bad cook, I'd just like to have something fun to do.

4. I have a weird array of things I DVR including, but not limited to General Hospital, The Bachelorette, True Blood, and E News.

5. The hubby and I LOVE to watch The Food Network, but it ALWAYS makes me hungry. That phenomenon just absolutely amazes me for some reason. lol

6. My niece is one of the funniest people ever. She just says some of the most honest and hilarious things ever. She never ever fails to make me laugh, and not much makes my heart happier than hearing her full blown belly laugh.

7. Although Texas is where my heart is, I believe without a doubt that I could be a beach bum for the rest of my life and be perfectly happy. I LOOOOVE going to the beach. Love it.

And here is who I'm giving this award to in return

Julie the Army Wife

Life of an Army Wife

Superheros, Princesses, a Soldier and Me

It's a Hectic Life, but it's all Mine

The Sand is Different Here

Flip Flops and Combat Boots

Fearfully, Wonderfully

Leaving and Loving on a Jet Plane

The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. M

Sunday Funny

This Sunday finds me feeling drained and slightly sick. Truly, if my head gets any more congested I might just
scream. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that my brain is mush and I doubt I have the patience to really dig deep for this week's edition of the Sunday Funnies. However, as luck would have it, I found this clip and it works perfectly with last week's blog. Thank Heaven for Jay Leno thinking Biden is an idiot too. Gotta love it. Enjoy!


Jay Leno Interviews Biden