I am only here to tell you that I am far too tired to update today. Not that you knew or anything, but I decided to take the week off my blog, meaning today, as the beginning of the new week, I should update. I do miss writing on here. But oh, I am really just so tired.
Coming soon:
-Why I hate Black Friday
-Pics of the new car (yes, that's right, new car)
-Pics of my beautiful plants which are successfully growing!
Also, I'd just like to let you all know that words cannot describe how much I love my husband. Meaning that how good God is to me is completely inexplicable.
Blog #22, done (phew). I hope your Thanksgiving break was filled with things to be thankful for.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Real Conversations I've had with my Husband 11/19/11
So, as you know, Mr. Wonderful and I have some pretty strange conversations which almost sound scripted, rather frequently. Because this is an occurrence many other people encounter in their every day lives, I like to share some of our ridiculous conversations with you, just for a laugh. So, without further ado, here are two Real Conversations the hubs and I have had in the past week.
While leaving our insurance company's building, as he pulled the keys out of his pocket, the man I call Mr. Wonderful dropped a piece of Laffy Taffy.
Mr. W (embarrassed): Yes, I carry candy in my pocket.
Me: How mature. So... how old are you again?
Mr. W: (in a kid voice) Gwon up age!!
A few moments later, in the car...
Mr. W: I'm hungry.
Me: (sounding distant) We'll get you something.
Mr. W: Wow, I like how you said that. Just like, oh, we'll get you something. Not like you really care.
Me: Sorry, I guess that's how you say it to a three-year-old, huh? Well, at least you know I'll be able to reassure our kids they'll be taken care of.
Mr. W: Yeah, while they're driving! What?
Me: Hm... so maybe that's what marriage is for, husbands are like practice children. (Getting a look) Well, I guess the same would go for wives, too.
Conversation two, I can't remember what he said this about, but I do remember this:
Mr. W: That's harlarious.
Me: That is not a word. You mean hilarious.
Mr. W: HAR HAR!
This was followed by five full minutes of uncontrollable laughter. He really is too much sometimes.
By the way, I fixed the comments preferences, so now anyone can leave comments, even if they don't have a blog. You're welcome, Mom.
Blog #21, done! Enjoy your weekend!
While leaving our insurance company's building, as he pulled the keys out of his pocket, the man I call Mr. Wonderful dropped a piece of Laffy Taffy.
Mr. W (embarrassed): Yes, I carry candy in my pocket.
Me: How mature. So... how old are you again?
Mr. W: (in a kid voice) Gwon up age!!
A few moments later, in the car...
Mr. W: I'm hungry.
Me: (sounding distant) We'll get you something.
Mr. W: Wow, I like how you said that. Just like, oh, we'll get you something. Not like you really care.
Me: Sorry, I guess that's how you say it to a three-year-old, huh? Well, at least you know I'll be able to reassure our kids they'll be taken care of.
Mr. W: Yeah, while they're driving! What?
Me: Hm... so maybe that's what marriage is for, husbands are like practice children. (Getting a look) Well, I guess the same would go for wives, too.
Conversation two, I can't remember what he said this about, but I do remember this:
Mr. W: That's harlarious.
Me: That is not a word. You mean hilarious.
Mr. W: HAR HAR!
This was followed by five full minutes of uncontrollable laughter. He really is too much sometimes.
By the way, I fixed the comments preferences, so now anyone can leave comments, even if they don't have a blog. You're welcome, Mom.
Blog #21, done! Enjoy your weekend!
Friday, November 18, 2011
All This Work for No Pay
No work today. Okay, so there was one sub job out there but I knew I would be late and it was for my least favorite school. The problem is I'm young and ill-equipped to work with the age group. I can't avoid it forever, and won't, but for now I'll practice on the schools I can actually handle. And apparently I can handle the job pretty well, because at the end of just about every day I am asked for my name and number. The more TA's who have my number and bother to call, the less I have to deal with the automated system. Also, it's nice to be booked in advance instead of dealing with the system at the beginning of every day. It's tiring to get up so early to nab a job for the day.
I have been using this impromptu day off to get some other things done, and I'm finding it's a very good thing I did not work today. I have three disks of wedding photos to upload so that I can order prints, and I have been at it since about nine this morning. I'm uploading the last one right now, and it's past 1:30. It will probably take another hour still, and then I have to go through the ordering process. I am still, however, very excited to get this done! And glad that I won't be spending my whole weekend doing it.
I also have all the ingredients I need for a french silk pie (Dad's favorite), and plan on starting on making it as soon as I'm done typing this blog post. I'm making my first one for our church's Thanksgiving meal tomorrow and then making another one (and refining the recipe, if needed) for Thanksgiving with my family. Since Dad's birthday and Thanksgiving usually end up being the same weekend (or the same day!) we celebrate his birthday at the same time, while the family is all around. Every year he wants a french silk pie instead of cake, which we have always purchased from Perkins, but this year I decided I was going to make it! And I even found a recipe that claims to be so similar to Baker's Square's pie that it's indistinguishable. I hope it is!
I have to tell you, I'm digging the music my iTunes is bringing up today. I have it on shuffle, but I'm pretty sure God has taken full control. Recently played artists: Switchfoot, Newsboys, Hellogoodbye (not Christian, but clean), DC Talk, and Gungor. It's been really motivating, and lifting me out of the stolen-car, what-do-we-do-now funk.
Now, the only downfall to today is that I am not getting paid for all this hard work! Well, unless homemade pie counts. Yeah, I suppose it does. Come back later for pics of pie and maybe even the recipe!
Blog #20, done! What's your favorite Thanksgiving day food or tradition?
I have been using this impromptu day off to get some other things done, and I'm finding it's a very good thing I did not work today. I have three disks of wedding photos to upload so that I can order prints, and I have been at it since about nine this morning. I'm uploading the last one right now, and it's past 1:30. It will probably take another hour still, and then I have to go through the ordering process. I am still, however, very excited to get this done! And glad that I won't be spending my whole weekend doing it.
I also have all the ingredients I need for a french silk pie (Dad's favorite), and plan on starting on making it as soon as I'm done typing this blog post. I'm making my first one for our church's Thanksgiving meal tomorrow and then making another one (and refining the recipe, if needed) for Thanksgiving with my family. Since Dad's birthday and Thanksgiving usually end up being the same weekend (or the same day!) we celebrate his birthday at the same time, while the family is all around. Every year he wants a french silk pie instead of cake, which we have always purchased from Perkins, but this year I decided I was going to make it! And I even found a recipe that claims to be so similar to Baker's Square's pie that it's indistinguishable. I hope it is!
I have to tell you, I'm digging the music my iTunes is bringing up today. I have it on shuffle, but I'm pretty sure God has taken full control. Recently played artists: Switchfoot, Newsboys, Hellogoodbye (not Christian, but clean), DC Talk, and Gungor. It's been really motivating, and lifting me out of the stolen-car, what-do-we-do-now funk.
Now, the only downfall to today is that I am not getting paid for all this hard work! Well, unless homemade pie counts. Yeah, I suppose it does. Come back later for pics of pie and maybe even the recipe!
Blog #20, done! What's your favorite Thanksgiving day food or tradition?
Friday, November 11, 2011
Reillusioned
Now, I am quite aware that my title, "Reillusioned" is not a real word. But let me explain. I fear that as level-headed as I try to be, I'm still a wishy-washy young twenty-something, not yet done with college, who, though occasionally paranoid, still has some remaining disillusionment of invincibility.
I truly know that I am not invincible. Nobody is. We all must die at some point, sticks and stones and bullets and nails can harm us. But it is wrong to feel a sense of security? For many, it's expected to feel safe where we live. Unfortunately, for some, it's just not. Well, my husband and I got a little taste of that this morning when we went out to the parking lot and saw that our car was nowhere to be found. It was confusing at first. Did we park somewhere different last night? Nowhere in sight. Our car was gone.
We always lock it, and Mr. Wonderful is sure he did last night. We only have two sets of keys which stay with each of us at all times. Our car was broken into, started, and driven away in the middle of the night. I feel violated. I feel insecure, vulnerable. It's something that I've always been aware of as a possibility in the back of my mind, but how can you expect something like this to happen when it actually does?
It has been a long day. We have worked out rides so that this weekend we can still go back to the good old home town and visit family, friends, and our home church. We're just praying that the car turns up soon. We appreciate all the prayers of those who have been joining in our petition to God to bring our car back safe and sound. We don't know why He wanted His car to be stolen, but we trust that He has a plan to work it for good in the lives of the ones He loves. It's just hard to keep thinking that... it's really God's car, everything is His, it was just given to us, it's not ours.
It took about three hours today for me to realize that it was Veteran's day. I felt so self-absorbed at that point, and finally snapped out of my own little world where only things pertaining to myself mattered. I realized I have friends, good friends, who are serving. Some oversees right now. They count as veterans, too, now and for the rest of their lives. Growing up is really just an incredible experience. But we don't always need to be a "grown-up" to get the big picture; to step outside of our own little worlds and care about what others are doing to keep us safe from things we couldn't ever imagine or expect. I couldn't say it better than my intelligent sister-in-law, so here's Mad's post:
http://anorganizedprocrastination.blogspot.com/2011/11/and-on-serious-note.html
Read it, ponder, go thank a Veteran. Even if it's a day or two or twenty too late. They've made a huge decision to give up their lives for the protection of the country. That's a big deal! Pray for their lives, thank God for their decision.
Blog #19, done! Praise the Lord in adversity, He is our Rock.
I truly know that I am not invincible. Nobody is. We all must die at some point, sticks and stones and bullets and nails can harm us. But it is wrong to feel a sense of security? For many, it's expected to feel safe where we live. Unfortunately, for some, it's just not. Well, my husband and I got a little taste of that this morning when we went out to the parking lot and saw that our car was nowhere to be found. It was confusing at first. Did we park somewhere different last night? Nowhere in sight. Our car was gone.
We always lock it, and Mr. Wonderful is sure he did last night. We only have two sets of keys which stay with each of us at all times. Our car was broken into, started, and driven away in the middle of the night. I feel violated. I feel insecure, vulnerable. It's something that I've always been aware of as a possibility in the back of my mind, but how can you expect something like this to happen when it actually does?
It has been a long day. We have worked out rides so that this weekend we can still go back to the good old home town and visit family, friends, and our home church. We're just praying that the car turns up soon. We appreciate all the prayers of those who have been joining in our petition to God to bring our car back safe and sound. We don't know why He wanted His car to be stolen, but we trust that He has a plan to work it for good in the lives of the ones He loves. It's just hard to keep thinking that... it's really God's car, everything is His, it was just given to us, it's not ours.
It took about three hours today for me to realize that it was Veteran's day. I felt so self-absorbed at that point, and finally snapped out of my own little world where only things pertaining to myself mattered. I realized I have friends, good friends, who are serving. Some oversees right now. They count as veterans, too, now and for the rest of their lives. Growing up is really just an incredible experience. But we don't always need to be a "grown-up" to get the big picture; to step outside of our own little worlds and care about what others are doing to keep us safe from things we couldn't ever imagine or expect. I couldn't say it better than my intelligent sister-in-law, so here's Mad's post:
http://anorganizedprocrastination.blogspot.com/2011/11/and-on-serious-note.html
Read it, ponder, go thank a Veteran. Even if it's a day or two or twenty too late. They've made a huge decision to give up their lives for the protection of the country. That's a big deal! Pray for their lives, thank God for their decision.
Blog #19, done! Praise the Lord in adversity, He is our Rock.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Mr. Wonderful Learns How to Cook and Remove Stains
He cooks, he cleans, he is my Wonderful. Over the weekend we were trying to figure out what to do with our old (never used by us) printer from his grandparents, and Mr. Wonderful noticed an ink stain on the carpet. We have no idea where the ink is coming from, but every now and then it just inks. He started panicking and asked if it would come out and I directed him to the linen closet for the stain remover we have, which is actually for laundry, but not exclusively if you ask me. He came back with it, still panicking, "what do I do now? What do I do?" he was asking as he sprayed it on the spots. I told him to let it sit for awhile and then come back with a cloth and dab, not rub. He came back a bit later with a cloth asking, "Dab, rub, dabrubdab?" I told him dab, yes, and he started at it and lo and behold, there was no longer a stain. He was remotely surprised that it worked but now he knows for a lifetime how to remove a stain. Thank goodness!
Even better, however, last night he made pork chops. Usually if he's designated the cooking job for the night we'll end up eating pasta with no sauce, mac and cheese, or ramen. I am now beginning to think this was a ploy to keep me from desiring him to cook, because last night, without writing a thing down, I gave him verbal direction on how to cook pork chops before I left to help a friend with a Comp assignment. When I came home the apartment smelled delicious and we had some very tasty pork chops stored away in the refrigerator, which we ate for lunch today. I'm so proud of my hubby!
Get them while they're young, that's all I'll say!
Now, for those of you wanting to expand your cooking skills, or perhaps teach someone an easy way to cook pork chops (or large slices of pork tenderloin), here's what we do:
Pour enough vegetable or olive oil in the bottom of a skillet to cover the bottom. This varies depending on the size of your skillet.
If you want seasoning, make a dry rub, and rub it on entire chop, but pork chops are fine plain. For beginners, sprinkling some seasoned salt, garlic, or just salt and pepper works fine, or use a favorite seasoning. (My husband just cooked them straight up, no seasoning, and we seasoned them before eating).
Place them on skillet and turn stove on to Medium heat. Cook for 9-10 minutes, then turn over and cook for another 8 minutes. To prevent from dry meat, turn only once.
When time is up, voila! You have some pork chops. Hooray for you (or your friend/relative/college student), congrats on your new cooking skills and enjoy!
Blog #18, done! Now go impress a friend.
Even better, however, last night he made pork chops. Usually if he's designated the cooking job for the night we'll end up eating pasta with no sauce, mac and cheese, or ramen. I am now beginning to think this was a ploy to keep me from desiring him to cook, because last night, without writing a thing down, I gave him verbal direction on how to cook pork chops before I left to help a friend with a Comp assignment. When I came home the apartment smelled delicious and we had some very tasty pork chops stored away in the refrigerator, which we ate for lunch today. I'm so proud of my hubby!
Get them while they're young, that's all I'll say!
Now, for those of you wanting to expand your cooking skills, or perhaps teach someone an easy way to cook pork chops (or large slices of pork tenderloin), here's what we do:
Pour enough vegetable or olive oil in the bottom of a skillet to cover the bottom. This varies depending on the size of your skillet.
If you want seasoning, make a dry rub, and rub it on entire chop, but pork chops are fine plain. For beginners, sprinkling some seasoned salt, garlic, or just salt and pepper works fine, or use a favorite seasoning. (My husband just cooked them straight up, no seasoning, and we seasoned them before eating).
Place them on skillet and turn stove on to Medium heat. Cook for 9-10 minutes, then turn over and cook for another 8 minutes. To prevent from dry meat, turn only once.
When time is up, voila! You have some pork chops. Hooray for you (or your friend/relative/college student), congrats on your new cooking skills and enjoy!
Blog #18, done! Now go impress a friend.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Back on Track
Wow, it's been a whole week already and we're to another weekend! It seems like the week just started. Monday was my last day at FH elementary and now I've moved on to... things. Not sure about bigger, not sure about better, but I've been pretty excited about life.
I took Tuesday off to get over my FH experience and get used to the idea of being a sub for the rest of the year (which I am very much looking forward to!). Wednesday, only one job turned up, after the hubs left for class and it was snatched up by someone else before I could do anything about it. Oh well, I survived, and as I've been asked for my information at every school I've subbed at so far, I know I will be keeping pretty busy as the school year goes on. Since they have my information, they can just call me directly instead of using the automated system to request a sub, and that way I don't have to deal with finding a job using the automated system. I look forward to getting to know the schools in the Roseville district better! Everyone is so friendly and encouraging so far. It's wonderful. Yesterday was my first day subbing at the high school (oooooh boy... that's all I have to say about that one), and today I was at another elementary school, which was a fabulous experience and got me in the giddy mood!
There's another reason for my giddyness, though. Mr. Wonderful and I used my day off on Tuesday to go to Ikea and we purchased new chairs that match our table so well! They are also smaller than our old ones and opened up a lot of space in the apartment, allowing us to move just about everything and make our place more spacious and comfortable. It's soooooo nice.
After shopping for chairs, we spent still more money for some needed repairs on my violin. I now have brand spankin' new pegs, and they look so much nicer than the old ones! My old pegs were really worn and in desperate need of replacement as I couldn't play for more than ten minutes without them slipping out of tune. Very frustrating. So, I'm very excited about that as well.
Also, I have become a little gardener! No, I don't have a garden, but I do have a plant box! And five cute little pots filled with herbs that I use pretty regularly.
Thanks to Doc, we have heirloom seeds, so hopefully we are successful in helping them grow and we'll have some pretty nice spices to fill up the spice rack with! I know today I have been overburdening you with exclamation marks and I will not apologize, I'm in a pretty good mood. Indeed.
Tomorrow I am looking forward to going to the Foshay Tower for a fancy, free breakfast with my Mr. Wonderful, whose father gave us Groupons he had purchased awhile ago. We just haven't made it yet, but tomorrow we are finally going out for our free breakfast of $35 value.
Blog #17, done! Tell me something good about your life right now, in the comments below =)
I took Tuesday off to get over my FH experience and get used to the idea of being a sub for the rest of the year (which I am very much looking forward to!). Wednesday, only one job turned up, after the hubs left for class and it was snatched up by someone else before I could do anything about it. Oh well, I survived, and as I've been asked for my information at every school I've subbed at so far, I know I will be keeping pretty busy as the school year goes on. Since they have my information, they can just call me directly instead of using the automated system to request a sub, and that way I don't have to deal with finding a job using the automated system. I look forward to getting to know the schools in the Roseville district better! Everyone is so friendly and encouraging so far. It's wonderful. Yesterday was my first day subbing at the high school (oooooh boy... that's all I have to say about that one), and today I was at another elementary school, which was a fabulous experience and got me in the giddy mood!
There's another reason for my giddyness, though. Mr. Wonderful and I used my day off on Tuesday to go to Ikea and we purchased new chairs that match our table so well! They are also smaller than our old ones and opened up a lot of space in the apartment, allowing us to move just about everything and make our place more spacious and comfortable. It's soooooo nice.
Assembled by Mr. Wonderful. So cute and old country!
After shopping for chairs, we spent still more money for some needed repairs on my violin. I now have brand spankin' new pegs, and they look so much nicer than the old ones! My old pegs were really worn and in desperate need of replacement as I couldn't play for more than ten minutes without them slipping out of tune. Very frustrating. So, I'm very excited about that as well.
Also, I have become a little gardener! No, I don't have a garden, but I do have a plant box! And five cute little pots filled with herbs that I use pretty regularly.
I have the seed packets next to them until I can get paint to decorate and mark the pots
Thanks to Doc, we have heirloom seeds, so hopefully we are successful in helping them grow and we'll have some pretty nice spices to fill up the spice rack with! I know today I have been overburdening you with exclamation marks and I will not apologize, I'm in a pretty good mood. Indeed.
Tomorrow I am looking forward to going to the Foshay Tower for a fancy, free breakfast with my Mr. Wonderful, whose father gave us Groupons he had purchased awhile ago. We just haven't made it yet, but tomorrow we are finally going out for our free breakfast of $35 value.
Blog #17, done! Tell me something good about your life right now, in the comments below =)
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