I totally stole this from Laura. I don’t generally do these meme type things but I just couldn’t resist talking about Gene ;) Any chance I get to brag or talk about him, I totally take it. I’m such a silly starry-eyed girl. What can I say?
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Gene and I are watching To Catch A Predator on Dateline NBC right now. I am just thoroughly disgusted by the behavior of the men that are showing up at their “undercover house.” I cannot believe everything that I am seeing on the television. I am just appalled and quite frankly, a little freaked out! I can’t imagine how these guys’ families feel about them now :( Some of them are throwing away 20+ years of a good job, marriages, friendships and family ties. I mean, is sex even worth all of that?? What a waste!
I made homemade Mac ‘n Cheese for dinner and it was too spicey. I just used noodles, a can of Campbell’s Cheddar Cheese Condensed Soup and some ro-tel sauce. But I used the Walmart Rotel and it was WAY too spicey. Like, so hot I was in pain! So I had some Oreo-o’s cereal instead ;) Yum yum! An awesome alternative, that is for sure.
Anyway, got a busy week this week. Yesterday Gene and I went down to Norman to visit the OU Campus and see Daphne Loves Derby live ;) You know, the band I previously posted about? They were wonderful and I really, really enjoyed the show! I couldn’t stand up and bounce around as much as I would have liked due to my knee injury but I did enjoy the good music. Tomorrow night is Senses Fail in Tulsa (the band we are going to see is Set Your Goals). There is a lot of winter weather supposedly starting tomorrow so we will see if we get to go or not. Oh and Friday we are meeting with a lady at a country club about wedding type stuff. Busy, busy week.
Candy :: Jan.30.2007 :: Daily, Television :: 2 Comments »
I have great news! See.. I always buy the 3 pack of laughing cow light cheese at Sam’s Club because its cheaper and hello, I love the stuff! And last night we were browsing through Sam’s and came across a 3 pack of laughing cow garlic & herb LIGHT! Yessss. Snatched that up quickly :) So yay. The stuff is great plain, spread on crackers or spread on toast. I just had 2 pieces of toast with some laughing cow for breakfast. Oh and I scrambled up some southwestern egg beaters. We gotta have a full balanced meal before our first day at our Gym ;)
When I woke up this morning, I peeked out the window because it seemed cloudy out there. It’s snowing! What the hell?? I knew there was bad weather forecasted for Thursday/Friday of next week but I really don’t think anyone ever mentioned snow on Saturday. It’s not a huge storm and since it was in the 50s yesterday, it isn’t going to stick to the ground at all. But still.. That is just not something you expect to see when you get up in the morning. Not in Oklahoma, anyway.
So I better get going. Got a full day planned out for us and we both got up later than we wanted to. But it’s a Saturday, who cares? We are going to go work out at the Gym for a while (I’m guessing 30 minutes to an hour) and then come home. Gene has some Karaoke songs to make for our CD and I need to get some cleaning done this afternoon. Tonight we’re having game night at our house. Mom, Layla, Malinda and Layla’s boyfriend are coming. Gonna eat chinese food, play games, sing karaoke and maybe watch The Big Lebowski (the funniest movie EVER). The movie seems a little ambitious as we can’t stay awake forever but we’ll try and see what we can get done. Oh and it’s the first time Gene and I get to meet her boyfriend. I still think it’s strange that my little sister (almost 16) has a boyfriend. Takes some getting used to, that is for sure!
[EDIT] I popped my knee out of place on the way into the car and when I fell it definitely popped back in. Needless to say I did not end up at the Gym today and I will be going to the doctor’s office on Monday. Ugh. [/EDIT]
Candy :: Jan.27.2007 :: Family, Friends, Health :: 1 Comment »
Today marks the day that Gene and I have been together for 103 months. Yes we’ve been together for over 8 1/2 years and we still count months. I think it keeps the “spark” there. Some people are married for less than 8 years and can’t even keep the spark alive. Us? No problem at all. It’s there. Always has been. We love each other so deeply, so honestly, so purely and so truly. It couldn’t be better! I love you baby… forever! :)
Gene and I went to the college this afternoon and purchased our Gym members. I have a one year membership and one year parking pass! I am so excited. I can’t wait until my knee starts feeling better so that I can get to work on those bikes an ellipticals. For now I will stick to the weights and upper body strengthening exercises. I can’t believe I am a Gym membership owner!
So I’ve been trying to get my archives in a separate page for quite some time now. I guess my wording on my google searches have been wrong all along because I have, up until today, been completely unsuccessful in finding a good tutorial on how to get this accomplished. Today my grammar and searching skills must have caught up with me because I typed in my search on google and the very first result was the answer to all of my questions! This plug-in is great and I even did a little more research and figured out how to get the archives into a separate page. And seriously? Duh. If I would have thought a little more abstractly when trying to accomplish this before, I probably could have done it on my own.
I got the layout updated to my liking. Pink, of course :) But its a lot more girly and “me” now. I had fun making it and I hope to continue modifying this theme in the future. It suits me! Simple yet absolutely cute. I’m a huge, gigantic dork, I know. Gene and I have been glued to our computers for the last several days. It’s catching up with me and I am starting to feel lost and alone :( I hate that. I need to get back to getting things done around the house and all of that nonsense. Tomorrow we are going to get a membership to a Gym so I know that is totally going to help out in the motivational department. Both of us can’t ever seem to find enough time in the day to get everything we want to get done. Are we the only ones?? Life seems to be FLYING by.
“Sundays”
Please
Tell me how you lift these heavy bricks
And how you built this path for me to walk on
You carve yourself in stones
With the strength of all convinced
But I know your skin
Is still as thin as mine
What does it take to believe
In all the things you believe?
And maybe I need to listen more carefully
I finally know how you stand
against the worst there is
You enjoy coffee and Debussy
I can’t believe the calmness in your bones
After everything
And when she dreams
She sees herself in her Sunday dress
Humming simple melodies
She’s known since she was only three
What does it take to believe
In all the things you believe
And maybe I need to listen more carefully
I finally know how you stand
against the worst there is
I finally found,
The strength you’ve tried to tell me about
Oh, even when the sky is crashing down
You, You locked your knees and stood up straight
You are the strength inside my veins
Oh, I want to feel the strength you know
What does it take to believe
In all the things you believe?
Maybe I need to listen more carefully
Check them out on My Space. Listen to this song. The lyrics are beautiful. For any Oklahomanites, free show at the OU campus on Monday night! I am so there :) Music has had a profound effect on my life. There are a lot of songs out there that I love because they have a great beat but a song with powerful lyrics will always mean so much more to me. If you want to hear some moving lyrics, listen to Latterman. Their music has helped me relax and enjoy life as it comes. Be happy and love each other. There is a lot of hate in this world, more than I can even believe sometimes. But I love the people who let me love them and forget the people who don’t. Friendships come and go constantly throughout our lives, but if you love someone and put all that you can into it, that is what really matters. Be true to yourself first and then you can be your best person to the people who really matter in your life. Love life and love each other. Our time on this planet is MUCH shorter than it seems.
Candy :: Jan.23.2007 :: Lyrics, Music :: 1 Comment »
It’s amazing. I’ve been sitting here, clicking through blogs left and right. Stopping at all of the mommy-blogs out there. Reading their stories of child birth, looking at absolutely adorable baby pictures, reading their reviews on various baby products like pacifiers, bottles, diapers and breast pumps. And I’m sitting here, staring off into space, thinking of how I want to be in that position right now. Out of absolutely no where I began to feel this huge and overwhelming sense of grown-upness. And I was thinking about how I love taking care of people/animals/things. I love taking care of my dogs. I admit, my patience runs short sometimes.. but doesn’t that happen to us all? Overall, I love my dogs as if they are my children. I talk to them like they are real people and I give them kisses on their foreheads ALL of the time.
Ehh.. just silly hormones talkin’, I know. Heck, I’m not even married yet :) And from the looks of things, I may not be married until Spring of 2008. And I want to be “ready” when we decide to have a baby. I want to be financially ready. But, when will we ever be “ready”? I guess when we both decide that is what we want. We both know that we DO for sure want children but I guess getting the timing right is the main thing. I had a nightmare a few nights ago that my doctor told me that since I’ve been on birth control pills for over 3 years that it would take over 3 years to clean out myself and become fertile again. As crazy as it sounds, I woke up in quite a panic! Silly, I know. Like I said, hormones.
I’m gonna go do something other than sit here and read and dream and increase my chances of severe carpal tunnel syndrome later on down the road. I know dishes need to be done and dogs need to be petted. Oh and I totally need to do some weight lifting and leg exercises today. My knee is feeling a little bit better. Gene and I are going to sign up for Gym memberships this week sometime. Today was our 3rd weigh in since January 1st when our Biggest Loser competition began. So far, I’ve lost 10.5 lbs since January 1st :) I am at my all time lowest weight right now, which honestly, is not that low at all!
Candy :: Jan.22.2007 :: Health, Hormones :: 2 Comments »
