Long weekends are probably my favorite.We were both still fighting off the tail end of the nasty bug we caught in Vegas, but other than that, it was a good weekend.Friday, Todd made my ultimate favorite dinner...Fettuccine with Chicken & Red Pepper Cream Sauce...nice and SPICY! Then we went to the movies and saw Prince … Continue reading I mean, what are we gonna do if we get kicked out???

Many many photos of our time in Vegas with our friends, Chandra & Heather...enjoy!

While I was in the midst of planning the wedding about a year ago now (gasp!), I was fighting with my mom and Todd about doing the garter and bouquet toss. I think they're slightly antiquated traditions and I've almost come to hate them. I know this will come as shock to most of you … Continue reading Silly traditions that actually work.

Really, what business is it of theirs?I used to be a big fan of FOTF...but lately, they've just gotten on my nerves, what with their over-critical analysis of various movies (The Golden Compass being the biggest one in recent history) and their mis-interpretation of music lyrics (specifically "Switch" by Will Smith...grossly mis-interpreted a line which … Continue reading Brought to you by "Focus on [your own damn] Family"

My grandpa (on my dad's side) died a year ago this past weekend. Puts a bit of an interesting spin on Mother's Day for the family.I'm apparently being forced to do some serious introspection regarding loss. Not necessarily just death (though that seems to be the big theme the last few months)....all kinds of loss.Damn … Continue reading Leland Marlowe Read

It's been a while since I've done this...But for obvious reasons, last week I was (and continue to be) ever grateful for my mom...It's hard to list all the reasons for why I'm grateful for her so I'll just mention the big ones:1. She makes me laugh.2. She is a GREAT conversationalist.3. She gives me … Continue reading Week #19

So sayeth my sages hahaha!Today is, according to Todd, the 28th anniversary of being expelled from my mother's uterus. Awesome.I got my present from Todd a couple weeks ago when he took me to dinner and the opera, which was amazing...saw The Flying Dutchman which, if you don't know, is a German opera. Strange to … Continue reading Inside every older person is a younger person – wondering what the hell happened.

I got my first birthday present / card yesterday...from my sister. Can we just establish really quickly that she f-ing rules?Now that that's out of the way, we'll continue.She got me the following for my birthday:I am officially about as dork-tastic as they come. My co-worker saw these books and immediately said "Oh those are … Continue reading These books exaserbate the genetic betrayal that is my legacy….

All of the wrenches from yesterday have been re-assembled and put back into place. Just in a new order. Perspective is definitely something that I need from time to time. For about 3 hours yesterday, I was pretty convinced that my world had been rocked and completely tossed on its head. Fortunately, after some careful … Continue reading Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!

It'll never happen, but man, would I ever love to give up this intense hold I have on planning every portion of my life out to a "T".Nothing ever really works the way it's supposed to. Or rather, the way I intend for it to go. Maybe it's me trying to play God in so … Continue reading I should have guessed this is how it would go……