You may be wondering where I've gone off to...Or maybe you're thinking that I've gone on another one of my hiatuses. But no. In fact, I've followed the trend (imagine that!) and I've moved over to Blogger.
And I'm actually quasi-good about updating it. I just got charged for another year of Live Journal, which, yes seems to be a waste of money, but reminded me that I should let everyone know where I've gone.
I think I'm going to shut this puppy down, or at the very least, get OFF the paid account.
If anyone's interested in my blog, please check it out @ http:\\pretendingtobeagrownup.blogspot.com
So, yesterday was Murphy Christmas...The party that I was fretting over in my last couple posts. It actually turned out very well. We decided to do an ornament exchange (thank you for the idea, Patience!) and we played some games, as a way to decide who would get which ornament. Everyone wrapped their ornaments, so you didn't know what you were getting ahead of time. I planned some games - I had a jar of hershey kisses and everyone guessed how many there were, we played Christmas Jeopardy, which took much longer to plan, but was far more successful that I imagined it would be, and then we did a game that I play with some of my friends at work. I guess it's a precursor to the Mensa test...Basically, you're given the first letter of every word in the title of a Christmas song, and you have to figure out what the song is (Example: ISMKSC = I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus). Everyone really enjoyed the games and the consensus was that my aunt and I will be in charge of planning the party from now on. We'll see if that actually happens. One my uncles and his family didn't show up because of the weather. It was cold and very windy. But seriously, they only live another 15 or 20 minutes farther than we do and it really wasn't that bad on the roads. Whatever. They missed a good time. Normally the parties with my family only last a couple hours. Yesterday, we were actually at my aunt & uncle's house for like 6 hours. That's a pretty big deal for our fam. And Chris even had a good time, which is huge! Every year, we get into an argument about how he doesn't want to go to these parties and how my family wants to see me and they could care less about him being there. I don't know if that's the case or not, but it's important to me for us to be there as a family. He (almost) always gives in and comes with me. But he drags his feet the whole time. It was nice to have him tell me he had a good time this year.
So, I totally fucked my back up last week. I often get a pinched nerve or something in my back/shoulder/neck. I dunno what causes it, it's usually moving in a strange way or sleeping in a funny position. And I was having this pain last week, but it was improving. ON Friday morning, I went in late to work, so I could avoid the bad weather. When I saw Chris pull in the drive, I ran out to the garage to open the door for him. As I was heading out to open it, I pulled something and was in immediate, excrutiating pain. It feels like the muscle is cramping - it is horrible. I can't walk normal, going up the steps causes me to gasp or even cry out. Hell, taking a deep breath can be very painful. It was starting to feel better yesterday/this morning, and then when I went to open the garage door this morning, it was like someone stabbed me from behind. It hurt so bad, I literally screamed. Chris came running to see what was the matter and I was in tears. It hurt me just to walk back into the house so I could sit down for a minute. The only things that really seem to help is sitting or when I'm standing up, being totally bent over - like touching my toes. Too bad I can't actually function like that all day. So, I'm in a really bad way. :-P
Ugh...This is so much more hassle than it should be. I wanted to come up with something that would be a good time. I'm tired of my family parties being lame. It's like, we go, we eat, we leave. If there's presents involved, they usually happen between eat and leave. So, I came up with a suggestion and emailed it to the fam yesterday. I suggested that we each buy one gender-specific gift for about $40-50. Bring the gift wrapped and include on the tag if it's for a male or female. And then we play games (like shower games?) and the winners get to pick their gifts. And then at the end of it all, if we wanted to do the gift swap thing, we could do that, too. I thought it would be nice to do something different. Not just the regular old blah party. Let's spice it up a bit. I offer to do the organization of all the games - all they've gotta do is buy one gift each. And since it's gender specific, it's not like you've gotta make it really really generic. And my poor husband won't end up with a froo froo bath set. :-) The first response to my suggestion was from one of the uncles, saying that he didn't really like my idea, but was cool with the book exchange, but then goes on to say that he doesn't really read much, how about we do CDs instead? Really??? Who still buys CDs? Cuz I sure don't. I download every song that I want to listen to. I don't even know how much a CD costs. And why is this a good idea...? People have VERY different tastes in music. For example, I really don't see anyone in the fam enjoying the latest Kanye cd, which is something Chris would probably contribute - and it would be on a homemade cd. lol So, I replied to the uncle's email, saying that I didn't think CDs were a very good idea, either. Funny enough, the aunt that I don't really like anymore is the one that responded to my email saying she liked my game idea. *eye roll* Of course she does. So, I still don't know what we're doing. Patience has a nice idea of an ornament exchange...I think I'll suggest that to the fam. This whole thing is getting to be stupid. I'm about ready to say screw it, let's just not do gifts. Hell, let's just not even have a party. Things were a lot more fun when I was a kid. :-P
I started to decorate our tree last night. We bought a new one last week - it's big and fat - just like I like em. ;-) It's a 7 foot pine (fake) with pinecones sorta randomly arranged on it. It took FOREVER to feather out the branches, so it looked more realistic. Didn't help that the damn cat(s) think they should climb the effing thing. A couple of the branches are totally bent already because one or both of them were in there, trying to do the cat tree-climbing thing. I got most of the lights on the tree. Christmas lights - on the tree or outside or wherever - are one of my favorite things about this season. For some reason, I feel like they're so...magical. They've put lights up on a few of the trees and the bushes by the main entrance to my subdivision. So pretty. And there's this bridge near the entrance that they've draped with evergreen garlands and red bows and tiny white lights. Yeah, I love Christmas decorations. I think maybe I'll go out there with the cam tonight and get some pretty shots. Hopefully it won't be snowing too terribly...Another 1-3 inches this afternoon/evening. I can't wait for the drive home. It's supposed to start around noon. Which means that when I'm getting read to leave work at 3:30, it'll be good and slippery. I hate driving in the snow. Anyway, back to my tree. I got lights on it, but I think (and Chris agreed) that it's a little sparse near the bottom. So, I think I'll add a couple more strands tonight. I need to run to Target today and look for garland and an angel tree topper. I have a sparkly, silver star that we used on the old tree, but I grew up with an angel and I just feel like it should be angel at the top...Looking out for us, ya know? Maybe I'll go to a Christmas store instead. I'm sure I'll find a ton of garland and tree toppers in one of those places. Hmmm...I'll have to google it and see what I come up with. Hopefully I can get the tree done tonight. Or at the latest, tomorrow night. I'm taking my time - wanna make sure that I get it just right. The front of our house has these giant windows, so we have tree set up right there, and of course I've got the blinds drawn, so when you are outside, you can see the pretty tree. I wish we'd gotten our outdoor lights up on Saturday. It was such a nice, sunny day. But I figured we could do it on Sunday. And then right when I wanted to start doing it on Sunday, snow started coming down. Which was the perfect excuse for Chris to say no to doing it. :-P And now it's going to snow more today...Ugh.
Anyway...I'll try to come up with some photos of the neighborhood and the tree tonight - I'll post them in the morning. Hope everyone's having a nice day!!!
PS. This song makes me think of junior high...Our seventh & eighth grade dance...Must have been 7th grade, because it was in the school hall instead of the gym at the new school. Man, those were the days. When a bad day included a pimple and various boy issues. lol
Every year, my dad and his three brothers and their families get together for a holiday party. When the kids were all young, everyone got gifts for everyone. It was a big to-do and very fun. But as we've gotten older (I'm the oldest - my youngest cousin is...a junior in hs, I think?), it's developed into something else. First, it was every family buys a "family" gift. That didn't go over very well. So, we did this other thing where we all bought some sort of generic gift, that was supposed to be appropriate for anyone, and we played this swapping game. The game was fun - probably the most FUN we've had at a Murphy Christmas in years - but impractical. Chris ended up with a spa package and me with a grilling thing. My mom got the gift that I'd brought - if I was going to give her a movie package, I would've just given it directly TO her. So, that one went away. Last year, I suggested that we do a secret santa. Everyone is randomly assigned a person (one person orchestrating the whole thing) and you buy a gift for that one person. But somehow, that didn't turn out very well either.
So, now one of the uncles suggested that we eliminate the gift giving altogether this year. That would be kinda nice on my wallet, but that's really no fun. My dad suggested that each family gets another family, and then we make a charitable donation in that other family's name. Which I think would be okay, but my aunt (who really just rubs me the wrong way now that I'm old enough to realize that she looks down on everyone) totally poo pooed the idea. And the third idea that was proposed was to do a book exchange of some kind. I like this idea, but how the heck is that going to work? And it's supposed to be books that you've already read? Man, this is going to end up bad.
Anyone have any ideas for this family holiday gift exchange? I'm beginning to feel like my uncle's right...This is totally a pita.
Oh, and does anyone have any good book recommendations? I haven't read a lot in the last few years, so I don't have any really good ideas.
It's not very often that I remember my dreams. I think I'm usually too rushed when I wake up in the morning to actually think about what I was dreaming. But usually about once a month, I have dreams about hooking up with a guy. I don't think it's ever the same guy...Or maybe it is. I don't know who he is - although, I DO know that he's NOT Chris. It's never a sex dream, though. It's always more of a relationship dream...Like that beginning period of a relationship where the guy makes you feel like you're the only person in the whole world that matters. He flatters you and makes you blush. You can't wait to see him or talk to him. I remember more of last night's dream than usual...
I met him on my wedding day. Like, I'm in my dress, getting ready to say I do to Chris and I meet the guy - he actually had a name in the dream, and I remember that it was spelled kinda funny. I want to say it was Wesley, but I think I just made that up this morning as I was lamenting the dream. So, I meet him before getting married and I get this feeling like I should run out - like Runaway Bride style. But I don't, I get married, that's that. But then I guess some time passed, and I was having a relationship with this guy??? I'm laying in bed (not in our house, or the apartment, but definitely was home to Chris and me) and talking on the phone with 'Wesley'. I remember him being perfect - gorgeous, sexy, a gentleman, funny...I guess he represents everything that Chris is that I love, as well as everything he isn't that I wish he was. Nothing really happens in the dream, other than I feel like I've fallen for someone and isn't that just the best feeling? *sigh*
Every time I have these dreams, I wake up feeling ... a. totally smitten with this fictional man; b. completely guilty, like I've actually done something wrong. I wake up and have to question if it's real. And then I completely obsess about it. I fantasize about who the guy could be. Is he someone that I saw the day before? Is he someone that I've met somewhere in my life? Is he a guy from tv (one time it was Sawyer from the tv show 'Lost'...*drool*)? And then I wish and hope that Chris could be that guy. I always feel good about myself the next day. Like, maybe there's some secret admirer that really could be that guy. I would never have an affair or leave Chris for another man. But just the idea that some guy wants me...That's nice. And then I start to wonder about all the guys that I've crushed on, but never had the game or the balls to do something about. That's a totally different topic that I'm not in the mood to get into.
Married life is great. Sometimes, I just miss the courting. I miss what it feels like to be wanted. To be looked at and feel hawt. To be flirted with.
I guess the road goes both ways. I never really take the time to ... "pay attention" to my husband? Sometimes, I want to flirt with him. Or send him sexy texts when one of us is at work. But I never had to do that when I was younger. I don't think I ever really learned how to flirt with a guy. I mean, I know how to talk dirty over the internet...lol...But to really flirt with someone? I always was so shy around guys that I was into. I never knew what to say or what to do. I ALWAYS let the guy make the first move. Or I'd have my friend tell the guy I liked him. And either he was into me and we were pretty much immediately in a relationship, or he wasn't into me and I just pined and pined and pined until someone new came along.
Killing time...Thought I'd make an update post. :-)
Things are going pretty well for me/us. Been busy with work again. Gotta love that. It always makes the day more bearable (this is one of the most difficult words for me to remember how to spell. I always have it right to begin with and then doubt myself because it looks strange...lol).
So, money is incredibly tight right now. We've always had a cushion and never really had to worry about making sure that we could cover all the bills. But now that we're in the house, I have to budget everything and lately there hasn't been much extra spending money. Chris got some back pay that was owed to him this week and already that money's gone. I need to get paid more, damnit!
That being said, Chris went out and got a Best Buy credit card last week. *eye roll* He finally got us out of our Sprint/Nextel contract, so he went to Best Buy and bought us both iphones. And then today he went back and the expension pack to an online computer game that we both play. I can't really say much about him getting a credit card, since I have a couple myself, but Christ. That's just another bill that we're going to have to pay. I can't wait for tax return time. This year oughta be a pretty big one, since we've got the house. And I think we're going to try to take advantage of this first-time homebuyer's program, that basically lets us borrow $7500 interest free for five years. We pay it back out of our tax returns for the next five years. It'll be nice to have some extra money...There are things that we'd like to do around the house that we just can't afford right now. Like a garage door opener and some sort of seating area in the backyard. We talked about a deck, but now I'm thinking maybe we just do pavers...? I'm not sure. We'll have to see.
I want to start doing some serious photography. We have this camera that we spent entirely too much money on. I loved taking portraits when I worked at Sears. I'd like to try to start building a portfolio. I have some portrait style photos of the cats (mainly Woofie..Bub isn't so photogenic). And I have some nice photos of flowers that we took at the Arboretum last year, but I would really like to do human subjects. My girlfriend at work wants me to take some birthday photos of her daughter and Chris's cousin has asked me to take some photos of her daughter, too. I don't have props or a background or anything, but I have unlimited shots until the battery runs out or until my memory is full. It would've been nice to try and do something outdoors while the weather was still nice. Anyone have any ideas of settings or ways that I could "create" a background if I went to someone's house? Maybe just a plain white or black sheet tacked up on a wall? I could always creative backgrounds later...Like, if I did do the white sheet, and then do some photo editing on the computer and put a sky background or a window background behind it...Hmmm...I'll have to try that out sometime. Mel, I'm gonna bring my camera next time I come see you guys. I'll have your babies be test subjects, too, if you don't mind. :-)
We have this gigantic community center in the subdivision. They've got a big bulletin board where people post signs for services or whatever. I should put a sign up there...I wouldn't charge anything - at least not to begin with. I really just want to get some practice and see what I can do. I've got the camera and the desire to do it. I'd give people a cd with the photos on it and then they can do what they like - get them developed or post them online or just have them for themselves. Now might be a good time to think about this...We're getting into the Christmas season and folks might not want to spend a bunch of extra money to have Christmas photos taken. Hmmmm...;-D
I'm trying to think of what else is going on with me. A couple more of my shows are being cancelled - Lipstick Jungle and My Own Worst Enemy. MOWE, yeah, I can see why they're cancelling that one. It's really hard to get into and frankly, it's hard to keep track of when it's supposed to be on. But Lipstick Jungle!?!? Come on! I never watched Sex and the City, but I imagine it's kinda similar. Three working women, trying to make it through the bullshit that is life. One was a movie producer, one a magazine editor and the other a fashion designer. They've all got their challenges and work together to get through them. Some very steamy sex scenes, especially for network tv. But, I read this morning that it's going to be canned. What a bummer.
A couple shows that I've recently started watching that I'm just obsessed with. Brothers & Sisters - I just finished the first season and WHOA! It's about a large close-knit family and the challenges that they go through together. There were a LOT of lies and deception - it seems this family strives on keeping and telling secrets. Some very funny moments and some very sad moments. Just one of those shows that totally sucks you in.
True Blood - I've never really been one for the whole vampire/gothic thing. It's just not my cup of tea. But I read a number of good reviews about this HBO show, so I decided to check it out. The general idea is that a synthetic blood has been created for vampires and they now have the ability to go 'mainstream'. Anna Paquin plays a human that has some special abilities of her own, and falls for a very gentlemanly vamp. More than a few people in the small Louisiana town are unhappy about this undead living in their town, let alone dating one of their own. While all the drama of Bill (the vampire) Compton is going down, a number of residents are turning up dead. Of course everyone thinks it's the vampires that are committing these murders, but Bill insists that it's not. There's a lot of comparison between the vamps and African Americans in the times of segregation...The humans are terrified of what they don't know. And many seem very unwilling to keep an open mind.
Anyway, time to go home for the day. Gonna install my new expansion pack and play World of Warcraft all night. What a nerd. ;-)
PS. Things to discuss tomorrow - soldiers, Obama & Halloween
Monday was my anniversary. We've been married two years. Time has seemed to fly by. So many things have happened in the last two years...Crazy! Chris lost his job, Chris got a new job, many friends and family members have gotten married, babies have been born and family members and friends have passed away. I've gotten a couple raises and I've seen coworkers come & go. We purchased our first home and got a little crazy between the sheets. We didn't really do anything special. Our house warming party sorta coincided and we can't afford anything special, so we just gave one another a 'Happy Anniversary' and had an argument when I tried to wake him up (this is nothing new...He's a grump when he gets up - the fight is over as quickly as it's begun). We went for a walk and gave one another kiss and he was off to work.
Our first dance was to this song:
"Come What May" Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge
Never knew I could feel like this Like I've never seen the sky before Want to vanish inside your kiss Every day I love you more and more
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing Tellin me to give you everything Seasons may change - winter to spring But I love you until the end of time
Come what may Come what may I will love you until my dying day
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste It all revolves around you
And there's no mountain too high No river too wide Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side Storm clouds may gather and stars may collide
But I love you (I love you) until the end of time
Come what may Come what may I will love you until my dying day
Oh, come what may Come what may I will love you I will love you
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Come what may Come what may
I will love you until my dying day
Still brings me to tears when I think of what it represents and how much I love him, as crazy as he makes me. Happy Anniversary to us both.
Has anyone seen The Starter Wife? It was a miniseries last year and had such great reviews, that they made it into a regular show on USA. Debra Messing is the main character - Molly - who was the wife a movie exec in Cali. In the miniseries, her husband (who was originally played by the guy that is now Dr Taub on 'House' and has been replaced by a younger and much more attractive actor) decides to divorce her for a younger woman, leaving Molly and their daughter to figure out how to take care of themselves. Molly ends up falling for a guy who she thinks is a struggling actor, but really is homeless (more by choice than anything else). To find her financial freedom from Kenny, the ex husband, Molly ends up writing a children's book and the miniseries ends happily ever after. Well, now that they've got a regular series going, Molly and the homeless man broke up - we still don't know why - and the book didn't sell as well as planned. There's a new potential beau in the picture - a fellow author, who has a daughter in the same class as Molly's daughter (whose name is escaping me right now). The characters are pretty funny - Molly's two best friends are a gay interior designer who has a secret relationship with his very masculine, "straight" client and an older woman, who's a recovering alcoholic working in the rehab center. I can't remember her name right now, either, but her husband has just given her the okay to have an affair, as long as she doesn't fall in love, since he is no longer interested in sex. Yikes! There are these moments in the show where you get a glimpse inside Molly's head. For example, she leaves her journal at the sexy author-dad's house after a party and in the scene in her head, she's decked out in black spy gear and her two friends are back in the secret lair, controlling the wires that are suspending her from the ceiling. They move her about the apartment, so she can sort through the remnants of his party. They dangle her inches from the author's face, as he sleeps on the couch. These scenes are so out there that you know they are only the reality in Molly's mind. But they're so fun to watch.
And what strikes me most when I watch this show is how Molly - or maybe even Debra Messing herself, because I seem to remember feeling this way when she played Grace - reminds me so much of one my closest friends. I'm not sure if I just feel like they look similar or if their mannerisms are similar or maybe it's because they're both literature-inclined. They're both funny, in a matter-of-fact type of way. They both would do anything for their children, and they both wear their hearts on their respective sleeves.
I love TV. Maybe this is what I should blog about. I have plenty to say on my 25 weekly shows.
So, more about this weekend's house warming party. We had a pretty good turnout. My fam all showed up, with the exception of my mom's parents which was sort of disappointing because I don't think they'll ever make the drive up by themselves. My cousin and her husband came up from Indiana, which was very nice. I'm glad that she's around, but I wish her sister and brother would come around, too. I have dreams about Anna all the time. Asking her why she's written me off. Or me being angry with her. I am hurt that she doesn't want to be a part of our family. I don't understand how she could just pretend like we don't even exist. I've never tried to talk with Rose about it because I would hate to put her in an awkward position. I know that they're close. I wonder if she told Anna about the party. I wonder if Anna ever thinks about us. I always wanted to be closer to her when I was younger. I see the relationship that Chris has with his cousins and it makes me sad that I don't have that. There were also a handful of my girlfriends that came to the party - I got excuses from a lot of the sorority girls, and lies from others. I guess I shouldn't lament about it. The people that mattered were there. I always say that you know who your friends are at times like this. I just wish people would be honest. If you don't want to make the drive or you just don't like me, don't tell me you've got a family party and then let me find out that you went dress shopping with another sister. Don't tell me you're sick or that your husband had to work late the night before, when I know that you really just don't want to be confronted by my husband. Whatever.
Having a bunch of kids running around this weekend just made me want one of my own that much more. I know that it'll be a lot of work and money. But to have someone that loves you so unconditionally...Someone that comes to me for comfort before anyone else. I guess until that day comes, I'll just have to live vicariously through my friends.
BTW, yesterday, I talked about the gifts that we'd received and hadn't received at our party. I realized that that was all that I'd said about it and that it may have sounded very selfish or snooty. In all honesty, I wasn't expecting to get gifts from anyone at all. The whole point was that I wanted to have friends and family come over, see our house and how much we love it. Enjoy a meal together. Spend some time with people that we may have not seen in a while. It would've been nice to receive some cash donations from the uncles, but like I said, I wasn't expecting to get anything. I think the party went well. The food was pretty good - I think. Everyone had a place to sit and someone to talk to. No one got intoxicated and there weren't any arguments. Overall, I think it was a pretty nice day.
Yeah, I know it's been a month since my last post. Sue me.
Every day, I think of things that might be interesting to blog about. But before I get a chance to actually type out my thoughts or opinions on something, I lose it. The idea, that is. I have a terrible memory and can never remember the things that at the time I thought were so interesting.
The election, for example. I wish I would have some witty things to put together about the whole thing, but all I can ever see to come up with is that fact that I think Sarah Palin is a complete moron, and McCain looks like a fool for putting her up on the ticket with him. The man is inches away from keeling over and he's got this nincompoop (a word that I could definitely imagine Palin using) that's supposed to take over and run the country??? We're already the laughing stock for countless other countries because of the jackass that's currently in office. If you couldn't tell, I'm a strong proponent for Obama. I feel very good about him getting elected, but I have fears that it won't work out as planned. And then we'll have McCain in office, which, as far as I can tell, will just end up being more of the same. So, no thanks.
I miss having friends. I mean, I have a couple girlfriends that I feel I can count on. But at what point do you become expendable to people? What is it about me that makes "friends" just give up on me? I've been through this so many times in my life. I have these people in my life that I feel I can't live without. My best friends. My sisters. And then for whatever reason, they disappear. Am I drawn to people that give up on me? Or is it something that I do that pushes them away? I know it's the cycle of life - change and all that. I just hate feeling so alone. I would say I have two best friends...the girl that has been with me through everything and the girl that I see every day at work. And when did it become so difficult for me to make new friends? I feel so awkward around new people. I never know what to say when it comes to small talk. I've become shy, for lack of a better word, because sometimes I find it so difficult to put words together. I get that when I'm with the people that I DO feel comfortable around. I have these thoughts in my head, but somewhere between my brain and my mouth, the words just get jumbled up. I just feel out of place. I miss my parents and my grandparents. Who would've thought that day would ever come? When I was 18, I couldn't wait to move out of the house. I was ready to move to some far away state and start anew. Now, I'm an hour and a half away and I feel like there's a world between us. I guess family (and the family that you choose for yourself) is what you can count on.
Wow...What a tangent.
Money's really tight right now. When we decided to buy a house, we knew that we were going to have to start keeping better track of our money and where it's spent. But whoa. Not only did our "home" payment go up by about $500, but we have additional bills that we never had to worry about when we lived in the apartment. We have increased bills - like the gas. Chris has always had an hour drive to work, but I used to get here in 15-20 minutes. Not anymore. It's a lot to take in. I'm sure we'll get everything in order, it's just very intimidating to think about. I'm trying to come up with ways to conserve our cash, but it's really really hard when you're trying to scrape it together.
I was hoping my aunts and uncles would give us some money for our house warming party this weekend, which would ease my worries a bit, but only one did. $20 from an uncle. One of the other uncles gave us some hand towels and a pumpkin-shaped trivet. And the last uncle gave us a loaf of bread, a bottle of wine and a box of salt, and quoted some line from 'It's a Wonderful Life' (Which I've never seen). We also got a couple Target gift cards and a pottery barn potpourri thing (which I'm totally in LOVE with). Oh! And my parents gave us a grill!!! It's still at their house, though. I'm going to try to get it on Friday when I go for my weekly visit. I can't wait to get it set up, so I can grill. Brats and burgers and chicken and steak and corn and potatoes and YUM! I LOVE LOVE L O V E food on the grill. It's so quick and easy. And TASTY! Who doesn't like some flame grilled goodness??? Chris thinks it's getting too cold to grill. I say EFF that! I'm grilling when it's snowing out, damnit! I grew up with my dad grilling on a regular basis - all year round. I am so excited! lol
Maybe one of these days I'll stay on track when doing a post. Until then, if you choose to read, you're going to have to go on the crazy detours with me.
I have more. I'll try to contain myself until tomorrow. You can tell when things are slow at work...I have a lot more time to waste on here. :-)
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