FUNNY!

Listen to this. You can probably picture the whole thing in your head while you listen, and it's hilarious!

What a day!

Today was fabulous. We got on the bus about 9:30 and headed to Lambeau Field. The driver seemed lost a couple times, but she got us there. She dropped us off at Brett Favre's Steakhouse, and we walked to Lambeau. We sat down about an hour before kickoff and just watched the crowd grow. It's cool to see the place just fill up as game time gets closer. And if you paid attention at all to the game, you saw that the Packers played pretty dang well today. And it was a beautiful day for a football game. We were actually OVER dressed. By the 4th quarter I'd taken my coat off and was watching the game in a t-shirt and jeans. It was mid-high 50's during the game. That's HOT for northern Wisconsin at the end of October! And the sun was shining all day...I got more of a sun burn today than I did all summer long. After the Packers won, we hit the bus and headed back to the hotel to get our car. We had plans to stop at Uno Chicago Grill across the street from our hotel, but apparently the sign is up but the restaurant is not. So, we hit the road and found a place called BJ Clancy's and as luck would have it, you get a free dinner on your birthday! We were in business! We had dinner and hit the road again. We had an uneventful drive home, and now are relaxing. All in all, a great weekend. And I'm pretty sure my husband was a happy man! He got to check off all the boxes on his sign!!!

Whew!

The wait is over. I can finally talk about my husband's birthday. It's not actually til tomorrow (Sunday), but because of the gift, I had to give it to him early.
So, to start, we spent Saturday at the Badger game and sat in front of THE most annoying kid in the entire universe. Seriously.
We left the game (Badgers beat Illinois 30-24) and headed north. We went to dinner in Appleton at Hu-Hot (Hu Hot? You hot!). It's a Mongolian BBQ, and some EXCELLENT food. While we were there, I handed him his present.

Yep, two tickets to see the Packers play at Historic Lambeau Field ON HIS BIRTHDAY.

And then I made him this for at the game (look for us on TV!):



We're expecting Favre to throw his 406th touchdown pass and for the pack to win, so we can put check marks in those boxes.

So there you have it. We are staying tonight (Sat.) in Appleton, riding a bus to the game, spending Sunday at Lambeau, and taking a bus back to the hotel. We'll probably go to dinner Sunday evening in this area, and then we'll head home. Monday is breakfast with his parents at Pancake Cafe, and a new satellite dish from DirecTV because they gave us the wrong one to start with.

SO, there you have it. GO PACK!

You just wait!

I am soon to be crowned "Wife of the Year"! That's what my co-worker said anyway. My husband's birthday is Sunday (wish him a happy birthday, would you?) and his present is a surprise. Well, to him anyway. Lots of people know about it. Just not him. Ha ha ha ha! Anyway, last year for his birthday I got him a Lightsaber and his friends were SO jealous. I was crowned wife of the year then, so I had to out-do-it this year.

I can't wait to give you details!!!!

A car that does WHAT?

I was wondering the other night what makes a Lexus such an expensive car. I wasn't sure if it was the quality of the car, or if it was just another brand name that everyone associates with the rich. Then I saw this video. (it takes a minute to get to the point, just give it a chance!)


The damn thing parallel parks itself. All you have to do is hit the brakes when it tells you to and forward straighten. That is worth $70,000, especially if you live in a big city with lots of on-street parking!

Oh, and the party on Saturday was good. They were very happy with the food. One of them even called me the next day to thank me! You're welcome, Shadow!

Almost forgot...THE PACKERS WON! WOOT!

How nice am I?

This Saturday my husband is having the guys over for some games to celebrate his birthday (which is the 29th), and I offered to cook. I don't mind, it gives me a chance to cook some things that normally I wouldn't get to because he won't eat. But his friends will. (He will eat most of this...chicken rolls, ravioli, chili, oreos, dip, etc). I had stuffed mushrooms in mind too, but because of my schedule and the fact that he won't eat them, I dropped them. So, here's what I've got in mind:

Wingless Buffalo Chicken Rolls

Texas Caviar (served with Fritos Scoops)

Chili (think Frito Pie...chili in a bowl with tortilla or corn chips and toppings, no spoons allowed!)

Fudge Covered Oreos

Sweet & Spicy Roasted Almonds

Deluxe Pizza Bagels


There will also be fresh salsa, a variety of chips as well as a spicy cheez whiz/chili dip. And whatever else I find before Saturday.

When I first decided to cook all of this, I thought I'd probably have to work until 2 on Saturday, but I could do a lot of stuff the night before and then once I got home finish it up. They're coming over at noon, they'll still be hungry at 2.

Now I am going out the night before and have to work 11-6 on Saturday. SO, the hubby's in charge of baking some of it.

Good luck guys!!

One of my favorites!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Blu. It's from when we first brought her home in 2004.
Can you tell we don't have kids? Our cats are our kids!


Update: My husband suggested showing a more recent picture of Blu along with the one when she was a baby. Here she is today:

She's a star!

One of my links is to a blog called "Love Revealed". It's such a cool idea. People send in pictures of things they love with one sentence explaining it. I sent one in...and it made it today! The title is "Cool Cat"! Check her out!

Better today

I didn't scream at anyone today. I was able to return the jeans from yesterday and get new ones with a functioning zipper.
I worked the earlier shift, so I was off in the evening and actually told my husband to go play his online game. (I had to watch Project Runway!)

Know what? It is 30 degrees right now. And it feels like 22. And here is a photo of our first "snowfall" of the season:


It actually looks like the beans in a beanbag chair. But it's snow, so
I wanted to share it!

Zip It!

Looks so simple, doesn't it? Yeah, I wish.

I broke the zipper on my jeans tonight. The only ones that fit me. So, I put on my sweatpants and ran to wal-mart. We needed other stuff anyway, so what the heck. I found new jeans, brought them home, and tried them on. "Oh look, they fit great. The zipper is a little sticky, but we should be able to...oh shit. DAMMIT!" Yes, that one broke too.

I guess I was just meant to wear sweatpants to work. I will be taking those jeans back tomorrow and getting new ones. Maybe I should get 2, just in case.

Oh, remember THIS post about not raking the leaves, but instead mowing them? That adventure was on Friday. On MONDAY (just 3 days later) we had to take two trips to the recycle center with the bed of my father-in-law's truck FULL of leaves. The tree is almost done. Which is good, because it's supposed to snow on Wednesday night.

Times they are a changin'

Remember Colin (Kelly's druggie boyfriend) from BH 90210?


Maybe you remember him from Third Watch

Here he is in the new ABC show Six Degrees


Seriously, what's with the hair? he looks like he's aged a lot of years. He was hot...now he's not.

So sad.

Who needs a rake?

I decided to MOW the leaves today. Hey, don't knock it til you try it. And if you have tried it, why haven't you told ME about it? Yes, getting the leaves from the mower back to the trash bag is a pain. But it sure beats raking. Geez. That's a 39 gallon trash bag FULL of leaves. FULL. And you know what? That ain't all of 'em.

Yes, 3 FULL 39 gallon trash bags of leaves.

I think next time I'm skipping the bags and just putting them straight into the bed of a truck and runnin' them to the recycle center.

Anyone have a truck I can borrow? Cuz I still have to do the back yard.

The reality of the MALL

Think about your local mall. Or any mall you've ever been to.

What are the stores like?

It didn't dawn on me until today why exactly it is that guys don't enjoy (for the most part) going to a mall.

What the hell is there for them at a mall? If they are in their teens/early 20's, maybe they'll shop at The Buckle or Aeropostale. If they are sports fans, maybe a Dick's Sporting Goods would trip their trigger. And if they like video games, there's EB Electronics. But seriously...they can get any of that stuff elsewhere. Where they are not surrounded by stores that are absolutely aimed at women.

Bath & Body Works
Victoria's Secret (ok, that could work for both I guess)
Best Nails
Dress Barn
Kay Jewelers
Gymboree (guys don't buy their kids that kind of stuff, do they?)
Hallmark stores (unless they're in the dog house and need a card)
Shoe stores
Disney Store

So, next time your boyfriend/husband says "no" to the mall, offer to go to Best Buy with him afterwards, because there really is nothing for him at the mall. Unless he is in that late teen/early 20's stage I mentioned before. Then he's either there to buy his long-time girlfriend of 3 months a gold chain, or to buy something at Aeropostale and hit on the cute cashier.

Just another day

I had to pick up a prescription at the pharmacy today, and this is how the conversation went between myself and the pharmacist (ok maybe she's not the pharmacist, she looked up my prescription, but someone else gave me the "consult", but whatever)

P: This prescription isn't covered by your insurance
Me: Ok
P: Do you still want to pay for it?
Me: *slight pause* Well, I need the prescription....

I should have asked her what my other option was. If my insurance doesn't pay for it, I do. Right? Unless you're going to give it to me for free out of the goodness of your heart.

Yeah, didn't think so.

So I shelled out the money.

Such is life.

I SWEAR!

STOP TRYING TO GET CREDIT USING MY INFORMATION. IT WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE YOUR INFORMATION, AND IT HAS BEEN SUPPLIED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SOON TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. AND I HAVE A FRAUD ALERT ON MY CREDIT NOW, SO THEY'RE GOING TO CALL ME ANY TIME CREDIT IS APPLIED FOR. I'M NOT APPLYING FOR CREDIT, SO WHEN THEY CALL, I WILL SAY "NOPE, WASN'T ME. DENY THE APPLICATION PLEASE."

SO STOP. NOW. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING. AND I HOPE YOU'RE CAUGHT, YOU STUPID F(*)()*G BITCH.

THANK YOU.

OH YEAH, I'M GONNA PUT YOUR INFORMATION ON HERE AS WELL. SEE WHAT HAPPENS THEN, BITCH.
THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO THE CREDIT CARD COMPANIES:
ADDRESS
1207 W 90TH PL #1
LOS ANGELES CA 90044
PHONE 323-242-9318
EMPLOYER
US POSTAL SERVICE
323-759-6582

FUNNY THING, THE "RESIDENTIAL" PHONE NUMBER COMES BACK UNLISTED, WHILE THE "EMPLOYER" PHONE NUMBER COMES BACK TO Elizabeth Brown 820 W 57th St Los Angeles, CA 90037-3628 (323) 759-6582

YES, I JUST CALLED THE FIRST NUMBER. I DID "*67" SO IT WOULD SHOW UP PRIVATE. A WOMAN ANSWERED. I HUNG UP. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER THE POLICE HAVE HER PHONE NUMBER, BUT I COULDN'T.

What a DEAL!

I was getting ready this morning and heard the ad on television for this REAL DIAMOND RING FOR ONLY $19.95.
I checked out the website to see what it said. "Real 1/2 Point Diamond". That's not 1/2 Carat. That's a half POINT. There are 100 points in a carat. Which means this is 1/2 of 1/100 of a carat. 1/200 of a carat for only $19.95. WHAT A DEAL!