I consider myself a responsible driver. I don’t drink and drive, I don’t text message people from behind the wheel, and I always use my turn signal. I try to be patient with the elderly, and move out of the left lane when I’m not passing someone. Road rage is truly a non-issue for me.
Except for today.
Today, [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Road Rage
Posted in Not Cool on August 27, 2008 | 16 Comments »
It is (almost) done.
Posted in Home Sweet Home, tagged Deck, House on August 26, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Before:
Step 1: Tear out old deck.
Step 2: Lay new boards
Step 3: Add railing
Step 4: Add furniture and enjoy!
We still need to add some lattice work around the bottom and maybe some outdoor lighting. We also need to go back and stain it some time in October. But for the most part, it is done and [...]
I’m just not good at this.
Posted in Friends on August 22, 2008 | 9 Comments »
When something exciting happens, I’m one of the first (and loudest) people to make a big deal about it. Friend got engaged? SQUEAL! HUGS! DRINKS! OMGOMGOMG! Grandpa’s having a birthday? CAKE! BALLOONS! SINGING! PRESENTS! YAYAYAYAYAY! A puppy finally learns to pee and poop outside? GOOD PUPPY! SO GOOD! HAVE TREATS! LOTS & LOTS OF TREATS! OMG! SMARTEST PUPPY EVER!
But [...]
And know that the pecan-crusted chicken salad has 750 calories
Posted in Blogs, Friends, tagged Blogging on August 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about meeting Stephanie yet!
Okay, so last week? I met Stephanie. She was in town for work and after much “Yay!-ing” about her impending arrival, we finally got down to logistics and decided to meet at TGIFriday’s, since it was super convenient for both of us. Having recently read a [...]
Introducing Champ
Posted in Champ on August 18, 2008 | 9 Comments »
About a month after we got married, and two months after we had moved into our house (with a fenced-in yard!) we decided to expand our family.
We got a puppy.
A couple weeks later, and he looked like this:
They grow so fast, don’t they? Like weeds. Like incredibly furry, smelly, slobbering weeds.
The funny thing about dogs [...]
100 Things
Posted in All About Me on August 13, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I’ve never done a “100 Things” post, but I figure there’s no better time than the present to go ahead and divulge the details, as random as they might be. So, here it goes:
I got married in May of 2006 at the age of 23.
Five days later I turned 24 and celebrated my birthday on our [...]
So, um, hi!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blogging on August 11, 2008 | 19 Comments »
Okay, so once upon a time, I had a blog. I liked my blog very much, but I felt a little disconnected from my blog name. It didn’t represent me, or most of my content, so I decided that a re-branding effort was in order. For anyone new around here, my former blog name implied that [...]
