Remind me not make predictions about the future. Apparently, I'm not very good at it.
At the end of yesterday's post, I "foretold" the next two hours. I said that I would take a shower, and then have friends over to watch a conservative talk show.
Well, thankfully, the shower part was true. But when Art got home from work, he was the only one who walked into the house. My friends never showed up. So much for that plan.
Also, yesterday was the first full day of our spending freeze, but we still found a way to have Subway for dinner: a free Subway card with tons of points on it. But wouldn't you know it. When Art went to pick up dinner, their internet was broken!!! So..........................he had to pay.
C'mon God. A little help here?
In all fairness, he could have refused to pay, not taken the subs, and cooked something at home instead. But we were both looking forward to it, and it was our half anniversary. Plus, there were cookies. Cooooooooookiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeessss......................................................
Sorry, back to reality.
Anyway, we'll mark this as a flub, and vow to never let it happen again. I do have to say that I don't entirely regret that it happened. It was so worth it. Plus also too, it was all part of the celebration. After we ate our subs, we decided to watch a romantic movie called I, Robot, and we finished off our New Years pink champagne. With orange juice. Yep, our lives are definitely the stuff of fairy tales.
Speaking of mimosas, did I ever tell you guys that we drank them every day on our honeymoon? At breakfast? It didn't occur to me until the third day that we were drinking alcohol in the morning, and that that is not considered "normal behavior." That getting drunk* in the AM is "frowned upon." That people might view us as "alcoholics." I think it's time to stop using so many "quotation marks." (Chris Farley? Anyone?)
*That was a joke. We never got drunk. One mimosa at breakfast, and another at dinner, could not do that to you. Unless you were an extreme lightweight. Like, even more than I am.
January 20, 2009
January 19, 2009
Sundry. Assorted. Miscellaneous. And Other Synonyms.
Have I been on vacation or something?!
Sorry for not being around lately. There really hasn't been a lot going on around here.
Art's dad came over last Monday to bring Art's car to a non-idiot mechanic. Still waiting to hear something from the guy.
Art has had a couple of interviews. We haven't heard anything, so I guess he didn't get either of those jobs.
I was going to have a girl movie night last Friday, but then it didn't happen. Kind of bummed. I have been trying to vaguely plan one for months, and then we finally picked a day, instead of just saying, "hey, we should get together and watch these movies!" And I was REALLY looking forward to it. But it was not so. My friends came over and we watched Prince Caspian instead. Followed by We Own The Night. Great movies, great friends, but still. Not what I had hoped for.
The next day was UFC 91 at our place. I know it might seem weird that I like UFC. I don't see it as horrible and violent. These guys are highly trained fighters. Like boxers. Or wrestlers. Or anybody who practices any form of martial arts. Except that these fighters are trained in all of the above. Which is why they are called Ultimate Fighters. The big one is coming up on Jan.31, and I am beyond excited. It's gonna be huge.
Yesterday, I talked to Art, and we decided that we are going to get serious about money. We're officially going on a spending freeze. We will not buy anything that we do not absolutely have to. And I want to tell people, because then we don't have any of the, "why won't you go out for dinner with us?" awkwardness. If people know in advance, then we have their support, and it will make it that much easier.
Also, Art called to cancel our phone and cable services from Comcast. We're switching our phone service to Vonage, and just keeping internet with Comcast. We're going to be saving a lot of money that way. We really don't watch tv, except for UFC fights (which only happen once a month) and the Super Bowl, which only happens once a year. And other people have tv's.
Today is our six month anniversary. We're calling it our Half anniversary. Someone on Facebook asked us how we're celebrating. I told them that we had a romantic day of doing the dishes and laundry, and now he's at work. I'm joking, obviously. Not about what we did today. But about how those activities count as a celebration.
Art's mom gave us a Subway card with tons of points on it, and it will get us, like, three free footlongs. Since they are discontinuing the points very soon, I suggested that we use it. So he's bringing me free Subway. THAT is how celebrating is done, folks. :D
Oh, and I'm a little more than halfway done my second puzzle that I got for Christmas. I think I've been working on it for over two weeks. It's HARD!!! But in a good way. I am determined. I will conquer it. It will get finished.
We haven't taken our Christmas tree down yet. What am I waiting for, inspiration?
I swear, when I started typing this post, it was perfectly sunny. Then I look up from my laptop, and this huge, thick fog rolled in from nowhere. Crazy.
And now your life is complete, because you know everything that happened in my life these past seven days. As a bonus, I'm going to tell you what will happen in my life in the next couple of hours (barring an earthquake or Jesus' second coming): I'm going to take a shower, and my friends are coming over to watch a Conservative talk show. Can you feel the excitement?
Sorry for not being around lately. There really hasn't been a lot going on around here.
Art's dad came over last Monday to bring Art's car to a non-idiot mechanic. Still waiting to hear something from the guy.
Art has had a couple of interviews. We haven't heard anything, so I guess he didn't get either of those jobs.
I was going to have a girl movie night last Friday, but then it didn't happen. Kind of bummed. I have been trying to vaguely plan one for months, and then we finally picked a day, instead of just saying, "hey, we should get together and watch these movies!" And I was REALLY looking forward to it. But it was not so. My friends came over and we watched Prince Caspian instead. Followed by We Own The Night. Great movies, great friends, but still. Not what I had hoped for.
The next day was UFC 91 at our place. I know it might seem weird that I like UFC. I don't see it as horrible and violent. These guys are highly trained fighters. Like boxers. Or wrestlers. Or anybody who practices any form of martial arts. Except that these fighters are trained in all of the above. Which is why they are called Ultimate Fighters. The big one is coming up on Jan.31, and I am beyond excited. It's gonna be huge.
Yesterday, I talked to Art, and we decided that we are going to get serious about money. We're officially going on a spending freeze. We will not buy anything that we do not absolutely have to. And I want to tell people, because then we don't have any of the, "why won't you go out for dinner with us?" awkwardness. If people know in advance, then we have their support, and it will make it that much easier.
Also, Art called to cancel our phone and cable services from Comcast. We're switching our phone service to Vonage, and just keeping internet with Comcast. We're going to be saving a lot of money that way. We really don't watch tv, except for UFC fights (which only happen once a month) and the Super Bowl, which only happens once a year. And other people have tv's.
Today is our six month anniversary. We're calling it our Half anniversary. Someone on Facebook asked us how we're celebrating. I told them that we had a romantic day of doing the dishes and laundry, and now he's at work. I'm joking, obviously. Not about what we did today. But about how those activities count as a celebration.
Art's mom gave us a Subway card with tons of points on it, and it will get us, like, three free footlongs. Since they are discontinuing the points very soon, I suggested that we use it. So he's bringing me free Subway. THAT is how celebrating is done, folks. :D
Oh, and I'm a little more than halfway done my second puzzle that I got for Christmas. I think I've been working on it for over two weeks. It's HARD!!! But in a good way. I am determined. I will conquer it. It will get finished.
We haven't taken our Christmas tree down yet. What am I waiting for, inspiration?
I swear, when I started typing this post, it was perfectly sunny. Then I look up from my laptop, and this huge, thick fog rolled in from nowhere. Crazy.
And now your life is complete, because you know everything that happened in my life these past seven days. As a bonus, I'm going to tell you what will happen in my life in the next couple of hours (barring an earthquake or Jesus' second coming): I'm going to take a shower, and my friends are coming over to watch a Conservative talk show. Can you feel the excitement?
And Here's To You, Mr. President
I wanted to give a shout out to Holly at Seeking Faithfulness. She wrote a farewell post dedicated to George Bush that is kind and respectful. Since she closed the comments to that post, I decided to give my thoughts here instead. I know that liking President Bush isn't exactly popular opinion, but I don't care.
He was still new to the presidency when America was attacked, and his response ensured that no further attacks have been made. That was no small feat on his part, yet he has not been given the credit he deserves.
I, for one, would like to echo Holly's thoughts. Thank-you, Mr. Bush, for all you have done these past eight years. We owe you our lives.
He was still new to the presidency when America was attacked, and his response ensured that no further attacks have been made. That was no small feat on his part, yet he has not been given the credit he deserves.
I, for one, would like to echo Holly's thoughts. Thank-you, Mr. Bush, for all you have done these past eight years. We owe you our lives.
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