Comfortably Numb

Labor Day Weekend in San Diego!!

2011-09-04T21:38:00.005-06:00

I've been in San Diego since Friday visiting my bestie Nic! Picture above was taken today. The amount of laughter during my trip is fucking ridiculous!!

~Sarah

~ March 26, 2010 ~

2010-10-02T01:37:00.007-06:00

After almost nine months apart, we finally were able to be together again. One of the happiest days of my life! ...

"Baby - where are you??"

I finally see him!!

There are no words to describe this feeling...

I waited nine long months for this kiss.

I am BEYOND happy to finally see my fiance. It took me about four hours to really process that he was back from deployment. Once it hit me, I cried like a baby.

Like I said, that day was one of the happiest days of my life but the next day? Totally blew this one out of the water.

Sneak peek...

More pictures on the way...

~ xoxo ~

Wanna see some pretties that I've gathered over the last few months??

2010-02-25T21:42:00.003-06:00

You may notice a slight theme here. *wink*

So...just a few things I've picked up here and there when they strike my fancy. I was able to get the first three items off of Etsy.com. Freaking LOVE Etsy.

Freaking LOVE purple.

Freaking LOVE love!

~ xoxo ~

~ What a difference a year makes ~

2010-01-05T00:17:00.006-06:00

Seriously.

I look back on 2009 and think "wow...I never expected it to turn out like it did!"

I've been reading 2009 recaps on the 50 or so blogs that I read and decided that I should do one. Not because everyone else is but because a) I barely blogged this past year and b) I really *am* surprised about the outcome of 2009!

My memory is complete SHIT and since I can't remember what I had for lunch today, I highly doubt I will remember every major moment of 2009. I'll try my best. :)

~ JaNuArY ~

Um, yeah...can't quite remember much about this month. It was a year ago. I remember it was cold. Oh, and my baby brother turned 25 years old.

I was in my fifth month of grad school and am happy to say that I only have 4 classes to go, with the first of that four starting tomorrow. WOOT!

Oh yeah -- I found out this month that I had 3 herniated disks in my neck. Two were healing and one was herniated. Let's just say that was painful. I visited an orthopedic surgeon who was talking about a double-fusion in my neck. Sorry G but nobody is sticking a knife in my neck or near my fucking spinal column. I'm just sayin'. Normally I would be all for surgery but this one just freaked me out. It was time to think of alternative options.

~ fEbRuArY ~

I started going to a chiropractor this month. Don't recall much about it...just that he is hot and reminds me of Jack Bauer. Of course, now I know him much better and no longer think that about him but my daughter still calls him Jack. ;)

February 13th consisted of me getting completely, ridiculously wrecked. I was so anxious about February 14th that I drowned my sorrows in everything I could get my hands on that night. My poor boyfriend at the time had his hands full taking care of my dumb, drunk ass.

February 14th was the 3-Year anniversary of Amanda's death. Three years. I know that 3 years is a LOT of time but I still feel like it was yesterday. Even with everything that has changed in my life, it still feels fresh.

February 21st was and IS the best day of the entire year. Why? 'Cuz it's my birthday, numnuts!! I turned 32 this year but I feel 22. I'll never grow up.

This same day, my brother, some friends and I did our 3rd annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics in honor of Amanda. Yes, our dumb-Minnesotan-asses jumped into a lake in the middle of February. I'm not gonna lie. It was f.u.c.k.i.n.g. cold. It doesn't matter how much booze I put down before that jump...you can't fool your body that jumping into a frozen lake won't hurt. It was for a good cause though and I'm going to do it again this year!

~ MaRcH ~

March started off good...and ended horribly. I lost my job on March 30th. Yep. My dumb ass got fired. It was the first time I've ever been fired from a job and it will be the last time. It was awful. It wouldn't have been so bad if I didn't absolutely love my job but I did, and it sucked monkey taint.

The night I got fired, I got drunk. I think that's what you're supposed to do when you get drunk. Anyway, I made my bestie, StankAss, meet me at the bar after she got off work. When she walked in, I had been there for two hours already drinking wine. When I saw her I just burst in to tears. She gave me a big hug and I said "God I'm such a loser!!" She says to me "No honey, you're not a loser. You're just ugly."

I busted out laughing and ended up having a blast. Only your best friends can turn a shitcan situation like that into a party. ;)

~ ApRiL ~

Jobless. Boring.
But it got warmer outside!

StankAss turned 29 this month. We celebrated by going up north and seeing Staind in concert. Staind...I know, weird! They played at this little casino in Walker, MN and it.was.AWESOME. My love for Aaron Lewis will never die.

~ MaY ~

Jobless. Boring.
It got warmer.

My daughter turned 8 years old on May 3rd. She's so much fun right now even though she's a drama queen. Holy shit though...remind me to never, ever, EVER have another slumber party at my house EVER again. The first hour of the damn thing was sheer drama between ten 8-year-old's. Ask my girlfriends. I have witnesses.

Mid-May I got a phone call that absolutely changed my life. You see, I reconnected with an old friend in February after I found out he joined the Navy and left for bootcamp. We hadn't spoken in almost a year...and it was two years before that.

I wrote this friend a letter when he was in bootcamp and he wrote back. We wrote back and forth during bootcamp and when he graduated, he called me when he got to "A" school. We talked and texted now and then while he was in "A" school. About mid-May, he told me he was returning to MN at the end of the month for his two weeks of leave. I told him that if he needed a ride home from the airport, to give me a call. I didn't think he needed one and certainly didn't expect him to call.

The last week of May he text messaged me and asked me if my offer was still open. On Friday May 29th, about 11pm, I was sitting in the baggage claim area of the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport, waiting for my Navy boy. I was nervous. I hadn't seen him in almost a year and I had all these stupid unresolved feelings for him.

He came up behind me and asked me for a lighter. He looked SO HANDSOME in his uniform that I could barely speak. I was so nervous but gave him a huge hug and did everything I could not to cry. We went from the airport to the bar where we met up with his sister and some of their friends for a few beers.

May 30th consisted of me and one of my best girlfriends celebrating the 1 year anniversary of our favorite bar being in business. ;) We started at noon and shut it down at 2am but I digress...I had text messaged my Navy boy and told him he was welcome to come out and party with us but he had other plans. He asked if we could get together the next day and hang out. I said "of course!"

Well, he came over that wonderful last day in May and that was it. We spent the entire next two weeks together.

~ JuNe ~

Early June...still jobless. Not as boring. Getting warm outside. I hate heat.

Found out that my baby brother and his girlfriend are having a baby!! I'm going to be an Auntie!

Navy boy left for San Diego on June 14th. That day sucked ass. I was so sad. We immediately made plans for me to come out mid-July and spend a weekend with him.

The kids finished school -- Thing 1 put 2nd grade behind her and Thing 2 put kindergarten behind him. Thing 1 and Thing 2 go to a Spanish-immersion school and it can be a struggle at times. Thing 1 was a little behind on her english reading skills and her math so we decided to send her to summer school. She was PISSED.

I started my current job on June 22nd. I'm the supervisor of a group that does medical records release-of-information for a large health care corporation in the Twin Cities. ROI was new to me and wow...there was a LOT to learn. I took the evening shift, which had me working 3pm to 11:30pm.

I had the kids Monday through Friday during the day until noon or so and then the nanny would show up so I could get ready for work. It was hard not to see them during the weeknights. But I had my mornings with them.

~ JuLy ~

Had a job. Had to learn a whole new routine.

Celebrated the 4th of July with my partner-in-crime, StankAss, and our kids. It was nice, low key and a lot of fun.

The morning of July 11th began with me getting my ass on a plane and heading to San Diego to see my Navy boy. By this point we were desperately missing each other, texting 800 times a day and sending sappy ass love emails, texts and letters to each other. We seriously would make you vomit with how sappy and gross we are. He and I laugh all the time that we hate couples like us. Seriously. It's that gross...but he's my baby and I *heart* him!

*gag*

I landed in San Diego, found my way to baggage claim, and ran into his arms the minute I laid eyes on him. We spent that day tooling around San Diego, having lunch, enjoying the warmth, hanging out on North Island, and just enjoying each other. I even got to go on his ship -- a nuclear aircraft carrier. I'm claustrophobic and made it about 10 minutes on that beast before I wanted to leave.

That night, the 11th, shaped our future. My Navy boy proposed to me. I was caught completely off guard and will not repeat what I said when I saw the ring. Okay, I will. He put his arm around me and my eyes were closed. When I opened them, this shiny thing was in my face and I said "what the FUCK is that?"

Yes, romantic. I know this.

I squealed, cried, and yelled YES!!

The rest of the weekend is a blur. We just enjoyed each other. We got pictures taken on La Jolla beach and I am so glad that we did because...

I had to go home on July 13th.

And then he deployed on July 31st. He was supposed to be gone six months, returning at the end of January 2010. Now it's the end of March or early April. It could be longer thanks to that giant douchbag from Nigeria who tried to blow up the plane in Detroit on Xmas Day. He's floating around the oceans in the middle east area while his ship provides air support to the war in Afghanistan. Hey -- I'm not telling you anything the ship's website isn't telling you...and I'm even more vague. ;) When I ask him what ocean he is in, his answer is "one of them". I forget that he can't tell me shit.

~ AuGuSt ~

Dammit it's hot! I hate this shit.

The kids went to Lake Tahoe with their dad and his parents to visit his family. They had a blast. I missed them like crazy but talked to them every single day. They were gone 10 days. It was so hard not to have them here. Their dad and I live 2 blocks apart and since we are still good friends, we are always swinging by each other's places to see the kids when the other parent has them. Good lord...did that make sense? You get my drift.

I spent a lot of time hanging outside with my neighbor on our "stoop", drinking Coors LIght and watching the kids play for hours on end. We had water balloon fights, played in sprinklers, barbequed...all that good summer fun.

The MN State Fair rolled around at the end of August so you know what that means -- deep fried pickles. StankAss and I took our kids to the Fair, fed them full of shitty fair food and swore never to go to the fair with kids again. I'm not big on crowds. Neither is StankAss. Add four tired kids to the mix and it was hell by the end.

NavyBoy had been gone 31 days.
~ SePtEmBeR ~

Thing 1 and Thing 2 started school. This meant that I no longer saw them during the week because they left for school at 7am, before I was awake, and didn't get home until 3pm, which is when I had to be to work. It was really hard on us but my ex-husband helped me out huge by keeping them during the weeknights so I could work. I started missing them a lot and would try to see them on the weekends that I didn't have them if I could. Their dad spends a lot of time about 30 minutes south of here at his girlfriend's house on those weekends so it was hard to see the kids.

It's FALL!! My favorite time of year. There's just something about fall that makes my heart smile.

OH! My brother and his girlfriend found out that they are having a girl. *squeal!!*

NavyBoy had been gone 61 days by the end of the month.

~ oCtoBeR ~

October began with the Baby Boy Child turning THREE years old. THREE!

Thing 2 turned SEVEN years old. SEVEN!

Halloween was in there.

Life was getting very overwhelming with work, the kids and school. I trucked through it though.

92 days.

~ NoVeMbEr ~

Oddly enough, it was still beautiful outside! There was no snow on the ground and we had temps in the 50s and 60s. It didn't feel like November. It felt like September. I wasn't complaining. I hate being hot and I hate being cold. Between 60 and 70 degrees is perfect for me.

My Grandma died on November 15th. I feel so blessed because I was with her by her bedside for the last 4 days she was alive. We all were. My Grandma and Grandpa had 9 kids...my mom being one of them. Eight of the nine kids are/were married and have kids. Some of those kids have kids. Do the math. There are a lot of us.

My Grandma had Alzheimer's and I.hate.that.fucking.disease. It was awful watching her in her last days. She was a shell of what she used to be. It broke my heart to see her so weak, so sick, and so close to death. I watched my Grandpa during this time and for the first time, I really saw how much he loved her. They were married just over 61 years. SIXTY-ONE years. Just, wow. During her funeral, I watched my Grandpa and just cried and cried for him. He misses her so much.

Thanksgiving was spent with my Mom, Dad, my brothers and their girlfriends. It wasn't so much the holiday but being with each other after what we just went through with my Grandma.

122 days.

~ dEcEmBeR ~

Started off warm. Ended colder than shit.

I lost a dear friend to a horrible, tragic train accident. The timing, the tragedy, everything about it is so sad and still leaves me breathless when I think about it. Her family is forever in my heart as they try to get through their new "normal" without her.

We got a HUGE snowstorm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day that gave us about 10" to 12" of snow. Not a big deal in MN but it usually doesn't come all at once...especially for the first snowfall of the month AND on a holiday. I love driving in snow so it made the commute to and from work a little more exciting. It's the little things...

We went through organizational changes at work. I was very skeptical at first but it turns out, 3 weeks later, that I'm loving it. First of all, my hours have changed and now I work 10:00am to 6:30pm. If you know me at all, you will know that these are PERFECT hours for me. I am NOT a morning person but I can handle a 10am start time.

I'm also the day and evening supervisor, which is why my hours are funky. I need to overlap both shifts. My new boss and I think the same way and because of that, we work extremely well together and my workload has increased tenfold. It's overwhelming but I love what I do so I have no complaints. Plus the overtime isn't bad. ;)

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day came and went. My brother turned 31 on Xmas Eve. New Year's Eve was a blast. I went out with StankAss and we tore it up. It was the first time in 7 years that I had gone OUT on New Year's Eve. We may have overindulged but we stayed safe, didn't drive and danced like a bunch of douchers.

When it hit midnight and was officially 2010, I breathed a sigh of relief. This was a year of changes but for some reason, I just wanted to get through the holidays this year. I loved celebrating them but it was just so stressful with everything else I had going on. I made sure the kids had a great Xmas though. That's all that matters.

My NavyBoy has now been gone 153 days...158 if you count up to today.

~ January 2010 ~

Told you that was a year of changes! When I sat down to write this post, I didn't expect to write a novel. I expected to write about 10 bullet points but as I started writing, memories started to come back and I couldn't stop. I know it's boring to read about somebody else's life but writing this down has helped me remember some things that I didn't blog about but jotted down for journaling later.

2010 will bring about even more changes and I hope, I know, for the better. I've been waiting on pins and needles for this year to begin and now it's finally here.

Someone asked me what my word was for this year. Grab your barfbags cuz here we go...

LOVE.

I welcome 2010 with open arms (knock on wood). I hope you all have a wonderful year, full of fantastic surpises and filled with love!

(told you I'm sappy and gross!)

~ xoxo ~

PS...Next up? My goals for this year. NOT resolutions...just ideas and goals. Things I want to do, places I want to see, people I want to reconnect with. Just stuff. Not resolutions. I break those too easily. *wink*

LoVe!!

August 3rd???

2009-11-07T01:05:00.002-06:00

That was my last post?

Where the FUCK did the time go?

I have a lot to say.

But right now.

I have to study.

Story of my life.

Bah.

It's time to re-name my blog.

2009-08-03T23:49:00.006-06:00

Why?

I am no longer just going through life comfortably numb. I have found peace. I have found happiness. I have found courage. I have found love.

Finding these things has not been easy for me and I have disappointed people along the way. I finally decided to do things because *I* wanted to, not because it would make so-and-so happy.

Mr. Hunzer and I split up over a year-and-a-half ago. We had been having problems for 2-3 years before that, separating for a few months in the fall of 2005, but finally came to the agreement to just go our separate ways. We live two blocks apart from each other, we are co-parenting our kids and we are still friends. I still call/text him when I have something goofy to say and vice versa. We were basically friends and roommates for the last few years of our marriage. I'm glad we ended things when we did because it has made the last year and a half bearable. We do not resent each other but respect each other. It's nice for us...and really weirds people out who find out that we are no longer together but still get along. I will always love him. He is the father to my children. He is a wonderful, wonderful man and the 2nd greatest father I know (the first being my own dad, duh).

In August 2008 I started grad school online at the University of Phoenix. I'm getting my MBA in Healthcare Administration. It's definitely not easy. In fact, it is a HELL of a lot more difficult than I ever imagined. I only have a year left of school. After that, I may go for one more MBA in Marketing or something...might as well since I'll have the core MBA classes done.

In March 2009 I lost my job at the cancer center. I didn't get laid off. My stupid ass got fired. I was "late" too many times. Frankly I find their reasoning a crock of SHIT and I would LOVE to battle it out but I'm too heartbroken to care. I loved that job and loved my patients even more. I miss the patients terribly. I miss some of my coworkers terribly.

I spent 3 months off of work and doing the stay-at-home Mom thing again. Yuck. I did it for over 7 years before I got the job at the cancer center in October 2007. Being off of work for those three months showed me that I needed to get a job to keep my sanity. I love my babies more than life itself...but holy hell. I like adult interaction, money and freedom too.

I started my current job at the end of June as a Client Service Supervisor doing release-of-information for a large health care system in the Twin Cities. The best part? It's 2nd shift baby!! I don't start work until 3pm and finish at 11:30pm (at the earliest). I'm not a morning person AT ALL. I love my job so far. We are crazy busy and overtime is not an issue. Shit ~ I'll take time-and-a-half anytime!!

Did I mention that I have found love? Well, I have and cannot believe how lucky I am to have him in my life. He's everything to me. Best part? He loves my kids. Worst part? He's currently on deployment in the Western Pacific. Yep, he's in the Navy. This is his first deployment. He joined the navy at the beginning of this year...at the age of 29. He's wanted to do it for a while and finally did. We've known each other for a few years but reconnected earlier this year and BAM ~ wedding bells are ringing!

Oh, I forgot to mention that we are engaged?

YES WE ARE!!

We are going to do the long-distance thing until he is able to get out of the Navy (2013). He is stationed on a ship in San Diego. My ass is staying put in Minnesota. I love where I live and could never uproot the kids. Besides, I would never in a million years put Mr. Hunzer through that stress. It wouldn't be fair to anyone. The kids really like him and already have a ton of ideas for the wedding. I have a few ideas myself but I know this for sure ~ there isn't going to be a big blow-out wedding. In fact, there just may be an elopement first and then an official wedding a year or two down the road. Shhhh... Thing 1 says she already has a wedding present for me and Sailorman. She wants to be the flower girl. Thing 2 said he wants to walk me down the aisle. The Baby Boy Child will be the ring bearer. I've decided that I want both Thing 1 and Thing 2 to walk me down the aisle with the BBC carrying the rings right in front of us.

Mr. Hunzer is in a relationship too. I haven't met her but I hear good things about her. Mr. Hunzer seems very happy with her. She has nine-year-old son so my kids have a playmate when they hang out. I told Mr. Hunzer that as long as she is good to the kids AND to him, then I'm cool with it. The second she starts treating any of them badly, including Mr. Hunz, then I will stomp her guts out.

I'm just sayin'...

Enough babbling. I think it's high time for a photo update!!

New Ink #1 (mine is the right one, it's the kanji symbol for "love" on my left wrist. Sailorman's is the kanji symbol for "eternal" on his chest, over his heart):

New Ink #2 ~ It means "forever in my heart". The initials ACW are my stepdaughter's initials. The initials CAM are those of a friend who died in 1994 at the age of 14.

EEEP!!!

This last photo is very indicative of my life right now...

~ xoxo ~

Now, off to brainstorm a new name for the blog...

Quickie Update and Pictures Galore!

2009-07-01T09:17:00.003-06:00

~ Started a new job on the 22nd. When they offered me this position, they offered me the supervisor position for the position that I actually interviewed for. Did that even make sense? Anyways, I work 2nd shift for a healthcare system in Minneapolis. I *heart* 2nd shift.

~ Kids are having a rough week.
Thing 1 has the stomach flu something fierce today. She's miserable.
Thing 2 has terrible allergies and they are making his eyes turn red, itch and puff out. Claritin helps a little but eye drops work wonders. It's just trying to get him to allow us to put in the eye drops that is the challenge.
The Baby Boy Child (aka, Stewie) fell on Sunday requiring stitches to close the cut on his chin. Instead of stitches, the ER doc decided to bond it shut. Now it's infected and will most likely need to be redone. Delicious.

~ I'm on a break from school until July 14th. THANK GOD. I was burnt out and my grade for my last class proves it. Sigh. Only one year left. I can do this.

~ The Boyfriend and I are no longer together.

~ That being said...I'm crazy in love. CRAZY IN LOVE. It's actually kind of gross. :) Let's just say we are smitten. Smitten kittens. (barf) He's in the Navy...and he's all mine. We've known each other for almost four years. This is it kids. He's my lobster. (seriously ~ doesn't it make you want to gag??) He and I have big plans. My Sailorman. *swoon*

Now for some pictures!!

~xoxo~

Little random quickie...

2009-05-20T22:37:00.001-06:00

My daughter (8) told me that she had a dream that half of her ring finger fell off. When she looked at it, there was corn and puke inside the stump.

Nice and descriptive...I'm raising her right!

~ xoxo ~

Hey fuckers...guess who's back???

2009-05-13T01:31:00.002-06:00

That would be ME!!!

I realized I haven't updated this bitch in almost four months so believe me when I say that there is a whole lotta updates headed your way.

Want a quickie? Here you go:

I'm jobless. The lack of cash blows but the vegging on the deck in the sun during the day kicks ASS.
I'm still in grad school.
Thing 1 just turned 8.
Thing 2 is now 6 1/2. This kid...oye.
The Baby Boy Child (2.5) is cute as fuck but his tantrums are damn near exhausting.
I saw Staind for the 7th or 8th time on April 25th.
I will see Staind for the 8th or 9th time on July 2nd.
I'm job-hunting.
I'm studying.
I'm working out.
I'm trying to stay sane while I attempt this SAHM thing again. I have quickly realized that I do NOT like it. BTDT...I want to be in the working world again.
I have several ideas for little projects that I hope to get cracking on soon.
I've developed an insatiable appetitie for Coors Light and Starling Castle Riesing.

See you soon my pretties.

{ Conversation with a friend }

2009-01-24T17:55:00.002-06:00

I opened up a new bottle of vitamins the other morning and they smelled HORRIBLE.

Me: "Oh my god these smell like SHIT!!"

Friend: "Well don't make me smell them!"

Me: "I won't but I have to put these things in my mouth."

Friend: "I know you've had worse things in your mouth."

Me: "Yeah but at least those taste good!"

Friend: "Ewww...maybe if it's covered in chocolate."

Me: "It could be if you stick it in the wrong hole."

~ xoxo ~

{ Just a Quickie}

2009-01-10T20:17:00.004-06:00

Tonight during our nice, quiet sit-down dinner, my six-year-old son asks my seven-year-old daughter...

"Which of your boogers is your favorite?"

Before she could answer, he answered it himself with...

"Mine are the ones that shoot out towards the tv."

WTF???

~~~~~~~~~~~

2008-12-25T11:52:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

xoxo

Randoms...

2008-12-09T23:27:00.002-06:00

~ First of all, if you are in to creative and crafty shit, then check out this link for tons of handmade ornament ideas. A couple of us girls are making ornaments to sell at our clinic to raise money for our Relay for Life team. I know we don't do the Relay until July but we raise money all year for it. I think I might try to make a few of the paper ones this weekend.

~ Speaking of the weekend, my goal is to get most of my studying done by Friday night so I can be creative on Saturday. I think I'm going to make my Xmas cards this year. The one positive things about a divorce? You don't have to send out as many Xmas cards!! Just kidding ~ Pickleman is still very much a part of my life and I'll be sending out cards to everyone on last year's list. I'll just make him pay for the postage if my ass is going to make the cards.

Then again, I may just go the photocard route and decide to get creative next Christmas.

~ I have a great picture of the Triple Threat for our Xmas card. When they are all getting along, they can be so sweet! They were definitely in friendship mode the night I took this photo. I don't want to spoil it for those family and friends that read my blog (which I think might be, oh, 4 people) so I won't post it.

~ I'm hungry.

~ I am doing everything I can *not* to study at this moment.

~ If you are up for something mindless, go to You Tube and do a search on "Friends Bloopers". If you were a Friends fan back in the day, you'll get sucked in to Friends clips for hours.

xoxo

{ In Love }

2008-11-30T20:52:00.004-06:00

Meet Dewey.
The Boyfriend's new dog.
Is he not ADORABLE??
He's a Labradoodle.
So soft and cuddly.
Even has puppy breath.
I'm in love!!

~ xoxo~

HI-friggin-LARIOUS!!

2008-11-29T20:46:00.001-06:00

My Mom sent this to me. Remember "Elf Yourself" from last Christmas? She did it this year with photos of her, my Dad and my three kids. I watched it a few minutes ago and just about pissed myself. My kids were laughing their asses off with HUGE belly laughs!!

Disco Elves

Seriously ~ Watch it. It's a riot!

~ xoxo ~

{ Cunundrum }

2008-11-26T19:27:00.002-06:00

Should I stay home alone tonight with my sad heart and my dark house

~ OR ~

Meet my group of girlfriends out for drinks (I've known them since middle school)??

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....

Methinks the girlfriends can kick depression's ass!!!

Why do I have a sad heart?
Amanda.
Holidays can be hard.
Holidays ARE hard.
Couple that with working next to death on a daily basis.
This time of year just seems harder than last year.

Thanksgiving Day plans: Dinner with the family at a country club in the late morning (does that really quantify as "dinner"??, play wii all afternoon long at my parent's house then work at the hospital for four hours.

Crafty Update: Remember that one time I used to scrappbook and shit? Yeah. That was cool.
Actually, I went in to my garage two nights ago and took my scrapbook stuff out of storage. It's been put away almost nine months. I made some super cute xmas ornaments to sell at work as a fundraiser for our Relay for Life team. Even sold a couple already!
I'm knitting again too. I'm off school until next week so I started making mittens for Thing 1. I finished one and am on the cuff of the other. Hopefully I'll finish it this weekend. I would like to make her a matching hat and scarf but that most likely won't happen. Once school starts, I'm fucked.

Yeah.

I said fucked.

*wink*

Now for some photo updates!!

My digi point-n-shoot camera has been out of commission for almost six months so I'm severely lacking on the photos. I'm hoping to send it out to get fixed soon. I hate not having a camera at all times!!! I'm too paranoid to bring my digital SLR to the bar and shit. *wink*

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

~xoxo~

{ Ugly }

2008-11-07T00:10:00.003-06:00

The Boyfriend and I on Halloween...quite possibly the ugliest couple on the planet! I nicknamed him "Beatrice" for the night. I went as a 70s gym teacher, complete with my balls hanging out of my shorts.

Awwww Bea...You're so pretty!!!

Bea was trying to prove her manliness.

The lipstick. The wig. The torn fishnets. Could she BE any hotter??? I love that he did this. He was nervous about going out in public like that but he did it. That means a lot to me. *swoon*

Quick life update:

Work is crazy busy. My part-time job is just that...very part-time. It's actually a casual position at the hospital across the street from my FT job. I pick up shifts when I want to. School is insanely difficult. I'm almost done with my second class. I'm taking a few weeks off before starting my next one so I can breathe, do some Xmas shopping, and just be. Kids are happy, healthy (minus one with a cold) and adorable as ever.

*muah*

~ xoxo ~

{Chilly}

2008-10-25T16:42:00.002-06:00

BRRRRR!

I just got home from a 90 minute motorcycle ride. It was not a warm ride. It was in the mid-50s and very windy. I was cozy and bundled up, including my helmet. It was nice to have some fresh air after my stressful week.

I enjoyed looking at the fall foliage while breathing in the crisp fall air through my helmet's wind vents, snuggled up to the on-again-off-again boyfriend (who is close to becoming the on-again type). I know, I know...I have relationship A.D.D.

I hope everyone is doing well. It's amazing what 24 hours can do to your psyche. Last night I was sad, called my Mom crying, sat with my next door neighbor and cried while she also cried...

Today I'm smiling and enjoying the smell of beautiful lillies on my kitchen table.

~ xoxo ~

{Blue}.

2008-10-14T21:28:00.002-06:00

That is my heart tonight.

How can I love my job so much yet hate it with every ounce of my being? I work at a cancer clinic. I've been there exactly one year. I love my job. I feel like I have found my niche.

But I hate that I have a job because of cancer.

I hate that I meet these absolutely wonderful, uplifting people every day and know that there is nothing I can do to medically help them. I hate that cancer is killing Moms, Dads, sisters, brothers, grandparents, friends, and strangers. I fucking HATE IT.

We have a patient right now that is in the fight of her life. She is young, has young children, has a wonderful husband...and is in the fight of her life. I'm scared for her. I'm scared for her babies. I'm scared for her husband. I'm angry for her. I cannot stop thinking about her. She's my age. Her children are the same age as mine. She's got a beautiful smile, a beautiful family and a wonderful attitude.

I wish that I could detach myself from the patients like some of the people at the clinic. I can't. Every patient has a story. Every patient is loved by someone. Every patient is fighting for their life. I can't help but get attached to them.

When cancer defeats them, my heart breaks. It breaks over and over again on a daily basis.

I want to drop-kick cancer in its balls.

~ xoxo ~

I got a giggle from these kittehs.

2008-10-07T21:36:00.002-06:00

My new favorite Obama picture!!

2008-10-05T20:32:00.001-06:00

Cracks my ass up.

I'm going to try this "planning" thing.

2008-10-05T20:21:00.002-06:00

Several of my girlfriends have blogs. Being a busy mom/employee/student, I rarely have time to sit down and talk with my friends so blogging helps me catch a glimpse into their lives. I absolutely love blogs for this reason.

Some of them blog about what they have planned for the week, be it activities, menus, etc.

At the end of each day, I feel like I just barely kept my head above water with all the shit I have going on in my life. When I say shit I mean stuff because it's all good. No major dramz, everyone is happy and everyone is healthy. I just need to find a way to become more organized. Therefore, I'm going to write a quick "to-do" list here to see if it helps me get anything accomplished this week. :)

Monday: Work. Call school to add my house to the bus route. Birthday dinner for the Boyfriend at Fogo de Chao. Watch football. Tweak my final paper of my first MBA course before submitting it.

Tuesday: Work. First day of my next class, do homework. Vacuum floors. Clean kitchen. Fold Laundry.

Wednesday: Work. Pick up kids from their dad's house. Hang out at home with kids and attempt homework. Make dinner (any suggestions??). Clean bathrooms.

Thursday: Work. Take Thing 1 to dance. Dinner (again, need ideas!). Do homework. Play PS2 with the kids.

Friday: Work. Lay low with the kids ALL WEEKEND LONG. Do homework, clean the house, catch up on laundry.

That was hard to do!

~ xoxo ~

If I'm listening to country music, it can only mean one thing...

2008-09-30T23:18:00.002-06:00

It's FALL baby!!

Pickleman always joked that he could tell fall was in the air when I started listening to country. I only listen to it for a few months and then it's back to my beloved rock.

I heard a song the other day that I absolutely fell in love with. It's called "She Never Cried In Front of Me" by Toby Keith.

I just went searching for a video on it and came across this totally random beauty. It's the song but put to a video featuring Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson from Law & Order:SVU. I love this show and I love those two actors. I've wanted them to hook up for a long time. This video is just too cool.

:)

~ xoxo ~

{ Ouch }

2008-09-15T21:59:00.003-06:00

I was in a fender bender this morning. I rear-ended someone on my way to work. I'm okay and the other driver is okay. There were no other people involved. Her truck is fine. My car is fine...with some flair in the license plate as her trailer hitch made a perfectly square dent in the center of it.

I'm sore from whiplash and I have a seriously bruised ego.

This could have been prevented and I'm really upset with myself. I'm also freaking myself out with the "what-ifs".

I fell asleep at the wheel.

Just saying that scares the living SHIT out of me. I have the most effed up sleep cycles sometimes. I got 7-8 hours of sleep last night but was totally exhausted today. Work sucked last week. School is getting more and more difficult each day. My kids were with their Dad all weekend. I spent the majority of my weekend crying. My brain is a puddle of mush right now and it showed this morning.

I saw my doctor after work because of my sore neck and upper back. Whiplash, of course. She also wants me to have a sleep study done.

Pickleman often suggested this due to my crazy sleep patterns. I shrugged it off figuring it was normal.

My doctor said that I shouldn't be that exhausted if I got 7-8 hours of sleep. I was DRAINED today. Dragged my ass around work until it was time to go home.

There are days when I will sleep 18 hours (obviously, I do not have my kids and I am not working).

I know this is rambling but I'm still freaked out about it and it happened 15 hours ago.

I want my mommy. :(

~ xoxo ~

Oh Dear Jeebus...

2008-09-13T10:44:00.005-06:00

The other night, I was putting Baby Booger to bed while Thing 2 (age 5 1/2) was taking a bath. He suddenly yells "hey mom...you gotta come in here!!"

Being a mom, I immediately put down Booger and start cruisng towards the bathroom. As I'm walking in I think to myself "hmmm...whenever Thing 2 hollars for me like this, he's up to something."

I was right.

I walked in and there he was, sitting in the tub with his scrote in hand and up out of the water. He says...

"Hey Mom! I have two little cheeseballs in here!!"

This kid just friggin' slays me with the things he comes up with!!

~ xoxo ~

PS... I added the "Followers" widget to my blog so add yourselves to it!! ---->

PPS... *deleted*

How to put the F-U in homework FUN!

2008-09-07T13:21:00.003-06:00

Wear CRAZY socks!!

~ xoxo ~

Homework or Jon Stewart??

2008-09-06T15:26:00.002-06:00

hmmmm...

Jon Stewart fo' sho!!

*ends giggling and hopes to get back to homework before it is due at 11:59pm tonight!!*

{ Boogers, Blood and Cow Snot }

2008-08-31T14:36:00.003-06:00

AKA ~ My weekend in a nutshell.

I took the kids to the MN State Fair on Saturday night. Pickleman was working at his booth (deep fried pickles) so we stole him away for an hour so he could hang with us. I know he misses the kids when he isn't with them so this was a great way for him to spend part of his Saturday. While we are divorcing, we are still close and want to keep doing things as a family for as long as we can.

I stopped at Walmart on my way down to the fair to buy a harness for Booger. Now before anyone chastises me for putting my kid in a harness, I will ask that you spend one hour with him in a crowded place and let me know if you can do it without a harness. I left the stroller at home on purpose as trying to navigate a stroller in the fairgrounds crowded with 165,000+ people is damn near impossible. Therefore, I went with the harness. He looked so damn cute in it too! I got many compliments from people, many asking where I got it and even kudos from a few St. Paul police officers. They have had way too many missing child reports during the last ten days of the fair and were very happy to see mine in a harness. So there. *sticks out tongue*

*wink*

We took the kids to the different animal barns ~ cattle, horses and sheep. The cow barn is my all time favorite. This particular visit ranks low due to a cantankerous cow blowing his cow snot all over myself and Thing 1.

Side note ~ I saw TONS of kids wearing Thing 1, Thing 2 and even Thing 3 tshirts. LOVED IT! Must get me some...

Back to the cow snot. Dude ~ It was effin' NASTY. Pickleman just laughed his nuts off at us. Thing 1 got the brunt of it due to her height. Regardless, I felt violated. And slimey.

The kids just loved seeing all the different cows. I made Pickleman take a pic of a calf nursing on his Mama. I thought it was so sweet. Cows are too cute!

The horse barn was super boring but we were lucky to see a few hours outside on the streets. Evan has never been this close to a horse before. He loved it but was also a tad scared by how big they are.

After an hour, Pickleman had to go back to the booth. I attempted the kiddie ride area and promptly failed. It sucked. The kids (excluding Booger) went on two rides and that's all I could handle. While they were on one ride, Booger tripped and fell, skinning his knees and getting one hell of a nasty bloody nose. He was crying and rubbing his nose which spread the blood everywhere.

I must say that I was most impressed with myself for I didn't panic. I just walked to the nearest bench (thank you to the couple who saw us coming and got me some paper towels) and took care of his bloody nose. Poor poonum. About 30 minutes later I noticed the blood all over myself. Nothing screams SEXY like blood.

I met Pickleman back at his booth around 9pm. While we were waiting for him to finish up, we snacked on some gourmet deep fried pickles. What constitutes them as gourmet, you ask?

There is cream cheese involved.

Oh hell yes. Gourmet all the way!

Anyways, Booger LOVES condiments. Since the pickles are served with ranch dressing, he only ate the ranch dressing. SO GROSS. What was even more disgusting was the fact that he kept putting his hand in the ranch dressing and then wiping it all over me. I had ranch dressing everywhere from the boobs on up.

As for Sunday, Booger lived up to his name. We were snuggled on the couch watching Thomas the Train when he picked his nose and wiped it on my lips.

Cue gag reflex!! I am very distraught over this. I'm wondering if I can get a lip replacement??

*wretch*

Looking at these photos from the fair, I'm reminded of one of my favorite photos of me, Thing 1 and Thing 2. It's from the MN State Fair in August 2004. It's funny what four years can do to you.

Then:

Now:

Sigh. I want to be skinny again.

~xoxo ~

Let my FIVE day weekend commence!!

2008-08-27T21:50:00.003-06:00

My co-worker (and the only other person who can effectively do my job) is about to implode and give birth any day now which is why I took tomorrow and Friday off. I have absolutely loved watching her go through this pregnancy and being in her life at this awesome time. It makes me sad about the fact that I can never have another child of my own again. I can never feel those baby kicks, aches and pains again. *cue tears* This too, shall pass. :)

I had a VERY busy day yesterday. It was also one hell of an AWESOME day.

I worked at my FT job until 5:00pm. Amongst my usual job duties, I managed to start accumulating donations for our annual "Patient Appreciation Week" which is coming up at the end of September. I called ten different local eateries and ended up with 100% success on donations!

At 5:30pm I went across the street to the hospital where I now work as an ER Admitting Representative. It's a casual position and I'm still training for it so last night's shift was supposed to be shadowing. Well, I hate sitting on my ass watching other people do shit so I jumped right in. It was a busy night in the ER so I learned a lot. The question is...did I retain any of it??

When I was done there at 9:00pm, I stopped and had a beer or two with a friend near my house. I was falling asleep by the time the 2nd beer came so I went home and cashed out until this morning.

There is another major reason as to why I was so crazy busy yesterday...

I started GRAD SCHOOL!!! It was my first day. I'm doing it all online at the University of Phoenix. I am getting my MBA in Healthcare Administration. Yesterday was my first official day. :)

I called my parents last night to tell them the good news and I think I really took them by surprise. My Mom sounded so happy and so proud of me. It was so reassuring to hear. Back in January, when I told my parents that I was leaving Mister Hunzer, they were not too pleased with me. Needless to say, these last eight months have been very hard on me because I feel like I'm this huge disappointment to my parents. Hearing my Mom and Dad saying that they are so proud of me and hearing how excited they were for me just made my entire day. I love them so much and only want them to know that I'm doing fine and will obtain this degree with everything that I've got.

As for tonight, I finished my first two assignments for my class. It feels good to be back in school. That part of my brain that just absorbs education needs to be woken up so that my next assignment isn't so hard.

All three babies are asleep and I'm headed there shortly myself. I have tomorrow and Friday off. I plan to catch up on some sleep, clean, do some laundry, study, etc,

I'm just so happy right now. Just full of smiles.

~ XoXo

Picture Update and Weekend Highlights

2008-08-24T08:48:00.009-06:00

I took these on Saturday afternoon. You can see just how "smoothly" everything went. Having a toddler in tow craps on the best laid plans. *wink*

Weekend Highlights:

~ A co-worker got married on Friday night. I headed to her reception after work with The Boyfriend. She looked absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I knew she would as she is just thing tiny young blond thang. I was pretty mellow from the night before (STAIND CONCERT!!!) I just laid low and did my own thing until we left at midnight.

~ Saturday consisted of a trip to Menards for mini-blinds for my basement and a storm door for the front door. My basement was finished a few months ago minus the door and closet door to Thing 1's bedroom. She doesn't sleep down there yet because of that and because there are no blinds on her windows. The contractor that was working on my basement is in prison for cocaine so I have a new guy coming over in the morning to finish things. He's even installing the storm door and mini-blinds for me.

~ Saturday also consisted of the trip from HELL to Target. Why hell?

Two words:

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

I hate shopping for school supplies. It's a GIANT pain in my GIANT ass. Gotta do it though. The kids loved helping me find everything on their list. It's like a f*cking treasure hunt the way the shit is laid out in that section. I managed to stay sane while hunting down the elusive 15 pack of pencil cap erasers and the clear pencil bag with three holes punched in the side all the while hearing "MOM...MOM...MOM" from Booger.

~ Speaking of Booger, he is absolutely IN LOVE with trains. His Dad took him and his brothers and sister to Frazee, MN a few weeks ago to visit with family for a week. Pickleman (formerly known as Mister Hunzer) has a sister in Lake Tahoe, CA who flew in for the same week of Family Fun Time.

Apparently their cabin was by some train tracks so trains were a daily annoyance, err, occurance. Booger would just go apesh*t when he would hear one coming. He even makes the little "choo choo" sounds. It's so cute.

Not realizing this, I had bought Booger a Thomas the Train shirt a while ago. I found it yesterday and asked him if he wanted to wear it.

He couldn't get in the thing fast enough. Kept saying "Choo choo!" over and over again! When we were at Target yesterday for the school supplies, I bought him two Thomas the Train books that nearly blew his mind! The kid is crizzAZZZY!!

~Sunday was pretty laid back. Kids played outside for a bit. Booger and I played catch on the kitchen floor with one of his favorite toys (balls). We did to go Target and by drapes for my bedroom, Thing 1's room and a valance for the boys' room. Tonight I hung the miniblinds with help from Pickleman. However, I hung the curtain rods and drapes by myself. YAY Thing 1's room is looking most AWESOME if you ask me. :) The new contractor can do the rest of the blinds and draps for me when he gets here tomorrow.

Goodnight loves...

~xoxo~

For the LOVE of all that is HOLY...

2008-08-23T18:20:00.003-06:00

someone give me a Xanax!!

Why?

I introduce you to Booger (formerly known as the Baby Boy Child).

Pretty damn cute, ain't he? Lemme tell you a little story about Booger. He is very delayed in his speech due to chronic ear infections. I don't know if the fact that he was six weeks early plays a part or not but it could. So could the fact that he is the third child and everybody speaks for him.

Anyways, Booger got tubes in his ears in February at the age of sixteen months. Since then his speech hasn't improved by much. However, he is learning to sign and uses the signs for "more", "please" and "thank you" pretty regularly. He does have a small vocabulary which consists of "hi", "bye", "dada", "mom", "momma", "ma" and "no".

See all the forms of "mom" that he uses? Well, he uses them CONSTANTLY. Not just constantly but LOUDLY. I guarantee you that he has said "MOM" about 25 times since I started writing this post. No, I'm not ignoring him. He's thoroughly entertained at the moment but just loves to hear himself say MOM over and over and over again.

A few weeks ago I took the kids out to dinner with my parents and my brothers. They couldn't believe how often Booger said "mom". In fact, my brothers nicknamed him "Little Stewie".

Why?

Watch and learn.

Click to see Stewie Annoys Lois Video

I kid you not, this is EXACTLY what Booger does to me on a daily basis. I am NOT exaggerating. In fact, when I played that clip, he started up again. The kid is insane!!

I am definitely glad he is using his words but OH MAH GAWD...Xanax would be nice right now.

~ xoxo ~

It finally happened.

2008-08-20T20:04:00.000-06:00

I sneezed and a litte pee came out.

~ Sigh ~

*wink*

My love affair with Aaron Lewis is still going strong!!

2008-08-19T20:37:00.003-06:00

I know I said I would finish my thoughts on anxiety...and I will...but I need to interrupt this program for two HUGE reasons.

#1 ~ Staind released their new album, Illusion of Progress, today!!! I loved their new single "Believe" and pre-ordered the album so I could get the extra goodies today.

#2 ~ I am going to see Staind in TWO FUCKING DAYS!!! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! No meet and greets this time though. ~ Sigh ~ Hinder is opening, then Staind will perform and then I will be in an Aaron-Lewis-induced trance throughout the 3 Doors Down portion of the concert.

Have I mentioned that I *heart* Aaron?

I leave you now with the video to their new single, "Believe". I'm telling you...I could listen to Aaron Lewis sing ALL EFFIN' DAY. Lovehimlovehimlovehimlovehimlovehim.

~ xoxo ~

~ Anxiety ~

2008-08-18T21:02:00.002-06:00

a.k.a. "Panic attacks" and "freak outs".

I call them weekly blips in my day-to-day life.

Others call them a moment of weakness, a cop-out and a made-up disease.

Franky I'm tired of them (the attacks) and them (the attackers who seem to think anxiety can be easily controlled). Damn ~ sorry for the bad grammar there. I'm too tired to fix it.

I've dealt with anxiety problems for my entire life. My first anxiety attacks that I can remember started when I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8 years old. We had just gone through a fire safety course at school. When I went to bed that night, I started worry about my parents and scared that they would die in a fire. Then it was just being scared that they would die at any moment and leave us totally alone. I can remember just SOBBING in to my pillow every night for however long this went on. I don't recall if my parents reacted at all. I just remember the sheer fear that I felt over the potential of losing my parents.

I remember another panic attack that hit me back in the summer of 1994. I was in Sevilla, Spain with a couple of high school girlfriends for our Spanish trip. It was super hot that day and we found some crazy spanish boys that were jumping off a bridge into the water below to cool off. My girlfriends and I wanted to try it. They all jumped off with no problems but when it came my turn to jump, I froze. I couldn't do it. I was sick to my stomach and had to slowly back away from the edge of the bridge. I was shaking and trying my best not to cry.

Here I am now, fourteen years later with much more to say on the topic and many more experiences to share when it comes to AnXiety. I will leave it like this for now as I am exhausted and need to go to bed.

Later Sugars!

~xoxo~

snicker

2008-08-12T20:31:00.004-06:00

I just went outside to throw out some garbage. We got a nice hard rain tonight so the ground was nice and wet.

I see a frog. (see frog post below)

The Boyfriend is laying on my couch watching TV.

I recall The Boyfriend is afraid of frogs.

I pick up the frog.

I go inside and put the frog right in front of him on the couch.

I giggle as The Boyfriend screams, jumps off the couch and says "get it outta here!!!"

I think to myself that it was a good move not to put the frog on his leg as I would have splattered frog guts on my wall. He would have lauched that mo'fo.

I bring Sir Frogness McLeapster back outside and set him free in the cool wet grass.

I scold myself for not videotaping The Boyfriend's reaction.

Wuss.

*wink*

A weekend of family, friends and chicken shit.

2008-07-30T21:57:00.007-06:00

Two weekends ago, the Boyfriend and I went up to my cabin for a four day weekend. It was absolutely devine. Soooo relaxing. We left on Wednesday night. Since he drove (my car, mind you), I drank Captain Coke during the two hour trip. Half a bottle of it, to be exact.

We stopped at a shitcan bar about 20 minutes from my cabin. Had a few more Captain Cokes while the Boyfriend had some Beam Cokes and played some pulltabs (didn't win shit).

Jumped back in the silver bullet (aka, silver Chevy Malibu) and went to the next bar which is about 3 miles from my cabin.

We had more drinks, some shots and played some more pulltabs. This time we pulled $300 baby!!

Thursday we slept in (my head hurt!) and then headed to my parent's cabin for some fishing. It was such a beautiful afternoon. We took the paddleboat out and the lake was as calm as can be. There was a loon swimming near us. He'd go under and pop up in random places but still close enough where we could see him. Then a bald eagle swooped down and grabbed his dinner right out of the lake in front of us. Very cool.

We managed to catch some fish, some sun and some laughs. Perfect Thursday afternoon on the lake.

We spent Friday up in Duluth, walking along the shores of Lake Superior. We had lunch at Grandma's and watched the lift bridge while sitting out in the sun drinking smoothies.

I bought some fun little things in the shops, including salt water taffy (YUM) and beer bands that you wrap around your bottle of beer to identify it as yours. Think "wine charms" but with that skanky flair. They make GREAT bracelets too.

We met my cousin Coley and her Mom for drinks around 5pm that night. Coley goes to school in Duluth and her Mom was up visiting. We had a lot of laughs, a few beers, played pulltabs (no win).

My brother, his girlfriend and one of his buddies came up Friday night. We spent the night a local bar playing pulltabs and drinking beer.

Saturday was spent at another local bar for their 2nd Annual Chicken Shitting Contest.

Yes, you heard me right.

A CHICKEN SHITTING CONTEST

There were seven rounds. Each round consists of 30 numbers. When you buy a drink, you get a number. Once all the numbers are sold, the shitting begins. We go outside where there is an empty cage with a grid on the bottom numbered randomly 1 to 30. The chicken people put a chicken in the cage and whichever number it shits on, that number wins.

Since there were seven rounds, we sat our group down at the table and started playing cards ~ A drinking game, of course (P&A for those of you who play). One rule was that whoever said the next swearword had to be the one to scare the chicken in the next round.

I give you that loser:

The next rule was that whoever was the next person to say the word SHIT had to clean up the chicken shit in the next round.

I give you that loser:

(There seems to be a trend here people).

The last rule was that whoever WON the game and whoever LOST the game had to have a DANCE-OFF to Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy". I don't have photos of the winner and loser but the winner is typing this entry right now and the loser was her brother. I thought my Mom was going to pee her pants when she was watching us and our "dance-off".

At least it wasn't a "pants-off dance-off" cuz, uh, that would be weird.

We spent Saturday night around the campfire, shooting off fireworks here and there, drinking beers, listening to country music and chatting the night away.

Sunday was time to go home.

A much needed respite from this crazy eff'd up world.

I loved every second of it.

~ xoxo ~

Froggy McGee

2008-07-24T22:58:00.003-06:00

Thing 1, Thing 2 and I found a couple of toads (frogs??) tonight while playing outside. I've learned something important in the last few days...

Boys
Are
Wussy.

Thing 1 and I were catching the toads. I would hold them, she would pet them but she wouldn't hold them. She SAYS that she doesn't want to get peed on by another toad. Apparently the last toad she had took a piss on her hand. Scarred for life I guess.

Thing 2 and the Neighbor Boy (ages 5 and 7 respectively) were not impressed by the toads at ALL and actually cowered and screamed while we played with them.

Now a few days ago, I learned that a certain boy in my life (one may even call him a "boyfriend") is ALSO afraid of frogs. See, this boy bought a new house and we were walking around the backyard checking things out when a frog leapt out of a tree trunk. The Boyfriend nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the frog while I was walking towards it going "how cute is he???" The funny part is that The Boyfriend is a total man's man ~ he hunts, fishes, rides a motocycle, works out religiously, etc.

But he's afraid of frogs.

Freakin' wussy boys.

*wink*

Since Thing 1 didn't want to hold the frog, this is all I managed to take for photos since I was holding it AND taking pictures. He's so cute!!

One more thing...

I AM SO FUNKIN' HAPPY THAT IT IS OFFICIALLY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!

~ xoxo ~

Beautiful Day today!!

2008-07-13T15:46:00.003-06:00

It's freaking awesome here today ~ sunny, windy and warm. I even got off my fat ass and went for a run this afternoon! I've been slacking on the running and I can definitely tell. I ran maybe a mile of the 2.5 miles. Sad but I will get back up there. It felt good to get out today though.

I've been messing around on Facebook today, updating my iTunes and iPhone software, creating new playlists, cleaning my house, doing laundry (UGH UGH UGH) and vegging out. The kids are with their Dad leaving me completely alone and overwhelmed with how much I could possibly get done today. Therefore, I am shutting down and only doing a few things.

Lame entry, I know. I hope you all are enjoying your day.

~ xoxo ~

I gots the gigglez!!!

2008-07-01T22:32:00.002-06:00

GAH ~ This friggin' EAR WORM!!!

2008-06-30T22:41:00.004-06:00

Check out the shirtless guy in the beginning...what a friggin' twat.

Doesn't this song just make you want to kick back with a beer and chill?

My coworker and I sang this song ALL DAY today. I had to download it and will be bringing in to work tomorrow to purposefully drive her insane.

~ xoxo ~

Tired yet wide awake.

2008-06-25T23:05:00.003-06:00

How does that happen? Oh, it's because I'm in a totally giddy mood. I haven't had an anxiety attack since my last post, which is good because I've had several in the past week. I'm still feeling sick to my stomach on a daily basis but I can see my mood is dramatically improving.

YAY!

Only TWO DAYS until the weekend. I need the weekend in a bad, bad way.

~ xoxo ~

Anxiety Attacks SUCK.

2008-06-24T00:25:00.000-06:00

Carry on.

~ xoxo ~

What's going on at this moment?

2008-06-22T22:11:00.002-06:00

Glad you asked!!

Drinking: McDonald's Coke (they have the.best.fountain.coke.ever)

Listening to: The hum of my computer.

Reading: I just finished "Change of Heart" by Jodi Piccoult this morning. I'm trying to decide between the following for my next read ~ "The Friendship Test" by Elizabeth Noble, "The Saving Graces" by Patricia Gaffney, "Echo Park" by Michael Connelly and "The Last Coyote" by Michael Connelly. I read a book on Thursday night that was written by one of our patients at work about his survival of the Holocaust. It was such an emotional book. The man was in Auschwitz and lived to tell about it. I started it at 11pm and didn't put it down until I finished it, around 2am. Simply amazing.

Relieved about: The fact that my injury from the weekend is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be (I took a foot to the face while at the cabin...it was totally accidental but hurt nonetheless). It hurts but you can hardly tell that I have a bruise and a cut on my nose.

Missing: Annex, the relaxation of the cabin, my babies.

Not Digging: Diarrhea. 'Nuff said.

Thankful for: A wonderful friendship with Mister Hunzer. Even though we are going through a divorce, we can still hang out with each other and the kids and have fun. He's a good guy, that man.

Planning: My next trip up to the cabin.

Reliving: The VAPS (Volcanic Ass Piss).

Daydreaming about: All my hobbies that I love but never get to delve in to. A Hunzer, George Clooney and Ryan Reynolds sandwich. Nursing School (it will happen someday).

Putting off: Grocery Shopping. GOD I HATE GROCERING. Unpacking all the shit in my garage. Cleaning.

Finally Accomplished: Getting a nice base tan for my summer. :)

Happy Monday kids!

~ xoxo ~

I think that today quantifies as a completely SHITTY DAY.

2008-06-19T21:08:00.004-06:00

In fact, I do declare that a primal scream in the terms of FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK are in order. Why? Here's why:

~ I've been getting sick every night over the last 4-5 days. I stayed home from work on Wednesday because I woke up feeling the same way. My doctor thinks that it's stress from the last few months finally catching up with me. Did I mention that my hair is falling out? Yeah. I'm 31. Rock on.

~ I went to work today even though I still felt like complete shit. Nauseaus, cannot eat, tired, no drive...

~ I got my feelings hurt in the late AM which really upset me. I was already not at 100% when I walked in the door and that just knocked it down several notches.

~ About 10 minutes later, I found out that I was NOT accepted to the Nursing program that I applied to. That put me over the edge. I went to lunch with tears in my eyes. Thankfully my new found "cousin" came with me and we shared a bowl of tortilla chips and salsa while she listed to me vent. Love her.

~ Decided mid-afternoon that I refuse to let my feelings get hurt like this anymore and that I will truck on regardless.

~ I then logged on to my local community college's website and registered for a class in the Fall. The Nursing Program director told me that I had a great application and very good essays but that because I got a "C" in General Psychology back in 19-fucking-96, my prerequisite GPA wasn't high enough to be accepted. She told me to retake the General Psych course there and maybe get another prereq or two in so that when I reapply in January, my prereq GPA will be higher. I can take classes at the community college for over $200 less per credit than I would at this other school so I'm all for it. PLUS, I can take the General Psych class online! My work will also help pay for school, as measely as the amount is. Any amount helps at this point.

~ When I left work at 5:00, I was feeling a little bit better and even managed a smile when I said goodbye to my coworkers. I got in my car and made a phone call as I headed towards home. About two miles from work, I heard a giant BOOM and then was sprayed with something. I thought I hit someone and my windows shattered or something.

Nope.

That 12-pack of Diet Cherry Coke that was sitting in the backseat tried to KILL ME!! Two of the cans just fuckin' EXPLODED and showered my ENTIRE VEHICLE with Diet Cherry Coke. It was EVERYWHERE. At this point I was either going to scream and cry or just laugh.

So I laughed. I laughed my ASS OFF while waiting at a stoplight. I laughed as I wiped pop off my windshield with a sweatshirt that I had in my backseat. I laughed as I realized the back of my head was covered in Diet Cherry Coke. I laughed as I realized my WHITE SHIRT had a great spatter of pop on the back of it. I continued to laugh as I pulled in to the gas station and carried a leaking 12 pack (now 10-pack) of pop from my car to the garbage while the father/son combo leaving the store just stared at me. I'm sure I was a sight, covered in pop and all.

I came home, picked up my babies and spent the evening outside with them. Amazing how little kid giggles can turn your day around.

I'm looking forward to my weekend more than anything right now. I just want to get through tomorrow with no drama, no arguments and no shitcan luck. I just want to show up to work, get through the day and start my weekend. It's going to be a relaxing one and I have a book or two I would like to get through as well.

Happy Friday!!! (God I hope so!!!)

~ xoxo ~

PS...I believe I hit my quota of "fucks" in this post and I shall challenge myself to not use the work "fuck" for the next week (again). Fuckin' good, eh? *wink* Starts NOW...

*muah*

Photo Update!!

2008-06-18T22:18:00.002-06:00

Thing 1...

Thing 2...

The Baby Boy Child

(Disclaimer: NO, he did not drink out of it. He likes to hold the bottles.)

Random...

(I didn't do it this time!!!)

(awwwww!)

~ xoxo ~

Um, can I borrow $410? Thanks in advance!!

2008-06-14T10:49:00.002-06:00

I saw this skirt on Esty.com last night and FELL.IN.LOVE with it!!

I have no idea when I would wear it but I just cannot stop looking at it. So, about that $410...

I'm warning you people now ~ This is going to be one hella random entry today!!

I'm blogging now because I'm waiting for my haircolor to set. I have 19 minutes left to go. It was reddish-brown with blond highlights but I'm going straight red now. I change my haircolor way too often to have someone do it for me. Thank god for box colors. *wink*

I must give a ginormous CONGRATULATIONS to my girlie girl in Blogland, A True Southern Beall for two HUGE reasons...

1. She's getting married!!!
2. She just had a BEAUTIFUL baby girl!!

Congratulations Love!

12 minutes to go (GOD HELP ME...my scalp itches...yes, I know I am allergic to hair dye but it doesn't stop me from doing it...)

Another blogland friend (Hi Sara!!) has been cross-stitching her little ass off! She's making me miss the days of cross-stitching. I did a search on Etsy for my favorite actor and came up with this kickass cross-stitch pattern:

I want it. (FYI ~ The seller has some pretty cool patterns). I wish I had the time to create and sell stuff on Etsy. Someday, some day. :)

Gotta go ~ Haircolor is done!

~ xoxo ~

Princess Ariel Kit-Kat Von Sugarhausen...may you Rest In Peace.

2008-06-11T19:27:00.002-06:00

My kitty died.

When Mister Hunzer and I separated, he told me that I had to take the cat with me or get rid of her. I didn't want to get rid of her but I couldn't take her with me to my new place. I put up a poster at work advertising a free kitty to a good home. One of our chemo nurses took her in about a month and a half ago.

Two weeks ago, Ariel got out of her new house and was bit in the leg by some sort of animal. They don't know what bit her, just that it got her good...it punctured her bone. Ariel was in the vet clinic for a few days and just couldn't get better so my coworker had to put her down. :(

Rest in peace Ariel ~ you were such a sweet kitty minus the regurgitation of rodents, birds and bunnies. *sniff*

~ xoxo ~

Why I will never, ever, EVER marry a Dentist.

2008-06-05T20:22:00.003-06:00

I can't stand teeth. I've spoken of my extreme aversion to teeth before. I believe I said something about the fact that I would rather chow down on Bob Barker's moldy kibbles-n-bits than deal with teeth. Even beautiful, pearly white, perfectly straight teeth skeeve me out.

Why?

Because they are TEETH people!!

Anyways, I'm putzing around on Esty.com tonight, trying to get inspired to do something crafty up in here. I came across something that made me vomit and swallow it before I knew what happened.

I can't even bring myself to post a photo so I will link it to you here. Go ahead, click on it. It's not naughty.

Just wrong.

SICK

AND

WRONG.

~ xoxo ~

At this moment, this is me.

2008-06-04T02:02:00.003-06:00

~ Deleted ~

Very rarely will I delete an entry but I just cannot look at those photos anymore. I'm on the mend and want to focus on the positive, on the FUTURE.

~ xoxo ~

~ Mental Health Day ~

2008-06-03T13:34:00.002-06:00

I'm home from work today. Woke up with a horrible headache and just decided to stay home. It's now 2:45pm and I have yet to change out of my jammies, open my blinds or step one foot outside. I'm kind of in a funk. It'll pass but for now, it sucks.

I'm reading a Michael Connelley book, "Black Ice", given to me by a very sweet patient. He borrowed me the first one, "Black Echo", and I really liked it. It's not the best read ever, and I prefer James Patterson and Patricia Cornwell, but this author is growing on me.

If I start to feel better this afternoon, I just might put on my running shoes and go for a jog. Just me, my iPod and my dog. If I still feel like this, it will be me, my pillow and my book. I might even torture myself and watch "PS - I Love You". I read the book and it killed me. I have it sitting on my DVR now and am scared to watch it for fear I will start crying and never ever stop.

I hope the rest of y'all are having a fantastical day!

~ xoxo ~

August 7th and August 31st are going to KICK ASS!!

2008-05-31T08:21:00.003-06:00

Why?

One word.

STAIND baby!!!

I have a small obsession with them. These will be my 6th and 7th Staind concerts in three years. I didn't buy VIP tickets this time around. Too spendy for this newly single momma who doesn't make bank. ~ Sigh ~

(Oh ~ 3 Doors Down and Hinder will be there too.)

I couldn't sleep last night so I watched a ton of Aaron Lewis/Staind videos on You Tube.

Here are a couple of Aaron covering Metallica. Enjoy.

And now, one of my favorite Staind songs...

I'll end it with my favorite 3 Doors Down song.

~ xoxo ~

The soccer Gods have spoken ~ I am IN HELL.

2008-05-15T21:32:00.004-06:00

This has to be punishment for what I said about soccer last night (see post below). What do I mean? See photo:

Let's do the math:

~ Hunzer has three (biological) children.
~ There are three bottles of antibiotics in the fridge.
~ Hunzer has three SICK KIDS.

Not just sick. STREP sick. This was my reaction when I found out this afternoon...

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck

My nanny took my daughter to the doctor on my request because I could tell Thing 1 had some sort of funk going down in her gullet. After she tested positive for strep, the nanny called and asked if I wanted the other two tested. I went for it because I figured it would give me peace of mind that the boys didn't have it.

This is when the Soccer Gods shat all over me.

There IS something positive in all of this...Thing 1 has her dance recital this weekend and now that she's on antibiotics, she won't have to miss it!

I want to stay home with my babies tomorrow but I can't. My coworker (and the only other one who can do my job) is in Italy until June 1st.

Bitch.

I kid, I KID!!!

Seriously though ~ with her in Italy, I cannot stay home for anything. Sometimes this FT job thing BLOWS.

~ xoxo ~

Reason #4,328 that I am going to hell.

2008-05-14T22:02:00.002-06:00

My kids play soccer. They love it. Thing 2 is especially good at it. He loves to get in there and take charge. Thing 1 plays soccer like I would play soccer...by standing in the end where there is no action and talking to her girlfriend. Cracks me up.

Why am I going to hell?

Because I *hate* soccer.

Seriously.cannot.stand.the.game.

If you know me at all, you'll know I love sports. Football, Hockey, Baseball and *coughcoughracingcoughcough*. I just cannot find any love for the soccer (I have, however, found the love for David Beckham).

Back to finding the love for soccer ~ I've tried. I am trying and I will continue to try...but holy hell, sitting through two hours of soccer is sheer HELL for me. I'd rather take a dry ass fucking by a carnie that hasn't showered in two days and recently had broccoli for dinner.

Wait.

That's gross.

ANYWAYS ~ While I loathe soccer and I bitch about it, my children think I *love* it and always will. I will go to their games/practices with my camera in hand, my cheering voice loud and clear and with Mommy hugs and kisses abound. It's part of motherhood. It's part of growing up and putting your kids' needs first.

Soccer still sucks though.

~ xoxo ~

***Disclaimer: Although the author of this post would rather get a pap smear by a shady doctor in a dark alley with a rusty spoon, it doesn't mean she's not going to innudate you all with photos of Thing 1 and Thing 2 in full soccer mode. Oh, and the Baby Boy Child going apeshit over the fact that there are hundreds of soccer balls in the field and he cannot keep them ALL TO HIMSELF.

12 Days?!?!?

2008-05-11T12:05:00.002-06:00

Geez o-PETE! I post a doozy of a post and then disappear for 12 days. My bad!!

First and foremost ~ HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to you all!! Even if you aren't a mother, you have one and because of her, you are HERE. *smile*

I'm still moving in to my new place so once I get settled, I will have a TON of pictures to share!! I've been taking a lot of photos of my new house as I get things unpacked and situated.

Guess what?!?

Thing 1 turned SEVEN years old. SEVEN!!! We had her birthday party at Pump It Up on Friday night. It was my first time being there and we LOVED IT. The kids had a blasty blast, as did the parents. I loved the fact that all I had to do was show up. No cleaning, no mess, nothing. We showed up, had fun and left. WOOT!!!

Have a FABULOUS day blogland ~ take time for YOU!!

~ xoxo ~

* Deep Breath *

2008-04-29T22:58:00.002-06:00

I've been holding on to a secret. Well, not a huge secret as those that know me IRL are aware but I haven't wanted to say anything here until the ball was rolling.

It's not necessarily a good secret but here goes...

Mister Hunzer and I are no longer together.

Ugh. I hate saying that but this is the way it needs to be.

I will say this ~ I am blessed that he is the father of my children. He is an absolutely amazing Dad. He's also an amazing friend. We have a very strong friendship and we are still family. I know it'll get hard at times but we only have one focus ~ our kids. We want to keep them happy and healthy. They understand that even though Mom and Dad live in different houses, we are still FAMILY. That is our key word and it's the word that has gotten us through the last five months (we separated about five months ago).

FAMILY.

I did move out over the weekend but I only live two blocks away. I've been getting the place situated while working and keeping a smile on my face. It's not easy but like I said, I have a wonderful friend in Mister Hunzer.

Here's to a new path in life.

~ xoxo ~

PS...Now I can get decorating ideas from all you crafty people as I did not inherit an interior design gene AT ALL! *blush*

2008-04-22T22:48:00.007-06:00

What I'm LOVING...

~ Digital Photo Keychains ~

~ Running 2.5 miles without stopping ~

~ Anything Purple ~

~ Amy Poehler ~

~ Having a child's birthday party somewhere other than my own house (no cleaning!!) ~

~ Juno ~

~ Babies ~

~ New Friends ~

~ Belly Laughs ~

~ Decorating New Digs ~

~ Funky Shower Curtains ~

~ Reading actual BOOKS again! ~

~ Crab Legs ~

What I'm NOT LOVING...

~ Ginormous Chin Zits ~

~ Evil People ~

~ Leg Cramps ~

~ Cranky People ~

~ Cancer (it SUCKS) ~

~ My Hair ~

~ No Time For My Damn Hobbies ~

~ Dry Skin ~

~ Allergies ~

~ Back Pain ~

~ Ugly Ties ~

~ Insomnia ~

~ Ginormous Chin Zits (did I already say that??) ~

~ Waiting for a certain ACCEPTANCE letter ~

~ Birds in my backyard that won't shut the FUCK UP!! ~

Let's see if I can kick this insomnia tonight!!!

(Something tells me it will depend on whether or not this DAMN BIRD shuts its freakin' BEAK anytime soon.
I live with a bow-hunter. He may need to use his hunting skills tonight.)

~ xoxo ~

I'm guilty.

2008-04-22T22:01:00.002-06:00

I got sucked in to Rock of Love...

again.

Love Ambre but if Brett found love with her, there won't be a Rock of Love 3!! Or will there???

Either way, SNL did a fan-friggin-TASTIC parody of Rock of Love. I can't embed the video here so follow this link and be prepared to giggle.

Yeah I farted...jealous?

~ xoxo ~

By the way kids ~ I ran the ENTIRE 2.5 miles of my route tonight for the FIRST TIME EVAH!!!!! This is MAJOR!!

Feeling a little blue tonight.

2008-04-19T19:54:00.002-06:00

Then I watched this and I can't stop crying. ~sigh~

The Wild have to win tonight or they are done. It's game six versus the Avs. I'm a Wild fan through and through but damn, Theodore is an absolutely amazing goalie. He is so freaking good!!

~ xoxo ~

PS... I wanna rock hard when I'm 80!!

YAY!!

2008-04-13T20:40:00.003-06:00

I ran 2.1 out of 2.5 miles today. Do you know effin' AWESOME I feel?

When I first started this jogging thing, I couldn't go one block without wanting to DIE. I can't remember when I started running but I think it was within the last month, once the weather started to warm up. Of course, being Minnesota, I have only been able to run 2-3 times per week due to one day of warmth, then 8 inches of snow the next day.

My goal is to run those 2.5 miles straight through by the end of this week.

Boring, I know, but I had to tell somebody!!

~ xoxo ~

Note to Self: Ex-Lax is BAD NEWS.

2008-04-10T21:54:00.003-06:00

That's all I have to say about that.

Signed,

Hunzer's Flaming Anus

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I haven't pooped in FOUR DAYS.

2008-04-09T21:25:00.002-06:00

Feel my pain. Please.

Even after two laxative pills, I got nuthin'.

I'm watching the first playoff game of the MN Wild vs. the Avs. It's tied 2-2 with three minutes left in the third period. We just fucked up by covering the puck in the crease so the Avs have a penalty shot.

I shut off the tv.

I can't watch.

Although if I watch, I just MIGHT shit my pants.

I would actually welcome that right now.

~Sigh~

Do you guys realize that if I don't poop tonight, it's going to come full force tomorrow? WHILE I'M AT WORK?

Do you realize how bad this will be??

Thank the good lawd for air freshner in the fresh linen scent.

~xoxo~

PS...Our goalie shut the Avs' penalty shot DOWN. YEAH BEEEYOTCH!!

Back from the Mile-High city!

2008-04-07T22:57:00.003-06:00

I was in Denver over the weekend, spending time with two of my closest girlfriends. I had so much fun with them whether we were out partying, lounging around talking about boys, driving in the mountains (okay, that was not fun as I was carsick), etc.

My friend, Special K, lives in Denver. She moved there about 5 years ago to go to Grad school. She is graduating this May and will be moving back home to the 'Scrote. I wanted to go visit her one last time in Denver before she comes home.

Our friend, Ron, lives in San Diego and flew to Denver to hang with us.

It was a much needed weekend with the girls and I loved it.

I would show you some pictures but I CANNOT FIND THE FUCKING USB CABLE AND IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO WEEKS!!!

*whew*

Oh ~ and I ran at least one straight mile today...and a total of 1.5 miles in my 2 mile run. WOOHOOO!!! Sweaty taints rule!!

~ xoxo ~

My armpits stink.

2008-04-01T18:01:00.006-06:00

I mean, they STINK. These babies are rank and for good reason!

I, Miss Hunzer L. Hunzer, went for a 2 mile jog/walk today. Not only did I actually JOG during this adventure, I jogged at least HALF the time. This is the second time in three days that I went jogging.

(We got 8 inches of snow yesterday so jogging wasn't gonna happen.
Today? Low 40s and it melted away most of the snow. Thank you Jeebus!)

Now, I realize that two miles ain't shit but it's a start. My Aunt (let's call her C-Dog) is a runner. She's been running since I can remember. I wonder how many miles she has logged on her skinny ass legs? (I say that with LOVE C-Dog!) My jogging pales in comparison but I'm finally doing it. However, I will say this:

Running with a 38DD rack is interesting, to say the least.
After several attempts at trying to corrall the twins, I finally figured out a way ~ I wear my regular bra (Cacique...I love you!) and then wear a sports bra over it. They still bounce and my shoulders hurt like a mo'fo
but they are no longer punching me in the chin or the knees.

One of my favorite lines is "my ass won't run unless it's from the cops". This is true and it has happened a few times (sorry Mom). Now I'm running because I WANT to, not because my dumbass boyfriend made us.

It's amazing, the clarity I feel after a run.

My psyche feels rejuvinated. My mind feels more open, more fresh.

And my taint feels sweaty.

~ xoxo ~

Real Quick...

2008-03-31T21:41:00.004-06:00

I found something new to play with!!!!

It's called Twitter.

Go check it out and play around. :)

~ xoxo ~

PS ~ If you twitter too, we can twitter together!! :) I'm under hunzer. Weird.

Just hump the duck and shut the f*ck up!!

2008-03-30T14:17:00.003-06:00

I've been working in my office today, cleaning and organizing, while three ducks are humping the SHIT out of each other on my back pond.

Ahhhh yes ~ nothing says "springtime" like the sound of duck sex.

It's like a duck brothel back there in surround sound.

SHUT UP DUCKS!

~ xoxo ~

Today was HIDEOUS.

2008-03-26T22:51:00.002-06:00

Just fucking HIDEOUS. So hideous that it's almost midnight, I'm fucking EXHAUSTED but I'm too wired to sleep. Sigh.

Help a sista out bloggees...I just joined Blockbuster online as I see a lot of nights home and movie-watching in my future. I was a Netflix girl but I like the notion that I can return movies to the Blockbuster store as well as by mail.

I need movie suggestions. I *love* to laugh. Love action flicks ~ lotsa ass-kicking over blood and gore. I like pyschological thrillers. Romantic comedies are okay. No foreign films (way too ADD for substitles) and no cheesy romance movies. Anything surrounding the death of a child is too hard for me to watch.

Based on that criteria (good GOD I am picky) ~ throw out some movie suggestions. Throw out some TV series suggestions too. Stand-up comedy is also well appreciated here. :)

~ xoxo ~

~~ Right Now ~~

2008-03-24T22:07:00.004-06:00

I love this cheese. It's so delicious. Perfect with triscuits.

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The Baby Boy Child loves to bark like a dog. How damn cute is this?? I just want to go upstairs and kiss those lips.I think I just might!!

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Add these two to the mix and my heart wants to explode!!

(I'm adding the Teen to this but don't have a recent photo of him to share...he's almost 16 people, he's got better things to do!)

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This makes me smile SO HARD!

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This makes me laugh my ASS off.

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I'm reading this:

(That's for you Annex...and thank you for the surprise visit!)

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I'm listening to this:

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I am loathing this: (who weighs themselves like this anyways?)
Imagine if I did this at my next weigh-in??BTW ~ I weigh-in at work. LOL!

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I'm eagerly watching the mail to see if my dream will ever be a reality.

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~ xoxo ~

Jon Bon Jovi wears some tight-ass jeans.

2008-03-20T15:24:00.002-06:00

I'm sorry, but it's NOT hot. I went to the Bon Jovi concert last night with my preggo girlfriend. Daughtry opened ~ LOVED it. Bon Jovi played for at least two hours. They have 25+ years of music to play so I knew it would be long. We bounced when the encore started because it got SO OLD. My observations:

~ Chris Daughtry is still an awesome live performer. When he covered Filter's "Hey Man Nice Shot", I was officially in love.

~ Which is creepy because he looks a lot like my brother. So I'm not in love with Daughtry...just his music. ;)

~ Richie Sambora is old.

~ The keyboard player desperately needs a new hairstyle. Long blonde tight ringlets are NOT HOT on a dude. Ever.

~ Your love is like BAD MEDICINE.
That's all.

~ I'm getting old because I was too tired after three hours of live music. WTF?

I have pictures from the concert but my USB cable has mysteriously disappeared. Weird. Once I find that bitch, I'll upload some fun ones from the concert and the POLAR PLUNGE.

Yep, my brothers and I did the Polar Plunge again this year in honor of Amanda. It was F.U.C.K.I.N.G. cold. It was on March 8th and it was 12 degrees outside. Did I mention that we jumped in a lake in 12 degree weather? Yeah. My loins were PISSED when I got out of the water.

Peace!

~ xoxo ~

I need some organizational help in a bad, BAD way!

2008-03-09T17:27:00.002-06:00

A few years ago, I was the organizational QUEEN. I even had some good bargain-shopping mojo. I had pre-planned menus, made my own baby-wipes, clipped coupons, bargain-shopped, was on top of every single appointment and school assignment out there, kept my house clean, had a laundry system, and more.

Then I got help for my anxiety issues. It chilled me out to the point that I am an unorganized MESS! I lost my organizing mojo. I'm sick of it!! I need it now more than ever.

My question to you is ~ what are your favorite organizational tips? If you have any good websites to share, point me that way!

I need all the help I can get.

~ xoxo ~

This video is just gushing with cuteness!

2008-03-05T20:15:00.005-06:00

It's one of my favorite videos. I'm in a bit of a mushy mood this week for several reasons, one of which has to do with my job. I work at a cancer center and a few of our radiation patients are young with young children. One recently finished her radation for now. The other is currently in radiation and brings his three-year-old son with when his wife is working. I hang out with his son when he's in for his radiation treatments (they take 10 minutes or so).

This kid is so freaking adorable. He is so smart, says the CUTEST things and has the most adorable eyes. After they left today, my coworker says "Doesn't he remind you of the YouTube girl who kicks the monsters ask?" He totally does!! I had to watch the video again to see the sweetness.

This cracks my shit up. Enjoy!!

~ xoxo ~

Postscript:

I had to add more favorite videos here. I just love these. When I am in a shitcan mood, these videos totally turn me around. Like I said, I'm feeling sentimental tonight. :)

He gets his CHEESY smile from his Mama!!

2008-03-02T18:47:00.001-06:00

Just wanted to share a few of my recent faves. :)

~ xoxo ~

I'm f*ucking Matt Damon.

2008-02-21T22:51:00.002-06:00

I was reading the Comedy Central blog when I came across this gem from Sarah Silverman. It's friggin' ass AWESOME!!

Sarah Silverman singing with Matt Damon!! - video powered by Metacafe

Oh ~ guess who turned 31 years old today? Yours truly!!! I love birthdays and plan to continue celebrating mine for quite a while. :)

~ xoxo ~

Succulent.

2008-02-19T22:25:00.005-06:00

That is the only word I can come up with to describe this post.

AND

In the wise words of Smokey...

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

Now if only I could smear the red velvet cake on the model, my life would be complete. My birthday is on Thursday...can I have this for my present?? PLEASE???

~ xoxo ~

PS...I can't stop looking at the model (thank you Queenie and D&G for bringing this to my attention ~ my kibbles and bits thank you too).

PPS...I can't stop thinking about the piece of red velvet cake I just put in my belly.

PPPS...I can't stop looking at the model. And thinking about eating the cake off of his abs. And then "accidentally" dropping my fork down his pants.

Okay, fine. I guess I'll put up one more. *wink*

Another toofer gone!

2008-02-15T20:35:00.002-06:00

Thing 1 lost her second tooth today. The only problem?

I can't do teeth.

I'd rather eat Bob Barker's moldy taint than watch some kid wiggle their nasty ol' tooth. Thankfully she lost it while next door playing with the neighbor kid. Now all I have to do is get the *gag* tooth out from under her pillow tonight without wretching outloud.

On a different note ~ I went to Amanda's memorial garden yesterday. It was at her school. They planted a flower garden and a tree right outside of her Special Ed room last spring. I tied some balloons on the tree and laid some daylillies on top of the snow. I didn't visit her actual gravesite because it was covered in snow and I didn't think I would be able to find it (it's a flat stone). I loved visiting her school after all this time. Two years. Wow.

~ xoxo ~

Two years ago today.

2008-02-14T00:01:00.000-06:00

Love you Manders. I miss you so much.

~ xoxo ~

The cuteness is taking over the world!!!

2008-02-12T00:41:00.000-06:00

He's so damn cute I can't stand it!!! Baby Boy Child didn't want to fall asleep like his big brother and sister so we let him play for a while. I couldn't resist taking these pictures. :)

~ xoxo ~

Photo Update!!

2008-02-06T21:26:00.000-06:00

Who doesn't love these? I got home from work at 11:00 this morning due to a sick nanny. It was nice to be home with the kids for the day ~ bringing Thing 2 to preschool, bringing the Baby Boy Child to my work to show him off, going to the gym, making dinner, etc. Thing 2 had a tough day today though. He was very crabby, stubborn and high-maintenance. All three were down for the count by 8:30PM. This has left me time to clean the kitchen, do several loads of laundry and clean my bedroom.

BORING!! Let's get on with the cuteness. First, a video. Watch Thing 1's expression right as she pops up behind the highchair...

One more quick video of the Baby Boy Child beating up his big brother, Thing 2. Don't mind the folded laundry on the couch. Actually, it looks like the Baby Boy Child got in to some of it and threw it off the couch. Oh well.

Now for the cute photos!

Thing 2 was "Artist of the Week" at school this week. It was also Pajama Day!

There's my photo update. BUT WAIT! There's more!! These are on the LOL President website and I loved them. These in no way reflect my political views. They are just for fun!!

I'm sleepy now. G'night!

~ xoxo ~

Playing with the caucus fun!! (and other ramblings)

2008-02-05T23:00:00.000-06:00

Get it? COCK-IS...caucus.

I'm just being silly.

I did my part and voted in the Minnescrotum caucus tonight. I made it with ten minutes to spare. After that, I went to the gym and did cardio while watching the Wild/Detroit hockey game. We lost in OT but it was a great game. I'm amazed at my increasing stamina on the cardio equipment. I've lost 12 pounds since the beginning of the year. I weigh-in tomorrow at work (we are doing a Biggest Loser contest). I'm a little nervous about that because I didn't eat well this past week and didn't get in any gym time.

You know what? I haven't scrapped or stamped or hell, even knitted/crocheted anything in MONTHS. I want my crafty mojo back!! I don't care how I get it back...I just want that shit back NOW. I need to plan a weekend of scrapbooking with the girls in my family so I can get back in to the groove. I think about working on it after work but by the time I get home, I barely have the energy to work out.

I really need to get back in to knitting and crochet for my sanity. There is so much going on right now. Working with yarn is so peaceful and calm. I get to just relax while doing it. I have a coworker due to give birth any day and one who is in her first trimester. I have a patient with a beautiful three-month-old daughter that won't grow up with her Mama (who is only 31). It's so sad. I want to make some sort of gift for her daughter that connects her to her Mom. Any ideas?

By the way ~ CONGRATULATIONS AMY!!! I was so excited to read your news!!

Time for me to head to bed. I'm sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppyyyyy!! Goodnight loves.

~xoxo~

The Superbowl is boring me.

2008-02-03T19:35:00.000-06:00

Since I haven't been able to check my bloglines for a few days, I updated myself on the important things in life like Perez Hilton's latest gossip and my favorite cats...

Oh ~ I *heart* Obama! This picture just slays me.

I need to go check out the superbowl ads online. I saw one that cracked my ass up. It was the Diet Pepsi Max video with everyone nodding off until they drink Max. Then they start dancing like Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan in "Night at the Roxbury". Loved that Kattan was in it, too!

Later taters...have a great week!

~ xoxo ~

*Post-Script...

I just saw the Bud Light ad with Will Ferrell and will forever laugh!!

"Bud Light...suck on it."

Blink, Blink

2008-01-18T21:58:00.000-06:00

Holy shit ~ Has it been three weeks since I have last blogged? Jeebus H Chrimmas in a chicken basket! To be honest, I've sat down to blog a few times but had nothing much to say. Tonight isn't much better. I happen to have a Friday night at home with no husband and the kids sound asleep in bed. I thought to myself...

"Self, either go blog something or lay in bed and catch up on tivo."

Then I said, "Self, let's do both." And here we are. :)

Have I mentioned how much I love my job? Absolutely love it. Love it love it love it. I love it for many reasons but here's one that happened today...

We had a new patient come in with breast cancer and needs radiation. After our CT girls did the radiation planning scan on this woman, she and her husband came and sat at my desk while we figured out her start date for her radiation treatments.
This couple was in the mid-to-upper seventies and just so sweet. They run a "Cattery" out of their home (it's like a kennel where dogs are raised).

I chatted with this elderly couple while getting their radiation treatments scheduled. They were so fun and so talkative. They showed pictures of the cats so everybody ooooh'd and aaaaaaaah'd over them. The husband was so sweet to his wife, taking care of her, helping her get dressed in her wheelchair, etc. You could tell he loved her very much even after all the years they have been married.

This was one example of how much I am loving my job...it's because I love my patients!!

Another example of why I love my job is here. I work with a girl named H every day. H and I are two little peas in a pretty little pod.

Now, I have this phobia about pooping at work. I don't know why. Perhaps it's because the staff bathroom is right next to my desk? I don't know. All of the Radiation people use it, including H and myself. It's only one toilet. There is no hiding if you stink it up.

I had Quizno's for lunch yesterday and it wreaked havoc on my belly. It came to the point where I couldn't take it any longer so I attempted to crap at work.

I couldn't do it. I got the stage fright.

About 10 minutes later, I had no choice. I go back in the bathroom and follow our rules of "pooping at work".

First you pretreat. I sprayed our Air Intrusions air freshner before anything. It smells really good ~ like clean clothes. ;)

Second, when you sit down, you must sit all the way back on the toilet to prevent streaks.

Third, as soon as it lands in the water, you flush. You do this as many times as possible to try and keep the shit smell to a minimum.

When finished, you spray the area again and make sure there is no residue from your attack on the toilet (or "residon't", if you get my drift).

I follow the rules of the bathroom and end up in there for about 10 minutes. When I come out, H looks at me with these wide eyes, a devious smile on her mug and says "Dude...you okay? I thought I had to break the door down to make sure you didn't pass out on the shitter."

Ha Ha very funny motha fucka.

I walked around my desk, grab my chair to sit down and find this sitting on my chair:

And this is why I'm constantly calling H an asshole. *wink*

After I composed myself from laughing so damn hard, we decided to put this specimen on the floor of the staff bathroom and see what happens. Yes, we are juvenile as hell but it was Friday afternoon for fuck's sake!

The reactions from people were hilarious. Most of them thought it was actual poop, one thought it was cake (WTF?) but it was three tootsie rolls mashed together in a piece of TP.

Love that girl, H. She is awesome!

I will leave you with my latest favorite video from You Tube...It's Travis Barker's remix of Flo Rida's "Low". It's fuckin' SWEET.

~xoxo~

Okay, Seriously.

2007-12-27T22:27:00.000-06:00

How friggin' CUTE is this? This is the Baby Boy Child late, late, LATE on Xmas Day night (like 1 am late because of the excitement of the previous two days).

If that doesn't tickle your innards, then you are evil. You have no soul!! I mean shit...the snorts alone are priceless!

(Yeah, I know my couch is messy. Don't judge me.)

~ xoxo ~

I'm boring today.

2007-12-22T13:30:00.000-06:00

I'm sitting in my office chair, getting a back massage from this Homemedics back massager thingy that my nanny is letting me use. I think I'm in love with it. I could sit here all friggin' day!

However, Thing 2 just came in from playing outside in the snow and is requesting lunch. This is good because I honestly have nothing funny to say today. I'm tired and need a little more sleep.

I give you my favorite LOLCats from the last week:

~ xoxo ~

Let's revisit one of my favorite comedians, shall we?

2007-12-16T21:36:00.000-06:00

I had a date last night with one of my best friends, Annex. We just hung out at my place, noshed on some popcorn, chatted away and watched Dave Attel's Insomniac Tour. Why that one?

Because of our boyfriend, Dane Cook.

Seriously ~ Go rent his stand-up DVDs. You will shed a tear from laughter and maybe even a dribble in your shorts.

I've got a few favorite clips I'm gonna share but first, my little gift to Annex...

I'M A DRAGON!!!

The true Dane fans will appreciate this last one!

~ xoxo ~

Busted. Again.

2007-12-16T19:20:00.000-06:00

I was dancing during our Halloween party while making a bunch of peanut butter and jelly sammies for the kids. One of the people there was taking pictures of it, or so I thought.

Turns out she was videotaping it.

I present to you, the Hunzer Peanut Butter Dance.

Isn't this effin' adorable??

2007-12-12T19:44:00.000-06:00

I bought it today for my work's Christmas party. The theme is Ugly Sweater. I really struggled to find one ugly enough; however, sequins and the 3-D effect won my heart.

You know you're jealous.

~ xoxo ~

A couple cute pics from last night...

2007-12-09T10:13:00.000-06:00

Here are two from Mister Hunzer last night...

~ xoxo ~

Up to my eyeballs in shit. I need to ramble.

2007-12-08T15:44:00.000-06:00

Who knew poop would be such a potent part of my life??

There is some nasty stomach bug going through my kids and it's killing me! My house smells like puke and poop. Wanna come over and hang out?

I feel terrible because Thing 1 has her Holiday Dance Recital tonight. We won't be going. She's gonna be pissed when she finds out. This stomach thing seems pretty contagious so I don't want to risk infecting an entire high school auditorium of people!

Mister Hunzer is out with Thing 2 for the night. He is taking him to the Monster Truck show with a neighbor and his kid. Thing 1 won't be pleased about this either but hey...she's got a little surprise coming her way next weekend. I'm taking her, a neighbor and the neighbor's daughter to High School Musical on Ice. The girls don't know we are taking them and won't find out until we get there. Thing 1 and her friend will lose their effin' MINDS!

I went to happy hour last night with my brother. We closed her down. Oops. The coolest part? Well, it goes a little something like this...

My brother, his girlfriend and I are sitting at the bar when my brother points to this guy across the way and says "Do you recognize that guy?"

I could only see his profile so I was like "No you douchebag...I don't."

He says "Look again asshole."

Then I saw his full face and said "Holy shit ~ That's Jack Morris!" Then I decided it couldn't be him so I went up and started talking. Sure enough, it was Jack.

Jack Morris pitched for the Twins in the '91 World Series. I've written about my love for the MN Twins before and it's still there. My parents had tickets for the '91 Series home games but I couldn't go because I was grounded. Again. Missing the World Series has scarred me for life. ;)

Anyways, I introduced myself, they invited us to sit and we just hung out. At least, I think they invited us to sit. Who knows. It was late and I had been there a while. ;) Very down to earth guy, smart as hell and fun. A very cool night for this MN Twins fan. I have no pictures or autographs as proof. I didn't want any. We were just drinking beer and hanging out. Although I wasn't impressed with his beer of choice ~ it was Bud Light. That's just nasty. ;)

Time for me to blow outta here and get some shit done around the house like laundry, wrapping Xmas presents and cleaning. That is actually code for "I'm going to go snuggle on the couch with Thing 1 and the Baby Boy Child and not do a damn thing!!"

~ xoxo ~

That crazy lady crying in the middle of Perkins? Yeah...that was me.

2007-12-06T22:22:00.000-06:00

Something happened tonight that had me crying not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES while we were out to dinner with the kids.

It even made my Mom cry when I told her the story.

I didn't get home from work until 7pm because I stayed late and then had to run to my daughter's school for her conferences.

I get home and the kids are starving. DH and I are blah because we have to go pay for and pick up our car from the dealership because I broke it. (I didn't break it...the garage jumped out in front of ME when I was backing out!!) It snowed again today so the roads suck rocks.

We get to Perkins and get comfortable in a nice corner booth (if you aren't familiar with Perkins, it's like a Denny's, Embers, etc). When my 6yo daughter realizes that she is not sitting next to me, she has an absolute fit. She was exhausted (she gets up for school at 6am) and just lost her freakin' mind. She cried for about 15 minutes because she couldn't sit by me. I calmly explained to her that she couldn't act like this, yadda yadda yadda. I wasn't going to give in to her hissy fit and attitude either.

DH took her to the other side of the restaurant to try to calm her down and get her to relax to no avail.

I decided to try. At this point, we were planning to get our food boxed up as soon as it got there, get the kids home and put them all to bed.

She and I go to this quiet spot in the restaurant and just snuggled on the bench for a few minutes. I got her to calm down and explained that her behavior was inappropriate and why, explained why hissy fits aren't appropriate, etc. She was finally calm.

As we were walking back, I saw a man who looked exactly like Santa Claus (minus the red suit and hat). I pointed him out to my daughter and said "Who do you think that could be?"

Her eyes lit up, the frown was gone and girlfriend was AMAZED. Here, at Perkins in our little town, was SANTA CLAUS HIMSELF eating dinner!! She couldn't believe it.

We got back to our table and she started telling my 5yo son about it. He just HAD to see for himself so I got up and walked them over to the area where "Santa" was eating his dinner. I didn't want them to bother him but I did tell them they could peek.

It was so cute ~ they would walk up, peek around the booth, and then come back just wide-eyed and SO HAPPY that they saw Santa. They started talking about how his "deers" are up on the roof and waiting for him to finish. The entire time they were peeking at him, he didn't look up and make eye contact, smile or anything. I was hoping he wasn't mad but also figured he was used to it. I mean, dude looks EXACTLY like Santa...glasses, beard and all.

We get back to our table and it's like a totally different family. Everyone is happy and giggly, my daughter forgot that she was mad because she wasn't sitting by me, and DH and I were in an awesome mood because of how funny the kids were in regards to "Santa".

Our server had seen the kids sneaking peeks at Santa so I told her what was going on. His presence alone changed the course of our dinner from crappy and moody to fun and festive. I told her that we wanted to pay his bill because of this.

She left and then came back with his bill. She said that she didn't tell him we were buying his dinner but she DID tell him that he made a little girl's night. His response? "Noooo...she made my night."

*Cue crying episode #1*

As we were leaving, the kids wanted to walk by "Santa" again and wave goodbye. He waves us over and starts pulling something off of his key ring.

He says to my daughter "I don't have my santa bag here but I wanted to give you this for making me smile. It's a Shield of Faith."

It has a cross inscribed on the front and has some scripture (at least, I think it's some sort of scripture) in the back that says:

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

*Cue crying episode #2*

He then hands it over to my daughter and thanks us for making his night. Our server was watching the whole thing and was also grinning ear-to-ear. She said that we totally made her night as well.

My kids were ecstatic. I mean, first they see Santa eating dinner and then he gives them this? They were so happy.

We got in the van and started driving away when I decided to call my Mom and tell her about it. As I finished the story, I was crying all over again (crying jag #3) and then heard my Mom crying. She denied it but I could tell.

I'm telling you ~ that little experience tonight just warmed my heart. My kids couldn't stop talking about Santa and I feel like I witnessed something amazing.

I love good people.

(Crap ~ cue crying jag #4!!)

Here is a picture of the shield. Sure it's beat up but it was on his key ring! I told the kids that I would make a necklace out of it and they could share it.

I'm going to google this Shield of Faith to get some background on it. I just had to share this story. We aren't a very religious family but man...this just touched my heart!!

Picture Share!!

2007-12-03T01:05:00.000-06:00

It's about that time ~ time for recent photos, my friends!

And the UGLY-ASS BOOTS award goes to...ME!! These are sooooo warm and super comfy yet they are, by far, the UGLIEST damn boots on the planet. I love them and they are ALL MINE!! We got about 8 inches of snow on Saturday...I need these bad boys now.

Can't forget the video of the Baby Boy Child walking!! He freaking WALKS people! He's no longer a baby. Oddly enough, I want my uterus back so I can have another one. Do you think they do that? *wink* By the way, don't mind the clothes. Dad dressed him that day. LOL

It's 2am. Time to go to bed. Or, BACK to bed as I slept once already tonight from 6pm to midnight. Oops.

~ xoxo ~

My favorite song of the moment...

2007-12-01T01:50:00.000-06:00

(Grab a tissue people...it's amazing)

"Hear You Me" by Jimmy Eat World

It brings me to my Amanda. *tears* I love it. I love to reconnect with her in any way possible.

It also makes me think of friends or family who have lost loved ones close to them. It's just such a beautiful song.

Here's an a capella version of it on this You Tube video ~ if you are a Law & Order SVU fan, you will love this. If not, just close your eyes and listen.

*sniff* God I love this song.

~ xoxo ~

Hey thanks, kid.

2007-11-29T23:50:00.001-06:00

I was snuggling in bed with Thing 1 and Thing 2 last night when Thing 2 looks at me, points to my boobs and says:

"They are just like mountains Momma...up and down and up and down!"

Gotta love that kid. He's five years old and the things that come out of his mouth at times is devine! Or...not.

Another example:

He walks by my bathroom the other day and sees me pull down my pants. He stops, starts giggling and says "your butt wiggles when you pull your pants down!"

Again...thanks, kid.

This is the same adorable boy that, a few weeks ago, told me that I had a "yummy butt".

I said "What? I have a yummy butt?"

He says "Yes you do because it's so big and squishy!!"

I swear to the holy heavens that my ass is not THAT big. Yes, I have junk in my budunkadunk but damn...I'm not hauling a tractor trailor!!

Sigh. He's lucky he's cute. *wink*

~ xoxo ~

{ Ew. }

2007-11-28T13:21:00.000-06:00

I had a dream last night that I was performing on stage with Britney and we both accidentally flashed our "lady gardens".

Our piss flaps.

Our beef drapes.

You know what I'm sayin'.

I'm scared. Someone hold me.

See that dumbass in yellow?

2007-11-26T22:08:00.001-06:00

That's me.

There might be a little bit of pee dribbling down my leg, too.

(See that rickety ass tower in the back? We zipped to it. Yeah.
Now you understand the whole "pee-dribble" issue.)

I also rapelled into a cave with my BFF Estrella. ;) I don't rockclimb. I don't rapell. If you have ever read this blog, you know that I fall with ease. This was hard as hell...scary too. I liked it.

After the rapelling adventure, we went snorkeling in a cenote ~ a freshwater area in a cave. Before we got in the water, our guide told us that it was cold but we couldn't be loud about it.

Why?

Because we would wake the bats.

There were fucking BATS in there.

And they DID wake up.

I'm sitting in this freezing ass water with a snorkel on my face thinking "I could conquer my fear of icky things that live in the water by keeping my face in or I could keep my face out of the water, get bit by an angry bat and die of rabies like the dude in MN a few weeks ago."

I kept my face in the water as much as possible.

I conquered a few fears that day ~ heights with the ziplines and rapelling, and water/bats with the cenote shit.

Oh, and I let this little beauty crawl up my arm...

Yes, she's as big as she looks. Meet "Spidey".
I have no photos of her crawling up my arm but I do have a video of it.
(*ahem, Ron...)

~ xoxo ~

PS...I'm well aware of the ginormous camel-toe that I'm sporting. Hey man ~ you try be harnessed to a wire, flying through the air in the mo'fo' jungle and see how nice your vajayjay looks when you are done!!

PPS...After a day like this, we need several shots of this!

No time to talk ~ just a quick picture share.

2007-11-20T23:28:00.001-06:00

Damn work. It's taking up all my free time! A few quickies from Mexico.

Where we spent the majority of our time ~ in the pool and at the pool bar:

We started with six, ended with 12 in our group. Crazies attract crazies, I guess. :)

More to come in a few days when we get through this whole Thanksgiving stuff. :)

~xoxo~

Mama's Home kids. Mama's Home.

2007-11-18T23:22:00.001-06:00

She's home but she's not happy about it.

I had soooooooo much fun you guys!! SO MUCH. I have a lot of stories to tell and many pics to share.

I just wanted to let my blog-kids know that I am home.

*smooches*

Quote, Unquote...

2007-11-08T22:11:00.000-06:00

I just got this in my email from a friend of mine that I will be in Mexico with.
(Wow ~ that ^^ was some SHITCAN grammar right there).

This was in regards to her own personal waxing experience from last night. She sums it up perfectly!

This evening I had the hair ripped out of my arm pits and off of my
vagine. Can I just say 'WHAT THE FUCK WOULD POSSESS ME TO DO THAT?'
Ouch. I couldn't even fathom the idea of having my asshole pubes
ripped out after she so viciously tore chunks of hair off of my outer
labia. I couldn't do it. But, I will have one rockin pussy for the
trip. :-)

(I wouldn't let that hot wax near my browneye either...no thanks! I made sure she steered clear of the taint as well. I will not jeopardize my taint for ANYTHING.)

Dudes. I AM SO EXCITED!!

2007-11-08T21:06:00.000-06:00

And it has NOTHING to do with Mexico.

It's because of THIS...

Dane Cook's new CD/DVD, "Rough Around the Edges" drops on November 13th.

Annex ~ Do I sense a date night here???

Gots to go wash the hair dye outta my hair.

(Now I have that fucking flute melody stuck in my head!!)

~ xoxo ~

PS...I *am* CRAZY hyper about Mexico. WOOT!

Waxing ~ Round 2

2007-11-07T21:29:00.000-06:00

So I got the lady garden waxed on Monday night.

Tonight saw the removal of the leg hair, the armpit hair and the 'stache.

The legs were only painful around the ankles. When I say "painful", I mean "FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK that hurts!!" The rest was no big thing.

The armpits were uncomfortable but a necessary evil.

The 'stache is the 'stache. I don't want to blend in with the hombres down in Mexico, if ya get my drift.

Oh, I didn't mention I'm going to Mexico? Yes. I'm going to Mexico. It's going to be DEVINE!!!

Hence the Hairless Hunzer.

xoxo

{ Owie }

2007-11-05T21:54:00.000-06:00

My vagina hurts.

Yes, I said it.

My vagina hurts.

I got waxed for the first time tonight. Instead of bikini, I went for brazilian.

I want to stuff a bag of frozen peas down the front of my pants.

That's all.

I'd rather have a raging case of the clap.

2007-11-01T21:13:00.000-06:00

I feel like shit.
Like complete ass.

I have a nasty, nasty, NASTY virus that is kicking my ass. I can't eat or drink anything because my throat is on FIRE.

("Scotty's on FIRE"...quick, name that movie).

Seriously though, it feels like I'm swallowing razor blades. I stayed home from work today because of this, which makes me sad because I love my job. I look forward to going to work everyday. Weird, I know.

I don't have strep. I don't have pneumonia. I don't have influenza. I just have a virus.

One that hurts and hurts BAD. I didn't eat or drink anything today because of this sore throat and ended up getting a bag of IV fluids while at the doc's office late this afternoon.

When you are dehydrated, it's a bitch to try to find a vein. THAT was a barrel o'fun.

However, my adorably pregnant doctor, who rocks the casbah, gave me a prescription for Tylenol 3 (oh yippee) and "magic mouthwash".

Have you ever taken "Magic Mouthwash"?

I'm convinced it comes from the devil himself ~ like potato salad and yogurt.

Except while those come from the devil's taint, this "Magic Mouthwash" comes from the wrinkles in his nutsack.

Yes my friends, I'm convinced that "Magic Mouthwash" is actually the Devil's fumunda cheese. The Devil's smegma. The Devil's curds and whey.

It's HORRIBLE tasting and it looks like bloody-tinged semen. (It's times like these I wish I could link to Annex's blog because, well, she's got a doozy on there right now that relates to this story!)

Did that stop me from using it? HELL to the NO. Why? Because it's LIDOCAINE in gel form and NUMBS the throat when gargled.

It tastes awful. Truly, truly awful.

But it works well.

I'm rambling. Here are the important points:

~ I don't like yogurt or potato salad.
~ Magic Mouthwash is nasty, looks like semen, tastes like shit but works like a charm.
~ I look like a herion addict with all the needle marks and bruising from that fucking IV.
~ I feel like dick.
~ I'd rather have a raging case of the clap.

xoxo

Comfortably Numb

Labor Day Weekend in San Diego!!

~ March 26, 2010 ~

Wanna see some pretties that I've gathered over the last few months??

~ What a difference a year makes ~

August 3rd???

It's time to re-name my blog.

Quickie Update and Pictures Galore!

Little random quickie...

Hey fuckers...guess who's back???

{ Conversation with a friend }

{ Just a Quickie}

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Randoms...

{ In Love }

HI-friggin-LARIOUS!!

{ Cunundrum }

{ Ugly }

{Chilly}

{Blue}.

I got a giggle from these kittehs.

My new favorite Obama picture!!

I'm going to try this "planning" thing.

If I'm listening to country music, it can only mean one thing...

{ Ouch }

Oh Dear Jeebus...

How to put the F-U in homework FUN!

Homework or Jon Stewart??

{ Boogers, Blood and Cow Snot }

Let my FIVE day weekend commence!!

Picture Update and Weekend Highlights

For the LOVE of all that is HOLY...

It finally happened.

My love affair with Aaron Lewis is still going strong!!

~ Anxiety ~

*snicker*

A weekend of family, friends and chicken shit.

Froggy McGee

Beautiful Day today!!

I gots the gigglez!!!

GAH ~ This friggin' EAR WORM!!!

Tired yet wide awake.

Anxiety Attacks SUCK.

What's going on at this moment?

I think that today quantifies as a completely SHITTY DAY.

Photo Update!!

Um, can I borrow $410? Thanks in advance!!

Princess Ariel Kit-Kat Von Sugarhausen...may you Rest In Peace.

Why I will never, ever, EVER marry a Dentist.

At this moment, this is me.

*~* Mental Health Day *~*

August 7th and August 31st are going to KICK ASS!!

The soccer Gods have spoken ~ I am IN HELL.

Reason #4,328 that I am going to hell.

12 Days?!?!?

* Deep Breath *

I'm guilty.

Feeling a little blue tonight.

YAY!!

Note to Self: Ex-Lax is BAD NEWS.

I haven't pooped in FOUR DAYS.

Back from the Mile-High city!

My armpits stink.

Real Quick...

Just hump the duck and shut the f*ck up!!

Today was HIDEOUS.

~*~ Right Now ~*~

Jon Bon Jovi wears some tight-ass jeans.

I need some organizational help in a bad, BAD way!

This video is just gushing with cuteness!

He gets his CHEESY smile from his Mama!!

I'm f*ucking Matt Damon.

Succulent.

Another toofer gone!

Two years ago today.

The cuteness is taking over the world!!!

Photo Update!!

Playing with the caucus fun!! (and other ramblings)

The Superbowl is boring me.

*Blink, Blink*

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snicker

~ Mental Health Day ~

~~ Right Now ~~

Blink, Blink