Getting a Jump on My "Thankful For" List

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. So much so, that Michael and I were married Thanksgiving weekend. I love that it is a day to show your apprecation for others without gifts. It is a day of good food (Sweet Potatoes, Turkey, Ham, Rolls, Pie! YUM!) and family.This year I've decided to get a jump on my "Thankful-For" list with my Friends.

I'm so very thankful for all of my wonderful friends. This was a hard year and I appreciate all that my friends have done for me. From listening to sobbing phone calls, to sending flowers, to hosting a baby shower for me and the little bird to chatting over a cup of tea. Old friends and new friends, they all mean so much to me.
So thank-you for letting me be apart of your life and for being a part of mine. I am so thankful for our friendship.

And if you thought you might be included in my group of friends, don't worry you are. The list is long and if I wasn't afraid I'd leave someone off I would share them all. Cheers to you!

Thank You, Tricia!

I could write about our great outing at the Pumpkin Patch (although the pumpkin supply was rather limited this year), or I could write about the fantastic mums we planted in the front pots.
Or how I was sitting in a chair talking to Michael when IT BROKE! (Way to make the preggo girl feel like a big, fat cow.)
But instead I'm going to direct you to this website: www.cakewrecks.blogspot.com it is one of the funniest websites out there. I could not stop laughing. At one point I had to get up and walk out of the room I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe.
So thank-you Tricia - if I pee my pants it'll be your fault!

Applefest

We headed out to Westin with a few friends this weekend for Applefest. It was a fun day in a charming little town but it did leave me with a few questions:

• Where were all the apples? There was one vendor selling apple dumpling and that was it for apples. I expected cider and candy apples on sticks and carmel apples, etc. Instead it was mainly craft vendors who sold things I did not need.
• Why and how do people poop in portable toilets. I have trouble peeing in them. But since I'm pregnant and so is the friend I went with we had to use the port-a-pot quite frequently. And there was ALWAYS a big poop in there. Who has to go that badly? And if you do - toss some extra toilet paper over it so everyone doesn't have to check out your leavings.
• Could I really live in a small town? I think the answer is no, but every time I visit I think it would be great to live there.

Oh, to suppliment the lack of apples at "apple"fest I picked up a bottle of Simply Apple at the grocery store. It is quite possibly the best apple juice - EVER.

I made her that pillow.

This amazing YouTube clip features my dear friend Alexa performing her "Dear Bruce Springsteen" monologue at the Mad Ripple Hootenanny in Minneapolis May 22, 2008. This is part of a show and her enthusiasm for Bruce has been elevated (a little bit) for theatrical purposes.



Alexa is so fantastic, and this clip just makes me smile and miss her so much. Why did you have to move 7 hours away?

Dancing Queen

I shocked Michael with my mad dancing skill last night. We were at the wedding reception for my best friend's little sister - My second family - the Jonsies!
I spent about half my time from 6th grade to 12th grade at their house, so it was really special to celebrate with them. The bride was beautiful and I couldn't be happier for her. But it is crazy to think that the closest thing I ever had to a little sister (unless you count my brother's drag phase - he looked better in my prom dress than me...) is now a married lady!
At the reception their was dancing! Lots of dancing. Lots of "I don't care who's watching or what I look like" dancing. So much dancing that I'm pretty sure I fractured my toe. (It hurts every time I take a step)
It was such a wonderful time, a wonderful celebration for a wonderful family.

Congratulation's N & B!

My Dance, Dance, Revolation is:

That DDR is not my strong suit.
Last night we had a bunch of Michael's friends over for some DDR and hanging out. I was terrible at the dance, but then everyone who knows me expects that - this girl has no rhythm.
Or feet eye coordination for that matter. But it was fun.
People stayed over until midnight which is just crazy, but really lots of fun.

Bowling

We had a team building day at work. Everyone has been crazy busy and we all needed a few hours to relax and remember that we like each other. And we really do. (My work friends have become some of my very best friends.)
At 2:00 we all headed out to the local bowling alley for a few games. Bowling is one of those things I never think to do, but I always have a good time when I go. Despite the fact that I am a dismal bowler. I scored a whopping 62! Which I thought was pretty good because out of sheer luck I bowled a strike in the 5th frame. Even the guy with tendinitis scored higher then me. But it was a great time and I got to know some of my co-workers from other departments better. Hopefully my game will improve - clearly some practice is called for.

It's Cinco d'Mayo!

Normally that calls for margaritas and spontaneous dance parties.
Today it calls for running errands, sanding trim, painting baseboards and general house fixing...and spontaneous dance parties!

I went tot the Royals game with my co-workers and Scott and Tricia last night. Michael stayed home so he could draw. Crazy. We had lots of fun. I wore my big pink sun-hat because you can never be too careful about UV rays, especially at a 7:10pm game on an already overcast day. Still I rocked the hat!

Katie, Tricia and I were all about the people watching and making fun of the a-hole who thought it was a really good idea to walk around without his shirt on - showing off his nipple rings! He kept trying to start the wave, but no one wanted to join in his shirtless antics. Twice he almost got in a fight. It was exciting.

It was also Fireworks Friday. They were cool, and at the end seemed a little too close. The three of us all leaned back simultaneously to escape the intense fireworkiness.

Here's to friends, fun and fireworks!
Oh, and the Royal's lost. Making me believe that my streak of never seeing the Royals win is stronger than Scott's - who has been to almost every home win they have had this season.

time warp

It is 7:30 Monday evening. The sun is still bright and the house is a balmy 78 degrees. I spent most of the traveling home from my weekend with alexa and my head (and body) think it is Sunday morning. Very strange. With tomorrow being Tuesday it really feels like I've lost a whole day. Where did my Monday go?

The trip to Minneapolis was great. I always love hanging out with Alexa and this weekend was no different. Highlights include: Seeing the MN Rollergirls, eating salads and watching Step Up, buying ridiculously huge sunglasses at H&M, realizing that I should have just let John Hodgeman's description of the Mall of America (see episode: getting and spending) be enough and praising the heavens above that I never have to return to it's madness - mall madness!, getting an awesome (and much needed) hair cut, eating biscuits with lobster gravy at Hell's Kitchen, and best of all - just spending time with one of my nearest and dearest friends.

Whew, what a fun weekend!


Bonus: Michael planted golden forsythia in our side yard and it makes the house look fantastic! Yea for productive husbands!

Happy Faux Birthday Tricia!

Tonight we went out and celebrated Tricia's birthday. Her birthday is this weekend, but since we all live surprisingly busy lives and we could not get together on the actual day.
So Happy Faux Birthday Tricia! You are a wonderful person, a creative force, a just plain fun girl and a fabulous friend. I'm so glad that you are in my life.
And you need to make me some cupcakes!