This weekend I was laid up on the couch with a sinus infection. There's not much to do when you're not feeling good except watch movies and read books. I did both! This weekend I watched three movies while I made sure the couch didn't move and Hank made sure I was warm all weekend.
The first movie I watched was Brothers. It's got Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal. I love all three of them and watched the movie mainly because of those three actors. Well, I got my socks knocked off. I've never seen Tobey Maguire play a psycho before but there's no other way to describe his character. He's a marine that goes to Afganistan and his helicopter is shot down. His family thinks he's dead and they try to move on with their life. What really happened was he survived the crash and was taken hostage. Months later he returns home and he's just "not right" after that. It's another side of war that we don't see very often, the PTSD and other psychological problems and how the families have to deal with this when these soldiers return. It is a very hard and harsh movie. It is a very intense movie. I really enjoyed it but I also know this isn't a movie for everyone. Watch at your own risk.
The second movie I watched was Birds of America. Same as the first, I watched it because of the cast. Matthew Perry (LOVE HIM), Ben Foster, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lauren Graham, and Hilary Swank. I know I should probably quit watching movies because of the actors but then...I probably wouldn't watch all the movies I do and besides what else would I do when I'm home sick? I had already cleaned out the DVR and I'm almost finished with my Instant Queue on Netflix. So...Birds of America. Matthew Perry is the older brother of Ben Foster and Ginnifer Goodwin. Their parents die when MP is 18 and he is left to raise them. He never has that wild and crazy college experience like so many of us do. He had to become a responsible parent very early in life. He loses touch with his younger sibilings and really doesn't understand where he is in his own life (probably something we can all related to...how did I get here?). Well, he bonds with his younger brother and sister and starts to find a new direction or at least a backbone. How the movie got to that conclusion is SO WEIRD! Again, not a movie I would recommend. This story has probably been done better (Beautiful Girls!) and not nearly as strange. It was funny in a strange way but the strange really is the major factor in this movie.
The last movie I watched was Just Go With It with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. It's a little more touchy-feeling than any of the other Happy Madison productions but I still laughed out loud a lot. I would highly recommend it if you're a Happy Madison fan. I'll never forget the summer between my freshman and sophmore year in high school. We watched Billy Madison so many times we literally broke the tape. Ah, good times. I guess we all have to grow up a little and so is Adam Sandler. Trust me there is still plenty of Billy left in him. Fun movie, two thumbs up. Oh! And I was seriouly surpriesd by two cameos. I won't tell you. I'll just let you be surprised, too! Funny!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Heeeelllloooo Johnny Depp!
You know how the MTV movie awards have goofy or strange categories like "Best Kiss"? Well, I've never really cared about what was nominated for the Best Kiss category until now. Monday night we skipped Halloween and went out to eat and went to the movies (more on that later). We went to see The Rum Diary with Johnny Depp. It is the first movie that ever made me want to ask for a time out while I grab my husband! HAVE MERCY! That movie has the best kiss in it ever and now I have a Johnny Depp crush! Whoo! It's been two days and I still get a shiver just thinking about how awesome that kiss was!
The movie was really funny. Not in a Hangover kind of way but in a Hunter S. Thompson kind of way. P.S. Am I the only person familiar with Hunter S. Thompson? I've talked about this movie with two different groups of people and when I say the movie is based on a book by Hunter S. Thompson I am met with blank stares. Come on folks! How can this be? It really makes me sad. How can you not know about a guy that had his ashes shot out of a cannon? Johnny Depp was actually the guy that set off the cannon by the way. How is it that I am the only one that knows about this?
Anyway, the movie was great. I told Jeff that it would be trippy because it was based on HST's book and I don't think he really believed me until the trippy stuff started happening. I don't think anyone on earth could have played the part better than Johnny Depp. Yes, I now have a new celebrity crush. I swear I still get goose bumps thinking about the most perfect cinematic kiss I've ever seen. I give this movie two thumps up! I loved it!
And I'm sorry if you think I'm horrible for skipping Halloween. Can I explain now? I honestly don't mind trick-or-treaters. When we first moved in our house I was so happy to finally live in a neighborhood with kids and get to participate in Halloween. All our neighborhood kids came by the house fairly early and we would visit with everyone for a few minutes but as the night grew later the kids got older and bigger. Kids that weren't from our part of town started coming to our neighborhood to t-o-t. I felt like I needed Jeff standing with me to hand out candy and decided then I probably don't need to be answering the door. And the sad truth is I felt more like these "kids" were casing my house instead of enjoying a fun holiday. So, we turned off all the lights, locked the doors and went to eat pizza and watch a movie this year.
Thank you Halloween for my new obsession with Johnny Depp and his kissing skills! YUM!
The movie was really funny. Not in a Hangover kind of way but in a Hunter S. Thompson kind of way. P.S. Am I the only person familiar with Hunter S. Thompson? I've talked about this movie with two different groups of people and when I say the movie is based on a book by Hunter S. Thompson I am met with blank stares. Come on folks! How can this be? It really makes me sad. How can you not know about a guy that had his ashes shot out of a cannon? Johnny Depp was actually the guy that set off the cannon by the way. How is it that I am the only one that knows about this?
Anyway, the movie was great. I told Jeff that it would be trippy because it was based on HST's book and I don't think he really believed me until the trippy stuff started happening. I don't think anyone on earth could have played the part better than Johnny Depp. Yes, I now have a new celebrity crush. I swear I still get goose bumps thinking about the most perfect cinematic kiss I've ever seen. I give this movie two thumps up! I loved it!
And I'm sorry if you think I'm horrible for skipping Halloween. Can I explain now? I honestly don't mind trick-or-treaters. When we first moved in our house I was so happy to finally live in a neighborhood with kids and get to participate in Halloween. All our neighborhood kids came by the house fairly early and we would visit with everyone for a few minutes but as the night grew later the kids got older and bigger. Kids that weren't from our part of town started coming to our neighborhood to t-o-t. I felt like I needed Jeff standing with me to hand out candy and decided then I probably don't need to be answering the door. And the sad truth is I felt more like these "kids" were casing my house instead of enjoying a fun holiday. So, we turned off all the lights, locked the doors and went to eat pizza and watch a movie this year.
Thank you Halloween for my new obsession with Johnny Depp and his kissing skills! YUM!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
I Hate Multiple Puncuations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do people feel the need to add a zillion exclamation points or question marks? I will admit that I've been guilty of using the !? when really excited and on occasion I have even used two exclamation points for something that seems really exciting when texting or e-mailing with a friend but what's with holding down the button during work e-mails?
Is it just me or do you feel like someone is angry with you when you get a message asking a question with two or more question marks??? It seems like an angry question to me. Or maybe the person has arthritis and they couldn't make their pinkie finger stop??? Or maybe they didn't pay attention in class and missed the whole single punctuation mark lesson??? OR MAYBE THEY ARE JUST STUPID!!!!!!!!!!! (are you enjoying the overuse????)
It bothers me. I just got an e-mail that was work related and I counted how many exclamation points there were...there were 11!!!!!!! A client asked for a phone number. I gave it to her. She replied back with this message:
invalid # I have dialed several times!!!!!!!!!!!
Was that really worth all of the exclamation points? I've got to tell you folks, in case you don't know me, if you push me it makes me dig in my heels. When I get a message like that I feel the need to tell you to try google and all the while I'm typing I am giving you a mental middle finger. Seriously folks, please lay off the exclamation points! We get it if it's a question it only takes one and if you're excited...I'll give you two but past that you're official annoying and/or stupid.
Thanks and have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it just me or do you feel like someone is angry with you when you get a message asking a question with two or more question marks??? It seems like an angry question to me. Or maybe the person has arthritis and they couldn't make their pinkie finger stop??? Or maybe they didn't pay attention in class and missed the whole single punctuation mark lesson??? OR MAYBE THEY ARE JUST STUPID!!!!!!!!!!! (are you enjoying the overuse????)
It bothers me. I just got an e-mail that was work related and I counted how many exclamation points there were...there were 11!!!!!!! A client asked for a phone number. I gave it to her. She replied back with this message:
invalid # I have dialed several times!!!!!!!!!!!
Was that really worth all of the exclamation points? I've got to tell you folks, in case you don't know me, if you push me it makes me dig in my heels. When I get a message like that I feel the need to tell you to try google and all the while I'm typing I am giving you a mental middle finger. Seriously folks, please lay off the exclamation points! We get it if it's a question it only takes one and if you're excited...I'll give you two but past that you're official annoying and/or stupid.
Thanks and have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Welmed?
So, this morning I had SO much stuff piled on my desk I started to feel overwhelmed. I thought that to myself, "Whew, I'm starting to get overwhelmed". And then the word got stuck in my head...overwhelmed. Have you ever said a word so many times that it starts to sound wrong? I did that as I was powering through my pile and getting stuff done. Overwhelmed, overwhelmed, overwhelmed, overwhelmed... ad nauseum.
P.S. I got EVERYTHING but one thing done and as much as I wish I could get that done before I go home...it's not happening.
And then I had a thought. On a regular day, am I just whelmed? I've heard of people being underwhelmed. I know I felt overwhelmed. Is anyone ever...whelmed? Food for thought.
P.S. I got EVERYTHING but one thing done and as much as I wish I could get that done before I go home...it's not happening.
And then I had a thought. On a regular day, am I just whelmed? I've heard of people being underwhelmed. I know I felt overwhelmed. Is anyone ever...whelmed? Food for thought.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Day 4 - 28 Day Challenge
Day 4 - Or as I like to call it CRASH & BURN DAY! Yes, we failed.
Now, can I explain?
So, for breakfast we had our fruit and it was the first day we were disappointed. The mango I cut up wasn't ripe (I have no idea how to tell if it's ripe or not!) and it was so tough and hard to eat. So, I had a banana for a snack mid-morning. I was excited. I was motivated. We were going to do this! So, for lunch I had the leftover chicken soup (STILL GOOD!) and Jeff went to eat at Sakura. He swore that he stayed away from the soy sauce and everything else that is on the "do not eat" list. He said he got 1 roll that only had raw fish in it. So, we're on track. Jeff survived his first trip to a restaurant and we were going to make it! YESSSSSS!!
Then it was time for dinner. Well...shit. (Pardon) So, I'm taking off work tomorrow and I had to stay late to get some things set up tomorrow. I ended having to stay WAY late for a closing that had complications. I didn't get home until after 6:00. I know to most people this may be normal or even good but for us to cook these healthy meals we need every minute we've got after work. So, the only thing we had left to eat this week was fish. I finally got home and we got the fish out...and it STUNK!! FUNKY! We decided that even if we did cook it neither of us wanted to eat anything that smelled like that. So, chicken. Yeah, I froze the chicken last night because we'd used all the chicken recipes I had for the week. WOOPS! So, what were we going to do? It's now 6:30. The fish was in the trash and the chicken was frozen. We ordered salads from Cracker Barrel. Not terrible, right? We keep trying to tell ourselves that. There was A LOT on that salad that is on the "do not eat" list this week and we ATE IT ALL! YUM!! We ate the eggs, cheese, and fat free ranch dressing (which has dairy!).
I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to have 4 whole days of doing great (which I think we could have pushed to the rest of the week). Salads are better than burgers and fries, right? We are still motivated to keep doing well. We both feel better and we can both tell a difference in how we feel!
Oh, I forgot to tell you Jeff actually got up today and did yoga with me. So, we're going to keep getting up to exercise. We're going to keep eating our fruit for breakfast and leftovers for lunch. Tomorrow night we'll have a chicken meal for dinner. We did fall off for dinner but not WAY far off. Not as far off as I would have liked (hamburger & fries).
NOW! For our wonderful news! We're having the yard re-landscaped!! WHOO-HOO! So, after a motivating meal with croutons, cheese, eggs & fat free ranch dressing we were motivated to get out in the yard and do a little work ourselves! Jeff says we worked off all the bad stuff we ate. Whatever, that salad was SO good!
Wish us luck tomorrow and the rest of the week!
Now, can I explain?
So, for breakfast we had our fruit and it was the first day we were disappointed. The mango I cut up wasn't ripe (I have no idea how to tell if it's ripe or not!) and it was so tough and hard to eat. So, I had a banana for a snack mid-morning. I was excited. I was motivated. We were going to do this! So, for lunch I had the leftover chicken soup (STILL GOOD!) and Jeff went to eat at Sakura. He swore that he stayed away from the soy sauce and everything else that is on the "do not eat" list. He said he got 1 roll that only had raw fish in it. So, we're on track. Jeff survived his first trip to a restaurant and we were going to make it! YESSSSSS!!
Then it was time for dinner. Well...shit. (Pardon) So, I'm taking off work tomorrow and I had to stay late to get some things set up tomorrow. I ended having to stay WAY late for a closing that had complications. I didn't get home until after 6:00. I know to most people this may be normal or even good but for us to cook these healthy meals we need every minute we've got after work. So, the only thing we had left to eat this week was fish. I finally got home and we got the fish out...and it STUNK!! FUNKY! We decided that even if we did cook it neither of us wanted to eat anything that smelled like that. So, chicken. Yeah, I froze the chicken last night because we'd used all the chicken recipes I had for the week. WOOPS! So, what were we going to do? It's now 6:30. The fish was in the trash and the chicken was frozen. We ordered salads from Cracker Barrel. Not terrible, right? We keep trying to tell ourselves that. There was A LOT on that salad that is on the "do not eat" list this week and we ATE IT ALL! YUM!! We ate the eggs, cheese, and fat free ranch dressing (which has dairy!).
I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to have 4 whole days of doing great (which I think we could have pushed to the rest of the week). Salads are better than burgers and fries, right? We are still motivated to keep doing well. We both feel better and we can both tell a difference in how we feel!
Oh, I forgot to tell you Jeff actually got up today and did yoga with me. So, we're going to keep getting up to exercise. We're going to keep eating our fruit for breakfast and leftovers for lunch. Tomorrow night we'll have a chicken meal for dinner. We did fall off for dinner but not WAY far off. Not as far off as I would have liked (hamburger & fries).
NOW! For our wonderful news! We're having the yard re-landscaped!! WHOO-HOO! So, after a motivating meal with croutons, cheese, eggs & fat free ranch dressing we were motivated to get out in the yard and do a little work ourselves! Jeff says we worked off all the bad stuff we ate. Whatever, that salad was SO good!
Wish us luck tomorrow and the rest of the week!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Day 3 - 28 Day Challenge
Ding! Ding! Ding! We finally have a winner!
So, we've survived three whole days of eating healthy and not cheating. I won't lie. Today was SO hard. Both of us were having withdrawl symptoms today. I swear to you I craved EVERYTHING that is bad but tastes so good!! Today I honestly considered going to The Baker's Rack today. Probably the only thing that saved me was the fact that I didn't have any cash and would have had to use my debit card and Jeff would have seen that! I almost ate some popcorn, too. Popcorn doesn't sound too bad, right? Yeah. It was movie theater butter flavored popcorn. BUT I RESISTED!! Honestly, I just hope to make it through tomorrow. If I can make it for 4 days then I can make it 7, right? So, I'm almost to my first goal!
Okay, today we had the bowl of fruit again (still good). For lunch we had the shredded chicken over the cucumber, green pepper & basil salad. I had the oil & viniger dressing that I made. JEFF had poppy seed dressing (NOT ON THE LIST). Then he had two crackers. Yes, they were whole wheat crackers but that wasn't on the list either. I had a banana for dessert and Jeff had an apple.
For dinner we finally had a winner! Jeff gave it an A! I was so excited. I must say that out of everything we cooked this smelled the best. This recipe will definitely get put into our regular lineup once we're done. It was fast, easy and healthy. It doesn't get much better than that! So, we made chicken soup with onions, garlic, sweet potato, collard greens and chicken. If you're like me then you probably think the collard greens sound funky but it was SO good! Oh, I forgot there was Almond Butter in it. That's what gave it isn't great flavor. We were both so happy to have finally found a recipe that was a hit!
So, today's suggestion was to start a stress log. It sayes to make a note every time something or someone causes stress. I guess this isn't too foreign to me. If something upsets me I usually write an e-mail or text to one of my friends. So, I either need to also write it down in a journal or only write it in the journal and leave the fun happy stuff to talk to my friends about. So, I'll start now: I was stressed today because I couldn't eat a cheeseburger! I was stressed because I hated that I'd started this stupid challenge and I so desperately wanted to give up today and go eat some bad stuff. I have a gift card to Cracker Barrel and I tried to get Jeff to go eat it. He told me no. He said we had to eat at home because we'd spent so much on groceries. His family called and asked us to go eat at Logan's with them tonight. I was PUMPED! I was envisioning ordering the meatloaf with mashed potatoes...and some other AWESOME unhealthy side! But he told them no so we ate at home. I'm glad we stayed home and finished another day of healthy eating.
And...we still haven't given up TV. The ESPY's are this week. Yeah, sorry. Not happening Martha. The ESPY's are my favorite awards show. FAVORITE. So, if I'm going to watch that tomorrow night then I might as well enjoy tonight, too, right? And besides, if I have to give up awesome food then can't I at least have the pleasure of watching TV? So, maybe next week!
Three days down! 25 to go. YIKES!
So, we've survived three whole days of eating healthy and not cheating. I won't lie. Today was SO hard. Both of us were having withdrawl symptoms today. I swear to you I craved EVERYTHING that is bad but tastes so good!! Today I honestly considered going to The Baker's Rack today. Probably the only thing that saved me was the fact that I didn't have any cash and would have had to use my debit card and Jeff would have seen that! I almost ate some popcorn, too. Popcorn doesn't sound too bad, right? Yeah. It was movie theater butter flavored popcorn. BUT I RESISTED!! Honestly, I just hope to make it through tomorrow. If I can make it for 4 days then I can make it 7, right? So, I'm almost to my first goal!
Okay, today we had the bowl of fruit again (still good). For lunch we had the shredded chicken over the cucumber, green pepper & basil salad. I had the oil & viniger dressing that I made. JEFF had poppy seed dressing (NOT ON THE LIST). Then he had two crackers. Yes, they were whole wheat crackers but that wasn't on the list either. I had a banana for dessert and Jeff had an apple.
For dinner we finally had a winner! Jeff gave it an A! I was so excited. I must say that out of everything we cooked this smelled the best. This recipe will definitely get put into our regular lineup once we're done. It was fast, easy and healthy. It doesn't get much better than that! So, we made chicken soup with onions, garlic, sweet potato, collard greens and chicken. If you're like me then you probably think the collard greens sound funky but it was SO good! Oh, I forgot there was Almond Butter in it. That's what gave it isn't great flavor. We were both so happy to have finally found a recipe that was a hit!
So, today's suggestion was to start a stress log. It sayes to make a note every time something or someone causes stress. I guess this isn't too foreign to me. If something upsets me I usually write an e-mail or text to one of my friends. So, I either need to also write it down in a journal or only write it in the journal and leave the fun happy stuff to talk to my friends about. So, I'll start now: I was stressed today because I couldn't eat a cheeseburger! I was stressed because I hated that I'd started this stupid challenge and I so desperately wanted to give up today and go eat some bad stuff. I have a gift card to Cracker Barrel and I tried to get Jeff to go eat it. He told me no. He said we had to eat at home because we'd spent so much on groceries. His family called and asked us to go eat at Logan's with them tonight. I was PUMPED! I was envisioning ordering the meatloaf with mashed potatoes...and some other AWESOME unhealthy side! But he told them no so we ate at home. I'm glad we stayed home and finished another day of healthy eating.
And...we still haven't given up TV. The ESPY's are this week. Yeah, sorry. Not happening Martha. The ESPY's are my favorite awards show. FAVORITE. So, if I'm going to watch that tomorrow night then I might as well enjoy tonight, too, right? And besides, if I have to give up awesome food then can't I at least have the pleasure of watching TV? So, maybe next week!
Three days down! 25 to go. YIKES!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Day 2 - 28 Day Challenge
Hello world. We're here. We're staying on track begrudgingly!
This morning I set my alarm early and...actually got up! I had intended to walk the neighborhood with Hank but it was so hot and humid that we only walked our street (just long enough for Hank to do is business in someone elses yard - hehe). I went back in and did yoga instead. I'll be doing yoga every morning until this heat breaks. Jeff didn't get up with me. He came in the den about the time I was finishing my yoga.
Today after work we did yoga again. I wanted to do more but Jeff said he was too hungry so that's all we did before I fixed dinner and cut up fruit for tomorrow's breakfast.
For breakfast we had our fruit again. For lunch we had the leftover vegetarian chili. That chili was SPICY yesterday and I expected it to get worse overnight but it wasn't bad today at lunch. For dessert after lunch I had a banana. I took an apple to work with every intention of eating it during my typical snack time but I never got the chance. I was slammed at work today since my boss was gone. There is a certain "person" that I feel like can't do her job without Alan holding her hand and since he wasn't there today I had to help her along. *eye roll* For dinner we had shredded chicken on a salad...but not just any salad. It was cucumbers, green peppers and basil with an oil, vinegar & lime juice dressing. It was the first meal (besides the fruit for breakfast) that I thought, OH YEAH! But Jeff gave it an "Eeehh" rating. So, I was a little bummed that he didn't like it like I did. I will admit that I got a bite of basil one time and it made my eyes pop. Except for that one bite I thought the flavors mixed well. Jeff had an apple for dessert tonight.
Um, we just saw a preview for Denny's and it looked HEAVENLY! I think we'll probably go to Waffle House after this is done and gorge ourselves on all the things we're not going to eat over the next month. Then we'll probably go to Wendy's to get a Frosty...and who knows where else we'll go but we're both salivating for nasty, greasy, heavenly food!
So, today's task was to give up TV and reduce on-line time. Yeah, that's not happening. At least not today. Tonight is the MLB home run derby. It is the only time I watch any type of baseball with Jeff and we always love watching the home run derby. I LOVE the home run derby. I don't think I can say that enough. We've watched it every year since we've been together. So, usually I pick a favorite to watch. I'm a BIG Boston Red Sox fan. My reasons are totally silly and female but I don't care. So, I'm pumped that my boys have two guys in the derby: Adrian Gonzalez and David Ortiz a/k/a Big Papi! I should be pumped that right now Gonzalez is in the lead with 9 but I'm not going to lie...Robbie Cano was a BEAST!! His hits were incredible! A-MAZING! But nothing...and I mean NOTHING will ever beat the year Josh Hamilton hit 28 home runs in the first round and 35 total. He didn't win but he stole the show. I was cheering for him that night! What a great story, he got his little league coach to pitch to him and I just loved it all. You're a cold hearted person if you didn't love it, too!
And finally, have you seen the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium? I've never seen anything like it! It's called Chase Field and it's in Phoenix. It has a retractable roof that many football and baseball stadiums have now but do you know what it has that I've never seen before? A SWIMMING POOL! You know how the Redbirds have a patio that you can rent out for parties? The Jackson Generals have one, too. Well, so do the Diamondbacks but it has a POOL! HOW COOL IS THAT? If I win the lottery then I'm renting that party deck and we're going to swim and watch baseball! Someone just hit a home run in the pool! I'm shocked and impressed!
Good night folks...2 days down & 26 to go. Whew!
This morning I set my alarm early and...actually got up! I had intended to walk the neighborhood with Hank but it was so hot and humid that we only walked our street (just long enough for Hank to do is business in someone elses yard - hehe). I went back in and did yoga instead. I'll be doing yoga every morning until this heat breaks. Jeff didn't get up with me. He came in the den about the time I was finishing my yoga.
Today after work we did yoga again. I wanted to do more but Jeff said he was too hungry so that's all we did before I fixed dinner and cut up fruit for tomorrow's breakfast.
For breakfast we had our fruit again. For lunch we had the leftover vegetarian chili. That chili was SPICY yesterday and I expected it to get worse overnight but it wasn't bad today at lunch. For dessert after lunch I had a banana. I took an apple to work with every intention of eating it during my typical snack time but I never got the chance. I was slammed at work today since my boss was gone. There is a certain "person" that I feel like can't do her job without Alan holding her hand and since he wasn't there today I had to help her along. *eye roll* For dinner we had shredded chicken on a salad...but not just any salad. It was cucumbers, green peppers and basil with an oil, vinegar & lime juice dressing. It was the first meal (besides the fruit for breakfast) that I thought, OH YEAH! But Jeff gave it an "Eeehh" rating. So, I was a little bummed that he didn't like it like I did. I will admit that I got a bite of basil one time and it made my eyes pop. Except for that one bite I thought the flavors mixed well. Jeff had an apple for dessert tonight.
Um, we just saw a preview for Denny's and it looked HEAVENLY! I think we'll probably go to Waffle House after this is done and gorge ourselves on all the things we're not going to eat over the next month. Then we'll probably go to Wendy's to get a Frosty...and who knows where else we'll go but we're both salivating for nasty, greasy, heavenly food!
So, today's task was to give up TV and reduce on-line time. Yeah, that's not happening. At least not today. Tonight is the MLB home run derby. It is the only time I watch any type of baseball with Jeff and we always love watching the home run derby. I LOVE the home run derby. I don't think I can say that enough. We've watched it every year since we've been together. So, usually I pick a favorite to watch. I'm a BIG Boston Red Sox fan. My reasons are totally silly and female but I don't care. So, I'm pumped that my boys have two guys in the derby: Adrian Gonzalez and David Ortiz a/k/a Big Papi! I should be pumped that right now Gonzalez is in the lead with 9 but I'm not going to lie...Robbie Cano was a BEAST!! His hits were incredible! A-MAZING! But nothing...and I mean NOTHING will ever beat the year Josh Hamilton hit 28 home runs in the first round and 35 total. He didn't win but he stole the show. I was cheering for him that night! What a great story, he got his little league coach to pitch to him and I just loved it all. You're a cold hearted person if you didn't love it, too!
And finally, have you seen the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium? I've never seen anything like it! It's called Chase Field and it's in Phoenix. It has a retractable roof that many football and baseball stadiums have now but do you know what it has that I've never seen before? A SWIMMING POOL! You know how the Redbirds have a patio that you can rent out for parties? The Jackson Generals have one, too. Well, so do the Diamondbacks but it has a POOL! HOW COOL IS THAT? If I win the lottery then I'm renting that party deck and we're going to swim and watch baseball! Someone just hit a home run in the pool! I'm shocked and impressed!
Good night folks...2 days down & 26 to go. Whew!
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