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Ten Things Tuesday
1. We're going to Frankenmuth with my parents today and I'm excited.
2. I used to not like Bronner's as a child but now I love that place.
3. I think it's hilarious when Emma wants to do "cheers" with her sippy cup.
4. DH recently taught Emma to fistbump and it's pretty funny.
5. DH has a job interview today and I'm hoping and praying that it goes well.
6. I'm bummed that DH won't be able to come to Frankenmuth because of the interview, but at least he's missing it for a good reason!
7. I went to Kohl's yesterday with Emma and tried on a dress in the fitting room. Emma was in there with me and she kept trying to open up the door to go out.
8. Thankfully she didn't and I wasn't left standing there half-clothed as people stared.
9. I feel like there has been nothing good to watch on T.V. lately.
10. I really like the show "The Vampire Diaries" on the CW and the new season starts in a few weeks so I'm really excited.
Re: Ten Things Tuesday
1. Everyone at work loves me today because I brought in TONS of tomatoes from my neighbors garden!
2. I ate one breakfast this morning and I'm now eating a second one, i'm so hungry!
3. I am having hamburgers for dinner tonight!
4. I'll probably have tomatoes for dessert
5. Would it be inappropriate for me to eat the remainder of the top of our wedding cake without DH around? (He's out of town for the rest of the week and it's calling my name in the fridge, he did get a few pieces already)
6. I have to go grocery shopping tonight
7. I plan on going to bed super early tonight
8. One good thing about DH being out of town is I get the whole bed to myself!
9. I have 5 work days left before I go on vacation!
10. I absolutely NEED my vacation!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
1. I have become obsessed with coffee. Hot coffee in the morning, iced coffee in the evening....seriously, it's like all I ever think about is what coffee I will order next.
2. Sometimes I get a little jittery from all the coffee, like right now my hands are trembling ever so slightly. It's annoying.
3. I had a lot of angst toward my mother when I was a teen and in college. It wasn't until the past few years that I was finally able to accept that she did the best she could for us, and we all turned out ok in the end. It's amazing how much peace that has given me.
4. #3 made me tear up a little.
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5. I am really annoyed at a client at work. I can't go into detail, but they keep backing me into a corner and blaming me for things that they didn't inform me about, and it's SO effing annoying.
6. I'm a little sore today....I think it is from riding the bike on Sunday. It reminds me that I need to start working out again, even if it's just a little bit.
7. I started sanding the dresser that I'm going to paint for the basement. It feels awesome to finally make some progress, even if it is just a little.
8. When I was removing the hardware from said dresser, one of the handles broke. I'm not sure what to do....I don't think superglue will hold it.....I wonder if I can get it soldered back together? I think I will have to search online to see if I can figure out if a replacement is available.
9. #8 makes me a little sad, because the hardware was pretty much the main reason I bought the piece. If I can't fix it, I think I will glue it and just not use that drawer. Seriously.
10. I never seem to have a hard time with the '5 things' and '10 things' threads. I feel like I could ramble on forever about useless stuff, lol.
Try Gorilla Glue! I used it to glue my bed frame back together and it has held for years! That stuff is AMAZING!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
1. I was going to take tomorrow off of work, and they are calling for thunderstorms & heavy winds. So, I think I'm just going to come in :-(
2. I haven't been sleeping good lately, DD will wake up crying in the middle of the night, she'll fall back asleep, but I lay there and toss and turn.
3. DH has found a new ice cream that we both really like, we just finished it last night and I'm hoping DH buys more today.
4. DD went to her first Tiger's game on Saturday, she was so good, we had great seats and a great time! And they were free tickets and we found free parking!
5. She LOVES mickey mouse clubhouse and they had a small mickey mouse in a Tiger's uniform, but it was $30 and I really couldn't justify spending it. I think I'll try to find it cheaper online, it was cute!
6. I love corn on the cob, I think I'll stop at the orchard to buy more tonight.
7. I usually freeze 12 dozen ears at the end of the season and since i've done that, I can't eat canned or frozen corn anymore.
8. I was supposed to go to the zoo today, but it didn't work out, it would have been the perfect day. I'm afraid that next week when we try to go again, it will rain or something.
9. I really need to clean out our freezer and make a list of what's in there.
10. I almost wanted to turn the heat on this morning in the car, I was so cold, I am so NOT ready for fall.
12 DOZEN! Holy Cow! That's a lot of corn! Do you just thaw and cook it like normal? I think this is an amazing idea! I love corn!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
1. Over the weekend DH got an open intox ticket at the dream cruise (ugh!) because he was drinking on the easement (public property) instead of two feet back in the parking lot (private property).
2. He went into the court today completely confident that he could talk it down to a civil infraction (based on what the ticketing officer & clerk had told him).
3. Apparently, the two guys who went before him had the exact same circumstances as he did, but they still wound up with misdemeanors.
4. Somehow, DH was able to talk the judge into just giving him a civil infraction! Not sure why he was able to do it but the guys before him weren't, but I'm just so happy.
5. He still had to pay a $175 fine, but whatever, it's done with!
6. I don't have a yoga class again for 3 weeks. Kinda bummed about that. It's so nice to have a reason to get out of the house and go do something every week.
7. Yesterday I was talking to my boss about doing a work shower. I think I've got everyone on board with doing an after work thing (i.e. smaller, simple dinner out, just with people I occasionally see outside of work). Now we just need to make sure that no one gets upset if they (or others) are not included. I honestly don't care much, though. I don't want people to come to this thing just because they think they're obligated to and I really don't want there to be awkwardness.
8. To make things slightly more complicated, my boss and his wife would like to come. Since the wife is over 37 weeks pregnant herself, we've got to get this thing moving!
9. My first birthing class is this Thursday. I'm curious to see what its all about. Hopefully I won't have any trouble staying up until 9pm when its done.
10. Last night DH and I couldn't decide whether or not to go out and get some ice cream. We finally decided that it was too late/too much trouble to go out, so we just made brownies instead. I think it was a good compromise!
I first read it as 12 ears, but you are right 12 dozen WOW! Do tell how do you do it, I would love to freeze fresh corn on the cob!!
1. I am very excited for football season; we got our tickets this week for our first football game.
2. I have lost 8 lbs this summer, and I hope to loose a few more to fit into a dress for a wedding in a month.
3. This wedding is something I would rather not attend, but I will for my DH.
4. I am really excited for Fall in general and all the festivities.
5. I can't believe our two year anniversary is approaching.
6. I am very excited to start my job in a week!
7. I realized today that I hate returning pop bottles especially the sticky feeling on your hand no matter how clean the bottles are.
8. I really want to buy this sweater from Macy's; it's been in my shopping cart for three days, and I look at it daily.
9. I am excited for a real date with DH this weekend!
10. It took me 12 minutes to come up with these 10 things!
1. It?s mostly baby stuff on my mind right now but I don?t want to be that annoying person who talks too much baby on the Nest.
2. I have a $500 gift certificate to Restoration Hardware that I posted on Craig?s List for $400. I?d REALLY like to get rid of it and have $400 to spend in HomeGoods, etc. But it?s not selling. I thought it would sell quickly.
3. The websites that will sell gift cards for you will only give us $300 for the card. I didn?t want to take that much of a loss.
4. We had our first baby shower on Sunday. It was great ? AWESOME guests and decorated beautifully! We received lots of good things but we still don?t have a crib or dresser so it?s hard to put things away.
5. The crib and dresser that we?re buying is from BRU. They?re ordered and EVERY week they tell us that they?ll be in within one or two weeks. In the meantime I let a nice set from Costco go.
6. I know better, if you see something at Costco that you want BUY IT. Don?t wait. It won?t be there the next time you go in.
7. We have our first birthing class on Saturday. I?m scared ? I?ve been avoiding thinking about labor and recovery up until this point.
8. DH rented a bobcat to do some needed maintenance in our yard. It looks great. But I didn?t take into consideration how destroyed the rest of our yard would get in the process. Humph!
9. I?m SO ready for this house to feel like home. But I think I?m a ways away from that.
10. I'd like to hire Mardoll to be our interior decorator!
Yup, 12 dozen! It's a lot, but it lasts us all winter and I bring it to all of the holiday get togethers. I boil maybe 8 ears at a time for 4 minutes, then put it in cold water for a few minutes. I then use an electric knife to get all of the corn off the cob. This is hard to explain, but after that, I use the top of the knife (not the sharp part) and go from the bottom of the cob to the top to get all of the juice. I put it in pint sized ziplocks and freeze it. DH loves it too, so that's how I was able to talk him into buying a deep freezer...lol. The hardest part is honestly shucking it all.
This makes complete sense! I was envisioning a freezer stocked full of ears of corn! I couldn't imagine having enough freezer space to actually freeze the corn cobs. That's a great idea though! I should definitely do this! Do you have a favorite recipe that you use when you thaw it out?
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
Have you tried posting on the Decorating board? I would think that that would be a better "market" for a RH gift certificate. You never know...it might work.
Nah. You already ate it together, and he had a couple extra servings. Go for it! After all, it will just go to waste if it sits too long.
1. There was butternut squash ravioli in my Lean Cuisine today. I heart butternut squash ravioli.
2. #1 is a new discovery for me. I had it for the first time during a wine tasting at Andiamo. Yum. I still crave it.
3. My office plays bingo in the summer. I don't know why I even bother because I never win. I currently only need B-21. Come on B-21!!!!
4. FI and I are having a big family get together this Sunday. As in...our families are meeting for the first time.
5. I am nervous for #5. Primarily, I am nervous that my mom is going to drop the f-bomb in front of FI's mom on accident.
6. I am sure that my mom will behave and all will go well. She also already said "I have to be on my best behavior on Sunday." lol
7. FI's sisters were also invited, and are coming, as well as his grandmother, who is coming. I love FI's family.
8. My mom asked me "so you're not inviting your brother huh?" My answer was "No, FI's brother was invited either." We just aren't that close to our brothers.
9. Plus, my brother just set his wedding date for the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend of next year. This means that he did not set it for the week before mine, even though that I what needed to happen in order to all of our OOT-family to come to mine. Now, it is relatively likely that some family members will not come to my wedding.
10. Because of #9, I don't even want to see my brother and (especially) his FI. I would prefer to just have dinner be about people that I want to talk to. I am hopeful that it would be a fun, happy day. I kinda feel like all of this family drama on my side has taken some of the joy out of my engagement and wedding planning.
11. (just because I don't want to end on a low note) I am loving this weather! I haven't had my a/c on in over a week.
1. I'm not sure I can come up with 10 things today, but I'm kind of bored so I'm going to try!
2. I'm officially annoyed with MIL staying at our place. She's already been there for 2 weeks and appears to have no plans to leave any time soon.
3. I feel like I'm being a big baby about #2. She's very generous with us and does her best not to be an inconvenience, so I feel bad complaining.
4. But I'd really like my futon back! I love coming home and vegging out in front of the TV for couple hours in the evening, and I can't do that when she's sleeping on it.
5. I had to come into work at 8am this morning instead of the usual 9am. It's only an hour earlier, but for some reason it's made me tired today! I just want to go home and take a nap right now.
6. I've started to make a packing list for my trip to Germany. The hardest part is picking out clothes. It will probably take me the next 3 weeks to figure out what to wear for a 2 week trip.
7. We decided to take backpacks to Germany instead of suitcases. It will be nice to be so mobile, but I'll confess I'm a little nervous about fitting 2 weeks worth of stuff into a backpack.
8.I got a German phrase book from the library last night so I could learn a few things before we go. I should have gotten a CD - I'm afraid my pronunciation is all wrong and I'm just going to look like a fool!
9. I can't believe summer is coming to an end. There are so many things I wanted to do that didn't happen! I'm going to see how much I can cram into the next few weeks.
10. Whew, I did it! 10 things! Now I better get back to work...
Thank you, I think this is exactly what I'm going to do!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
Good luck Sunday! No matter how good your relatives are, that's always a nerve-wracking experience. Hope everything goes perfect!
This is a great idea and for whatever reason, it never even dawned on me. THANKS!
You should, once you do it, you'll want to do it every year though :-) No, I'm pretty boring...just heat it up in a pan with some butter and a pinch of sugar. My friend makes a wicked bean/corn salsa though and we used my corn, it was delish! I will also put it in quesadilla's sometimes.
1. Ive been doing good about getting on the treadmill at least three times a week and am feeling quite proud of myself.
2. Im looking forward to the GTG on Thursday to meet some of you ladies. Its lonely out here in the center of the state when all my friends live on the east side of the state.
3. Ive been trying to get more involved in community activities/classes. I went to a all day "crop" Saturday and had a great time.
4. I plan on signing up for a basic jewelry making class in September.
5. I really hope to finish up a baby blanket I am crocheting and get it posted on my blog soon. I love it and secretly want to keep it.
6. I spend way too much time with my MIL, she is quickly becoming a good friend instead of a MIL. I talk about things with her no one should talk about with their MILs. Lol.
7. I want a baby.
8. I want this work day to be over so I can go home and get on the treadmill before watching Pretty Little Liars and Teen Mom.
9. We have an elderly patient in the office right now who is hard of hearing, so he is currently yelling, in the next room over, with the door close. I feel like he is sitting right next to me.
10. Did I mention I want a baby?
1. I just played the word RITZY for 16 pts on Words w/Friends on FB.
2. I just made homemade brownies & they smell wonderful!
3. I wonder if anyone will notice half the pan is gone when I bring them tonight to a friend's house.
4. I love the 20-something group at church has done "date night" for anyone w/kids under grade 4 this summer (1x a month). Free babysitting for 3 hrs & they feed them too! (pizza & juice)
5. I love the 3 hrs w/o the kids, but miss not having DH here to have a date night with.
6. Of course DH is home for tonight's date night, but only due to the stomach bug he had yesterday, so he's home tonight w/chicken soup for his dinner.
7. I went for a walk after dinner last night & after breakfast this morning. You get a good workout pushing a double stroller w/50+ lbs of kids in it!
8. Now if only I had a better will-power when eating I might lose weight!
9. My mom is having an angioplasty in her leg today, since the stent that was put in her leg in May has scar tissue over it, so she's not getting the circulation she needs in her leg/foot. Hope this does the trick.
10. Because of all her leg/foot problems since Thanksgiving, she hasn't had either kid spend the night w/them, so I'm hoping this works so she could at least have DD stay w/them for a few days, I know they miss having her stay w/them.
Same here!!! I haven't been on vacation since my wedding, and that wasn't really a vacation - more of a stress ball followed by a week of napping (our honeymoon lol)
1. I am really bummed out today because my favorite co-worker's last day is on Thursday.
2. When I was buying a card for said co-worker, I totally started crying in the store.
3. I also went to the grocery store but forgot the cheese I need for BOTH the recipes I plan to cook this week.
4. I'm having a rough day.
5. The good news is I got to come home early from work today!
6. The bad news is I have to work 10 hours tomorrow.
7. I am going to eat a snack as soon as my husband is off his conference call.
8. I don't know what to write for number 8.
9. I have 5 work days left before I go on vacation!
10. I absolutely NEED my vacation!