... teach them well and let them lead the waaaaaaaaaaaaay......
Yeah... Whitney Houston turned out to be a junkie, so I guess this theory was thrown out with the trash.
True Story:
I was driving down the road on Saturday and I stopped at a red light. I was the first in line to go. I honestly wasn't paying attention, I think I was checking out my make up in the mirror or something irritating like that. Suddenly, I hear a loud and long "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK". I looked up and the light was green, but it couldn't have been green very long because the guy that was first in line next to me was JUST starting to go and the people behind him weren't honking yet. I take my foot off the brake, and start to accelerate, meanwhile the A-Hole behind me is STILL honking. So, I drive totally slow (and I flip him off. Hey, I'm from SoCal, what do you expect?).
I'm driving slow just to piss this guy off at this point (seriously, appx. 10 mph in a 45), know ing that he'll swoop around me, but laughing because I have officially ruined his Saturday by taking 12 seconds from his day. I can see him behind me SCREAMING, flailing his arms all around... he swoops around me and pulls up next to me yelling, screaming, still flailing his arms... spit is coming out of his mouth. I'm thinking "Wow, you are really worked up about this", but at the same time I'm kind of getting nervous because this guy is obviously a crazy m-f-er. Then I notice that he isn't in the car alone. There is a girl (maybe late teens, early twenties) in the passenger seat, with her head down and her hands covering her face. Poor thing. I felt bad for her, I'd be embarassed if my dad/boyfriend/husband, whatever the hell this psycho dude was, acted like a nut job like that.
Here comes the best part - as he was accelerating past me, I see that he has TWO KIDS in the back seat. One of them was about six or seven and was looking the other way, but the one in the CAR SEAT was FLIPPING ME OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
W.T.F???????????????????????
Nice parenting skills you asshole.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
2009 - I thought you'd be better than 2008
January is almost over and this is my first blog of the year.
2009 is here and I must say, I thought it would be BETTER!!! Yes, I was expecting everything to all of a sudden change from crappy to wonderful like a flip of a switch when the new year came. No such luck. Ha! I'm still holding on to hope though! I feel like the month FLEW by - between working non-stop, Matt working non-stop and us both being sick with icky colds... I don't think we've had a chance to really enjoy each other or life yet this year.
To add to God's cruel little jokes (I am saying this with a smile, I do trust him!!), here's what's been going on besides the chaos of two people struggling to make ends meet in a rotten economy while fighting off colds:
Granny:
2008
She's had a brain tumor for years. Sucks. She was diagnosed with blood cancer at the end of of the year. I won't ever ask "Can things get worse???" because I know, the obvious answer is "YES!"
2009
She's been in the hospital because she had a stroke (or a series of strokes), which impeded the operation of her legs and her speech. She's home now and recovering - thank goodness!!!!
Dad:
2008
He's had his muscular/neurological disease for years.. He has really bad heart problems. He was in the hospital at the end of 2008 for breathing related issues.
2009
Diagnosed with emphasema. He smoked when he was a teenager/young adult... seriously, he quit 37 years ago when my mom got pregnant w/ my brother. The docs are guessing that the emphasema stemmed from inhaling chemicals (aka asbestos?) over long periods of time. Frickin AWESOME.
I'm in a weird state right now where half of me wants to SCREAM and half of me wants to CRY. Life just isn't fair. I realize this and accept it, but I still want to kick and scream about it a little bit. I feel discouraged, unfocused and disconnected. I'm hoping that I will be able to settle down a bit, relax, enjoy the company of friends and get my life (aka messy house) back in order this weekend so I can start FRESH in February.
But, 2009 has also brought GOOD things along too!
My sister in law gave birth to a BEAUTIFUL baby girl on January 25!!!!!!!! My little niece (Miriana Marie) is gorgeous!!!!!!! Apparently, Mr. Matt has never been around a newborn before. He is absolutely, positively, 100% infatuated with this little girl and I love it!!!!
We booked a CRUISE!! WOOT WOOT!!! Our neighbors asked us to go on a cruise with them and we decided to do it! I am so excited!!! We desperately need a vacation and this one will be so much fun! I already have a sitter lined up for Reggie and everything!!! Now I have to go clothes shopping!!! Oh darn! hee hee!!!
So here's to hoping that the good starts to outweigh the bad as 2009 progresses. Cheers!
2009 is here and I must say, I thought it would be BETTER!!! Yes, I was expecting everything to all of a sudden change from crappy to wonderful like a flip of a switch when the new year came. No such luck. Ha! I'm still holding on to hope though! I feel like the month FLEW by - between working non-stop, Matt working non-stop and us both being sick with icky colds... I don't think we've had a chance to really enjoy each other or life yet this year.
To add to God's cruel little jokes (I am saying this with a smile, I do trust him!!), here's what's been going on besides the chaos of two people struggling to make ends meet in a rotten economy while fighting off colds:
Granny:
2008
She's had a brain tumor for years. Sucks. She was diagnosed with blood cancer at the end of of the year. I won't ever ask "Can things get worse???" because I know, the obvious answer is "YES!"
2009
She's been in the hospital because she had a stroke (or a series of strokes), which impeded the operation of her legs and her speech. She's home now and recovering - thank goodness!!!!
Dad:
2008
He's had his muscular/neurological disease for years.. He has really bad heart problems. He was in the hospital at the end of 2008 for breathing related issues.
2009
Diagnosed with emphasema. He smoked when he was a teenager/young adult... seriously, he quit 37 years ago when my mom got pregnant w/ my brother. The docs are guessing that the emphasema stemmed from inhaling chemicals (aka asbestos?) over long periods of time. Frickin AWESOME.
I'm in a weird state right now where half of me wants to SCREAM and half of me wants to CRY. Life just isn't fair. I realize this and accept it, but I still want to kick and scream about it a little bit. I feel discouraged, unfocused and disconnected. I'm hoping that I will be able to settle down a bit, relax, enjoy the company of friends and get my life (aka messy house) back in order this weekend so I can start FRESH in February.
But, 2009 has also brought GOOD things along too!
My sister in law gave birth to a BEAUTIFUL baby girl on January 25!!!!!!!! My little niece (Miriana Marie) is gorgeous!!!!!!! Apparently, Mr. Matt has never been around a newborn before. He is absolutely, positively, 100% infatuated with this little girl and I love it!!!!
We booked a CRUISE!! WOOT WOOT!!! Our neighbors asked us to go on a cruise with them and we decided to do it! I am so excited!!! We desperately need a vacation and this one will be so much fun! I already have a sitter lined up for Reggie and everything!!! Now I have to go clothes shopping!!! Oh darn! hee hee!!!
So here's to hoping that the good starts to outweigh the bad as 2009 progresses. Cheers!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Update - My Back
I need to correct the blog post below:
Apparently (according to Matt) he didn't "TACKLE" me, he "lovingly hugged me to the ground".
Nice try Mr. Matt.
Apparently (according to Matt) he didn't "TACKLE" me, he "lovingly hugged me to the ground".
Nice try Mr. Matt.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
My Back...
... has been killing me all week. I've been trying to figure out what I did to hurt it and could only remember rolling off of the ottoman on accident last week and falling to the ground, but that couldn't have been it because that tumble was strangely slow and somewhat graceful. Poor Matt "helped me remember" last night that he tackled me and knocked me down to the ground when we were up in Tahoe and I think that's what did it. Darn him, sometimes he forgets that I'm a bit more fragile than a lump of lead! I'm trying to be tough about it, but I'm hoping he'll at least feel a little bit bad about it so he'll wash the bathtub out for me tonight...... I'm "hoping", but I won't be holding my breath.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Seven Weird Facts About Me
I've been tagged by Alison! Hooray!
Here are seven weird facts about me
1.) I LOVE to sing, but I have the worst singing voice in the entire world. I love singing in the car when it's just me because I can belt it out without worrying about hurting my loved one's ears. I make up my own songs to the beat of real songs (I even dance along to my own songs when I'm in the kitchen cooking). I sing these songs to Matt and Reggie only.
2.) Related to #1, Matt and I made our own Christmas CD as a gag gift for our white elephant party last year. We drank tons of wine, sang our hearts out, and even made a jewel case with pics of the three of us (of course Reggie was included in the festivities) in it. We thought we were hilarious.
3.) I hate flying. I'm that crazy girl that white knuckles the arm rests throughout the entire flight. Turbulence makes me want to SCREAM, but then I look at all the people on the plane that barely notice it and it makes me feel like a huge pansy.
4.) If calories didn't matter, I would eat cheeseburgers and french fries every day. Luckily, I realize that this isn't a healthy choice, so I reserve this delightful meal for rare occasions, but OMG I really, really like a good burger and fries.
5.) I don't own an iPod. People find this strange. I finally bought an MP3 player (well, Matt actually bought it for me) this summer and I barely use it. Thank goodness it was VERY CHEAP. I prefer to read in my down time and I rarely walk Reggie alone, so I don't have the need/desire to use it very often.
6.) I'm a planner. Spontaneity is not something I'm known for at all. I tend to go a bit overboard when planning, but it usually benefits us in the end. When Matt and I went to Maui, I had several maps printed out - one for great beaches I wanted to see, one for great places to eat, etc. Some people find that irritating, I find it delightful!
7.) I have done something utterly embarassing on every single "real" vacation Matt and I have ever taken. Alcohol is usally involved in these blunders. I make Matt promise not to tell anyone about each one of them when we get home, but we always end up laughing and telling all of our friends about what an idiot I am sometimes. :)
Here are seven weird facts about me
1.) I LOVE to sing, but I have the worst singing voice in the entire world. I love singing in the car when it's just me because I can belt it out without worrying about hurting my loved one's ears. I make up my own songs to the beat of real songs (I even dance along to my own songs when I'm in the kitchen cooking). I sing these songs to Matt and Reggie only.
2.) Related to #1, Matt and I made our own Christmas CD as a gag gift for our white elephant party last year. We drank tons of wine, sang our hearts out, and even made a jewel case with pics of the three of us (of course Reggie was included in the festivities) in it. We thought we were hilarious.
3.) I hate flying. I'm that crazy girl that white knuckles the arm rests throughout the entire flight. Turbulence makes me want to SCREAM, but then I look at all the people on the plane that barely notice it and it makes me feel like a huge pansy.
4.) If calories didn't matter, I would eat cheeseburgers and french fries every day. Luckily, I realize that this isn't a healthy choice, so I reserve this delightful meal for rare occasions, but OMG I really, really like a good burger and fries.
5.) I don't own an iPod. People find this strange. I finally bought an MP3 player (well, Matt actually bought it for me) this summer and I barely use it. Thank goodness it was VERY CHEAP. I prefer to read in my down time and I rarely walk Reggie alone, so I don't have the need/desire to use it very often.
6.) I'm a planner. Spontaneity is not something I'm known for at all. I tend to go a bit overboard when planning, but it usually benefits us in the end. When Matt and I went to Maui, I had several maps printed out - one for great beaches I wanted to see, one for great places to eat, etc. Some people find that irritating, I find it delightful!
7.) I have done something utterly embarassing on every single "real" vacation Matt and I have ever taken. Alcohol is usally involved in these blunders. I make Matt promise not to tell anyone about each one of them when we get home, but we always end up laughing and telling all of our friends about what an idiot I am sometimes. :)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Adopting an Animal
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my crazy dog. He is a handful and he's stubborn as all heck, but I seriously love him so much. I was staring at him the other day as he lounged in "his" chair and I realized how proud I am of him and of us for adopting him.
I have never adopted an adult animal before. I guess I was always afraid that I would be taking on a problem that someone else couldn't deal with and I really doubted that I would have the patience and love to break bad habits in an adult dog. I was so wrong.
We adopted Reggie when he was two years old. He had been purchased as a puppy (along with his brother) by a young couple who really didn't have the time or desire to train them. They threw them in their backyard and eventually turned them into a shelter when they had a baby. Reggie did not do well at the shelter at all. He cried and cried and cried... the volunteers at the pound found him in his brother's cage constantly (they had no idea how he did that!) and he went absolutely crazy when they tried to put him in a crate. This type of behavior wasn't exactly appealing to people who went to the shelter looking for a pet.
Luckily, he was taken out of the shelter by his breed's local rescue group. They decided to split up Reggie and Hershey into two different rescue centers because they didn't think anyone in their right mind would adopt TWO high energy dogs at once and they needed to teach each of the dogs how to exist without each other. Hershey did better than Reggie did and was adopted after a short amount of time. Reggie ended up in this home for over six months. They worked with him every day on basic commands, but his stubborn attitude and high energy characteristics made him an undesirable pet.
Along came Matt and Amy... :) We fell in love with him the moment we met him. We knew we would face a lot of challenges with him and we certainly have. We had to rearrange our work schedules, secure our fencing, come home several times during the work day to get him out of our annoyed neighbors yard.... I even got a black eye once when he jumped on me and accidentally head butted me in the nose! But honestly, having him in our lives was worth every second of frustration. We had to make changes and saccrifices in our lives, but oh well!! He brings us so much joy! He has such a funny personality, he LOVES to cuddle with mama (that's me!), he plays funny games with us: his favorite is "Where's papa?". Matt will go hide somewhere and then I'll ask him "where's papa???" and Reggie will run around through the entire house looking for him and when he finds him he attacks him with tons of kisses... it's awesome.
I'm sorry the story was so long, I just wanted to tell you the story of Reggie. I am so happy and proud to have him in our family and I got a little overwhelmed with joy the other night when I was looking at him thinking "This is your life. We gave you a chance and I'm so happy that you did. You are the silliest, most spoiled dog I know and I am so thrilled that you have finally found your FOREVER home".
To anyone out there who is considering getting a pet - please, please, please - look into your local shelters and/or breed rescue centers. Puppies are cute, yes indeed, but there are so many awesome dogs out there who need the love and security of a FOREVER home just like Reggie did.
I have never adopted an adult animal before. I guess I was always afraid that I would be taking on a problem that someone else couldn't deal with and I really doubted that I would have the patience and love to break bad habits in an adult dog. I was so wrong.
We adopted Reggie when he was two years old. He had been purchased as a puppy (along with his brother) by a young couple who really didn't have the time or desire to train them. They threw them in their backyard and eventually turned them into a shelter when they had a baby. Reggie did not do well at the shelter at all. He cried and cried and cried... the volunteers at the pound found him in his brother's cage constantly (they had no idea how he did that!) and he went absolutely crazy when they tried to put him in a crate. This type of behavior wasn't exactly appealing to people who went to the shelter looking for a pet.
Luckily, he was taken out of the shelter by his breed's local rescue group. They decided to split up Reggie and Hershey into two different rescue centers because they didn't think anyone in their right mind would adopt TWO high energy dogs at once and they needed to teach each of the dogs how to exist without each other. Hershey did better than Reggie did and was adopted after a short amount of time. Reggie ended up in this home for over six months. They worked with him every day on basic commands, but his stubborn attitude and high energy characteristics made him an undesirable pet.
Along came Matt and Amy... :) We fell in love with him the moment we met him. We knew we would face a lot of challenges with him and we certainly have. We had to rearrange our work schedules, secure our fencing, come home several times during the work day to get him out of our annoyed neighbors yard.... I even got a black eye once when he jumped on me and accidentally head butted me in the nose! But honestly, having him in our lives was worth every second of frustration. We had to make changes and saccrifices in our lives, but oh well!! He brings us so much joy! He has such a funny personality, he LOVES to cuddle with mama (that's me!), he plays funny games with us: his favorite is "Where's papa?". Matt will go hide somewhere and then I'll ask him "where's papa???" and Reggie will run around through the entire house looking for him and when he finds him he attacks him with tons of kisses... it's awesome.
I'm sorry the story was so long, I just wanted to tell you the story of Reggie. I am so happy and proud to have him in our family and I got a little overwhelmed with joy the other night when I was looking at him thinking "This is your life. We gave you a chance and I'm so happy that you did. You are the silliest, most spoiled dog I know and I am so thrilled that you have finally found your FOREVER home".
To anyone out there who is considering getting a pet - please, please, please - look into your local shelters and/or breed rescue centers. Puppies are cute, yes indeed, but there are so many awesome dogs out there who need the love and security of a FOREVER home just like Reggie did.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Christmas Shopping
For the first time in my entire life, I have actually started Christmas shopping before the holiday craziness. I made a list of people we are buying gifts for that includes ideas that I am coming up with and have already checked some things off as "purchased". Happy Dance, Happy Dance!!!!! I'm hoping that this will help me relax and enjoy the holiday season a bit more this year.
We will be traveling for Christmas, but still plan to host our Annual White Elephant Party.... The question is: Should we bother putting up our tree (artificial) and decorations for the party even though we aren't going to be there for Christmas??? Decisions, decisions...
We will be traveling for Christmas, but still plan to host our Annual White Elephant Party.... The question is: Should we bother putting up our tree (artificial) and decorations for the party even though we aren't going to be there for Christmas??? Decisions, decisions...
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