One Social Weekend

We were busy, busy this weekend. I don't think I have ever ran around so much in my life. On Friday night Dan & I decided to grab a quick dinner at Don Pablo's (shocker!). We got there around 7:00 p.m. & while ordering our food our friends Doug & Meta called us to get together so they met us for dinner. It was so nice to see them & we always have such a great time just sitting & chatting. We ended up leaving the restaurant around 10:00 p.m. so our quick dinner lasted a lot longer than we had originally planned.
On Saturday Dan had baseball practice & a field day at the high school so I decided to head up to WV for Skylar's pizza party (she turned 8 this past week). I got up there around 11:30 a.m. & spent some time with Aurie, Kelly, Glenn, Arden & Skylar before Skylar's friends arrived; she had invited her girlfriends from school. After having some pizza, Kelly, Glenn, Arden & I drove to Arden's basketball game at 1:30 p.m. & I got to sit & watch her play. I'm so glad I was able to make it to the game because I had a great time watching her. She even scored a basket right at the end of the game when the buzzer was going off so we were super excited for her. Here are some of the photos I took: Great defense! Following in her Uncle Dan's footsteps with the #32; he would be proud. Deciding whether or not to run in for the rebound.
When we got back to Skylar's party she had already opened her gifts & absolutely loved her pillow pet that Dan & I got her. She had originally wanted a panda but unfortunately they were all sold out so I picked the one that I thought was the cutest, a bumble bee, & I was so glad I did because she loved it. I had never heard of a pillow pet before but they are the softest pillow I have ever felt & when you're not using it as a pillow you can velcro it together & make a pet to carry around with you. :o)
While we were sitting around socializing I got a call from Dan telling me that he was on his way to the ER because there was an accident while he was working on the field...he busted his lip & had to get 7 stitches. I did not like the fact that I was an hour away from him when this happened but thankfully his good friend, Greg, drove him to the ER & stayed with him. It felt like it took me forever to make it home but when I got there this is what I saw...(WARNING: if you have a weak stomach, I don't recommend looking at this photo) Poor guy. He had been putting up a piece of equipment for the baseball team & had tried pulling one of the steel bars & it came back & popped him in the mouth. Thankfully none of his teeth were chipped. He had to have 5 shots of novocaine before they could put the stitches in. :o(
On Sunday Dan had lessons all day (yes, he still had to go even with his mouth the way it was & talk/yell for several hours), & while he went to lessons I met up with one of the social groups that I signed up with a few weeks ago & went indoor rock climbing. Our basic skills class started at Noon & lasted an hour; after that we were able to roam the facility & climb on our own. I had so much fun & met some really great people. I absolutely loved rock climbing & I have to say it is my favorite hobby. I have decided to go back & get certified which is taking a test in front of an instructor to show them that you know how to tie the correct knots for climbing/belaying & that you know how to belay. Our instructor also told me about groups they have that do outdoor rock climbing when the weather gets nice & I thought that sounded like so much fun. My group consisted of Kelly, Natalie & I. Here are the photos we took of each other: (Natalie is climbing & Kelly is belaying) (Kelly with our instructor Sean) (Boulder wall climbing - didn't try this but next time I will - lots of upper body strength needed for that) (Natalie trying to cheese for the camera) (I made it to the top every time I climbed! Man it was high!) (Coming down) (Belaying for Kelly - I loved this just as much as the climbing) (Yes I tied those knots & no I will not teach you ;o))
After 2 hours of climbing & not having any energy, several of the people from the group decided to get together for lunch at a local bar/restaurant & watch the Olympic hockey game. I decided to go & was so glad that I did. I had a great time getting to know everyone & we all decided to sign up for the next meetup which is cosmic bowling. I can't wait to see everyone again & I'm glad I decided to step out of my comfort zone & join this meetup group; it was a great experience.
I had a lot of fun this weekend & I'm excited for this weekend to come so I can catch up on sleep & lying around. :o)

Am I The Only Gullible One?

On New Year's Eve while Dan & I were in PA, we were at a party with some college friends & the song In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins came on the radio & I had made the comment that I loved the song; our friend Jesse asked me if I knew the story behind the song & I said no. He then went on to tell me that the song was written because when Collins was a little boy he witnessed a man stand by & let his friend drown in a pond. The man apparently did not try to save the boy & just stood there & watched him die. My immediate response was why didn't Collins try to save his friend & Jesse said because he was too young. Collins later wrote In The Air Tonight & flew the man out to one of his concerts, sat him in the front row & sang the song to him face to face while a spot light was on him the entire time. By this time in the story my mouth was open in astonishment & since then every time I have heard the song it had a totally different meaning for me.
Well the other day I came across an article online about what the song really means. Apparently there are several myths floating around about it. The Straight Dope says "the truth, according to Collins, is that "In the Air Tonight"--like most of the songs on his "Face Value" album--deals with his bitterness and frustration over the end of his marriage to his first wife, Andrea. So the mythical event you refer to is nothing more than another case of song lyrics being interpreted too literally." I have to say I was a little bummed to hear the story wasn't true because what a great way to let the guy know that you know exactly what he did. I hope I'm not the only one that believed this story because I have a tendency to be more gullible than the average person; Dan is very aware of this. I still absolutely love this song & it will always be one of my favorites.

I have said this before but one of my favorite renditions of In The Air Tonight was sung by Daughtry at his concert last year in Fairfax that Dan & I went to. It was amazing & definitely the highlight of the night.

My Cure For A Stress Headache

Every day this week (so far) I have come home with a headache after leaving work. Of course this is a stress headache, no surprise there, but last night I was thinking as I was working on our blog that after I get in my car & load my Michael Buble CD, my stress headache goes away. Hallelujah! This has worked 3 out of 3 times so far so I don't think its a coincidence. The CD that I have is one that my brother, Ben, burned for me over the holidays last year. It has 20 songs on it & its a mixture of Michael's first 3 or 4 CDs. Heavenly. While I was home visiting one weekend we took all of the songs that I liked & put them on one CD. I don't think I have taken it out of my player since I left PA & that was quite a while ago. I'm not sure if its Michael's unique voice or the jazzy, smooth sound of the music that seems to take my headache away but whatever it is, its working so I don't plan on changing it any time soon. I would actually like to see Michael in concert one day but I'm sure Dan wouldn't be too excited about that. On Christmas Eve Dan & I drove up to PA to spend time with family & friends & on our way up there I popped in Michael's CD. Just sitting & enjoying the music, not realizing that it was playing through a second time, Dan reached over & turned it off saying, "one time through is enough, I can't listen to it again". So I'm not too sure how he would like sitting at a concert for several hours. Here is the video of "Haven't Met You Yet"; this is one of Ben & I's favorites.

Sunday Funday

Yesterday Dan & I decided to drive over to Brambleton in Ashburn to pick up the pottery tray that we decorated on Valentine's Day - we decided to take Lexi with us so she could get some walk time in; she has been going crazy this past week being cooped up in the house. Before we left, our door bell rang & it was one of our neighbors bringing Dan over a case of Miller Lite to say thank you for his shoveling during the snow storm (they used his truck all day). Dan was very excited & I thought that was so nice of him.
Once we got to Brambleton we walked around a while since the weather wasn't too cold & then we stopped in at Color Me Mine & picked up our tray. We were afraid it was going to turn out worse than when we left it but surprisingly it looked a lot better after being fired & glazed...here it is: After our trip into Ashburn I dropped Dan & Lexi off & then went over to INOVA to give blood. During the screening process I had to get my finger pricked to check my iron levels & after that was done I remembered how much I hated it. After being cleared I was hooked up to the machine & poked with a second needle; that wasn't too bad though, it hurt less than the finger prick. The phlebotomist, Amanda, that was assisting me noticed that I was O negative & told me a few interesting facts about my blood type: (1) O negative is the only blood type that can be used for anyone but I can only receive O negative blood if I were to need a transfusion; (2) O negative is usually used for babies & trauma patients & (3) 7 out of 100 people have O negative blood type. After I heard all that my warm & fuzzy feeling came immediately. I plan on donating again but I have to wait until April 18.
For dinner Dan & I met up with his sister, Kelly, who lives in WV but was staying in VA for the weekend to house sit/dog sit. We decided to go to Buffalo Wild Wings which they just put in by our house; Dan is obsessed with their buffalo chicken sandwich so he was pretty excited to eat there (I think he might have mentioned the sandwich at least 5 times before we even went to dinner).
I was bummed for a brief period of time yesterday because one of the groups that I signed up for had a meet up scheduled but unfortunately the organizer had a family emergency & had to cancel it; I was looking forward to going because we were meeting for brunch at a restaurant in Reston that I've never been to. After checking my email that afternoon I perked up a bit because I found out that we are having a cupcake exchange the first weekend of March. So excited about that & can't wait to make some cute cupcakes to take with me. :o)

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.

Proactiv Baby

On Friday night Dan & I went out to dinner to Red Robin & while we were eating & I was telling him about my day, he interrupted me by saying, "you're skin looks great". This comment of course made me feel good because what woman doesn't want her husband to give her a comment about her appearance? Especially one that you're not expecting to get. Several months ago I ordered a sample kit from Proactiv because I kept having problems with break outs, whether it was once a week or a couple times a month & since then I have been addicted to it. My skin has never looked like this or felt this smooth. Every once in a while I'll get a small break out but its not like it was. I'm so glad I finally found something that works. Where was this stuff when I was in high school? I definitely could have used it then. I remember getting oil pockets during final exam weeks in college due to stress & feeling so self-conscious because of the huge red mark on my face. I was still getting oil pockets last year due to the stress from my job & I definitely don't miss them. I especially don't miss the comments from Dan saying, "whoa! look at that" or "oh my God I've never seen one so big". He can be very loving when he wants to be. Of course Proactiv isn't as cheap as some acne treatments but you have to think of it as an investment. Dan was not too happy to find out how much money I spend on my supplies every few months but after he noticed the condition of my skin on Friday, he commented, "I'm not going to complain about the cost anymore because obviously its working; I approve". I recommend checking into Proactiv if you have constant problems with acne or even if you have a break out every few weeks. It works people, it works. :o)

To change the subject, Dan & I watched Julie & Julia last night & I just wanted to tell you that I loved it. I laughed so hard that I cried. It is such a cute movie. Mom, if you're reading this, that is your kind of movie so go rent it. :o)

Turning Over A New Leaf

Its time to do some changing. The last couple of months I have been bummed about not having any girl time on a regular basis. Sure I meet up with my friend Ashley, who lives in Bethesda now & so busy, every once in a while & I have been spending more time with my neighbor Laura who has two adorable little kiddos (Audrey & Finley) but even her time is limited because she is a stay-at-home Mom & very, very busy also. After months & months of complaining to Dan I finally decided to do something about it and signed up with some social groups on meetup.com. So far I have joined three groups that seem to have some promising get togethers coming up. Normally I wouldn't be so open to an idea like this but I need to step out of my comfort zone & just dive in head first. I'll keep you updated on some of the get togethers that are coming up next week - I'm surprisingly optimistic about them.
On another changing note, I have decided to look for a new job. After being at the law office for almost 4 years now, I have had enough of the stress & unhappiness & have finally reached my breaking point so now its time to do something about it. I have found out that trying to actively look for another job & try to keep up with your current job demands is very difficult. Of course I want to spend all day searching online for new employment but that's just not possible. Cross your fingers for me!
Keeping my promise to change alive, I have also had an itch to do some volunteer work. Yes, you can laugh because Dan even laughed when I brought it up; I have never been the volunteer type of person but I figure it will put me in some more social settings & plus I will get that warm & fuzzy feeling after I've helped out. After doing some researching online I realized there are a TON of obligations in order to volunteer in Northern Virginia. I was completely shocked. One of the main ones is completing 75 hours in a month. 75 hours?! First of all, I was hoping to do this volunteer thing on Saturday or Sunday mornings because those are the only times I have available; there is no way I can complete 75 hours in 1 month. So, those requirements limited my scope of volunteering. I did sign up with the Volunteer Loudoun - Hands On Network but most of those programs don't start until the warm weather gets here so I'll just have to wait. I had also went on the St. Jude At Home Projects website & got some ideas on how to help while at home & I plan on sending them some craft projects so they can do them with the children. In an attempt to get that warm & fuzzy fix now, I have decided to donate blood this weekend at one of the INOVA Blood Donor locations (there is one over by the Dulles Town Center). I looked on their website the other day & apparently they have an inventory status chart that lets you know when they are getting low; I checked out the O negative status which is in the red (meaning low & in need) & since I am O negative I thought I would help out. Now even though I have two tattoos, I am not a huge needle fan so I'm sure my warm & fuzzy feeling won't come until after they have poked me with the needle.
If you're like me & suddenly get that feeling to get involved with your community or just want to help out in some small way, feel free to click on the links that I've listed above.

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ~Andy Warhol

A Day With My Sweetie

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day; Dan & I definitely did & we enjoyed spending the day together & trying something new. Here is a recap of our day:
Dan had lessons from 9:00 - 11:30 & then of course he had to go over to the gym to get his workout in. So that left me time to get a few things done around the house, i.e. wrap his presents. :o) Earlier in the week I had went to Target to look at their collection of Valentine's Day cards & this year I was very disappointed by their selection. I usually find very cute cards there & this year I didn't find any that I liked; so instead of buying one I made my own. I am not going to post any photos because that is just personal but it was a big hit with Dan. I also wrote a book inside so he was very pleased. I ended up getting Dan 2 pairs of dress pants because most of the work pants that he has are way too big since he lost all that weight so he definitely needed them. Dan got me a very sweet card that made my eyes water, a HUGE tin of assorted chocolates (the biggest one I have ever seen), the Bridget Jones' Diary DVD & a Jessica Simpson charm bracelet. :o) A few months ago I had found a shop in Ashburn online that lets you paint ceramics & then take them home. It is called Color Me Mine so Dan & I decided to go there yesterday afternoon. I was very excited, of course. I'm sure Dan wasn't too thrilled but he didn't let it show. The idea is to choose which piece you want to paint/decorate & then they give you all the tools you need to do so; after you have finished your "masterpiece", you leave it at the shop & they glaze it & fire it & then they call you when its ready to be picked up. Instead of decorating our own pieces, Dan & I decided to paint a tray/platter to use in the kitchen because we actually don't have one. Here is what the ceramics look like before you start painting:
Instead of diving right in & painting whatever we wanted Dan & I decided to look through the design books they had there for tips & ideas. We chose a specifc design that of course looked good in the book but the two of us copying it exactly was questionable. For the first time during a project like this, I was very laid back & didn't really care how it turned out (I was just excited to be doing it with Dan) & that is very weird for me; Dan took on the role of being anal & wanting it to be perfect & exactly like the book - it was funny to see him like that because he's usually the laid back one & tries to get me to calm down & relax. So we took turns painting & here is a pic of our tray partially done:
As the painting process continued Dan & I reached that self-conscious phase because we realized that our tray was not looking very attractive unlike some of the other pieces that customers were painting. I could not stop laughing & Dan was getting so mad that our tray was not turning out like the one in the book. He was also upset that we spent $24.00 on a tray that looked perfectly fine being plain white & then we made it look hideous with our color combinations & amateur painting skills. Dan even commented "people keep looking over here, I think they think our tray is ugly". I think they were looking at us because I couldn't stop laughing; I had a lot of fun. Here is our finished project which will be glazed & fired within a week: After our hilarious attempt at painting, Dan & I drove home to get ready for dinner & of course we took a Valentine's Day photo before we left to go eat (we did not color coordinate, I swear): As the timer on the camera was getting ready to go off, Dan said on the second picture lets kiss & I said OK. After the first photo was taken Dan said, "kiss!" & then I was literally mauled! I could not stop laughing. After my mauled comment to Dan he said, "you know you could maul me too". :o)
We had a great dinner at Clyde's in Ashburn & we ate so much food that we should have been wheeled out to our car. We had a wonderful day together & I couldn't have asked for a better Valentine's Day.

Movie Review

Well Dan & I went to see The Wolfman last night which I have been wanting to see since I saw the previews of it on TV. I usually don't like to watch scary movies because I am the one in the theater or at home with my hands over my eyes trying to watch the movie through my fingers; then when I try to go to sleep, I have nightmares & end up replaying the movie in my head & its usually all of the scary parts. I think Dan was surprised that I picked this movie but he was also thankful because he had wanted to see it too. I'm sure he was also glad that I didn't make him sit through the Valentine's Day movie that I have been wanting to see.
Anyway, the movie was great. I really liked it. It had a good story line to it & of course there was blood, guts, gore & violence throughout the entire thing. There were also a ton of pop outs that scared the crap out of me (not a big fan of those either). I was very proud of myself though because I didn't cover my eyes at all during the movie. You know the parts where the scary music starts & the main character is walking down a dark hallway & you know something is either going to pop out or something bad is going to happen? I didn't even cover my eyes during those parts! Whenever I started to get scared I would whisper to myself, "its not real, its not real". That really helped me.
The main reason that I wanted to see this movie was because Emily Blunt is in it & I am a huge fan of hers; I have liked every movie that she has been in & I really like her acting. I highly recommend this movie & I'm not quite sure why it only got 1 1/2 stars; it was very entertaining. Dan really liked it too. I know my brother, who is a HUGE movie buff, will love this movie. In fact, Dan had even said while we were walking out of the movie theater last night, "Ben will love that movie". If you decide to see it, let me know what you think.

I Blew It & New Finds

For the last couple of weeks I had Dan's Valentine's Day gift picked out & was going to purchase it online. As the weeks went by I kept second guessing myself whether or not to buy it because he might think it was stupid or he wouldn't even use it so it would be a waste of money. Finally, yesterday afternoon, against my better judgment, I asked him what he would think if I bought him this specific gift & he said, "oh that's a good gift, I would use that". After telling him what I was planning on getting him he said he didn't want me to get it for Valentine's Day because then he would know what he was getting & he wanted it to be a surprise. Now I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to get him; I should have listened to my first instinct & just bought the gift when I found it. I did some more searching online today & I have come up with zero. I have to say that I'm a little frustrated. I should have never asked him.
On a lighter note, I was checking out one of the blogs that I just started following Tip Junkie & came across The Vintage Pearl & fell in love with their jewelry. I had mentioned it to Dan, if he by chance did not have an idea of what to get me for Valentine's Day, but of course he is more prepared than I am & already knows what he's getting me. I already have the necklace picked out that I want so I'm planning on buying it next week after pay day. :o) For those of you that are vintage jewelry fans, I suggest visiting their site & checking out their collection - they have some cute stuff. I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day.

So Happy For Him

Since I was in middle school my Dad has been wanting a truck, you know, a man's vehicle. Usually he would drive the handicap van around for practices, work, etc. & Mom would get the Explorer, SUV, etc. Every time he would bring up buying a truck to my Mom she would say, "no Mike, we don't need a truck". I would then see that look on his face like he was just told that he couldn't have cookies before dinner. :o( Well...the time has finally come! My parents went & bought one this week! Exciting, right? Well I think so. I'm so happy that he finally got one. My Mom had decided several months ago that she was going to trade in her Mercedes SUV so he could get one. The funny thing is that he got the same truck that Dan has. Now maybe not the exact truck but he did get an F150 Supercab; Dan's is a 2005 & my Dad's is a 2007; Dan's is black & my Dad's is red & gray. Here are some photos that he sent to my phone:
Nice, huh?
While I was talking to him on the phone last night I asked him if he drove it to work & he said yes; now this is funny because my parents house is not even a 1/2 mile from the University where my Dad works. He has always walked to work, rain or shine & usually trying to find a parking spot at the University never happens so he did get lucky. He also said he drove it to practice last night. :o)
While I was typing this post, I realized that I had not asked my Dad what he was going to name his new truck. Our family has always named our vehicles which I'm sure everyone thinks is weird but who cares. To take you back to my first vehicle (a dark purple Chevrolet Cavalier) her name was Chevy (pretty original, huh?) My second car was my blue Dodge Neon & her name was Jasmine or Jazzy. My Toyota Matrix that I have now is named Daisy (notice how all my vehicles are girls?) The first handicap van that my parents bought they named him Sherman or the Sherminator. The handicap van they have now is named Bruce. My Mom's Mercedes SUV was named Benzy & Dan's truck is named Eightball. Yes we may be special but we're all special together. Does anyone else name their vehicles or is it only us?
Enjoy your new ride Dad, you deserve it. Love you!

Week 2 of 30 Day Shred

Its that time again to give you an update on my workout results. OK, so I have been doing Level 2 for a little over a week now & it is pretty difficult. The idea is to continue the workout until it starts to become comfortable/easy, well...to repeat my comment to my neighbor Laura, "it ain't getting any easier". Sure there are parts of the exercises that are easier now than a week ago but most of it is not. There are a lot of plyometric moves which remind me of the P90X DVDs. Now keep in mind that I am working out 5 days a week & by the 5th day, I am exhausted. I so look forward to my 2 days off. My idea to incorporate the P90X ab DVD in my workout with Jillian only lasted one day & thats because Jillian's ab routine is working just fine. I am still concerned about Level 3 but I'm trying to push that out of my mind until I have to move on. Sometimes I feel like I'm completely out of shape but when I think about it, I wouldn't be able to do these workouts a few weeks ago so I am better than I use to be. Dan even did Level 2 with me last weekend. Before we started I explained to him that this workout is a woman's workout, not a man's. You work on the inside of your thighs, butt, etc. As we were working our way through the DVD I even heard him say some groans & he was definitely sweating so that made me feel better because he is in great shape & if its making him work then I know its not that easy. Here are my results so far:

~ I am up to 15 push ups now.

~ I have not lost any more weight but I have not gained either; I have been watching what I eat but I still have my weaknesses...chocolate!

~ My clothes are not as tight & some are even baggy.

I took some result photos also so I'm going to share those with you: (I'm seeing more definition in my back)

(My biceps are more defined but I've always had slightly manly arms so I know they can improve).

(My silhouette is slimmer than before - tummy not sticking out as much & butt is tighter). I did take some ab shots but those are being kept private & for my eyes only. Happy working out!

You Look Beautiful, Darling

Like I said in my "Groomers On The Go" post, I am giving you an update on Lexi's haircut with her new groomer, John. All of this commentary was provided by Dan so I am relaying it all to you.
Last Monday Lexi had her first hair appointment with John. Dan was home with her because I had to work. John arrived at the house at 10:00 a.m. & met Lexi; after a little talk about the type of cut & how her past demeanor with groomers has been, John took Lexi out to his van to start the process. An hour and 15 minutes later John brought her back inside & she got so excited to be done that she started doing zoomies around the living room/dining room. While Lexi was entertaining John Dan went upstairs to get a check for payment & when he came back downstairs John was holding her. :o) This made me very happy to hear. I think we found our groomer! The positives to no longer going to Canine Carousel & switching to Diva Dogs are: (1) Lexi doesn't pee & shake when John takes her; (2) she is not kept in a crate for most of the day; (3) she is finished in an hour or so as opposed to 6 hours; (4) Diva Dogs comes to our front door so while Lexi is getting her hair done I can be doing things around the house; & last but not least, (5) Diva Dogs is cheaper!

Here are Miss Priss' before & after shots:

Before:
After:
I really like her to have longer hair & look all furry but she had a few mats on her legs this visit so we had to cut her shorter than usual. She still looks cute though. :D

My little stink giving me kisses.

I'm The Winner!

Last night Dan & I stayed in & got pizza for dinner. While we were trying to find something on TV to watch I brought up the idea of playing Uno. Surprisingly Dan agreed to play which he usually hates to play games but I think he was just as bored as I was so he agreed. Since he is competative, he said he would only play if we made a bet so we shook on it & played the best out of 5 games. We were tied 2 to 2 & the last game was probably the longest game in Uno history. Now my brother & I have had extremely long games in the past when we've played Uno but this one was never ending. Finally, I went out while Dan had a huge stack of cards in his hands. I WON! Dan of course was a sore loser & started accusing me of cheating as I was celebrating my victory on the floor. So guess what I won? A weekend full of massages. Today he has to give me a 10 minute foot rub; Sunday is a back rub for 15 minutes & Monday is a neck rub for 5 minutes. I am so excited! As I have said in the past, Dan is not a big rubbing fan & sometimes I have to beg him to rub my feet & he still won't do it. This is a big time disappointment to me because I grew up with my Dad always offering to rub my feet so having Dan hate doing it really stinks. I'm hoping he will warm up to the idea during our marriage but its already been 4 years & nothing has changed so I'm not that optimistic.

Now its time for a snow update. The snow started falling around 12:00 yesterday afternoon & honestly has not stopped. Dan went out to help some neighbors shovel last night around 10:00 p.m. & he didn't come back in until 12:30 p.m. The only reason he came in was because the power went out. We were out of power for about 4 hours & it finally came back on; thank goodness - I was starting to get worried. This morning we woke up to a lot of snow, here is a photo I took from our front door: Everyone had better stay in this weekend!

Snow....Again

This morning I woke up to more snow on the ground. Usually I am excited for snow because I would rather have snow than rain but this morning I was a little annoyed. One of the reasons being that Dan's school got cancelled so he gets the day off; Two, my office NEVER closes no matter how much snow we get; Three, as I was digging out my car this morning I kept thinking about going skiing & I know that's not going to happen; Four, the roads were perfectly fine on my drive into work! No reason for the schools to be closed. When I was in high school we rarely had cancellations & PA got some huge snow storms; we would always pray for a snow day but usually never got one. VA is totally different; everyone freaks out even when we only get 2 inches. This weekend we are suppose to get more snow so I'm sure I will be in a better mood when that happens because I'll be at home & not forced to go to work. I'm hoping my mood changes by this afternoon because I am a little crabby & my boss is in the office all day today, yay! (Loads of sarcasm).

Posting Comments

For the past few months I have had some family & friends say that they have tried posting comments on our blog but have been unsuccessful. This is odd to me because fellow Blogger members have been able to post comments so I'm not quite sure what the problem is. I did go into my settings to see if everything was set up the way I want it & it is. So, I thought I would take you through the steps of comment posting just in case you might be missing a step in the process. Here you go:

1. Go to the post that you want to comment on & click on "0 comments".

2. Our blog will reload & scroll down to the box that says "Post a comment" & type in the white box.

3. Once you are finished typing click on the arrow box where it says "Comment as:". Most of you will need to comment as "Anonymous" if you do not have a Blogger account - make sure you sign your name so we know who is leaving the comment :o).

4. You can then click either the "Post comment" or "Preview" buttons.

5. Our blog will reload a second time & then scroll down to make sure you receive a highlighted message that says "Your comment will be visible after approval".

Success! I hope this helps everyone. Let me know if you are still having problems because we love to read your comments & would hate to miss out on them just because of a little computer glitch. :o)

Movie Night(s)

On my way home from work on Friday Dan called & talked me into going out to eat which did not take too much convincing because I had no desire to work out & I knew that if we went to dinner I would not work out when we got home. We decided to go to Red Robin which we had not been for a while; I really missed their turkey burger. :o) During dinner we decided to go to Blockbuster & rent some movies. We usually have a movie night every weekend so this was normal for us. We weren't able to decide between 3 movies so we ended up getting all of them: The Proposal; Public Enemies & Whiteout. After our movie purchases we walked over to Giant to get some snacks. Dan always gets ice cream & I picked out some candy. This time I got candy corn & I was so excited they had it because usually I can't find it unless its around Halloween. When we finally got home we only had enough time to watch 1 movie so we watched The Proposal & I really liked it; its a chick flick but I think Dan liked it too because Ryan Reynolds is pretty hilarious. Like always, Dan did not break out his ice cream until after the movie so he kept eating my candy corn & we ended up finishing the entire bag.
On Saturday night we decided to stay in again & watch Public Enemies. This is one of those movies where I was rooting for the bad guy, Johnny Depp. If you haven't seen it I'm not going to ruin it for you because it is a pretty good movie. I recommend it.
On Sunday Dan had a baseball meeting in the afternoon so while he was gone I watched Whiteout; probably not the best movie to be watching alone because I thought it was scary. It was about a series of murders in Antarctica & of course there were a lot of dead bodies. I don't do well with scary movies. I had to cover my eyes at some parts but other than that it was entertaining. There is no way I could have watched that at night. I'm sure Dan would have liked it because it has Kate Beckinsale in it. Of course, what guy wouldn't like her.
I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend & stayed warm.