TAG I'm it!

Well you can thank Blaze for this b/c I have been tagged...

Six Quirky things about Me-

1. (Most important) I don't like for my ears to be touched even if I know it's coming, and yes I know that is like the brother on Something about Mary, and no I don't wear earmuffs.

2. My closet is sorted into various items: sweaters, pants, capris, tanktops, long sleeved dress shirts, sleeveless dress shirts, short sleeved dress/going out shirts, etc...from there they are color coded...and the color code even fades from one color right into the next one. For example, greens together in various shades go from emerald green to say teal which would then lead into blues...

3. I have to ALWAYS lock my car and then press the button again to hear it honk, but only one honk, more than one and we have to start all over by unlocking and relocking.

4. I can't stand to have my hands dirty which is hard since I teach 1st grade and I am an artist...let's just say I go through lots of wipes and soap.

5. It is a rarity for me to go somewhere and not use the restroom...I almost always have to go even I am only there for like 5 mins., but then there are so many germs I must wash extensively and even use hand sanitizer once out of the bathroom. In the same breathe I must go the restroom right before leaving the house, literally stop Jeremy all the time while he is setting the alarm b/c I must pee, even if I don't really have to.

6. I could watch any show that pertains to surgery or medicial issues. It doesn't matter if it is about problem solving a weird illness, having a baby, a boob job, guy with something perturding from his head...I love it all...the more blood and organs the better.

I tag...

Bethany

oh and...

We got tickets to see the Eagles yesterday...that's all I'm gonna say.

My 26th Birthday

My 26th birthday was on Friday, and I had a great time going to dinner with my family. We went In the Raw and it was totally delicious as always. Then we headed home for some ice cream cake and presents! I love presents! My fabulous husband surprised me with MarioKart the nite before my bday (so I could "play it before anyone else comes over this wkend" so cute...), and it of course came with 2 wheels, can't drive w/o wheels! My mom and John got me GuitarHero Aerosmith...I am freakin' excited people...and Jeremy got me a flying V guitar so we have two and can play together...awwww. I also got Coach sneakers, a shirt and sandals from my sissy, Twilight and New Moon in hardback from Mama, 3 new shirts from gma and gdad, and mother-in-law took me shopping for clothes (2 dresses, couple shirts). Saturday my sis, her roomie Jackie, and Jerm and I went to the pool and got a little red as Jackie would say, but had a blast together...then fixed tacos for everyone at our house. Had tons of friends over, ate, drank...alot, played mariokart and guitarhero intoxicated...hey don't knock it till you try it! I really enjoyed all my fun cards everyone got me, and loved having everyone together. (I am such a nester, wanting lots of people around at all times) Sis and Jackie left early Sun. mng (we didn't make it to church, oops...it was going to have to be the early service) b/c my dad and della came up for lunch and brought me an awesome $200 visa card...I'm thinking new running shoes to go along with the getting healthy. It was a really great but LONG wkend! And I still have to party it up with Jeremy's fam tomorrow nite, but I get more presents..haha! Anyways I loved every minute of this past weekend. Family and Friends are the BEST!

Our 4th Anniversary

Can you believe Jeremy and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on the 10th? Yeah me either.... But it was wonderful, we went to dinner and saw The Phantom of the Opera (Jeremy's favorite musical). So much has happened in our lives in 4 year, it is really hard to believe...I mean in 4 years we bought a timeshare in Hawaii, built our dream house, went to Italy for 2 weeks, got Guinness, Jeremy got a new job, I applied for my NBTC...that's alot of bigtime stuff from our list of things to accomplish...hehe. Anyways, we are more in love than we were when we got married if that's even possible, and we absolutely love our life!

You can't be serious...

Jeremy and I went to dinner last nite with his g-parents and parents b/c the g-parents had a family friend pass away...trying to take their mind off it etc... So I am trying to be good about what I eat and drink b/c I am trying to lose some weight/get in better shape, you know how that goes. Well I was proud of myself not ordering a "beverage" and just drinking water (have been for like the last week-peeing alot...) and had a grilled piece of chicken with veggies, salad, skipped desert all that good stuff. I have been running/walking/swimming (one of those) everyday for a few days...it's hard for me to do since I technically can't run everyday due to lack of cartlidge in my right knee...yeah, it's like 40 yrs. old while the rest of me is 25...(still 25 for two more days hehe) But I have been trying to do more physically... Needless to say I am feeling really good about my self physically and mentally then today Jeremy says his mom called this mng...here is the "you can't be serious part." She apparently actually had the guts to tell Jeremy she noticed I haven't been drinking the last few times we've been out together, and ask if I was just trying to be healthy, diet, etc...or were we trying to get pregnant? OMG! Not only do I feel that is something totally private until we decide to TELL you, not for you to ask, regardless of if you are family or friend, but it makes you feel pressure...who needs that, certainly not us! Don't get me wrong I love my mother-in-law, but I am kinda in shock...oh and after he said, "NO, she is just trying to diet." She said, "Oh Damn! I was just wondering..." Feel the pressure....it's like Darth Vader breathing on you. (again *w/ patience* I do love my mother-in-law) Anyways, for those of you that see me out and about I am drinking water b/c I want to be healthy and skinny, not b/c I am pregnant..I repeat NOT pregnant. Trust me people when the time comes I will let you know b/c we will be exstatic, well ok I will be, Jeremy may pass out first then be exstatic, but at any rate we will let you know when we want to let you know. (which is not now)

Popsicles, Beer, and Blowing Sh^* up!

This past weekend we loaded up with car complete with dog's condo, and went to Edmond for the 4th. On top of seeing all my family and the craziness involved, my mom, John, and Mama moved into their new house. I do have to say it was fun to help out and I am exstatic about the fact that Guinness did not eat anything out of the million boxes strewn about the house. I fully expected at any point to see shreds of newspaper or bubblewrap all over the house, but he was SO good...I am such a proud mommy! I have posted pics to show you just how huge he is getting...and how huge the condo is that we pack up each time we go anywhere over night.

So Thursday nite we got to town, and went to the new OKC McNellie's to have dinner with some of my family. It was so good to see my cousins and their kids. Jeremy decided to make a huge straw in order to steal beer from Tyler's glass, in which case made the kids want really huge straws from cousin Jeremy...so what does my husband do, he of course makes them for two four year olds(cale and emma)...so they can drink their pop with the straws...did you think we'd honestly let them have beer....ok we might but give it a few more years. Emily even arrived from the airport from London to celebrate the 4th...It was a great time.

Friday was the 4th and we always go to my cousin Matt's for food, a keg of some kind, and fireworks. It's always good to mix beer and fire right? So we all swam, drank, ate, and lit stuff on fire...including myself...ok not technically on fire. But I did have a whole mortor blow up basically on my butt...We had a multiple shot firework exploded from all sides, and while running away trying to find emma and cale one shot right at my backside, and then erupted into wonderful green and white fireworks...I mean I have lit fireworks for 20 years and now when trying to teach new little people how to be safe with fireworks one EXPLODES! Craziness...so yeah I spent the rest of the evening in the pool followed by a drunk Tricia taping pieces of aloe plant to my legs...thankful she did that because the next mng you could barely see the couple of spots where I got burned, and only one spot really hurt that next day. Would you think I would continue to set off fireworks? Damn right I will and did!

The next nite, Sat., we went back to Matt and Tricia's to set off the rest of our fireworks, since our "show" was temporarily cancelled the nite before due to the explosion, and I of course against Jeremy's wishes finished off my fireworks, and no I didn't get burned again. That exploding cake was a fluke...hehehe...We did lots of sparklers and smokebombs with emma, and emptied the keg, and polished off the hot dogs...oh yeah and played a little rock band...my family is hilarious, sadly no pictures of that!

So despite my backside being blownup while rescuing children for rocketing fire, it was a fantastic 4th of July. It actually kind of makes me sad that I don't get to spend more time like that with my family...I mean look at those 3 faces eating it up...wouldn't you love to see them more often? I would...I will have to make more effort to see the whole fam when I am in town...

The Host

Oh and I forgot to post that I finished The Host this past Sunday...all I have to say is OMG go get the book already! Call me if you want to discuss-I don't want to be a spoiler. =)

why?

Don't you hate it when you're trying to water your flowerbeds and the trashy construction workers across the street are whistling at you? ME TOO! Not only had they clearly seen Jeremy out there earlier with me, but it's just trashy! I mean in my own neighborhood...it's not like I can just leave the place I am at to get away from them...it's my freakin' house! So after several minutes of "being harassed" as Jeremy put it, I go inside tell him what's up and I call the builder...yeah you heard me. I simply let him know that it was actually quite disturbing that I couldn't water my own lawn without being whistled at or talked about...oh yes they stopped working and talk about my butt...I mean honestly is there no decency even on our own street anymore?! The mexicans working on the houses around here at least just glance and whisper...but these two pieces of whitetrash actually had a conversation about me when I was less than 20 feet away! Get a life!

Sunburned

Why do we feel compelled to lay out when we know we will get a little too red? Well I surpassed a little too red this wkend...between time last week at the pool with Jeremy and time at the pool with Lily and Maddie, this Sunday finally did me in...The one time I decide to not put suncreen anywhere but my face because I would like to not look like a ghost in June and therefore skip from ghost to fried something. It's so bad that Jeremy and the girls both comment that my pink bra and I are the same color and it hurts to sit on the couch/sleep on my back/shower/put clothes on...So if you see me out at the pool tell me to not be stupid and put suncreen on not only to save me the pain but all the wrinkle/skin cancer...I should KNOW better!

Addicted to Jon & Kate + 8

Yeah so, I can't stop watching Jon and Kate plus 8 (on TLC)! What is wrong with me?! It absolutely cracks me up with twin 6 year olds and six 2 year olds...if this isn't entertainment I don't know what is! I find it trully fascianting that one woman could squeeze that many children into her body...I mean seriously I am all for two-four kids (each seperate) but twins and then 6 at one time...insane! Anyways, the show is back on...gotta go feed the habit!