The Love MeMe

I found this meme over at Keeper Of The Skies Wife, who to this day has THE most romantic blogger name I've seen.

She did it right and posted it on Valentine's Day. I blow and am posting it now. But ya know what? I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. Valentine's Day is really just a plot by the diamond, flower and chocolate companies to get you to buy shit for your women! At least that's what my husband keeps telling me ;)

♥ What are your middle names?
I have none, his starts with an E. And I didn't say none because I'm embarressed by it. I really have no middle name. I guess my parents thought my name would be complicated enough.

♥ How long have you been together?
Almost 16 years...married 9 1/2.

♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Technically, like 2 weeks. But we were only around each other about 3 days before our first date.

♥ Who asked who out?
D had his friend ask for my phone number and we met at a coffee shop for a record spin. Don't ask. It was a mod thing which my sister and her husband were into and that's where all our friends in common were going.

♥ How old are each of you?
He's just turned 36 and I'm 33, 34 next month.

♥ Whose siblings do/ did you see the most?
Mine. She lives in the same town as us and his brother lives on the other side of the country. Although I'm pretty sure he wouldn't mind much if it was the other way around.

♥ Do you have any children together?
Two. An 8 year old bee-you-tiful little girl and cutest 6 year old boy you've ever seen.

♥ What about pets?
A dog named Stanley

♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Everyday stresses are always hard. Like money, jobs and family issues. That's why we try to be the others sense of calm and understanding. We anchor each other well.

♥ Did you go to the same school?
Nope. Opposite ends of the country actually.

♥ Are you from the same home town?
Nope. Opposite ends of the country actually.

♥ Who is the smartest?
Oh shit. If I ever want to get laid again I should say he is. Wait, who am I kidding. I could say he's a dumbass dork wad and I'd still get laid. I'd say we're equals intelligence wise. He knows shit I don't and vice versa.

♥ Who is the most sensitive?
Uh, he's a man and I'm a women. Guess.

♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple?
We don't really have a regular type place. I guess El Pollo Loco. Cause we all fancy and shit.

♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Kauai

♥ Who has the worst temper?
He does. Fo sho.

♥ Who does the cooking?
Me. But he can cook. He's not a doofus in the kitchen or anything. He makes a mean manicotti. (And by the way. Don't pronounce it like it looks. He's italian and from the east coast. You have to say manny-got)

♥ Who is more social?
Definitely him. I'm the shy wallflower.

♥Who is the neat Freak?
I think both of us but in different ways. Like, I like the dishes done and everything picked up and put away but don't care about the deep, deep cleaning so much, accept every so often. He likes the sliding doors and mirrors windexed but will leave his shit laying all over the place.

♥ Who is the more stubborn?
Gonna have to go with both of us.

♥ Who hogs the bed?
Stanley

♥ Who wakes up earlier?
Definitely him. His body clock gets him up by 4:00am most days.

♥ Where was your first date?
Didn't we already go through this? A record spin at a coffee shop.

♥ Who has the bigger family?
Um, I'd say me.

♥ Do you get flowers often?
He goes in spurts. Lately I've been getting fresh flowers every Thursday cause there's a farmer's market near his office on Thursdays. He gets hot carrots and flowers.

♥ How do you spend the holidays?
Thanksgiving is usually my family and both of our friends. Christmas Eve's are usually with my family and Xmas days are spent within our own little family.

♥ Who is more jealous?
Me! He doesn't have a jealous bone in his body. Over confident little shit.

♥ How long did it take to get serious?
A few weeks.

♥ Who eats more?
He does. But he's not a pig or anything.

♥ Who does/ did the laundry?
Me. Unless I'm sick or he's running out of clothes.

♥ Who’s better with the computer?
Him. Mos def. It's what he does for a living. I have my own personal IT guy.

♥ Who drives when you are together?
Me. He drives 45 minutes each way back and forth to work so he's done with driving when he gets home.

Big Brother 11 Season Premiere, Let the trash talkin begin....

Never got into The Bachelorette the way I was into The Bachelor. But now, Big Brother is back.

Supposedly this year they are playing in high school cliques. The Athletes, The Brains, The Popular Crowd and the Off-Beat. (I was off-beat. What were you?)

Meet the contestants. And my first impressions of them.

The Athletes...

Russell. Ha! Russell just called himself "Russell the love muscle". Ha! He's one of those "kick you in the face fighter dudes".

Jeff. The all-American boy. Football. Advertising exec. You get the picture.



Natalie. She told everyone she was 18 so they would think she is young and stoopit. She's actually 24 and an accomplished martial artist. The gay guy totally called her ass out on her age. You go girl. (Kevin, not Natalie.)



The Popular Crowd...

Braden. He clarifies that it sounds like "braiding" hair. Thanks smart guy. I almost called you Brad-en. Surfer dude says that surfing is better than sex. He ain't doin it right. Talks like he just walked out of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.



The brunette with the big, fake titties. Laura. Bikini Model. Kevin called her "boob city". It fits. Her blouse doesn't. I'm pretty sure one of her melons is bigger than Julie Chen's preggers belly. In her defense though, those teeth of hers really give them knockers a run for their money.



Jordan. Un-assuming hair stylist by day, waitress by night. Southern.



The Brains...

Ronnie just stepped out of the movie Revenge of the Nerds. Waaaaay too stereotypical. I call bullshit.



Michelle. The chick in the lab coat and glasses. She's a neuroscientist. Closet nymph. You watch. I called it. She'll be fuckin everybody. Even Julie.



Chima, pronounced she-ma. ANNOYING! Please, please, please stop with that awful laugh. And give the eyebrow pencil a rest.



The Off-Beat...

Kevin, the gay guy. Pink shirt, scarf, flamboyant as all get out. Every reality show HAS to have at least one gay guy. It's an FCC rule I think. LOVE him! Cracks me up.



Lydia. Tattooed chick. Special effects make-up artist.



Casey. Eminem senior. But I immediately like him cause he has a little boy and they daddy/son bonded in the beginning of the show. My weak spot. Teacher by day, DJ by night.



So then they spill the twist. A 13th house guest from a previous season. They start with 4. Each from a different clique. Whichever clique wins the first competition gets a 4th player for their clique.
What was the competition? Wedgies.

Hmmm, think the jocks will win?

Yep. They did.

Enter muscle boy number 2, Jesse.



P.S. Kudos to CBS. You guys are way better than ABC at getting video and photos up online ASAP. Well done. Give yourselves a raise.

Oh, and Jessie? Lay off the juice, would ya?

It's Back. And I Am Very Happy, But I'm Not Sure Why.

Why am I so stoked that Big Brother is back on? It's not like I followed all of them like crazy or anything.

But as my husband was flipping through the channels tonight he landed on Showtime and "Big Brother After Dark". And then I flipped! What?! Why wasn't I informed that this was back on? How many did I miss? It just premiered tonight? Okay, I can catch up.

Go to CBS dot com, click on "Watch Season Premiere", excited, anticipation building.......fuckin finale from the last season comes on.

CBS, don't tease me. Get that fucker uploaded please.

Thank you.

My Weekend Wordle

It's Saturday. I'm all screwed up on days cause my husband has been home from work since Wednesday June 24. It's been really nice having him home. He has to go back Monday though. We'll miss ya baby. I'll especially miss our nooners and a nap.

I've done another wordle from Shan's Weekend Wordles. If you wanna do one too be sure to link up over at Shan's!



One of these days I need to get my husband to install the thingy to make the wordles big. Until then, happy squinting...



or you can click the wordle to see it bigger...

This wordle is all about happiness being contagious. Which you canNOT deny that it is! You can read more about it here.

Smart Kid

So I'm making breakfast for my kids. (Microwave pancakes in case you're wondering.)

And my daughter out of the blue says, "Mom...you know how me and Lil D (No, she didn't call him Lil D, she called him by name) are always getting into fights and bickering?"

And I say, "Yeaaaaah" wondering where this is going.

And she says, "Well, that's why I only want to have one kid. So I don't have to deal with all that fighting stuff."

Did I mention how smart she is?

Soap? What's that?

Why do I always come up with shit to write about when I should be in bed sleeping?

Then I can't stop thinking about it until I get up and type it out of my brain. WTF?

So I THINK that I'm done blogging for the night, I go to change into my standard nighty (T-shirt) and I decide to wash my face. With soap.

What's the big whoop you ask?

Well, the big whoop is that I do not routinely wash my face before bed. Do not judge me. Do not judge for lest ye thee be judged or some shit like that.

I don't. I've always been bad about that. I know I should and yet I don't.

Sure, I buy all the goop. All the facial foams, exfoliating scrubs, deep cleaning masks, refreshing toners and such. I've even got a good old fashioned bottle of Oil of Olay under my sink somewhere.

But do I use them on a regular basis?

Nope.

I am diligent for a good two days or so before I say, "Aw, fuck it." and climb straight into bed instead.

But you know what I just love about blogging?

It's that I can put something like that out there, and a bunch of you will come back and say, "You know what C? Me too. Wash your face? Who the hell washes their face every night? Not me I tell ya. Not me. I am a blogger and I don't wash my face every single night before bed and you are not alone in your facial grossness."

And I thank you for that. Hell. I salute you for that! And I thank thee for your support.

Me and my confused cause it's washed face are going to bed now.
Going to the Ronald Reagan Museum tomorrow with the fams.

YA's for M.O.M.'s

I have no idea why I want a free book so bad.

I think it's the economy or something.

And if you ask me if I've ever heard of a library I'll poke your eye out.

Anna over at Life Just Keeps Getting Weirder has posted an interview??, yeah, I guess you could call it that, with the author of a hot new YA (That's library shelving lingo for you non library visiting people out there who can afford to actually BUY your books and not be forced to read them in 2 weeks flat or face penalty of fines. It means Young Adult.) book NOTHING BUT GHOSTS by Beth Kephart.

I'm all about hot, new YA (google it) books. Twilight, Hunger games, Mortal Instrument Series, I've read em all baby.

So please, save the library pages from having to reshelve your books and go buy a copy of your own. Is it pages or paiges? Where's a damn Thesaurus when you need one?