The Young & The Occasionally Restless...

Do you ever feel restless, in need of a change and looking to get it where ever you can? I get like this sometimes, and it is generally closer to the end of a job or when we've been on a job for awhile and I'm bored and ready for whatever may come next. As you know we are soon to depart the wild west and I think that is part of my need for a change, mostly because it just isn't happening quick enough.

This morning I was so rudely awakened just after 7:00am by the lovely neighbor who was out there with his saw, hammer and whatever other power tools make loud obnoxious noises. I tell ya, this guy kills me... he has been doing this all summer! He built a HUGE shop for his backyard, then he built a huge fence around the perimeter of his property and now I suppose he is working on a underground shelter in case of the zombie apocalypse because he doesn't have anymore room in his yard. Who starts power tools before 9:00am? Aren't there laws against that or something??? I got up and closed the window, even though I was greatly enjoying the crisp air in here this morning (it was 45 degrees - straight fall weather!).

I was just getting back to sleep when around 7:30am when the cleaning girl started the vacuum again.. WHY!?!?! They don't care about the actual units why do they care about the hallways?!?! STOP THE MADNESS! I just got up. Clearly I was not meant to sleep in today! I made a coffee, which truth be told is the absolute highlight of any morning of mine. I go to bed looking forward to my morning coffee, and this is how I drink it!

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One teaspoon of Nescafe French Vanilla instant coffee. 

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On package of Sugar in the Raw

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A few table spoons of Silk Vanilla Pure Almond Milk.

SO GOOD! If you do not generally use raw sugar, its like making a switch to anything different it definitely takes some getting use to. I use to use Splenda and after reading so many bad reviews about artificial sweeteners I made the change and couldn't be happier. How do you drink your coffee?

Anyways after making my coffee this morning I grabbed the laptop to start reading Bloglovin' and I came across a new post from one of my favorite blogs.. have you all heard of Kate from The Small Things Blog? Her blog is fabulous, she has her own Youtube Channel full of hair and makeup tutorials that make the beauty possibilities seem endless! I started watching and it got me thinking... maybe I should cut my hair (no.), maybe I should dye my hair, maybe I should let my tan go (happening as we speak) and embrace my pale complexion, maybe I should try some new products, lighter eye shadow, different liners, brighter lips! As you can see there are a lot of maybe's floating around. 

I'm not going to lie these are all just minor changes that are more possible at the moment as Jason is pitching a fit about me getting a new tattoo.. ya I said it, TATTOO! I have tattoos that I absolutely love, I know a lot of people who get tattoos young often regret them the older they get and truthfully that doesn't apply to me at all. Jason however regrets his tattoos and therefore is convinced everyone eventually will. I'm not going to lie I am not a huge fan of one of Jason's tattoos, but I don't by any means hate it.. now the one of the back of his left calf I absolutely LOVE! People always compliment him on it, the colors and everything and truthfully I don't think he hates that one as much. 

I have always loved tattoo's, I art.. a form of self expression! You can really tell a lot about someone by their tattoos because lets be honest no one gets a tattoo that doesn't have some meaning to them in some way (unless you were young, stupid and drunk I suppose- but I assume that is a rare few). People take time and do research to pick an artist, at which time picking one I would say is a huge compliment because tattoos really are life long commitments. I really wanted to get on while we were in Hawaii with the traditional Polynesian tattoo tools. I think it would be an amazing experience and if you have never seen the Hawaiian tribal tattoos they are absolutely AMAZING! 

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Yes it would probably, most definitely hurt more than the more modern tools used in today's tattoos, but so what! ADVENTURE!

If you follow me on Pinterest you know that I have quite an extensive board dedicated to INK. I would absolutely TASTEFULLY cover myself if Jason didn't have such a HUGE problem with it. I can understand where he is coming from, and I definitely do respect his opinion which is why I'm not making appointments for when we get home, but I cant help but long for a new tattoo. Truthfully I probably scared him when I said that I was thinking about a half sleeve, haha! But I really am!!! I see so many women with beautiful tattoos, half sleeves and full body pieces and I think they are amazing! I would be super happy if Jason would cover himself too, that's how much I love tattoos.. but it will never happen. 

So while I work on Jason check out my Tattoo love on Pinterest and tell me your thoughts on tattoos! Do you have them? If so what are they! Do you want them? If so what are you thinking about getting and where?! Maybe for now I will just live vicarious! 

I'm off to get my ass in gear, I have a few things to do and Jason and I are going out for dinner tonight with some people from work. Naturally we are going somewhere that is playing the Patriots game, but just in case I am taping it at home as well! I'm not going to lie, in making my picks this week I had a really hard time picking the Patriots (shhh... I know, I know!). It's just that they were already starting off with a mostly rookie team, they didn't do stellar in the preseason and last weeks game was by no means a steel! I will credit their win to Brady, Amendola and Vreen.. two of which are not playing this week do to injuries! Hell Vreen who was amazing last week isn't looking to be back in the game until week 11 do to surgery on his wrist, that he broke a bone in at the beginning of last weeks game and yet he finished the game! So I picked them out of respect for my husband but its a crap shoot this week! 

I hope everyone is having a great week, football is on tonight so that has to brighten your day! Plus we are that much closer to Sunday.. Hello upside! 

Driving Miss Daisy!

Well good evening...

I know I was already around here today but I had to stop by and tell ya'll how my day went, and why I officially hate this place and all places like it more!! Truly this is not all because I had to get up early, I thought when going out I was in a good mood! Jeans fitting nicely (for a change), new shirt, red flats that I love, good hair day, sun glasses...GO!!

My first stop, Trunchbulls (property manager) office downstairs. I very kindly tell her that I stopped by to let her know since we've been back I've noticed there is a very large water mark on the ceiling in the living room that was never there before and the ceiling seems to be sagging. She said the neighbors upstairs have a leaking air conditioner so she's not surprised, ok? I told her that because the sliding glass door shattered while we were away there is now a very large gap in the door letting bugs in and air... I'm serious it's a massive gap to the good ol' outdoors!! She said the door frame needed to be taken out and have new glass put in it, she will have it done when we move. Ok? Finally I tell her that Sunday we did a load of laundry and the machine wouldn't drain so we ended up having to ring out all our clothes and run the through three loads in the dryer, she said she would add it to her list. Bitch.

I leave her office off to the truck to head to the bank. I get outside to find the douche bag they now call maintenance parked his truck sooooo close to our truck I had to crawl through the passenger side to get in the drivers seat. Really asshole? Whatever, I'm going to the bank. I told you already I think it's stupid in this day and age to go to the actual bank building for stuff but dealing with Canadian and American money we have no choice but to deal in paper checks and real people. Apparently I forgot where the bank was while coasting there because I drove right past it. Unfortunately I'm TERRIBLE with directions so not knowing for sure where something is then having to turn around and find it from another direction.. Sucks! I found it. I forgot to get change for the broken laundry machines but I found it!! 

Next Walmart for an oil change! So I get to Walmart, park and go in to see what the deal is, because at this point in my day I know there's a deal. BINGO!! The automotive section no longer exists at Walmart as they are making Walmart a super center! I call Jason... Plan B? He tells me to go to the little place by Boston pizza on the other side of town, it's convenient there... Liar! There was so much construction I couldn't get to the road I needed and there was no detour!! Need I remind you of my directional capabilities??? I found it through the mean streets of Estevan that apparently have no stop signs and are an ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!! Come on people, use your head!!! What kind of oil? I don't know!!! Whatever you found in there!!!! REPLACE IT!! Oil change done and costly.

Now I need to get a few things at the grocery store if I can find it. I have a small list, I've been there before.. It's Tuesday morning, no big deal. WRONG! I get a basket (not bringing in the loonie you need for a cart because I'm getting five things). So I see Jason's favorite lunch snacks are still on sale.. Grab. Veggies...grab. Salad...grab. Chickens on sale? If I've never mentioned it before six pieces of boneless skinless chicken breast can go anywhere from $27-$45 depending on where and when you shop... It's never under $27.00! So I grab two packages... This baskets pretty full and I still need to get milk and paper towel. Naturally the basket isn't holding all my loot and every five feet something falls out!! Mother..... I pay and lug the bags to the truck. I unlock the truck and of course that pesky piece of shit lock we occasionally have problems with at that back door gets stuck!! I drop my shit and walk around to the other side so I can crawl through and open it from the inside all the while cursing Jason for not fixing the damn thing because he's cheap and it only happens to me!!!! I'm going home!!

I coast home and drag the bags of crap into the apartment and put it away. I try and answer the 56 emails I've accumulated while gone then I rhyme off a fowl mouthed one to Jason about my day! 

I cool down, venture back to the truck.. My eyebrows need to be tinted and waxed and I'm sure as SHIT NOT keeping the truck tomorrow!! Go over, go in, lay down... Dye, wax, pay, done! Women know! It was more then I care to pay but I figured that and I don't care!

I had a relaxing afternoon, quiet... Doing my thing! I had to leave at 5:00pm to pick up Jason. It's not like I don't know 5:00pm is traffic time but its a small town and people work longer hours in oil and such. NOT! What are the odds it's bumper to bumper most of the way and I get stuck behind Brakesalot who is actually 104 and there is no way around. White knuckles. Finally a country road where I can fly... Or so I mistakenly think... I'm sorry waiting until I'm closer and closer before you FLY OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND MY TRUCK ALMOST WEARS YOURS AS A RAIN COAT!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!!! GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY!!! We got our money's worth on the horn right there! 

I make it to Jason's work, miraculously seeings how everyone clearly shared a big bucket of stupid for a snack today!!! He drives home. We have dinner and WALK to the gym. It's packed and WREAKS of body odor but I'm excited because tonight is the night I start lifting again. Light weight, high reps.. Feels great. So I get on the treadmill to finish up my workout with some cardio.. A older gentlemen jumps on the one beside me, doesn't stretch or anything and turns it up. He runs faster then I think he wanted to and grabs on for dear life... This isn't going to end well. He kind of sort of let's go a little but again for a brief second then grabs on for dear life. He's breathing really heavy. Just stop buddy, you got your whole life ahead of you. This goes on for about 3 and a half minutes, he finally stops, jumps onto the side bars until the belt stops and leans over like he's going to die. I was obviously totally ready to save his life. Obviously, but I didn't want to invade her personal space so I watched...just in case. Luckily he didn't die and I wiped down his machine for him, just in case.

We walked home, showered and so you know I'm safe on the couch. I'm tired and ready for bed. I have high hopes for tomorrow, I just know its going to be a winner.

Good Morning Friends!

Good Morning!! It's not like I get to say that very often as I don't often make it around here that early! This morning I unwillingly got up earlier then anyone should ever have to get up to take Jason to work so I can get some things done today. The truck is in desperate need of an oil change, I need to go to the bank (this whole going to the bank instead of doing things online like is completely called for in the times is irritating!), I'm going to venture over to Dolly Sue's (no I'm not kidding) and get my eye brows done, pick up some groceries and go to the post office!

I swear every time I have to get up early like this it's like my body says "screw you" because I can't sleep! I knew it was going to happen last night, I just knew it!! We watched football last night (GO EAGLES & TEXANS!!! - Steve I think we should reconsider teams with bird names!) and then switched over for awhile to watch Under the Dome.. Jason got totally into that show for some reason and next week is the last week for it! If you haven't heard of it, it is based on the Stephen King novel - Under the Dome. Its actually a pretty good show and I am all for Jason watching something other than The Simpsons at night! Anyways after Under the Dome was over Jason was half asleep so I continued to watch the Texan's come back over the Chargers and take the win! Then I turned the TV off and pinned for a dogs age, still unable to sleep! Eventually I just tossed and turned all night until I looked at the clock at 5:00am.. ugh.. that was the end of my tossing and turning.. I just laid there waiting for the alarm to go off.

I begged Jason not to go to work, not to make me get up but with less than 3 weeks left of work (we leave this flippin' place three weeks from yesterday!!) there was no talking him out of it. However while I was in the bathroom I heard him hacking and coughing, choking to the point that I came out to check on him.. he was standing at the fridge eyes watering and straight faced, he looked at me and said "I think I just swallowed a fly".. LOL - I almost died!!! Still its definitely worse taking him to work in the mornings now as its darker later and colder... much colder! I busted out my roots sweats (the bright spot in the whole miserable situation) and headed out the door! Thankfully the truck has heated seats! I suppose seeing the sunrise isn't terrible either, although honestly I would have traded it for some more sleep..

So I dropped off my love and headed back to the apartment... it was so bright out, all the sudden... good lord, give a girl a chance to adjust! I put on my sunglasses but since I got new lenses and they are darker it makes it so hard to see the kilometers on the speedometer which is obviously a problem, so most often I am probably speeding... whatever though the speed limit around here is 50kmph/35mph which is basically coasting, its bullshit! I mean everyone around here are construction guys in trucks!! Oddly enough everyone obeys the rules, they coast around and when stopped at a light and it turns green they wait for a damn invitation before moving their asses.. I hate that! 

The brightest part of my morning, the Tim Hortons drive thru was empty! SCORE! I never go there, not even when I drop Jason off at work usually but the last couple of times I just felt like something different and this morning a bagel and coffee was screaming my name! Mostly the bagel.. I never have them but when I want one it has to be a Tim Hortons Sun dried tomato, Parmesan, asiago bagel toasted!

Yes I got back in bed! Not watching Good Morning America like I would like to but Eat, Shrink and Be Merry will do! 

So I am off to get ready and head out to get my stuff done, I hate having a to-do list that hasn't been started/finished! I might stop back this afternoon if I get a chance. I have to pick up Jason from work tonight and then we are headed to the gym! Its suppose to be a beautiful day out so I am ready to get it started... again. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Fall is in the air!

Hello all,

I woke up this morning for the first time in a long time with the urge to blog! After a great football Sunday I had a fabulous nights sleep, and I can't help but attribute that to the crisp fall air that seems to be permeating our bedroom the last two nights! Although I love summer autumn holds a special place in my heart! Sweater weather, hats, warm drinks, beautiful leaves, crisp air, pumpkin patches, apple picking, horse back riding.. oh how I could go on forever. I look forward to fall every year and all the wonderful activities we are going to partake in. Thankfully although Jason's work schedule is often hectic he always makes a point to get a day off here and there so we can venture out and enjoy the most wonderful time of year!

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In the last few days I can't help but gravitate towards all things autumn inspired, recipes, adventures, clothing, and drinks so I thought I would stop by and share some of that with you!

Having our own home this year I am super excited to make the house feel festive! Generally we don't spend the money because we travel with so little that we wouldn't have room to take it and therefore its not really worth spending the money for a week or two. However now we will be able to store it in a tote and if we have the luxury of being home use it every year! Having said this we may not even be home for all this year, however I hope otherwise!

We are thinking about having both Canadian and American Thanksgiving with the Seavey's this year if we are home! Jason and I always celebrate both and as you know American Thanksgiving is a huge deal. Personally I just get excited about football but this year I am excited at the prospect of decorating! Here are some of my thoughts!

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All of these ideas are from Pinterest naturally, they are easy to do yourself, overall not expensive and give such a warm autumn feel to your home. I personally have never really seen Thanksgiving as a big deal so the idea of decorating the house with turkeys in such has never crossed my mind. Now that Jason and I have a home and celebrate two Thanksgiving's I'm still not putting turkeys around the house, period. I figure if we decorate with the above suggested that it will last the whole season and not just one event! 

I am so looking forward to the Autumn bucket list I have created for Jason and I depending on what happens after this job. I am so anxious for the time in North Carolina where we have spent an amazing fall once before and all that it has to offer. Here is our Fall Bucket List...

1. Horse Back Riding - at Dead Broke Ranch where we went on the most amazing horse back riding excursion a few years back. 

2. Venturing to a pumpkin patch with warm drinks and hats to get our very first pumpkin together! - Yes we have never actually bought a pumpkin together as we are always in apartments and truthfully never ever have trick-or-treaters! 

3. Drinking hot apple cider by the fire place. 

4. Find a corn maze and get lost in it. 

5. A walk in downtown Raleigh

6. Go on a hay ride

7. Cook at least one Thanksgiving dinner in our home. - Either way I will cook both no matter where we are (most likely if we are in a place where I can get the traditional things to actually make one). 

8. Take a Country road drive and enjoy the beauty that fall brings. 

9. Take a nature walk. 

10. Make my own Fall wreath (this is being a little ambitious).

11. Roast pumpkin seeds

12. Go apple picking.

13. Make apple sauce, apple crisp and apple pie! (Apparently I'm going to be fat because Jason doesn't like apples. 

14. Pick pine cones. 

15. Go to a fall festival. 

16. Go to a Farmer's Market. 

17. Enjoy a Fall Picnic. 

18. Rake the yard... our yard!!

19. Take fall photos. 

20. Get a few festive accents for the house!

I think all these items are completely attainable if we are somewhere that has fall, especially if we are at home! I wait for this time of year, and its not to say I don't thoroughly enjoy the other seasons (besides winter, I don't care for much that comes along with winter) but fall has so many possibilities! As you get to the end of summer you are so ready for fall, a change in wardrobe, etc!

I am definitely excited to add to my fall wardrobe! As I have mentioned in the past I have been trying to make my wardrobe more age appropriate and truthfully it hasn't gone very far as there is absolutely no where to shop here and when we go home there seems to be absolutely no time at all to shop for anything other then house stuff. So this fall I will definitely be investing in a few fall clothing options to add to my new, almost already full closet! Here are a few thoughts!

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You see leather boots are a must, I Ugg's bit the dust after Alaska and fall boots such as those represented in the last picture are a this years MUST HAVE!

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Usually I am all about the clothes but I find myself having a new shoe obsession! Hello booties!! I need a pair, Ugg slippers.. umm yes! And a fall wedge? a staple in a girls shoe collection!! All of this is not to say I don't still LOVE clothes.. I'll prove it!

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My new personal challenge is to wear colored pants.. I think plum would be a great way to ease into it with a beautiful warm aztec cardigan! I am getting a blazer, I had always thought it would be black but this tan was is selling me! Plus a leather jacket has been on my radar FOREVER!

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Fall boots and leggings, HELLO! Winter leggings.. YES PLEASE!... A new fall purse with leather boots and warn jeans.. why not?

Lastly (because I feel like you're probably bored now) I am a coffee lover as you all know, but fall really opens up the warm drink world going straight through the Christmas season! I'm not for anything pumpkin although fall is when Jason mostly enjoys my baking as I make an effort to make him pumpkin chocolate chip cookies (which I will share the recipe with you one day!), and pies, etc! I discovered an Apple Blast from Caribou Coffee which has totally changed my life, as well as your go to skinny vanilla latte, chai lattes, etc! Here are some fall drinks along with a link to their recipes I am definitely planning on trying this crisp, cool season!

A Hot Vanilla

An Adult Apple Beverage

Hot Caramel Apple Cider

Champagne Ice Cubes for Morning Mamosa's

Honey Crisp Apple Sangria

As you can see there is a running theme of apples in my drink menu... fall just means apples, pumpkins (which I dislike), cinnamon, fires.. etc!

So now that I have sufficiently babbled on and truthfully quite enjoyed it you can see that I am absolutely ready and waiting for fall!! It is cool and raining here today which is fabulous, I plan to curl up with The Red Bad of Courage and some tea and enjoy the afternoon! Tomorrow I have to take the truck for an oil change, go to the bank and get some groceries so I promise my blog will be a little shorter!! 

I hope you are all having a wonderful cool day! 

HAPPY FOOTBALL SUNDAY!

I'm not going to lie its like CHRISTMAS!!! Today just started off pretty great, this morning fall is in the air and as much as I love summer fall is absolutely my favorite time of year! The bedroom had crisp air this morning and it was drizzling out.. perfect sleeping weather. Jason headed to work super early in hopes of getting home early for this glorious day! I dozed on and off all morning and a cool bedroom under warm covers.. fabulous!

When I got up I came to find that someone hacked into my Hotmail account YET AGAIN! This is the second time in two months and I'm super pissed off! I don't know what the deal is but when I try to check my emails on my phone it says that the password is incorrect, I eventually have to try and log on and reset my password and answer a survey, its crap! But I got it all figured out and am hoping it doesn't happen again!

Today is a happy day in our house regardless, we wait ALL YEAR for Football season!! Sunday's and in our house are dedicated to the games! Jason is a HUGE Patriots fan, we taped the game today and when he got home he flew in the bedroom, put on his jersey and parked himself on the couch! Sadly I already know the score of the game and I don't think he will maintain his enthusiasm!

I really cant wait to get home, get a new TV and be able to make snacks and drink reasonably priced beers! I want the Seavey's to come over and watch with us, I want surround sound! Football season being here makes me want to go home that much more!! 3 WEEKS!!

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So that's our scoop today, FOOTBALL! I made scalloped potatoes for dinner and Jason is about to put ribs in the oven. We are thinking about going to the gym but nothing is for sure! I don't know if I can bear to get out of my sweats and make it there today, today is sacred!

In the last couple of days I have gotten some really great suggestions for blog posts so I promise to have some good content this week! Thank you all for your input, I greatly appreciate it!

I am off to see how I am doing in the football pool, sadly I don't think very well. 

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL football Sunday! 

Speechless...

I tell you guys I really have had the best intentions of blogging and the last couple of days I swear I just feel like I have nothing to say. I sit here looking at the blank screen thinking of all kinds of things I should be writing about and things that I could say but its getting me no where.. I don't know what my deal is.

I think I'm putting more pressure on myself to be around and have things to say because I slacked so much while we were away, I gave a huge update when we got back about the house but truthfully because we aren't there and because we are driving back we aren't really buying anything to go in the house. We are however looking and truthfully not getting very far.

So far this is the only dinnerware set that we can agree on and truth be told the more I look at it the more I don't like it. Ha! I liked it before but definitely didn't love it and now I'm not even sure I like it! Jason doesn't want anything to off the wall (his words not mine) and I refuse to have anything simple, as in Correll white plates. So while we were in North Carolina we went to Belk and came across these Gibson Home plates, they didn't have the sets, only the plates so we didn't get them.. I think I am thankful for that now. What do you think?

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I don't know, I think they are way too plain and kind of boring. We are thinking about staying neutral in the kitchen but this really seems so blah! I don't foresee it putting me in a cooking kind of mood, haha if it doesn't put me in an eating kind of mood maybe we should get them!

We have been looking at coffee tables which is something we have notoriously differed in opinions on but as time has gone on we are leaning towards the same things. Our floors in the hours are extremely rustic looking which is what we wanted and therefore it opens doors as to what we can have as a coffee table! So these are a few things we are thinking about right now...

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We really like this one, it is from Haverty's and can be used at storage which is really great as we always have blankets in the living room. This is the matching end tables which I actually like. 

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Or this one..

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This is something totally different, but another coffee table we are considering. 

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I actually think I like this better! It is still the rustic but contemporary.. This might just be my first choice! Ha.. look at me making decisions and stuff! 

So anyways that's where we stand, I still haven't found any dining room tables that we like unfortunately and I could show you a million accent chairs that I want! But I am trying to stick to the things we actually need right now! 

If you get a chance check out Haverty's it is definitely where we found all our favorite furniture! 

I'm off to make dinner, this blog took me a lot longer than I expected as Tanya and I finally got a chance to facetime! Jason is super excited for chicken and rice casserole, so am I actually! We are headed to the gym after dinner and Jason is unfortunately working tomorrow!

I plan to be back around tomorrow, but truthfully in my whole lack of anything to say I am choosing not to force myself as I think it just takes away from the quality of the content! 

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend!

Day Two... Settling in Once Again!

Being away and then coming back never seems easy, although we really were not gone all that long it seems like a lifetime when we get back and there is so much to get in order. These last two days have really gotten away from me, so much to do it seems and so little time! I made a "To-do" list, because that's how I roll and it seems no matter how much I get done the list seems so long!

I have spent hours setting up things for the house, waiting on the phone with utility companies, looking online for things we still need, setting up furniture delivery, answering calls to let us know about the other services available to us with the new ones we have signed up for and being transferred around endlessly waiting for someone who could actually answer the questions I had. I have been cleaning and grocery shopping, cooking and just getting back in the swing of things.

I haven't returned any emails, for those of you who think I am ignoring you I apologize that it absolutely not at all my intention!! I swear this weekend at the latest I will have responded to everyone and caught up on phone calls, etc!

In all of my accomplishments these last two days I have done one thing that I am super excited about...I put together the football pool! We do a family football pool every year and this year we have expanded it with fabulous family friends that will only make it that much better! Jason is doing it at work again as well so I am in on that.. double the fun, double the chance to win! Everyone had made their picks and they are sent out so let the games, beer drinking and shit talking begin!!! Football season is one of my favorite times of year, Jason and I await it anxiously planning food, beers, outings, betting, etc.. its fabulous!

Tonight we are headed to a BBQ at one of Jason's co-workers, I was asked to make a pasta salad. Jason has been all over this whole pasta salad thing and I swear I don't get it. When we were at the Seavey's Jason and Evan came home from Raleigh talking away about this fabulous pasta salad I make... I have never ever made pasta salad! I explained that I had no idea what they were talking about but Jason insisted I could make a FABULOUS pasta salad... so I whipped up something totally random and for all I know it sucked but they all ate it and said otherwise! So tonight we are heading to this BBQ and again Jason brings up the pasta salad! I made a few changes to the last recipe I conjured up but I think it will be eatable.

I am running a little behind, again I don't know where the day went. I got up way earlier then usual because I think I'm still on east coast time, not to mention the fact that I probably had enough sleep as I keep going to bed and literally dying.. I sleep all night with no problems! A FABULOUS change of pace for me!

Tomorrow I plan to fill you in more on house stuff, in regards to things that we are now thinking about purchasing! I can't even begin to tell you how frustrating it has been not being able to find anything!! I really thought it would be the total opposite and last night again I got in bed with the laptop and started looking at dinnerware sets and nothing, I looked at Kohls, Pottery Barn, Sears, JCPenny, etc and not a damn thing I was in love with! I don't know where else to look, I even pulled up Google and just typed in dinnerware sets.. nothing! We cannot find a 6 person pub table for the kitchen, not in the shape we want at least! In all my frustration I am moving on to the more important stuff, wine glasses, Rachel Ray cooking accessories, artwork for the walls. If any of you have any suggestions please let me know, I need all the help I can get!

I'm really sorry I promised to blog and this just sucks! Its not that its not a priority but like I said the day just keeps getting away from me! Tomorrow will be better, I swear it!

I hope you all have a great night!!