I didn't cry this time!

Well I did it! I really didn't think I'd have the guts but I'm glad I went through with it. It's going to be SO much easier to fix. I'm still in shock of how short it really is, but I think that will pass. I've got nothing but positive reviews so far, so that helps. Brian really likes it. So... mission accomplished...got my hair chopped off and didn't cry!

Start the new job on Monday. I guess I can tell ya'll more about it now since my last official day at Gateway is tomorrow. The company is called Bohn & Dawson. They make a bunch of specialized parts for lots of different companies all over the world. St. Louis is their headquarters but they also have offices in Texas, China, and a bunch of other places that I can't remember right now. Ha. So basicially I'll be working with the Product Managers quoting all of these companies and making sure they get what they are paying for. I'll probably have a lot of learning to do in my first couple of months, but that's true with any job. It pays well, and it's about 30 minutes closer to our house! BIG PLUS. I'll keep you updated on how my first week goes!!

Super Bowl weekend! Yay!! I LOVE THE SUPER BOWL. I only wish that the Monday after the Super Bowl was some sort of National holiday... sucks going to work the next day. What's my pick you ask? Well... you hear all of these people going against the Patriots and praying that the Giants can some how pull it off... NOT ME. I think what the Patriots have done this season is amazing and I would love to see them go undefeated. They deserve it... plus I've never been an Eli Manning fan by any means. He annoys me and I can't explain why. He just seems like a big baby... sorry if some of ya'll are Eli fans. So anyway... without a doubt I think the Pats are taking this one. I hope the Giants can make a game of it, but I guess we'll see! We'll be at the house watching with my parents and probably Gretchen and Justin. I'm excited for finger foods! :)

I hope ya'll have a wonderful weekend, and if there are any of you out there contemplating chopping all your hair off... DO IT!!!

Bye Bye Hair...

Ok so this past Saturday my mom and I went and got our hair done together... I simply wanted a trim and highlights. I told the lady that I wanted to be much lighter (I hadn't had my hair highlighted since before the wedding so I was in bad shape). So... she gave me highlights. They weren't bad but not enough... then she decides that my hair is "dull" so she puts TONER in it. Ummm HELLOOOOO??? Toner makes your hair darker and it totally defeated the purpose of my highlights. Was not happy with the color. AND... for my trim she cut off like an inch and a half. So... needless to say I left there pretty upset. I'm one of those dumb girls that cries whenever I don't like my hair so when Brian came and picked me up he was all confused because I started crying. haha... poor Brian. And of course he could say nothing to make it better.

Now that it has been a few days my hair looks fine, and I know this. I'm just a girl that over reacts. However... I've already made the decision to cut it all off... today. I have an appointment at 3:30. I cut my hair pretty short last year, and I didn't really like it that much. It was a weird cut... I have an idea of what I actually want this time and I'm bringing a couple of pictures. So... wish me luck! Let's hope I don't leave this place crying. I'll post pictures tonight of the final product. Man am I nervous!!

Side note: I know I sound like a total brat when talking about my hair... I don't mean to, but for me it's just that one thing that I'm overly sensitive about.

Bye bye hair!

I lOvE fRiDaYs!!!

It is so much easier to wake up for work on a Friday... and now it's 2PM and my day at work is almost over!! After work I have to go meet Brian at the vet's office. Oscar, being the crazy puppy that he is, decided to go for a stroll in our woods a couple of weeks ago and ended up with quite a wound on his chest. I took him in to get 8 stitches two weeks ago, and tonight he's getting them taken out. Luckily the wound is in a spot where he hasn't been able to lick it at all... it was hilarious watching him try to reach it. Not sure what it was that stuck him, but who knows what's back in those woods. It's so nice having dogs that don't run off. We can let them both out, go get ready, and then 15 minutes later just call their names and they come running back to the door. Who knows what they do in that 15 minutes... but I don't care just as long as they come back and stay in our yard. Really not sure what we'd do without our dogs. Just in case you forgot... here are our cute little (ha!) doggies... (Oscar on the left, Shea on the right)



Nothing too huge planned for this weekend. After we take Oscar to the vet and all that I think we'll probably do dinner and movie. We've been wanting to go to the movies for a long time now. Might see Juno or the sequel to National Treasure. Who knows. I just love going to the movies. I've heard good things about Juno so my vote is for that but I'm sure Brian will have something to say about that...

Saturday my mom and I are going together to get our hair done. I haven't had my hair highlighted since before the wedding and I'm starting to look a bit trashy. ha. My hair has FINALLY started growing out, so I don't think I'll be having much trimming done. Sunday I'm sure we'll do the normal church and lunch then just lay around. I hate the break before the Super Bowl... what the crap will we watch on Sunday??!!

Have a GREAT weekend all my loyal readers... all 3 of you.

It's flipping cold.

Well hello there. I stink at posting I know... shut it.

It is so flipping cold here. Seriously. It's the kind of cold where you walk around a corner and it just takes your breath away for a good couple of seconds. I feel like our house just can't stay warm. Our electric bill is going to be RIDICULOUS this month but whatever... it's worth it. It's so much harder to get out of bed when it's freeeezing out. Stinks. Hopefully it will warm up soon though... keep your fingers crossed.

Hmmm.... what's new... well for starters I start a new job in two weeks. Kind of a big change in our life. Brian and I have talked and prayed about it for some time now, and we really think it's the right move for me. It's just a better place for me all around. I'll explain more when the time comes. It's still very new, and I need to finish out my next two weeks at Gateway before I share any details. But... keep us in your prayers. God sure has a way of providing... it's unbelievable how this job just fell in my lap. Anyway... more later about that.

On to more good news... we are going to London in March! I couldn't be more excited!! Brian's Nana is from there so she kind of knows her way around. Brian's parents are paying for our entire trip... the most amazing Christmas gift ever! The only place I've been out of the country is Mexico... and I've heard such amazing things about London. We are going for a little over a week in March. We come back the day before Easter. It will be myself, Brian, Brian's Mom, Brian's brother, Brian's Nana, and Brian's uncle. So... it's like a big Howard affair. I absolutely cannot wait. I promise to take way too many pictures :)

Is it bad that I'm already excited for Valentine's Day? I flipping love that holiday... even when I was single I still liked it. Not sure why. Dunno what I'm going to get Brian yet but something good... I'm pondering several things. I'll keep you updated of course. Only 24 more days! ha!

Ok well that's all for now folks. Back to work I go. Catch ya on the flip side.

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Hello there...

I haven't posted since my "list" for 2007. I think I needed a break after that.

So I have recently become an eBayer... I never even went to the site until about a month ago when I bought Brian's Wii on there. Recently I just bought a new pair of UGG's. There is something so exciting about the whole bidding thing and actually winning. I know I sound like a total geek talking about this, especially since most of you probably have known about eBay for quite some time, but hey I'm new to the whole concept. Thankfully I've had some pretty honest sellers so far. It makes me want to go home and look around my house for things that I can make a couple bucks off of... ha!

We went to the Blues game last weekend with Gretchen and her boyfriend Justin. It was tons of fun... a couple of slug-fests on the ice, and our seats were free drinks and free food all night. Very nice. Afterwards, I got conned into going to the casino. I must say I've never actually been to a big casino, and after going, I don't see the fascination AT ALL. First complaint - the SMOKE. I felt like I couldn't see my hand in front of my face not to mention the next day my throat was sore just from breathing it for two hours. Secondly - you can't help but look around and almost feel sorry for all of the idiots that sit there and think that their next dollar is going to win them the jackpot. GIVE IT UP. The whole gambling thing in general just seems dirty to me in some way. I don't know... can't explain it. BUT ... needless to say I will not be attending a casino anytime soon.

Brian just started a new class on Tuesday. He now has class every Tuesday and Thursday night. Which I'm glad he's going to class but it does suck to have him come home so late. Oh well. They are his Fire 1 and Fire 2 classes...whatever that means. He'll be done with those in May and then hopefully will be able to be hired on at a fire house. From there he can work and begin his paramedics classes. He'll be busy, but it will be worth it in the long run. I'm very proud of him.

No big plans this weekend. We need to spend some time cleaning... the house is dirty and it's driving me insane. So... much to Brian's excitement we will be tackling that task this weekend. He gets to do fun stuff like clean out the garage and the basement. WOO HOO!!!

Well... sorry for the boring post but it will have to do for now. Have a wonderful weekend!

Is it Spring yet??

So... today is my first day back at work since the 20th of December. I was sitting at home quite a bit the past couple of weeks, and yet still did not find time to update my blog. However, once I get to work it's the first thing I think of. Oh well. Lots to catch up on...

Christmas was wonderful as always. Houston was great... the weather was perfect. It was so nice to just chill out at Brian's house with the family. What did we get for Christmas you ask? Well... I got Brian a Wii. Trust me, not an easy task as I'm sure you all know. But... it was worth it. He loves it and I love it too...so much fun. I actually broke a sweat playing it the other day... and that's never a bad thing. haha. Brian got me and iHome for my iPod (radio, alarm, charger, etc). So nice... I've always used my phone as my alarm. So much better to wake up to music. It was very clever of him. My parents bought Brian a new driver... I swear they spoil the crap out of him now. I got the usual Clinique make up from my mom and they also gave us money to go towards a new couch... we need one bad. Brian's parents gave us the option of a ski trip or a trip to London whenever they go ( most likely this summer ). Needless to say I was all for the London trip. Brian of course had to think about it, but then decided on London.

Being inspired by Meredith's Blog I decided to go ahead and make a list for 2007; I'll try and hit 100 but no promises:
100. 2007 was by far the best year of my life
99. I love snow, ice, sleet, everything Winter; but not driving in it
98. I could see my parents everyday and never be tired of it
97. I spoil our dogs SO badly...
96. Brian scratches my back every time I ask him to. I hate scratching his. ha.
95. I like watching every single show on MTV
94. I hate the writer's strike... it's killing me.
93. I do NOT like watching basketball... any other sport... NOT basketball.
92. I pass out every time I get a shot or get blood taken
91. I'm actually a pretty good cook...and enjoy doing it
90. I press snooze at least 5 times every morning
89. I'm an avid book reader; current read: "PS... I Love you" I plan to see the movie when I'm done.
88. Brian is like the human sports encyclopedia; He could tell you where any pro sports player when to college... it's so weird.
87. Our first date was at McDonald's... for breakfast of course.
86. I LOVE his family
85. I miss my friend's from Texas SO much... I think about them ALL daily.
84. I LOVE asparagus, but hate the way it makes your pee smells. (sorry... gross I know)
83. I enjoy listening to talk radio on my way to work
82. I laugh at almost everything... sometimes too much.
81. Our wedding feels like a dream... but a WONDERFUL one
80. My parents still act like newlyweds...sickening but such an inspiration
79. I've sang the National Anthem at the old Busch Stadium... twice
78. I sang the National Anthem at most all of the home sports games in high school
77. I hate it when some commercials are louder than others and you have to turn the TV down
76. We will always have AT LEAST one dog
75. We plan on having kids in 4 or 5 years... God willing.
74. I don't want to take my Christmas Tree down. What's the rule for that anyway?
73. I get scared at night if Brian falls asleep before I do... I "hear things" in the house
72. I don't floss
71. I can fall asleep in about 2 minutes of lying down
70. 4 years of college felt like a couple of months
69. I don't like being at the mall for more than 2 hours. EVER.
68. Brian grinds his teeth in his sleep and it wakes me up sometimes. Ewww
67. Brian used to leave notes on my car when we were in school... I saved them all.
66. My brother is the nicest guy ever... too nice. He needs a girlfriend. I'm taking applications.
65. NASCAR races are actually really entertaining to watch
64. I still have several of my closest friends from high school
63. I'm deathly afraid of deep water when I can't see the bottom
62. I feel naked without my cell phone and chap stick
61. Brian and I are on a bowling league with my mom's work... my average is up to 108... don't laugh.
60. The Melting Pot is my favorite restaurant
59. My mom is 4 ft. 9 inches tall
58. I love getting the chills at church
57. We clean every Sunday
56. I love coming home and getting greeted at the door by a kiss from Brian and some dog licks.
55. I hate wearing heels
54. I secretly want a pair of Ugg Boots. (or however you spell that)
53. I think they need to start FAA - "Facebook Addicts Anonymous"
52. I want to keep my future kids away from the Internet for as long as possible
51. I know nothing about the current Presidential candidates... one of my New Year's resolutions
50. My daughter will have the middle name Jo, like myself, my mother, and my grandmother
49. I LOVE Bean Burritos
48. I had Scarlet Fever my freshman year in college
47. I drink way too much coffee in the mornings
46. Brian dances around the house to his own tune on a daily basis - makes me laugh every time
45. I hate doing laundry... more than the dishes
44. I WILL lose 10 pounds this winter
43. I am NOT a morning person; Brian is; not a good mix
42. I hate putting on make up
41. I never know what to do with my hair; it's always boring
40. I have finally come to the realization that I will NEVER be tan; freckles yes, tan no.
39. I kick and talk in my sleep almost every night... or so Brian tells me
38. I hate that I buy bottled water
37. I would NEVER want to be a celebrity
36. Brian's hair is going to be gray in 5 years I'm predicting; his little patch just keeps growing
35. I like writing letters... real ones, not email
34. I get on soda kicks - this week it's Diet Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash - YUM
33. I love a good pen
32. Brian's after shave gel - the best smell in the world
31. Brian LOVES video games, but he only plays them before I get home from work (it's like he's hiding the fact that he's still just a big kid)
30. I wish I had time to take baths
29. I haven't had a pedicure in MONTHS - it's sick
28. I actually miss studying in some sick way; there is just something about studying your butt off for a test and acing it that makes you feel SO amazing
27. I shave my legs everyday... it's a habit I think; I hate stubble
26. I look forward to putting my sweatpants back on after I get home from work
25. Traffic baffles me; if everyone would just GO why is there congestion?
24. They just closed one of the 3 MAJOR interstates here in St. Louis... for TWO YEARS! So frustrating!!! Re-routing is going to be my life...
23. I MUST have a calendar and I write stupid things on it like "call Mom after work"
22. I like to think about crazy things like how small I actually am on this HUGE planet that God has created...
21. I always have a song stuck in my head and if the radio is on, I'm singing
20. I am a movie trivia buff... ask me a question - "Scene It!" Champion 2007
19. I desperately need an address book
18. I can't sleep without a fan
17. I'm a huge Cardinals fan and it pisses me off when people talk crap about them
16. I miss my grandmothers - both have passed - I constantly have the feeling they are looking out for me though...
15. I like that when I sneeze, my grandpa says "Bless you my child"
14. My dad calls me pumpkin and poose-pah. No clue what that is...
13. I cry when I watch almost anything remotely sad on television. I hide it well though
12. I miss my job at the preschool in Abilene
11. 11 is how old I was when I broke my right arm because my dog tripped me
10. I'm not really a fan of chocolate...
9. Brian and I both got hives from the sun on our honeymoon in Mexico; good thing we are both pale as crap. I feel sorry for our children...
8. I like puzzles
7. I don't like rap... I have pretended to at times, but I really just don't like it
6. I cannot believe Jamie Lynn is prego... my world is crushed. ha jk, but it's crap. I feel sorry for those parents that have to explain that to their 8 year-olds
5. I don't think I'll ever feel like an adult
4. I miss the 420 College Drive... good times
3. I can NEVER find anything to wear in the morning
2. Brian seriously has 250 T-Shirts
1. I love my life

Wow... I did it. Hope it wasn't too boring for you. Ok... someone else's turn!! Val? Jacci?

Love you all...