This is a close one. I was already in bed. I probably should have stayed in bed, but that's alright. Here goes.....
Bought a collection of Uncle Scrooge comics today.
Watched half of Nightmare Before Christmas on Blue-Ray. Sweet!
MAN! I had some sweet plans for this post today. I guess I will have to postpone it until Friday.
Can anyone tell our personalities by the way Jessica and I post?
Back to bed. It's cold in this kitchen!
Good Night!
The big 2-6!
Today my wonderful, amazing, talented, caring, goofy, tall husband turned 26. His birthday celebrations have already spanned several days and tonight a few gathered for more celebrating at a downtown establishment that left me amazed and beyond satisfied - and by that I mean full to the brim, not one morsel more could have possibly entered my body simply for lack of space. Dave will have more on that tomorrow no doubt. I will just leave you with one picture from our meal. Can anyone guess what this is?
Happy Birthday Dave! I love you!
Tiki bars, pet lions, and the Field of Dreams
Last weekend Dave and I went on a mini road trip to the wonderful little town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We got the idea from Chloe who told us the illusive tiki bar we looked for in the James J Hill house was actually in the Brucemore Manor in Cedar Rapids. Since our lives wouldn't be complete unless we saw this tiki bar with our own eyes, we packed up and headed south for the weekend. Unfortunately, because the Brucemore is a historical site, no pictures of the tiki bar could be had, but the grounds were expansive and beautiful.
Along with large, lush gardens, the Brucemore property included a pet cemetery that contained the buried remains of 15 German shepherds and 3, yes 3 lions. Dave is in love with the idea of having pet lions and has already researched the MN laws regarding the ownership of the exotic felines.
This short trip also included a stop in Dyersville to the see the famed "field of dreams" movie site. It was surprisingly crowded. I'm not sure why I was surprised by this, but in my thoughts prior to being there, I imagined us running through the corn field and circling the bases all by ourselves. None such luck. It was neat to see, but we didn't spend much time there.
Our weekend away was much needed time of togetherness, conversation, and fun.
We took along our new Flip video camera, so as soon as the footage is edited, Dave will post it for all to see! Stay tuned.
Overslept!
Well this morning Jessica and I were planning to attend church, and church does not start until 10:50, so we usually don't have to set an alarm because we just wake up with plenty of time to head over there. Next Sunday we'll be setting an alarm! All in all the Sunday turned out to be a pretty good one. We relaxed and then tonight we went over to Jessica's Aunt and Uncle's house for two birthday celebrations and an anniversary. Good times!
Mildly disappointed
Garage Sale Day
Looked for:
Shelf for the living room
Shelf for the kitchen
Art work for the kitchen
Batman Returns
A pop corn pan
Found:
First American edition of JRR Tolkien's Silmarillion
Yann Martel's The Life of Pi
Being able to see Kellie's earrings from a quarter of a mile away: PRICELESS!
Imagine a sweet video
Imagine a sweet, sweet video of Jessica and I talking about how awesome of a time we are having at my parents house. We tried to post it, but for a solid 30 minutes the computer refused to cooperate. Tomorrow is a big day of garage sale-ing and the family is gathered at my parents' house for a sleep over extravaganza!
Homemade Pizzas
Grandparents
Fire in the backyard
Pinball
We'll have more to blog about tomorrow, and we will report on all of our purchases!
Homemade Pizzas
Grandparents
Fire in the backyard
Pinball
We'll have more to blog about tomorrow, and we will report on all of our purchases!
Life's not (a) fair!
I recently contemplated how great life would be if instead of going to work everyday, I just spent all day every day at the State Fair. Instead of processing checks and running reports and sitting at my desk all day, my daily activities would include riding the giant slide as many times as I wanted, eating cheese curds and entire buckets of Sweet Martha's Cookies. But I'm sure that by the end of a week, when I was 800 pounds heavier and completely broke, I would be regretting my decision to quit my job and become a fair lifer. What is it about the fair that has me completely mesmerized? Is it the masses of people seemingly all there for the same reason: chocolate covered bacon? Is it that you can walk and walk and walk and never find a bathroom? Or is it the shaved Hawaiian Ice that always turns my mouth red for hours? It's disturbing but I cant be at the fair and not get the shaved ice. Whatever it is...I simply love it. I love the fair!
Personholes march on!
Here's another instalment in the manhole extravaganza. I thought this one was pretty sweet. Man! There are so many covers all over Minneapolis, this project could last for a long time. I think winter is going to take a toll on it, but that's months away ( I hope!)
Take a look at....................THIS!!!!
Take a look at....................THIS!!!!
Feast your eyes
On this:
This is a picture of Dave and I in JUNIOR HIGH. Why did I choose to dig this picture out of the archives to put on display for all the world to see? Because I'm at home sick. Because I have been zapped of all creative juices. Because it's my day to blog and I'm useless without my creative juices. And because despite how incredibly embarrassed I am of the awkward junior high phase, I really do love this picture.
Men who think, read.
Everyone who reads this blog,
Alright so waaaaaaay back in September of 2006, I was writing on another blog that I started. The blog is here. I imagine September 1st was much like today, hot, humid, beautiful. 2 years ago was soooo much different than today. I was not married, I lived in a 2 bedroom apartment with 5 dudes (maybe 6 depending on the night), and I worked for mosquito control. Wow. Life changes a lot doesn't it? ANYWAY, back on September 1st 2006, I made a commitment to blog everyday for the entire month of September, and it was really fun. Today Jessica and I are making that commitment again. Everyday for the month of September we are going to blog (or at least try really, really hard to blog). Our plan is to switch every other day. Today is my day.
Reading over the older posts, it seemed like I took more time to blog. I think it wasn't just blogging, but I took more time to ponder, and recap life. I remember I would sit down, in a comfortable chair, with something to drink, put on some music, and write. I took more time for length, detail, and content. Now it seems that my life is more hurried, instead of soaking up little things, I get a more general view of everything. I think I'm still deciding on what I like better. Honestly, I think my goal is to achieve both. Get the large amount of things accomplished, but still take time to smell the roses and enjoy life. OH - don't get me wrong, I LOVE my married life right now. Being married is awesome, awesome, awesome! Currently it seems to be a big blur of awesomeness, and I want some moments of pure slowed down goodness. So, here I am sitting on our comfortable couch, I have the hum of the air conditioner going in my ear, and this is the first time in a long time I'm not blogging at work.
I'm listening to a mix I made for Jessica a few years ago called "Listening is the first and last step". I actually stole the line from an episode of Fraggle Rock, and it has always made me think. The current song is "California Brown and Blue" by Denison Witmer, he's good and laid back. I'm not sure if he is making music still or not, but check him out.
Alright, well I'm off to bed. As you can see on the sidebar, I have lots of Les Miserables to read. Last night it freaked me out! I think that's a whole different post......
See ya Wednesday,
Dave
P.S. for anyone that still checks my old blog, I'm still planning on finishing my Garden Series! I think I stopped on 5 entries, and I planned on writing 9 so I have a few more to do. Don't give up hope! I'm just giving other people time to catch up on the series......like a over a year.
~D
Alright so waaaaaaay back in September of 2006, I was writing on another blog that I started. The blog is here. I imagine September 1st was much like today, hot, humid, beautiful. 2 years ago was soooo much different than today. I was not married, I lived in a 2 bedroom apartment with 5 dudes (maybe 6 depending on the night), and I worked for mosquito control. Wow. Life changes a lot doesn't it? ANYWAY, back on September 1st 2006, I made a commitment to blog everyday for the entire month of September, and it was really fun. Today Jessica and I are making that commitment again. Everyday for the month of September we are going to blog (or at least try really, really hard to blog). Our plan is to switch every other day. Today is my day.
Reading over the older posts, it seemed like I took more time to blog. I think it wasn't just blogging, but I took more time to ponder, and recap life. I remember I would sit down, in a comfortable chair, with something to drink, put on some music, and write. I took more time for length, detail, and content. Now it seems that my life is more hurried, instead of soaking up little things, I get a more general view of everything. I think I'm still deciding on what I like better. Honestly, I think my goal is to achieve both. Get the large amount of things accomplished, but still take time to smell the roses and enjoy life. OH - don't get me wrong, I LOVE my married life right now. Being married is awesome, awesome, awesome! Currently it seems to be a big blur of awesomeness, and I want some moments of pure slowed down goodness. So, here I am sitting on our comfortable couch, I have the hum of the air conditioner going in my ear, and this is the first time in a long time I'm not blogging at work.
I'm listening to a mix I made for Jessica a few years ago called "Listening is the first and last step". I actually stole the line from an episode of Fraggle Rock, and it has always made me think. The current song is "California Brown and Blue" by Denison Witmer, he's good and laid back. I'm not sure if he is making music still or not, but check him out.
Alright, well I'm off to bed. As you can see on the sidebar, I have lots of Les Miserables to read. Last night it freaked me out! I think that's a whole different post......
See ya Wednesday,
Dave
P.S. for anyone that still checks my old blog, I'm still planning on finishing my Garden Series! I think I stopped on 5 entries, and I planned on writing 9 so I have a few more to do. Don't give up hope! I'm just giving other people time to catch up on the series......like a over a year.
~D
