What is paper???

After uploading these I realized they are small. You'll probably need to click on them to read them. Damn it. I should have paid more attention to Liz's post explaining how to make large images. :) Whatever. I'm a lazy fucker.

Smooches~

I Laid My Very Own Chocolate Mud Baby

I've been tagged by Singlegrrrl to do my own questionarre! Yes, that's right, she's BACK to blogging! Yippee!

The rules are simple:

• Answer the questions
• Replace any questions you do not like with one of your own
• Add one more question
• Tag 8 people to continue this on

Settle in b/c it's gonna be a long ride. Here goes:

What is the thing that makes you happy?

Lots of things make me happy. My husband, my dog, my family and friends, a sunny and warm day, flowers, the smell of spring, a pina colada on the beach, holidays, toilet humor, caffeine, shopping, love, little puppies and bunnies and kitten mittens... The list could go on and on.

Coffee or Tea?

Coffee most definitely. Especially with a little flavored creamer. French vanilla or something along those lines and I'm a happy camper. So theres another to add to the above list!

What's for dinner?

Well, it depends on if I'm eating alone or if the hubs is with me. If I'm eating alone it is usually something easy and fast. I'm like a scavenger in the kitchen. Cereal, frozen nuggets, lunch meat sandwich, chips, popcorn, string cheese... you know, that kind of healthy stuff. If it's with the hubs it's usually better like some sort of casserole, BBQ, spaghetti, breakfast for dinner, pizza, enchiladas or mac and cheese. Yeah, we're super healthy like that.

What was the last thing you bought?

Boring stuff at Target. Nothing exciting unfortunately.

What are you listening to right now?

90210. Yeah, I watch mature TV shows. So what?

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your wardrobe?

This is a hard one but I have to go with jeans. Any of them. I love jeans. If I could wear them everywhere I would. But then again I also love wearing skirts and dresses and dressing up every now and then b/c it makes me feel pretty. But jeans are so easy. EVERYTHING goes with them.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Cookies and Cream. Hands down. Especially when I get a bite with a big oreo in it. Yummmm...

What do you think of the person who tagged you?

I think she's rad and love getting to know her better. And now that she is moving HERE I can't wait! We can actually get drinks!!!

If I could go anywhere in the world for the next hour where would I go?

Australia. I've never been there and would love to go! Although an hour would probably just make me wish I could stay longer...

Which language do you want to learn?

French. Ever since we went there in July I've wanted to learn it. But I procrastinate and probably never will.

If you had $100 now what would you spend it on?

Shoes. Definitely shoes. I have a serious addiction.

Describe your style.

Well, like I said earlier I'm a jeans lover. I also love classic pieces tied with trendy items. Most of what I wear is simple. I wear a lot of black and grey b/c it goes with everything. And I love scarfs and statement necklaces.

What are you going to do after this?

I'm going to bed. I know you are reading this and it's in the morning but really as I'm typing this it's almost 11 pm. I'm going to go cuddle the hubs b/c he just got back from Cali!

What are your favorite movies?

Ugh. I hate this question b/c I can never think of them. So... Your mom. :)

What inspires you?

You guys! All the people who read this and comment and all the blogs I read. And Wade. He makes me want to better myself. And music and art and fashion!

What is your favorite fruit?

Strawberries! Num num num!

Do you collect anything?

Purses and shoes. Like I said, I have a serious addiction/problem.

How many hours do you sleep a day?

I usually go to bed around 11:30-12 and wake up around 7, so close to 7 hours. Not too bad. I love to sleep.

How many times do you press the snooze button before you get up?

Once. Any more than that and I would just keep snoozing so I have to limit myself to one! You don't want to have too much of a good thing, right? Ha!

What is your favorite smell?

The ocean.

What is your biggest regret?

Live life with no regrets! I think everything happens for a reason. I do think there were small moments where I could have handled myself better in the past, however I choose not to dwell on them and instead to learn from them. Therefore, I don't regret them.

What are you most proud of?

Snagging my man. He's hot. I'm a lucky woman. That is an accomplishment! :)

Cats or dogs?

Easy. Dogs all the way.

What's your biggest fashion mistake?

I can't say I had anything major b/c typically when I look back that stuff was in style then so is it still considered a mistake? I'll go with overalls w/ one strap hanging down. Gangsta. It was hot. :)

What is your guilty TV pleasure?

What ISN'T my guilty TV pleasure. That would be the easier question to answer.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

A vet. I still would love to be a vet but my art degree ain't gonna cut it.

If you could meet any person dead or alive who would it be?

This is a hard question. Do I go with someone famous and dead, famous and alive or someone in my family history that I never got to meet? I'm going to go with my Mom's dad. I never met my grandpa. He died when my mom was 7 or something like that. I think any celebrities would just be a let down in the end. Even though I love celebrity news!

What is your biggest dream?

I just want to live a normal everyday healthy and happy life. I guess my biggest dream would be to be debt free. Then think of all the shoes and purses I could buy! Haha!

What was your favorite book as a child?

I think I really liked Curious George. I don't remember. My memory sucks.

If today was your last day on earth what would you be doing?

I have no idea. I'd probably be crying that it was my last day! But I think I would want to go skydiving! Conquer a fear before you die!

If you could have one super power what would it be?

Teleportation definitely. Just think of the possibilities. Didn't you see 'Jumper'?

If you joined the circus what act would you perform?

The trapeze!!

Why did you start your blog?

I started it as a way to keep my family updated on what was going on in our lives since we moved to MN. Ironically I don't think my family reads it much anymore! It's morphed into a life of it's own!

And I'm not adding my own question b/c Lord knows there are more than enough questions to this thing already! And I tag anyone who is looking for something to post about! :) I know. I squelch on the rules but it's my blog so I do what I want! Sorry for the novel!

xoxo~

(Not) Wordless Wednesday & a Ben Appearance!!!

Oktoberfest 2009 ~ Dallas, WI

Awww... we each have our own bundles of joy... Mine's a little hairy...

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Also, I participated in asking Ben from No Ordinary Rollercoaster fame a question. Any question I wanted to ask! So what was my question? Well, since he's smoking...

"Is there more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?"

Click the video for his answer (which I adore)!

xoxo~

Tag, You're It!

My friend Jessica tagged me on her blog to do a photo tag. The rules are:

1. Open the 4th picture folder on your computer.
2. Open the 4th picture and post it on your blog.
3. Explain the picture.
4. Tag people to do the same

So here goes!

This was taken in April. We had just put out our new patio furniture and Wade is being a cheese ball as usual. I love that you can see Kobe in the background looking like WTF is he doing??? :) I tag whoever wants to do this who is having a lack of creativity like me!

Wade's 30th b-day party Sat night was a blast! Thanks to all who came out! I was hungover the majority of the day Sunday which just goes to show that the party was a success!!! :) I'll post some pics soon.

This is also a short week for us since we leave Wed night to drive to Sturgis! I can't wait! Sturgis is a blast! I'm sure when we get back I'll have some stories and pictures to share!

Happy Monday luv muffins!

Back from Chicago but still recovering...

So this is all I've got for you today...

Credit to Bon Don for seeing this while in Newport Beach and thinking of me! Love you girl!

Also, while in Chicago my friend Bill showed me this video which has me laughing so hard. I thought I'd share it all with you!

Happy Monday!!!

It's Fucking Fantabulous!

Thanks to Charlotte for giving me the Honest Scrap award! I received this award once before but it was a long time ago so I'll do it again!

The rules:

* Post 10 honest things about yourself
* Tag the person who gave you the award
* Pass the award onto 5 favorite honest bloggers

That seems easy enough for me which is good b/c sometimes I'm dumb and I'm always lazy. So here goes:

1. I am getting so excited for Sturgis this year. Kara and her boyfriend, Todd, are going to join us this time around and hopefully (keeping my fingers crossed) Amy and Bob will too so we will most definitely have an absolute blast. And not to worry, I will post plenty of pictures.

2. I wasn't going to say anything about Europe b/c I feel like I've over-posted on that subject, but I don't feel right saying I'm excited about Sturgis and not Europe. I'm getting a bit antsy. Not only do I miss Wade a ton but I'm getting nervous about flying there and being able to find him in the Paris airport! I know ZERO French... Yikes. Wait, I know Grazie. I'm pretty sure I spelled that wrong. :)

3. Wade and I always said we would start trying to get preggo when we turned 30. I just turned 30 a month ago. Wade's b-day is July 31. This makes me nervous. This also makes me a Puma. Growl... :)

4. I am addicted to cheese. I love it. I always want it. And a ton of it. I'm surprised I'm not constantly constipated. And for those who are lactose intolerant, whoa, I would never be able to do it, I feel for you. I really do. It ain't easy being cheesy!

5. I really want to go skydiving. I'm not sure if I would be able to jump though once I got up there...

6. I want to move somewhere warm and far away. If only for a year. Just to experience something new and different.

7. Although I miss my family and friends, I secretly enjoy living far away when it comes to baby showers, baby birthdays, etc b/c it means that I can ask my sister to buy the gift for me and I'll just pay her half OR I just buy it online and have the gift shipped. B/c I HATE Babies 'R Us. :) (No offense to all my BFF's that have babies b/c I love your babies!) But that store gives me the heeby geebys.

8. I am secretly afraid that my social life will take an extreme nosedive when I get pregnant (if I get pregnant). As of now my entire social life consists of shmoozing and boozing (it's not an alcohol problem I swear) and what do I do when I CAN'T booze?!?!

9. If I were asked to be in a talent show I would never be able to do anything! The only talent I somewhat possess is drawing/painting (artistic crud) and really, you can't use that as a talent at a talent show. Talk about boring to watch! So I really wish I could sing. You know, just in case I'm asked to be in a talent show and all b/c that kind of shit happens all the time, right?

10. If I could have one super hero power I would pick teleportation. Just THINK of all the great and amazing things you could do if you had that power. Feel like taking a vacation in Fiji for the day? DONE! Want to rob a bank vault? DONE! Want to slip into the mens locker room at the gym? DONE! Want to punch that stupid bitch in the face and not get hit back? DONE! Totally awesome.

I'd like to pass this award onto these awesome bloggers:
Trippin Through Life
BonBon Rose
Bormann Twins
What You Wish For
...love Maegan


I also got this award from Lady Jane from Trippin Through Life and I have to say it is probably my most favoritist award. Why? Well b/c we all know I can't censor my potty mouth and this award doesn't either!!! Dirty mouth? Clean it out w/ Orbit. Yeah, that doesn't work b/c I chew Orbit daily and I've still got a dirty mouth. Anyway... Thanks Lady Jane!!!

The rules:

* List 5 of your current obsessions and then pass it on to 5 more fucking fabulous blogs

So my 5 current (and almost constant) obsessions are:

1. Cheese - see above. This is a constant obsession. I don't see this changing EVER. More cheese please!

2. OPI Nail Polish - Right now I'm digging pinky-purplish shades on my toes. Summertime!

3. My backyard garden - This is not necessarily an obsession I enjoy, but I am DETERMINED to not let my new plants die. Those fuckers are going to live if I have anything to say about it b/c I've invested way too much money and time on those shit heads.

4. Kobe - This is also a constant obsession. I love my little furbag. He's my luvmuffin. My parents are coming on Thursday to pick him up and watch him while we are in Europe and I am going to miss him SO STINKING MUCH. Before now the longest I've ever been apart from him was 7 days for our wedding. These 10 days are going to feel long being away from him (not that I won't have the BEST time in Europe). Is that something I should be ashamed of???

5. Wine - Also a constant (along w/ beer, vodka, rum, etc) but since we're going to be in wine country while in Europe I thought I should give some new kinds a try so I went out and bought several different bottles of stuff I've never had to get a better feel of it all. I've found some new ones I love (Angeline Pinot Noir!) and some others that I would never try again!

This award I would like to grant to:

The Odyssey Years
Through The Looking Glass
It's Unbeweavable!
Live it Love it
Drollgirl

So if any of you award nominees see this before I have a chance to comment to you, Congrats! And don't feel obligated to pass on if you don't want to, but I just wanted to let you know (and everyone else who reads) that you are all radical awesome blogs!!! :)

Cheers!

The best things in life are FREE!!! :)

A little while back I won a fabulous necklace from It's Unbeweavable! She writes one helluva blog so if you haven't read her before make sure to go check her out. And she's hot. So there's a bonus for you men readers (or lesbians, I don't discriminate). Moving on, I won this awesome pendant through her from Etsy seller, Ritzy Misfit and it finally came in the mail last week and I wanted to share with you all how awesome it is!!!

(Excuse the photo quality. I took it w/ my iPhone and while the iPhone does take good pictures for a phone, the quality still isn't too superb)

This picture doesn't even do it justice either! It is rad. I got it in plum with a "W" for either Wade or Wessels. Whichever. I'm not picky. And I haven't taken if off since. Thanks Liz for having an awesome giveaway! I'm still stoked about it. Even as stoked as I was when I won Robert Pattinson (who btw is still in my basement and he scared the shit out of my neighbor just last week. Sorry Beth!). :)

(Not) Wordless Wednesday

I know I've been a bad blogee this week. I'm lacking motivation, inspiration, constipation. Wait, that last one didn't fit... Anyway, I'm going to take the rest of this week off and hopefully I'll be back in full force come Monday (it will be all right, I'll be holding you tight)...

Until then I will try to get through all my blog reading and hopefully still comment to you all. TRY being the important word in that sentence. I just seem to have a TON going on right now. It's spring fever. But I promise you I'll be back! Just like Arnold, you can't get rid of me very easily. :)

Have you humped someone today? Happy Hump Day luvahs!

xoxo

So I Creep...Yeah.

So the other night I had a dream.

It involved one of my favorite bloggers ever, Lilu. Her blog is hilarious, you must check it out.

The dream itself was very grainy but I do remember we were at a concert and she was pretending to be pregnant w/ a fake belly and all the while drinking tequila straight out of a bottle to try to get a rise out of people.

http://www.elements4health.com/the-dangers-of-alcohol-abuse-during-pregnancy.html

We were laughing about it all and having a good time until security threw us out for underage drinking b/c she was pregnant w/ child. Ridiculous, right? But it was funny.

But the fact of the matter is, I had a dream about someone I have never even met IRL. Our total relationship consists of some witty banter back and forth in our comments and twitter messages and my suggestion that I join in her and B's move to Utah and change to Mormonism to allow poligamy w/ my hubs and I (did that sentence make any sense? Oh well). This is not that I don't want to meet her IRL. I'd actually love to & hopefully the opportunity will arise sometime b/c she's hilarious. If she were a man I would totally freak-a-leak her. Instead I'll just ask if I can spoon w/ her since she's a big fan of that and all.

So tell me, have you ever dreamed about someone you've never even met before? Does it make me creepy? Maybe a bit weird? Definitely not psycho right? I sure the hell hope not.
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Oh yeah, and not to make you all jealous or anything but tonight, well, tonight I am going to see Foreigner. I will for sure be the youngest person there. I will be belting out their music and making the people around me glad that they lost their hearing when they were 70 and can turn down their hearing aide that is closest to me. I will be reminiscing about my junior high mixers and first kisses w/ little boys. Wait... no that came out wrong. I was little too at the time. I promise! I'm not a pervy pediphile! I just want to know what love is!!!

I've got a fever of 103. Seems the only cure for it is more Foreigner!

Wasting Away Again in Bloggerville

http://failblog.org/

Seriously, this is funny shit. My new favorite website (thanks Kara for pointing me to it!)

We're packing and moving today, so no blog time for me. I'm definitely going to be needing a drink (or 9) tonight after work!

Happy Friday!

Sweet Baby Jesus...

Taking a vacation from blog land is really effing up my progress at actually getting things done at work. Since our internet at home is on the fritz (what's new?) I am trying to cram it all in really fast at work. It's not working out too well. I'll hopefully have a new and exciting post up this afternoon covering the most anticipated subject ever... Rug munching!

If that won't get you back here then I don't know what will. To be continued...

Yippie-Kai-Aye-Yay Mother F’er!

Okay, sorry for the lewd title to this post, but for those of you who are fans of “Super Troopers” you may think it’s funny. If not, carry on... Anyway, my enthusiasm is due to the awesome fact that I got my first blog award!!!! Fabulous Bon Don over at “Who Throws A Cupcake? Honestly.” has bestowed upon me the Uber Amazing Blog award!

This blog award is given to sites that:
~ inspire you
~ make you smile and laugh
~ give amazing information
~ is a great read
~ have an amazing design
and/or any other reasons you can think of that makes them uber amazing!

The rules of this award are: Put the logo on your blog or post.
Nominate at least 5 blogs that for you are Uber Amazing!
Let them know that they have received this Uber Amazing award by commenting on their blog. Share the love and link to this post and to the person you received your award from.

So without further adieu the 5 blogs I would like to nominate are:

La Dolce Vita – A self-proclaimed 20-something basket case with a great sense of humor
Mental Poo –over the top dirty and politically incorrect humor. He’s like a car crash that you just can’t stop looking at.
A Martini Always Helps – Well, a martini always does help. Right? Right.
Mindy Does Minneapolis – She’s cool b/c she lives where I do. And she’s funny shit.
Baking With Plath – Great humor w/ doses of reality. Love it!

Happy Thursday everyone!

I'm a Year Old!

Yay blog! Happy 1 year birthday! In the past year I have blogged about a lot of stuff. Most of it random, some of it ridiculous, a little of it boring, tad bits of it hilarious, but all of it real. My life in a blog. Granted my life can get boring at times, so being the nice blogger that I am I cut all the boring stuff out of it (or at least MOST of the boring stuff out of it). I just wanted to let all my readers know how thankful I am to have you reading my little slice of the pie of life. I appreciate all your visits and witty comments! I hope to continue this for another year and hopefully you will continue on in the journey with me!

I am guest blogging today over at Who's Your Dachshund? so I will leave you with a picture of me showing Kobe who is boss in our house. That’s right, it’s me! Who needs Cesar Milan? Look at him cower in fear.

*Disclaimer: No dogs were hurt in the photographing of this cheesy picture and he's really not cowering in fear, more like in shock at how nerdy I am.

Today is...

I wish I were tailgating in warm weather w/ my girls again right NOW... Cold weather blows.

Today is a bad day b/c:
* It’s snowing.
* It is officially cold and wintery.
* I had to retire my open toed shoes for the season.
* I’m as pale as a ghost.
* I didn’t get very much sleep last night and am dragging ass this morning.
* I still haven’t lost any weight. Boo!

But…

Today is a good day b/c:
* It’s Friday and the beginning of the weekend!
* We have a happy hour planned for a friend’s b-day tonight.
* I get my hair cut and colored (going dark) tomorrow & I’m excited for a new look.
* I’m going to shop til I drop tomorrow. Why not? The weather sucks ass so there’s really nothing better to do and I LOVE shopping! (Old Navy is having a super sale on their outerwear!)
* Tomorrow is my blog’s 1st b-day! 70 posts in one year and I can’t believe I’ve been blogging for that long already. It feels like just yesterday when I popped my blog cherry
* Also, I have my very first guest blog coming out on my blog b-day. It’s a great honor! I’ll be sure to let you all know where you can find me!
Happy Friday Internet!

Bore-dumb

20 reasons that prove that this week at work has been SOOOOO slow*:

1. I’ve been singing the stupid “Spider Pig” song from The Simpsons Movie in my head for the past 6 hours.

2. I’ve been reading random people’s blogs and making new blog friends (there are some great and hilarious blogs out there!)

3. I’ve actually made a list (a short list) of possible names for my unborn (and not yet conceived) child (& we aren’t even TRYING yet)

4. I’ve also made a list of things I want to do before I die; this list continues to get longer and longer. It’s kind of depressing really.

5. I submitted my picture onto http://www.beautifulpeople.net/ to determine if random attractive men on this planet consider me attractive enough to be a member (lucky me, they do, phew! I was really worried! NOT!) Seriously, who says that anymore???

6. I also submitted Wade’s picture to see if he was an attractive enough mate for me (since I am in what is supposedly the top 10% of attractive women, I need myself a hot man). Lucky for him, he was voted as attractive as well and I’ll keep him around. Wait, I already knew that! Of course he’s hot! Smokin! Duh!

7. I’m a picker, yes, I admit it. If there is even a semblance of a scab on my body I pick at it. I now have 3 new spots on my left arm and 1 on my right that I have continuously picked at all week. I’m sure they will all scab over and scar. Beautiful. No, gross. Sorry.

8. I keep looking at my bill pay and hope more bills came in just so I can submit a payment to them and occupy myself for 1 minute (seriously, who wants bills to come due!?!)

9. I’m constantly clicking on http://www.people.com/ to see if there are any celebrity news updates (and there are! Tila Tequila’s g/f is cited for battery! Oh my!!! And Ricky Martin just had twin boys via a surrogate. If this doesn’t prove that he’s gay, I don’t know what will!)

10. I have started a list of Christmas gifts that I want and possible gifts to give to others. Can we say “plan ahead much”???

11. I am seriously CRAVING a pomegranate mojito from Stella’s. I need alcohol. Really, any kind will do at this point. It will just make things go by faster and seem more interesting. I’m so bored it’s turning me into an alcoholic.

12. My co-workers and I were just debating on how disgusting bacon coated in chocolate sounds. Seriously, who eats that?!?! (See, we are ALL bored here, it’s not just me)

13. I seriously think I can feel my ass getting stuck to my chair seat I've been sitting in it for so long…

14. I’ve been twitter, twitter, twittering!

15. I’ve noticed that I have way too many lists started…

16. I’ve been doodling many different possible designs for my next tattoo (but I can’t decide where I want to get it!)

17. I’ve noticed (by my constant visiting of people.com) that a lot of celebrities have the stupidest names for their children: Shiloh, Suri, Apple, Coco, Rumur, etc. Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb… Oh and Matthew McConaughey is HOT (but I already knew that).

18. I’ve learned that sometimes animals rain from the sky. Mostly frogs and fish, but seriously, it’s on wikipedia, so it MUST be true. Wikipedia rules. It takes away my boredom for a bit by looking up random and stupid stuff.

19. I googled my name, my old maiden name, and Wade’s name. Found a lot of boring stuff (besides my blog, which rules of course), and apparently there is a folk singer w/ my maiden name, and a lot of racing crud on Wade. Wow, boring.

And the last reason that proves it is DEAD in my office...

20. I’m making this stupid and silly list.


(*Note: I’m fully aware that most of you will find this list completely dumb, probably a little amusing at most, however, this is just exactly how extremely dead our office has been this whole week)

Now get me a drink STAT!!!

Phew!

Okay, I can handle this. After being so infuriated with the whole blog template issues, I finally figured it out. I think this is much better. Nothing to write home about, but at least it doesn't look like I puked pink up all over the page. Sorry for those of you who had to witness such a horrid template issue. I'm back in the swing of things now and I think this new background is quite pleasing to the eyes. No more bleeding. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Damn computer crap

So I thought I was fairly computer saavy. That was until I decided I wanted my profile to be unique and not one of the 15 different layouts that Blogger lets you choose from. I Google searched "blog templates" and found tons of different sites w/ tons of cool templates to choose from. I found one I liked and pasted the HTML code into my template area thinking it would be that easy, and it was! Until I noticed it had erased all my favorite links. So then I end up spending the next hour trying to find my favorite links so that I can add them in, only I know NOTHING about HTML coding so I have absolutely no idea where to put the codes in for it to work on my new profile. Damn it. So I revert back to my old profile's template only to discover that my links are now missing from it as well and now the tab I used to have to enter them onto my site (easily and painlessly) is GONE! WTF?!?! Where did it go? Why isn't it there anymore???? So... that leads me up to this new and exciting (actually new and very boring and very pink) template. I found the area to enter my links into the HTML code on it and copied and pasted each one of them back. This has taken up over an hour of my time. All to end up with a blog page I dislike even more than the one I had before. Damn fuckin computers.

If anyone knows ANYTHING about HTML that can help me out with it, please let me know! It's very ugly and is making my eyes bleed. :)