Okay so it's not terribly early (about 8:45am), but it feels early. As in, I'm awake and wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, but my eyes don't seem to want to open more than a quarter of an inch. I think it was probably 1am before D and I went to bed last night, but that's not too bad.
Anyway, I can't believe Christmas is almost here. I was kinda bummed for a while since I didn't have any really good christmas music, but my mom bought a bunch (like she does every year) and sent me some of them and burned me some copies of the old stuff we all used to listen to around christmas-time. :D Yay!
I have some family members coming in about 4 days. *sigh* I'll be somewhat happy to see them, but I'll be happy when they go back, too. I don't have anything against them...I mean, my dad and I haven't ever really gotten along, but my oldest sister and her two daughters are awesome. I even lived with them for a few months.
So, they'll be coming down this friday, but the coolest thing is my mom is sending a bunch of my stuff that I wasn't able to bring on my original move and she's sending presents she's bought for me and D. I don't know how I'll be able to wait until Christmas day to open them, but I'll try my hardest. I know pretty much what I'm getting from D's mom...some cds, a couple dvds, and some slippers...but the surprise and just not knowing what it could be is always mucho fun. :D
On another note, one reason D and I were up so late last night is that we were playing Warcraft again. It's so incredibly fun! Back when we first started I'd made a Warlock toon and he made...somethin'. I can't remember what it was. But we only made it to level 14 or so when we decided we just weren't playing enough to justify what we were spending on it. But now, I have a total of 4 toons and we've been playing a ton. My main toon is a level 31 hunter, my others are a level 30 warlock, a level 20 druid, and a level 14 priest. Yeah, yeah I know I sound like a gaming geek, but I don't care. :p
Coolest thing, though is that the expansion pack that'll double the game size comes out in Jan. D has played Warcraft for the last 2 years and says he still has only seen about 50% of what the game has now. It'll be awesome.
So...yeah...going to bed at 1am when we've been playing Warcraft is quite the achievement. We've stayed up until 3am quite often and occasionally 5am. It's sad how addictive it can be. :) Can you see how sad I am. hehe
Well, that'll be all for now. We've got to get some work in before becoming totally immersed in that game.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
Burnt Turkey Day
D and I went over to his parent's house today (obviously since we can't go to my mom's). It was pretty cool. We got there a little late, but just as all the food was done cooking.
There was turkey, ham, super rice (we brought that), stuffing, green beans, cheddar/broccoli casserole, salad with onions, peas, boiled eggs, and some kind of kick butt dressing mixed into it. I got some leftovers of that.
It was also D's neice's birthday so there was birthday cake there in addition to the Bourbon Pecan pie. That pie was so tasty warmed up with vanilla ice cream on top. Yummy!
Every once in a while we could hear gunshots from the neighbor's target shooting. D said it's pretty much a family (neighborhood) tradition to target shoot on Thanksgiving, but the only guns that had been brought were the carry pistols he and his brother Mike have with them. So, sufficed to say, we all didn't shoot. :-(
Um...what else...not too much going on. Still won't be able to afford the trip home for christmas so I'm just waiting on a check from my dad to get a couple things to send to my brother. Also have a visit coming up from family. My oldest sister, her two daughters, and my dad (:-P) will be coming down for a couple days in early Dec. I guess I'm kinda looking forward to it, but I'm sure I'll breathe a big sigh of relief when it's just me and D again.
Well, I'm off to bed...or maybe to read a little bit before bed.
There was turkey, ham, super rice (we brought that), stuffing, green beans, cheddar/broccoli casserole, salad with onions, peas, boiled eggs, and some kind of kick butt dressing mixed into it. I got some leftovers of that.
It was also D's neice's birthday so there was birthday cake there in addition to the Bourbon Pecan pie. That pie was so tasty warmed up with vanilla ice cream on top. Yummy!
Every once in a while we could hear gunshots from the neighbor's target shooting. D said it's pretty much a family (neighborhood) tradition to target shoot on Thanksgiving, but the only guns that had been brought were the carry pistols he and his brother Mike have with them. So, sufficed to say, we all didn't shoot. :-(
Um...what else...not too much going on. Still won't be able to afford the trip home for christmas so I'm just waiting on a check from my dad to get a couple things to send to my brother. Also have a visit coming up from family. My oldest sister, her two daughters, and my dad (:-P) will be coming down for a couple days in early Dec. I guess I'm kinda looking forward to it, but I'm sure I'll breathe a big sigh of relief when it's just me and D again.
Well, I'm off to bed...or maybe to read a little bit before bed.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
babies!!
Okay, well a baby and no, I'm not having one.
Last night D and I went to a birthday party for Poppy (his dad). It was mostly old friends of his and second cousins and such, but all three of D's brothers were there and the wives of the two married ones.
I hung out with D, his oldest brother, and one of the wives of another brother. Apparently, that's what usually happens at these shindigs. Those three hang out while the others mingle.
Oh, one of the brothers had brought a tv and set it up so we could watch the rest of the football game. The Vols won by three points. Yay!!
So anyway, Lisa, the wife we were hanging out with had her neice for the weekend. She's like 8 months old or something I think. And she is such a chubby cheeked cutie! Pretty much once I had a hold of her there was no gettin' her away from me. We were out by the field for the party and it was a little chilly out so she was bundled up in her onesie (sp?), with her little Vols jacket on and a snowman lap throw wrapped around her. I swear she had her weight doubled by all the clothing.
The other wife ended up coming over (magnet to babies) so I gave the kid up for a bit. Then, after the party, we went over to Lisa's for a bit and I got to hold the baby again, feed her, and play with her. I'd bounce my leg a bit and she'd go nuts wigglin' around and hopping up and down on my leg. She'd have the strangest expression on her face when she'd look at D. I think it might've been the facial hair. ;-) But not too long later he was getting grins and giggles out of her.
So, yay for me, I've gotten my baby fix for a while. :-)
Last night D and I went to a birthday party for Poppy (his dad). It was mostly old friends of his and second cousins and such, but all three of D's brothers were there and the wives of the two married ones.
I hung out with D, his oldest brother, and one of the wives of another brother. Apparently, that's what usually happens at these shindigs. Those three hang out while the others mingle.
Oh, one of the brothers had brought a tv and set it up so we could watch the rest of the football game. The Vols won by three points. Yay!!
So anyway, Lisa, the wife we were hanging out with had her neice for the weekend. She's like 8 months old or something I think. And she is such a chubby cheeked cutie! Pretty much once I had a hold of her there was no gettin' her away from me. We were out by the field for the party and it was a little chilly out so she was bundled up in her onesie (sp?), with her little Vols jacket on and a snowman lap throw wrapped around her. I swear she had her weight doubled by all the clothing.
The other wife ended up coming over (magnet to babies) so I gave the kid up for a bit. Then, after the party, we went over to Lisa's for a bit and I got to hold the baby again, feed her, and play with her. I'd bounce my leg a bit and she'd go nuts wigglin' around and hopping up and down on my leg. She'd have the strangest expression on her face when she'd look at D. I think it might've been the facial hair. ;-) But not too long later he was getting grins and giggles out of her.
So, yay for me, I've gotten my baby fix for a while. :-)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
me = domestic (surprisingly enough)
D commented yesterday that he was very pleased with my new-found domestication. In the past week I've made two loaves of banana bread, made an improvised chicken parmesean (made with chicken patties) that was oh so delish, and we got a crock pot the other day and I cooked roast in it with potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and carrots.
In addition to that, I'm doing all the laundry, sweeping, mopping, making the bed, dishes, vacuuming, and general cleaning. Up until I moved here with D, the most I'd ever done is the dishwasher, an occasional meal (mostly boxed, but some crock pot stuff), and maybe some vacuuming once in a while.I'm pretty darn proud of myself. :)
Sunday, October 08, 2006
camping
I just got back a little bit ago from my first camping trip in about 10 years. It was so incredibly awesome! D and I left yesterday afternoon, planning on just staying the night even though we did debate for a while today whether we wanted to stay an extra night. We decided that his brother's hot tub, a comfy bed, tv, computer, and a warm house were plenty of reasons to come back as planned. I definitely wouldn't have minded staying the extra night, but it's all good and he said we can go back any time as long as we have the money for food and gas.
So, a brief (or maybe not so brief) summary.
We left here around 2:00ish after spending a few hours that morning target shooting at his parent's with a couple of his brother's and his nephew. It was so cool! I liked pretty much all the pistols we shot, but D's was my favorite and then his brother's .357 revolver was a REALLY close second. We need to get more ammo before we can go shoot D's pistol again, but he has a ton for one of his rifles so we'll probably go shoot that soon. We've also talked about me eventually getting a carry permit.
Anyway, back to camping. It took about an hour and forty-five minutes to get to the site and set up. It's the best site there by far because it's not incredibly close to the road and there's a hill blocking most of it so it's really private. Also, it was right on the creek so, although it was cold, it was very relaxing and picture perfect in the daylight.
We mostly drank and sat around the campfire last night, but today we hiked upstream a bit with his puppy and one of his brother's puppies. D's puppy is an Akita so she's big and was just tromping all over the place. The other puppy is a Pug so he was a little chicken, not wanting to get his tiny little paws even a little damp.
I swear, the first night of sleep during camping always sucks. The ground was harder than I'm used to sleeping on while camping since I'm used to having an air matress...and it was really cold with the naturally cold air and the breeze coming off the creek, but it was still awesome. D had a one person tent so it was nice and cozy. His brother's puppy slept in his crate in the back of the truck and his puppy slept outside. I was a bit worried about the cold getting to her, but she's got a thick coat so she was just fine. She really perked up when she heard the zipper on the tent open in the morning.
The best thing we ate all weekend was hobo dinners. (Don't flame me, that's what they're called.) D had 'em when he was in cub scouts and they're a required meal on all camping trips. You cut up an onion, a potato, and an apple, wrap it up in foil and throw it on the fire for about a half hour. Oh...it's so tasty!
Anyway, I've rambled on enough.
So, a brief (or maybe not so brief) summary.
We left here around 2:00ish after spending a few hours that morning target shooting at his parent's with a couple of his brother's and his nephew. It was so cool! I liked pretty much all the pistols we shot, but D's was my favorite and then his brother's .357 revolver was a REALLY close second. We need to get more ammo before we can go shoot D's pistol again, but he has a ton for one of his rifles so we'll probably go shoot that soon. We've also talked about me eventually getting a carry permit.
Anyway, back to camping. It took about an hour and forty-five minutes to get to the site and set up. It's the best site there by far because it's not incredibly close to the road and there's a hill blocking most of it so it's really private. Also, it was right on the creek so, although it was cold, it was very relaxing and picture perfect in the daylight.
We mostly drank and sat around the campfire last night, but today we hiked upstream a bit with his puppy and one of his brother's puppies. D's puppy is an Akita so she's big and was just tromping all over the place. The other puppy is a Pug so he was a little chicken, not wanting to get his tiny little paws even a little damp.
I swear, the first night of sleep during camping always sucks. The ground was harder than I'm used to sleeping on while camping since I'm used to having an air matress...and it was really cold with the naturally cold air and the breeze coming off the creek, but it was still awesome. D had a one person tent so it was nice and cozy. His brother's puppy slept in his crate in the back of the truck and his puppy slept outside. I was a bit worried about the cold getting to her, but she's got a thick coat so she was just fine. She really perked up when she heard the zipper on the tent open in the morning.
The best thing we ate all weekend was hobo dinners. (Don't flame me, that's what they're called.) D had 'em when he was in cub scouts and they're a required meal on all camping trips. You cut up an onion, a potato, and an apple, wrap it up in foil and throw it on the fire for about a half hour. Oh...it's so tasty!
Anyway, I've rambled on enough.
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