get flowers--roses and a night out--sushi and a movie!!
hmmmm....he's a keeper for sure!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
He passed...
My husband is a licensed private pilot!! He passed his check ride today. He begins his multi engine and instrument rating training program June 4th.
WaHOOO!!!!
Now where is that champagne bottle???
WaHOOO!!!!
Now where is that champagne bottle???
Monday, May 28, 2007
Ode to my bike..I am so sorry
Dear Bike-
I can't believe it took me this long to get you out for a ride. You have every right to be upset with me--but you were not--in fact you were patient with me. As soon as I clipped in I knew I was wrong in waiting so long. All the fear, lonliness, and self doubt disappeard--as it usually does when we are together. I knew you would enjoy the smooth bike paths--where there are fellow bikers, runners, roller bladers--all happy to share the outstreched road where we don't have to battle cars and the tight congested streets.
You let me take my time in getting used to you again--starting out at 13mph and inching my way to up to 18-20mphs. I felt the wind across my face and the sun shining down on my arms. You rode easy and took the curves with such precesion. I knew you would enjoy the climbs. The scenary was beautiful--reminded me why we moved to California in the first place.
Thank you for your patience and the reminder of why I love to ride. I appreciate you letting me take my time in being okay again to ride by myself. As you can tell this move has rocked me a bit and I am trying to piece my old self back together.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
I'm "It"
I've been tagged by Mrs T2....
INSTRUCTIONS: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so...
1)BlondeMomBlog
2)Newlywed Bliss
3)Our life Together
4)Life as the Mr and Mrs Plus One
5)Life is Good
Next select five people to tag: Cherie, Platinum Rose., Chrissy, Angelarae and Sara H
What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was 21 years old. A junior in college and probably drinking my college days at Ohio University away. Small college town and nothing to do but party. Running around with my girlfriends who still to this day are my chicken soups for my soul.
What were you doing 1 year ago?
I was in the midst of wedding planning and probably stressed out.
Five snacks you enjoy:
1. skinny cow oreo ice cream sandwiches
2. guacamole and chips
3. Dannon lit and fit yogurt with granola
4. Peanut M&Ms
5. french fries with malt vinegar
Five songs that you know all the lyrics to:
1. Baby got back
2. Ice Ice Baby
3. My kinda town, Chicago (this may or may not be the correct title)
4. Cherish (motown song, not madonna)
5. Rehab-Amy Winehouse
Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. Buy a house that overlooks the ocean
2. Take care of our, Eli's and my family's financial obligations.
3. Invest
5. Donate to as many charities as possible
Five bad habits:
1. Worrying
2. Overspending at Target
3. Not closing the Kitchen cabinets when I am done
4. Ability to destroy a bedroom or bathroom in 2.2 seconds
5. Try to please people
Five things you like doing:
1. Blogging
2. Traveling
3. Spending time with Eli
4. Mountain biking
5. hiking
Five things you would never wear again:
1. My wedding dress
2. over sized flannel shirts
3. Hoochie clothes--getting way too old for that
4. Braces
5. jelly shoes
Five favorite toys (now?):
1. My Blackberry
2. Our XM radio
3. My Mountain bike
4. My Cusinart
5. My coffee maker
INSTRUCTIONS: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so...
1)BlondeMomBlog
2)Newlywed Bliss
3)Our life Together
4)Life as the Mr and Mrs Plus One
5)Life is Good
Next select five people to tag: Cherie, Platinum Rose., Chrissy, Angelarae and Sara H
What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was 21 years old. A junior in college and probably drinking my college days at Ohio University away. Small college town and nothing to do but party. Running around with my girlfriends who still to this day are my chicken soups for my soul.
What were you doing 1 year ago?
I was in the midst of wedding planning and probably stressed out.
Five snacks you enjoy:
1. skinny cow oreo ice cream sandwiches
2. guacamole and chips
3. Dannon lit and fit yogurt with granola
4. Peanut M&Ms
5. french fries with malt vinegar
Five songs that you know all the lyrics to:
1. Baby got back
2. Ice Ice Baby
3. My kinda town, Chicago (this may or may not be the correct title)
4. Cherish (motown song, not madonna)
5. Rehab-Amy Winehouse
Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. Buy a house that overlooks the ocean
2. Take care of our, Eli's and my family's financial obligations.
3. Invest
5. Donate to as many charities as possible
Five bad habits:
1. Worrying
2. Overspending at Target
3. Not closing the Kitchen cabinets when I am done
4. Ability to destroy a bedroom or bathroom in 2.2 seconds
5. Try to please people
Five things you like doing:
1. Blogging
2. Traveling
3. Spending time with Eli
4. Mountain biking
5. hiking
Five things you would never wear again:
1. My wedding dress
2. over sized flannel shirts
3. Hoochie clothes--getting way too old for that
4. Braces
5. jelly shoes
Five favorite toys (now?):
1. My Blackberry
2. Our XM radio
3. My Mountain bike
4. My Cusinart
5. My coffee maker
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Ahh Snap!
Aparently this phrase is my DH's favorite saying lately..he uses it all the time. I am not quite sure where he picked it up from but I do find it amusing..hence the title of my post. Ah snap!
Very antsy today and I think it has something to do with the weather and an upcoming long weekend. It is finally nice, sunny and warm...lately we've getting this marina layer coming in that has kept it cool(in my standards)and kind of blah. I guess the weather forecasters are calling this month "May Gray". I chuckle because it does remind me of Chicago in the spring time--cooler temps and still mostly gray outside.
Here is our new (old) car. We recently purchased a 1984 volvo--hard to belive this car is still up and running--I guess that is why they call volvo's a "german tank" It is quite cute, runs like a charm and I can barely see over the steering wheel. Good thing I am not driving it on a daily basis. (I am all but 5.1 and if car seats don't rise up, I need a phone book!) This blue bomber is for Eli to get back and forth from LBC (long beach) where he is does his flight training. There are a ton of funny things about this car--but the best part of it is the license plate..it is seriously old school. And as I took a picture of it--I could the mountain of registration stickers that it has accumlated since 1984--goodness! Another funny thing is that we paid 1200 and two pink passes (southwest buddy passes) DH is famous for bartering those things for stuff! I guess it works for cars too!!
Must get to the store now...I am craving some food--we have nothing-and a bottle of wine :)
Happy 30th Birthday Andy- I miss you and wishing I was there to help you celebrate this weekend!!
PS. Don't say to Eli that the car is light blue....he gets surly...
I totally think in the light it looks light blue....
The new CA license plate has California in cursive--I love this b/c it is block letters and there is a sunshine!
Very antsy today and I think it has something to do with the weather and an upcoming long weekend. It is finally nice, sunny and warm...lately we've getting this marina layer coming in that has kept it cool(in my standards)and kind of blah. I guess the weather forecasters are calling this month "May Gray". I chuckle because it does remind me of Chicago in the spring time--cooler temps and still mostly gray outside.
Here is our new (old) car. We recently purchased a 1984 volvo--hard to belive this car is still up and running--I guess that is why they call volvo's a "german tank" It is quite cute, runs like a charm and I can barely see over the steering wheel. Good thing I am not driving it on a daily basis. (I am all but 5.1 and if car seats don't rise up, I need a phone book!) This blue bomber is for Eli to get back and forth from LBC (long beach) where he is does his flight training. There are a ton of funny things about this car--but the best part of it is the license plate..it is seriously old school. And as I took a picture of it--I could the mountain of registration stickers that it has accumlated since 1984--goodness! Another funny thing is that we paid 1200 and two pink passes (southwest buddy passes) DH is famous for bartering those things for stuff! I guess it works for cars too!!
Must get to the store now...I am craving some food--we have nothing-and a bottle of wine :)
Happy 30th Birthday Andy- I miss you and wishing I was there to help you celebrate this weekend!!
PS. Don't say to Eli that the car is light blue....he gets surly...
I totally think in the light it looks light blue....
The new CA license plate has California in cursive--I love this b/c it is block letters and there is a sunshine!
Saturday, May 19, 2007
coffee twalk
I am sitting here with my second cup of coffee for the day recapping my morning..it is only 11:15am..though I have to say here in my little tiny world I had a big morning. you might be asking, so what did she do that is so big...well.. I had a gym date! Yes, I made a new friend, her name is Lacy. WHOOT! WHOOT!
We decided to meet up to do some cardio this morning before our Yoga class (Lacy and I met while waiting for a Monday night yoga class). We did some cardio and chatted. We got on the subject of real estate--she is a real estate agent. We both were commiserating on the market out here. She did give me some great insight to the market that is ridiculously inflated out here in Southern Cali. We then go to YOGA--holy cow--did we get our butts kicked! I am still trying to recover from this class. I got such a great workout then I came home and just devoured my leftovers from last nights dinner out. I was so hungry! sheesh, who knew yoga and a little cardio in the morning could kick your bootie to the point you cannot control your hunger.
Last weekend I was in Chicago for SIL baby shower. The shower was nice..lots of people turned out and she received great gifts for the baby. What I really want to talk about is the house, I mean MANSION the shower was held. So I have never been in a $4MM dollar house and I do not believe I will ever be again. So I decided to take myself on a self guided tour of this place and take some pictures. The level of architecture and detail and the size of the granite counter tops literally blew me away. The house had 4 levels..downstairs had a whole nanny quarters and kitchen for their live in nanny. There was also a rooftop deck that you could see the beautiful Chicago skyline. I included some pics down below.
This week we also went to look at a few properties..OMG! THEY WERE HORRIBLE!!! I am more shocked at the level of horribleness that people allow themselves to live in and these are not dirt poor folks. I guess if we had more money we could take into account a fixer upper and see past some of the crazy things people do to their homes. I don't know my head is spinning with what is the right thing to do.
One thing I should mention is that "we are still free to move about the country" as two guys from E's work at Southwest stepped up b/c they didn't want him to quit and the three of them are going to shift trade. YAY!!! So which means E can still work at Southwest--two days a week, those 2 days will most likely be doubles which = money coming in--and we don't have to dip into our savings as much. This also means E can do the fast track program for his pilot training. AND the best part of it all (at least for me is that I still can retain the flight beneies) Those Flight benefits are my saving grace to get me back east. Those flight beneies are the reason I agreed to move out here so that I can get back to see my folks and friends at my pleasure. Deep breathe of relief that everything is working out. I am sure the "buy or not buy" question will figure itself out as well.
I am starting to smell up the joint so I must take a shower..we are heading to SF today for tomorrow Bay to Breakers and the SF youth orchestra reunion.
Here are some pictures of the 4MM house....
My girls-Corianne, Ashlee, Me and Cari
We decided to meet up to do some cardio this morning before our Yoga class (Lacy and I met while waiting for a Monday night yoga class). We did some cardio and chatted. We got on the subject of real estate--she is a real estate agent. We both were commiserating on the market out here. She did give me some great insight to the market that is ridiculously inflated out here in Southern Cali. We then go to YOGA--holy cow--did we get our butts kicked! I am still trying to recover from this class. I got such a great workout then I came home and just devoured my leftovers from last nights dinner out. I was so hungry! sheesh, who knew yoga and a little cardio in the morning could kick your bootie to the point you cannot control your hunger.
Last weekend I was in Chicago for SIL baby shower. The shower was nice..lots of people turned out and she received great gifts for the baby. What I really want to talk about is the house, I mean MANSION the shower was held. So I have never been in a $4MM dollar house and I do not believe I will ever be again. So I decided to take myself on a self guided tour of this place and take some pictures. The level of architecture and detail and the size of the granite counter tops literally blew me away. The house had 4 levels..downstairs had a whole nanny quarters and kitchen for their live in nanny. There was also a rooftop deck that you could see the beautiful Chicago skyline. I included some pics down below.
This week we also went to look at a few properties..OMG! THEY WERE HORRIBLE!!! I am more shocked at the level of horribleness that people allow themselves to live in and these are not dirt poor folks. I guess if we had more money we could take into account a fixer upper and see past some of the crazy things people do to their homes. I don't know my head is spinning with what is the right thing to do.
One thing I should mention is that "we are still free to move about the country" as two guys from E's work at Southwest stepped up b/c they didn't want him to quit and the three of them are going to shift trade. YAY!!! So which means E can still work at Southwest--two days a week, those 2 days will most likely be doubles which = money coming in--and we don't have to dip into our savings as much. This also means E can do the fast track program for his pilot training. AND the best part of it all (at least for me is that I still can retain the flight beneies) Those Flight benefits are my saving grace to get me back east. Those flight beneies are the reason I agreed to move out here so that I can get back to see my folks and friends at my pleasure. Deep breathe of relief that everything is working out. I am sure the "buy or not buy" question will figure itself out as well.
I am starting to smell up the joint so I must take a shower..we are heading to SF today for tomorrow Bay to Breakers and the SF youth orchestra reunion.
Here are some pictures of the 4MM house....
My girls-Corianne, Ashlee, Me and Cari
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