Random Thoughts about Life

This was adapted (I mean stolen) from my HS and Facebook friend, Stephanie.  I laughed and laughed. Here goes...

More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again..

There is a great need for a sarcasm font.

How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it....thanks Mario Kart.

MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

Bad decisions make good stories.

Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

I like all of the music in my I Tunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs.

Why is a school zone 15 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles.. .

As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with liquor than with "Kay".

The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat b@st@rd before dinner.

My favorite is the Ipod shuffle one...so true, especially when I am running a race. 

Which is your favorite?

L cracks me up!

So the other day, L and I are having a conversation (remember, she's 4 1/2 years old).  She says, "I was talking to Tucker (another 4 year old) on the playground today and I asked him if he loved me and he said, yes."  She continues, "so I guess that means he's my boyfriend.  And I guess I'll marry him since I have to marry one of my own".   I asked her if she's kissed him and she said "no".  I said, "good...don't".  

Now the background to this great conversation.  L has known Tucker for 3 years and his mom used to say he was the poster child for birth control. 

And she has to marry "one of her own" because I won't let her marry her dad.  Why, you ask?  Because daddy will be too old.  L replies, "is he going to die?".  Man, that girl doesn't miss a beat!

I am still Alive

Geez.  It's been almost a month since my last post.  Facebook and Twitter are bad for my blog.  But I love Facebook because I get to chat with my friends more often.  It's so nice to reconnect with high school friends. 

Life is good.  We're getting settled into the new house.  After a few intense hours of not knowing if our buyer was going to have financing, it all went through.  We had one less day to move, so there was a lot of shoving things into the garage.  We've moved most of that into the house and the rooms are taking shape.  My favorite room is the bedroom.  It's huge and cool at night.  There's enough room for the bed, a couch and coffee table and two dressers.  Love it!!!  No major surprises.  One little one...the outlets are all hooked up on one major circuit so anytime I use the hairdryer upstairs, the breaker pops!!  So the electrician has already been out.  

Reggie is really adjusting well.  She goes potty in her box (if you've read my blog, you know that is a wonderful accomplishment).  She's checking out all three floors.  Haley, on the other hand, is turning into a mess.  She potties in the house, acts odd at times so I took her to the vet.  Dr. Gary says she has dementia.  Great.  The good news (for her) is she doesn't know when she's naughty.  The bad news (for us) is we have to clean it up and there's no treatment to make her better.  So we are dealing with it for now and thinking about the future.  

L loves her new room.  And her playroom.  She's not sure about sharing the room when someone spends the night though.  She loves going outside in her Barbie jeep and drive in the court without worrying about cars.  Oh wait, that's Jeff and I that are happy about the last part.  We love the quietness of the area.  We've met all the neighbors.  They are so nice. 

Jeff's back to school and really enjoying it.  He's on a couple special committees which he enjoys.  He's also back to teaching junior college classes.  

This weekend, I am heading north to CROP A GANZA!!  Woo hoo!  I am finally going to be able to scrapbook some and get a massage.  Two things I really want to do.  Hopefully I can find the power cord to my laptop and then I will post from CAG.  

That's all for now.

Our New House

I know...you have all been patiently waiting for me to blog about our new house.  If all goes well, it will officially be ours in 64 hours (yes, I AM counting down).  I LOVE the house. We have nicknamed it the "Steeple" house because of the way the living beams look.  There are huge vaulted ceilings with a ceiling fan with a remote!  Don't you love the way the fireplace looks?!?  This room is going to be our game room...where the pool table will go.  There's a little wet bar in the corner.
The house has two floors and a finished basement.  Here's a view of the family room which is in the basement.  There are no windows so it will be excellent for movie watching.
A view from the staircase looking at the front door. 
A view from the bottom.  I L.O.V.E. the staircase.  It's all wood.  See the hexagon shape in the background?  It overlooks the living room.  Yep, awesome.  
Ahh...the kitchen.  My beautiful, beautiful kitchen.  With its stainless steel appliances and granite countertops.  And a beautiful counter and desk that you can't see.  I drooled over this one spot for at least 15 minutes before moving on.  LOVE iT!
So there's a glimpse of the house.  I'll blog more later.  Off to pack....

I know...

...that I suck at blogging. I know...you all want to see pictures of the new house. And I have some but I haven't had the energy to blog at the end of the day. But here's my brief update.

Our houses have both been appraised and are in final underwriting awaiting final approval. Hopefully we'll have them stamped for approval tomorrow.

Jeff and I went to KC last week for a couple days to see Chris Isaak. What a great concert. He was wonderful. We had fun checking out furniture stores and visiting with friends.

My mom and dad were in town last week. What a great time that was! We had a good visit, played with L a ton and got some shopping in. I was so happy they could see our new house while they were here. L showed them their "bedroom" and the bathroom she could share with them (although, she has said numerous times that it's not fair she'll have to share a bathroom with someone :))

So more news soon...

Kat

Minneapolis trip

I can't get the blogger picture to go, so this will just be a written post.

Minneapolis was a great place to visit. We left Friday afternoon and got to the hotel about midnight. We slept in every day until 10am. On Saturday, we went swimming (oh wait, we did that every day) at the hotel and then went downtown to watch the Twins play in the Metrodome. The Metrodome is a great place to watch a game. It's climate controlled and very spacious for being in a dome. This is their last year there. They are building an outdoor stadium. The Twins beat the Tigers. Then we walked downtown and looked around. We shopped at a two story Target. It's just like the regular Super Target but on two levels. Still a cool concept. We saw Hell's Kitchen (but didn't eat there).

On Sunday, we shopped for several hours at the Mall of America. Okay, so it's just a mall, but it was cool. They have all the regular shops plus a Swatch store. Love.That.Place. We ate dinner at Bubba Gump's. Yummy.

Monday, we messed around too long and took a wrong turn, so we didn't go to the zoo like we planned. Jeff's idea was to go to Water Park of America. We weren't sure if L was going to have fun, but it turned out to be a great idea. L loved it. She went down several of the slides and laughed and laughed. We had a wonderful time.

One of my favorite things we did was stop at Legoland. We built lots of things and bought some Legos. I love Legos and hope L will too.

Our last day, Tuesday, we shopped at IKEA. Love. That. Place. We dropped L off in the kids playland. Jeff and I checked out furniture and made our wish list. Then we drove south of the city and shopped at an outlet mall. We loved the fact that there's no sales tax on clothes. We drove home afterwards.

It was nice to get away for a few days. Back to work tomorrow.

Right Now.

Outside my window...I am seeing my beautiful blue pool and comfy chairs.

I am thinking...I wish someone would buy our house.

I am thankful for...the ability to be selling our home, good health and a great husband & daughter.

From the kitchen...turkey and avocado sandwiches, chips and salsa and pineapple chunks.

I am wearing...my red floral sundress.

I am creating...I can't tell you the last time I scrapbooked. I hope to work on Hawaii pictures.

I am going...to stretch before bed and lift weights.

I am reading...The Secret.

I am hoping...that we'll get to buy a new home soon.

I am hearing...L chomp on Doritos and The Great Muppet Caper is on the TV.

Around the house...the animals wait patiently for L to drop some food.

One of my favorite things...is to watch childhood movies. I love the Muppets.

A few plans for the weekend...sleep in, run, and swim in the pool.

A picture to share...