I am pretty sure that I will be the only person interested in what I have to say... I guess I am truly jealous of anyone that has their 15 minutes of fame (read: reality television shows), but I cannot be edited by big corporations to fit their story lines. I would say or sell their products, but maybe I can get a sponsor.
Saturday, April 29, 2006
A Couch
We have purchased a brown couch and a brown chair as well as a pub table. It can seat up to eight. They will be delivered at the end of June, just when we will need them.
Tonight we will have Italian sausage and I have giardinera and cheese to go with it to boot. We have a can of some chocolate frosting, but no peanut butter.
One of my 83 t-shirts is a 20 year-old David Lee Roth t-shirt. It is from the tour for his first solo album. I saw that show at the MECCA in Milwaukee. I was in 8th grade and was able to procure an "After Show Party" pass. Yeah, right. I still have it... never did make it to the party. Not such a bad thing.
At any rate, I am glad to report that I am still able to wear the t-shirt and in fact I am wearing it right now. I am wearing my Diamond David Lee Roth t-shirt that cost about $75 bucks less than any concert t-shirt does now.
Brett Favre has made his decision. He will return for the next season. I have made my decision. I will watch Brett Favre play football next season. I am glad that the waiting is over. I am glad that he is coming back. I would be lying if I said I wasn't getting a little discouraged and a little tired of it though. Here's to hoping that it is a fun season. Here's to hoping for a few more wins. Here's to hoping that I get a #4 jersey this year. Thank you Mr. Favre for what you have done for the Packers and Packer fans. Excellent.
I am not feeling very settled today. Today I feel that things are left undone. Today I feel that there is something hanging over me. I know that it is the case. I just don't seem to find the hours in a day, or I find ways to find other things to occupy my time. To be quite honest sometimes I busy myself with other things when I am not looking forward to doing something. Then I worry about not having it done when the day is over. Then the next morning I tell myself I will get that whatever it is done. Then at the end of the day, whatever it was still might not be done. Each morning I talk to myself about these things... when will I ever learn? I learn every day.
Just so you know, I have reached 5000 visits to my little blog over the last two years. The 5000th visit came today at 7:18pm. I am thrilled. A minor accomplishment I am sure in the wide world of the web... but it's mine.
If anyone had told me 12 years ago that last night I was going to celebrate my mom's marriage that took place in December at the legion in Mequon with my husband and my in-laws and that I would only have three sips of beer, and that I would end up singing karaoke with my sister-in-law and my nieces, I would have looked that person straight in the eye and said, "You are out of your mind, my friend."
Well we did all of those things last night. I am very fortunate and very blessed that it truly was a celebration. Fred is a great guy. I wanted to make sure that everyone knew just how we feel about him. He loves us and we love him. Best of all he loves my mom. I made a toast and I was pretty shaky through the whole thing. Karaoke didn't get me nervous though.
We were also able to spend time with family from far away and with friends of many years.
We got home late after a long and fun day.
We were up this morning to drive to Green Bay. Today we celebrated Addison's Third Happy Birthday. Another thing I would have told you that you were out of your mind about 12 years ago.
I am glad that we were able to go and that we get asked to attend such milestone events. I only wish that the day would not have gone so fast, that we could have stayed longer, that there were more hours in the day, that Green Bay wasn't a three hour drive from home, that there were more trips to Green Bay.
Let me tell you something about my friend Leah and her family. They have always made me feel welcome and it hasn't changed at all over the years. Her husband John is a super swell guy who puts up with a nut like me. They have also been very kind to Dan. I really enjoy the time that we get to spend with them.
Now we're home and watching hockey that is the Canadian coverage of the Ducks and the Flames.
We are celebrating today. Mom and Fred were married in December and we are celebrating today. I am glad to do it and I am looking forward to it. Dan's parents will also be in town. Should be quite a party.
We also have a birthday party in Green Bay on Sunday... that's it... party all the time, party all the time, party all the time.
I am not remembering things... not remembering things that are important to other people and by virtue should also be important to me. I am too concerned with my own business. Lord help me to be more aware of others and what is happening with them.
Well tonight I had some red meat. I had a steak as a matter of fact. It was very good. Dan knows how to make a steak to my liking... extremely rare.
NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begin on Friday night. I don't know that we will be making a trip to see your Milwaukee Admirals on account of we need all the dough that we can get right now on account of we are buying a house.
Dan and I agreed that we will get a goldfish right away when we move. One goldfish, coming up. I want an orange goldfish that lives in a bowl with blue rocks. Sounds good to me.
Good luck strikes again! DB has made me a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. My favorite cake. How lucky am I? We had pizza burgers for dinner and I even had a soda.
Spending time doing final steps for the closing on our house, now we wait. We have also had quite a time looking at furninture and all of that good stuff. It is exciting.
In other news, the NHL play offs will begin shortly. How nice to be an unattached observer. Not really. I would much rather be rooting for the Blues than having to sit through it. I am sure that there will be plenty of good hockey, just not Blues hockey. Rats.
I treated myself to a bucket at the driving range. I will say that I have been to a couple of indoor domes, but there is nothing like hitting the ball outside. I plan on a few more trips to the range before a day on the course. I like it.
I am lucky to have a husband that listens to me... I don't mean that he does what I tell him to do. I mean that he really listens. I mentioned the other day that I really wanted a ham sandwich. So guess what I have right now? A ham sandwich... one last night too. The ham sandwich thing was just out of the blue on both of our parts. I am happy to have my ham sandwich and DB.
The other night I had a dream that I was drinking a lot of water. Mind you, I was quite thirsty before I went to bed. I also had a dream that I was using gold fish in an art project. Maybe it was the same dream, but it didn't hardly seem right at all. I am still pretty darn thirsty. I had some boneless Buffalo wings and very salty fries for dinner. The vinegar and salt alone are enough to pull every last molecule of H2O out of a person.
We ordered a bacon and sausage pizza last night as well as chicken wings and cheesy bread. We had the left over pieces tonight after we did the laundry. I don't want to jinx it, but I have to say that I will not miss the laundrymat. I am sure that DB will miss it even less than me. He has spent many Friday mornings and weekday evenings at the laundrymat. Glad that he won't have to do that after a bit more. Hope everything keeps on keepin' on.
We watched a program called The Big Joe Polka Show. I loved it. Yes it was hokey. But I loved it. It brought back a great feeling for me. My grandparent used to go to the Blue Canary and the Sand Dollar. Saturday nights? All over it. It was fun. My Grandparents danced up a storm. My Grandpa knew a lot of folks because he had been a professional musician for many years. Lots of people wanted to shake his hand. I felt special when we danced. So while the Big Joe Polka Show may not be the hippest or coolest show on tv, it made me feel terrific.
... that we have a house. We don't own it yet but we will sometime in May. It has been a really interesting experience. I will be glad when the papers are signed and we can begin painting... then we can get carpeting... then we can buy furniture... then I am sure that we can buy something else that will make it our home.
We are really looking forward to it and we are quite blessed.
That's how I feel. I will say that. Today is my niece's actual birthday and I actually forgot. I even called her house twice. My mind is on matters that concern me and that concern Dan. How thoughtless.
How do you explain to your niece who is now eleven that you were too worried about your own stuff that you didn't have time to think of her? I know that I will see her at the party, but she knows that I called. She knows that I didn't even ask to talk to her. From good aunt to bad aunt in one week.
I went back to work today. I was glad to have the time off and now glad to get back to work. Sounds goofy, huh? Well, I guess that it just means that my vacation worked.
I am much more relaxed.
I was able to spend time doing things that I had to do and things that I wanted to do. Cleaning? Got it. Packing? You bet. Family? Definitely. Minneapolis? Certainly.
Let me tell you about cleaning and packing. It was a long time coming. In anticipation of moving, I am doing so. We'll be so organized that people will be begging to help us move. Well, maybe not begging, but not kicking and screaming either.
Family? Way important. I wish I could spend every Monday and Wednesday doing what I did, spending time with family doing the every day things like shopping, lunch, ice skating lessons, picking them up from school and ballet.
Minneapolis? Very necessary. Time with friends is one of my remedies for the sameness and tumultuousness of my life. Always makes me a bit more grounded and helps me to remember who I am.
