Blahhhhhgggggg: October 2011

Saturday, October 29, 2011

executive membership

mike and i went to costco today. we decided to go in on a joint membership since we don't know how much either of us would use the store. it ended up that we were there for over 2 hours!!! we started off getting our cards from the fabulous herman and then headed to the food area for a delish hot dog. then it was up and down every single aisle to decide what we "needed" (ha ha!). it was a great day for it because it has been SNOWING in OCTOBER here. yes, that's right. snowing. all day.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

soft and furry

we're getting one of these when we get back from brazil and i can't stop thinking about him. how can you resist those short legs and that chubby tummy? i just want to bite him!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

i bless the rains down in africa

lp is gone again and although it's not as bad as last time, i miss him. so i have compiled a list of ten of my favorite things about him.

1. he loves me, crazy and all

2. he hugs me when i've had a rough day/am stressed out/get over stimulated

3. he makes me laugh all the time

4. he dances with me in the mornings when we get ready

5. he cooks me dinner anytime i want (or will get me dinner if he doesn't feel like cooking)

6. he kisses me all the time

7. he likes to go all over the world with me

8. he lets me make lists of things for us to do

9. he can fix anything in our house

10. he loves me, crazy and all

Sunday, October 16, 2011

choices, choices, choices

it's been busy here in our house lately. about 3 weeks ago, our block had a block party. it was so much fun! we had the street blocked off and everyone pulled coolers, chairs, grills and food out to the street. there were games and talking and all kinds of fun neighborhood-y stuff going on.

the following week, lp and i started our painting. we began on friday and it took us all the way until sunday to finish and even then we weren't completely done (the people who painted the house before us painted the half bathroom blood red, like murder bathroom. they also decided to paint the ceiling red, then paint over one coat of white so when we were done painting it turned out we needed to paint the ceiling.) it was not as bad as i thought it would be. we painted and painted and painted all day, everyday, for like 10-12 hours. it was exhausting, but so worth it in the end. our house was in dire need of a paint job (they had chosen hideous colors!) so we're much happier about it all now.

last weekend, lp's sister came to town. it was a BEAUTIFUL weekend- weather in the 70s, sunny, breezy. gorgeous. we ended up going to the mlk memorial and the roosevelt memorial on friday, which was really great. saturday, she and i went shopping while lp watched the longhorns get whooped by ou and then we had people over for drinks. sunday, we went to see a movie and then to the zoo. it was a great weekend.

lp just left for africa for 8 weeks. it's going to be a long 2 months, but maybe i'll be blogging more. so far, i've been the most productive person in the world. finishing painting, sweeping the backyard, re-potting plants- you know, that stuff. we will see how this all goes!!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

fall loves

i'm so obsessed with fall right now. i can't stop thinking about midi-skirts, sweaters, boots, scarves and all things fall related. one day, this outfit will be mine.....(well, probably not, but it can't hurt to dream!)