I'm An Idiot

Here's a snapshot of what we did in MaryJo's scrapbooking workshop last night. I was all excited because the theme was pink and black and I absolutely love pink and black. I had a ton of left over wedding pictures (with tons of pink and black in them) so I decided my collage project would involve all of those photos that didn't make it in the album but that I loved none the less. I was very focused at the workshop and actually finished the entire thing (minus the journaling - which, yes MaryJo, I will do this weekend when my work brain is turned off and my creative brain is on). I was super excited to come home and show Marc my finished piece of work because typically he sees half finished projects since I am usually chatting and end up leaving before my project is done so I can get out of bed for work in the morning. Then I finish them and put them in my book and he doesn't really see them. I brought my pages home and showed them to him and the first words out of his mouth are him asking me why I put his birthdate on the wedding page.

Yes, I am an idiot. I put 04/26/07 on my wedding collage page instead of 04/21/07. I looked at it all night and thought it looked perfectly fine. At least I didn't forget his birthday, I may have given him an anniversary card instead of a birthday card but I remembered there was something big on that day. Fortunately for my scrap page, I used normal tape adhesive instead of the more permanent glue dots which would have been much harder to replace with the 1. I am sure it will be a long, long time before I can live this one down, yes, I am an idiot.

China Finds a New Home:

Not that China (but my sister-in-law sent me some awesome pictures of monkeys from her trip to that China, I'll have to post those later. But I digress)…my fine china. When Marc and I were registering for our wedding my mom convinced me (yes, me, not us) that we needed 18 place settings of china. The story went that as we got older and we had kids and they had kids or we had friends and their kids and family and their kids over (you get the theme), the numbers multiply and suddenly you need 18 place settings of china. The argument made sense and so instead of arguing, I put 18 place settings of china on our registry figuring we would end up with maybe 12. Marc and I were convinced we wouldn't get all of them and that was ok with us, cause where were we going to put 18 place settings of china. Well we got all 18 and for the past 14+ months they have been searching desperately for a home.

They spent the first 4 or 5 months in the kitchen cabinet and then we got our everyday stuff so they got moved upstairs and stacked up in a corner of our guest room. I referred to that room as the throw up room because it pretty much looked like Macy's, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Crate and Barrel threw up their boxes in our guest room. It drove me crazy, so much so that I had to close the door to that room at some point or else my anal self was about to go mad!

After we were married we started having people come visit us so we had to clean up the throw up room. So we reorganized, threw some stuff away, and the china landed in the closet of the guest room. I was ok with this for a while because you can close the door and not see the boxes. At the same time we have been looking for dining room furniture. Since we were looking for furniture this meant I had been banned from using the china because it had no home. Now anyone who knows Marc and I, knows we both have very strong opinions about things. So I would see furniture that I would like and Marc either hated it or it was too expensive, then Marc would see something and I would hate it or I would hate it. This was our life for about 14 months. Until one day we happened upon a Pottery Barn catalog and found a table we both liked, and it was cheap. We went to the store to look at it and we loved it and it was perfect for our house, slightly modern but not too big either since we have a midget dining room. But there was no buffet to go with it so we didn't buy it, darn karma. Then a few weeks ago we were in Crate and Barrel and while they were getting me my green Mario Batalli lasagna pan out of the stock room we wandered upstairs to check out their furnishings on a whim. Now I complained the whole way up because it was Sunday night and I didn't want to be out shenaniganing it around and like all our other furniture trips to Create and Barrel I assumed we wouldn't be purchasing anything, but Marc dragged me up there and we found a new design of furniture we had never seen before. And oh my goodness, we both liked it!!! K arma was on our side that day because it was reasonably priced and the swatch from Pottery Barn matched. A buffet and a home for my china had been found.

Now we all know that Marc likes to return things that are less than perfect (luckily for me, my sister-in-law gave him a no return policy on me at the wedding so I am safe), but this is something I have come to expect and love about my husband. I've lost a few pieces of furniture along the way so I have learned not to get overly excited about furniture until it is in my house and has been inspected. Our table passed the test late January and on Sunday Crate and Barrel delivered our furniture (in the rain which nearly gave my husband and aneurism). But my furniture passed the Marc test. We spent the next two hours unpacking the china and putting it in protectors and now my china is living it's dream in it's buffet in living room, waiting for Thanksgiving so it can come out and meet the world.

After we set everything up and looked around at the room and reorganized the downstairs a bit to make our midget house work, I realized, we are actually grown-ups now, living in a house with minimal IKEA furniture (ok we still can't part with a few things) and crystal and china. When did this happen? But like I tell Marc "Its what makes a house a home." (He finally agree).

Tag I'm It!

I've been tagged by MaryJo, so here's how it works (I must say copied straight from MaryJo's blog since I was too lazy to re-type it):

the rules: u must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. each fact must begin with that letter. if you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. after you've been tagged, you need to up-date your blog with your middle name and answers. at the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name.

So here goes, luckily Sara is short:

S: Savvy
A: Addicted to shopping
R: Resourceful
A: Above all, love my husband (I know cheesy but I have been racking my brain)

The "A's" were surprisingly hard!

Tag you're it: Anne, Ralsto, Crista (I only have 3 friends with blogs - sad!)

Too Old...

My mom is out in Florida visiting my Poppa because she has the week off for ski week (I only wish, but that's a whole other blog entry all together). I called this morning to say hi to her and my Poppa. I have been fighting a mad cold since I got back from Indiana last week and I just can't seem to shake it. I took 1/2 a day of time out to rest last week but the end of my week and my weekend picked up speed again and consequently my cold came back with full speed. When I was talking to my mom my Poppa overheard her ask me how I was feeling. When we were done talking she handed the phone over to him to say hi. Poppa immediately started yelling at me for going to Indiana for the weekend. He told me I couldn't take quick trips the the East Coast or Midwest anymore, I need to take care of myself and that I wasn't as young as I used to be. I had to do a double take...did my 95 1/2 year-old grandfather just tell me I was old? I think he did!

My Darling

My darling surprised me last night by cooking me dinner and getting me the most beautiful bouquet of flowers ever. Here are some pictures of them:

I have come down with a cold and was very rundown from preparing for 4 appointments in 2 days at work so Marc offered to cook me his bachelor special, something that he refers to as beef stroganoff. He went to Safeway and got a fresh loaf of bread and hummus for us to munch on while he cooked, along with Sunny Delight because I saw a commercial for it and really wanted some. Then he made his turkey version of beef stroganoff which was quite tasty along with some green beans he sautéed with garlic. It was actually quite delicious, this was the first time since our third date that Marc has cooked for me. It was a very nice treat. He even spray buttered my bread, he knows me so well.

In addition to cooking for me, Marc brought me my Valentine's Day flowers a few days early. He said in the past he's gone after work to get me flowers and they are all picked over and he ends up with the leftovers so when he saw them putting out V-Day bouquets he bought me the biggest one he could.

My darling is the best!

Girl Time

Friday morning Marc dropped me off at the airport for my trip to Indianapolis to visit some of my college and sorority girlfriends. I went out to attend my friend Jennifer’s (aka Woody) baby shower but I also got to meet a couple of other sorority sister’s new babies at the same time.

My flight out was pretty much the flight from hell. American Airlines cancelled my flight to Indianapolis while I was enroute to Chicago (and called me at home to tell me they cancelled it – yeah that was useful) so when I got there (1 ½ late) I thought I missed my flight but in fact it had been cancelled. They had me booked on a flight the next morning at 10 AM (it was about 1 PM), clearly that would not work for me, I had a baby shower to get to, a Woody to see, and babies to cuddle. I got on the phone with American Airlines (who was a pleasure to deal with as usual – can you sense the sarcasm?). After the “customer service” women kept insisting that there was nothing they could do because it was weather related (Chicago was cold but crystal clear and I called my friend in Indy and it was nice there too), I told her the Saturday flight would not work for me, I needed to be on the 6:05 (the only flight not cancelled Friday). Coincidentally, a seat opened up while I was on the phone. I was very grateful for this because my other option was to rent a car and drive to Indy (about a 4 hour drive). So I arrived in Indy finally, 4 hours late to see my friend, Michelle, also known as my Ralsto or Red-Dawg, waiting patiently for me just past security.

We high-tailed it over to Woody and her husband Nate’s house for some Pizza Express cheese sticks (a Bloomington favorite) and pizza. Woody looks awesome! We got to see the baby’s nursery which is absolutely adorable and all of the fun baby girl clothes that she already has. The pink and brown were the cutest. We hung out for a bit and Woody gave me two IU shirts as a thank you for coming, which was totally unnecessary because I wouldn’t miss my prego Woody for the world. We caught up on stuff and then called it a night.

Saturday morning it was surprisingly warm in Indy for February (probably the 40s) and Ralsto and I went to the Bakehouse for breakfast. The Bakehouse is another Bloomington favorite that has opened a location in Indy then we headed to our friend Jessica’s house to help her set up for the baby shower. The theme was “Pamper Yourself.” We also got to meet little Joshua, Jessica’s son, who just turned 1 month old over the weekend. He was absolutely adorable (mostly because he didn’t cry, poop or barf while I held him). Jessica had him dressed like a little man in khaki cargos and a cute little sweater with a matching hat, he was absolutely adorable. We set up and then the guests started arriving for the shower. Jessica had made an adorable rattle cake from scratch (who does that with a newborn in the house?) that was awesome. Woody got tons of good loot for the baby. Then Shawn, another sorority sister gave anyone who wanted it manicures. She gives amazing hand massages.

I also got to meet Miss Maggie, another sorority sister, Leah’s baby who is 4 months old now. She is the cutest little girl. Maggie and I had a major giggle fest that started with her hiccups. She was laughing hysterically and drooling all over me. She was a funny little girl. I think I am going to have to plan some more business trips to Chicago so I can see the little cutie some more.

And most of all, all the new moms and soon-to-be moms look fabulous!

After the shower, Ralsto and I helped clean up and then we played with Joshua a little bit more before we headed back to Ralsto’s place for a quick change for dinner with Woody, Nate, and 2 of Woody’s high school friends.

And then it was back at the airport and on a flight back home. I had to pull in my flight from tonight to this morning so I could get back for some meetings on Monday. It was a bummer but you have to do what you have to do. It was a super quick but very fun weekend. Fortunately we have a baby visit to look forward to, Marc and I will go out to Indy after Woody has her baby, hopefully for an extended weekend so we go make a trip to Bloomington and spend some quality time with Woody, Nate and the new baby.

Here are some pictures of the weekend:

The Proud Momma to Be!

Me & my new friend Maggie:

Woody, Maggie, and I

Mommy and Daughter (Leah & Maggie)

Auntie Red-Dawg and Maggie (she was a popular girl):

The cake Hobson (Jessica) made from scratch:

Woody opening up her loot:

Mommy and Son (Hobson and Joshua) - he slept most of the shower that's why there are more pictures of Maggie - but he was equally as popular:

The ADPi Girls:

Super Bowl 42

So by popular demand (which really means Anne), I am posting a picture of our new TV. We've broken it in quite nicely the last few days. I also am not quite sure how to change the picture size but I'll figure it out eventually. I still need to call the DISH (one step at a time, I just got Cingular cancelled, the DISH is the next project) and get HDTV set up but we are certainly enjoying it. It's about time we moved passed the dark ages and got rid of our tube TV. Marc's wanted this TV since we moved into the house 14 months ago.

We also had our second annual Super Bowl party, we started it last year since we had just moved into the house and never got around to a house warming plus we actually had room for people for the first time. This year we continued the tradition, unfortunately the flu hit a bunch of our guests, fortunately before they got to our house if you know what I mean, so the crowd was a bit smaller than last year but fun none-the-less. We had about 7 people over and food to feed an army so Marc and I get to eat junk food all week. :) In all seriousness we had a great time with the guests who came. I was bad about pictures but here's one Lyndsay took of Xavier and I chilling at his first ever party. He was a very polite guest (he slept the whole time) so he will certainly be invited over again. ;)

Although I was cheering for New England strictly because Tom Brady is way hotter than Eli Manning, who looks like a 14 year old, I was actually happy to see the Giants win because that brought me to second place in the office football pool and scored me $55 after I picked (ok Marc, picked) the Giants score right on the money, no pun intended. I (by I, again I mean Marc) picked a score of NE 28 Giants 17. And with the final score being 17-14 I somehow managed to move to second place. I'm not going to pretend I understand the whole point spread thing but I am pretty stoked about the $55 especially with my upcoming Girl's Weekend in Indiana and my upcoming Scrapbooking Shopping Trip. Marc wants me to take him to Sizzler, he's sadly mistaken on that one, I might take him to dinner but certainly not to Sizzler.

So we both pretty much scored this weekend, I got the dining room table I have been waiting so patiently for, Marc got the TV he has wanted and I scored in the football pool.

Zimmerman Shenanigans Old School Style

Yesterday, Marc and I kicked it old school shenanigan style. We started the day off just running random errands. Our first set sent us to the mall to return some stuff and to check out T-Mobile for Marc to get a new cell phone with. We ended up in Pottery Barn purchasing a new dining room table. We have been looking at this table for quite some time and have been looking around for a matching buffet. We finally found one at Crate and Barrel so when we found ourselves near a Pottery Barn, we bought the table. Here's a couple of photos:

After that we ran a few more errands, including going to Verizion, running home to get proof of employment at ConAgra, back to Verizon to sign Marc up, then hitting up a wine release party at our favorite winery. After that Marc got a wild hair up his you-know-what to get a new TV for our Super Bowl Party. So we went to Best Buy to check out what they had, we found a nice 42" LCD but Marc wasn't quite sure it was the "Smokin Deal" he was looking for. So then we went to Costco to check out their supply, they were still more than the TV that Best Buy was holding for us. Then onto Circuit City to check out their inventory, on the way we stopped at Starbuck's to check out the on-line pricing, thank you Apple for the iPod Touch and WiFi access. Then onto Anderson's to check out what they had. So far Best Buy still had the winning bid so back to Best Buy where at 6:15 we committed to purchasing the 42" Philips LCD TV. By 7:00 PM we were back home with our new TV and in the process of setting it up when we realized we forgot to get the power cord (it was an open box). So back in the car, back to Best Buy, while we were out we decided to head up to San Ramon to try a new Chinese restaurant becase we are forever in search of the perfect Chinese restaurant, then to Blockbuster for a new movie to watch on our new TV. By 9 we were finally home, then we set up the TV, and then settled down for a nice (which turned out to be terrible) movie and some Chinese food.

That my friends is how you kick it old school Zimmerman Shenanigan-style.