only 7 years

Today is our 7th anniversary. For those of you that were able to be there - yes - that was SEVEN years ago!! Madhatter looked so AWESOME that I was too stunned to say anything (cuz the last time I saw her was when she was WAY preggers at Sweet Teas wedding....) speaking of Sweet Tea - she was preggers with her first at our wedding.... and I believe her hubby (my bff in HS) had just flown into town from Orlando and he had to change in the car!!) How time flies now that I get to hear fantastically funny stories about their kids!

So today the hubby and I decided to go mt biking , out to eat and then sit and partake of the "Northeast Jazz and Wine Festival" that has been taking place this weekend. The mt biking was ok. But I was wheezing (forgot to pre-emptively take asthma meds...) and had about the WORST heartburn/ acid reflux I've had in a looog time. Add to that the humbling of how out of shape I am and I had to call it quits after 30mins. If I had had something for the heartburn ON me I would have gone on longer. But I was burpy and felt like I had an exposed jalepeno lodged in my throat. The hubby has NEVER had heartburn. (Lucky bastard...) so he was trying to empathetic.... but I don't think he truly got it. I felt awful!! And I felt awful for cutting our ride short. But he was sweet about it.

We came home, showered and I napped with NASCAR for a bit before we headed out to an early dinner downtown. We are now sitting in downtown Syracuse, in our camp chairs (and me, accidentally in my "house" crocs.. duh!) Listening to awesome jazz. I tasted some wine in the wine tent to kill a little time. But we're waiting for the main event. I don't know lots about jazz but I know the sax player in the main event is from Tower of Power. And them I know!! (Thanks to hanging out/ dating a bunch of sax players in high school...)

NOTE: it's surprising that I didn't end up marrying a sax player, given my history in HS. Although to the hubby's credit, he DID play sax in middle school... who knew?!?!

So here we are with music playing in the tent behind us, watching this (seemingly homeless) person and his goat. On a leash. In the middle of the square in Syracuse. Go figure.

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Love me some funny stories but....

Y'all know I don't have kids.  But I still enjoy stories about people's kids...  to a point. 

I have noticed some bad trends on FB:

• people posting their to-be-born child's ultrasound pictures.  I find this a little weird.  I can't exactly verbalize why.  It's not that I don't want to see it, although I admit I'm not interested, but it seems a little personal to be sharing on FB. 
• announcing to the world that your kid went pee pee or poo poo in the potty... today.  And announcing such during the whole potty-training process.   I'm excited for you that your kid is finally moving on to that next step.  But must we announce every time they go??  Give them positive praise that they understand and can comprehend.  Your kid doesn't understand your positive praise of their actions on FB.  And I don't want to know about your kid taking a dump. 

NOTE on above 2 bullets: DO share this on your blog!!  This is the PERFECT venue!!!  Because if I know you well enough to keep up with your blog I just might be interested in the intimate details of your pregnancy and your potty training skills.  Which is true - I DO care about friends and family I keep in contact with.  But it just strikes me as icky when I know so much about an extremely casual acquaintance from high school...

Now I'm all ears about funny/ stupid kid stuff!!!  Like, if they fell in the "big" potty because their butt is too small and they insisted on using the potty "mommy and daddy" use!!  Now THAT's funny!!!

I know I'm the queen to "too much sharing" but I'd like to think I at least post that stuff here.  Not on FB....

Just sayin'

I need a padded body suit....

I was on vacation for 9 days.  Came home and still took the following Monday off since my dad and his girlfriend were in town visiting.  The hubby and I stayed home that extra day to take them to the wineries in our area.  Needless to say, when I finally went back to work yesterday I had SEVERE vacation brain.  I made it ALL the way to work and then realized I forgot my phone and my COMPUTER!!  Duh!

Today I pulled a doozy.  I was waiting for the bathroom to open up so I could finish getting ready for work.  (hey - 4 people in a house with one shower???  Note to self - next house WILL have at least 2 full bathrooms.  I don't care what it costs us!)  I was in my jammies and decided to straighten a few things in my closet - namely putting shoes back in their rightful place where I'd just been kicking them off at night.  (In the general direction of my closet - but not actually in it...)

I was on my knees leaning to put a pair away in the back of the closet and then stood up and back.  and WHAM!!  I scraped my butt cheek/ leg down the corner of my bedside table.  OUCH!!!!  Yes, I yelled out.  It HURT!  I told the hubby it was going to leave a great bruise for sure!  Bathroom was still not open so I ran downstairs to use our half bath.  That's when I realized the scrape was BLEEDING!!

I now have a band aid horizontal right in the crack where my butt meets my upper back thigh.  It's lovely, let me tell you!  Can't wait for the bruise to develop....

a Wedding and Vacation

On a happier note, the hubby and I are down south for vacation - the first vacay wemve taken by OURSELVES in 6 years! I'll blog a little about it but will have to wait until we're home to post pictures.

The first day we just drove. That's it. But the secong day we drove all morning the Blue Ridge Parkway in VA. Gorgeous! We saw a mama bear and her two cubs! I was funbling with the camera so only got on picture of mama. I also got lots of other good photos. Then last night we went to Tennis Girl's wedding reception. At a castle. No shit! It was BEAUTIFUL!! So I'll have to post pix of that too.

Today is the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Whoopie. (Said with lackluster enthusiasm...) just so you know, this was not on my "to do" list....

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Sad Day

We had to make the impossible decision today to send our lovable golden, Liam Conner, up with the other pups in the sky.  It was the hardest decision I've ever had to make in my life.  It was sad when we had to say goodbye to Cabby last September but she was very sick and our decision put an end to the suffering she would have ensdured for maybe 24 - 36 more hours.

This was different.  Liam had terrible arthritis and other "big dog" joint issues.  I'm convinced he was going senile.  But then this past weekend he had a seizeure that I witnessed and that made us realize he'd had one 2 weeks before.  So 2 seizures in 2 weeks for an old dog - not good.  I'd been discussing his future with out vet for the past several months.  The seizures pretty much made the decision for us. 

It's been a very sad day.  I had a very interesting softball game that helped divert my attention for an hour or so.  But the house is so quiet.  If you had ever visited or talked to me on the phone you'd know that Liam AWAYS panted - no matter the season.  We'd joke that we were going to get him his own 900-number so he could start earning his keep!!  So for the past 8 years (we adopted him when we was 4) it's been a constant racket here either with his panting or snoring.  (or farting..)  take your pick. 

And now nothing. : (

I love you Liam.  You were a fantastic and loyal doggie.