One more day until the weekend, ho!

Today is a good day.
First my wonderful little sister, Lacey, surprised me with.....

TRUE BLOOD SEASON 3!!!

WhaWha?

I am so super excited about this! I now have Seasons 1-3 and Season 4 starts on the 26th of this month!!
I am so going to watch ALL THREE seasons before the 4th starts, so I can be all up to date. haha.
laaaame, I know. but I'm super excited!

I <3 you, sista! Then we ordered some El Nortenos today for lunch!! YUM! As you can see I ordered a grease burrito with a side of chorizo, potato, and cheese. haha. It is super greasy, but oh so good!

Wow. Looking at it now, I'm wondering if my stomach is going to be able to handle it in there much longer!
ha.

What if?

What if you were a food?
What food would you be and why?

This is seriously a question that was asked on an online application Gage filled out yesterday. What the hell?

I told Gage I'd be chocolate because I'm so sweet.
He would be a lemon because he's a sour puss. ha!

So I asked the girls at work what they would be. Needless to say it was all dirty answers...

What about you? What food would you be?

Weekend...oh til we meet again...

Let me just start this Monday morning weekend review with the obviously start:
OMG! Why must the weekends go by so fast?? ;)

I had a good weekend, though. I was footloose and childrenfree.
Ok, I wasn't really footloose, but I was child-free...for the whole weekend.
So of course, I had to take advantage and go out, listen to some live music, chill with the bff Friday night.

Friday morning I woke up at freaking 3:30 a.m. and could NOT go back to sleep. I usually get up at 4:15....and that 45 minutes was a lot to miss out on!!
I knew I was going to have to go home and take a nap after work, so I could handle a night out. I think you may be getting too old to go out when you're planning a nap before going out.
Eh, who am I kidding, I like to nap even when I'm just going to bed that night.
I ended up having a nice little two hour nap and was pretty refreshed!

I showered and got all dolled up for my night out.
And by "dolled up" I do mean my jeans, a tank top, my flimsy Rangers shirt, and my black boots that are falling apart because I've had them since I was 16 years old, but cannot get rid of...because I love them so. I'm serious when I say they're falling apart, too.
My (ex) father in law actually had to GLUE the sole back on a few years ago.
I do believe it's time to get the glue out again. Yes, that's as good as it gets for me. :)
Don't you have anything like that? That you just can't get rid of???

Anyways, so I went to pick up Marianne and we headed to Iron Horse.
I had planned on having a couple beers, listeing to some music, and chatting.
Half way through my second beer, the waitress set down a big glass about 1/3 full of some kind of dark liquid in front of everyone at the table. (six of us in all, I believe)
I look at Marianne and say,"Uhh, what is this"?
She says it's Jager and it's good.
I know so little about this alcoholic beverage that I don't even know if I'm spelling it right.
I just know it's pronounced yay/grrr.
As in, yay! Free drink and then grrr, I'm sick!!
Ok, someone bought me this drink, I suppose I have to drink it.
We all cheers and I take a drink, look around and notice that everyone's glass is empty.
Whaaat?
Everyone's like, uhhh, it's a shot, finish it. Wait a minute! THIS is a shot??
Since when is a shot this big?? I thought shots were in those cute little bitty glasses? What happened to shots like that?
It takes me about 15 minutes to finish this shot.
I'm not a shot girl.
In fact, before I could even finish that shot, the waitress brought over another shot! At least it was a normal size shot!
I ask Marianne,"What is this??"
Chocolate cake. It's good.
I wonder how in the world someone can make an alcoholic drink taste like chocolate cake? I mean, it did taste like it, but....why?

Two hours, two beers, and two shots later (if you can call that first one a shot), Marianne asks if I'm ready to go, so she can make her gym date in the morning.
Crazy girl.
But, yes please. I'm ready to go.
As I drive her home, we have our sappy girl talk...damn alcohol. haha.

When I got home, I sat down in my living room floor with my Whataburger, hoping to sober myself up, and watch some tv.
I guess I didn't realize how intoxicated I was because come 5:00 a.m. I was still awake.
I felt so bad, I couldn't sleep.
I'm laying in bed thinking...there goes my Saturday plans!!
I'm going to sleep my day away...once I finally fall asleep.
I believe I finally fell asleep about 5:30 a.m.

Fast forward 4 hours.... Marianne texts me...let's go to Leah's and lay out when I get out of the gym!
What??? You're going to the gym?
You crazy girl.
But Carrie and Jorge are in town, Leah's cleaning their teeth, so no laying out today.
I didn't know they were in town...so much for sleep.

I drag myself out of bed, make some coffee, brush my teeth, pull on some shorts and a tee and head out. I did get to go see the beautiful babies, Annabel and Ava!

So, it's ok I didn't get to sleep my day away. When Leah was done cleaning their teeth, she took me for a ride in her jeep.

lovely day for a ride in the jeep.
Dustin calls her and says he wants to cook out. We go to the store to get charcoal and then head to Leah's house.
Lucia and Jack had stayed the night at Adrien's house, so she brought them home and came over for the cookout.

Adrien's little girl Noa is 5. That chick and I get along well. I love that kid. Adrien and Leah have already arranged for Noa and Jack to get married.
Those two kids are "best finns".
Noa already knows she going to marry Jack. She knows we want our families tied together.
So she walks into Leah's house and says,"Stephanie! Is that you??"
She comes running to me and says (all grown up like), "If I'm going to marry Jack to tie us all together, then you have to get married too."
Me: "I do? Well....who can I marry?"
Noa: "I don't know. You can find someone to marry you."
Me: "Hmmm, I'm not very good at that. Will you help me?"
Noa: "Yeah!! We can drive around town, until we see a bunch of boys. Then we'll go up to one of them and tell them to marry you."
Me: "That sounds like an awesome plan, Noa!"
But...she says....right now, she's going swimming with Jack. We'll go looking for a husband later. :) Kids....they crack me up.

That was pretty much my weekend. Sunday just consisted of laundry, Law and Order: SVU, and uhhh....a nap. :)
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.... and have a great (fast) week! :)

Curly hair?

Last night Leah and I took our kids to Casa Manana. It's become our ritual to all go eat at Casa Manana when Dustin leaves to go back to work. A celebration of sorts.....just kidding ;) But we really do go eat there everytime he leaves.
Anyways, Lucia found a hair in her hamburger! Ewwww. So, I asked Leah if she remembered (years ago...Gage was just a toddler) when we went there to eat with my dad, step mother, and little brother. We got our food and Leah looks at her plate and freaks out. She has hair all on the side of her plate. And I'm not talking hair...I'm talking....h.a.i.r. A hint, Leah said,"I really hope a black man is cooking back there." haha. Anyways, Leah didn't remember, but she died laughing when I told her about it. I said,"Yeah, and it wasn't just a hair....it was a lot."
Lucia said,"Like someone was wearing extensions?" haha. I was like...noooo.
Leah got her fork and pointed down and said,"Like that kind of hair." I was like,"Leah! Don't tell her that!" haha. Lucia said,"Ewwww, that's so gross!" Then she leans over and whispers something to Leah. Leah starts cracking up and told Lucia to tell me what she said. So, Lucia comes over to me and whispers,"Was a man's chest hair all over the plate?" hahahaha. I love that kid. Leah said,"Oh, Lucia. I love you and how innocent you are!"
It was freaking hilarious.

Sooo, anyways.....Gage's girlfriend is going to church with us tonight. I had to pick them up from school today. She's acting all shy. She's a pretty one. I'm going to try to get a picture of her dog tag necklace Gage bought her for Christmas. hahahaha.
Kids. They crack me up.

4 Days until Christmas...whaaa whaaa?

I'm at my sister's, watching Legion, listening to her and Adrien scream like little girls. haha.
I love this movie.

We went to eat at Jalapeno Tree....Lucia's reward for picking up the most dog poop. Then we went and got some wine. All six kids are in the back playing while we watch this good movie! :)

I love having days off during the week!

I'm off tomorrow. So, me and Zac are staying the night at Leah's tonight. We'll get up early and go get pick up Gage from his sister's.

Then have lunch with my cousin (in law).

Then the boys are going to open presents!

Zac will be at his dad's Thursday night and til noon on Christmas Eve, then to mom's. So, I'm letting the boys open presents early and together tomorrow. They're super excited! :)

Zac's dad didn't know where to go for Zac's appointment on Saturday, so it was rescheduled to Thursday. Sooo, he'll have his first therapy session Thursday at 2!

I have to work Thursday, but then I'll be off Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday!!

Awesome!!

Man, I'm tired. I think I'm gonna finish up this movie and head off to bed! Good night, my peeps!

Thanksgiving break....oh yeah! :)

Ohhhh, I am SOOOOO excited for our FOUR day weekend! :) This morning, when my alarm went off I THOUGHT I hit snooze...but oops, I turned it off. Leah called me at 5:38 am. I'm supposed to be at work at 6:00! I was like,"Uhh, let me call you back!" I got dressed, brushed my hair, brushed my teeth and was out the door! Luckily, Zac had stayed the night with his dad and Gage didn't have school, so he stayed home. I clocked in at 6:05. I wasn't looking my best, but hey.....I didn't look horrible, either! :) Yesterday was a sad day for me. I found homes for three of my six puppies. :( Here are two of them, one was hiding. The were whining in the car, so I would pet them, then I would stop, and they would whine. One of them started howling!!! Oh my gosh! It was so heartbreaking!! I only have 3 left and I know I have to find homes for the other two, but it just breaks.my.heart. I've grown attached. Anyways....work was pretty good today. It was busy, so it went by fast. And I got off an hour early! :) One thing I really love about my job; all the Dr Pepper you could ever want! This is our mini fridge....heaven on earth for me! :) Another thing I love about my job..... People magazine. I know they're supposed to be for our patients. But we hand them around until everyone has had a chance to read it, then we put it out for the patients. Did you see the recent People? Sexiest Man Alive? Heck yeah, I love me some Ryan Reynolds!!! He's hot, he's an awesome actor AND he's freaking hilarious. Way to my heart? Making me laugh. Like a laughing hyena. :) (not really, but ya know...) Sexiest man to me at the moment......Andy Samberg! He's hilarious AND pretty freakin' hot. I LOVE all his SNL skits and the short films he does. Hellllloooooo, Hottie McHotterson. What makes a guy hot to you? My bff likes a hairy chest! EWwwwwww. So not me!! haha. So, I got an ugly example of a hairy chest....but still not attractive. I always give her a hard time about her hairy crushes. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!!! I LOVE Thanksgiving. Mostly just the family time. My plate usually consists of: MASHED POTATOES COVERED IN GIBLET GRAVY! Sop that up with a warm soft ROLL! Yes, that is my meal on Thanksgiving. And I love to tell Leah how much I love giblet gravy, because she hates the word giblet. haha. Friday night: a very special occasion that I am looking forward to! ;) I'm excited about seeing my bff's twinkie, Mickey! Long time, no see. Saturday night: another happy occasion, celebrating my good old friend Angela's 30th birthday! I haven't been out in so long. I could use a beer and some interaction with the outside world. :) I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and an awesome extended weekend!! :)

A little visualness for you....

I haven't posted any pictures in a while....so I thought I'd share some today. :)

First of all, my kids wanted a "snack" from McDonalds after school today. I HATE McDonalds. I used to love McDonalds....but once you have kids, nope...no more.
Anyways...there is ONE thing I love at McDonalds. And of course, it's the one thing they give to you...then take away!!!
THE McRIB! Oh my gosh, I love those things!!! :)




Secondly....I have a question. Why do you think it is that EVERY single time I go to Zac's school to pick him, I HAVE to go pee? I absolutely HATE using a public toilet that 5 billion kids use a day. But I swear, everyday I am about to explode I have to pee so bad. This started last year. And I swear, not a day goes by that I don't have to pee when picking him up.
Do you think it's all in my head? I tried to tell myself it is and force myself to stay in the car...but then I feel like I'm going to die, if I don't just go pee.
weird.

Do you have kids? If you do, you know that there are a lot of things that you'll do for kids...that you normally wouldn't do. This is weekend, I'm doing something I so don't want to do. I mean, I really, really, really don't want to do this.

I'm taking Gage and James to see Jackass 3D. Ugh. The weekend before last, I tried to take them, but they weren't having any of that "I'll buy them the ticket and come get them after" stuff. Nooo, you have to actually GO TO the movie with them.

Ugh.

Yes, I'm going to see Jackass 3D on Saturday.

The things I do for my son and "second son"!

Yesterday I watched "Psycho". The original one. It's been a long time since I've seen it. And while there are parts of it that are pretty lame...it's still pretty freaking scary. I think I had nightmares last night!

I love scary movies though!! I love Halloween! The holiday...and the movie!!!
Halloween is probably in my top 5 favorite scary movies. The original one is sooo scary. The remake...oh my goodness.. It's just sick and twisted and scary and just....wow. Yeah, it really scared me. I saw it at the movie theaters when it came out. I loved it. It had been a while since I had seen it, so Gage and James wanted to see it. We went to Hastings and bought it. We came home to watch it,....and did I mention it's also a little awkward to watch with two 14 year old boys? Yeah...there's some nudy girls. haha. I was like.."Hide your eyes, boys!" haha. Yeah right.


Anyways, there was some just random blogging for you. I felt like I was getting a little too depressing for my blog friends. :)
Sorry about that...but that's just life....or maybe, just my life!

Day 21: A Recipe

Day 21 of the 30 Day Challenge

Day 21: A recipe

I'm not much of a cook. I have a few things that I do cook, when I do. One of them is a recipe I got from my aunt Brenda. Gage loves it. I made it for the girls at work once, and I'm guessing they loved it, too.....because the big dish of it was wiped clean when I got ready to leave that day. :)
So, here it is.

Chicken Spaghetti

Boil 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast with 1/2 onion. Season with garlic salt.
(we love garlic in this family, so we use a lot...just sayin')
Once the chicken is cooked, take out the chicken and use the same water to boil 12 oz of Vermicelli noodles.
Cook until no water.....or when noodles are done and drain.
Add one can of garlic tomato to the noodles
Add one can of golden mushroom soup to that
Mix it all up real good and then add about 3/4 lb of Velveeta!!
Season with more garlic salt.
Once the cheese is all melted, add the chicken and stir it up.
Put in a casserole dish and top with shredder cheddar cheese.....and you guessed it....more garlic salt. :)
Then put it in the oven, just long enough for the cheddar cheese to melt.

I'm telling you, it's good stuff. With some yummy garlic bread.
I may need to make some this week!

And please, do everyone a favor and brush your teeth when your done eating the garlic....I mean, chicken spaghetti.

Day 18: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

Day 18 of the 30 Day Challenge:

Blah, blah, blah.....whatever tickles your fancy.

I'm seriously getting tired of this challenge. :) But I'm almost done, so...yay.
Ok....a few random thoughts....



Is it just me, or is it weird that a mother and daughter came in to the doctors office today dressed exactly alike? I mean, the daughter was in her late 30's...early 40's.
They had their hair styled exactly the same (except the daughter had two bows in her hair, weird enough on it's own, really.). Same, exact shirt. Knee length blue jean shorts. White Nike socks. Same shoes. Even the same freaking glasses. Is this weird? I think so. I wish I could have taken a picture. It really creeped me out. Needless to say, the daughter was not married. She and her mother had the same last name.
I couldn't help but giggle and shake my head everytime I saw them together...matching...exactly...weird.





I'm soooo tired of being around negative people. I mean, seriously. I've been in a wonderful mood lately and I just get so frustrated when people are negative alllll the time. They just seem to pick at everything, nothing can make them happy. It's so draining!!! I know the whole "misery loves company" saying and all...but so does happiness...happiness loves company!!! Get up here with me!!! Don't try to drag me down with you!!!
Can't we all just get along? Can't we just think positive, be positive???? Please, and thank you.

I'm going to take Gage, Zac, Lucia, Jack, and Lucia's friend to eat at Fuzzy Taco tonight. The name still GROSSES me out....but everyone says it's delish....so, I'll give it a try. :)

Gage is babysitting Lucia, her friend, and Jack while Leah and Dustin go out for their anniversary.....I don't know what's harder to believe...that they've stayed married so long...that she's getting Dustin to go out...or that they're going out child free. It's all so...crazy. haha. By the way, just kidding about the staying married part....kinda ;)

So, I went to get my car inspected, since I accidently scraped that sticker off. As I was checking out the guy says to me,"So, did you scrape off the wrong sticker?"

I was like,"Uhhh, yeah! But it was out anyways!!"

Way to make a girl feel stupid. haha. He laughed at me. I just love it when complete strangers laugh at my stupidity. :)

Ohh, Ohhh, OOHHHHH!! happy Friday. :)

The name is kind of a turn off for me.....

Has anyone ever eaten at a Fuzzy's Taco? One just opened here today. I'm not sure if I can try it. Just the name sounds....gross....even a little dirty.

I love me some Mexican food. I guess I'll have to try it out.

A few of my friends on Facebook said they went today and it was delicious.

I guess we shall see......