Collectors Items

As you may or may not know, Rob and I live in his late Grandfather's house, so as you can imagine there's a lot of "stuff" hidden in the strangest places. Rob's Grandparents (Bob and Gladys) never threw anything away - which in some instances is not such a bad thing.

We found some wonderful treasures packed away upstairs in the storage area - like these books. Some of them date back to the late 1800s. We thought about selling them on Craigs List or something - like all the other stuff we're getting rid of - but after compiling them all together we saw we had a great collect. So now our built-in library in the hallway holds classics like Treasure Island and Christopher Columbus and Mark Twain.

It really does add character.

Girl Talk

So i was in CVS the other day in the "feminine" aisle, buying...well you know... "feminine things" and I came across something rather unusual and quite annoying. Before me stood a shelf of assorted feminine items and right next to it a glass case - locked.

What, might you ask, would be locked in the feminine aisle???

Monistat.

Yup!

So let me see if I can get this straight. When i feel the burning and itch sensations coming on, I now have to ask the 16 year old boy behind the counter (whom by the way is just trying to earn enough money after school to save up for a car - poor innocent guy) to open the glass case and tell him exactly which "feminine product" I want.

I can only pray - for his sake - that he has NO clue what is actually taking place. For i fear he may never want to adventure south of the belt if he had any comprehension of what it was for!

um...yeah... SUPEBOWL!!!

Giants vs. Patriots!

We are SO PSYCHED!!!!

The $13 centerpiece

I'm quite proud of this you know!! Ikea rocks!

transition and updates

Not much to say about the whole North Fork Parents thing that hasnt already been said on everyone else's blog, but I do want to add that I am sad Nancy will not be posting anymore. Maybe she just needs a break and will come running back into our blogging arms soon enough! 'Tis a waiting game! In the meantime i think I'll embarrass the crap out of her by putting up this picture! ---->



My brain has been like mush lately, which is why i havent posted anything of substance. Imagine PMS for 3 weeks - yeah, pretty bad. You know its really bad when youre sitting playing cards with your friends and you just start crying for no reason at all!! Poor Rob, he's been taking the brunt of it and handling it like a champ! I'm so proud of him! What a guy!

Wedding update
Well, its going! We got all the big stuff out of the way and we really did manage to plan this whole thing without spending a gazillion dollars. I've become cheap in my old age! I absolutely refused to buy a envelop bird cage for $50 when i know some post-bride is out there saying to herself "What the heck am i going to do with this birdcage?". Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!

It makes me sick thinking about all these vendors out there sucking these families dry just cause they can.... UGH. I was going to rent a bus or a limo that day to take us to the park to take pictures... NO WAY! I just want a limo for 2-3 hours to drive about 10 miles away and back and they want to charge me $300-$1000??? I dont think so.

So now we're getting into the nitty gritty crap, like the invitations(printing ourselves), programs (also printing ourselves - which are necessary due to some very old family traditions that require explanation), favors and other little stuff. The invitations came out gorgeous. I am very pleased. Thank god im marrying a graphic artist! LOL.

I have my first fitting for my dress at the end of February(which I think will also be my only fitting), giving me just a few short weeks to lose a few more pounds. HA! Today i completely blew it with a chicken cutlet sandwich, lettuce, tomato, melted cheddar on a hardroll and a small bag of North Fork Potato Chips (the sour cream and onion ones...yum!!).

Sometimes... you have to take a step back to keep moving forward and i totally support that with any diet! Hell it's worked for me. And it probably would still be working today if I hadnt met Rob... LOL...bonehead! Damn men! :) It's a good thing I love him so much!

Birthdays
Speaking of the man... its his birthday tomorrow. I'm so lucky I dont have to think about what to get him. He and I went to have dinner and see Les Miserables in the city on New Years Day. We figured it was a good way to celebrate both our birthdays (mine's Feb 2nd) and to see Les Mis before it disappears (again!).

We had a wonderful time - walked about 30 blocks in total. Ate dinner at Bubba Gumps. Time Square was still bustling with busy shoppers after the party the night before (10...9....8...7....side note: did you see Dick Clark? Someone should just put that guy out of his misery...really!). The streets were mostly cleaned up except for a few straggling pieces of confetti dropping down from the tops of buildings and some police baracades waiting for their pick up.

Anyway, just wanted to jot this down quick during my lunch break. Its time to get back to work, but i may just go home early today and take a nap. Feeling shitty! (HA! Six is right...that was liberating!). lol.

friends

It's always nice when your friends come to visit. Michelle and Isabelle (the cute little 1 year old in the pictures above) stopped by for yummy dinner and some playtime last night. Schedules have been so tight for both of us lately that we haven't seen each other since October. So when she agreed to make the trek to Sayville i was THRILLED!

Major error discovered

There has been a major error discovered in all of the textbooks and reference books around the world. Scientists are elbow deep into this sudden and rather shocking news. As it turns out.... one year does not equal 365 days.... it equals 2.5 inches!

WTG LUKE... Happy birthday buddy! You're growing leaps and bounds!