2008 Summer Olympics

So this past weekend we sat down to watch the 2008 summer olympics opening. It was a lot of fun and the things that they did were crazy!!! The fireworks were amazing. It was fun just to hang out with Marshall and actually agree on something that can keep us both interested :)
I will admit that I fell asleep at the last hour...I know I am retarded. But I was so freakin tired. I did wake up when China came out but I got up and went to bed when it went to a break while they were walking all the way around. It was taking forever!!! Marshall did stay up for the whole thing...I guess that I am just getting too old to stay up late :)
Since the opening games I have been addicted to watching them. They are constantly on when I am home. When I am not home I record them so that I can watch them when I am home :) I know it is crazy but I just can't stop watching. Things that are normally being recorded I have to stop so that I can watch the games!
I am addicted to the swiming and gymnastics. With girls beach volleyball coming in after that. I do watch everything else but then I do things like make dinner or something while those are on because then if I miss anything it isn't that big of deal. I sit on the edge of my seat watching the events because I want the USA to win everything. I know that they won't win everything obviously but it does keep me on the edge of my seat :)
I can't wait to watch track and field when that comes on later in the games.
Go USA!!!

Drapes for the bedroom

With the sun coming up facing our only window in the bedroom I knew that we had to get something put up there fast because it gets bright so early and it is hard to sleep. I don't have as much trouble as Marshall because when I am in the mood I sleep with an eye mask on so it blocks out all the light which is nice because then I get to sleep a little bit later :)

Marshall was away and so I wanted to suprise him. I went to target to look around at what they had. I was actually nervous picking something out without Marshall's input because I wanted him to like whatever I picked out. I did something I thought was really nutral and goes somewhat with the comforter that we keep on our bed in the winter. It is a darker shimmer green color with cream behind that to block out more light.

With it being so hot here the only blanket we have on the bed as you can see is a purple blanket that I made years ago. The blanket that we have on in the winter is brown so it goes better with the blinds that I picked out. I hung them and everything by myself :) I am so proud. I didn't tell Marshall until he figured it out for himself when he got home...he was also very proud that I did it all by myself and it wasn't even that hard.

It does the job of blocking out the light so that is good and it lets us sleep in a little bit longer on the weekends :) Just another project down in the apartment. There are many more to keep me busy with thinking of new ideas. I am still working on something in the kitchen to give us a little bit more storage but that is still a little ways away. I will let you all know though when that gets done. Let's be honest though and say that it probably won't be this year. Oh well :)

Jack

Okay for those of you who don't know I have a dog that I had to leave behind in Utah. It is very sad because I miss him like crazy. He is such a good dog. I am very happy that my parents love him enough to take such good cacre of him.

He just a birthday this month so he is one year older. My mom has a dog as well that keeps my 'older' dog busy :) They love each other though and get along great so that is another plus with having to leave him behind. He is a lab/brittany mix. Several years ago I noticed that he started growing lumps on his body. I was really worried about them and so I asked about them when I took him in for his shots. They took a sample and just said that it was a bump full of fat. They said that as long as they weren't hurting him that there was nothing to be concerned about. So I didn't really do anything because they didn't seem to bother him which is a good thing.

I guess one of the bumps on his leg was really starting to bother him according to my parents. They said that he started favoring that leg and didn't like it when people touched it. I told them to take him in to see what they had to say. They finally took him in last week. My dad called me to let me know that the surgery would cost almost $800!!! I about freaked out. I knew that it would be expensive but I had no idea that it would have cost that much. I asked my dad questions about if it was really hurting him or not. He told me that the doctor did say that it was bothering him. Even though I didn't want to pay that much as soon as I heard that it was causing him pain there was nothing I could do except suck it up and pay the money to get him taken care of. I couldn't just let him suffer because I didn't want to pay the money. Fortunatley the doctor had some cancellations that day so they fit him in right then.

***WARNING***

I am going to post a picture of the before and after of my dog but I wanted to warn you that when I showed it to Marshall he didn't like it very much because he thought that it was gross. So if you don't want to see the picture I suggest you don't continue on reading...

I am sorry if that is too gross for you to look at but I wanted everyone to know what I was talking about. I am just glad that it is gone and done causing him pain. They didn't put a cone on his head because the doctor doesn't like doing that. They just told my dad to watch out for him to make sure that he doesn't lick his sore too much. If he does then they will have to take him back to get a cone put on around his neck so that he doesn't lick his wound. I have called every day to check on him. He seems to be doing just fine. I guess that he has started licking it...that or Gizmo. They just keep telling him to stop licking it so I hope that it doesn't get infected. I want them to take him in on Monday because I guess my dad noticed a gap that might not be connecting back together. I really hope that he takes him in to see if there is anything that can be done so that it heals correctly. I really am just glad that he isn't in pain and that he is getting better everyday. I miss him like crazy and I can't wait to go home and see him :) I hope that he is excited to see me!!!

Zuchini Bread and Vegetables

We went up to Marshall's dads house this past weekend and when we came home we brought some vegetables with us. One of them obviously being zuchini. As soon as we got home I started right in grating the zuchini to make zuchini bread. I have never made it before so I was a little nervous about how it would turn out. I wasn't sure how much batter to put into each bread tin but I figured it out. I put in the batter and then it was time to put them into the oven for an hour. Once the time was up the sides ended up being a little more well done then I would have liked but there was nothing I could do about it because I needed the middle done. I had a piece last night and it was so freakin good. It tastes just like my moms :) That must mean that she did something right because I am starting to be as good a cook as she is!!! She will be so proud. I even got Marshall to have a slice. He says that he likes it but he could just be saying that to make me feel good. I don't care because I could eat both of them by myself because it is so freaking good. I really hope that he does like it but not much I can do if he doesn't. I have had two pieces so far today :)
I have enough in the freezer to make a couple more batches. I am so excited. I am going to make Marshall's family some when we go up next to see if they like it. I am not sure if all of them will try it or not but I will be there to eat some if they don't want it all :) Although I do hope that they like it. We will see what happens.
We also brought home some corn on the cob. We had some for dinner last night and it was so freaking good. I loved them. I wish that I had made two for me instead of one but oh well. It was really yummy. I love the summer because of corn on the cob. We are going to have the rest of what we brought back with us tonight with wings that we have had sitting in the croc pot so that is something that we are both really excited about.

Tradition

So today is July 4th. My family has a tradition of all getting together and sleeping outside together and then doing a big breakfast in the morning. It is always a little hectic when we all get together like that but it is also a lot of fun. They called me last night at midnight my time...needless to say I was alseep in bed but woke up and called them back. It was great talking with all of them and I miss them like crazy.
I talked with Raiven and she is so cute. She told me that she ate some apricots ( I hope I spelled that right ) I was jeaouls because I love them. And they are green so that is when they are the best :) I told her that I have been trying to get Marshall's dad to plant and tree so that I can eat them out here...It was funny.
With Marshall gone I will probably just walk around the mall a little bit to kill some time and to get me out of the apartment. I was thinking about doing a bbq hamburger or something on the grill but then again I have nver grilled anything on my own in my life so I am not sure how it will taste. I am still thinking about how smart that one is. I really want to go into a diner that we have here and have some french toast because I am craving it so bad. I also might wait for when Marshall is home to do that but we will see if I can hold out that long :) I have also thought about blowing off work tomorrow and invading Marshall's family for the weekend...okay I probably wouldn't do that without Marshall because I think that he would be mad if I went without him becauase I know that he would totally want to go if he were here. Oh well that would have been fun because they always have something going on...Maybe next year :)

Book Club

So last week I got a package in the mail saying that you coould get 5 books for .99 and all you had to do was buy 4 more books at regular price within in 2 years. So umm yeah I did it...I love to read so to buy 4 more books at regualr price in 2 years is not going to be hard to do. I can get that done in less then 6 months :) So for my 5 books for .99 I got all cooking books minus one Nora Roberts book that hasn't come out yet. I received my books at the end of last week. I am so freakin excited to have new cookbooks to make stuff out of. I haven't even had a chance to look through all the books but I am working my way through them :)
I already told Marshall that we are going to try and start eating different things. I am more nervous about me trying different things then him but I am really going to try to work on that so that we can both broaden our horizons. I got him to try an avocado the other day...he was so funny about it. I was looking through one of the cookbooks and I found a recipe for guacamole so after dinner I made him go to the store with me so that I could buy avocado's to make it. We got home and they were perfect. They just peeled very nicely and were the perfect color. Marshall had this weird look on his face the whole time and was asking me how they tasted so I cut him a little piece and he was so weird about trying it :) It suprised both of us because he usually has no hesitation in trying something new but he was a good sport and tried it. Seeing his face after he ate it was hilarious. I should have taken a picture. He said that he didn't really like the texture of it and said that it tasted like eggs :) He is funny. He also tried the guacamole and said that maybe if it were cold he would like it a little btter. He left before trying it again but there is always next time! I have been enjoying it though. If I had made this at my house it would have been gone in less then a day...more for me to enjoy!
Hopefully this week I can get through all of the cookbooks and think of something new to make. I told him that I wanted to try lobster but I haven't sold him on that idea yet because I want to try live lobster instead of frozen...he isn't liking that idea yet but I am still working on him :)
If/When my family is reading this they aren't going to believe that it is really me talking like this and wanting to try new things...I am the pickiest eater alive but I really want to step out of that and try different things. We will see how adventerous I become. If I find any great recipes I will post them here so that you can all enjoy them as much as we hopefully will!

Hair Re-done

Well I got my hair done last night. I had Marshall take a picture of me in a skirt that I bought a while ago. I have a green one exactly like it and I love it. They are so comfortable and I can wear them with anything :) The picture isn't the best but one of my sisters commented that I don't ever put pictures up here and she is forgetting what I look like so this is for her...don't forget what I look like!!! The place where I get my hair done has the most uncomfortable sink ever. When they wash my hair it is so painful to sit there and wait for them. I could barely lay down last night to go to bed because I was in so much pain. I woke up this morning today and it hurt so bad. I can't even touch it...I think that it might be a little bit swollen. How crazy is that? I can't even tilt my head up to hug Marshall because it hurts so bad...how sad is that :( Oh well I hope that maybe during sleep tonight it will go away and I won't have so much pain tomorrow.