work.thoughts.and such.

i have been a working woman for almost two months now. this has been a new experience for me, having worked as a nanny for the past three summers. instead of going to the pool, reading books, swinging, chasing, and cooking..... i am sitting at a desk talking with clients on the phone. the day is a little shorter which is nice, and i have most of the evening to spend with my husband. speaking of my husband... we've been married now for about 4 1/2 months. that's so crazy! it's been fun... especially in the last month since our schedules have become aligned.

last night we went to see pirates of the caribbean 3. it wasn't as good as i had hoped, but it wasn't necessarily bad either. it was a little long and had a lot of plot..... similar to the 2nd one. i think i liked spiderman 3 better.

seth and i are going to washington in august. i am so excited!

one quick praise: we payed off our hospital bill. we still have several other bills involved with that whole medical issue, but the main hospital bill has been taken care of. what a relief!

my wife has kicked me out...

...of her blog, that is.

She has declared that this site is her domain only, and that all trespassers will be shot. Thus, in the valiant pursuit of marital stability, I have created my own blog, my own parallel universe, where I can post my witty thoughts with no fear of being relegated to the couch at night. Farewell.

happy birthday to me!

so, i'm 22 now....

yesterday was much fun and i was so blessed by so many people. my wonderful husband got me three cards. and for those of you who know how much i love cards, you know this was the highlight of my day. i also received some other great gifts, including some beautiful flowers and a skirt i really wanted from my lovely sister. some ladies at work got me a strawberry cheesecake, which was really sweet as well. i felt so loved and appreciated. and now i'm another year older. :)

theme songs of life

have you ever heard a song that makes you think: "that's my life theme song!" ?

five for fighting (this is a band: mom this is for your info in case you read this) has a new song that i don't even know the name of, or words to, but the melody makes me smile. the other day, driving home from work, this song came on the radio. it made me want to put on a twirly skirt, find a field of flowers, and dance. thus.... my theme song.

Everything is copacetic

I’ve found a new word to wow my callers with. Whenever I’ve assuaged a concern, I will ask with them if everything is copacetic. That’s right, copacetic. I just learned it.

It's technically a slang term, not standard English. The interesting thing is that my computer spell check wants to spell it with an 's'--copasetic. But the dictionary website has it with a 'c.'

Oh, the things we do at work to keep a nimble mind...

(Hmmm...the Wordpress blog editor spell check didn't have a problem with copacetic.)

40 million in pesos

We spent yesterday evening--the last one with Nathan and Sarah in the U.S. for a long while--at the Sizemore residence, just hanging out. My beautiful wife, though she outranks me in raw intelligence, was extremely tired and very "out of it." In describing the company meeting we had at work today, we told the fam that out employer did about "40 million in revenue last year"--something which Krista verbally affirmed, and seemed to understand. About ten seconds later, after a period of silence, my wife piped up in a curious tone:

"Dollars?"

To which her father lovingly retorted, "No, pesos!"