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I'm so excited

We're going to see the caterer, we're going to see the caterer...

woohoo!!!

I can't wait to pick out our menu!!

He DOES exist!

my brother called me today. I haven't heard from him since August 17 (I know the exact date because it was his birthday).

He was driving on his way to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. At one point he asks, "what's that big arch thing in St. Louis?"
~"You mean the St. Louis Arch?"
"yeah, that's it. I'm driving by the St. Louis Arch right now."

I always knew he was a genius!

childhood revisited

mmmm....I have pudding cups....

yummy in the tummy!

Bill Cosby would be so proud.

Faith Hill - Breathe

another choice for a first dance...

Someone to watch over me

not really a video here, but I LOVE this version of the song. It's a little more upbeat than the original

The pressures of a wedding

Being a musical couple tying the knot has a lot of pressure. Everyone will be looking at our musical choices. Will they pick something obscure? Will it be traditional? It has to be good...right?

ugh...

There are a lot of choices out there people!!

This is difficult!

not that I'm bragging...

I'm not trying to brag or anything, but...

I made quite possibly the most delicious pie in the history of delicious pies tonight.

Lemon Chess Pie

Simple to make.

Simply delicious.

yum.

A little pharmacy humor

My dr. thinks I'm slightly anemic, so she wants me to go on iron supplements. I went to CVS and asked the pharmacist if he would help me find what I needed. He advised me to take the pills with some food, because taking them on an empty stomach "would kill me". Those were his exact words. Seriously.
~excuse me?
Well it won't really kill you, but your stomach will really hurt. You'll get very nauseous.
~oh well that's different.

funny...very very funny...

These are a few of my favorite things...

These are some things that I have discovered and thought about today

Archer Farms
This is the food company that Target owns. They make LOTS of yummy things! Such as...
Wasabi Mustard Potato Chips
Garlic and Basil Pasta
Spinach & Artichoke Tortilla Chips
and other yummy crackers and pastas
I also bought (but have not tried) their Chicken Caesar Pizza


My new perfume
Ok...don't make fun of me...
but...
my new favorite perfume is With Love by Hillary Duff
...in all fairness...
I smelled the perfume before I found out who makes the perfume
but it smells so good!!!


When students discover new things
I have a saxophone student who has discovered John Coltrane. And loves his version of "Favorite Things". :-)

it's getting hot in herrrrre

I mean hot. Sweaty, sticky, yucky hot. It's September. Is it supposed to be this hot? The NVCB played outdoors at the Boxborough Agricultural Fair. I could feel sweat rolling off me. It was gross.

eeeew

My new favorite obsession

I can't stop watching it! Now that we have DVR, I can record the four or five episodes a DAY that are on tv. It's great. I never started watching it until this summer. I've seen episodes from the beginning, middle, and end. Maybe I should buy the series on DVD...

mmm...yumminess

So not only did I make golabki (cabbage stuffed with ground beef and rice mixture), I also made pierogis. Homemade pierogis!!! Some had mashed potato, some had sauerkraut. I've never made either of them before, and I think I did a pretty good job, if I do say so myself!!

I made the boy try a golabki and a sauerkraut pierogi, which he ate, but I don't know if he really liked them. He did, however, like the potato-filled pierogis.

I am stuffed. It was a GREAT dinner. :-)

it's going to be a polish labor day!

In trying to decide what to do with pork chops for dinner, I have decided to save them until tomorrow. Instead...

I'm going to make golabki! I'm heading out to the grocery store in a few to pick up some ingredients that I don't have, and to see if I can also pick up some pierogis. I'm so excited! :-)

Pork chops are going to be for tomorrow night's dinner (a little easier to prepare after work).

Woohoo!

I'll let you know how they turn out!

Wild Hogs

Finally got around to seeing the movie.

HILARIOUS!!!

I am a human pincushion

Owwwww...

Friday's booboos:
1 tetanus booster shot on the left bicep
1 bruised inside of the right elbow where an intern tried to draw 3 vials of blood, she only got one, and proceeded to move the needle around in circles (because THAT was going to help) and then she got a nurse for
1 small bruise on the inside of my left elbow where she proceeded to easily draw the remaining two vials

I'm not entirely sure the tetanus went so well. Is it normal not to be able to lift your arm two days later? Not to mention the BIG red HARD lump that has now formed?

Owwwwww....

A new world record?

Today I went to 4 Christmas Tree Shops: Shrewsbury, Natick, Saugus, and Salem NH. I eventually found everything I needed.

I was originally just searching for more lanterns to use as centerpieces for the wedding. I picked up 4 light blue round lanterns like the ones I already have, 2 dark blue round lanterns, 1 dark blue rectangle lantern, and 6 small light blue rectangle lanterns. I was one of those people that rearranged the packages of the small lanterns to get all of one color in the package (don't tell on me!!)

At the first store I went to (Shrewsbury) I found these metal off-white shell picture frames that would be great to use for the table names and other helpful things (such as labeling the guest book and the seat cards). However, they had 5 large and 2 small ones, and a BILLION in a seafoam green, which I didn't want. I bought those 7, and drove to Natick, where I found some of the lanterns I bought.

I then went to Saugus, where I didn't buy anything. Which is a HUGE feat for me!!

Then I went to my mom's house, where I called A LOT of different stores in an attempt to find some more frames. I called Salem NH, Pembroke, Somerville, and Nashua. None of them had the frames. Then I called Portland, ME. The lady I spoke to ROCKED! Every other store gave me an attitude. She looked in her store, and then told me that the Salem, NH store had 142 in their store according to the computer. Now wait....didn't I already call there??? Didn't they say they didn't have ANY???

So I went to Salem NH. THEY HAD A TON!!! I don't know if they had 142, but it was probably pretty close. Most of them were green, but I DID walk away with 11 large frames and 1 small one, and there were still plenty of large white frames left. I want to know who's not doing their job over there....

So I was gone for 6 1/2 hours today hopping from one Christmas Tree Shop to another.

Wow.

We needed this!

CLAY BUCKHOLZ IS MY NEW HERO!!!