Thursday, February 26, 2009

Chico Bico

This is Chico. If you haven't met him yet, you're missing out. He is the most affectionate, hilarious, adorable, and devoted dog. Some of the things I love about him are:

-How he scatters his food around the apartment and saves it for later. His food dish is in the kitchen but he won't eat in the kitchen because of the tile floor. So instead he takes each bite of food into the living room area and eats it one-by-one on the carpet.

-Chico has a little sombrero squeaky toy that he loves. He'll play fetch with it.

-Sometimes at night, Chico will get really hyper and run full-speed laps around the apartment. It's really funny to see the look of determination in his face. It's almost like he's bewitched. He's hard to catch by the way!

-He's so friendly to new people. He forms attachments really fast.

-He loves to bask in the sun. I let him out on the balcony and he'll lay there with his eyes closed and sunbathe. Now that it's cold outside, he likes to sit by a window and lay in a sunspot.

-He has a sixth sense. Will tells me that right before I get home, Chico starts getting really excited and sits by the door.

-He is the best co-sleeper ever. He cuddles right next to me at night and stays put. He doesn't snore or take the covers. He also likes to sleep in on the weekends!

Friday, January 9, 2009

Appalachian Ski Mountain...here we come!!


Our ski weekend is finally here! I've been planning this for the last couple of months and Jan. 10-11 seemed like it would take forever to get here - but here it is! We are leaving tomorrow morning and will be skiing at the Appalachian Mountain. From what I've been hearing, the snow has been coming down pretty good so there will be a good snow base by tomorrow. I haven't been skiing since 2002, which was my last ski trip with WPBC Youth Group. We always went to Snowshoe or Winterplace so this will be my first NC mountain.

Will and I plan to stop in Blowing Rock and visit the little shops. If you have never been to Blowing Rock, it is a darling, quaint little mountain town with the coolest shops. One store has all different kinds of homemade fudge and candy that you can't find anywhere else. Another store has all sorts of collegiate and professional athletic apparel and collectibles. Will is always on the hunt for new Buffalo Bills merchandise...

We are staying at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in Boone. If you ever need a place to stay in the Boone area, then check out Broyhill because they offer phenomenal deals. Hopefully we can also eat at the Daniel Boone Inn. I've only been there once but the food was amazing! I'm also hoping we can meet up with Hannah and Joe, who will be coming back to resume their second semester at ASU. Then, later that night we get to watch the Panthers in action - GO PANTHERS!!

I can't wait!!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Christmas Songs


Every year it seems the radio stations start playing non-stop Christmas music earlier and earlier. I love Christmas music, so it's a welcome change...until about two weeks in when I'm already sick of it. It's not so much the music itself, but rather the radio stations love to play the same songs by the same artists over and over again.

Some songs that drive me crazy are:

1) The Christmas Shoes. This is probably the most depressing Christmas song ever. If you haven't heard it yet, it's about a young child who wants to buy his terminally ill mother a pair of shoes before she dies.

2) Little Saint Nick by the Beach Boys. I like the Beach Boys, but this song is awful. All the 'ooos' and 'ahhs' get annoying.

3) Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney. I love Paul, but this song is just pointless. Most of the song is just him saying "Simply having a wonderful Christmastime..."

4) I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. No explanation needed.

Songs I wish they would play more often:

1) Perry Como's or Whitney Houston's version of Do You Hear What I Hear?

2) Elvis Presley's If Everyday Was Like Christmas.

3)
Any version of Mary Did You Know?

4) Josh Groban's O Holy Night.

5) Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Carol of the Bells.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Crockpotting

I love the crockpot. It is probably the single most handy and convenient kitchen devices ever invented. The crockpot saves me loads of time and hassle when preparing dinner after a long day at the office. Some of my favorite dishes to make in the crockpot are:

-Spaghetti Sauce with meatballs
-My Mom's chicken casserole
-Pot roast
-Soups
-Various recipes that call for chicken (the crockpot makes the meat very tender and easy to cut up)

I recently discovered the blog A Year of CrockPotting, in which Stephanie, the blog owner, made it her New Year's Resolution to use the Crockpot every day of the year. She makes a new dish everyday and posts the recipe, along with a review of how she liked it. I'm always looking for new recipes and ideas for dinner so this is the site to get really good, healthy meals that are made so convienantly in the crockpot! Today I'm trying the 3 Packet Pot Roast. I'm also looking forward to the Broccoli and Three Cheese Soup that I'll be making sometime after the Thanksgiving holiday!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

I love Heath Bars


I have recently discovered my love for Heath bars. I've always liked them but lately I've become fanatical over them. I seriously crave one everyday. However, I only allow myself to indulge a couple of times a week.

I absolutely love the authentic English toffee beneath a thin layer of milk chocolate. The toffee is the best part - without it, it would just be your regular, old boring chocolate bar. I need to learn how to make my own toffee since it's only made out of sugar and butter. I don't think it would be too hard...

My mouth is watering for a Heath Bar as I write this!

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Get this election over...please!!

I decided that I don't want to make my blog a political forum of my beliefs anymore, mainly because I know that some of you reading this might have differing opinions and therefore might not be interested in visiting my blog anymore. I certainly hope that is not the case, because one of the freedoms we can enjoy as American's is expressing our opinions...but I digress.

However, I do want to post a fair and balanced blurb of opinion.

Recently, I was reading a post made by an Obama supporter on an online community in which I belong. This person was saying that certain John McCain supporters were making hateful and racist comments in regards to Barack Obama at a political rally this past week. Entirely inappropriate if you ask me. These people were clearly inciting hatred towards our Democratic nominee and that was way out of line. The author was saying that these comments could be attributed to John McCain's smear tactics and the message he sends to his supporters. Should they?

Now, I don't believe John McCain should apologize for comments made by supporters, just as I don't believe Barack Obama should apologize for offensive comments made by his supporters. Take Madonna. The other night at a concert at Madison Square Garden she said that "Sarah 'f-ing' Palin" would not be allowed at her concert. A total abuse of power to use the show as a means of promoting her position and inciting hatred. I'm sure there were McCain AND Obama supporters at the show that paid good money to see Madonna sing - not talk politics. So should we blame Obama's campaign tactics? Should we expect Obama to made a Public Service Announcement apologizing for Madonna's behavior? Absolutely not. No, in America we have personal responsibility and people themselves should be held accountable for what they say - not the candidates in which we respectively support.

The division between Republicans and Democrats at this time of the year can be very hostile. It's almost like we from two different countries fighting for our own deeply held beliefs. We are forgetting we are ALL Americans and we all want our country to prosper and do good in our world. There is no need for supporters of one party to hate on the other party and resort to name calling and pointing fingers. This goes for both Dems and Repubs. It's getting ugly and it's getting annoying!

Monday, October 6, 2008

This is funny!

I haven't watched SNL regularly since about 2001, but on Saturday night I was flipping the channels and came across the show and decided to watch a minute of it.

It was getting pretty bad so I was about to change the channel when a skit featuring a performance on The Lawrence Welk Show came on. Will and I used to watch the real Lawrence Welk show so I decided to watch the skit. I was literally belly laughing!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxj90S3REoI