May 27, 2011

  • Cruise notes

    While I did have a great time on the cruise,… old issues reared their ugly head. At first we were the lovey dovey couple that were sickening to watch. By the end of the trip I was on the verge of tears. We went on this trip with Jen/Alex and at dinner were joined by another young couple. I definitely noticed that the girl of the other couple wasn’t drinking, but I guess I just figured she didn’t drink. Of course somewhere in me I knew she was pregnant. She announced it to us at dinner the last night and it just sent my mind a reeling. I don’t think I reacted at dinner, but inside, was all a jumble. When I told Cowboy how I felt, he took it as I was upset with him or that he did something that sent me into this emotional spiral. It wasn’t that, but his actions, us not having activities very much at all on the boat just added to the pile of emotional crud that I was going through. That whole, act like you’re a romantic, lovey husband in front of friends and not touch me when we’re alone. WTF?

    I was glad to be home and visited with my best gf when we settled in. She actually joined us at bingo the night we got back in town. She missed me so. LOL.

    Of course in true Lorie fashion, I avoided talking about it and instead hit the gym hard once the work week started. Activities ceased upon our return back to town. That’ll solve the problem, right? At one point Cowboy did say something, like, “What’s up with you? What’s wrong?”

    My smartass response was so fab, “Well I’m not a mystery. It’s the same problem it always is. No sex.” End scene.

    In his defense, he was sick and probably trying his best to recover to normal, but his not going to the doctor didn’t help. Activities have commenced this week, but the lulls are so not my favorite. In happier news, my skin is looking fab. Methinks the gym is helping sweat out all those toxins. Melikey silky smooth skin, yo.

    I’m sure I’m part of the problem, but I can’t be the entire problem, I hope. We also got a puppy. He’s a white lab and just the cutest thing ever. Quiet, playful and so sweet. He needs a bath desperately. He was neutered so we couldn’t give him a bath for two weeks, but today is bathtime. Methinks Cowboy is testing my mothering skills.

May 19, 2011

  • Dungeons and demons

    I haven’t updated in forever. Bulletpoints first, then a funny story.

    - Cruise was awesome. Beach, tanning, reading, relaxing. Wonderful vacation.

    - My laptop crashed. I’m now blogging from a netbook. I miss my laptop. This keyboard is too noisy.

    - I officially weigh less than my brother. I’ve never weighed less than the kid. Thank you, trainer. I’m definitely feeling stronger, healthier and more badass. Hubs said tonight that my ass is looking sexier. Its the little things… lol.

    - Hubs and I were both sick, but I’m on the mend.

    - My boss apologized to me. That was awesome.

    Now time for the funny story.

    My FCW has an amazing kid. She is a mastermind at getting in trouble and each time is more amazing than the last. She’s 10 and today she “earned” her way into alternative learning for the rest of the year. How did she do it? By being a freaking badass. Her science class was going to do some pretty interesting experiments. They were going to do the Mentos experiment. You put mentos into a bottle of Coke, and it explodes. I’ve seen it on Youtube, but I’m amazed that they were going to do this in elementary school. Safety anyone? Guess not. Anywho, what could go wrong? Well nothing, but she decided to skip her science class. I guess she didn’t want to do the learning part, just the experiment part, so she managed to do something even more amazing. She bamboozled her way into staying longer in homeroom. She told the teacher she’d worked it out with the science teacher. So she stayed, helped her teacher pack up her room (free labor? Glee reference), then lost track of time. She told the homeroom teacher that she had to go to the bathroom, but really she was going to sneak back to science to see the experiment. She missed it, they were learning again, boo. So she went back to homeroom and stayed as long as allowed, was then asked to go to her next class, which was English. She starts wondering about the science experiment. She really wanted to see it. She still had her experiment materials. Yep, the English teacher let her come into class with a 2 liter bottle of Coke and her mentos. She did the experiment in class and Coke showered everyone in her class. LOL x a million. I have to give her badass props. My co-worker was pissed but I was amazed at the balls it took to pull this off. We were trying to figure out how she managed to do it. How did she get to the Coke, unwrap the mentos and start the experiment while the teacher taught class? I wish I was in her class. LOL. So now, she’ll be in alternative learning for the rest of the year. How do you punish a kid for this? My co-worker still questions how after learning all this how I could possibly still want kids. I don’t have that answer, but I am amazed.

April 11, 2011

  • ???

    Friday night, Cowboy asked me to go see Reckless Kelly at the racepark. He’d never been to a horse race. We got the tickets through work, so free is always a good way to go. I was a bit nervous as I easily went to the dark scary place on Friday all by myself. The concert was on a Friday night. Easy for Brit Brit to come down. I didn’t think he’d be so bold as to do that, but that nagging thought was still in my mind. The only way I was able to combat it was to make sure I looked extra smoking hot. Mission accomplished. There’s a pic, but I don’t have it on my phone.

    My brother and his no longer psuedo girlfriend came along. I love her. If he doesn’t marry this one, he’s a fool.

    After the concert we had breakfast at 59 diner. Yummy pancakes.

    Saturday I was tired/hungover and didn’t want to do much and since he was working that was pretty easy to accomplish. I did finish painting the trim in the living room.

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    This was in semi-direct sunlight, but the color is a pale teal. I really love it.

    Sunday was where it got interesting. He wanted to mow the lawn. Somewhere in there he ran out of gas and had to put more in, but in the process his hand slipped and he burned 3 of his fingers. He came in hollering about the pain, and not knowing how bad it was I didn’t know what to do. When he finally showed me I could see it was bad, but not emergency room required. That’s where he wanted to go. He put some random burn cream on, but it didn’t have any kind of numbing effect, so you know he was still moaning about pain. I was going to wrap them in gauze, but again, still moaning, and I was worried he was going to flinch somewhere in there so I told him he needed to do it. He no likey that, but I really didn’t want to be the reason anything was anymore painful.

    His mom invited us over. On the way there I bought him a burn cream with pain relief and AdvilPM. The last thing I wanted was for interrupted beauty sleep. Mean? Anywho, his cousin was causing drama and she really just wanted someone there for when he came home. The cousin just makes one mistake after another and ugh, this one was extra craptastic. Thankfully, we didn’t stay long, just long enough to see that he wasn’t in a fit of rage or anything. We then went to dinner with my gf.

    In bigger news, 14 days! Super excited about that. If only Cowboy and I could get back on the same page. He was being a bit too critical of me over the weekend and I really don’t like that.

April 4, 2011

  • Everybody’s working for the weekend

    What a fabulous weekend! Friday night was a company party. We’re sponsoring the NCAA Final Four so we had a really nice shindig for the sales team. So much fun! We had this back half of a swanky bar that had bowling, pool tables, lounge area. Cowboy didn’t want to dress up but I knew there’d be people there to impress so I made sure he looked sharp like a good wifey. We actually kinda matched. I wore a purple/black dress and he wore a purpley maroon shirt/tie and black slacks. It was nice to be out/having a good time with him/schmoozing with my favorite co-workers. I think we were the only couple there. No spouses allowed but we work in different offices and me/my favorite cw were invited so it made it even more special.

    We stayed later than expected, but left early. No one wants to be the last one at the party. As soon as we got back to the car he kissed me and thanked me for a lovely evening. It was a really special moment. He says thank you all the time, but this was different. We don’t have kids yet and we were able to go out, have a great time and be one of those fun couples. I’m so looking forward to the vacation with Jen/Alex now. We’re back on track. One of his married female co-workers came up to me and let me know how nice he is to work with. That made me really happy. I know I have a great husband and it was really nice to hear it from a stranger. I honestly wasn’t even the slightest bit jealous either. I thanked her for her lovely comment and we continued bowling.

    Saturday morning we woke up early and I got a text from my bestie, Daisy. She surprised me with a visit! She told me she had spring fever and drove all the way down to Texas with her husband from Chicago to visit her family. After running some quick errands with Cowboy, we headed over to the east side to visit and had a lovely beach day, after getting lost of course. I’ve never been to this part of my city. It looked like a ghost town. So many abandoned buildings. The beach was absolutely heavenly. The water was a bit too cold, but it was just sunny enough to lay out and not get burned. After the beach we visited a friend of her family and their family. It was soo much fun. Good food, good people = wonderful evening. We played a marathon game of Taboo girls vs. guys. Me/Daisy were able to get 7 in a row during one of our rounds. It was really good to see my bestie. I didn’t tell her about the text. We were having too much fun and Cowboy was all about me all weekend. I didn’t see a need to tell her. I really soaked it up. My bestie and I are married and we’re happy/in love. Such a great feeling. I wish I could bottle it and share it with all of you.

    In other news, my other bestie had a rough weekend. She was dating a single Dad who turned out to be a royal a-hole. He broke up with her via text. Classy, right? Hubs and I talked about it on our way to visit Daisy. He told me he thinks she gave it up too soon. Hubs actually asked me if I would’ve given it up as soon to him and I told him no. I knew everything was different with him. I was done playing around. We’ve been together 5 years, married for 3 and I’m finally growing up, kids. We didn’t have a sleepover until a month after dating. Even then, I wasn’t busting out the lingerie. I wore a pink long sleeve nightgown and regular chones.

    Since we had a late night on Saturday (we didn’t get home until 3am), we didn’t go to church, but he did wake me up with a smile ;) . After that, he made me breakfast and we ran some errands and picked up his brother for a late lunch. His brother is so nice. His cousin on the other hand, yuck. He has to wear an ankle monitor and can’t leave the house after 4 on Sunday. Yay for parole! It was a nice quick visit. When we got home it was painting time. We’re almost done with the living room. I’ll take pics when its all done. I keep thinking I want a bright yellow kitchen. Too bold? I think with all of our red appliances it’ll look a bit like McDonald’s, but I don’t care. LOL.

    Hubs has been a painting machine. He’s being the man I need him to be and it has been really wonderful. Thank you baby Jesus.

March 28, 2011

  • Brittney who?

    I must say, as much as I like Rodeo, I’m so glad it’s over. For me, it usually means more work. More public appearances with big bossman, acting right, etc. For Cowboy, it means more guy time, drinking (which he’s not really a big drinker to begin with), late nights, etc. The regular routine is disrupted and I’m left wondering what time he’ll be home so I can go to sleep. Above all else, I trust my husband. I wouldn’t marry someone I didn’t trust.

    Friday night, we had a lovely dinner with one of my gfs, then he went home and I went for a drink with the gf. I was home early. Saturday morning he had plans to work and I had plans to sleep in or go with him to help. I heard his phone beeping way too much for a Saturday morning. When he went into the restroom, I checked it (something I never do) and I found a couple text messages I wasn’t prepared for. The one that sticks out in my mind was “Hey baby its Jeff.” I took a deep breath and asked him who this girl was. I don’t know if any answer would’ve justified him not only having some random girl’s number, but using it and texting the word baby to some girl who isn’t his wife.

    Now, I must remind all of you, before I was married there were times that my bf probably would’ve wished all he had to worry about was a text message on my phone. Which of course is why I can go to the dark scary place in no time flat. I forget that my husband isn’t me. I keep thinking how recently on some random show they discussed the bell curve when it comes to men. There are some absolute whores, some saints and some semi-sinners. Before this incident, Jeff was in the Saints category. When I asked him about the girl, he wasn’t as quick to apologize as I needed him to be. While I can appreciate a little bit of machismo or I am the man from him, this was out of line. I can own when I’m crazy and this wasn’t one of those times. You have some explaining to do, Mr.

    He tried to say that the text message was from a time when we were fighting, but it wasn’t. It was from last Tuesday. Lucky for him, there were no responses from this girl. She’s allegedly married, lives in Dallas and all they did was dance. She could live in Alaska, and that wouldn’t be far enough away. Saturday was a long day, but we did finally get it all resolved. I let him know that this was not ok in my book. He deleted her number pretty soon after I asked him about her. Believe me, the crazy woman inside me wanted to call her, but I remembered something wise I once told a married friend. There are women out there that don’t care if you’re married. Bad girls club anyone?

    Saturday was also a day I visited my MIL. We had a lovely chat about all this. I’m more thankful for her than ever if you can believe it. Jeff’s Dad was in attendance and he tried to explain who that random chick was. He said something like she was selling the horse, but when I entertained the idea and asked what her name was, he drew a blank. Not helping, right? LOL! So then I told him I was going to give him some names and see if it was her. I gave him about ten names before I snuck the right one in, but it wasn’t her. He tried. My BIL said he’s not doing anything, he’d be too tired. LOL. My BIL is so precious.

    Yesterday, we went to church. I quietly sang in the choir with Jeff. I can’t sing to save my life. After church, we visited my family. Then we bought some paint. If Jen/Alex are coming over before our cruise, I want the place to look like we live there, lol. Covering up my niece/nephews wall art was such an awesome feeling. We visited his family again. I had to sit next to his cousin, barf. I’m still at odds with something his cousin wrote to Jeff while in prison recently. We painted half of the living room last night and I must say, I am loving the color. It’s so serene/relaxing. I’ll take pics when its all done.

March 19, 2011

  • Captain Obvious

    My husband is often Captain Obvious with me. I’ll lose something and then give up finding it. He’s usually the one that finds it. Amazes me every time. I’d been having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to get the fan to go any faster in the bedroom and couldn’t figure out why it only had one speed…. SLOW. Enter Captain Obvious.

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    See that tiny switch to the right of the switch on the right? It controls the speed. Duh. What would I do without him? LOL.

    In other happy news, hubs and I are going on a cruise next month. I’m so super happy, I don’t know what to do with myself. Even better? We’re going with Jen and Alex! Yipee!

    Happy dance has started. I miss Cozumel’s blue beaches, and relaxing with the ones I love. Has there been a Xanga cruise yet? There needs to be. Kid Rock is going to have one this year as well.

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    Oh, and in case you haven’t heard, Kings Of Leon will be at the NCAA Coke Zero Countdown concert in a few weeks. Free concert, ladies and gentlemen. I love where I work. It will be at one of my favorite parks, Discovery Green.

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    Here’s another pic of the Powder gel stuff in action

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    Nails are back in shape. I do love my dark reds.

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    And for Jessicass, another dialect video.

March 10, 2011

  • Traveling for work makes me want to beauty blog

    So I finally tried the infamous Monistat Chafing Powder Gel stuff and it is freaking amazing. Here’s a vid for Jessicass discussing dialects among other beauty things. Yay!

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    Boo, videos are still processing. Here are some pics of the product in action.. Fab-u-lous!

February 25, 2011

  • TGIF

    Good morning, all! Today’s post will be dedicated to nailfail. Cowboy and I needed mani/pedis. Yes, Cowboy loves a good pedicure and his love for flip flops demands it so after work we found the nearest non-busy salon and plopped our feet in. He loves to pick the colors and hates when the colors I choose are too dark or not feminine enough (according to him). One of my favorite shades is Lincoln Park after Dark. It’s a sinful dark burgundy, but he hates it. So we opted for a brighter pink and he insisted I get some kind of design rodeo themed. I’m pretty sure after the design request, King Jefferson was making yesterday, she’s never going to ask anyone if they want a design on their nails. His first request was a horse. She just shook her head. Then he said ok, how about a cowboy hat (I’m thinking, she’s not a face painting artist for a reason,… LOL!). She asked that we draw it, but I’m so not an artist so I google image searched for something pretty elementary. This is what she thought looked appropriate….

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    WTH? After that, Cowboy still wanted her to do a longhorn on my thumbs, again, pretty easy right?

    Not so much, ma’am.

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    I’m still not sure what that is. It looks like a sad dog with earrings. I really wanted them to paint Cowboy’s nails after that business.

    In other news, yesterday was the anniversary of when we met. 5 years ago yesterday, I met Mr. Jefferson aka Cowboy. We celebrated by going to our favorite Thai restaurant next door. I love that place. Ka Pao Basil for the win. Our 3 year wedding anniversary is coming up and I was so glad he remembered that date.

    As a follow up to my last post, my bloodwork came back normal. Hallelujah. The doctor was very pleased and attributed it to recent weight loss. Delightful! The ultrasound was to check for any other signs of liver malfunction but he hasn’t received those results yet. I have another follow-up appointment scheduled with him next month. Relief on a Friday!

February 9, 2011

  • My follow-up visit

    Last year, my doc suggested I see an internist to follow up on my elevated liver enzymes. I put it off long enough and went to my liver doc today. While there isn’t much news to report, he’s scheduling an ultrasound and more labs to try to find the cause for whatever elevated liver enzymes my OB reported. I’m keeping my fingers crossed, but ick. I’m hoping whatever is wrong can be reversed. When one thinks of liver problems, you probably picture an alcoholic, but I’m so not. I have maybe one drink a week, if that. The thing he said that was a bit disheartening was that weight loss surgery/weight loss might not reverse the problem. That was hard to hear. Again, he doesn’t even know what’s wrong, he was totally guessing, but I’m hoping it’s something that can be fixed, ASAP.

    I keep missing my trainer appointment times too. I’m still going to the gym, but the weather we’ve been having is making it difficult to meet with the trainer. Boo.

    In other news, my brother is a ka-douche (one of my new words meaning extra douchey). Since my mom went back to school, she’s met some younger friends. Her bff at the moment is 22 and adorable, and we all love her. She had a crush on my brother which they of course acted on and my brother managed to eff that up. It’s not totally effed, but seriously, this girl is a gem. I’m praying my brother realizes this quickly before he loses her. She just blends with the family. Not in a omg she’s just like us, but more of a complimentary fashion. I adore her.

    The house is all good. We had a fridge issue, but it was an easy fix. Guess what my electricity bill was for 2 weeks… guess! $25. Isn’t that insane? My older brother was smart and installed those halogen 3watt bulbs everywhere, but damn, that is some serious savings. Thank you, brother! I’ve made some delicious dinners around here. My latest was a terriyaki chicken concoction with mushrooms, zucchini, onions and red wine. It was damn good too.

    I’m still kicking ass at work, training my peers and I even managed to curl my hair and put make-up on before going to work twice this week. That’s no easy feat, dearies. I like my sleep and the cold weather makes me want to stay in bed longer.

    My husband finally started his sales position. He’s big pimping in a mini-van. LOL. I’m not complaining, but it’s funny seeing him ride around in a soccer mom vehicle. LOL!

January 26, 2011

  • I know I’m no expert

    I recently read a blog that I’m having trouble linking, but the main site is www.makeupgeek.com. Anywho, she posted a recipe for a delicious, weight loss friendly recipe. I tried it this morning and it was SOOO good, so I must share with you.

    Peanut Butter Cup Oatmeal

    Ingredients

    Oatmeal (Old fashioned, for fiber)

    Hot Water

    Protein Powder (Chocolate flavored)

    Peanut Butter

    Splenda Brown Sugar Blend

    I took my large coffee cup and nuked some hot water. Once it was boiling, I poured in a scoop of my protein shake powder, some oatmeal, half a teaspoon of peanut butter (more if you like peanut butter flavor), and a couple teaspoons of the brown sugar blend. Mix, and you’re done. Sooo good! I know what I’ll be having for breakfast.