Valentines Day Extravaganza

Mama M is having another blog hop all week long in light of Valentine's Day. Check out her blog for all the details. Check back here each day for my post each day is a different topic. I am a day behind so there are two days worth of questions in one

Yesterday was: Tell me how you met your love?

Dave and I meet 8 years ago while we were both still in high school. I was a junior and he was a senior. We attended the local Vocational school, where students from 13 locals high school attend to learn a trade. I was in Cosmetology stuck with girls all day and he was in Auto Mechanic stuck with boys all day. Lunch class was the only time we had interaction and could really talk with others.
During lunch I start with a couple of girlfriends from Cosmetology class, and there were some other people who went to the same high school as one of the girls. At one time I was in a wheel chair (long story) and had to put my leg up. Dave just so happened to have been the one sitting next to me during lunch during that time and he became a great foot rest.
After I got out of the wheel chair, I wanted to go over my girlfriends house after school but we weren't aloud to ride each other buses. We asked around for someone to drive us home. Dave volunteered. We talked on the car ride and talked on the phone all the weekend. The next week he asked me out, in a note. It was so sweet. Our first date was on Valentine's Day.

Today's Question:  Best Date

Gosh we have been on so many. How do I choose just one.
One that stands out in my head right now was when we were on vacation, well weekend getaway in Niagara Falls at this time of the year. It had to have been like 4 or 5 years ago. I was atleast 19, but not 21 yet. It was a Saturday and we went to lunch at the Skylon Tower. We had the whole place to ourselfs. We had a window seat over looking the frozen, partially running falls.
It was Dave's first time to Canada and to see the falls, plus seeing them frozen. It was so romantic to spend time along together, hold hands, cuddle to stay warm .... This was one of my favorite weekend getaways we have done together.

Thanks

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all my loving followers. I have been tracking my blog since October 8, 2009. Since then I have had 3873 page views, and 33 followers. I am very grateful for all of you. I love all your comments. I did not start my blog to get followers, page views, or comments. I started it for me. I am very grateful and blessed to have all of you though.
As a little shout-out, thanks, and promotion I have compiled a list of the top comments since January 1st. Here they are in random order:
- Kristen - Miss Prissy Paige
- Alissa- Newlywedded: Life, Love and Me
- Melissa- Melissa's Heart and Home
- Kristen- Happily Ever After
- Mama M- My Little Life

Also here are 4 of my favorite blogs (excluding the Top 5 Commentors)
- A Day in the Life of Karen- she just has a beautiful baby girl, Jill
- Brad and Allison- she is expecting a baby girl this Tuesday
- My Happy House- she is so organized, and has rubbed off on me but doesn't know it
- NewlyWoodwards- she has great decorating and craft ideas

Be sure to check out my Recipe blog, add me to your twitter, and join my blog frog community.

Thanks again.

P.S. Check out my blog roll for my favorite blogs. I update it frequently.

Five Question Friday

Sitting here on a cloud snowy night drinking some hot chocolate with Godiva chocolate liquoir. yumm. Blog hop time. Go check out Mama M's Blog My Little Life for all the details.

1. What are you most afraid of?
I hate spiders. I will scream and back away and not go in the room until someone kills it. But I love being outdoors and camping. I know. I am afriad of dying also.
2. Do you use a flat iron or curling iron?
I use a flat iron every day on my bangs. I probably do my whole head once a month if not more. A curling iron probably once every couple of months.

3. Hands-free or phone to the ear?
phone to my ear
4. Do you have a matching bedroom set?
no we dont even have a headboard... Our drawers are in the wall and came with the house.
5. Do you believe in the paranormal?
yes and no

Weekly Weigh In

Week 3 Check In

I am only up 1 pound this week. So I have lost 1 pound from two weeks ago. I think that is good. Atleast I am not gaining anymore. I didn't weigh in last week so I have no idea if I had gained or lost anything.
I did well with the water goal and not eatting after 10 pm. I only exercised about 20 minutes all week. I did do a lot of going up and down the steps though. I haven't eatten the salad yet either.
I am going to change the way I am making my goals somewhat. Here are the new goals for this week
- Exercise to Jillian at least 5 minutes everyday
- Walk on treadmill atleast 10 minutes everyday
- Only fast food 1 day a week (if at all)
- Only out to dinner once a week (if at all)
- Eat 2 bowls of salad a week, either lunch or dinner

Hopefully this week will go better.

I wish it rotated

Cher is Clueless has the color coordinated, rotating, computer set- up closet. Who doesn't dream about having a closet like that.

I finally got a walk in closet of my very own. I do have to share with my husband. As you can guess he doesn't get much of the closet. He doesn't have that much clothes to hang up anyways.

 

 

Next week the Dining Room

New Additions to Family.

The past week has been crazy busy. Between work, school, and everything else that goes on in a normal week. Last week was even crazier. Our family has grown a bit in just one week.

I am an aunt again. My brother in law and his girlfirend had a little boy last week. Thomas Wesket was born weighing 5.1 pounds and 17 inches long. He is having some health issues but is home.

We got two kitties. They are so cute and playful and loving. Furball, is gray (blue) and white and is a male. He was born in October. Peaches is orange, black and white and is a female. She was born in April. They are both fixed. Furball has no problem going up and down the stairs. Peaches has an ear infection (we are giving her medecine twice a day) and doesn't jump up on anything. We have seen her go up a couple of stairs but then go back down. We hope as she gets better and older she will have no problem with the stairs. Right now the catbox, food and water are all in the bsement, where they spend most of their time. Every night when we go to bed we take them upstairs with us, then in the morning when they wake us up at 7am, we take them back downstairs.

Lastly the newest addition to the family is my husband's hobby. I have mentioned before that he is a car freak. He is the crew chief for his father's race car at the local asphalt oval track. Last year his father decided he wanted a new race car. He bought one and since we have the larger garage now that means to came to our house. Here is the new chassis.  There is a lot of work that needs to be done to make it look like this:

February To Do List

February is such a short month. With so much going on. Work is going to be crazy since we have a haircut sale and people on vacation. That means work 6 days a week and split shifts (working 9 to 1 going home and coming back to work 5 to 9) that makes a long month though too.

- Finish Household Binder

- Decide what doing for anniversary and valentines day

- Make 1 new recipe a week

- Make 1 new dessert

- Organzie filing cabinet in office
- find papers for taxes
- start ebay/craigslist account to get rid of some stuff

Husband's To do List

- finish and hang up handrails

- fix treadmill