simply sally mae

what exactly have i done?

2012-02-08T02:02:00.000-08:00

Just when I thought I was becoming a good mother, I do something like this. Have you ever tried to grow your hair out, but then cut it before it gets to the length you want? You look at your new style and try so hard to like it. You wake up the next morning thinking it will have grown on you. Instead, you seem to hate it more? Then you decide if it was a little shorter, it may look better. After you cut it again, you realize you were an idiot for cutting it in the first place. Has that ever happened to you? I remember that happening to me summer after freshmen year in college. All of that happened. My hair was so short I could spike it. Eww for me. I rocked it, but never again.

Anywho, this same feeling haunted me again yesterday. If you are following me on Facebook or instagram you have seen this infamous photo.

Gross right? I'm practically telling the world, "Hey! Look at me. I'm a lazy mom who lets my son wear a mullet and I don't care." Liam totally pulled it off. There is no doubt about that, but really? That's disgusting. OK, i'm a little dramatic.

I didn't want to cut his hair myself. I'm no hair stylist. I called around for baby hair stylists but starting at $17 for a four month olds haircut, I thought I would pass. I have a few friends who I know would have done it, but I couldn't take it any longer. I decided to take things into my own hands. Literally.

Look at that hair. So cute. So out of control!

Happy that his mom is going to cut his hair. Not! He is looking at his daddy.

Notice how his head is completely turned to one side? It took me 30 minutes to cut his precious locks.

5 minutes later...still cutting the back

Look at those...lips! You thought I was going to say "bangs" didn't you?

Just making some bubbles. No big deal.

Finally to the top of his head.

All done. It looks uneven. It was.

"I love you mommy! Thanks so much for lightening my load."

If you look hard enough, you will see my tears.

I did pretty good. Or so I thought. I woke up this morning and all I could do was stare at the sides. They were so uneven. It drove me crazy. My brother came over and attempted to fix what I had done. With Liam moving all over the place, it still wasn't to my liking. So I brought out the big guns. The clippers that is. I remembered using a size 8 thinger (whatever you put on top of the clipper) on Drew once and thought it was the perfect length. Ha! Boy, oh boy, was I wrong.

Doesn't look like much, but wait...

I know that makes you want to cry. My hands are small (though they look ginormous here) but this is a lot of hair. A lot.

Don't get me wrong, i still love this kid more than anything. But his curls are gone. His. curls. are. gone. He has less hair than when he was born. Not kidding. What in the world did I do? It will grow back though. It will. And when it does, he will grow a mullet again. But when I finally work up the courage to get it cut, I will gladly pay the $17 so I don't end up butchering it again.

There is an upside to all of this. 1. I'm glad I learned this lesson on my son. If he was a girl, I would probably need an intervention to get me out of the closet i would lock myself in. 2. You can actually see his face now. Ha ha. You want to squeeze his cheeks and give him a big ole smooch on those lucious lips, don't you? It's ok. I know you do.

xoxo,

sally mae

The First Four Months

2012-02-08T01:06:00.000-08:00

It's funny how our younger years seem to pass so slowly. Always wanting to be an adult and then bam! Next thing you know, you graduate college, get married, get a real job, and time flies by so quickly you may not even notice. It seems like yesterday Liam was born, yet I can barely remember what life was like before him. How is it that my little homie went from this little ball of fur (literally. can you see the fur on his body?)

to this strong ball of fur (look at that head of hair)

The not so happy moments

Breastfeeding was hard from the beginning. Liam didn't like to latch and when he finally did, he would still pull off and on the entire duration of the feedings. Then I stopped producing milk. Woopdeedoo.
Sleep in two hour increments
Almost using nail polish remover as toner
Almost using toner as eye make up remover
Almost using eye makeup remover as face wash
Putting conditioner on my hair before I washed out the shampoo
Shaving only one leg
Stretch marks
Hair loss
Blowouts galore
Pee in my face
Pee in my mouth
Loads on top of loads of laundry

The oh so happy moments

Seeing little liam for the very first time - cone head and all
Snuggling
Sleeping on top of me
Moving to his crib
Rolling over
Cooing
Screaming (cutest scream/squeal ever!)
Sucking on his hands
Cutting his hair for the first time (Hmmm..maybe this is a not so happy moment)
Seeing his smiley face every time he wakes up (makes the rare 5 o'clock occasions worthwhile)
Bath time
Baby laughs (melt my heart each and every time)
Switching to formula
Sleeping for 10-12 hours...yep, that's right
Knowing that I will be with Liam for all of eternity

Bahhh. These four months have been the hardest but happiest four months of my life. I have loved every. single. moment.

xoxo,

sally mae

Wardrobe to die for

2012-01-18T00:06:00.000-08:00

Hi all. Many of you already know Bronwyn Newport. For those of you that don't - This girl has amazing style in my opinion. She always looks so darling. Seriously, loooooove her outfits. I couldn't pull them off like she can, but I still would love them in my wardrobe. Bronwyn now has a blog that we all can ~~stalk~~ follow, so I highly suggest you head on over there. Share her blog and you can enter in her first giveaway! Yay! Who doesn't like to shop?

http://thelionthewitchandmywardrobe.blogspot.com

I mean, look at this girl. Isn't she so cute?

photos via

My Birth Story

2012-01-02T01:00:00.000-08:00

Liam Henry MacNicholas. 7 lbs 5 oz. 21 1/2 inches (who would have thought I would have a long baby).

A little late, but I'm sure you all understand.

**Disclaimer: If you don't like details, don't read this.

One of the first things I learned in our birthing class was to write a birth plan. Very typical me never did write one up. I kept thinking about it, but it didn't happen. I think deep down I knew it wouldn't matter much. I was right.

I was playing with the idea of having a natural birth. It just seemed natural. Ha. But really it did. I figured our bodies were made for this so how could I not do it. The idea of being able to walk around, move into any position I felt like was so appealing to me. Drew and I decided to take The Bradley Birth Method classes. Though I still was not completely set on having a natural birth, this class seemed to be the biggest bang for our buck. It was a 12 week course that talked about everything from nutrition to epidurals. Yep, that's right. A natural birthing method class that discussed epidurals because you never know what is going to happen. Every week after class I would have a different opinion about what I wanted. On our ride home, Drew would always listen to me debate with myself what I was going to do. And supportively he would always say "It's your body. I support you no matter what you choose." This was oh so helpful when it came down to decision making!

The doctors told me my due date was September 29. I knew they were off and figured they just didn't turn the due date wheel enough. According to my calculations my due date was between October 1 and October 5. I wasn't quite sure because my period was all funky before we started trying. Either way, the due dates were all around the same time. I told every one it was September 29 because it was the earliest date, and even if I was late it sounded better to me.

For some reason, I was convinced that Liam would come early. My theory was that since Aunt Flow decided to make her first appearance when I was 9 years old (yes, 9) I had to have my baby early. When the middle of September came around and my little boy still was cooking, I still thought he would come before his due date. Well, he didn't. I started having contractions Thursday afternoon around 3 pm on September 29. They weren't anything to cry over. They weren't even as painful as my least painful menstrual cramps. The contractions were so mild that I was able to sleep through them that night. At this point, I figured this would happen for two weeks and Liam would be really late. I had been dilated to 2 cm and 80% effaced for almost three weeks. Ugh. Around 7 am Friday morning, the contractions started up again. They were coming stronger, but they were bearable. So bearable that I still worked for a couple of hours (from home, of course). When it became more evident that something was going on, I told Drew to come home. He couldn't function at work anyway so what was the point of him working. He came home and took a nap for a few hours. I couldn't sleep, not because of the pain, but because of the excitement so I talked to one my very good friends who reassured me to do whatever I want. If it was an epidural that I wanted and needed that I should get it. She did it naturally. She is allergic to an epidural she found out in high school after having knee surgery. Bahh. So she had no choice. To hear her words of encouragement made me the happiest person ever. Because here I was in labor, stressed out not knowing whether I should get an epidural or not.

Sometime around 4 or 5 pm I felt the need to go shopping. What is better than that? These stores are my favorite. So unique. So chic. You are bound to find something any time you step in the doors. Sorry their site isn't the greatest. Coincidentally enough, there were no parking spaces close to the stores forcing me to walk. This was great. I liked it. It took about ten minutes to walk a couple blocks, but this meant the time was near. We went home and got ready for dinner. I was craving some lettuce wraps from Pei Wei. Now that I am writing this, I am craving some now as well. Drew was in the bathroom getting ready, and I needed to pee. Really bad. Before I even got to the toilet, I felt like I peed myself. Clearly, not a first during my pregnancy (see a couple posts below). Then I saw it. What I had been waiting for. The bloody show that was not so bloody. Gross. I was so ecstatic. Drew looked down and though I'm sure he thought it was gross was also excited. It was really happening. Whoo hoo. So off to dinner we went delighted as ever.

As we were waiting in line deciding what to eat, again, I felt like I had peed myself. This happened about three more times before I realized my water had broken. I called the doctor, only to find out that my original doctor who I had changed, was on-call. Amazing. Just my luck. You'll find out soon why I wasn't fond of him. I told him I thought my water had broke. We learned in our class that if your water breaks, though you can wait a little before going to the hospital, you are usually told by doctors to go check in because of infection that can happen once your water breaks if you don't deliver soon. Well, my doctor's response was "Hmmm it's hard to tell if it has broke or not. How far apart are your contractions?" He told me my contractions weren't close enough to come in, but it sounded like I was coming in tonight. Typically, I don't say anything to doctors. But I was irritated. I had just told him my water broke and he didn't tell me to come in. I was ready to come in! So I politely said, "I am peeing myself. I'm not pushing and yet a clear fluid is slowly gushing out of me." His response, "Well it sounds like your water broke. You need to come in right away. I'll let the nurses know." Really? Whatever. At least I got my way. We checked in to the hospital around 8 pm. The nurse tested to see if my water broke and when I coughed and couldn't hold in the water spewing out, I even knew the little strip would say it was amniotic fluid. So it was real. I was in labor. My bundle of joy was going to be here any minute. Then they told me I was still at 3 cm and 90% dilated. What? After three and a half weeks I had only moved from a 2 to a 3. So my dreams had been shattered and I thought it was going to be a loooooooong labor.

The nurse told me I had to be given pitocin because things needed to speed up a bit. Well that was that. I've heard all about pitocin and nobody is going to make me give birth naturally with some not-so-natural medicine in me. Natural pain is fine with me. Induced pain is not fine with me. Drew told me that he thought it was meant to be that I needed pitocin because deep down he said I really wanted an epidural. Ha! So true. It took about an hour before we were placed in our room.

I had heard about the iv being worse than the epidural. Ha. Well, I would like to say that four, yes, one, two, three and four iv's are much much worse. My nurse stuck me twice on my left arm and decided that she wasn't going to stick me anymore. Another nurse came in and stuck me twice on my right arm. Apparently, the veins in my wrist weren't good enough so lucky me got to have an iv on the top of my hand. Not fun. To make matters worst, my blood pressure was high and I had to keep a cuff on during my entire labor. So every half hour when the cuff would tighten around my arm like a tourniquet, the two places where I was previously stuck with an iv would throb as though someone was trying to stick a jagged stick through my skin. Then about another hour after that they gave me pitocin. The doctor came in finally and said "Good thing you came in because your water did break." I would have been happy not seeing his face the rest of the night.

Death is how I describe it. I thought someone was injecting my stomach with something lethal. Maybe Liam was going to just shoot out of my stomach while tearing apart every organ in my body. Maybe Liam was an alien and my body was attacking itself in order to save me. Maybe just maybe someone had shot me with a machine gun and I was dreaming I was having a baby instead. When the nurse came back in about 45 minutes later and told me that the pitocin wasn't working well enough and she had to bump it up, I thought maybe I might strangle her. Luckily for her, I was hooked up to every wire in the hospital, constraining me from even flinching. So as though death wasn't bad enough, I now didn't even have time to think about what the pain felt like. My contractions were three minutes apart lasting about a minute and a half to two minutes. Sooooooooooooooooo where is the epidural?

The nurse asked me if I was ready for the epidural and I didn't even think twice about it. It took what seemed like an eternity for the anesthesiologist to come in, but when he did I was certain it was love at first sight. Then he made bend over my ginormous belly during a contraction while sticking a huge needle in my back. Lovely. But before I could even think about hurting him, the pain was gone. Was it possible? No. Of course not. The pain isn't there so clearly I'm not having contractions. I'm glad I was wrong. Drew went to bring my mom and his mom back into the room. Yes, you read correctly. He left. Not only did he leave, he left me by myself for 45 minutes. I won't even explain how long that felt. Remember how I mentioned that I couldn't move because of all the wires I was hooked up to? I couldn't even reach my phone to call him. I was tempted to call the nurse and have her drag in my obviously deranged husband, but I fought the urge. Don't worry. Drew has vowed to never do that again. If he does, he knows the consequences.

Now that Drew was back, I felt the urge to poop. Yes. Never in my life had I been so excited to feel this sensation. We called the nurse, and a nurse who was not mine came in about 15 minutes later. I was dilated to an 8! There was no way I went from a 5 to an 8 in two hours, but I did. She told me to call again when the urge was ten times worse and it could be anywhere from 2 minutes to three hours. Three hours? Nope. Not going to happen if I have anything to do with it. So it was really only about 2 minutes later that the urge was a lot stronger and I told the nurse she needed to come back again. They must have thought I was stupid because nobody came for about 20 minutes. When the nurse (this time, my actual nurse) came in and checked me I was at 9.5 cm. I can't remember if Drew went to tell our moms that this time they really needed to come back into the room or if they just happened to walk in. Either way, they were there when I was ready to push.

Pushing. I didn't like it. It's exhausting. I pushed for exactly an hour and I know that is not necessarily the longest time, but I have a lot of friends who pushed for 20 minutes so it seemed like forever for me. Drew was on one side and the nurse on the other. Our moms standing front and center. Liam started to crown and i kept asking when the doctor was going to come in. Then the real excitement began.

Here I am, legs spread open, baby crowning and feeling the urge more than ever to get him out of me and what happens? The nurse tells me to stop pushing. Ummm, I know I'm not a doctor or a nurse, but that doesn't sound right to me. So I'm groaning because I'm mad I can't push the baby. My nurse is yelling at another nurse in the door who is telling us that she is calling another doctor. My nurse is telling her that my doctor was already called and should be on his way and to get him now! Then my nurse yells at me to quiet down. Finally, the nurse in the hallway tells my doctor to literally run into the room because I'm crowning. He runs in with his hair stuck to his head, sits down, and I don't wait a beat. I push out Liam and slowly slump into my bed. It was over. Only seven hours after checking into the hospital he was here at 3:10 am. The first baby born in October at our hospital.

The next sequence of events are such a blur. I vaguely remember Drew cutting the cord in front of me then someone placing Liam in my arms. He was the most beautiful ugly baby in the world. As all of you know, Liam was blessed with more hair than most one year olds. With all the gunky insides of me left on his head, his hair was matted down into some not so handsome waves. This made his uneven cone head look awfully funny. His forehead looked bigger than his body. He was born with a cephalhematoma that made the right side of his head much larger than the left. But he was mine. His newborn eyes (though all newborns look asian, his were actually part asian), his button nose and pouty cheeks were perfect. And I loved him no matter what. Liam was taken away from me to get weighed and cleaned up.

In the meantime, my epidural was wearing off and I felt every single stitch. But all I had to do was look over to my right to forget about the pain. All that hard work during Liam's ten month stay in my belly had paid off and I knew that my life had changed forever.

I have to say that Drew surprised me. He surprised himself. It was so rewarding to see my baby in the flesh, but it was so much better to know that I had my supportive husband to help me raise this child and our future children. I love him forever. He is truly by BFF.

So glad that's all over. In a few years, I'll be happy to do it all over again. Well, I'll be happy when that is all over too.

xoxo,
sally mae

Non-Blogging

2011-12-15T20:54:00.000-08:00

This is pretty much what the nursery has turned into, thus why I don't blog. One day though, one day, I will update everyone on our life. Until then, happy folding for me!

Pregnancy Woes

2011-08-31T21:44:00.000-07:00

I am usually not the type to publicly write about our arguments, but this is just too good not to share.

First, I ask you this - What man in their right mind argues with an 8 month pregnant woman? Drew. Brave. Young. Soul. Yet sometimes not so smart. It all started when I was about 32 weeks pregnant. Drew and I were preparing to paint the nursery. Before painting, we of course had to move most of the furniture out of the room. I moved our desk chair into the living room and got yelled at by Drew. "Why are you putting that in our living room?" he asked. "Because it doesn't fit in our bedroom!" He continued to tell me that it was only going to be for a night. Oh really? One night isn't a big deal to him because he doesn't have to get up in the middle of the night to pee every hour. Do you know how hard it would be to walk around furniture half asleep? Why would you pile furniture into a small bedroom when there is a huge living room to store furniture in - especially it it's only going to be for one night. The bigger question again though is why the heck is he arguing with a pregnant woman?

So being the person I am, I took everything from the nursery and piled it into our bedroom. I made it near impossible for him to make it to his side of the bed, and just in case he was able to maneuver his way through, I lined a row of high heels in the pathway that he would have to step over. Ha ha. I know, cruel, but it had to be done to get my point across. When I was done packing our room, I decided that it was too cluttered and needed to move the chair (yes, the one that I got yelled at for moving in the first place) back into the living room. I started tolling the chair and halfway there I met the devil. AKA Drew.

He held the chair down so I couldn't move it any more. Apparently, I was "scratching" the floor. I wasn't, and I didn't. my pregnancy instinct was to yell. So I did. And I did extremely loud. My yell was so loud and so strong that I thought my water broke. I didn't care though. I was so mad I kept yelling, and continued to feel as though my water was breaking. I stopped mid-sentence/yell and looked down to make sure there was no puddle of water below me. There wasn't. Then I continued to yell and scream at the devil himself. When I was done, I ran to the bathroom. When I realized my water did not break and that I just peed myself over a chair dispute, I cried. Then I laughed. Then I texted Drew and told him he made me so mad I peed myself. I couldn't handle the humiliation of telling him face to face. That was just too embarrassing.

Moral of the story: Seriously men, just let your wife do what she wants when she is pregnant.

love this dog

2011-08-04T22:05:00.000-07:00

she always loves to sleep on clean sheets before I have time to fold them.

xoxo,
sally mae

I'm Pregnant!

2011-08-04T21:17:00.000-07:00

so i thought at almost 32 weeks, i should probably get at least one blog post in about this pregnancy. i'm due october 1 with a boy and we could not be more excited. With just over 8 weeks left, my nesting has begun. We finally finished some projects we have been wanting to do around our house, painted the nursery, and bought some nursery furniture from ikea. Oh how I love Ikea.

Let's talk about Ikea first. I know this is supposed to be a pregnancy post, but oh well. We went on a Saturday. That was stupid. It was packed from wall to wall and floor to ceiling with smelly people. It was hot. But it was so worth it. We were there for 2 hours and bought a dresser, a desk, and a bed. I wanted to buy the whole store. I hate that you have to put everything together yourself, but for the price it's definitely worth it. By the time we were at the cash register, I was so exhausted from being on my feet for that long. It's hard lugging around this belly.

We took it all home, put our bed together and we were instantly in love. Then we realized that we forgot to buy bed slats because our box spring was too high for the bed. Awesome. We went back to crazy Ikea, waited in line for about 10 minutes before they let us in the store, and spent another hour there. We also ended up buying a duvet cover. I'm pretty sure Drew wants to keep me out of that store as long as he can, but there's no way. I have already been back :) How can you not love a store that has escalators for shopping carts? You don't even have to hold them!

Okay, back to pregnancy. It sucks. I will never be the person that loves pregnancy. I have been extremely luckily and have not been very sick, but I still hate it. I hate that I no longer have control of how my body changes. I hate that I barely have control over my bladder (story about this later). I can't cough, sneeze, run , move or roll without peeing a little. I hate that I couldn't wait for this little guy to move, and then he started moving and now i can no longer sleep. I hate that I have to wake up at least 5 times in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I have been going through a roll of toilet paper every other day. Thank goodness for Costco. I hate that I'm tired all the time, yet can never seem to fall asleep. I hate that I am still unsure of whether people think i'm fat or pregnant. I hate that every time I do things around the house my lower back hurts for two days. I hate that cannot eat more than 2 servings of fish a week or my favorite - sushi. I hate being swollen. I hate that I have acne and can't do a thing about it. I hate charlie horses. I hate that as much as I slather on belly cream, chances are I will still have some nasty stretch marks.

With that said, I think pregnancy is an amazing thing. I am in awe that our bodies can create these lives within 9 months (although, I do wish it was more between 4-6). Even though it hurts, I love watching this being move within my belly. I love that one day I will have a child that looks and maybe even acts like Drew and me. I love that most people will help me because I'm with child. I love that Drew has to do pretty much everything I ask him to. I love that I have this privilege of being able to carry a child as a woman.

These next 8 weeks (hopefully less, probably more) feel like they are going to be the longest 8 weeks of my life. This baby could not come any sooner.

xoxo,

sally mae

cuteness factor

2010-12-07T19:57:00.000-08:00

if i could come home to this every day, i would be soooo happy. love these two.

Cali trip

2010-08-03T07:10:00.001-07:00

We just booked this hotel for our trip to la in a few weeks. It's supposed to be rated #3 for hotels in downtown la. We were able to find a really good deal-book two nights and get the third night free. How can we pass that up?
I'm so excited to get away for the weekend. Work has been killing me and I am so due for a real break. Too bad more of my friends don't live in la, but I'm glad to be able to see a few great friends and my wonderful cousin. Yay!

Side note: iphone 4 is the best phone ever or at least until apple comes out with the next generation. I will be blogging more!

Xoxo,
Sally Mae

Wanted

2010-08-01T09:27:00.001-07:00

I came across this canopy bed at anthropologie yesterday and fell in love. Unfortunately, with a price tag of $1600 for a queen size bed I won't be buying this anytime soon.

Xoxo,
Sm

It's official

2010-07-29T14:37:00.001-07:00

All my friends who came to my wedding who were not married, but now are married are also pregnant. How is it that I was the first to get married but last to have a kid. *sigh*

Xoxo,

Sm

90 Days of Pure Hell

2010-07-26T20:35:00.000-07:00

there's not much to say except that drew and i might die in the next 90 days. this workout is hard. worth it, but hard. *sigh* size 2 i miss you. please come back.

on a side note, comcast just added a lot more hd channels including mtv and e! whoo hoo. now all my shows are in hd. so happy.

xoxo,
sm

i love you

2010-07-11T20:24:00.000-07:00

thank you for entering my life.

xoxo
sally

Happy 26th Birthday Old Man

2010-04-22T21:55:00.000-07:00

my wonderful hubby turned 26 today! it's nice to be living with an older person. it makes me feel young (as if i don't look young lol). he has been sick all week long, but hopefully he had a great day. he definitely deserved it.

drewfus - i thought the "1960's" effect on the picture was fitting considering you are now only four years away from the big 3-0. your getting old, but at least you aren't losing any hair.

to the older people that read this - i know 26 isn't really old, but it sure is fun to say it is!

Procrastination

2010-04-22T21:07:00.000-07:00

I tried to tell myself that now that I am a grad student I wouldn't procrastinate. I thought that at the very least I could make it through my first semester with getting everything done on time. Well, let me tell you a little something about my professor. he sets deadlines, but not really. in his words, "your project is due on wednesday, well not really because we are all busy, but you know what i mean." how can anyone be motivated to get things done on time with that? i can't. so here i am with less than a week left before my two major projects are due. *sigh* good thing i am beyond amazing under pressure and can finish my projects over the weekend.

the things i don't need, but really really want

2010-03-26T20:46:00.000-07:00

1. 27 inch iMac. i have a 24 at work and a 20 at home. my computer at home has to be bigger. its a must. and faster. i run a lot of applications at one time! and with my growing amount of photos (currently at about 8000+) i need a faster processor so i can edit all of them.

2. nikon fish-eye lens. jason mraz uses it. i love jason mraz. therefore, i must use the lens too.

3. ipad. just because.

4. jessica simpson heels. i want to be tall.

5. iphone. self-explanatory.

6. a teacup yorkie. my dog needs someone to play with.

7. ruffle pillows from pier one imports. so cute but not quite worth the money.

8. why not? okay just kidding. more pricey than the pillow, but more worth it! eh, the only louis i will ever own will be a knock off from the philippines (i need a new one mom!)

9. passat wagon. i just think they are really cute. and i'm tired of being stuck at home while drew is snowboarding.

10. last but not least, a baby. drew disagrees at the moment, but i need one soon or i'm going to go crazy. thank you andrea for letting me use trey's picture. this is the only thing i need and want :) too bad i have to wait for my husband to want a baby too. how poopy!

national anthem

2010-03-19T22:56:00.000-07:00

my lovely friend and co-worker made me audition to sing the national anthem at her daughters volleyball competition. i was chosen! whoo hoo. it was the largest audience i have had to sing in front of. or at least i think. i think there were about 2000 people there. give or take a hundred. anywho, here it is.

here's the link in case the video doesn't work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYdNg8jlTb8

enjoying the small simple things

2010-03-19T22:40:00.000-07:00

I am taking this post from Amber's blog. It's a touching story. I love it. Thank you for sharing it Amber! And thank you blog writer for sharing this hard to write story.

http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html

One more post for the night

2010-03-19T22:28:00.000-07:00

What does everybody like to eat for lunch? For some reason, I don't have a problem with breakfast, snacks and dinner. Lunch is just crappy. I have tried sandwiches and they get boring. Salads... well, they never fill me up. Lean cuisines and other frozen foods are processed. Help me help me help me please!

new blog

2010-03-19T21:08:00.000-07:00

for some reason, i have never really liked blogger. soon enough i will be switching over to wordpad. i don't know when i'm going to do this though. school, work and our condo are kicking my butt. i feel as though i am so far behind in everything. i'm so busy at work that i rarely even have time to delete read emails. so much that i have almost 4000 emails in my stinking inbox. i'm three assignments behind in school. luckily, my professor only gives us deadlines to help us prioritize. they aren't actually mandatory. next week is spring break so i will be taking the week to catch up. at least i hope. okay goodnight.

Hello World

2010-03-19T20:50:00.000-07:00

it's been a while. sorry. i desperately wish that like morgan i could say i have been waiting to say i'm prego, but i'm not. i have been busy though. i still haven't blogged about american idol. lacys trip or the condo we bought. and no, i'm not going to blog about any of that now. well, maybe a little bit.
so we have been moved into our place now for just over a month. we are almost done with the big renovations. tomorrow we are doing our countertops and thankfully, that is the last of our big projects. finally! i promise i'll post pictures of everything in a few (meaning in a few months..just kidding).
the only thing i really wanted to blog about tonight was lasik. i just got it and it is awesooooooooooome. the whole procedure was so bizarre but totally worth it. this is what happened.
i basically woke up the day off surgery with butterflies. i know so many people that have gotten it done, but it was still freaky. i mean, it is my eyes we are messing with after all. around 11 am i wanted to throw up. i almost felt like cancelling, but i didn't. i got to the doctor's office around 2. i waited for a little bit. they called me back, ran a few tests then sat me down to explain the post-op procedures. it was now 2:30 and they still had not given me my valum. ugh. i asked for it, the lady gave it to me and i was happy. happy until they told me it was my turn at 2:40. now would be a good time to mention that it takes 20 minutes for the valum to kick in. lovely.
i'm freaking out, but my lovely husband introduced himself to the doctor as my wife. apparently he was more nervous than me. i lied down (or is it laid down, i never do get it right) and the doctor gave me a stuffed animal to squeeze. they flushed my eyes with numbing drups. they drops were literally gushing down my face. :) then they moved me under the machine. they clamped my right eye open. i could feel the clamp so i was scared. the doctor assured me this was normal. then he poked my eyes and i couldn't feel it so i relaxed a very very very little bit. the doc cleaned my eyes, cut a flap with the blade, my vision went dark (not completely dark but it was like a cluster of black dots with a few white spots here and there), my vision came back, they lasered my eye, put the flap back ( i think this is when they did it) rinsed my eye and then the worst part was when he used a q-tip-ish tool to clean my eye. he went back and forthfor what felt like forever. ugh. then he did my next eye. it was now 2:50 pm, the surgery was over and the valum started to kick in. i would have preferred for it to kick in prior to me laying down and getting my eyes cut and lasered but oh well.
i went home and slept for a couple hours. when i woke up i could already see significantly better. went back to sleep. i woke up the next morning with 20/20 vision. amazing! since then it's been 20/20. i'm almost at 20/15. i'm hoping that maybe one day i will get to that point but i'm on the computer 24/7 so who knows.
moral of the story - if you are thinking about lasik, do it! don't think about it. just do it. it's a miracle surgery that i will recommend to anyone that needs it. just make sure the valum kicks in before.

Yeah!

2010-01-21T12:50:00.001-08:00

I finally found an application for reading blogs on my phone. I also found an app for posting. Whoo hoo. We are also semi moved into our condo so I should be posting on a more regular basis!

purchase that makes me happy

2010-01-04T21:28:00.000-08:00

today's purchase for our new home was this duvet cover. it makes me happy. :)

now i just need to find sheets that look like these but are cheaper than pottery barn. and possibly a cheap headboard like this. now that would make happy for the rest of 2010.

oh, by the way

2010-01-03T20:01:00.001-08:00

i got into grad school for Information and Learning Technologies at the university of colorado - denver. i start in a couple weeks. whoo hoo!

sorry

2010-01-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

i thought i would briefly apologize for the lack of blogging lately. life has been crazy. we have been remodeling our new (well, old condo, but new to us) for the last three months. it has consumed our entire lives. luckily, we are only 2 weeks away from moving in. not everything will be complete, but at least it will be livable. pictures and more frequent blog posts to come!

sorry.

chase bank sucks

2009-10-29T09:45:00.000-07:00

Okay so maybe I can't make a generalization that the bank sucks, but i will have to say that the branch i go to does! i don't have any money at chase. i don't plan to every have money there. i just don't like them. i have wells fargo and their customer service is AWESOME. i go to chase to deposit money into my brothers account. i have been to the same branch about 10 times now and not once have they been nice to me.
One time i went to deposit my money but i didn't have my brothers account number on me. i went up to the counter and the teller didn't even look at me. he was writing something. so i just started to tell him i didn't have my brothers account number. the teller looked at me and said "we can't do that anymore" then continued writing whatever the heck was more important than him being nice to the customer! so i walked out saying "this is why i bank with wells fargo!"
today i went to deposit some money. its snowing like crazy and my office is closed. it was possible that they were closed but i thought i would go there anyway. i get to the door and the tellers are behind the counters. i go to open the door and the doors were locked. i was confused because on the door it said they opened at 8 and it was 8:45. one teller just looks at me then gets back to what she was doing. another guy walks by the door, shakes his head then walks away. so i'm standing there thinking... do i leave or do i stay. i waited a few more minutes and the guy comes back to open the door. he then tells me that they don't open until 9 because of the weather. that is totally fine with me but he could have at least opened the door the first time to tell me real quick. or at least mouth the words to me through the door. i would have totally been fine with it.
maybe i'm just mad because its the same guy that is stupid each time.
ugh.
chase, i hate you.
wells fargo, i love you.

vampire diaries

2009-10-15T18:29:00.001-07:00

new favorite show. its better than twilight...I think.

myTouch

2009-10-14T17:46:00.001-07:00

hello world. I just bought my first touch screen phone - t-mobile mytouch. it is wonderful. pretty much a copycat of the iphone but its still pretty cool. I have yet to figure out all the cool features so if anybody has this phone give me some tips please.
xoxo,
sm

Latest purchase

2009-10-10T12:29:00.001-07:00

Isn't this the most adorable beanie? I think so. Go to anthropologie to get one of you own.

best $12 i have ever spent

2009-10-08T20:10:00.000-07:00

i have always had a problem with losing my jewelry. even though i still have this problem at least i have a place for some of my jewelry :) go buy one for yourself at the container store. according to the description online you can hold up to 128 pairs of earrings. this isn't very realistic if you have dangly earrings though. if your earrings are long you would have to have studs right behind them. here is a closer look.

but like i said, at least i have something for some of my earrings.

why i love colorado

2009-10-08T19:50:00.000-07:00

this is the forecast for the next few days. i love how one day it can be raining/snowing and the next day can be sunny. it's weird how it works but we usually don't have to deal with snow too many days in a row. thank goodness. luckily, while it isn't snowing here in denver it is still snowing in the mountains. so when we want to leave our sunny little city, we can drive up to the ski resorts for some fun in the snow. hmmm this really only applies for drew. i don't really like going up to a higher colder elevation.

because i have nothing else to do

2009-10-08T19:29:00.000-07:00

♥ What are your middle names?
Sally El Gayar (my maiden name, for some reason i thought it would be easier than Ezzuldien - former middle name, also my dad's first name, its egyptian tradition for kids to have dad's first name); Drew Henry

♥How long have you been together?
Hmmm...since February 2006. So almost 100 years.

♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Well a week or so but about a month before we became "exclusive"

♥ Who asked who out?
I think Drew did, but i had to be a little pushy

♥ Who made the first move?
drew on a mountain top. cute.

♥ How old are each of you?
i'm pretty sure i am 23. i tend to forget and think i am still 21. i'd like to stay that way. forever 21. :) drew is 25. i should point out that i had to ask drew this question.

♥ Did you go to the same school?
we met at the same school (university of utah). i began at a different school (BYU). drew graduated from a different school (CU-Boulder)

♥ Are you from the same home town?
no. me - orlando drew - chicago

♥ Who is the smartest?
drew is better with numbers. i am more creative and musically-talented.

♥ Who majored in what?
me - mass communication drew - accounting

♥ Who is the most sensitive?
drew. i'm sure he wouldn't admit that but its the truth

♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple?
chipotle

♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
philippines

♥ Who has the worst temper?
both

♥ How many children do you want?
some

♥ Who does the cooking?
chipotle

♥ Who is more social?
i think i am. drew thinks he is. a question that needs to be on here is who is more competitive. the answer would be drew. he has to be better at everything or else he has a hissy fit.

♥ Who is the neat-freak?
depends on the day

♥ Who is the most stubborn?
me in general. drew if it has anything to do with me asking him to do stuff

♥ Who wakes up earlier?
definitely definitely drew

♥ Where was your first date?
a filipino restaurant

♥ Who has the bigger family?
drew

♥ Do you get flowers often?
no because i would rather have a purse i can keep for a long time :) speaking of purses, i had a bad day so i went to forever 21 and bought a purse and lots of jewelry. thank you drew.

♥ How do you spend the holidays?
either in really cold weather (CO) or in really hot weather (philippines, FL)

♥ Who is more jealous?
drew hands down!

♥ How long did it take to get serious?
6 months or so

♥ Who eats more?
drew but i gain a lot more weight. so stupid!

♥ What do you do for a living?
its too confusing to explain in writing. basically i sit in front of a computer all day. drew is an accountant

♥ Who does/did the laundry?
hmmm... thats a very good question.

♥ Who’s better with the computer?
me

♥ Who drives when you are together?
drew drives while i sit in the backseat (sometimes). its fun. he likes it. we laugh.

♥ What is "your" song?
butterfly - jason mraz

i demand everyone that reads this to make one of your own!

i'm not black

2009-10-08T14:48:00.000-07:00

I want all to be aware of the first year of Andrea Ponder Roche and my friendship. It was always a joke that I was black because I was so much darker than everyone (except for Lacy when she got back from California). I was pretty sure everybody knew I wasn’t.

Second semester of freshmen year I had to get knee surgery. I wasn’t able to walk or drive for about a week. One night Lacy, Andrea and I decided to go to dinner. I remember sitting in the back seat with my leg up, and Andrea was driving for me. Somehow me being black came up. I wish I remembered exactly what was said but this is close:

Andrea: So who is black? Your mom or your dad?

Sally: WHAT? (pause) I’m not black.

Andrea: Yes you are. This whole time I thought you were black!!!!!!!!

I love you Andrea.

i've made it. i've finally made it!

2009-10-07T19:13:00.000-07:00

i have finally made it back on Andrea Ponder Roche's blog list. it's about time! here is proof in case you don't believe me. i had to do a double take because i just couldn't believe what i was seeing.

thank you andrea for making me your friend again. i love you. and please get rodeo tickets for us! i can't wait to see baby t-t-t-treyyyson. i will have my camera and lenses in hand. i can't wait!

hide and seek

2009-10-06T17:40:00.000-07:00

our closet is located inside our bathroom. for fun, when i'm doing my hair or makeup and drew walks into the closet i like to close the door and turn off the light. i don't know why, but it just makes me giggle. one day i did just that. drew walked in, i shut the door and turned off the lights. i then walked away and started watching tv. an hour later, i realized i had no idea where drew went. my first place to look was the closet because that is where i left him. this is all i saw though:

nothing there! so i left and looked all over our tiny apartment. drew was no where to be found. i then came back to closet for some reason unbeknownst to me. this is what i found:

i don't know how i missed him the first time! poor drew waited in there for so long, but i never told him to stay in there. i just simply closed the door. he makes me laugh.

dear andrea ponder roche

2009-10-05T20:29:00.001-07:00

Please read my blog and please add me to your blog list. Thank you. Miss you. Love you.

Xoxo,
Your friend that you thought was black for the first year of our friendship

drew takes my maiden name

2009-10-05T19:57:00.000-07:00

i am very used to seeing my name messed. my maiden name was always spelled wrong. my new name is always spelled wrong - something drew is also used to, but we never thought we would see this mistake.

our previous apartment complex management messed up the check and gave drew my maiden name. ha ha. at the very least it made a decent blog post and gave us a good laugh.

swing swing swing

2009-10-05T19:38:00.000-07:00

drew says he's not ready for kids yet, but i beg to differ.

improvise

2009-10-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

our apartment has been a mess because we have been doing renovations at our new condo. all the mess is really just me. for some reason, i have turned our dining room table into a closet of clothes and purses. this is really easy to do when your dining room, living room and kitchen are all one big open space. at least it is easy for me. so anyways, drew didn't have any space on our dining room table so i told him to just use this:

its pretty practical if you ask me.

why i don't multi-task

2009-10-05T19:22:00.000-07:00

when it comes to work i am an excellent multi-tasker. apparently, i do not bring this skill set to my home.

i really should not talk on the phone while doing laundry. oops.

computer woes

2009-10-05T19:18:00.000-07:00

sunday night, i accidentally shutdown my laptop while installing updates. to my dismay, every time i would boot up the computer i would get a stupid message telling me to restart the computer. according to google, and my computer-savvy friends, i needed to re-install my operating system. luckily, i lost my leopard install discs, forcing me to buy new ones. instead, i was able to buy snow leopard. yeah! now not only do i have a working laptop, i have a snow leopard laptop AND desktop. also, i have more disc space for all my thousands of picstures. Whoo hoo.

this is why i never fret. all my troubles of life always turn into colorful skittles. taste the rainbow.

standed: plural form of stand

2009-10-05T18:57:00.001-07:00

verb. The act of standing;

How drew uses the word in a sentence. someone could have standed next to us at the concert.

Oh how I love my husband!! On a funnier note I keep saying that pittsburgh is in philadelphia and paris is in italy! Haha. For the record, I know that is not true.

dear santa

2009-10-03T23:16:00.000-07:00

i would really love this fish eye lens for my birthday/christmas present. i know its a lot of money and you could pretty much buy me a new camera but it is so worth it.

thx,

three and a half hours later

2009-10-03T03:41:00.001-07:00

I am still reading the lost symbol. I must go to sleep now, but I can't find the strength to put done the book.

Sadly,
sm

dear dan brown

2009-10-03T00:07:00.001-07:00

I would like an apology for your book being so captivating. Do you know how hard it was to work today. I just wanted to go home, snuggle up in my warm blankie and read. I came home today and have not been able to do anything else but read your book in pure enchantment. I have clothes all over place, my bathroom counter is filled with makeup and hair accessories, my jewelry is on every surface of my place yet I don't care because all I want to do is read your book.
My husband also would like an apology. He is requesting that i come back to life. He just wants me stop reading here and there so he can talk to me, but I refuse. I know this will all be over in a day or two, but really why are you putting me through this.
All will be forgiven you as long as a movie is coming out for The Lost Symbol! And it better be even better than the da vinci code and angels & demons.
Sincerely,
sm

built-ins

2009-09-28T22:05:00.000-07:00

do we get rid of these built-ins or do we keep them? the bed, tv, chair, etc. is the previous owners just in case anyone was wondering.

ideas ideas ideas

2009-09-28T21:51:00.001-07:00

okay so i am in desperate need of ideas for our bedroom and guest bedroom/office. if anyone has any suggestions for some great sites i would greatly appreciate it.

sm

i'm having issues

2009-09-28T14:30:00.001-07:00

sorry i'm changing my blog again becuase i didn't think i could. please excuse all the changes.

we are homeowners

2009-09-28T07:24:00.001-07:00

after a long search for a permanent place to live for a few years drew and i found a perfect condo for us. located only 15 miles from downtown denver our commute will only change by 10 minutes +3 4+. currently we are living downtown and have to walk a half mile to the shuttle that takes about 10-15 minutes to get to the other side of downtown. then we have to walk a few more blocks to get to our offices. total time about 30 minutes. our condo is right next to the train that takes us right to downtown in a total of 30 minutes then it will take another 10 minutes or less to get to our offices. though i love my morning mini-powerwalks i am excited to have 30 minutes to read in the morning and 30 at the end of the day. one thing i have missed since we have moved downtown.
we finally will have two bedrooms and two bathrooms. now drew and i will actually be able to get ready at the same time. now I wait to wake up until drew is about to leave so we aren't stepping over each other in the bathroom. though i am not a morning person it would be nice to come home at the same time.
we also have a cute little yard for our cute little puppy. it will. Only take 5 minutes to mow so it is extremely low maintenance. we are extremely excited for this feature!
unfortunately the place is old and needs quite a bit of updating. this past weekend we removed the popcorn ceilings. it was the biggest pain! drew scrapped while I sprayed an immense amount of water. now we need to clean up most of the gunk we left on the floors but we are happy the biggest job is over. we still have a lot of projects to do : rip out floors, baseboard and trim, paint walls, ceilings and kitchen cabinets, take off wallpaper, change doors, and then of course buy some furniture among some other tiny projects that we will have for the next year or so.
we are hoping to move in before xmas time but who knows what will actually happen. i'll post pictures as we go along and of course once we are all done i'll post all the before and after pictures.

so long,
sm

a picture is worth 1,000 words

2009-09-27T20:34:00.001-07:00

if this statement is true I currently have 802,200 words worth of pictures and counting. i really need to delete some because i tend to keep pushing down on the button to take pictures as though my finger is glued to the contraption. but like a pack rat I find it hard to get rid of some pictures thinking i might delete the wrong one or maybe i will need it in the future. for some reason i deleted a lot of pics from freshmen year :( i think about it every day. i need to get some sort of online storage too. if anyone has any ideas please leave them. an external hard drive is out of the question. since our fire three days before the wedding i do not trust anything that can burn. i don't know what i would do without my pictures.

quote of the day

2009-09-27T18:45:00.000-07:00

“criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.” ~ gordon b. hinckley

dogs truly like small spaces

2009-09-27T18:14:00.001-07:00

this is koko beans, our dog. i've always heard that dogs like small spaces but this is just crazy. this chair is no higher than 6 inches off the ground yet beans decided it was a great spot for her to camp out. let me mention that our couch which is better suited for her behavior is about 3 feet away. it took about 5 minutes to shimmy herself underneath this dog-made cave. unfortunalte for her it took her even longer to get herself out. it was very entertaining though. here she is before we grabbed the desperatley squirming puppy and ended her agony.

for those who are not good with computers

2009-09-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

qotd

2009-09-24T07:39:00.001-07:00

"how wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~ anne frank

blackberry

2009-09-24T07:10:00.001-07:00

frankly, i don't know what i would do without this baby. i can't even remember my life before a qwerty keyboard and internet on my phone. okay I take that back. i do remember what it was like because i took the internet off my phone this summer and it nearly killed me. i once had to use a smaller version of the motorola razor and i wanted to break it. for a few weeks i had a blackberry pearl but didn't like the keyboard so of course i broke down and bought the normal blackberry. i don't know why i didn't blog more earlier this year. oh well. do you have those days when you forget to bring your phone somewhere and you can't function? my entire life is on my blackberry. my emails, facebook, twitter,yahoo messenger, aim, msn messenger and the list goes on.
with all that being said sometimes its nice to throw my phone in a drawer and get away from the world.
im at work now so i must depart for a while. i will post again tonight!

weather

2009-09-24T06:49:00.001-07:00

you may or may not have heard that it has been snowing in Colorado this week. when people hear this they think our winter season has begun but let me reassure you that this is not the case. though it has been snowing in the mountains and in the outskirts of denver where the elevation is higher this weather change has not affected us much. for one, its not snowing downtown and rarely does. we live and work downtown so this is good! yes we have had to wear long pants and sweaters but the great thing is it should be in the 70s this weekend. on sunday we actually wore shorts. and that's what is weird yet cool about the weather here. it can be freezing in the morning and hot in the afternoon. it can be snowing while the sun is out. we have about 300 days of sun. i don't even know that california or florida can say that much. maybe they can. i don't know so don't hold me to it

even better pic

2009-09-24T00:06:00.001-07:00

he is so great!

jason mraz and toca rivera

2009-09-24T00:04:00.001-07:00

i'll post more on this soon, but this is jason mraz and toca at their aftershow concert. i love them both very much. i could listen to them sing all day and all night.

finally

2009-09-24T00:01:00.001-07:00

after 20 minutes of posting test posts via my lovely blackberry curve i have finally figured out how to text my posts so i have a subject. now i just need to figure out if i have a limit on the amount of characters. i don't know what i would do without technology. i would love to finish this post but i think drew is going to kill me if I don't stop typing on my phone. it is making quite the noise. farewell for the night. i shall post again in the morning.

makes me laugh every time

2009-09-23T23:06:00.001-07:00

my promise to you

2009-09-23T22:11:00.000-07:00

after a much needed rest from blogging i can promise you that i am back for good. soon to come:

my american idol audition experience
cancun trip
jason mraz concert
jason mraz aftershow
lacy & terrence's visit
our new condo

jason mraz is a genius

2009-09-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

"i believe humans are here to make music. we are instruments of communication, no different than quartz crystal on the cellular level, but fantastic in the flesh. love is the language and this is one way we get to experience it." ~ jason mraz

weight watchers

2009-08-01T23:23:00.000-07:00

i haven't had a baby like most of you, but i had to start weight watchers anyway. ugh. eating out all the time really isn't as much fun as i thought it would be. i have worked downtown since we have been married and its just so hard not to eat out. well that and the fact that I don't cook. i now have to cook all the time. this is difficult for me. i don't like it. i'm good, but that doesn't change the fact that i don't like it. i do love baking, but that doesn't do me any good. the other day i ate a sandwich without looking up the points. it was 14 points. i only get 21 a day. oh the woes of life. when i get down to my healthy weight again i'll post some before and after pictures. ciao!

readers

2009-07-24T14:16:00.000-07:00

i don't think anybody reads this blog. lol. maybe i need to be posting more.

vacation

2009-07-22T17:38:00.000-07:00

drew and i are looking to go to an all-inclusive resort. any suggestions anyone? we have never been to one so i don't even know where to begin.

2009-07-16T21:11:00.001-07:00

my american idol experience!

i accidentally deleted my previous post about me trying out. oops. lol. what a day.

rain, please go AWAY!

2009-06-12T21:35:00.001-07:00

it has been raining all week, and frankly, i don't like it. i cannot wait for this weather next week in beautiful miami, florida.

my sister's keeper

2009-05-27T19:51:00.001-07:00

read it. loved it. now you read it. nuff said.

happy easter

2009-04-12T21:25:00.001-07:00

it's really easy to forget the real meaning of easter. especially with all the candy, easter eggs, and easter baskets all over the store. for the easter weekend my aunt took my brother and my cousins to a homeless shelter to volunteer their time. i thought i would share my brothers after-thoughts with everyone. he's only 18, but his words can definitely touch all from different age groups.

"you know tita amy, today was very nice. to see the smile on the people as i served them food.. makes me feel as if i found the way to the pursuit of happiness. well just a little moment of giving sure made a whole difference in everyone's day. it's amazing how this little gift can really unite our family. we put down all our problems because the people that were there already lost what were afraid to lose."

i encourage all to volunteer their time as much as they can. not only can it make others happy, but it can make our lives so much more fulfilling.

happy easter!

digital slr

2009-04-12T21:13:00.001-07:00

drew and i sold some of our electronics we no longer needed on craigslist. because of this i was able to buy a digital slr for a lot less than I thought I would pay for it. so of course i decided to take some pictures. the only people that would model for me was drew and our lovely dog koko (add her on facebook if you haven't already).

unfortunately, i only know how to use the automatic settings. so if anyone out there would like to teach me how to use the manual settings please do!

happy happy birthday taylor!

2009-04-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

for drew's brothers birthday we went to a sushi restaurant called Sushi Hai. the food was so scrumptous! for anyone that lives in denver, i highly recommend going there. we were able to get a cool room that looks like you have to sit on the ground. luckily, there is a hole in the ground that allow your feet to hang, making the whole experience a lot better than you would think!

with the birthday boy. that's not his hair sticking up...there is a plant behind him

all the wonderful raw fish

you say grapefruit, i say pomelo

2009-04-12T21:06:00.002-07:00

have you ever tried a pomelo grapefruit? O.M.G. it's wonderfully delicious. its sweeter than a grapefruit and its two times the size. find one at your local farmers market.

downtown living

2009-04-12T21:06:00.001-07:00

drew and i just moved to downtown denver and we love love love it. i get to walk to work, and hopefully drew can find a job downtown too. come visit!

brownies, anyone?

2009-04-12T21:02:00.000-07:00

i usually read directions before baking anything. drew felt the need to ask me how to make the brownies we bought instead. i really wasn't paying attention when drew asked if he was supposed to separate the brownies (we bought the easy bake kind that you just pull apart and put in the oven). i told him not to separate the brownies.. i don't know why, but I did. this is what happened...

so for all you husbands out there...just read the directions!

new year's fun

2009-04-12T20:38:00.000-07:00

for new year's eve drew, megan, meredith, and i went to a comedy club and watched the fireworks in downtown denver. the comedy club was pretty hilarious (except for the one girl that was trying extremely hard). now that i think about it, there was really only one guy that was super duper funny. the other three people knew it too. sad :(

at the comedy club before the show started. they made us wear the new years paraphernalia, it was not our choice.

brother and sisters waiting for the fireworks

because we are awesome

they are even more awesome

the chicas

desperately trying to jump

it took us a few times and this is all we got

they are pretty cool

happy new years!

Christmas Break

2009-04-12T19:58:00.000-07:00

so as you know from previous posts, we went on a cruise to the bahamas for christmas. after the cruise we spent some time with my family in florida. here are all the pics.

the boys

the girls

formal night on the boat

drew having fun...sorry babe, i had to put it on here!

yay for the bahamas!!!

not quite sure what this is, but it was a fun pic.

fact: drew was constipated

trying to take a picture

they gave in to temptation

the wind was blowing...i'm not prego

moms and daughters at our christmas party...yes, we all look alike

we love taking pictures

the cousins

cousins and the men

my cute little cousin, could possibly be our daughter

the most awesome kid in the world! i love you christian!!!!

our bags are on the top. i thought i would get some proof that they actually were getting on the plane just in case they didn't get to denver. one of my bags actually fell on the floor and i nearly had a heart attack. needless to say, i didn't board the plane until i saw all of our bags getting placed in the under carriage or whatever it is called.

Sorry

2009-04-10T20:20:00.001-07:00

I lied. No, over-promised. We are going here (Copper Mountain) in the morning, which means I have to wake up at 5:30. Do you know the last time I woke up willing at 5:30... NEVER! Needless to say, I am going to bed and this blogging stuff is going to have to wait. On a good note, I did choose all the pictures I am going to be posting tomorrow or Sunday. CUT ME SOME SLACK PEOPLE.

To the Dimitri's of the World

2009-04-10T16:06:00.001-07:00

I am very sorry that I have not been updating our blog. I realize it has been nearly three months since, no wait, its been more than three months since we have been back from our cruise. But I have more than 800 emails in my inbox at work! I'M BUSY. Luckily, for all of you Dimitri's (those that have been dying to read about our lives) I am going to do a HUGE update tonight. Okay, if not tonight by the end of the weekend. I promise.

Happy Easter.

Kidney Stones

2009-04-04T17:49:00.001-07:00

I think I finally passed them! Whooooooooo hooooooooo!!!!

We are back

2009-01-09T22:05:00.000-08:00

So I just want to apologize for not posting anything since we have been back from vacation. I have been extremely busy with work. If you don't believe here is some proof of what I came back to.

I am glad to say that I am finally down to about 562 emails. Hopefully it's not too long before I'm through them all. Needless to say, it will be a while before I post anything more. But I promise once I get some time I will post pics from our cruise and xmas parties. I may even write a post about my wonderful conversation with some idiot in Africa trying to scam me. I really don't know how some people get scammed. Anywho, check back in a few!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

2008-12-14T20:19:00.001-08:00

In exactly one week we will be taking this boat

and will arrive here on Monday

Drew and I are going on a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas with my family and returning on Christmas day. I can't wait for the all-you-can-eat food and warm weather. Unfortunately, we will have to hit the gym pretty hard when we get back :( Or at least I will. Drew - probably not so much. This will be the first time we are all going to be together in a non-stressful situation. The first time we were all together was in the Philippines while we were doing all of the wedding planning. VERY STRESSFUL! The second time was the wedding. Though it wasn't as stressful, we weren't all able to spend time together with everyone else in town. We both need a break so we can't be more excited to get on the plane to Florida!

I know I will not post until we return from our trip so to all we say -

&

And of course, I will write and post pictures when we return.

2008-12-14T20:11:00.000-08:00

Christmas Jars

2008-12-14T20:07:00.001-08:00

I finally finished reading this book. I started reading it last year when we received it from Drew's aunt and uncle. I'm not quite sure why I didn't finish it last year, especially because it is so short. But that's not the point. I now have it read it all, and I highly recommend it to all.

Confessions of a Psychotic Shopaholic

2008-12-08T06:57:00.000-08:00

Has anyone read Confessions of a Shopaholic all the way through?I'm on page 135 and I can't stand it!!! Luckily I checked it out from the library, but this is the second time I have checked it out. Last time I only got into the second chapter before I returned. With the movie coming out I thought I would try to read it, but I was so wrong. Unless someone can convince me otherwise I will be returning the book back to its owner wher it belongs, never to to be apart of my life again.ugh.

On a better note, I love all the other books Kinsella has written...Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Can You Keep a Secret. It's just the shopsholic series that sucks!!!!

FALSE ALARM

2008-12-04T21:31:00.000-08:00

Okay so maybe we aren't going private just yet, but our blog address did change. Do you really have to have a gmail account in order to view a blog on blogger? Ugh. I'm debating on whether or not my family is actually going to creat an account just to view our blog so until then its OPEN TO ALL. Unless I make the move over to wordpress.

goodnight

p.s- the doctor says I have carpal tunnel, and frankly, i'm not happy. I'm going to go get a second opinion and possibly a third. boo.

PRIVATE..REALLY THIS TIME

2008-12-04T09:11:00.000-08:00

Okay people. I really am going private soon. I PROMISE! But I need your email addresses, and I can't go private until you give them to me so .. do it! Send it to s macnicholas@gmail.com no spaces or leave a comment.

THANK YOU!

Potential Billabong Ad

2008-12-01T21:45:00.001-08:00

Drew is going to kill me when he finds out I posted this picture on our blog. I already hacked into his facebook account, and I don't believe he was too thrilled. Anyways, this picture is awesome. I want to submit it to Jones Soda Company or whatever they are called so they can place this picture on one of their bottles. I would love it. Drew wouldn't, but I would.

Okay bye.

Boy Shaves Beard to Sell on Ebay

2008-11-20T19:58:00.000-08:00

So my brother-in-law's friend shaved his beard and tried to sell it on Ebay. Weird? YEA! But it got him on the Jay Leno show.

Watch to see if it was actually sold or not!

Pillow Talk

2008-11-09T22:23:00.000-08:00

So I thought Drew knew the story of Jon and Kate plus 8. I told him the other day how they were planning on having a third child and no more. Well apparently Drew didn't understand because after I showed him this picture he said "THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY ONE KID IN THERE". And yep, that's my husband for you. I love him. He makes me laugh. We are so not ready for kids yet.

P.S - He is yelling at me right now because I am posting this. I don't care. This is hilarious and I have to share these stories with everyone. He thinks you will think he is stupid. I promise you he isn't. We all have our moments right...

Like Movies?

2008-11-09T20:29:00.000-08:00

Drew and I love watching movies, but with the prices these days we can't afford to go all the time. In SLC, we used to go the dollar movies often, but that gets old after a while. Especially when the seats are not very comfortable. I have never really liked going to dumpy theaters because I usually can't stretch out my legs, which is a must with my bad knees. Fortunately, we found the five buck club. It's free to sign up, and is only for participating Kerasotes theaters. Two to three weeks after movies are released, if you are in the five buck club you can see these movies for $5!!!! It's a great deal if you are willing to wait those extra few weeks.

If you can't wait, then you can go to the last movie before 6 pm (not sure if it is specific days or not, but its definitely on the weekends) for only $5, and you don't need to have your five buck club card.

Some theaters are better than others, but at least its cheap!

Check it out!

The Secret Life of Bees

2008-11-09T20:24:00.000-08:00

This movie is so wonderful. Definitely one of the best I have seen in a really long time. I highly recommend it for ALL to see. The acting was great, and the plot was extraordinary. You just have to go see it for yourself.

Don't forget your KLEENEX!

How Rude...or in Drew's words "HOW DARE YOU!"

2008-11-09T19:21:00.001-08:00

So I was looking through our wedding pictures, and this is what I found.

Here we are cutting the cake:

In between the previous picture and this next picture, Drew SMASHES the cake in my face.

As you can see, I was not very happy. Drew tried to help me but I still wasn't having it!

That is a very embarrassing picture...oh well. After a few seconds, I cooled down a little, and decided his help was slightly appreciated.

The entire time my whole family (especially my MOM) was egging drewfus on. I tried to get Drew too, but I'm too short so I couldn't get him as good as he got me. How RUDE!

Luckily for me, unfortunately for Drew, I accidently gave Drew a bloody nose that night.

...

2008-11-05T19:34:00.000-08:00

funny

SIGH

2008-11-04T19:00:00.000-08:00

So I finally fixed the blog. Unfortunately, all my widgets on the side are gone. No more album of the month, book of the month, current read, etc etc etc ETC. Booo blogger themed templates. I HATE YOU!

I will add all this back on, but not until this weekend. Until then, enjoy the boring blog.

I HATE THIS

2008-11-04T18:36:00.001-08:00

I am getting more irritated and frustrated by the second. Has anyone ever had this problem - not being able to delete a stupid adsense widget??!?!?!?!

HELP!

I AM NOT HAPPY

2008-11-04T18:19:00.000-08:00

I downloaded an .xml template. I hated it so I deleted it. NOW MY BLOG IS MESSED UP!

Ugh.

I'll fix it eventually.

It's Hat Season

2008-11-02T18:57:00.000-08:00

Yay for fall and winter! I love hats! Now that my hair is finally getting longer, I love them even more. I had to get a hat for the winter time, and so did Drew. Drew's reason was more because he is growing his hair out. He doesn't want to do his hair during those awkward stages so a hat it is! Thanks to Buckle we were able to please our little heads. Our picks:

I'm sure you know which one is mine and which one is his.

BEST CONCERT EVER!

2008-11-02T17:32:00.001-08:00

Go figure, the one time that I don't bring my camera somewhere is the ONE and ONLY time I REALLY REALLY NEEDED it. Luckily, Drew had his phone. Though these pictures aren't the best, at least our memories are. I was trying really hard to get Jason Mraz out of the spotlight...not a very easy task considering he was the one performing. I got a few shots of him out of the light, but unfortunately, they are of his back :( Better luck next time.

We went to see Jason Mraz at the Fillmore Monday night. I have always loved Mr. A to Z, but after his concert he is my all-time favorite artist. (Drew still would choose DMB..oh well). Jason Mraz is beyond talented...he's a GENIUS! He was so entertaining with all his dance moves, and of course his voice is just wonderful. He played all of our favorite songs, including "Butterfly" in his awesome finale. He even played "Build me up, Buttercup". You really can't get any better than that.

We got to the concert early, and we were able to go through the fast lane so we had some pretty good spots. They weren't the best spots in the place, but they were good. We were on the sides, of the stage, which is elevated from the main floor. A MUST when it comes to my height. There were a few people pushing around here and there, but luckily, nobody could stand behind us. It was AWESOME!

As you can see from the pictures, the room was PACKED!

If you have not seen him in concert, I suggest the next time he is in your neck of the woods you do! You will not regret it!

VOTE

2008-10-26T20:20:00.000-07:00

To all you registered voters out there - go vote!!!!!!!

For all of you that are unregistered - shame on you! You now have no right to complain about what is going on in the country.

M/P