The DeezNuts volleyball team lost in the second round of playoffs last night. Disappointing. We played two really tough games and lost each one by only 2 points. We almost won the second game... but, the other team was just a little bit better.
We cheers'd the season at the Purple Otter afterwards. Luckily, this time the food didn't take over an hour to get like last time. Of course, we were the only ones ordering food this time, so that probably helped!
Don't fall off your chair, but this is the third post in as many days! I'm trying to post something every day. But, seriously, my life is really not all that exciting, so I hope you aren't bored to tears.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Steak = good
Last night, Matt and I went to Smith & Wollensky's for dinner. Michelle had gone last week and said that S&W had extended their restaurant week special through this week, so we could still get the $32 prix fixe menu. Since I won at bowling, dinner was Matt's treat! Of course, when it was my treat, we went to the West End Bar and had their $10 pizza special. I'm not sure Matt likes how that worked out! : )
We both had the Wollensky salad, a steak and I had the chocolate cake for dessert and Matt had the cheesecake. We got a side of sauteed mushrooms, as well. When we got our bill, we laughed because we spent more on alcohol than we did on food. Geesh, it adds up fast.
So, on a totally random side note, I saw in the elevator today that Jillian from the Bachelor (the 3rd runner-up) is going to be the next Bachelorette. Interesting. Also, I saw that Jason was defending himself about how he dumped Melissa on national tv... he said it was part of his contract with ABC to make all aspects of the relationship public and he was forced to do it. Whatever.
Speaking of Jillians... since we were out so late for dinner last night, I didn't get to watch the Biggest Loser yet. So, I've been trying not to look at anyone's blogs, so I don't accidentally see what happened. I doubt I'll watch it tonight either because tonight is our volleyball playoffs!
We both had the Wollensky salad, a steak and I had the chocolate cake for dessert and Matt had the cheesecake. We got a side of sauteed mushrooms, as well. When we got our bill, we laughed because we spent more on alcohol than we did on food. Geesh, it adds up fast.
So, on a totally random side note, I saw in the elevator today that Jillian from the Bachelor (the 3rd runner-up) is going to be the next Bachelorette. Interesting. Also, I saw that Jason was defending himself about how he dumped Melissa on national tv... he said it was part of his contract with ABC to make all aspects of the relationship public and he was forced to do it. Whatever.
Speaking of Jillians... since we were out so late for dinner last night, I didn't get to watch the Biggest Loser yet. So, I've been trying not to look at anyone's blogs, so I don't accidentally see what happened. I doubt I'll watch it tonight either because tonight is our volleyball playoffs!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Total slacker
Matt called me out last night and told me I am the worst blogger ever. I guess I'm not really keeping up with the blog these days. It has been a week ago Saturday since the last time I wrote anything. Geesh, where does the time go?!?
So, here is the what I've been up to these days:
I saw a couple movies. Confessions of a Shopaholic --- was an over-the-top cheesy chick flick. I'm pretty sure most guys would not last sitting through it. : ) And He's Just Not That Into You --- cute movie, but as Erin says, it ended terribly for what the message of the movie was supposed to be. The message is that women tend to think their relationships are always the exception to the rule, but in reality we should be thinking we are the rule and stop fantasizing that things are always going to work out like a fairy tale in the end.
My volleyball team ended the regular season in 2nd place, which is an improvement from last season. This Wednesday is the second round of playoffs and the championship game... cross your fingers!!!
Matt and I set up appts for getting the closets done (yay!!!) and getting the new curtains installed (again, yay!!!). I can't wait to see how it all turns out. It will be awesome to have an organized closet! And some more decoration in the living room!
Last Friday, we went to see the Loyola v. UIC game. Good game, exciting at the end, but Loyola fell short. We got to sit on the floor seats right next to the court and the players. At one point, a player from the other team fell out of bounds and on top of me. Luckily, he was able to control himself enough that my chair didn't tip backwards (how embarassing would that have been?!?) I felt a little violated, but he apologized, so I let it slide! ; )
On Saturday, I went to a shower for Michelle at Wishbone. Lauren has a good write-up and some pics on her blog. I had my camera with me, but forgot to take pictures. I think little PBR is going to be decked out pretty nice with all the cute clothes and stuff everyone got her!
Saturday night, we ordered take-out and stayed inside where it was warm. We played Wii (Bowling, Yahtzee, Connect Four)... Matt won at everything!!! It was a banner night for him. He got 3 Yahtzees (2 in one game!) and I got zippo! As Matt always says when he loses (which is very rarely)... "the game cheats".
Besides that, we had a pretty relaxing weekend. Sunday, the snow was crazy! It was literally blowing straight sideways! I thought about taking a video, but did not. It cleared up for bowling on Sunday night. Matt and I have a running bet each week on who bowls better (we include handicaps, of course... otherwise Matt would win all the time!) The winner gets to choose the restaurant for date-night and the loser pays. So far, this bowling season I've been winning more and it's been awesome! Of course, Matt also is trying out a new hook ball, instead of throwing his straight ball. Once he gets that down, I predict I'll be losing a lot more.
Ugh, so my relatively new phone is broken already! Piece of crap! The top sliding part is almost totally unhinged from the rest of the phone. I'm pretty sure the phone will be completely unusable once that happens. Awesome. And of course, I did not get the insurance, so I will be forking over the cash to either fix it or get a new one. I may go back to a basic phone without the sliding keyboard.
I watched the Bachelor finale last night and the whole "after the rose" crap. I had read online a few days ago that this is what was predicted to happen... he picks Melissa and dumps her and picks Molly in the end. ABC apparently gave it away in the previews of him proposing, because you could see Melissa's pinky ring. Well, I didn't know he was going to dump Melissa on national television... that was kind of harsh. That whole "after the rose" thing seemed a little too set up to me and totally just for ratings. I can't believe Jason would drop one fiance' and then try to get back together with a different girl in a matter of minutes. Oh, and that scene with DeAnna coming back seemed scripted to me. I think she just wanted the free trip to New Zealand. : )
OH! Forgot to mention, I NEVER heard from the Bahamas Flake again, as if any of you are surprised. I am so amazed that she is still employed with her company. I need to find out how to place a complaint with her boss! ANYWAY, we have a new hotel and a new wedding planner and we actually are in negotiations on a contract! YAY!!! I am so excited that we are coming closer to having something set in stone. It will take a load of stress off me!
Ok, I think that covers it! Hopefully, it won't be over a week until I remember to post something again! : )
So, here is the what I've been up to these days:
I saw a couple movies. Confessions of a Shopaholic --- was an over-the-top cheesy chick flick. I'm pretty sure most guys would not last sitting through it. : ) And He's Just Not That Into You --- cute movie, but as Erin says, it ended terribly for what the message of the movie was supposed to be. The message is that women tend to think their relationships are always the exception to the rule, but in reality we should be thinking we are the rule and stop fantasizing that things are always going to work out like a fairy tale in the end.
My volleyball team ended the regular season in 2nd place, which is an improvement from last season. This Wednesday is the second round of playoffs and the championship game... cross your fingers!!!
Matt and I set up appts for getting the closets done (yay!!!) and getting the new curtains installed (again, yay!!!). I can't wait to see how it all turns out. It will be awesome to have an organized closet! And some more decoration in the living room!
Last Friday, we went to see the Loyola v. UIC game. Good game, exciting at the end, but Loyola fell short. We got to sit on the floor seats right next to the court and the players. At one point, a player from the other team fell out of bounds and on top of me. Luckily, he was able to control himself enough that my chair didn't tip backwards (how embarassing would that have been?!?) I felt a little violated, but he apologized, so I let it slide! ; )
On Saturday, I went to a shower for Michelle at Wishbone. Lauren has a good write-up and some pics on her blog. I had my camera with me, but forgot to take pictures. I think little PBR is going to be decked out pretty nice with all the cute clothes and stuff everyone got her!
Saturday night, we ordered take-out and stayed inside where it was warm. We played Wii (Bowling, Yahtzee, Connect Four)... Matt won at everything!!! It was a banner night for him. He got 3 Yahtzees (2 in one game!) and I got zippo! As Matt always says when he loses (which is very rarely)... "the game cheats".
Besides that, we had a pretty relaxing weekend. Sunday, the snow was crazy! It was literally blowing straight sideways! I thought about taking a video, but did not. It cleared up for bowling on Sunday night. Matt and I have a running bet each week on who bowls better (we include handicaps, of course... otherwise Matt would win all the time!) The winner gets to choose the restaurant for date-night and the loser pays. So far, this bowling season I've been winning more and it's been awesome! Of course, Matt also is trying out a new hook ball, instead of throwing his straight ball. Once he gets that down, I predict I'll be losing a lot more.
Ugh, so my relatively new phone is broken already! Piece of crap! The top sliding part is almost totally unhinged from the rest of the phone. I'm pretty sure the phone will be completely unusable once that happens. Awesome. And of course, I did not get the insurance, so I will be forking over the cash to either fix it or get a new one. I may go back to a basic phone without the sliding keyboard.
I watched the Bachelor finale last night and the whole "after the rose" crap. I had read online a few days ago that this is what was predicted to happen... he picks Melissa and dumps her and picks Molly in the end. ABC apparently gave it away in the previews of him proposing, because you could see Melissa's pinky ring. Well, I didn't know he was going to dump Melissa on national television... that was kind of harsh. That whole "after the rose" thing seemed a little too set up to me and totally just for ratings. I can't believe Jason would drop one fiance' and then try to get back together with a different girl in a matter of minutes. Oh, and that scene with DeAnna coming back seemed scripted to me. I think she just wanted the free trip to New Zealand. : )
OH! Forgot to mention, I NEVER heard from the Bahamas Flake again, as if any of you are surprised. I am so amazed that she is still employed with her company. I need to find out how to place a complaint with her boss! ANYWAY, we have a new hotel and a new wedding planner and we actually are in negotiations on a contract! YAY!!! I am so excited that we are coming closer to having something set in stone. It will take a load of stress off me!
Ok, I think that covers it! Hopefully, it won't be over a week until I remember to post something again! : )
Saturday, February 21, 2009
I found a dress! : )
I'm so excited... I found a wedding dress!!! Erin and I went shopping today to the 'burbs to one of the stores we had been to last weekend. The weather was crappy and I had thought about canceling the appt... I'm so glad I didn't!
The dress I got just came in this week to the store, so it wasn't there last week when I was trying on dresses with the moms. Too bad, because it would have been nice to be able to show it to them in person. Anyway, it was the first one I tried on today. I loved it immediately! But of course, in true actuary fashion, I had to analyze the dress and try on more dresses for comparison just to make sure. There were so many pretty dresses, but we kept coming back to this one as our favorite! It's perfect for a beach wedding, but still looks great for a NYE reception in Chicago... at least I think so!
Now, let's just hope Matt and I can find a place to get married! : )
The dress I got just came in this week to the store, so it wasn't there last week when I was trying on dresses with the moms. Too bad, because it would have been nice to be able to show it to them in person. Anyway, it was the first one I tried on today. I loved it immediately! But of course, in true actuary fashion, I had to analyze the dress and try on more dresses for comparison just to make sure. There were so many pretty dresses, but we kept coming back to this one as our favorite! It's perfect for a beach wedding, but still looks great for a NYE reception in Chicago... at least I think so!
Now, let's just hope Matt and I can find a place to get married! : )
Glad I didn't hold my breath
So, folks, after getting a "Don't worry, I promise I'll send you something" from the Bahamas Flake (my so-called wedding planner) on Monday, I NEVER got anything ALL week. No email, no phone call, nothing! I am really shocked that she is so awful. She's losing her company business. I plan to write a complaint to her boss and let him know how much she sucks. Right now, I'm just waiting to see if I never try to contact her again, if she'll just never send me anything. How weird is that?!? She and I had almost a two hour conversation the last time we talked where we mapped out my entire wedding, reception, rehearsal dinner... the whole thing! She was going to send me a contract with all the details for Matt and I to sign. And then, she falls off the face of the earth! So strange. So disappointing.
I thought I'd have everything set in stone by now for the wedding, but it looks like it's back to the drawing board. I've sent out some more emails and have another promising option... I'm crossing my fingers!
I thought I'd have everything set in stone by now for the wedding, but it looks like it's back to the drawing board. I've sent out some more emails and have another promising option... I'm crossing my fingers!
Best Friday night
It has been a long week and Matt and I were ready to do some serious veggin' out on Friday night. We picked up one of those bake-it-yourself pizzas from Dominicks and some toppings for dinner. We threw on comfy clothes and settled into the couch.
The pizza turned out pretty good, except that I don't think the middle would have ever gotten cooked all the way, but the outside was tasty. We added turkey pepperoni, green/red peppers, onions, mushrooms and a little extra cheese... yummy!
We watched down the DVR and caught up on all our shows. It was nice to not have to go anywhere considering how cold it was outside!
The pizza turned out pretty good, except that I don't think the middle would have ever gotten cooked all the way, but the outside was tasty. We added turkey pepperoni, green/red peppers, onions, mushrooms and a little extra cheese... yummy!
We watched down the DVR and caught up on all our shows. It was nice to not have to go anywhere considering how cold it was outside!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Some people have no shame
In the cafeteria in our building, after you check out, there is a small condiment section where you can get ketchup, mustard packets, silverware, napkins, etc. Today, I got a grilled chicken sandwich and I usually stop off and pick up a packet of dijon mustard. A lot of times they are out of it, so I end up with light mayo or just plain... but I digress. Anyway, today I'm picking up my packet of mustard and this guy standing next to me starts shoveling mulitple HANDFULS of the mustard packets into his bag. This guy is a nicely dressed business man and has only one sandwich in his bag. I give him a dirty look, he realizes I see him and he stops. I move about a foot over to grab a napkin and out of the corner of my eye, I see him on his way out stick his arm back in and load up on ANOTHER big handful of dijon mustard packets! I looked back at the tray of dijon mustard packets and there are literally like 5 left. When I originally walked over, it was pretty much full. Where do people get off thinking this is ok? He is obviously not going to eat THAT much mustard in one sitting. Wow.
At least now I've solved the mystery of why the cafeteria always run out of dijon mustard packets. Geesh!
At least now I've solved the mystery of why the cafeteria always run out of dijon mustard packets. Geesh!
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