lalalala :)

Go Buckeyes!
So the Aztecs are somewhat of a "weak" team...but I think the Buckeyes put up a stellar showing against them...and once again, AJ Hawk was the MAN! Time to start prepping for a tough team, though...

I've been working crazy hours lately, as has Jeremy, but thankfully, my long hours may be coming to an end...ole! *fingers crossed* :) At least it's fun and interesting, right? Right. :) Just have to keep reminding myself of that!...and the people are great!

Jeremy is considering a new job...he's been testing with Arlington County Fire Department, and we'll see where that goes...Again, *fingers crossed* :)

Not a whole lot else going on here - probably going back to Ohio in a few weeks for my friend Aimee's baby shower...it'll be a great opportunity to visit my sister and brother in law in their NEW house :) Can't wait to see it! According to Michelle, Jake is adjusting to the new school and all - and he has a friend named Larry :) Can't wait to see the boys and check out the new place! :)

It's been 11 months almost...!

...I-O... :(

OK, so I guess life goes on...the Buckeyes lost a heartbreaker to Texas last Saturday. Now, I call it a heartbreaker, not because the Buckeyes deserved to win - they really didn't, by the way they played. However, AJ Hawk and Bobby Carpenter deserved to win that game...especially AJ. I have never seen a player fly across the field like that before. I mean, wow...he was kamakazi and it was beautiful. He alone deserved to win that game. I was so impressed with him. In an interview prior to the game, he told people that he was afraid of his mom because she'd get all up in his face and be like "YOU BETTER GET OUT THERE AND KILL SOME PEOPLE!!!" and like tell him he'd better kick some a** or he was in TROUBLE...! I just think it's hilarious that a guy who can have 7 solo tackles, 5 assisted tackles, 1 interception, and 2 sacks in a game against the number 2 team in the country with a heisman candidate QB would fear his mother :) Evidently, his mom decided back in the day that she would rather watch AJ HIT people than watch her other son (a QB) GET hit. I hope one day I'm a tough momma like that ;o) Maybe a TINY bit more compassion, tho... ;o)

This week has been somewhat nuts...we've both been working long hours - and Jeremy has his firefighter's test on Saturday - fingers crossed and prayers lifted for that!!! :) Hopefully we'll get to relax and watch a Buckeye victory after his test on Saturday and then just chill for the remainder of the weekend :) It'll be wonderful!!! :)

O-H...!

This week is all about getting PSYCHED for the game on Saturday. If the Bucks can play the quality game that they played vs. Miami last Saturday, they will have NO problem with the Longhorns. As Mahl said, "we WILL mess with Texas" :) Amen, brotha :)

The remainder of our trip to NYC was great - Sunday, we did some shopping and I FINALLY found some tennis shoes that I loved and then we went to Central Park (but we never found the zoo, so we didn't get to visit Alex, Gloria, Melman, Marty, and the Penguins) - from there, we walked down Fifth Avenue and saw Trump Tower and all the crazy expensive shops and then to Rockefeller Center - and from there, on to the Empire State Building. We went to the top of the Empire State Building and paid an arm and a leg to do it, however, we "expressed" to the top, so we didn't have to wait in the crazy long lines like everyone else. Jeremy said it made him feel "important" :) ole for that!!! :) We also went down to Battery Park, took the subway over to Brooklyn and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge back into Manhattan at night - VERY cool to see all the lights. I'd share pictures, but alas, my camera isn't so stellar at taking the nighttime photos and all you see are some light dots here and there :( We walked from there through Chinatown and up into Little Italy, where we ate a late dinner and then took the subway back to my brother's. 'twas a busy day :) We didn't get to see the Statue of Liberty - but that leaves us with something to do..."next time" :)


Last night, we took dinner to the Pearson's (the leaders of our small group Bible Study from church) because they just had a baby - and then we went to my friend Cynthia's for a little fiesta :) It was a fun time all-in-all :) Now I am ready for a break and a nap! :) Thankfully, today is Tuesday, and the week is almost half over already (ole!!!)...which means another weekend coming soon...and time for the Bucks to lay the smack down on Tejas! :) O-H!!!!!!

NYC Baby!

We haven't done a whole lot today...Jeremy and I arrived here last night at about midnight and took a (typical) cab to Tony's apartment - can I just say that Cabbies around here are NUTS (as is the rumor!!!) Our cabbie split two other cabs that were like INCHES away - but hey, so SO thankful we didn't drive into town, that's for sure!!! :)

We watched the Bucks beat Miami this morning and then we headed out to pick up Tony's wine from the Fed Ex in Chelsea. We walked through Washington Square Park and all the people playing chess at the edge of the park and saw some people making fun of George B. Figures. Oh well :) We walked back and stopped at Caliente Cab - which is a restaurant with an EXCELLENT guac (very very very fresh!) and we had margaritas and mojitos (my fave!)...then we headed back and we're hanging out, testing the wine (it's a Chilean wine - interesting! I usually don't like red wines, but this one is kinda smoky - and not bad :) )...J and Tony might light up Cigars later (ewww!) in which case I'll be heading to DSW :) hehe...shoe shopping is a GREAT way to escape the smell of cigars :) Who can complain about that?! On the way back through Washington Square Park, people were advertising for a "big protest" in Washington, DC (against the war in Iraq "bring the troops home")...ok, I believe in the right to free speech...and I believe that protestors and demonstrators have rights, but I also believe that protests are useless and all they really do is annoy the people of DC and VA because you're screwing up the traffic. I'm serious. It's annoying, and I really don't think that protests change the mind of politicians. Really, it's just irritating to the rest of us, to be honest. But that's just my opinion :) and I'll still fight for the right of those people to be able to do their protests, even if I think they're silly and useless :) OK, enough political commentary...

Back to football... ;o) And probably some sightseeing later (Times Square!!!)

New Computer, New Blogspot!

Life has been NUTS lately, but this weekend should be a BLAST! We're headed to New York City to visit my brother (ole!)...We're heading out on the train tomorrow evening after work and then we'll be back on Monday afternoon...then I am cooking dinner for a family at our church who just had a baby... :) Should be an interesting endeavor!

So cute story, a couple at our church, whose son we used to babysit for on every other Thursday night, told me that their son often walks around the house asking about Jeremy (their son is 3ish) and talking about him ALL the time...and Cole's not the only kid that seems to adore Jeremy...our nephews Karr (Jeremy's sister's kid) and Jason (my sister's kid) both CONSTANTLY talk about "Uncle Jeremy"...he really has a way with kids! He's going to be a great dad...one day :)

So this is our new blogspot :) Hopefully I can remember where it's at now!!! My computer was broken for a long time, so I finally got my new DELL (shout out to Cathy, my best friend from high school, who WORKS for Dell...rock on!)...so new computer, new blog! :)

So like I said, NYC tomorrow, and for most of the weekend :) My friend Heather is going to take care of the children while we're gone. And now...must clean :)