Ok ok I'm behind.

Well we went to Peoria at the end of October. We had a fabulous time visiting with all my family there! Matt had never met most of them , so it was a new experience for him ... We also took my Granny and she stayed with her sister that lives there, they had a great time together!

The purpose of the trip was to go to my cousin Angelas wedding! They had a gorgeous fall themed ceremony and one of the most rockin' receptions we've ever been to! They had a really good DJ that kept everyone entertained all night... And did I mention the prime rib? :drool:

Congrats Angela and Casey!





We really liked it up there ... everyday Matt and I went and got hot tea and caramel mudd macchiatos from a little coffee stand called Mountain Mudd Espresso... Matt was hooked for sure. There was also a stuffed animal on our bed in our hotel room! Which was really weird because ever since Matt and I got together the only stuffed animal he buys me is a monkey... well thats what was on our bed! They put different ones in each room and we just happened to get a monkey... I was very tempted to keep it until I saw that it would cost me $20! So I took a picture with him instead ...

Not a very flattering picture of me ... but you get the point...


On the way home I was promised krispy kreme donuts. After passing a million of them I was getting a little antsy. Matt swore there was one in the next town ... so I tried to pull it up on my phone and prove him wrong... Stupid internet would NOT work. So I texted Awesome Sarah to help me out... She reported back that the closest one was like 80 miles from that town ... So no Krispy Kreme for me. Bastards.

Matt said we could drive to Branson anytime and get donuts ... but have we went to Branson yet? Nope.

All in all the trip was great ... we will definitely be going back soon! And next time I'm getting donuts!

Gravy. The chocolate kind.

This has got to be one of my favorite recipes ever. It is SO easy and you probably have all the ingredients in your house already...

I always heard about chocolate gravy and thought it sounded disgusting... my husband finally talked me into making it and now I am hooked.... when we cant decide what to make for dinner we make choco gravy, biscuits, sausage and eggs... best dinner ever!

Here it is , seriously you have to make it - now!

Chocolate Gravy
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. cocoa
2 tbsp. flour
2 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp. butter

Mix sugar, flour and cocoa together in sauce pan, add milk. Heat on medium/high stirring with a whisk until it reaches desired consistency. Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla.

Glorious day!

Well as of lately I decided that I hate October... and earlier this week I was going to blog about all the different reasons that October is a good month to sleep in ... then today October 24th 2007 .... October proved to me that it is not the worst month ever. Anyone care to guess why? Thats right Sarah, Christmas tree cakes are here!

I had to make a trip to the grocery store today so that we wouldn't starve to death ... and also to get some groceries for the Slug sitter this weekend. As I was thinking about how I really wanted , but didn't really need some honey buns... I saw them on the bottom shelf of all places! Christmas tree cakes! The mother of all Little Debbie snack cakes. Ok- thats a little dramatic ... but they are my favorite and pretty much the only snack cake I eat.

Its sad that they only come around once a year ... but I was pleasantly surprised to see them so early! So everyone rush out and stock up... they'll only be here for a few more months!

So in the end, I was glad I didn't sleep in too late today...

Day off my ass!

I don't know why I call this my day "off" I've done more work today than I'd do normally at my job that pays money.

I hate housework and I will be rich enough some day to hire a maid! But the most annoying part of it all is the dog hair... I could sweep and mop everyday and there would still be an abundance of dog hair. Today I got a little frustrated as I broke a sweat while vacuuming off "Slugs chair" ... I busted my ass cleaning that chair ... and the whole time I was thinking ... why does my dog have a $1000 chair to sit in? Ok so the chair wasn't quite $1000 , but with tax and interest I'm sure we paid that much ...

I picked out that chair because it matches our sectional... and because I had always wanted a big chair like that ... I don't know when it went from being my chair , to being Slugs chair ... I guess I slept in on the day that decision was made... but now that I've figured it out , I'm pissed about it and I want my chair back... too bad that now it is the place where chew toys go to die and it smells .... (SURPRISE) - like a dog.

Devil in the deli.

Ok-- first of all , why am I up this early on my day off?

Next, I want anyone that is reading this to know I am usually a very nice person. Seriously! Ask Sarah! Anyways usually Matt and I go grocery shopping every weekend. We pretty much always need the same things over and over again, lunch meat, bananas, water. Well we decided to go on Sunday afternoon, we saved the deli for last and I am really glad we did! After waiting a good five minutes, someone finally "helped" us. I got half a pound of turkey thin sliced, then Matt ordered his pound of Virginia ham, shaved. Heres how that went...

Matt: I need a pound of that Virginia ham, shaved please.
Deli Clerk: Do you want it very thin or falling apart?
Matt: I would like it falling apart if you could please.
Deli Clerk: (In very rude, stern tone) WHY would I ask you if I couldn't do it that way!?


The deli clerk that shall remain unnamed then proceeded to complain out loud to her co-workers about having to "shave" our ham. She offered the task to another worker, that refused and walked off. She then commented that she hoped the deli in Flippin was hiring because she would rather work there. Then after taking her sweet ass time, she flopped the meat up on the counter and didn't say a word to us. I could not believe how rude she was! If I would have been Matt, I would have pushed it back across the counter and informed her on a nice place for her to "store" it. But he was polite, and we took our sammich fixin's and mosied on. I did call the manager after we got home, and he wasn't surprised at all and actually knew exactly who I was talking about. I can honestly say that is the first time I have ever had to complain about an employee! But I think it was justified.

Which brings me to my next point, does anyone actually like to work? I know some people "love their job!" but when it comes down to it , if I gave you the choice , of spending quality time with your family/walking your dog/going on vacation OR going to work-- which do you think would win? There are parts of my job that I don't like. Iron dextran drips are the devil. I hate making them, they are messy and a huge pain in my ass -- but you can rest assured that the next time I make one, I'm not going to march up to the patient that needs it and complain about how hard it was to make. Its part of my job , I secretly hate it , but I still do it. I think everyone has at least one part of their job that they dislike , but I think that normal people keep that to themselves.

See just another day that I would have been better off sleeping in! But as always with a trip to Wally world, I got an orange fanta, so things evened out.

I take it back!

After much consideration, I want to go back and skip Friday night! Work sucked , and when I got home Matt and I got in a huge (and stupid) argument that pretty much ruined our entire weekend. Ugh. Anyway , the weekend is over and I'm off to a great start today! I've done two loads of laundry and a sink full of dishes! Go me! I think I am excited because I only work three days this week... Friday is Matts birthday and I requested to be off work... I'm not sure what we'll do on Friday , but on Saturday we are going to the cage of honor fights in Poplar Bluff MO. The fights are always exciting and we are both chomping at the bit for next weekend to get here.

This past weekend , I offered to pick up some medicine from UAMS in Little Rock -- thats about a 3 hour drive from here , but I didn't mind since we get paid for time and mileage. It amazes me how different their hospital is from ours. At the hospital I work in we have a policy called "Meet and greet within ten feet" we are all supposed to say hello or at least smile at people in the hallways. We are also expected to help people out when they look like they are lost .... Totally different at UAMS! No one smiles, no one helps. I was a total fish out of water and I'm sure everyone could tell.

Highlight of the weekend, we had IHOP and I of course got the stuffed french toast with strawberries! Thats pretty sad when french toast is the highlight of your weekend.

Slug needs a pedicure

I seem to wake up with the bulldog in my bed every morning... It doesnt matter if you tell him not to get in the bed -- he does it anyway. Most of the time he finds a spot at the bottom of the bed , but sometimes he gets brave and wants to put his head on Matts pillow. Well the problem with this is , when Matt leaves, I put my head on his pillow! This morning Slug tried to see if we could share I guess, because I woke up with his little face right in my face and his little sandpaper paw dug into my shoulder. He's a funny boy, but I guess he won, because he's still laying there and I got out of bed.



I dont think I've ever been happier for Friday to be here! This week was super long! It sucks to think that most people get to start their weekend at 4 or 5... I get off work at 11 pm. So I get an exciting Friday night of coming home and going to bed. But at least I'm off tomorrow right?

Another day, another dollar.

Sometimes I fantasize about things. I know some women fantasize about Johnny Depp or maybe even Jessica Simpson -- But I like to fantasize about the day I no longer have to work. Maybe I'll win the lottery, or maybe Matt will be famous and I can ride his coat tails to the top, but seriously am I supposed to work this mediocre job forever? My job is nothing to complain about , I'm sure it could be much worse... but when I think of what I want to be doing in ten years, this is not it. Is everyone else ok with working their jobs? I guess I am stressed about it , because I dont have a dream job. Theres not a job that I know of that I could happily work at for the rest of my life. Maybe if cuddling with a bulldog paid good, I could do that ;)

Whats the password?

Uh, it has apparently been so long since I blogged that I forgot my password! Dont worry, all is well and here I am blogging my little heart out.

Everyone that reads this (that I know of) knows me personally so they know I've been working my ass off and barely have enough time to do anything.

I would just like to say that being an adult sucks.

In other news, in January I started a new job as a pharmacy technician , and in April I married my longtime boyfriend Matt. We had the best wedding ever, there was bbq, catfish and beer-- who could ask for anything more? Oh yeah, and I was there in a fancy dress, and he was looking spiffy in his tux. A lot of people doubted my ability to pull off a camouflage themed wedding without looking like a complete hillbilly, but I think I did an alright job.




And dont worry folks, I think I've made it my half years resolution to blog more often.