Swingers and Dave Matthews

In no particular order...

this is the hotel where Bill and I will be married:



Interestingly enough, another fabulous event will be taking place there as well.
Too bad it's not the same weekend as the wedding...
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbswingers0731sbjul31,0,3123079.story



Last night Bill and I went to the DMB concert.
To be honest, I'm never really "that" excited beforehand.
I only know a handful of his songs, but Bill loves him, and I love Bill so I gladly go.
However once we get there, I'm always REALLY excited because we have (for the past 2 years) had the most AMAZING seats!
Last year 3rd row, to the right.
This year 6th row- dead center.
Who wouldn't be excited?!!!
My favorite part is walking down to our seats because I like to think people are looking at us and feeling a bit jealous.
The concert was great- started out a little slow for me bc I didn't recognize any of the songs but then he played a great version of "two steps"? or something like that and it only got better from there.
Apparently it rained pretty heavily more near home, but the rain gods cleared the skies over Blossom Music Center. Although to be honest, it could have rained and I wouldn't have even cared because of course WE WERE RIGHT UP FRONT UNDER COVER!
Ahh...feels good to have a boyfriend (oh wait I mean "fiannnceee"- ugh we both hate that word) who jumped the gun and joined the DMB fan club early on...

more later....

One month and counting....

In one month, Bill and I will once again enter into the "tricky" phase of our relationship:

College Football Season.

Yes I live in Ohio.

Yes I am going to marry into THE Ohio State cheering section.

But I will ALWAYS be a Florida Gator.

10 years ago, Bill and I would have been fine.

OSU and UF never really had much to do with one another.

Well we all know that changed.

I like to think that "fate" had something to do with that...JAR and Bill finally find the perfect person in one another, hey let's play with their heads a little and have their teams play each other!

Well we've feathered it so far.

I even managed to get some UF National Championship memorabilia into our condo.

This year we have a wedding to plan.

It slated to be right in the middle of the BCS bowl games.

Part of me HOPES we won't have to get married with another Florida/Ohio State game on the horizon.

Of course, most of me hopes WE DO! (although I'm not sure Bill and I can be in the same viewing area if that happens again).

Last night while Bill was at school, I spent about 2 hours on youtube watching old game highlights.

Got some goosebumps, even a bit teary at times.

LET'S GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(in one month)

Ah yes, number one AGAIN!!!!!!

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-0728toppartyschools,0,5512382.story

p.s thank you Nutmeg Girl- great find!
http://funniepicturez.blogspot.com/2008/06/photo-bombing-fine-art-of-ruining-other.html

Merry Christmas...

in July!!!

So yeah 7-25, apparently this is Xmas in July.
I'll admit that before moving to Ohio and becoming part of the Put-in-Bay lifestyle, it isn't something I had really heard of.

There are other things that I never really heard of before meeting people from Ohio and then moving here:

-Sweetest Day
-Beer Pong
-Cornhole
(I know the last 2 make it seem like I grew up in BFE or my college was sheltered, but I grew up in Ft. Lauderdale and went to college at the University of Florida- a pretty big deal, you might have heard of us)
;)

So in becoming an "Ohio-an" I've had to learn about these things and "blend" (as Bill's mom once told me-lol).
Update on me "blending"....
Today I was in a store and saw a cute shirt/hoodie- it came in a variety of colors.
I bought the red/grey (or scarlet or whatever!!) version.
I saw it and thought, I could wear this to Buckeye games.

and then I threw up in my mouth a little.
But it is a cute shirt....

oh yeah, another site I stumbled on today..
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/

Welcome to my nightmare

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/jet.emergency/index.html

Meat on your head

I'm not sure who commented with this link but it's gross and oddly fascinating at the same time!
thank you!
:)
http://www.hatsofmeat.com/

Wrecked it...I dang near killed it!

I have a talent.
I can find the craziest links online.
I won't share how I do it, but I'll share the results:

example:
Today I stumbled onto this:

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/

This being a goldmine of laughter and a little bit of "shock and awe"
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/07/first-censored-cake-wreck.html

**UPDATE**
this too:
http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2008/07/02/geeky-curiosity-of-the-week-the-top-five-awful-r2-d2-cakes/

RIP Sophia...

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001268/

In tv news...

I knew this would happen, I never liked her.
http://www.ihategreenbeans.com/2008/07/22/he-finally-got-the-monkey-off-his-back/

Want to go night-night

8:03 am
Barely can keep eyes open...

Dog update:
Yesterday afternoon I made my way down to Akron with Buster to go see the Doggie Eye Specialist.
Highlights:
-Buster had to have paper strips stuck in his eyes to see if he was producing enough tears- it was painful to watch.
-Buster has an "Indolent Corneal Ulcer": http://www.cairnrescue.com/docs/IndolentCornealUlcer.htm
So now I have to decide what to do with him.
Yuck.

I was a little down about that but lucky for me Angry Johnny decided to take me out to dinner!
I chose Lola!
It was just as good as when Bill T. and I went.
http://jarthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/03/pepto-bismol-i-love-thee.html
Bill could not join us so I decided to eat a little before I met AJ so that I wouldn't scarf down all the food thus saving enough for Bill to have a good amount of my leftovers.
Hey, you give me an amazing ring, and I save food for you. (I normally don't share food well, I become very territorial)

After dinner we decided to meet up with Capt D. and MCD.
Partytard met up with us as well.
Walking into the bar, Bill T. was also arriving so it made for a good group.
The place was d-e-a-d but we managed to secure some beers (Partytard was a Miller Lite WINNER!) and just hung out.
Maybe it was the wine I had at dinner, or maybe it was just the people around me, but I decided that I was going to throw caution to the wind and stay out late (having made a previous decision that I would just go into work late).
I think Bill T. was a little tired bc he decided to go home so I went as well.
It was around 11:15- which actually is VERY late for me to be out on a Monday night- I'm a nerd I know.
We get home and I set my alarm clock and crawl into bed.
5:20am BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP
WTF??????????????????????
Yeah, I forgot to CHANGE my alarm setting for later (see previous decision to go into work late).
Well once that g-d alarm goes off, the dogs start stirring and there is no going back.
I got up.
Walked/fed the dogs.
I worked out.
At 6:42am I stood in our kitchen and wavered back and forth between getting in the shower, and crawling back into bed.
I decided that just sucking it up and going to work on time would be best.
WRONG WRONG WRONG
Because right now I am like a zombie.
I know that going to sleep around midnight does not seem that late, but my body is used to passing out on the couch at around 10:30 pm or so.
So right now I am sitting here deciding how early I can leave work and not have to hear the 400 lb. gorilla I work with moan and groan (above the usual moaning and groaning she does just from walking).

Monday 1:34pm

Had a fun weekend- even started looking for a wedding dress!!

Things overheard:

-"Crooked!!! Bent!!"
-"They are making me TOURIST drinks! F-it let's leave!"
-"Trey no! Trey quiet! Trey shhh!!!"
-"WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME???!!!!"
-taunts from my balcony to people down on the street
-"I want a gyro...now!!!!!"
-"You are 49 years old"- yeah that is how old the Wii machine told me I was...

Tonight- AngryJohnny and I are going on a "date" to dinner!!! Bill T. will be on the Island playing softball and lucky for me, AngryJohnny is in town and feels the need to EXPENSE a NICE dinner.
Then perhaps we will meet Capt D. and his lovely wife MCD out for drinks!

First I have to get a vet apt in Akron out of the way.
Poor little black pug's eye is still all crusty so we are going to see a Specialist!
Yep- I know- $$$$$$$$$
But he is my [Black] child so whatever....

Happy Birthday...

Angry Johnny!!!!!!!

I wish I could say that Bill and I were driving towards NYC with a keg of Palm Wonderfulness (I miss Lil' Chaz!) for you, but at least you get to go to one of the many bars that now carry it.

Sometimes when I've had a few too many Cran. Vods. and Bill and I get to talking about the LEIC, I try and pick my favorite LEIC member...

well....today it's YOU...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Hiding

under my desk.

Not feeling well.

Asleep on the job

L-E-A-K

typical.

*Update: he is snoring*

Earning his keep

I decided that Buster should help pay for his vet bills- so he is hard at work.

I think in a couple of hours I will have him trained enough to "push the button"...

P.S.- saw the vet again this morning-no change, hasn't gotten better, but hasn't gotten worse...

Slow afternoon

1. What is your occupation? Um...Human Resources?
2. What color are your socks right now? flip flops
3. What are you listening to right now? the clock ticking
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Avocado sushi roll
5. Can you drive a stick shift? No- it's sad, I tried to learn last summer, need more practice
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes
8. How old are you today? 31, sigh
9. What is your favorite sport to watch? College football! But I am a fan of all sports really
10. What is your favorite drink? Non-alcoholic- lemonade...Alcoholic- Vodka cranberries
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Lots, it's currently DARK brown as opposed to some thinking it's black...
12. Last time you hugged your child? 10 minutes ago when I went to check on my current (dog) babies
13. Favorite food? Pick one? yeah right- Chinese, Lobster Bisque, Mom's Pot Roast, Bill's chili, Chicken Pit, etc etc etc...
14. Last movie you watched? "Anywhere but here"- soo girly and corny, but when Bill is not home, I usually watch these kinds of things...
15. Favorite day of the year? Saturdays
16. Favorite color? Blue
17. Who are you named after? One of my mom's grandmas, but NOT Grandma Jennie, I know makes no sense....
18. What is your favorite season? Fall in Ohio
19. Ocean or pool? lake!
20. Cherries or Blueberries? neither
21. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? Yeah especially when I am bored
22. Who is the most likely to respond? PartyTard? but this is a blog so who knows..
23. Who is least likely to respond? My mom, she doesn't know how to post a comment
24. Where would you like to live? Right where I am living now!
25. When was the last time you cried? This morning out of frustration trying to get Buster's medicine in his eye and he wouldn't cooperate
26. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes
27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Not sending it really
28. What did you do last night? Waited to see Bill, watched the All Star game, fell asleep on the couch about 4 times
29. Hawaii or Florida ? FL just bc my family lives there
30. What inspires you? anything that riles me up inspires me to get motivated to change it
31. What are you most afraid of? Loved ones becoming ill, big waves when I am on the ferry, FLYING
32. Plain, cheese or curly, spicy French fries? Plain except if I am in Texas, then cheese fries at Snuffer's - yumm (I used to have a picture of them on my fridge when I lived there)
33. Prefer cats or dogs? Dogs!! Preferably Pugs and Jack Russels!
234. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
35. How many states have you lived in? 3- FL, TX, OH
36. Clothing style? comfort
37. Favorite retail store? It used to be Burdines- now...I guess Macy's? I don't shop a lot
38. Ever gone skinny-dipping? Yes
39. Last book read? A book by Augusten Burroughs
40. Your ideal vacation? Having fun with Bill and/or family and/or friends wherever
41. Camping or hotels? hotels but I do like camping- actually Bill and I were just talking about camping when we went wandering around the State Park on the Island (passing time on a Sunday afternoon)

Snot laughing

What makes JAR and Bill T. giggle like school girls?
This:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/play.shtml?mea=229853

Someone is famous!!

Today Aunt Molly (Partytard) called me to inform me that Buster is going to be a star:

http://ihasahotdog.com/

Scroll down to the second picture!
and vote for him so I can make $$$ off of his cuteness!
(p.s. picture taken before the ULCER invaded our lives...)

Eye am sad

One of my beloved fur babies is sick.

Diagnosis: eye ulcer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_ulcers_in_animals

Poor little man kept me up all night whining and squirming around.

He hasn't even been begging for food, the true sign of sickness (that goes for me too by the way)...

Berfday

This is weird.
I have never worked on my birthday and I don't like it.
People keep calling or coming in and want me to do things for them!
Hello?? It's my birthday! I don't want to work!
lol
Anyhow it's ok.
I have my 2 doggies here with me today bc Bill and I are running back up to the Island after work for another softball game- it was my choice to do that- I love being up there, plus I can get some birthday lobster bisque!

More later....

This is ridiculous!

(I know this post won't make sense to anyone outside my family so I apologize in advance)

My childhood centered around this book.


After some "animals" missplaced it- My Great UK searched the ends of the Earth to find it for me again.
It is hidden in the condo.
Whenever I get a vault at the bank, it's going in there.
Whenever I have a child, he/she will be read to from this book just the way it was read to me...
Phonetically.

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sherlock_Hemlock_and_the_Great_Twiddlebug_Mystery_or_The_Mystery_of_the_Terrible_Mess_in_My_Friend%27s_Front_Yard

The best book I have read and had read to me.

Chatter

It's 8:45am.
My "boss" won't be in today.
What shall I do...what shall I do....
-dress looking
-hotel looking
-honeymoon looking
-think about what I want for lunch today
-look at my ring
-read every blog I've ever followed
-wait for Bill and Partytard to post
-wait for my IM friends to get on so I can chit-chat

Any other suggestions?
oh wait BallsDeep is on IM- time to go prevent him from working today also!

**UPDATE: This is another reason for me to "take it easy today"...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/09/japan.overwork.death.ap/index.html

It's all who you know

So I had to have my RING resized because it was a little big and I don't want that sucker going anywhere....
I called the jewelry story where Bill purchased the ring and explained that I wanted to bring it in and asked if it would be possible to get it back the same day.
Jewelry guy: "Oh no ma'am that takes us a couple of days"
Well I didn't like that answer.
So....I decided to name drop.
JAR: "Oh really because ____ (Bill's dad) told me it could be done in a day"
Jewelry guy: "OHHHHHH You're the one!!!"
Yep, it will be done by 4:30 today.
Incidentally when I went in to drop the ring off, there is a GIANT picture of Bill's dad with the Jewelry store owner hanging on the wall.

I miss my ring....

I'm a lucky lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had the best 4th of July weekend I have ever had.
First and most importantly because Bill decided that I was the girl for him and he asked me to marry him!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I said yes. (do people really mean that when they ask you, I mean DUH, who wouldn't say yes to the best boy ever!)
Anyhow, Bill proposed the best way I could have hoped for:
I'll give you the highlights.
-we were with all of our closest friends at our favorite place, PIB.
-every single person knew but me
-he timed it perfectly and asked me to marry him during the finale of the fireworks
-I geeked out and started shouting "what are you doing?!! what are you doing?!!" as he was proposing.
-MY RING IS ABSOLUTELY F-ING AMAZING!!!!!! I can't stop staring at it, I'm like a teenage boy who has just discovered a girl's chest and can't take his eyes off of that area
-in a pure moment of unselfishness, EM (who coincidentally shares my birthday) offered her phone light so that I could see my ring better and then accidentaly dropped it in the lake
-after celebrating with each other and our friends for a couple of minutes, we ran over to meet his parents and Dudethatsrad who were waiting with Champagne- perfect!!
-becoming engaged around your friends who like to buy shots can be dangerous!


Second reason and this was pretty amazing was that Angry Johnny and Nutmeg girl's flight did NOT get cancelled as I previously mentioned...they drove to Ohio on purpose with the best surprise ever for Bill- a keg of Palm Beer!!!!
You may remember that Bill and I bought tix to NY on a total spur of the moment back in the Spring because AJ and NG sent a phone message of themselves drinking Palm. I am going to let Bill talk more about this because it was his surprise.
But it was amazing of them and I feel lucky to marry someone who has such AMAZING friends!!

Other highlights of the weekend... (in no particular order)
-Rob Deer "light"
-TNash's doggie almost eating a giant snake
-Egg Toss at Middle Bass Island and Angry Johnny's decision to nail 80sBand with an egg at 90 miles per hour from 6 inches away. Egg-shaped bruises are pretty cool.
-Captain D's brother (formerly known as GraveDigger) deciding that it was "appropriate" to take a dump in Lake Erie...right in front of all of us.
-the yelling of "THATSWHATSHESAID" heard on average of every 4 minutes
-Fishbowl Thumper...WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME?!!!
-Another Boardwalk softball win!
-Did I mention I got engaged???? Did I mention I LOVE MY RING?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-El Guapo- the first adult that I have seen lose total motor control in a long time...
-MCD's unfortunate ticket
-Party Barge fun
-when Captain D's laxatives FINALLY kicked in...
-I drove our golf cart alone for the first time and used a hand signal (although I'm about 95% sure it was the wrong signal)

I know there are plently of more memories I am leaving out.
Feel free to share one in a comment!!!

Jennifer Teetskin McRublichtell

Antsy

So I am stuck at work until at least 2:30pm or so today.
Feeling pretty tired right now. Bill and I had a little surprise last night.
Turns out Angry Johnny and Nutmeg girl's flight from NY got cancelled...
what to do what to do.
Apparently if you are Angry Johnny, you fly into a complete rage (as Nutmeg recounted: "I heard more F Bombs than when the Browns lose an easy game")...decide to rent a car and then start the drive without mapping it at all. I guess that's ok bc it seemed to be a relatively simple trip in terms of directions.
They got to Cleveland (to our condo) at around 2:30am I think, I was half conscious.
So now they are probably still sleeping, or being tortured by our dogs who are probably whining outside their door.
I am jealous.
Today I plan on doing nothing but counting down until when I can leave.
5 hours 45 minutes left.

Latest fashion accessory

Bill gets this:


http://billtblogs.blogspot.com/2008/06/just-what-i-always-wanted.html





and today I received this (from the same people, my father and step-mom)...


I just need an outfit to match....

I'm moving

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-30-four-day_N.htm?se=yahoorefer