Archive for February, 2010

In which tennis shoes are not allowed. Ever.

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Let’s say that The King is an english teacher (he isn’t, but let’s just pretend for a minute). And let’s say that he’s worked at public schools for the last 10 years. That is until he lost his job last July.
In the mean time he’s been able to pick up some work as [...]

In which I swear I love my mom and am not making fun of her at all. I swear.

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

This is absolutely , without a doubt, The King’s most favorite picture of my mom. He laughs every time he sees it.

There she is, just standing there posing for a picture with her huge helmet on. Like she’s saying “why bother taking this totally uncomfortable helmet off for a little lunch break?”
Why bother? [...]

In which I was this close to the 2010 winter Olympics

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

I moved out of Utah in 2000.  The winter Olympics were there in 2002.  I was always disappointed that I missed out on all the excitement of actually being at the Olympics.  (That being said, I don’t know a single person in Utah that actually attended any of the events.  That totally baffles me to [...]

In which I can’t be the only person who doesn’t know what fried okra is

Friday, February 12th, 2010

It seems like January came and went in a flash, right? We actually had a pretty busy January, which is odd because we are usually pretty boring. (Seriously….the dreary weather needs to stop so that we can go outside and enjoy the sun.)
I’ve realized that I haven’t updated the interweb (or people I [...]

In which I left town, all by myself

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

I get really homesick.
Really homesick.
A few days before I leave I start to get sad and will cry at the though of not being home.
I miss The King.  I miss my Sweet Babboo.  But mostly, I just being at my own house in my own bed.
I flew out of Seattle yesterday.  I was missing my [...]