A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME

So, I have been thinking about how to even start my blog for a month now. I've decided to just make it random thoughts to introduce myself.

I'm originally from Southwest Missouri.

I've been married for almost five years.

I currently live just a few minutes away from the Atlantic Ocean on the Virginia coast.

I hate when people can't spell.

95% of the time, I find farting and belching hilarious. But, I'm still a girlie-girl for the most part.

I love bare minerals and new shampoos!

I love each season of the year equally. They each have their perks!

I work full-time, go to school full-time, my husband works full-time, he goes to school full-time. We don't have kids, and I guess the last sentence pretty much explains why.

I'm not much of a movie person. Don't get me wrong, I like them. It's just that I don't really remember them after I leave the theater/living room moments after watching them. I don't know why. I cannot quote movies. If you quote a movie, I won't know what you're talking about.

I have a cat and want a dog, also. The husband says no. I think it would be a great gift (for him, but me actually), so maybe for Christmas, I will get him that dog that he's not been wanting. Hee hee.

I can't do #2 in a public restroom (unless my only choice is between a foreign toilet and my panties - but I can count on one hand how many times I've had to venture in that nasty yucky forbidden place to poo. Given I build a really nice, thick nest, I can pee there for some reason.

I have the greatest husband in the world. Sometimes, I make him do crazy things for my entertainment and sometimes he goes along with it.
Examples:
1. I think it's really funny when he makes different robotic sounds while I play the robot and move in sync with the sounds. It's even more fun than it sounds. I prefer standing on the bed when I play this. It doesn't change the game, but it reminds me of the robot man that's painted silver that stands on a silver platform at the Times Square subway station. The bed is just my silver platform.
2. He does this really crappy impression of a hermit crab eating with both hands. He's so not enthusiastic about doing it, and that makes it really funny for some reason. Because of this, I like for him to do it, but he doesn't like to.
3. He's like our personal Director of Homeland Security. He's constantly wanting to really get prepared for a local disaster (hurricane), which is really cute and sweet. But, being the Army veteran he is, he's even made me go into an Army surplus store with him to get information on MREs (those meals soldiers eat when they're away from civilization) They had them for sale, but they were $80 for 12 meals. To break this down, in an emergency, we could live on two meals a day each. This would last 3 days for us. 2 meals a day x 2 people x 3 days = 12 meals. My emergency preparedness includes one trip to Costco to get a couple cases of Ravioli or something. But, during a hurricane a few years ago, my method was not good! We were out of power for 3-4 days. Everything was closed, nobody could get ice to keep things cold, everything in our freezer/fridge was thawed and spoiled. We lived on chips and salsa, then found a McDonald's open about 30 minutes from where we lived. It sucked! We went to Sam's to get something (anything) to eat. I got Vienna sausages and Beanie Weenies. Keep in mind - both items were bought in bulk, of course. These two things I loved in childhood. I couldn't wait to crack a can open and enjoy such yumminess. This is the moment I realized I was a real-life adult. I hated both things so much I couldn't even get one bite down my throat. Luckily, hurricane season falls in late summer/fall, which is the peak of food drive season, too! I hope a bunch of less fortunate children got to enjoy my donation of Beanie Weenies and Vienna Sausages for weeks! I thew in some soups and tuna for the adults, because they shouldn't have to eat weenies and sausages! They're definitely kid/pet foods! I honestly don't know how my tastes have changed that much!
4. He is very protective of my food allergies, and that's so nice. There's actually a lot of nut-loving, Dr. Kevorkians out there that love sneaking nuts in anything and everything without telling you. There's a local deli that does not disclose the nuttiness of their food. If you ask for a chocolate chip cookie, they'll give you a chocolate chip and pecan cookie, because that's all they have. It's a scandal to remove us poor little allergic beings from this planet. I also think that nuts in your chicken salad is an unpleasant surprise! By the way, I'm allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, corn, oats, bananas and melon. It's really not as bad as it sounds.
5. He has decided he will go to Weight Watchers with me. I am really ready to get my weight off, and it is helpful if we're both allowed to eat the same foods. He's also conscious about weight, even though he doesn't have near the amount to take off that I do. But, he gave in and decided that he didn't want me to have to go by myself. I hate to tell him that I've decided to do Jazzercise instead. Just kidding - but I'm sure he would even do that with me! He's that great!

Okay, so there's SO many more reasons, but I'll add more later.

I like good country food! I think biscuits and gravy should be their own food group! The husband and I went to see Ricky Skaggs last week, and I realized that the bluegrass crowd is also the buffet crowd. So, I guess I'm a bluegrass/buffet kind of person. I realized that those are good people though. I think it's a good group to be associated with! I'd prefer to not look like I'm the buffet type, though.

Along the line of food, I won't get out of control on this subject (but I could), but a coworker's wife and I were talking about Washington, DC this afternoon before I left work. She got on the subject of restaurants and asked if the husband and I like Ethiopian food because there was an awesome Ethiopian restaurant in DC. I told her that I had never had any of their food before. She said it's bread and some dipping stuff or something. To be quite honest, I hardly listened to what she was even saying, because I was too busy thinking about why we would be eating their food. Don't they need to eat it? Either it's a really good diet to make you look like Calista Flockhart or we're taking all their food away from them. I have to think we're taking their food, so I don't really want to give that restaurant my business. If you've had Ethiopian food before, please let me know what it was like! I'd love to know!

I love reality television!

I have a new Jewish friend. Actually, my first Jewish friend. My best friend Jennifer wants an Asian friend, so now I'm going to help her since I've got my Jewish friend. I have an Asian friend, but Jennifer's never had one. I think everyone should have friends of all types! I think all of my categories now have people in them (there are always more spots available, though) Here's what I have so far:
bestest girlfriend
boyfriend (also known as the husband)
family friend
dramatic friend
selfish friend
non-selfish friend
mean friend
nice friend
mean friend that thinks she's nice (see also selfish friend)
Good Christian friend
non-believing friend
Jewish friend
gay friend
Asian friend
Middle-Eastern friend
military friend
Hispanic friend
long-distance friend
work friend
friend with child
friend with many children
couple friends (a couple - a friend each for me and the husband)
neighbor friend
email friend
high school friend
jealous friend
old friend
new friend
pretty friend
pretty on the inside friend
college friend
skinny friend
fat friend
skinny friend that thinks she's fat
fat friend that thinks she's skinny
friend that enjoys the beach as much as I do (see also bestest girlfriend)
school friend

(***I have more than one friend in each category. Except for the Jewish one. I'm sure I can hit the Jewish jackpot if I eventually meet his friends. Where I grew up, there weren't any Jewish people that I know of, so I've really never had the opportunity to make any Jewish friends - honest. I'm much more well-rounded now that I have made a Jewish friend.)

Okay, i think you've learned a little about me so far. If there's something I missed, let me know or just check back later!