Go Away Ida!

Hurricane Ida has made her way up the east coast. It has been non-stop DREARY here for the past at least 3 whole days (I've lost count though so maybe it's been more). It hasn't been hurricane weather for us...just a lot of rain.

This is a view from outside my office window of how it has looked all week. I feel like I live in Seattle and I've realized that I wouldn't survive there. I get too depressed if I didn't see a lot of sun.

Oh, and having a dog in the rain = not fun

Wine Night with Tiff!

Tiffany called me up yesterday about coming over for wine last night. And, then when she mentioned making dinner I was sold. I think I was supposed to be helping but she's a pro and just took it on by herself for me and Steve.

She ended up making up this recipe and it was really good. She made baked chicken stuffed with jalepeno cheese and bacon and rolled in cheddar cheese soaked with buffalo sauce and then rolled in crushed up buffalo pretzels. We had broccoli and fench onion potatoes as the sides. So good.

Slaving away...


Onyx is ALWAYS right under our feet whenever anyone is in the kitchen. But, she's such a love that it doesn't bother me most of the time!


Chicken in the oven almost finished!


Table almost ready...


The FINISHED product! Deelish!!

Halloween Weekend in Atlanta

Okay, so Halloween was about 2 weeks ago so I feel like before I forget about our fun weekend in Atlanta, I should post about it.

Steve, Sam and I left work early and met at our townhouse to leave for the airport. We found out before we left the house that our flight was delayed an hour. Awesome. So, we hung around for an hour and arrived at Dulles , checked our bags and headed to the nearest bar to our gate for food and drinks. We got on the plane finally and found out that the fog was pretty bad in Atlanta so we sat on the RUNWAY for another HOUR. Travelling is just not as fun as it used to be.

Quick Letter to the Airline:

Dear Airline,

I appreciate you looking our for our safety on our way to Atlanta where there was expreme fog. However, your airline check-in lady was very rude and made jokes about the delay to people who were not in the mood to joke. If you are delaying flights (granted it was for safety) at least pass the drink cart around so I can start my vacation. Or, offer us free WiFi while we wait so I can post nasty Status messages about the delay and your check in lady on my Facebook account. Is that too much to ask??

Sincerely,

Your Impatient Flyer

So, we finally took off and had an uneventful flight. Adam and Danielle picked us up from the Atlanta Airport and we went to their neighborhood bar called Crabapple Tavern. Steve and I had been there before. It's like our Brion's Grille to them. They are regulars and know all the staff so it's convenient and fun.

We ended up going back to their house and having a danceparty in their basement before we all headed to bed.

Matt and Danielle dancing...

Their basement bar (post flood where they had to rip up the floors...and Matt still dancing his "Fancy Dance"...


Sam, Adam and Steve...

Matt and Danielle again...


The next day we we woke up and ran some errands, saw Adam's sister (Sarah), her husband (Phil), new nephew (Ian), his mom and his other sister (Rachel).

Then, we went to Adam and Matt's new office that they leased. It was very cool. I was surprised at how well decorated it was for two boys to have designed it...

Matt, Sam and Adam in the foyer of the office. (Check out the artwork too, sorry it's blurry)


Sam admiring the artwork

Adam and Danielle (yes, they have a nice tv in the foyer and couch and XBox)

Steve and Matt's dog Lola (and the cool clock display)...

Lola's Halloween costume in the car on our way home from seeing the office and dinner at the restaurant below their office...

After checking out the office and eating, we headed back home to finish setting up for their annual Halloween Party. Everyone's costumes were hilarious and the party was a lot of fun. The weather was not as much fun but we lived and didn't let it bring us down. It was rainy and COLD!

Steve and I were Double Dare contestants...


Batgirl and Mario...

Sam was d*ck in a pumpkin...(And, there was a lifelike...ehem...in the pumpkin! Sick!)


The BEST costume of the night...(it was Rachel)


David Letterman (who bartended once he arrived)

Steve and Khalid (Kahild surprised us and showed up at the party...all the way from NYC!!)


And, he even had a costume change!


Awww...

Steve helping Matt play bartender towards the beginning of the night...


Some of the people just hanging around the bar area...

On Sunday, we all decided to just recover and watch football. Everyone looks a little sluggish don't they?

Matt and Rachel actually looking good!

So, overall it was a really fun weekend. I can't wait to go back. Maybe if we move to Charlotte we can see them more often seeing that it's only 4 or 5 hours drive away!

Hiatus

So, I took a short hiatus from the blog. There are pictures to come from this past Halloween weekend. I just don't have my camera cord at the moment.

Anyway, for today...there is a blog I sometimes read and the woman who writes it (who has an adorable baby) does a Wedded Wednesday post every Wednesday that I like a lot. It makes me think about all things marriage and she usually asks a question at the end that makes me think about things.

This week she asked:

"What are the redeeming qualities of your man that you sometimes forget about?"

My answer....

Because of Steve:
*I never have to vaccuum
*I never do laundry (and there is always a LOT of it)
*I always get help with the dishes after I cook without even expecting it or asking
*I never feel mad, sad, anxious or nervous for too long because he knows how to calm my nerves
*I always get the closer parking space in front of our house
*I never have to stop at the mailbox on my way into our neighborhood because he always gets it
*I get to actually have hope that my dreams will become a reality (i.e. moving to Charlotte, being a stay at home mom one day, etc...)
*I get company even if I'm going to a store like Michael's or Giant cause he always wants to tag-a-long
*I never have to feel like a dork if I take up some ridiculous hobby like knitting, or scarpbooking, or cooking, etc...because he always supports it.
*I never have to be apprehensive to ask him to do something extreme (like help my mom run a three day yard sale on Thanksgiving weekend) because I know he'll do it for me.
*I know what it's like for a person to REALLY put everyone else first and do it because they actually want to.

Thanks Steve.