I.am.addicted.
We have a candy/snack drawer at work (I say drawer but it's really 4 full drawers of a credenza)where for just $0.50 you can go and get a snack or two.
A month or so ago my cubemate had a box of Junior Mints from the drawer and being a nice cubemate he is, gave me a couple.
That started me down this path I am on of eating a box a day - and now he and I enable each other by taking turns buying the boxes.
Then about 3 weeks ago we ran out of Junior Mints so we had to go cold turkey. I'll tell you, Peppermint Patties are not the same as Junior Mints.
Well guess what happened yesterday?
The candy drawer got restocked!
I'm working on my box of Junior Mints right now. It magically appeared on my desk today which means I need to eat them, right?
Friday, June 08, 2007
Monday, June 04, 2007
Charlton Park
Here's a few of the pictures from Memorial Day at Charlton Park.
I didn't get too many because the batteries went out but this gives a little idea of what the place is. Very neat little park.
I didn't get too many because the batteries went out but this gives a little idea of what the place is. Very neat little park.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
I'm official!
I have a website for my Tastefully Simple business!
Check me out here: Diane's Tastefully Simple site
Check me out here: Diane's Tastefully Simple site
Allergies gone awry
So it's the first of June and my allergies went to heck on me. It started Sunday with my throat feeling weird. No biggie, kept popping the allergy pills. Tuesday I was fine, wake up Wednesday and have no voice! Today I'm better but now have the inevitable sinus pressure and pain.
Thankfully my Dr. is awesome and they are pretty easy to get appointments with - I wasn't picky, I'd see whoever would get me in today. I got an appointment and got a prescription for some new allergy nasal spray and for antibiotics to kill all of it.
I had made a comment over the phone to the nurse that it was the first of June and time for my annual sinus infection and when I got there she commented on it and said that after I told her that she went through my chart and saw that I was last in for the same issue 6/6/06! I told her at least I'm consistent :)
Thankfully my Dr. is awesome and they are pretty easy to get appointments with - I wasn't picky, I'd see whoever would get me in today. I got an appointment and got a prescription for some new allergy nasal spray and for antibiotics to kill all of it.
I had made a comment over the phone to the nurse that it was the first of June and time for my annual sinus infection and when I got there she commented on it and said that after I told her that she went through my chart and saw that I was last in for the same issue 6/6/06! I told her at least I'm consistent :)
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Weekend update
I love long weekends except they always seem to be too short.
Saturday afternoon Jim and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - very good movie. Make sure you don't get a large soda and stay through the credits. If you do get a large soda prepare to make a dash after the end credits and the final scene. By then those that didn't wait until the extra scene will have left and will leave you a clear path to dash out of the theater to the restroom. I speak from experience :)
After the movie we went to Costco and then out to church as it was his Saturday to lock up.
Sunday I was invited to Jim's parents for a cook out and to hang out with them and his sister and brother in law and their boys. It was a fun afternoon eating way too much! and just hanging out and chatting. I have lots of fun out there and enjoy spending time with all of them.
Monday we went to Charlton Park and wandered around and went into the buildings that were open and taking lots of pictures. I will try and post some that I took on the digital before the batteries went out. The rest are on film.
It was a nice, busy weekend while still managing to be very relaxing. I just wish it were longer and I didn't have to go back to work today. Oh well, vacation is coming soon.
Saturday afternoon Jim and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - very good movie. Make sure you don't get a large soda and stay through the credits. If you do get a large soda prepare to make a dash after the end credits and the final scene. By then those that didn't wait until the extra scene will have left and will leave you a clear path to dash out of the theater to the restroom. I speak from experience :)
After the movie we went to Costco and then out to church as it was his Saturday to lock up.
Sunday I was invited to Jim's parents for a cook out and to hang out with them and his sister and brother in law and their boys. It was a fun afternoon eating way too much! and just hanging out and chatting. I have lots of fun out there and enjoy spending time with all of them.
Monday we went to Charlton Park and wandered around and went into the buildings that were open and taking lots of pictures. I will try and post some that I took on the digital before the batteries went out. The rest are on film.
It was a nice, busy weekend while still managing to be very relaxing. I just wish it were longer and I didn't have to go back to work today. Oh well, vacation is coming soon.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Pampering
Last week I got a new pedi since it's sandal season for real this time :) and when asked about a design I told her to surprise me and she painted these gorgeous butterflies on my toes.
It's hard to see but there are little diamond rhinestones in the middle.
It's fun getting pampered!
It's hard to see but there are little diamond rhinestones in the middle.
It's fun getting pampered!
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Word of the Day
I'm stealing this idea from Heidi *wink*
Perception/Perceive
per·cep·tion
per-sep-shuhn
–noun
immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment: an artist of rare perception.
the result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; percept.
to recognize, discern, envision, or understand: I perceive a note of sarcasm in your voice. This is a nice idea but I perceive difficulties in putting it into practice.
Perception/Perceive
per·cep·tion
per-sep-shuhn
–noun
immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment: an artist of rare perception.
the result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; percept.
to recognize, discern, envision, or understand: I perceive a note of sarcasm in your voice. This is a nice idea but I perceive difficulties in putting it into practice.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
I'm the birthday girl!
Happy Birthday to me!
Today was a good day, I didn't take the day off from work since I didn't have any plans and I was pleasantly surprised to find a funny card from my co-workers on my desk this morning.
I opened my presents from my parents and grandma this morning before work and was pleasantly surprised to find lots of goodies including beef jerky I can't get here, a gift card for Lane Bryant amongst other things and 2 bags of Tim's Cascade Potato Chips made with Johnny's Seasoning Salt!
I was totally surprised at work today with a present from a friend at work, some Godiva chocolates (white chocolate with raspberry truffle!) and a yummy smelling body mist from Victoria's Secret. I smell so good!
After work Jim and the boys picked me up and took me to dinner at Red Robin. Great food as usual and a fun time at dinner. He told the server it was my birthday so they did the big song to embarass me and gave me some balloons and free dessert (yum!) and he got me an external CD/DVD burner for my laptop. I had mentioned wanting one but it was one of those things that I wouldn't buy for myself or if I did it would be really low on the list so I was happy to get it and now I just need to get some CD's so I can burn stuff!
I came home and watched American Idol, Dancing with the Stars result show and the ACM's - gotta love DVR and fast forwarding :)
Thanks to everyone who sent me cards, comments, PMs and wished me a good day - it really was and all of those notes made it a great birthday :) One of my oldest and dearest friends sent me an e-card and told me that 29 isn't so bad once you get used to it ... so far so good!
13 minutes until my birthday is over. Time to finish the show I'm watching and head to bed!
Today was a good day, I didn't take the day off from work since I didn't have any plans and I was pleasantly surprised to find a funny card from my co-workers on my desk this morning.
I opened my presents from my parents and grandma this morning before work and was pleasantly surprised to find lots of goodies including beef jerky I can't get here, a gift card for Lane Bryant amongst other things and 2 bags of Tim's Cascade Potato Chips made with Johnny's Seasoning Salt!
I was totally surprised at work today with a present from a friend at work, some Godiva chocolates (white chocolate with raspberry truffle!) and a yummy smelling body mist from Victoria's Secret. I smell so good!
After work Jim and the boys picked me up and took me to dinner at Red Robin. Great food as usual and a fun time at dinner. He told the server it was my birthday so they did the big song to embarass me and gave me some balloons and free dessert (yum!) and he got me an external CD/DVD burner for my laptop. I had mentioned wanting one but it was one of those things that I wouldn't buy for myself or if I did it would be really low on the list so I was happy to get it and now I just need to get some CD's so I can burn stuff!
I came home and watched American Idol, Dancing with the Stars result show and the ACM's - gotta love DVR and fast forwarding :)
Thanks to everyone who sent me cards, comments, PMs and wished me a good day - it really was and all of those notes made it a great birthday :) One of my oldest and dearest friends sent me an e-card and told me that 29 isn't so bad once you get used to it ... so far so good!
13 minutes until my birthday is over. Time to finish the show I'm watching and head to bed!
Monday, May 14, 2007
Beekeeping 101
Saturday was bee day!
Jim went and picked up the bees from someone in Holland and then I met him so we could take the bees out to his parents where he's keeping them. It was worth getting up early in the morning for!
I've learned alot about honeybee's and they are very peaceful to watch! I brought along his digital camera and was snapping away!
Here they are waiting to be taken out of the van:
Their new home:
Jim (who at first balked at having his picture taken then soon realized he wouldn't have a choice. I am a scrapbooker after all!)
Inside the nuc box
It was really cool to see. I got buzzed a few times but it was more curiosity I think like who is this? Does she have pollen? Nope, she doesn't lets move on.
No one got stung either, honeybees are very docile unless something gets them riled up but they are no where near the agression level of yellow jackets!
Jim went and picked up the bees from someone in Holland and then I met him so we could take the bees out to his parents where he's keeping them. It was worth getting up early in the morning for!
I've learned alot about honeybee's and they are very peaceful to watch! I brought along his digital camera and was snapping away!
Here they are waiting to be taken out of the van:
Their new home:
Jim (who at first balked at having his picture taken then soon realized he wouldn't have a choice. I am a scrapbooker after all!)
Inside the nuc box
It was really cool to see. I got buzzed a few times but it was more curiosity I think like who is this? Does she have pollen? Nope, she doesn't lets move on.
No one got stung either, honeybees are very docile unless something gets them riled up but they are no where near the agression level of yellow jackets!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Flip Flop Summer Tour '07
As promised, here is an update on the concert from last night.
Pat Green was the opening opening act. I had seen him before when he opened for Keith Urban and thought he was ok but didn't do much for me. He also had a broken arm that night and couldn't play his guitar but seemed to have fun in spite of it.
Last night was totally different. He was alot better and I was impressed. I don't know how much was related to his broken arm last night but I really was impressed with him. He's not my favorite artist but I like some of his songs and he's very energetic and enjoyed interacting with the crowd.
At one point he was trying to get everyone up on their feet and most everyone was and then all of a sudden he calls out a "blonde lady in the white shirt, yes you hon. Get your ass up!" It was so funny!
Sugarland was next up and they did awesome! I really wasn't sure if I was more excited about seeing Sugarland or Kenny this year. Sugarland was supposed to be out with Kenny last year but ended up pulling out and Carrie Underwood took their place so I was ok with that.
This isn't the greatest picture but you can see how they were set up, using the Amusement Park theme from their Enjoy the Ride album. I really wanted to bring my camera with zoom lens but didn't want it to be taken away from me, we snuck in the small digital instead. I think next time I will take my chances with my camera. Worst case scenario is I put it back in the car.
They also had one of those fortune teller like things set up with the crystal ball in it, like in the movie Big. That was what Jennifer Nettles was in when they came out and opened with my favorite song, Settlin'.
I really enjoyed their set and was happy they did Baby Girl and all the hits plus a couple other songs from their first album.
Between sets, waiting for Kenny
The theme this year for the pre-show "videos" that Kenny always has was Pirates
When it got started they were doing the video with director Shaun Silva as "Captain Silva" dressed like Capt. Jack Sparrow and then they started playing AC/DC Shook Me All Night Long and they had "Kenny Cam" which was Kenny holding a video camera showing his view as he's walking through the Van Andel and getting ready to take the stage. It was really neat, showed him in the vibe room, walking with the sound techs and showing some of them goofing off, Pat Green tipping a beer to him, Jennifer Nettles leaning forward to mug for the camera and then his boots as he was walking up the stairs to the stage behind the curtain, the crowd was really into it and it was so noisy with everyone screaming and singing along with AC/DC and then they started with Kenny's opening song, Beer in Mexico and then the curtain dropped:
and we were on the way to about 2 hours of pure Kenny entertainment! It was a great show and I have to say I think it was the best yet. He always talks about how he tries to make each show better every year and I think this year he outdid himself! I had such a great time and so did Jim.
One thing I hadn't seen yet at one of his shows was ladies throwing their bra's up on the stage! Kenny picked one up and kinda looked bewildered then took it over to one of his band members and hooked it on his mic stand! Each time he caught or picked up another bra he would take them to the band and put them on their mic stands or on their heads it was so funny!
I will say that if I was in that little area between the stage like some lucky people were, that I may have tossed mine up there too *lol*
Overall it was a great night which I knew it would be!
Here are a few extra pictures (for what it's worth) for Heidi who really needs to come out here next year so we can party at the concert together:
Pat Green was the opening opening act. I had seen him before when he opened for Keith Urban and thought he was ok but didn't do much for me. He also had a broken arm that night and couldn't play his guitar but seemed to have fun in spite of it.
Last night was totally different. He was alot better and I was impressed. I don't know how much was related to his broken arm last night but I really was impressed with him. He's not my favorite artist but I like some of his songs and he's very energetic and enjoyed interacting with the crowd.
At one point he was trying to get everyone up on their feet and most everyone was and then all of a sudden he calls out a "blonde lady in the white shirt, yes you hon. Get your ass up!" It was so funny!
Sugarland was next up and they did awesome! I really wasn't sure if I was more excited about seeing Sugarland or Kenny this year. Sugarland was supposed to be out with Kenny last year but ended up pulling out and Carrie Underwood took their place so I was ok with that.
This isn't the greatest picture but you can see how they were set up, using the Amusement Park theme from their Enjoy the Ride album. I really wanted to bring my camera with zoom lens but didn't want it to be taken away from me, we snuck in the small digital instead. I think next time I will take my chances with my camera. Worst case scenario is I put it back in the car.
They also had one of those fortune teller like things set up with the crystal ball in it, like in the movie Big. That was what Jennifer Nettles was in when they came out and opened with my favorite song, Settlin'.
I really enjoyed their set and was happy they did Baby Girl and all the hits plus a couple other songs from their first album.
Between sets, waiting for Kenny
The theme this year for the pre-show "videos" that Kenny always has was Pirates
When it got started they were doing the video with director Shaun Silva as "Captain Silva" dressed like Capt. Jack Sparrow and then they started playing AC/DC Shook Me All Night Long and they had "Kenny Cam" which was Kenny holding a video camera showing his view as he's walking through the Van Andel and getting ready to take the stage. It was really neat, showed him in the vibe room, walking with the sound techs and showing some of them goofing off, Pat Green tipping a beer to him, Jennifer Nettles leaning forward to mug for the camera and then his boots as he was walking up the stairs to the stage behind the curtain, the crowd was really into it and it was so noisy with everyone screaming and singing along with AC/DC and then they started with Kenny's opening song, Beer in Mexico and then the curtain dropped:
and we were on the way to about 2 hours of pure Kenny entertainment! It was a great show and I have to say I think it was the best yet. He always talks about how he tries to make each show better every year and I think this year he outdid himself! I had such a great time and so did Jim.
One thing I hadn't seen yet at one of his shows was ladies throwing their bra's up on the stage! Kenny picked one up and kinda looked bewildered then took it over to one of his band members and hooked it on his mic stand! Each time he caught or picked up another bra he would take them to the band and put them on their mic stands or on their heads it was so funny!
I will say that if I was in that little area between the stage like some lucky people were, that I may have tossed mine up there too *lol*
Overall it was a great night which I knew it would be!
Here are a few extra pictures (for what it's worth) for Heidi who really needs to come out here next year so we can party at the concert together:
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tonight is concert night
Tonight is the Kenny Chesney Flip Flop Summer Tour concert!
This year he's got Pat Green and Sugarland along. I've seen Pat Green when he opened for Keith Urban and he was ok but not my favorite. I've not seen Sugarland yet so I am excited about that!
Should be a fun night, good thing I took tomorrow off from work to recover!
This year he's got Pat Green and Sugarland along. I've seen Pat Green when he opened for Keith Urban and he was ok but not my favorite. I've not seen Sugarland yet so I am excited about that!
Should be a fun night, good thing I took tomorrow off from work to recover!
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
All fixed!
I stopped at the salon after work tonight to get my hair fixed since I've been obsessing over it all day.
She fixed it, then I got in the car and was checking it out and it still looked a little off. I did a little trim in one spot when I got home and I think I'm good now.
She fixed it, then I got in the car and was checking it out and it still looked a little off. I did a little trim in one spot when I got home and I think I'm good now.
Ack!
So I got my hair trimmed up on Monday along with highlighted. I thought yesterday that one side of my hair seemed a bit longer than the other (only on the side and not too noticeable) and thought maybe it just didn't curl under enough. This morning I was drying my hair and it still seemed off - I think she forgot to even me up on the one side!
I'm now obsessing about it, you don't notice it if you aren't really looking for it, but I notice it and it bothers ME. I really want to go and get it fixed but I feel bad going in because I don't think she did it on purpose.
Ugh.
I'm now obsessing about it, you don't notice it if you aren't really looking for it, but I notice it and it bothers ME. I really want to go and get it fixed but I feel bad going in because I don't think she did it on purpose.
Ugh.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Hair
I had my long awaited hair appointment tonight after work!
I was desparately rooty and in need of highlights and a trim. I get partial highlights and by the time she's done with it it looks like all over - but at half the price! Can't beat that. I'm all trimmed up and blonde.
I got home tonight and Willow immediately started sniffing and climbed up to check out my hair, he loves the smell of my hair when I come from the salon.
Other than that, it was a Monday. I have a short week this week as I'm taking Friday off. Thursday night is the Kenny concert!
I was desparately rooty and in need of highlights and a trim. I get partial highlights and by the time she's done with it it looks like all over - but at half the price! Can't beat that. I'm all trimmed up and blonde.
I got home tonight and Willow immediately started sniffing and climbed up to check out my hair, he loves the smell of my hair when I come from the salon.
Other than that, it was a Monday. I have a short week this week as I'm taking Friday off. Thursday night is the Kenny concert!
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Growing up!
Can you believe that this little fur face
has grown into this?
Willow is 7 1/2 months old and naughtier than ever! His newest thing this week was he learned to get up on the kitchen countertops and now he likes to show you how proud of himself he is by parading down the "catwalk". Silly kitty.
This is big sister Abbie, and she has lost some winter fur but she's got a few more cats to shed I think!
has grown into this?
Willow is 7 1/2 months old and naughtier than ever! His newest thing this week was he learned to get up on the kitchen countertops and now he likes to show you how proud of himself he is by parading down the "catwalk". Silly kitty.
This is big sister Abbie, and she has lost some winter fur but she's got a few more cats to shed I think!
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