I Don't Even Know What To Say...

A fellow blogger and friend, Sara*, posted this on her blog. I seriously have nothing to say.

Update: I guess this guy is involved in some 'freak-show-circus-act' and could potentially get help, but he has decided NOT to seek treatment, as he is fearful he will not be able to support his family, otherwise. Its really rather sad. Again, no words.

Thank You, Dr. Rhea

A friend of mine suggested Vick's Vapor rub on Marc. Marc HATES the stuff. I on the other hand, oddly, love it. I would seriously wear it as perfume, if I could. Nonetheless, we went to the store last night and bought new cough medicine and Vick's.

Here is my 'Thank You' message to the Doc.

Dear Dr Rhea,
Last night was the first night Marc got more than 2 hours of sleep (per night) in over a week. Could it be his cold is subsiding? Could it be the Vick's sweater I put on him last night? Either way, we are doing exactly what we did last night, tonight (two doses of Robitussin and a Vick's sweater). Aahh--the soothing smell of Vick's--I LOVE IT.

I do thank you for your continued medical support and advise.

I tip my hat to you, Dr. Rhea!

Rested,
Amy

PS. My eye is all better.

It truly is a wonderful day.

Does This Term Make You Laugh...

...Man Bag?

Baseball

The Super Bowl has yet to occur and I am already excited about Pitchers and Catchers showing up for spring training Feb 14th. Just in case you didn't know, they will be arriving to FL the same day I get there. Anyway, I had to share my joy about Johan Santana going to the Mets. Don't get me wrong, he is an asset to any team. I just didn't want to give up Melky and some of the young pitchers for him. I may be taking these very words back in a few months when the season starts. But, as for now, I am happy.

GO BASEBALL - specifically the Yanks and the Pirates

What Is Going On?

I am convinced that Marc has the Whooping Cough and I have Pink Eye. Ok, so maybe Marc just has a cold and I have a strained eye from not wearing my glasses. But Whooping Cough and Pink Eye sound much better. Now, I need to buy some of that yellow police tape and rope off our house.

If everyone can please keep their fingers crossed, that Marc gets more than 2 hours of sleep tonight (that also applies to me), the world would be a better place.

And I am done...

St Maarten Trip Report

Sunday AM, Marc drops me off at the airport to meet Vicki. I kiss Marc goodbye and head into the airport, where I find Vicki sitting next to the smallest dog on Earth. I reach down, pet the dog that looked like a stuffed animal and then check my bag (No Line). We make our way to our gate and decide to walk around to find a cup-o-joe. Instead of sitting down with a cup of coffee, we find a bar and decide to have a Guinness. This is actually right before I tell Vicki that I can't drink before getting on a plane, because I don't like going to the bathroom on planes. Oh well, it was 7:00 AM and seemed appropriate. So, there we sit, at the bar, laughing at ourselves for drinking so early. I seriously think the last time I had a drink that early, I was in college. Next thing you know, I look up and see a friend of ours (from Marc's work), John. It was crazy. Just so odd to see someone in the same terminal, at that time of day in a bar. I knew it would be a start of a good trip.

The plane ride was smooth, as was the bus that took us all to the resort. We were with a group of people from the Chamber. What a great bunch of people by the way! We all arrived at the resort safely, then it rains (only for 30 minutes). Vic and I head to our room and that is when the room nightmare started. It had the strongest mold odor EVER! I must of talked to the manager 4 times in the first day. We wanted to change rooms, but they said they were booked. The odor was so bad that were were getting headaches, we then realized that we needed to shower with water shoes on, we had no rugs in our room, the AC barely worked and no remote to the tv. When you have such a bad room, there is only one thing to do--LEAVE. So, we tried to stay out of it as much as we could.

Minus the room and some features of the resort, the vacation was a blast. The weather was nice, beaches were nice and folks were friendly. We met a bunch of fellow travelers and locals.

Some of the highlights of the trip were:
* The Green House tractor and cat
* Cheap drinks
* Cruise Ship Dance-Offs
* DC Dames
* Random Canadians
* Exploring the island
* Bikini Beach
* Bikini Beach Bar views
* Airplane Landings
* Sunset Beach bar
* Tony Two-Times and Max
* Pina Coloadas and Vibrators (not what you think)
* Guinness Foreign Stout and Carib
* Terry Edwards, guitar player extraordinaire
* Folding Napkins
* Nude photographers
* Grape Smugglers
* Crab Olympics
* J5 and J7
* Front Street
* Fruit infused Tequila
* The Yoda Guy

I big 'thank you' to Miss Vic for making me 'plan B'. Thanks to Julie, Greg and Traci for being our traveling/party partners in crime, the Mendoza's for just being the cutest couple ever, Cathy for leading the DC Dames and Steve and Donna for keeping everyone 'on track'.

Now.. back to coats, cold weather and reality.

Check out the pics on the picasa site

St. Maarten Trip Report.....

....Coming Soon (along with pictures)

Landing In St. Maarten

Vic and I will be arriving in St. Maarten this weekend (just for a few days). Its going to be wonderful to hang out on the beach with her, we haven't vacationed like this since Spring Break when we went to Hilton Head. I am a little nervous about one thing....the LANDING!!

A Little Stroll...

Marc and I decided to hop on the W&OD trail that runs behind our house and take a walk on Saturday. It was lovely. We walked almost 5 miles and I got a couple fun pictures. After the walk, Marc realized it would qualify for Fat Marc(h).

I never complain about living 'in the country', this is why.

Guitar Hero

We had a little dinner party on Friday that led to Guitar Hero. Seriously, anyone who does not like this game is a liar and a thief (thief only follows liar because it sounds good). We hooked up PS2 to our big TV. This was a genius move! Guitar Hero is better played on a 50 inch Plasma than a 25 inch older tv. Its a whole new world. My nephew (13yr) would be so proud of us. Marc and I need to get the wireless guitar so we can play each other. Dare I mention that Marc and I want to get "Rock Band".

Anyway, the night ended with Marc and 'the Vibe' playing Freebird while sitting on a couple bar stools, only to kick the bar stools over at the end of the song (you know the part). It was a very fitting way to end the evening.

Toast: To Dinner Parties and Guitar Hero!!!

TV These Days

I have a confession. I loved American Galdiators from the early 90s and I love it now. I can't tell you why, exactly. There is just something about the competition and the excessively dramatic and pumped up physiques. I may change my mind when Prison Break and Nip/Tuck return to new episodes.

Either way, I will be watching the "Hulk" host American Gladiators for a few more episodes.

End Of Year Recap

Making Christmas Cookies! A few days before Christmas, Marc and I found a pretty decent sugar cookie recipe and decorated cookies. I got the bright idea to try to make pizzelles (Italian cookies). All my life, I have had these cookies. I have watched my granola (grandma), mom and sister make them.

How hard can it be, right?

I go out and buy a middle of the road pizzelle maker. First mistake! I should have borrowed one of the 20 old fashioned pizzelle makers that my granola and sister have.

I made the batter and everything looked and tasted right. I thought I was off to a good start, until I tried using the iron. I went through an ENTIRE batch of pizzelle batter trying to make a nice pizzelle. Instead, I burned my finger prints off and ended up with crazy looking pizzelles. It wasn't until I made the second batch of pizzelles that I got the hang of it. I ended up making a bunch of stuffed pizzelles because my regular ones were not looking pretty.

Better luck next year, I guess.

Marc and I had the pleasure of staying home for Christmas this year. Marc's mom's side of the family traveled to town. We had a wonderful time. We don't get to see them very often, it was a true Christmas miracle that we had everyone at our place at one time.

We ate a lot of cookies, drank a lot of beer, played a lot of pool and poker, and listened to a lot of guitar/banjo jam sessions. Guinness, jam sessions, food and family---that is my kind of Christmas!!

I was a little worried about cooking for 14 people, but it turned out great. Everyone pitched in and it was glorious. We did, however, need to use every available table and chair in our place to sit everyone for dinner.

Thanks again to everyone that traveled down to Virginia!

After everyone left, we just hung out with friends, went to some movies, watched football, etc. Sweeney Todd and National Treasure II were the movies we went to see. I loved Sweeney Todd--gotta love the Depp!

Thanks to Vicki, we all ended up going to the Ravens/Steelers game in Baltimore. It was fun getting out of town and watching the game. Who cares if it was cold, rainy and the Steelers lost. At least we got to experience the feeling of being heckled by drunken Raven fans--ha ha ha. We had a good time though!!! And nothing warms you up better than a trip to the Shiny Diner after the game!

New Years Eve was a little unexpected. I am not a 'dress up and go to fancy parties' type of person. It really makes me nervous being on the roads. We had a couple offers to parties, but we decided to stay at home. We made a bunch of appetizers, watched some tv for most of the night. Then around 9:00 we just got up, started drinking champagne, played a bunch of pool and sang (I mean screamed) a bunch of songs. Next thing we know, its after 3:00 AM. See--us old people can stay up past midnight! It turned out perfect, spending the last part of the year and the new part of the year with my favorite person in the world (aawwwwww).

Marc and I were pretty much off work from Dec 21 - Jan 1. I had such a great couple weeks just hanging out with Marc. I really hated going back to work--blah!

If you want to see pics from the last couple weeks, check out the picasa site.