i love larry the whale

saw this on ellen today - Followed by a Whale -- One Woman's Unbelievable Story. how wickedly cool would that have been?!

go here to purchase a i love larry the whale t-shirt. the money helps larry, his friends and boobies. {jodie did this to help a friend with breast cancer}

its all about ME day

1. today i officially turned twenty eighteen. not sure at what time given that i was adopted so i started celebrating last night which is the only right thing to do.

2. 3 of the greatest ladies that i know took me out for a tapas dinner. none of us had been to a place called kelly jae's so thats where i picked. it was SOOO yummy! this is a key lime cheesecake that we all split. my face is beet red in this picture. our waitress came out singing happy birthday in her beautiful voice. it was awesome yet so embarrassing!

3. today we headed up to new buffalo, ate lunch at the stray dogs, shopped some, went to the beach, got ice cream then headed to colma, michigan to visit a winery called karma vista. went home only to get ready for dinner at the vine and to pick up hamilton. {we did this last year and decided to make it a birthday tradition}

4. i was showered with a gift card to the evil donut shop called krispy kreme donuts, krispy kreme donut mugs, a pre- order of justin{shitmydadsays} on twitter book. i also finally, finally, after many visits, broke down and bought a stray dogs sweatshirt. i also got 12 bottles of wine- tradition from last year. they only sell my favorite- watusi red at the winery so i had to stock up.

5. i feel like i've gained 10 pounds from all the delicious food i have consumed in the past 24 hours.

6. my old, back in my high school days, boss who is also my friend is taking me out next saturday with some other girls to dinner and a movie. its tradition though this will be my first birthday to be included in their group. the last time i went out with them...kristi did a few too many shots.

7. i wish i could celebrate something everyday because this has been pretty fantastic. everyday should be a party!

8. watched love happens with jennifer aniston tonight. it was a decent movie. i've always wanted to open a flower shop like in the movie. my hippie high school name was gertie flowers so it only makes sense.

9. ham asked me at dinner what i wanted for my 40th birthday. i said a house in hawaii but in reality, i really don't know. do other woman want something materialistic for their 40th or is it just a man thing?

10. mike wants a porsche. my brother got a corvette. my dad got a boat but he was over the age of 40 when he got it. mom made him sell it.

sally shim is my idol

1. pretty flowers in my front yard taken last week when the weather was just awesome.

2. the husband likes to pull the "i rank" card around here so i told him not to talk to me for the rest of the day. yep. i'm ready for him to go back to work.

3. can't believe spring break is almost over. 6am monday morning is going to TOUGH.

4. i'm ready to pull a britney spears and shave my head. i've gone for hair trimmings to get some style yet no style has been gotten.

5. glad to finally find out that the lovely package exchange is still being processed so i'm still in it.

6. my pesky cat got a nice bath yesterday so now he's all soft and cuddly.

7. nothings been getting done on my spring break to do list except my car is getting fixed. hopefully, it will be ready by the end of the day.

8. i did play a april fools prank on mike. i've gotten him for at least 4-5 years straight with "i think i'm pregnant". this year it was "i hit the beamer on the way out of the garage". he did remain pretty calm about it.

9. i love this idea for a teacher's end of the year gift. sally shim is my idol. you must check out the rest of her blog.

10. i want to get a new lens for my nikon d40x but don't know which one. i want something that can still take close up photos from far away yet give me wide angles too. i also want this camera but mike's a dream stomper and said no since i already have a point and shoot.

tired day

1. kaylee from the other day when the lighting was just awesome. its great having a willing participant who doesn't mind getting her picture taken.

2. so we returned from our trip to purdue. we toured the campus, heard a little speech about their engineering program- which is super cool by the way, went on another tour and then went to eat lunch before checking into our hotel. we did a lot of walking and driving. it would of been a better trip if we didn't have complainer 1 and complainer 2.

3. there was no pf changs in the area but we did manage to find 4 restaurants that we don't have around us. i chose noodles & co. and it was pretty good. if you sign up for their newsletter they send you coupons for buy one get one free. of course, i forgot both of them. (one for signing up and another for my birthday)

4. we were going to head down to indy today but decided to just come home. ham was giving us attitude. yes, we gave in but as the saying goes- know when to pick your battles. plus, we really had no need to go down to indy.

5. i think i had shared my fondue recipe before but here it is again. though this time instead of chevre i bought something that looked like the same name but it had basil and something else in it and it made my fondue a little runny so i added 3/4 of a block of parmesan cheese. and a little more gorgonzola cheese.

6. the other night pride and prejudice was on again. i just LOVE that movie.

7. tomorrow is back to normal though i get to sleep in. {the hotel was nice but the beds were uncomfortable!}

8. and the weathers suppose to be pretty cool for the rest of the week. i told mike its great weather for landscaping removal.

9. ham is still practicing his driving the manual car. he has problems starting and stopping. hopefully mike will take him around some neighborhoods to practice before school starts next week.

10. not that its been a problem but i would like to be credited back to my blog if you use something i post. its just being polite. i try to do the same with everyone unless i forget to mark where i got it from which i usually say.

happy easter!

1. kaylee wearing her kayce hughes/ pears and bears dress that i bought her last year. please ignore her shoes, she had an owie on her heal and these are the only ones she will wear at the moment.

2. i am dead ass tired but still have laundry to do. we leave bright and early tomorrow for a tour of the engineering building at purdue and will stay there for a few days.

3. made pot roast w/potatoes and carrots, corn, bread, cheese fondue for part of my family+ my in laws. had an easter egg hunt too for the kids. {my father in law raved about the fondue saying its better than what you get at a restaurant}

4. i would LOVE to have easter at my house from now on but mom probably would throw a fit. plus, i don't want to make the traditional easter meal. {ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing etc...}

5. also had a catch phase competition with my sister and her husband. it was couples vs couples. it was one to one. then mike had to p*** me off so i lost the last game on purpose.

6. my mother in law gave me my birthday present early but i wasn't suppose to open it. yeah right! more fat cash. holla!

7. my eyes have been bothering me lately. not sure if its the contacts, my eyes or from allergies.

8. i have run a mile 3 days now. took a break today and will till we get back from our mini road trip. yikes! not looking forward to starting that again.

9. took some great photos the other day of kaylee. the natural lighting was just perfect. i actually have them posted on my flickr page.

10. got ham's SAT scores back. he didn't do too well but not it wasn't horrible either. he will retake them here soon to get a better score.

starting my spring break friday

1. at dinner for mike + his mom's birthdays back in march. {that's nana's drink}

2. loving the awesome weather we've been having this week.

3. last night we asked where everyone wanted to go on vacation. i said hawaii. ham said dubai, singapore or some other place thats suppose to be the richest place in the world. guess he wants to be the poorest people there.

4. mike said miami or tampa area. kaylee, my little cutie, said hawaii, florida or "sin-your" point aka cedar point.

5. kaylee said good night to ham last night and gave him a hug. on our way to bed, she tells me that he hugged her back and then she gave me a hug and said it was a half hug from ham since he doesn't give me hugs anymore.

6. i'm guessing i didn't get chosen for the lovely package exchange. i never heard anything back about it which kinda makes me mad. i was one of the first people to sign up.

7. i did get this dress in the mail. {they emailed me back saying they found one in my size} i just tried it on. it will look much better once i get back into shape.

8. i'm sad though that i am not getting a max wanger t-shirt that i ordered. he sold out. (its the one with the bird and heart) i did order a few of this postcards and wish he would hurry up with my order. i want to send some to a friend along with her happy mail package.

9. i did not go running last night. or walking. my legs were in pain. but i am going right after i finish this post.

10. was wondering if anyone wanted to share their easter traditions. we don't paint eggs or really do anything besides the easter egg hunt and eat a big meal. kaylee did get to learn the real meaning of easter at her school.

its a start!

1. i've posted this same pic on my old blog last year. it didn't do me much good. whenever i see it in my closet i just sigh and say i wish i looked like her. she's still my inspiration. i think we have the same body type.

2. yesterday i got sick and tired of feeling like a moo-moo cow so i ran a mile and walked a half mile. it felt pretty good.

3. even though i am at my heaviest ever {127.0 this morning} i am not trying to lose weight, just get back into shape.

4. back in the day, i thought weighing 109-110 was FAT on me. {being on the short side, having your mom tell you- you have big thighs or big calves etc..will do that to you}

5. kaylee's excited that she has 11 days off from school even though she loves school, she loves doing whatever she wants more. {she told me this}

6. we will be going down to purdue for a few days next week so we can tour the engineering department and check out the campus. kinda exciting yet sad.

7. i also have lots for mike to do next week since he is also taking the week off. painting - me, removing some landscaping, window washing etc...

8. i spent way too much money on easter candy this year. then again, i am adding a few of my nieces and nephews. we're going to do an easter egg hunt at our house for them since the parents are floating on the sea someplace warm.

9. got a follow up nose doctor appointment today. what he suggested did not work so now he will probably suggest roto rooting my nose which i will not do. if i have surgery it will be either for lasik or a tummy tuck. kidding. sort of. still afraid of them both.

10. i love funny people. they just make me feel good. i want to friends request a college acquaintance just so i can read his comments.