Good Things Come in Large Packages

So yesterday I received a huge package from Jessy! I love it and wanted to brag. We have a gift/package exchange each month, so it's a combo of that, Christmas and my birthday. We decided that for 2008 we would scale down our monthly packages and only do it a few times a year. We are getting too out of control!!

Now I will brag...
Blue Slippers - I got 3 pairs this year!
Rudolph Purse/Bag - I <3>
Flower Note Cards - Love them!
Sweetie Pie Towel - I'm going to buy more of these and use them for Valentine's Day
Frame with a pic of me and Jes - Beautiful!
Penguin Cups - Penguins rule the word!
Fleece Blankie - I'm always cold, so this is perfect!
Ornaments - Look nice on my tree!!
Cars - I was going to get this for Matt's stocking, but forgot, so thanks!!
Candy - Evil.
Lip Balm and Lotion - Luxurious!
AND a gift card to Old Navy and Gap - SPEECHLESS.

Parrotheads!

I’m such a party animal! On Saturday we went to the Jimmy Buffett concert in Irvine. I had originally bought 4 lawn seats for Matt, Tracy, her boyfriend and myself. Well, on Thursday my favorite sister called and offered me 2 VIP passes and tickets in the orchestra section. I took them and ditched Tracy and Anton. See, my sister is the greatest! Back to Saturday…we picked Tracy and Anton up and headed for the concert around 2:00. We were told the parking lot would not open until 3, but we tried anyways. Sure enough they were turning everyone away at the gate saying they don’t officially open until 3, but may open a little earlier. We circled around once and by the time we got back to the gate, they were open. There were motorhomes and cars lined up along all the side streets waiting to get in. The Irvine police were out in force busting all the Parrotheads for drinking on the sidewalks! Fun times! We were lucky because the people parked next to us had a tiny car and left right away for motorhome parking. This gave us plenty of space to sprawl our Buffett gear out. Then the party began. Tracy thought ahead and made the boys some silly signs. We drank, drank and drank some more. I made some amazing Jell-o shooters! I think I am officially a Jell-o shooting professional. So, between the Jell-o shots and beers, we were all feeling pretty good. We walk around a little to see what was up in the motorhome section. But I think we had just as much fun and excitement at our own tailgate. Anton made chicken tacos on our mini grill that were amazing. Shortly after we headed inside for the show. I think I’m forgetting some aspects of the evening…but it’s to be expected since I was so intoxicated! The show was a ton of fun. We didn’t sit down the entire show. Matt bought me a tiny $7 beer, of which I spilt shortly after 2 sips. Oops… There are a few things I can't mention because as Tracy put it they are "too incriminating"! We will be doing this again next year fo sho!

We dressed the part...

And Matt handed out his salty nuts...

You can see the rest of our pics on flickr.

My Friends Are Cooler Than Your Friends

So, Jess (as in Jess & Wes) and I exchange care packages each month. Yeah, we're super cool...blah, blah, blah. But the point of my story is that Jess sends the BEST packages ever. We pick a different theme for each month and the last one was for Diet and Exercise. Jess sent me a ginormous exercise ball. And it's red. I love it. Now I have 2 balls. One white and one red. The red one is my favorite by far. Besides, someone might have had sex on the white one already... Anyways, I also got some yummy WW chocolates, that I took to the movies with me. I was probably only supposed to have one to be healthy and all but I had 4 at the movies! And I got a WW magazine that has some fabulous looking recipes in it. Oh and I can't forget about the recipe cards Jess included with her own recipes!! There's also a mini first aid kit in case I fall off the red ball. AND the workout CD, which I haven't had a chance to listen to, but I'll bring it to work tomorrow and see how it sounds!! Am I forgetting anything? I'm so lucky to have such a great friend! She knows just what I like and need! Our October package theme is Halloween of course!!

Fun and Chores

So Thursday night Traci came over and we had a great time! We had a drink at the house, then decided to head over to Island's for dinner. We immediately ordered a round of beers and shots. We had such a fun time together giggling and catching up. I'm sure Matt would appreciate me using the term "giggling", so I should clarify that Traci and I did most of the giggling. Traci and I even managed to find ourselves walking into the men's restroom! Oops... Then we decided to head to BJ's Brewery for another round of drinks. Then back home. It was a the most fun I've had in a while!

After bagels on Friday morning, Traci headed home. Matt and I had to hang around the house for a little bit to wait for the plumber. We never use the shower in the guest room, so when Matt went to make sure it was clean he realized that the hot water wasn't working at all in the shower! Luckily it is covered under our warranty on the house. The plumber guy said they'd have to come back Saturday with the part they needed. So, Matt and I decided to catch a couple of movies. We saw Superbad and Good Luck Chuck. Both were funny. I was expecting Superbad to be funnier, but it was still pretty silly. Then we went to Kohl's since I had a coupon. I found a really cute top for work that I was going to get. But then Matt decided he was mad at me for some reason and stopping talking to me. So, I left without getting the top...but I'll go back by myself and get it, that way I can look around more! We pretty much called it a day after that.

Saturday was rainy. I tried sleeping in. I was having a crazy dream that involved band and Jessy. Weird. Then Matt got a call from Verizon saying they wanted to replace our box and said they would be there between 8:30 and 12. Well, come noon they still hadn't shown up. The guy didn't get there until after 1:00!! Fucking annoying! Right after the Verizon guy left the plumber came and was there for about an hour. Then we were off to Costco. Then I went grocery shopping. Since I'd been craving a pumpkin pie for a week, I was debating on either making it myself or buying one at Albertson's. I ended up just buying one, which was a huge mistake. I really should have just made one, they are soooo much better! And easy to make, so there's no excuse for me! We ended up going out for pizza, which wasn't great either.

Sunday was a nice sunny day. Matt watched the Chargers loose AGAIN. I decided not to sit down and cleaned out my pantry, which was a huge mess! And I cleaned my kitchen up and got out some of my fall decorations. I'm super festive. But I'm not allowing myself to put out any Halloween decorations until October 1st.

So, that's all for my weekend. I'm a pretty boring person, I know!