real classy

Today after church I went out to lunch with some of my girl friends from church (all of our husbands are out of town either on a business trip, a youth retreat, or deployed). We went to the Ruby Tuesday in Niceville. It was fairly busy from the post-church lunch crowd. As we were sitting there enjoying our lunches I glanced over to another table to see a guy sit down. I got an eyeful of his t-shirt and my eyes bugged out! This guy was wearing a t-shirt that said "No, I'm not a gynecologist, but I'll have a look". Wow! And to make matters worse he was sitting at a table with his wife and 2 kids!!!! This is wrong on so many levels - where do I even begin?!

Do I blame him for buying such a distasteful t-shirt and proceeding to wear it out in public? Or do I blame him for subjecting his children (both of which, thank God, looked too young to be able to read yet) to having to look at him in that t-shirt?

No, I think I will blame his wife. What wife would A) let her husband buy a shirt that said that and B) let him wear it when they went out to lunch in a public restaurant and C) wear that in front of their children??? I mean, come on! If I were her I'd slap him and then take the shirt and burn it! But, then again, she willingly left the house with him in that shirt so I guess she doesn't care or maybe even finds it funny. I know no one at our table found it comical.

tim tam slam

The other day Chip and I were shopping in the World Market in Pensacola when Bethany called. She and I started discussing all of the tasty sounding international foods they had available when she mentioned they sell Tim Tams. I just happened to be on the very aisle they were on. Tim Tams are actually called Arnott's now (the company was sold a few years ago). Tim Tams (Arnott's) are a chocolate dipped sandwich cookie Bethany brought back from Australia. Apparently these are real big there.

There is a certain way to eat them that is referred to as the Tim Tam Slam. Basically you bite the ends of both sides of the cookie off and dip it in a hot drink (we used hot chocolate, but coffee would work) and suck on it like a straw. The hot chocolate comes through the cookie and melts the chocolate. You then eat the warm cookie...mmmm.

About 7 years ago I tried the Tim Tam Slam when FSU's BCM had its annual Laguna Beach retreat. It didn't go so well for me! I slammed with some nuclear hot chocolate and burnt the crap out of my tongue. I didn't get to enjoy my cookie because my tongue was burnt and I couldn't taste it. Bethany ran out of Tim Tams and I never got to try it again. So years later I wanted, no needed, to redeem myself. I bought a pack of Tim Tams (Arnott's) and set out to slam the right and safe way.

Chip made some hot chocolate and I explained to him how to slam. He is new to the whole process. I proceed to bite the ends off and dip the cookie in the hot chocolate. I suck up the cocoa and it didn't burn my tongue! Success! I then ate my melty cookie. It was really good! Here are some pictures of the process.

If you are ever in a World Market I suggest you pick up a pack of Arnott's and try the Tim Tam Slam. It is really good! Thanks for reminding me Bethany! It was good to remember some old, funny memories again! :)

roll tribe!

Ok, sorry it took me all week to post pictures from the FSU/AL game. Joel McAllister took the pictures on his camera and it took him a few days to send them to us because he went on vacation. Here are some of them.

The game was pretty cool. FSU and Alabama have a pretty strong fan base, so there was some good natured competition between fans. Alabama fans would shout to each other "Roll Tide" and FSU fans would shout "F-S-U" or do the warchant. Chip, Joel and Kristine all had matching "Roll Tribe" shirts - that was the game day t-shirt with FSU's spin on "Roll Tide". Clever, clever.

The game started off pretty boring. Nothing really exciting happened until the 4th quarter. Pretty much people were getting trashed since the game was not very interesting. The stadium was selling beer and hard liquor. There was a guy so drunk in front of us (not only was he buying beer, but he also had 2 flasks in his pockets!) that by the end of the 3rd quarter we saw him vomit into the aisle in front of him. Then of course, he began to drink again. Real smart!

Luckily the game got better after that. FSU pulled away from Bama and ultimately won (for those of you who didn't know - shame on you!)

After the game we met up with Curtis & Robin Cooper at O'Charley's. It was good to catch up with them. We hadn't seen them in a little over a year. We all caught up on life and then stood around and shared pictures of our pets. :)

The rest of the weekend we hung out with Austin & Ashley Henkel. It was great to see them again. We miss them so much since they moved to Jax. We all had a good time together living it up for Chip's 28th birthday. Chip wanted to eat at Sonny's BBQ, so we did. We pigged out on pulled pork and crinkle cut fries...not bad. We then went to Dave and Buster's (the equivalent of an adult Chuck E. Cheese) and played some games. I played one game and somehow won 300 tickets! Ashley witnessed my sweet redemption. :) It was a good time.

Here is a picture of Austin we took at a store in Jacksonville. Thanks for being great hosts Henkels! We miss you guys already!

As I promised, we stopped at Au Peche Mignon on the way to Jacksonville. It was as delicious as I remember. Mmm!

All in all it was a great weekend full of fun with a bunch of good friends. It was great to see everyone again! Happy Birthday Chip! I hope it was a good one! :) Love you!

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Anywho...I am very excited to leave tomorrow to go to Jacksonville for the FSU game. I'm sure the game will be fun, but it will be really nice to see our friends Austin & Ashley and Joel & Kristine. I enjoy getting to catch up with everyone. I'll post pictures of our weekend on Monday for all of you eager readers. I am really looking forward to stopping in Tallahassee for some Au Peche Mignon - the most wonderful place on earth! It is a french pastry shop that makes the MOST wonderful individual sized desserts short of being in Paris (I can't actually back that up because I've never actually been to Paris)! I can't name a favorite treat because I love just about everything I have eaten there. If you are ever passing through Tallahassee you must go - you won't regret it.



Oh, here is a picture of my hair for those who asked. I guess it isn't that "exciting" looking, but you just had to have seen the mess it was before I got it done. Note Frank's expression in the picture - how funny!

Peace out, it's time for dinner!

why didn't someone tell me?

Ok, why didn't someone tell me my hair looked HORRIBLE?! It was only overgrown and like 6 colors - literally. I got my hair highlighted about 3 months ago and it was a little blond. Needless to say 3 months later it looked a little skunky - black looking roots, bleached out blond streaks and chunks, and an overall reddish appearance everywhere else. Part of this disaster is my fault for waiting too long between haircuts, but someone should have politely told me to fix it. So anyways, I did today. I got my hair dyed back to a shade near my natural color (mousy blond/brown for those of you who have never actually seen it - my husband included!) and some SUBTLE highlights put in. The highlights aren't to stand out, but to add dimension. I think my hair looks a million times better! Plus the ratty dried ends got cut off. I wouldn't be surprised if I got a promotion at work, a starring role in a movie, or a free trip to Paris! Ha, dream on me! Good looking hair can make a person's self confidence improve.

I just got finished baking a cake for my co-worker's birthday tomorrow. I made a recipe from my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. It is called "Busy Day Cake with Broiled Coconut Topping". Overall it was really easy and looks like it should be pretty tasty. I made some cookies from a recipe in that book the other day - Chocolate crinkles - they were a big hit! Sure beats break and bake or a brownie mix! It really wasn't that difficult or time consuming and it shows I care enough to take the time to make something from scratch. I guess watching all of that Food Network has paid off! I do enjoy cooking and trying out new recipes...it is just hard to find the time to do it.

Anyways - that's all for now. I've got to go order some flea meds for Frank. What an exciting life I lead! :)

surprise!

I got a surprise at work today. A special delivery just for me - flowers! They were from Chip...how sweet :) He is in Albuquerque, NM for the next few days at some meetings at Los Alamos National Laboratories. He arranged for these flowers to be delivered to me today. The note was even in his own handwriting - so he actually took the time to drive to the florist to buy them before he left. What a guy! I have been blessed with a truly thoughtful husband. It'll be nice to have him home on Wednesday afternoon. Frank has been super clingy and whiney since he's left!

I saw FSU won the other day. It wasn't televised here so I didn't actually see it, but I hear it still wasn't that pretty. It could be worse - we could have lost to USF like Auburn did. How embarrassing!

I signed up for the Blockbuster Online DVD rental thing and I've got to say I enjoy it. It is nice to make a list of movies and have them sent to your house. I'm lazy and never think to go to the video store, so this is great for me. Plus it is fairly cheap depending on the plan you pick. It is about the cost of one ticket at the movie theater for a month full of movies...not bad. I'm sure you all have signed up for this already and are laughing at me that I just got on the bandwagon. I'm a little slow to get on board with these things...I have good intentions, I just never seem to follow through with them.

Well, that's all that is new with me!

It could have been worse

FSU didn't get trounced...completely. I'll admit it was quite embarrassing the first quarter, ok make that half. We couldn't do anything right! I was about to throw out Frank's FSU t-shirt. Yes, I did say Frank's FSU t-shirt. I know, I know I broke the cardinal rule I set for myself that I would never put my pet in clothing. I promise this is the only item of clothing he will EVER own. You've got to admit he looks pretty dapper. Though someone really needs to make dog clothes for long dogs! Poor wiener dog's wearing a belly shirt!

At least the game got better the second half. The coaches must have cracked some skulls during half-time because the boys came out and at least showed some glimpse of promise. The last half of the game was actually exciting. For a moment there they had me fooled that they might actually pull off a victory. I guess I'll hold off giving away our tickets to the FSU/AL game that is in a few weeks. It is Chip's birthday gift, so I guess he should ultimately decide. Besides, the game is in Jacksonville so that means we get to see our friends Austin and Ashley...that is a plus! We miss them a lot, so any reason to make a trek over to the other side of the state is fine by me. I'm always up for a road trip.

Moving on...

Work was so frustrating today! My computer was acting up - freezing and running painfully slow. I also haven't been able to print in like 5 days. I've let our IT department know (many times), but they don't seem to concerned with getting it fixed anytime this century. So needless to say I didn't get a whole lot accomplished today :( I already need another vacation! Hmm...where to next?

I'm open to suggestions :)