Spider Man galore

So far I have bought Nash some Spider Man pj's and a Spider Man lunch box...I just got the Pottery Barn Kids catalog in the mail today and and saw that they have a whole Spider Man bedding set. I would really, really love to get it for Nash....but considering he is not in a Twin bet yet...it seems kind of silly. However, I may go ahead and purchase the Spider Man sheets and then I noticed a beach towel as well and a cool back pack with wheels on it. I will have to see if it's worth money. Very excited about it though. She is just getting so big, seems like just being gone from him at work and coming home he changes. Yesterday he had on an outfit that was way too big for him. Of course Dad dressed him, but he looked so darn cute. I have been able to get some cute shorts at Wal-mart that are so cheap, definitely worth it when they out grow them so quickly.
I was on the hunt for a new purse yesterday, but just didn't like any that I saw. The purse I have now is so dirty and yuck looking, but i just love it. Instead I bought some much needed new jeans for the summer time. The purse will just have to wait a bit longer I think, or I may need to go back to carrying one of my old purses. Well doesn't look like we will be partaking in the neighborhood garage sale this weekend, Luke was unable to get off work, and I can't watch Nash and do a garage sale at the same time...I would be running all over the place, I'm just gonna have to leave some stuff out for the donation truck that comes around so I clear out some of our junk in the guest bedroom.
We got to do face time with Barb on the Luke's IPhone last night. It was pretty cool, makes me think I need an Iphone more then I want to admit. But I will hold off until I can upgrade my phone. I think I will try to get a bike ride in tonight with Nash. The weather is suppose to be heating up starting tomorrow, up into the 90's..Yuck!

Mega Millions

All I can think bout today is winning the Mega Millions! I can sit here and say I just really, really want to win. And I think about all the things that I would do with the money. First I would take the pay out of $316 over the next 26 years. This I think is the safest route...that way my kid(s) will have money for their future. Number 1 I would want to pay off all my debt, everything from my car, house, credit cards. Then I would give money to everyone in my family. It may not be a lot, but I would definitely give everyone a little gift. Then I would sat aside money for Nash for college. Get myself a new car, nothing fancy, just something that I want for myself. Then I would buy a house back in Indy somewhere close to my parents, actually, maybe even build a house somewhere on some remote land where we could have horses and lots of land for animals and off-roading and have weenie roasts, or maybe on a lake so we can have a boat. There would be so many options. Then I would buy myself a new wardrobe and donate all my old clothes to good will. I would buy a King size bed, Luke and I dream of the next time we can afford to upgrade to a king size bed:) I would take a vacation to Hawaii, just Luke and I. Then I would take Nash to Disney World, and stay in the best hotel there and do the most expensive things.
I would pay to have a personal trainer all the time, so that I had someone else to motivate me to workout besides myself. I would get manicures and pedicures all the time and gets facials at least twice a month. I would buy Luke a bicycle so that we could go bike riding as a family.
I would buy my parents and brother some really cool gifts, because they have always gotten me really good gifts in the past.
I would send my parents off on a vacation of their own, something they have never done before.
I would definitely invest a little bit a money.
I would buy new jewelry, maybe upgrade my engagement ring to a bigger bling:) I would buy season tickets for the Colts, and upgrade my parents season tickets to even better seats then they have.
I would have a never ending stock of peanut butter M&M's in my house, I would just have a candy dish that was never empty:)
I would go to any concert anytime and anywhere that I wanted too.
I would probably adopt a bunch of dogs from the Humane Society, since I will have a bunch of land anyways. I will hire someone to help me take care of them.
Most importantly I would continue to work in some way, whether it be doing something that I have always wanted to do or working part-time somewhere. I would have to stay busy doing something :)
All this being said, I'm really hoping we win tonight :) Luke is feeling lucky and so am I :)

When is Easter?

For some reason I had it in my head that Easter was just right around the corner like beginning of April...nope it's literally the last weekend in April, I don't ever remember it being so late in the month.
Instead of spending my $50 gift card on myself, I bought one thing for me and a bunch of stuff for Nash, which includes some really cute Spider Man Pj's, a Spidey lunchbox and some comfy shorts for this summer. I'm debating on taking Nash to see the Easter Bunny. I want to, but I also said that about Santa Claus and never made it over there. The idea of waiting in an endless line for with a bunch of restless kids to only pay a lot of money for a picture, just not sure I'm into it.
Instead I would rather go back to JW Marriot for Sunday Easter Brunch, I went there the first time I came out here and they had an Easter Bunny who came riding up on a horse, it was so cute.
But because Luke works Sundays and I have already asked him to take off a Saturday in April so we can do another neighborhood garage sale, I doubt he will take that Easter Sunday off as well.
How much do sliding screen doors cost, because we need to get a new one and I need to make a trip to home depot anyhow to get some flowers to plant...which I have no idea what I'm doing...so it should be interesting. I'm sure Nash will try to dig up whatever I plant. Love spring time!

Nip it in the butt or bud?

I got to enjoy my Nico's last night, watched Bethenny Ever After with my hubby. I just love that show, Bethenny cracks me up, I can so relate to her and I love her sense of humor she is crude and loud and honest. Some people just don't know how to handle sarcasm and I can't stand that.
At some point last night I said the phrase "nip it in the butt" apparently my whole life I have been saying this phrase wrong, Luke correct me and said its "nip it in the bud" I NEVER knew this, not that I really go around saying this sentence a lot, but I have said it and to think I have been saying it wrong. But I swear I would have had to hear someone else say it like that because I certainly didn't read it somewhere. Luke bet me a million dollars that he was right. Whenever one of us is right and we know we are right, we will bet a million dollars to the other one that we are right.
The weather was so cool last night and it even rained.
However the crazy wind yesterday knocked off our screen on our balcony door from the bedroom and it was literally bent over the railing, so Luke threw it over the railing in to the back yard. I have no idea what we are going to do with it, it won't even fit in our trash can.
I fell asleep last night to the sound of rain, and I forgot how nice that its. I really enjoyed it. Nash has been acting funny the past couple days, really clingy and not wanting to take naps or fall asleep when it's bed time. Maybe it's another tooth, I always blame the teeth whenever he acts different or seems sick.
Today the weather is very cool, reminds me a lot of San Diego weather, I love it, I wish I could have sat outside to eat my lunch. Really looking forward to getting our tax refund check, hopefully we get it soon. I was surprised with the amount we are getting back, more then last year, which is a plus.
My heart says put some in savings and go shopping with the rest, my mind says pay some of your debt off, but I know Luke doesn't like the idea of that. I guess we'll see what happens.

My Mom is coming into town next month for 2 weeks, Nash and the dogs will love that and it will save us some money from daycare for sure.
I think I'm finally gonna go spend my Old Navy gift card that I have been holding on to since my birthday. I wanted to wait until Spring stuff was out and wait until I didn't have Nash with me, because it is so much easier to shop on my own, so much easier.

Brewski is currently at the groomers, Luke took him today to get shaved, I happily await the first picture of him once Luke goes to pick him up. His true fatness will definitely shine now.

great plan

Luke is going to The Keg to watch some basketball and have a beer tonight, so that leaves Nash and I on our own for dinner, which is fine and dandy for me, because it gives me an excuse not to cook tonight :) Which who really wants to cook on a Monday night, not me. So I had this whole plan that Nash and I would ride to Rubio's on the bike and eat dinner there and then ride back.
Well after looking outside, I don't think that is gonna happen, it is very windy and they keep forecasting rain, but we haven't gotten any yet. So prob not the best idea to do that tonight, just in case the weather turns ugly. But that doesn't necessarily mean we still can't go to Rubio's for dinner, however Nico's is sounding really good right about now as well, I haven't had it in a while. But that is not something Nash can eat, so I may have to make him one of his microwave gerber meals. Better for him to eat that anyways. Today has been such a slow day, with Mexico being off today for a holiday, I have had barely any emails in my inbox today and the phones have been quiet and just all around a dragged out day, I don't like days like this. Especially when I'm sleepy, I don't want to take my energy shot now because I want to be able to fall asleep tonight without any issues. Last night I did a lot of tossing and turning, couldn't get comfortable, it was hot in the bedroom, I had turned off the air for the night and open our sliding door onto the balcony, but it just wasn't cool enough outside for that I guess.
Luke and I managed to get the front and back yard cleaned up on Saturday evening, I pulled weeds and picked up dog poop and he raked all the stuff in the rocks and cut down dead cactus. Everything looks so much better. I finally pulled whatever the previous owners had put in the planters in the back yard out and tossed them, now I just need to go pick something else out to plant there. I have no idea what, but I want something colorful and bright. All of our plants are still dead from the freeze we had over the winter, I really hope they come back to life soon and we get some more green out there.
Nash and I saw a Coyote on our bike trail that we have been riding, I actually at first thought it was a dog that got loose, because how often do you see Coyotes running around mid-morning...never.
As I was riding up the big hill that almost killed me on Saturday, I finally got my gears set right on Sunday, but yet somehow two old men, like my Grandpa's age passed me on their bikes. They should have seen me on Saturday, I was breathing so heavy I didn't think I was going to make it then I had to stop and rest once I got to the top. But it's all about using your gears correctly on your bike and I got the hang of it Sunday.
Now I just need to get a basket to put on the front so I can put stuff like my wallet or bags, and Nash and I can ride everywhere, I need to get a lock for my bike first though.
I hope to soon go riding over to Jerry Bob's to eat some breakfast one morning, even though it's less then a mile away, I just love that place :)

Happy St. Patricks Day

Today you are suppose to wear green or risk getting pinched. Thankfully I own at least one green shirt and I don't know anyone who would actually take the time to pinch me, well maybe Luke, but I doubt it.
I am thankful this St. Patrick's Day for it being pay day and being less stressed about money, at least for the next week.
I hate that my whole pay check went to Luke's car payment, I will be so glad when that car is paid off, not worth it in my opinion, but I guess back in 2008 we could have never predicted the recession would be this bad or at least effect us at all.
I have applied for a part time job, I'm actually really hoping that I get, because I really do want the extra money. I could either pay off those pesky credit cards or use the money to go shopping, either one would make me happy. I will keep my fingers crossed for now on it.
Today also marks the day of the end of the first VA for the job process that Luke is going through. I don't really like to look down on it, because he still has a good chance of getting this job, but we are just going to have to wait probably another 6 months, which I'm totally ok with, because then we could put up our house for sale by then. But this also means that this new VA could mean he gets placed in a totally different area then we had hoped, but that is ok, anything in the mid-west would make me happy. I'm just gonna go with the flow and pray for the best and keep my fingers crossed and know that every thing will work itself out eventually.
There will be no green beer for us tonight, although I did remember last night what we were doing a year ago today. Nash stayed over with my Mom and Aunt Debby and Luke and I went out and met friends for the evening, but we went to a Mexican restaurant...how non St. Patty's day of us...I remember being tired by 10pm and ready to go home. So not my scene anymore, at least not when I have to wake up early the next day.
I can't wait to see Nash with his green shirt on today, I need to take some good video footage of him, he is just talking up a storm it's so funny. With Luke getting his new IPhone we have been pretty good lately about posting a bunch of pics of him.
His new favorite thing to do is go outside, he LOVES it...he gets so excited and then he throws a fit when it's time to come in. Luke told me yesterday that Nash was actually petting Brewski very nicely and not trying to grab his hair or hit him, that's a big step for him. Now he just needs to quit calling every dog he sees Bobby...dogs are no longer doggies to him, they are Bobby :)

How many miles do I have left when the gas light goes on?

I'm gonna take a guess and say 20miles is a safe number. As much as I could just get gas down here on the south side of town, the penny pincher in me wants to save an extra .10 and get it closer to my house.
Just hoping I can make that happen today :)
And all I can say is THANK GOD we get paid tonight at mid-night. I'm on another kick of thinking I need to get a part time job, as much as I really don't want to and knowing that there is no way in heck that will work with mine and Luke's schedule as is right now, I really just want the extra money.
I found out how much we are getting back this year on our taxes, and as much as I would love to put it away for a vacation or something along those lines, I really just want to put it to one of the two credit card bills we are trying to pay off, but yet fill like I'm getting nowhere with them.
I bet if we claimed daycare that would help us to get just a little bit more back, I don't know how much, and I might be pissed if it's a lot.
Sometimes I which I was a shopping addict and that could just be my excuse for wanting to rack up lots of money on clothes and other fun things, but apparently I have a conscience and it reminds everyday that that kind of lifestyle is not do-able for us right now. And I remind myself almost everyday how much I hate that.
I have not the slightest clue what I'm going to try and whip up for dinner tonight, bc we have nothing. Sometimes I wish I wouldn't have hid the credit card in my desk so that it's not in my wallet, I'm sure I would have used it by now. So I guess it is a good thing, but it makes it so much harder.
I guess I could always opt for the $5 pizza from Lil Caesar's even though we just did that on Sunday night.
And apparently as of last night or actually February, my membership at Bally's was canceled...the little weazel at the front desk couldn't tell me why it had been canceled, or how no one let me know the whole time I was working out in February. But after panicking a little bit I realized this could be a good thing because it is always so hard to get out of gym memberships and in some way I feel like I'm free to do whatever now, join another gym, save some money and not join a gym at all.
And I definitely took it as a sign when an old man named Scotty hit on me. I barely got in a 30min workout and couldn't get out of there fast enough.
So long Bally's we had some good times, but I'm moving on to newer and better and hopefully cheaper:)

to go or not to go...

I can't decide if I really want to work out today...I have slacked off the past couple of weeks, although my bike riding has made up for some of the slacking, I always have a hard time getting back to the gym.
I would rather go home and lounge around and pity myself for the awful dinner I have to prepare tonight. I don't think it's awful and Nash doesn't think it's awful, but Luke is not a big fan of grilled cheese sandwiches and soup. Although I do always buy him hearty soups and put 2 slices of cheese on his sandwiches, it's just doesn't seem to make up for a mediocre meal. Personally it is one of my favs.
However my concern is more on what will I fix tomorrow night, considering we have nothing but chicken nuggets...it just might be one of those nights that all three of us are literally eating something different, and I'm ok with it, as long as I can have my Marco's pizza by Friday night :)
I just tried to eat my non-perfect banana for a snack and I couldn't do it. So I'm hungry and I need to take the rest of my energy shot, but those aren't good to take on an empty stomach, or at least not for me.
It's already HOT here, today's high was 86, so much for Spring weather, it's already summer now. And that means only one thing, AC will have to be turned on and the electric bill will sky rocket.
My least favorite thing about the summer's around here.

Thank goodness Thursday is pay day and thank goodness Luke gets paid this week, I really need to replenish our savings. The fact that it cost Luke $60 to fill up his gas tank makes me sick.
I hope gas does not creep any higher then it is now, Luke seems to think his car is worthy of the most expensive gas, and I say in a recession when gas prices are rising, your car can take unleaded and like it just as well :)
But I don't think he would agree with me on that one.
I cleaned out my closet last night, put away all my boots and what little long sleeved shirts and sweaters I do have and added to my never ending pile of garage sale/goodwill pile.
And I have realized that I need more clothes, but in order to get more clothes I need more money.
So my plan is to get basic summer "staple" items as far as pants, I don't really wear shorts, so no need for those, but shoes and tops. And then maybe breakdown and go to Plato's Closet and pray that I might be able to get some $ out of some of our old clothes, I always doubt it though, especially right now, because that is what everyone is doing right now.
I wish I could just go to The Loft and go on a shopping spree, and then stop at H&M and get some basics from there. BUT not anytime soon.
Looks like I need to go back to trying to win that dang lottery and hoping for the best every where else.
Would really love to go back to what I was getting paid before the pay cuts, as well as being able to work a full day on Thursdays and show up to work on time on Monday's and Fridays... or course these all being my issues not because of work.
When is it time to put Nash in pre-school and how much is THAT going to cost?
He is talking up a storm right now and I just taught him yesterday how to say cracker and please.
He seems to be so smart and so out going, I think he has Luke's personality all the way.
He is definitely the joke-ster and doesn't take me or my discipline skills seriously at all.
This could work in my favor the older he gets, but for now, I wish he would listen when I tell him "no" to playing in the dogs water bowl and trying to eat the dog food. And "no" to playing in the trash can or pouring his milk all over him self and on the ottoman and then proceeding to rub his hands in it.
He would stay outside playing in the rocks all night if I"d let him... he just loves it and loves running around out there.

Reality check happened and I have come to the realization that there will be no vacations for me this spring, summer or fall for that matter and who knows what the holidays will bring. Things could change in the next 6 months or sooner if we get a call in the next 3 days, or I should say if Luke gets a call in the next 3 days and if he doesn't get a call then it's gonna be a long spring, summer and possibly fall. I hope things work out in our favor, not sure how much longer I can wait around like this.
I'm very much dreading the summer here, it will be so hot and way to hot to go outside.
It's already too hot at 10am now just to do a bike ride.
I'm gonna be draggin Nash out of bed so I can go for a ride before it gets too hot for the day.
I do have to say this child taxi seat that we got for my bike so that Nash can ride with me, is money definitely well spent. I can at least get out of the house without having to drive the car, it's really nice.

I'm hoping this week Luke and I can possibly get out to see a movie that we have been wanting to see...but who knows if that will happen. That requires money and more money to pay the sitter, not always worth it in my opinion, maybe we'll just do a late movie and only be gone for a couple hours.
Big Art and Jazz festival happening this weekend at the park by our house. I think it's the same kind of stuff they have at every other little festival at the park...but we'll probably go check it out anyways.
Other then that nothing on the radar this weekend, although this Thursday is St. Patrick's Day, but that really doesn't mean anything to me anymore other then remembering to have Nash wear his green shirt and to take pictures of him in it.

5 hour energy shot

I just took about 1/2 of a 5 hr energy drink, I'm not the type to drink energy drinks or anything like that so this feels like a big deal for me. I don't really feel much different, other then I'm not tired, I think I was expecting a burst of energy to the point where I couldn't sit still, maybe I should take the whole shot if I want that. Didn't taste too, bad, but I would refer to have it cold instead of room temperature.
I'm a little stressed, Luke still has not gotten the phone call that he has been waiting on, I think he could still get it anytime from now until the 17th of this month, but I feel like he should have gotten it by now. But they did announce today that they will be hiring again, the application process started yesterday and lasts until the 17th for this VA. He is going to apply again to this announcement just to be on the safe side. But I really hope we don't have to rely on this second VA and that he still gets a COE. It seems to be bothering me more then it is bothering him or at least he doesn't show it.
It doesn't feel like Friday at all. Today after work I'm going to go to the Sports store to see if they have any taxi child seats that I can attach to my bike so Nash can ride with me. Or at least if they have them for cheaper and will maybe even install it for cheaper then the local bike store. And if so, I'm gonna buy it and Nash and I are going bike riding this weekend...I hope it all works out and because the weather is suppose to be nice and I'm looking forward to it.
My heart seems to be beating a little faster then normal right now and I bet my wpm on typing is crazy good right now.
Probably order pizza tonight, it seems to be our Friday night tradition lately, as a lot of families do.
Nash has been having this never-ending rash that I can seem to get rid of, and I keep forgetting to buy cornstarch, because it did seem to be the only thing that helped when the sitter used it on his rash maybe I will make a couple stops after the Sports store this evening.
I'm starting to think I need a hair cut, I loved having really short hair, but hated the up keep, but then the last time I cut all my hair off, I had a few bad days where I totally regretted as if it was never going to be long again, but yet here we are it's long again and here I am thinking about cutting it off, but I think I will keep it long for now, I think you can only get away with having real long hair for awhile and as you get older it gets shorter and shorter and shorter, so I might as well enjoy it while I can get away with it.
And I hate not being able to pull it back when I work out...so looks like I'm keeping it long for a while, maybe I will just let it grow and see how long I can get it before it really bothers me. It's only been 4 mos since I last got it cut, I can def go about 6 months before I need a good trim.
Back to work for now, lunch break is over ! :(

Cheetos and Coke Zero does not a lunch make

Luke went out and bought a new $200 phone today. Didn't even tell me he was going to go do this. I thought he was going to wait, bc I had to pay a lot of big bills today. So his paycheck pretty much just went out the window, it's like it's not even there anymore. NOT HAPPY!
I would love to go out and spend $200 on myself, shoot, I should go by myself a Nook, considering he broke my Pandigital Novel, before I even had a chance to use it. Good thing I was able to still use my $50 gift card on regular books, because I doubt I will replace it.
This week has not been fun, not productive, not getting sleep, and the weather is getting hotter and I'm in between wardrobe, I can't wear flip flops because my feet are freezing in the mornings and I desperately need to paint my toenails. I have barely any short sleeved shirts, mostly sleeveless stuff, I really only have cardigan sweaters to keep myself warm in the morning, but then it gets too hot in the afternoon. I don't like this kind of weather. I need for it to be either cold or cooler all the time or warm or hot all the time, no in between.
I'm on a skinny jean craze, put some regular jeans on the other day and just felt plain stupid. Never thought that day would come. My jeggings are just so much more comfortable as well to wear to work, they aren't as constricting as regular jeans.
I hate Thursdays, because it's grocery shopping day, which means I have to take the dreaded trip to Wal-mart later today...UGH! Absolutely hate it!
I feel like I would rather eat a lot of chocolate chip cookies and lay on my couch all night instead, I don't even think Grey's Anatomy is new tonight...another reason I hate this day.
The one good thing about this week, Luke was nice enough to wash my car for me last night, it sure needed it. I seriously think it had been since last spring or summer since it had been washed. Guess I should take better care of it.

the clock stopped

The office clock is stuck at 12:25 pm...exactly how this day feels...stuck.
So tired, was awoken by Brewski twice, because he was thirsty.
Then I of course I must have turned my alarm off instead of hitting snooze and I overslept.
that is always the best way to start out your day, in a hurry and not looking or feeling your best.
It's already March, hard to believe, considering we had snow actually on the ground early Sunday morning, of course it didn't last long. The temps are back up in the 70's but it still feels cold to me for some reason.
I'm definitely skipping my workout today, just not feeling it at all, will have to get back into it tomorrow I guess.
Got so spend some time with a good friend on Friday night, enjoyed some girl time and good food at North while Luke stayed home with Nash. Then had a wonderfully big breakfast at Jerry Bob's on Saturday morning.
My brother and his dogs are in town, apparently Bobby Lee thinks he is the size of an elephant or something, because he was going at Nanook and Charlie like he was bigger then them. He is so stupid, I don't think he will ever learn unless we had a big dog of our own.
Needless to say after last night I was exhausted when I got home and just crashed along with the rest of the family.
No significant plans this week or this weekend, at least nothing on the radar right now. Kind of like it that way I guess.