A Stressful Calm

So I had a wonderful weekend with Jason in Virginia. I managed to get out of New York before the snow started falling in VA which was good. It snowed at least 3 inches though, possibly closer to half a foot.

In true NH style we went out in the snow regardless of the fact Virginians don't know how to plow. It's okay, the Hunter loves slush and Jason enjoys fishtailing on purpose. Ran some errands and bought Jason a DVD player for real cheap at BestBuy and hooked it up to the giant TV his friend grandfathered to him when he shipped out in November.

Before that literally the TV was just sitting in the middle of the room...it wasn't even a sad TV facing the corner like it had done something wrong...it was front and center screaming "I'M NOT BEING USED BUT I'M HERE AND I'M PROUD!" Not plugged into anything, just sitting there taking up space at an odd angle that really bothered me (one of my neurotic tendencies involves things being even (or sometimes completely odd)...I will go about straightening photo frames on walls and shifting papers so they are flush in a stack). So we hooked up the DVD player, moved the TV back into the corner and watched a few movies.

It was a nice low-key weekend and we did a whole lot of nothing and some good talking which is important in any relationship. Basically this whole long distance thing blows and we're going to be rectifying the situation as soon as penguinly possible. Jason is still waiting to hear if he got his full time position and if not my sister is trying to convince him to move to Baltimore and find a job in the MD so we can all live there like one big happy family.

Meanwhile I spent a good deal of my morning organizing our Olympic Adventure! I went through all of the confirmation emails and copied them into a neat little document and printed all that information out. Then I sifted through all the transportation around Vancouver and printed out maps for park and rides and bus/train lines. And in true Elise-like fashion I went into the maps and circled important points and labeled extra options and routes. Then I folded everything up nicely and put it into a brightly colored folder.

Most importantly I started our checklist on the inside of the folder, you know, things that are a must to remember to pack and bring along otherwise we're screwed.

• Passport
• Pants
• Student ID (for discounts at Capilano)
  
• Comfortable boots
• Light layers
• Flight confirmation
• Hotel confirmation
• Ticket confirmation

So far that's all I have. Yes, there are those of us who might forget to pack pants *cough cough* Jason *cough cough* if it's not on the list plus in my mind whenever I think "Passport" I recall the scene in Bridget Jones when they're taking her away for New Years and her friends are packing and one of them just says: "Passport Bridget, and pants!" "Passport, pants..." she repeats.

I thought that putting all of this information and organizing our travel plans would be stressful. And we still aren't 100% on where we'll be parking outside of the city but I feel a strange sense of calm now that all the information I could find is all in one neat place.

I'm so excited about this trip.
I'm so excited to see my brother!
And I'm so excited to ring my cowbell.

Manjoyment Monday: Yes Please

This weekend my friend Casey was in a car accident. She's okay a little bruised and battered but overall alright. My sister and I went to deliver her some Diet Dr. Pepper and lounged on the couch which she has set up shop permanently on for the next few days.

While sitting there and enjoying the ridiculousness that is Where the Heart Is and coming to the conclusion Casey was going to name her child Americus and mine would be Praline we were constantly being bombarded with commercials for the new Lifetime movie The Pregnancy Pact.

We decided that since Casey needed her rest we'd DVR it and come back to watch it with her later. Boy am I glad we did. It was wonderful. Lifetime certainly outdid themselves.

Plus David Clayton Rogers might very well be the one and only man that all three of us, Casey, Julibean and I all could agree was dead sexy. Usually our tastes differ greatly.


Well done on casting there Lifetime. Well done.



Photo borrowed from imdb.

Dance Party Friday: Peanuts!

Tonight I wing my way down to Virginia for the weekend to spend some much needed time with my Silly. Honestly, this whole long distance thing isn't so wonderful and we're hoping that within the next few months we'll be able to make a decision about moving and whatnot.

So to cheer myself up about the whole arrangement and to also (I hope) instill some happiness in all of you, please enjoy the Peanut Gang getting down with their bad selves.

This just in...

My cowbell has arrived!

I shipped it to Dan's house in Seattle just so I wouldn't have to worry about traveling with it on one of the flights at least.

In his words he got the package and wondered what the hell it was until he shook it and heard a delightful clanking.

What a great week this is turning out to be. I'm signing up for Zumba classes tonight, I get to see Jason this weekend and my cowbell came in the mail. How exciting!

Manjoyment Monday: You Can Derelicte My Ballz

Wandering around the Internet whilst bored at work brings me to interesting places. Last week I happened upon this page. Despite the fact the original posting of all the photos isn't in English, it's still a fantastic series.

I especially love this group of Ben Stiller's recreating some classic poses from Zoolander.

Zoolander happens to be one of my all time favorite movies. If you haven't seen it what the hell are you waiting for?

If not just to watch it for comedic value, you can learn a lot about how not to die in a freak gasoline fight accident.

DPF: Jammies

This week has dragged on like none other. And the whole entire week all I've wanted to do is sleep and cuddle up in my bed. That's the inspiration behind this week's Dance Party Friday.

Also this just happened to be Ashley's pick. Also also, it fit my mood to a T.

Wa wa wa Wilton

Basically for as long as I can remember my sister Julibean has wanted to do two things with her life. Well maybe not for as long as I can remember but we all dismissed her dream to be a dolphin trainer or a hula hoop instructor - whatever that is.

A pastry chef and a mother.

The mother thing will have to wait till after weddings and such, but the pastry chef thing might become a reality sooner than originally anticipated!

The Beaner went through a few life changing decisions the past few months. She decided to ditch the whole law school idea and focus on something she loved. It was a difficult decision and I fully support her in her new endeavor because I am a FIRM believer in doing what you love. If you are doing what you love you'll never really ever work a day in your life. You'll just be enjoying yourself :)

She is in the process of applying to a Culinary Institute but in the meantime we will be taking the Wilton Cake Decorating Classes! I'm so excited!

I've wanted to do this for a long time and legit learn how to make things like a lamb cake actually look like they are supposed to. So Hooray!

We're working on the skills. We've already got our bakery name, we already have our areas of expertise and now all we need is some training, a location and oh, idk, eight hundred gajillion dollars.