We are not in Kansas anymore, Toto!!!

So last night T & I went out to have a nice dinner to celebrate my new job! (Sorry but I am trying to put that in every post I write today!!) So we didn't know what we were hungry for and T. said that sushi sounded kinda good. Now I am not very experienced in the sushi area. I have only had it a couple times and with mixed feelings about it. However, I thought it would be fun and I was in such a good mood I figured I would try something new!

So T & I went to this Japanese sushi place in BG. It is a small little place right off 75.

Let me tell you folks....this was a whole new experience for the two of us. I had NO idea what anything was, or what we were ordering!! It probably took us 15 minutes to come up with something to order. Not b/c it sounded bad...we just didn't know what we were ordering! We ordered a couple different types of sushi and then I ordered some noodle thing! It is interesting eating soup with chopsticks!! T & I looked pretty silly trying to eat our dinners!

I do have to say that overall it was really good! I think when I go back I will just order sushi and not an actual "meal". We wanted sushi rolls but didn't order any sushi rolls, b/c we didn't know what was what - hahaha! We did get some of the best fresh tuna I have EVER had and tried this sweet shrimp that was awesome! T. also ordered hot sake. I wasn't a fan, but T really liked it. It was all interesting to say the least! I know I will give it another try b/c the fresh fish was amazing...but maybe go back with someone who knows what the heck they are ordering!!!

P.S. (from previous post)

Thanks mom and dad for the new clothes!!! I think they gave me that extra confidence to help me get my new job!! Thank you, I love the clothes and love you both so much!

Oh you haven't heard!!! I got a job! (see previous post!)

It Finally Happened!!!!!!!!!!

Exactly 4 months ago today I lost my job and have been unemployed since.

However today I can finally say the words I have been SO desperate to say....I GOT A JOB!!!!!

I can't believe it!!!! Thank you MD for your help with this! I am SO thankful to have this opportunity and so excited to try something different in my life! I believe that sometimes the best things in life are not always planned....and I know that this is one of those times!

I am ready to start this new chapter, which will infact be starting tomorrow!!! I am ready for the challenge of something completely new and can't wait to see where this opportunity goes!

I GOT A FREAK'N JOB FOLKS!!!! YAY!!! :-) Bring on 2008!!!!

I also have to give huge HUGS to my husband, family and friends who have been the best support system a person could ask for. I don't know if I could have gone through this without you! It is hard to stay positive when things just don't seem to be going your way, but you all helped me through the last 7 months. I love you all so much!!!

I Heart Michael Buble

So maybe I am a little late to the game here but I think Michael Buble is adorable!!! I have always liked his music but it wasn't until watching him today on Rachael Ray that I realized how freak'n cute and talanted he was!

He was SO funny and just a charmer! He is definatly on my top 5 list now!! It is so refreshing to see a musician out there like him! I am totally buying his new(er) CD!

(To all fans I do apologize for not putting that accent mark over the *e* couldn't get it to work on blogger!)

Sorry for the Lack of Blogging....

...I just don't seem to have any thoughts in my head at the moment to share with you all :( I am empty!

However, I am getting a good supply of B vitamins and Omega-3 so those should help my brain and I should be back VERY soon!!!

(That is why boys and girls you have to remember to take your vitamins and not sit so close to the TV...or your brain will go to mush like mine has...hehe)

Ok, Pick 10 letters out of a bag and add "saurus" to the end!

So in Argentina they found what they believe is a new species of dinosaur and one of the largest plant eaters ever found! Apparently if you read the full article they grew them big over there!

But the best part is what they named the new dinosaur:
Futalognkosaurus dukei

Yes, doesn't that just roll off your tongue?!?! I think they ran out of all the cool names we grew up knowing and now they are left with crap names!!!

STORY

A Frightfully Wonderful Weekend!

This weekend (thanks to my mom, dad and sister) we celebrated my husband’s birthday at Cedar Point! We went to the park Friday and Saturday and I have to say we had a WONDERFUL time! I have never been for Halloweekends and being a person who typically doesn’t like to be scared and who isn’t a huge fan of roller coasters I wasn’t sure what to expect. But I have to say it ended up being a blast and frankly the weather was perfect and I don’t know if I would want to go to Cedar Point any other time of the year!!

Some things I observed from the trip:
- I am still a fan of spinning rides and roller coasters that stay close to the ground. Some of the things they have there (like the top thrill dragster) are CRAZY!

- The top thrill dragster broke while my husband was about 15 minutes from getting on! After 20 minutes they got it working but not without one car not making it over the top and coming back. Needless to say, until my husband got off the ride I was VERY nervous. You will never see me on that ride…it is a ridiculous ride!

- The last time we went was 5 years ago. I was fit, thin, and more willing to try things. Not so much any more.

- After 19 hours at the park (6 Friday and 13 Saturday) we are ALL hurting. We are not as young as we use to be.

- Going Friday was AWESOME! The lines were small and though not everything was open, you got to go on the rides that are normally packed in just fractions of the time!

- The haunted houses and the frontier land area were SO cool! I was scared but I also laughed and had a blast!

- If you have at least 4 people going stay at the Breakers Express and get their package deal! SO much money was saved by doing it this way and we got to get into the park an hour early!

- Cedar Point parking SUCKS! It took us an hour and a half Saturday night to get out of the parking lot and to our hotel that was maybe 5 miles down the road! You would think they would have a better idea of how to handle parking and the roadways in that area to help the flow of traffic! Ridiculous.

- I love Cedar Point in October! Well at least when it is in the 60’s!

- I want to be one of those people who dresses up and scares people! How fun!

- I love all the stuff they do for kids there! Between the rides and the special Halloween snoopy parade…it is awesome! Very creative!

- Corn Dogs = YUM!

- They had the Indians games on the big screen – awesome!

Overall, I am now a HUGE fan of Cedar Point Halloweekends! I know we will be back next year!

Thanks again for everything mom, dad and K…..it was wonderful!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Happy 34th Birthday to my wonderful husband!!!!

I love you SO very much!!

I hope you have a BLAST this weekend! :-)

What the?!?!?!!?

Please take a moment to review the item above.

Yes, that is a large knife.

And yes, the top of the knife is broke off.

How you ask? NO IDEA! (maybe my mighty strength)

I went to use this knife and the top inch of the knife just fell off!! Yes, while chopping an onion the top of the knife just broke. Now this is a good knife and one of my favorites!! Even when T. saw it he was amazed at how clean a break it was.

WEIRD! (I didn't realize how strong I was!)

Finally!

Now this is what October is suppose to feel like!

Today feels perfect!

For Any Other Iron Maiden Fans!!!

Iron Maiden just announced their 2008 WORLD TOUR!!! It is called the "Somewhere Back in Time" tour and features all their old material!! AWESOME!!

This isn't right!

This weather is driving me crazy...where is Fall already?!?! It is October 7 and it is currently 90 degrees outside!!! SERIOUSLY!!

And here is the weather for the next few days:
Monday - 89
Tuesday - 73
Wednesday - 58

UGH! This is crazy.

Too Cute!

My cousin's little girl, Macey Jo, just celebrated her 6 month birthday this past week!! She is SO freak'n adorable and had to post a picture of her!!!

Hopefully I will see you soon!

Thanks for the pic Mom!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our beautiful, wonderful and amazing mother!!!

We love you SO much and wish you a wonderful birthday!

HUGS & KISSES from ALL of us!

XOXOXOXOXOXO

Jenn, Terry, Kristen, Will, Sebastian & Belle

Dove did it again!

Dove has had their campaign for real beauty. They have shown commercials that show the evolution of a person on a billboard, they have shown commercials about loving the unique parts of yourself, and they have focused on using the real women in their commercials.

Well on the today show I saw they have a new film called Onslaught out online that shows the images girls are exposed to on a daily basis and Dove is raising the issue that parents need to "talk to their kids before the beauty industry does".

Click HERE to see the film.

I am so happy Dove does this and is getting the message out there. I know as a 27 year old women it can be frustrating seeing all these ads on TV showing the extent people will go to sell "beauty" or the extent women will go to try to resemble what they see on TV. I can't imagine how young girls handle this.

Way to go Dove, I applaud you!

I love....

Queen Latifah!

I have to say that I absolutely ADORE Queen Latifah! I think she is stunningly beautiful, talented, kind, and just a great role model for women.

I just bought her new CD Trav'lin' Light off I-tunes. It is a combination of Jazz, Blues, Soul and even a little Broadway-Esq. LOVE IT! She has such a beautiful voice.

Queen Latifah, you are wonderful!

I Love.....(Fall Food Edition)

So because this is what I had for lunch today I am posting my two new favorite loves! Campbell's Select Creamy Tomato Parmesan soup & unpasteurized apple cider!

Soup first, this is without a doubt the best tomato soup I have ever had! So good! I think it is newer, I haven't seen it at Meijer but at Giant Eagle and surprisingly Wal-Mart. This is a must have for this fall on the colder nights!

As for the apple cider I have been drinking unpasteurized apple cider - if you can get your hands on this stuff from a safe place DO IT. I don't believe they sell unpasteurized apple cider in most stores, but you may be able to find it on farms that sell veggies and stuff during the fall. My parents got ours from Amish country b/c they live in the town right next door. The thing about unpasteurized is that it is not for kids, people who are pregnant or breast feeding, people who are older or have a lower immune system. (I sound like a commercial...but that is my disclaimer. Don't blame me, read up on it.) When it is unpasteurized there are still some bacteria left in the drink. Now don't let this gross you out - it is perfectly fine to drink and in my opinion SO much better than regular apple cider. Unpasteurized has a sweeter, slightly thicker flavor and leaves no after taste. It is just like eating a big juicy apple! DELICIOUS!

So these are my two fall food suggestions! Enjoy

P.S. the other great thing about apple cider is making hard cider! That is what my husband is in the process of doing now for next spring. Yum!

Talk to Me...

So I was cleaning out some things in our back bedroom and came across my old camera. It is a GREAT camera from Canon! You can adjust everything manually or automatically, it has a great lens that shoots pretty far, you can change with other lenses, it looks brand new and takes beautiful pictures. The only "flaw" it isn't digital. It still takes that stuff called film.

Now when the digital camera came out I was SUPER excited. The digital camera is just plain AWESOME!!! I really love everything about it. But I have to admit, I kinda miss the good old days of film. Granted, film is expensive to purchase and develop, it is a pain in the ass to change, film can't go through the x-ray machines at the airport which is a pain on vacation, and film can just be delicate (I have lost a fair share of pictures b/c the film wasn't developed correctly).

But I feel bad, not being able to use this fantastic camera I have. I kinda miss going to get your pics from the store and the excitement of seeing how they turned out and I like the feeling of taking pictures on this "older" camera... so I think I am going to bring out my camera from time to time. You know, just to remember the good ole days (a whole 5 years ago). But I have a feeling in the not so distant future, it will only be digital cameras - which is kinda sad.

So have you gone completely digital or do you still use film? If you are digital, will you ever use film again? I wonder how long it will take for film cameras to become extinct?

New Show Review

So last night (among the 2 hour season finale of Dr. Who and the season premier of Heroes) Terry and I watched the new sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

I have to say that I enjoyed it alot!!! Infact, they had us at the Battlestar Gallactica joke (T & I love that show..and yes we are very geeky). It is definitely worth giving it another week or two to see where the show goes and if it can keep up that type of humor without getting redundant. That is the only thing I am worried about, the humor repeating itself. But otherwise, I have entered the show into our DVR so we will see what happens!

New show for tonight - Reaper on CW. Terry and I use to watch the series Dead Like Me. I want to watch this show just to see how they do the whole reaper thing. It sounds funny!

I Love...

CRAYONS!!!!!

Yes, I have to say that crayons are one of my favorite things in the world! When I am bored, or feeling down, or feeling happy, or just plain in the mood to color I bring out my crayons and coloring books! (Yes, I am 27 and still own crayons and coloring books - everyone should!)

I love everything about coloring! I love all the different colors of crayons, I love the names of the colors, and I can spend hours just coloring away! I think everyone should have some crayons and coloring books at their house! Of course you HAVE to buy Crayola (don't get the cheap wax ones - they do not color as nice)! And the BEST place to get coloring books - the dollar store! They sell those jumbo coloring books for $1!!! AWESOME!

Click HERE to Color online!!!! If you click new page it will bring up a blank page instead of the butterfly!!