Happy V-day from a couple of dorks

This is why we're getting married:

This is me >^.,.^<

A New Head of Hair

Nathan got his hair cut last night at Douglas J. Here's the before and after:

He's so cute:)

MacGyver

Yesterday, me and Nate watched the Superbowl at his friends' house. My friend Katie came too. It was fun, my favorite commercial was the Mastercard one with MacGyver. Go here and scroll to bottom to find it and watch it.

I gave myself a makeover during half-time.


You like?

So today, I made eggs for lunch. I pulled out my cheese grater to make some shredded cheese for my eggs. I didn't set it on the counter right and it started to fall, so I quickly grabbed it to save my kitty from getting hit over the head. I ended up grating my pinky finger. OUCH! Hopefully the skin didn't end up on my eggs.

Bogie

I was looking through my pictures and found this one of Bogie, one of my mom's cats. He is very territorial so he sometimes pees in the house. He can be a real brat and talks way too much. But how can you not love his cute little pudgy face. He's quite a lush for any kind of attention:)

Dard's Wedding

Me and Nathan went to his friend's wedding this weekend in Fisher, Indiana. His name is Matt Derado and Nate and his friends call him Dard. The Bride's name is Jennifer but everyone calls her Jenna. We had an awesome time this weekend and we got to stay in a brand new hotel. It was very nice. It was sort of like a mini vacation. Here's a couple pictures:

My new favorite dress!

My brother Kelly:)

Me and Nathan

My future mother in law

Nathan

My cute fiance

Kelly

Nate's friends

Keri, my sista in law

Aaron Tallman

My future father in law

Head of the Class

The weather was pretty nasty this morning driving in the snow. I used my 4 wheel drive though and it was great. I was running late because I turned off my alarm like three times as usual. So, I walked into class only 2 minutes late and my teacher hadn't started class yet. He's also my advisor so I know him pretty well.

Anyway, when I walked in he said to me, with a smirk on his face, "Four wheel drive didn't help with this morning?" Then I said, "Oh, it did." with a smile on my face. Then ofcourse I realize he was probably teasing me because I was late, and I just said something back that was not funny at all! I should have said, "Yeah, my alarm clock didn't help either." Which would have been slightly funny and corny and appropriate for class.

It was one of those moments where you think of something funny to come back with just a few seconds too late. I'm usually quick to answer anything, so it's hard for me to say quick funny things unless I'm having a good night.

I'm out!!!!!!!!!

sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand

I started a list last week of movies that I want to see. Some are new and some are old and in between. Pretty random. Last night I watched Cool Hand Luke starring Paul Newman. It was a great movie. Lot's of good lines and really neat moments. Just a good feeling kind of movie with a good looking actor;)



It was neat to see a younger Dennis Hopper and George Kennedy, who's been in a million films including the Naked Gun movies. I love movies that were made back then (this one was 1967).

Sweet Josephine

Joey likes to lay on top of the cupboards in the kitchen. The highest place in the apartment. The cutest...

Recurring Dream With a Twist

Last night I had a recurring dream where I'm supposed to be meeting my friends Katie, Michelle, and Stephanie at an amusement park. It's really dark outside and it's a pretty creepy park on the outskirts. So, I get there, and I buy a ticket and there's all these outdoor hallway tent thingys that I'm walking down to get to the park entrance. Then there's this open field and I can see the park in the distance a few hundred feet away. I see it all lit up with ferris wheels and such. I start walking towards the fence entrance and something stops me. The first time I had this dream I don't remember what it was that stopped me. But this time it was Carmelo Anthony. We ended up french kissing and then I woke up.



Too bad it wasn't Al Anagonye or Ben Wallace!

Why in the world did I dream this? I don't even like Carmelo. I think he was in there because last night I went out with my friends, and Katie said that Carmelo's hair is longer now and he used to be cuter. This is what dreammoods.com has to say about the amusement park.

To see or be in an amusement park in your dream, indicates that you need to set some time for leisure and more enjoyment in your life. Consider how everything in the park is an expression of some aspect of yourself. Alternatively, you may be too easily distracted lately.

Hmmm...I think I'm too distracted by videos games lately:)

Ciao ciao!

it's late and i'm happy

hey ya'll! i just got home with nathan. we hung out with his friends tonight. first we went to the Riv and then to Jeremy's house to play poker. Ofcourse, I didn't play poker because I'm very inexperienced and although I've learned a few times, I always forget the jist of it.

He has very nice friends. Most of them are from Cheboygan. Since I didn't play poker (I'm going to have nate give me lessons) I mostly just talked and watched...but then I discovered that they have a gamecube, and they have ZELDA!!! So ofcourse I quickly started playing that and continued until we left.

I'm glad that nathan met such nice people in his classes and that they are good friends. I really miss the fact that most of my friends don't live very close anymore. It was always fun to be able to get 10 people together on the spur of the moment just to watch blind date and eat Gumby's in undergrad. I'm hanging out with my friends tomorrow (or I guess today).

My friend Stephanie is moving to Reno, Nevada on the 31st! She just accepted a job out there; so no more E.L. for Steph:(



crazy...

I found a new internet game that I'm addicted to. It's called Cowmaze. There is also a Cowmaze 2. I already beat the first one; it has 42 levels. It's all in some language I don't know, but it's easy to figure out how to play. Just place the arrows on the gameboard with your mouse to guide the grey cow to the trophy! It's a great time waster.

i'm out! peace! goodnight.

Dream Invasion

I had a crazy dream last night...I was working at some sort of grocery store that looks similar to Busch's Valueland in Saline. I was working with Nate Cummings (a friend from Hish School) and a bunch of other people. Then all of a sudden we were all being led out of the store against our will and we ended up at this huge lake with a dock and there was this huge flying ship hovering over the dock and people were being lined up on the dock and the beamed up into the ship in groups. My friend Nate and me got beamed up together, but when we got into the ship, the people in charge of the ship told me there wasn't enough room for me and they were escorting me back out. I looked at Nate and felt so bad that he was taken. They were putting everyone in their own cells with bars on them. Then the next day at work, Nate was there again, but he seemed really uneasy and told me that they were taking him back on the ship again at night but it was a secret. Somebody asked him if he wanted to hang out that evening, and he looked at me really scared-like, because he didn't want anyone to know. That's about it... It really creeped me out. It was very scary and it kind of reminded me of the show Invasion. The peple on the plane seemed different than regular humans even though they looked the same.

Salad Spinner

I bought a new salad spinner at Williams Sonoma today. It works really well.

Elfie's been helping me with my research lately...

"Your thesis should be done in no time! Meow!" ~Elfie

One more thing

I forgot to add this to my last post...

I've had to send my camera in 3 times to get it fixed for the same problem! After the 4th time, they call it a lemon and return your money to go towards a new camera of your choice. So I had to send it in a 4th time yesterday, but until I get verification from the camera people that it's a lemon, I don't get the money. To get me through the holidays with a camera, Best Buy gave me a "loner camera" which is an open item SONY digital camera. It's pretty cool. Last night was the first time in 3 months that I had a camera that worked for more than a few hours. I took tons of pictures and videos of my beautiful kitties!!!

Here's a few for your enjoyment. hahahaha...

beautiful Elfie

Joey!

Elfie!

A blonde moment and crazy holiday shoppers!

Let's see, I have so much to talk about and I don't even know where to start. I'll start with a very "blonde moment" by me this week. So I was in Best Buy shopping for my friend Michelle earlier this week. I had already picked out a couple movies for her and then I was on the phone with my other friend Katie while I was trying to pick out an Xbox game for Michelle. I picked up this one game and held onto it for awhile, then I called Nathan to have him look up video game reviews for me online. I decided I didn't want to get the 1st game I picked out and ended up buying Spiderman 2 instead. So, when I got home, I was showing Nathan all of the gifts I purchased that day and when I got to the Best Buy bag, I was surprised to find that I had bought both Xbox games! How stupid! I remember thinking to myself that the total seemed high when the lady rang up my total. I mean, I must have just totally been out of my mind to not even know that I bought something until I got home!

Anyway, I did most of my shopping earlier in the week and had to do a few last minute things yesterday and today. You must beware of some holiday shoppers; all common courtesy rules must not apply to Christmas time. I was in Michaels yesterday and it wasn't even busy in the store, but I had a struggle getting to the checkout lane because there were two people with carts blocking the way while they were looking in the bargain bins in the front of the store. So, I kindly said excuse me and they let me pass (one of them was a man). Then just as I am two steps from the open register, the man I had just passed shoves his cart in front of me and holds up his finger to say, "This will just take a second." He immediately pulls out this bag with previously purchased items and is asking the register lady all off these questions about return policies and such. It took him like three minutes, which I can deal with, but it just boggles my mind how he couldn't just get in line like a normal person and had to shove his cart in front of me! There were several other incidents of stuff like this that I won't bore you with, and I'm sure you've experienced similar things.

I had dinner with Katie and Michelle on Wednesday at BW3's. We opened presents and ate dinner and it was fun per usual. They bought me a bunch of camping stuff and I can't wait to go camping this summer! I felt funny opening a pruning double cut saw with scabbard in the middle of the bar, like I was breaking the law or something.

I'm excited for the next week. Me and Nathan are going home tomorrow night to spend Christmas Eve with his family. Then spending Christmas morning and afternoon with my family.

I bought my mom a fondue maker for Christmas, and she already knows that she is getting it. We'll be using it Christmas morning.

And now a quote from How to Shit in the Woods (one of Katie's gifts to me):

"In days of old

When knights were bold

And toilets weren't invented,

They left their load

Along the road

And walked off so contented."

-A childhood ditty; author unknown

Merry Christmas!!!

Jeans

I'm hanging out at my friends' apt right now. Good times...

I love hooded sweatshirts. They are so cozy. I tend to wear the same one everyday. Especially during finals...I wore the same hooded sweatshirt at least 14 days in a row. The same goes for a worn in pair of jeans. I worn the same pair of jeans for about 3 weeks durning finals time. PEACE!

Discretization

Does anyone know how to discretize a continuous system? Neither do I. But I need to know by tomorrow. I've been studying for my vibrations final forever! When it's done tomorrow I will finish up some of my research stuff and then my break starts!

I can't wait to go Christmas shopping, and I'm excited to spend some much needed time with family and friends.

So, I made a huge pot of coffee this morning, and I'm just starting to feel it's effects...it made me want to write a blog entry. Right now I'm listening to The Shins. I have two of their cd's (I think that's all they have), and they are awesome! I just bought the new Kanye West cd a few days ago, and I love that too. His first cd was really awesome! I think his new one sounds a little more melancholy.

I found a new online game that is so much fun...Zep's Dreamland ...I think my friend Michelle would really like to waste time at work playing this. The tutorial for it is really annoying, but necessary to learn how to play it.

Sometimes I wonder why you don't need to be 21 to drink coffee, because it often makes a person really jittery and you shouldn't drive a car or operate machinery while under the influence.

My cats have starring problems. I will be studying and I feel a hole burning through my forehead, then I look and see a cat staring at me from across the room! It creeps me out.

A picture, as promised

Aren't we cute?

Goodwill Formal

Last night, Nathan and I went to a Goodwill Formal in Novi, hosted by two of Nate's friends from class. This is a party where everyone goes to Goodwill or Salvation Army or some kind of value village store, and buys a formal outfit to wear to the party. Supposedly this type of theme party is sweeping the nation. I wore this really gaudy green sweater/pleather dress that was long-sleeved and went to my ankles. Nate thought I looked like Shelly Long when she was Diane in Cheers. I felt like a weirdo in this dress, but when I arrived at the party I quickly realized that I fit right in. It was such a strange feeling, like I was in some kind of time warp between the 50's and 80's. The music was also dated pre-90's. There was one thing they had at this party that is the same across all eras...food and alcohol! Needless to say, I had a great time and met a lot of new people. I will definitely post pictures when I get them developed.

One of the girls that lived at the apartment had a spotted/leopard gecko. It was so awesome! I found a picture on the internet of what it looked like...

She let me hold it for a long time. Its tiny little claws gripped onto my arm to hold on and walk around. He was so friendly and cute. I think I might need to host a Goodwill party of my own someday.

Blackshift

One of my favorite pastimes (or time wasters) is playing online games. Here are my three favorite in no particular order...

Blackshift: Very addicting, and I think it has like 109 levels? I don't remember, but I beat them all. The download is free btw.

Grow Cube: Involves strategy and some kind of memory. Takes some time to solve. There are three different versions that are all very cool.

Super Granny: In this game you are a granny that rescues her kitties and brings them to safety. Yes, that's why I like this game. I think non-cat lovers would like it too. This game is from Shockwave.com where you can download a free trial that you can play for one hour. If you want to beat all 100 levels you need to buy a membership for Shockwave. They also came out with Super Granny 2 with 170 levels!

By the way, Shockwave.com has lots of fun puzzle-type games.

ENJOY