I Moustache You a Question

 No Shave November. Mustache March.

Call it whatever you want. I don't like it!

Hubby came home the other day thinking a mustache is "cool."

I think even the most attractive guys look like creeps when they have facial hair.
Need proof?

I could go on and on....

Jake Gyllenhaal. Leonardo DiCaprio.

Danny's argument....
"What about Tom Selleck?"
Really babe? I'm not 75!

Our anniversary is right around the corner...
maybe I'll get him this!

What's your opinion on this very important matter?!

1000 Ways to Die

Have you ever flipped through the channels and discovered nothing is on? You decide on the thing with the most interesting sounding show and then you are sucked in. Several times I have been flipping through and landed on SPIKE's 1000 Ways to Die.

Some of the causes of death are downright hilarious. Like the stripper who was at the bachelor party, taking her clothes off under the fan....and accidentally hung herself. (Let me just say, dying is not funny...but the recreations on this show are awful which makes it funny.) Then there are the death by meteorite, a carrot death, death by the tapeworm diet, death by snorting ants, and many more very strange stories.

Stupidity is the cause behind most of these deaths. And last night I did something pretty stupid.

Remember how I said my new addiction is Netflix on the Xbox? Well, I decided I was going to move the Xbox into the room and watch a movie in bed. I placed the Xbox onto the tall dresser and starting plugging it in. I bent down to plug it into the wall and apparently tugged too hard.

The next thing I know I'm in pain and the Xbox is on the ground.

It fell on my head, rolled onto my back and made it's final fall onto my arm. My forearm instantly bruised. I was afraid I was going to pass out. Then my hypochondria set in....what if I'm bleeding internally?! So, I touched my head one more time. It felt....gooey. OH.MY.GOD my head is bleeding!

I text Danny and tell him about the nights events. My husband was so concerned.....about his friggin Xbox. And when I posted a Facebook status about this apparently all men where more concerned about the Xbox. MEN!

So, after about two hours and lots of Wikipedia-ing (thanks Roomie!) I decided it was time for bed. I woke up this morning in pain. Bruised before the USMC Birthday Ball. Lovely. And thank God I got my hair trimmed before this happened, I have a pretty nice gash in my head now.

And by the way...the Xbox is fine.

Mom, I swear...I'm fine!

A Story and A Recipe

First, the story. Hubby got home from ten days of training last night. I am so excited that he is home! However, the next time they go away to train...I will know to expect vacation stories. They were gone for ten days, Danny worked every other day...and had a 96. So what did he do with all of his spare time? Oh, just ate tons of amazing food. Melting Pot (yes, with a bunch of guys...I thought it was a little gay,) Cheesecake Factory, Japanese Steakhouse, Brazilian Steakhouse, and bars every night. Oh, and then he went to a baseball game, a museum, and had a "training" flight to NYC. How is that training for him? Flying isn't even his job!

But anyway..the point of the story! To "make it up to me" Danny brought  me to Starbucks last night to get a Pumpkin Spice Latte. As we were pulling away from the drive-thru window I said "thanks." His response? "Well, now I can get what I want tonight!"

I thought it was funny, thought about blogging about it, and then said "nah, it's not that funny." Danny thought maybe it was because my Mom reads my blog. I said "Well, obviously she knows we have sex." There was a long pause before Danny said...."How about you're Dad? Has anyone broken the news to him?"

Maybe it was one of those "you had to be there" conversations...but I thought it was SO funny!

And now, to the recipe! I enjoyed my pumpkin spice latte with homemade Warm Pumpkin Pudding Cake! It made my house smell so good!! And it was unbelievably easy to make!

Warm Pumpkin Pudding Cake

2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp.salt
1 cup buttermilk (If you do not have buttermilk, put 1 tablespoon lemon in a 1 cup measuring cup and fill the rest with milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes before adding to batter)
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 sticks (1 cup) butter, melted
2 cups pecans (I used almonds!)
1 jar Stonewall Kitchen Maple Pumpkin Butter

Directions

1. Grease a 9"x13" baking pan with shortening.
2. Preheat oven to 325°F.
3. Excluding the Maple Pumpkin Butter, mix all other ingredients well. Batter will be firm.
4. Spread in prepared pan.
5. Spread Maple Pumpkin Butter over batter.
6. Bake until bubbles have risen to the top and cake feels firm to the touch, approximately 55-60 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean when inserted.
7. Transfer to a rack to cool. 

A Glimmer of Hope...shattered.

So, it's Labor Day weekend. And we have zero plans. Thanks to a 72 and not a 96.

There was a glimmer of hope today though. The phone conversation went something like this...

Me: Hello?
Danny: Do you want to go to Boston this weekend?
My Thoughts: Oh man, HELL YES, I need to figure out the money situation first though.
Me: Are you on your way home?
Danny: Yep, we got out early. And I have Tuesday off, I just have to check in in the morning.
Me: We'll talk about it when you get home!

We hangup, I pull out the suitcase and start planning outfits. Then, I figured out that we have gas money and that we will for sure be able to do this!

Danny walks in the house, I say "are we really gonna go?!"

He says...No.

Apparently on his drive home he remembered that it's a long drive, that he has to call to check in Monday (and worries they might have to go in to prove they are back) and a few other things. 

Seriously? Don't bring it up until you know for sure that you can go.

I stomped back into the bedroom, emptied out the suitcase and have been bored out of my mind since.

There is literally nothing going on this weekend. I hate staying home, I hate saying "what do you want to do?" "I don't know. What do you want to do." We looked into some one tank trips, but really...compared going home for the weekend...nothing sounds appealing.


Instead, we're staying local this weekend. Hopefully hanging out with some friends. And hopefully not being too bored.


Hope everyone has a happy and safe weekend! If you know of something going on in the Jacksonville/Wilmington/New Bern area....please let me know!

I Guess It's True What They Say...

You know how people say you marry someone very similar to your father? I never wanted to believe it, but I think it might be true.

There are certain things about my Dad that drives me nuts. This is so small and insignificant that you will probably think I'm crazy for letting this aggravate me. My Dad likes guessing games. Every night, since before I can even remember, my Dad would take the newspaper out and flip to the section of celebrity birthdays. "Nicole, how old do you think so-and-so is today." Um, number one..I don't really care. And number two, why is it whenever you ask me these questions I'm always sitting either reading a book or watching a good show! Sometimes I would play along (if I knew the answer!) other times..I would just let my Mom guess. Honestly, I don't know why it bugged me. Maybe it's because if I didn't get he would do the "Oh, come on, just guess."

Danny also likes games. For instance, he was eating butterscotch pudding..looks at me and says "If you had to rename butterscotch pudding, what would you call it?" Uh..I don't know. "Oh, come on, what would you name it?" Can't you see I'm very into Facebook stalking right now and I don't even remember what butterscotch pudding tastes like?!

I've come to learn that me and Dad are more similar than I ever thought. We are both creatures of routine..mess it up and our entire day is off. We both love the "do you know who sings this" game (the only guessing game I like!) We both bond with dogs easily. And we both never realized how much we actually do get along until we were miles apart.

Oh, and don't you think my Dad looks shockingly similar to Dennis Quaid?!

Typical Conversations

Some of these conversations are full of TMI...consider yourself warned.

Two days after eating corn on the cob:
Danny: how was the corn...?
Me: I never realized I didn't chew corn...

After I looked in the mirror and saw a little pimple:
Me: My face is breaking out so bad 
Danny: Yea, I noticed! 

While at Petsmart, in line, with the money in my pocket...holding a huge bag of dog food and a bone. Danny had Miley...who was sniffing a dog.
Me: Crap, she's peeing...
Danny: Can you clean it up?
Me: (looks at my extremely full hands)
Danny: Fine, hold the leash.
Me: (plops down the food and shoves the bone at him) I'll just do it myself.
(I was extremely frustrated that I had to do everything on that trip...)

Walking through Walmart, I noticed Danny staring at some guy:
Me: Stop staring!
Danny: But he looks just like Jack!
Me: Who the eff is Jack?!
Danny: (giving me the 'duh' look) FROM LOST! 

On another Walmart trip...
Loudspeaker: Would customers Daniel and Nicole please report to customer service, your party is waiting for you.
Danny: Did they catch onto our scam?!
Me: Oh my God. We need to leave.
(turns out they were actually calling Dana and Nicole) Not sure what scam I'm talking about...click here!

Heidi or Rachael?

Me and Danny just got back from Target. While we were standing in line we were looking at some magazines.

I think Heidi Klum is gorgeous. And hilarious. I love her on Project Runway. She was on Ellen the other day and totally cracked me up. She seems real.

Danny thinks Rachael Ray is hotter. Hotter than Heidi Klum!? Personally, I think 30 Minute Meals could be cut down to 10 minute meals if she stopped talking and pretending to be my friend. But back to looks! I'm not saying Rachael is ugly..but COME ON! She is not hotter than Heidi!

What No Girl Wants to Hear

"Your legs are very hammy"

"Excuse me?"

".....You have very muscular legs"

If that isn't motivation to workout more...

I'm not sure what is..

Edit: My hubby thought it was a compliment
just goes to show girls and guys minds are
SO DIFFERENT! 

The Burrito Fight

I have been trying so so hard to eat right. Literally, my diet consists of Special K bars, Slim Fast bars, 90 calorie bars, fruits, lean cuisines/normal dinner. But along with this means that I'm hungry sooner in the evening and want to eat dinner at a senior citizen hour.

Last night I had dinner a healthy choice potsticker meal around 5:30. It was delicious. Then we got in the truck and headed out for the two hour ride out to Jacksonville.

I was STARVED when we got out here and Danny pulled into taco bell for himself. I sucked it up and threw caution to the wind and ordered the 89 cent 5-layer burrito. It weighed a ton. I unwrapped it and the gooey cheese came leaking out onto my palm, obviously it was going to be messy....so I decided to wait til we were no longer driving to eat it.

Then he said it.

"I'm only eating this because I know I have PT in the morning and will be working all the calories off."

I heard:

"Jeez fatty, maybe you shouldn't be eating that unless you plan to run a marathon and starve yourself for the rest of the week."

Needless to say..I didn't eat the burrito.