sonofabitch.

Ok...so anyone who lives in Richmond, has lived in Richmond, or has even visited Richmond will know just how unbelievably annoying West Broad Street is.  Today was no exception.

So after waiting THIRTY MINUTES for a pizza at Costco for my dear fiance I was definitely ready to come home - the only thing that lied between me and the pizza/couch was West Broad Street.  Sonofabitch.

First incident - at the first light I came to there was someone who felt it necessary to wait TWENTY SECONDS before pulling out at the green light.  They are lucky though, because I made the light.

Second incident (the real doozy) - After speeding around the moron who pulled out late at the light (and stared at them as I zoomed by) I had to come to a screeching halt because some mother f***** is going thirty miles an hour on W Broad (which has a speed limit of 45 - meaning you should go at LEAST 50).  And what do I see as I am fuming going 30 mph?  A 'baby on board' sticker.  Sonofabitch.  My question is, do you really REALLY think that I am going to drive more carefully around you because you have a baby in the backseat?!  NO!  My first inclination was that I wanted to rear end the car.  But then I realized that would be unfair to the poor innocent baby who did not ask for ass hole parents and clearly has no idea how bad of drivers they are.  I realized what I really wanted to do was: at the next red light throw my car into park, get out, walk to the car in front of me, pull the driver out, AND PUNCH THEM IN THE FACE.  However, I refrained from doing this because there was an opening for me to zoom by them.  So I did and stared at them as I zooooooomed by.

I could actually feel my blood pressure rising.  I always think it will be ok to take Broad because 64 is almost as bad with the potholes and slow idiots in the left lane.  I am ALWAYS WRONG.  Sonofabitch.

Moral of the Story:  Let it be known - If you have a 'baby on board' sign in your car and are unfortunate enough to have me driving behind you I just might at the first red light, pull you out of the car and kick the living shit out of you.  You infuriate me.  SONOFABITCH.

lucky girl.

So...this past weekend was full of marriage preparation and a whole lot of Catholicism.  Chris is a wonderful husband-to-be for going through all of it for us to get married in the Catholic church :)  We started our weekend out EARLY Saturday morning by having to arrive at a church in Vienna at 8:30 (we skipped the optional mass at 8 AM...oops!).  This was for our 'Conference for the Engaged' which consisted of two Catholic couples, a priest, and a psychologist preaching to us for 8 hours on what it means to get married in the Catholic church.  Our weekend ended on Sunday around 4:30 after our meeting with a "Holier than thou" Catholic couple in their 50's...

I'd like to share with you some of what we learned this weekend...

1.  Pornography is the devil and is a cancer to marriages.
2.  Birth control is a sin.
3.  Sex before marriage is a sin and will only be forgiven through confession.
4.  Jerry Miller has a twin in the form of a priest in Fredericksburg.
5.  Yes, there are women girls out there who are mature enough to get married but giggle and blush when they hear the word, 'sperm'.
6.  Don't sit on the opposite side of the room from the food because there will be NONE when you get up to the table...
7.  Pornography is the devil and is a cancer to marriages.
8.  Natural family planning is AS effective as the birth control pill (says the couple with 4 kids and the other couple with 7...)
9.  Today's cartoons are terrible and teach sarcasm.
10.  Catholicmatch.com is an effective way to meet your soul mate.


Ok...so in all honesty, we actually did learn a few things that I have taken to heart and have not thought of before.  BUT the Catholic church really needs to catch up with reality on some things.  And Saturday wasn't bad.  Sunday was absolutely dreadful...we definitely got lectured about pornography (TIP:  If you have EVER watched pornography you have an addiction and you must get help ASAP) and living together by a couple who are insanely Catholic.  They had a picture of Joseph and Mary on their fireplace and they gave me the heebie jeebies.  At least the worst part is over now and we just have to meet with Father Bob (who was more understanding about living together than the loony Catholic couple) a couple more times and we're ready to get hitched.

In the end, it will all be worth it because I will be able to walk down the aisle of the beautiful new church that I have dreamed about for many years to my amazing husband who stuck through this weekend all for me.  And, I have my very own guardian angel in Grandma who I know will be looking down on me and very happy that I went through this weekend.  I'd say I'm a lucky girl. :)

total randomness.

So...I am LOVING that blogger now allows you to customize the size of your blog!! 

I know I haven't been the best at blogging lately, but one of my excuses is this...

Ok, ok, so I can't blame him for not blogging, but this certainly does not help!!  Good God he looks huge...

I have been trying to take more pictures lately and haven't kept up with my blog, so I am now going to narrate the past month or so of my life through pictures.

Enjoy.

Rugh roh...  

This dog OWNS us.

I LOVE WATERRRRRRR!!!

(At a park in Glen Allen...Bauer's first adventure on his harness = gift from God)

Bauer and Honey girl, his best friend/side kick/ankle biter (she literally bites his ankles).

Honey and Killer Rocky.  Rocky likes Honey, yet he wants Bauer's blood.  Emily and Mark determined that he has "short man syndrome"...

I think it's because Bauer's black.

You all are screwed when I have kids.  Sadly, the pictures above are just a mere taste of the ones I have taken in the past month.  I just love the dogs in my life; even Rocky who wants to kill my baby. :)

Moving on...

Emily's best friend, Meghan, got married on Saturday (6/12) and we were invited!  Not only was it a beautiful wedding but my absolute favorite photographer/idol was shooting the wedding, so I got to see Kristen Gardner in action!!  Ahhhhhhh - needless to say it was like seeing a celebrity.  And when she took a picture of me with my family?  Forget about it.  Full blushing and blubbering was in effect.  One day I hope to be able to take pictures like her, but if I can take pictures 1/2 as good as her then I will be a very happy lady.  She's absolutely amazing and if she wasn't so pricey I would have had her shoot my wedding in a heartbeat because she is totally worth it.  Ok, enough rambling about my idol obsession...here are a few pictures from Meghan & Ryan's GORGEOUS wedding!!!

My beautiful seeeeeester walking down the aisle :)

Exchanging rings...gets me every time!

Her dress was so pretty and I LOVED her simple veil...and her hair.  Ok, I loved everything.

Loved the centerpieces too...

 He looks great in every picture and I look like....blah.  W. T. F.  It was very hot in there though and that would be why my hair looks like a 13 year old's frizz head.  fml.

Em walking in...as EMILY FLEISHER!!!  Weirddddddddddddddddddd.

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Hoy!  I thought it was so freaking cute that Ryan dancing in...do NOT expect that from Chris at our wedding!!!

 My skin needs to be introduced to the sun.  STAT.

 Mark likes to dance too. :)

I didn't notice this until I was leaving, but I thought it was so cute!!

How do they look like they have had nothing to drink?  That certainly was NOT the case!

I know that was a little overkill, but that was about one tenth of the pictures I took...I love weddings!

This was the total randomness that my life has been this past month.  This weekend is full of fun things like an engaged couples conference and meeting with a Catholic couple to review our FOCUSS test.  GOOD TIMES.  I'll update after and try to sneak some picks of our weekend with Chris's iphone.

Peace.

happy birthday bauer boy.

I can't believe that Bauer is already 2 years old!!  It seems like just yesterday that Chris brought him home and I had panic attacks through the night everytime I heard him whining...definitely don't miss that part of him being a puppy!

Anyways, Bauer is now officially 2 years old, or 14 dog years old (he definitely acts like a teenager!).  Now that he is neutered we are able to take him to the dog park, so we started his birthday at the dog park this morning.  He LOVES it there and so do we because it tires him out pretty well!

Look at that tongue!!!  The poor boy gets verrry hot with his black fur.  (Not to mention it was about 86 degrees at 10:30 this morning in Richmond)

After the dog park we stopped by the store and picked up Bauer's birthday present...a new pool!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAUER BOY!!!

And Chris and I got a little sun and had a nice cold beverage to end the weekend :)

Now it's back to work for another week...and my birthday (24, yuck), and Chris' interview!

05.22.2010

So...I'm a little late on this post, but I left our camera at Emily's house for a week, so I'm just getting to the pictures now! 

Chris' little brother (well, only brother), Brian got married to his high school sweetheart, Kailynn a couple of weeks ago in Culpeper, VA.  Unfortunately, it rained ALL day and it was an outdoor wedding.  Thank God Kailynn is so laid back because I would have been a wreck!  But, they had a tent so all was fine and it really turned out to be a beautiful wedding!!  I, of course, cried through the entire ceremony (where no one else cried, ugh...I'm so embarrassing), but I did manage to wipe my tears fast enough to snap a few shots.

This is probably one of my favorites!

Chris looks sooo tall in this picture with his brother and uncles! Hahaha

Kelly and her boys