Straight From the Horse's Mouth

Just another WordPress site

Bryan Sweats His Ass Off – I Stay Indoors

August7

Long week, long week indeed. However, tomorrow is Friday and the end of the work week! Work has been quite hectic because we are bidding projects like crazy, and I have one job closing. I know this doesn’t mean anything to any of you who read this, but trust me, this makes for a crazy long week! It’s been even harder to endure because Bryan and I have an awesome Saturday planned, but before I get into that – a quick week wrap up.

I’ve been to TKD every night this week. I’m still adjusting to the new guy, but several conversations with him have me very excited about some upcoming things. On September 2 he is starting a new schedule. Some classes will remain the same, but some will change; many classes will be added too. I’m very excited about having more options for taking classes. I’m most excited that Saturday classes will return to normal, and I will start attending those for sure.

I ordered a desk for my computer. It’s one of the last elements needed to complete the home office. Well, I’m thinking about painting some sort of stripe or accent on all or one of the walls just to jazz it up a little, but at this point we are both quite stumped as to what to do exactly. However, we’ll figure it out, and it will be awesome (just like the rest of our house). 🙂 The desk came in record time which was quite the surprise. I’m used to waiting forever to get something I ordered on the internet. I guess the speedy delivery was just to tease me. The first pieces (step 1) didn’t fit together (see the picture below). I had to call customer service (which was amazingly still open and even more amazing – they were super nice and said that the manufacturer would mail me replacement pieces). It was almost too simple. Most likely, it will take the pieces a month to arrive. This is just my luck.

Just look at this! This is just one of many holes that just don’t line up. I wonder if the replacement will actually be drilled differently. I have my doubts.

Bryan spent pretty much all evening outside working on our flower beds. It was sooo hot. I have no idea how he managed to do all he did with out passing out. So, I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned that we finally came up with a game plan for the flower beds. Since we are so bad at keeping up with our shrubs and weeds, we decided to plant something that required almost no attention from us. We decided that some cacti and/or succulents would look awesome and give us the independence we crave from yard work. We want to put gravel around the plants to complete the look. This brings me to earlier in the week.

Last weekend we had gone to have a looky at the landscaping place close to our house. We priced out their gravel and came up with $150 minimum. Luckily, I RSS craigslist.com Austin freebie section. Early this week I saw an ad posted for free gravel from someone in Cedar Park, and I put Bryan on the case immediately. Thanks to Scott and his truck, Bryan was able to transport enough gravel to fill our beds. FREE! I love it.

So, Bryan pulled up all of the shrubs today. He transplanted 3 of them behind our fence in the backyard. It just adds a little something to our yard. We gave the other 5 to my coworker who recently moved just down the street from us. No plants were killed in this makeover. Ok, that’s not entirely true. Lots of weeds are dying as I type this. Bryan just put down some sort of weed killer. He’ll be putting the gravel out on Sunday most likely.

Oh, and the bed suit finally sold!!!! Our garage is almost ours again! I’m sooo happy. Oh, and craiglist.com will bring about some very major weirdos. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

This Saturday is our 6 month anniversary. We have a big day planned. I’ll just wait and tell you all about it afterwards.

I Feel Famousy

August5

Monday:
Wow, TKD class was weird. Even before I walked in the door, I could tell that the entire entrance had been redone. Everything has been rearranged. The new guy was teaching class. I guess there’s no use in wasting time getting started. He was really nice, and I like him…a lot, but he’s just not what we’re used to. It will take awhile to get used to his teaching style. I’m sure he’s still trying to get used to us and the school. I suppose the next few months will be a major adjustment for everyone involved, but TKD marches on. While some things are just weird, there are a lot of things that he’s planning on doing that are going to be awesome to say the least. First, he’s going to remodel the place. But even better…he’s going to offer
Jiu-Jitsu around Christmas! I’m super excited about this and will take it as soon as its offered. He’s also going to keep the sword and add the short stick. This means I’ll get everything I need in one school.

I ran after class. I’m trying.

Moving on…our cat OC started this weird thing last night. He has never done this before, but if he was trying to get our attention, it worked! He’s so damn cute!


Why is our cat in the sink? I don’t know, and he’s not talking. Fell free to give me your best LOLcats though.

Tuesday (today):
Bryan totally made my day when he found this.

Blogging to the Fair

Folks are blogging about the Fair.

Straight from the Horse’s Mouth won’t be making the drive from Austin to Philadelphia this year, but she writes about the Fair, her cabin, and a great list of suggestions of things to do at her blog: Red Clay Hills Are Calling My Name

That’s right…my blog was mentioned in another blog. I’m not sure how famous that makes me, but um, yeah, I’ll take it. 😀 It makes what I do feel worthwhile. “Hello, all you random readers!”

It’s Tuesday, and that means a new episode of my current television craze (please see previous post – there’s no reason to embarrass myself twice on here).

It Is Hot In Texas!

August3

The weekend is almost over. Well, it pretty much is over. I plan on hitting the sack very shortly, but first, let’s recap!

Thursday Night:
We met Wendy for a little coffee and a game of Scrabble. It is hard to know what’s going on in Scrabble when you don’t keep score, but hopefully I proved to Wendy that I’m not all competitive. 😉

Friday:
I worked. It was a long day. Jason and I did go out for lunch which made it somewhat better.

Shortly after arriving home from work, Bryan and I headed to my belt ceremony…finally! It was short and to the point, but still it was awesome to finally get to wear that senior green! I can’t stop staring at it and talking about it. I love it! I’m so happy to be moving up in the ranks. I learned some very strange news at the end of the ceremony. Our school was sold to someone else so it will now be under different management. I’m not sure what this means…about anything. It will simply be a wait and see game. I have no real information at this point. I am both excited and nervous. Things may only change slightly or dramatically. I really don’t know. It will still be an ITA school so, it can’t change that much. I will let you know when I know more. I’ll definitely be anxious to go to class tomorrow though I doubt much will have changed over the weekend.

Thanks to the little boy sitting beside me at the ceremony – He kindly pointed out that I didn’t have a yellow stripe on my belt (he is the same rank as me). Yeah well, they don’t give that one out to adults. Thanks for reminding me of how old I am.

Bryan offered to take me out for dinner in celebration, but I was still feeling pretty full from lunch so, I opted out. Instead we spent an awesome night in drinking mimosas and watching movies/television.

Here are the pictures that Bryan took of the belt ceremony:
Bowing In
Removing Our Belts
Getting My New Belt
Back To My Seat
Top Belt Awarded
Sporting The New Belt

Saturday:
We slept in which was awesome! We finally managed to drag our asses out of bed to hit downtown for the farmer’s market. It was soo hot which caused Bryan to be irritable quickly. 🙂 We bought a few things, but we had to escape the heat pretty quickly. We headed for lunch – Greek – yum! After engulfing some very awesome gyros, we went the Buffalo Exchange. I had never been there before and wanted to at least see what it was about. I bought some jeans and a shirt.

After all of that, I suggested that we go paint pottery! Haha..yeah, I know, but it was a lot of fun. It was something we’d been talking about for awhile. I quickly googled and found this place on Bee Caves. It was a pretty cool little place. We decided to paint coffee mugs for one another. We each picked out a mug we’d like, and then the other one painted it. I was surprised to see Bryan choose colors and a design that I loved. Who knew he knew me so well? We can pick them up as soon as Wednesday. I know we are both super anxious/excited to see how they turned out. Plus, it’s time we started sippin’ in style. 🙂

We were exhausted by all the activities and the sun so, we took a great nap upon returning home. We didn’t leave the house all Saturday night, but instead opted for another great night in. We watched Atlantis and ate then slept.

Here is what Bella did that night:



Sunday:
We slept in again. We hung out around the house doing nothing until it was time to leave for Ryon’s birthday lunch in South Austin. The whole gang was there, and we devoured much pizza and desert. It was awesome to see everybody; it’s been awhile since I’ve seen everyone. After leaving the pizza place, we ran by Wal-Mart for a few essentials.

Here is a funny picture Bryan snapped of me there:

Basically we’ve been lounging ever since coming home. Bryan’s been helping me work on my tattoo design. Think I might be getting close to locking in on something. 🙂 We are currently fasting.

Here is the rest of Bella’s weekend in pictures:

That's A Real Bummer

July31

You won’t be seeing me online during work hours any longer. Gone are the remote desktop days at work. So if I seem to have just disappeared today…well, get used to it. It sucks, but that’s life for you.

Another update:

Awhile back I mentioned in my blog that my friend and old roommate Jason were on the outs. I also wrote about us having a big heart to heart one day. Well, Jason went on vacation for a couple of weeks shortly after us having that conversation. I would just like to report that we have managed to work out our differences and get rid of all the grievances that were between us. I feel more like the “team” we were such a long time ago before I ever moved to Texas.

Speaking of moving to Texas….I have now lived here for a full year (this week to be exact). Yep, I moved here the Saturday after the fair this time last year. Wow…it’s already been an entire year and an eventful one at that. So, just what have I done in this year?

  • I have lived in 1 apartment, 1 duplex, and now a house.
  • I have worked for 3 companies (including my current position)
  • I have been unemployed twice (that sucked!)
  • I have met the man of my dreams
  • I have adopted this man’s two cats (wow – I have 3 cats!!!)
  • I have made awesome friends (and lost some along the way)
  • I have met a lot of people!
  • I have experienced a lot of Austin (and loved every bit of it)
  • I have registered to vote in Texas and gotten Texas license plates
  • I have eaten more Mexican food than I had ever imagined possible
  • I have been back to Mississippi 3 times (that’s a 10.5 hour drive one way!!)
  • I have proven to myself that I can really do anything I want, that I’m stronger than I ever thought

I truly do love Austin and all the people here. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. That’s a pretty big deal considering that I had never even been to Austin until I drove in with my car loaded down.

But just because I love it here in Austin doesn’t mean that I don’t miss home. For everything I’ve done here, I feel like I have missed 3 things at home. I’m not just talking about the Neshoba County Fair either. I have 3 siblings (12, 7, and 3), and every time they do anything, I miss it.

One day while Bryan and I were driving around this song came on. I was so taken by the first few lines of the lyrics.

ZZ Top My Heads In Mississippi Lyrics

I’m shufflin’ thru the Texas sand,
But my head’s in Mississippi.
I’m shufflin’ thru the Texas sand,
But my head’s in Mississippi.
The blues has got a hold of me.
I believe I’m gettin’ dizzy. (Spoken: Help me now.)

Tomorrow’s Friday! Thank goodness! I really need it. What a week! Plus, I have been awaiting this senior green belt for too long! Please give it to me already!

Yesterday Hungry – Today Sooo Full

July30

I am so friggin’ full after lunch. I met Jason and Bryan for lunch at this seafood place close to where I work. It was ok food. I ate way too much; this is apparent. I’m currently sitting at work stuffed to the gills and miserable. I might note that it is 3:02 PM and we at around 12:15 PM. Yes, I am STILL full! I am declaring myself back on my low fat diet. I have strayed far, far away thanks to the weekend and PMS. It was nice to see Bryan in the middle of a work day. 🙂

I’m also a little bummed. A lot of people keeping saying that they can’t come to the spades tournament I have all planned out! So, I’m thinking about pushing the event back one weekend. Hopefully, those who currently can’t attend will let me know if this is a better option. However, for now know that it is still on for August 16. Maybe enough people will come. Every time I plan an event everyone is busy. I’m a curse to an event. Do not ask me to plan yours! If it helps, there will be more to do than just play spades. We now have a awesome dart board in the garage. We can play other games. And of course eat because I know our group loves to eat! 🙂

I’m ready to be done with work for today. Trying to get in correct insurance from subcontractors is like pulling teeth! It wears on you after awhile.

I’m really looking forward to Friday night. Bring forth my senior green belt. I am worthy. 🙂 And I’m obviously being silly at work.

FYI – I’m ready for the weekend!

Bring Your Game Face He Says

July29

Oh Tuesday…you are a rough one. I feel crappy. Not sick crappy…PMS crappy. And well, that’s enough on that subject. Except…OMG…can someone please get me something to eat. I ate, and I’m still starving! PMS, you suck!

Our house just keeps getting better and better. It is just so exciting and awesome. Yesterday the cushions for the outdoor futon on the front porch arrived. They are such a pretty green which just sort of brings the porch to life. Now we can sit out there and enjoy being outside. Our house looks very welcoming from the outside now. 🙂 Bryan had some yard work done yesterday also. We now have no flower beds around our trees. This is awesome because me nor Bryan know anything about flowers or shrubbery. We can’t keep up a flower bed. This has led us to rethink the flower beds currently in front of the house. These can’t be removed – so says our HOA – blah! We are going to try to remove all of the current bushes and put down some rocks and cacti instead. This way we have something pretty yet something we can actually keep alive…at least that is the goal. I am just not a garden type of person, no green thumb here.

I’d also like to see some stuff happen in the backyard as well. I would love to entertain out there more. We both have some ideas though they seem a little larger than flowerbeds. 🙂

This weekend for some odd reason, I decided that a spades tournament must occur. I have a bad tendency of getting an idea and running with it. Soooo…now one is set.

Date: August 16
Time: 7 PM
Place: our house

  • Come with a partner – one will not be provided for you (I don’t want anyone to show up and be left out).
  • $5 to enter per team – winning team takes the pot (split how you see fit)


I’m excited about this event! It should be a lot of fun. I’ll definitely have to work on getting some more tables. Anyone coming that might have a fold up table they can bring? Well, we will figure something out. Everyone has a couple of weeks to practice so, in the words of Ryon, “bring your game face!”

This weekend Bryan and I talked about taking the train to Burnet, TX. I’m excited about doing this. I have never ridden a train before, and I love going to new places. It will be like a fun little adventure! I know – I get so excited about the smallest things. 😀 Well, at least I’m never bored!

I’m so ready for Friday night. I can’t wait to get a new belt. Senior green, oh yeah! And on September 20 I’ll be testing for blue belt, and blue belt means weapons!! I am very excited to start working with and learning to use weapons. There are only 2, but I’ll take them.

Tommy pointed out to me yesterday that while it was great that Bryan was finally able to view my testing, when was everyone else going to be allowed to watch? Well, I’m sure none of you will actually show up, but you’re all invited to watch my blue belt testing (Sept. 20). It lasts about an hour, it’s all the way down south, and it’s not very exciting. Have I deterred you from wanting to come yet? 🙂

Has anyone watched this new show on ABC Family called The Secret Life of an American Teenager? I know, I know…this is dorky television, but I love it. I have this one DVRed, and can’t wait for the next episode (tonight!!). Please make fun of me now…

Well, I’m going to go so I can get back to the rest of my crappy day.

She's Gotta Mean Hook Kick To The Head!

July28

Thursday night:
Bryan suggested that we go out for coffee. I suggested that we bring Uno. Together we come up with some smashing ideas. 🙂 After we had been at the coffee shop for awhile, Wendy came and joined us. I was currently killing Bryan hand after hand at Uno. After Wendy got her coffee, we dealt her in. After playing with Wendy, I learned that I’m competitive and a little crazy. This is true perhaps, but she’s gotta work on her delivery. I will try to relax a little Wendy. 😀

Friday:
I went to TKD – my last class before my testing. I left half way through, because I forgot that Friday night classes are twice as long. Bryan and I had planned on going out for dinner so I didn’t want to be out to late. Class was great and so was dinner. We ended up deciding on Trudy’s after much internet searching and debating. I hadn’t been there in awhile so, it was quite a nice treat. I love a mexican martini from there. Thanks for that Bryan! After arriving back home, we crashed…I crashed hard – thanks mexican martini…hehe.

Saturday:
We couldn’t sleep in too long because it was testing day! I finally decided to let Bryan come with me. I had always thought him being there would make me more nervous, but it actually gave me a confidence booster. I was happy to not have to go alone. It’s nice to know he’s always there to cheer me on and support me in all I do. I am a lucky girl.

We got to testing a little early; it’s always a nice to be a little early. I made Bryan sit up in the balcony section to watch my testing. I thought if I could see him easily it might throw me for a loop, but I think next time he can sit on the floor. I’m so silly…I know!

Testing always makes me nervous, but after my form blanking at tournament, I was even more nervous. When I got up to do my form, all I could thing was, “Don’t throw up, don’t throw up.” Yeah, I know – gross! My heart was pounding so hard. I managed to actually do my form. It wasn’t the best, but still I thought it went well. I was too nervous to remember all the little things, but overall I am happy with my performance. Finally, it was time to spar. There were 2 rounds, each 1 minute, 30 seconds, and you get a different partner for each. My first round was against a blue belt. Both of my rounds went excellently. I was happy with my delivered kicks/punches. I made sure to do a few combinations as well as some jump kicks. I have been working lately to try to include those when I spar. Here is what Bryan had to say on my testing:

I thought that her form went really well. She did a really good job on it. I was really proud of her b/c I know she was very nervous. Her sparring was even better to watch. Not only were there numerous hook and roundhouses delivered to other people’s heads, but straight up sucker punches to their stomachs. Now, I guess you can’t really call it a sucker punch b/c you are sparring. It’s funny to watch how people will just leave themselves open and get it. Needless to say that was also really good to watch. I was very proud of what I saw. Hopefully, I can sit closer next time =).

Here are some pictures that Bryan snapped of the testing:
testing pic 1
testing pic 2
testing pic 3
testing pic 4

Testing complete we headed home. Bryan wasn’t feeling all to well so we stayed at home for the remainder of the day/night. We started working on the home office. We put up a temporary desk and hooked up the other computer for me to use. We also moved around the furniture putting Bryan’s computer desk facing the windows. We went and purchased some wire for Bryan to run. I’m glad he’s so smart. If it depended on my…well…doomed. The home office now looks so much better, and I think Bryan will enjoy working in there a lot more. We still need to hang some art work in there plus a few other touches, but for the most part, it is finished.

Sunday:
We slept in a little, but not too long. I didn’t leave the house the entire day. Bryan and I worked on even more house organization/improvements. We really focused our efforts on the garage. We managed to get it about 90% complete. Everything is mostly put away and organized on the shelves. It looks so awesome. Plus, everything is so easy to find. There are still a few more things to put away, but it has come such a long way.

We also weather-proofed Bryan’s futon that was already outside. It is now front porch ready! Our custom cushions are scheduled to arrive today. Now we can really start working on getting the front porch looking more “welcoming”. It will be nice to be able to sit out there and enjoy the weather/neighborhood/yard while talking/eating/drinking. Yay!

We did soooo much this weekend. I couldn’t believe how much we were able to accomplish. I am very excited about all of the things we have done, and even more excited about the things/plans/ideas we have planned for the near future. Our home is going to be so awesome. 😀

Monday:
Well, we are both back at work. My boss is back from vacation. Life is normal. 🙂

Tonight there is no TKD class (reviewing testing results) so, I’ve decided to stay at home and clean the house. I’m also going to cook the crustless quiches I made a few weeks ago, freeze them, and eat them for breakfast over the next couple of weeks.

In care you cared – I’m making it through the week with out the fair, but it’s hard! 🙁

Upcoming Events:

  • TKD Belt Ceremony – Friday night
  • my parents anniversary – August 1
  • 6 months! – August 9
  • a party (I have emails saying one is in the works)
  • lots of work deadlines

I’d like to have another event at our house soon…I’m thinking spades tournament. I’m probably going to be a little competitive at this Wendy, sorry, but it is a tournament. Let me know if anyone that reads this would be interested in a silly thing like that. 🙂

Artists I think you should know:

  • Stella Im Hultberg – beautiful, eloquent, seductive, sensual prints (mostly on tea stained paper) of women

Wowzers…What A Day…

July24

Wow…this has been quite the day, and I am exhausted!

Nothing much to really mention prior to today. I have mostly been working and going to TKD class in preparation for my testing on Saturday. Monday night after class I ran and then pounded on the bag in the garage for about 20 minutes. It was a pretty awesome workout. I was in mid fasting hours and must have just gotten in the zone. Oh, Tuesday Bryan hung the shelf and peg board we bought for the garage. That night I helped him hang up all of the tools. The garage looks much nicer and is really coming along.

Today was such a hard day at work. I’m not complaining, but it was the most work I think I have every shoved into a work day. I even had to work through lunch. In fact the only time I ate all day was in the afternoon…munching on some grapes…a handful at most. Currently I am mentally exhausted and awaiting some delicious food cooked by man very sweet man. I have decided to skip class for tonight. I am simply too tired. I just want an night at home to recover from a day filled with change orders (52 to be exact). One of my jobs is closing which means that the workload isn’t scheduled to let up for the next couple of weeks. Even so, I love how everyday at Lott Brothers is something slightly different. It keeps working exciting.

I stole this idea from Sarah’s blog. Sorry, but it was a great website. I just had to try it out. I let this website read the first page of my blog, and this is what it came up with.

It is apparent that I talk about Bryan a lot. Haha..that’s ok. He is the most important thing in the world to me. 🙂 This site has also shown me that I spend way too much time thinking about the weekend. I also use the work probably a little too often.

Well, the fair starts tomorrow night, and I’ll be here…in Austin…sigh. That’s ok. I’ll be testing, and I’m excited to rank up. Ben is also having some sort of drinking game/pool party. That sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe I can stay distracted enough not to think about all the fun my fellow Philadelphians are having at home without me. Will some of you please have a drink for me?

Red Clay Hills Are Calling My Name

July22

I really don’t find myself homesick often. I have made made my home here in Austin and also with Bryan. However, there’s a big annual event each year in my hometown this weekend, and I’m missing it! I had every intention of going and taking Bryan along, but then I learned that testing was happening the same weekend. I’ve known for well over a month now that I wasn’t going to get to go, but now that that weekend is right upon us, I’m finding it difficult to ignore that I’m stuck here in Austin while all of my fellow Philadelphians are living it up. I have only missed this even like once in my entire life! If you grow up in Philadelphia, MS you go!

What is it? I know that’s all you’re asking yourself. I hesitate to even say because it’s just something that can’t be explained in words. It’s an experience that you must have to truly understand and appreciate it. Even though I don’t think you’ll understand, I’ll give it my best shot.

It’s called the Neshoba County Fair a.k.a. Mississippi’s Giant House Party. It’s a county fair like the ones you may have attended or just seen on t.v. But this fair is that plus so much more.

Here’s a little history I took from the official site:

The first fair was called the Coldwater Fair and was held in 1889. Two years later in 1891 the fair was organized as a private corporation called the Neshoba County Stock and Agricultural Fair Association and was moved to its present site. Admission was charged for the first time in order to operate the fair. The Neshoba County Fair remains a self-supporting non-profit organization today with operating funds derived mainly from admissions and concessions. Families coming to the Fair began camping on the grounds for the duration of the fair. In 1894 a pavilion was constructed and a hotel was built to accommodate visitors. Cabins began to replace wagons and tents and in 1898 the oaks were planted that shade Founder’s Square today. The first cabins were simple one story structures with some being log cabins. The Neshoba County Fair has grown from a two-day meeting of local farmers and their families to an eight day Giant House Party in over 600 cabins and over 200 RV campers. The traditions of the Fair continue today. Families still gather for reunions and friends, old and new, visit every summer as they have since 1889.

Ok so now you’ve read the history of this fair, but trust me when I say you still don’t get it. The fairgrounds are huge. They are covered with streets and streets of “cabins” each as unique as the family that owns them. There are hundreds of these things.

Here is a map (sorry it’s not the best resolution) – each of those boxes is a cabin:

The fair starts on a Friday and runs to the following Friday. During this time you stay in these cabins. Well, that’s if you or your family owns one (they are expensive and are usually passed down). If you are fortunate enough to have one to stay at (most people house many outside of their family), you’ll have to make the drive and then walk each time you come back (probably every night :D).

What do you do all week? What don’t you do is a better question. You can and should:

  • sleep half the day and stay up half the night
  • drink – a lot
  • ride rides/play the games
  • go to concerts
  • visit with friends and family (all day every day)
  • play in the rain (you will stain your clothes from the red clay)
  • play cards or games at your cabin – have a tournament – gamble!
  • go to the fleamarket on Saturday
  • watch the Heart O’Dixie triathlon
  • go dancing
  • sit on the porch swing – maybe for hours
  • read the Fair Times (yes, the Fair has it’s own newspaper)
  • eat a lot – sample something from every cabin you go to
  • dress up at night
  • go to hometown pride day
  • leave once but only to do laundry…maybe find a pool
  • listen to the political speeches (if it’s an election year)
  • go to the horse races (listen on the radio if you’re too lazy or hot)
  • attempt a chair race (this is how you get seats for the beauty pageant/main concerts)
  • attend the beauty pageant
  • attend a cabin party
  • attend the luau
  • walk through the exhibit hall (think prize winning produce and 4-H crafts)
  • try not to pass out (MS humidity is the worst especially at the this time of year

And after all of that you still won’t get it. There are thousands of people and hundreds of cabins and never a dull moment. Every cabin is unique. Each family/cabin has its own traditions…even certain streets have traditions. It couldn’t be more unique. Cabins can be decorated any way; the can express your college, your favorite colors…the sky’s the limit.

Here are some albums I have on Facebook that are from past fairs.
NCF 2005
NCF 2005 cont.
NCF 2006
NCF 2007

A little about my cabin:

  • my grandfather built it
  • the bottom walls are built from cinder blocks that my grandfather retrieved when a tornado hit the fairgrounds destroying the grandstand
  • the cabin has been a hundred (not literally) colors over the years
  • the staircase leading to the 2nd floor is spiral (it is easy to hit your head)
  • the inside is currently decorated in all things Coca-cola (my aunt has a mild obsession)
  • there are at least 6 bunk beds upstairs (many of them are twin for the couples)
  • there is always a box of swiss cake rolls and a pack of Oreos (but only one of each so don’t down them all on the first night)
  • granny always sends a cake and chicken spaghetti
  • the alcohol is under lock and key 😉
  • everyone is welcome – yep, even you!

Even with all of this information that I have given you, you still won’t get it. But I am willing to take all that want to go to next year’s Neshoba County Fair.

So if you see me next Saturday and I look a little down…that’s why. 😀

The Start Of Another Week

July21

Is it Monday again? The weekend must have flown right past me…maybe I was just so caught up in all of our “chores/activities” that I just didn’t notice it sailing on by.

Friday:
I finally managed to make it out of my office door by 5 PM (yay!), and when I arrived home Bryan was already hard at work cutting the fiberglass pieces we bought to cat proof the backyard. Very impressive, Mr. Goldstein. 😉 I changed clothes, and we knocked it out fairly quickly. We had the cats all roaming the backyard by sunset. As we were finishing up Wendy and Nicky stopped by to see us. Nicky was being his usual cute self. Sorry again Wendy for helping Bryan to hit you upside the head. We were both relieved to know that both eyes are still operational. 🙂

After that we were both gross and tired. We hung around the house and then hit the sack.

Saturday:
I slept in late….ah, so nice and so rare. Bryan was gone most of the day, and I was at home working in the garage. I managed to get a lot organized and cleaned up. It’s really starting to come along out there. It shouldn’t be much longer before everything is complete. I’ll have a little art workstation, and Bryan will be back in his fit forge…also the car might be able to come back, but I’m not making any promises. 🙂

When I wasn’t in the garage I was watching some old “home movies’ I had shot back in high school and early college. Wow! That is some crazy stuff. I don’t know how many people read this blog on facebook, but if any of my close friends from back in the day are reading this do I have a treat for you! I probably spent a little too much time watching all of these, but it was too funny. I simply had to.

This is what Bella and Mallos did all day:

I wanna be a cat (*foot stomping/hand on hip*)!!

When Bryan arrived home, we ate dinner and then headed to Scott’s party. It was a fun party. Scott definitely had it going on party style. His garage was all like something out of Cribs. Very cool! We enjoyed ourselves, but we left early because we were tired!

Here are some pictures taken at the party:
Dan
Dan 2
Couple Shot
Beer Pong
Beer Pong 2
Beer Pong 3

Sunday:
We slept in a little, but not too long…way too much to do. First thing we did was go downtown to the City Wide Garage Sale. It was pretty cool. I really appreciated Bryan taking me and hanging out with me while I looked at every last booth. I found two must haves which I was able to talk down…one by half!

a 120mm camera (still not sure if it works):

and a photographers crying towel (?):

I also spied this (I’m probably going to kick my ass later for not buying it):

And Bryan made me take this picture:

After the garage sale we headed over to a Tattoo place to discuss my tattoo idea. I learned some good things, and I now have a lot to think about and lots of decisions to make – all suggestions/stories/comments are welcome. We both wanted to eat downtown since we aren’t usually in that area, but there was someone who wanted to buy the phones so we had to rush home and make the exchange.

After this it was so time to get our grub on. Bryan suggested this place that he found a coupon for. It was sooooooooooooooo good…yes, that good!

The pictures to prove it (my meal – its called a cheddar pour):

Before:

After:

The decor:


After chowing down, we went to Lowe’s to buy some much needed garage organization (pegboard, a shelf, and some other goodies). We
unloaded our purchases and then went to see Dark Knight. Wow! It was soooo awesome. Joker was very well played. This movie makes me so proud to have Batman on my debit card. 🙂 Finally back at home, we joined forces and cleaned the entire house! It looks so good.

See, it was a jam packed weekend.

Songs I’m digging right now:
Dangerous – Akon
The World Should Revolve Around Me – Little Jackie
A-Punk – Vampire Weekend

Artists I think you must know:
Kinsey
Check out all of his stuff. It’s very political and there’s a lot of social commentary. He also works a lot of shock value in there. Be sure to check out some of his older prints too…good stuff.

« Older EntriesNewer Entries »