I’ve been in jail… a few times. I’ve mentioned it, I’m sure, but if you haven’t heard the story about the time I got put in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs for having an unpaid “Dog off his leash” ticket in Fort Collins, this is your opportunity to find out! I’m turning into one of … Continue reading »
When we lived in TX, I made the very grave error of buying a whole bunch of groceries at the ethnic market, and then taking them home and not making them immediately, assuming that I would get to them on a rainy day. Instead, on that rainy day, I got pregnant and was so deeply … Continue reading »
I went to Colorado State University. My brother, in turn, went to Colorado State University. And then my little sister went to Colorado State University. If you were to ask us what the one most memorable thing about the CSU campus was, it wouldn’t be architecture or meeting places for friends or tiny, cinderblock dormitory … Continue reading »
I can’t tell you the number of people who have walked into my house, even after I’ve cleaned it up a bit, and said things like “something about your house just makes me want to start cleaning.” I could provide you a list of what those little signals are. Banana everywhere. Dog hair. IV fluids … Continue reading »
Sometimes I have great plans for dinner, and I go to all the trouble of making marinades and pre-slicing vegetables and thawing hunks of local beef, 0nly to get home from boot camp and find out that all of my ideas are completely fukt because I don’t have corn tortillas and it’s 7:30 pm, so … Continue reading »
Every year I get my hopes sort of up that Chris is going to have grand plans for Valentine’s Day. And every year, he does wonderful, gallant things pretty much every day except for Valentines day, because he hates the crowds in restaurants on the evening of. I’m learning to be totally okay with it, … Continue reading »
Congratulations on your big Colorado (And Minnesota, and another state that I can’t remember) wins last night, Rick Santorum! I especially appreciated the dinner time robocall about how as a Christian I have to be pro-life and pro-hetero-marriage. Because I was confused about my responsibilities as a believer in Christ. Now I’m equally confused because … Continue reading »
Taking a break from politics (although I still have a Santorum post and an Obama post to delight the masses) to share something serious with you. One of my main problems–in life–is that my desire to eat junk is balanced equally and oppositely against my desire to continue fitting into my current size pants. Or … Continue reading »
Why do I even bother cleaning my house? Seriously? I can meticulously scrub/dust/vacuum/mop/organize, and within seconds, the house is a nasty, sticky, furry, cluttered den of clusterfuckery. Sometimes, this happens WHILE I’m physically cleaning. Like I’ll clean the entertainment center, and as I am putting the last Xbox controller in its place, I’ll notice fresh … Continue reading »
Sometimes the greatest things in life are simple. Taking a nap when it’s snowing. Getting a hug from a baby. Watching a kitten attack an unused tampon. And this soup. It had to be simple, because I offered to make dinner for 5 adults and two children two hours before dinnertime, while I was still … Continue reading »