December 2011
1 post
September 2011
4 posts
No nap for me...
Me: I'm tired today, you think I need a nap day? Just me?
R: nooooo, you just get some coffee.
I won't pretend to be Page 1 of the Southern... →
All credit goes to Hannah D for passing this on…
Rainy Day Cookies
Neighbor boy: what are you doing?
Me: baking cookies!
NB: for me?! Just because I'm home from school?!
Me: yes. Just for you.
August 2011
4 posts
Obama's Three Big Mistakes →
I’m not one to stir up political drama, but when CNN writes a negative article about liberal government, I’ll read it. And since we’ve moved to the hub of the government, I’ve actually been paying a lot more attention caring. Take it or leave it, but this article summarizes some good points.
Political spiel over and out. Don’t count on another one any time soon.
“This is a cool airport, you know why? Because it’s pitch black. It’s...”
– Husband
My Real Job?
There are about 8000 great things about my job. I love it, and I feel super lucky to have it. One of my favorite things about it is lunchtime chit chat with preschoolers. It's one of the few times that we have where we're just sitting and talking (and not pretending to be on vacation, or playing school with dolls, or fighting over the colors of game pieces), and they crack me up. Here's the gem that happened today with R- 5yo boy, and P- 3yo girl. We've had lots of conversations about this topic....they just can't wrap their head around the fact that THEY are my work...
P- Who was calling you on the phone?
ME- It was Robert.
P- It's always Robert...
ME- ...or my mom, or your mom...
R- or a friend, or your boss at work
ME- R, do you know who my boss at work is?
R- umm....yes....i'm thinking.....idon'tknow!
ME- where do I go every day? who do I play with?
R & P- us! To our house!
ME- So who's my boss?
R- ummm
ME- Your mommy and daddy!!
R & P- WHAT?! noooo......
R- Yeah, on Fridays when you're not here, THEN you go to your real office and work!
ME- Nooo....on Fridays I run errands, and babysit sometimes, and clean...and on the other days I come here and work and your mom and dad are my bosses!
R- You're SO SILLLYYYYYYYYYY!
P- Well....maybe WE'RE the bosses!
ME- No. You are never the bosses.
Love it. In other word news...P and I have been singing "Rockabye Baby" a lot this week to her little sister, and sometimes she gets her words mixed up between "Rock" and "Fall" and says "Fock". And I laugh so hard that my face turns blue, and then ask her to sing it again.
July 2011
4 posts
8 month review
Well, now that I’m almost 8 months into marriage and living in a new city, I thought it was about time that I assessed my life. Here are some things I’ve gotten really good at in the past 8 months:
1. Changing diapers in public restrooms.
2. Cooking things I really shouldn’t cook, like cakes and pies.
3. Defensive driving.
4. Packing lunches (for adults AND children)
5....
“Why Greta? Why are you offering this to me?! I wanted to go to bed!”
– My husband, talking to Greta Van Susteren when she said she had juror #11 coming up shortly.
June 2011
6 posts
This weekend... →
Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten. This year’s Tour De France is set-up to be a great one. Lance is out, finished, and hopefully whosaidthat?! headed to jail. Doping checks are going to be on an extreme high. Counting on a Schleck, any Schleck, to pull off the win. I think a really important part of nannying is teaching the kids about the important things in life, like Tour De...
DINK
After 5 long months (okay not long at all, I realize that, but it felt like forever!) husband and I are officially status "duel income no kids". booyah. The following conversation that I had with my niece pretty much sums up our lives for the past little while...
ME: I can't wait to do a target run, you should hear my list.
AGW: Oh Yeah!? What's on your list?!
ME: The #1 thing is new underwear for everyone.
AGW: Um....wow.
To All The Fathers... →
This is an incredible article. I have seen this happen more times than I’d have liked to, and when I’ve seen the opposite, it’s been so refreshing. Dads are SO important in their children’s lives, and sometimes they have no idea. Jeff Pearlman, I’m adding you to my list of heroes. And Husband, it would serve you well to bookmark this article and re-read it again at a...
Busted
I had this conversation with a cute 3 year old at work today...
ME: P, you sure are a tuna fish girl!
P: Yep! And you are a Mac and Cheese girl!
I had no idea that my love of cheese and noodles was THAT apparent. #NutritionFail
“LIZA. You know, you are not the dominant species in this household. You are...”
– My Husband, who talks to his cat.
The Heat Is On
Summer has officially hit the DC area. This week has been so hot that there have been times when I’ve had to say “no, you can’t go outside, it’s just too hot”. And R and I’s running schedule has held fast, meaning two days this week have been runs that feel like they are straight through a big greenhouse. But it’s cool, because I would much rather have...
May 2011
3 posts
“If you’re going to jump in the pool, now’s the time, before all the...”
– Husband, on opening day of the pool
Happy Birthday, Husband!
I have a serious post planned about walking in the woods, but I’m saving that because it’s my fabulous husband’s birthday! In honor of him being 26, here are 26 things that I love about him. If sweetness makes you nauseous, feel free to skip this post, because I’m about to be really sweet.
Dear Robert….I love,
1- The way you wake me up on mornings when you get up...
April 2011
6 posts
Productivity
So R had an amazing opportunity to take a class this week that will really help him in the DC rat race. This class, while great, is VERY demanding and requires him to be out really late every night and leave really early ever morning. Luckily the metro shuts down at midnight and he oh-so-lovingly doesn’t want his dear sweet wife to have to drive downtown in the middle of the night to pick...
A Whole New World
I love a good birthday celebration. Mine was amazing, planned by husband and pulled off so awesomely that I didn’t even cry that day about not being in Birmingham. We had friends over for dinner, fancy Mac-And-Cheese was prepared, (Sorry, you can’t have the recipe, it has to stay in the family.) Birthday surprises were pulled off (yay GLEE!), and even though Baskin Robins’s...
WatchAnother Bethany video. To prove to my husband that I am not, in fact, completely insane. And that new jeans are gooooood.
WatchDid I mention I’m obsessed with Bethenny Hoppy? (ps how great is that last name…Hoppy!) I still believe we could be best friends, but obvi we have one major difference. She HATES birthdays. I love them. But I think we can overcome this difference. Happy Birthday To Meeeeee!!!!!
March 2011
6 posts
Winning, duh.
It was raining this morning. In every aspect of the word. It’s been kind of droopy all week, and in return those of us affected by the weather are also slightly droopy. Including the 5 year old boy I nanny for. I walked in this morning (through the rain) to hear him screaming about how he didn’t want me to be here and wasn’t going to let his mom out the door. Well good morning to...
Family Funnery
I used to babysit for someone who would often say that family time was “miserable fun”. Sometimes this can be true, but then there are the times when it’s the complete opposite. R and I’s “family” (don’t tell us they’re not really our family, because everyone involved will argue that to the death) made the long drive up to visit us during their...
February 2011
6 posts
Extremely Important Life Update
Well not really. But I got your attention, huh? Prepare yourself for a complete ramble…
We watch a lot of TV in our house. R and I both work long days and at the end of those long days, some zoning out is exactly what we need. Lately we’ve been watching a lot of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy (because none of the good stuff starts until 8:00 here…ugh.) And the teen versions of...
And God Said...
Let there be light. And warmth. And melting snow. And it was glorious. This week we had temperatures in the (gasp!) 50s, 60s, and even a 70 or two. Most of the week was spent making kids play outside and riding around with the sunroof open and windows down, just because we could. We all stayed outside as much as possible, re-acquainting our bodies with that thing called Vitamin D. At one point R...
blame, blame, blame.... →
Quick Rant
This rant has to be quick because I live in the Eastern Time Zone now. Which means it’s an hour later than it should be, and way past my normal bedtime. And here are the reasons I hate that. (just the time zone itself…I like living here most days minus that)
1. It’s dark until 7:15 every morning, which is right before I leave for work. It’s dark at 5:45 every night, right...
Confidently Wrong
I have a friend whose husband describes her as “confidently wrong”. A confidently wrong person can be described as someone who, when making a statement, could be completely and totally misled, but who sounds so right saying it that you believe them. A fabulous personality trait as far as I’m concerned. Those of you who know me miiiiiight just put me in this same category. And if...
Arts and Craps
It’s snowy. And icy. And the snow is piled up and turning black. Last week’s sledding has turned into this week’s large annoyances. Oh and after I posted that last picture about our sledding fun, R and I BOTH fell on the ice leaving for work. He ripped his pants, and I called him sobbing “I fellll and the carrr is ssstttuucckkk in the parrrrkinggg spottttt”. He was on...
January 2011
3 posts
I feel violated
It has been yet another interesting week learning our way around the NOVA (yesss, i’m a local) area. On Saturday I met eye twin to see a movie at what is possibly the sketchiest mall ever, only to find out that for once in my life I had made a mistake, looked at the wrong theater online, and was at the wrong theater. We chased down R, who was lost in the parking deck, and decided to trek...
it takes work
Hello again, long lost blog. I promise to work harder at keeping you updated, especially now that I have marital and new city adventures to share.
With that out of the way…here goes the most succinct update I can come up with!!
Married in December…fab! Everything was perfect. St. Lucia honeymoon…hello paradise. Spoiled rotten, confused as to why I have to now pay for things and...
November 2010
3 posts
300 things
So I was just driving some cute kiddos around, and at school today they had to list 300 things that they were thankful for, which has inspired me to get into the Thanksgiving spirit. So here’s a small list.
-my fiance who I’m marrying in 18 DAYS
-my cutie nieces
-starbucks christmas cups
-icees
-kids that make me laugh
-families that let me hang out with them
-richardson babies
...
countdown...
Today marks one month from wedding date! (4 weeks from saturday but i’m going with the one month thing today!) and what does fiance choose to have us do today? Nothing fun like ordering groomsmen gifts or finalizing hotel packets….nope…today he decides we’re going to completely clean out my room. Let me preface this with saying that the last time I did a major purge...
Good Citizen Award
6 months ago I wasn’t even registered to vote. Today I am not only voting but working the polls, and, even more amazing, I CARE what happens! Either I’m growing up or I’m marrying a politician. Either way I should get an award. Go vote.
October 2010
4 posts
I'm a snob
me: we have to walk these invitations, I'm not just putting them in the mailbox.
fiance: that's ridiculous, we should just dump them in.
me: no, you don't just DUMP wedding invitations in the box.
...walk up to post office desk...
postal worker: why didn't you just put these in the box? that's where they're going.
...walking out with fiance...
me: do NOT say a word. not a word.
not a children's minister anymore
this just happened…i’m babysitting, and the 7 year old is putting on a play for me and says to her pretend friends-
“it’s true, if you read in the Bible, page 56, ‘If you believe in yourself your dreams will come true’”
Did I speak up? And interrupt the play?!?! no way.
lesson learned
I learn something new almost every day. Today I learned:
DO NOT try to force feed a baby carrots (or any other food he just doesn’t want). You will lose. And when you’ve finally given up and admitted defeat, he will be smiling and you will be covered in orange, mashed-up, carroty goodness. I am not one to easily lose battles with kids, but this one I’ll give up on now. And...
