You Know What They Say...

One man's trash is another man's treasure. Boy is that ever a true statement.

Welcome to the biggest garage sale I've ever been to. No joke....this garage sale was huge! I guess cleaning things out after living in the same place for so long will do that to you.

Oh man...we sold a ton of stuff. You wouldn't believe how busy it was....and we made a few dollars too. Hooray!

It was a crazy weekend. We were all exhausted by the time it was over. I think I went to bed and was asleep by 9:30pm Saturday night. I don't remember the last time that has happened. Really by the time it was all said and done, about 90% of all this stuff was gone! Thank heavens. The one thing that I will probably remember for a long time is the

lame-wad

who gave us a

fake $10 bill.

The $10 bill on top is the fake one. What better souvenir to get out of this crazy weekend than an officially, authentic, fake $10 bill!

Milk Anyone?

Last night I flew home from California. It was sad to leave my parents knowing that I will more than likely never get to Visalia again, but I was so happy to be home and be with Mark. Let me just admit I am already missing the warm sunny weather....back to cold, wind, and rain for me.

Obviously when I got home last night, the fridge was empty. So, I told Mark that after work today I was going to get us some groceries. I went to Winco and stocked us up on food. I even bought 4 gallons of milk so we wouldn't have to go back to the grocery store for a little while. I got home and was unloading the car when Mark pulled into the garage. He had bought a few things from the grocery store. Including 2 gallons of milk. I think he forgot I said I was going to the store, and he was trying to save me from having to make a grocery run today. So sweet. I guess I better go have some milk for dinner.

Oh, and in case you are wondering....Mark goes for the fat free and I am a 1% drinker....hence the variety of colored labels on the milk jugs. We are funny that way.

Moving On Up

I am still in California with my parents. I'm going to be here for another whole week! I love the sunny weather we've been having...no jackets for me. I'm going to be spoiled by the time I head back up to Oregon and the rain. The only bummer is Mark went home a couple of days ago. I am really glad I can be here to spend time with my parents, but I wish he could be here too. Things here in good old Visalia are a bit crazy. My parents have decided to move on up from Visalia. You know...move somewhere way more exciting or something. So, they are moving to Rigby, Idaho. That's right folks. Rigby. The birthplace of TV. How cool is that! Really cool, I know. I think the whole TV thing is one of the main reasons they picked Rigby. Or maybe it has something to do with my sister, Sarah and her cool family living there. I can't remember.

So, after living in the same town for 32 years, while raising 5 kids, we are packing them up and shipping them off to Idaho. Life right now involves A LOT of boxes and trips up and down the stairs. I am getting more of a workout than I bargained for. I can feel it in my calves. They are a little sore...sad, I know. We are also sorting and getting ready for the biggest garage sale I've ever been involved with. Should be a busy weekend. I can't wait to get pictures of the garage sale to post...it's gonna be huge.

Happy Valentine's Day

So, there's just nothing that says love like heart shaped pizzas. So yummy and festive. We sure know how to celebrate, yes we do.

Hope you all have a great Valentine's Day weekend!
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Lucky Number 13

I was a little nervous for this Friday the 13th. Why, you might ask? Well a couple of weeks ago I got this in the mail.

That's right...my very first Jury Summons!

I've never been summoned for jury duty before in all my 28 years. Finally the government has tracked me down and I get assigned jury duty on Friday the 13th. What gives. So, whatever. It probably wouldn't have been a big deal except for the fact that Mark and I are driving down to California this weekend. Getting stuck on a jury that carried over into next week or something would have ruined this little road trip.

So, I am mentally prepared for the worst. I called the automated system tonight, and I am so off the hook. No jury duty for me, and we are leaving for California a day early. All thanks to good old lucky number 13.

Surprise, Mom and Dad...we'll see you Friday night.

I Have Some Great Friends

This has been the week for catching up with friends. Saturday night I went out to dinner with all of my peeps from Corky's Daughter. We laughed. We reminisced. We acted like the real dorks we all are. We had the best time. It's funny how you can throw a group of complete strangers together at work, and come out with some great friends. Seriously...where else would I learn to say things like "foshiggity my weeble." I'm good, but I'm not that good.

Tonight I was able to go out with Laura and Lennae. I get a kick out of hanging out with them. It has been way too long. Speaking of dorks, we totally aren't. Obviously we are really cool. And mature. And funny. Did I mention cool?

I Have Been In The Mood To Create

Lately I have been bitten by the bug to make things...or at least wanting to make things. Anything really...from food, to crafts, to my super fancy living room curtains. Steven, Alicia and their kids came down for the afternoon yesterday, and I had the best helpers decorating some cookies for Valentine's Day.

They turned out so good. There's no way they're making it through the week. In fact, I think they are almost gone already. I'm not sure how they disappeared so quickly. I only had two for breakfast this morning.

Lucky Me

I was talking to my dad on the phone the other night and Mark came up in the conversation. My dad told me that I was one lucky girl and that I had a great guy for a husband. Now I already know this, but it was a great reminder for me.

He makes me laugh and helps me not take life too seriously.
He makes me take my vitamins.
He is a kid at heart. I think he always will be.
He's a hard worker.
He let's me kick his butt in Mario Kart.
He puts up with all my quirks.
He always picks up after the dogs outside.
He is a great example to me of the kind of person I should be.
He encourages me in my interests.
He loves me. A lot.
My dad was so right. I am a lucky girl.

Oh What A Sunday It Was

So, we watched the superbowl...like everybody else in America. It was a fun and entertaining game to watch, especially since I really didn't care who won. As good as a game it was to watch, some of the commercials were even better. This one was one of my favorites:

As good as some of the commercials were, my favorite part of the night was the hour long office episode! It was a good one. I loved it when they roasted Michael...so darn funny.