DEAD ZONE

Raise your hand if you missed me...

Anyone?

Anyone??

That's what I thought.

Still I shall carry on...
and no I did not realize that it had been 3 weeks since my last posting. 


Have you ever heard the saying...

Sometimes NO news is Good news?

I can see how in some cases this saying can be true, but as for Clayton, myself and our life at the moment I think that saying is a bunch of C-R-A-P.

By "news" I mean adventure, excitement, etc

Recently our life has been full of...

* working on the house
* indecision on the house
* trying to find a compromise on decisions for the house
* asking for forgiveness for meltdowns when we disagree on decisions for the house
* purchasing things for the house
* returning purchases for the house back to the store
* painting the house
* repainting the house
* cleaning the house
* slowly putting the house back together
* realizing that we still have lots to do on the house
* wanting to cry because working on the house is sucking away all sorts of fun from our lives

sounds fun, huh.

Anyway let me dig down deep and see if I can find anything about the last 3 weeks to blog about...

HUNGER GAMES

Loved it!
The Mr. and I went and saw it Friday afternoon.  I was expecting nothing but disappointment.  I was expecting it to suck as much as the Twilight movies.  But it did not.  It was awesome.  Even Clayton liked it...but then again he likes movies like Lord of the (cough *gay* cough) Rings so he was ok with all of the violence and killing.


I WANT A TREE HOUSE VACATION

I want to go here.  How sweet is this???  Forget the old, boring hotel.  Stay in a Tree house.  This one is in Oregon and they have tons of different houses of many shapes and sizes.  I think this particular one you pulley your luggage up to the house and then you walk to it over this bridge. They also have zip line, horse back riding, tree house trampoline, rafting, fresh water pool (that looks more like a pond), arts 'n crafts, etc.  Plus Cold Play is coming to concert in Portland in April.  Anyone feeling the urge to give out money to this "poor, tired, in need of an adventure" girl?  Anyone?

WATERFALLS
Speaking of places that I want to go...check out these beauties that I found on http://www.worldtoptop.com/

1. located in Bosnia. 
Who knew that Bosnia had such beauty.  I always pictured it as a war torn land.

 2. located in Croatia!
Seriously!  All you hear about on the news is war, war and more war.  They need to start reporting these hidden gems.

 3. This beauty is in Georgia of the good ol' USA
Pretty sure I could star at this all day (and night) while eating a Georgia Peach.

 4. Iceland
Beautiful.  You would be surprised how many gorgeous waterfalls are located in Iceland.  We just might need to pay the "Land of Fire and Ice" a visit.

 5.  Venezuela, Brazil, AND Guyana
Talk about a trifecta.  These bad boys border all three countries.  Ummm...yes please.

 6. Australia
I have found the Garden of Eden.  It is in Queensland, Australia.  I'm pretty sure the tree with the forbidden fruit is just off to the left

 Of course these waterfalls will join the list of all the others I want to visit (Angel Falls, Havasu Falls, Victoria Falls, Papalaua Falls on Molokai, etc).  I think I have a small obsession with waterfalls.

Pop's had a Birthday...
...shout hurray

Mom and Pop's are taking the family to Hawaii this year.  All the kids went in and got my dad a VISA gift card that he could use in Hawaii.  If you know my dad at all you know that he doesn't do many things unless he has a coupon or can score a super sweet deal.  Because of this he probably wouldn't take advantage of his time in Hawaii and do fun stuff like, swim with sharks, kayak out to the Mokulua Islands, Sky Dive (hahah yeah right), etc.  Hopefully this will help him take advantage of his time in Hawaii and help him (and mom) have an unforgettable vacation.  However, like most credit cards this VISA gift card came with Terms & Regulations such as he HAS to use it on FUN stuff (no gas for the car, food, parking, etc) and in no way is he allowed to spend it on anyone other than himself or mom.

MARCH MADNESS...

...makes me mad.  I hate you Duke and Michigan State.  Here are my family's current rankings.

Pretty much the only ones who have a chance are Nimrod (Nate), Kacerade (uh...Kace), mcmurman (Clayton...GOOOOO CLAYTON), and Big R (Rach).  Like in past years the winner gets a free dinner to their restaurant of choice.  Up until Sunday, Kace wanted Artic Circle and Nimrod wanted Beto's.  So please pray that Kansas will go down soon...like in their next game.  Go McMurman...Go Kentucky!

Michigan State you suck! 

Which is probably why I shouldn't have picked you to win it all.

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Entertainment Tonight please let the Whitney Houston story go.  Seriously it has been OVER 6 weeks since her death and that it is STILL your top news story!  Can't you move on to something more important like how Kim Kardashian got doused with flour?  Don't get me wrong, I am definitely NOT a Kardashian fan (Kardashian who?)...but I do think the whole thing is absolutly hilarious!

yes sometimes I watch E.T.  Occasional guilty pleasure.

THANK YOU

I couldn't end my "complain-a-blog" without thanking my husband Clayton.  As much as I complain about all the work on the house, he is the one who has done 100% of the painting.  He took off 2 days from work and then worked through the weekend painting.  He told me that painting the house was a gift (see possible definitions of the word "gift" below) he wanted to give to me.

GIFT could mean...

A) I love you

B) remember back during my La-z-boy days how I was a painting master?

C) Painting is therapy for me.  I really do enjoy it. 

I think it is a little bit of A, B, & C.  I did make him a home cooked meal that wasn't a sandwich or cereal.  That counts for something, right?  right???

Sure do love that husband of mine!

RANDOMNESS

Update on the randomness we call our lives

Since we back from Hawaii back in January our lives have been...well B-O-R-I-N-G.  And I don't like it.  We have decided to finally bite the bullet and redo all of the flooring in our house and paint...everything.  That excites some people, but not me.  Well...it will excite me when it is all done.  Until then all the decisions and thought of future work destroying our weekends (weekends are sacred) are killing me/us.  If you are an interior designer and would like to give us ideas(for FREE of course) please give me a call ASAP.

The house has taken up the majority of our lives as of lately, but we have been able to squeeze in some non house related events.

OH CHRISTMAS TREE, OH CHRISTMAS TREE

So once we got back from Hawaii we decided that maybe, just maybe it was time to get rid of our Christmas Tree.  Our original plan was to stick it in the snow at some random location (like Walmart) and see how long it lasted before someone removed it.  However, with the lack of snow this winter (don't get me wrong I'm not complaining) this plan was not possible.  So at the beginning of February (i think) we threw it on top of the car and found a big dumpster to threw it in.  I'm sure Logan City was thrilled to find it there. 

 Kamin

We have been to Kamin once before, but that was close to 6 years ago.  Neither of us really remembered what it was like.  On Saturday's they have a small buffet from 11am-3pm for $7.99.  We decided to hit it up.  Oh yeah Kamin is a Thai restaurant.  We both liked it, but the food was a little on the warm side instead of the hot side.  But that was the buffet food.  I'm sure the food off of the menu is fine.  Oh and can I brag about how awesome I am getting at using chopsticks...because I am!

Kami's Birthday dinner

Kami had a birthday.  I tried to duplicate Marc's Lovers Longcake Delite (w/berries) a.k.a the awesome Strawberry Shortcake that Marc makes for us in Hawaii.  I think Marc's is better, but everyone seemed to love it.  I mostly wanted to post this picture for Jodie so she could see the creation (although the picture quality is horrible). 

 Oscars

No we did not attend, but after Kami's birthday dinner we watched a bit as we were getting ready for bed.  All I can say is "Pull your leg back in Jolie."  Not a fan of hers.  Never have been and never will be.

Tulips

Clayton once made the comment that he was worried that all my hormonal meltdowns (that every girl gets...right?  right?) were melting away my brain cells.  A couple of weeks ago on a Monday morning after a particular weekend of meltdowns who shows up with these tulips?  Yep...Clayton.  So not only does he put up with my craziness but bring me flowers too.  Pretty awesome guy I've got. 

Oh and speaking of flowers...they come in vases.  One of my favorite cereal bowls that I use every morning is a vase.  Strange, but it is the perfect shape and size.   

Slackwater Pizza

We subscribe to Salt Lake Magazine.  Once a year they give out dining awards for the state of Utah.  Slackwater Pizza in Ogden (I know...Ogden...who would have guessed) was awarded Best Restaurant in Northern Utah.  After a particular long day of looking at hardwood and carpet we decided to try it out.  It did not disappoint.  Here are the Smoked Pork Chili-Verde Nachos (smoked pork, layered with green chili sauce, home made tortilla chips, three cheeses, and finally topped with chimichurri cream sauce).  Oh my gosh.  they were huge and sooooooo good. 

 The pizza's were personal size but they were huge too.  Here is the California Sunrise - house made green dressing, roasted chicken, peppered bacon, three cheese blend, topped off off with sun-dried tomatoes, slices of avocado, and julienned baby spinach (yep I pulled that directly from the website)

And the Taste of the Islands - Cilantro & lime cream base, three cheese blend, topped with a tequila infused shrimp ceviche; Pineapple, red onion, jalapeno, green onion, bell peppers & shrimp

Everything was so good.  We definitely ordered too much since we took home THREE, yes THREE take out boxes.  When we go back I want to try this "Beautiful Disaster - Peanut Butter, nuttella, banana slices & marscapone cheese are put on top of our pizza dough, covered and cooked calzone style, finished off with a light sugar dusting." Doesn't that sound amazing.

Candyland

And finally...winterBINGO "Play a Game from Your Childhood" - CHECK

One particular boring Friday or Saturday night we scoured WalMart for one of my favorite games from when I was a kid.  It was a $7 score.

Well that's all.  Here's to hoping and praying that we will get everything for the house done within the next month so our lives can get a little more exciting.

RESULTS

I have been putting of doing this post for over a week now.  I knew after about 2 comments that I was about to be out voted.  It has taken me a week to get to the place where I could humble myself and admit that

I. WAS. WRONG.

Bookmark this because you won't hear me say those words ever again.  Being wrong is a feeling that I'm not quite used too.  Because quite frankly I am NEVER wrong. 

So without further ado here is the wiener winner.

Apparently I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing by Aerosmith is more of a Monster Ballad than Somebody by Depeche Mode.

I didn't expect some people to get so technical.  Some of you had deep feelings on the subject.  A few of you said that neither one was a Monster Ballad.  In a way I agree.  However, we have this Monster Ballad station on Pandora and both of these songs came on and that is when the debate really started.  And I choose Somebody strictly on the fact that my sister had a Monster Ballad cd and I could have sworn that Somebody was on it.

In all honesty it is no surprise that Clayton was right.  His musical knowledge is much more advanced than mine.  Like on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being a musical genius and 1 being a musical idiot), Clayton would be a 9 and I would be a 2.

So again, Clayton you were right 

CONGRATULATIONS

I sure hope the silent treatment was worth it

ps. The picture above was taken from THIS post back in 2008

I thought it was a fitting picture.  I guess you could call me the dead, bloated cow and Clayton is standing on me bragging about his victory.