Who's weekend looks awesome and

has to thumbs...? THIS GIRL! (that was for Adam)

I am so pumped, its the baby shower weekend for baby Camden Horseman, now 32 weeks strong! I am more excited about the fact that my mom and sister Stephanie, age 20, single, blond, blue eyes... oh sorry this isnt a personal ad (hehe) Anyways, they are coming in to town tonight at 1130pm on flight 2266 into Dayton, woohoo! I have not been up that late since like April so I am also excited to get a little taste of the night life (oh gosh, I'm just shaking my head at that last comment)

As a funnier sidenote, this weekend will be coldest weekend so far this fall with lows in the low 40's and highs around 50 or 60 degrees. This morning I got a text from Stephanie that said "Whats the weather like? I packed shorts, T's and a sweatshirt for the plane, thats ok right?" HAHAHA! oh the poor FL child, like a good sister I told her she may want to throw in a pair of sweats just in case :-)

Anna Maria, Adam's Mom, is taking care of all the prep and party needs...Thank You!

The mom and sis will be in town till Sunday night, so I have a lot to do in 2 days!

I can't wait! By the way GO Raiders Vball, Beat Milwaukee and Green Bay!

Have a great weekend and TGIF

I am the opposite of Mongo in this candid shot, he is sound asleep with his Kong toy wedged in his mouth like a pacifier! I love the little beast!

My Quirks

What are my quirks? Diana Bradford blogged me to write about my quirks about 6 weeks ago, so I better get to it. First off, let me tell you I am a very quirky person I have may uncommon traints.. readers beware... just kidding.

In no specific order

Quirk #1

I often do not think before I speak, like dropping a sh^* in the middle of a church group or restaurant. Sometimes I do not think about the tone or way in which I say something. I am not a super sensitive person (most of the time) so a sarcastic mumble or odd reaction to say my husband are often taken in way that make me seem like I dont care or hardly have a heart. I do care, I just have no filter (if you have met my mom, it becomes more clear) So this I will attempt to process my word choice and tone before blarring out my opinions or excitement.

Quirk #2

I am gross. Thats all that needs to be said

I am not gross in the sense I leave dirty stuff everywhere or live in a pigsty, I am quite the opposite, but that I really do not monitor my bodily functions when I am at home or with family. Sorry Adam, I know burps ranking on the ricter scale from you wife at dinner is not the most attractive thing, or blowing my nose into my shirt or a towel, or hacking a lugie in your ear in bed (disclaimer: I was asleep and did not mean too) EWW I am gross, maybe an ettiquete class wouldnt hurt?

Quirk #3

The Wash

First of all lets get one thing straight... I do not Iron!

My mom is a clothes washing extradronaire! If they made a Nobel Prize for washing it would be a toss up b/t my mom and Adam's gma. However, I see laundry as a chore, not as a "time to get away from it all and recharge" like the aforementioned women of steel.
When I wash its about once a week, however it goes in the washer is how the clothes are folded, I like to only do 2 loads, so where things a couple times or buy me a bigger washer. If a button pops off, check back in 6mos I might have had a moment of motherly instinct and sewed it back on, but not with matching thread and really dont count on it. I use one type of detergent and if I see a stain as the clothes are being thrown into the washer there is a 50 /50 shot I will get some shout stain remover in the general area.

Now I know this sounds harsh or un womanly but wait till you see my other quirks... haha! No really I understand once the babe comes I will have to revise my wash habits, but until then its off to the races (Sidenote: I do things quickly b/c 90% of the time I am racing Mongo for the socks and underwear, he loves dirty laundry)

Quirk #4

This is actually a productive quirk! I love to mow the lawn! This habit is actually not because I get freaked when someone else does it, Adam actually is a lawn conisseur, but I just love mowing (once again knowing my mom explains many things). I really concentrate on my lines too in hopes to impress Adam. The front always looks awesome and the back usually has a bit more character when I am done, but I sure love doing it. I just throw on my mp3 player, and off I go. However, this morning was the first time I learned how to work the gas trimmer, so watch out lawn service professionals!

Quirk #5

Dyson
I love to vaccuum, its a super easy way to see a great improvement in the house cleaning. Now that we have a Dyson vaccuum I am addicted, but with the two dogs its a needed addiction so that Saturday morning cleaning isnt a 3 hour adventure

Quirk #6

I really have too many to count so this is YOUR chance to fill in the blank... what is my 6th quirk?
Fill in your favorite or most obnoxious... have fun!

Pumpkin Carving

Go Gators! The Gators dominated at the Swamp on Saturday night vs. the LSU Tigers. The final score was 51-21, as fans it nice to finally see the offense loosen up and play some football. Our running backs (the Gators have about 4 of the fatest) were unbelieveable and Timmy T was controlled and made smart decisions rather than trying to run up the gut for 3 yards on a must need conversion (oh just a bad memory of the Ole Miss game) UF is off and running, hopefully we can keep up the smart play! Its an off week this Saturday, this is also the reason my baby shower is this Saturday... no need to miss any Gator Football! Ha Ha.

This weekend was a cleaning extravaganza, with my mom and sis coming up for the weekend, I had to make sure the house was dust free and clean, now hopefuly it can last 3 days of daily living before they get here :-) The pups also went for grooming at PetSmart, and they did surprisingly well. Mongo loves being with new people, the vet, the groomer, he loves adventures. Mellow is not as fond of strange places, especially the groomers. As I was pulling into the parking lot Mongo had his head and two front paws out of the window ready to face the next adventure, Mellow was shaking in the passenger seat, starring at me like "what and where on earth are you taking me? Dont leave me" Mellow made it into the store, following Mongo, with no problems, then she put on the brakes, I had to drop off Mongo and then slide Mellow through the store to the groomers office... but she does leave without any problems, :-)

Saturday I went and picked up two pumpkins for the front porch so our house looks somewhat festive for the fall season. If you could see the houses on our street, these people spend more on fall decor than xmas gifts... whatever floats their boats, I am stopping with the pumpkins. The real reason I went with the pumpkins was so that Adam and I could have our annual pumpkin carving contest! This may seem harmless, but after last years results... all is far in love and war right? Let me explain, last year, I had a great plan for a funny pumpkin, big eyes, big teeth, just a goofy but fun pumpkin. Adam's mom, Anna Maria, and I were giving Adam the hardest time about his pumpkin carving skills. He was carving in secret the entire time, saying "you will be sorry, I am carving an exact representation of the one I love, joke now, but you will be surprised" blah blah blah right?! I finished my pumpkin long before he was done, so I kept perfecting the details, but all the while making fun of Adam. He was hiding out and not showing anything to anyone, I think his mom was making for fun of him than I was. Finally, his pumpkin masterpiece was done... OMG he unveils it and....

Adam Horseman carved an exact representation of my face, when I had Bells Palsy from a freak Jello Wrestling accident! WHAT! He didnt even know me then, he has see like one or two pics of my half paralyzed face and heard a couple stories of how I had to hold my lips shut when drinking out of a straw. Luckily the pralysis only lasted 4-6 wks. But yes, My loving hubby created an exact Bells Palsy face, my face. He no more than turned the pumpkin around and I knew exactly what it was! So to you Adam I say "Touche" haha! Yesterday, we couldnt stop laughing about it, so I had to share our wild and crazy pumpkin carving story!

Hilarious, I am laughing just writing the quick story! Have a great Monday and dont forget to laugh!

This whole Prego thing...phew I am out of breath

Well after sleeping about 11 hours two nights in a row I think I am back to a decent energy level. This weekend I decided to conquer just a bit of home improvement work. Adam left for Chicago Thursday morning with the WSU vball team and was set to return Saturday night around 1 am. I automatically make a "To Do List" but on the list is not laundry, clean the house, etc.

I decided to go ahead and paint the guest room/office (the room is completely furnished) and several other exciting things. Friday night I moved the furniture away from the walls and managed to get everything done but the walls behind the corner desk. I slept for a few hours, woke up Saturday morn and got to more painting. I moved the desk, finished the office, cleaned the house, put the pictures back on the walls in the office, then did the grocery shopping for the week, finally watched the Gator Game and cat napped during the 3 rd quarter. Then I decided it would be a great afternoon to mow the lawn (over a .5 acre lawn). During mowing I got a call to babysit that night, so sure I could use a couple bucks why not.

All in all I got home around 1130 and went straight to bed. Sunday I was useless and Adam had to use his grade A ATC skills to get my scapula and surronding muscles to relax. Its now Wednesday and I am planning for this weekend, haha... no painting at least this time.

On a separate note, Mellow is hilarious! thats all I have to say. Ok I will tell you more... Mellow decided that she was not only going to claim her territory for the night on the bed but she was going to make her presence known. When she was younger she loved to sleep on the pillows (like a queen on a bed of clouds.. shes not a princess or anything... haha!) So Mell hops up and plants herself on my pillows and then strategically lays over Adam, she looked like his pet Parrot! I was sleeping with the Pirate Adam and his faithful 80lb pirate dog Mellow. The best part she fell sound asleep and snored louder than Adam for the rest of the night. Its amazing how one will modify there sleeping habits or positions for a darn dog, but the second Adam trys to get in my spot or steal a pillow its ON! but if Mell decides to sleep with her butt all over my face, thats just cute! Oh my, if your not a pet owner just disregard the last paragraph, you wont 'get it' hehe

Just a little over a week before my mom and sis come up for the baby shower on the 18th.. I am super excited I am not sure if its bc I havent seen them or b/c Stephanie has never met Mongo before....HAHAHA this is going to be great.. Stephanie, meet Mongo, Yes he jumps, lays, sits, slobbers all right on your lap... enjoy! HAHA! I may have to invest in a video camera just for this!

An Ode to Adam Part 2

Oh my dear Adam Horseman "Horse" The man is famous, I kid you not! He knows everybody and even better, people like him too. As most of you know in the sporting community, when the season is in high gear the coaches, players and athletic trainers see more of their hotel rooms than their families. So this weekend Adam is in Chicago (polish eatable goodness capital of the USA) I told him to say hello to my family and the sausage and deep dish pizza in Chicago. But anyways, Friday the Vball team is playing UIC and then Saturday Loyola. As he was grabbing some breakfast this morning Adam not only sees and meets but make friends with Chris Higgins alter ego MLB star Casey Blake (who until recently played for Cleveland Indians).

Casey Blake

How cool. By the end of it he met his dad, brother, sister in law, etc, we might as well make plans for Thanksgiving! Ha Ha. Its just amazing, I would never have the right thing to say let alone the nerve to say hello let alone make friends with famous people. What a guy, it just shows you how personalbe he is, I am lucky lady, I always knew he could get almost anything for free or discounted or who knows what because of his charm, but now he is invading the pro sports world, ESPN hold on to your hats, The Horse is in town! Ok I feel star struck and I am sitting in Beavercreek, OH.



Aside from being the next E news know it all, Adam is also a great lover of music. This is great, I learn so much just from listening to the radio. By this I mean, I am constantly quizzed everytime a classic rock 'esque' song comes on the radio... "artist go..." My face is blank as can be about 70% of the time but thankfuly he gives me hints. This brings me to my next point, Adam if given the opportunity would make a great comtemporary country singer here is a video below of one of the latest country songs, I think this would be Adam as a country singer minus the weird facial hair:



Link to

"Country Fried"
Zac Brown aka Adam Horseman is the guy with the beani e and too long beard (middle left)

My rocker hubby :-)

video link
http://www.cmt.com/videos/zac-brown/255924/chicken-fried.jhtml

In order to show my love I am painting the spare bedroom/gator room this weekend while he is making friends in Chicago.

as always, Go Gators and have a great weekend.

"_affle House"

Last night I tagged along with the Bradfords to see Jim Gaffigan at the Nutter Center at WSU. Wow, it was a great show, even the opening guy was pretty good. Jim Gaffigan is on Comedy Central alot and he is most famous for his "Hot Pocket" skit where he tears apart the whole meat in a dough pocket concept that somehow made the product such a success. Gaffigan had a lot of new material (or at least stuff I hadnt heard) so that was awesome. He discussed the hilarious 'sport' of bowling, his love of bacon, a warm cozy bed, camping, Waffle House and husband and wife communication. The Waffle House skit was hilarious, just because it was so true, the guy making eggs is smoking a cigarette, puke from last night still on the floor and usually a light out on the sign so it reads... _affle House (awful house) ...HAHAHA! The hubby and wife communication was great too, he nailed it, why women always decide to have in depth conversations when there husband is on the verge of falling asleep... Diana and I just looked at each other and cracked up when he said that, we are both guilty as charged with that communication style. All in all the show was hilarious! I definetly recommend it.

Heres a pic of Jim Gaffigan