I Love My Ducks!

So I just got a FB message from my best friend that she won tickets to one of the last two Oregon basketball games this season. She was kind enough to ask if I wanted to be her date. My response...

HECK YES!



I don't know if its tomorrow or Saturday, but I'm sure my loving husband will understand. I can't wait to see the new arena.



I've been a duck fan since birth, and this would be my first basketball game since I got to see them play in the NCAA tournament my freshman year of college. They had a game in Madison and one of my sisters got tickets. It was amazing.

So yay for that! Pictures to come I'm sure.

I LOVE MY DUCKS!

Wish I Was Here Wednesday

With the snow coming in, I would love to be somewhere warm.



I LOVE Cabo San Lucas. Sean and I got to go there on our first cruise, and I keep bugging him to take me back. Gorgeous and warm. Wish I was there.

Just Another Manic Monday

Okay, not really.

I'm sick... AGAIN!

I missed chapter last night for the 3rd time this term due to illness. Not sure what is going on, but I just can't seem to stay healthy. I made it until the end of January without even a sniffle, and now this.

But, I still have stuff to do today. Laundry to do, a kitchen to clean, groceries to buy... I don't have any kids, but just taking care of my husband is a full time job. If your married, you know what I mean.

What does this Manic Monday have in store for you?

Throwing Money Away

Spent last night at one of our favorite places, Spirit Mountain Casino.



We got to hang out with some of our favorite people and eat some buffet. And we were up gambling until 3am. Sean spent hours playing blackjack and craps, while I found myself drawn to the penny slots.



Small public service announcement here: If you are going to gamble, do it in moderation. Set a limit, walk away when your done.

Sean and I ALWAYS have a limit on what we spend. We take however much cash we are going to play with and, when that is gone, we are done. And we only go every few months and only after we've paid all our bills.

That being said, in the end, we lost about 60 bucks. Which isn't bad for 8+ hours of playing. Especially since at one point we were down $180 total. So a decent recovery.

Then today we stopped in Newberg and this decent little BBQ place for dinner.



Doesn't that look good? Ya, I thought so too. Clearly not a vegetarian. :)

Overall it was a good night. Unfortunately, my big plans with my bff this weekend got canceled and my husband is cranky. So not sure what I am going to do the rest of the weekend.

Have a great weekend one and all!

High School Crushes

In honor of my high school friend Michelle's celebration of love month (Fluttering Butterflies) I decided to delve into my own high school crushes.

In high school I almost always had a boyfriend, but this doesn't mean I didn't have my fair share of crushes. Yes, I had a crush on my boyfriends, but that's not the same. So here, in no particular order, are my high school crushes.



Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - He was probably my biggest, and longest lasting, crush. I would actually sit and watch HOURS of WWF just to catch a glimpse of him. I had posters, a pillow my mom made for me, and a collection of magazines and such he had been in. My crush probably bordered on obsession. To this day, I still kind of drool when I see him.

Mike - Name not changed to protect the innocent. My senior year I had a huge crush on this guy in my History class. He was ridiculously tall, handsome, and one of the nicest guys I had ever met. My friends all knew it and, frankly, I would be surprised if he hadn't heard at some point. I will still never forget spending hours looking at the cryptic message he had written in my yearbook... "You're tall too. That's why I like you."



Vin Diesel - The first time I saw him was in Saving Private Ryan and, from that moment on, I was determined to marry him. Clearly that didn't happen, but I did marry someone who is an awful lot like him. I had no idea back then that he was such a nerd. Oh, and can I add that I love the fact that him and crush #1 will be in Fast Five, coming out April 29th? Guess who will be front and center on that one!

So there you have it, my high school crushes. And, I'm embarrassed to say, 2 of the above have not changed 10+ years later. I didn't crush over the guys I went to high school with much, so its not really a long list. I preferred to not mix business and pleasure as it were, so I mostly dated guys I met through friends and such. I guess this don't afford me the opportunity for too many real crushes.

Okay, your turn... Who were your high school crushes?

Wish I Was Here Wednesday

I saw this on the blog of my friend (and sister) Mandee at You Say It Best, and had to join in.



Bedding aside, the beach is one of my favorite places. I love the view from this room and I could totally curl up and listen to the ocean.

Pondering Vegetables

So lately I feel like everyone I know is going vegetarian. I tried this back in the early 2000's when I went away to college, and it went okay for about 2 years.



And then I realized something...

I am NOT a good vegetarian. I love chicken. I love Seafood (especially sushi and an amazing piece of salmon). And, if I am being totally honest, I dislike most vegetables. That, or I am just extremely picky about how they are cooked.



So being a vegetarian, probably not so much for me.

My younger sister, on the other hand, is trying to make this change. And she is blogging about it Vegetables Are What Food Eats.

Anyways, I'm not sure what it is that I dislike about vegetables, but so many of them just make me gag. Cook a carrot, and there is no way I can eat it. Put a plate of Asparagus in front of me, and I end up passing at along to Sean. I have gotten a bit more adventurous (I'll eat Zucchini and Spaghetti Squash, which is huge for me), but for the most part I've always been this way.

So all this makes me wonder, did I miss some herbivorous gene?

Happy Belated Valentine's Day

I hope everyone enjoyed their day of love.

Sean got me a gorgeous necklace to celebrate...



and we had a nice dinner and some wine at home.

Looking forward to the week ahead. Going to celebrate a friends anniversary with them on Thursday and then spending most of the weekend with my bff.

Wish I had more time to blog, but as usual, my life is anything but under control. I need to get the house cleaned, write 7-ish recommendation letters before tomorrow night, and I have a dinner date at 6pm.

<3 all!