I found a fatal flaw in the logic of love.

I Don't Think He Meant it Literally

Sunday 10:30pm

A:  Babe, what time did you set the alarm for?

E:  "Nunya" (as in none of your business)

A:  Sassy tonight aren't we?

Monday 7:30am

E:  Babe!  The alarm didn't go off!  It's 7:45am!  Get up!

How to Make Him Melt: Again with the WoW

E:  Have I told you how much I love that you play WoW with me?

A:  Not today.

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While two other couples are discussing what they fight about, buying too many purses and shoes.

A:  Do I have anything like that?  Too much of something?

E:  (shrugs) You play WoW with me, I have no complaints.

Look at Us All Famous and Stuff

We're on Apartment Therapy!

#92

Due to a debacle with my parent's freezer this past weekend, I was able to cross #92 off of the list.

Happy early anniversary E.

Nostalgia 101

I am 5 years Evan's senior.  I know, I know, get your cradle robbing comments out on the table right away, I've heard them all.

Honestly, I rarely remember that there is a age difference between us.  Once in a while when I remember that he was 12 when I graduated high school, compounded by the fact that he graduated high school with my little brother, sends me into a bit of a panic, but then I just invest in some new Aveda skin products to keep my youthful glow and move on with life.

Yeah... one day I'm going to be the cougar with the younger man.

Anyways, I mention this only because the one time that age difference does seem to be a stumbling block in our relationship is when we discuss movies.  Most notably really bad movies that we love for nostalgic reasons. 

We have a gap in nostalgia.

We came upon this again this past weekend while we were waiting for the Harbor Springs Fourth of July Parade to begin.  We were sitting on the side of the street talking and decided that enough was enough, we were making a list of must see movies and focusing on those for rest of the summer.

Oh don't worry, there were a few movies I required Evan to experience before we were even married.  Pretty Woman comes to mind first and foremost.  I figured that if he wanted to hang with me and my sisters, he needed to be able to realize when we were quoting the best movie about prostitution ever.  Especially since the majority of our conversations quote either Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias or Shag.

However, once in a while we will each reference a movie and look over to see that the reference has been completely lost on the other.  This is disastrous, especially when it's as good of a reference as the other day when we were watching a re-run of Friends and Tate Donovan was making a guest appearance and I referenced Space Camp.  And Evan didn't know Space Camp!  And then I shushed him in case my sister all the way in Illinois heard his blasphemous words.  She would shun him for life for sure.

So here is our list so far.  It's a joint list.  I wanted to make two separate lists until Evan so wisely pointed out that if one of us hasn't seen the movie on the list, we would know it was the others choice.

Can you believe I'm 5 years older than this brilliant man?

Ghostbusters
Space Camp
Hellboy I
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Indiana Jones II (Because every so often Evan just yells "Indy!  Cover your heart!")
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles

A Day In The Life

5:00 - Alarm goes off, Evan gets up but covers Lucy and I back up.
6:30 - Evan gets back into bed and begins the task of waking me up.
7:00 - Finally convinces me that I need to get up.
7:02 - Shower and think about what to wear while Evan turns on the news and puts Lucy out.
7:10 - Lotion, make-up, hair products (still deciding what to wear) while Evan makes me an egg sandwich.
7:20 - Get dressed (this could take as long as 10 minutes on a bad day)
7:30 - Blow dry hair, finish make up, brush teeth, all while sharing the mirror with Evan.
7:40 - Gather purse, computer etc... pack lunch and egg sandwich.
7:45 - Kiss Evan and head to work - listen to NPR the entire way.
8:00 - Arrive at work, set up laptop.
8:05 - Put lunch in fridge, grab cup of coffee while laptop is booting up.
8:10 - 9:00 - log on to gmail, open Outlook, google reader and google calendar, post for the day.
9:00 - noon - work, work, test, test, answer e-mails, chat, play move in scrabulous.
Noon- lunch & Chain Factor at my desk - oh sweet mindlessness.
1:00 - 4:57- work work, test, test, answer e-mails, chat, play move in scrabulous.
4:57 - Shut down and pack up laptop.  Say good-byes to co-workers.
5:00 - Head home while listening to NPR.
5:15 - Drop bags, greet Evan and go through mail (recycle junk mail).
5:20 - Change into comfy pants and greet Lucy.
5:23 - Boot up laptop and bring up recipe for dinner.
5:25 - Start dinner while Evan feeds Lucy.
5:35 - Clean up kitchen while dinner is cooking.
6:00 - Dinner on the couch while watching a TiVo'd show.
7:00 - Evening TV, book, Wii or other activity like walking the dog, doing laundry or cleaning.
9:00 - Put dog out, wash face, moisturize, brush teeth.  Shut off lights.
9:15 - To bed to read or do a crossword. 
10:00 - Sweet Slumber.

My husband rocks the morning routine!  Seriously, what did I do before I married this man?
What is a day in your life like?

Thanks BHO for the post idea

Bathroom Fixtures and Budgets

Last night Evan and I met our contractor at Home Depot for some bathroom shopping.  Side note: I borrowed our work truck which is a Chevy Silverado 3500 and I felt the other men at home depot worrying about their shrinking penises while comparing their trucks to mine (Evan said I shouldn't be thinking about other men's penises), but I digress.

Anyways, we were shopping for shower fixtures after already picking out the faucet for our sink and we were debating whether we needed the shower fixtures to match the sink faucet.  Evan had the opinion that yes, it should, but I was looking at the price of $185 and thinking "ummmm... if we just go with the same finish I'll be happy".  But I conceded to Evan since being a designer, he has a better eye for these things and we chose the matching set, which was the last box on the shelf!

At check out, the cashier called the manager over and they began discussing our shower set, I noticed a yellow sticker on the side of the box and pointed it out to Evan, they set was on sale for $120!  We rejoiced at the $70 we were saving.  However, once the manager walked away, the cashier told us that actually?  The shower kit had been discontinued and rang up in the system as $40.  FORTY DOLLARS.   Hello $145 cheaper than we expected!

That my friends, is how you stay on budget.

Exactly How I Supported the Economy This Weekend

I've always known that I spend oodles of money when going to Target.  I swear they put something in the air so that when you walk in, you think of all of these things that you need want and have to have at that moment.  You also believe that you have the money to purchase all of said things.

This is not a new concept to Evan and I.  Normally we hit Target after church on a Sunday.  We go in with a list, dog food, method lavender spray, swiffer wet jet pads etc.... and we come out with raw hide bones, a new puzzle, 5 greeting cards for upcoming events, granola bars et al.  For example, a few months ago we went in for some of these items, and came out with a new book case.  Naturally.

The other thin we normally do at Target, is glance or deliberately meander down the video game aisle, checking out sale items and new releases.  We're nerds, we love our DS and our Playstation so this is what we do.  We also usually check to see if there are any Wii systems in stock.  Just a glance to have the knowledge that hey, they do exist on store shelves sometimes.  We never see them, sans once around Christmas time and the only reason we noticed was because there were a swarm of soccer mom's running to aisle, calling people on cell phones and all but pulling hair to get a system.  We laughed and walked on.

Oh we've dreamed of owning one.  We thought about using some of our Christmas money, or our tax returns but always decided something was a higher priority and also?  We could never really find one, so we were able to carry on with our Wii-less lives and push the thought further from our minds.

That is until yesterday, while passing the electronics section I glanced at the shelf and gasped.  Low and behold, there was a Wii system.  Silently taunting us.

Long story short.  Yesterday we walked into Target with a list:

Dry Dog Food
Method Lavender Spray
Kleenex

We walked out with:
Dry Dog Food
Method Lavender Wipes
Kleenex
Raw Hide Bones
3 Greeting Cards

and a Wii.

Speaking His Language

A:  Dinner will be ready in a minute, so you better head back to town.

E: (playing WoW) - Got it, heading back.

A:  .... and you definitely don't want to agro the wife.

E:  Baby, that's like one of the hottest things you've ever said to me.

On Zombies and Vampires

E:  no no no... a Zombie would look like this (makes face, mouth agape)
A:  Don't do that!
E:  What?  I'm just opening my mouth.
A:  You know that sometimes I worry about zombies!
E:  Baby, I can tell you with 100% certainty that zombies do not exist.
A:  How can you be so sure?
E:  Because they are unstoppable, killing machines.  We would all be dead.
A:  They're lying dormant.
E:  THEY ARE UNSTOPPABLE KILLING MACHINES.  There is no dormant.
A:  They're just hanging out in their graves!
E:  That's vampires.
A:  No, cause they're half dead, so they're sleeping.
E:  They don't sleep, they're UNSTOPPABLE KILLING MACHINES.
A:  I'm not so sure.
E:  Baby, I promise I'm not trying to crush all of your dreams, just the scary ones.