Superbowl CHAMPIONS!

YOU GUYS. I can't believe that the EAGLES pulled off winning the SUPER BOWL! Once our amazing QB, Carson Wentz went down on December 10th, I figured that our season was over. Shame on me for doubting you Nick Foles (our backup QB) because you were AMAZING!

As you may remember, CP is a Patriots fan so we made a bet before the game- the loser has to put both kids to bed for a week. YES!!!! This next week is going to be so relaxing! :-)

My parents came over to help watch the kids so that we could focus on the game which was really nice of them. Izzy watched a little bit of the game and was cheering for the Eagles while Wes didn't pay much attention (other than admire my Eagles necklace a few times). During the last 2:21 of the game I couldn't sit down and was pacing around while watching the game, worried that I was going to throw up from the stressful situation. I didn't gloat and I don't think that I celebrated too much in front of CP....however, you can't feel too bad for the guy since the Pats have won quite a lot recently.

But WOW. After lots of terrible seasons for both the Cubs and the Eagles, I finally got to witness the Cubs winning the World Series after 108 years and the Eagles winning their first Superbowl! I ended up staying up until midnight watching ESPN's coverage of the game, the interviews with players, etc. which made me quite tired for work yesterday. Oh and I also ordered my Superbowl Eagles merch. :-)

BTW, I can't wait to send this to CP at some point. I think that I will wait at least a week but I find this meme HILARIOUS.

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 So unfortunately Izzy was subjected to this outfit yesterday.

She clearly looks better in green.

Unfortunately the Eagles onesie above no longer fits her so in order to make the world right again, guess who will be ordering Eagles attire for her daughter today?  :-)

Holiday wrap-up

Happy 2011! Did everyone have a good New Years Eve? I might as well wrap up the last week or so since I haven’t been around.

Christmas was great. My parents and sister flew out from Chicago to check out our new house. We showed them around our town, took a walk in the cold at our local park, played Cribbage and Scattergories, and ate a lot of CP’s yummy food. We also went duckpin bowling, which is like regular bowling but with shorter pins, a smaller ball, and you get three tries every frame instead of two. I won both games!

Duckpin bowling

Fuzzy Britches was SO EXCITED to have houseguests. They brought treats to put in her stocking and all three of them tried their best to fatten her up while they were in town. She basically ignored CP and me the entire time, even sleeping with my parents in the guest bedroom every night.

The only frustrating thing was the fact that my Mom can’t slow down. I understand when she is home in Chicago- my father doesn’t exactly help cook, do the dishes, or even clean that much. And my sister has enough trouble keeping her tiny one bedroom apartment clean so it’s not like she is going to help when she is over at my parent’s place. But my Mom was on vacation. And I know that she is Superwoman, but RELAX WOMAN. Let me do the dishes. Stop asking to help me make the bread, or asking CP to help make whatever dish he is working on. Go read a book. Watch tv. Or just sit and talk to us while we work.

I mean, I think that it’s great that my Mom can’t slow down. Better than a lazy Mom. But when she would help with dishes or do other household things....I felt as if she thought I wasn’t doing it correctly so she needed to do it. I know that was not her intention at all, but at times I just wanted her to SIT DOWN. But that being my only frustration meant that it was a great long weekend until they left on Tuesday.

I then had one day of work (Weds), then used a Groupon for a 90 minute deep tissue massage. Ahhhhhh.

I took Thursday off of work so that I didn’t have to head into the office at all last week. Instead I took Fuzzy Britches to a vet appointment where she had to have a lump checked out. We are crossing our fingers that it is just fatty tissue and not cancer….she isn’t exhibiting any signs of being sick but we wanted to get it checked out anyways. Hopefully we hear back soon.

The vet also advised us that FB probably has a sprained front leg from when she fell in the drain right before Thanksgiving. She is not allowed to go on any walks or runs for at least a week in hopes that it gets better. Poor girl. She has been a little bonkers (even at 7 years old!), so hopefully the rest of this week will go by quickly for her.

Our too-big-for-our-living-room Christmas tree is out of the house. The holiday decorations have been put away. All of our thank you notes have been written. And the Eagles are in the playoffs (although seeded #3)!

Anything exciting happen in your world?

Random stories

Do you go on a crazy cleaning spree during your period too?

In college, my boyfriend’s roommate joked about inviting women over while they were visited by Aunt Flo so that they would clean their room. I laughed at the idea at the time…but now that I am off the pill? It is TOTALLY is true with me. CP enjoys these monthly cleaning sprees because I get a little crazy about deep cleaning our house.

Does this happen to anyone else?

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Last week I get a text from my Mom:

“What is a woody? I think that I know what it is, but I’m just making sure. I would ask your father, but he made fun of me for asking him what flashbacks are a few weeks ago.”

My mom is what you would call naïve. And the nicest woman around. She is not up on slang, television shows, pop culture, or the like (but is on Facebook!).

I was at work at the time and was simultaneously laughing and wondering how I would respond to her. So I texted my sister and CP telling them the story instead. In the end, I gave her the answer….but instead of having to answer potentially awkward questions (“what is a Cleveland steamer?”), I instead bought her the Urban Dictionary as a stocking gift.

Here’s hoping no more odd questions to come while I am at work now that she will have a reference guide….

Do you get weird questions from your parents?


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Poor Fuzzy Britches. CP was in our backyard throwing her new FAVORITE BALL around and he somehow got it stuck in one of the gutters on top of our sunroom (and he says that I don’t have any aim!).

So what did Fuzzy Britches do? She sat down in front of the gutters and looked up. Wishing that somehow her FAVORITE BALL would drop down and that she would be reunited.

Why are they TORTURING ME?

Please drop. Please drop. Please drop.

About an hour later CP cleaned the gutters and reunited her with her ball, but that dog has some patience!!

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Did any of you watch the Eagles/Giants game yesterday? I was so bummed that the Eagles were playing like crap for the first three quarters. Down 21 points with less than 9 minutes left- I didn’t think that we would have much of a chance. The Eagles are such an explosive team, but we hadn’t exactly showed that side so far. However, with some lucky plays, we were suddenly tied at 31 with 14 seconds left the Giants punter inexplicably punts directly to our amazing wide receiver/sometime punt returner. And if you haven’t seen this yet, here is the amazing return.



LOVE this video. E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

Funny story Friday

So two funny stories for you guys this Friday afternoon….

Yesterday despite my sore throat I decided to head down to the gym to work out anyways. As long as I wasn’t hacking up a lung I figured that I could do something- anything- and maybe I would feel a bit better. The three treadmills were taken, but about 5 minutes into my lackluster workout on the elliptical, one opened up and I decided that I should probably run. I ran for a bit, stretched, and went into the locker room to take my shower. When I got out of the shower, I realized that I had forgotten to put an extra pair of underwear in my workout bag that morning. What else could I do but go commando for the rest of the workday? It felt so naughty. At least I wasn’t wearing a skirt! To add to that, I had a waxing appointment right after work so once my waxer was done ripping off the top layer of my skin (and some hair), I had to walk out of my appointment in work pants with nothing underneath. To add to that, I was supposed to go shopping for a dress to wear to a wedding later this morning so I quickly ducked into Victoria’s Secret (semi-annual sale going on right now!) and grabbed a pair with a gift card before trying on any clothes. Whew. I hope to not make THAT mistake again.

Last night I took Tylenol Cold Nighttime so that I could pass out and not feel my sore throat. Well, pass out I did around 10pm. I guess CP came into our bedroom around 11:30pm to me completely stretched out across the bed (something I am not usually apt to doing). He picked up my arm to move it to my side and realized that it was totally limp…..and then decided to start shaking it, realizing that I was stone cold asleep. Despite him making wave motions with my arm and loudly talking to me, I had no idea this even went on. This morning I asked why he didn’t check to see if I was dead if I was that non-responsive. “Ehhh I was sleepy.” Hmmmm, maybe I shouldn’t count on him too much…. ;-)

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! CP and I are trying out a new seafood restaurant tonight. Hopefully it’s good. Oh, and think good thoughts starting around 8pm tomorrow night- I’m hoping the Eagles can play a little better this week against the Cowgirls!

Change of plans

Oh boy is my brain not working today. CP and I had a great weekend down in Philly (especially because the Eagles kicked butt!), but that darn snowstorm really threw us for a loop. Philly ended up getting 22 inches of snow, which meant places were fairly deserted on Saturday. No cabs or cars to speak of on the roads, so we ended up walking down the middle of main streets because they had been plowed at least once- as opposed to the unshoveled sidewalks. CP and I visited some of our favorite Philly places- for him it was lunch at Sarcone’s (he claims it is the best Italian sub) and then Monk’s for dinner. I was able to get my favorite martini of all time- the Buzz Aldrin (now called the Astronaut) at the Continental. YUM.

Because of the snowstorm, the Eagles game got pushed from 1pm to 4pm. Our plan of driving back to MA yesterday night after the game was then ruined. We ended up heading to bed after getting back from the game/ eating dinner and then waking up at 3:30am so that I could get to work on time. Luckily we hit NYC around 6am so traffic wasn’t too bad. However, my four hour commute is the longest commute of my working career! After work I will be happy to put on a new pair of pants…..the jeans that I am wearing need to go into the wash after 4 straight days of wearing them!

How was your weekend?

Philly weekend

This weekend CP and I will be heading down to the great city of Philadelphia; a city that we both lived in right after college. A city that we both loved, but had two completely different experiences in.

I can’t wait…..especially because we will be going to the EAGLES GAME on Sunday against the 49ers!!! It’s been a few years since I have been back to my “home,” aka Lincoln Financial Field. Gillette Stadium last weekend for the Patriots game was fun and all, but a bit boring football-wise for my tastes. No fighting in the stands? No crazy tailgates? No jail in the stadium? New Englanders really need to learn how to loosen up a bit more. :-)

So hope for a BIG Eagles win on Sunday. My boys are #1 in the NFC East and we would like them to stay there!!

YAY!!!!!!!

Halloween

How was everyone's Halloween? CP and I had an interesting day. Since we just got back from Africa we ran errands, edited pictures, and cleaned the house. Sounds like fun, huh? Around 4pm the trick-or-treaters started to ring the doorbell and I felt old. Why wasn't I wearing a fun costume and out drinking? I was home with all of the old people in my neighborhood, handing out candy. *sigh*

For the most part, the night went well. Most kids came up and said "trick-or-treat" and thanked us for the candy. Some tried to grab a whole bunch of candy and when I told them "just one," they audibly groaned. Brats! We are not here to solely fuel your sugar highs and stomach aches!*

Two teenage girls were dressed up in emo-like clothes, but I'm pretty sure that they were just their everyday clothes and didn't put forth an ounce of effort. The weirdest thing we saw? A man, probably about 45 years old or so, in a cat costume, that said "meow" as I opened the door. It was just.....odd. Turns out they have our wedding congratulations card from the Obamas too! I told them to just put it in our mailbox as we would really like it, but he seemed to want to drop it off himself. No need weirdo.

With 45 minutes left to go, CP and I were worried that we were going to run out of candy. We weren't around last year so we weren't sure how many kids to expect, but thankfully we had leftover candy from our out-of-town wedding bags! Red hots, Tootsie Pops and gum went into the candy bowl (remember CP was the one to buy everything for those oddly-packed bags). To our surprise, the kids were ecstatic to get GUM. Not Bubble Yum or something fun like that, but sugar free gum. Huh? Ummmm okay. We also stuck honey candy that we bought from a local store in the bowl just in case. I said that any kid that picked it up would probably end up egging our house- I mean ORGANIC candy on Halloween? Luckily, I think that only one or two kids picked them up. One kid's response? "What is this??" Exactly my little friend.

In the end, we had just enough candy.

It was a nice, relaxing weekend, coupled with an Eagles blowout against the Giants. Woo hoo!

What was your costume for Halloween?


*Writing this makes me feel old.

Wedding recap: Friday

Friday
People started to arrive throughout the day. I got a little annoyed at my sister as she and her boyfriend went off to gallivant in the foliage, promising to leave for only an hour or two, only to arrive back at the Inn in just enough time to shower and get ready for the rehearsal dinner. Meanwhile, CP and some of the groomsmen put together and hung lanterns in our tent and dropped off the out of town bags before going into one of the Inn rooms and drinking a bunch before the rehearsal dinner. My parents and I put together the favors, meanwhile greeting friends and family. Finally I was able to find CP and we were ready just in time for the rehearsal dinner.

The rehearsal dinner was an informal BBQ at the Inn where we were set to get married which was great. Everyone wore jeans and the only annoying thing was how much the Inn charged people for drinks. It’s not like we were in NYC! The other weird thing was the chef (one of the owners) only put out 50 plates. It was a buffet, so not like our guests were eating a ton of food, but it is not unheard of to take a little of each thing to make sure that everyone gets some and then go back again for seconds. Plus, a couple of people rolled in later than the 6:30 start time and it took 10 minutes for her to bring out more plates. Ridiculous.

Otherwise, dinner was fine and it was time for the slideshow. My maid of honor put it together and there were a few snafus in getting it loaded, but it was about 30 pictures total of CP and I throughout the years (including one of CP in drag for Halloween- HILARIOUS). There was also a mystery video from my sister that they had problems playing because it was on her Mac. We finally got it played and it was DONOVAN MCNABB (QB of the Philadelphia Eagles) saying “Congratulations CP and NSC on your wedding. Congratulations.” OMG. I almost pooped a brick I was so excited. I guess my sister saw him at a Superbowl party LAST FEBRUARY and filmed him on her Blackberry. SO F*ING COOL. CP was a little miffed that she didn’t get Tom Brady (QB of his favorite team the New England Patriots) to say anything, but I told him he was pushing his luck.

CP’s stepfather has a license to blow up fireworks in the state of NH so he was going to have an awesome display, but it unfortunately started to rain. So no fireworks that night. :-( After the rehearsal dinner we invited ALL of our wedding guests to come to the Inn for a pre-wedding celebration- we figured that there was nothing else to do in that part of NH Friday night anyway! It was great to see friends and hang out with them after they had traveled such a far distance to be there.

That night CP and I both did a bunch of shots- to celebrate my friend passing the bar, to celebrate our wedding, etc. I wisely drank water periodically as I didn’t want to be hungover the next day. CP? Well, he did not. Finally at midnight I decided that it was time for me to go to bed. I could still hear friends drinking and laughing and texted my sister to make sure that CP drank water. She tried to have a chugging contest with him (with water), but he didn’t fall for it. LOL. I then complained a bit to my maid of honor that people were loud, and thankfully she went downstairs and told people that I was trying to sleep and to keep it down. And that is why she is so awesome.

CP finally came into our cottage around 1am and I spent most of the night listening to his snoring. I kept trying to roll him over onto his side and it wasn’t working. *sigh* I was annoyed with him, but figured that I wouldn’t let it ruin the wedding day.

To be continued….

No-drinking train- hop on!

Tomorrow will be my last day of drinking before the rehearsal dinner. Yes that’s correct I am staying away from all types of liquor until our wedding weekend. I’m not a heavy drinker these days anyway since CP and I don’t have any bars to frequent, but on the weekends we will typically have a bottle of wine or two. However, now that football season has started (EAGLES!!!!!!!), not drinking beer on Sundays while watching the games is going to be tough!

I made this decision for one reason, and only one reason. My workouts have been going SO well and although I am not going to be at my goal weight by the wedding, I don’t want to ingest empty calories if I don’t have to. So tomorrow is a very good college friend’s wedding in GA. If I didn’t drink there everyone would think that I was pregnant (not to mention it’s just weird to not drink at a wedding)! Come Sunday though, I’m on the no-drinking train for a couple of weeks.

CP thinks that I am going to be drunk after the first sip of wine at our rehearsal dinner, but I think that three weeks isn’t THAT long to go without alcohol! Hopefully between eating healthy, working out a lot (running/ other cardio and No More Trouble Zones), and no alcohol I can drop a few more pounds before the wedding (or just get a bit more toned)! Wish me luck!

Observations of Cancun

My tan from Cancun hasn’t faded yet, so that means I can continue to talk about my trip! :-) Once more, bullet points!

*Everyone in Cancun was excited about Obama’s Inauguration. People obviously knew that we were Americans, so they kept asking us if we were excited (uhhhh obviously!) and then they would tell us how they were excited for us. All of the networks were showing the Inauguration on Tuesday, but I knew that I was recording it at home so I was out in the sun instead of inside watching. It still was awesome hearing the words “President Obama” on NPR this morning as I drove into work!

*Cancun was just as touristy as I thought it would be. I was bummed by Isla Mujeres (Island of Women) which is a short ferry ride from Cancun. At the southern tip of the island there was a big adventure park where you could snorkel, kayak, zip line, lay in hammocks, etc. but we weren’t really into that. We thought that getting away from touristy stuff in Cancun, but to no avail.

*It was also funny how people touted their “authentic Mexican food” when it was mainly the same stuff you would find in the states. The last night out for dinner CP and I found a place with real Yucatan food- my lime soup was amazing!

*Even with the large number of fruity alcoholic drinks, Dos Equis beers, and tequila shots (especially when watching the Eagles/ Cardinals game at Senor Frogs) consumed in a short amount of time, coupled with the cheese, bread, and other delicious things I don’t get to have any more at home, I didn’t gain any weight while in Cancun. Score! However, CP and I didn’t work out the entire time we were down there so now I haven’t done anything in a week. Our trainer is going to kick our butts next week. Yikes!

*My Spanish is pretty good, but I need some work on my vocabulary before CP and I head to Ecuador. I felt pretty comfortable speaking, but a lot of words that would be helpful when traveling I simply didn't know. Maybe while CP is studying for the GMAT, I will study my Spanish book....

And now PICTURES (at least the ones that I can post):

The infinity pool at the resort. You can also see the ocean waves.

Watching the sunset from our hotel room.

Hanging out with a sting ray while scuba diving.

Pelican hanging out on Isla Mujeres.

Me chasing a very skinny fish.

The group scuba diving.

The shoreline of Isla Mujeres.

Getting the heck out of dodge

This morning after Fuzzy Britches did her business in the snow, she gingerly made her way back into the house and limped for a few minutes. I got in my car and saw that the outside temperature was -8 at 7:20am. If a freakin’ MOUNTAIN DOG can’t handle the cold, how am I supposed to???

Thankfully, tomorrow morning CP and I leave for Cancun. With this ridonkulous cold streak in the Northeast, it couldn’t have come at a better time! We are flying US Airways…..here’s hoping that our plane doesn’t have to land in the Hudson (or any other place than the intended runway) too!

I am bummed that I am going to out of the country on just a joyous day (aka Inauguration), but I am hoping that my DVR remembers to tape the CNN coverage and I will just have to watch when I get back. Also, my flying high Eagles will be playing on Sunday so I will have to take a break from frolicking at the pool and/or beach and sipping tropical drinks in order to watch them (HOPEFULLY) kick some Cardinal butt! It would be sweet, sweet revenge on Kurt Warner.

I regret to inform you that I will not be posting next week until Thursday. Don’t cry. I think that you guys will survive. ;-)

Holiday season= useless at work

I don’t know about you guys, but I am personally useless today at work. Once again, there are only a few of us and no one seems to be doing much of anything. I can barely keep my eyes open as the trip to Chicago had CP and me running around town the entire time.


Good things from the holiday break:
*CP got to meet 3 cousins, their spouses and my aunt and uncle. He fit in very well with them (as I knew he would) and seemed to have a good time on Christmas.

*CP and I worked out Christmas Day before eating all of the bad food at my aunt’s house. I think that the trainer overdid the amount of abs we did last Tuesday though….for two days I was walking around Chicago thinking that I had a hernia or something. I don’t think that my abs have ever been that sore! Hopefully we do not do the decline ab workout any time soon….

*Despite the bad food on Christmas night, CP and I ate fairly healthy for the past 5 days. Lots of fruit in the mornings and fish at restaurants led to me not gaining any weight over the holiday weekend. Score!

*Laying on the couch yesterday watching the Bears and Bucs lose AND the Eagles kill the Cowboys which means the Eagles snuck into the playoffs despite the horrible game they played against the Redskins the week before. YAY!!!! Here's hoping the Eagles from yesterday show up against the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs!


Bad things from the holiday break:
*Having to wake up at 6:30am after getting to bed at 3am Sunday morning to catch our flight back east. I passed out in the car on the way to the airport, and was praying that I didn’t puke on the plane. I was sitting next to two kids and didn’t want them to be exposed to a traumatic experience such as that. They were really well behaved the entire time and it was a joy to sit next to them, even in the awful state I was in.

*My parents said that my 30th birthday present was going to be waiting for me when I got home for Christmas. When I asked about it, my mom realized that she had forgotten and felt horrible. I made a joke about it when we were at my aunt’s house on Christmas and after we got home, my mom started crying because she felt so bad. Yikes. I felt awful that my mom felt so bad when I was just joking around about the omission. :-(

*Although I did work out on Thursday, my muscles were extremely sore and not wanting to work while on the treadmill. Despite shaving two minutes off my five mile time at the race in Baltimore on the 20th, I was struggling to run two miles only days later. And then my knee started to hurt. *sigh*

Down to DC again

This morning I am leeeeeaving ooooooooon a jet plane- to DC! J has planned a busy weekend.... including a 5 mile race*, a belated birthday dinner, and the EAGLES- REDSKINS GAME on Sunday (YAY!). I also get to run around DC on Friday and Monday being a tourist with friends. Needless to say, I will probably be very exhausted when I get back to MA on Monday night. At least I only have a day and a half of work before heading off to Chicago for Christmas!!


*Hopefully I will be able to replicate my performance from the 5 mile run on the treadmill Tuesday night!