Monday, July 13, 2009
Random Stuff
OMG, Saturday was super hot here. Headed to a hair appointment in the morning, highlights, a cut, and eye brow wax. Yay. Oddly, I got there and my hair colorist was not in and they put me with someone else (which was fine, they are all good at this salon). I thought it was weird they did not call me to tell me they were switching me, but then today, I got a voice mail. For some reason, the voice mail from Saturday morning they left did not come thru until Monday afternoon. Headed after that to my Aunt's in Canton to head to the Plymouth art fair. HUGE art fair, a TON of people and over 90 degrees = me not happy. I hate congestion coupled with heat. We made it thru, and if anything, the heat made me not too interested in buying anything, LOL. Auntie got a really good deal on a black pearl ring. Headed home after that and Kurty and I went for sushi since we were too tired on Friday to get it. Had a nice dinner, played some pool at home, and chilled. Kurt worked all day on the tile in one of the basement bathrooms. He put in my fav color, cobalt blue, with some decorative pieces. Looks awesome. Too nice for a basement, IMO, but whatevs, with Kurt putting it in, we do save a TON of money.Sunday was a pretty lazy day. I did a lot of picking up of stuff around the house and a grocery shopping trip. I bought this interesting new product by Purex since I had a coupon. Tried it today, and not sure of my thoughts yet as the clothes are still drying. Saved a ton of money wtih coupons, gotta love the deals I find.....Whoot. Made yummy Kung Pao Grilled Tuna for dinner, and made a homemade apple crisp and some new tartar sauce.
Work was pretty crazy today, as usual. I swear, I don't know where the hours go. There was some kind of water main break at the courts downtown, so our hearings got cancelled. I did have a quick mediation this afternoon, which did not settle. AARGH. I am having the worst luck lately with mediations. I wish the Judges did not force them in every case, cuz some cases are just not settling. Had a board meeting tonight where I was voted on as board secretary again, which is kewl.
Watching the Home Run Derby right now. Brandon Inge did pathetic, but it was nice to see a Tiger in the Derby! Kurt and I love this event, it was awesome the couple years we have gotten to go.
BTW, I am loving our pool table. Kurt and I have been playing nightly, and with the TVs down there, it is really starting to feel like a sports room! :). Can't wait until the entire basement is done.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Kids and Guns=Bad
This story made me absolutely livid.
Kid kills someone while hunting. He mistakes a female hiking, for a bear. EASY two things to mix up, right? Yea.......And, the kid gets pretty much nothing. "30 days in juvenile detention and 120 hours of community service, and four hours of hunting safety education". For KILLING SOMEONE.
I am not saying that the kid meant to do this. I am sure it was a tragic mistake and accident, and I am not saying that he should get life in prison or anything, but this punishment seems really, really lenient.
However, what i don't get is HOW THIS KID IS ALLOWED TO HUNT EVER AGAIN, especially as a minor? He just has to take a freaking hunting safety education course (which he oddly, has already taken)????? And if his parents are truly going to allow him to hunt again, I think they are off their freaking rockers. I get when kids make mistakes, you have to let them learn from them. But, if I was this kid's parents, NO WAY IN HELL would the kid be near a gun to hunt as long as the kid was in my custody and a minor. (besides the fact that this would never happen to a child of mine, because I really don't think kids should be anywhere near guns, but that's another topic altogether).
I don't understand how the kid is not old enough to drive, not old enough to vote, not old enough to drink, but he can use a gun to shoot and kill things. Then, shoots a woman, kills her, and this is the punishment he gets. My heart really goes out to her family, and I hope it sends a message to hunters to be more careful. You just don't shoot because you *think* something is a bear. You better know. Weirdly, I don't think it sends a message at all. The message it sends is "no biggie if you shoot a person, you just get some community service". This country completely seems to cater to hunters and hunting and it makes me sick.
That woman's husband will never talk to her again. Never hike with her again. Never get to tell her he loves her. And this kid walks free, with the freedom to hunt and kill again. Nice.
Some things I will never, ever get.
****I am going to temporarily leave comments open on this. I do not want any comments attacking me though for my position on this. I will delete them. I don't care if you agree with me or not, but I also am never, ever in a million years going to change my opinion, so arguing with me about the pros of hunting and kids having guns will be pointless. Thanks.
Kid kills someone while hunting. He mistakes a female hiking, for a bear. EASY two things to mix up, right? Yea.......And, the kid gets pretty much nothing. "30 days in juvenile detention and 120 hours of community service, and four hours of hunting safety education". For KILLING SOMEONE.
I am not saying that the kid meant to do this. I am sure it was a tragic mistake and accident, and I am not saying that he should get life in prison or anything, but this punishment seems really, really lenient.
However, what i don't get is HOW THIS KID IS ALLOWED TO HUNT EVER AGAIN, especially as a minor? He just has to take a freaking hunting safety education course (which he oddly, has already taken)????? And if his parents are truly going to allow him to hunt again, I think they are off their freaking rockers. I get when kids make mistakes, you have to let them learn from them. But, if I was this kid's parents, NO WAY IN HELL would the kid be near a gun to hunt as long as the kid was in my custody and a minor. (besides the fact that this would never happen to a child of mine, because I really don't think kids should be anywhere near guns, but that's another topic altogether).
I don't understand how the kid is not old enough to drive, not old enough to vote, not old enough to drink, but he can use a gun to shoot and kill things. Then, shoots a woman, kills her, and this is the punishment he gets. My heart really goes out to her family, and I hope it sends a message to hunters to be more careful. You just don't shoot because you *think* something is a bear. You better know. Weirdly, I don't think it sends a message at all. The message it sends is "no biggie if you shoot a person, you just get some community service". This country completely seems to cater to hunters and hunting and it makes me sick.
That woman's husband will never talk to her again. Never hike with her again. Never get to tell her he loves her. And this kid walks free, with the freedom to hunt and kill again. Nice.
Some things I will never, ever get.
****I am going to temporarily leave comments open on this. I do not want any comments attacking me though for my position on this. I will delete them. I don't care if you agree with me or not, but I also am never, ever in a million years going to change my opinion, so arguing with me about the pros of hunting and kids having guns will be pointless. Thanks.
Friday, July 10, 2009
New Pet
Had dinner on Monday night with my friend, Nancy, at Portofino's in Wyandotte. We sat on the outside deck, overlooking the river, sooooo nice. The weather was perfect, and it was awesome to sit and catch up. Nancy and I can talk for hours without it seeming like any time has gone by. It was a great dinner. After she takes the bar exam later this month, we will have to do dinner again and talk about how hellacious that stupid test it! :).
Had dinner this week with Kurt's friend, Terry, as well. He was in town for an IRS convention (he started working at the IRS the same time Kurt did and is working there still). Anyway, we went to Greek Town and had dinner at Pizza Papalis, which I had never been to before. I got seafood pizza, and it was really good. The place is really laid back too, which I love. Watched the Tigers game and really got to catch up with Terry, who we had not seen in forever.
Thursday night, headed to the art fair in Wyandotte with my Aunt. Did not buy ANYTHING, which is not normal for me and that art fair. I liked some stuff, but I have a lot of jewelry, so I have to really like something to get it. Auntie, on the other hand, got three really kewl necklaces and the glass files for her nails she likes to use (the ones at the fair are cute and decorated). We had dinner afterwards at an Italian place in Wyandotte.....I was so bummed though! There was this place I LOVED eating at in Wyandotte and we tried to go there, and they were CLOSED. Some people were standing by and told us that there was something shady going on, and the owner apparently fled the country after the Sheriff came and shut the place down. No idea on the details, but BOOOO. They had amazing blackened tuna there. Yum. Another good place in my area closed. Ugh.
This week has been crazy busy at the office. We had an excessive amount of hearings, with all four attorneys being out of the office at court quite a bit in the mornings. One day, we had 19 hearings, and two mediations. It was kinda crazy. And yesterday we had a hearings at 4 different courts in two different counties all between 810 AM and 1230 PM. Somehow, it all worked out though.
**Pic above is of me trying to get in the pic with the raccoon.
OMG, just took a break from this post to sit for a while and watch the raccoon, sitting on our back porch. The dogs about had a coronary, and were barking insanely and we were like, WTH is out there? He was hanging by the sunroom window, so I went in there and Bugsy and I watched him for a long time. Busgy was totally fixated by the cutie. Every time he came by the window, Bugsy would stand on his hind legs and try to hit the window. I tried to get some pics of him, but the lighting was weird and it was thru a window. Another animal to add to the ones on our property! Yay! I can't believe thru all the pug and beagle barking, the raccoon just stayed there. he was not really scared at all.
**Pic above is of Bugsy, intently watching the raccoon.
We have also been dealing with some interesting situations at the office this week. I think I might post a private blog later about it, just for everyone to be amused at. It is much more amusing after the fact. ;).
**Mr. Raccoon, right next to the door I was sitting by. Not scared of me at all.
Had dinner this week with Kurt's friend, Terry, as well. He was in town for an IRS convention (he started working at the IRS the same time Kurt did and is working there still). Anyway, we went to Greek Town and had dinner at Pizza Papalis, which I had never been to before. I got seafood pizza, and it was really good. The place is really laid back too, which I love. Watched the Tigers game and really got to catch up with Terry, who we had not seen in forever.
Thursday night, headed to the art fair in Wyandotte with my Aunt. Did not buy ANYTHING, which is not normal for me and that art fair. I liked some stuff, but I have a lot of jewelry, so I have to really like something to get it. Auntie, on the other hand, got three really kewl necklaces and the glass files for her nails she likes to use (the ones at the fair are cute and decorated). We had dinner afterwards at an Italian place in Wyandotte.....I was so bummed though! There was this place I LOVED eating at in Wyandotte and we tried to go there, and they were CLOSED. Some people were standing by and told us that there was something shady going on, and the owner apparently fled the country after the Sheriff came and shut the place down. No idea on the details, but BOOOO. They had amazing blackened tuna there. Yum. Another good place in my area closed. Ugh.
This week has been crazy busy at the office. We had an excessive amount of hearings, with all four attorneys being out of the office at court quite a bit in the mornings. One day, we had 19 hearings, and two mediations. It was kinda crazy. And yesterday we had a hearings at 4 different courts in two different counties all between 810 AM and 1230 PM. Somehow, it all worked out though.
**Pic above is of me trying to get in the pic with the raccoon.OMG, just took a break from this post to sit for a while and watch the raccoon, sitting on our back porch. The dogs about had a coronary, and were barking insanely and we were like, WTH is out there? He was hanging by the sunroom window, so I went in there and Bugsy and I watched him for a long time. Busgy was totally fixated by the cutie. Every time he came by the window, Bugsy would stand on his hind legs and try to hit the window. I tried to get some pics of him, but the lighting was weird and it was thru a window. Another animal to add to the ones on our property! Yay! I can't believe thru all the pug and beagle barking, the raccoon just stayed there. he was not really scared at all.
**Pic above is of Bugsy, intently watching the raccoon.We have also been dealing with some interesting situations at the office this week. I think I might post a private blog later about it, just for everyone to be amused at. It is much more amusing after the fact. ;).
**Mr. Raccoon, right next to the door I was sitting by. Not scared of me at all.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
So, I have been really busy, and out of town! :). I left on Thursday, after working half a day, for Manistee, to visit my Mom, stepDad, sister, brother in law, nephew Nick and various friends. Manistee is an awesome place to be for the 4th--everyone usually "comes home" to visit, and there are a ton of activities and stuff going on for the Manistee Forest Festival. Plus, Manistee in right on Lake Michigan. Not much more you could ask for in a summer beach town.
Anyway, got there around 630 on Thursday (4+ hour drive, ugh), and headed to KMart because I realized I forgot my contact solution and case. Whoops. Then headed to Big Al's to buy breadsticks for dinner because they have the best breadsticks of anywhere in life. Seriously. To die for. Headed to my Mom's after that, and spent the rest of the night there. Friday we got up and met my friend Shannon and her Mom, Cindy (a good friend of my Mom's) for breakfast. Went and saw Shannon's new house next, which is really nice.......They live right in town now which is kewl. After that, headed to see Heidi's office and to see her all important and dr.-like, haha. Headed to my Mom's next to wait for my sister and nephew who were coming over. They got there and we pretty much just played with Nick the remainder of the afternoon. Went to the fish boil at the beach, then home for the night. My Mom and Ronnie (stepDad) went to he fireworks. I was kinda tired though, so I stayed home and hung out with Nick and Christie.
Saturday, we got up and headed to the art fair at the beach. I bought Kurt a rock painted like a chimp for his desk (it's kinda like a paperweight). Saw Heidi and Betsie at the art fair as well. Went back to the house after that and headed to Pizza Hut with the entire family (minus Ronnie). Nick drank out of a straw for the first time. It was pretty cute to see. He did it, and he got really excited. You could tell he was super proud of himself. We kept making him do it and he wanted to drink out of everyone's glass (and of course, we all let him). Went home after that and Mom and I headed to downtown Manistee to walk around some of the stores and stuff like we always do. There are a lot of cute specialty type stores, antique stores, etc. that I love to browse in. Had a family BBQ after that, and then Christie and family went home. I was going to go to the beer tent to try and catch up with some friends from high school, but I was having fun at the house hanging with my Mom and Ronnie, and was kinda tired, so I just ended up chilling there.
Got up Sunday morning, talked to my Mom for a while, then headed home for the LONG ride. I was glad I did not hit any major traffic stops or anything. Kory's trip took EIGHT HOURS because of stopped traffic. He totally should have taken my way home. He went to basically the same place (Maple City is about 45 minutes from Manistee) and his trip home took twice as long. UGH.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
$2 a Month
So, I was thinking last week, while applying the best mascara ever, that it was a LONG time ago I purchased said mascara. And, I think I read somewhere, that you are supposed to replace your mascara every three months. So, I looked back on the Sephora past orders page and yea, my mascara was purchased in July 08. Whoops. Almost a year! But, at $24 a tube, I only spent like $2 a month on mascara. And the stuff is STILL good. But, it made me realize I needed to replace it and needed to place a Sephora order. And, I love ordering online because they give you a ton of free samples and such! So, here is what I ordered and the free samples I got.
Eye Shadow (used this once so far, this morning, it comes with directions on different ways to apply the shadows, so far, really like the colors and quality)
Mascara (best ever, been using for years)
Body Wash Set (have not used yet, but the scents are incredible in the bottle)
Body Wash (used once this morning and it smells aMAZing)
Samples of the following:
Bliss Best of Skintentions Daily Moisturizer
Ralph Lauren Romance Always Yours Eau de Parfum
dr. brandt blemishes no more® intensolution® - and blemishes no more® Oil-Free Hydrator
Nina Ricci Eau de Toilette
Philosophy Philosophy Hope in a Jar
Sean John I Am King Eau de Toilette (for Kurty)
Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio Pour Homme Eau de Toilette (for Kurty)
Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Eau de Toilette
Philosophy Unconditional Love - 0.13 oz Eau de Toilette (used this morning, smells really good and unique)
Juice Beauty Oil-Free Moisturizer Deluxe Sample--(used, kinda weird. Very thick for a facial moisturizer, but blended really well)
Anyway, so far, really pleased with the purchases. Will keep everyone posted! :).
Eye Shadow (used this once so far, this morning, it comes with directions on different ways to apply the shadows, so far, really like the colors and quality)
Mascara (best ever, been using for years)
Body Wash Set (have not used yet, but the scents are incredible in the bottle)
Body Wash (used once this morning and it smells aMAZing)
Samples of the following:
Bliss Best of Skintentions Daily Moisturizer
Ralph Lauren Romance Always Yours Eau de Parfum
dr. brandt blemishes no more® intensolution® - and blemishes no more® Oil-Free Hydrator
Nina Ricci Eau de Toilette
Philosophy Philosophy Hope in a Jar
Sean John I Am King Eau de Toilette (for Kurty)
Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio Pour Homme Eau de Toilette (for Kurty)
Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Eau de Toilette
Philosophy Unconditional Love - 0.13 oz Eau de Toilette (used this morning, smells really good and unique)
Juice Beauty Oil-Free Moisturizer Deluxe Sample--(used, kinda weird. Very thick for a facial moisturizer, but blended really well)
Anyway, so far, really pleased with the purchases. Will keep everyone posted! :).
Monday, June 29, 2009
Inner Circle
So, had an insanely busy day at work. Mondays are always crazy, but I felt like today just kinda flew by in a whirlwind, and I did not even have to go to court since Kurt and Stacey covered all the hearings. So many appointments this afternoon with like NO break between them.
After work, Jessica and I headed to a Lia Sophia jewelry party that an attorney friend of mine was having. I thought it would be a great way for her to meet some of the nice female attorneys in the area, outside of the courtroom. Anyway, there were about 6 attys there, as well as some other friends and family of the atty holding the party. I was glad she got to joke around and meet some people. I think it was a successful outing! Plus, I got some great deals on jewelry which should be delivered soon! :). I bought a new longer necklace (that has kinda been my latest *thing*, longer necklaces with my suits), a really pretty blue necklace, and a ring that is three blue stones and really cute.
Other than that, went home and went to bed, after making a quick dinner of leftovers. Looking forward to some time off for the 4th.
And, on to the secrets....
After work, Jessica and I headed to a Lia Sophia jewelry party that an attorney friend of mine was having. I thought it would be a great way for her to meet some of the nice female attorneys in the area, outside of the courtroom. Anyway, there were about 6 attys there, as well as some other friends and family of the atty holding the party. I was glad she got to joke around and meet some people. I think it was a successful outing! Plus, I got some great deals on jewelry which should be delivered soon! :). I bought a new longer necklace (that has kinda been my latest *thing*, longer necklaces with my suits), a really pretty blue necklace, and a ring that is three blue stones and really cute.
Other than that, went home and went to bed, after making a quick dinner of leftovers. Looking forward to some time off for the 4th.
And, on to the secrets....
Weekends.......
Wow, it's been a while since I posted anything here, non-other blog related.
Have been pretty busy lately, with having family in town, work and board stuff. Plus, I am ADDICTED to The Hills from Netflix, and have been watching that on the computer instead of blogging. Damn Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag. :). Sarah was right though, totally addicting!
Had a fun weekend. Dinner with everyone at my house at Dolce on Friday night.......Saturday, I had lunch with Hollie and Angela at PF Chang's in Dearborn. It was nice to sit and chat and vent and such. I had not seen Angela in forEVER and it had been longer than usual for Hollie too with both our schedules being crazy. Lunch was super yummy as well. Went home after that and basically chilled the rest of the afternoon. Kurt worked on putting the pool table together on Saturday, and went for ice cream for the first time this year. I love our little local ice cream joint, it's so cute. Sunday, went to a local billards place to buy stuff for the table. They had awesome deals on some used stuff, so we bought two cues, the pool balls, chalk, basic necessities to play. And then we played for the first time. Love having that down there now. Cannot wait until everything is finished in the basement. Then, Rebecca came over on her way home from Ohio to celebrate her bday.....Took her to dinner at Dolce, and we went shopping at Kohl's and Lowe's. I bought four new towels at Lowes and two new shirts (15% coupon). Yesterday, I also finally went online, with the use of a $50 coupon, and bought a new laptop travel bag (we actually do not even own one and improvise every trip with a bag we "make" into a laptop travel bag) and a new make-up travel vanity case thing since mine is like really old and starting to fall apart. Played bocce Sunday night too and the weather was absolutely perfect for it. Oh, here are pics of the two bags I am ordering and I really hope that they work for the purposes I ordered them for:
Have been pretty busy lately, with having family in town, work and board stuff. Plus, I am ADDICTED to The Hills from Netflix, and have been watching that on the computer instead of blogging. Damn Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag. :). Sarah was right though, totally addicting!
Had a fun weekend. Dinner with everyone at my house at Dolce on Friday night.......Saturday, I had lunch with Hollie and Angela at PF Chang's in Dearborn. It was nice to sit and chat and vent and such. I had not seen Angela in forEVER and it had been longer than usual for Hollie too with both our schedules being crazy. Lunch was super yummy as well. Went home after that and basically chilled the rest of the afternoon. Kurt worked on putting the pool table together on Saturday, and went for ice cream for the first time this year. I love our little local ice cream joint, it's so cute. Sunday, went to a local billards place to buy stuff for the table. They had awesome deals on some used stuff, so we bought two cues, the pool balls, chalk, basic necessities to play. And then we played for the first time. Love having that down there now. Cannot wait until everything is finished in the basement. Then, Rebecca came over on her way home from Ohio to celebrate her bday.....Took her to dinner at Dolce, and we went shopping at Kohl's and Lowe's. I bought four new towels at Lowes and two new shirts (15% coupon). Yesterday, I also finally went online, with the use of a $50 coupon, and bought a new laptop travel bag (we actually do not even own one and improvise every trip with a bag we "make" into a laptop travel bag) and a new make-up travel vanity case thing since mine is like really old and starting to fall apart. Played bocce Sunday night too and the weather was absolutely perfect for it. Oh, here are pics of the two bags I am ordering and I really hope that they work for the purposes I ordered them for:
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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