A fun tip

I haven't had anything exciting to blog about in a while but yesterday I was watching the Rachel Ray show before I went to work and there was a fashion expert on with a great tip I thought I would share. He was talking about skinny and tight jeans and how if you wash them they will become too tight and not fit right anymore. His solution was to spot wash them if you have a stain but to just kill germs and odor roll them up and put in a baggie and freeze them for 48 hrs. The cold temperature will kill any bacteria an odor and the fit of the jean will not be compromised. He said you can also do this with sweaters and other garments that are not wash machine friendly. I found this to be a very interesting tip that I had never ever heard before. I might use it to see if it works the next time my skinny jeans need to be washed.

Celebrating My Birthday

Yesterday was my 26th Birthday. It was a really great birthday. Thank you to all my friends and family for the nice gifts and sweet cards and phone calls, they really made my day. The best part of my birthday though was spending it with Brian. He came home with such pretty colorful roses after being on call the night before. He was very tired so he took a little nap but then we got ready to celebrate. I wore a really cute dress that Brian picked out himself for my birthday. We went to Gramercy Tavern for dinner and the food was amazing. The bartender told us that on Thursday Michelle Obama ate there and they closed down the entire street, so that was a pretty cool tidbit. We ate for 2.5 hours and after every plate they brought new silverware so I think we used about 5 sets. we just had a great time indulging in a wonderful dinning experience. I did get one surprise present from one of Brian's new friends. Suzy and Jack Welch sent me a dozen roses and I think Brian felt like his roses were trumped but I love the colors in the flowers Brian picked out and they look great together. Altogether I had an awesome birthday.

My Birthday Dress

Gramercy Tavern

middle flowers are from Jack & Suzy side flowers from Brian

Fall is Here

Just thought I would write a quick post to let everyone know what we have been up to. I love Fall and this week marked the first official day on Tuesday. In honor of the 1st day of Fall I made a big pot of chili. The one thing I miss about eating chili is sharing it with the Dursts. We would usually go over to each others house and make a big pot, watch some football and chat. The funny thing is I talked to Nikki while I was making the chili and she had made it the night before. We like our chili the same way with a kick, noodles, crackers, and cheese. We both talked about the huge amount of left overs and how it was going to be a two night meal. The only thing better than chili in the Fall is sharing it.

Brian started on a night float rotation this week and it lasts for three more weeks. His hours are 7pm-7am and he sleeps during the day and only gets off on Saturdays. I am glad that I usually have off Tuesdays & Thursdays otherwise we would see each other once a week. We usually miss each other by one hour on either end. But it's better than him having to take call in the hospital 2-3 times a week for a 32 hour shift. And they only have to do this for two months (his next rotation starts mid Jan) in their second year. Time has been going by fast though that it will be over with before long.

Last week Brian brought me to one of his casual rep dinners at a wing place because it wasn't full and two other people were bringing their spouses. Spouses aren't usually allowed to go to these events but this one was wing and beer. But it was weird the rep had a table set up in the back of the restaurant with saw bones and screws and plates for them to practice with. Anyone who was not in our party was probably like what is going on in here. Next time I will bring my camera. Hope everyone has a great week.

More Naples Vacation Pictures

Pool Fun...

There was an awesome water slide at the hotel pool

It rained for about an hour every afternoon and then there was

a beautiful rainbow over the little white chapel

Dinner & Drinks...

It was ladies night at the Blue Martini see our free mini martinis

The last night we went to this place called Yabba

They had fun "fish bowl" drinks

Me & My Daddy

Naples, FL Vacation

Spotted the Schulz's in sunny Naples Florida. Last week we took a family vacation with my parents to Naples, FL. It was much needed rest and relaxation. We had a wonderful time hanging at the beach and the pool and going to dinner. Our hotel was so nice it was really a resort with 3 pools and golf cart service to take you to the beach. It was the off season so the town was empty. We never had to wait anywhere we went and the pool was never overcrowded. Here are a few pictures of our trip. I will post more later in the week.

Brian was so happy to have some time off

Louisville Trip

So before the computer crash I spent a wonderful 5 days in Louisville with family and friends. The week entailed lots of mother/daughter time and sister/sister time. Dad had to work everyday but he treated us to dinners out all week, thanks Mom and Dad. I also got to meet Lindsey's boyfriend Tony and we all went out to PF Changs one night. That night was especially fun because Grandma Willett came along. You know how they say older people are set in their ways, well Grandma didn't want to really go to chinese because she thought she wouldn't like it. Not only did she like it but she was talking about what dishes she liked best the whole way home. This is the only night I don't have pictures from because I left my camera card at Nikki's house. Here are the pictures from the rest of the trip though.

The first day my Mom, Lindsey and I met

Nikki, Madalyn, and Jan for lunch at the Cheddar Box

Madalyn loved Lindsey's necklaces

Dinner with Megan and Liz

Lindsey getting ready for her Freshman '80s themed dance at Bellarmine

This was Lindsey's first week at College too

Playdate with Madalyn and Nikki

Sara came over while Madalyn was napping so we got to spend time with her too

Madalyn was showing me her Mini and her mini Mini

Too Cute

A visit to the Fair with my Mom and Megan

Eating golden fried delicious fair food

Diner by the river at Captains Quarters with all the girls

Over to my old home where Stephen and Andrew live now

This is Stephen's new puppy Ellie who is only 8 weeks old

My last night Family Dinner

Then off to the rock'n Keith Urban concert at the fair with Brian and Elizabeth

We got the tickets day of so they were half off good deal

Good News

Yeah! I finally have a computer that is up and running properly. Gosh I have been so lost without being able to get on the internet everyday. I realized how much I depend on my computer for so many things everyday. We did end up having to bite the bullet and get a new iMac, but they were able to recover everything from our hard drive. I love my new computer and I love being connected to the world again.