Saj Advice

I’m here in San Jose, sitting on my brother and sister-in-law’s couch in their awesome house, blogging.  I’ve had the chance to try Guitar Hero-I need a little practice, after getting booed off the stage my first time around.  But the second time I tried, after a practice round, I got 4 stars on “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”!  I’ll be practicing more.

I took some pictures from the plane today.  I love my camera!  I just wish I had a zoom lens, but I think I got some fun shots.  Check ‘em out:

Here’s a jet trail from above-I thought the boys would appreciate this!

Somewhere past the Rockies, I think. Funky patterns.

This is the San Francisco skyline as we flew in. The Bay Bridge is off to the right. We couldn’t see the Golden Gate Bridge.

We’re having a great time so far.  I’ve been playing with my brother’s iPhone, as well.  I can see how one may become addicted to all of that information at your fingertips!

More tomorrow…

As I’m writing this, I’m sitting on my sofa, watching “The Office.”  How can I do this without a laptop?  I can’t!  We got a laptop the other day!!!  And today, our personal computer guru, my dad, helped us get connected with a wireless router.  Sure would be nice if it were a Ruckus router, but the Netgear router will do for now (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, (e)!)

I’m very excited about it.  It’s not the fanciest model out there, but it’s a nice Dell, just right for blogging, editing pictures, surfing the net, and emailing while I’m watching stuff on my DVR.  I like to multi-task.

BTW, I forget how funny “The Office” is when we don’t watch it on a regular basis.  Michael is so inappropriate, and ends up in so many uncomfortable situations, but we laugh out loud during every episode.

On another note, I’m going to do my best to keep up with NaBloPoMo.  I’m leaving for Cali tomorrow, with my parents (sans hubby and children), to visit my big brother and dear SIL.  We’re going to help warm their house and celebrate Catheroo’s 40th birthday!  I can’t wait!  I’ll do my best to blog between our day trip to San Francisco, Guitar Hero competitions, wine tasting, more Guitar Hero, and birthday partying!

I was just headed upstairs with some laundry to sort (exciting!) when I realized I hadn’t blogged yet today!  I’ve made it this far-there’s no way I’m going to blow it now!

Andy and I just got back from the Brewer game.  They won!  It was a great game!  We had awesome seats, CC Sabathia is now 8-0 after pitching the entire game, the weather was great, and the roof was open.  It was quite enjoyable.

On another note, it’s the 8th anniversary of our engagement!  I can still very vividly remember the day Andy proposed.  We were at the playground of our elementary school.  Yes, our elementary school.  Andy and I met in 3rd grade!  The proposal was a complete surprise, as was the ring.  I was swinging away, when Andy asked, “Do you know what day it is?”

I started to panic.  It’s the day of some special event in our lives?  Not that I can remember.  Oh crap!

Then Andy said, “It’s August 18th, 2000-the day I ask you to marry me!”  Then I stopped swinging, Andy got down on one knee, opened up the ring box, and the rest is a little blurry!  I remember crying!  And saying yes!

We had a great time telling our families, as well.  I remember Andy’s mom calling him a “Little Shit” repeatedly!  It was a really great day.  Ah, the memories!

Today was “Family Fun Day” for Badger Football at Camp Randall Stadium. It’s a chance to meet players and coaches, get autographs, and spend a couple of hours on the turf, which is hallowed ground to many. We found out about it very last minute this morning, but seeing as Madison is a little over an hour away, and the event started at 3:00 this afternoon, we decided to give it a shot.

It was a lot of fun! Before we got to the stadium, we drove around campus, showing the boys the numerous places we’d lived (never together!), and checking out Bascom Hill. Then we headed to the stadium. It was very hot, about 87 degrees or so, and down on the field, it often felt much warmer. But the boys had a good time pretending to get a touchdown in the endzone, meeting Bucky Badger (again), trying to kick a field goal (tough in sandals!), and playing catch with a Badger player. We didn’t spend time trying to get autographs. What would we do with them? But we got some posters, and the boys were treated to new Badger hats and a new Badger football. Here are some pictures:

“A 27-year-old Egyptian woman gave birth to septuplets early Saturday in the coastal city of Alexandria, family members and the hospital director said…The newborns, four boys and three girls, weigh between 3.2 pounds and 6.17 pounds and are in stable condition…[The doctor] said [the mother], who already has three daughters, took fertility drugs in an effort to have a son.”

Now, I would really love to have a little girl. Don’t get me wrong, I love my boys. I think I’m a pretty good “boy mom.” But I’d love to have a daughter. But I don’t think I’d follow the lead of this woman. I’ve watched “Jon and Kate Plus 8” a few too many times to realize the chaos that may ensue after using fertility drugs successfully!

If we decide on a third, I think we’ll stick with Mother Nature!

Today is Andy’s 31st birthday.* He’s the baby of our group of friends. We just got back from a fun evening at Andy’s parents’ house eating Topper’s Pizza, homemade ice cream cake, and hanging out with the fam. Here are some pictures:

Happy Birthday Hun! Love you tons! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

*Andy’s chronological age is 31, but according to his mom’s new Wii Fit, he’s 30. Very satisfying, but even more so since the Wii Fit said his brother, Chuck, is 34 (he’s 32!)!

Okay, maybe it’s not such a huge deal, but tonight at McDonald’s (Andy was golfing, and I was too tired/lazy after work to try to figure out dinner), I let Noah go up to the counter alone (I was across the restaurant) to order our cookies. He did a great job, and was very excited about the “coin” that he got back from the lady-it was a nickel, as the cookies are $1.05 and I gave him $1.10. He can be very helpful and respectful when the final result is sufficiently satisfying!

Also, after the boys got up from their naps, they called me into their room to show me that they had made their beds! Maybe Noah helped Caden, but they were very proud, and I was sure to let them know how pleased I was that they showed some responsibility. These moments are somewhat few and far between, but we’re getting there!

That’s all I got. A whole lot of nuthin’. I’m extremely uninspired today. It was a gray day today, and sort of cool, and I never really got any energy. Let’s hope tomorrow is better. I have to work, so maybe I’ll have some entertaining hospital story for you all! Okay, don’t hold your breath!

I don’t really know how to get a picture of Michael Phelps on my blog, but he definitely fits the NaBloPoMo theme for August, which is “Hot.” Mostly, he’s on fire with his swimming at the Beijing Olympics. But he’s not so bad on the eyes, either!

This is what I came home to after having dinner with some girlfriends tonight:

It’s the first Packer preseason game tonight, and I guess Andy’s a little excited.

FYI-That’s a hard hat that my aunt sent to the boys for Christmas.