Office Party

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Yeehaw! The Office, one of the funniest shows ever, according to me, is returning this Thursday at 8:00pm on NBC for a special 1 hour premier! Miles and I are putting on an Office party (inspired by our friends in Provo--The Shades) complete with a jello-mold center piece, hilarilous quotes posted around the apartment, some good laughs, and bbq meatballs (which have nothing to do with The Office, we just have a HUGE bag of them from Costco). If ya'll have any creative ideas to add to our party, we'd love to hear about them!

Cozy New Bedroom

On Saturday, Miles and I spent the whole day painting our bedroom. It was a tiring but very fun project. We actually picked out the paint last weekend. We went to Home Depot to look at the "mistake" paint (gallons that are discounted because customers weren't satisfied with the color). We found a gallon of neutral grayish/brown for only $5. We used that color to select the grayish periwinkle-blue we used for the accent wall. It ended up being fairly inexpensive for such a big change. We are very happy with the result, but wonder what the managers will think when we move out in 5 years--but obviously we aren't too concerned. We love spending time in our new room. It's so much cozier than the rest of the house. We're looking forward to further decorating our little hideout. I think orange curtains and throw pillows would be fun.

Sick Day Dilemma

Today I was sent home sick from work--not because I felt horrible, but because my boss didn't want me to spread my germs. So now what do I do? There are a million things I could get done at home, but then I think if I don't rest and try to get better today, how bad will I be tomorrow? I'm tempted to paint our bedroom. Miles and I bought paint over the weekend, so I'm slightly enticed to get involved in that project. But then I'm back to wondering what will happen if I over-do it today. 

On the other hand, I feel guilty just reading, sleeping, and watching TV all day. Besides, daytime TV is terrible! It's rare that I'm actually home during the middle of the day when soap operas and court TV shows dominate all channels! I ended up watching a bit of Young Frankenstein on AMC. You usually can't go wrong watching the classics. 

Reading seems like a good option, but I just finished a book, so now I don't know what to read--I always have a hard time starting new books. Any suggestions? Miles is trying to get me to read a couple books by his favorite author (Orson Scott Card). I'll probably give those a shot. The book I just finished was Twilight. Yeah, it was pretty good. I must not be big into romance novels or something because everyone I knew who read it LOVED it.  I do think I'll read New Moon and Eclipse, but will wait until they come out in paperback. 

So if I don't feel like reading, sleeping, or watching TV, I could always spend some time posting to my blog...

Jiminy Cricket!

Does anyone know how long crickets live? Miles and I have a cricket living in our oven somewhere. It's been there now for over a week! Every night, when it gets dark, our obnoxious friend starts chirping away. At first it was kind of charming, feeling like we were constantly outside enjoying a summer evening, but it got old really fast. I've used the oven up to 400 degrees cooking dinner, and the little guy still survives. Miles and I went away for the weekend, crossing our fingers our apartment would be silent when we returned. To our dismay the stridulation didn't cease. Once in awhile we'll make a racket by slamming the oven door to get a minute or so of silence. We just don't know what to do! But I guess we should count our blessings. In many areas of the world, people keep crickets for pets and are considered good luck in Asia. But I think I'd prefer a quiet goldfish!

Jumpin' on the Bandwagon

I've been struggling trying to think of a new fun post, so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon and tell you a bit about us. This questionnaire has been floating around many of my highschool-friends' blogs.

1. Who is your man? Miles
2. How long have you been together? Married 2 ½ years
3. How long did you date? 10 months
4. How old is your man? 25 now?
5. Who eats more? I’ve figured out I eat about ½ - 2/3 what he eats, and he’s usually done in about ½ the time as well.
6. Who said "I love you" first? I did.
7. Who is taller? He is, though we are both pretty short. We always tease each other that we don’t realize how short the other is until we see them with a group of other people.
8. Who sings better? I think I have the pitch and Miles has the volume! Sometimes I have to shhh him while singing hymns in sacrament meeting at church.
9. Who is smarter? Definitely him—he’s the one getting his PhD!
10. Who's temper is worse? Temper? Neither one of us really has a temper, but I’m the one who gets irritated first.
11. Who does the laundry? Usually a combined effort. I need his muscles to carry the very full hamper to the coin-op.
12. Who does the dishes? Miles, but he REALLY likes it when I help.
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me, there is no way we could ever switch. We’ve tried a couple times, and neither of us could sleep a wink!
14. Who pays the bills? He pays the “bills,” but I do the shopping.
15. Who is better with the computer? Yeah, that would be Miles—he is currently designing and building a website from scratch for us. Keep an eye out, we will be posting to that site soon!
16. Who mows the lawn? No one. The grass at our apartment complex is like 12” high right now!
17. Who cooks dinner? Me. Miles claims it’s because I’m good at it.
18. Who drives when you are together? He does. We’re a relatively traditional couple when it comes to that. He’s also very good at always opening my car door.
19. Who pays when you go out? Whoever gets the debit/credit card out first.
20. Who is most stubborn? Usually me, but Miles has “opinions” about certain things and will not budge!
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? I want to say me, but it’s probably him.
22. Whose parents do you see the most? Mine, even though we live equidistant to both now—6 hours to St. George, and 6 hours to Mesa.
23. Who kissed who first? Miles kissed me first, though we have different ideas of how the details played out.
24. Who asked who out? He asked me out, because I had a car.
25. Who proposed? He did, kneeling in the snow. It was a total surprise! How romantic ☺
26. Who is more sensitive? If you mean more emotional—then it’s me. Miles is way more sensitive to my needs than I am to his.
27. Who has more friends? Probably me, but he's better at making friends
28. Who has more siblings? He does.
29. Who wears the pants in the family? Well my nickname for Miles is "Pants" (shortened from his full nickname of Turkeypants) but that doesn't mean he WEARS the pants in the family. Like most of ya’ll we feel pretty equally yoked.