Goodbye 2005

this is the last post of 2005. Mike is out buying beer for himself & orange juice for me. I'm still sick, boo!! Mike's dad came over on Thursday night & wrote me a prescription (ahh the benefits of my future father-in-law being a dr.!!) But, I'm still under the weather.

2005 has been an amazing year-we got engaged, traveled to some great places & moved in together... and 2006 will be the best, we'll be married!!

Happy New Year everybody!!

Post-Christmas Blues...

Christmas was fun & hectic- we both had so much fun! But now, I'm sick, the house needs to be cleaned, the tree needs to be taken down & I have zero motivation...blah.

p.s.- whats the deal with new years eve? I'm trying to talk mike into hibernating in our home & not doing a damn thing, b/c i'm a party pooper like that. what is everyone else doing??

p.s. again: mike & i are the proud owners of cute little ipod shuffles (he got me on for x-mas, but I could see his ipod envy, so I got him one yesterday!) - we love them & can't wait to use them at our gym that we keep neglecting!!

Happy Birthday Mike!!!!!!

3RD GRADE BASKETBALL STUD!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband-to-be!! Hope its the best day ever!!!

p.s.- Tulsa people- we're having people over tonight- call Mike for details!!

Mr. Pibb + Red Vines = Crazy Delicious

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Yay For An Early Christmas Present!!!

Mike insisted on us each opening one gift last night-- I got a new phone. We are officially on a "family plan". I got the red one! Mike was adorable & bought me the gaudy Paris Hilton-esque faceplates (one is pink & one is black & they are covered by swarovski crystals- too cute!!

Tonight is sushi w/ Mike's dad & stepmom for his b-day & I have to finish cleaning & wrapping gifts. Mike's brother Rob comes in town tomorrow- so we'll have a houseguest for a few days. Look for Mike's birthday post tomorrow- he'll be 27!!!

"Season's Greetings!!"

For Our Democratic Friends: "Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical abilireligious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher."

For Our Republican Friends:
Here's wishing all of You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

hehehehe...

Christmas Babies!!!

We were at Petco last night & Mike decided we needed a few more animals in our zoo (we already have ellie, blackie, jinxy & smokie!!) So our newest editions are our MICE!!

I know mice sound nasty & creepy- but they are precious!! It was an early Christmas present to ourselves...

Introducing... Rick James & Charlie Murphy!!! Rick James is the tan one with the long hair & Charlie Murphy is the little white one.

The babies, cuddling with each other.

Charlie Murphy LOVES his wheel! By the way, the brown pellet thingys are their food- looks like poo!

Their adorable little cage- too cute. Now, we just have to make sure the cats don't eat them!!! hahahaha

Shopping Way Too Much!

Christmas shopping is going really well. Normally by this time I have all the gifts purchased & wrapped under the tree, but Mike's slacker attitude is rubbing off on me!! I got a ton of shopping done last night with my mom & Mike & I will finish it up this weekend. I LOVE finding the perfect thing to get someone. If I ever become insanely wealthy- I'm gonna have so much fun shopping for my friends & family (& myself, of course!!)

boo its monday

yuck its monday, stephanie didn't win survivor last night & work is crazy busy...no fun!!!

World's Ugliest Dog...

Sam, crowned the 'World's Ugliest Dog' for three years in a row at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, is shown in Santa Barbara, Calif., on June 28, 2005. The pooch with the hairless body, crooked teeth and sparse tuft of hair atop his knobby head died Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, just short of his 15th birthday, according to his owner, Susie Lockheed.

(AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Rafael Maldonado, File)

You know the saying, "so ugly its cute"...doesn't apply to this poor thing!!

yay for my new shirt...

I just bought myself a Christmas present... my very own limited edition pink is the new blog shirt!!

Get yours here: http://www.randyandmoss.com/

Walk The Line...

I loved this! My brother Connor & I went to see Walk the Line tonight & were amazed. Joaquin Phoenix completely became Johnny Cash. The singing was unreal! Go see it!!

Go Rent This!!

Mike & I rented this from Blockbuster & loved it! If you haven't heard of it, this guy Brian has had a crush on Drew Barrymore since he was 6 years old & decides to make a documentary about his quest to get a date with Drew... its truly adorable, Drew is one of my favorite celebrities & this thing is so darn cute!!

Our Black Babies...

Mike just took this pic with his camera phone & emailed it to me ( i love technology!). These are our three little black babies all sleeping together on the couch! Jinxy is the first black ball of fur on the left, then Blackie and then Ms. Ellie of course on the right. How cute!!

Airport Hell

Our Trip Home: A Time Line

1:00: arrive at the Raleigh-Durham airport for our flight home

1:30: make it through security- realize the flight has been delayed till 3:00

3:00: board plane for what should be a 2 1/2 hour flight to Dallas

5:00: The captain comes over the speaker & informs us that we are circling Monroe Lousianna because DFW airport is closed due to high winds... he assures us it will only be a few minutes until we are cleared to land.

5:30: pilot comes back on & tells us we are being re-routed to Houston so that we can refuel as we wait for Dallas!

6:30: land in Houston...and wait...

7:00: still waiting...

8:00: yep, still waiting...

9:00: we have been sitting on the god-forsaken plane now for 6 hours...we have to pee, the baby in the aisle next to us won't shut-up & we have officially missed our connecting flight back to Tulsa...

10:00: F'ing pilot announces that we will be taking off for Dallas in a few minutes...

11:00: FINALLY LAND @ DFW!!! we stand in line for 30 minutes to either get a flight home or a hotel. They give us a voucher for a hotel room. We go down to get on the shuttle thats supposed to run every 15 minutes...or so we thought...

11:30: call the damn Comfort Suites Shuttle to get a pick up at the airport...

12:00: call the damn Comfort Suites shuttle AGAIN...

12:20: shuttle arrives...

So, we get about 5 hours of sleep before we have to be back at the damn airport. We're on standby all morning... we don't get the 8am flight, or the 9am flight or the 10am flight...

But, some angel dressed as an American Airlines worker magically gives us 2 seats (next to each other!) on an 11:00 am flight!!! Now, the only thing to worry about, is where is our luggage??

This was the pile of luggage waiting for us in Tulsa-- all our bags were there! YAY!! I had never been so happy to be back in Tulsa!!!

Lessons Learned:

1) never travel the day after Thanksgiving!

2) Bring food on the plane... Mike & I were starving after 8 1/2 hours on the damn plane, but the family in front of us brought bananas & chips & candy!!

3) always pack a change of clothes in your carry-on!

Thanksgiving in North Carolina...

We had a terrific time in North Carolina. We got back a day later than expected...I'll post about that a little later. Mike's family was great. It was good to see Natalie & Rob again- I'm glad they'll both be staying with us over Christmas! While I was completely nervous about meeting Mike's mother- she was lovely! I also enjoyed getting to meet Mike's stepdad Randy, Natalie's boyfriend Lorenzo & Mike's grandfather, Earl. We ate tons of food-played tons of games & had fun!!!

me, victoria, randy, natalie, mike & earl

Randy & Victoria took everyone to the Carolina Hurricane Hockey game. Mike & I had never been to an NHL game- it was sooo fun--they played the Toronto Maple Leaves, the game went into over time & then a shoot-out. Carolina won!

another family pic: randy, victoria & mike

our AMAZING guestroom-- we slept on a California King bed-- it was ginormous & so freaking comfortable-- we're thinking about buying one before we get our new tv!!

victoria & the kids

adorable Madison-- such a sweet dog

(but kinda creepy- I've only been around little poodles & she was huge!!)

Mike & grandpa Earl

Nat & Lorenzo

Leaving on a jet plane...

We had the best time in KC. I loved being able to introduce Mike to some of my friends. I'm honored that Stacy accepted the invite to be a bridesmaid! We fly out for North Carolina tomorrow-- I'm a little nervous to meet my future mother-in-law... but hopefully it will all go well!! In honor of me & mike's first Thanksgiving together, I'm posting pics of our first camping trip together back in March...this is the weekend I knew I loved him!!! awwww!!

these were taken in our tent--- it was freezing, hence the red noses & rosy cheeks!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!! We'll be back next week!!

Back to School...

I'm so excited for this weekend! Mike & I leave in the morning for Kansas City. I'll get to see some great friends & show Mike my school- Park University. Its such a pretty campus and I have great memories of my time there.

Mackay Hall

One of the entrances to the "Underground". Park has a huge underground area for the library, classrooms etc. Its like a huge cave- very cool!

Probably the most important spot on campus....the softball field!! This is where I played my very last college game!! tear

Blog Slacker

I've been slacking lately, no fun stories or pictures...totally boring! I'm excited for Lost tonight! This episode should be very cool- I don't want to say too much b/c P & B are Lost slackers & are still stuck on season one! This weekend should be sooo fun- we are going to Kansas City to see some college girlfriends of mine (my Kappa Delta Krunk sisters!!) I'm excited b/c I'm asking one of the girls to be a bridesmaid- so that should be fun. Next week, there will prolly be minimal blogging- Mike & I will be in North Carolina!

Below is a pic of my brother rowing at the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston...(he's the second guy from the front)...yay Connor!

LAST WEDDING POST!!!!

THIS IS MY LAST WEDDING POST... I'VE STARTED A WEDDING BLOG:
www.russell-solanowedding.blogspot.com

it will be a completely ridiculous, self-indulgent blog about every tiny annoying detail of our impending nuptuals!!
hahahaha