Not Me...Saturday?!

I'm about to post a weekend edition of MckMama's Not Me! Monday. Why? Because I've got something brewing in my mind that is too good to wait.

Here goes............

This morning, we did not meet with a realtor to put in an offer on a house.

We did not stumble upon this amazing and affordable house just when we were ready to give up looking and resign ourselves to surviving several more months in this apartment.

I am not anxious.nervous.excited.scared.worried.etc. about the prospect of being a homeowner.

I am also not thinking "Here we go again" and re-living the several other times we submitted offers on houses we thought were "the one."

I am not going to go crazy waiting for the seller's acceptance/refusal/counter offer.

I am not worried that I've jinxed myself. Again.

I am not mentally planning the color scheme and remodel projects for the house I fear we won't get.

I am not thinking about raising babies in this house, having neighbors over for card parties, and hosting family functions in the spacious backyard.

I. Am. Not. Getting. My. Hopes. Up.

No way, Jose. Not me. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

*Please keep your fingers crossed/say a prayer/do a house dance for us!*

I am...

...a girl who almost always has a french-tip manicure.
I am someone who refuses to go even to Wal-Mart without makeup on.

I like the color pink and love jewelry.
I am a girl who buys at least one new pair of shoes a month. I love heels.

I dream of having babies and love to read.
I am a girl who likes to knit and curl up with a chick flick.

For one week out of every year all those things are put on the back burner and I become... "Deer Hunter Dani."

Thanksgiving Feasts

I'm so thrilled that this week is a short one at work. Not that I deserve a break after working there only a month, but I could really use one. Today is the last day we're open, so I'm looking at a four day weekend...whoo hooo!

We're having a "feast" at work today - a pot luck thing that I'm really looking forward to. On December 4 we're doing our girls night out but we're going to decorate the office for Christmas first! I'm way excited because I love decorating for the holidays.

I'm a bit down because Mark said he doesn't want to put up a tree or decorate this year because, in his words, "We might still find a house to move into and we don't want to have that extra hassle."

Yeah, buddy keep dreaming. I want a TREE!

Anyway...I'm off track. Tomorrow morning I'll be hunting with my family then I'll join up with Mark for the Big Breckheimer Thanksgiving Feast. Mmmmm. I can't wait. The only downer this year is that my nephews Troy and Craig - who are serving in the Air Force and Army, respectively - won't be there. Guess I'll just have to eat their share of turkey too!

Friday we're going to be butchering the deer and I might venture out for a bit of shopping on Black Friday. We'll see how brave I am.

Sooooo the point of all this is to say...that I won't be blogging for a while, but all you faithful readers should be spending time with your families and enjoying Thanksgiving Feasts...so you won't miss my blog too much!

Not Me! (Hunting Style)

Hey, hey, hey. Time for another Not Me! Monday, hosted by the amazing MckMama.

*I did not dominate the 2008 hunting season, bagging both a 3 1/2 inch spike buck and a four point buck opening day. My brother did not shoot a 7 point buck and a 128 pound doe, making us the only two out of our 11 person hunting party to have a successful opening weekend.

*I did not choke down four shots of Kesslers in celebration Saturday night and I didn't wake up Sunday with a pounding headache.

*I didn't take the time, while sitting in my deer stand, to again contemplate our plans for a family.

*I was not thrilled last week when Mark signed us up for text messaging for a month so we could stay in touch during hunting season. I did not put my phone on vibrate so I would hear a text from him, because of course when you're hunting everything should be completely silent.

*I did not jump up and down when I heard the reports for snow this week and immediately think about how easy it would be to track deer.

*I do not have to go to Wal-Mart this afternoon to buy more shot gun shells, because I did not mysteriously lose an entire pack of brand new shells somewhere in our family's cabin.

*I will not post pictures of the hunt tonight/tomorrow to share/brag the amazing-ness of this weekend.

*I am not looking forward to Thursday when I can again join the family for the hunt and I did not shake my fist at the thought of having to go back to work these three days.

*I am not going to sign off blogger now, to text my cousin for a report on this morning's hunt.

ENJOY THE SNOW!

Weekend Update

What am I up to this weekend? Here are a few photo clues to get you guessing...

Firsts

Aaah! I've been tagged (a first for me) by a blogger buddy, Amanda.

Sure, why not? I'm always up for a challenge! Here goes:

1. Who was your FIRST prom date?
My "boyfriend" Josh...who didn't talk to me the entire time we were at the dance but, strangely enough, bought the most beautiful corsage for me to wear.

2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love?
Yes I do...his name is Josh and he's not the Josh I went to prom with. (What can I say, I had a thing for guys with J names.)

3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink?
I believe it was Smirnoff Ice.

4. What was your FIRST job?
Babysitting for the most adorable little girls ever. (Side note...I saw both the girls at the county fair this summer. Would you believe they are teenagers!?)

5. What was your first car?
My beloved black Pontiac Grand Am...that car was amazing.

6. Who was the first person to text you today?
My hubby...he surprised me by adding text messaging to our phone plan so we can stay in touch the next few days when we won't be together.

7. Who is the first person you thought of this morning?
Hubby, of course.

8. Who was your first grade teacher?
Mrs. Winkle. Although she had twins the year I was in first grade and we had a substitute (Mrs. Fitzpatrick) for most of the year.

9. Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane?
I am deprived...and have never flown. Sad, but true.

10. Who was your first best friend and are you still friends with them?
My daycare friend Holly and though we graduated together, we weren't/aren't friends.

11. What was your first sport played?
Softball...I was catcher!

12. Where was your FIRST sleep over?
Umm...I'm guessing Deanne's house?

13. Who was the first person you talked to today?
Marky.

14. Whose wedding were you in the first time?
My own!

15. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
Turned off my alarm/turned on the news.

16. What was the first concert you ever went to?
Ready for this one.... THE BACKSTREET BOYS!

17. FIRST tattoo or piercing?
My ears when I was seven, and my star tattoos when I was 20.

18. First foreign country you went to?
I've been to Canada...does that count?

19. What was your FIRST run in with the law?
Well...I was at a high school party and the police came bust the underagers. Luckily the officer wound up in the ditch (the roads were icy) and was too embarassed to issue fines.

20. When was your first detention?
Never had detention!

21. What was the FIRST state you lived in?
Wisconsin. Born and Raised!

22. Who was the first person to break your heart?
Umm...I think I've done the heart breaking. At least, I've never been dumped but I've done some dumping in my time.

23. Who was your FIRST roommate?
Miss Jennifer (whom I love dearly and miss sooooo much...Jenny are you reading this?!)

24. Where did you go on your limo ride?
PrOm

Lonely and Annoyed

Argh! Grrrr! &#!$%#@!!

I'm annoyed and lonely...as the title of this post implies. And I don't like it. At all.

Mark is sick...again. So he's in bed early...again. Normally, I'd be doing my "wifely duties" by bringing him fluids, tissues and meds, but this time I'm annoyed.

You see, last Wednesday he finally got over the two and a half week cold/chest congestion/flu thing he'd been battling. Today is Tuesday...and it's back. Why? Let me list the reasons:

1. He didn't take the vitamins I bought for him because I knew they would help build his immune system and provide essential VITAMINS.

2. He went to a high school playoff football game on Saturday - in the snow and freezing temperatures - and didn't dress properly...meaning no hat and no gloves.

3. He went to a Green Bay Packer Football game on Sunday and again failed to wear the proper attire.

4. He didn't take the GOSH DARN VITAMINS!!!

So now he's sick. And in bed. And it's 7:45 p.m.

I'm annoyed because I had to work late tonight and didn't get home until 5:30 p.m. And now he's in bed. At 7:45 p.m.

The icing on the cake? Tomorrow he is leaving for Madison where he (and his brothers) will go out to several bars, stay up late, have delicious drinks and essentially "whoop it up" to celebrate the state football game.

He is not only leaving me alone...he will be doing all the things (drinking, staying up late, going to smokey bars, etc) that will likely prolong his illness.

AND GUESS WHAT?

On Thursday he's going to go to the State football game in the freezing cold (24 degrees is predicted) without the proper attire! Oh! I checked his bag...he DID NOT PACK THE GOSH DARN VITAMINS!

Just in case you're not quite to the point of feeling sorry for me yet...he's coughing. Which means that when/if I decided to join him in our King size bed, I won't get a wink of sleep because he'll be hacking in my ear.

Sleep on the couch you say? Cant. Why? Because that beautiful (gosh darn) Grandfather clock makes such a racket...it's much like what Captain Hook (from Peter Pan) hears every time the (gosh darn) crocodile heads his way.

Yup. I'm doing just fabulous. Lonely, annoyed and whining. Sorry. I'll end the pity party. Good night. (Hopefully.)