11/28/2009

Oh Lordy. It's an annual tradition to have my dear husband Brian do a little light blogging for his fans.

Ladies and germs, I give you my sweet meat:

Hi. I'm Brian. Jenn asked me to blog for her because it's getting late and she is helping her mom decorate the house in Christmas decor. Today I cried and yelled at a TV for 4 hours while I watched KU lose to MU. It was the most painful game to watch. A ton of stupid mistakes. Defense is our downfall. Safety wasn't good either. The worst play calling in the history of football.

Then we had dinner at Zio's with the family. It was good but it was probably 100 degrees in the restaurant. Then we returned home. The Domino's alert level was orange but we avoided the game. Then Jason and I played Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 for like 3 hours. It was awesome but we played on a 22" tv. It makes it a little hard to be a Sniper when the enemies are the size of a eraser head on that small TV.

It was a nice break in Overland Park but I am ready to return to Omaha.

Jenn here. Wow. I just started laughing after I read that. He's so serious. But he loads a mean dishwasher.

11/27/2009

God blogging by the skin of my teeth. Had the best shopping day of my professional life. Mom even made it out the house. Scored my best fines every and might have to sleep outside when Brian sees it all.

Better post tomorrow, I promise ya. Go KU.

11/26/2009

Happy Thanksgiving!



Had an excellent familial day. Watched the parade, Mom tried to feed me sick cinnamon coffee, and we saw the Plaza lights turn on, not to mention the Paseo Acadamey dancers and their swirly moves.

I am most thankful for big Bri. I love him so.

Tomorrow I am toying with the idea of hitting Old Navy at 3am in order to try for a free copy of Rock Band Lego. Then, I'll be onto Home Depot for a 7ft LED-lit Christmas tree for a steal. WHO AM I?

11/25/2009

As I type this, Brian and my father are in the family room and Brian is trying to showcase Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to my Dad who barely knows how to change the volume on the TV. He first thought the hooking the XBox up would ruin his TV. And you should have seen while we did it. We also played a little Beatles Rockband. Oops. Sounds like there is a lot of profanity in this game. I'm sure Dad is completely comfortable with that. Oh well, it's better than him and Brian sitting at the table and Dad repeatedly asking Brian what the Philip Morris stock price is at these days.

Today was low on the totem pole at work. Really low. But nothing a fancy fruit yogurt and granola cup from Target couldn't fix.

I'm really pumped to be home and having Thanksgiving tomorrow. Very thankful to have a Dad who gives the best pump-up talks, a Mom who wets her pants when you make her laugh that hard. Kris, who wears penguin scrubs and helps me diagnose myself when I'm sure it's brain cancer. Laura, my home decor lady who is the only one who visits. Steph, babe at KU who wants to become a vampire. And my two bros who are great additions to the Hall clan. And sweet Joe. I love buying him treats.

Tomorrow, I'm sleeping in and then watching that famous parade, and then filling myself with Mom's delish cooking. I think we'll also try to see those Plaza lights turn on. But for now, stick a fork in me, I'm done.

11/24/2009

Well, Well, Well.

I literally just got back from New Moon. Did the same bit where I was finishing the book at breakfast, finishing the book at the gym, finishing the book in the car one the way to the theater. It's like reading the dictionary, I swear.

Well, here's what I think. I really like the books a lot better than the movies. Stuff isn't developed as much, it's left off, or there is a lot of gratuitous torso shots. I mean, honest to God, why do the guys have to have washerboards with jean cut-offs that show their underwear bands. I mean I kind of almost laughed. And Jacob's hair just always killed me. I loved how they tried to "pull it back" and out of his face with a little rubber band. Sick.

I did think this movie was better than the first one, but it was fast. Obviously they put a lot more make-up on Bella and did a tweeze-job on her eyebrows. She kills me. It's like she's having an eye seizure. Half the time she is cross-eyed, twitching, participating in the chin olympics, or about to kill herself.

Jacob does nothing for me, people. I guess I'd pick fast Eddie. Jacob is nerdy and turns into a too-large wolf. Hotty Eddie has got that stare down. And Charlie is still rocking that stashe. Love how Bella can go to Italy for a few and come back and he checks on her to make sure she's sleeping tight. Shucks, Dad.

All in all, glad I saw it. Not glad for the stupid teen gals in front of me texting or talking throughout the entire show. That's why one of them got a sharp blast kick in the back of her seat from yours truly. Suck it, teens.

Stephanie Hall, please try not to fondle this post. I know how strong your vampire love is.

11/23/2009

Oh. My. God. This is so me and Brian. We play some form of Rockband game every single night for a couple of hours. Brian's on the drums and I am shredding the axe. We go for every single achievement point and we are way over-intense. And God the ending to that video is so brilliant.

Today was a bit of a rough ride. Wanted to tell some people at work to S a D. Then, me and Brian decided to put up ALL of the worlds supply of Christmas lights. We upped our game from last year. Big chunkys everywhere. Tomorrow, Brian is going up on the ladder to finish the job. It really, really looks great. But we're not turning them on until it's December 1st. I still have my turkey towels out.

Today, Brian and I purchased our first (and probably last) piece of Pottery Barn furniture. We bought a buffet for the dining room as a Christmas present to each other. A single tear ran down my cheek when he texted me with the confirmation. People, I might be sleeping in the drawers of it, I love it that much. I also might lick all of the varnish off.

God, now I'm going to go stay up until 1am, in an effort to read the 80 pages of New Moon that I have left before we see the movie tomorrow. God, this is just like Twilight. I finished the book in the theater, during the previews. Why do I do this to myself. I love you, Edward Cullen.

11/22/2009

This blogging really takes it out of you.