*sigh* Consumerism, you've got me.

Well, after my long thought-out internal discussion with myself about how I was not going to get cable, and surely we don't need it, we've decided to sign up.

I know, I can practically hear AT&T screaming for joy.

Truthfully, we decided that after being absent from New England for nearly a decade, it would be a travesty to not get NESN.  So that's really the reason we're getting cable.  But honestly?  I'm sure we will watch just as much crap as we did before!  (And, to be even more honest, I really wanted to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Super Bowl... and Miss America.... and the new Ab Fab episodes.  Is anyone else as friggin excited as I am to have Eddy and Patsy back in our lives????)

I did manage to get $40 off the package, which is valid for the first six months.  But guess what- we will be moving again in six months anyway, so I guess AT&T won't be getting too much of our money!

Hurricane Irene Weekend

Hubby and I decided to flee to NH from the storm and came back this morning.  Overall, our house was spared any major damage.

Our weekend was fantastic, really.  Brownies were made....

....although, the power went out five minutes into baking them.  Did you know that you can grill brownies??

The boys read books with Grandma...

...while Hubby and I had some intense games of Boggle.  I am still the master and kicked his butt. *Hubby just pointed out that I took a picture of the game where he found the word "tit".  Oops.  But he is a sailor, after all.

And, we celebrated my dad's bday while my brother and his gf were there with a delicious blueberry pie.  Power outages won't stop parties for us!

I hope you all survived the hurricane with just as much fun as we did!

Adios, CT

After some deliberation, Hubby and I decided to abandon CT and go on up to NH for the weekend.  We are one block from the river, and only a few blocks from the Sound, so the likelihood that we will have flooding is very real.  We also have tall trees surrounding the house, and our neighbor's tree in their backyard (only feet from our cars) dropped a massive branch during a small storm.

We're bringing essentials- clothes, wallets, cell phones, diapers & wipes, and possibly the lockbox.  I am fully prepared to lose all of our household goods, and although it will suck, I'd rather lose them instead of losing one of us.

So off to NH!  It will not be a social visit.  I will not be traveling to see other people.  It is merely to get out of that biatch Irene's way (she's a pushy old hag, isn't she??).

Milspouse Friday Fill-in #55

1. The first thing I think of when I get up in the morning is shit, I didn't preset the coffee maker.
2. Lately, I’ve been craving coffee because my thyroid must be more jacked up than I thought.
3. Whenever anyone says the word coffee, it reminds me of my childhood because my mom used to sip coffee while we watched Sesame Street.
4. The happiest word I know is  coffee, but chocolate is a close second.
5. My spouse may hate it, but I absolutely love coffee.
   
   So, the theme of the week is coffee, haha!  I probably had some better answers, but I'm doing this in the morning, therefore my mind and my hands are wrapped around my cup of joe.  Go see Wife of a Sailor to join the fun.
   
   Happy Friday, everyone!

Best FB status update I've seen in awhile

"U.S.G.S. seismologists have confirmed that the quake felt in Washington, D.C. yesterday was caused by the Founding Fathers rolling over in their graves."

Leave it to my friend Bob to come up with something like that!

I live in Connecticut, right??

We had another weekend which was longer than the actual week, but let me tell you, I loved it.  We went up to NH to visit my parents and had so much fun!  Hubby camped out in the backyard with LB, then he and my dad went dirtbiking while my mom and I took the boys to Toys R Us and picked up a cheap-o sprinkler for the kids to run in.  On Saturday, we spent a day at the lake on the boat.  JC is way more willing to swim on his belly than LB is, but they both had such a great time.  My dad worked a hare scramble Sunday (more dirtbiking stuff) while Hubby took the boys to see his dad and my mom and I had brunch with some friends of hers.  We also stopped at the mall and I finally bought some clothes for myself (it so helps having someone talk me into actually buying something... I'm the queen of window shopping).  We decided that since Hubby had Monday off, we'd stay through then so he could help my dad clear out the cabin they just bought so it could be demolished.  My mom and I took the boys to the local playground for about three hours, then I bought a birthday present for my dad (his big day is tomorrow, so I'll post about it!).

Hubby and I were talking on the way home about how comfortable and easy it is to be around my parents.  We spent a lot of time up there, but it was very enjoyable.  I'm so thankful that he gets along with my parents so well- I can't imagine what it would be like if there was any animosity between them.

We're back in CT now... for the time being.  Our house here is just kind of like an oversized storage unit and a place to rest between weekends, but that's fine with me.  I LOVE being able to visit people, and I know that things will wind down a little after classes start.  So I'm milking this for all it's worth!  :)

Milspouse Friday Fill-in #54

1. My spouse and I rarely agree on  who hogs the bed the most, but always agree on just about everything else.
   
2. If I could use one word to sum up the way I feel right now, it would be anxious (need to brave the clinic with the kids for my meds, need to pack the car for the weekend, and apparently verbal orders are coming soon).
   
3. One of the things my spouse does that grosses me out is rip his toenails- there's this cool invention called the toenail clipper and for some reason, he will NOT use it.
   
4. My readers may think I’m crazy for doing this, but I really love to do physical activities in which I could die or get seriously hurt.  Up next is my desire to fly on a trapeze.
   
5. Frankly, my dear, I don’t care where you get your appetite, so long as you eat at home.  :)
   
   
   I'm doing this a day early since we'll be away again this Friday.  If you couldn't guess already, the questions are in black and my answers in red.  Go on over to Wife of a Sailor to link up!