9.29.2010
9.28.2010
ASU Football
Paul and I went to an Angelo State University football game last weekend. I mean, I had to go to at least one football game this fall! I was excited and Paul pretended to be.
We found a close parking space quickly (great!) and walked up to the ticket counter. As we waited in line to purchase our tickets an older man walked up to us, shoved a ticket at Paul, said, "Here, now you only have to buy one ticket! Enjoy the game!" and walked off. Stunned and grateful, we shrugged and continued to wait in line. Not 30 seconds later another old man walked up to us, shoved another ticket at Paul, said "Here, have mine!" and walked off. We were so surprised that people would just give up their tickets! But, we gladly accepted and got in to the game for free.
Rather than sit in our designated seats (which weren't together) we walked to the general seating area just as the game was starting. Since the stadium is so small, it is hard to find a bad seat. Plus, it didn't look like a large crowd anyway, so there was plenty of space.
When the game actually started we were a little disappointed in the talent level of both ASU and West Texas A&M. See, no one, it seemed, knew how to block or tackle. One of the early tackles looked a lot like what Paul and I must have looked like when I picked him up from the airport: a long hug that might cause one person or the other to fall over. We had a good laugh. After a while though, I realized that watching division II college football has its advantages; a lot happens.
For example:
We saw a 75 yard touchdown on ASU's first offensive play. (Goooo RAMS!)
We saw a couple hard-core sacks.
We saw a poor ref get caught up in a tackle (we laughed).
We saw a fight on the field (we cheered).
We saw a fake field goal attempt that was successful.
We saw a few interceptions run in for touchdowns (and I mean "a few", as in 3-4).
We saw a blocked point-after ran back for 2 points.
(all of this happened in the first half)
We stayed for half-time and enjoyed WTA&M's awesome band. ASU has a pretty small band, but I loved their song choice: "You Belong [to] Me" by Taylor Swift. We also had fun watching the male color guard member that was better than all of the girls. He was really good.
We left at half-time (and didn't feel bad because after all, we got in for free). ASU ended up losing 27-37, but it was a good game anyways.
We found a close parking space quickly (great!) and walked up to the ticket counter. As we waited in line to purchase our tickets an older man walked up to us, shoved a ticket at Paul, said, "Here, now you only have to buy one ticket! Enjoy the game!" and walked off. Stunned and grateful, we shrugged and continued to wait in line. Not 30 seconds later another old man walked up to us, shoved another ticket at Paul, said "Here, have mine!" and walked off. We were so surprised that people would just give up their tickets! But, we gladly accepted and got in to the game for free.
Rather than sit in our designated seats (which weren't together) we walked to the general seating area just as the game was starting. Since the stadium is so small, it is hard to find a bad seat. Plus, it didn't look like a large crowd anyway, so there was plenty of space.
When the game actually started we were a little disappointed in the talent level of both ASU and West Texas A&M. See, no one, it seemed, knew how to block or tackle. One of the early tackles looked a lot like what Paul and I must have looked like when I picked him up from the airport: a long hug that might cause one person or the other to fall over. We had a good laugh. After a while though, I realized that watching division II college football has its advantages; a lot happens.
For example:
We saw a 75 yard touchdown on ASU's first offensive play. (Goooo RAMS!)
We saw a couple hard-core sacks.
We saw a poor ref get caught up in a tackle (we laughed).
We saw a fight on the field (we cheered).
We saw a fake field goal attempt that was successful.
We saw a few interceptions run in for touchdowns (and I mean "a few", as in 3-4).
(all of this happened in the first half)
We stayed for half-time and enjoyed WTA&M's awesome band. ASU has a pretty small band, but I loved their song choice: "You Belong [to] Me" by Taylor Swift. We also had fun watching the male color guard member that was better than all of the girls. He was really good.
We left at half-time (and didn't feel bad because after all, we got in for free). ASU ended up losing 27-37, but it was a good game anyways.
9.27.2010
Like I Know What I'm Talking About ...
Date Night. First, I think that Tina Fey and Steve Carell are brilliant comedians, and I don't think I've seen anything that they are in that I didn't like. So, obviously I went into this movie with high expectations. And those expectations were met for about half of the movie. I thought a few scenes were useless and at the end nothing really happened. But it was funny.
Eat Pray Love. The whole time I felt like I was just watching Julia Roberts instead of her character. It was interesting to see the book portrayed on the screen, but they didn't do a great job of it. In fact I didn't really enjoy the movie at all.
Some Like it Hot. My first encounter with Marilyn Monroe; she was pretty crazy. It was actually pretty funny and goofy, and a little twisted at the same time. Recommended.
Outsourced. This was a small indie-comedy that was very predictable and silly; amusing but hardly great writing. Not really worth 2 hours of your time. Also, the new NBC sit-com with the same name is exactly like the movie: not worth 30 minutes of your time every week.
Eight Men Out. I thought this movie was pretty good, and so did Paul. He put it in while I was working on a puzzle, so I was confused at parts and didn't watch very intently, but I still managed to get the gist of it, and thought it was well done. It is about the "Black Sox" World Series scandal back in 1919.
Star Trek. YAY! I love Star Trek (the new one). It was the first film we ordered from Netflix and the first one that we ordered a second time. It is really great, and exciting! Watch it!
As for TV: SNL sketches, Law and Order Criminal Intent, Myth Busters, and Shark Week are all on Netflix instant queue and are fun to watch real fast while Paul comes home and we're eating lunch. Also, we were very excited to begin new seasons of The Office, Community, 30 Rock, and Modern Family this week, and are hoping that our place in Montgomery has cable so we don't have to watch them all on the internet days after they air.
Eat Pray Love. The whole time I felt like I was just watching Julia Roberts instead of her character. It was interesting to see the book portrayed on the screen, but they didn't do a great job of it. In fact I didn't really enjoy the movie at all.
Some Like it Hot. My first encounter with Marilyn Monroe; she was pretty crazy. It was actually pretty funny and goofy, and a little twisted at the same time. Recommended.
Outsourced. This was a small indie-comedy that was very predictable and silly; amusing but hardly great writing. Not really worth 2 hours of your time. Also, the new NBC sit-com with the same name is exactly like the movie: not worth 30 minutes of your time every week.
Eight Men Out. I thought this movie was pretty good, and so did Paul. He put it in while I was working on a puzzle, so I was confused at parts and didn't watch very intently, but I still managed to get the gist of it, and thought it was well done. It is about the "Black Sox" World Series scandal back in 1919.
Star Trek. YAY! I love Star Trek (the new one). It was the first film we ordered from Netflix and the first one that we ordered a second time. It is really great, and exciting! Watch it!
As for TV: SNL sketches, Law and Order Criminal Intent, Myth Busters, and Shark Week are all on Netflix instant queue and are fun to watch real fast while Paul comes home and we're eating lunch. Also, we were very excited to begin new seasons of The Office, Community, 30 Rock, and Modern Family this week, and are hoping that our place in Montgomery has cable so we don't have to watch them all on the internet days after they air.
9.25.2010
The Piano and The Bench
This is the piano that Paul and I bought from a lady on craigslist
(there are NO piano stores in San Angelo so craigslist was the only
option). She gave us a good price and even threw in the lamp. Score.
As you can see I have brought out all of my music and I have been
playing constantly. It plays great, and it is so nice to have a real piano at our place!
Semi-related side-note: It is nice to have another place to sit down (even if the bench isn't that comfy). Paul got a free computer chair from work also, though it's not that comfy either. Still, I'm proud to say that these new seats have brought our total seating count up to 11 (5 chairs, 1 couch, and a bench) ... unless you count the seats from the van that are sitting in the other room, which would mean we actually have more like 16 seats. :)
Hoorah for pianos!
Semi-related side-note: It is nice to have another place to sit down (even if the bench isn't that comfy). Paul got a free computer chair from work also, though it's not that comfy either. Still, I'm proud to say that these new seats have brought our total seating count up to 11 (5 chairs, 1 couch, and a bench) ... unless you count the seats from the van that are sitting in the other room, which would mean we actually have more like 16 seats. :)
Hoorah for pianos!
9.21.2010
Food for thought
Do you ever go through a phase where you really like to eat certain things?
For example. When I was in high school, I went through a phase where I would come home from school and have an apple with peanut butter. I would use the apple slicer, and stick the pieces in a bowl with a generous spoonful of peanut butter and munch away.
Another example. When Paul was gone I started making myself smoothies everyday, usually when I got home from working out. I learned to love the magic bullet. Frozen fruit and yogurt and milk and juice. yum yum yum. One of my favorites is a frozen mixed berry, vanilla yogurt, and milk smoothie. Also up there: frozen mango, papaya, and strawberry with blackberry yogurt and orange juice. Again, yum. When I didn't make a smoothie I noticed, and missed it. Still, it was just a phase, and now I don't really care if I get a smoothie or not.
Current food phases:
I eat Marshmallow Mateys every morning for breakfast. They are an off-brand version of Lucky Charms. This habit also started when Paul left, but so far I've been able to convince him to buy them every week, probably because of their all-sugar deliciousness.
We bought an ice cream maker a few weeks ago. Best/worst decision ever. Homemade ice cream is so good!! But, homemade ice cream is so good ... It's hard to let it sit in the freezer. We've made mango frozen yogurt, vanilla ice cream, mint chocolate chip, and peanut butter and we're going to experiment next with sherbet. Yum Yum.
Yoplait's thick and creamy key lime pie yogurt (the blue top version). It seriously tastes like pie.
What are some of your current food phases?
For example. When I was in high school, I went through a phase where I would come home from school and have an apple with peanut butter. I would use the apple slicer, and stick the pieces in a bowl with a generous spoonful of peanut butter and munch away.
Another example. When Paul was gone I started making myself smoothies everyday, usually when I got home from working out. I learned to love the magic bullet. Frozen fruit and yogurt and milk and juice. yum yum yum. One of my favorites is a frozen mixed berry, vanilla yogurt, and milk smoothie. Also up there: frozen mango, papaya, and strawberry with blackberry yogurt and orange juice. Again, yum. When I didn't make a smoothie I noticed, and missed it. Still, it was just a phase, and now I don't really care if I get a smoothie or not.
Current food phases:
I eat Marshmallow Mateys every morning for breakfast. They are an off-brand version of Lucky Charms. This habit also started when Paul left, but so far I've been able to convince him to buy them every week, probably because of their all-sugar deliciousness.
We bought an ice cream maker a few weeks ago. Best/worst decision ever. Homemade ice cream is so good!! But, homemade ice cream is so good ... It's hard to let it sit in the freezer. We've made mango frozen yogurt, vanilla ice cream, mint chocolate chip, and peanut butter and we're going to experiment next with sherbet. Yum Yum.
Yoplait's thick and creamy key lime pie yogurt (the blue top version). It seriously tastes like pie.
What are some of your current food phases?
9.17.2010
Reading
After Eat, Pray, Love and Eats, Shoots, and Leaves I didn't do a lot of reading. I couldn't really find anything that I liked just by looking at the library shelves. This is partly because I didn't know what I wanted to read and partly because I always looked in the wrong places. When Paul came home we got a public library card and he put a book on hold for me (how nice), one that he remembered me mentioning.
I just finished The Help by Kathryn Stockett. And it only recently occurred to me that "help" is a noun. In my defense, when I first heard the title I didn't know what the book was about, and assumed it was some weird, catchy phrase, created by the editors to intrigue readers. Titles don't have to make sense, right? I mean I guess I knew it was a noun (because of "the") but thought of it more as "me helping you, and the help that I am giving you", or whatever. And now that I'm reading and re-reading the title, I say it aloud and realize "help" is a weird word.
I spent about an hour trying to read Harry Potter a l'ecole des sorciers, but I don't know enough French. However, I did learn a new word: hiboux.
I think I'll peruse Paul's dream books next.
I just finished The Help by Kathryn Stockett. And it only recently occurred to me that "help" is a noun. In my defense, when I first heard the title I didn't know what the book was about, and assumed it was some weird, catchy phrase, created by the editors to intrigue readers. Titles don't have to make sense, right? I mean I guess I knew it was a noun (because of "the") but thought of it more as "me helping you, and the help that I am giving you", or whatever. And now that I'm reading and re-reading the title, I say it aloud and realize "help" is a weird word.
I spent about an hour trying to read Harry Potter a l'ecole des sorciers, but I don't know enough French. However, I did learn a new word: hiboux.
I think I'll peruse Paul's dream books next.
9.15.2010
Yes, No, Maybe So
Let's start with no:
Bee Movie. Worst animated movie I've ever seen. I wonder if children even like it.
Teen Wolf. 80's, Michael J. Fox, but it just wasn't Back to the Future.
Maybe so:
Robin Hood Men in Tights. Funny at 22, but maybe funnier if you are 14.
Valentine's Day. Not completely horrible, but not your typical chick-flick. And if it can't be categorized as such, then what is it, really?
All About Steve. Very ridiculous, which can be both hilarious and lame.
Time Traveler's Wife. Different but not all-together bad.
Steel Magnolias. I wish I had seen this when I was younger because I probably would have liked it a lot then. I thought it was heart-warming.
X-Men. Paul got tired of girlie movies so we watched this. It was fine. I'm not a fan of super-hero movies in general. Iron Man is an exception.
Yes:
Madagascar. Very funny animated film.
Arrested Development. I know, it's not a movie, but Paul and I just watched all the seasons and it grew on me.
Bee Movie. Worst animated movie I've ever seen. I wonder if children even like it.
Teen Wolf. 80's, Michael J. Fox, but it just wasn't Back to the Future.
Maybe so:
Robin Hood Men in Tights. Funny at 22, but maybe funnier if you are 14.
Valentine's Day. Not completely horrible, but not your typical chick-flick. And if it can't be categorized as such, then what is it, really?
All About Steve. Very ridiculous, which can be both hilarious and lame.
Time Traveler's Wife. Different but not all-together bad.
Steel Magnolias. I wish I had seen this when I was younger because I probably would have liked it a lot then. I thought it was heart-warming.
X-Men. Paul got tired of girlie movies so we watched this. It was fine. I'm not a fan of super-hero movies in general. Iron Man is an exception.
Yes:
Madagascar. Very funny animated film.
Arrested Development. I know, it's not a movie, but Paul and I just watched all the seasons and it grew on me.
9.10.2010
Exercise
There are a lot of exercise/fitness classes on base, so I took advantage and went to Zumba this week. It reminds me a lot of the aerobics dance class that I took last fall at BYU, except the music is considerably different. Still, there's quite a bit of bouncing and waving of arms, as well as shaking, bending, and a whole ton of uncoordinated-ness. But I think it is so fun.
Paul and I went to our first tennis class yesterday. I've really learned to love tennis, and I think I'm actually doing pretty good! It's such a fun sport, and it was nice to play with new people. Also, I don't know why we didn't just go on base to find decent courts. duh.
And I'm still going to the gym quite frequently to run. Lately I've been wanting something to train for though because it's easier to follow a training schedule. I ran the most consistently when I was training for Ragnar last year, and would love to train for something like that again. I also wish it was cooler than 80 at night so I could run outside.
I want to lift weights when I go to the gym, but the buff Air Force guys intimidate me and I would feel silly lifting my 5-10 lbs weights next to them. And I've never really figured out the weight machines. Maybe I should just go buy some dumbbells (why are they called that?).
Exercise feels good.
Paul and I went to our first tennis class yesterday. I've really learned to love tennis, and I think I'm actually doing pretty good! It's such a fun sport, and it was nice to play with new people. Also, I don't know why we didn't just go on base to find decent courts. duh.
And I'm still going to the gym quite frequently to run. Lately I've been wanting something to train for though because it's easier to follow a training schedule. I ran the most consistently when I was training for Ragnar last year, and would love to train for something like that again. I also wish it was cooler than 80 at night so I could run outside.
I want to lift weights when I go to the gym, but the buff Air Force guys intimidate me and I would feel silly lifting my 5-10 lbs weights next to them. And I've never really figured out the weight machines. Maybe I should just go buy some dumbbells (why are they called that?).
Exercise feels good.
9.08.2010
9.07.2010
San Antonio
Day 1: San Antonio is about a 3.5-hour drive away, south-east of San Angelo. It seemed like a rather long drive because the AC in the van is pretty much useless if the sun is out, and the driver's side window is broken. Also, Paul was sleepy so I did the driving into San Antonio; there was a lot of traffic AND, as it turns out, Google Maps failed us. We got lost trying to get to our hotel on Lackland Air Force Base. Yes, we should've expected it since we got lost when we arrived at Goodfellow, but still. We barely made it to the 8:00 pm session at the San Antonio Temple, which was another 40 minute drive through crazy highway obsessed San Antonio. The temple was beautiful though, set up on a high hill, and we're definitely glad we made it.
Day 2: SEA WORLD.
Sea World San Antonio has a program called Here's to the Heroes which offers free entrance to military members and their families once a year. Score. This was the main reason we came to San Antonio in the first place. We stayed all day!
We went to the water park first thing. They have awesome slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river. It's probably one of our favorite parts of the park (besides the fact that we neglected to wear sun screen and are paying the price even days later. ouch). We also went on a few of the roller coaster rides (I love roller coasters).
I loved all of the animals! We saw dolphins, penguins, puffins, sea lions, otters, alligators, turtles, frogs, sting rays, flamingos, sharks, whales, and all sorts of fish. I like the flamingos a lot, and I think that the sea lions are super funny. Paul really likes the penguins.
We went to two shows. The Shamu Show (or as they call it "Believe") was pretty dull. The trainers didn't go in the water at all, and didn't even touch the whales. We think they must have changed the show quite a bit since a trainer in Orlando was killed by one of the whales a few months ago. But yeah, the whales swam and jumped a little, but it wasn't really that great. We didn't even get splashed. The second show we went to was called Azul. It featured a baluga whale, dolphins, and human divers. We went to the last showing and thought it was really cool. Much more entertaining than the other one.
Sea World was awesome. I can't wait until next year so we can go again.
Day 3: We spent Sunday in New Braunfels with Paul's Aunt and Uncle and cousins. We went to church with them (at 1:00, yay) and stayed for dinner. I found an unfinished puzzle while we were watching a movie and worked on that (I love puzzles). They also had a cuddly little dog that really liked Paul.
Day 4: On Labor Day we went downtown, first to the Alamo, and then to the river walk.
It was fun to just wander around downtown. We both liked the Alamo (despite the fact that everyone we know says that it is lame), and the river walk. We stopped for lunch at one of the restaurants along the river, and even bought a souvenir. There was a quick storm while we were exploring the mall, and then we decided to head back.
Google Maps failed us once again on our way home. This was a real bummer because it was unbearably hot in the car and we probably ended up driving an extra 30 minutes. I think the only thing that kept us from complaining the whole time was our book on CD: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
We had a ton of fun on our trip, but I think now we both appreciate the smallness that is San Angelo.
Day 2: SEA WORLD.
Sea World San Antonio has a program called Here's to the Heroes which offers free entrance to military members and their families once a year. Score. This was the main reason we came to San Antonio in the first place. We stayed all day!
We went to the water park first thing. They have awesome slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river. It's probably one of our favorite parts of the park (besides the fact that we neglected to wear sun screen and are paying the price even days later. ouch). We also went on a few of the roller coaster rides (I love roller coasters).
I loved all of the animals! We saw dolphins, penguins, puffins, sea lions, otters, alligators, turtles, frogs, sting rays, flamingos, sharks, whales, and all sorts of fish. I like the flamingos a lot, and I think that the sea lions are super funny. Paul really likes the penguins.
We went to two shows. The Shamu Show (or as they call it "Believe") was pretty dull. The trainers didn't go in the water at all, and didn't even touch the whales. We think they must have changed the show quite a bit since a trainer in Orlando was killed by one of the whales a few months ago. But yeah, the whales swam and jumped a little, but it wasn't really that great. We didn't even get splashed. The second show we went to was called Azul. It featured a baluga whale, dolphins, and human divers. We went to the last showing and thought it was really cool. Much more entertaining than the other one.
Sea World was awesome. I can't wait until next year so we can go again.
Day 3: We spent Sunday in New Braunfels with Paul's Aunt and Uncle and cousins. We went to church with them (at 1:00, yay) and stayed for dinner. I found an unfinished puzzle while we were watching a movie and worked on that (I love puzzles). They also had a cuddly little dog that really liked Paul.
Day 4: On Labor Day we went downtown, first to the Alamo, and then to the river walk.
It was fun to just wander around downtown. We both liked the Alamo (despite the fact that everyone we know says that it is lame), and the river walk. We stopped for lunch at one of the restaurants along the river, and even bought a souvenir. There was a quick storm while we were exploring the mall, and then we decided to head back.
Google Maps failed us once again on our way home. This was a real bummer because it was unbearably hot in the car and we probably ended up driving an extra 30 minutes. I think the only thing that kept us from complaining the whole time was our book on CD: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
We had a ton of fun on our trip, but I think now we both appreciate the smallness that is San Angelo.
9.03.2010
"Homebody"
I love being at home. I am a homebody:
(I'm not sure every statement there is true for me, but you get the idea)
In general, I would rather be at home than anywhere else, because I love it.
With that said, I am stoked for our trip to San Antonio this weekend, and can't wait to leave!
- A person who likes to stay at home, esp. one who is perceived as unadventurous
- A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere
- A person who prefers pleasures and activities that center around the home
- A person whose life and interests are centered on the home
(I'm not sure every statement there is true for me, but you get the idea)
In general, I would rather be at home than anywhere else, because I love it.
With that said, I am stoked for our trip to San Antonio this weekend, and can't wait to leave!
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