Today we had a teleconference with our immigration lawer’s legal assistant. She was prepping us for our Green Card interview. She ran through the list of all the forms we were required to bring with us, many of the questions we might be asked in the interview, and telling us to bring “extra” stuff to… Continue reading →
I hemmed and hawed for years, then I finally did it. I have pink hair. The husband, he has not disowned me! We’ll see about the boss tomorrow morning. UPDATE! When I checked DH’s site this morning, he had updated my avatar… its pretty accurate. And no, the boss didn’t fire me either.
Pink Hair. If I want Pink Hair does not mean I’m Staid! I want to be perfectly clear. Staid is a of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious. “Characterized by sedate dignity and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; sober.” I drank more at Blogher than I did in seven total years of… Continue reading →
We’re merging lives, we’re merging lifestyles. Still working out what brand of toothpaste to buy and which night is laundry night. A foriegn object was introduced into our home. Its an inconsistant and sneaky little contraption called a “snooze button.” At first, it was a cute little novelty. The alarm goes off at 5:30, and… Continue reading →
I’m too cheap to keep up the times. I’ve survived most of the way through 2005 just fine with my 13″ tv, vcr, single-disk dvd player, and cellphone (not camera phone, not blackberry, not pda, or newfangled walkman/cellphone combo). Get this people, I commute home, I DRIVE AROUND CALIFORNIA while I listen to the fm… Continue reading →
Ok, yes, I am the first to admit that I’m just a little (no comments from the peanut gallery, please) Type A Personality. This is a fact of life. I deal with change by searching for (obsessing over) a solution, setting (obsessing over) a goal, and then work hard to (obsess over) achieving that goal.… Continue reading →
Okay, so I get the ’til you die’ part, and I was prepared for the ‘respect your man’ part, and I was getting used to the part where I should attempt to concoct a healthy dinner at least once a month. I’ve accepted the fact that I now own lemon Pledge and obsess over dishes.… Continue reading →
how to make me happy – wedding edition Eww, i have to live with a *Boy* 1. Print 5 drafts of a shower invitation – to make sure I like my choices. 2. Take up finger painting to cure boredom while assembling the ceremony programs for my wedding. 3. Wash two weeks of my really… Continue reading →
Christmas in July Its that time. the invitations are out – the United States Postal Service is now burdoned with the task of bringing us wedding gifts. so far, we’ve received some impressively packed servingware. MiniMartha keeps telling me how lovely it will be to have all of those things when i “entertain” because that’s… Continue reading →
Budget Bride Blog: Moving, Marriage, Morning Sickness and Mortality You ever have that dream? The one where you’re screaming and nobody can hear you? The one where you’re eloquent thoughts are in English – but the only words coming out of your mouth are in Bork? The one where *the* wedding checklist grabs the back… Continue reading →