I LOVE this song!

I kinda watched Can You Duet? (the show these two won and from which they landed a record deal) and I remember Caitlin and Will from the early rounds. I never imagined the two of them would pair up so well together. Seriously, this song gives me goosebumps. Caitlin's voice is just phenomenal and who would have ever thought a burly guy like Will would have such a great voice too? Only criticism I have for these guys: Get a new name. 'Caitlin & Will' is pretty generic and they're so much better than that!

The Count Is On...

32 days until sweet freedom is mine. Sigh. I so cannot wait to come home from work and have my time be my own. No chapters to read. No papers to write. No deadlines to worry about meeting. Double sigh. Of course, I'll still have to clean the house and cook and all that, but only having that on my plate is going to be heavenly. I'm getting all giddy thinking about it. To be able to read when I want. Write when I want. Watch HGTV without guilt... Gawd, I can't wait. :P

'Tis all... :D

I'm Back!

Holy geez, it's been awhile, hasn't it? I completely spaced the fact that I even had a blog... My apologies to anyone who's been patiently waiting for me to return. :D Yeah, that's not likely, is it? LOL

Anyhow, not much really going on here. Just anxiously awaiting the end of my (sorta) final semester of school and the beginning of my summer internship. Once I'm finished with that, I will officially be done with college and the search begins for a "real" job. I'm excited, but also kinda scared considering how miserable the job market is right now. Fingers crossed that something interesting and high paying comes up, okay? ;)

And with only a month or so of classes left, I'm looking very much forward to writing again. I played around a little last night and, yikes, I'm rusty. I feel like I need to dig out all of my craft books to refresh my memory on how to actually do it. LOL Okay, not really--writing is kinda like riding a bike, to a certain degree. And, hopefully, if anything, beneath the rust and squeaks is a better, more mature writer who'll actually get something done now. :)

Hmm, let's see what else...

Oh, the fam and I are in the early stages of buying a house. Kinda running into some snags already though, because the house is a fixer-upper and that's not so cool with the lending program we're most interested in (low downpayment and fab, fixed interest rate!). Bigger problem is that my brother-in-law owns the house and suffice to say that despite doing construction/contracting for a living he isn't really ambitious about fixing the house up to sell it. Especially not to us, because God forbid we actually have anything nice (sibling jealousy is HUGE among the hubster and his bros). Sigh. Fingers crossed on that, too, okay? :) Thanks!

And, and, and...I'm typing this post on my new baby!! Isn't she doing a great job? ;) I just lurve her. She's pretty and fast and warm (hello, bonus! No cooling pad needed here!) and I love that I can take her with me while I make dinner or when I'm hiding from the kids. I can already tell she's one of the best investments I've ever made. :D

And I think that's all, folks. More from Loofah Land later...

My New Toy...

She'll be here maybe by the end of next week, but for sure by the beginning of the next. I'm gonna name her Ruby, I think. :P I have big plans for her and I--I think we'll go far together. At least to the couch or the front yard. :P LOL Seriously, though, I think she'll be an incredible asset and I can't wait to get my hands on her! Yay!!

Lost the Big V

My audiobook virginity, that is. :)

Hmm, well, actually, now that I think about it, I did listen to something awhile back, but that was *shudder* to learn something. This time it's all for fun, thus feels like the first time. :D

Anyhow, I'm listening to my first fiction audiobook and I am simply awestruck at the awesomeness of the whole thing. I wasn't sure it'd be for me, because, as a writer I kinda like to actually see the words and how sentences are formed, etc. But I think I could quickly get over that and fall in love with just listening instead. I mean, I can completely multitask while doing it and, God knows, I need all the time I can get these days. I can also just lay on the couch with my blankie, take the lazy reader's route, and do absolutely nothing else. ;)

I like this so much that I really wish I'd pushed harder for an iPod for Valentine's Day. Instead, I decided to join RWA. Though I haven't actually mailed the application yet... It's supposed to go in the mail today... Hmm. Maybe I could really get my butt moving and start-- I mean, keep up with walking if I could listen to books while I exercised.

What do you think? Do you dig audiobooks? Does listening to them motivate you while working out? Or should I just stick with RWA? :)

Big Smiles!

Who says money doesn't buy happiness??

ROFLMAO at that nonsense!

I got my tax refund this past week. Granted, this influx of fundage is only a temporary means to a better mood...but I'm gonna ride it for all it's worth, because I'm suddenly feeling like I haven't in, hmm, well, about a year. Since last year's refund, actually.

Anyhow, I have money in my pocket, the sun is shining (OMG, it's a miracle!), I am well stocked up on caffeinated beverages, my husband is making dinner when he gets home from being gone all day (double bonus!), and I have a beautiful, sunny bouquet of tulips on the corner of my desk from the kids yesterday.

Life doesn't get a whole lot better than this. I am so freaking happy!

That's all. Thought I'd share some sunshine instead of pouting for a change. :)

I have Spring Fever!

Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous day here in Cheesehead Country. We hit something like 35 degrees and the snow was melting and there were puddles and it was complete and utter fabulousness. The sun was shining and everything. My little heart sang and my hopes lifted...

And then I woke up this morning. Granted it's still in the low 30s temp-wise...but it's gloomy and blah and OMG, I am so sick of this! The funny thing is...I'd normally be a little depressed about this. I'm not a winter kind of gal, as I'm sure you guessed from my last post. But this year, however...I AM PISSED! I'm ready to claw someone's eyes out.

I'm not going to give up on the 'high' I had going on yesterday. Today I'm gonna do some cleaning...with lemonade and pineapple candles burning...with the radio cranked...in a pair of shorts even if that means I freeze my butt off... I'm gonna kick winter's ass one fingerprinted window and one dusty shelf at a time! GO ME!!! :P