Digging in the dirt

Saturday we spent digging in my garden at my parents house. It was fun! Peter enjoyed plating bulbs out in the pool area. When we were all done I sprayed the most foul smelling spray all around the perimeter of the pool area and my garden area. The spray is designed to keep pesky rabbits out of the garden. It has the nastiest smell ever. After I sprayed it we all went inside and the fumes followed us. The neighbors we're complaining of the smell too. They'll thank me later when I keep all the rabbits off the street and out of their yards too.

How nerdy are you?

Here's Peter's nerd score. The test was fun to take, Peter was laughing at all of my answers. I then laughed at his score, hallelujah it was way higher than my score. I always knew I wasn't a nerd, but I definitely married one. :)




This is my nerd score.

What a sweetheart

So to end my terrible crazy snake day yesterday, Peter came home from the store with groceries and a bouquet of flowers. I opened the front door to find my hubby with beautiful flowers. He comes in and says, "Happy one year engagement anniversary," then he kisses me. He's so cute! So one year ago yesterday he proposed to me. Pretty cool huh? Now how many husbands remember the exact day they proposed? I asked Peter how he remembered. He said, "It's easy, it was the day before taxes were due." I remember it being the Saturday before spring break and I had to wait a whole week before I could show off the ring to my co-workers. So yes one year ago yesterday Peter proposed. In 3 1/2 months we will be celebrating our wedding anniversary. :)

Crazy freaky day

Okay now I am one that will fully admit to the world that I am terrified of most bugs, lizards, snakes, spiders, basically if it jumps, slithers, or stings I'm probably terrified of it. So that leads me to todays adventures. I was walking out of my building on my way to the office (I work at a Montessori school) when a dark colored snake crossed my path. It went across the sidewalk and into the bushes and boy it was moving fast. I ran back into my building and grabbed another teacher. We both went out to look, but couldn't find it. I had to go to the office and report that I saw a snake. By law we have to call 911 even if it isn't a rattle snake, since it is a school with a bunch of children. Also one of the primary buildings had their door open and that is the exact direction the snake was going, but we don't think it went inside. When the fire department showed up, I described the snake and where it
was going. They looked and batted the bushes and went inside but didn't find anything. They said it was probably a gardner snake. They were all on their merry way again, when it was dismissal time and the children were all lining up on the sidewalk. We all walked past a planter and I swear I saw another/perhaps the same one again. I told the teacher who was standing right there and then I ran to wave down the fire department. They came back and looked again but didn't find anything. They found a black piece of the sprinkler system and said, "is this what you saw." I told them I wasn't stupid, what I saw was thicker and it moved. They left once again empty handed. The primary teachers all believe me and they are keeping their eyes open and their doors shut. The elementary teachers think I'm nuts. They call me the crazy snake lady now. One of the elementary teachers came up behind me and grabbed me. I jumped three feet into the air and screamed. I didn't find it nearly as funny as she did. Needless to say I went home early and have been trying to get my heart rate back to normal.

Belly Flops

If anyone is ever in Fairfield, we suggest they go to the Jelly Belly Factory. We went on a 45 minute tour which started with wearing dorky hats and ended with bags of free jelly beans. We also enjoyed the tasting counter and best of all picking up Belly Flops. These are the imperfect jelly beans that taste wonderful. Instead of picking out a handful of the same color, they come already stuck together for your enjoyment. Also they are half the price of regular jelly beans. So of course we had to take a case home with us.

Lotsa Bears

Here's my teddy bear collection. I spy a bear used in a proposal, 2 bears missing noses, a bear that meows, 8 beanie babies (7 have their tags showing), the statue of liberty, 2 bears lip locked, a fire chief and a police officer, a girl scout, 3 that are identical except for their color, a CTR bear, 2 graduation bears, a bear from my favorite ride at Disneyland-hint there's a big splash at the end, a bear from my school, and one that's ready to go back to school, and some trash waiting to go out. Not tired yet? How many Pooh's can you find? How many bears do I have in all? Have fun :-)

New Furniture

Peter and I went furniture shopping last Saturday. My idea of shopping is checking out deals on the internet ahead of time and then going to buy stuff, his idea is to look around for the best deal even if it means taking a few days. We came out of Target with a new area rug. We went to Jeromes, left then went to Ashely's, left and went back to Jeromes where we bought a bedroom set and a small entertainment center. The place looks great with real furniture!

Bay Area and L.A. Adventures

A couple weeks ago, Peter and I flew up to San Jose to go to Patrick and Debra's wedding in Oakland. We decided to make it a vacation and did as much sight seeing as we could. We went all over San Francisco-The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, Ghirardelli Square, Lombard Street, it was all so much fun. Another day we went to Santa Cruz and enjoyed the redwoods. On our last day we drove up to Fairfield and took a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory. We brought home a case of belly flops (the imperfectly shaped jelly beans) to share with friends and family. The following weekend we drove to Camarillo for Patrick and Debra's open house, which was in a really nice historical building. After that we spent the next day at the Huntington with my aunt and uncle. We explored the Japanese and newly added Chinese Gardens as well as all the other gardens. My favorite was the Children's Garden. It had water features and misters and plants cut in the shape of teddy bears; it was a lot of fun!