Dear Fellow Bloggers,
We need to have a chat. Imagine my surprise when I just logged into my Stat Counter to find this:
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??????? WTF? Is someone playing a joke on me?
That is all.
Kind Regards,
MM
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From the monthly archives:
May 2009
After half a bottle of wine and the last of the anniversary wedding cake, Mr. Mojito and I decided to go to bed at a fairly decent hour.
We got in bed and said our goodnights. Within ten seconds Mr. M was already asleep. Me? Not so much. I just could not get comfortable. I could feel a damn hair underneath my pillow and it was bothering the crap out of me. I kept lifting up my pillow searching for it. Nothing. I even tried lying on my side with my hand resting under the pillow to see if I could feel it with my fingers. Still nothing.
Well I guess all my restlessness woke up Mr. Mojito. Oops.
Mr. M: Honey, are you ok? You sure are moving around a lot over there.
Me: Yeah. I can feel this hair underneath my pillow, but I can’t seem to find it. It’s driving me insane.
Mr. M: Sweetie. Are you sure you didn’t just drink too much wine? I’m pretty sure you can’t actually feel a hair on the mattress all the way through the pillow.
Me [in an exasperated tone]: Yes I’m sure. I even put my hand underneath it and it’s there! I know it.
Mr. M: Who are you? The Princess and the Pea?
Me: Damn straight. And you’re not going back to sleep until you help me find it.
Mr. M: Um…Yeah except not. You’re on your own.
He just rolled back over, leaving me to my own devices. I was about to grab the lint roller when I finally found it! Success!
What can I say? The princess needs her beauty sleep.
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Side note: For those who have emailed me about SIBU, I have added a link to the story with author’s notes and FAQs. I am sorry if it took me a while to email many of you back. If there are any questions I missed, please don’t hesitate to contact me or leave a comment.
So last night while I was enjoying several pieces of toast, a Smart Ones, and a large glass of wine I realized that I am a complete failure in the domestic goddess department.
Seriously, what happened to me? I used to come home from work, cook dinner, do a little cleaning, go for a walk, and relax with Mr. M. I was the spitting image of freaking Betty Crocker.
Now, I honestly cannot remember the last time I cooked a REAL meal in our kitchen (eggs, microwave dinners, popcorn, and toast do not count). Oh, cleaning? Sunday evenings for an hour MAX. Our nightly walks have now been replaced with ‘blog time’.
We are getting a puppy soon and I need to get my shit together! I seriously cannot be this lazy forever.
Or can I?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
I think I need Jillian Michaels to come over and kick my ass off the couch.
Does anyone else out there feel like a bump on a log?
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Last Friday, we received some incredibly exciting news. By the end of summer, we are going to be diving head first into parenthood!!
We are getting a PUPPY!!!! A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to be exact. YAYAYAY
How cute are these little guys?
We still do not know if we are getting a boy or a girl. We have to wait for the results of the temperament testing before we choose the gender.
If we get a girl, we are going to name her Ginger Jelly Bean. She will go by Ginger. End of discussion. Jelly Bean is only there to appease Mr. Mojito haha. He cannot say I never compromise! For months, he has wanted to get a puppy and name it Jelly Bean. At first I thought he was joking, but I have come to realize that he is entirely serious. I simply do not understand it. So, we met in the middle. I agreed Jelly Bean could be a part of our puppy’s name as long as it was the middle name.
If we get a boy we are going to name him Oliver and call him Oli for short.
Now, I know some of you are mentally scolding me for not adopting a dog from a local shelter. I have had both rescue and breeder puppies throughout my life. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. We thought long and hard about our decision and we feel that this is the right one for us.
I cannot wait to start my own version of nesting like buying crates, dog toys, and supplies! YAY
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Side note: Chapter 6 of Somewhere in Between Us has been posted. Chapter 7 will be coming later this week. Also, thank you so much for the outpouring of emails and comments about my story. I am trying to answer each of them as quickly as I can. I plan on adding some additional author’s notes to answer some of the questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have more questions or comments!
One year ago today we stood in front of God, family, and friends and promised to love each other for all the days of our lives.
I love you.
Those three words, which at first glance, seem simple, even plain.
But, there is an honesty and complexity to those words…a promise made deep in our hearts…a promise of commitment, compromise, and support.
“I Love You” is the place where a part of you will forever be a part of me.
You are the strength that keeps me trusting.
You are the hope that keeps me faithful.
You steal my heart and you take my breath away.
You hold me in your hands, protecting me…you won’t let me fall.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose…You’re my everything.
I love you and I promise to cherish you all the days of my life.
I still mean this. Today and everyday!
We had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend celebrating our big day!
Anniversary photos from Perez Photography…check!
Dinner at Craft…check!
Night at the W Hotel…check!
Taylor Swift concert tickets…check!
An amazing bouquet of flowers…check!
Indulging in a re-created version of the top tier of our wedding cake…check!
“I wish there were a thousand words for love but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep and there are no words for that.”
Cheers to us! May our next year be even more amazing than our first. I love you!!!
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For the past month I have been keeping a secret from most of you.
Truth be told, when I went on my mini hiatus I did not completely stop writing. For several months now, an idea has been forming in my head about two people falling in love during a changing time in their lives. The idea started from a recurring dream, but I only remembered small pieces. I wanted to find a way to connect all the parts so I started typing out the scenes I could recall in the hopes of making a complete story.
Originally I wrote the prologue to see if I could even be a creative writer. Once I got started I found I actually enjoyed where this story was headed. Because I am not an author I decided to post it on an anonymous blog. Honestly, I was ashamed of the story at first because I doubted my ability as a writer. It wasn’t until several other people started reading it did I convince myself that it did not completely suck.
Admittedly, the character Attison is modeled after my own college experience. Reid, on the other hand, is a mixture of several different people who touched my life.
I will never be an award winning novelist. I am simply just me…warts and all. I started writing this story for myself as another creative outlet, and I will continue to write it until it is finished.
Thanks to the encouragement of some wonderful friends, both in blog land and in real life, I put my shame aside and decided I should be proud enough to take the plunge and put it on my blog where anyone could read it.
That being said, you may notice a new tab in my navigation bar. The current written chapters, any updates, and all author’s notes will be contained on that page. If you choose to read my story, please be forewarned it does contain adult language and content. It is still a work in progress, and I cannot guarantee how often I will be adding new chapters.
Somewhere In Between Us is a story close to my heart.
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You’ll have to excuse me for a moment. What you are about to read is my attempt at shameless self-promotion mixed with being a total attention whore.
I am beyond thrilled to announce that I have been asked to be a weekly columnist over at Elizabeth Anne Designs Living.
To be completely honest, my weekly columns will be just as random as the posts on my blog, but that’s what makes life fun right? The only difference being on EADL I will be focusing my attention on my newlywed adventures, which contain but are not limited to Mr. Mojito’s home improvement failures and how I can consume an entire pitcher of sangria in an afternoon.
I hope that you all will join me, as well as some other AMAZING fabulous bloggers!!
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Want to know a great way to get your blogging mojo back? Spend a night out at the Ritz Carlton Dallas. It was like an anthropological study. I could have my PhD right now.
The Champagne Thursday crew, along with our spouses, met up for some late night drinks at the Rattlesnake Bar inside the Ritz. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could have prepared us for what would transpire.
I don’t know if my innocent mind will ever be the same after what I experienced. Let’s recap the evening shall we? (Trust me, you’ll want to read the entire list. It is just that good.)
1. Remember Chaka Khan? Her twin was also at the bar last night. (I apologize for the poor picture but it was the best I could do)
Chaka Khan:
Her twin:
2. Some of the women felt raiding their thirteen year old daughter’s closet would be better than dressing their age.
3. One couple clearly mistook the Rattlesnake bar for a porn film set. The CT crew watched in horror as we saw his hand wander up the front of her dress, dip underneath her underwear, and find its way to an area that should be reserved for the bedroom. Use you imagination.
While trying to capture this disgustingness on camera, Kate was caught red handed trying to snap a photo…oops. Here’s a picture from before his hand disappeared .
4. Need a new tool bag? There is no need to go to Home Depot. There was a plethora to choose from amongst the crowd and plenty of women who ate that shit up. Take the two early twenty something losers that attempted to impress those around them by ordering themselves $600 worth of alcohol for one round.
5. I guess pick up lines have gotten a makeover since I was last single because the ones we heard last night would put ‘Are you a parking ticket because you’ve got FINE written all over you?’ to shame.
Two prime examples of why pick up lines rarely work:
“You look identical to my dead ex-wife,” said the 60 year, balding man to the significantly younger woman just trying to have a glass of wine with her girlfriend. But it didn’t stop there. He then insisted on bringing one of his old man posse by every ten minutes to gawk at her. Apparently the dead ex-wife was number three of five marriages to date. I think he wanted to make her number six.
“Is this Dean Fearing’s restaurant? Did you know he owes me $75?” Considering Dean Fearing probably has over $100 lying in his couch cushions, I don’t think this pick up line was fooling anyone.
6. When Dean Fearing opened his restaurant I bet he never would have imagined some of the regulars he would get in his bar.
A middle-aged New Yorker with leather skin and a dead look-a-like to this Michael Jackson photo (unfortunately I couldn’t get a good shot of him on my camera).
An even older man trapped in the 1920s complete with a pinstripe suit and fedora hat. Al Capone would not be happy.
……………AND SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST……………
7. HOOKERS. Real life, in the flesh, high dollar hookers. I shit you not.
Dearest Evan overheard one of them offer up her services for a mere $2000 to a middle aged Asian man. DISGUSTING!!! This is NOT Pretty Woman people!!! At the RITZ!!!! GAH!
Plus, why would anyone EVER pay $2K for a chick that wasn’t even that hot when there were PLENTY of women in the bar willing to give it up for free?
The prostitute:
I don’t know where Maggie was when this picture was taken, but as you can tell from my rosy cheeks, I was having a good night!
Until next time…
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As you can see from my lack of posting I am still in my blogging funk. I hope to be back soon with some witty and insightful material. I’m still open to suggestions.
Until then I will be busy drinking delicious sangria.
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Here are more pictures from our anniversary photo shoot!!! Cesar from Perez Photography got some great shots despite the rain. Enjoy!
Also, for those who are interested, the purple dress and black patent leather belt are from Ann Taylor. I picked them up when I went on my mini shopping spree a few months ago. The bright blue shoes I recently picked up at Macy’s and the silver ones are Steve Madden from several years ago.
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