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sunday, november 2nd, 2008 :: 21:50
Today we went to a corn maze just past Leesburg here in Loudoun County. It was a lot of fun. We were invited by our neighbors, Ronalyn and Dan. To see all the photos, click here. |
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wednesday, october 22nd, 2008 :: 23:27
I've been super busy. We have our Halloween/Rock Band party coming up on Saturday and I am really OCD about party planning. But, when I chose the date, I didn't realize it would be the same weekend as a big annual conference for work. Oops. That meant I've had to do as much cleaning/shopping/decorating as possible over the past two weeks. But, add to that the 9-10+ hour work days that are to be expected when we are about to throw a big conference. Oy. I've been working on setting up the craft room all week, and it's almost done. I have samples of the projects done, but I still need to make little signs. I still have the photo booth I made for my birthday party. I can't set that completely up until the day of the party because it used my laptop. Today was the first chance I got to work from home all week, so as soon as I stopped working for the night, I started chores. I inhaled vegan mac & cheeze while standing at the counter, wrapped all my fancy candy pretzels, vacuumed all three floors (plus stairs), bathed both dogs, gathered all the trash, and did 3.5 loads of laundry. Sore. Tomorrow afternoon I will head to the hotel in Fairfax where the conference will be held. I'll be staying there - the first time I've stayed in a hotel room alone. I head home Saturday morning at some point. Unfortunately, because I am staying both nights, I have to miss the awards ceremony Saturday afternoon to get home and do the final setup. My first task when I get home will be to bake cupcakes. Dan has agreed to take on the rice crispy treats, guacamole, and sour cream dip (vegan for me). I'm recycling my mermaid costume, so I've spent no time on that beyond making sure I have all the parts ready. I know I'm going to be racing around like crazy come Saturday, but I'm sure the party will be fun! |
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sunday, october 12th, 2008 :: 02:44
This is my "solo project" in Rock Band 2 - My one-girl band. My character is modeled after me (duh). The new photo generator they added is so kick ass! I've been working through my solo "world tour" to unlock all the new songs in RB2 before the party. It isn't the fastest way, but I have time. I only have a few left to go. As of tonight/last night (haven't slept yet), I've been inducted in the Rolling Stone Hall of Fame. Woo! There are a few songs so far that are super hard (I play on expert). On my *must practice* list so far: Spoonman, Master Exploder, Shackler's Revenge and Let There Be Rock. There are others that I can't "gold star" yet (a Bob Dylan tune, Judas Priest, Dream Theater, etc...) but those I should get through normal repetition. Yes, I am a dork. Just wait until I devote an entire day to the 84-song Endless Set List! |
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saturday, october 11th, 2008 :: 18:51
We had a nice (busy) day today, and the weather couldn't have been nicer! Last night, Laura came over after work and we practiced Rock Band 2 for a bit so she could get used to it before the party. We stayed up pretty late. We celebrated China's birthday with a mini cake I had baked for her. She approved! Today I woke up at 9:30 but rested until 10. I took my time getting up to let Laura sleep in. Once we were all ready to venture out into the world, we packed ourselves and Benny into the car. First stop was Panera to eat bagels outside (kibble for Benny!) and get some oj and caffeine into ourselves. Then we headed to a shopping center to look for Halloween decorations at the dollar store. We stopped into an office store to get register ink for work, then took Benny (who was napping in the car) to the pet store when I went in to get crickets (for our geckos). We drove on to work to drop off the register ink, then on the way back, stopped at my favorite plant nursery that has a huge selection of pumpkins and other stuff. I wasn't sure if dogs were allowed at the nursery, but I hooked Benny to my leash and brought him anyway. Turns out there was a Bloodhound puppy already there. Everyone was saying how cute Benny was and a lady even took his picture. The prices were great there - I had been looking at mums around Ashburn and they were all $10 a pot. Here they were $4! So, I picked out one 16 lb pumpkin, a little 2 pounder with character, three spooky gourds, a little hay bale, a little Indian corn bunch, and my two mums. Benny chatted with the checkout guy and did his best to be cute. On the way home, we stopped for cheap, tasty Mexican food. Laura has headed off to Arlington to house-sit for the night, so myself and the puppies will be relaxing. I think I'll start decorating the house for Halloween tomorrow. My neighbors have all already finished their decorating! |
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saturday, october 11th, 2008 :: 18:32
Happy Birthday to our sweet chow girl who was born 8 years ago this month! (Yes, she ate her whole cake all by herself!) |
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