I triple dog dare you!

So, I took some time the other night, on a dare from my friend Sarah, and wrote out 100 random things about me. For those of you who frequent social networking sights, think facebook and myspace, you know that there are endless "surveys" out there with mind-numbing information on them. What did you have for breakfast? What color are your socks? Did you kiss a girl, and if so did you like it? Well, I can usually knock out a survey in no time at all, without even blinking. Who cares what color my socks are, really? Having said that, who really cares about 100 random things about me? You do, that's who. :) This was a fun "project" to do, and quite interesting to produce 100 things about me. I spent 2 hours writing out a list, and promptly clicked a link, and lost it, and had to start over. However I think that the final result is still pretty freakin' awesome. For those of you that are reading this on Facebook, and here. God bless you, you do care. For all others enjoy, and maybe this will inspire someone else to look inside them and do the same.

1. i'm scared of the dark.
2. and thunder
3. my biggest pet peeve is windshield wipers. to slow, to fast, whatever it is, it's not right.
4. my brother is my best friend.
5. and my mom
6. my husband's job terrifies me.
7. i want to punch hannah montana in the face. really hard
8. i think that my dogs are better behaved than most of the children you see in walmart
9. i'm seriously jealous of jeremie when hurley chooses to sit by him and not me
10. i discovered imogen heap and her music recently, and i don't know what i did before that
11. i'm afraid that my niece and nephew won't remember me
12. my brother and i can carry on a conversation with only movie quotes. it's like our secret language
13. i've had my navel pierced twice
14. the first time that i saw titanic, i was crying so hard through the whole movie that the people behind us asked me to move
15. i love celine dion. i don't care what anyone says
16. everytime i broke up with an ex, i kept one of their shirts, and burned it
17. i'm terrified that i won't be able to have children
18. i want to be rich enough that i can have one room that is just for my shoes
19. i can quote tommy boy from start to finish
20. my brother's suicide saved me
21. i only like to cry in the shower cause you can cover up the evidence
22. i'd rather listen to music than watch tv
23. i love having "fake" nails, cause if someone catches you in the middle of the day in your pj's with messy hair at least one part of you looks put together.
24. my second toe on my right foot is my favorite body part. i call it my star toe
25. i burp better than most guys i know
26. farting is funny
27. i almost killed my grandpa twice. the 1st time we were riding bikes and he had a heart attack. the 2nd time we were riding bikes and he got hit by a car. i wasn't invited anymore after that.
28. i backpacked up mt. whitney when i was 12. i was the youngest one on the mountain. i'm the only one of my siblings that made it to the top.
29. when i was little i wanted to be sick enough to be in the hospital, cause then people would visit me and bring me flowers.
30. i think that the only reason that people listen to james brown is because his band kicks ass.
31. i love novelty socks.
32. i hate my hair. i just really want it to be straight and shiny and beautiful like on the tv commercials.
33. childbirth is not magical. it's icky. necessary, but icky.
34. carrying a living being in your body for nine months is magical.
35. walmart gives me anxiety every time i go there
36. i love doing laundry. sorting, washing, drying, folding...but i abhor putting the clothes away
37. my truck was haunted. the only reason it's not now is because i think that my brother stayed behind when i moved.
38. i believe in ghosts
39. i taught myself to sew, and i rock at it
40. i think that brad pitt is overrated
41. heaven is in my husband's arms
42. i believe that most men are pigs. deal with it
43. i like to chew my toenail clippings
44. i can't do the splits. never could and never will
45. i will never forgive my childhood best friend for leaving me
46. i don't remember most of my childhood
47. i read twilight before it was trendy
48. i think that water is the nastiest tasting liquid on the face of the planet, but i drink it because it's good for you
49. most teenagers piss me off.
50. i believe that being homeless is a choice, not a circumstance
51. i think i look like drew barrymore
52. i'm freak good at rockband.
53. i haven't been to the dentist in 10 years. i'm going tuesday, and i'm terrified
54. i'm glad that my husband was married before, because now i have the coolest coffee maker ever
55. i locked my keys in my car on purpose so that a guy i liked would help me
56. i like to make out in the car
57. i love to have my hair played with. it makes me melt
58. i can't believe that crystal pepsi didn't catch on
59. sometimes the only reason i get up in the morning is because the dogs have to pee
60. i love camping out in the backyard
61. i miss my grandma jean every day
62. i think about starving children in africa every time i throw food away
63. i want chinese babies
64. i hate my legs
65. i had a pet rat named wilhemina
66. i wasn't kissed until a week before my 18th birthday
67. everyone always asks me and jeremie why we didn't get married before we did, and i know that if we had, we wouldn't be married today
68. i pick my nose. frequently
69. i love haunted houses. except for the chainsaw guys. they scare me bad enough to make me cry
70. the scarier the better
71. my grandpa is the coolest person i know. ever.
72. tragedies and disasters fascinate me. think titanic, the holocaust, the donner party, etc...
73. i didn't have a broken bone until i was 19. i chipped my 4th and 5th vertebrae in a car accident
74. i've always wanted to pee standing up
75. i'm an infomercial junkie..."nacho's anyone?"
76. i'm addicted to law & order. all of them
77. i think that andrew lloyd weber is a genius
78. i'm devastated that i never got to see rent live on broadway. i went to ny 6 times while it was still playing
79. i want to see a bear in the wild before i die
80. i think that oj did it
81. i think that people that drive down the freeway with their blinker on are morons
82. i think that people that leave their christmas lights up all year are just plain lazy
83. i didn't find out about santa until i was 12. i was devastated
84. public speaking scares the crap out of me
85. i want to see josh groban in concert before i die
86. american idol is a guilty pleasure
87. i love having little kids around, because then i can color freely
88. candyland rocks
89. i've only had stitches once...and i only had two of them
90. i swallowed a nickel when i was little, and had to go to the er to get it out. i put it in my mouth because my dad flipped it to me in the tub, and i didn't want it to get wet. i still have the nickel.
91. i have to get on facebook every day...EVERY day
92. it used to be myspace, but now i think that myspace sucks.
93. puppies rule...kitties drool
94. i always wanted to have a tree fort
95. every time i watch steel magnolias i cry. i know that shelby is going to die. but i still cry every time
96. they should have just cancelled the tonight show when johnny carson left
97. carrot top is the most obnoxious person on the face of the planet
98. i love girl power music. think vanessa carlton, tori amos, sarah mclachlan...etc.
99. i play my fiona apple cd's in the car just to make hurley howl. he doesn't like to listen to her, at all
100. i'm honestly happy for all of the trials and tribulations that i've been through in my life because they've made me into the amazing woman that you see before you today

Friends

So, here I am at home. Chillin' on a Sunday. Sitting at the computer, and not getting my "to do" list done at all. :) Well, okay, I've got a couple of things on my list done, but I've officially lost my steam. So while I was reading all the new blogs from my friends from the past week, I felt inspired to write my own. Just a little life update for all you out there.
After a step back from a friend "burn" in August, I've been able to step back and realize how important it is to have friends in your life that are as important to you as you are to them. I have many friends in my life that I can credit for a lot of support and love over the years. Whether they are an old friend, a new friend, or a re-discovered friend, they've all played in integral part in making me the Emily that I am today.
So here's to new friends, old friends, and found friends...may we all continue on a happy path to best friends.

Rooms

So, i'm sure that most of you know that I'm officially a domestic goddess at home. That involves many things that I love to do. Cook, vaccum, and no I'm not being sarcastic. Vaccumming is so relaxing to me, who knew??? I have also had the opportunity to do some improvements to the house a little at a time. So far, I've got white on all the walls, except for a couple of spots on the ceiling, and Jeremie helped with that alot. It's amazing how many coats you have to put on til the tar stains stop coming through. I officially have a red room. I've always wanted a red room, and now I have one. I'll tell you what else...I'm never painting with red paint as the main color ever again. It was so hard to cover with, and it probably didn't help that I picked the color that could only be put into the super expensive awesome paint, that we needed two gallons of, and I could still probably put on another coat, if I was feeling froggy. (how's that for an incredibly long run-on sentence) I made the curtains home made, all by myself. The red room is our guest room, and yes ladies that is Edward hanging on the wall. Who wants to come and visit? The only thing that is left is finding a pure black bedspread...surprisingly hard to find. This is the first room that is "officially" done. Enjoy the pics.

The Nuptials part dos

So, I maybe should have finished off with the other blog post...however, i was super tired, and so let's continue.
Of course leave it to the girls to have the wardrobe malfunctions. My mother got hairspray on her 100% silk shirt, so the only thing to do to make the spots go away was to get it all wet, with 15 minutes to go, and then throw it in the dryer. Then hair started to go flat, then Brendan didn't want to leave his hat on, and on on on...We made it though, and only 10 minutes late.
Our ceremony was only about 10 minutes long, including the walk, and we got to kiss twice. It was totally super awesome. Everyone looked so beautiful/handsome. We spent about a half hour standing in line and thanking all our guests for coming. We saw old friends, new friends, and good friends. Then came the pictures!!! I love my pics, they are exactly what I was looking for. We did all of the poses that everyone does, and then we did some more. They are going to be great to look back on with our children one day, and remember all the good times.
Then the reception started and Jeremie and I spent most of our time mingling with our guests. I hear that the food was wonderful, and the cake was great. We cut the cake, and I smashed cake in Jeremie's face twice. We threw the bouquet, and the garter, and then about five minutes before the official end of the day, we drove off in our cute rental car, to the Hilton downtown, and had McDonald's, and the rest is history.
After all of the hub bub and frustration and long nights and planning. We had an amazing wedding and I couldn't ask for anything more. I married the man of my dreams, and we ARE going to live happily ever after.

The Nuptials

So, I made the trip to Salt Lake, about 13 days before the wedding, to find that the final preparations were being put into place, and everything seemed right on time. It seemed that Mom might've been a little freaked out, but I like to think that we kept each other balanced throughout the process. Stanley spent the weekend before the wedding putting new tile in the entry way of the house, and even though we were a little worried, it turned out wonderful, and cleaned up before the wedding. Hooray! I spent alot of my time, making sure that the house was clean and that things were organized, oh yeah, and getting my bridal pictures taken. We picked up my dress the day after I arrived, and promptly pranced me out around town to get pictures done. Mom is crazy good with PhotoShop and she spent a couple of days non-stop editing pictures so that we could display them at the wedding.
Although Jeremie and I only spent about 6 days away from each other it seemed like a lifetime. He flew in the Monday before the wedding super late, and I surprised him by meeting him at the airport all dolled up, even though we were getting a rental car. We spent the next two days doing all the boring mundane tasks that no one wants to do, and get left for the very end. Jeremie did things like clean paint chips out of the dirt, and paint over the grafitti. I did things like wash all the sheets in the "guest rooms", and clean all the red clay grout of the floor. On Wednesday we went to the city county building and got the marriage license. On Thursday, Jeremie's family flew in and things kicked into high gear. We went hardcore on the decorating, and the getting ready for the events.
Me and most of the girls went and got our nails, and our toes done. We even went all out and got our eyebrows waxed. All the girls got cute decorations, and even mom got jewels on her fingernails. We got all the chairs and tables from the church, decorated with all the flowers, and got most of the backyard set up. About a half hour before we started the rehearsal, we got a phone call that said we did have someone to marry us. It was a little iffy there for a while, i was exploring how long it takes to get a minister license online. Yeah it was like that.
We had the rehearsal, and then the dinner, for a little relaxing time, and then went home and checked all the lights, and did some more decorating. Then our friend, and soon to be room mate, Meris, flew in earlier than we expected. So, Jeremie and I hurried to the airport to get her. Thankfully, mom lives only about 15 minutes away, so about the time that it takes to get off the plane and get your baggage. Of course, Meris didn't check any bags, bless her cute little heart, so we weren't there to meet her outside the terminal. :) We all ended up passing out pretty late that night, but all felt good about what we had accomplished.
Saturday morning dawned, and superstition be damned, Jeremie and I saw each other. I decided that since we were having an evening wedding, we couldn't be in the same house, and not see each other. I sent him golfing with Elliott, Stan, and The Dallas, hoping to relax him, when i should've been the one relaxing. We finished decorating, getting everything set up, getting the hairs done, and then it was time for everyone to get ready. I got ready upstairs, and Jeremie got ready downstairs. While we were doing that, all of our guests showed up for the wedding.

Stay tuned for the next blog post for the rest of the story...

The upcoming nuptials

So, as of tomorrow we are officially at the two week countdown. While I know that there are many many projects going on at mom's house, there are quite a few going on here as well. I finally got all of the invitations mailed out, with the exception of two. HOORAY!!!! I officially completed Amber's bridesmaid dress. That was super fun. Let's just hope that I put the zipper in right, and that it fits the way that it's supposed to. We'll see on Sunday when I see her next, and make her put it on. It does look super fantastic on the hangar though. After many trips to either James City County, or the Lynnhaven area, we finally got Jeremie's honor guard uniform ready, and he looks so good. It's so pretty, now I know why I'm marrying a fireman. No, no I kid.
A couple of weekends ago, me, Amber, mom Gibbs, and Aunt Theresa went shopping to find mom a new outfit for the wedding. It's so pretty, I think she might outdo me. But we had to hem the pants, cause she's a shorty like me. It's great that I fit in height wise though.
We are also spending a lot of time getting the yard ready for the "informal reception" that we are hosting at our house the second weekend of June for all of our family and friends that aren't going to be able to attend the actual wedding. Jeremie aerated the whole yard, and then our neighbor let us borrow one of his ride on mowers, and let Jeremie use the other one to get it all mowed. We do have a ride on mower, but it's not working, so it looks pretty in the yard. I think that Jeremie is hoping that someone will just come and take it, but when you live next door to, and across the street from the law, people probably don't just drive by and take things. Then we put down grass seed in the front yard, to try to choke out all the weeds that live there. The grass seed is supposed to be watered three to four times a day until it starts to sprout, but as soon as we put it down, it started to rain...and rain...and rain...and rain... Today is the first day of the week that it hasn't rained...yet. But I guess I shouldn't complain to much, cause we saved a bundle on the water bill, not having to water the lawn.

So that's the fun times that we're having here in Virginia, looking forward to the fun times we're going to have in Salt Lake next week. I'll keep you posted.

It's warm outside!!!

So we had our first really warm sunny weekend. It wasn't raining or snowing (like in Salt Lake), or anything. Just really pretty. For all of you who don't know we have some FUGLY bushes around the front and the side of the house. For a while now it's been, let's cut those bushes down, or those bushes have got to go, alas without sunny, and nice weather, yardwork is a no go. Well, they finally did go. Now instead of fugly bushes, we have no bushes, and I started to put in a small garden. This year, I don't really have the time, or the tools to put in a big garden, so I'm doing a little one off the side of the house. Well, it was decided that it should go where the fugly bushes are no longer. Let me tell you how much fun it is to put in a garden, on a piece of land that was previously the home of the fugly bushes, and some very convincing weeds, with a shovel, and some gardening tools. Next year, I'm going tiller all the way. This shit is ridiculous.
Having said that garden day two did prove extremely more fruitul than garden day one, and now it actually looks like I've done something with it. It took some hard work, but I'm extremely hopeful that we'll get some fresh veggies this year, and have experience when we put in a big garden next year. I also should give credit where credit is due and say that I didn't have anything to do with the actual cutting down of the bushes. Just the digging out of the horrible root system. The cutting down was handled by my two man team, Jeremie and Erik. Good job guys!!! And Erik thought that he was just going to come over and hang out, he he he!
Needless to say, it has been a great weekend, lots of hard work. The house is looking better every day, and we're making our own food. Oh yeah, and I got a nice sunburn to start the year off right. I just hope that it fades by Thursday, so that when I go to Salt Lake for my visit, I don't look like a ripe tomatoe (which I haven't planted yet, but plan to do so). Tomorrow it's more gardening, and a trip to the dump to dispose of the fugly bushes forever.