It's been a minute....

since my last post, so I thought I'd get moving on it!


Thanksgiving was great as always! Mama Mehok can certainly cook some delicious food!! I was in the typical turkey coma afterwards, but no complaints here!! Thanks Mama!

Everything with work is going great! No complaints at all! I worked only on Monday the week of Thanksgiving and then my boss just said, go ahead and take the rest of the week off! You don't have to ask me twice! :) Bruce was able to take some time off too and it was wonderful to just be able to relax and unwind together.

In other news...I will have to have new surgery on my knees in the very near future. I went and had an MRI done on my left knee last week and I go back to my orthopaedic surgeon on Tuesday for him to tell me what they found. Either way, I will probably have surgery after the first of the year. :( The left knee will be done first and then the right knee after the left heals.

I had reconstructive surgery on both knees back when I was 12 & 13 years old....so over 17 years ago. And basically, the surgery has done all it can do up until this point. At first I was avoiding it like the plague, but now I am just ready to get it over with so I can spend the next 20 -30 years not having to deal with it and worry about it. I will give an update after I go back to the doctor on Tuesday!

Other than that, not too much going on! Jsut gearing up for the holidays and trying to get some Christmas shopping done before it begins to overwhelm me! Wish me luck!

Take care everyone!

29......

Well, today is the day...I turned 29. Man, I never thought that I'd really start to dread birthdays, but the closer I get to 30, the more I cringe at the thought.

Tonight we have big dinner plans! I am looking forward to it! Bruce and I have the best time trying new restaurants and just enjoying each other's company. I can't wait!

My sweet husband sent me a gift to my office - see below....

That sweet puppy, plays Happy Birthday to me! Isn't he precious?!?! (and by he, I mean Bruce!) Thanks baby! I love you - thatnks for making me feel special everyday!

Thanks to everyone who called or e-mailed me to say Happy Birthday! It means a lot to me!!

Love you all!

Random Stuff for a Monday!

Ok, so this weekend was good! Friday night we had Heather and Matt over for dinner! It turned out really good and as always, was wonderful to see them. :)

Saturday slightly sucked! BOOOOOO to Michigan and Ohio State for being big fat LOSERS this weekend! UGH! But we had people over and that was fun! Mom, Dad, Eric, Maria, Mac and Tiffany all came over for part or all of the festivities! It was fun, other then our teams sucking. And of course, it still was Bruce's fault just because he is a Michigan fan...as you can see from this picture!

Another random thing - is that we FINALLY got our wedding ALBUM!! I know - it's only a YEAR and 3 months later! It actually turned out really nice even though there was so much drama!

The pictures from my camera phone do not do it justice! So you'll just have to take my word for it!

Also, we lowered our asking price on our condo by $9,000.00 - YIKES. Hopefully it will get more people in the door and interested! We had an open house this Sunday and have 2 people that were really interested - one even more so than the other!! So keep your fingers crossed!

Other than that, not too much going on - just looking forward to Thankgsgiving...oh yeah, and I guess turning 29 too. Ick.

Here is a cute picture of my baby girl just for fun! Have a great week!!

CRAP.....

Well, we did it. We found the PERFECT house in Smyrna for the next part of our lives together to start. It has 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, a full basement, a huge fenced in backyard...everything is PERFECT. Only one minorly huge issue....we have yet to sell our condo! UGH! I am over it! We are working every angle we can think of to get out of our condo and into that house - it couldn't be anymore stressful - especially at the holidays! I will let you know how it turns out once we get it figured out!!
Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Chicken Tortilla Soup = YUM!

Ok, I got this off of allrecipes.com and made it last night for dinner...all I can say is that it is a KEEPER! I wish I would have taken a picture of the finished product, but you'll have to take my word for it! :) I didn't use that much chicken broth, but I just eye balled it - it turned out perfect! ENJOY!

Chicken Tortilla Soup

INGREDIENTS
2 Tbsp margarine
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (or a rotisserie chicken works and cuts down on the cook time)
2 poblano peppers, diced
2 anaheim chili peppers, diced
2 kernals of fresh corn cut off the cob
1 large tomato, diced
1/2 large onion
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 can of black beans
1/2 Tbsp. ground cumin
Black Pepper to taste
1 Tbsp salt or to taste
1 1/2 bay leaves
15 oz tomato juice
3 qt. chicken broth
for garnishment: monterrey jack or cheddar, tortilla chips

DIRECTIONS
1. In a soup or stock pot, melt the margarine and add the next seven ingredients.
2. Saute until the chicken is cooked, the veggies are tender and the onion transparent.
3. Add the cumin, pepper, chicken broth, salt, bay leaves, and tomato juice.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Serve with shredded cheese and broken tortilla chips.

Halloween......ugh.

MAKE THE HALLOWEEN CANDY GO AWAY!!!!!!
I really hate the holidays working in an office...I mean, everyone sends goodies and baked goods and crap! Making it that much harder for me to watch the waistline. I have been working out a lot with the help of my free gym membership that my boss hooked me up with. And I've been playing a ton of tennis - but I cannot lie...I love food. I love to eat. I think it is harder for me to give up my favorite foods, then it was to quit smoking 6 years ago.

PLEASE stop bringing your leftover candy into the office!!!