Finding Something Good

My mission lately has been to find a good book. I love to read but just seem to have a hard time finding books that I really like. This has always been a problem for me. I remember being a teenager and starting a book, reading about half of it and then getting bored. I've never been one to read series of book, expect The Babysitters Club. I recently read the first book of the 50 Shades of Gray books, got through half of the second book and lost interest. I've tried to continue to read it again but I just can not get into it.

 

I need a good book, I need something that will capture me and make me want to keep reading. I need something that doesn't get boring or is hard to read. If I wanted a hard read, I would read a history book.

 

Earlier this evening The Mr. reminded me that I could borrow ebooks from our public library straight from my iPad. I spent a few hours (don't judge me) looking for books, reading up on the most recent "must read list" and even request some books. I downloaded a few and plan to start reading one before going to bed here in a bit.

 

I spend way too much time on Facebook, Twitter and all those other junky media sites when I could be indulging in a good book and possibly learning something.

 

And to think this was all inspired by sitting in high school classes.....why didn't do this more when I was in school?

His & Her

We're sitting here watching football waiting for the Seahawks game so I thought it was perfect time to get in a quick session of His & Her! I love doing this link up because it allows The Mr. and I to spend some time together and he gets to have a voice on the blog, since he doesn't blog. So, here we go!

Who is someone you look up to and why?
His: My Dad. (He wouldn't give me a reason why?)
Her: There isn't just one person that I look up, it's a set of people. I look up to my parents a lot, they have taught me so much and continue to teach me how to be a better person.

What is your favorite Halloween tradition?
His: Carving pumpkins, because I never got to do it when I was little. In Mexico (where The Mr. grew up, they celebrate Dia de los Muretos.)
Her: I used to love to decorate for Halloween. My mom had a huge box of Halloween decorations and we would spend an afternoon getting everything out and putting everything in its spot.

If you were a fruit, what would you be?
His: A pineapple, cause they are cool looking. Spiky hair and they taste good!
Her: I'd be a grapefruit, I can be sweet and or sour. :-)

How are you like your dad or how are you like your mom?
His: Dad, because he taught me everything I know. Like, how to be quite and not say anything during an argument.
Him: I'm my Mother. I see it in myself all the time, I move my hands like her, I talk like her and I've been told I look like her.

What is your favorite classic disney movie?
His: Fantasia
Her: The Lion King

What is your favorite roadtrip snack?
His: Trail Mix
Her: Beef Jerky

What is one superficial benefit of being married? (i.e. someone to split chores with, someone to rub your back, etc.)
His: Someone else can do the dishes.
Her: Someone who helps cook dinner every once in awhile

What do you do for a living?
His: Industrial Engineer
Her: Work with students

What is something your other half does that took a long time/is taking a long time to get used to?
His: Being a bed and blanket hog.
Her: It drives me crazy how fast he can fall asleep, even if he's sitting up. He'll just nod off and doesn't even know. Ugh.

What do you consider "your song?" (or what was your first dance?)
His: I Live My Life For You by Firehouse
Her: It would have to be I Live My Life For You or Love like Crazy by Lee Brice.

Friday's Letters

Dear Friday, I love being able to finally say "my weekend is here!" It's been so long since I've actually had a Friday on a Friday and I love it! Dear Readers, sorry that I've been absent for so long. I lost my grove but I hope that I found it again! Dear The Mr., thanks for supporting me in my recent job change. You have no idea how much it means to me, you really are amazing. Dear Family, I love you, you guys deserve a thank you for supporting me during my job change too! Dear Weekend, slow down and take your time, I want to enjoy you!! Dear Fall, I am so glad you are here! I love these crisp mornings and beautiful evenings!

Cheers,
Abby

The Weekly Dish

It's Tuesday and you know what that means, it's Weekly Dish time with Natalie & Bella! This week we are linking up and showing our favorite Fall fashions. These things I can not make it through the Fall without, every single one of them symbolizes Fall. You know, they give me those warm, fuzzy feelings. Man, I just love Fall!

I like to keep things casual and comfy, you could find me wearing something like this on a day off while I'm out running errands. There's a 95% chance that I'd have a pumpkin spice latte in hand and you know dang right that I'd be wearing a perfume that makes me feel happy!

Fall Fashion by abigaildeanna featuring a lip treatment

Goals

I won't lie, I'm horrible with goals. I never write them down and I never focus on reaching that one end goal. I have a lot of "goals" in my head but can't seem to accomplish them. Some of the goals are just day to day things, like staying on to of house cleaning (which I've been failing at) and all those good things. I also have long term goals that I want to accomplish, but just can't seem to get started on them. I talk about them, I think about them and then it just stops, I never actually start working on these goals.

So, I'm starting here. I'm writing these goals down here, giving myself a time limit and I'm going to set out to accomplish these goals. I'll document where I'm at from time to time, I'll share my struggles and my triumphs and I promise you that I'll be real. No sugar coating allowed around here!

Here we go:

Daily goals: done everyday, without fail

1. Be happy, no matter what.


2. Eat healthy


3. Keep up on daily chore list

Short-term goals: completed on or before the wedding (3/23/13)

1. Cook healthier


2. Lose 20 pounds before the wedding


3. Work out 2-3 times a week

Long-term goals: completed on or before a year from today (8/27/12)

1. Pay off $1000+ on my debt


2. Get a job working with children


3. Lose 40 pounds

Super long-term goals: completed within the next 5 years

1. Be debt free!


2. Start a family


3. Go back to school and finish my teaching degree.

What do you do to set goals? Do you write them down? How do you stay on top of them and get them accomplished?

His & Her

One of my favorite bloggers has been doing this link up the past couple of weeks and I always love reading it. I thought it would be fun if The Mr. and I filled out these questions too even though he thinks it's kind of funny and asked if it would be like truth or dare....oh gosh, such a man! So here we go, our first week of His & Her Q&A hosted by Love the Grows and Chapter Something.

What is something weird your spouse does while asleep?
His: Ummmmmm, sometimes when you're just falling asleep you moan and groan.
Her: You move your legs alot and sometimes you let one of your legs slide off the bed and it will wake you up....but you have no clue.


Which of the 7 deadly sins are you? (anger, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony)
His: I dunno....ummm, anger...only when I'm suddenly woken up.
Her: I'm envy and probably gluttony because I find myself wishing I had it like other people and I find myself over indulging in things, especially when I'm really into them.

What was your favorite hiding place as a kid?
His: Under the bed.
Her: That's weird....why under the bed? Anyway, I used to like to hide in our shed outside.

What music artist do you love that your other half hates listening to?
His: Metallica (he's right, I hate them)
Her: He doesn't like anything I listen to. That is something we really differ in, I'm a 90's girl and he's an 80's boy. I like today's pop music and he's just stuck in the hair band phase.

What has your other half recently done that made you love them more?
His: You brought me a pumpkin spice frappuccino before anyone else could have them. (One of the perks of working at Starbucks)
Her: Cooking and having dinner with me when I close at work. I love that we get to be able to sit down and have dinner together, even if it's at 9pm.

What is your favorite hole-in-the-wall place to eat? (or favorite restaurant in general)
His: HOOTERS (he screamed!)....or any place with hot wings.....
Her: Thai Spice, a super yummy Thai restaurant here in town.

What do you admire most about your significant other?
His: You have a big heart, you love me, you take care of me, you give a rats ass about me, you treat me well, you feed me, you.....(I made him stop.)
Her: You are always willing to listen and even when I'm wrong you find a way to kindly tell me that I'm wrong and bring me back to my senses. You always bring me up when I'm down....

Ideally, where would you like to be 5 years from now?
His: .....at the park, playing with the little ones. (AWWWWWWWWWW!)
Her: Considering it's 10:30pm, I'd like the little ones to be asleep, but anyway, I'd like to be wherever he is because that's where my heart is. ;-)

Who wears the pants?
His: Rambo. (that dang dog!)
Her: I'd like to think I wear them, but he thinks he should wear them. Ugh....power struggle!

What is your favorite/go-to YouTube video? (embed for all of us to watch!)
His: Any of the fake Apple commercials.

Her: I watch a lot of music videos on YouTube. Here's one of my favorite cover songs:

Date Night

Last Friday, The Mr. and I decided to have a date night. It's not that we never go out on dates, it's that when we do, they are normally double dates with some of our favorite friends. So when it's just the two of us, it's a big deal!

A few months ago one of my coworkers son was selling tickets to a local minor league baseball game (Tri-City Dust Devils) and since I always like to help a kid out, I picked up two of them. The season is coming to an end here soon and we needed to use the tickets, and it just so happened that there was a home game that night. So we made date night into a baseball night but first we started night with wings at Wingstop.

The Mr. and I are always down for some good wings and Wingstop never disappoints and the baseball game was fun! The Dust Devils lost but that's okay, the game was still good and spending time with The Mr. is always nice!

I can't wait until the next date night!

[caption id="attachment_541" align="aligncenter" width="224"] The Handsome Mr.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_542" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Me[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_543" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Dinner @ Wingstop[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_544" align="aligncenter" width="224"] This roll was almost as good as the one from Texas Roadhouse...seriously![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_545" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Gesa Stadium[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_546" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The field[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_547" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Us[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_548" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Warming up[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_549" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The typical blogger pose![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_550" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Let's play ball![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_551" align="aligncenter" width="300"] I was so excited about my red rope![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_552" align="aligncenter" width="224"] See?![/caption]