Fall

Fall is finally here and the dog days of summer are over. We had 67 days above 90 this summer! Another weather record broken in 2010. Let's hope to not break any more records this winter, unless it's a warm wave so we can get some more golf in this year.

We haven't really been doing much but hanging out with friends, family, and the kittens. The kittens are as busy and lazy as ever. Napping, sunbathing, scaring Fluffy, killing stinkbugs, meowing, sniping, and cleaning. You know, the typical day of a kitten.

October 15th marked our 2 year anniversary of being in our house. We are still enjoying the house and the neighborhood but haven't been doing many projects recently. Therefore our winter project list just keeps getting longer.

Video of the Week- Human Cat Perch

I haven't had much to say or post recently.   As I sit here with No Show in my lap watching me very intently while I type, I came across this video and thought it was cute (of course). The kitty in the video sort of looks like No Show too.

Video of the Week- Cat HATES Justin Bieber

HAHAHAHAHA!

Caboodle Ranch- A Home for Homeless Kitties

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Craig Grant started Caboodle Ranch in 2003 and now has 660 cats on his 30 acre farm!   The cats can nap in the sun by a lake, go for walks on the hiking trails, sleep in one of the many houses, or just hang out.  Sounds like a resort!  He goes through 100lbs of dry food and 5 cases of extra large wet food to feed the kitties daily.  And yes, all the cats are fixed before they are let loose on the Ranch.   It's a non-profit rescue to give cats a home. Click here to go to his website to check out the cat's meow.

Simon's Cat in 'The Box'

This could not be more accurate...and cute!

I Give In...

I was talking with someone this weekend about how it only makes sense that famous actors, athletes, and politicians should have a twitter account.  No one cares what the average Joe or average Sara is doing...soooo I signed up for Twitter.

I'm not famous.  I'm not a professional athlete.  I'm definitely not a politician.

I felt the need to waste more of my time on mindless internet social networking sites. Therefore, I AM now a tweeter.  @sarawolf3

Follow me!  Or not.  I understand.  Tweet. Tweet.

Congrats to the Leonards!

This past weekend Will and Lauren got married at the Virginia Oaks clubhouse in Gainesville (our community). It was a beautiful sunny day of 85 degrees, which is unheard of in August in Virginia so they got very lucky. The day of our wedding I'm pretty sure it reached 110. Poor guys in those suits. Anyway, Lauren was a gorgeous bride and Will was a handsome groom!

We had a great time visiting with friends, their family, and of course the gorgeous bride and groom. We danced, fell, laughed, and cried. And I fell, no one else did...that I know of. Why? Because someone was dancing on the dance floor with a full drink and since I have awesome luck...whoop...on my butt.

Kurstin, who was ours and Abby/Paul's photographer also, was the photographer for their wedding. He's an awesome photographer (voted 15th in the world) and I can't wait to see the pictures. We wish Will and Lauren all the best and all our love!

I'll post some pictures when I get some.

Video of the Week: Will Farrell's SNL Audition Tape

I am a huge Will Farrell fan and one of my favorite clips is his audition tape for Saturday Night Live. For my 29th birthday, Jason bought the Will Farrell collection which consisted of all of his movies and the SNL Best Of Will Farrell DVDs. Jason wrapped them all and hid them around the house. It took me 6 months to find all of the DVDs and Jason had to move some of them because I can be pretty oblivious sometimes.

The first 4 minutes in his audition tape is his Harry Caray impression. His backyard bbq impression starts at 4:20 and his cat impression is at 6:20.

GET OFF THE SHED!!!

To the End of the Mid-Atlantic Continental Shelf We Go!

Will and Lauren returned from Germany on the 15th/16th of August, therefore they had their bachelor/bachelorette parties this past weekend.

Lauren's Bachelorette party was at Landsdowne Resort which is a beautiful 5 star resort in Leesburg, VA.  Lauren and her 7 bridesmaids had spa treatments, hung out by the pool, then went to dinner at "On the Potomac."  The food was wonderful and most importantly the company was great!  On Sunday was Lauren's Bridal Shower where a wine guy gave a wine tasting and Lauren was able to watch her video of "Better Know Your Better Half."  When Will was home in June, we were able to tape a modern-day version of The Newlywed Game.  I asked Will 20 questions and Lauren matched (almost all) of Will's answers to the questions at the Bridal Shower.

Will's Bachelor party was out in Ocean City, MD  where the guys went deep sea fishing!  They caught a lot of Mahi Mahi and we'll be grilling that up Labor Day weekend.  Nom, nom, nom.

This upcoming weekend is their wedding!

I'll take another coffee please

We can finally feel better about guilty pleasures!  CNN.com put out an interesting article 10 Vices That Are Good For You.  Here's a quick summary:

1. Sleeping- I get 7-8 hours a day.  Seriously, I do!  My doctor doesn't believe me either.
2. Having a staycation-  Good Lord do I need one of these.  Or five.
3. Getting frisky-  This doesn't mean buying cat food.
4. Daily dose of chocolate- I hear it does a body good, but I'm not a huge fan.  I know ALOT of people who are though.
5. Girl's night out- That's right boys!  Keep this in mind...always.
6. Full-fat dressing- I've been preaching this for years.  Low/non/little/barely any there/we're replacing the good natural stuff with factory made sawdust food is gross.  Eat an avocado.
7. Two cups of coffee a day- My 305 calorie triple venti caramel macchiato isn't looking so bad now, does it?
8. Shoulder rubs- Now who doesn't like those?  Even Natedogg will sit in front of me so I'll give him a good back scratch.
9. Hello sun!-  Enjoy being outside in the sun, but be sure to put on the SPF.
10. Vino- yummmm wine with dinner.  Cheers!

Any guilty pleasures you'd like to share that aren't on this list?

Video of the Week: I'm Awake!

It's Wednesday.  It's raining.  It's hard to stay awake...

Chipotle

We LOVE LOVE LOVE Chipotle!  The business concept is genius by only having a few select items to choose from, it's all homemade, and most of it is organic.  We eat Chipotle once a week; it's convenient, cheap, and delicious.

But is it healthy?

Click here to find out how healthy YOUR Chipotle meal REALLY is.  I just about had a heart attack but I'm still a big supporter of eating Chipotle.  Nom, nom, nom.

What Summer Vacation?

Every year we try to make it to the beach, Emerald Isle, NC.  Originally we had anticipated going in September and please correct me if I'm wrong, but the 23 years I've been going to EI, September is by FAR the best month to go to the Outer Banks.  The air and water are still warm, no one is there because all the kiddos are back in school, some restaurants and stores are still open, and most importantly, it's relaxing.  Any beach can be relaxing, but the fact that no one is there but retirees makes it that much more relaxing.  We don't need a boardwalk, parties, or bars anymore (that's what happens when you turn 30).  All we need is the beach, the ocean front view, shrimp lady, a kite, a seagull posse, and our bucket-o-margarita (which is stronger then it sounds).

We had to change the date from September to the last week in August because Jason's work's fall conference is the week we were planning to go in September.  No problem, all I had to do was call the office and change the week.  Done.

Wait....undo...again.

In fact...cancel all together.

Jason's uncle was put on a double lung transplant list in the beginning of July.  Three days later, he got a call saying they had a donor and a helicopter would be there to pick him up to transfer him from Albuquerque to Phoenix.  X amount of hours later, he had a new set of lungs. Wow!  Just wow!  It's amazing that they can just pop open the human sternum like a car hood and replace the lungs.  I had no idea they have to replace both lungs, not just one.  I'm truly amazed and grateful for the people that have learned how to do this type of surgery successfully.  It truly saved his life.  Thank you.

After spending a month in the hospital, which I think is waaaay too short after a major transplant but apparently that's all he needed, he was released to outpatient care.  Another thing I (and Jason's family I'm sure) is grateful for is that there is a gentleman who had a lung transplant a few years back and rents out his condo in Phoenix to patients who have lung transplants.  Jason's uncle has to have therapy twice a week for 2 months and has to stay in Phoenix...in August...heat...gross.

Jason spent the first week his uncle was out of the hospital in Phoenix to help him transition to outpatient care.  The following week, I worked some and babysat Jason's cousins so his aunt could go to Phoenix for a week to help out.  Jason then spent the next week in Dallas for work.  Dallas in August...heat...gross. We were apart on our anniversary but that's OK, we have plans to make up for it.  Goodbye beach vacation 2010.  BUT we're OK with that.  Helping family in time of need is MUCH more important than a week at the beach.

Jason's uncle is healing VERY well and right on schedule!  We're so proud of his uncle for being so strong through this whole process.

We'll have a beach vacation through the previous trips to EI:

Sara's Summer Concert Tour

So far this summer I have been to 4 concerts.  Three of them were at Wolf Trap which is a state park with an amphitheater that can hold 7,000 people.  Wolf Trap is a small venue where you can bring your own food/drinks and chairs.  The last concert was at Nissan Pavilion, I mean Jiffy Lube Live (blah), which is a bigger venue (25,000) and you have to buy their $8 beers (blah).  The good things about Jiffy Lube Live is that it is 2 miles from our house and it's the biggest outdoor concert facility in the DC Metro Area therefore all the big names go to that venue. 


The first show was Harry Connick Jr.  He is a talented jazz musician, born and raised in New Orleans.  He put out his first record at the age of 10!  I was fighting with my mom to quit piano lessons at the age of 10.  He seemed to enjoy talking with the audience and kept us entertained with his music.  If you want a relaxing and entertaining jazz show, he's a good performer to see.  


The second show was Chris Isaak.  We were in lawn seats so it was difficult to get a good picture, but in the middle of the set I had the sudden urge to put on a purple Elvis jumpsuit and yodel.  You can probably guess why I got the urge to do that.  The two songs that I recognized (Wicked Games and Somebody's Crying) were sung before a massive thunderstorm rolled through.  It was entertaining to watch everyone scramble for the 2 foot awning near concessions and hide from the cats and dogs falling from the sky. I had just put on my (Jason's) blue jacket when it started raining and I thought I could sit and watch the concert.  I was completely soaked from head to toe within 30 secs (not exaggerating).  It was then that I looked around and all but 3  (out of 18 people in our group) had booked it to the awnings or their cars.  I guess then was a good clue to follow the crowd.  Since there was very threatening lightning and the storm was too big to wait out, the show came to an early end.  I'll need to remember to wear that purple jumpsuit next year.


The third concert was with George Thorogood and the Destroyers.  Those of us born around 1980 are asking ourselves, WHO in the world are THEY?!  I thought the same thing but once they started performing, I recognized their songs.  They had famous hits such as "Who Do You Love?," "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "Bad to the Bone," and a few others.  Even though they peaked in their career a few years before I was born, they did put on a good show. It was one you can sing along to.


Saving the best for last...I saw Green Day at Nissan, correction: Jiffy Lube Live (blah) with some close friends.  An important question I would like answered is, why haven't I seen them live before now?!?!  They put on a FANTASTIC show and I highly recommend seeing them live.  Green Day made it's breakthrough when we were in high school and brought grunge music to the East Coast.  They continue to put out hit albums and now have their music on Broadway in "21 Guns."  I'm not sure if I agree with having a musical created from the music of Green Day, but I shouldn't make that judgement until I see the show.  Anyway, their setlist was awesome and they ended with Good Riddance (Time of Your Life). Appropriate.


As we all know I am probably one of the biggest Dave Matthews Band (DMB) fans out there.  I have seen them 7 times and plan on seeing them again in the future.  Unfortunately, last year they were playing at Nissan the day before our wedding.  I had begged Jason to go see them but it was a no-go.  We had too much going on.  This year DMB played at the new Nationals Stadium in Southeast DC on a Friday night.  The time and place discouraged me from buying tickets because I was looking forward to seeing them at Nissan and having a bbq at our house before the show.  Oh well, better luck next year.  Maybe they will get their heads on straight and play at Nissan, I mean Jiffy Lube Live (blah).


I'll stop sounding like a radio show promoter now.  Check out the pictures:

Video of the Week: Surprised Kitty

Too cute...

1 Year Anniversary

Today is our 1 year wedding anniversary!  Very cliche, but time goes by fast when you're having fun. It's true!  We have had a wonderful and fun-filled year and hope to have many more to come.

Let's Take A Moment To Remember

The Mid-Atlantic region is having another week of temperatures over 90 degrees and it's only the first week in August.  While people are complaining how hot it's been this summer, let's take a moment to remember the Blizzard of 2009, Snowpocalypse, and Snowmageddon which totalled 63.5" of snow, a record high.  I would take the 90 degrees over shoveling our pipestem and 60" of snow any day.

Video of the Week: Can't Jump

I laugh every time I watch this:

Video of the Week: Amazing Grace

She's not our kitten but it's a cute story so I thought I'd share.

There's Gotta Be A Science To It

It seems as though everyone is blogging about their family adventures, their kids, animals, or even just their day to day boring lives.  Seriously, there's a boring guy who quit his boring job and blogs about his boring life.  People, a lot of them, follow his boring blog!

Oh, how rude of me, I'm just babbling away.  Hello and Welcome to our blog!  For those of you who were following our wedding website this is a continuation of that but I won't be focusing on one particular event.  I can't make any promises that every post will have responses like "WOW Jason and Sara are amazing!" (although I wouldn't mind hearing that) or "They are always hiking, building things, or saving African orphanages. How do they find time to eat?!"  I DO hope to inform you of what we are up to or maybe just entertain you while trying to finding ways to waste time at work.

I'm sure Jason will cringe at some of my posts or even sigh and shake his head. I anticipate him doing this because of his vast knowledge of how blogs "should" be written, how websites "should" be designed, and how content "should" be portrayed on the internet. BUT, in a way, I am doing this to save Jason from my nonsense.  Recently I have had the urge to just talk to him about anything that comes to my mind (even during a good TV show).  Therefore, maybe if I have a blog to blabble (blog + babble= blabble) to, I won't have the urge to tell Jason pointless information.  You're welcome Jason.

There is a science to blog writing in which I will research and learn along the way.  In the meantime, I hope you enjoy what I post here and cheers!  Have a great time exploring the virtual world.