Magic!

A few days ago we accidentally got an ink stain on our couch from a ballpoint pen. It wasn't very big, just about a 2 inch line, but it was right in the middle of the cushion and it was pretty obvious. I tried to wash it out with water, but nothing happened. I looked online and found a website where a bunch of people said to use hand sanitizer on it. I was kind of skeptical and a little bit afraid that it would stain the couch, but I decided to try it. Seriously - it was like magic. I just put a small line of the hand sanitizer over the stain, then gently rubbed with a white towel and the stain was INSTANTLY gone! I didn't even have to rub hard at all - it just disappeared. I'm sure this will come in very handy when we have kids. Just thought I'd share since I know that lots of you have microfiber couches.

SO TIRED!

We moved this weekend and we're exhausted. How do 2 people have so much stuff? Because of the effort it took to move, we've decided to stay in this apartment for a LONG time. Well, longer than we've stayed everywhere else, which is only about 6 months! Other than living out of boxes, things are going well. School is busy for both of us, but we're both pretty happy with our schedules this semester. We are really looking forward to some of our favorite TV shows coming back on and we LOVE it when you guys blog, so stop being lazy and write something already! :-)

Real life is starting again...

Well it's back to work and school for both of us now, and we miss summer! We finished out our last weekend of freedom with a quick trip to the exotic Mesquite, NV and then decided to spontaneously extend it with one more night in the even more exciting Primm, NV. Where are those places, you might ask - EXACTLY. The middle of nowhere is the perfect place to relax, so that's where we went. Actually, the Oasis resort in Mesquite comps CCSD teachers a 2 night stay during the summer, so we took advantage of that. On our way back to Vegas from Mesquite, we decided that we weren't realdy for summer to be over so we drove right on past Vegas and to Primm which is on the state line of Nevada and California. We had a great time there - rode the rollercoasters and shopped at the outlet mall and just RELAXED!
Now that we've been back, responsibilities have hit us in the face and we're busy, busy, busy. Besides school starting, we're moving in 2 weeks from today and have not made as much progress packing as we should -oh well, it will get done one way or the other. Hope to have a more exciting post for you soon, but for now it is off to bed. Goodnight :-)

Arizona and Lisa

Last weekend we went to visit our friends, John and Cindy, in Mesa, Arizona. It was so nice to get out of town for a few days and just relax. My sister, Lisa, was also there visiting so we got to spend some time with her too. While we were there we spent a lot of time sleeping in, playing Wii, lounging around and EATING at tons of great places.
One of our favorite shows on the Food Network is called Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. A couple months ago we were watching it and they featured a place called Joe's Farm Grill in Gilbert, Arizona. It looked so good that we decided to try it while we were there. Seriously, it was the BEST hamburger restaurant we have EVER been to. It is a rennovated old house right next to their farm, so mostly everything they use in the restaurant is really fresh from the farm. I had a delicious cheeseburger, Moose had the Fontina burger, Lisa had chicken strips that you could tell were actually made from real chicken, and we all shared some onion rings. I wish that we had gone back the next day because I'm still dreaming about how good it was. Here are some pictures from our visit there:
Recently, John and Cindy got a new dog named Gracie. She is a really cute little dog and we had fun playing with her. Interestingly, she had a HUGE crush on Moose. Seriously, she followed him everywhere. Wherever he was, she needed to be. Honestly, after a few days I was a little bit jealous :-)
For all of you who know my history with animals, this picture is for you:
After our visit with John and Cindy, we decided to bring Lisa back to Las Vegas with us for a few days. While she was here we put her to work and "let" her practice cooking. She did a great job. We decided to let her have the day off on Sunday and we made meatloaf. Normally meatloaf wouldn't be something to blog about, but this time we made it in the shape of a football in honor of the preseason football games that have started. Moose's favorite time of year is starting up again and he is very excited. I expect that most of our food for the next 5 months or so will have some sort of football theme.

Charity Case

Last night some friends of ours that I work with invited us over for dinner and games. We had a great time - they made delicious steak, potatoes, and asparagus, we played lots of fun Wii games and talked for hours. However, the best part was the free stuff. I don't know if people just feel bad for us poor newlyweds or if we are just the luckiest people ever, but look at the cool free stuff they gave us!

It may be hard to tell, but this is the heaviest TV ever! In the picture it looks like it is exactly the same size as the one we already have in the background, but it is really a LOT bigger. We are excited that we have the perfect space for it in our new apartment - that's right - we're moving (again!) in a few weeks.

I have also been wanting to learn how to golf and they gave us these awesome clubs! We've been looking on Freecycle and at DI, but we hadn't found any that were in good shape. These are pretty old, but they'll be perfect.

Haircutting adventures...

Tonight I gave my very first haircut. It was a little more awkward than I thought it would be, but I got the hang of it after a while. It really doesn't help that my husband has curly hair and is still taller than me while he is sitting down, but I think I did a pretty darn good job :-)
Here's the before picture (isn't he SO cute?):

And the after:






What do you think?

Gettin' Crafty With It.....

This weekend I was feeling crafty. A while back, we went camping and thought that it would be fun and functional to have some carrying cases for some of our camping equipment. We went to the fabric store shortly after we got home and Moose picked out this cute and durable desert camo fabric. I finally got around to designing the pattern and making the cover for the camp stove (Moose's family calls it a Cache Cooker) this weekend. I think it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.