It's Time to STOP Wearing American Eagle When...

So, I love AE. I think they make the most comfortable clothes in the world and they aren't as expensive as J. Crew or Anne Taylor. The problem is that I'm 27...almost 28 *shudder*.....I've decided I CAN'T even step foot into AE anymore. Plus, I'm a principals wife....I don't really know what clothes I'm supposed to wear for that role...but probably not AE ones:) I have been asked when I was going to start wearing ugly, frumpy principal wife clothes...hopefully I'll never have to do that.
So, You know it's time to stop wearing AE when...

1. A 15 year old asks you to dance at his high school homecoming (I'm not even making this up....this really happened to me)

2. Your patients continually question if you are old enough to care for them.

3. You are married to a principal...who doesn't recognize that you are not one of the high schoolers when you surprise him and drop by the school (yes, this did happen once).

4. The rest of the staff at your husbands school also thinks you are a student when you first meet them (when Joel is not around of course). They also question why you are going to the principals office....They then look really surprised when I call Joel by his first name :)

5. Your husband won't give you a hug in public because he's afraid someone will mistake you for a high schooler...making him look like a bad principal (I'm glad he's sooo careful!)

6. You're 27...yep...I guess that's really the real answer here....time for me to move on to the adult clothing stores.

His Thoughts/Her Thoughts

Before I got married, I had dreams of road trips with long conversations, supper with long conversations.....eating breakfast with yes...LONG CONVERSATIONS. I learned very early on that women have about a billion more things on their mind most of the time. Here's my example....

Her thoughts...
hmmm..I think tonight was really fun. I hope I didn't offend _____ when I said ____. I really hope she didn't take it the wrong way....hmm...but the food was good...but I really should not have eaten that______. I feel so fat...I feel like a big, fat, fatty. Ugh...I need to be more careful tomorrow. It was really funny when _____ said ______. Ha...that was so great...hmm...I wonder what Joel is thinking about the evening..."What are you thinkin' about, hun?"

His answer..
"oh, nothin"

Me...
You can't be thinkin' about "nothing." That is physically impossible.

Joel..
"Well, I was thinking about the gas mileage we are getting"

My thoughts..
Gas mileage..seriously?

Another evening...

Her thoughts...
I love being married. I have the best husband in the whole, wide world. He is sooo great and smart. I wonder when we will get to go on vacation again. I think it would be so fun if we could go to______. I'm gonna hafta shed a couple of pounds before we do that though...Yikes..a swimsuit. I hate swimsuits. Why do guys get to wear big, baggy clothes...and we're stuck with tight, little things? It's so unfair. I wonder if I would rather be forced to wear a swimsuit to Wal-Mart...or jogging down the street...hmm..that's a hard one..I'll have to remember that one and ask Joel on our next road trip. Ha...I can store up some baby names too. He'll LOVE that. It's funny, cause he used to like talking about that stuff when we were dating..but he doesn't now..I wonder why. Hmm...I wonder what he's thinking about right now..."Joel, what are you thinkin' about?"

Joel.....
Oh nothing.

My thoughts...
Seriously, do I have to tell him that it's not possible to think of NOTHING?

My answer...
"Seriously, I want to know what you are thinking about!"

Joel..
Oh, I was just wondering when I have to take the car in to get the oil changed. I was also thinking about when ____________ made that awesome touchdown.

Me...
"Don't you ever think about anything interesting? Gosh, it seems like it would be so easy to live in your head for a while."

My thoughts.
"Seriously, I want to have a brain like that. No worrying about what you ate, no worrying about what he/she said...no worrying about whether I chose the right outfit for the evening...just oil, cars, and sports....seriously...I need a brain like that...although, it does sound kind of boring...hmmm."

Joel's thoughts (as my brain wonders about everything mentioned above...)
I think I should probably rake the yard this weekend

And this is what I have learned in my first year of marriage folks. Don't get me wrong...Joel and I do have great conversations! He's very intelligent (much smarter than I am :)....it just seems that his thought life is sooooo much simpler....oil changes, cars, work and sports....I think I need to learn from him!

Fun Size

Since it is the eve of Halloween, there has been an abundance of candy coming my way. It is all "fun size." I always wonder why they name these itty-bitty candy bars "fun." I can understand why a king size snickers is "fun," but these bite size mini's just tease you with their chocolatie goodness. I have come to believe that fun size is really from the devil. Here's why...

1. I'm sure these fun size candies were made specifically for Halloween...hence they are CLEARLY from the devil :) (j/k...I do think it is a fun holiday).

2. I've always been one to watch what I eat. These fun sizes are TrIcKy! I always think to myself when diving into a big bowl of small candy "One can't hurt me, right? It's not like I'm eating an entire candy bar?...mmmm...that was good...I think I need to try the reeses peanut butter cup one too...and I can't leave out the twix and snickers...I LOVE Twix and Snickers!....ooohh look! There's a 100 grand...I have to eat that crunchy, chocolatie goodness" Then I add up the calories I consumed from trying to eat just one fun size and realize I really devoured an entire KING size...plus some..See they ARE the devil.

3. They should really be named "You can't eat just ONE size." I think the point above demonstrated why.

4. They should also be specifically labeled with the exact calorie amount...and they should also say "I may look like a fun size, but you won't be thinkin' you are such a fun size when you are struggling to button your jeans next week." Seriously, I think these small size candy bars are the reason America is becoming obese. I would never buy a candy bar...but put these stinkin' fun sizes in front of me...and I let my guard down and consume WAY too many of them!

Ooooh Doggies...The People Of Wal-Mart

Since I finally finished school and I haven't started working yet, I have a little extra time on my hands (I'm definitely not complaining about this). I recently stumbled on a site about the people of wal-mart. It's pretty horrifying. Just when you think it can't get any worse....you look at the next picture. Yikes. This site just reinforced all the reasons I don't like to shop at Wal-Mart (It actually makes me want to tear out my hair).

You May Be a Cheesy Couple If......

So, I'm sure we've all gone through the cheesy couple stage in our relationships. You don't think you are cheesy when you are going through it...but YOU ARE.

Therefore you are a cheesy couple if:
1. You use pet names in public.

2. You are always hugging, holding hands, kissing...all the time, even when you are around your friends (you really need to stop this).

3. You do not have any children, but call your husband "daddy" or your wife "mommy" when telling your pet to go to your significant other (I'll admit it...I'm guilty as charged when it comes to this one). At least we don't call each other this in public! (people might start to wonder)

4. You continually talk about your siginificant other even when they are not around...even if you are at your friends wedding, bridal shower, wedding dress shop, ect (you really need to stop this!.. This may be considered more annoying than cheesy....wait I'm gonna take a leap and say it is DEFINITELY annoying)

5. You whisper secrets in your significant other's ear and YOU BOTH giggle....

6. You giggle in general when together.

That's my list for now folks... What do all my readers consider to be cheesy? It's okay..you can make fun of Joel and I...we can handle it now that we are no longer newly weds :).

My Mom's Ugly Sweat Pants...

As I get older, I'm starting to understand why my parents liked things the way they did...Here's a list of course..

1. My mom's ugly sweat pants. My mom bought these hideous purple sweat pants at walmart in the early 90's (maybe the late 80's...who knows) She wore those things for YEARS. They were egg plant purple. Eventually they became polka-dotted with bleach stains. They were also cuffed at the bottom. When I was growing up I never understood why she slipped into those things the minute she arrived home. I think I do now. I now have my own pair of ugly sweat pants. Granted, they are NOT cuffed at the bottom, but they do have bleach stains on them. I LOVE these pants. They are so comfortable. I can't WAIT to put them on when I arrive home after a long, long day!

2. Peace and Quiet. As many of you know, Joel and I share a car. For the most part, I love the fact that we have to share car rides every day. It gives us extra time to be together. I also love the fact that we only have to pay insurance for ONE vehicle. Sometimes, this does impede our freedom just a bit. The other day Joel picked me up from work after a LONG 13 hour day. I just wanted him to ask me how my day was and tell me what we were going to eat for supper. I was yearning for some peace and quiet. Unfortunately for me, there was a radio interview with the Norfolk Christian Basketball star, James McAdoo, airing. Since my husband LOVES sports, especially basketball, he had the radio blasting when he picked me up. He could not miss a WORD of the interview. I understand this completely, I mean he is the principal of Norfolk Christian....but I had been answering call bells the entire day. Noises had been blaring in my ears for 13 hours! I just wanted some peace and quiet. I now understand why my parents enjoyed riding in the car without the radio on. *Sigh* I'm getting soooo old!

3. "Is there snow on the ground? Then we can't turn up the heat! Put on a blanket!" This is a phrase my parents used when I was growing up. I used to BEG them to turn up the heat! But, my parents refused to until the first snow STAYED on the ground. My sisters and I would walk around bundled in blankets. I guess I understand the rationale behind this now that I pay my own heating bill.....I'm just glad I live in VA and we don't have to wait until the first snow sticks to turn on the heat.

Well, that's about all for now folks...I better get back to the books.

What Decade Should You Have REALLY Been Born In?

Have you ever wondered if you were born in the wrong decade? I never really thought about this much when I was younger...but it's really been crossing my mind lately. I think I should have been born in the 50's. Here's why:

1. I think I'd make a pretty good housewife and mom. This is what I've always wanted to do (I just wouldn't admit it before I was married)...Making cookies and washing clothes for my sweetie sounds good to me! Why do I have to be all empowered and get a job?? It seems that in this day and age I have to be a good housewife, mom and EMPLOYEE. I feel so pressured.

2. I like the t.v shows from the 50's. Life just looked simpler.

3. Poodle skirts look they would be fun to wear.

4. I love sipping on fountain soda pop, and eating burgers and fries. Thus, since many people frequented diners in the 50's...I'd fit right in.

5. I'm pretty sure women weren't expected to be as thin back then. I like that.

6. I'm also pretty sure no one was digitally fixing pictures of models back then. That's nice too.

What do you think...do I belong in the 50's?