Aren't they cute??

Kitten Fever

So Steve & I really wanted to get a kitten as soon as we moved out of the apt w/Scott...

So we got Radar :)


And then I came to the conclusion Radar needed a friend...

So we got Sylvester :)


As you can tell, I somehow managed to catch both of them with their respective tongues hanging out of their mouths...

So there are the kitties...

And no...I won't be getting the urge to get anymore...my allergies will kill me!

Pro-Choice?

OK, so I'm reading Glamour @ work...because I'm unassigned & have nothing better to do besides studying for the CPA exam.

And this article in Glamour says survey say only approx. 35% of 18-29 year old women currently have the pro-choice view. That means a whopping 15% decrease in the pro-choice view compared to women of just 10 years ago.

The article quotes Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg: "choice is the only social issue in which you haven't seen them move to the left."

Apparently, since we've grown up with legal abortion, we may take it for granted...according to some of the older pro-choicers. Katha Pollitt: "..they're able to say, 'Oh, I'm against abortion,' knowing that it's there for them if they really need it."

But we also are more confident in birth control methods - ie, the morning-after pill. Very long, interesting article. It's the August issue, w/Nicole Kidman on the cover...

Whiners

It seems like everyone is using their blogs to whine...about something...anything... And if they aren't whining...they're bragging...

What an interesting society of bloggers we're apart of...

Anyways, I was wondering when my fellow chicas would catch up to me on this guy commitment thing...turns out there are more that are now in the engaged/nearly engaged stage... So congrats everyone! And for my determined single gal pals, live it up! You're all in great cities, and have lots of fish out there to check out! ;)

But an interesting statistic...divorce is finally going down, but there are also more people co-habitating. Also accorrding to the National Center for Health Statistics, Steve & I were one of the 786 marriages in Nebraska in December 2004.

So I'm not sure where I'm going with all this...I think 7 months of working have killed any creative, witty writing abilities I may have, at one time, possessed.

Anyway, I'll sign off for now...

Wedding party 


This is the gorgeous wedding party of Michelle & Steve...

Back:
Carrie - bridesmaid, friend of ours from ISU, my first college roommie
Karissa - bridesmaid, Steve's lil lil sis
Kristina - bridesmaid, Steve's lil sis
Shea - usher, friend of ours from ISU, former roomie of Steve @ ISU
Dustin - usher, friend of mine since forever
Branden R - groomsman (fellow newlywed), friend/former roommie of Steve @ ISU
Kyle - groomsman, friend of ours from ISU (we helped set him up w/his fiancee!)
Jim - my "lil big" brother (ie, younger but twice the size)

Front:
Sarah - matron of honor, friend of mine since forever, twin to Abbie
Abbie - maid of honor, friend of mine since forever, twin to Sarah
Your truly :)
My hot hubby ;)
Ben - ring bearer, friend of Steve
Brandon G - best man, friend of Steve's since he moved to Nebraska
Bob - groomsman, friend of Steve's since he moved to Nebraska

West Coast drama...

I definitely haven't had a chance to slow down at all since last August. I've been going, going, going solid for 5 months now, and the slow down doesn't seem like it will be any time in the future. After the 4.0 semester ended, the holidays came raining down, coupled w/last minute wedding planning.

Speaking of the wedding, for those of you who couldn't make it, the wedding actually went beautifully. I think it was unique, intimate, and fun. No major glitches that I can think of, though granted I wasn't privy to a lot of the happenings at the event. Looking back, now I realize that I never should have slightly stressed about not knowing what was going on during the course of the big day - I had more than enough wonderful people willing to take on the role of helper and make sure I only had to worry about getting myself down the aisle w/out the stress of all the details. We currently have about 500 candid pictures taken by Melissa w/my digital, Steve's parents, and Lori & Trent. I'll see if Steve can't find some web space to post some of the pics online. We're still working on getting the formal shots from the photographer, but the delay is partially due to the bad weather in the midwest.

Speaking of bad weather, Steve & I flew out of Omaha about 2 days before a big snow storm blew in. And here is what has happened since Steve & I got to Torrance...

Jan. 3rd - 1st day of work in downtown LA for orientation. Steve drove me down to the office, then went back home to go car shopping. I officially start work & get my laptop on Day 1 - not a good sign when they need you to be connected ASAP. Steve picks my up in my new 2005 Honda CRV Special Edition...and proceeds to make me drive home!! Me, who has driven exactly twice on any LA freeway!! Yeah, I was stressed...


Jan. 4th - I make Steve drive w/me to work, in part so I don't have to pay for ridiculous parking lot costs in downtown LA. Orientation is not really exciting, but I'm getting paid. Steve comes back to get me, we start shopping for TVs...

Jan. 5th - EEEKS! I drive to work all by myself in my brand new vehicle...talk about raising the blood pressure! But somehow I survive and manage to get through the rest of the week.

Jan. 8th - Steve & I spend all day doing all sorts of shopping, including buying a new 30" widescreen HD TV and TV stand to accomodate the new TV. We had bought an Onkio surround sound system a couple days prior.

Jan. 9th-14th - Steve drops me off @ LAX so I can fly to Austin, TX for national training. We fly Southwest, which is a stupid airline because they don't assign seats, just a boarding group w/free-for-all seating when your group is called. STUPID!! (And on a side tangent, Southwest in all its wisdom only uses 737 planes, which makes maintenance easier, and Boeing uses as a selling point. However, I felt the planes weren't in as good of shape as they should be, considering the maintenance should be easier...I suspect the mechanics, etc. get lazy.) However, we finally arrive in Austin, and I check in and meet my roommate...who proceeds to shower 4 times in the next 32 hours...strange to deal w/someone who is slightly OCD apparently. Get through the week, get back to LA...then start the lovely life of an auditor during busy season (ie, guaranteed 11 hour days).

Shizzolator

So I walk into class the other day, and someone has "shizzolated" our syllabus for the class - of course, its funny as hell. As a demonstation of the shizzle-speak, here's my last post shizzolated:

I dreamt last night that instead of shedding skin, we (humans) just kept adding layers, know what I'm sayin'? So I had a bandaid on my hand, 'n that shiznit just gots absorbed n' shit. ..quite disturbing, 'n I'm not sho what that shiznit means.

Check out the Shizzolator :)

Weird dream

I dreamt last night that instead of shedding skin, we (humans) just kept adding layers. So I had a bandaid on my hand, and it just got absorbed...quite disturbing, and I'm not sure what it means. :-\

Wow...change my middle name to Slacker!

So here's what has happened in the past month...

*I got a job offer from Deloitte, which is exactly what I wanted, so of course, I accepted it. So that's the good news...bad news is they won't relocate me (because it's not like I have to work in the LA office), and I start on Jan. 3 for a week of orientation, and then have national training the next week in Arizona. So I'll be married for a week, then ditch Steve for work-related stuff. But it also sounds like he'll be on travel the week after I'm gone...so vis-a-vis...

*I had 2 wedding showers which were fun...surprisingly tame though! Only 2 pieces of lingerie...poor Steve! ;) I'm so nosy though...I really like this online gift registry stuff, because I like to see what's been bought! Steve has banned me from telling me about what's been taken off the lists...he wants to be surprised when we open gifts.

*School is coming to the end...thank goodness! The past weeks have been filled with tons of group projects. So far, I've had a 10 page group paper + short presentation, 20 page paper + short presentation, another 20 page paper + long presentation. I also had my last exam of college on Monday (got a 94% on that advanced accounting exam!). I have my horsemanship riding and written finals this afternoon. Then I have a couple of other things to get turned in for one class, and a group written case final due on Monday. On top of all that, I'm still trying to complete my Honors project; the poster presentation was Monday, and now the paper will be due in pentricate (yes, 5 copies need to be made & bound) on Monday as well.

*My last day of work is Monday...what a relief! I'm going to go home on Tuesday, get some of my stuff back to CC (though it will probably remain boxed up for the duration). Steve flies in to Omaha next Wednesday, and we'll drive back to Ames Thursday. Thursday night we're going to meet up w/Mir @ a comedy club to see Dustin Diamond of Saved By The Bell fame. Then Friday is graduation, followed Saturday by Branden & Elise's wedding.

Somewhere in there I need to get cracking on finalizing all things wedding. If you haven't sent in your RSVP card yet, please get on that!

Happy Hump Day!

Drug Used to Seduce Men

I've seen this before, but it's still funny:

Drug Used to Seduce Men

Men, please read this if you go to bars or clubs:

Guys, be more alert and cautious when getting a drink offer from a girl. There is a drug called "beer" that is essentially in liquid form.

The most effective varieties are being shipped in from other countries. "Beer" is now being used by female sexual predators at parties to convince their male victims to have sex with them.

The shocking statistic is that this "beer" is available virtually anywhere! All girls have to do is buy a beer or two for almost any guy and simply ask the guy home for no-strings-attached sex. Men are literally rendered helpless against such attacks. Please! Forward this to every man you know... There is safety in numbers...