WE ALL KNOW THE REAL ME

I figured that since my lovely wife wrote that nice blog and made it sound like I was a classy guy, I would leave a quick note to just remind you all of the true me. This is what happens to your face after you look at a computer screen all day.

This is what happens to your face when you wake up one morning and say to yourself, "Self, it's time to show the world what you are made of. It's time to become a man."

So In Love...

Richard is deep in the midst of finals, so on Friday night I was leisurely wasting time at the mall, when to my surprise, he called and told me to hurry home because he was taking me on a date. I was beginning to think my husband didn't exist any more, since he leaves for school before I get up and doesn't come home until 2 am because he's been holed up in the anatomy lab every night. He told me to pick up Stephanie on my way home because she was going to babysit Ella for us. When I got home, Richard was waiting with some gorgeous flowers and he was all dressed up. I hurried and changed and we headed out. (I was still clueless on where we were going).

We had reservations at Scotch & Sirloin, which was really nice. I think we still love Texas Roadhouse best for steak, but it was a nice fancy place to try.




Richard wouldn't tell me what we were doing next, so I guessed lots of different things like lazertag, ice skating, the movies, all the normal "date" things. But was I ever wrong! We drove to the city and parked downtown. We walked in the FREEZING cold to the beautiful Shea Theater where I finally figured out that we were seeing RENT!!!!!! This is my most favorite play. I saw it in San Francisco on my 18th birthday and have raved about it to Richard for a long time. I even got him singing "Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes" long before he ever saw it. The most amazing part is that I knew it was a sacrifice for him to go. Not just because he should have been studying, but because the play has to do with homosexuality and AIDS, which most straight guys aren't really into hearing people sing about. But in the end, he said he appreciated the awesome talent of the singers and thought it was really good. I absolutely loved it!!!! The character who played Roger had a slight English accent in this one, so that was fun. And the girl who played Maureen could have had a stronger voice, but her Leap of Faith (Mooing) monologue was incredible.
Richard is the best husband ever!!! What a great surprise. The best early Christmas present I could have hoped for. And thanks so much to Steph for watching our little Ella. Our outings without her are few and far between, so when we do get to go on a "real" date, we live it up! As they say in Rent...."No day but today!"

Petition to Lose the 'Stache

Let's have a vote! All in favor of the mustache becoming ancient history, please voice your opinion!

First Annual Christmas Party

On Saturday night, we had our first annual Christmas Party! We had about twenty people over for some yummy food and hanging out. After we ate, we had a pretty entertaining White Elephant Gift Exchange. The coveted prize was a miniature sailboat ("I want that") that was traded three times, finally ending up back in Aaron's hands.

Other highlights included a corn dog scented air freshener, a chicken slingshot, a lighter shaped like a Budweiser can, and a book entitled "1001 Things to Do With a Dead Cat".


And what did Richard and I win, you might ask? We got some doosies. Richard traded to take the African Lady Water Jug Carrier Statue and I got a fabulous hanging lamp. My fear is that I will come home one of these days and Richard will have hung it up in my house somewhere. Sick!

Hopefully everyone had a good time. We had a blast! We really enjoy having people in our home, especially at Christmas time. I plan on taking a picture of all the babies as they grow up together here in Buffalo, so here is the first one. We have little Bryker Couser, Ella (being a total girl and throwing a tantrum), and Garret Fordham. BFFs!!!