Happy Halloween!!

I cannot believe it is Halloween!! This year has flown by! Maybe because it's actually been such a good year...time flies when you're havin' fun! Meanwhile in Lee and Megan land.. we have been delaying our pumpkin carving for quite some time. We spent an entire funfilled day at Sinkland farms and I absolutely couldn't wait to carve our pumpkin! We wanted to wait a little closer to Halloween so it wouldn't rot. I even bought "It's the great pumpkin, Charlie Brown" ( i love it and watch it every year) to accompany us to our pumpkin carving. Halloween seemed to sneak up on us. It's not like we didn't have tons of reminders..I practically decorated the apt to look like a haunted house! haha! BUT for some reason...we put off the pumpkin carving each day..and last nite we realized..we HAVE to do it tonite..we have to light up our pumpkin at least one night and display it in our window. Unfortunately I had a huge exam last nite and I knew I wouldnt be home until around 9 or so..THEN i remembered that I had to run over to the new apartment to grab the mixer. I had to make Halloween cookies for work the next day (today!) So I ran over there with the intentions of quickly grabbing my mixer and running home! Well..I never expected Hope to be home! So of course we sat and talked for a while..a long while! When I finally got home it was late and I still had to make cookies, carve the pumpkin and watch the office! ahhhh! it's all so overwhelming! haha! Well, we watched The Office. Then Lee decided maybe it would be a good idea for him to carve the pumpkin while I made the cookies! I was kinda bummed but it was my fault for putting it off so I agreed.
Well folks, Neither of us were successful in our attempts. This is a picture of Lee With great intentions of carving a fabulous pumpkin:


This would be Lee being "scary" and hacking into our precious pumpkin:


And THIS would be Lee's attempt to carve the pumpkin:


Poor Lee. He had a lot of trouble with this. He decided to forget about the design and carve his own product. I decided not to post a picture of this..you wouldn't want to see it anyway! :)

Meanwhile..I'm in the kitchen measuring out perfect proportions of ingredients to make the best Halloween cookies ever. I followed the directions EXACTLY. Here's what they look like:


OK OK..that's what they were supposed to look like.... here's what mine looked like..get ready:


Wow.. I mean..at least they look scary..scary enough that probably not a lot of people will eat them! UGH! Oh well...what is Halloween all about really? It's about spending time with the ones you love right?



Nope! Who am I kidding?..it's about eating Candy and partying until you puke! Hopefully sans the puking! Hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!!

Dolly parton knew what she was talking about..

An excerpt from My Favorite Movie of all time (Steel Magnolias):


Shelby: Truvy, you know what you need in here? You need a radio, takes the pressure off of everyone feeling they have to talk so much.
Truvy: I had one once, but I threw it up against the wall when I couldn't figure out where the batteries went. I know now I was suffering from pre-menstrual syndrome.

Ok..so I came to the conclusion that yesterdays frazzledness was the fact that I was experiencing some major PMS. I may have dramatized that a little tooo much. YES, I am stressed and yes I havent felt as well lately..and I dont cry ALL the time..haha :) Lee pointed out the fact that about once a month around this time I get like this..and lose my temper easily( yesterday a lean pocket with mushrooms WHICH I HATE, set me off!) and get emotional and wah wah wah. He's right. I never realized I suffered from PMS but now im pretty sure that is the case. Mystery solved. Lee is very loving and cares about me very much and I cant blame him for dreading this time of the month and telling me to get over it. I mean honestly who loses it from a lean pocket?! ME!

So Im really looking forward to Minnesota! We're leaving in a few weeks..I'm super excited because I havent been in a plane since July 2000 and I love flying! We will be gone from NOV 22nd to Dec 2nd! A LONG TIME! plus im taking the 3rd off after we get back to get myself together and so a ton of laundry im sure. Anyway I've started to gather stuff for my trip and I wanted to take some cute coats with me! So I head over to the old apartment and start picking out stuff to wear. I'm so upset because I had this one green pea coat that I loved very much! I couldn't find it anywhere! It's a 70 dollar coat that I bought with my own money and I loved it and wore it a lot. Its totally disappeared! Anyway..its Green..its not a long peacoat and the pockets on the side are kinda turned upward (i know this for a fact because that always annoyed me! haha) SO if any of my friends are reading this and possibly have it lying around their house somewhere or something let me know! I know its a long shot but I really really want to get it back if anyone has it!

Last but not least
Lee,
I love you
so much
thank you for last nite
you made me feel better
you always do
*muah*

Frazzled

So lately I've been feeling very stressed out. Its causing my mood to go up and down like crazy. Im feeling stress at work, stress from school, stress from trying to be thin, stress from trying to keep the house clean. The only way I see to release it is to yell, pick fights, or smoke. I had been doing so well with NOT smoking and then all of a sudden I need it again. I cant concentrate, I cant focus, and my emotions are getting the best of me. Ive tried to relax, breathe, anything. Nothing is working. Ive got an ulcer in my mouth, Im sick, I cant eat, I cry a LOT. I hate feeling this way and I hate taking it out on Lee. Theres no one else to talk to about it and he NEVER wants to hear it..he always tells me to shut up or calm down, or get over it. HE doesnt realize how I feel. I feel like I cant keep up and the world is caving in on me and I dont know what to do. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Update on the Jars!

Ok...SO BEING THE SMART girl that I am..Ive been asking people to look and see if they have any of these old blue/teal mason jars..mainly encouraging people to ask their cute little canning grandmothers too look in the basement or back of their pantry! THEN..it occured to me..why not ask my mother/grandmother? FUNNY how this incredible thought crossed my mind..so I gave it a shot. The reply? "No, we used to have a bunch..but someone was collecting them so we gave them all away!" OH NO...then not five mins later she calls me back.. " OK we HAVE 20! IN all different sizes!!" THANK YOU MAMA! Also ..my friend Alisha has a bunch of awesome ones..so im good on the mason jars. HOWEVER..I urge you to make the smart change to Claussen pickles..Im still saving those jars! YAY! ;) K thanks..bye

That's what I love about Sunday..

Once again I had a kick-back, wonderful, relaxing weekend! I had my heart set on going out Friday nite for some drinks but it was pretty rainy/drizzly and my hair just cant risk it! haha! Plus, Lee had been hunting most of the day and was exhausted so we hung around the apartment and watched some much needed TV catch up! Saturday I woke up early as usual to run some errands. I went to the tanning bed, went to the old apartment to pick up some packages and pack some stuff/move stuff and brought Lee some lunch. Then we got ready and headed over to Jeff and Alishas to watch the Tech Game! Lee and I most definetly offically VA Tech fans now..how can we not be?? Of course Tech lost..they had a pretty rough game. Tucker, and Jeff and Jessica all came over too..Tucker was hilarious..I thought I might lose it. He was making me laugh so hard! Alisha made some awesome zesty asian style wings and some of her fab chili. YUMMO! After the party we decided to call it a nite and came home to watch my MOST FAVORITE FAVORITE Halloween movie of all time...Hocus Pocus!! I have loved this movie since I was a little girl..and honestly it wouldn't be Halloween without watching it! I was about to fall asleep when Jen called me and invited us out to Mac and Bob's. It was still kinda early so I said sure why not and got ready to go. We headed over there and had a ball with Jenny and Chase. Jenny and I discussed and swapped wedding plans while the boys talked about..who knows? We had some chocolate cake to top off our nite...note to JEN...HOLY SHOTS! No more for you!

Today SUNDAY. I love Sundays. It's become my favorite day of the week. I know its the day right before I go back to work but I always seem to find a way for it to drag on. We woke up early and had breakfast at Panera and went over to Barnes and Noble to browse. We stayed there for a couple hours. I couldn't seem to get out of the cookbooks and wedding planners...oh golly gee goodness! I could spend the whole day in that store..but instead we had to head home because Lee wanted to take a motorcycle ride..seeing as how this might be the last 70 degree day we have for a while. It's been fridgid/fallish all week (which I love) but today was a little warmer so we decided to go for it..after some much needed and appreciated coaxing from Lee! It was probably the prettiest ride we've ever taken! All back roads..and wound up in Blacksburg..had a late lunch at the best mexican restaurant I've ever eaten at..and then rode home! I was happy to be back because THIS IS HOW I SPENT MY SUNDAY EVENING! :)

Yes I finished it already...only took a couple of hours..im a freak..
AND THIS is how my Geeky (but fabulous and loveable..had to add that in) spent his!


BOOOOOOOOOORING!
Well that was our weekend..Im going seepy nite nite :) MUAH!

Say Cheese!!

YES, I've been blogging a lot today but I forget to update this little detail in my first blog (and im sooooo bored its ridiculous..i shouldnt be im working..ha) :) On Nov 9th, Lee and I are having our pictures made for christmas cards. I know it seems a little over the top. BUT Lee is my heart and soul and he IS family (not officially) and I love his family like they're my own..and my family loves Lee and says they've never seen me happier? What better way to declare our love than by sending out these christmas card pics?! haha. My friend Evelyn is a photographer and has agreed to photoshoot us that day. I haven't decided where to do them yet though. Im praying that I can get my hair appt in before that (since I am scheduling one before we go to Minnesota) and that it doesnt rain because I most definetly want to do them outdoors! I think I've found a simple outfit for me but I'm trying to find something for Lee. Im also trying to figure out if there is a way to incorporate semone and pumba in a few..but the great outdoors tends to freak out those felines..not to mention semone is camera shy..so we'll see! :)
~Meg

Jars Jars Jars!

So I'm on a misson to collect a bunch of these antiqey blue mason jars. I like how they have somewhat of a "teal" hue. I've googled the crap out of them..and the only site that you can find them on (thats not absolutely obnoxious) is ebay ..and I would have to buy a few at a time or win those bids. Granted, they aren't expensive but I'm trying to use other resources to find these jars. Yes they are antiques and hard to find if you're looking..but chances are your grandparents have some sitting around in their basement. Im looking for all sizes..big and small and i'll be willing to pay a small amount if you find any! ALSO...anyone a fan of pickles? I LOVE pickles and I have a particular favorite. The Claussen pickles. You cannot find these in the normal pickle aisle. They are always in the refrigerated section of the grocery store with the lunch meat usually. Anywho I love the half speared cut dill pickles..not the quartered but the half. If you are dissatisfied with your pickles or perhaps looking for a new pickle to try..please try the CLAUSSEN HALF DILL SPEARS IN THE CLEAR ROUND FAT JAR REFRIDGERATED SECTION OF YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE...and then eat all the pickles and save the jar for me..and if at all possible could you wash it out with a little water and save the lid..who knows how long these jars will be sitting around..I don't want them to get too dusty. This is all just part of my future brilliant plans..I figure I met as well start collecting now..why not? Thanks everyone!