Happy 2009!

Hey everyone,

We've slacked off on this blog for a little while. All is well. The holidays came and went (rather quickly might I add) and they treated us well. New Year's was nothing short of amazing. We hosted an 80's themed party at our place (pics are on Flickr) which was a huge hit. Lots of friends stopped by, I never knew our apartment could fit that many people!

Some highlights from 2008 include: a lot of our friends and family getting married, lots of concerts, we moved, got a new car, we both did well in school, Giants won the Super Bowl, lots of old and new friends, our 1 year wedding anniversary (or 8 years of being together), and great bashes. It really was a good year. Let's hope 2009 is even better!

K & C

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree
Originally uploaded by chrisandkim00

Hey everyone!

Hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving. We did! Ate tons of delicious food and hung out with family. We got a new computer (an iMac) about a week ago which is beautiful. We really missed having a mac. We also put up our Christmas tree yesterday. It's nice having a big tree (6 1/2 feet!) being in our other 2 apartments the living rooms were small or we had no storage for a tree. We also redecorated a little bit to make room for the tree and our computer. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Tomorrow's hump day

Tomorrow's already Wednesday, these weeks go by incredibly fast. We're both in week 7 of school which is going just as fast. Work is good. I had a field trip today and one tomorrow. The kids really seemed to like today's trip to the museum and I think they're going to love tomorrow's even more being they're going to create their own work.

We can't believe the holidays are already approaching. Thanksgiving is already a week away and Christmas will be here in a flash. We're going to get a tree this weekend which is really exciting being it's going to be our first real tree. Our last 2 apartments were too small for a large tree (we had a table tree instead) and now we have a lot more room to decorate. We're also going to get a Mac this weekend! We've missed our old Mac(s) terribly and we've had it up to here with our PC.

Everything else is good. Last week was Chris' mom's wedding. It was really nice and the reception was a lot of fun. Her hubby is awesome. Speaking of families, my mom and brother FINALLY sold their house and are moving back here which is awesome cuz I'll see them a lot more. It's not like they lived far, it was only Newark, but it wasn't great with me driving there by myself at night.

That's it for now, enjoy these 2 videos:

Sleepy kitty:


Trio:

Weekend's over :(

What a fantastic weekend! On Friday we went to see the Drive By Truckers and the Hold Steady at Terminal 5. The show was great, both bands put on great sets. The venue is huge and we got a good spot on the floor. We were also able to take some pretty decent pictures. They're up on our Flickr if you're interested.

Saturday morning was our soccer breakfast. Despite a little technical difficulties, it went well. Mike was definitely our tech savior. Even though it started at 7:30 am, we had a lot of people here. Arsenal won 2-1 so that made us very happy. Good friends, good food, and a good game. Saturday night was a housewarming party at Lisa and Rich's apartment. Our little group created a dance party in their kitchen, complete with teabags. After that we retreated to our place.

Today included finishing up school work, family dinner, and football. Chris isn't feeling well, I think he has what Dora had last night. I'm feeling below par as well. For some reason I have a cough in the am and pm, and my voice goes really hoarse at night. We both need to get better for next weekend, Chris' mom is getting married!

VOTE!!!!!

It's 5 minutes til midnight. About 7 hours away from the polls opening of the biggest day of the year. I am proud to say I am voting for my "Kenyan Born, Arab Muslim, Socialist, Marxist" nominee.
Let's all raise our glasses because the Redskins lost their last home game before the election anytime they have done that the incumbents, who cannot run again, party has lost the election so all the stars are falling into place.

GET OUT AND VOTE YOU FUCK HEADS

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was fun. We didn't get many trick-or-treaters, maybe 3? I was out for a bit with my mom so maybe there were more. We were locked down at work on Thursday and Friday because of a text circulating about the Bloods initiation and them going after women. Crazy. I dressed up as Little Red Riding hood for work, it was really d.i.y: red hoodie, black skirt, dishtowel as an apron, another dishtowel in my picnic basket, and braids. I was just glad that I got to wear a hoodie to work. The kids at work had adorable costumes.

Last night we went to a Halloween party. We dressed as zombies. We didn't stay out too late being Chris didn't get out til 11 and he's working OT today. Tonight we're going to the city for Tom's birthday.

Happy Friday!

This week flew (thankfully!). I can't believe we both finished our 2nd week of classes, go us! We've both been pretty busy with homework. I had a ton of reading to do, and after highlighting everything, I have 18 pages of handwritten notes. Ah! I think my hand might fall off. That's how I learn though, I have to write everything out.

Today was ok. I burnt our tea kettle. Chris usually makes our tea in the morning, but I made it this morning. He usually puts the water in the night before so I thought he had done this. Nope. Needless to say our little white kettle turned brown and the paint chipped off. Lovely.

So after work I decided to go to Kmart for a new kettle. I couldn't find it anywhere and the lady at customer service told me they stopped selling them! I guess they only cater to coffee drinkers.

Earlier in the day Chris told me our cable/phone/internet wasn't working for some reason. I called the company when I got in and they couldn't get anyone to fix it til tomorrow. I called again and they fixed it tonight. Turns out they were supposed to disconnect the people upstairs from us and mixed up the wires. Brilliant!

This weekend is exciting. Tomorrow is pumpkin picking and then Tom's Octoberfest party.

Fall Playlist

If the songs don't show up, just hit "Pop out player". Enjoy!

Fall

With all of the amazing weather we're going to be experiencing this coming weekend, I thought it'd be fitting to tell you all about this product I love (that just released some fall scents).

The website is http://www.dirtylovesclean.com which gives information about the company. They're a local company whose soaps are natural and vegan. I have a few scents that I got at the Renegade Craft Fair and they are amazing.

If you're interested in purchasing them, go here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5790957

They've got great scents like: pumpkin spice, pumpkin pie, cider, brown sugar, and apple pie. Check it out!

Happy Columbus Day!

Having off of work is great. Unfortunately, Chris has class today, but he'll be out soon. We both started school this past week and it's going great.

The past 2 weekend were great. Last Saturday night we went out for Melissa's birthday to a bar called Hi Fi. After there we hit up the Beauty Bar for the 2nd weekend in a row and danced our asses off.

On Friday, I went to a bingo party that one of my coworkers was throwing. It may sound silly, but it was a ton of fun. I won $100 and a Vineyard scented Yankee candle. After that, Chris met the rest of us up at Molly's where were surrounded my guidos, bros, and lots of orangy rubber skin. Then we went to O'Neill's which was good and we saw a ton of people that we know.

On Saturday we ran a bunch of errands during the day and then stayed in to do our homework and had a couple of beers.

Last night Dora and Brian stopped over. We watched Teen Wolf, chatted, and watch music videos. It was a pleasant surprise to see them. :)

Next week is Yaktoberfest!!!!