Happy Birthday!!

She likes to keep her birthday on the downlow. I LOVE celebrating birthdays. So, as a comprise (not posting on Facebook), I decided to do a little blog post, so here it goes...

Happy Birthday Jen!!

My "judging people, watching ridiculous tivo'd tv, laughing @ random things @ random times, advice giver, bitching partner, walking buddy, going to National's games, laying by the pool, sarcastic, kind hearted" best friend.

Thanks for being my best friend and awesome roommate! I hope you have an amazing birthday! :)

Please don't kill me for posting pictures of you. I was actually proud that I found enough (where you're not running away or hiding) to use for this!

I survived Snowmaggedon

I'm not sure how much we got, but I will tell you when I ventured out into the snow, it came up to my thigh. And I'm 5'7"...Jen and I managed to keep ourselves occupied by watching our TV shows that had been TIVOed on Thursday, True Blood Season 1, and other various TV shows. Oh, and how could I forget Twilight too!

We also ventured out into the snow and took a walk down to the Iwo Jima memorial. Some pictures to enjoy:

View from our Apartment, at 12 on Friday afternoon, just as the snow was starting.

View from our Apartment, at 12 on Saturday, 24 hours of snow.

Snow man, just to put this in perspective, I'm 5'7"

Iwo Jima Memorial

Looking up our street to our apartment.

Word on the street is that we're supposed to get 3 to 9 more inches tomorrow night and into Wednesday morning...I don't know if I can survive the cabin fever.

The Apocalypse is Coming

SNOW! And lots of it. I've heard multiple stories, anywhere from 18 to 40 inches! It's supposed to be worse than the blizzard of '96. I say, I'll believe it when I see it.

I ventured down to the grocery store, bravely. It wasn't as bad as I thought it might be...there was probably only 3 people in the line in front of me, but they did have all the lanes open. There was barely any food though, good thing I didn't come for the "regulars" (however, I did get some bread). I got a look from the mom standing in line in front of me when I put my items on the belt. Whipped Cream, shredded cheese, some wheat thins, a lean pocket...you know, everything you need to survive the apocalypse.

So, Jen and I have hunkered down in the apartment. Good thing I have a large movie collection and TIVO, I just hope we don't lose power...

On another note, Balls and Dolls played another game last night. Unfortunately, we lost. But it was the most fun I've had (if you can claim that after 3 games). We had lots of subs (which, trust me, MAKES the game), and the other team was on our skill level. It was definitely better than our spanking last game (we lost 9-0). So I anticipate big things for next game...look out David Beckham.

DIY Time

Our staircase has a little cubby hole underneath it that has attracted an eclectic group of things over the past few months. Its where our old TVs go to die, and where our luggage and holiday decorations live. All in all, its pretty useful considering we wouldn't have anywhere else to put these things if there was no cubby hole. The only problem, you ask? It sits front and center for all our guests to see in the living room. No panels or closet doors to hide our crap behind. After staring at this for months, and talking about how we needed to do something about it...we moved into action. A little trip to Joann's Fabric (which was an adventure on its own) for some fabric and then a stop at Michael's for eyelets and an eyelet maker...we were on our way. I think it turned out pretty good...if I do say so myself.

Before:

After:

That Sarah McLachlan song gets me every time...

You know that commercial that has all those sick and dying animals with Sarah McLachlan playing in the background? Yeah, it gets me every time. I'm an animal lover. I once rescued a pigeon and took it to the vet. They probably threw it out the back door as soon as we left. But I love animals, always have.

I've really been considering adopting an animal(s) for awhile now. My apartment complex doesn't allow dogs, but they do allow cats. So I was thinking about getting a cute little kitten. But I'm gone for 9 hours a day, so I'd have to get it a companion to play with...meaning 2 kittens.

Now, I only have to convince my roommate...but who could resist these faces?

*SNOW*

Snow is kind of a big deal in Northern VA. People freak out when there's an inch on the ground, but this was the big one.

Jen and I were supposed to have our holiday party (of course) on the Saturday of the storm. We post-poned on Friday, just to be safe, and I'm glad we did. I think we ended up measuring 24 inches once everything was said and done. I couldn't believe the weatherman was actually right!

Walking down our street in Rosslyn. Good thing the Dominoes was open!

Waving to Jen, who was taking pictures from the balcony.

My roommate, Jen, who is 5'9" standing in the snow on our balcony.

The snow wasn't the good kind, you know, the snow-man making kind...sigh, maybe next year.

Army/Navy Game

If you don't know my family then you don't really understand the role that college football holds in our lives. I graduated from Virginia Tech and don't miss a game (even if I have to listen to it on crappy radio stations). My dad went to the Naval Academy and since I've been in middle school we've had season tickets to every game. My dad went to every game (home and away) last year, he unfortunately didn't make it out to Hawaii this year.

A tradition in our family over the past couple of years has been the Army/Navy game. This year it was in Philadelphia again. We left a little bit later on Friday than usual because (I won't name names *cough::myroommate::cough*) had obligations. So we arrived up in Philly in the late afternoon. My dad, as to be expected, kinda lost his cool when the valet parking situation was less than ideal.

After all the bags were in and the girls (Jen, Mom and I) made a run to Macy's...we don't need an excuse for shopping, but ours was that Macy's was right across the street. Once we made it back from Macy's we headed out to the Rose Tattoo for dinner. The Rose Tattoo itself has become a tradition. The first time my parents and aunt and uncle went to Army/Navy in Philly, they ate there. Navy won. So we will go there everytime, until Navy loses.

My Uncle Gavin, Beverly and Josh (who goes to West Point) met us for dinner. It was nice catching up with the 3 of them.

The next day was game day. We had to arrive at the stadium about 3 hours early (My dad is crazy) and proceeded to bundle ourselves up against the cold.

Jen and I, ready for the cold.

Mom and I, our scarves were made by my Aunt Sue. I love this picture cause Mom looks so shocked that its being taken...and she's the one taking it.

The pre-game festivities were the normal ones for this type of event.

Both sides had a "March on" but this was my cousin Josh's company.

They had parachuters from both the Navy Seals and The Army Rangers.

The Fly-over.

I don't have any pictures of the actual game, I was cheering and paying too much attention for that. The Navy boys made us a little nervous in the 1st half by not playing too well. But they got their butts in gear and pulled it out in the 2nd half.

The final score, Navy wins :)

With my parents, after the game.