Happy Halloween, Part 2

Back from a fun day Buzzing around the hospital. They do an in-house Trick or Treat for the kids since they can't leave the hospital to do a real Trick or Treat, so I brought a bunch of kids around- plus I was able to show off my costume!

Yesterday, to start getting in the Halloween Spirit, we went to go see Nightmare Before Christmas 3D and it was AWESOME! I love that movie.
Like my Bee-Hind?

Tonight, we're going to go out to eat. And yes, I'm going to wear my Bee Costume.
This is my "I'm gonna sting you" pose...

Pretty Scary, huh? Too bad that picture wasn't in 3D!
For some reason, this song was stuck in my head all day...

Have a good night everyone! Muahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween to everyone! I have to run some errands and be (or is it BEE) to work by 10, so check back after 3:30 for my real Halloween post. Boo!!!!

Yankees Buzz

There has been lots of buzz the past few days about the Yankees 2008 Season. Here are my thoughts...
I am happy with the idea of Joe Girardi as manager. Girardi played as a Yankee for years, so he knows the organization well. Plus, I always thought he was cute- like a pixie or something.
Free Agents:
Posada (catcher) is putting himself out as a free-agent, and that makes me sad.
Doug Mientkiewicz (1st base)is also a free agent, but he wants back in with the Yankees. If the Yankees are smart, they'll get him back.
Riverra (closer)- I wouldn't mind to keep him for another year or two, but if he goes I'm sure Joba (best reliever EVER) could replace him.
I'd like to keep Vizcaino (reliever), but it won't be the end of the world if we don't.
We should make an offer to Molina (catcher)- especially since Posada is looking elsewhere.
We should try to keep Abreu. I want him back next year.
Same with Pettitte. I've always been a fan of Pettitte.
Clemens was ok this year, but he's 45 years old and is not worth all that $$.
And I'll tell you right now...I'm not going to shed ANY tears over A-Rod's departure.
I think I've covered all the Yankee News from the past few days.

If Joe Torre goes with the Dodgers, I whole heartedly wish him the best. Heres hoping for a Yankees/Dodgers World Series on '08!

PS- I can't wait for tomorrow! HALLOWEEN!
Here's a clip from one of my favorite Halloween movies.

My work week...

I had a particularly gross week at work. Monday night wasn't too bad, nothing unusual. Then Tuesday night, however, I got peed on by a baby. Ewww! I had the night nurse supervisor bring me a new scrub top from the OR. Then last night, I got puked on! Yuck! I am totally hoping that over the next 4 days, everyone else can keep their waste products to themselves.
On the bright side, I finally have my big ball of cat love that I've wanted since we brought She-Ra home.



Looking forward to a fun weekend coming up!

What's wrong with people?

As happy as I am about the world series match up (after the Yankees were out, I was hoping for a Red Sox/Rockies Series), my spirits were brought down by a senseless act of vandalism on our car.

Someone must have smashed our drivers side view mirror. We had to tape it back up so that we didn't rip the wires and cause damage to the motor of the mirror.

It's going to cost like $300 to get it fixed.

It really puts me in a grumpy mood for the week.

Maybe it's because I'm not some loser punk kid, but I don't get why someone would smash up our mirror. What the hell?

Added @10:55am-
But if you wait a little bit, the universe always gives you something to smile about...like friendship.

Day of New Hampshire Fun

Andrew had an itch to go to a corn maze. I wanted to look at the beautiful fall colors. So we went to a corn maze in New Hampshire. I tried to act cool, but I think I was more excited about the corn maze than Andrew.

The maze was actually a lot of fun. There was a theme of arctic animals, and we had to find each animal before we could get out of the maze.
Andrew seemed to know which way to go...

I wasn't always so sure...

but eventually I would find the correct path.

Sometimes I'd try to hide from Andrew in the corn, but he always found me quickly.

On the way home, we stopped at a liquor store (it's cheaper there). I pick my wine based on the bottles- like how fancy they look. Sometimes my method doesn't work very well, but we were pleasantly surprised with The Big Red Monster.

I highly recommend the Monster. I hope I can find it at our local store.
It was such a fun day!

Lovely...Just Lovely.

I love my family, but I'll be the first to tell you that we're a bit odd. My most recent example is with my new favorite picture. My talented and visionary sister took this picture and used my wise grandfather as a model. To Bre and Pop:

That picture is the new desktop on my computer. Isn't it hilarious? I can't help but smile every time I look at it.
What are you doing this weekend? We're thinking about taking a scenic drive to NH and going to a corn maze. Maybe we'll go somewhere to watch the game. I'm looking forward to a weekend off.
If you live in the Northeast, enjoy the warm temperatures this weekend!

Adventures at Petco

Quincy and I drove Andrew to school this morning. On the way back, I decided to go to the grocery store even though I had Quincy with me. I just needed potatoes and a box of cereal, so I knew that Quincy would be ok in the car for the 5 minutes that it would take me. Plus, Petco was right there, and I want to get Quincy a Halloween costume, so Quincy could go into that store with me. Well, he was fine when I was in the grocery store, so we headed over to Petco. There was a lady with 2 dogs in the parking lot and he started howling at them as soon as he saw them. Then when we were close enough, he started to so his pouncing and running thing that he does when he's excited- except he looks like a retard when he does that when he's on a leash. So I finally get him into the store. He jumps up onto his back feet near a worker who is filling the "bag your own treats" section which is like that candy aisle that they have at grocery stores. The worker was so impressed that he gave Quincy a treat. Very satisfied with himself, he let us continue over to the Halloween costumes. I wanted Quincy to be a bumble bee so that he would match my costume, but they were all out of bumble bee costumes in his size. Many of the other costumes were too girly- even for him. They had a Ladybug, a Pirate Wench, a Princess and a Peacock (I know it was a male peacock costume b/c it was so colorful, but it was covered in Rhinestones). I had it narrowed down to an Indian or a Pumpkin. I made Quincy sit and I held a costume in each hand. He sniffed them both then really started to sniff the Pumpkin, so that was the one he chose. Then I brought him to the toys so that he could pick one out, but he wasn't interested. We went over to the treats because we're almost out of biscuits. As I was comparing prices of the different biscuits, I look behind me to see that Quincy had pulled a Raw Hide off the lowest shelf and started eating it. I guess he wanted Raw Hide more than biscuits, so we walked over to the cashier. I was carrying the costume, and Quincy was carrying the raw hide. After we paid, Quincy even carried it out to the car, then from the car to the apartment. He is awfully proud of himself and his purchase.

Also, I have a collage for each of the animals.


Quincy:


Roxy:


I finished this one last night.


She-Ra:
Ok, I'm off to get caught up on dishes. Fun, fun, fun! :-(

Happy Birthday, Quincy!

My baby boy is 4 years old today! Where does the time go? Happy Birthday, Buddy!
(The picture is from his 2nd birthday- I couldn't get a picture of him yet today because he hates mornings!)

Baseball, work and pets

I really liked talking about baseball. Too bad I don't really follow any other sports, otherwise I could make an all sports blog. Well, after the next few games I may have something else to say, but the Yankees are my pride and joy, so I probably won't have too much to comment on until Spring Training. Maybe that's why I dislike winter so much--no baseball.

Don't expect much from me this weekend because I'm working all weekend. Want to hear something stupid? I'm working Friday and Saturday 7a-7p. The new schedule started on Sunday. Usually when you're working your weekend, you work the same shift all weekend (i.e. 7a or 7p). Well, they have me working 7p-7a on Sunday! So I get to come home Saturday night, all cranky and grumpy and tired to go to bed. Then I wake up Sunday morning only to go back to bed since I have to work Sunday night. I can't sleep for like 18 hours straight! I don't think I'm going to be the fun brigade Sunday night. :-(

I think it's safe to say that Quincy likes kittens.

See any similarities from when Roxy was a kitten to now that Quincy has She-Ra?
But who wouldn't want to be friends with this girl?

All 3 of them hang out together, but do you know how hard it is to have 3 not so smart animals pose for a picture? This was the best I could get.

Not to say t hat Roxy doesn't value her alone time (in her most favorite toy- we were going to throw out this box, but we can't bring ourselves to do it because Roxy loves it so much!)

I could keep taking pictures of these guys forever (if you check out my computer you can see tha tI pretty much have been), but sometimes I just know that it's time to put the camera down (perhaps with some nudging from Quincy and his "no more pictures" face).

The fate of the Yankees...

So, after an awful post season (though not quite as bad as the Cubs, Angels or Phillies), the Yankees called an early "quits" to October.
I personally would have started Mussina last night, but what's done is done.
I am hoping for a world series between the Rockies and the Red Sox.
But my current worry is what's going to happen to the Yankees? Do you really think that Torre is out? I mean, George has threatened this before. And if Joe is out, I am not sure if Jorge (among others) will want to come back next year.
See, what I think that part of the problem with baseball is now is that there is not much team spirit. Like after the Sox won the Series, Damon went to the Yankees for more $$.
But I do feel that there is some team spirit with some of the Yankees. You know, the guys who have been there forever. Guys who have been lead by Torre for years, like Posada, Jeter, Rivera, Pettite (Ok- he's been to other teams in the meean time but that was so that he could be close to his family)... ok that's it that's left on the team. But I remember the feeling when the Yankee lineup included guys like Bernie Williams (love), Tino Martinez, Paul O'Neil (he always got SO upset if he didn't get a good hit). I think that baseball shouldn't make all its decisions based on money. I know it's a business, but it's a game. Keep teams together, bring in new guys once in a while, but don't change the bulk of your team every season.
Mr. Steinbrenner, if you're reading this, listen to me! Don't get rid of Joe- give him another year. And do WHATEVER it takes to keep Posada! You finally have some good pitching (what were you thinking for a few years there with poor pitchers? Pitching makes the game!) with Mussina, Pettite, Wang, and the newbie Phil Hughes. I'm not sure yet if I want to see Joba as a Starting Pitcher or if he should stay as a reliever and become a Closer when Mariano retires. Keep Mientkiewicz as 1st base. He is pretty good offensively, and he is AMAZING defensively! For 2nd base, I see Cano. Keep Jeter as SS. As for 3rd base, yes A-Rod was awesome in the regular season, but with all the money he costs, you could get other players who will be able to get the job done. In the outfield, I like Hideki, Melky, and Abreu. You can keep Damon or Giambi as DH, but I'm not in love with either of them. There you have it... my dream for the Yankees 2008 lineup.

More Baseball...

This is just going to be a quick post about baseball. I had my choices for my ideal World Series, but my hopes are crashing. For the National League, I wanted either the Cubs (because I just like them for some reason- never been to Wrigley Field- never even seen the Cubs play- I just like them) or the Rockies (again, for no particular reason- just like 'em). It looks like my hopes and dreams for the Cubs have faded, but my NL aspirations are resting solidly on the Rockie's shoulders. As for the American League, my eggs are all in the Yankees basket. But- if the Yankees don't make it, I want the Red Sox to go all the way. There are a few reasons for that: 1. I live in Boston, 2. I really HATE the Indians and the Angels, 3. As much as I hate to admit this (living and breathing Yankees my whole life), but the Red Sox are a pretty decent team. That's all the praise the Red Sox are going to get from me now. Let's hope that the electricity comes back to Denver so the Rockies can get their game rolling towards a Colorado win!

Skeletons, Crochet, and Baseball

My skeletons were glowing to beat the band, but all the pictures of them came out black! So I'm sorry to say that there is no pictures of my glowing skeletons- which sucks because they look really cool!

Anyway, does anyone know how to crochet? Or maybe know someone who knows how to crochet? I am trying to teach myself, but I'm stuck and need someone to help.

Also, I want to take some time to talk about the Yankees. I know that I currently live in Boston, but I'm a New Yorker- born and bred. So my loyalty goes to the boys in pinstripes. Let's just hope that once they are back in their pinstripes (i.e. playing at Yankee Stadium), they will get their acts together. Come on, boys! It's October! Don't get me wrong- Petitte was awesome! And I totally appreciate Melky's home run. This is definitely not the time to load the bases in the bottom of the 11th inning (Vizcaino- I'm talking to YOU). I suppose that one could assume that much of my anger would be directed at Joba- since the tying run scored when he was pitching, but I have a not-so-secret about him.

I love him! He is my favorite Yankee! I used to feel this way about Bernie Williams- and I still do. Believe me- I am big supporter of the idea that they never should have let Bernie go- keep him around for 1 more year- he was a key clutch player! But Bernie's off enjoying retirement, and now Joba has come to fill the void in my heart. And as for letting the tying run score- I personally blame that swarm of bugs! Their invasion peaked while Joba was pitching in the bottom of the 8th. You want to know what Joba is really all about? You should have seen him in the 7th. Here's to hoping that they relax today, head home ready to kick some Indian butt tomorrow!

I'm back...

I've been gone for a while. I was busy. Work. But now I'm off until next Wednesday. What have I been up to? I've been working really hard to finish my Eeyore cross stitch. I'm very proud of it. Do you like it?

I also have decorated my house for Halloween. I may have went a little overboard, but the Halloween Fairy helped. In fact, she left some candy today! Check out the fruits of our labor.
I have ghosts and pumpkins hanging from every door way.

I have a 5 foot tall glow-in-the-dark skeleton hanging on the bedroom door...

and a 3 foot glow-in-the-dark skeleton on the front door.

There are Halloween stickers EVERYWHERE!

I like this monster sticker and my wooden pumpkin sign.

I have a bunch of witches.

A little vampire

and a Halloween banner.

I've also been busy playing with the animals. They are keeping me busy, but I love them so much! They do spend a lot of time relaxing...
(Quincy)
(Roxy)
(She-Ra)
She-Ra's favorite spot to nap is behind the couch.

Roxy and She-Ra spend much of the day playing. This is how it started this afternoon.
Roxy was relaxing in a box (one of her favorite spots to nap)

then She-Ra walks over

She-Ra and Roxy greet each other

then She-Ra starts to pester Roxy

and keeps pestering

and doesn't take "no" for an answer

so Roxy says, "Screw this!" and leaves the box, but She-Ra follows and the wrestling starts

and continues for several minutes

until they're both tired and ready to nap again. But Roxy keeps her eye on She-Ra for a while- she's not ready to relax quite yet

until She-Ra lays down again.
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I tried to take a picture of Quincy and I, but it didn't work very well. Quincy doesn't look at the camera unless I'm behind it talking to him.

So he posed for another solo shot.

I'll get some pictures of my skeletons tonight when they're glowing and I'll post them tomorrow. We plan to meet my cousin tomorrow and go to a beer tasting at Harpoon's Boston brewery. Yum! I love Harpoon- especially UFO. Extra especially Raspberry UFO! :-)