that is one tired pug

I found this the other day on youtube (not my pug) but it totally made my day. Bless this tired little pug's heart!

The History of BB

Okay, so when I started this blog a year ago it was during Big Brother 8 and I thought "No, I'm never going to talk about the show...no one cares!!" and then so many of y'all left fun comments last week wanting to talk about it and well since I'm the type of person that could easily have her own car sold back to her...I'm caving. This might be fun after all! I haven't really thought it all through, this will NOT be all I talk about though so rest assured you non- Big Brother fans. Oh, and I probably won't talk every episode, cause that could get real old. So I'll just add in a fun bb10 post here and there among the other ramblings of my life. So any thoughts on any fun ideas to discuss let me know.

And yes, it has been awhile since my last post. We had a crazy week with a new baby being born in the family and after that event I've made up my mind that I'm going to wait until they introduce painless labor/delivery before we walk down that journey :-)

Before I kick-off chatting about the season premiere of BB10 let me give y'all a throwback of my history with Big Brother seasons. I started watching with season 2 back in high school. I think it just happened to be on one night so I watched it then the next night thought "oh I wonder what happens" and that's how I got hooked. Then my mom sat down watched one and folded too while my dad would walk by and remind us how dumb the whole idea for the show was. Fast forward 2 years from that and one day daddy-o somehow got forced to watch an episode. And from then on he'd "just happen" to walk in the room when it'd start and gradually he stopped making fun of us. Then I met boy in college. Back in the day there were few BB fans out there so he made fun of me too. 8 episodes later...hooked. I'm sad to admit that the day of our wedding, August 20th, fell on a Saturday and amongst the chaos of flowers and wedding bells we made sure that someone had it Tivo'd. You can't start a marriage having missed a veto ceremony! It's an addiction I tell you...Julie sucks you in. And here we are today with family dinners that revolve around BB discuss...it's such a blast to have a fun and silly bond. I dread the day the slop will end.

So here we go. I called my parent's after it aired and the first thing out of my dad's mouth was "Renny has got to go!" I couldn't agree more. But first the house. I love the decor. I always think it's so fun the stuff they come up with. The only house I did not like was BB8. It was an Alice and Wonderland theme and it just looked creepy. Okay, so now you know that I love the decor, back to the important things...I won't hit on all the houseguests today, just the ones that standout.

Jerry-the old man & HOH. I love him, he's super adorable and I think he will do well in the game. He's smart, but I think his age can allow him to be that father figure in the house and fly under the radar like Chicken George and Jack from previous seasons. He choose brilliantly in the nominations by throwing it back on Jesse and Renny with their confrontation.

Renny- oh dear! She might drive me bonkers if she stays. She has that annoying whine like Natalie (BB9). Nuff said she's got to go.

Libra- seriously, she just had twins and is on the show. I don't think I would have left my babies. She's going to be a strong houseguest though.

Memphis- I think the man really loves himself. I would like to see him go quickly.

Ollie- Love him. He seems very down to earth and loyal to anyone he aligns himself with. I really hope he goes far.

Okay so any thoughts? I'm kind of wondering if there is a big twist out there.

The Feud & No Fried Food

Hang on this post is a bunch of random thoughts and nonsense, but it does ends with a wonderfully delicious recipe. So you have to read it.

1. Two of the greatest shows in history come together as one tonight... Family Feud and The Office. I gasped out loud at the preview. Although where is John O'Hurely? It's just not a Family Feud without a host with corny jokes or one from the 80's that kisses women on the lips. And speaking of Family Feud, I heard that they are having auditions in Dallas this weekend. Such short notice I don't know if I can gather enough of the family members to audition, get my hair done, not eat the rest of the week and then find 5 semi-respectable matching outfits that don't make us look like The Wiggles. This dream may just have to wait.

2. And this comes as a shocker, but we watch way too much television. I mentioned to boy that maybe we should do a week long television fast and he cried out, "what for!!!" See too much of the tube. We seem to always find something to keep us entertained and keep Tivo in business. Anyone loving Wipeout and Baby Borrowers? Are there too versions of this show? Oh yeah and Big Brother 10 starts next week! We are easily entertained here.

3. The blog header. I became quickly reminded of my computer illiteracy last week when I got the itch for a new look (oh and the other one said spring 2008). I've created two headers before and got them all up lickty split, but no not this time. So the frustration got the best of me and I told blogger that he can just look naked for awhile if he was not going to cooperate. Maybe I need to just fork over the bucks and pay a professional? Any recommendations?

4. I love Monte Cristo's, but apparently in recent health news fried food is bad for you. What a bummer! So unless I plan to strap myself to a treadmill for 3 days to burn off the calories from this deliciousness I don't eat them. I did find this amazing knock-off. Oh, sweet friends it is so delectable.

But first I'm going to dedicate this recipe post to a dear sweet friend who is very anti-Eggo waffles. Yes, gasp out loud if you need to. I truthfully do not even know if she knew frozen waffles even existed because she makes everything from scratch. In fact her kitchen looks as if William-Sonoma got lost and stopped at her place instead. I'm truthfully envious of her beautiful gizmos and mad cooking talents though. So here's to frozen waffles and Monte Cristo's!!

Oh it's a beauty indeed.

Just melt about 1 Tbsp. of butter in a pan on med. heat. Then add 2 waffles. Let them soften a little, add two more to the pan then flip over your first two and add swiss, ham and turkey. Flip over your second two and top them on your meat and cheese. Make sure that you have swiss on the already toasted sides of the waffle to hold it together. Keep an eye on it and make sure it browns a little, but does not burn. Once waffles are cooked and cheese melted remove from the pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and add a side of raspberry jam. Enjoy!

(makes two sandwiches)

What?

Someone wake me from the dream! I truly sit shocked y'all as I just watched 3 hours of the Bachelorette season finale. Truly speechless, I hope I can gather some thoughts to share. I really thought she'd go for Jason and as I watched him interact with her family, I got giddy thinking about how he'd be a part of it. Oh the crazy reality tv show pain!

I have to say it was extremely hard to watch. I got nervous for him as the limo pulled up and then when she told him to get up off his knee my stomach dropped. What were you thinking DeAnna? My heart just broke for Jason and Ty. Okay, now he should be the next Bachelor.

I can't say that I didn't want to see Jesse picked it was just I thought Jason was such a stronger soulmate for her...at least what I saw. It was an extremely sweet proposal from Jesse. I thought it was adorable on the way to pick out the ring how he had to stop and breathe. They will make a very cute couple...he is growing on me!

Jason was once again first class at hour 3 of tonight's "After the rose ceremony". What guts it took to face her and the fact that he said how glad he was that she picked someone she was in love with just proves what a great guy he is. Oh and did anyone catch before tonight that his wife left him? Break my heart again!!

I'm gradually remembering things as I type from the marathon of anticipation we just faced so bear with my randomness. What about Jeremy coming back? For a split second I thought she might take him back. Talk about what a soap opera this season could have become. It was just sort of random and I'd love to know if it actually happened right after they broke up or if she really did go back to Georgia and then when she came back the Bahamas he flew back out again. That has me stumped.

But yeah...she's engaged. They are so sweet together! This is been so much fun getting to chat it up with y'all each Monday!

Sparklers

Growing up outside of Texas the 4th always meant a great day of setting off those things that let out colored smoke, black jacks, and poppers. Notice my extreme knowledge in firework terminology.

One firework I always made a point to stay away from was the sparklers. They are beautiful to watch at night, but horribly scary to hold. I was the kid running around crying with one in hand praying the colorful stick of fire would not torch my cute little Espirit outfit. To this day that does not look at all fun...the poppers were as daring as I'd get.

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th celebrating our amazing country and what a blessing it is to call it home...just be careful with those sparklers.

a thief with a tail

Well a Happy Belated Blog-versary (how does one even spell that) to me! I was sitting around thinking, "Has it been a year since I first started writing to the whole big internet about a dog that won't behave and other randomness?" And my word it has (June 28th to be exact)!! So grab a Dr. Pepper or Diet if that's your liking and celebrate with me.

And for some pug entertainment, let me share what I discovered under my little four-legged friend's dog bed yesterday while cleaning the laundry room.

Yes, that would be $25. I only wish I could make this up.

"What?!?! What'd I do?"
I lifted up his little bed and low and behold found an envelope with two Presidents staring back at me. I sat baffled. Maybe the tooth fairy paid him a wealthy visit or maybe he is saving for retirement or maybe just maybe he is saving up to buy himself those cute black front load washer and dryers as new roommates.

I'm still trying to figure this one out because if the envelope did not have boy's name on the outside I would have feared he snatched it out of someone's purse that came to visit. How horrible would that have been? I do know it's been pretty recent because I'm consistent on doing major cleanings in his room. So he either grabbed it out of my purse or one of us accidentally dropped it and he hide it.

I'm thankful this is our only incident otherwise I'd fear we'd have a kleptomanic on our hands. I might have to hide my jewelry.

But I'm $25 richer today, so whoa for that! Pug do you have any hundred's lying around?

Final Two Lovebirds

Just say it isn't so! Did we really just say goodbye to Jeremy from the Bachelorette? I'm speechless y'all. I really had it pegged that he would be sitting in the final two right now.

Since there were two big parts to the episode, I'll start with the first hour.

Part One: Jeremy was first up on the dates and I could really tell something was up. I've always thought Jeremy was so eloquent with his words and does a great job communicating, but tonight DeAnna was really hunting down something he wasn't delivering. Poor guy. Although, Hallmark needs to give the man a job because he has some great one liners!

Then with Jason, it is always so much fun to watch him and DeAnna. I love how he always runs to her when they meet up; he's just as cute as can be. They have great chemistry and I will without a doubt be totally devastated if she does not pick him.

Jesse, I totally have to hand it to the man. On the first episode I just did not think he would last at all. He didn't seem serious enough, but he's really done a great job of convincing us that his heart is in the right place. He's a sweet and genuine guy. Since, I was a huge Jeremy fan from the beginning I really would have rather seen him be in the final two over Jesse, but Jesse has really stepped it up and done exactly what he said about being her friend first.

I did just about loose it when she said Jason's name and the camera showed Jeremy's face. I hate that hearts get broken.

We shall see next week, although I don't know if I can last that long knowing she is for sure engaged! Whoa...please be Jason!

Part 2: Did anyone else sit with their jaw dropped? Well, first my heart broke for Jeremy. It was so painful to watch. ABC, Jeremy so needs to be the next Bachelor? He looked so hurt I wanted to cry. And then if the man weren't already in the dumps enough...how rude where the rest of the guys? Someone please give this sweet man a break!!

Okay, so I'm rambling but here is my two cents on Graham. Although he blew it not be completely open and honest. I really just do not think that is his personality and you can't be someone your not. He seems like he is an extremely shy guy and I'm just not sure she was used to it or that you can be that shy on a show like this. He was so right on displaying that when he told Chris he needed to take it slower.

So, I thought those guys did a great job in the "hot seats", and I was quickly reminded of how much Ron drove me crazy and then DeAnna came out. Now I love DeAnna, but she came out pretty defensive. I thought she made some harsh comments that weren't really provoked from Jeremy and Graham. I never felt they were blaming her, they were just confused with a broken heart.

I'm worn out typing, so y'all spill and tell me what you think.