I found this and it cracked me up. Definitely not my idea of a grocery list, but boys will be boys. I especially like the 'wife' part. Wouldn't want to forget me!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Update
I've made progress!
In the past few weeks, I've acquired a car, a bank account, and a part time 'job'. We've also recieved our wedding photos, purchased the drapes from hell, put up the drapes from hell, and I even found some free spinning classes at the gym on base near our home. Jody also found a really great climbing area up in Richmond that we've been able to visit twice already!
I hadn't been able to find my mind since I lost it somewhere around week two or three of laying around being completely useless, but I actually found it in my car! Crazy. I really like being able to drive around and explore now, especially with Jody's GPS. Multitasking is really hard for me, so driving while reading a gps, finding a decent radio station, AND texting my millions of friends (ok, my mom) is tough, so I need all the practice I can get.
I put quotes around the word Job for a reason. It's not really a job, it's babysitting. It's something, though! I'm watching the kids of a friend of Jody's Monday-Fridays while their mom goes to school in the mornings. They are two really cute little kids, and I'm excited to have some responsibility again!
Things are going really well, but I've had my hormonal moments out here too. My sister Jenny got to experience one of my 'moments' the other day when I called her in a freak-out, and she was a great encouragement for me. I'm definitely missing home by now, but I couldn't be happier to finally get to be with Jody...permanantly. After years of phone calls and emails, I'm over the long distance thing, and actually being together is a whole new adventure that I greatly prefer over the first. I love Jody and I love being here, but I'm also very excited to visit home in a few weeks for my friends Marissa's wedding. Firstly, I can't wait for the wedding and to see Marissa, and secondly, I can't wait for some Schuylul Gul Time. Oh, and two more things: I want City Brew Coffee, and I want Billings Best Yogurt.
Anyway, if I write anymore about myself somebody's going to get bored, I'll try to get some pictures up one of these days. Happy Saturday!
In the past few weeks, I've acquired a car, a bank account, and a part time 'job'. We've also recieved our wedding photos, purchased the drapes from hell, put up the drapes from hell, and I even found some free spinning classes at the gym on base near our home. Jody also found a really great climbing area up in Richmond that we've been able to visit twice already!
I hadn't been able to find my mind since I lost it somewhere around week two or three of laying around being completely useless, but I actually found it in my car! Crazy. I really like being able to drive around and explore now, especially with Jody's GPS. Multitasking is really hard for me, so driving while reading a gps, finding a decent radio station, AND texting my millions of friends (ok, my mom) is tough, so I need all the practice I can get.
I put quotes around the word Job for a reason. It's not really a job, it's babysitting. It's something, though! I'm watching the kids of a friend of Jody's Monday-Fridays while their mom goes to school in the mornings. They are two really cute little kids, and I'm excited to have some responsibility again!
Things are going really well, but I've had my hormonal moments out here too. My sister Jenny got to experience one of my 'moments' the other day when I called her in a freak-out, and she was a great encouragement for me. I'm definitely missing home by now, but I couldn't be happier to finally get to be with Jody...permanantly. After years of phone calls and emails, I'm over the long distance thing, and actually being together is a whole new adventure that I greatly prefer over the first. I love Jody and I love being here, but I'm also very excited to visit home in a few weeks for my friends Marissa's wedding. Firstly, I can't wait for the wedding and to see Marissa, and secondly, I can't wait for some Schuylul Gul Time. Oh, and two more things: I want City Brew Coffee, and I want Billings Best Yogurt.
Anyway, if I write anymore about myself somebody's going to get bored, I'll try to get some pictures up one of these days. Happy Saturday!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Growing Up
Well, another Schuyler kid is up, up, and away! My older sister Jenny got a job teaching English in Egypt- and is leaving tomorrow. I'm not sure of all of the details, except for that she'll be making the long trip starting tomorrow and will end Tuesday in her final destination-It's going to be a long, exciting trip! I'm really excited for my sister, she's worked her butt off in school these last four years and is ready for an adventure! Good luck, Jenny! We love you!
Turns out all four of us kids really are off living our own lives now. I mean, Matt owns a Minivan for goodness sake. I'm still getting used to this. I hardly remember the days when there were six of us living together under one roof, but I guess it didn't really hit me until Jenny shared her big news that we're all...grown up now?
Well, whatever we are, I'm very proud of all three of my siblings, AND the two saints who raised them.
Way to go Sky Clan!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Food for thought
Have you ever thought about how much bottled water you consume? Americans spend over 30 billion dollars on bottled water every year. 30 billion dollars. Yikes. Not only are we spending our money on something we get for free out of our own kitchen sinks, but we're also supporting an industry that continues to leave negative effects all over the globe. Here's one way to look at the situation:
It takes oil to make these plastic bottles, and it takes oil to transport. Water goes from the source to the bottling plant to the stores, and then to you. And then there's the garbage. Even more oil to run the trucks that are picking up the now trash-water bottles. Most bottles are recyclable, but only about fifteen percent of these bottles are actually recycled. The rest of these are buried, littered, and burned. Tap water is delivered through public mains, often by gravity, and generates almost zero waste. Oh, and it's not $1.50 per glass! Cheers-go get yourself a drink of water!
This goes the cycle of nearly everything we purchase and consume, but isn't this one thing we can do without? We're all guilty of wasting all kinds of 'stuff'- myself included, but our use of bottled water is something we can control by stopping and thinking before spending our money on supporting a wasteful and controlling industry. Try it. I understand how convenient it can be, but there is a point in which convenience is not worth it's price and impact.
Check out this video: http://vimeo.com/11301057
I could go on and on about how silly we are about spending our money. Nobody wants to hear me babble about all this, and I swear I'm not Obama's best friend, but now that I've caught all of your attention (Ahem, Pa Schuyler!) I'm going to trick you into learning about how much you're wasting on stupid things. Watch out- I'm bored and unemployed, so I'm going to do some studying up and I'm going to tackle the meat industry next! You're all going to be begging for Boca Burgers by the time I'm through. Ha!
It takes oil to make these plastic bottles, and it takes oil to transport. Water goes from the source to the bottling plant to the stores, and then to you. And then there's the garbage. Even more oil to run the trucks that are picking up the now trash-water bottles. Most bottles are recyclable, but only about fifteen percent of these bottles are actually recycled. The rest of these are buried, littered, and burned. Tap water is delivered through public mains, often by gravity, and generates almost zero waste. Oh, and it's not $1.50 per glass! Cheers-go get yourself a drink of water!
This goes the cycle of nearly everything we purchase and consume, but isn't this one thing we can do without? We're all guilty of wasting all kinds of 'stuff'- myself included, but our use of bottled water is something we can control by stopping and thinking before spending our money on supporting a wasteful and controlling industry. Try it. I understand how convenient it can be, but there is a point in which convenience is not worth it's price and impact.
Check out this video: http://vimeo.com/11301057
I could go on and on about how silly we are about spending our money. Nobody wants to hear me babble about all this, and I swear I'm not Obama's best friend, but now that I've caught all of your attention (Ahem, Pa Schuyler!) I'm going to trick you into learning about how much you're wasting on stupid things. Watch out- I'm bored and unemployed, so I'm going to do some studying up and I'm going to tackle the meat industry next! You're all going to be begging for Boca Burgers by the time I'm through. Ha!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
This weekend I got the chance to go to New York City for the first time! Jody had a four day weekend, so we took full advantage and loaded ourselves into his truck early Friday morning and were able to spend most of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and nearly all of Monday up there! Yikes. After the long weekend, we both decided we wanted nothing to do with NYC again. I was bumped far too much, used up practically twelve million bottles of hand sanitizer, and peed in more dirty public bathrooms than my butt cheeks would have liked, but still, it was an awesome experience.
Lucky for me, Jody knows how to find his way around. He was the one who figured out all of the bus schedules, subway stops, street signs, and activities. I just held his hand and jogged alongside him while he pulled me all over the city.
Our first night was spent in Time Square, where we went to a comedy show. We both laughed a lot, were made fun of a little, and overall had a really great time. I'm more sensitive than Jody, so I was a little bit nervous- those guys are relentless! Luckily, neither of us is Asian or wore a cowboy hat, so we made out alright.
Friday we walked, walked, walked, and walked some more. We visited Central park, chased firefighters and a cloud of smoke in the sky until we found it's source (Jody's idea- not mine). We ate some New York pizza, checked out some funny shops, and then went to Toy Story 3D.
Saturday we hit Ellis Island, The Statue of Liberty, took a nap, and then checked out ground zero that evening. Sunday morning we made our way to Yankee Stadium for a Yankee/Orioles game! It was very hot out and we were both exhausted by then, but I think we both had fun even though we were pretty zoned out for most of the game.
It was a LONG trip home, and we didn't get back until about three in the morning just so Jody could get up and go to work at six. I think we're both recovered by now though, and I'm very happy to report that I had an excellent weekend with my hubby in the city! Mark one more off the ol' bucket list!
Lucky for me, Jody knows how to find his way around. He was the one who figured out all of the bus schedules, subway stops, street signs, and activities. I just held his hand and jogged alongside him while he pulled me all over the city.
Our first night was spent in Time Square, where we went to a comedy show. We both laughed a lot, were made fun of a little, and overall had a really great time. I'm more sensitive than Jody, so I was a little bit nervous- those guys are relentless! Luckily, neither of us is Asian or wore a cowboy hat, so we made out alright.
Friday we walked, walked, walked, and walked some more. We visited Central park, chased firefighters and a cloud of smoke in the sky until we found it's source (Jody's idea- not mine). We ate some New York pizza, checked out some funny shops, and then went to Toy Story 3D.
Saturday we hit Ellis Island, The Statue of Liberty, took a nap, and then checked out ground zero that evening. Sunday morning we made our way to Yankee Stadium for a Yankee/Orioles game! It was very hot out and we were both exhausted by then, but I think we both had fun even though we were pretty zoned out for most of the game.
It was a LONG trip home, and we didn't get back until about three in the morning just so Jody could get up and go to work at six. I think we're both recovered by now though, and I'm very happy to report that I had an excellent weekend with my hubby in the city! Mark one more off the ol' bucket list!
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