Washers 101

You asked so here's the answer. You've probably seen it before ... the game is usually all over the place at college football tailgating though I never noticed it until a few years ago. Then again, I never tailgated for Aggie football games until after I graduated. I think there was booze involved in a grand total of ONE football game while I was a student. I guess since we won all the time back then we didn't need any liquid libation to ease our pain. Anywho ... I haven't taken any pictures of the guys in action so I'll try to do that the next time we get together (this weekend I'm sure). :-) Check out the website www.bombatwashers.com They have pictures and rules and everything to explain the game. We did the 3 hole version of the game. We place two boxes with 3 holes each (that can only be described as 'golf' holes) 10 feet apart and you stand on one and pitch to the other. The holes have different point values (1 - 3 - 5) and you have to be the first to 21 without going over (like on TPIR in the Showcase Showdown - HAH!). The website I mentioned above sells washers with the collegiate logos on them so ofcourse we bought the Aggie ones. They're really cool! We also bought the Aggie maroon paint at Home Depot (by Glidden I think) to paint ours so they're officially Aggie. There are many different ways to play but we liked the three hole boxes the best and they were really easy to make. I will take some pics to share sometime. My husband is a hero among the guys because now they have something to do when they get together instead of just sit around and drink. He's a toad with the wives because now that's ALL they want to do until the wee hours of the morning. :-) Pitch washers with caution. You have been warned!

I'm on a roll!

Two Mondays in a row I've posted. I don't have anything new to say but I do have a complaint. When did we (I) get so old? Seriously. I don't understand it. And when will the age thing catch up with the guys? We had a great time at a friends house Saturday night. It was good to see some of the people who don't always make it out. Something about a 2 year old and a new baby .. blah blah blah. Whatever! The guys have gotten obsessed with pitching washers. It has become something they can't stop. Like hitting the crack pipe. They can't wait for their next chance to play and they can't stop once they've started. Let's face it guys, nothing good happens after midnight so what exactly is the point of playing this game until 1:00 am ... and beyond? I'm sure we will all earn the hatred of our neighbors. Oh, and the recycle place will probably love the hundreds of bottles and cans a night like that is sure to generate. But what I don't understand is why? Why is this so important to the guys? And when did staying up so late drinking become a thing of my past? Am I bitchy and anti-social or just plain old? Don't answer that. I don't like either option so let's not treat this like a poll. ha ha ha! Seriously though, I love getting together with friends but going into it knowing it's going to last until the wee hours of the morning makes it a little less enjoyable right from the start. That and the fact that we'll probably do it all over again next weekend. It just wears on a 32 year old, ya know?

On top of that, I've agreed to work full-time this whole week. I'm about to face plant into my keyboard I'm so tired. 5:45 am sure comes early when you're used to sleeping until 7:45. The sun's not even out that early for crying out loud. My dog is still snoring at 5:45 am!!

On a lighter note, we took a Nissan Murano out for a test drive on Saturday. I really like it and it has a good amount of cargo space for a smaller SUV. It was a very comfortable ride. It drove much smoother than my poor old Maxima. I guess that's the difference 115,000 miles makes! HAH! I fell in love with the Murano and have decided that's what I want. For now anyways. I reserve the right to change my mind any time between now and 10 years from now when I'll actually have enough money saved up from my part time job to buy a new car. :-) Our biggest concern was if my giant husband would fit ... and he does. Now we just worry if it will fit in the garage with his truck. Minor details ...

I wish you all a very happy Monday and an even better week!

Monday Monday

Hope everyone had a very good Easter weekend. We went to Houston for the weekend. We stopped to see some friends and their new baby on Friday. I just don't understand how they don't break ... new babies I mean. Their heads just wobble everywhere and you have to be careful. Both James and I actually held the baby. I guess it's good practice for both of us since we hope to be parents someday. Until then, we'll try not to break our friends' kids! Deuce is a cutie and looks like his dad!


Boy was it cold in Houston. I packed a skirt to wear to Mass on Sunday but since it was 39* outside I ended up wearing jeans. I know, I was the evil person in jeans at Easter Mass. Oh the HORROR! Who expected it to be that cold for Easter ... especially in Houston?!! My mom called me Saturday to say it was snowing at her house. She sent me some pics of the snow AND the Best Dog in the World! :-) I don't think Kaitlin was too wild about the snow. It's supposed to be warm in April and the cold is hard on her old bones!! I know you can barely see the snow but it was there, I promise!

Luckily it didn't really freeze so we haven't killed all our plants yet. In Houston, we cleaned out James' old closet and he was a pack-rat. He had most of his notebooks from college and let me tell you, there were some interesting things in those notebooks. Lots of phone numbers and some little love notes from his study buddies. Hmmmmmm. :-) He also had college textbooks and all his 'required reading' books from HIGH SCHOOL. Why? No reason to keep that crap. Then again, I guess if you actually used it when you were supposed to it might mean more to a person. I wouldn't know. hee hee Anyways ... Half Price Books has them all now and I am a whopping $15 richer. At least someone else has that junk and I don't have to deal with it in my house.

Nothing else going on. I took today off and went to lunch with my mom. The Astros are on TV this afternoon because they're in Chicago. Ofcourse, they were winning when I turned it on and they're tied right now so I probably should turn it off. I must be the chosen anti-fan or something. I suppose I should clean house and/or do some laundry to justify my day off but who wants to do that? As long as the house looks a little better when James gets home ... right?

Happy Easter!

I can't move!

We did yard work over the weekend and I can't move. I used muscles I didn't know I have. It hurts to stand up, it hurts to sit down, and forget about stairs. We were ambitious but we powered through. We had some weeds in our yard that were at least 2 feet tall. We were that yard. It was really embarrassing but now it looks so much better. It is so hard to go from being the only people who cared about our yard (seriously, that's how Pearland was) to the losers who try to do everything themselves instead of spending money like all the other Frisco Yuppies that are too good for yard work! We pulled the weeds. We trimmed the bushes, even the ones that appear to be near death. We mulched the beds. While James mowed and edged I cleaned out all the old pots and washed them. Then I planted my tomatoes and herbs. Next were the flowers in the backyard hanging baskets, pots and beds. I painted two of the clay pots to match the more stoney type color we have on the rest of the patio and I planted my jalapenos in those. I took apart our old small patio table so I could paint it to match our new patio furniture (that was delivered Saturday - YAY!!). It is so nice to have the backyard back. Things are alive back there!! It was a lot of hard work but a very good weekend topped off with a great dinner Sunday night. We did spicy grilled shrimp. YUM-O! I can't wait until my jalapenos grow so we can do the jalapeno stuffed bacon wrapped shrimp! I suppse I could buy a pepper but it's just not the same ... ya know?

I wanted to blog more but the Astros game is starting so I should go! I don't get to watch them very often so when they're actually on TV here ... every moment counts. Go Astros! Go Biggio! :-)