Remind Me- Brad Paisley ft. Carrie Underwood

I think I have a new favorite song,...and I'm usually not even a big fan of country!! But sometimes you hear a song at just the right time...Enjoy!

"Remind Me"

(with Carrie Underwood)

We didn't care if people stared

We'd make out in a crowd somewhere

Somebody'd tell us to get a room

It's hard to believe that was me and you

Now we keep saying that we're OK

But I don't want to settle for good not great

I miss the way that it felt back then I wanna feel that way again

[Brad] Been so long that you'd forget the way I used to kiss your neck

[Carrie] Remind me, remind me

[Brad] So on fire so in love. Way back when we couldn't get enough

[Carrie] Remind me, remind me

[Carrie]

Remember the airport dropping me off

We were kissing goodbye and we couldn't stop

[Brad] I felt bad cause you missed your flight

[Carrie and Brad] But that meant we had one more night

[Carrie]

Do you remember how it used to be

We'd turn out the lights and we didn't just sleep

[Brad] Remind me, baby, remind me

[Carrie]

Oh, so on fire so in love

That look in your eyes that I miss so much

[Brad] Remind me, baby, remind me

[Brad] I wanna feel that way

[Carrie] Yeah, I wanna hold you close

[Brad and Carrie]

Oh, if you still love me

Don't just assume I know

[Carrie] Do you remember the way it felt?

[Brad] You mean back when we couldn't control ourselves

[Carrie] Remind me

[Brad] Yeah, remind me

[Carrie]

All those things that you used to do

That made me fall in love with you

Remind me, oh, baby, remind me

Miscellany Italian Weekend

- C and I went to the San Gennaro Italian Festival on Friday night. It was a little rainy, which kept the crowds away. It was somewhat surreal to see the streets of NYC mostly empty. C's friend owns a sausage and pepper stand though, and treated us to some superb spicy sausage sandwiches. My mom came too, which was nice, being that she hasn't hung out with us in over 6 months. (Last time was for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. We haven't been able to align our schedules since.)

- Saturday we watched The Lion King in 3D. It was as fabulous as the first time.

- After the movie we went to the Mercer County Italian Festival (it was a very Italian weekend, as you can see). It was held at a huge park, which was cool. We walked around, got some rice balls, pasta, ribeye steak sandwich, and coffee. We checked out all the "chachkas" and historical war stuff inside the arena. It was nice to just walk around hand in hand, enjoying the warm evening. *There are no pics, because C didn't tihnk it was impressive or special enough to bring a camera...hmph.

- Sunday was very laid back. We watched the Eagles lose (what a terrible game!), went shopping for some necessities (and got my free VS undies- love coupons!), and then C made my favorite- chicken parm- for dinner, I suppose as a 2 year and 11 month-versary treat. Yes, I at least mention the date monthly. Does taht make me weird? I don't care!

- We also watched Alice in Wonderland Sunday night- the new one with Johnny Depp. C thought it was a remake of the original, but it wasn't. Visually, it was spectacular. (Good job, Tim Burton.) But I didn't like the dialiogue- I could barely understand what the Mad Hatter was saying half the time, and the storyline was- meh. It was definitely different. I think I'd like to see a remake where it's the point of view of someone else, like The Queen of Hearts, or even the rabbit. Just sayin.

- Today is not a good day. I keep thinking about the one thing that I truly do not want to think about. Also, I dressed up today and C didn't notice. Or if he did notice, he didn't say anything. That has been happening often lately, which I really don't like. What can I say...I like compliments! Who doesn't?!

- (With the exception of Saturday, in which he said ,"Did you put on make up and dress up for our big 'date night'?" And then later, "You have a big pimple on your forehead." At which point I said yes I know, but you could still say I look cute, and he replied "I was gonna say you look pretty.") He's so romantic. *sarcasm*

- I have been a bad blogger recently. But some things have come up that I am not ready to talk about with thewholeworldofblogging yet. Maybe at some point.

- Oh, I almost forgot. I learned what "dinkleberries" are recently. I really had no idea; C had to explain it to me. Don't know what it is either? Here is what Urban Dictionary says:
**Be forewarned: THIS IS GROSS!**


"a small piece of feces stuck in the hairs around the anus after defacation."


My education of this was brought on by this video on "Ridiculousness":

Click above to link up with Life of Meg! This week she asks:** What are your biggest pet peeves?! ** Ahhh, I have so many! But today, I am going to have to say slow walkers. Seriously. Every day I'm hustling (haha...) to get to work, and there are always some slow-ass people walking with their huge bags, blocking the entier sidewalk. I try to get past them, with a polite "ExCUSE me" but it hardly works, as they are usually zoned out. That's fine, but can you at least zone out on one side of the sidewalk or the other? Because I'm usually running to catch a bus...or train...or just walking fast to get away from you. Hmph!

Saturday To Do

To Do:

1. go shopping...get some cute stuff for the Blog Fall Swap!! and possibly buy some riding boots

2. pick a sexy outfit and get all dolled up

3. go party with some of my fave girls for my friend's Bachelorette Party!

We are renting a party bus to take us to/from NYC-it should be a blast!

What are your plans for this weekend?

Theater Thursday: The Air Up There

Can you believe that I've never actually watched a Kevin Bacon movie before?!

1994

From IMDb: "Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team."

This is truly the first time I've ever watched a movie with Kevin Bacon in it. I randomly caught it on TV in a hotel room in Pennsylvania, before getting ready to go to a wedding. I really enjoyed this movie. I like the motif of family and the importance of keeping your promises. I really liked that it was set in Africa, and showed the trials and tribulations of tribe life. I also liked how Jimmy really fought to get Saleh, and participated in his culture.

I definitely recommend this movie! Link up with Crazy Shenanigans to share your movie!

September Budget/Where'd My Money Go?

I haven't done a budget for the last 2 months. I was definitely spending frivolously on eating out/drinks/end of summer fun. And I know It's already halfway through this month, but I figure I'll at least attempt to get back on track!

Bills/ Fixed Payments

Rent: $898.00 (increase due to resigning lease)
Cable: $205.93
Phone: $124.01
Transportation: $174.00
Groceries: $300.00
Netflix: $5.34
Credit Report: $15.00 (I've decided to keep this as I found an error recently and want to track it)
Loan Repayment: $165.00
Savings: $240.00
Total: $2127.28

Other
Gifts: $105.00 ($15 Bachelorette Gift, $90 for 2 Baby Shower Gifts) <-- I was smart enough to buy 3 Groupons for Flexiflops ($20/ea.), each $10, for the upcoming bach parties I knew I would be attending!
Bachelorette Party Bus: $76.00
Eating Out: $45.00
Shopping: $50.00
Miscellany: $200.00 (will probably almost all be spent at the bach party- NYC is expensive!)
Total: $476.00

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Where'd My Money Go?

Bills/Fixed Payments
Rent: $898.00

Cable: $205.93
Phone: $124.01
Transportation: $300.00
Groceries: $40.00
Netflix: $5.34
Loan Repayment: $165.00
Total: $1738.28

Shopping
Old Navy: $26.49

Gifts
Baby Shower Gifts: $84.26
Bach party Gifts: $15.00
Total: $99.26 (Under budget- woot woot!)

Eating Out
Meatball Parm Sub: $10.00
Starbucks: $8.50
Popeyes: $10.00
Indian Food: $10.50
Total: $39.00 (I'm almost at my max and it's only halfway through the month...not looking good!)

I'm worried about this upcoming weekend because of the Bach party. I'll have to put my savings away before going out. If it's not there, I can't spend it! Hopefully it will work out!

A Perfect Weekend

Friday
We went to Babies R Us to pick up 2 baby presents, one to be mailed, and another to bring to a baby shower on Sat. Then we got some Popeye's. I was minorly annoyed because I didn't have our coupons, and they gave me the wrong drink (I asked for Sweet Tea...they gave me unsweetened tea...complete opposite of what I wanted!), but it was still yummy.

I got the momma-to-be a Boppy Pillow, wipes, a toy, and I think the major hit present of the night...

Burt's Bees Nappy Ointment...yes, that's seriously what it was called. But I didn't get a pic and now I guess they renamed it to Baby Bee Diaper Ointment...so not as funny. Damn. 

Saturday
We went to my friend E's baby shower in the BX (Bronx for those who don't know). E is one of my college buddies,...one of the few I still talk to. The shower was actually for his baby mama. And it was a surprise, that was supposed to start at 3. But of course we were running late...

I wanted to mail out my other friend's baby present, so we wen tto the Post Office, where I realized that I didnt actually have my address book. So we went back home, and I realized that I didn't have the address at all! Ugh! So we wound up getting to the BX closer to 4....

I thought I had the right address, I swear! So we start ringing the doorbell, and no one answers. So I text E "___ is your address right?" to which he calls to remind me that he had texted me his new address. Oops. But it was only 10 minutes away. So we get there, and the only people there are E's family. Weird. I was able to bribe C into coming with the promise of video games and beer in a separate room with E (they've met before, and found that they are both nerds...awesome).

But the party was supposed to be at 3. It's now a little after 4. There is no baby mama, no friends, and not one member of the BM's family. Luckily E's parents were cool, and kept us entertained (and fed...his mom made baked zitit and bbq ribs) until BM arrived with her one friend at 5:45.

5:45!!!

At least she was surprised! And she loved her presents. But her whole side of the family- mom, aunts, cousins, friends- did not arrive until around 7. They were supposed to be there to set up around 1:30!!! BM was soooo pissed and hurt. I felt bad for her that her family wasn't there on time, let alone early to set up. It seemed like they didn't really care. We left around 8, but I heard that BM was up crying half the night :(

the lovely couple

lots of presents

me, BM, and E

     Sidenote: Apparently E's parents really liked me and C. According to E today, they had a conversation   

     about us the next day, separately to him. His mom said, "oh they came all the way from new jersey and you can just tell

     that they are genuinely nice and caring people." Then from left field, "D's a really lucky woman...C is a really nice guy

     with a good personality...and he's pretty sexy too." And then about 10 min later his dad says to him, "i really liked D.

     she's a very nice girl and very friendly...it didn't hurt that she was f*ckin hot either." LMFAO YOU AND C HAVE

     STALKERS!!"

Instead of going straight home, we decided to stop into Princeton for some ice cream at Halo Pub and a romantic walk around Palmer Square. I had actually never taken a stroll in Princeton even though it's the town right next to us, and it was a perfect night!

Then we came home and watched The Social Network. I seriously had no idea Justin Timberlake was in it, and had such a big role!! Overall I liked it, though I thought Mark spoke waaay too fast. And I got a little confused during the questioning scenes when he was being sued. I loved how Jesse played him, I thought he was acceptably annoying and condescending! Plus, I would have liked more closure at the end, but overall I did enjoy it. And I still think Mark is a genius.

Sunday
C woke me up early to watch 9.11 coverage. My thoughts on that are on the post before this.
After that, we lounged around, ate breakfast, watched football (my fantasy team lost..booo) read the newspaper (or rather, he read, I cut coupons and read the funnies),...and then went grocery shopping. Normally, I don't mind grocery shopping. Except the store was MOBBED. If I can avoid going to the grocery store on Sundays for the rest of my life, that would be awesome. But afterwards, we came home and cooked a delicious Indian dinner. Yes, I said we and yes, Indian. Usually just C cooks, but I helped! And it was the first time we've ever made Indian food- we made a simple chicken tikka masala. It was a little bland, but it was our first time. We were a little nervous about making it too spicy. I found the recipe at Good Housekeeping.

And of course, we had to watch the season finale of True Blood and Entourage.
**SPOILER ALERTS!!**
I was a bit underwhelmed by Entourage. I think I was already over it. The marriage thing was way too predictable- something to match Sloane's pregnancy. Sloane looked super hot standing in front of that plane though. But it was just too easy to get her there. And that Sophia woman seemed waaaay too smart to 1. fall for Vince (even though he's sexy) and 2. want to get married in one day. Seriously?? I think the E-Sloane story-line was 10x better. Plus, what was the outcome of TV show that Johnny Drama took all.damn.season talking about and fighting for? And after Turtle was suddenly a millionaire, did he get the restaurant for those super annoying New Yorkers? I feel like they totally dropped the ball on the ending. Except for Ari. I hear that they may be an Ari Gold spin-off, and/or a movie is in the works (verified on Jeremy Priven's Twitter!), and I can see how they set that up, but I'm not sure I would be interested in either. I will say, however, that if that were my life, and my marriage were on the line, and I was just promised a year in Italy and my man got a phone call to be a major movie/TV mogul....I would kick his ass. It ruined our marriage in the first place, and now you considering returning to it?! Hell. No.


Oh True Blood, you never cease to amaze me.
- Tara!!! I hope they keep her alive by making her a vampire or something.
- Jessica is too freakin hot for words.
- Love Eric killing those vamp government people after being called a puppy dog- egos much boys?!
- I still feel bad for Hoyt, and Jason totally deserved his ass-kicking. He's a dumbass for telling Hoyt, but it's better than Hoyt finding out some other way I guess.
- I'm kind of tired of the Sookie-Eric-Bill triangle, so I'm glad she dropped them both, but we'll see how long that actually lasts. And I'm VERY tired of watching her cry and whine. *Snookie waaah!*
- I'm happy Tommy Mickens (Sam's brother) is dead- he caused too much trouble and I didn't really see how he was helpful to the show overall. Except to make Sam mad enough to (almost) kill Marcus, though Alcide finished the job. And happy about Marnie's death, for the obvious reasons. Jesus' death made me super sad- I liked him with Lafayette! though that Bruja shit was very scary!) I'm also happy Debbie is dead, though Alcide jumping straight into Sookie without any inkling of interest before was kinda weird.
- Rene is baaaaaack! AAAAAAAAAAhhhhhh! I knew he would come back!
- That religious super-freak Steve Newlin is a fanger and also back!

And..the clincher....The KING is ALIVE!

Oh June 2012....you can't come fast enough!

This week Meg asked "what helps you get back to healthy eating? Any weight loss tips work for you?"Ummm I have a confession: I don't eat healthy, nor am I trying (or have ever tried) to lose weight- I've always been very lucky in this department! But I hear that P90X, though extremely intense, works wonders!

"Never Forget, Forever Grateful"

That is the line at the end of the commercial below. I think it sums up how I feel about this pretty fully.

I realized that I've never posted about this day before. In a historic event that I never thought I would forget, I remember quite little. I remember that I was a sophomore in high school, and sitting in Miss Mazzucca's (now married) Psychology class when the first plane hit. I remember her and several other teachers running into a neighboring classroom that was airing live coverage, but we were told to stay where we were. I remember thinking that it had to be an accident. And then I remember my mom coming to pick me up, and watching it on TV. I don't remember how I felt, other than scared. I don't remember what happened in the following days. And I remember the first time I was on the highway heading in the direction of NYC, and not seeing the towers hovering in front of me. I think that was when it finally hit me.

All the lives lost. How scared those people must have been. Last words spoken, last thoughts. The destruction. The firefighters and police who risked their lives trying to pull out remains for months.

All I've ever thought about this day in the last 10 years was sadness. But this morning, as C urged me out of bed to watch the memorial services and coverage on TV, he introduced me to a new way of thinking about it. He said "Sometimes, when I think about it all, I want to cry. But then I think about and focus on how we all came together, and helped each other, and were unified..."

So I got up and watched as they rang the bell for the first tower hit falling. And I began to ask the question that always confused me..."Why us? Why did they attacks us? What did we do to them?"

C is a high school history teacher. And historian. (Not in a boring or know-it-all way). So it makes me asking these seemingly obvious questions that I probably should know the answer to much easier to ask. And it led to a discussion which basically led me to believe that really, in a simplistic way, it goes back to Hitler. Here's why:

Going on the belief that the terrorists were religious fanatics, they were pissed that Israel was created, because thousands of years ago, they fought for that land and it was theirs. So we helped take that land to create Israel for the Jewish people. Which again, made me ask why would we do that. During WWII, Hitler wanted to create a Jew-less race. So he performed mass genocide. And then America felt bad and wanted to help The Jewish people create a land where they could be free, and Jerusalem was the holiest place, so that's where it would be. Except, that land wasn't free- we took it from the Muslims. So they were super pissed. So they attacked what they could, and then 60 some odd years later, finally came directly for us.

At least, that's how I see it, and can make any sort of sense out of something so senseless. And just to be clear, in no way am I saying what they did is even remotely acceptable. I was just trying to answer why.

A picture my friend who works near the memorial took last week, in the rain. Eerie. 

To all those who lost someone, we pray for you. 

For all those who have served this country, we thank you.