
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Isn't he .....

Wednesday, December 2, 2009
B is for Busy
I was so excited!!! He was hanging up Christmas decorations. We did not do as much as we did last year but I actually think it looks better. It is cleaner. It looks really pretty. Don't worry pictures soon!!
I had to work Thanksgiving day. Don't worry though Milton got invited to two Thanksgivings. However we did have our Thanksgiving the next day. I could not not do Thanksgiving. The leftovers are the best. I want to show a few pictures of my table. Ashley ,my sister, decorated it. We had her boyfriend and her over for Thanksgiving. We were really glad to have her. We have a great time with them
The napkins I recently got as a birthday gift from pottery barn. The table cloth is a heirloom from my mother. They are from Italy, where I was born. The plates I got when I was married from my next door neighbor. She was a hoarder. She offered the dishes to me for $50 if I would come and dig them out. By the time I got done there were over 250 peices. They are high quality dishes. She claimed they were Saks Fifth Avenue dishes. I need to research that though. The silver bowl and candle sticks were wedding presents. I loved to look at the stuff and teh memories they hold. It was a very special Thanksgiving to look these things and know how much I am loved. It was great that Ashley pulled out these pieces.
It is so cute. However, I do not want to leave a blog without posting a picture of my baby. I got a cheap little tripod for my camera and I have been making her pose for pictures like crazy.
Monday, November 2, 2009
We Blew it Up this Year
Then on Friday night Ashley came in for the weekend. We went to dinner and a Haunted House. It was suppose to be the 2nd Scariest Haunted House in America according to MSN. Now I get scared really easily. I get scared just being in line at a Haunted House but I did not get scared once. We were pretty disappointed but it was still fun to go out with Ashley and Ket. Unfortunely no pictures again
Thenext night was Halloween and we all decided to dress up. My mom asked why I did not put up any pictures of my house. I told her the decorations pretty much look the same as last year but at the last minute I decided to run out and take some pictures because I knew they would be put away by the next morning.
After I got home from work I volunteered Ashley and Ket to carve one more pumpkin for me.
And..... At the last minute I got our costumes and they actually had a theme to them. So I found this kit at Wal-Mart that was a punk rocker kit that was like $5. I went to try and get it the night before but they were all gone. Well my husband being the sweet guy he is went to another Wal-Mart while I was at work and found one for me. Then I went to Walgreens and found a Pirate kit of Milton for $3 and as I was walking out I saw a princess kit for Darla. So does anyone see a theme? We all started with the letter P!!!!
YoHo Yo Ho I Pirate's life for me!!
At first Darla was pretty mad that I made her dress up. The princess would not cooperate.
But I finally got a picture of her.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Laughing
So the other night we went to get some Chinese food. We were sitting at the restaurant wrapping up dinner when we each grabbed our fortune cookies. I opened mine... For some reason I am always looking for these fortune cookies to tell me something attainable. However, mine usually says something like. "Your home is warm" or "Trust your smile" Well thanks for that jewel.
So I look over at Milton and he is laughing. I am like "What?" He is like nothing. I am like "No come on tell me!" At this point he hands me his fortune. It says.....
It made me laugh so hard!!!!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and candy apples...OH MY!!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
We all Scream for Ice Cream!!!
So here I am in the office with modern warfare going on in my living when all of a sudden I hear Milton yell "Is that an Ice Cream truck?" and comes running into the office My husband and Darla are both staring out the window looking for any sign of an ice cream truck.
Now here I am sitting in the actual office and I can not hear a thing. All of a sudden you see a white ice cream truck rolling by playing it's tempting song to lure all the "children" out for some goodies. I just start busting out laughing because only my husband could hear this tiny little melody over his war game. I mean I could not even hear the music until it was right in front of our house.
I am probably not explaining how funny this is but just picture a dog and a grown man running to the window waiting for the ice cream man. I am still laughing!!!!
( I wanted to add a picture but I am on our old computer and it is not letting me. Our newer computer is broken and being repaired)
Friday, September 25, 2009
Nothing like a little romance
The only thing bad about romance novels is it can create unrealistic expectation of men. If you have read Twilight, you know what I mean! So, yesterday I went to the library to get a few bodice rippers (literary reference meaning romance novels) to start reading. I had not read in some time because I have been busy with other things and was craving a good book.
Last night after a nice long relaxing bath, I settled on the couch in the living room to start reading my book. As I am getting into my book and reading about the handsome leading man, I see out of the corner of my eye, my hubby get up walk over toward me, move the lamp closer to me, and give me a kiss on my mouth. He looks at me and says " I just want to make sure you have enough light to read," and then sits back down.
Talk about romance!!! Now you know why I love this man!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
I love Surprises!!!
Okay it did not exactly look like that. I had started opening it at this point. I get really excited when there is a package for me, especially a surprise one. I then realize it is from my mom. So before I let myself get excited I think "Did I ask her to send me anything...Did I forget something at her house?" Sometimes when I visit my mom's house and I forget something important she will mail it to me.
Since I can not think of anything, I excitedly start ripping through the paper and package....
to find THESE!!!!!
My mom makes these coasters and sells them. They are my favorite coasters that I have ever seen and I have been meaning to ask her to make them because we just got new furniture for our living room. I thought I was going to have to buy coasters that I really did not love as much as these until I went down there to make some.
So imagine my surprise when my loving mother remembered and sent them to me. I love the fact that she did not tell me because the surprise was totally great!! It is things like this that make life wonderful!!
So if ya'll love these coasters as much as I do, my mom sells them for $25 for 4. You can email her at lisa36_99@yahoo.com or visit her blog at http://livinlouisiana.blogspot.com/. They are completely worth it and are beautiful!!!
Thanks mom for being the wonderful and loving mother you have always been. Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to stop and think of me. It makes me feel really special.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
A TearJerker
http://haileyshalo.blogspot.com
don't say I did not warn you. Make sure you get your tissues. Most of you will probably leave mean comments saying why did you make me read that, but her story really spoke to me.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
People want to know
on a regular basis? The Answer...................
I HAVE NO IDEA!!!!!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Nothing Like a Good Butt Kicking Letter
with a matching oversize chair and ottoman. It was a leather set that was going for $800. We could not believe it!!!!! We had half the money and we were confident that we could pay off the rest. So we hollared for the salesman and badgered him for the details. Our salesman went on and on about how we were getting a great deal on a leather set and how we had to take it before someone else snatched it up. He told us how you could tell it was leather because the way the couch was stitched So we excitedly told him to bag it up and went to the check out or cashier or whatever you call it at a furniture store.
At the check out, we were offered the protection plan. At first I thought it sounded like something that came with big meaty guys with Italian accents that protected our couch while saying "forgedda about it" or "you talkin to me!" However, we were quickly informed that if anything happened to our couch.... anything from stabbing the couch to writing Amanda Loves Milton on it with a sharpie that they would either repair the couch or if it is not repairable they would replace it. So we were like "Absolutely" I know this is turning into a long story but I promise it has a point and it will help you out.
So fast forward to June 2009. I am sitting on my couch and I look over and see this.....
What you can not see it. Let me go a little closer
Are those cracks and rips in my couch?!!! Yes they ARE!!!! How does that happened when only two people live in my house and both are mature adults that would not damage furniture. I immediately am upset, but then I pinch myself and remember that we have the protection plan that covers ANYTHING! So I call the protection plan and I am told that the plan only covers accidents and that this is considered normal wear and tear. Well I do not take no for an answer. So I ask what I can do? I was informed to call the store where I bought the couch because it was a manufacture defect. So I call the store and tell them the long story to only be told to call the service center. So I call the service center to be told that the manufacture only covers the product for a year. The rep with the service center advised me to call the store manager where I bought the couch and ask him to cover the repair of the couch since it was since employee that lied about the protection plan.
So I call the store manager to go through this long story. I tell him that when we bought leather couches that we wanted them to last longer than two years and how my parents have had their leather couches for like 10 years that are still in good condition. This is when the store manager interrupts me with his greasy southern accent and says "Ma'am did you say that you bought leather?" I replay "Yes" to which he replied "Ma'am your couches are not leather, they are VINYL." As I stand there in shocked disbelief, he tells me with a little smirk in his voice that you can not buy leather couches for the price that we did and he should know better. From here I go on and on how his sales person told us lie after lie. His only reply is ..."I am sorry you were lied to." At this point, he makes empty promises that he will see what he can do and will call me back.
Again I promise you there is a point!!!! So a week later, he calls me back and says the couch is discontinued and they can not repair the couch. Now before getting off the phone he offers me a word of advice in his sly little greasy southern salesman accent. He says "Now Ma'am your protection plan covers "Accidents," and if there was an "Accident" to happen to the couch that they would see that the couch is discontinued and you would get a store credit for the leather set." This really upsets me. I am an honest person and I have integrity and I expect others to also. Well as I stated, I do not take no for an answer. Plus I called my mom whining and crying and she reminded me of my letter writing skills and all the stuff it got me in the past. What would we do without good rationale moms that remind you of your best qualities? Well I would have probably "accidentally" tripped with a knife in my hand while running towards my couch!! Just kidding!! Oh come on...sometimes people drive you to do things that you would not normally do. I digress!
So I write a letter and call another store from the same chain of furniture store to ask who to send a complaint letter. After hearing my story, they give me a name. So I send my complaint letter with all my evidence certified to the name given.
A week later I get a phone call from this person telling me that he was REALLY impressed with my letter and they are giving me a store credit for my couch and to go pick out what I want. Little did I know I was talking to the owner of the company. He was the nicest guy and really made up for everything I went through. So I got two bedside tables and a twin bed for the guest bedroom.
I did not want to make the same mistake twice of buying a couch at this furniture store. However we went to another furniture store and bought these...
So my point to this whole story is.....The way that I have gotten the above mentioned free stuff is by writing a letter. My family thinks that I have gotten so good that I should start a business. I do not write a complaint letter unless it is really valid. I also suggest to always be polite and never to yell or anything that shows less class. Companies are more willing to work with you if you are nice and polite. However, I do want to say that not all letters have to be complaints. You can also write about how much you love someone's product. Right now I am writing a letter to appeal a denied medical insurance claim. I will let you know how it turns out.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
I like to waste my days....how about you?
They meet at Wal-Mart! That is right!! We like to do our shopping midnight style. So after we cruised the isles of Wal-mart with the rest of the late night reclusive peeps, we decided to come home and cook a late night dinner. However, in our defense is was grilled chicken, brown rice, and veggies. We then decided to damage our minds even more by watching the X-factor on MTV until two a.m. This is what happens when you do not have children to get off to bed or wake you up early in the morning. You develop the sleeping and eating patterns of a teenager.Monday, August 31, 2009
Check it out
http://livinlouisiana.blogspot.com/2009/08/real-wives-of-louisiana.html
Friday, August 21, 2009
I just have not been up for it
Later that day, Milton came home and we had errands to run and groceries to buy. It is funny how a few errands take most of the day. Tuesday I worked. Wednesday we took Milton to get his MRI, ran more errands, worked out , and then had a friend over. Thursday, I went to work out, cooked dinner, and went to a late night movie with Milton.
That is one of the good things about not having kids. I mean I have to focus on the positive! We went to a 10:00 p.m showing and did not get home until 12. Then we stayed up and had a Midnight snack. I am so grateful to always have my best friend with me. It was fun!!
Today, well it's a long story for another post but we went shopping with a $500 store credit I got, dinner at our of our favorite restaurants, and then home to lay around and snuggle. I just feel like our lives are too boring to post. On a good note, I switched my make up to MAC. I am really liking it. It stays on a long time and it is easy to put on and go. Exactly what I need.
I head to Baton Rouge for a week to take care of my momma. I hope everyone is doing fabulous. I am going to kiss and cuddle with my hubby now. Night......
I just read this post and I sound like a self absorb moron. Sorry!! but it is all I got.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Baby Let's Cruise



Day 2, we went to a private island owned by royal caribbean called CocoCay. At first, I did not want to go. I am not a huge beach person around crowds. I mean don't get me wrong I love the beach but I do not like to go when it was crowded. I am so glad that we went. It wound up being the favorite part of trip. It was so relaxing.

That night was formal night. So we got a chance to dress up and have fun. Look at the handsome man that I am married too!!!

The next day we went to Nassau. I was actually looking forward to this one but it was not as great as I thought it would be. You are constantly harrassed to have your hair braided or buy something or go on a ride somewhere. The Atlantis resort was nice but everything was pricey.


We just went back to the ship and had dinner and took advantage of the awesome entertainment they had.


We did not want to leave. We had the best time. We are already trying to book our next cruise with my parents (hint hint). 

Sunday, July 12, 2009
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a great time on our vacation. I know...I know, most of you are probably wanting to throw your computer at me. I just thought it was funny to string ya along. Anyways, this will be my last post for a week. We are heading to Orlando tonight, leaving on a cruise to the bahamas toworrow, and will be back home on Sunday. I will have tons of pictures that I will make each and everyone of you look at until your eyes cross. Just kidding.. Everyone stay safe and I will talk to ya in a weeks time!!
Monday, June 29, 2009
DATE NIGHT!!!
We always start our dates night holding hands!
We then went to the dollar movie. It cost $3.50 all together for us to go to the movies. We saw "Race to Witch Mountain." We actually really liked because it was cute and did not have any bad or crude scenes. I like movies like that and I like to support them. It is sad that the cute family wholesome movies kind of get pushed to the side and the ones filled with crude scenes and bad language get academy awards. Sorry folks I forgot to get a picture of this.
Next we went dancing. This was completely free as it was done in our car on the way to one of our favorite hamburger and custard restaurant. Sorry about the pictures being cut off. It is hard to dance and take pictures.
We then went to one of our new favorite little hamburger joints. As of right now it is one of my favorite hamburger places. Their frozen custard is to die for!!
I then took pictures of Milton. Milton wanted to take pictures of me. This is the first picture he took of me. HMMMM,wonder where his mind is.
Okay my mom started reading this and freaking out. Let me explain the picture....Milton grabbed the camera and took a picture really quickly. He did not even look at what he was taking. So NOTHING was on his mind and he DID not mean to take the picture like this. I was JUST KIDDING. I did not to be vulgar. I am not Vulgar. I thought it was funny after Milton took the picture and then handed it to me and this is what I saw. As you can see from the next picture, he grabbed the camera and re did the picture. So there MOM!!!!!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
It's The Little Things
Then one of the things that I love love love about Milton is he always looks at my gas to see how much I have left. He saw that my gas was low, so he immediately goes to get more gas
Sunday, June 14, 2009
What to Write?
I have been struggling with what to write on here. Nothing exciting going on in the Timoteo house. However, that is good news? It is nice to have that down time, to not been running from one place to the next. I guess in a sense " I am stopping to smell the roses."
However, I want to one day take this blog and make it into a book. I want it to serve as a journal in a sense. I think too often that we think the boring and mundane is not an interesting thing to write. However, all the blogs that I am obsess with talk about the day to day details of their life. It is what fascinates me. It helps me feel normal.
Some of the thoughts that have been going through my mind as a young new housewife now is that I need a little structure. This is what I mean by this....To often I wake up in the morning and just kind of lull around the house, playing on the computer, watching TV, and before I know it it is night and I really can not account for my day. Now I have always been a very productive person. I have always liked that about myself. So I was thinking about how could I make it where I get more stuff done in the day but I am not running around like a chicken with its head cut off. What came to mind is to have kind of like a chore chart. Now I don't know if I am actually going to make a chart, but I would like to make some type of outline. I think I would like to do something like....
Monday=Dusting

Tuesday=Vacuuming

Wednesday = bathrooms

Thursday=laundry

Friday=cars

I just can not take not doing anything all day long. Now I know most of you probably have stones in your hands ready to cast them. I am not wishing that my day was chalk full of chores and errands. I just know if order for me to not become a lazy couch potato I need to have a little structure. Okay I feel much better now after getting that off my chest.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
I've Been Thinking


Now if you were to meet my husband and I. We are not one of these couples that make you want to loose your lunch because we can not keep our hands off eachother. We prefer to do that in private. However, you will always find us touching in some way. Milton always make sure he is holding my hand or touching the small of my back. Our conversations are always full with I love you's and I am so grateful we are together. We never take for granted how lucky we are to find such a wonderful eternal companion that we enjoy spending time with. Since quitting my job, we have some much fun everyday together. I enjoy the rymthm of waking up and puttering around the house and talking until Milton has to leave. Sometime through out the day, Milton walks up behind me, puts his arms around me, and thanks me for all I do.


