Bachelor Review PLUS a few extras...

The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love

I'm not sure what to think about last night's show. Does Jake seem to be a little desperate to you? I find him to be a cross between cute and kinda creepy. Did they really have to being back Jillian and her smarmy fiance, Ed? Ew. That guy makes me want to vomit.
Okay~lets's talk about the women! A few of them are worth mentioning for different reasons...
Christina~ Ok. Seriously woman. Why would you bring all of those "parting gifts" for everyone? And she kept saying she was going to win in front of everyone like she had absolutely no couth. Not cool.

Rozlyn~ Yes, she is very attractive and she is a model...Whatevs. The main thing I got from her was a feeling that she thinks she's better that all the other girls. That's not going to get her very far in my opinion.

Tenley~ I really liked her! I actually had a feeling she would get the first impression rose and she did. I hope she does well this season.

Elizabeth~ Stunning!

Ella~ Seems like a sweet Southern girl.

Michelle~ This one is a real whacko! Sure, she's attractive and seems sweet, but she's off her rocker for sure. Jake only handed her a rose for tv ratings. I'm positive this drama queen will shake things up.

As always, at the end of the program, they show clips and teasers from "this season on The Bachelor" in hopes that you will continue to tune in each week and watch the most dramatic rose ceremony EVER. I'll tune in next week, but I sure hope the rest of this season doesn't turn out as cheesy as this episode was! Seriously!

In other news, Alan and I have been watching Joe Schmo 2. We got it on DVD at Target for $3.00 for the entire season. This show is hilarious albeit a little inappropriate. Well, a lot inappropriate, but we laugh constantly at this show.
Hey, don't judge! All of our other shows like The Office, Smallville, Melrose, etc. are all in reruns so we are making do.

I forgot to tell you that we received a Dyson vacuum cleaner for Christmas and it is a whole lotta amazing! This sucker can clean! We did a vacuum cleaner clean off between our old vacuum and our new Dyson and the Dyson won hands down!!!! SO excited. It is so crazy the things I get excited about these days.

Bachelor Tonight!!!!

Hi everyone. How is 2010 treating y'all so far? We are doing fantastic. We celebrated Alan's birthday yesterday and took down all the Christmas decorations. Alan surprised me with "Time Life's Ultimate 70's and Ultimate 80's" CD sets. AWESOME! Nothing like doing a little cleaning or cooking to some Journey or Hall and Oates. Also, since the Cowboys won yesterday, Alan and I will be going to a Dallas playoff game this Saturday. I just love going to Cowboys games plus it's a great "date night."

I am going to be working very diligently this week on the book so wish me luck. I'm not writing today because I'm still trying to get things in order around here. I can't seem to get as much done when Alan is home. We are either on the road, or busy doing something and my chores fall by the wayside. I am doing my best to get everything that I want accomplished done before The Bachelor comes on tonight. Can't wait.


*Don't forget to watch The Bachelor tonight so we can talk about it!!!* YAY!

You Say it's Your Birthday, It's My Husbands Bday too!

I have had such a fantastic long weekend with my sweet hubby. We went to visit my Dad and stepmom on Friday and had our last Christmas finally. It was really great seeing them. It's ridiculous that we don't see them more often but I guess everyone is busy and life gets in the way. I want to make a conscience effort to try to visit my Dad more often this year.

Saturday was spent shopping. We love to e-bay so finding bargains is so fun for us. We were out hunting for deals for almost 8 hours. Whew, that was tiring. Before coming home, we decided to go out to eat at Fridays. Yum.

Today is Alan's birthday and he spent the majority of the day watching football. I didn't even make him help out with chores today or ask him to do any "honey do's". This was his day off. He did help me take down our Christmas tree without me even having to ask him though. How nice. So, now all of our Christmas decor is down. :(
I strongly dislike taking all the Christmas decorations down because I just love the Christmas season. Incidentally, I found some great Christmas items 75% off yesterday while out shopping!!!

SO EXCITED about tomorrow night because The Bachelor returns to ABC. This particular bachelor is from Dallas! Woohoo Go Cowboys! (They won today by the way!) And, American Idol will be back in just a few days. Heaven I tell you.

Happy New Year!!!!

Well, this is it. Just a few more hours left of 2009. I honestly had mixed feelings about this year because the best day of my entire life happened this year, but we also had some icky days during the year. Of course, the best day was our wedding day on February 21st. I finally got my prince after waiting a long, long time for him. It was well worth the wait though. Our Lord has blessed Alan and I so much and we are indeed quite thankful for all the wonderful blessings He has bestowed upon us during our courtship, marriage and now happily ever after. Thank you also Lord for my parents and wonderful family as well as my friends and my new blog family. I am very grateful for each and every one of you who have come into my life.

I never make New Years resolutions simply because I don't want to disappoint myself if I don't follow through. However; this year, I am making a resolution to finish my first novel. I have been writing and doing research and trying to make this pre-teen novel come together, but it isn't without blood, sweat and tears. I love to write, it is my passion, but it is a difficult job sometimes when writers block kicks in or the happenings of everyday life get in the way of the next chapter. I know deep down in my soul I can and will finish it this year and I am excited about accomplishing my goal. I'm so lucky to have a wonderful husband who believes in me and who lets me stay home and follow my dreams. Thank you, Alan!

Happy New Year Everyone!
<3, Kristie

Snow Again?

I just sent my hubby off to work and I'm a little nervous. He was off work last week when the weather got bad. His hours are kinda crazy and I'm freaking out about him coming home tonight in this bad weather. The snow doesn't bother me, but the ice is so dangerous. Please say a prayer for Alan if you get a moment. Thank you.

On another note, I am looking forward to seeing the Chipmunk Squeakuel movie. Toys R Us has these plush chipmunk dolls and I want all of them. There's Alvin, Simon and Theodore and all 3 Chippettes. I collect dolls and stuffed animals like Care Bears, Smurfs, Shirt Tales, things like that. Wonder if I might be able to convince Alan to get them for me even though we just had Christmas?

I am also very impressed with a fast food chain today. It started off kinda rocky. I went to the drive thru at McDonalds and ordered 4 Cheeseburgers (wanted to put a couple in Alan's dinner, too) and a large french fries for us to split. I paid at the first window and drove to the 2nd window to retrieve the food only to be told to "Please pull up and park and we will bring your food out to you." Ugh! I hate that. Well, I waited and waited and finally (about 5 minutes later) I got impatient and went inside to see what the hold up was about. They weren't very busy so I was a little confused, but I stood there and waited for my food. An employee finally handed me a McDonalds sack that seemed to be quite full. I said thank you and headed back to my vehicle. I got home and took the food out of the sack and started making a plate for myself and Alan and realize I was shorted one burger. CRAP!

Alan said, "Kristie, it's only one burger for $1.00, no big deal." I was mad nonetheless. I grabbed the receipt and proceeded to make a phone call to our local McDonalds. I explained what had happened and she remembered me thank god.

She couldn't apologize enough (the store manager happened to be the one who answered my call.) She took my name and told me the next time I come in to their store that they will replace my entire order for free. She said the next time we feel like having McDonalds that it is on them. I was seriously surprised and happy that she took care of me like that with no questions asked. Now, that's customer service. YAY!

Hoarders, etc...

Y'all, I have just found a new show and I can't believe what I just sat there and watched. OMG OMG OMG. It's called Hoarders and it's on A&E. This is so unbelievably sad, disgusting, interesting, confusing,etc. I found myself crying for these poor folks. You just can't possibly understand what this show is about until you watch for yourself. Please, please watch it so we can talk about it. I believe I may be obsessed with this show now.

Also, I found a show called Cake Boss. Man, this guy is so awesome.

I swear I did more today than just watch television! I put away some Christmas stuff, did the dishes, made a cake, had lunch with my husband and my father in law. It was a productive day and then just when I was about to relax and find something cheesy to watch like Nick at Nite...there it was... HOARDERS.

Seriously, please watch it.

Just doing some thinking

It always seems like I feel a little down right after Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I am so appreciative of everything I got this year. Santa and my husband were extra good to me. I just feel like all the magic disappeared or something. I know I still have New Years to look forward to, but honestly New Years is just another day to me. We don't drink or go out and party or anything. I mean we may go out to eat and get a nice steak or something but that's about it. When I think of New Years, I think of all those stinkin Jenny Craig commercials that we are going to have to endure. Or NutriSystem or Weight Watchers...every other commercial is lose 20 pounds for 20 dollars or whatever. I hate those commercials. Yes, I know I need to lose some weight, but do we all have to be inundated with those ads left and right?

OK. I'm done ranting. So sorry, but seriously!!! You know I'm right.

I know there are lots of wonderful things in store for me in 2010. I am excited for a new year with my sweet hubby.

ABC's of Me Letter F (things I love beginning with the Letter F)

Friends

Family

Faith

Flowers

Facebook (lol)

Fiction (I love all books)

TV shows beginning with F
Facts of Life
Full House
Flo (Kiss My Grits)

Fetticine Alfredo (YUM)

Now I'm hungry!