Things on the Mind...

Yesterday my mom and I went shopping to pick me up some new jeans. I had intended on buying one pair of "nice" jeans from the GAP and two pairs of "work" jeans from Wal-Mart or something. I also needed a pair of black sunglasses because I have continually been breaking the fashion code of wearing brown sunglasses with everything. They are a $20.00 Target pair and I love them, but they do not go with my many black outfits and they are getting a little worn out. So I buy some beautiful Fossils that are black on the outside and marbled green on the inside, then we went to the GAP. Now, please let me know if anyone agrees with my next theory. I love the GAP, because, like I have blogged about before, they carry jeans that are long enough for me. However, it is still hard for me to find a pair that I really like and fit me well, because two pairs that are the same size, cut, everything, always seem to fit differently. That is good I guess because it means they are made by hand and are high quality, but it means that I have only ever found a small handful of jeans from there that I love love love. So that is my theory, that no two pairs are alike. Anyway, yesterday I was wearing a pair of my love love love GAP jeans that are a size 8. I have gained some weight since I got married; nothing huge, just like 5 or 6 pounds, but I now need a size 10. I took 4 pairs into the dressing room with me, and the first two I tried on did NOT fit. My mom suggested I go get size 12 in both. I suggested I go jump off a cliff. Thankfully, the next two I tried on fit very well. I was amazed that in one sitting I found two pairs that worked out; that never happens. The other bad thing about GAP jeans is the fact that they cost a fortune. But, I was lucky, so I bought both and now will be wearing $70.00 jeans to move the dusty nasty Museum collection. The point of this is is that while I was standing there in the jeans department looking for a size 10L, I inwardly recalled the days when I could wear a size 6L with no problemo. *weep* But, on the other hand, I do not recall a time that I was not self-conscious about my weight. Even when I weighed 100 lbs at the staggering 5'10" that I am still today, I worried about what I ate and the jeans that I bought. How did this happen? I look back on pictures of Young Mary Beth and want to tell her to eat all the McDonalds she wants!! Do it now while your metabolism allows it!! But I can't. Why? Because she is me, and I still obsess about my weight. I am comfortable in my size 10L jeans because I like having curves and boobs, but I will use the close call of buying size 12s as my reason to get off my butt and go the gym every once and a while.

Yummy Yummy Eggs!!

Today is Saturday and I am at my parent's house for the weekend while David is in Waco continuing on his life-long quest to finish his thesis. I HATE it when he has to stay in Waco, or when I am with him in Waco for the weekend and he has to work on it while I am there. I wish he would just get it done already!! Anyway, my mom has been at computer training all morning, and for fun I thought I would make a different breakfast. My inspiration was the movie "V for Vendetta." I liked that movie alright, but it has always stuck in my mind that not once but twice Natalie Portman was made eggs in a basket for breakfast in that movie. Eggs in a basket is where you cook the egg inside the toast in a frying pan. I tried it and really liked it, so when my sister and her friend Holly were ready to eat breakfast I made it for them too. I think it was a success! Here is my recipe for Eggs in a Basket:

2 pieces white or wheat bread
2 eggs
1 Kraft American cheese single
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Lite!
Salt
Some sort of non-stick spray
Large frying pan
Cup or wine glass

Set the eye you are going to use on medium heat and place your pan on it.

Lay out your pieces of bread and butter them. Take your cup (I used a wine glass with better results, the rim is thinner and cuts easily) and punch out a circle in the center of each piece of bread. Save the centers and set them aside.

Spray your pan lightly with the non-stick spray, then place your bread baskets butter side down on the pan.

Immediately crack the eggs and put one in the center of each piece of bread. Sprinkle a little salt on each one.

Cook until the bottom of the egg is firm enough to flip. You don't want the bread to get burned, so flip asap. Before you flip, put a little butter on the bread so it gets nice and brown when you flip.

Once you have flipped the baskets, place half of the cheese single on top of each egg and put the centers that you set aside butter side down in the extra areas of the pan. Flip those until they are as crispy as you like them.

Once the cheese is melted and the eggs are cooked to your liking, remove the baskets and put them on a plate. Put the centers that are still in the pan on top of the cheese.

Enjoy! I suggest eating with a fork and knife. Yum!

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Mary and Jessica's 2nd Vlog!!

They are here!

So literally a few hours after I blogged about my new fun shoes that are on their way, they arrived in the back office! Jess and I are so so excited. Here are pics of the fun shoes!

I LOVE SHOES AND ZAPPOS

Ok, so yesterday I got an email from Zappos.com saying they were offering free overnight shipping on all orders. I get one of these email about once a week, but I always delete them since we are trying to save money. However, there is a pair of shoes in my favorites folder on Zappos that I have wanted to buy for forever, and every time I get one of those emails I am tempted to buy the shoes with it, but I don't. There is also a pair of shoes on J. Crew that I have wanted. They are distressed blue Jack Purcell lace-up sneakers, but they are like $65.00. The ones I wanted on Zappos are $67.50. These prices are just too much to pay for a pair of basic tennis shoes. So all the Jack Purcell shoes on J. Crew are unisex, so I looked in their men's section just for fun, and they had a pair of blue slip ons. I love them!! Since they were also too expensive, so I looked on zappos, and sure enough they had them for $5.00 cheaper and free overnight shipping and no tax. Yesssss. So as I was in the middle of this realization Jessica walked in and caught me looking at shoes, like she often does. But this time, instead of reprimanding me, she was like "Oh I want those in white!!!" So we each got a pair, mine in blue and hers in white. Both pairs for $90.00 even. And they will be here today. I LOVE Zappos! That is really the reason for this blog, because Zappos relies on word-of-mouth, and since they did such a great job with this particular order I wanted to let everyone know how great they are. They always have the biggest selection of shoes for reasonable prices. I also love them because they have about 400 pairs of Borns. I have bought a couple pairs of Borns for them. Check out the story in pics below...

www.zappos.com


These are the Ed Hardy deck shoes I originally wanted. They are REALLY cute, but not really wearable with a lot of stuff at work. I think this is another reason why I have hesitated ordering them.



These are the J. Crew shoes that I loved but were also too exensive.



The J. Crew deck shoes. VERY cute, but too expensive when there was a much less expensive version on Zappos.



Yay! The ones I ended up buying. $45.00 even



Jessica's shoes!!

Tall

Ho hum, this weekend has been non-eventful. That is ok, though, as I a usually too busy to think straight. A couple of things to discuss today. The first is the fact that I have been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD from the beginning. I have to watch it on my computer with headphones on because David will not watch it with me. He is not too fond of venturing into the unknown, especially when the unkown might seem a little girly. Buffy is not girly, I don't think. Anyway, it took me like three months to get through the first season. It is not that it was bad, just very corny compared to the rest of the show. The Office is like that too. What is up with that? Ok, so now I am obsessed with Buffy. I was borrowing the seasons one at a time from a co-worker, but I just said screw it and took the entire box set from my mom. The Chosen Collection, as it is called. I love it! I have a crush on David Boreanaz, who plays Angel. Very appropriate name, I think.



The next thing to talk about is my newest you tube discovery thanks to my friend Deana. His name is William Sledd, and I have literally been watching his videos all day long. At one point my mom had to tell me to take my freakin headphones off and talk to her because I had been listening to them all morning. One of the many reasons why I love William, other than the fact that he loves J. Crew, which is my fav store ever, is that he works at the GAP. I really love the GAP because they make jeans that are long enough for me. I am 5'10", so finding long pants is just plain hard, except for at the GAP and J. Crew. Just today I was wearing a pair of my favorite jeans, which are GAP. I also love that he loves the Long and Lean jeans, which I have a couple of pairs of. Recently I bought a pair of very cute blue and white stripe seersucker pants there, and they are super long and very sailor-ish looking. I really need a cute pair of red shoes to wear with them! Listening to him talk about the GAP all day makes me want to go shopping there, but I know I need to stay home! I also just bought a swim suit from J. Crew, which was on super-duper sale. It is a new one this season, too, so I guess it must have gone really fast and they only had the select sizes left. The one I got is a really pretty color of bugundy. Pics below.





So other than William, I had a kind of high school weekend. I talked to my high school best friend Deana for like two-and-a-half hours last night on AIM, which was so so fun! It was really nice to catch up after so long. Then today I got together with my friend Charlotte who just bought a house in Harker Heights with her fiance Dane. I got to see her house which was so cute. It is brand new so it is just waiting for her to bring on the charm, which she totally will. It made me look forward to me and Dave looking at houses this summer! I forgot to mention that Charlotte is also my high school friend, hence the high school weekend. This week my co-workers are back in the office after a long week at the Texas Association of Museums meetings in Austin, so I am sure there will be lots of stories to tell! OH OH OH!!! And new OFFICE this week! I am SO excited I can hardly stand it. The last thing I want to mention is to check out my new blog Life Before Blogging at www.lifebeforeblogging.blogspot.com. It is a blast from the past for those of you who have known me for a while!

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A Friday MySpace Survey..

When you were in school...
How old are you?	22 years old
Did you graduate?	Oh yeah!
Did you make good grades?	Yes, most of the time
Who was your best friend?	I had a few. Stephanie Schoel, Susan Lynch, Deana Honchul
Did you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?	Yes! Nathan Farrell, Daniel Giles, David Webster
What brand of clothes was popular?	Abercrombie and Fitch
What brand of shoes were in?	Doc Martens!
Were you a prep?	No, but I was friends with a lot of them.
Who was your favorite teacher?	Mr. Madison!
What was your favorite subject?	Anything Mr. Madison taught, which was a lot of stuff. Probably his movie class. I also really liked Human Geography
Was there a bully?	Yes. Danny Palocek comes to mind, even though he did not bully me.
Did that bully beat you up?	No.
How much did school really prepare you for the real world?	None so much. It was a very cushy place that I was very ready to leave when the time came.
Do you still talk to anyone from school?	Yes! Steph, Tami Jo, etc.
Did you take your lunch or eat school lunch?	I ate school lunch when I ate at school, but usually we went off campus
Do you wish you could go back to school?	NONONO
Did you play any sports?	NO, I sang in the choir
Have you ever received a failing grade?	Not in high school, but almost
Ever fall asleep in class?	Yes. Deana was brushing my hair and I fell asleep with my head back and mouth open and the entire class saw.
Did you have a pocket protector?	NO
Did you wear glasses or contacts?	Contacts
Did you ever have anyone else do your work for you?	No
Who was the nerdiest kid?	This kid named Andy. I am sure he is a rocket scientist now.
Who was the most popular?	Cullen Mills and the group that followed him around
Did you go to prom?	Yes
Did you go to homecoming or court warming?	Yes
If you did who did you go with?	In ninth grade I went to Homecoming with Chris Riendeu, in tenth grade with Daniel Giles. In 11th and 12th I went with David to both proms and homecomings
Do you still have school pictures?	Yes!
Did you drive to school or take the bus?	both
Do you still have a crush on someone you went to school with?	haha. Maybe...
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Ready for Chicago!!

Today I did something that has been long overdue -- I bought a dress! I know this is not some great achievement, but I have been wearing the same dress for about the past five years. It is a strapless black shift dress from Express; beautiful, but worn out. I wore it in Vegas a couple of times, but since it is strapless it limits the places I can wear it comfortably. I am always cold, so that is a problem, too. So today mom and I went to Dillard's and I bought one dress, and she bought the other one that I really loved. Now, with my new pair of Borns and my new dresses, I am all set to go to Chicago in May!


This is the dress my mom bought for me. It is cool because the back is the same as the front, so it has a deep V and shows off the back!!


This is the dress that I bought. I have been eying it for a while, and it finally went on sale. Both dresses were on sale!! Yay I love a bargain! This dress has pleating on the front with a row of covered buttons. I love it!

Saturday Stuff

So here is what my Saturday has consisted of....

This morning I surfed the internet a lot. I like coming home because, unlike when we stay in Waco, I don't feel the desire to clean my surroundings or be a busy body. My parent's house is always clean because they hire someone to do it. This sounds snobby, but we moved to this huge house almost 2 years ago, and cleaned it ourselves for about 7 months. It was the most stressful thing ever, because it took ALL WEEKEND for us to do it. So we hired someone to come do it, and it is amazing. Anyway, So all morning I surfed the web, and was reading Jenna Fisher's blog on MySpace. She referenced a website called www.officetally.com, so I went to it. It is the official site for Office info, and promoted and approved by the entire Office cast and crew. It has the most Office information than any other website I have ever seen, and is super-fun to read. Make sure to check it out if you are a hard core Office lover!! The other website that you have to go to is Mindy Kaling's blog. Mindy plays Kelly Kapoor on The Office, and her blog is called "Things I've Bought That I Love" and it is hilarious! She is the main writer, but a dozen of her friends contribute. This site is mainly for girls, but not toally. The site is http://mindyephron.blogspot.com/ Go there now!!

So the other thing I have done today is go get my hair colored. While my color was soaking in I caught up on my People Magazine reading. In the latest issue I found two books that I must have, and I saw that Demi Moore gave a big shout out to Kiehls Lipgloss, which is my fav! It was featured in the little section where stars promote products they like or have made or are for their fav charity. Yay!






I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kiehls. It is my favorite product brand, thanks to Jennie who got me addicted to it. My newest favorite thing is the Tea Tree Toner. I LOVE the smell of Tea Tree oil, and it is formulated for combo skin like mine, so it has moved to the top of the list.





The other thing I recently bought is a new pair of Born shoes. Borns are hugely expensive for me, but I have 4 pairs of them because they are extremely comfortble and wonderful at work. Here is the pair I just bought yesterday:





I think they are so so cute! I have been eyeing them for about a month and just decided to go for it. I want them for our trip to Chicago in May since our hotel is at the opposite end of the city from where we will be all day, so no high heels for me on this trip. I just realized that I did not explain myself. I am going to Chicago next month with Jennie and Jack for the American Association of Museums meeting and will be on my feet all day. I have not received the shoes yet, but I should this week. Maybe I will post pics of them on my feet. Jennie has said that when I get them and she sees them she is going to have to order some too, so we will see!

Oh, and it started snowing again. Bad. Yay for Spring in Tejas!!

Let it Snow!!

So I had to stop what I was doing and blog about the weather outside. Not two days ago I was wearing short sleeves and slip on shoes with no socks, and today I woke up and it was sleeting outside. Then, about 30 minutes ago, my sister pointed out that is is SNOWING outside!! And not the wimpy, texas "snow" we get about one day a year, but huge solid flakes that are coming down really heavily. So, I went outside and took pictures and made a video. It is truly amazing. And on Wednesday it will be 70 degrees again. That is Texas for you!




This is me wearing a sleevless shirt on Thursday.








Snowing on Saturday!

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Short Survey Before Bed..

What would you do if?


The President of the United States called you:
Ask him to please send my dad home. Enough is enough.

You won the lottery:
Buy a house, new cars, then all the clothes and shoes and make up etc. that I want

You got invited to be on a reality TV show:
My policy on reality TV is look but don't touch. Unless maybe it was about work at the DPM, which might be fun...

You caught a friend stealing from you:
I like to talk big and say I would chew them out and never speak to them again. I might if we weren't close, but if it was someone I trusted I would just start crying.

You witnessed a murder:
CALL 911!! Then cry.

A random stranger offered you candy:
Please, I can afford my own candy. Do I look poor? Move along, stranger.

MySpace and Facebook closed:
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Please, let's not even talk about it.

A genie granted you one wish:
I am going to be selfish and say let me eat ANYTHING I want and not gain weight.

You lost your favorite possession:
Cry.

You found 10 dollars on the ground:
Yay! Ice cream anyone?!?!

Your date throws up on you:
I would not get mad, just help him clean up and get him home. It doesn't really matter anymore because if David throws up on me I have to just take it like a man. We are married, so throw up is not grounds for getting mad.

Someone cuts off a chunk of your hair:
Go with it. it is just hair.

Your favorite celebrity comes to visit you:
ooooooooooooo! I love this question! I would try to act natural despite all my inner feelings of freaking out. And get LOTS of pictures.

You were stranded on an island with nothing but the ability to make one phone call:
To my dad. He would be able to get me out of there asap.


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Ode to Coheed and Cambria Parts I and II

Jessica and me talking about lovin' Coheed!

Part I


Part II

Vidoe Bloggin...

I am not sure why the sound keeps cutting in and out, but it is better than the first three vidoes.

First Survey

First one that I have actually gone out and looked for to do. This one is pretty basic..

25 Random Questions:
How would you label yourself?	I am very detail-oriented. Especially at work.
Are you - Single, Taken, Playing the field, In Love, Looking for Love?	I am married, which means I am in love. But of course I have a crush on Claudio. Duh.
Any Tattoo's/Piercings?	One tattoo, and two piercings (bellybutton and ears)
What event in your life made you cry the most?	Probably the two times my dad left for Iraq. I cried a lot on the outside, but mainly in the inside.
What movie/TV series do you know every line to?	Friends, The Office, Sex and the City....
Last time you were drunk?	Really really drunk? My bachelorette party.
What's your favourite smell?	Food. Mainly cake, with lots of icing. Vanilla is a big favorite.
When did you wake up today?	7:00 am
Have you kissed or been kissed by anyone in the past week?	Yes, of course.
Have you ever talked to Tom?	No...
Most embarrassing memory from the past 6 months?	I block out really embarassing times, normally.
Most regretted memory from the past 6 months?	Not keeping in touch with friends better
Best memory from the past 6 months?	Getting married
Do you have any love interests at the moment?	Hmm, all my love interests are unattainable actors, so lets see, of course Claudio (singer, not actor), and Jack Black (singer and actor!)
What do you think about the most?	Right now about saving money to buy a house$$$
Where was your last date?	Last night in the food court of the mall
What's your favourite food?	I love bread. Any bread, but mainly Auntie Annie's Pretzels and the ham and cheese chubbies from the Czech Stop
Have you ever gone to class drunk?	No
Are you still friends with the people you knew in middle school or high school?	Yes, thankfully
Are you afraid of commitment?	No
Are you hungry right now?	Kind of, but I will be really hungray in about 45 minutes
Are you open and honest or do you tend to keep your feelings locked up?	Both. It is different with different people.
What's one of the dumbest things you've said?	"Then why do you like her?" That did not garner a pretty response.
Plans for today?	Work, yoga, grocery store
What are you doing now besides taking this survey?	Working, kind of. I am about to start hitting it hard core right about now...
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Before and Ater Bare Minerals

Please see the previous post to understand why I am posting these before and after shots of me wearing my Bare Minerals makeup.


This is me before. I washed my face this morning because I could not drag my ass out of bed to do it the night before because I was so tired, so it looks better than normal.


This is me after. My hair is not ironed yet, but pretty good for a Sunday.

And here are some pics demonstrating the opposite of what I was going for up there...


This is me if there were two of me and we liked to make out.


I look like a little kid. This is one of my favorite ones...


Horrible


"Gollum"

I Have Been Cut Off

This week marks the beginning of the time when I am no longer able to buy all the things I love. It is a sacrifice I am willingly, but not happily, making. Per the request of my parents to get all of our wedding gifts out of their guest room closet, and all of the cute things that are already in our apartment, we have decided to buy a house. I am extremely excited about paying for something that is ours instead of throwing money at a crappy apartment that I would not buy even if I could, but having something that costs upwards of $200,000 means that i have to stop wasting money on all the stuff that only costs $60.00. In the past three months I have nurtured my online shopping addiction to the max via my newfound shared income, much to David's chagrin. David has not bought ANYTHING for himself in the last three months except the 300 graphic novel. He hates shopping of all kinds, so he basically just grimaces every time there is a UPS post it on the front door when he gets home. I went shopping with my mom yesterday and looked on as she bought two very cute purses, and I bought nothing in any of the departments that we stopped at. Also, I have decided that Monday after work I am going to my nail salon and getting my acrylics soaked off and having my nails painted a cute color and be done with it. The acrylics cost us about $65.00 a month, which we need to be saving. So long beautiful fake nails! Thankfully, I am pretty well stocked on clothes, shoes, and misc. items for a while, so saving is hopefully going to be somewhat easy. We shall see. Oh! David has agreed that the iPhone is something that I desperatley need, so we are also going to be purchasing those this summer....a light at the end of the tunnel. Kind of.

Since I cannot buy anything else, lets talk about some of the things I have already bought that I would like to report on. Specifically, I mentioned in my last post that I had bought Bare Minerals make up, and I would let you know how it worked. I LOVE it!! It is extremely fun to apply and the brushes are very luxurious, so you feel very pampered every morning. However, it is a big change for someone who has worn liquid foundation for a while, because the look is very natural. I like this, though, especially since I have also decided to not tan this year. I have tanned for about three months out of the year since I was 18 or so, and this year I am only going to be as tan as the sun lets me in the time I choose to spend outside doing recreational activities. So, I will be rather white this year, but the Bare Minerals really gives my skin a healthy glow. So, after watching the DVD they send you, which is even more fascinating than the infomercial, I decided I need some Bare Minerals blush and eye shadow and some more brushes. So a few weeks ago I ordered the limited edition Natural Exotic Collection from Nordstrom.com.

It is amazing, and has allowed me to replace almost all my makeup with Bare Minerals, except for a few eyeshadows that I love. I even keep the yummy lipgloss in my makeup bag and apply it in the morning, and it does not wear off until lunch. And it is lipGLOSS. Bonus: it tastes like coffee, even though it is this very pretty pink color. So I bought a new makeup bag to accomodate all my new powders and brushes, and I feel awesome and organized every morning. You can apply Bare Minerals as quickly or as detailed as you want, and all the items are multi-purpose. For example, the foundation magically becomes concealer with a switch of the brush, and the Spice eyeshadow is also my blush on more dressy days. I will post some before and after pics this morning after I take my shower. I needed to wait to do them here because the light in my apartment is horrible.

Bare Minerals: RECOMMENDED HIGHLY
Bare Minerals DVD: RECOMMENDED HIGHLY even if you don't wear the makeup. So much fun!

P.S. I am having a Product Party! This is something that I made up as an excuse to get my friends together and give away two huge baskets of free products. These were not free to me, but I love them and want to see them appreciated, so I am hoping my friends will like them and take them. Once I announced my plans, all my friends wanted to bring their stuff too, so it will be more like a swap meet. I will post pics of the event, which is this coming up Wednesday night.