$$ Wheeler-Dealer $$

Can I just say, I LOVE my wheeler-dealer of a husband!

One of the things I love about Brett is he is such a schmoozer and is always looking for a "smokin' deal."  (Seriously, that's what he calls them!)  Brett had previously decided that since we have HD tv's and a Blu-Ray DVD player, we needed to upgrade our tv service to HD too, but I had thought this was unnecessary.  Well, a few weeks ago we got a flyer for Dish Network taped to our front door that gave Brett an idea.  After seeing the ad, Brett decided to call DirectTV (who we get our tv service thru) and threaten to switch services even though we are actually completely satisfied with our service.  They transferred Brett to their manager and over the space of a few minutes Brett was able to finagle for all the HD tv channels, a second DVR unit for our bedroom that records in HD, and 2 months of all the premium movie channels, for $15 less a month than we were paying before.  Yes, you heard that right!  $15 LESS a month!  I don't know how that boy does it, but he always seems to get the great deals.

You MIGHT Live with a Medical Student If...

You might live with a medical student if...

...ALL your bookshelves look like this.

...you find rusty surgical scissors in your dishwasher as you're unloading it.

...you do an entire load of scrubs each week.

...you find your cell phone charger tangled with suture string.

...you find him like this after a long day of studying...

...and like this after a long day of work.

Here's to my cutest medical student, soon-to-be doctor, husband!

Oh Happy Day!

Today when I left work at 6:25pm it was still light outside!  FINALLY.  Summer is right around the corner! :)

When in Rome

Saw this last night

and loved it.

Now adding "Visit Rome" to my bucket list.  The architecture is absolutely amazing, and I can't think of a more romantic place.  Not sure how this wasn't on my list before.
 
On the to do list when I get to Rome:
Spanish Steps
Roman Colosseum
Pantheon
Roman Forum
Palatine Hill
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
Piazza Navona
And of course,  The Trevi Fountain (portrayed as the Fontana De Amore in "When in Rome")

My plan is to trick Brett into tossing in a coin, and then I will pull it out and never return it.  He will be forced to love me forever, no matter what!  He he he (done in a low, evil laugh).

I've a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore

Lately, I've been slightly confused as to where we live. 
I've always thought we lived in the sunny state of Arizona, until last Monday when the weekly weather forecast predicted an entire week of heavy rain.  Since we don't get much precipitation in Arizona, I figured we must live in Seattle.

I went through part of the week wondering where all the coffee shops were, until our house suddenly became lake-front property, and not only many of the city streets, but several FREEWAYS, were shut down because of severe flooding.  Then I assumed this must be New Orleans.

I started looking for Bourbon Street, until Thursday when I heard that we would shortly be experiencing 65 mph winds and that a tornado warning was in effect.  I decided we must live in Oklahoma.

And then I heard that a 6 yr old boy was swept out of his car by one of the floods and was presumed dead.  A house in Scottsdale was slowly sliding off a muddy ledge into the Cave Creek Wash.  Hundreds of cars worth millions of dollars were destroyed at the Barrett-Jackson Auction when light-pole-sized tent poles were uprooted and smashed onto them.  Many roofs in Flagstaff and Pinetop were collapsing because of the 5-6 FEET of snow piling up on top of them.  Then, I didn't know where we lived.

A week later, things are back to normal and I've decided we ARE still in Arizona.  Except there's one thing still troubling me: a WEEK later, although the water has gone down SEVERAL FEET, I'm still living on a lake front.

Winter Beaches

Last weekend we took a VERY quick trip to Carlsbad and back to see these kids (plus 4 others)...

Brett's brother and sister and their kids were spending the Martin Luther King weekend at the condo, so OF COURSE we HAD to make a quick trip to visit them.  A six hour car drive to CA is much faster than an 11 hour drive to Utah or a 16 hour drive to Texas.  It had been almost two years since I had seen the kids from TX so it was a perfect opportunity.

Look how much they all adore him...

While we there, we couldn't pass up a night with these peeps...

Our very best friends Kim and John Bingham.

And of course we enjoyed a little beach time... 

We just don't get this kind of view out our windows at home.

Hooray for quick trips, family love, great friends, and empty winter beaches.

5,687

is how many e-mails I had in my email account until I spent the last 2 hours cleaning it out.  Ridiculous, I know!