zapatos nuevos!

Rob and I are going to run in the "Friends of Sudan, 5k". It's in Annapolis on 14 July. Anyway, in light of that, Rob finally convinced me today that it was time for new running shoes. I didn't really believe him...until we got to the store. What is it about seeing new shoes next to the ones you've been wearing that makes you feel like a second class citizen? Anyway, since I'm a creature of habit, I bought the newer version of my old running shoes. And well, wow.
















What a difference a year makes. (Yes. I waited a whole year. shut up).

Flight of the What?

This is Flight of the Concord. You may have heard of them before... I haven't. But they're hysterical.


I dig it.

Camping 101

List of Things We Forgot To Pack:
- Sunscreen
- Long Pants
- Sweatshirts
- Pillows
- Sleeping pads (they go UNDER your sleeping bag)
- Towels

This weekend was the big "small group camp out". Rob didn't make it up here until almost midnight Friday night which left us almost no time to pack on Saturday. Luckily, we adapt well...and we have some good friends who know how to prepare.

This was no "relaxing weekend" though. It was like the Camping Olympics- and it was a blast. As soon as our tents were up, we hiked out into the woods to go rock climbing. (oh, and by "rock" I mean terrifying 50 foot cliff. yeah.) This would be Rob and me climbing the Cliff o' Death. (shut up. Nobody looks good from that angle!) By the way, there's something....interesting about these pictures. If you can figure it out, I'll give you a dollar. (okay, more like a pat on the back. But you're intrigued, aren't you?)

Anyway, afterwards we cooled off by throwing each other around in the lake to see who we could throw the farthest (very high school - we know) until the sun was on its way down and poor Rob was literally shaking from the cold....also possibly because we forgot towels.

After a luxurious shower in the bathouse (re: hose inserted into the side of a wall) we huddled up by the campfire playing "Loaded Question", eating S'mores, and watching Steve make Pineapple Upsidown Cake over a campfire. (Yes, it can be done!)

Rob and I spent that whole night freeeeezing (Note to self: Next time check the weather channel. Dress accordingly) and the early morning listening to the conversation of SEVERAL crows with a nest about 30 directly above us. Ahhh, nature. We left early on Sunday to get some rest at home before Rob had to drive all the way back to NC. We're definitely down for another camping experience...but I think next time we'll make a list.

The Stewart Family!

This is Paul, Kelly, and Piper Stewart. Kelly and I went to college together (CU, BABY!)..The next thing I know she is married and has a 5 month old baby girl. Kelly is also probably the only female I've ever met who is as sarcastic as I am. (Another reason to keep in touch).

Anyway, they are moving to Papau New Guinea to be missionaries for the next 3 to 4 years with Wycliffe Bible Translators. So unless the Marines have some REALLY off the wall plans for us, we won't be seeing them for a while. Before I left for work this morning I asked them to make sure they took A picture of themselves on our camera so I could share it with all you fine people... Ahh, Kelly...you're nothing if not thorough!

The following series is a little something I like to call "What Piper did while Danielle was at work". Oh, and BELIEVE ME, this is about HALF of the pictures I received. (Kelly, I'm gonna miss you, girl!)

She rode my dog...

Sent a few emails...

Played my guitar...

Hung out with our cookie jar...

And made out with a picture of my husband. I knew it was just a matter of time until he found a younger woman. Oh, it's ON!

We'll be praying for you, Stewarts! Let the care packages commence!

*If you would like to support Paul and Kelly while they are in PNG, we would be happy to get you their information*

We're so LOST!

So, you guys are stuck with me for the week. Rob is out camping in the field playing cowboys and Indians - or whatever Marines do out in the field... actually I think it's some kind of weapons training. He called last night to check in and informed me that he is basically layered in sweat, insect repellent, and sunblock. (Stand back, ladies. He is ALL MINE). The irony is that our Small group has planned a camping trip that just happens to be this weekend. Nothing like camping for seven days straight (with a 6 hour drive thrown in for good measure)!
It's okay though, we could use some time outdoors. This past Saturday we spent on our couch. Why? Because we have discovered Season One of Lost. Neither of us have seen it before and I was feeling 'under the weather' so we thought we'd check it out. Holy Addicting Television, Batman. Now we're hooked and planning our "Season Two" weekend (but maybe this time with some breaks for dinner and a stroll around the neighborhood).
Don't get too concerned, we aren't TOTAL couch potatoes. Right now I'm gearing up to go play some ultimate Frisbee down in 'Dena. If you're around and you want to come, the Townley Carpool leaves at 6!

Because I know how much everyone loves it when I do these...

Rob is on his way up to MD for the weekend (!!!) and it's hot outside and I'm not feeling very original... so here's one of those "What is the first thing that comes to mind when you read...." Have a great weekend, guys!

1. Your ‘ex’ and You= wha? who?

2. I am listening to= My air conditioning kicking in. HECK YEAH

3. Maybe I should= do the dishes

4. I love = Rob

5. I cant = play the harmonica

6. I don’t understand= Swahili, Quantum Physics, my thermostat...the list goes on

7. I have lost my respect for= Pres. Bush

8. I last ate= potato chips, hey, DON'T JUDGE ME!

9. God= Amazing. I truly don't know that I can put Him into words.

10. Someday= kids :-)

11. I will always hate = when I forget my coffee on the counter in the morning

12. Love seems to= make me a better person

13. I never ever want to lose= my keys. Yet I do. ALL. THE. TIME.

14. My favorite food is = I normally tell people it's Grilled Salmon but my actual favorite is Kettle Cooked Potato Chips (I'm sick and twisted)

15. I get annoyed when= I need clothes from the dryer that are still damp

16. My family is = A blast. Seriously. You wish you were one of us on the inside. C'mon, admit it.

17. Today I = got something for nothing!

Off we go into the wild, blue yonder...

Today I was able to attend Heather's PROMOTION CEREMONY! I must say, I was pleased to find that the Air Force is a TAD more organized than the Marines (Re: Rob's Last Promotion). But I wouldn't go much farther than a tad. We showed up at the required time, and ended up sitting in a building with no air conditioning (it's 90 outside today) for 90 minutes before the ceremony even began. We kept joking that "It's a good thing it's not super hot and her uniform isn't made of wool, or this would SUCK!" yep. Swealtering. Although I did learn a new tradition the Air Force has. As one of the two people "promoting" Heather, I got to punch her in the arm (???) during the ceremony. All i could think about was how if someone at my office actually hit me in front of everyone, that guy would be fired and I would probably sue.
The military is weird, y'all.
The highlight of the event, however, was watching Heather try to recall the words to the Air Force song as all the newly promoted Airmen were required to face us and sing. I was so proud of P-street's little rockstar. She tried so hard... hahaha (yes, I'm that friend).

Table For Four, please.

So now that we're on our third summer living in Crofton, we finally decided to get with the program and buy a set of deck furniture. To test drive our new purchase, we invited some of the P-Street gang over for dinner...and yeah, it was awesome. You guys have to try these recipes, perfect for a warm summer evening:

Entree: Asian Invasion Salmon Salad

Ingredients:
1 Salmon Fillet (fresh, approx 1.5 - 2 lbs)
1 Block of Tofu (extra firm)
1 Heart of Romaine Lettuce
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Can of Water Chestnuts
1 Cucumber
1 Cup of Cherries (fresh, halved, pitted)
1/2 Lime (zested)
1 Cup of Fried Chow Mein Noodles
1 Cup of Mungu Bean Sprouts
1/2 Cup of Soy Sauce (reduced sodium)

Directions:

Slice Lettuce, Pepper, Water Chestnuts, Cucumber and Cherries. Set aside. Mix lime zest with soy sauce in a small cup. Heat two non-stick skillets to medium, and pan sear tofu and salmon separately for approx 15 minutes, basting with soy sauce mixture occasionally. When done, both tofu and salmon will be firm when pressed.

Remove tofu and salmon from heat, flake salmon and slice tofu appropriately. Mix remaining ingredients in large serving bowl to make salad base, top with tofu and salmon. Serve immediately with ginger or balsamic dressing.

Serves Four.

(Note: Rob just made this one up. Tofu is optional.)

Dessert: Sangria on a Stick

Ingredients:

1. 1/3 cup granulated sugar
2. 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3. 1/2 lime, zested
4. 3 cups fresh pineapple chunks
5. 2 dried star anise pods
6. 1 1/2 tablespoons white rum
7. 2/3 cup fresh orange juice
8. 2 1/2 cups dry white wine

Directions:

1. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, ginger and lime zest. Add the pineapple and toss.
2. Scrape the pineapple into the skillet, add the star anise and cook, without stirring, until the pineapple caramelizes, 5 minutes. Stir in the rum and let the alcohol burn off, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange juice, scraping the bottom of the pan; let cool.
3. Discard the anise. Puree the fruit mixture in a blender. Stir in the white wine and pour the mixture into icepop molds. Freeze until solid, about 4 hours.

(Note: Star Anise is optional. Thank you, Rachel Ray, for using the most random, unattainable spices imaginable in your recipes. )

Yield: 12 pops.

Get Cooking, People!!

The Debut of the Erales!

Okay, so the Townleys are awesome. I'm just putting that out there. We put in 8 hours of moving yesterday for our friends (who lived on the 4th floor of an apartment building). And came away with the most Amazing sun burns. I have the female version of the 'farmer's tan' which is the thick sports bra lines crossed with a tank top. Oh, it's Hot. Stand back boys, I'm a married woman.
Afterwards we headed down to...I can't even remember...somewhere south. (I think it starts with an "D"...whatever, you don't care) to visit a true blast from the past. The Erales. When we were kids we were stationed EVERYWHERE with this family so they're like cousins. Anyway, I'm so proud to say that we arrived to find my parents playing Beer Pong. (I swear these aren't the same two parents I had when I was in college). And we got to catch up with two of the three Erale 'kids'; Erica and Brian (Angela is out serving out country and getting ready to deploy to Iraq) whom we haven't seen since we were all kids and playing 'hide and go seek' with walkie-talkies. (We had a 'few' beers last night and I'm beginning to think you readers should have a couple also to catch up. It will make reading more fun! Whatever, it's my blog.)
Anyway, so the big concern of the evening was if the party would make my oh, so prestigious blog. And I think it's worthy. But, we brought our camera without the memory card, so I have to wait on pictures from other people (cough*Erica*cough) which I'll post upon arrival. Oh, the blackmail....

Closing Time, you don't have to go home...

Dude.

This would be a picture of our set of keys TO my sister's NEW HOUSE!!!

CONGRATS LAURA!!!

HAPPY CLOSING DAY!

-Did I mention she's moving about 200 yards away? Seriously, LOVE my sister.

Flower Power

We had a busy weekend. Okay...not really. But on Saturday we went to wine in the woods- always a good time- and then headed home to watch a movie. "The Last King of Scotland" more specifically. Yeah. Not exactly a 'feel good' movie. I liked the history aspect...could have done without some of the gore.

On Sunday I got it in my head that we should try and not kill flowers this year on our deck. Normally I am the anti-cooking/anti-gardening type and I'm not sure why all of a sudden I have an interest in flowers except that our neighbor has started gardneing? maybe I'm just copying her. (Copying is supposed to be the most sincere form of flattery...so....)

Anyway, we wound up at Home Depot yesterday taking a crash course on how to buy and plant various flowers. We're starting small with just one flower box. If time goes by and the majority of the flowers survive, we'll move on. Here's our warriors!

(just so you know, some of them are SUPPOSED to be drooping- no smart comments!)

Thaaaaanks. From all of us.

Okay. So I think my office is about to stage an intervention with a coworker who is a repeat offender for COMING IN TO WORK SICK. I don't know anyone who enjoys taking time off from work so that they can sit at home with their head in a toilet (too much info? yeah.. i thought it might be). But c'mon now! If you're contagious (which I have no idea how to spell) suck it up and stay home!
Anyway, said coworker came in yesterday with a nice helping of the stomache flu. (there were witnesses if you'd like proof).. and today a few of us left feeling "less than stellar". It's not looking good. I'm hopeful that the only reason I'm feeling queasy is because I tried to cook salmon last night and remember thinking it might not have been the "healthiest" shade of pink...

Happy Mother's Day

Hope you guys had a great mother's weekend. (My mom informed us it's not just one day, it's the whole weekend). We went back to P-town for the weekend along with Laura, and Jay (Rob's "brother from another mother").

First things First. We took my mom's 'new' BMW out for a spin while the boys took our Xterra.

And I, like, totally hit on this hot guy we saw at the beach eating ice cream

Since we don't believe in "guests" (only extended family) Jay did the grilling for Mother's day lunch

And Rob and I ended the weekend with nice, relaxing, 6 hour drives in opposite directions... see you next weekend honey!

(You gotta admit, at least we have our humor)

Just Have To Say It...

Not that this is by any means a political blog, but I make exceptions when they're warranted. Yes Yes Ya'll...check it out.

www.fred08.com

This guy is leading in a lot of polls...and he's not even in the race.

Because we care

Our Small Group has decided to start reading a book on marriage. That's right, not only do we throw baby showers and play ultimate frisbee; Occasionally, we're down with a good book.

We're reading "The Sacred Marriage". (Look at that! I linked it for you and everything!)

Well, half of us are reading it. (The women). We actually have cliff notes for the guys because, well, we just know better. Although I will tell you that Rob's all into it. (sniff. he just makes me so proud!) We've just started this one, and it rocks. If you're looking for a good "us" book, this is it. I'm impressed already- but beware- it's not a "skimmer". It is IN.TENSE.

Anyway, we've been looking for a good book on marriage forever so I thought in case any of you were also looking, I'd hook you up.

Consider yourselves hooked.

Updates. Oh, the Updates

Okay, so I'm sucking at the posting thing. My bad for having a life.

We've been a "little" busy around here.

First things first. Our neighborhood is little smaller. Again. Josh deployed on Friday morning of last week. I got to drive Heather and Josh to the airport in the wee hours of the morning to say good-bye. It's a true labor of love. I've driven Rob three times and let me just tell you- it's not full of smiles and jokes, but I didn't think it would be so hard to take a friend there.

Surprise. it is. And it sucked.

So keep Josh and Heather in your prayers. (And Layla).

I realize I'm posting these events out of order. Notice I'm not fixing it.

Thursday night we had a surprise Baby shower for all four of the pregnant girls in our Bible Study. (Relax, I'm not one of them). I swear though, there's something in the water. I'm sure all the girls reading this have been to a baby shower before and all the boys who were reading have closed out and gone on to something more interesting so I won't bore you with details, but here are the fantastic four. (I realize they have no super powers...but the idea of pushing a kid out of your....yeah. They are fantastic).

Congrats girls!

Happy Birthday, Rob!

This weekend was Rob's 27th birthday and when I say we celebrated...it may very well be the understatement of the year.

Saturday morning started off with mimosas and waffles in our pajamas with Laura. Afterwards we all attended our friends' wedding reception/cookout complete with games of horseshoes, a moonbounce and copious amounts of alcohol. We ended the evening around 1am at a swanky seafood restaurant in D.C. with Rob's buddies from Iraq. But the fun doesn't stop there. A few short hours later (Sunday morning) we met up with my boss and his wife in Annapolis. They took us out on their sailboat all day and we watched a TON of sailboat races. It was pretty much the nicest day we could have asked for. We took our camera everywhere this weekend, but it didn't occur to me to take pictures until we were out on the water...so I have a few of those. The first pics are from the boat races and one of the sky, cause wow, it was gorgeous. The ones below are us goofing around. You'll just have to imagine the others...

This is Rob hanging out on the front of the boat (the bow? I don't know...I grew up riding jet skis).

And yes, that's me pretending I OWN the boat.

Anyway, Happy Birthday, Honey! I hope you had a great weekend! Love you!

Let the games begin!

Remember that croquet game Rob was talking about last week? Well, we went. And it ROCKED. St. Johns had a landslide victory over the Naval Academy. (again). It was very "Annapolish" (yep, made that one up) and pretentious in a way that only Annapolis can pull off while poking fun at themselves.
There really isn't much else to say that Rob didn't already cover, so I'll just post some pictures. I find that's what keeps me popular. ;-)


This is us before we left with our SO photogenic pup.


You may have to maximize this pic to get the full effect. But the "Johnnies" are the guys in old shoes, tight jeans and "Bud" T-shirts carrying beer bottles and cigarettes all over the match. The Naval Academy are in their dress whites and letterman sweaters. (I might add it was EASILY 80 degrees).

I don't know why you say good-bye I say HELLO!

This news is almost a week old, but here it is. On Saturday we said goodbye to our old pal, the Jeep. While we loved it (it was the car Rob picked me up on for our first date) it got to the point where it needed more work than the Kelly Blue Book said it was worth... and you did start to get the feeling you were taking your life into your hands when riding in it. (Just ask Karen and Eric circa de last year's baseball game).
Anyway, we were feeling kind of nostalgic saying goodbye until we laid our eyes on this puppy....

BAM
This is the New, 2007 Nissan Xterra. (We know a guy who knows a guy who got us a SWEET deal). Everything about this SUV Rocks the house! We've spent the last week creating errands to complete, short of bringing the groceries home item by item. If you need one of us, don't even bother with the house phone. We're out on the road enjoying that "new car smell".
Peace Out.

Gatsby, Wickets and Champagne

So this Saturday holds in store the perennial grudge match between St. John's College and the U.S. Naval Academy in that most violent and physical of sports: Croquet. It's kind of an Annapolis tradition - the Mids turn out to face the Johnnies every year on the great lawn on St John' campus amidst a sea of Annapolis' landed gentry, many of whom show up in 1920's suits or flapper dresses and hats in true "lawn party" fashion (though formal attire is by no means required). The champagne corks pop and the picnics and strawberries come out at 1pm (and the game starts as well, though for many it's an afterthought) and the party goes well into the night, this year with a encore of Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" (You'll know it as the basis for the musical My Fair Lady) put on by St. John's Theater Troupe. For the more "cotillionesque" crowd, there's a formal dance later in the evening, and much celebrating through the wee hours thereafter. Oh, and I nearly forgot to mention...it's all free. Well, you bring the food and drink, they supply the croquet and silliness.

Ok people, really this is a lot more fun than it sounds. The event is covered yearly by Sports Illustrated and GQ among others, who knows who you'll see there. The Johnnies show up every year in a new uniform (last year it was a team rendition of Napoleon Dynamite, repleat with Vote For Pedro picketers on the sidelines), and, when in dire need, they even bring out a "croquet mistress" with a tray of drinks to distract the attentions of their opponents, the all-too-straight-laced Naval Academy Midshipmen. Coolers of Red Stripe and Miller Lite are ubiquitous, as is general mirth and Big Band style music.

Elle and I will be there on Saturday afternoon, champagne, beer, strawberries and pic-a-nic basket in hand. All are welcome to join...the more the merrier. Give us a shout if you're up for it!

Here are some directions, info, et al.

Is That a Laser in Your Eye or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

So, due to some schedule openings, Danielle had her Lasik surgery this morning and is doing just fine (as if there was a doubt). I'll let her tell you about it in a later post, but suffice to say, the procedure went well, and her vision was taking drastic leaps of improvement on the drive home from Annapolis. She's taking her mandatory 3 hour "post-op nap" at the moment, but stay tuned people! Harrowing tales of scalpels, lasers and smallish, friendly Indian (dot not feather) doctors ahead!



A photo of our patient and her new, stylish eye protection.

Speechless...

Thoughts and Prayers go out to those who are friends and family to the victims at VA Tech.

This is why I'm hot

Aaaaand we're back.

Hope you guys had a fantastic Easter. We definitely did. We had some neighbors over for dinner and then went to the evening service at our church. Pretty sweet.

In other news, has anyone out there had lasik eye surgery? (I'm not even sure I'm spelling that correctly). After 15 years of contacts I've decided to give it a shot. Okay, actually ROB was the one who thought of it. I'm going in for a consultation on Friday. Am I scared? Um, yes. They stick a LASER in your EYE, people! I have to wear my glasses for three days before I even go in for the check up though. Yes, it's the return of "Librarian Danielle". For a limited time only!

Yep. This is why I'm hot.

P.S. Johnnie Avocado, I've been trying to comment on you for WEEKS now. Something's up with your word verification. Just didn't want you thinkin' we don't care!

REAL MEN WEAR CROCS

K, can I just say how funny I think it is that every guy who reads our webpage has gone from being terrified that Rob would get hurt in Iraq to being terrified that Rob would buy Crocs?! Hahaha. Anyway, no worries, boys, there are no Crocs in our household. I kinda wish there were now though.
Rob is currently driving back up to Maryland for two weeks of leave (YES!!!) and I came home from work early to monitor the installation of our new dishwasher. You know you're getting old when you're excited about a new kitchen appliance. (can I get an "Amen"?) Yeah, stay tuned...we have our eyes on a storm door down at Lowe's too. (ooohhhhh, ahhhhhh!)

Wanted: Desk Job, Lunch Box, Normal Life

Hey everybody! So wow...it's great to be home. No matter how full of preservatives, meaningless news headlines, overpriced real estate and ridiculous reality TV America gets, I'd still rather live here than anywhere else. Still getting used to some things (like driving...for some reason I now think it's normal to drive about 15 mph under the speed limit, much to Danielle's chagrin)...meeting some new people (apparently I now have a new younger brother and sister a few doors down), and finding out that the real world really doesn't stop the day I check out of the east coast for a few months: The other night Danielle and some friends suggested that we all get together and watch the movie "Children of Men." My response was akin to "which movie theater are we going to?! That sounds great!" - not realizing that the flick had come out on DVD a while ago...and we were just going next door to watch it on my neighbor's bigscreen TV. Some things don't change though, like the traffic on the Woodrow Wilson bridge...of all the deployments I've come back from, this return home brought me the closest to 'snapping' as I sat in gridlock traffic on I-495. Good times.

The future for the Townleys is still somewhat cloudy as far as job prospects go for me...I've been asked to come up and work with a research group in N. Va until I get out of the service this coming winter...now the only trick is getting that idea past my boss in NC. Keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer people, I'm going to need all the help I can get.

Other than that, my stupendous wife and I went through my sadly outdated wardrobe today and threw out everything that was more than 3 years old (which left my side of the closet rather bare), after which she took me out to play dress up at the mall. Somewhere in between trying on some new Crocs and the blaring music inside Hollister, Danielle and I were offered a modeling job by some crazy manager who refused to take no for an answer, even after we told him that we have "real jobs"...I figure if we lose our office jobs maybe we can stand around at the mall and make faces in designer clothing for 7 dollars an hour.

To all you folks who sent care packages, left messages, said prayers, mailed holiday cards, helped move our house all over the east coast, and otherwise generally opened your hearts and homes to us Townleys while I was gone, thank you. Your support of our family over the last few months meant the world to both of us, I hope we can repay all your kindness now that we'll not be doing this deployment nonsense anymore.

Stay tuned for the next chapter everybody...it's called "The Townleys settle down and start a family." Valentine's Day in Ethiopia's got nothing on this one, people! Promise!

ROB IS IN DA HOUSE!

So, we're back together!!! I went to get Rob on Friday morning. After a 7 hour drive (including several wrong turns) I arrived in Lejeune, hung out with Jay, and then finally, FINALLY the boys came home!!!!

yeah, that would be me and MY boy.

We went to Wilmington for the night where we stayed in what Rob would call a "Crazy nice" B&B. The Camellia Cottage- which is owned by Paula (x-pastry chef) and her husband, Steve. Yeah. If we ever have to stay in Wilmington again, we're going back there. We even had a THREE COURSE breafkast.




And after what felt like 7 years of driving and traffic, we arrived back at the Townley Base where our friends hung signs all over our house (and Jeep) welcoming Rob home.


Thanks again for all the well wishes, and I promise to get (re: force) Rob to update you all as soon as he adjusts back to Maryland time.

T minus 24 HOURS!!!

Okay, seriously, HOW EXCITED ARE YOU?!?! Rob comes home TOMORROW!!!
My boss, Tom, actually sent me home from work around 11am. He said I'm not "here" anyway, so I might as well go get stuff done. (He's the best boss ever). But I did make it through all three of those meetings that I had. (Not that I added any value. I mostly did a lot of smiling and nodding.) Eh, WHATEVER!

So I'll be in the car tomorrow from around 10am until 5pm in case you wanna chat. Don't call after 5. I mean, we love you guys and all, but seriously...you'll only get as close as "This is Danielle, leave a message". (I don't leave the "wait for the beep" instructions... I kinda feel like we all got the hang of it after 20 years of answering machines).

Anyways, I'm off! Have a great weekend, I know we will!!!

72 hours....and counting!

Okay guys, we are rolling in on the FINAL COUNTDOWN! Three more days!!! We have to stay in NC for the night, so this year we've finally gotten smart and opted for a Bed and Breakfast out of town instead of staying in one of the smokey, overpriced hotels in Jacksonville. (We've literally stayed in EVERY hotel there, so trust me when I say they all suck).

Work is a joke this week. Tom (my boss) said he's pretty much expecting me to be here "in body, not in mind" which is...well, accurate. Especially with EVERYONE coming by and asking me what the countdown is. People keep asking me if I'm excited. No offense, but SERIOUSLY? My husband, whom I haven't seen in five months, is on his way home and you're wondering am I excited? Let's go with "yes. just a tad."
I'm focusing more than I thought I'd be able to, but for some reason around the last half hour of work each day I'm completley useless. I'm doing the "cheesy smile" thing that I normally make fun of other people for. Yeah, it's a great look for me. Wednesday and Thursday should be fun though... I have three long meetings to participate in and I think when they ask to see my 'notes', they're not going to be talking about the ones that say "I heart Rob" all over the back of my Social Studies book.

SIX MORE DAYS

Okay, so I'm sure you're all tired of the surveys by now, but I am so excited that Rob comes home IN SIX DAYS that I can't think of much else to write about... so I figured you'd prefer this over "I heart Rob" written over and over. I went through and randomly deleted some questions...cause there were A LOT. But I'm too lazy to renumber. So enjoy.

Seriously, SIX MORE DAYS!


1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? Screw it, it's Saturday.
3. What's a word that rhymes with DOOR? Floor. (and seriously? are we auditioning for Dr. Seusse?)
4. Favorite planet? Not Pluto. Underachiever.
6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? I think I love you- the Partidge Family. (c'mon, you know it's funny)
8. Do you label yourself? What like prep or grunge or something? No. I'm 27.
9. Name the brand of the shoes you're currently wearing: I'm barefoot.
10. Bright or Dark Room? It depends on what the room is for.... are we eating breakfast or developing film?
11. Why is there always a missing question? Better yet, why does someone always skip a question and then point it out?
12. What does your watch look like? Like an amazing husband went WAY overboard for my birthday this year.
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell phone say? "my friend Melissa telling me they had their baby!
15. Where is your nearest 7-11? Somewhere on 3 but they sold me a gallon of sour milk once and refused to let me return it. (I know!)
16. What's a word that you say a lot? How about a phrase? "I'm just sayin'"
17. Who told you he/she loved you last? my husband. he's so hot. (I'm just sayin'.)
18. Last furry thing you touched? Old cheese I left in the fridge. I'm kidding!!! Scout.
20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? Every so often I find one. I'm sure they're from high school or maybe college. One day I'll get around to it...
21. Favorite age you have been so far? 26. Although 27 ain't half bad.
22. Your worst enemy? Ummmm Satan? (hey, you said YOUR WORST ENEMY)
23. What is your current desktop picture? Mr. and Mrs. Potownley Head. (just until I get updated pics of the REAL Townleys!)
24. What was the last thing you said to someone? "Happy 'last night' in Fallujah!"
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly, what would it be? Duh, I'd be able to fly and then CHARGE people a million dollars to see me do it.
26. Do you like someone? I like most people.
30. Where did you live in 1987? Beaconsfield, England (also the reason I can no longer donate blood...stupid mad cow disease)
31. Are you jealous of anyone? Not really. I can't think of anyone I'd want to "switch" with.
32. Is anyone jealous of you? I have no idea. I never really thought about that...until now...thanks a lot.
34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Put more money in. Yep, I'm a trained monkey.
35. Do you consider yourself kind? I consider myself thoughtful. I'm not sure if there's a difference.
37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be? Ahmaric. I really enjoyed learning little parts of it in Ethiopia last year.
38. Would you move for the person you loved? Hahaha, catch up on my blog.
39. Are you touchy-feely? Yep. People need hugs.
40. What's your life motto? Oh so many to choose from. I like Mother Theresa
"No one will remember tomorrow the good you do today. Do good anyway."
41. Name three things you have on you at all times: Cell phone, lipstick, car keys.
44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it? Last month. I'm a big believer in "real" mail.
45. Can you change the oil on a car? I can't even CHECK the oil in my car.
46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her? He lives in Hawaii
47. How far back do you know your ancestry? Pretty far I guess. Baba and Deda are all over it.
48. The last time you dressed up? Every day for work? The 500 weddings we went to last summer.
50. Have you ever been burned by love? Yeah. life's fun like that.
51. Do you have a crush on any bloggers? hahaha, seriously? No. Can't even imagine. "I love your font..wanna chat sometime?"
52. Where would you like to live? I don't know. Don't want to stay in MD forever though.

Time keeps tickin' away

So. According to the USMC, at 6pm on March 30th I will be in Jacksonville, NC with my arms around the most important person in my world. (!!!) I. can't. wait.
We're still working on getting Rob moved up to MD permanently (imagine that? A married couple that LIVES together?!?! Madness).

Speaking of the time...
Today we say goodbye to my old friend; my alarm clock. I got it for Christmas in 1988 (yes, you read that correctly. I was 8) and it's gone literally everywhere with me since then. It was pink and purple (currently grey and light grey) and it's covered in sparkly stickers of butterflies, hearts, and other Lisa Frank stuff.

Rob hates it.
Well, "hate" is a strong word...

Anyway, because I apparently take after my father, I refuse to get rid of or replace anything that still works. Plus (and I know this makes me sound 80 years old) I like that I know how everything works on my clock. (i.e. where the snooze button is). But in the last two weeks, my beloved clock has stopped picking up radio signals altogether. So now I just wake up to that fabulous 'no signal' sound: "KKKSSSSCCCCHHHHH".
Yeah. Today is new clock day. (And it's all black and masculine, honey). :-)

TWO MORE WEEKS

I would love for someone to explain to me what is going on with our weather. On Tuesday, my friend Jenn and I actually had dinner on our deck because it was SO nice outside. Friday night I'm driving home in what appears to be an ice storm. This makes absolutely no sense.
I've got a packed Saturday ahead of me so you guys talk amongst yourselves today. Adios.

Sad Kukich/Townleys

In depressing news, Laura and I went back to our hometown this weekend. The Kukich Family Dog, Casey, was put down after 15 long years. I know it sounds hokey, but it really is like losing a family member. We're all bummed, to put it lightly. Anyway, so this is the earliest picture I could find of her- it's from my 8th grade year. (That's right, I scrapbooked even back in the day). This is our girl

Mercury Rising

Soooo.... My thermostat says it's 70 degrees, I have a fire going, I'm wearing sweats, I have two blankets and I'm still freezing.
Yeah...survey says "Danielle Is Sick".
My good friend Jessica brought over a thermometer to check my temp. Did you know if you drop those, they break? Oh yes, my friends, into tiny little pieces. Two minutes (and a phone call to the poison control center) later we're cleaning Mercury off my floor and opening all the windows to 'fumigate the house" as ordered by the poison control guy.
....and it's 14 degrees outside.


well, at least now I have a REASON to be cold!

twenty-three!!!

I'm worried that I'm getting sick...i have that "hurts to swallow and talk" sore throat deal going on. I'd like to thank all the people who come to work coughing and sneezing so as not to "waste" ther PTO. Oh, and ENOUGH WITH THE SNOWING ALREADY! Yeah... I'm grumpy pants today.
But the good news is that ROB IS COMING HOME IN 23 DAYS (or less!) I have to say, for a marine in Iraq going on 5 hours of sleep a night, he really knows how to make a girl feel un-lonely (it's not a word. I know). He was on the phone at 3am (his time) last night walking me through the steps of cooking one of the Townley 'staple meals'. There was a lot of "I hear banging, Danielle, what are you banging?" and "Did you wash out the pan? I didn't hear water running"! It was hysterical. We figure if you can still spend quality time together from thousands of miles away - you must be doing something right (even if you burn the hell out of dinner... don't look at me- my dinner ROCKED).

Laura's Birthday!

Oh my goodness I feel OLD. We went out last night for dinner and drinks at Hunan Manor and then bowled until 1am. I remember my early 20's. I could stay out until 3am and still get up for my 8am classes AND make it through soccer practice! What happened to me?! Today I'm exhausted. But seriously, gooooood times!
Laura and Jay DEFINITELY not drinking alcohol....

Me and the Birthday Girl!

This would be Greg in our third game where we decided to bowl for "Style Points"

Aaaaand Pete....

And bowling through eachother's legs... this is about when I started wondering if we'd get kicked out....

Good times, my friends. HAPPY 29TH, SIS!

Pictures of my HUZ!

For those of you who've been asking: Rob is doing great! (30 more days!!!) He's joined a hash house out in Iraq and as usual, everyone loves him. He's been the Hare a few times and earned his "hash name" (which I will not be printing here) Pause: for those of you who are seriously confused, google "hash" or "hashing" and you can read all about it. Our site requires research from time to time. We find it keeps you fresh.
If my ADD doesn't get the best of me, I'll post a picture of him with this entry.

Moving On: Tomorrow is also my sister's 29th birthday (dun Dun DUN!) I'm taking her out bowling with some friends this weekend. You know...if her back doesn't go out on her... I hear that happens to old people. (Zing!) Man I love being a little sister.

Additional Non-related Thoughts By Danielle:
Is anyone else out there still watching Grey's Anatomy? If so...were you secretly hoping that Grey was going to drowned over the past few weeks? No?....oh...me either...
No seriously, I don't mean to sound sadistic, but it is FAKE and I've hit my limit with Meredith's whining. If five minutes could pass on the show where we don't have to hear her go on and on about McDreamy and her relationship problems, well... let's just say it wouldn't be the worst thing. Although it was pretty obvious she would pull through. Otherwise the show would have to change their name to "... Anatomy".

Sorry that reading this entry has been a lot like Channel Surfing... like I said; ADD. ;-)

Mr. and Mrs. Potownley Head

Well it's getting a little warmer and the ice is finally melting. I've been dying to get outside and throw around the frisbee...also possibly take Scout to the dog park so he'll stop following me around the house like "Children of the Corn". The new job is going well and keeping me busy. My office is full of sarcastic people - which is a little sice of heaven for me.
Laura and I have decided it's "Sister Weekend". We just got back from the mall where we purchased Mr. Potato Heads (don't roll your eyes. you know you wish you'd thought of it first).

This is our"loose interpretation" of the Townleys! Love you honey!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wow, so really- this Valentine's Day in no way comes close to last year- but all things considered (Rob being in Iraq) it wasn't so bad. Work was closed, thanks to the crazy ice storm, so Jessica and I spent hours in the new craft room catching up on scrapbooking. Rob sent me flowers (he's my favorite husband ever), and had gourmet meals delivered to our front door- so for dinner I had filet mingon with a salad and a twice baked potato (SERIOUSLY my favorite husband ever). As if that wasn't enough, Josh and Heather (friends of ours) stopped by to give me flowers and chocolates "in lieu of Rob's absence". And later this evening, while watching syndicated television/ talking on the phone with another military wife (strength in numbers, ladies) the Dz's invited me over to watch a movie.

Here I was all prepared to spend today alone - this being the day of LUUUUV - and my friends were all over the place!
You guys are sweet. And as my Spanish candy hearts say (that's right, you can buy them in Spanish now) - TE AMO!

P.S. it's late and I'm sure I spelled everything wrong....yeah, I reeely dont kare.

History Repeats Itself

You might remember Feb 13th of last year when I flew out to see Rob in Africa for Valentine's Day. (Pause: Unless you and your sweetie personally saved the world on Valentine's Day, I still claim that we hold the title for the best one yet). Anyway, while I will not be flying out this year (obviously) the weather catastrophe from last year has reared it's ugly head again. Fortunately this time the only trip I'll be missing out on is to the gym. Cause really... ice+snow = popcorn+movies!

40 days and 40 nights

That's how long we have until Rob comes home.... That's also how long it took God to flood the entire earth. So...yeah.....

I'm hanging out at the casa de Townley today... I've been on a movie-watching heist over the last few days. It got so bad last night that I actually watched "My Girl". I feel like that is a desperate cry for help- or should I say heat. Hibernating in the winter doesn't do it for me.. it needs to warm up outside already.

Baby it's cold outside.

Just thought you guys in the southern part of the US would like to know. As of 4pm in Maryland- it's literally ONE DEGREE outside.


....global warming my a$$.

Fargo. Yeah.

So... yesterday I cleaned our house from top to bottom and decided to do 'dinner and a movie' at home with my dog. I borrowed Fargo from my neighbors (who own every DVD known to man) and proceeded to watch what I THOUGHT was a movie about either a hockey team or sled dogs.

Yeah. Just in case you ever wanted to rent that to watch with your kids, you should know; It ain't about hockey, folks. I'd like to cite the most disturbing point of the movie which involved a human inside of a wood chipper. Yeah, that won't keep you up at night....
I'm going to go rent something a little less depressing, like Titanic.

alright already!

Okay, I'm posting this specifically for someone at work who HOUNDS me daily to post pictures of the craft room... (*ahem*)
I was going to do the whole "before and after" thing... but I can't access the before photos right now (re: I'm too lazy to do that) so here are the 'afters'

Don't think it hasn't dawned on me that it takes a very secure man to let his wife paint a room lavender. :-)
Hope you like it, Honey!

I'm bringing sexy back

Well, as predicted, this past week was NUTS! I was working long hours at the new job because my yearly check-ups (doc, dentist, etc) are all set up for the same time of year so I can get them all over with. But with my job being brand new, I have no PTO saved up, so I've been making up hours like a champion! I have a serious computer tan. (I'm hot like that).
Anyway, glad that's over!
Rob FINALLY got the package that a bunch of us have been working on since November! We made about 5 short videos on DVD (The new macs have a sweet movie editing feature complete with sound track, credits, etc.) and sent them off to him in Iraq. I hadn't mentioned it before because our friends made me swear I'd keep it a surprise. Rob and I are not good at keeping surprises from each other, so this is pretty monumental. If all of the participants consent, maybe we'll post the blooper reel on youtube or something. Stay tuned for that one!
My other project has been our (re: my) craft room- which is finally complete, but I seem to be too busy to take a picture of... I'll work on that this weekend.
The only other news I have is that Rob comes home in roughly 48 MORE DAYS! Or, as Rob puts it; "NEXT MONTH! (there's a chance we're already getting excited about that one).

And in the morning? I'm making Waffles!

Today is my buddy, Jenn's WEDDING DAY! (CONGRATS YOU GUYS!) In our excitement for our friends, Rob and I decided to comply with their "no wedding gifts, please" request and simply get them a "Happy National January 28th!" gift. (It's legit. I looked it up). Anyway, we decided on the waring pro waffle maker. My uncle bought us one on our wedding day and we use it almost every weekend. We've been buying them for people's weddings ever since. So I brought it over this morning because I knew they had a ton of family over and may need some "breakfast help".
I got my huge box out of the car, went inside to say hi and found them already eating breakfast....more specifically, eating WAFFLES. (dun Dun DUN!). Awk.Ward.
Actually I have a history of buying people stuff they already have. Call it a "gift". (get it? gift? I'm so good.)
So, back to the drawing board for the Townleys...

In other news, Rob is doing really well. We have something like 50 days left until he comes home! (!!!!!) And in case you weren't aware, we are closing in on the FINAL YEAR of his enlistment! (Party at our house). So yeah, 2007 is looking good here in Townley-land. Okay. Tomorrow is Monday and if this week is anything like last week- I'll see you guys on Saturday.

Spin it

Well THAT week went by fast! Dude. I'm not even sure I was in it!
In an effort NOT to simply donate $35 a month to Gold's Gym, I'm getting back on track with showing up for work outs. I know it sounds crazy, but when I was home all day, I just couldn't seem to make time to go- but after a ten hour work day when I'm dog tired, for some reason it's surprisingly appealing. Anyway, so I started with a spinning class the other day. (Spinning = stationary bike work out). And someone must have left out the OH SO IMPORTANT sidenote that the (drill) instructor who teaches it thinks we're training for the Tour de France. By then end of the class all I could say was "I...want...my....mom". After class the instructor encouraged us all to be sure to show up on Sunday for her TWO HOUR CLASS. (riiiiight, that'll happen). I haven't really felt comfortable sitting since then, but I'm told the bruising will subside.

Last Call for Twenty-Six...

I'm turning 27 in exactly an hour and a half.
For some reason this year feels 'old' to me. (I know that half of my you would love to reach through the computer and strangle me for that one. Whatever. I get to say what I want. I'm the Birthday Girl).
My (insert 100 complimentary adjectives here) husband sent me a bouquet of my favorite flowers today. He's also informed me that I can turn 26 again this year if I want to. (Seriously ladies, if there's a better man out there, I have yet to meet him). But I'm still having issues... wait till I hit 30. I'm gonna be a mess!
Anyway, hopefully Robin Hamilton will be here next year- but in the mean time, I had a great time shopping at IKEA today with Jenn and then coming home to hang out with some close friends and fam. Thanks guys! One day soon we can play games with EVEN teams! Until then... I'll be the third, fifth, or eleventh wheel any time. :-)

It's gettin' hot in here...

Well $130 later, the NEW heat guys (who showed up on time and everything!) I hired managed to FLIP THE SWITCH that the previous guy turned off- which was keeping my house at a cool 45 degrees. Seriously though, with the weather we're having - you just can't put a price on being able to walk around the house in a t-shirt and shorts PRETENDING it's summer time. Ahhhh.

We are SOOO original!

Okay, this picture is from our big ultimate Frisbee excursion last Saturday. I hocked it from Jessi's blog though, so to see others you'll have to visit her site (and believe me, they only get better). I love days when I get to be a kid.

Honey, we totally missed you!

Oh, and it's official: No Heat. The "Heat Guy" is coming out to see me this morning.

'Sup.

Sorry if I've been giving you all abandonment issues with my absence lately. Things have been a little crazy with the variable hotel I seem to be running out of our house! This weekend in addition to my new company's Holiday Dinner, I got a visit from college buddy, Katie.
First of all, I have to give the new company some props. We ate at Roy's in Baltimore. Last year when they ate at Roy's, John Travolta had flown in JUST to have dinner there. Yeah, it's crazy nice.
The job is going really well (thanks everyone who's been asking!) Rob surprised me with an "early birthday/congrats on the new job" gift last week- which has basically put him in the Husband Hall of Fame. And I'm not sure if I mentioned this 100 times yet, but we're finally officially PAST the halfway point in Rob's deployment! (This is also beneficial because after three years of deployments, my creative care package ideas are growing sparse).
Right, as I was saying, Katie came up this weekend and we repainted one of the bedrooms (cough*craft room*cough) lavender and chocolate. It turned out really well, but still needs some curtains, etc. Which is also why I'm not putting up pictures yet. If I've learned anything from blogging, it's that you guys are a tough crowd! I'll get them up soon, though.

In closing, I'm not sure if the heat is "still" not working because it's been HOT here lately... but don't worry, I'll be sure to let you know this weekend when the temp drops about 30 degrees.

Angry Home Ownership Words.

Today's topic comes from the book I'm going to write some day on Home Ownership. (Look for it in the "Horror" section).
You and Your Heat: a Love/Hate Relationship.

The day we moved out of our home back in July- we had a brand new water heater installed for our tenants. (For you renters out there, that's a $900 investment). The day we moved back in three months later, I discovered we had no hot water. (This has cost me another $200 to "re-fix").

I came home from work on Monday and my fireplace was on. (it's gas). Just decided to turn on. "Welcome home, Danielle".

The clencher was last night. It was 35 degrees outside and 35 degrees INSIDE. Why?Because Now we have NO heat. The heat kicks in and turns on- but it's blowing cold air (that was a fun surprise). I'm currently writing this to you in flannel pants, socks, shoes, longsleeve shirt and sweatshirt and I'm still FREEZING. (and slightly pissed off).

How is it that everything in my house has managed to break in the three months we were gone?
At this point I have no idea if our house just sucks, renters went at the pipes with sledghammers, or our plumber is lying to us and actually did break everything. My 8-Ball keeps telling me to "Ask Again Later".

Growl.

Back in the saddle again

Man I love my friends. Thanks for all the phone calls, text messages, and emails you guys! I thought today would be kind of anti-climatic because I'd be coming home from my first day of work (in forever!) and no one would be home to hear about it. But in addition to the fact that Rob called me before AND after work today - you guys were all over the place. I even had two "wake up" calls just in case I overslept.
The only negative response I got was from the dog. (ironic?) I think Scout was a little miffed with me leaving him home alone for more than an hour at a time. I came home this evening and he was acting like what we like to call "Captian Angry-Pants".

Also, today was the end of an era. My cellphone, which most of you have become very familiar with the inner workings of- has been REPLACED! (finally!) I now own a dependable cellphone that I don't have to recharge IN THE CAR. It takes pictures, movies, plays music, and probably cooks and does my laundry. Yeah. It's amazing.
The old cellphone will be donated to a museum. I'm pretty sure it's the oldest one on record in the US.

And I thought I'd never use high school algebra

Your dog can consume up to 250mg of theobromine per kg (of their body wieght) and survive.
Why do I know this? Because I came home and found our darling little mutt had actually dug to the bottom of a massive gift bag, pulled out a GIFT WRAPPED bar of Hershey's Dark Chocolate (My Grandma had meant for Rob) and strived to achieve the following result:


He ate the equivalent of THREE human-sized servings of chocolate. (Must take after me!)
I spent the next 30 minutes (after controlling my anger) on the phone with my vet, the center for poison control, the animal center for poison control, and finally on the internet. Everyone seemed to know that chocolate can kill a dog. It eats through their liver.(For future reference, dark chocolate and bitter cooking chocolate are a lot more toxic than milk chocolate.) But no one knew how much specifically. The animal center for poison control won't even speak with you until you pay them $55 over the phone with your credit card. But by that time I found enough information on the internet to help me out.
Then it was like high school math was back- with the added pressure of life or death.
A dog can consume up to 250mg of theobromine per kg and survive. Scout weighs 29 pounds.
If dark chocolate contains 450mg of theobromine per ounce, and Scout eats 90 grams of chocolate, will Scout survive?
(It's a reallllly good thing my friend Shari was here because I suck at math.)

The answer is yes. He's fine. A "little" hyper last night (he was literally sprinting through the house until around 3am) but seems to be okay today. Never a dull moment with the Townley family.

P.S. it's BEAUTIFUL outside today and a bunch of us are playing ultimate frisbee around 1pm. if you're in the area and you want to come, please consider yourself invited!

Workin' for the Man

So, I am officially shouting from the rooftops that I START MY JOB ON MONDAY!
As you may know, it's been a few weeks since they hired me, but with the holidays, etc. all the hoops that needed to be jumped through were impossible because everyone went on vacation. For like, ever. Anyway so you may need to find some other website to brighten up your Monday morning because I'll be getting spun up on all the new and interesting things I've missed out on over the last four months of unemployment. (woohoo!)

Yesterday I got the monthly newsletter from Rob's commander (or whatever he's called). They send these out to us poor, lonely housewives every month to tell us how great the Marines are and basically how we should all get pregnant and raise sons that will one day be part of The Few, The Proud. They probably figure that if they time it right, Rob will retire and little Johnny Townley will be old enough to replace his Dad in Iraq. (Nice HR move. Not so much for this family).
Anyway, according to Captian America, Rob is almost at the halfway point in his deployment. Yeah... not buying that one. Officially, yes, I see that it's the half way point. (Danielle can add). HOWEVER, after a few deployments, you start to realize that about 3 weeks before Rob comes home they will magically extend him for another 45 days or so. (I'm convinced they say "days" because it sounds better than "6 more weeks" or "a month and a half"). Don't get me wrong, I would LOVE to be proved wrong by the USMC and have Rob show up sometime in mid-March, but it would definitely be a first for these guys.
This Marine wife thing, it's SO glamorous.

I meant to post this yesterday...

Today I had the neighbors over for breakfast at the Townley household. Josh brought his own cereal and I'm still scratching my head to figure out if he just reallllly wanted cereal, or doesn't trust my cooking...hmmm. (I swear, I'm improving!)
The other Dziurdzy and the Greivell's threw caution to the wind and dug into my amazing spread of eggs and toast. (That's right, I'm classy). This morning it was decided that the goal for the new year is that between the three houses, we will lose the weight of an entire person. I'm hoping they are referring to a rather small person...like maybe a six year old. Because not one of us can stand to lose enough to equal even a quarter of a grown person's body weight - and the last time I checked, I think Rob is actually trying to GAIN weight (There's one in every bunch). Anyway, I'm thinking the idea may need some more thought. Like maybe our goal could be to run a 10k together or something....
I was then called by Jenn and Rob who informed me I was going to see a movie with them. We saw The Good Shepherd. Great movie. If you plan to see it in the theater, there are three things you should know ahead of time:
1.) The movie is easily two hours
2.) You can not afford to miss 5 minutes for a bathroom break
3.) The movie is EASILY two hours.
Yeah. so try to keep the liquids to a minimum, people. Ahhh, good times.