Too cool not to
Gettin’ Google-y with it
Na na na na na-na na… Yeah, guess it’s pretty hard to type out song lyrics when they only consist of 2 letters, but sing that to the tune of the refrain in “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” and I think you’ll get the idea.
Aaanyway… Yesterday I bit the bullet and created a Google+ page for this here blog. Anyone want to come play? It’s great! We’ve got circles and +s and streams and… well just come see for yourself. Here’s the jump off: ScooterMarie
Um, SM, why have you jumped on the Google+ train, yet you haven’t even created a Facebook page for your blog yet? Good question, my friend. See here’s the sitch… When I first started blogging, I was doing it fairly anonymously, and didn’t want to link up my blog with my Facebook profile. Yeah, I didn’t realize I could just create a separate FB page specifically for the blog without linking it to my personal page. Stop laughing, I’m still new to all this social media jazz.
So are you going to create a FB page for ScooterMarie? Well, I don’t know. I guess it depends on if I can cajole y’all into putting my Google+ page into your fantastically awesome circles or not. (don’t have any circles yet? well just let me know and i’ll send out some Google+ invites. it’ll be a party!) I know FB is still the big medium of choice, but word on the street is Google+ is out to be #1. Numero uno. The big cheese.
So please, come on over and play! You can also click on that g+ button up in my header to find me. I’ll be over there waiting for you! Did I mention I brought a couple 6-packs and snacks? Who doesn’t like beer and snacks in the morning? Gheesh.
I’m crazy pumpkin head – give me some candy!
Unlike my husband, who holds this as his favorite holiday, I’ve never really been a big Halloween fan. Maybe it’s because I’m extremely uncreative (if that’s a word) and can never think up nor really feel like putting together a good costume, whereas he is the master. I mean, I always liked Halloween parties in school and stuff, and admire people who go all out on the decorations. You know, dry ice for scary smoke; bowls of jello, spaghetti, and grapes to represent various guts and body parts; robotic mummies and witches all over the place to bend over or jump out and scare you at just the right moment; spooky music. It’s just never been my thing to try and set up all that paraphernalia.
I’m more the simple pumpkins and mums on the front porch type. And although I’m the biggest wimp on the planet, I will admit that even I do like a really good, seriously frightening horror movie this time of the year. As long as there’s someone sitting next to me into whose lap I can jump, or a giant blanket under which to hide myself at the really terrifying parts, that is.
Carving pumpkins has never been the highlight of my year either, as I hate grabbing through all the innards and usually just go with a traditional smiling jack-o-lantern face. This year, however, I decided to spice things up a bit with the carving. We had a couple carving kits leftover from years past that I busted out last night, and we now have some pretty sweet-looking pumpkins on our front steps. And no, I didn’t suddenly get all artistically talented or anything; they were stencils. R did do D’s free-hand, though. See, I told you he’s the creative one in this family.
Didn’t they turn out great? It only took a couple hours to get them all finished because I had to give D a bath in the middle and then her incoming molar caused a scene at bedtime, but I’d say it was worth it. I did enjoy seeing D playing with her pumpkin this year, so that got me a little more in the Halloween spirit. And instead of real candles, this year we’re using little flickering pumpkin lights so we don’t have to worry about them constantly blowing out. Geniuses at work, I tell ya.
Happy Halloween!
I’m in love
I was selfish, and it was glorious
After last week’s less-than-stellar performance on the record books, I decided I needed a treat. You know, some “me” time, some time to not have to think about anything, some time to relax, some time to not have to clean up a mess or sweep up a pile of crap. In other words, out of the house by myself.
So what did I do? I booked a Great Lakes hot stone massage at the Kohler Waters Spa. Go big, or go home, my friends. R’s mom had given me a gift card to the spa for Christmas last year, and I hadn’t made time for yet. So I thought what better way to do a me day than at the spa? And not just any spa – KOHLER! For those of you who haven’t been there, it is magnificent. You wouldn’t think a tiny town in east central Wisconsin would have a beautiful spa facility, but oh, it does. Kohler boasts a whole host of top-rate hotels, restaurants, golf courses, and of course, this spa. Check them all out here if you’d like to do a little pining.
Yes, it’s an hour away, and yes, it’s ridiculously expensive, but that’s why I ask for gift cards to the place whenever someone needs gift ideas. Duh. It is the ultimate. I arrived an hour before my appointment so I could take full advantage of the place. I was paying a $40 usage fee after all, so you’re damn right I was gonna get my money’s worth! We’re talking a rooftop whirlpool lounge with a fireplace – check. A deep, cold plunge pool followed by a soak in another hot whirlpool – check. My incredible hot stone massage – check. And obviously Kohler rain showers to freshen up afterward – check. That is my kind of heaven.
I got to read my 4 week backlog of People magazines without interruption; I got to listen to my choice on the radio on the way up and back with the speakers as loud as I wanted (a little Adele and hip-hop, both of which are rarely on with r in the car); and I got to feel a whole lotta pent-up stress wash away. It was perfect, and just what I needed. Of course I had to clean up the messes that awaited me as soon as I got home, but it was fun while it lasted.
Then yesterday I had a mini-continuation of my self-centered glory when I took an almost hour and a half nap, smack dab in the middle of the day! What?? I never get to do that. We went out for brunch, and D was ready to conk out when we got home. So instead of cleaning up or reading or messing around on the computer while she was asleep as I usually do, I dozed out in the sun for about 20 minutes then headed into bed to sleep for another hour. Now THAT’S what I’m talkin’ about!
So yeah, I was a little selfish with my time this weekend, but it was absolutely worth it. It was so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend doing the same. (my own little adaptation of an awesome line from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. love that movie!)
All jumbly
Unfortunately I don’t have a nice coherent, witty, intriguing, clever, or even very informative post for you today, so for that I apologize. I’ve been really busy this week wading through more social media waters and trying to better find my place in this bloggy-blog world, and it seems all my great ideas for posts have escaped me. All these awesome thoughts I have keep getting all jumbled up in my head and I can’t seem to get a good paragraph started with them. Even the notes I’ve jotted down for topics seem dull and mundane, so I’m skipping them until I can dress things up a little better for you.
BUT!
This is going to be a very exciting weekend in a total non-blogging way. Have y’all checked out our home sports teams lately?? Dudes! The Badgers play Nebraska at Camp Randall tomorrow night in Nebraska’s first Big Ten game ever. They’re currently ranked #8 and we’re ranked #7. And we’re going!!!! Oooohh yeah, I can’t wait to jump around in that stadium.** I seriously think the place might fall down. I’ve heard estimates that Madison is expecting close to 20,000 Nebraska fans without tickets! Not to mention however many of them will actually be attending the game. Oh man, I’m getting excitement butterflies just thinking about it. Go Badgers!
And…
The Brewers are in the playoffs! Woo hoo!!! The last time they made it was in 2008, and those were 2 of the most fun and electrifying sporting events I have ever attended. You could literally feel the excitement crawling through the crowd, and the stadium was alive with energy. Unfortunately we’ll have to catch this weekend’s baseball games on TV instead of being there live and in person, but that’s ok. I’m sure the vibes will easily reach into our living room as we cheer them on against the Diamondbacks.** Go Brewers!
The Packers are doing well too, but they beat my Bears last weekend so I don’t really care about them right now.
Oh, and tomorrow’s also the first day of October. Not exactly an earth-shattering announcement, but something of note nonetheless.
Have a great weekend, everyone! Hopefully I’ll be able to get my shit back together and have some engaging content for you next week. Until then…
**edit: so when i wrote this, i thought we were going to madison for the badgers game, but there were about 4 last-minute changes of plans. we’re now going to both brewers games this weekend instead. wowzers!
‘Tis the season!
For one of my favorites…
Yes, I’ve been playing around with Instagram again. So sue me; it’s fun!