I hate it when this happens...

I went to the grocery store to get a couple things for the chicken pot pie I am making for dinner. (I have never made one before, so I am really hoping it turns out!). I needed 2 things. Almost an hour and $40 later, I put my bags of groceries in the car! How does "get onion and green pepper" turn into $40 worth of groceries? The clincher came when I unpacked the groceries and realized I had forgot to get the green pepper! I think I better send Husband to get it. It's apparent I can't be trusted!

I won! I won! I W-O-N!!

I have played countless games of Monopoly in my life, and as far as I can recall, I have won exactly one time. It was about 12 years ago, and I was playing with my dear friends, the Gatz family from Winnipeg, MB. I remember being in utter shock when I won. Since that day, I have continued to play, but winning was always eluded me. I have even lost to children as young as 8! Yesterday everything changed! Husband and I settled in for a nice quiet Sunday afternoon of playing Canada-opoly (which was Christmas present a couple of years ago from my sister and brother-in-law. I have no idea where they got it, but we love it). Just as a side-note, playing monopoly with two people is not nearly as fun. (note to self: find some friends already!). As the game progressed, Husband's money pile got smaller and smaller. I built log cabins and ski chalets. Husband mortgaged properties to pay rent. I kept building and raking in the dough. And, finally, after exhausting all options to try to pay an insane amount of rent, Husband conceded defeat! I had won at Monopoly! Of course, I couldn't let a moment like that pass me by and I became the gloating winner. But hey! I think I have a right to gloat! It's not every day I win at Monopoly!

The world according to my husband

Driving today in typical city traffic, Husband was getting annoyed with all the stupid drivers on the road. After awhile, he turned to me and said "I think there is something to that new NBC show, The Kings. The United States would be much better as a monarchy, especially if I was king." Let's hope that never happens!

The Texas Sky

One of the things I love about living in Texas is the sky. After living in New England for 5 years, I forgot what the sky looked like. Here I am reminded every day of the beauty of the sky. Some evenings, I sit on our balcony and watch the sun make it's way across the Texas sky on it's way to setting for the night. The sunsets here are beautiful. I am pretty sure the sunrises are just as beautiful, but I doubt I'll ever be up early enough to see one!