These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...

I love Fridays, I really do. I'm working today, but it's ok because there isn't really much to do.

In honor of my good mood I thought I'd share with you a few of my favorite things.

I was at the thrift store the other day and found a few of the Little House Books. I would have bought them, but I already own them. They just happen not to be with me in Italy. My mom used to read these books to me and I LOVED them. Farmer Boy and On the Banks of Plum Creek are my two faves.



I found this dress at Old Navy and I can't wait to buy it. Just have to wait to until the next payday.



My dear husband is cooking pot roast this weekend. I am very excited about this. Last time he made roast I ate a huge amount of it. Tonight we are having mushroom burgers and fried potatoes.



This is one of three pairs of shoes I got in from Target yesterday. The reviews for these shoes were good and they were on clearance, so I figured why not. Can I just say they are awesome? For such high heels they are very cushy and comfortable. I'm kind of regretting not ordering them in different colors!

Yeah...You Don't Really Know My Educational Background

First of all I'd just like to say this is a small vent so please be prepared.

In general I really enjoy being a military spouse. I like the benefits, I like the experiences for travel and meeting new people.

I do not like it when people assume that you have little to no education because you are a military spouse.

As some background to this vent, we hired two new people at the USO. One is the director who I really get along with and the other was the operations manager or basically an assistant manager. Both are women and the latter was someone who talks all the time and really won't stop and you kind of just have to fake laugh or agree and hope she leaves. You've met people like that right? Anyway...after a disasturous first week the assistant manager gets fired on Tuesday. The manager had asked me to be a witness so that later the girl being fired couldn't alledge anything wrong had been done during the firing. It was extremely uncomfortable to say the least.

Anyway...yesterday an email comes in from the girl who was fired and she goes on and on about how she was more qualified for the director's job than the woman who got it and she was angry about how I, a subordinate, was witness to her firing. Then she got on her high horse about how she was taking Masters classes and blah blah blah.

Ok...first of all, you don't know my or anyone else who works there's educational background and for you to assume you were above cleaning the USO because of the fact you've taken Masters classes lets me know truly how stupid you really are. Lastly do NOT assume that because I'm working a part-time job that it means I have no education. I have a Bachelors thankyouverymuch and when I'm good and ready will work on my Masters. I highly doubt after speaking with you that you are more intelligent than me. So stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

Geeze people....me working a part-time job is part of being a military spouse. We make sacrafices and I would think someone who is a military spouse herself would get that.

Rant over!

This Is My Life

Today I did my first Crossfit workout, I needed to switch up my workout routine a bit and so I called on my good friend Sara for her advice. At the time I really felt like my time was slow and I pretty much sucked at Crossfit, but I really felt good after it and for such a short time of working out..it felt really intense. I think Crossfit and I are going to start a new relationship.

Last week I painted my nails red and liked it so much that I told Sean I was going to make red nails my signature. Yeah....I'm already tired of them. Call me fickle.

I was browsing over at Old Navy today and they have the cutest outfit combos on there. Some of the items I posted a few weeks ago, but I didn't come up with the combos like they have.

Observe

I've been reading Bill Bryson's Walk In The Woods. If you haven't read it you should. I have laughed so hard reading it. Basically it's about the author hiking the Applachian Trail. One of these days I'd actually like to hike the Appalachian Trail, I'm not sure when that's going to happen though.

Oktoberfest Details

I promised more pictures and details so here you go!

We got into Munich around 1:00 p.m., checked into our hotel and then headed towards the grounds where Oktoberfest is held. It was already pretty crowded, but nothing compared to what it was like on Sunday.



(The entrance to Oktoberfest)

Basically we took in the sights first...looked at the tents, the food stands and the rides. We did have some trouble with the tents, after entering two and finding no seats and unable to figure out how to actually to get beer we found a carousel towards the back of the park that served beer and got our fix there. I will also mention I found a wine stand and found it incredibly delicious as well.



(One of the beer silos)



(Some of the rides at Oktoberfest)



(Dana and I and our beers)

After a few hours at Oktoberfest we headed over to the Lowenbrau Biergarten which was about 15 minutes from Oktoberfest. We had tickets for dinner and drinks there and I was glad that we did. It wasn't as crowded, the food was good and the beer was decent too. Beer at Oktoberfest is universally around 8 euro. To let you know how potent the beer was, let me just say that after two I found myself standing on a bench singing a John Denver song. Yeah...take from that what you will.



(Pig roasting outside of the Lowenbrau Biergarten)



(I think this was a group of guys at a Bachelor Party..they were hilarious)

On Sunday we stopped at a German cafe where I had delish frankfurters, potato salad and the best apple strudel of my life. It was warm with fresh cream and I think I died a little eating it. HEAVENLY!



(My frankfurters and potato salad)



(Best apple strudel of my LIFE)

We tried to get into Oktoberfest with Boomer, but the guards stopped me and said he wasn't allowed, although Sean and a friend of ours went inside and said a ton of dogs were in there. Boomer and I hung out in a park by the gate where I had three or four people stop to pet him and two people ask me if they coudl take his picture. He had his camo hoodie on and I'm guessing the Germans don't dress their dogs, because there were fascinated with him.



(The gingerbread cookies that everyone wore around their neck)



(Love at Oktoberfest)

Oktoberfest 2009

One picture says it all:



I'll be back tomorrow with stories and pics. We've designated today as eat and recovery day.

Halloween Costumes

Any of you given any thought as to what you are going to be for Halloween?

To be honest I haven't dressed up in the last few years, we've had no parties to go to so there was really no point. I've been trying to get Sean to dress as Hugh Hefner so I can be a Playboy bunny, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen.

The new director of the USO has said we can all dress up for Halloween, but I'm trying to find something to wear.

I'd like to wear something like this:



But it's not something I find appropriate or would even want to wear to the USO....so the search continues.

I've Got Nothing

Sorry for the brief hiatus. Sean is home (yay!) so when I'm not hanging out with him then I'm at work. I've worked every night this week and I'm so sick of it.

After tonight though, I don't work again until Tuesday and El Asshat is leaving on Sunday so I don't have to see him again. Double yay!

The last couple of days I've been hanging out on post until I go to work since Sean and I share a car.

In those days I've noticed:

That the front of the PX smells like someone dumped year old trash and spread it all around. It makes me gag everytime I walk there.

Sampling different perfumes, I've fallen in love with a Burberry scent. It's heavenly!

That men are intrigued by women's magazines. I bought a Glamour the other day and sat with Sean and a few guys from his company while they were waiting for haircuts. I didn't even get a chance to look at the magazine cause the guys nabbed it and flipped through it like it was the secret to women.

Sorry for the lack of a good post. I've seriously got nothing, but I'm hoping on my day off tomorrow I can come up with something to amuse you guys.