Thrusday Thoughts

It's another round of Thursday Thoughts. Zoo Edition. (We went to the Zoo last Sunday.)

Red Panda

~ Oklahoma needs to make up its mind about weather. It has been absolutely insane here. The sheer fact that it was 82 degress Monday and 32 degrees Tuesday is ridiculous. There was actually a map of the state where it was 9 degrees in the panhandle and 80 degrees on the southern tip at the EXACT SAME TIME. Oklahoma, let's work this out.

Tiger

 ~ We are doing serious planning this weekend. I am getting online banking (after saying I need it for a year), cancelling cable, Katie is updating her banking info, we are making a budget, and house cleaning schedule. We keep talking about all of this but have never done it. Since we don't have any plans this weekend, we are going to plan things.

Baby Galapagos Tortoise (Katie's Favorite Animal)

~ I have asked Katie to make a list of her favorite Disney movies. I am going to start doing Disney Dates. It is where our date is themed by whichever movie I pick that weekend. There will be lots of fun posts and cool ideas for you and yours as well. Definitely watch this space for those.

That is her "I want this face."

~ I am also going to start sorting out what things I need to sell. I have a Foosball table that definitely needs to go. I have a lot of other things that can go and hey, who doesn't like more money? Also, this will help when we move as well. (Mostly, I watched the new episodes of Hoarders on Netflix and panicked when I thought about all the things I have.)

Will finish with my adorable girlfriend and her favorite animal

Thursday Thoughts

                                                   It's that time again! Thursday Thoughts.

 ~ The absolute main thought I have had on my mind all week is Marriage Equality. I have been with my girlfriend for two years. She is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. We have talked about moving into something that is more like a house, getting a dog, picking kids' names, etc. However, there is one main issue that causes a bit of tension in our relationship. I am not out to my family. I have only come out to my mom and it was full of tears and her voicing her fears of me losing all of my family. Because that is pretty much what will happen. As much as my co-workers, friends, etc support me here in a big city of Oklahoma. Back in the deep south where I come from, there is no acceptance. It has been such an emotion week for me, seeing half of my facebook light up with red equal signs as the other half yells about gays ruining the world. This fine line wears thin most days. However, it is the overwhelming support that I have seen for equality that has made the bad days seem good in the long run.

 ~ I have been saying I am going to cancel cable for nearly 3 months but still haven't done it. Now, it is telling me that they are having a free weekend of HBO for the Game of Thrones season premiere. Curse you!

 ~ We are going to a Easter Party at a Pet Store this weekend because they are having a petting zoo. We won't look strange not having a dog and just showing up right? Oh well, we are gonna do it anyway. Strangeness be damned.

 ~ Katie has been working so hard with school work and her teaching internship that I am trying to plan something really, really nice for her after all this.

~Which reminds me, we are going to see The Lion King musical in Tulsa in July! So excited. My mom and I have seen it before but Katie hasn't so hopefully she enjoys it.

Thursday Thoughts

~It's that time again. Thursday Thoughts, linking up with Ramblings as usual. Just click the logo to head over to her blog.

~ In Apartment News, We have found the one we want. Katie and I headed over to the open house yesterday after work. It is a place called Garden Cottages and they are like adorable duplexes. It fits our list perfectly: No upstairs neighbor, dogs are allowed, washer and drying included, patio, fireplace, etc, etc. Pretty much, we fell in love. Our current problem is that is available in May and our lease isn't up until the end of July. However, we filled out an application and I sent them an email that pretty much said "please, please, please, we will do anything we can to get this cottage....please." So fingers crossed everyone! Here are some of the photos we took!

~ We have a very busy next few days. Both Katie and I have worked the entire Spring Break but are off Friday. However, we are going to be getting groceries for Seder Monday night. We are inviting friends over and it should be a really good time. When we get done with all the shopping, we will be heading to Katie's Mom's house. It was her birthday yesterday so we are driving the three hours to stay a few nights. Then it is back home Sunday to get everything ready for Monday night. Busy bees.

Honestly, we should all be able to just trust our dog food retailers.

~ I am a planner. Therefore, even though we haven't gotten our puppy yet, I am already planning everything we need for it. My biggest problem is dog food. I worked at Petsmart for a year and a half of nightmarish hell so I am very schooled on recalls, all the varieties of dog food, what ingredients honestly mean, etc. It's just since I have been working away from the pet industry, there have been so many recalls that all the dog food I thought would be best, seem to be getting bad reviews now. Sigh. If you have pets, what are you feeding them?

My favorite magazines <3

~I am going to start submitting my writing/essays to various World War II magazines. We shall see how it goes but if I could make a career out of that, I would die happy.

Thursday Thoughts

~Even though our weekend was pretty much cancelled due to me falling down the stairs at work (and I accuse Katie of being clumsy). We tried to make the most of it with my nearly broke toes and horrifically bruised ankle.

 

~This was our weekend instead. Kid's movies and cupcakes! I had never seen Brave but had been told by everyone that I looked/acted like her so I had to check it out. It was very good. We also got Hotel Transylvania because I had heard it was pretty funny. I preferred it to Brave actually. It was Adam Sandler back to his best. It was so my type of movie. 

~I am glad I remained an optimist because I was right (and I do love being right). Everything did turn around for us. Got a payment plan for my loans that isn't half of my paycheck, our neighbor made an appearance at our door to apologize for any noise that was coming from upstairs, and when we move we are getting a puppy! 

Miniature Schnauzer like this one!

~So to celebrate I bought myself this. And I bought Katie this.

Thursday Thoughts

I am linking up with Ramblings (as we call her around the house) today. She was actually the person who pushed us to create a blog and make it our own. We thought how neat it was that she was sharing her life so we wanted to share ours.

 So here are my Thursday Thoughts:

~ This has been one of the worst weeks on record in our household. We were both sick this weekend. She was sick Saturday and I was sick Sunday. Money has been short with my old student loans pounding at the door and her current financial aid causing her fits. Then Tuesday we learned our hamsters were found by our maintenance people so we had to give them up. (It was truly heartbreaking.)

She made me these biscuits Sunday to cheer me up.

 ~ However, I am ever the optimist.

Toddlers and Tiaras also helps.

~ So I have a date planned for us this weekend. England Inspired. We are going to eat at a Gastropub in town, watch the second season of Downton Abbey, and I will make her various British treats. (and make a trip to Dunkin Donuts because she loves that place, maybe I will put a union jack on it so it goes with the theme.)

~ We are in serious apartment hunting mode. We aren't picky. Just somewhere that we can have a puppy and our upstairs neighbor doesn't play advance mode on his Dance Dance Revolution game at 2 a.m. in the morning. That's not asking too much, I don't think. ;)

~  Mostly, as usual, my thoughts are on my girlfriend. She is doing her student observations today. I know she is going to be brightening the minds of numerous young kiddos. I mean who wouldn't want to be taught by the prettiest girl in the world?

Guys, this is my favorite human being.

Who wouldn't fall instantly in love with her?

This girl, I swear.

~ I hope everyone else has a wonderful Thursday. I know we are definitely going to try and do our best with it.