So a few nights ago during the GOP debate Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, made a boo-boo. A big boo-boo. In fact, I'm not sure why I'm reposting this because it is painful to watch. I get embarrassed watching it. But I'm pretty impressed with how he's recovered and the fact that he can make fun of himself.
Here's the Gaffe:
And here are a couple clips of the aftermath; hope you think there as funny as I do!
Good luck diggin' yourself out of that one Governor!
Often times Veteran's day is simply a day off of work for most people. But lemme tell ya, in my household we celebrate Veteran's day!
My husband is a Veteran, he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom from '07-'08; and his Grandpa is also a Veteran who served in WWII.
It's weird how easily I get choked up about stuff like this now after having a husband deployed over seas. Anytime I hear the Star Spangled Banner, even simply saying the Pledge of Allegiance, or hearing someone else recite it makes my eyes well up. I know, it seems silly and I can't really explain it; but there's something about a person willing to lay their life on the line every single day, wear pounds upon pounds of gear and armor, have all kinds of strategic and technological knowledge on how to fight a war and use all kinds of weapons, do it all willingly for their Country and family.
It's courageous.
It's brave.
It's selfless.
It's admirable.
Graduating Basic/AIT '07
Deploying to Iraq '07
Home on Leave '08
Marriage proposal: written in the dust on the floor of Sadaam Hussein's mother's palace
Home for good! '08
Shout out to Kenny Lindholm, Kelvin Baldwin, and Cheryl Tanis (I've already forgotten your new married name!), for watching out for each other and helping bring each other home safe!
Thank you to all those who have served and are currently serving our Country over seas.
My spaces are starting to feel a little bit like this these days:
Because of all this:
and this:
oh and these:
and I just want to preface this by saying...I don't know how this happens. Everywhere I turn there's piles of empty or half-empty bottles of water. And it's not like I can even blame Nate for it either; they're on my sink, at my desk, and on my floor beneath my side of the bed.
Hmm...
On the bright side, at least I'm staying hydrated right?
I get big zits, little zits, painful zits, I get them frequently, and they like to hang out on my face for a while. In fact, zits are the new "99%" and they're occupying my face.
Which is why my flavor of the week is:
MAC Studio Finish Concealer
I've yet to use a concealer that works better than this guy. I used to use the CoverGirl liquid-to-powder foundation, as my concealer, 'cause it was thick and I felt like it was the only thing that would actually conceal my blemishes. Then I found this gem-of-a-product and it conceals better than the liquid-to-powder foundation, and...wait for it...it's actually meant to be used as a concealer! I use a small brush to apply it, then my finger to dab and blend it in. Plus it gets bonus points because it has an SPF 35 in it.
I've always heard that you should try your best not to pop your zits (Whoa! We're getting a little personal here!) but who wants an obnoxious white-head hangin' out in the middle of your forehead for everyone to see? Well, I've been trying to live by that theory and not pop my zits lately because this concealer covers so well, you can't even tell it's a juicer!
I'm not too big of a Halloween person, I love pumpkins, and the fall, but Halloween itself really isn't my thang. And by thang I mean, dress up in a slutty outfit, call it a costume, and go party somewhere. But to each his own...I ain't here to judge! But Nate and I do like to do the hand-out-candy to the trick-or-treaters thang...that part is fun! But what is even more fun, and quite possibly my favorite part of Halloween is...wait for it...
Putting my dogs in costumes!
That's right. In fact, I got to thinking...does it make me a bad person that I like to have fun at my dogs' expense? Eh...they'll forgive me.
So since I didn't have this here blog last year, let's take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?
Last year Maycee was a grape and Gunther was a ram.
It was pretty funny.
They hated it.
I loved it.
Maycee was concerned I was going to put her in a slutty outfit and call it a costume, but I assured her I would never let her out in public looking like a slut...only like fresh produce.
And from last year's Halloween came quite possibly the funniest. video. ever...at least I think so.
So this year I was pretty pumped to dress them up again.
Gunther was Yoda
and Maycee was Bat Girl...but we much prefer "The Bark Knight."
It was pretty funny.
They were pretty mad at me, until I fed them their dinner...then they were over it. So it's all good.
We tried to have them sit outside with us and hand out candy, but they kept barking at everyone that walked up. Ugh.
It's like, you put a cape on Maycee and suddenly she thinks she's ferocious or something.
And Gunther who is, unfortunately, usually of lesser intelligence of the two, figured out that the dog door was open and he could sneak around through the back yard and into the front where all the action was.
Must be all that Yoda ju-ju making him a problem solver.
After the last of the trick-or-treaters came through the dogs could finally take off their costumes.
Though, Nate decided to take away Gunny's man card and made him into a cross-dresser
Poor Guy.
Then Nate and I decided to get in on some of the fun. I'm thinking I might frame this one and set it on my night stand.
So what's in it for the dogs, you might ask? What fun do they get to have on Halloween?...
We let them shred their costumes at the end.
Another successful Halloween!
Costume ideas for next year: The Bark Knight rises?
