loving love

Being a newly engaged lady, I have thought about many wedding details - cake, venue, guest list, dinner, drinks, dancing, "i do", something borrowed, old, new and blue. But what happens after the wedding and dreamy honeymoon? Who will do the dishes? Who is going to take on the mountains of laundry? What about the dust bunnies that aggressively reproduce on the baseboards? Is he/she clean? Does he/she notice when something is out of place? Then I started to think about other engaged friends and newlyweds. Have they thought about their fiance or spouse and their habits qualities they bring to the relationship table?

Below are random questions I came up with to test your knowledge on the little things about your significant other. In the end, it's the little things...right? Have fun with it. If you're feeling a little competitive you and your other can fill these out and compare answers to see who gets the most right about each other!

1. How does your other feel about eating in bed?
_____Great! He/She would do it every meal if they could.
_____Only for a "just because" romantic breakfast
_____Too messy to even contemplate
2. What nicknames has your other gone by, from childhood on?
________________________________________________
3. Which of your relatives does your other like the best?
_____Mom
_____Dad
_____Sibling: which one?_____________________________
_____Grandparent: which one?_________________________
_____Aunt/Uncle: which one?__________________________
4. Do they have a favorite color? If so, what is it?
________________________________________________
5. How does your other get dressed?
_____top to bottom (bra, undershirt, etc)
_____bottom to top (undies/boxers, socks, pants, etc)
6. What artist is playing in your other's car?
________________________________________________
7. Is there an athlete, movie/tv star or someone else famous your other would like to meet? Who?
________________________________________________
8. How many children does your other want? Any names yet?
________________________________________________
9.You bake your other a dessert for their birthday. What is it?
_____Cookies
_____Brownies
_____Cake
_____Pie
_____Other
10. Where was your first kiss? Who initiated it?
________________________________________________
11. What is your other's shoe size?
________________________________________________
12. What was your other's first job?
________________________________________________
13. In what city was your other born?
________________________________________________
14. How does your other take their eggs?
_____Over-hard
_____Over-medium
_____Sunny side up
_____Scrambled
_____Omlet
_____Egg white only
_____Other (is there another way?)

you can find me in St. Louis...

This week my job brought me to St. Louis for the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values, also known as AFLV. It's a conference for Greek leaders to come and absorb knowledge about leading their Greek communities. This is my first year coming to this conference and I'm having so much fun. I will get to chat with many Kappa Delta's at the affiliation luncheon today and I'm excited about that. Plus, St. Louis is a fun city and we are going to enjoy some fine Italian on "the Hill" tonight. Yummy!

There is no place like home and I look forward to a busy week of work in Tulsa and then a weekend in Dallas with my mom, sister and girlfriends!

bane of my existence

Last Sunday, I flew to New Orleans for work. I was supposed to return to Tulsa on Tuesday afternoon. As the hours passed by on Monday night and Tuesday, the weatherman kept upping the percentage of precipation in the form of snow. These predictions turned into reality, which in turn, left me stuck halfway home in Houston for a night because Tulsa International Airport shut down for the "artic blast". After three cancelled morning flights, two beers, and an additional hour delay my flight departed for Tulsa and I landed safely on Wednesday. It was more than safe. I believe this is one of the best landings in my flying history and it was on snow! (Thank You, Southwest Airlines for Captain Debbie. She was awesome!) I returned home to snow covering the ground and people walking in the street. My fiance liked to call it a zombie land. I have to say that I enjoyed the untouched perfection of my backyard and the fact that "Boss" was waist deep in it all and still cheering on the hogs!

Blake has a big heart for those stuck and spinning. He called me on Tuesday to say that he and his brother acquired a tow rope and were helping those who were stupid enough to drive stuck on the roads. We discussed how it isn't smart to drive in this weather, even with 4-wheel drive sometimes. He even rescued a policeman. What a guy! As we drove down the roads, we commented on 99% of those we passed and I think he helped about 50% - he can only do so much, people.  The shot below was him and another gentleman rocking a car until it was free from it's rut.

Blake was also kind enough to shovel my sidewalk and fling some salt around so it won't freeze again. Thank you very much dear, but these little minerals have become the bane of my existence.

They have attempted war on my hardwoods and the vacuum is on standby ready to suck up any mineral that enters the front door. I spent some of my work-free weekend on my hand and knees, Cindrella style, wiping my floor to remove foot and paw prints created by the salty water that now occupies my sidewalk.

And all that for...guess what?!? Another forecast of eight to ten inches from Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon. Gosh, that fifty-five degrees on Sunday looks wonderful.

I loved the first couple days of this stuff, but I bet my chauffeur fiance is done playing chauffeur and frankly, I'm done feeling helpless and, in a sense, trapped. I'm happy to be back at work, going to the gym, running errands in my own car, getting into the routine I once had. That is, if the non-four-wheel drive Jeep Grand Cherokee can hold up in the snow-covered neighborhoods. Crossing fingers for success and signing off.