Macs RULE

This is just another reason why macs rule. Comic book pictures that you can take in the comfort of your office cubicle to post on your blog. Yay for macs, yay for me!

Death

The life of my chia pet was short lived. I forgot to water it for about three days and it completely died. I am going through a period of mourning now I as try to grow a new one....oh fragile life.

Jury Duty

I have just received a summons to do my civic duty and be available to serve on a jury in the District of Columbia. As someone who spends 8-10 hours a day working for piddling amount in the name of public service, I thought I would be excited about the opportunity to serve.

But I'm not.

Oprah made it sound so compelling and interesting when she did it. Perhaps I am not making the best of this situation.

The picture of Nancy Pelosi is just to illustrate something else that I'm not excited about.

CH CH CH CHIA PET

I have been growing a digital chia pet for the past four months and this is the first week that I have successfully kept it from dying. I am so proud of this accomplishment that I felt the need to share the triumph with the world, or more accurately the five people that read our blog. Yes, our readership is up by two we are growing in leaps and bounds.

--Penguin

Holiday News

Dear Friends and Family:

As the New Year approaches we want to share with you a brief synopsis of our lives this past year. We have always been fans of the tacky yet traditional newsletter so here goes our first attempt at sharing our triumphs and achievements, the laughter and the tears of this past year.

I guess you could say that our lives really began August 11, 2006, the day that we began our life of wedded bliss. It was the perfect union of two Washingtonians, a successful and stylish Legislative Assistant and a handsomely rugged Financial Analyst.

The time has flown by. After a fun filled honeymoon of frolicking on the beautiful beaches of Mexico and... other traditional honeymoon activities (wink wink), we returned to Washington D.C. and moved into our new apartment. We can joyfully say that the honeymoon rapture is alive and thriving in this new humble and happy Nader home.

If anyone has ever looked for housing in Washington D.C., you'll sympathize with our struggle and what a blessing it was to find an apartment so close to our work. Our schizophrenic landlord is actually much friendlier than we originally assumed. Go figure.

Our jobs are going fantastically well. Working in Washington D.C. is a dream come true, in spite of the government salaries. But as we gain more experience and education we look forward to the next and hopefully increasingly lucrative career options. That is, of course, if we can keep Mike out of Iraq. God bless our troops.

We have grown to truly cherish each moment spent together. We are learning the joys of cooking meals together, going for runs through the Capitol, reading our scriptures, and building cozy fires in our little fire place. I never realized that cooking and playing domestic could be so fulfilling; and filling for Mike. My Grandmother always said there is nothing like having a fat and happy husband, I'm fine with the happy part but I think we all know how I feel about obesity. Yech.

On to children. After being married for only a few months we're holding off on reproducing. We both have a list of to-do's before the big stork day and we hope to get them done before I turn 35 and exponentially increase my risk of having a child with a severe birth defect. Not that we wouldn't love it, I'm just stating facts. But for those of you who care about our reproductive status check back in three years.

It has been a truly wonderful year and we look forward to the coming years as we build a beautiful life together. We hope to add a few other countries to our list of places visited in the near future, namely Vietnam, Thailand, and Bali, which will help our frequent flier account significantly.

At this holiday season, please know that each of you is in our thoughts and prayers. Please remember to drive safely this holiday season, don't ruin a beautiful celebration with reckless abandon.


Much love-

The Naders

My husband did this

Am I amused? Yes. Is that wrong? Perhaps. But if you're 5'10 and try to tackle someone who is 6'5 in the endzone during a TOUCH football game you probably deserve what you get.

But he seems to be taking it well. Here is a link to his side of the story. His wife is actually quite nice.
http://www.the-coffeys.com/index.html

--- Bubble T