Well, it's the Thought that counts...

First off, I'll apologize to Jeremiah and Paula in advance, but this story is too good not to share...

I have a very thoughtful mother in law who for many holidays sends us sweet cards and gift certificates. So, for Valentine's Day this year she sent us a gift certificate to the movie theater. GREAT! It's the perfect date gift, and we don't go to movies very often, so it was a great gift idea (to force us to go more). Over the weekend we decided to go see the new Indiana Jones, which was a BLAST FYI. I grabbed the gift card, and off we went. I saw an ATM machine where you can buy tickets and it looked like the gift card might work there. So, I ordered the tickets and put in the gift card but it wouldn't accept it. A little weird, but the line isn't too long so we jump in line. I hand the gift card over to the guy and he runs it through...and it says it won't work there either. Again, WEIRD...

So, we pay, and are a little curious. We have time to get into our seats and then I'll go get popcorn. But when we sit down I noticed an 800 number on the back of the gift card, and since I had 15 minutes, I decided to call and check on it. I call, and input the number, and they say it's not recognized. So, I'm transferred to an operator. She checks on the number...it has a ZERO BALANCE on it. Huh. Paula doesn't seem like the dine & dash kind of mom, but you learn new things about your in laws all the time...

I went and PAID for popcorn and when I came back to our seats, I told Jeremiah about it. We laughed a lot. Mostly because Paula's in Mexico for a few days so we couldn't call her right away to give her a hard time about it. I'm sure it was just a glitch at the check out counter, (err...I hope) but it still made us laugh. Besides, now we have a new gift giving technique!

Anyway, it's the thought that counts.

The Hills: You have to be kidding me...

When we went to Vegas in March, the season premier of The Hills was on. My BROTHERS wanted to watch it, and since I don't watch it except for 5 minutes here of there, we all watched together and mocked it in it's glory.

Well, last night after dinner I wasn't feeling well for some reason. So I went up stairs to lay in bed and watch TV. There was NOTHING on, so I went to on demand, and found 4 episodes of The Hills.

So, here's the deal: Lauren's a BITCH! She's the star of the show and the one who tries to come across as the victim and the bigger person, but good grief she's manipulating and pretty awful. Now, none of them are that great, although I do kind of like Whitney because I think she's too dumb to realize that the PR rep she works with HATES HER.

Audrina is DUMB AS A BRICK, which is not a surprise, and explains why she was performing with the Pussycat Dolls when we were in Vegas (but somehow, we just couldn't bring ourselves to go...)

And Heidi and Spencer...no two people were more born for each other. Good grief they're awful people.

So, there you have it. MTV, what a disappointment, the whole channel should just go away!

Why You Little...

Okay, so my friend Jacqui asked a legitimate question. What's with Dickens? Well, Dickens is what my dad has always called me. Mom does too, but she uses another nickname (not necessary to mention them all!) mostly. Anyway, I use Dickens for a lot of different things I need screen names for, so there you have it.

I know Elizabeth is one of those classic names, but man alive, when you're 2, it's not that easy say! So, everyone had a nickname for me when I was a kid. Obviously dad knew how to say it, but we come from a long line of nickname giving (okay, so my mom's uncle did it and dad picked it up from him) but still.

Truth be told, I've never read any Charles Dickens, so if you stumble across this blog and that's what you're after, might I recommend this site...

Mmmm...Delicious Oregon Wine...

Yeah, actually the blog is so I can talk about what a drink, what I eat, what I watch, and what I do. It'll be VERY fun for me to push my wares upon you...

Yesterday I was at an event for work at the Convention Center. At the event they were pouring a Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris. I wanted white wine so thought I'd give it a try. It was AWESOME. Very grapefruity, clean and crisp. It's my new favorite wine. Jeremiah and I went to QFC this afternoon and they had a couple of bottles, so I snagged them. Man alive it's SO GREAT! The next time you're at the store and need a good summer white wine, check it out!

Why More? Why Now?

Yeah, I know this is VERY exciting! It's bad enough all I do is write about my dog, but now there's ANOTHER blog? Seriously?

Yup! I have Hank's blog, but it's very dog-centric. So, I decided to start my blog so that when something happens that I want to talk about, I can do that, and not encroach on Hank's territory. So, now you have to follow two blogs, and I'm sure over time something will change with that again...