Tessa and Co.

Tons to do today, including getting myself ready for a busy day at work, and yet…here I sit on...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:40:32 -0500

Tons to do today, including getting myself ready for a busy day at work, and yet…here I sit on Tumblr. A-D-D-I-C-T-E-D.

The Dirty Guv’nahs…It’s Dangerous. Levi...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:50:00 -0500

The Dirty Guv’nahs…It’s Dangerous. Levi Lowrey recommended them in a post a few months back, and I’ve been brushing up on their music. Loving them…it makes me want to head to the bar with some of my college friends, and that’s saying something for this pushing-40 mom.

@Sullycuse…would they be appropriate for the Tumblr music fest?

sullycuse: Time Lapse - Southern Ground Music & Food...

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:42:45 -0500

sullycuse:

Time Lapse - Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (by SouthernGroundFest)

2012 SGMFF…I won’t make the mistake of missing this again.

Is it too early to set my 2012 goals? I’ve got two so far…1) Run in the Philly...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:34:53 -0400

Is it too early to set my 2012 goals? I’ve got two so far…1) Run in the Philly Rock-n-Roll Marathon, and 2) Get front porch seats at the next Southern Ground Music and Food Festival. Maybe I can burn off enough calories in Philly to drink guilt-free Jack & Ginger at Southern Ground. :-) I should probably have some Mom-related 2012 goals….

In an effort to avoid doing the dishes, I have spent the last 1/2 hour watching youtube videos of...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:46:00 -0400

In an effort to avoid doing the dishes, I have spent the last 1/2 hour watching youtube videos of Southern Ground Music & Food Festival. I have got to find a way to be there if they ever do that again. I would love to connect with some other Zamily…my husband thinks I’m crazy.

Amen!

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:06:20 -0400

Amen!

The Holidays are coming, the Holidays are coming

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:17:07 -0400

Here is comes people…I always say when Halloween hits, it’s balls to the wall for me until January 2nd. By the time I finish covertly throwing away the 15lbs. of candy that my twins collect on their trick-or-treat rounds, it’s time for their birthday (Nov 19th), followed shortly thereafter by a cousin birthday, Thanksgiving, another cousin birthday, Christmas, and please someone order me a vodka tonic-New Year’s Eve. Every year I swear that I’m going to be farther ahead in my planning, shopping, shopping, shopping, cleaning, shopping, but it always comes down to this…time to panic. At some point in here, I’d also like to drop about 15 lbs……what are the chances?

Washington DC

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:45:04 -0400

Super busy weekend in Washington DC with the kiddos and hubs. We must have walked 20 miles this weekend, which hopefully will make up for the kinds of food that we ate. Seriously, it is nearly impossible to eat anything decent while traveling with kiddos and doing the “tourist” thing. Speaking of what we filled up with, it was funny to see the kiddos literally filling up with all of the information that they took in at the Smithsonian Museums. First stop was the Museum of Natural History (think Night at the Museum). By the time that we moved on to the Sculpture Garden (yes, my 7 year olds really wanted to see that…I’m a proud Art History B.A.), they were just about topped off. The Air & Space Museum was great, but at that point, they really just couldn’t absorb any more info. We only scratched the surface of what there is to do in DC with our White House Tour, Capital Tour, Smithsonians, and National Zoo. I feel fortunate that we live so close by to so many amazing day-trip destinations, and plan on taking them back for a long weekend in the Spring. We were in bed early each night at the hotel, yet I’m still exhausted from it all. I’m blessed to be able to give the kiddos so many cool experiences, but couldn’t help but be jealous of the folks at Southern Ground Fest. Maybe next year…front porch seats, on a weekend that we don’t already have plans, and hubby will say yes.

What a crazy day at work! Kiddos have an early dismissal, so I’ll need to leave the office...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:31:36 -0400

What a crazy day at work! Kiddos have an early dismissal, so I’ll need to leave the office by noon. Hubby offered to put the peeps on the bus so that I can go in early and get a little bit more accomplished. It’s hard to say “nah, that’s ok” when he’s your boss too. Why I am still awake considering that my alarm is going to be going off in a little over 5 hours, I cannot explain. Still going to try to get a little treadmill in at 4:30 am though. Yuck.

Shin Splints

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:11:27 -0400

Just when I start to hit my treadmill stride…the dreaded shin splints creep back up. Help me, I just want to run for goodness sakes!

the 5am workout is never easy, but when ZBB’s new video comes on CMT with 10 min left on the...

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:30:54 -0400

the 5am workout is never easy, but when ZBB’s new video comes on CMT with 10 min left on the treadmill…it makes it a lot more fun.

What I know for sure…if I do not get out of bed when my alarm goes off, I will not find time...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:22:32 -0400

What I know for sure…if I do not get out of bed when my alarm goes off, I will not find time later to get my workout in.

Keep me in Mind-ZBB I could not love this song any more than I...

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:26:00 -0400

Keep me in Mind-ZBB

I could not love this song any more than I do.

Tumblr should come with a warning label…massive distraction at work. ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:07:00 -0400

Tumblr should come with a warning label…massive distraction at work. Must…get…something…done.

Clay Cook performing at Triumph Brewing in New...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:59:56 -0400

Clay Cook performing at Triumph Brewing in New Hope…amazing!

The Wood Brothers at the New Hope, PA show. Yep, I need a new...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:55:10 -0400

The Wood Brothers at the New Hope, PA show. Yep, I need a new phone…the camera is terrible.

The finger...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:53:59 -0400

How does one explain “the finger” to a 7-year-old boy? So Riley (of course in a large group of children & adults) hoists his middle finger into the air and exclaims…Mom, look how long my finger is, it’s totally my longest finger right? Eeeek. The big kids in the crowd giggle, and the other parents just give me that…what are you gonna do with him look. Riley had NO IDEA that he was giving “the finger” to everyone in eyesight. Some “Riley, stop it, put your finger down ensued”, with me gingerly trying to explain that it was rude to put that finger up. He was completely puzzled, but compliant. I know that finger’s going to make another appearance, but not sure when.

New Hope

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:50:00 -0400

Thursday night was our little anniversary get-away evening…and by little I mean less than 24 hours. We made the drive to New Hope, stayed at a really great B&B named The Stephan House. We went to New Hope to hear some great music at The Triumph Brewing Company. Clay Cook was fantastic and The Wood Brothers were amazing. What a superb night. I was sad that Clay’s set wasn’t longer…his voice is hypnotizing, and I really could listen to him all night. At one point, I just closed my eyes, trying to take in as much of the sound of him singing as I could, stamping it into my audible memory. The Wood Brothers completely rocked the place. I was glad that my our tickets were not in the “reserved” section, as those people looked like they were at the opera. It’s The Woods Brothers people…groove!

Greased pigs and rabbit-eared squirrels

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:36:44 -0400

Last week was the busiest day at the Lampeter Fair here in beautiful Lancaster, PA. Thursday afternoon the kiddos bounded off of the school bus with shouts of “Mom, we have to go to the fair tonight! It’s the greased pig chase!” Seriously, I know that we live in Amish Country, but do we really need to chase pigs? After much deliberation, and pleads of “all our friends are going”, I caved, but only after calling in the big guns for extra support-Mom went along. Never in a million years did I think that Molly would get in that arena, be slathered with Crisco from elbow to finger tip, and chase a pig. But, along with her cutie-pie friend Tori, Molly got in the ring. She didn’t catch the pig, as she said that to get to it, she would have had to “but in front of other girls”… Molly is always polite. Riley was bouncing like crazy till he got to go in after the pig. He didn’t catch it either, but had this to say afterwords…”Mom, I don’t think that I’ll be doing that again next year…that pig was making all kinds of crazy sounds, and I’m not so sure that chasing it is a good thing.” Ahhh, the adventures of Lancaster, PA.

In other news, Riley was SURE that we saw a “rare, rabbit-eared squirrel” on the way to the bus stop. OK then.

New 2012 Jeep Wrangler Arctic Release Date, Photo, Reviews and Features

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:26:31 -0400

New 2012 Jeep Wrangler Arctic Release Date, Photo, Reviews and Features:

superhotnews:

2012 Jeep Wrangler Arctic warms the Frankfurt Motor Show. On this occasion, this amazing new Jeep will be released in 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The forecast is that this thing will cool the premier event of the German automaker. First impression of this car is two door and four-door type.