The Cheesecake is Rich

So, theoretically we are going to Germany in June/July. Now, flights to Kuala Lumpur were crazy expensive, but we only had to pay for one ticket (mine) since Gene’s lovely employer paid his way. So I keep cruising over to Expedia.com to look at flights and here are my thoughts (because I know you care):
1) [...]

(Back home aaaagaaaain, in Cheesecake Ciiiiity)
Anyway! We just walked in the door from our trip to the Frozen North (and Frozen it was – it snowed in both IN and OH), so now I feel safe in promoting that we weren’t home the whoooole time.
Highlights:
In Indiana, we hung out at Mom and Dad’s house, opened [...]

A year ago I worked a half day to get the paychecks from our payroll provider ready to go out to the stores. I left at 1 and Gene and I took the dogs to the kennel and we finished packing. We were waiting for the car service to take us to the airport but [...]

So, I’m in Ohio right now. (Please do not rob my house). At some point this year, I decided that I wanted to take a full week off work and do the Indiana and Ohio visits and :: theatrical sniff :: I deserved a FULL week of vacation, complete with BOTH weekends so I would [...]

So I’m writing this from the luxurious TownePlace Suites on 71st St in Indianapolis. I should probably be packing, but Gene’s still asleep so I can’t turn the lights on. Next stop, another Marriott property and the in-laws and a wedding on Saturday (yay!).
Indianapolis has been wonderful. Mom and I spent a ton of time [...]

Home from our trip to MD to visit the newborn and the oldborn.
(HELD BABY. WANT BABY. NOW NOW NOW)
Anyway, I came home alone as Gene is spending the week in NJ. I have so many things to do!
1) Eat something besides donuts and M&Ms
2) Catch up on Facebook. (Huh? Facebook gets the red underlining that [...]

so, Gene calls me this afternoon. “How would you feel if I got a 70% raise, tax free? 21 days off a year?”
“Drug dealing?”
“No.”
“Pimping?”
No. His employer is searching for someone to take a position…in KABUL. As in Af-fugging-ghanistan. As in a war zone – Mission Accomplished, my ass.
“But we’re not at war WITH Afghanistan! We’re [...]

For dinner tonight I’m eating a frozen meal. It is “Lemongrass Coconut Chicken” by Kashi and it smells exactly like I remember Malaysia smelling. (Yes, I’m back on that topic). Oh, the smell makes me want to go back, so badly. It must just be my mood right now but… it makes me want to [...]

So, Gene’s out of town. And he just told me that he may have to go back to Kuala Lumpur sometime. Why, oh, WHY can he not get sent to freaking London? I WANT to go to Europe, absolutely NO ONE wants to go to KL just for fun.
(Well, OK, I do… but I suspect [...]

So, we went to a chili cookoff but didn’t eat chili and spent 3 hours Saturday waiting for the cops (which is why we didn’t get to eat chili).
(And how was YOUR weekend?)
Anyway. So, we dropped the dogs off and headed out of town to go to a chili cookoff in a small town a [...]