That's what HE said...

This was a random comment that really came out of the blue...
JP: You wouldn't make a very good thief.
Me: Why?
JP: Because you're short.

This occurred while I was going through our bank/credit card statments...

Me: Where is Brighton, AL?
JP: where? i don't know.
Me: Well you went to a McDonald's there.
JP: When? *In a "I did not" tone*
Me: On March 6. Did you stop there on the way to see your grandparents?
JP: Oh yeah.
Me: Well that explains it.
JP: No I just went to use the bathroom there.
Me: Well then when did you spend $5?
JP: Maybe someone stole my identity! I knew it!
Me: So you are telling me someone stole your identity to spend 5 bucks at McDonald's instead of just asking you for $5?
JP: Yeah probably.
Me: Ok just checkin'

*After further research we determined that Brighton AL is near Bessemer and JP stopped there after he dropped me off at the airport real early. He was talking to is Grandpa and he went see them that evening so we weren't too far off!*

What we've been up to...

I'd say 90% of our time is dominated by three things...

1. We have started looking for a house. After many months of internet searching we finally contact a realtor and start taking a look at these houses. We've spent many hours already looking and I can imagine many more. It does not surprise me that we will take a while to find a house. I think we spent more time looking for our honeymoon location than we were actually on our honeymoon. We hope to have a house by July when our lease ends so we have some time.


2. JP has been VERY busy with work. Alabama Adventure opened today and they have been spending a lot of time getting ready. This is the first time the new company that bought the park has had an opening day (they bought during the middle of last season). They have made a lot of changes from the way things were done before. In the long run it will make things easier but getting them started is taking a lot of time. Yesterday he worked about 15 hours. Today he's at 14 hours and counting.

3. I've been very busy studying accounting and working on my marketing project. The end of the semester has been very busy with tests and projects. It will be over very soon though! Accounting ends in a week and Marketing in three. I will have a month off until summer classes start.


Although we have been both very busy we have found time to do some fun things.

I got to go see Wicked! I went with my friends Laurel, Jennifer, Casey (Laurel's fiance), Kathryn, and Justin. I have been listening to the soundtrack since my senior year in college. I love singing the songs all the time... I can't say JP loves hearing the songs all the time haha. It was so great to finally see the whole story. I loved it!

The few free moments JP has he has spent reading this book. We went to my parents for Easter and JP read a whole lot because he finally had time to.


This week JP surprised me and took me to PF Chang's. We went Wednesday after my class so we ate pretty late. We enjoyed a 4 course meal. We both got Egg Drop soup, we shared lettuce wraps, JP got Mongolian Beef, I got Honey Shrimp, and we both got mini tiramsu desserts.

Using Quotation Marks

This conversation occured after I told JP I wish he had gone to see Wicked with me and he said "No way" and after I had asked him the name of our pastor's daughter because I couldn't remember her name.

Me: If we have a little girl someday and she is a broadway star are you going to come and watch her perform?
JP: I guess.
Me: If we have a litte girl someday we could name her Caroline. Do you like that name?
JP: Not really, it reminds me of that trainer I hated.
Me: Oh yeah... what about Katherine?
JP: Well, it's kinda long.
Me: Yeah that's right. You are used to a two letter name.
JP: Yep
Me: How about Al? That's two letters. We could name our child Al Kaal.... oh wait, we can NOT name our child Al Kaal! It's sounds too much like alcohol!

That's what she said...

I've decided to start putting quotes from JP and me in this blog. A lot of times they will probably be more entertaining in person and may just sound dumb if you weren't there. But, I will enjoy looking back at them one day because I will always remember what it was like LIVE!

After looking at this terrible house that neither JP, I, or the realtor liked...
JP: The only remotely good thing about that house was the neighbors dog.

While we were in a house that was obviously occupied by an elderly woman...
Realtor: I think this might be the case where she passed away and the kids are trying to sell it
Me: Don't tell me that! It makes me sad and I want to buy this house now just because I feel bad for the family.
Realtor: Ok, we'll just say she moved to a nursing home.
Me: Yeah, she's probably one of my patients

According to Rick and Bubba... Tennis is the fastest growing sport in America!

JP has a new found love for tennis that ammuses me. Before last Friday JP had never picked up a tennis racket. However, he had talked a lot of smack about beating my sister. I warned him that wouldn't happen! Sarah did dominate but every since then he has this new tennis obsession. All he could talk about was how I needed to get tennis balls when I went to walmart.

He's decided he needs a knee brace and ankle braces as well (he does have bad knees and ankles). I called him while I was looking at the braces at walmart to see which one he wanted me to get. He asked, "do they have tennis shoes there?" I said, "well not in the tennis section. you mean tennis shoes? not tenna shoes? what's wrong with your running shoes?" He responded, "I'll probably have to go to Dicks to get some." Again I'm thinking seriously what's wrong with the shoes you workout in? It just makes me laugh that after playing tennis one time he feels the need to buy special shoes.

I also bought myself a racket while I was at WalMart because our second one is one that a second grader would use. I had to call my sister to ask for advice and the only advise she gave me was to NOT get the pink one even though I really wanted it becaue is would SCREAM Walmart. So, while I was on the phone with JP I mentioned I was getting a racket...

Me: I'm getting another racket too

JP: Another racket?!?! How much did that cost?

Me: $15

JP: What are you getting? A little piece of metal?

Me: No. One just like the one you were playing with.

JP: Oh, well get it! I thought they were really expensive

Me: Well they can be. Sarah's is. But for what we are doing I think $15 is fine.

JP: Yeah, I guess you are right.

When I asked him today if he was going to workout, he responded, "I might play a little Tennis"

So don't be surprised if in the next few months JP shows up with an expensive tennis racket with real tennis shoes. Do we have a Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Andy Roddick on our hands?

A Step Inside Our Conversation...

JP: No one will reject us. We have good credit and a good down payment.

Megan: Well we don't know I have good credit. We ran a report on you, not me. I mean I should have good credit but we don't know. I mean for all we know someone stole my identity and gave me bad credit. I could quite possibly have terrible credit and will never be able to get a loan of any kind.

JP: Just let me do all the talking when we start talking to people about money.

JP and Megan's Pizzeria

Last night JP and I decide to make pizza. I just wanted to buy a crust but JP insisted we make our crust. So we headed off to Whole Foods to buy ingredients. We had a lot of fun there and of course spent more money than we planned (but that was mainly JP's fault and not mine).

After we made the dough and let it rise for an hour we shaped it into our pizzas.




After we got the crust ready we added all the ingredients. We got the yummiest sauce ever!

... and the final products

JP'S PIZZA
(arrabiata sauce, mozarella cheese, pepperoni, sauteed red pepper, sauteed portabello mushroom, roma tomatoes, avocado)



MEGAN'S PIZZA
(arrabiata sauce, mozarella cheese, red pepper, olives, roma tomatoes, avocado)



YUM! :)