meet the kelly's

it started off very civilized

then he bit her

then she said "BRAM you bit me! is there a mark?"

then they laughed it off and smiled for the camera again

then he did something else

she said "BRAM stoooooop iT!

"uuuuughkughghhg"

"get off of me"


Bram trying to figure out how to appease/tease his wife
Shawna remembering that we were taking their picture and trying to act like she didn't just spaz out

happily ever after

the bag game

picking a paper bag up with your mouth on one foot was never so entertaining

awaW

i have come to a concrete conclusion in my food life
my favorite breakfast is the Wawa pancake sizzli breakfast sandwich
i get the feeling this has not gone over well with the general public
because there are not usually many in the heating thing
and the one that is there is usually a bit cold comparatively

i love it because it contains three of my eleven favorite breakfast items
*pancakes
*eggs
home fries (hashbrowns)
bacon
orange juice
*sausage
cereal
muffins
coffee
cranberry juice
danishes

the *'s indicate what is on these blessed breakfast sandwiches
that breaks the evenning fast that takes place each night
it also includes cheese
which you will notice is not on my list but is one of my favorite foods
i don't get these alot
just once in awhile so as to not ruin the specialness of them

i would've included a picture but i already ate it with my hungry mouth

contagious spirits

i love people who are thankful
i realize this more and more
as i'm around un-thankful people
and it's contagious
people who complain
eventually make everyone around them complain too
people who are thankful
keep those around them in good spirits

i don't ever want to be a complainer
sometimes i feel like i am
most of the time i try and be positive

i really love thankful people
it's the simple things

poetry

lauren got clothes (forever 21 of course)
i got beer for christmas presents
it was a good night

lauren thinks she has a fever
i need to take a shower
we're going to bed

i buy camera lenses like lauren buys tank tops
lauren checks her facebook like i check nikonians/thegearpage
we geek out all night long

our desk-tops look like our sides of our room
we have more clothes hanging on the back of our door
than we do in our laundry basket

i take up at least 3/4 of our closet
she usually makes dinner
i usually clean up the dishes

i set three alarms to wake me up in the morning
and hit snooz on all of them at least 3 times
lauren has learned how to sleep through them

lauren keeps her shoes in boxes
i don't
she has a whole drawer full of sweatpants

the mice in our house have figured out how to eat every last morsel of peanut butter off the traps and not get caught or lose an eye
i have a gitzo tripod product manual next to our bed that i like to read
lauren keeps her flashlight on high all night long

scholasticism

greg is learning to share food
i'm proud of him

lights lights lights

yawning was never so freaky

bad day

we really thought they were gone - or at least were through committing suicide
it has been a few days since we've caught one
sure they've licked the peanut butter clean everyday
but we thought they had wised up and found a new vacation spot
i guess the human mouse trap is much like the grizzly bear

the freezing cold

so while lauren went to hang out with shawna
on sunday
i decided to go take some pictures
while the sky clouds were out and about
but it was soo cold
soo cold i almost didn't think i'd make it
i was up on this hill
that i had quazi-hiked to
and the wind was a whippin
and with every whip i became increasingly irritated
as if the wind knew better that to whip me
at one point i wondered if it was all worth it
for what
a picture
but i like doing that
i like taking pictures
i like adventures
i like dunkin doughnuts coffee
i like sondre lerche
i like shaped glass

life and death

fungi(s)

two of the people who make me laugh the most
lauren and i got to spend the night with
we got to see first hand
Dennis Mathew Lamb at his finest (rutabaga)
Chris' debut shuffle board competition


Chris introduced me to Ciroc
Lauren tried one our new favorites: pearanoid

my conslusion

corporate america, you have to be the most unapproachable, hypocritical, egotistical, elitist, racist person i've ever met. you are an exasperating parent whose children will rebel and whose fruit will fall as far away from the tree as gravity and their landscape will allow them. you limit people's ability and creativity by your greed and desire to be in control. you show favoritism and are swayed by kiss-ups and sell-outs. you look the other way when lies and deceit are right beside you. you do not value honesty or character. i believe that at your heart you do not seek this impression but you have lost your way when you found fortune and fame. you have no backbone and have gained no respect from the wiser. you separate yourself from those who make you who you are and have forgotten where you came from. but what do we know? those who you have entrusted with your fortune. why do you even ask what we think or how we would do it? all you like to do is hear yourself talk and surround yourself with a yes-man. i would love to think otherwise but this is what i see.

what i learned about myself today

i think of these randomly as they annoy me
but always forget them when people are trying to make conversation

my pet peeves:
interoffice e-mail signatures
miss-pronounced words
food on someone's mouth or lips that they don't know is still there
boogers in people's noses that you can see
loud chewers (esp with mouths open)
assumers
rude people
(and this is where i draw a blank)

A pet peeve (or pet hate) is a minor annoyance that can instill great frustration in a very small group of people, yet is experienced by everyone. It also must be insignificant, so people insulting you is not a pet peeve. For example, if you find that elevator doors closing before you can get in annoys you, but does not annoy all the people around you, it is a pet peeve, as it meets all three criteria: insignificant, experienced by all, and only you and a few others are annoyed by it.

peace

day six

this morning as i was driving

to release our new intruder

i looked up into the beautiful sky

and i saw a rainbow

and just under the rainbow

the sun was shining through a hole in the clouds

in the shape of a seahorse

i think it was a sign

either that a truce has taken place

between all mice and humans

or that our house will be invaded by seahorses

or that a long waging war

between humans and seahorses

has ended

even though i didn't know it existed

either way

it was really beautiful

day five

attention all blog reading mice
we are holding one of your own
against their will
alive
they have sufficient breathing holes
peanut butter
and a warm place to sleep tonight
their safe release will be televised
tomorrow night
this live release of the before said mouse
is to be a sign of good faith
that you will leave our home
and not scamper the fake wood grains
of our kitchen floor any longer
if you force our hand
and do not heed this warning
we will be forced to continue
to use deadly force

day three mouse two

so day three produced two choosers
of the quick way out

day four - no mice
day five - no mice and they ate all the peanut butter
i don't know how they did it
they must have a mouse trap device
that extracts all the peanut butter
without triggering the kill mechanism

day three mouse one

needless to say
gus gus chose not to take a ride
with me to work this morning
he instead went in search for
day one and day two in mouse heaven

old faithful

yellow stone's



mine

day two

this is probably why
lauren is smarter than me
when we first saw mouse poop on the counter
i put the mouse trap on the counter
logical i thought
she said no
this morning i was glad she said no

tonight we had no kills
maybe they saw our blog and spread the word
maybe there were only two
only morning will tell

but i went to lowes this morning
and bought the old school wooden traps
the new school plastic grabbers
and a mini have-a-<3 live trap
i put all three out
now the mice have a choice
of which way they'd like to exit
this world hey now know
if they choose to go for the choke hold
i will feel a little less sad
if they choose the plastic see-saw
they will ride with me to work in the morning
and enjoy the field behind the warehouse

November Photo Challenge

so we started a photo challenge
just for fun
to give ourselves a challenge
with photos
november's challenge: old school
to see the other challenge participant
http://lyrynkay.blogspot.com/

here are ours:


stephen's



lauren's


next month's challenge: twins

day one

so it had to be done
we woke up two morning in a row
and found mouse poop
all over the counter
it was a good reason to disinfect the kitchen
but we took it one logical step further
we set the mouse traps that were under our sink
that should've been our first clue
that we had mice
our apt came with mouse traps
so we took brian's advice and dolloped some peanut butter
we came home to mr. mouse
the mouse trap had him upside down in a choke hold
lauren was visibly upset
and i admit
i was too
we want them gone
but we don't want them to suffer
or really to die
i don't not like mice
i guess we could buy a mini have-a-heart
maybe we will
but we already did it
this little guy was probably cold and hungry
found a hole in a big barn
wandered in to keep warm
saw that someone left some food out
life ended

so i guess if we will consciously murder mice
we should make sure they are remembered
so here's to you little guy

kissing angels

trinkets
nick-nacks
figurines
i have no place for them in my heart
joe [my father-in-law] does


we can agree to disagree
our thanksgiving trinkets conversation
might've opened my eyes to trinkets
tonight i saw this trinket cluster in a whole new light

deodorant

this thanksgiving i would like to roast a turkey
you don't realize how much you like something
until you try something new and don't like it
you then realize that you've under-appreciated that old faithful
in this case - my axe deodorant - "touch" to be scent specific
the other day as i approached running out
i made a last min decision at Giant to try something new
i love trying new things - and so i did
this "new" deodorant should be categorized as an odorant
i actually think it makes me smell worse
after the initial application i smell great
but within minutes
Lauren is scrunching her nose and turning her head
here's to you deceitful, money making deodorant
may you sit on the shelf until the maker gets the message
and may they return to making what they're good at
my favorite old school shoes
happy thanksgiving


the odorant



the favorite old school formel 1's

neighbor of the $8 mimosa

to your left
if you could turn around
you would find French Roast
no better place to escape the cold
while exploring the New York City streets

tonight

we were graced by one of our most dear friends
we danced
we sat
we laughed
we cried
we ate
we sat in silence
we cursed
we prayed
we sang
we smiled
we fell asleep (i)
we said hello
we said goodbye
we drank
we talked
we shared
we listened
we hugged
we kissed

brown

Leslie, Bee, Tim, Mom, Dad

november beach

smiling horizon

clouds that surf

foster learning the basics

don't take any more lovey

ooohhhh take one of us

two monkeys

they taught me how to play ball

bee air

soaking up the sun

and the kisses

patiently waiting

ooohhh take another one

"foster, do your silly face"

foster in the middle

toilet paper toss

father teaching son

cheesing

looking for LaLa

simply reflected

"fossi do it"

Air LaLa now ready for take off

Rowan + Dad

"hold on to his ears"

cloudy hair