back in the land of cheese and brats October 31, 2007

hey!!

(oh by the way…that’s not "brats" like kids…that’s "brats" like bratwurst. LOL!)

welp im back in the "blog office" again.  we just got back from a fun, exciting trip to visit some friends and do some sight-seeing in the south!  yep, us yanks (me, hubby and the dog) went down to atlanta for hubby to visit a friend and for me to catch up with my old friend from high school!  remember the girl i said i hadnt seen in 15 years?  well, she lives near atlanta as well so i spent a few days with her and we had a BLAST! =D

we spent one afternoon leafing thru tons of old pix and looking through my high school scrapbook.  we laughed so hard i thought i’d finally cough up my tonsils!! hahah!!!  for example, here’s something goofy i kept:

fry box from 1989!isnt it funny how almost 20 years later you ask yourself WHY in the heck you’d save a mcd’s fry container? LOL!  i mean, i’ve seen WAYyyyy too many of those in my life   but, this one holds a special memory! 

kelly and i also laughed so hard at a rap we wrote (of course, we rapped it again–and still had it memorized! hehe!!), some goofy pictures we drew of our boyfriends (hers was drawn as a clown LOL) and a strange comic strip sort of thing we wrote about a guy we knew that evolved into a basketball-playing frog.  HAHA!! 

oh now, come on, you did weerd stuff like that in high school, too!  and some of you probably still do teehee!

then we spent the evening in a 7-acre corn maze.  it was SO AWESOME!!  strangely enough, with me being a hoosier, this was the first corn maze i’ve been in.  *hehe*  we went at night, so we had maglites in hand.  we got thru it in about an hour and 15 minutes!

it was hard to leave the next day, kinda like a slumber party you never want to end…but im hoping to get back down there again in the next year.  i feel so blessed to be able to reconnect with someone i thought i may never see again. 

altho we’ve both changed in a lot of ways, we still have it in us to act like a coupla goofballs and cut it up!!  and in that 15 years we’ve each been thru a lot and can shed some light on situations in each others’ lives for some perspective.  kelly is a special friend and i am so glad she’s back in my life!!  love ya, kel!  *HUGS*

on the trek back home, hubby & i stayed in asheville, NC for a night and visited the Biltmore Estate.  it was breathtaking!  and more than anything, the perfect fall weather made the whole visit perfect. (in addition to all the yummy chicken and biscuits and sausage gravy everywhere we ate. LOL)

a view from Biltmore courtyard–wouldn’t you love this back yard??

me, enjoying some mochaccino and lookin a bit haggard from all the driving *hehe*

 

 

 

 

 

 

sooooo now we’re home and getting back into the swing of real life.  it wasnt a glamorous or lengthy getaway, but it was nice to well…get away. hehe   i gotta lotta re-evaluating to do on my diet and just some lifestyle habits in general…which you will definitely be hearing about in the very near future

well, i should hop offa here for now–hope you all are having a GREAT week!!!

and kel, this is for you! ROTFL!!! >;-D

excerpt from the evolution of kermi. 1990.

ttys!!

~jos~

blog archive update October 23, 2007

good afternoon, ya’ll!

well, i’ve given up waiting on Yahoo to get back with me about moving my 360 blog over.  i guess im gonna haveta do it manually, which sucks, but i dont know what else to do!  i’ve searched online for anyone else who’s wanted to do the same and/or instructions on how to move it with no luck  

so, for those of you subscribing (or anyone else who notices *lol*), for the next few weeks you may see some backlogged blog posts popping up (if that’s how it works…i donno?!).  i’ll do a few this week…but then i’ll be "out of the blog office" for several days as i’ll be tied up doing some other stuff.  (get your mind out of the gutter! LOL!)  anyhoo, i’ll keep you updated on that. hehe!

of course, if any of you pros out there have any suggestions or great ideas on how i can move that cumbersome Yahoo 360 blog over–PLEASE let me know!  i’d love to be able to move it all over in one chunk.  i’m just not familiar with all this "movable type" and all that lingo so i need all the advice i can get *hehe*

enjoy the day!!

~josey~

a big thank you! October 23, 2007

today was just like any other monday.

i got up, fed the critters, made brekky for me and hubby, and kissed him off to work. 

i started some laundry.

made the bed.

checked my email.

got a blogger award.

i went to the ba…HEY, what?  a BLOGGER AWARD!?!

YAY!!!

 

a huge, big, totally surprised and grateful THANK YOU to erina over at intotheinkpot for awarding me the "Rockin’ Girl Blogger" award!!  she’s a sweetheart and you will feel right at home over at her place! 

this is my very first blog award, so i am super honored *blush*cheeseygrin*  thank you again, erina :)

being the geek i am, i did a little research, and this award was created by the now quite popular Roberta in June of this year.  good luck, Roberta, on your quest to take over the world! *hehe!*

soooo in true tradition of this rockin’ award, i shall pass it on to a few other ROCKIN’ GIRL BLOGGERS i know!  come on down…!

amy (hope this cheers you up! you deserve it!)

melissa (have john make you a latte cause YOU ROCK! hehe!)

jessica (you make me laugh SO HARD!  …yes, im a recently new lurker at your blog.  LOL!)

i realize that one or more of you ladies may have already had the honor of receiving this award, so obviously you must REALLY ROCK if you’re getting it again! hehe!!  congrats!! =)

i now feel officially "inducted" into the blogging world. ROCK ON!!!

peace out! *LOL*
~jos~

p.s. you dont have to be a girl to give out the Rockin’ Girl award (tho you should prolly be one to receive it hehe)  …so give it away if you so desire!

sprucin’ up! October 21, 2007

hallo out there!

i did a little redecorating!  did you notice? LOL!  hopefully it’s a little better than before.  i just couldn’t resist having some bright colors, but i tried to tone things down a bit and make things a little easier to read. :)

i am particularly fond of the hugemongous banner–yes, that’s me up there! (in the red coat.)  a few Christmases ago, me and hubby got my niece and nephew a double-tube to use at my parents’.  they have a great sledding hill behind the house in the "back forty." hehe!  they insisted all three of us pile onto the tube, and i was quite skeptical we’d make it to the bottom of the hill all in one…er three pieces and no crying   but we did!  hubby zoomed in on us on the way down; what a great shot!  sooo much fun!!  you can even see the kids squealing!! haha!  im sure i was squealing, too…probably cause i couldnt see anything with my hat over my eyes. *ROTFL!* 

   

here we are as we started our descent!

 

here’s little nephew the day before.  blazing the trail!!

 

anyhoo, i know it’s not QUITE winter yet, but here in WI it will be soon enough.  i think each season i’ll put up a new banner for fun.  cheesey and goofilicious! *snorts*laffs*

i’ll be back soon to yack your leg off, don’t worry!

~josey~

sprucin’ up! October 21, 2007

hallo out there!

i did a little redecorating!  did you notice? LOL!  hopefully it’s a little better than before.  i just couldn’t resist having some bright colors, but i tried to tone things down a bit and make things a little easier to read. :)

i am particularly fond of the hugemongous banner–yes, that’s me up there! (in the red coat.)  a few Christmases ago, me and hubby got my niece and nephew a double-tube to use at my parents’.  they have a great sledding hill behind the house in the "back forty." hehe!  they insisted all three of us pile onto the tube, and i was quite skeptical we’d make it to the bottom of the hill all in one…er three pieces and no crying   but we did!  hubby zoomed in on us on the way down; what a great shot!  sooo much fun!!  you can even see the kids squealing!! haha!  im sure i was squealing, too…probably cause i couldnt see anything with my hat over my eyes. *ROTFL!* 

   

here we are as we started our descent!

 

here’s little nephew the day before.  blazing the trail!!

 

anyhoo, i know it’s not QUITE winter yet, but here in WI it will be soon enough.  i think each season i’ll put up a new banner for fun.  cheesey and goofilicious! *snorts*laffs*

i’ll be back soon to yack your leg off, don’t worry!

~josey~

sprucin’ up! October 21, 2007

hallo out there!

i did a little redecorating!  did you notice? LOL!  hopefully it’s a little better than before.  i just couldn’t resist having some bright colors, but i tried to tone things down a bit and make things a little easier to read. :)

i am particularly fond of the hugemongous banner–yes, that’s me up there! (in the red coat.)  a few Christmases ago, me and hubby got my niece and nephew a double-tube to use at my parents’.  they have a great sledding hill behind the house in the "back forty." hehe!  they insisted all three of us pile onto the tube, and i was quite skeptical we’d make it to the bottom of the hill all in one…er three pieces and no crying   but we did!  hubby zoomed in on us on the way down; what a great shot!  sooo much fun!!  you can even see the kids squealing!! haha!  im sure i was squealing, too…probably cause i couldnt see anything with my hat over my eyes. *ROTFL!* 

   

here we are as we started our descent!

 

here’s little nephew the day before.  blazing the trail!!

 

anyhoo, i know it’s not QUITE winter yet, but here in WI it will be soon enough.  i think each season i’ll put up a new banner for fun.  cheesey and goofilicious! *snorts*laffs*

i’ll be back soon to yack your leg off, don’t worry!

~josey~

do i wanna be a bloggybloggerton? October 19, 2007

hello all my blog-lurking friends! hehe!

i have to admit something.  ever since i moved from Yahoo 360 i just havent felt "at home."  when i start to write up an entry i just have this weerd feeling…no, not that somebody’s watchin me…;)  hmmm…maybe its cause on Yahoo everything was "cartoony" or nooby or unprofessional as compared to now "doing it all myself" (no offense Yahoo!) or something; i had a more laid-back attitude when posting there, because honestly, i didnt think anyone was reading it anyway *LOL*  like i’ve said, my blog is basically a personal diary so when i write, i write as if its kindof a secret between me, myself, and me, ya know? 

anyhoo, the last several months or so i’d had a tremendous increase in my site hits, so im thinkin hey–maybe i should do something more personal.  so i did…but since publishing sillygolucky.com, i all the sudden feel like all the seasoned, popular bloggers out there are looking at my simple little site and being bored off their Herman Millers!  in fact, i know this is true because my bounce rate is pretty high   that sucks!  so are my blog posts too long?  is my layout ugly?  do i need to add entertainment?? but but i dont want my site to look like everyone elses!  *cries!* oh the pressure of being a baby blogger!!!!

so im sittin here thinkin to myself, self–why do you really want to blog?  well, there’s obviously the part of me that wants a following.  i mean come on, i dont care what any blogger says–EVERYONE who blogs wants an audience!!  we all want someone else to recognize what we think or enjoy.  we want to crack ppl up, inspire them, help them or persuade them, and heck, some even want to offend them. LOL.  whether you’re a leader at heart or a follower, there’s either a want to lead the flock or a desire to feel needed and accepted ;)

some folks want fame and webby popularity, and some folks just want to have a modestly-sized posse of peeps who share like interests.  im definitely the latter.  i’ve always had a reason for journaling and blogging–and that’s to express myself when it comes to my weight loss journey and health.  plus, im just a gabbybutt so its a way for me to talk without torturing anyone in person or spending all my cell minutes! *teehee* =D

well one of the thoughts that came thru my mind is that i’m not really into posting YouTube vids, tons of pix or articles about current events.  i just dont have the patience to search them out!  not that i wont EVER do it (cause now in fact since i mentioned it, i probably will.  hehe. maybe.).  i just want to blab and i am thinkin most people just find that unoriginal and BORRR-INNNNNG.   i guess really, the life of a fairly sheltered, not too well-traveled, work-at-home-with-no-kids midwestern married woman isnt too glamorous!  hehe! 

then i think but wait, there’s hope!  well gosh, there’s tons of blogs out there that are completely geared to helping you make your blogsite fresh, and special, and reader friendly!  but to me, they all say the same thing   write about things that engage your audience, promote commenting and participation, keep it simple, blahblahblah…  hmmm, i guess i’ll have to work on those. >:\  then they say, get involved in blogging communities and all that stuff.  okay so i have–and it just gets me 2000 "friends" that say "thanks for stopping by my blog!" and who add me as a contact and i never hear from them again.  well, good for them–but not for me!!  *whine whine whine* LOL!! 

but do those things really work?  i guess i’ll eventually find out.  i find myself wanting to be picky on who i reciprocate adding as a contact–so if you are one of mine, then know its because i truly find you and your blog interesting, and i plan on checking in on you often!  and when i post your link on my site, that’s my way of showing others what kind of person i am and what i like.  and 2nd–its a bonus for you if you get a few more hits.  maybe i’m being too serious? LOL!  do i just have a crappy attitude???  am i just too naive and i dont get the virtual world??  *scratches head*

*super long pause*potty break for the dog*make some green tea*turns up the thermostat a tad* (hey, im in WI remember!)

so okay, now i’ve got that settled.  i want to blog because i want someone else to hear what i have to say, and to attract those with similar interests and lifestyles.  i definitely dont want to be famous   kewl!  so now, how in the heck to i FIND those ppl??  i have done WAYYYyyyy too much blog lurking in the last couple weeks, and i have felt so overwhelmed. *lol*  i think i am just going to have to resort to my virgo instincts of following a precise, slowly-implemented, automatic, systematic, hydromatic… oh wait, um…okay i lost my train of thought now! *does the ‘greased lightnin, go greased lightnin’ moves* LOL! 

ah well dangit anyhoo.  *hahahah*  i just need to keep doing what im doing, and if im happy just putting my random thoughts and daily struggles down on this gosh-durned blog, then that’s what matters!! (suddenly i feel like stuart smalley!! ROTFL!)  and so far, i feel sillygolucky reflects who i am–colorful and cheerful, a little lacking in the ways of the web , offering specifics instead of EVERYTHING…and heck, even the dorky kiwi clock is DEFINITELY me. HAHA! and of course the name!  and maybe, just maybe if i get lucky someone else in the hugemongous world of blogging will find me and be inspired, laugh, and dangit just have a better day.  deep down really, that’s all i want.

okay, i feel tons better now!!  thanks for reading   now get up and un-numb your numb-bum!!! LOL!!!  im going to clean out the fridge.

ttys!

~josey~     

the sound of swirling paper cups October 18, 2007

we live across the highway from 3 gas stations, a mcd’s and a bk.  and because of the way the wind blows and all the trees and bushes we have, our yard is the catch-all for everyone’s litter.  we get little trash tornadoes caught between our front porch and the shrubs that border it…and right now, all i hear is the sound of a swirling paper cup and fallen oak leaves.

today i feel like my mind is one of those little trash tornadoes.  ive got new trash from someone else and old dried up leaves that shoulda been raked and burned by now swirling around in my brain and causing a very annoying sound! 

*sits around and thinks*

what’re you up to today? October 17, 2007

goooood morning   (man, i do have to say, i miss my yahoo smiley emoticons *lol*)

how’s your week goin so far?  well, happy hump day! hehe!!  things arent too bad here.  i’ve been struggling with everything in general–i dont feel like eating well, im lazy and dont want to exercise, and i’ve been having some endo pain off and on.  and im sure the pain is directly related to my diet, so geez i just need to get my butt back on track!  more on that another day…i dont feel like getting all blubby on myself.  im in a good mood and i’d like to keep it that way *hehe*

well today is gonna be fun!!  i have a friend who is moving to minnesota in just a few short weeks.  we met at a "puppy kindergarten" training class last summer–we both have golden retrievers! hehe!  (yes please indulge me–those of us with pets and no kids, you know how we are. *giggle*)  anyhoo, her hubby got a new job which is why they’re relocating and he’s already there and working so she’s working on packing (got that? LOL).  she needs help sorting, throwing and packing…apparently mostly the throwing part because she finds it hard to do that!  well she’s asked the right gal! LOL!  i’ve gotten to the point where i can more easily let go of a lot of stuff i used to packrat.  some things i actually throw away, and some i feel good giving to goodwill.  in fact now that i think about it, i have two huge trash bags full of clothes that need to be dropped off! (the fun part about losing weight! hehe)  hopefully i dont end up being her goodwill…LOL…it might be too tempting to offer to take home a lot of her stuff! haha!!  like a free rummage sale or something

HAHAH! okay tangent!  one of my cats, trixie, is a total goof.  she LOVES eyeglasses.  no, not wearing them *hehe*, but if we leave them on our desks or night stands, she finds them and either chews the ear pieces or she runs off with them! LOL!!  i dont know if she’s trying to get our attention or what.  as i was sitting here typing i kept hearing this clicking-crunching noise, and saw she had hubby’s glasses he left on his desk! hehe!!  hubby then said something to the effect that maybe she’s trying to tell us about her eyesight issues. ROTFL!  okay, maybe you had to be there, but it cracked me up!  our cats are dorks.  they do the funniest things and have very different personalities.  i swear they are little furry people sometimes

okay anyhoo, back to what im doing today   my friend and i are actually meeting up today at a grand opening of a new dog park in the area!  maizy, our golden retriever, gets soooo excited when we tell her she’s gonna see JAKE (my friend’s dog).  since she’s known him since they were puppies, they play so well together and are super funny to watch!  i have some pictures of them on her dogster page.  we are gonna miss jake (and his parents! hehe) quite a bit once they move, but it will be fun to take trips up to MN to visit!!

tomorrow i’ll be volunteering with MFAI for their urban agriculture outreach program.  i found out there will be 60 inner city milwaukee 1st graders there!! :-O  the program is at a farm with prairie land, and we’ll be collecting prairie seeds and learning about plants and doing bunches of activities with them.  im soooo excited!

welllllp, i really gotta head out for now!  cadet, our INFORMER cat, is reminding me once again (and has for the last hour!) that he is hungry.  he’s getting snax all worked up, as she’s the food monster. *LOL*  cali is just patiently waiting right here above my desk on the shelf, and trixie is too, but i can tell she will bolt as soon as i stand up. hehe!!  i love my pets!!

so what’re you up to today? 

have a good one!!

~jos~

what’re you up to today? October 17, 2007

goooood morning   (man, i do have to say, i miss my yahoo smiley emoticons *lol*)

how’s your week goin so far?  well, happy hump day! hehe!!  things arent too bad here.  i’ve been struggling with everything in general–i dont feel like eating well, im lazy and dont want to exercise, and i’ve been having some endo pain off and on.  and im sure the pain is directly related to my diet, so geez i just need to get my butt back on track!  more on that another day…i dont feel like getting all blubby on myself.  im in a good mood and i’d like to keep it that way *hehe*

well today is gonna be fun!!  i have a friend who is moving to minnesota in just a few short weeks.  we met at a "puppy kindergarten" training class last summer–we both have golden retrievers! hehe!  (yes please indulge me–those of us with pets and no kids, you know how we are. *giggle*)  anyhoo, her hubby got a new job which is why they’re relocating and he’s already there and working so she’s working on packing (got that? LOL).  she needs help sorting, throwing and packing…apparently mostly the throwing part because she finds it hard to do that!  well she’s asked the right gal! LOL!  i’ve gotten to the point where i can more easily let go of a lot of stuff i used to packrat.  some things i actually throw away, and some i feel good giving to goodwill.  in fact now that i think about it, i have two huge trash bags full of clothes that need to be dropped off! (the fun part about losing weight! hehe)  hopefully i dont end up being her goodwill…LOL…it might be too tempting to offer to take home a lot of her stuff! haha!!  like a free rummage sale or something

HAHAH! okay tangent!  one of my cats, trixie, is a total goof.  she LOVES eyeglasses.  no, not wearing them *hehe*, but if we leave them on our desks or night stands, she finds them and either chews the ear pieces or she runs off with them! LOL!!  i dont know if she’s trying to get our attention or what.  as i was sitting here typing i kept hearing this clicking-crunching noise, and saw she had hubby’s glasses he left on his desk! hehe!!  hubby then said something to the effect that maybe she’s trying to tell us about her eyesight issues. ROTFL!  okay, maybe you had to be there, but it cracked me up!  our cats are dorks.  they do the funniest things and have very different personalities.  i swear they are little furry people sometimes

okay anyhoo, back to what im doing today   my friend and i are actually meeting up today at a grand opening of a new dog park in the area!  maizy, our golden retriever, gets soooo excited when we tell her she’s gonna see JAKE (my friend’s dog).  since she’s known him since they were puppies, they play so well together and are super funny to watch!  i have some pictures of them on her dogster page.  we are gonna miss jake (and his parents! hehe) quite a bit once they move, but it will be fun to take trips up to MN to visit!!

tomorrow i’ll be volunteering with MFAI for their urban agriculture outreach program.  i found out there will be 60 inner city milwaukee 1st graders there!! :-O  the program is at a farm with prairie land, and we’ll be collecting prairie seeds and learning about plants and doing bunches of activities with them.  im soooo excited!

welllllp, i really gotta head out for now!  cadet, our INFORMER cat, is reminding me once again (and has for the last hour!) that he is hungry.  he’s getting snax all worked up, as she’s the food monster. *LOL*  cali is just patiently waiting right here above my desk on the shelf, and trixie is too, but i can tell she will bolt as soon as i stand up. hehe!!  i love my pets!!

so what’re you up to today? 

have a good one!!

~jos~