Notes #2

Two times in one week.. What in the world has gotten into me?! This particular note was completed by me on September 14, 2007.. Enjoy!!

95 random things about me (numbers 41, 67, 83, 85, and 86 are missing).. I have no idea why......

1. Ever been given an engagement ring? nah
Yeah!! It is pretty and perfect.. I was just telling Curt today how we need to purchase a second wedding band.. He says only if the ring has 4 wheel drive.. I think once we going down the kid journey I will have about 40 weeks to break him down..

2. Longest friendship? omgsh.. no telling..
I think probably my friend Erica... We go way, way back


3. Last gift you received? my gma gave me 5 bucks.. that was cool
Curt brought me flowers home from work last Friday.. I think it was a nice gift not a I messed up and don't want to be yelled at gift

4. How many times have you dropped your cell? i cant count that high
I haven't gotten any less clumsy that is for sure....

5. How many kids do you want? 2, one of each
Just 2 still.. Preferably one of each but I will take whatever

6. Thing you spend a lot of money on? Gas
Oh how silly I was back then.... Gas was probably like $1.24 a gallon back then... I spend my money on rent/student loans/taxes/cocaine.... Only one of those is not correct

7. Last food you ate? bbq ranch burger from chilis!
Jambalaya

8. First thing you notice about the opposite sex? face
Their personality.... Haha... yeah right

9. One favorite song? right now its #9 on kristins crazy cd.. ahh its a classic
I wonder what the heck that song was back then... Definitely Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
10. Where do you live? Columbia, MO

11. Cell phone service provider: cingular
Cingular does not exist anymore even though my dad swears we still have Cingular... I have AT&T

12. Favorite mall store: maurices
Dillards.. Now that I have to buy my big girl clothes maurices is too expensive.. You can find great deals at Dillards

13. Longest job ever had: hmm i dunno
Auto-Owners Insurance going on 4 years next May

14. Do you own a pair of dice? sure
We own lots and lots for dice game... We like to gamble

15. Do you prank call people? nah
They could have stopped at do I call people... No

16. Last wedding attended? some random ppl my mom was taking pics of
Trevor and Lindseys!

17. First person you'd call if you won the lottery: probably curt
Ohhh Curt or maybe Kristin.... Hard choice  
18. Last time you attended church: sunday
Sunday again at 11am

19. How old are you? 19
24...........

20. Biggest lie you have heard? something about us all ending up in a hole
HAHAHAHA Kristin will love this old answer.... I have no idea...

21. What do you want to drive? hmmmm i like the new mustangs
A lexus or bmw

22. Where's your favorite place to eat with friends? ummm baskin robbins, does that count?
Yen Ching
23. Can you cook? im trying
I'm not trying and I still can't....

24. What car do you drive? a red cavalier
Curt drives the Red Dragon now... I have the Black Jag aka the Toyota Corolla

25. Best kisser? my boyfriend
Channing Tatum

26. Last time you cried? hmm saturday?
Ohh it has been a long, long time

27. Most disliked food: watermelon, hands down
Lima beans probably

28. Thing you like most about yourself? i guess i have pretty green eyes
I like my pinky finger

29. Thing you dislike most about yourself: ugh i could go on and on b ut mainly my face in general
Bad answer 2007 Hannah.. Definitely my thunder legs

30. Longest shift you have worked at a job? 15 hours this summer
I guess so.. I haven't worked that long recently

31. Favorite movie? im on a bad santa kick now
Oh I love so many

32. Can you sing? yeah but im bad
Oh I am so bad at singing..

33. Last concert? i dunno actually
I went to a kid's concert last year
34. Last kiss? monday?
Today!

35. What color are your eyes? green
Same!

36. Who knows your darkest secret? hmm i dont know lol
I farted on a man's face one.. in the library... seriously..

37. Last movie rented? employee of the month
Piece of Heaven or something.. Remember in Marley and Me when the dog died for 10 minutes and it sucked? Yeah the main character dies the entire movie... What a happy movie........

38. Thing you never leave home without? keys and cell phone
And an extra pair of contacts

39. Favorite vacation spot? florida so far
Jamaica.. It was amazing and blew Florida out of the water.. I get Mexico in 2 weeks!

40. Do you like Chinese food? love it
I love, love, love it

42. Is your room clean? uhhh no
I'm a neat freak.............. Yeah right!

43. Laptop or desktop computer?desktop
Laptop.. I have an ASUS computer and I love it

44. Favorite comedian? Carlos Mencia
Really 2007 Hannah? I love Daniel Tosh

45. Do you smoke? no
I smoke hotness.. duuuh

46. Sleep with or without clothes? With
I mean... it depends.. I am a closet nudist a bit

47. Who sleeps with you every night? myself
Curt.. We are married so it is okay
48. Long distance relationships work? Nah
I think they can but it takes a lot of work
49. How many times have you been pulled over by the police? once
twice..... No tickets though!!

50. Pancakes or French toast? French Toast
French Toast

51. Do you like coffee? no
I'd die without it

52. How do you like your eggs? Scrambled
Or over easy

53. Do you believe in astrology? no
Nah

54. Last person you talked to on the phone? curt
I still think Curt

55. Last person on your missed call list? curt
Debbie Byrd but it was actually Mr. Byrd
56. What was the last text message you received? hayley
My lova Kristin!

57. McDonald's or Burger King? mcdonalds, i love mcdonalds but i HATE HATE burger king
Agreed! I love, love, love McDonalds..

58. Number of pillows? 3
5.........

59. What are you wearing right now? blue gym shorts and a white tshirt with a rolling stones hoodie
Black gym shorts and a black shirt with a lime green flamingo... Smoking hot!

60. Pick a lyric, any lyric or song? " then theres my thumb, hes a grumpy one and he goes GRRRRR!" - skybox song
Omg....... I love that song! I'm keeping the 2007 answer

61. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich? Grape
Or red plum... So, so good.

62. Can you play pool? im terrible
It is not my best friend

63. Do you know how to swim? i could save my own life
I can't save your life.. I can barely save mine... I'm like a dying walrus in the water

64. Favorite ice cream? raindbow sherbert
I like mocha too.... I'm going to Mexico so I'm trying to avoid ice cream..

65. Do you like maps? they are helpful
No... They cause Curt and I to fight...

66. Tell me a random fact about yourself? my roomy thinks i have the smallest toes ever
Hahahahahaha! Random fact about Hannah.. I can't wink.... It sucks

68. Ever attend a theme party? no
I still haven't but I really, really want to go to one!

69. What is your favorite season? winter
Ugh no to winter... Fall or spring!

70. Last time you laughed at something stupid? lol tonight, kristin dressed me up as a goth.. it was impressive
Hahahahahahaha! Oh my! I laugh all the time about things..

71. What time did you wake up this morning? 645
6:37... I'm going the wrong direction

72. Best thing about winter? christmas
Christmas or sweat pants

73. What kind of shampoo do you use? Pantene
Suave... I'm poor
74. What's the scariest thing you've ever done? uh i went to vermont by myself
That is still pretty scary.. I got married.. I checked my student loan balance.... All scary...

75. Name of your first pet? i think george
This hasn't changed..

76. Do you think pirates are cool or overrated? overrated
Agreed...
77. What are you doing this weekend? going to see curt and a football game
Going to the big Vienna Parade and watching Mizzou football

78. Who's your best friend? i have lots probably hayley, amber, kristin, andrea and curt (sometimes) just kidding
I still like all of these people! I think Kristin though is probably my BFF
79. What is the third letter of your name? n
I didn't change my first name.... Just my last name..  :(

80. How old are your pets? ava is 3!
Ava is going to be 9 soon...

81. What color is your backpack? Its white and light blue
Ducks don't use backpacks... Pffft

82. Are you sick? yeah actually i have a cold
No.. I'm knocking on wood

84. Is the bathroom open? uh sure
With my wisdom that comes with age, I still have no idea what this means

87. Are you smiling? nah
Sure!

88. Do you have on eyeliner? Not anymore
It's always on my face

89. Do you miss someone right now? yes:)
I miss my bed.. We have a love affair
90. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? australia
Fuji

91. Do you have a Myspace? not anymore
Myspace... I bet some young kid reading this has no idea what Myspace is.. I have Facebook and Pinterest and Twitter...

92. Are you in high school? Nope, college
I'm in freaking old woman working world

93. Do you have a crush? I guess on my boyfriend
See Channing Tatum

94. What is your favorite nickname for yourself? haynay
Duck or H

95. What color is your bathing suit? black and pink
Pink.. Black and white.. Purple.. I hate bathing suits
96. What's your favorite brand of water? nestle
Columbia Water that comes from my tap

97. Did you go on vacation last month? no
No but I am in 2 weeks
98. Have you ever been on a cruise? no
No.. I do not like books

99. Do you have a sister? Yes emma
My parents have no repoduced since then.. Thank God
100. Are you upstairs? yep
I'm downstairs... Hahahahahahaha

Happy almost Friday!!

H
 

One Crazy/Exhausting/Interesting/Awesome Year

 I've been putting off doing this blog post for awhile.. If you know me this is NOT surprising.. I wait until the last minute to do everything and then scramble around like a chicken with its head cut off ( I couldn't use duck in this example.. I had to sacrifice the chicken so the duck could live) to get whatever task done at the last minute.. It is not my proudest attribute but it is indeed my attribute.. I am proud of the fact that it took me under a month to do this post (Life is measured in small victories.. I rocked this post 3 days before the month deadline..). I made a small outline today but I am sure it is missing hundreds of stories that I will later have to blog about later about my adventures of my first year of marriage.. I am hoping to let everyone in on the highlights of what I learned from marriage and not scare people from marrying.. No matter how sarcastic/mean/unhappy I may sound about a particular story, it has been 100% worth it.. (I won't go over 100% as my math brain would be on overload on how that would have to be a mixed fraction and we don't go over 100%..) I'm tutoring math tomorrow to get this craziness out of my system.. Enjoy!

I started my adventure as a married lady on 07/30/2011.. It was a hot end of summer day without rain (the wivestale is that if it rains on your wedding day then you will be wealthy..Fitting for us that it didn't.. Well played God..).. I slept well the night before my wedding (I drugged myself.. Thank you sleep aid).. The day started with all of us girls getting prettier (I have some seriously hot friends/family).. We took pictures before the big moment.. Curt and I didn't see each other before the big moment but looking back on it I wish we did.. We could have actually talked before the big I do/I don't segment.. Besides, it is hard to be romantic with a Catholic priest looming 2 feet from you.. (If you have any bad catholic jokes/comments, check them at the door or tell me when I have been drinking and think it would be hilarious ;).. I just remember the wedding being long and waiting for it to be over.. Hello, we were in it for the reception.... Boy, I know I am biased but I had a blast at our reception.. We have gotten lots of compliments on the party we threw.. Hell we may be responsible for relationships/babies.. Curt and I have it on our bucket list to have a vow renewal.. Basically this is an excuse for all of our friends to get together and kick it again when we are "old".. My theory is that you go to work to live.. I would love to spend my hard earned money on another party to experience the thrill of the first wedding.. I think this may be the secret to marriages.. Have a vow renewal! You get to rekindle the love, drink and buy a new pretty dress... Mark your calendars for 07/30/2016!


Now from the wedding to the first married fight.. Dun, Dun, Duuuun! This happened on 08/01/2011.. Yes.. Exactly 2 days almost to the moment from the wonderful I Do moment... We were going to Jamaica (amazing by the way... We loved, loved, loved it!.. If Katie Denning is reading this she will understand the humor... ) and Curt was trying to be all macho/manly by taking charge in the airport.. This is hard for me as I am bossy.. Very bossy.. But since I was still on wedding bliss, I let control go.. Curt marched up to the desk of the airline and got our tickets...... He also decided to leave BOTH of our passports on the desk counter... We had waited in line for about 30 minutes (the airport was a zoo and Kristin we aren't sophisticated enough to travel in the business line) and I asked Curt to give me my passport as we were almost to the passport checker dude (who was scary).. Curt had a look of panic and then decided to blame his mess up on me by saying he gave the passports to me.... Wrong! I may be old and married but I did not turn forgetful in 2 days.. He ran as fast as he could to the airline desk (I am sure this was comical to the people beind us.. If I wasn't so mad, I may have laughed also) and luckily they had our passports.. This was our first married fight.. I nicely informed Curt that I would kill and divorce him if he cost us our honeymoon.. I took over after that and we got to our destination safely and soundly.. Yay first married fight!! First and only... Hahaha yeah right!!

Okay so a big thing with marriage for me was giving up my last name.. Hence my blog name.. Btw, I am very impressed with my creativeness in coming up with this name.. Go me! Anway, I told Curt right after we got engaged that I was NOT changing my last name.. A little background on Curt, he is always really calm and rarely picks his battles....... So when he fought this battle with a dang bazuka, I knew I was in trouble.. He says it is because when we have kids that our kids are not confused (good point C. Byrd) but I really think the main reason for him wanting me to take his name is solely pride.. He takes great pleasure in calling me Hannah Byrd.. I should be happy that he isn't calling me Mrs. Byrd because I really haven't gotten used to that in the 13 months we have been married.. That is still his Mom and just not me.. I know there is some lady reading this blog saying how in the world could a woman not want to take her husband's last name.. I know those girls.. The ones who put Betty Crocker to shame and have dreamed their whole life to be Mrs. So and So... That is so not me.. It's not that I don't want to be married to Curt but I just don't want to change my whole identity.. I mean, what was wrong with Hannah Schiermeier?! You liked her enough to marry her and now you want to chang her name? Ughh... Schiermeier was unique and people always asked questions about it... Granted it was normally how to spell it but still! I was never a girl to write on my trapper keeper (wow.. oldschool) Mrs. So and So.. Okay, I will admit that Mrs. Justin Timberlake may have been doodled somewhere on my belongings but that doesn't count! I did ask Curt if he would like to be Curt Schiermeier and he looked at me with disgust.. I then told him that I didn't like it either! As you can tell, I gave in.. Honestly Byrd is much easier but I still think of myself as Hannah Schiermeier.. I think Hannah Schiermeier was probably way cooler than Hannah Byrd so I don't really want to see her go.. I smile a little bit when I check my student loan balance as it is still under Hannah Schiermeier.. I then cry when I see my remaining balance remaining..

The whole year I have been married I have been having mini mental breakthroughs realizing that I am indeed an old married duck.. A couple of weeks ago at work they made us fill out an emergency contact just in case I find a way to severly hurt myself from my office chair.. My whole life when I saw emergency contact my first response is Laura Schiermeier.. Relationship-Mother.. It dawned on me, I think I would offend Curt if I put my mom as an emergency contact.. I mean, if I somehow managed to hurt myself at work who would I want them to call? Do I think Curt should make my medical decision? I mean he is my husband but he has never once made a medical choice about me.. I am pretty proud of myself that I haven't had to see a doctor in like 5 years.. I hope I don't drop dead in myself after this huge jinx... I did finally fill in my emergency contact card with Curt Byrd-Spouse.. I secretely hope that if I get hurt he calls my mom... He won't know this as I won't let him read my blog.. We will know if he has been cheating and reading my blog if this situation occurs and he calls my mom and asks her for advice..

Money..... More importantly, joint bank account... We had separate bank accounts for about a month until I walked into my bank and asked them to change my new with my new license which I had to have every proof of identity on earth to get and they said no because I didn't have a marriage license.... Oh I pulled a Kristin Wiederholt (not Glaza.. not ever.. sorry) and demanded for them to close my account because it is crazy that one can't change a name on a bank account with a new license.. So therefore I was left with no choice but to make the dreaded journey to Curt's bank and open a joint bank account.. Yeah it has worked out and we have been able to communicate on money, which is good, but it also sucked at first.. Before the conversion over to Byrd, I could go shopping and buy a nice new shirt and no one but me and the processor at the bank would know how much it cost.. Now, thanks to online banking, my husband also knows.. However, his wife, this lady duck, also knows how much he spends on his 22nd fishing pole at Bass Pro.. It look a little adjustment and honesty but we have worked it out. Plus, I get to spy on my birthday/christmas/valentine's day gifts.. I had no idea I was getting flowers for Valentine's Day until I was checking on our account and saw he ordered flowers a month in advance.. Good job Curt! I didn't tell him I knew about the flowers because he was so, so proud of himself for surprising me..... It is little secrets like this that make a marriage go round.. I probably shouldn't post it on an open blog forum but whatever.. I have a strong feeling that mainly woman are reading this anyway..

Kids.. I won't spend much time on this topic because I know this will be brought up in the future sometime but I do have to comment on how this whole conversation changes when you get married.. On 07/29/2011 no one in their right mind even suggested we have kids because, God forbid, we weren't married.. On 07/30/2011, the world let us have our peace.. On 07/31/2011, everyone wants to know when/how/if we are practicing on having kids.. Holy smokes.. It is amazing what adding an extra ring to your left hand will do for this conversation.. I mean you get this topic from people whom you never, ever want to discuss how kids are made with... This is a hard topic for us though too.. I mean it isn't like the rest of your life when you just knew when to do it.. Marriage was easy because we both were graduated and I told Curt we either get engaged by Christmas or he may die.. Kids is a different subject.. Holy cow, when do you know you are ready for a kid.. Somneone once told me that you are never ready for a kid but you have them anyway.. I'll be sure to blog about this topic when someone actually happens but right now, we are going to Mexico in 2 weeks and that is my most important thought..

Sleeping.. Okay most people who know me also know that I LOVE to sleep.. Notice how I put love in capslock.. It is very important in my life.. Curt and I have a snug double bed we sleep on everynight.. It was free from college so I have no complaints.. However, if I was a small little duck it would be easier to sleep.. I don't really like to be touched at all when I sleep and that is hard in this small of bed.. We do have a twin bed in our guest room and it appears to be very comfy.. We don't want to buy a new bed until we finally buy a house so we are stuck with what we have.. However it occured to me a short time ago that we could bring the twin bed in our room (our room is huge btw) and we could sleep in the same room but in separate beds.. It was brilliant! We could both have our own space in bed but be in the same room.. Curt was completely against this move and he even yelled at me if I knew the divorce rate of married couples who don't sleep in the same bed.. I advised that we would at least be in the same room and the situation isn't because we are mad but just because we can't get a new bed yet.... Besides, how does he know divorce rates? Is he just looking up divorce stats for funsies? Anway, we decided to wait it out in one bed (ugh) and we will get a king/queen bed as soon as we buy a house.. I can live with this arrangement.. The things your sacrifice (your own dang sleeping space in bed) when you decide to get married.. However, the nights he isn't here to crowd my space, I honestly miss him to pieces.. I also think a robber is going to break in and kill me but that robber won't kill me if he is sleeping like the dead next to me.....

Speaking of no space, hello in marriage you live with someone.. Suddenly you understand why your mother didn't mind a quiet house and being left alone for a bit.. Suddenly you live with someone and that someone is always there.. I remember the weekends in college when we saw each other once a week and couldn't wait to see each other and spend every waking moment together.. This changes when you get married.. Oh honey you want to play Madden for 3 hours tonight, just make sure you do the dishes before hand and that will be fine.. He thinks he is catching a break as he only has to do dishes then he can dive into his undefeated Madden season but in reality you get to dive in to trashy reality TV, your book, the entire bed to yourself, and enjoy a moment to yourself.. It is something that definitely takes some getting used to in the least but it is nice to have someone on the couch next to you on a Friday night when you are chilling.. However, I do not take the few moments I get to myself for granted anymore..

Lifestyles... I sort of skated around this subject earlier but I am going to hit in on the head now.. Curt and I grew up very differently.. His parents are way more conservative than mine so we are used to doing things differently.. I am sure this will come to light more once we have kids but that is a journey we aren't taking right now.. When we were going car shopping because his Chevy Malibu (The green grasshopper) was on the fritz this difference became apparent. He was going to take charge and get advice from all the other men to make this big decision.. (conservative).. I was going to go out and buy this dang car by what I wanted because I am a woman and dang it, I can make decisions on my own (modern).. We had a HUGE fight over purchasing a vehicle.. It was our first really big purchase and honestly, we failed miserably at communicating.. We both had to give a little as he wanted a Camry which was out of our price range and I wanted a Chevy HHR since it was way under our price range... We settled for our highly efficient 2009 Toyota Corolla (the black jag).. We compromised by buying a very basic model so it would be almost the price of an HHR. It was a good decision by us.. We joke that we are both going to implode when we have to buy a house but I think we will do better as we know how to communicate better now...... Or I hope to God we do.. :)

In summary, marriage is a lot of work.. It is not just a big game of playing house but it is totally worth it.. It takes a lot of work and constant communication with compromise but I wouldn't take back a second of the first year..... No that is a lie, I would take back some of it but I think that is normal.. I am sure I will think of more important marriage wisdom to share in the future so expect a second post.. As always, thanks for reading!

H. Byrd.............................. or H. Schiermeier ;)

I Heart Katy Perry

Hello Friends!! Welcome back to my blog.. I hope your August is going fantastic.. Mine is going pretty well especially now that the sun isn't melting on Columbia, Missouri anymore.. It is nice to walk outside and not feel like God is threatening us all to hell if we don't behave a little better.. We must have been on a little bit of better behavior as the weather is much, much cooler. I hope you enjoy my blog post today.. I'm working up to my post about being married for a year so now you will have to suffer through a bunch of random topics.. Don't you worry though, I did put together a random list on a post it note so I would be a little organized. It is amazing all the blog topics you can think of while analyzing whether you should designate liability to a business premises or let the liability sail to everyone.. If my boss is reading, I do work.. a lot.. I just like to multi-task while I underwrite... So enjoy!!!!!

I guess I have to first start with my title.. I heart Katy Perry.. Big time.. This made it to my post it note as KP :) JM :(... I will get to that in a minute but let's take a step back for a bit.. I am not muscial at all. When people say you can be whomever you want when you grow up is wrong.. I could never in a million years be a singer because singing is not my best thing at all.. I don't even sing in church not because I don't to discourage God with my off key dying but I don't want to hurt my neighbors ears.. I don't understand why some music notes are filled in black, why some are filled in white, why some have little sticks, why some have sticks with flags and why some have no flags at all.. However, I imagine in my fake little play world that if I were to be a singer/diva, I would so be Katy Perry.. I know my friend Kristin is going to read this and roll her eyes and say but she is so cartoony! That is why I love her. I want to be her candy loving self.. I love her music because it is so fun and I think she is fun. I would definitely kick it with her and if I had to pick a girl to try and convince me that guys aren't needed in life, it would be her.. I feel like I should try and convince her that guys aren't needed because she has horrible taste in men.. Russell Brand looked like he was trying to look like a caveman their whole marriage and he isn't even that funny. I will give it to her that he does have a hot British accent but that is it.. Now swing to the present future.... My superstar love has been rumored to be dating my arch enemy of music John Mayer... UGH! See previous KP :) JM :(.. I hate John Mayer's music and stupid personality. I hate that he somehow gets hot women and then treats them aside like they are a dog toy.. It wasn't as big of a deal until he stole my Katy!! Let's just say that I am not happy with new couple.. ugh...

TMZ, US Weekly, E! Online are just a few of my guilty pleasures when it comes to Hollywood.. If you didn't notice above that I follow this gossip too closely, you will after this paragraph.. Curt makes fun of me because he says I talk about celebrities like they are my friends.. Oh did you see that Jennifer and Justin got engaged? Oh, of course we don't know any real people engaged named Jennifer or Justin getting engaged.. They are just people I watch on TV.. Oh you mean Jennifer Aninston... (insert weird look here...) What this paragraph boils down to is that if you need someone on a trivia team who knows Hollywood, call me... If you know someone who wants a friend, send them my way as I obviously need a few more.. :)

Olympics.. This was the next topic on my list.. First off, I am so sad that the Olympics are over. I think I am going to start saving my vacation days for the 2016 Olympics.. I loved watched all of the random sports along with the popular sports. I of course love gymnastics. It is crazy to me how those girls can make their bodies do those crazy moves. I have went to several Mizzou gymnastics meets and it is seriously crazier in person. It is worth the admission for sure. I become very interested in water polo. I watched a women's water polo match/game and it was crazy. Random fact, I do not swim well at all. I can swim enough to save myself in a pool of water without a current or waves on a sunny day with no wind or rain.. If you were beside me drowning, I sure hope you have lived a really nice long life and have recently went to confession because you will be meeting God soon.. Let's not even discuss how treading water to me is probably the hardest thing on earth.... So here i am watching a sport where girls are treading water, swimming, and throwing a large ball in a pool like it is nothing! Also, the girls are literally beating each other.. I saw a girl with a black eye! I was trying to figure out what is a foul in water polo and I am seriously stumped.. Girls were out there beating on people and trying to drown their opponent and it apparently. Hello in the USA we call that a felony and you bet my butt would be pressing charges on you for your bad behavior but in water polo that is normal apparently.. Pffft.. I couldn't stop watching though.. It was like watching a car wreck... I think they should have a summer olympics for just normal everyday people... Could you imagine your next door neighbor attempting to play water polo? Gymnastics? Mountain biking? I should pitch my show to NBC.. Surely it would be better than that stupid Animal Practice or whatever it is called in which they interrupted the closing ceremony to air commercial free.. I think the commercials may have been more entertaining than that show.. Speaking of the closing ceremonies.. Holy hell were the Spice Girls amazing.. I love, love, love them.. They looked amazing! If they came to Missouri I would pay more than I would be willing to admit in my blog to go see them... Maybe I should change my title to I Heart The Spice Girls...

Weekend.. I am super stoked for this weekend. Another couple friend and Curt and I are going to see my friend Amanda and her husband this weekend at their house. We are going to go on a lake and have a bbq and pretend like we are in Mexico a month early. Unfortunately my friend Amanda can't go with us to Mexico because she is married to a farmer.. I don't know much about farming but she has helped enlighten me a little.. What I get is that September when we are in Mexico=Harvest Time.. Harvest Time= Big deal for farmers to make money and therefore since they can't harvest from Mexico they must stay with their crop.... I bet when Amanda reads this she chuckles and wonders how we are friends.. Though she will admit that I am making progress.. If my sister marries a farmer, I am not sure if I will be able to make it.. :) Anywho, this weekend I am very excited to hang out with everyone and I am sure it will be a blast since we all get along so well.. Don't worry, I will be extra safe swimming this weekend and I will be sure to blame Curt if someone goes wrong :)

Christmas shopping..  I am here to announce that I bought Christmas presents for 5 people on my list this weekend (only seven million to go) and got awesome deals.. Curt and I usually have a holiday meltdown in December over Christmas shopping so we are trying to space out our shopping over the next couple of months.. So far, so good on this arrangement.. Stay tuned for information regarding any future meltdowns.. Also, if you have any requests for a Christmas present, you better get it in now.. Unless you are Lindsey, Debbie, Dad, Mom, or Nana... You have already secured a Christmas present from this duck...

Jorts.. This whole fashion trend makes me laugh.. I love when I see old men who refuse to acknowledge that jorts are no longer in fashion.. Now, I normally don't go by every fashion rule in the book or make Curt for that matter, but this is one I follow strictly for guys fashion.. Curt would sadly be wearing jorts if I didn't put my foot down.. I love when jorts are paired with a sweet short sleeved button up shirt... It is even better when the whole outfit is paired with high white socks and kicks.. It is even better when the kicks are sandals.. I think I may have just described my dad.......... I would bet a ton of money though that jorts will be back in fashion one day.. I heard that early 90's fashion is coming back now.. I can't wait to buy a bright purple wind breaker and curl my bangs and fluff them up as high as they can go...... I guess this is good news for people who never stepped out of the 90's..

Hair.. I still can't believe that I chopped off all of my hair.. I don't regret my decision but it still catches me off guard sometimes when I look in a mirror. One guy told me I looked a lot prettier with long hair.. Haha.. Thanks....... Let me go drown myself in my tears lol... It takes so much less time to shower, blow dry, and straighten my hair.. Plus my hair feels and looks so much healthier now. I didn't realize how dead my hair was until I cut it off.. I do believe sometimes a change is good..

Money.. Money is something that is a necessary evil in all of our lives.. Sometimes I seriously wonder how people have nice things when they make no money.. I have friends who don't have jobs and survive.. Hell I live in a two income house and I don't know if we can survive.. (joke we survive just fine).. A question was asked at work about what I would do for a $1 million.. Honestly, the answer is a lot more than I would admit.. What would you do for $10 million, $100 million or $1 billion? I think people who say they wouldn't do something for all the money in the world are full of it.. If someone put $10 million in front of me and said to cut off my toe, I couldn't grab that weapon fast enough.. Well toe we had a nice run but you got to go so mama can be a rich duck.. If you are reading this and think I am nuts, then you haven't paid any student loans lately...... :) It is just something to ponder... What would you be willing to do for $1 billion dollars. I would be interested to hear the answers to this.. You can leave a comment with a question and I will probably answer it.....

Okay, enough random topics for this post.. I hope you enjoyed my craziness. As always, thanks for reading!
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I Did It!

Hi!!!! I hope everyone is having a good week/day/life/moment. This will be a short but sweet blog post as I need to the time and write out my next blog but today I wanted to give you an exclusive look at my new hair cut! I'm very excited about it as you can see by the post and exclamation mark. I have been growing my hair out for YEARS and I have been telling myself I was going to cut it soon since it annoyed me to take care of it. I have to take a shower in the morning before I go anywhere so that means blow drying and straightening my hair every single morning.. This takes forever and makes me very hot. Back in my skinnier days I never had to worry about these things.. Oh the joys of getting older! I kept making excuses of being in weddings to not cut my hair but I was in my last wedding on Saturday for awhile so I decided to do it.. Here are the pics below!!!

Notice the long hair!

Here is the after.. Notice how much hair is gone.. I like it thus far.. I almost got cold feet in the chair but I'm glad I didn't.. Here is a new Hannah!

I don't really like this picture but I am taking one for the team here.. Hope you enjoyed!

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