The Daily Reviewer | The Life of the Wife

Feb 22, 2010 12:45pm

Life has been busy lately! Life at work is crazy...but the days fly by, so I can't complain.Over Valentine's Day, I went to the Canary Islands (off the coast of Spain near Africa) with some girlfriends and it was incredible! Views were amazing, SUN was gorgeous, fresh air and seafood...

What is romance?

Feb 10, 2010 10:18am

It's Valentine's Day-Week. That means there are red hearts and pink cupids and general lovey-doveys everywhere.People ask me what my husband is doing for Valentine's Day. Or what he did for my birthday. Or our anniversary.We usually do cards for birthdays, V-Day if we remember and our anniversary is lucky...

Odds n Ends

Feb 6, 2010 2:02pm

Ok, I'm going to give y'all an earnest post.I just bought some new knives and I am super pumped! I got a set of J.A. Henckels Twin Pro S to replace the set of Henckels Stylus I got for a wedding present. I use "I" because...my darling hubby does not...

Okay, I hope this is the last depressing one

Jan 30, 2010 12:39pm

Okay, I am slowly coming to grips with my injury. I have devoured as much reading material as I can on the subject and have learned that if I don't take strict rest now, I could wind up with a hip replacement in less than a year. Putting me on...

Jan 27, 2010 3:15am

Guess what this post is about??Well, I was given crutches to use all the damn time on Monday. I hate them. I already have huge welts on my arms and rib cage. Oh and bruises.Have you ever tried using crutches on ice/snow? It sucks.I went to a "doctor" on the...

No...it really is

Jan 23, 2010 1:37am

There is something about the phrase "stress fracture" that makes people think you don't really have a broken bone. I found myself explaining repeatedly last night to my husband that I am 25 and have a broken hip.I'm going to be honest with you--I'm bummed about it. I won't be...

Diagnosis Day

Jan 22, 2010 4:24am

Well, my MRI was barely 12 hours ago. The doctor called all of my phone numbers trying to get a hold of me. I was excited at first because I had never received such treatment from Tricare! Then I thought about it...if they really want to get a hold of...

Jan 16, 2010 3:28am

Well, I am now 25 years old. And this was the first birthday where I felt nothing! hahaFor my birthday, I went to work and mailed my husband a care package (this just in: I am the best wife ever). That night I did laundry, cleaned the house and gave...

Another record?

Jan 7, 2010 8:14am

I have been researching my symptoms in medical records and they are lining up with a labral tear in my hip. This would most likely require a surgical repair. I have already had one orthopedic surgery in my life...hated it! It was a really bad experience for me, despite having...

Jan 6, 2010 12:13am

So, I'm sure you guys are wondering what I've been up to. Am I moping about the house nursing a pint of ice cream all day? Hyperactive super volunteer? No and no.I've scrubbed the house (I scrubbed the floors on my hands and knees...and then it snowed so now the...

Controversy??

Jan 1, 2010 11:30pm

Ok, I'm gonna say it. I think global warming is a bunch of crap. There is no real scientific evidence saying that we, humans, are emitting such an insane amount of CO2 that the ice caps are melting and the world as we know it as coming to an end.I...

I think he's going for some kind of record

Jan 1, 2010 7:23am

New Year's 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2009/10 all spent in Iraq for my hubby. He just has crappo luck--he knows it :)Let's see...7 women, all deployment vets, get together to eat eggplant parm, spaghetti, and chocolate fondue. We play a few rounds of poker, some insane games of Catchphrase and then...

The one where Howie and Bear get sentimental

Dec 30, 2009 6:02am

Happy Anniversary to meeeee! I decided not to make dinner...i am still staring down leftovers from Christmas Eve dinner! But I will drink champagne (which really doesn't make today any different!).Anyway, H&B heard it was our anniversary so they decided to pitch in and help put an end to the...

Amazing

Dec 29, 2009 4:14am

My dear husband isn't someone who cares about the forefront of technology. It took a bit of convincing to get him to believe that the tiny circle at the top of the laptop screen was actually a webcam. And a bit more that Skype existed, worked and was free (computer-to-computer,...

The one where I feel heartless!

Dec 28, 2009 9:46am

Okay, maybe not heartless--just jaded?I dropped my hubby off last night. The ceremony was different (aka...there wasn't one). Family wasn't allowed inside the gym and were told to say our goodbyes at home, despite the fact that we would have to drive them on post to drop bags and get...

Merry [belated] Christmas!

Dec 26, 2009 12:24am

I hope all of you got to celebrate with people you love (even if it's not that one person you love the most) and have a day of joy and peace.We started the festivities with a huge Christmas Eve dinner. I made turkey, jalapeno corn, stuffing, bourbon sweet potatoes, cranberry...

The Pill for boys

Dec 16, 2009 12:31am

Scientists are getting closer than ever in making an effective birth control pill for males. We watched a news story on it recently and this pill involves a certain type of testosterone that renders the swimmers DOA.Hubble's response: UGH! Why would I want to put extra hormones into my body...

Here it goes again

Dec 15, 2009 10:10am

The manifest was published. Let's just say departure is much earlier than expected.Balls! Sandbox v3.0, here we go...And seriously...again? He has seen every freaking phase of this "operation". ...

Round up

Dec 14, 2009 7:46am

Just a quick catch-up. Have been out of the gym for almost 2 weeks--I think it is killing me! I was going to go back today, but have been battling dizzy spells and light-headedness.We randomly bought a new TV stand at the PX because ours was nearly demolished in the...

Um...

Dec 12, 2009 6:26am

So, yeah. We apparently got sick with salmonella coming back from the states on Sunday/Monday. We haven't left the house since then, but today things are looking good! I called my mom totally freaked out yesterday because some things were neon yellow. She assured me that was fine, we just...

Nov 29, 2009 1:50am

We're back! Well, we got back on Thanksgiving actually. We celebrated in true style by not having an ounce of turkey and dressing, only massive amounts of pork products and gluey potatoes at a German restaurant. I did end up making a low-carb feast the other day though. Turkey breast...

Question

Nov 19, 2009 1:28am

You know those segments of file footage of obese people walking around from the neck down used by news stations? I wonder if people ever recognize themselves...don't you think that would be mortifying?Ok, some movie reviews:The ProposalOur rating: B-It was ok, with some funny moments. And you get to see...

Cut the fat

Nov 18, 2009 11:39pm

A bit of a follow-up to my facebook etiquette post.I was tired of being reminded of people I sort of "knew" in highschool but were either mean to me or to whom I was just ambivalent. So...I deleted about 100 of my "friends" on facebook. It's liberating! I know people...

Nov 16, 2009 10:41pm

We are exhausted after a string of smoke-ourselves days. Sunday, we did 2 workouts; 1 of which was Eva, a particularly gnarly WOD. I wanted to throw my stupid dumbbell out the window. I hate high rep heavy KB swings. Anyway, over the past few days, I have been doing...

PR!

Nov 12, 2009 10:34pm

So, after many months of being able to deadlift well over 200 pounds, I had never successfully cleaned over 90 pounds. Oh, a clean (and jerk) is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sdIlcc_MuA (This video is from 1976, but I liked his form). So, I had a total mental block. 95lbs sounded so scary...