Socks

at 11/06/09 4:40PM *

Finding Matt's dirty socks on the floor all over my house used to really drive me crazy. Especially the time I found a pair sitting on my kitchen table. That was disgusting. When I asked him about it, he said, "You told me not to leave them on the floor."

But lately, Matt and I have had very different schedules and, unfortunately, don't see very much of each other. And somehow, seeing those dirty socks on the floor when I come home is somewhat comforting, since I know that Matt has been there.

It's funny how the things you hate so much can become some of your favorite things. So I dedicate this post to my husband's dirty, disgusting, comforting socks. I'll never bemoan them again.

Unless I find them on the kitchen table...I don't need reassurance that badly.

HAHA! I was just complaining to Ben about him leaving HIS dirty socks all over the place. What's up with husbands and their socks? (With Ben, his excuse is that he sometimes wears his socks only for a little while and they aren't really that 'dirty' so he leaves them out to wear again. GROSS!)

by mandymara at 11/06/09 9:33PM
Ew, Matt! Katie, you are a good wife:) And I know what you mean.. when Nic was gone for a week earlier this year, I didn't have to pick up his jackets. (He always leaves his jackets lying around instead of taking 2 extra steps to hang them up - it's just a little bothersome sometimes;) Well... I sat down and cried near the end of that week because I just wanted to find something of his to put away for him. How sad is that?! We just love our men, don't we...

by jesspico at 11/07/09 5:09PM
"The time you found them on the table" was just last week when we were there...you've come a long way in one week! :-) Thanks for putting up with his socks...I'm glad you get to enjoy them now and not me. I did NOT train him to put them on the table!

His father wears two pair of socks when he jogs and doesn't pull them off separately to put in the dirty clothes, so guess who has to pull the sweaty socks apart to wash them. I'll try to remember your good attitude next time I have to do that.

by harbermama at 11/08/09 9:13PM
I got SO tickled when I read Matt's comment, "Well, you told me not to put them on the floor!" I'm sure that life with Matt is never boring... You are a great wife!

I must brag on my hubbie...I NEVER, NEVER have to pick up after him. It's true. He has me spoiled. He keeps the neatest bathroom I've ever seen, too. Neater than me, that's for sure!

by mamap at 11/09/09 1:15AM
you do know why my socks are always lying around, don't you? it's because you knock my socks off, babe!

by diminished_seventh at 11/10/09 9:07PM
Groan! Way to turn the tables on her; now she can NEVER complain. :-) So, I'm curious, why did you leave them around when you lived here with US??? Hmmm?

by harbermama at 11/11/09 10:15AM
Wow. What wonderful things I can look forward to in marriage. Makes me want to run to the altar this instant!

by jannagrace at 11/17/09 4:24PM

07/15/09 1:34AM

It is really hard for me to watch the Harry Potter movies for two reasons:

1. They're lame.

2. Emma Watson looks exactly like my sister Anna. They look much more like twins than me and Anna. So it's hard to concentrate.

THE END

Wow, this post was almost as lame as a Harry Potter movie. Almost.

You're weird.

by lastoflakewood at 07/15/09 11:55AM
Emma Watson does look a lot like Anna. I really liked the 6th movie.

by dixiechick at 07/15/09 12:01PM
I haven't gotten to see it yet because of work, can't wait to though! I must think bad acting is adorable, because I own all five ;)

by jenniferlyn at 07/15/09 6:26PM
The following account is based on a (recent) true story:

Katie: So Matt, when are we going to see the new Harry Potter movie?

by diminished_seventh at 07/16/09 5:27PM
Hey, I said it was hard for me to watch them, and the acting stinks, but I didn't say I didn't want to see the new one. That's kind of pathetic, isn't it?

by ice_queen at 07/18/09 7:23AM
Some were better than others, but 5 was so off the book I'd rather see 6 on DVD if at all.

by jlmanager at 07/21/09 3:10PM
I got your call while watching Julie and Julia, which I really enjoyed btw! I was SO excited to hear your voice though! Is tommorow evening okay to catch up? Has it really been YEARS since we've talked? I honestly can't believe it so we definitely need to remedy that :)

by jenniferlyn at 08/08/09 9:55PM
Happy Anniversary! Can you believe you're an "old married woman" of three years now? Inconthievable!

by harbermama at 08/12/09 8:34AM
Oh Katie...so silly

by soccer_warrior04 at 08/29/09 12:19PM
Wow, I've never thought about how alike Emma and your Anna look... crazy.

Hope you're doing well!!!

by jesspico at 09/04/09 3:00PM
i can't stand any of the movies. they are so, so lame.

by micah at 10/13/09 8:20AM
Your blog is almost as old as mine, but not quite. And I only noticed that because he chimed in 3 months after you wrote it.

by harbermama at 10/13/09 2:44PM

Spontaneity

at 06/13/09 12:30PM

Last night started out great and ended in incredible. Does it get much better?

We began by meeting our fri ends for dinner at a quaint restaurant in the strip district. We were a few minutes late because traffic was so bad for the Pirates game. We enjoyed a delicious meal and great conversation. It was exciting to hear all of the plans of a newly engaged couple. We're so happy for them!

After dinner, Tim & Alison went to hear the Pittsburgh symphony, and Matt and I decided we would hang out for awhile downtown, since we don't get there very often. We were standing outside the restaurant deciding where to go when this scalper offered to sell us Pirates tickets. I wasn't particularly wanting to spend that much money or go to a game that night, so I told Matt I didn't want to. Anyway, I'm not sure how this happened, but my reluctance somehow made it possible for Matt to be able to get the guy to give us the tickets for half of what he was asking. I think we totally hustled the guy without even meaning to. It was hilarious!

Then at the game, we were thrilled with how good our seats were. We were in the lower level about 30 rows up. And we got free Pirates hats. We were still laughing at how well things had worked out when this guy walked by and said, "Hey, I'm leaving. Take these two tickets and go sit closer." Nicest guy ever! The seats were on the fourth row on top of the Pirates dugout. It was unbelievable. I think I took a picture of Adam LaRoche every time he walked in or out of the dugout.

The best part of the night was when I looked up at the screen and saw the words, "Katie i love you, Matt". Isn't he the best?

We are still amazed at how awesome our evening was. Thanks for inviting us out Alison!

Nice!

by jlmanager at 06/13/09 12:55PM
That sounds awesome! Sounds like you have a great husband.

by diminished_seventh at 06/13/09 2:57PM
Wow, that's a good night!

by lastoflakewood at 06/13/09 4:22PM
And yes, it was such a great movie!

by lastoflakewood at 06/13/09 4:22PM
Really cool date night.

by nickomundo at 06/13/09 4:31PM
micah is impressed, matt. He says, "I can just hear her say, 'matt!'" (of course he did his best KT voice...

by hanban at 06/13/09 9:28PM
awww...how sweet! getting married august 8 if you haven't heard already. mailed your mom an invite for all of yall though i know you probably wouldn't be able to make it. would love to see you again though. i've missed all of you.

by hthuskies at 06/16/09 7:21PM
haha! That's nice!

by snoopy at 06/20/09 11:24AM
Thanks!

by hthuskies at 06/29/09 5:24PM

05/19/09 8:37AM

Call me crazy, but wouldn't you be a little nervous about putting the responsibility of getting funding for your education into the hands of a financial aid office where everyone asks, "So have you filled out your FASFA (F-A-S-F-A) yet?"

I mean seriously. Not a good feeling.

---------------------

I just googled FASFA. It stands for Frozen at Sea Fillets Association. I don't even know what that means, but apparently, it will have a big impact on my financial aid for the 2009-10 school year. Guess I better look into it.

If you're studying oceanography, it could have a huge impact.

by harbermama at 05/19/09 10:28AM
maybe even a Deep Impact

by ice_queen at 05/19/09 10:34AM
HA! ;) Just like working here at the bank and servicing our ATM machine.

by jesspico at 05/19/09 2:45PM
Yeah, kind of discouraging I'd say.

by lastoflakewood at 05/19/09 6:09PM
Hahahaha! But I must say my mom and husband mispronounce it all the time- drives me crazy. I'll be glad when we don't have to think about it!

by jenniferlyn at 05/19/09 6:33PM
Oh, yeah.. My mom is a pro at the FASFA. She helped me with mine. Fun stuff. :)

by hanban at 05/23/09 8:10PM
This post made me laugh.

by mjintexas at 05/24/09 3:41PM
I heard someone else say "FASFA" the other day. It's an epidemic. I love you.

by diminished_seventh at 06/07/09 10:52PM

04/07/09 12:33AM

So I was out late tonight and Matt missed me so he sent me a text message. This is about as sweet as it gets. The message said:

"I need you like Anakin needs acting lessons!"

Yep, I'm in love with a nerd, and proud of it, too.

Go get your own.

LOL! That's so sweet in a weird way.

by dixiechick at 04/07/09 8:56AM
You like me because I'm a scoundrel...there aren't enough scoundrels in your life.

by diminished_seventh at 04/07/09 1:10PM
Haha! You may or may not be aware that you quoted Napoleon Dynamite in your last line. Nice touch.

by wilbur at 04/07/09 9:18PM
ROFL

by jlmanager at 04/07/09 9:26PM
Wow, he REALLLLYYY needs you, doesn't he? I raised a really sweet nerd!

by harbermama at 04/08/09 4:18PM
I like that a lot. :D

by mjintexas at 04/08/09 5:11PM
that made my day heh

by micah at 04/10/09 8:36AM
lol! That is so sweet!

by snoopy at 04/11/09 10:20AM
Ok, so I burst into laughter when i read that. I asked MIcah to read it and he just shook his head. Hmm... :) I love the continual refernces to Star Wars. I haven't decided who's worse.... Anakin or Luke. Obviously the lead actor always has to be a bad one.

by hanban at 04/11/09 12:08PM
AWESOME!!! I'd love to see you guys!!! We'll be back from Japan (that's the first 2 weeks of May!!!). Ryan has to go back to Japan in June, but I don't think it's the first week. Give me a call when you get here and we'll hang out! #332-2444

by lilsis at 04/21/09 3:14PM
Katie, that is so cute. Would you mind doing me a huge favor? We had some visitors at church from Pittsburg. They are Presbyterian, but enjoyed worshipping with us very much. Would you mind maybe sending them a card or something invited them to worship with y'all? I didn't get to meet them myself, but they might be interested in worshipping in bible followers up there. I only have her name and address, but her husband came with her.

by leahhallnoats at 04/22/09 8:01AM
Jan Rentz, 320 Brett St. Pittsburg, PA 15205. Just a thought. Thanks so much! :) I hope you guys are doing well. We sure do miss you! :)

by leahhallnoats at 04/22/09 8:03AM
Ha. ha.

by lastoflakewood at 04/22/09 4:08PM
They visited earlier in April. Someone at church was asking me if I knew of any churches up there and I thought of you. Thanks. :)

by leahhallnoats at 04/23/09 11:58AM

83-87 of 87 entries « prev 1 2 … 14 15 16 17 18 next »

Socks

07/15/09 1:34AM

Spontaneity

05/19/09 8:37AM

04/07/09 12:33AM

ice_queen

links

groups

friends