Friday, May 15, 2009

I'm a Pop Star/ Couch for Sale!

Tom and I have the exact same problem in the opposite way.
We both have a difficult time finding sunglasses that fit our heads. His head is too big for most and my head is too small for all. I've been trying to find a pair that looked nice and fit me properly that I could use now that the spring/summer is upon us. I looked everywhere for a pair that was just right. I tried on expensive Dior, and Channel, and Oakley's, even Rayban. Nothing fit. Then one day with out warning I found a pair that actually fit me. Check me out in my new Shades. I know, I look amazing. If you want to look like a rock star like me you can. You too can buy your own Disney's Hannah Montana "Pop Star" sunglasses at Duane Read. I'm slightly embarassed that I'm wearing childrens sunglasses but they fit so I can't complain. At least I'm a bonafide "Pop Star", I mean if my glasses say it, it must be true. Tom even made the clerk at Duane Read cut the Hannah Montana plastic protector off them so I could wear them while we walked home. How thoughtful. She looked like she felt sorry me, and adult wearing sunglasses with the words "popstar" emblazed on them.

The other day we came home and the house smelled of Gas. I thought nothing of it, someplace always smells like gas out here, and went to my Pilates session. When I came home Tom was still obsessing about the smell. He was now convinced that he could smell death seaping from beneath the couch. He had already looked all over for the smell to no avail. The only thing he hadn't done was cut the couch open, but right after Huck went down he turned the couch upside down. Using his keen sense of smell (apparantly this is a Wilson trait and both of his sisters have amazing sniffers as well) he located the area where the smell was coming from. Utilizing a utility knife he sliced open the belly of the couch and out fell a dead/rotting mouse! Umm, gross. I already hated the couch for being ugly and uncomfortable but now I have a new reason to not take it with me when we move.

And in case you were wondering we finally recieved our orders. We will be stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. We are excited for a new adventure, but as our stay in NY comes to a close we are having a difficult time and remembering all the great things that have come our way out here. I love NYC, it was our first home together. We are trying to embrace the change and look forward to the great things in Texas, like Rodeo's, cowboy hats, and boots. I've already decided that Haylie is going to run barrels and Huck is going to be a little cowboy and rope those little baby goats. It's going to be adorable. I'm also going to start speaking with a southern Texas accent, just for fun. Oh, and I'm going back blond, Texas blonde...the bigger and blonder the better. It's going to be amazing. I'm also going to start saying "y'all" and put a big banner outside our door that reads "God Bless Texas"and inside our home instead of a "Remember who you are" sign I'm going to put up "God hates a coward" instead. Tom told me he was going to become a "hunter". He asked if I would display his kills in our home. I said no. He said okay, it cost thousands of dollars to stuff animals and he doesn't really like to kill animals (except for birds he says) anyway. He's too much of an animal lover. As you can see we have big, Texas size plans.

Feel free to come visit us if you are out our way. I'm sure we'll have plenty of room for ya all.

9 comments:

Team Caldwell said...

There are no accents here, except for the kind you would find at Food City in Mesa!!! ha ha I will warn you now that the love of Texas is NO joke. Everything here is the same, except they put the texas name in front. All true examples... texas style chips (potato chips), Texas math (math), texas phonics (letter sounds), texas overpass (stars on the cement walls) it will be grand!!! the house next to us is still avaliable and 2 more are being built! We could be Texas neighbors (people that live next to eachother)! ha ha it's really quite fun.

Jenny said...

They at least say "y'all", right? I so want to say that and have it just roll of my tongue like it belongs there! And I've kind of always wanted to be a cowgirl so I'm still holding out on the Rodeo dreams.

It would be fantastic to be Texas neighbors. Hopefully it means more than regular neighbors.

gretchen said...

I love your new sunglasses! Hooray for a good fit. :) And that look on Huck's face is so cute!! :)

Ick about the mouse, but it's always nice to have an excuse to buy new furniture.

I hope your new home is as blissful as it sounds! :)

Grandma's Cookie Jar said...

Hello! :o) I've been following your blog through our daughter Julie. What an awesome and beautiful family you have! I have to put a comment in here that...'Yes! Texans DO have an accent!' Maybe the imports don't. All Texicans have an accent or drawl. :o) I lived down in NM for 20 years and am familiar with ElPaso and vicinity and they do have an accent. I guess if you are living down there you don't notice it. There's lots of things to do and see! Go for it! Good old Ft. Bliss. Gen. Omar Bradley was there for a short stint. There are a lot of members down there. Y'all have fun down there ya hear!

*julie* said...

Oh mom :) A Texican? Is that different than a Texan? And who is this Gen. Omar Bradley she speaks of?! Or am I the only who doesn't know? Shoot!
A big woot, woot to Tom!! Congrats Jen, you guys made it! Somehow I was certain he still had a while. It just hit me how long you've been out there! I feel like you guys just got married. Way to go to both of you!!
One last thing...I recall being teased about a certain lipgloss on my wedding day. A shimmery little number by designers Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Well, no hard feelings Pop Star ;)
Love you Jen, and I can't wait to hear all about your Big Texas Adventures!!!

Grandma's Cookie Jar said...

Jen, I forgot to tell you story about a cat and a couch. A family up here in WA. bought a couch from someone. For 3 days they could swear that heard cat, but they did not have one. The husband turned the couch upside down, cut a slit in it and low and behold, there was a young cat! Poor thing was in there for 3 days! It was on the news and the owner of the cat (who also sold the couch) came to get their beloved pet. They had no idea where he had disappeared! This is a true story that happened a few months ago. :o)

christinebirch said...

So, no takers on the couch?

Carol said...

you need to get the ford and chevy full size trucks that say "texas edition" on them :) then you'll be a true texan!

your couch story is amazing - i am so impressed he figured it out but at the same time - totally discusting! i am glad you are leaving it.

Christina said...

We already knew that you were a rock star, now you have the sunglasses to prove it. Congrats on finding some that fit.

Wow! Wilson noses are either a blessing or a curse. Tom is cool for figuring that out.

Being a native Texan myself, I will have to say that Ft. Bliss is likely to be hot, and . . . um . . . hot. So make sure you have AC in the car, in the house, in your shoes, etc. There are two forms of y'all: y'all and all y'all. The second form is the plural of the plural (good luck figuring that out).

Make the most of your new adventure. I'm sure you'll make lots of happy memories!