Proud to live in a red state.

[chestnutcurls]

Well, that's over. :D

My mom told me this past weekend that Evan looks like Mark-Paul Gosselaar. In four years I have never noticed that, but it's kind of true. When I mentioned it to him, he says he hears that at least once a week at work. There's proof that you never stop learning about people. How a Screechette like me is getting to marry a studly Zack Morris like him is beyond my understanding. :) We have our second premarital counseling session tonight. He called earlier to ask me what time we were going to "therapy." LOL! Anyway, Robert asked us to prepare a monthly budget, which we did last night. It turned out better than I expected. The funniest part was, at first I only factored in one paycheck (I get paid biweekly) and was practically crying because we were broke before I even got to the grocery column. Then I realized what I had done. Boy, did life look better after that!

The pumpkin pie was a success. I used the recipe off the back of the Kroger canned pumpkin can - anyone have any other tried and true recipes? I'm already looking forward to having more tonight. Hey, it's full of vitamins and stuff.

At lunchtime I went to the mall to get some things for certain people in the wedding. :) I like buying fun presents. This weekend I need to find an Xbox for Evan - it's his combination birthday, wedding, and Christmas present. Oh, and Halo, because there's no point in him having the Xbox otherwise. He's so excited! His birthday is next week. I want to find something else for him as a surprise. He already knows about the other stuff. :)

I am officially addicted to Smallville. The other night they aired what I'm told was the season-one finale, with the tornado, and I just sat there stunned for five minutes after it was over. Oh well...I guess something needed to take the place of Friends.

Comments

[banzai.livejournal.com]

Smallville is addictive.

[mrszoid.livejournal.com]

I always use the recipe on the can for pumpkin pie - it always works great.

Josh absolutely loves Halo. Does Evan play with people online? Josh and his friends will arrange to play together and they have this Battlecom system that allows them to talk to each other online - it's so entertaining to listen in.

[mrszoid.livejournal.com]

P.S. - oh, and you can make pumpkin scones - those are good (and they are a lot less sugary that Starbucks ones).

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

No, he doesn't play online...he just has big parties with his friends. Too bad, he and Josh could have played each other! :)

[brittuhknee.livejournal.com]

Mark Paul is such the hottie! And he never seems to age.

[stacye13.livejournal.com]

other recipies for pumpkin stuff or other stuff?
I have an unending plethora of cookbooks that you are welcome to borrow anytime!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Pumpkin pies. Thanks for the offer! :D

[helenangel.livejournal.com]

He does look a lot like him now that you mention it. =) You are NOT a Screechette. You're a beautiful, insightful, and intelligent woman. I'm sure Evan knows how very lucky he is to have you. =)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Thank you Helen. :)

[calypsobard.livejournal.com]

I am officially addicted to Smallville.

WOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Someone I can have discussions with!!!!!
It comes on tonight 1st run at 10:00 on UPN 30. I tape the epsides and get around to them eventually. Except for last week when I missed it
How wonderful is John Scneider as Jonathan Kent??!!!

and the season 1 season finale... I <3 REmy zero. To bad they have disbanded.

ANd I love how they have all this forshadowing with lex and Clark.

And Chloe is much better than Lana

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Oh I TOTALLY agree! I was so mad about Clark just abandoning Chloe. She's so much cooler and more interesting. Lana seems one-dimensional to me.

I've been watching the ABC Family ones at 6:00. I didn't even know we could get the regular ones here. Would I be totally lost?

[calypsobard.livejournal.com]

I do'n think you would be.
ANd if you do get lost, you could just ask me :D
2 important things did happen but I'll fil you in if you want. drop me an e-mail or somthing

[rawee1.livejournal.com]

I think his personality is more like Zach than his looks. I can see maybe a vague physical resemblence, but the personality screams it.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Really? :) That's funny.

[imaginarylove.livejournal.com]

you're probably the only one on my friends list that's happy about the election. everyone else seems disappointed or devestated or angry. "i'm moving to canada" or "i'm heartbroken" are uttered more than a few times.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah...well. I'm a conservative and we're obviously the minority on LJ. That's okay, though.

[imaginarylove.livejournal.com]

a minority on my friends list it seems. five years ago everyone i knew would've been ecstatic about this outcome (if i had a livejournal i'm sure the friends i'd have would've been conservative, too. i was conservative once. and a fundamentalist.). shrugs. life is different now. for me, that is. and i wouldn't make the same decisions. but then, i wouldn't call myself christian right now. i wouldn't not call myself that, either. who knows. it's only slightly silly to overreact as everyone is. i think mostly everyone (who voted democratic) is disenchanted. probably take awhile to over that.

[carries.livejournal.com]

What is Smallville about?

An American who is happy about the election result? Now there is a rare species!

[mrszoid.livejournal.com]

I'm happy too! :-)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

It's about Superman as a teenager, in the little town where he grew up. He's just discovering his powers, and no one knows about them but him and his parents. Lex Luthor lives in the town and he and Clark are friends. It's such an interesting dynamic.

[yakk0dotorg]

you know Halo 2 is about to come out. I'd be willing to bet there will be some deals for Xboxes bundled with the game soon. If you can, you might want to wait until Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), but I understand that's probably a busy time for you. :)

[amandagrace.livejournal.com]

hello, i'm a friend of some friends of yours. :)

moredetails suggested that i friend you, i hope you do not mind?

i know you're busy at the moment (info), so don't worry about adding me back. :)

-agk.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Wow, of course you can. I'm honored! :D Adding you back now!

[thetenthshadow.livejournal.com]

You are SOOOO not a Screechette. :) You are totally cool and then some!

Off-topic

[glori.livejournal.com]

Brenda, I feel like I kind of know you (in that weird internet kind of way), as I've been on Jessica's friend list for almost a year now. I've popped over here a few times to read your journal and always enjoyed it. May I friend you? =) You're welcome to friend me back.

Re: Off-topic

[glori.livejournal.com]

haha, I didn't even see that Amanda just did the whole "may I add you" thing too. You *are* popular, aren't you! =)

Re: Off-topic

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Of course! I'll friend you back. I've always thought you seemed nice! :) Yay for new friends!

Re: Off-topic

[glori.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks!

[ex-temporal111.livejournal.com]

yay smallville!

and no calling yourself names anymore! you are a neat dame. :D