i know the title is misleading, but i am not talking about desserts. even though, last night at the dental womens meeting, all the ladies were size 2 with 3 kids, and several numbers in their accounts. i stuck out like a sore thumb to say the least. but, i was inducted,,,the hazing was minimal. no suntan panty hose or yellow skirt spank you very much.
quick sidenote,,,,the chinese backstreet boys video that Kelly sent me,,,is that for real? i saw it on the Today show this morning. are they being serious? someone enlighten me please.
ok, back to my sweet tooth. i am referring to number 25. that is on the bottom in the middle(remember to count from the upper right to left, and then lower left to right,,everyone do that now,,,1,2,3,4,)
ever since i can remember, i have always had this yellow spot that takes up most of the tooth. i used to think it was corn that somehow magically got inside my tooth, but last year figured out that there was no corn actually IN the tooth. it was an intrinsic stain that probably occurred in some kind of fall that i took as a child. some kind of trauma happened to sweet Mere. hhmmmm,,,it could either be Randy or the gypsy kid we all know as Travis. sure he looks sweet, but you didnt know him back when.
well, i finished early today and asked my boss if he would fix it. i have always been self conscious of my tooth and have never really come out of my shell. i tend to be introverted most of the time, and so i thought i needed a change. so, as i watch Alias on TNT, Mark (my boss) numbed my lower chin and began to chisel my tooth and put white composite on there to match the other teeth. my lips felt huge and i was drooling everywhere, but he was nice and just wiped my chin. i think i heard him laugh too.
so, 26 years later, i have a new tooth to help me get back into the big world where i belong. i came home to my hubby who had just bought a pizza for us. he laughed as i could barely eat my pizza because the numbing still had not worn off. in fact, as i write this now, i am drooling down the side of my face. it is all worth it though.
everyone have a great day! me and my new tooth have some smiling to do!! (cheessssyyy!)
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Monday, October 24, 2005
last week in Nashvegas, the weather was about 75-80 degrees. This week, it is like 40 degrees. this is what is bad about Nashville : there is no in-between. no gradual decline in degree change, just WHAM!!! OLD MAN WINTER IS HERE! i do love the fall season however.
This past weekend my Vols blew it again. I think we should fire everyone: players, coaches, waterboys, program writers--just clean house. To lose 6-3 to Alabama??? Give me a break!
On another subject, Ashley's friend and former roommate of 7 years, Will, had a seizure Friday night. We went up to the hospital to see him and the family. He has a brain tumor, but they think it might have stemmed from scar tissue surrounding the tumor. He is also on the experimental chemo treatment. He lost his father over a year ago, and seems to just have nothing but bad things happen to him. Please keep him in your prayers, and also his precious wife Shelby. I cant imagine what she is going through.
On a lighter note, My dad--the great Steve--had his birthday the other night. He told me he was on a diet and to not have cake, but I brought a triple chocolate cake instead. He loved it! Yes, my dessert diet surrendered a long time ago.
I had a Dental Alliance meeting tonight with other wives of dentists. It was my first, and i was asked to join. i seriously felt like i was pledging all over again!! we were talking about fundraisers, luncheons, and gala events. but when i got up to sing the Siggie song, no one else joined in,,,bunch of losers.
i am about to settle in to watch Laguna Beach. Ash and I seem to only watch MTV and the E channel. Such quality shows on those channels! in my defense, i have to know how TomKat will raise their kitten!! :)
Well, this was not funny at all, but I am feeling a bit drained at the moment. i missed Oprah today and i feel completely out of touch with the world. so, to all, have a great night and we will speak soon.
if any of you know my good friend Leslie, please have her call me. Her new "best friends" are taking up quality Mere time!! :)
LOVE
mere
This past weekend my Vols blew it again. I think we should fire everyone: players, coaches, waterboys, program writers--just clean house. To lose 6-3 to Alabama??? Give me a break!
On another subject, Ashley's friend and former roommate of 7 years, Will, had a seizure Friday night. We went up to the hospital to see him and the family. He has a brain tumor, but they think it might have stemmed from scar tissue surrounding the tumor. He is also on the experimental chemo treatment. He lost his father over a year ago, and seems to just have nothing but bad things happen to him. Please keep him in your prayers, and also his precious wife Shelby. I cant imagine what she is going through.
On a lighter note, My dad--the great Steve--had his birthday the other night. He told me he was on a diet and to not have cake, but I brought a triple chocolate cake instead. He loved it! Yes, my dessert diet surrendered a long time ago.
I had a Dental Alliance meeting tonight with other wives of dentists. It was my first, and i was asked to join. i seriously felt like i was pledging all over again!! we were talking about fundraisers, luncheons, and gala events. but when i got up to sing the Siggie song, no one else joined in,,,bunch of losers.
i am about to settle in to watch Laguna Beach. Ash and I seem to only watch MTV and the E channel. Such quality shows on those channels! in my defense, i have to know how TomKat will raise their kitten!! :)
Well, this was not funny at all, but I am feeling a bit drained at the moment. i missed Oprah today and i feel completely out of touch with the world. so, to all, have a great night and we will speak soon.
if any of you know my good friend Leslie, please have her call me. Her new "best friends" are taking up quality Mere time!! :)
LOVE
mere
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Skip all signs pointing to Elizabethtown
I should have known when i saw that Tom Cruise was one of the producers of this film.
"Cuckoo. cuckoo. cuckoo." (this is what i think of Tom.)
Ash and I saw this movie today and i was really excited about it. First of all, i love Orlando Bloom because he is Legolas from Lord of the Rings, and I fully support him in all he does. Kirsten Dunst is great, despite the fact her teeth are a bit annoying to me, but those teeth also give her character. The film was "painful to watch" as my older brother said to me. I laughed one time during the movie, but that was when Ash spilled his drink because he forgot to turn his cell phone off and it rang outloud and people "sssshhhhhhed" him. that was funny.
the soundtrack however is really good. lots of good songs. classic songs. speaking of songs, i have a job to help out my brother and his wife to put together a mixed cd of songs from 1996 for their class reunion next year. so, for all of you graduates from the class of 1996, send me your favorite song so i can put that in the cd.
well, one more thing about the movie. another funny point was when Ash had to take out his partial/retainer with a tooth in order to eat his cinnamon pretzel and so his retainer was sitting strategically on his knee. i look over and it looks like part of a Halloween costume, but soon it goes back into his mouth. All of my entertainment for the day came from him.
At least I dont have to pay 8.50 for that entertainment.
"Cuckoo. cuckoo. cuckoo." (this is what i think of Tom.)
Ash and I saw this movie today and i was really excited about it. First of all, i love Orlando Bloom because he is Legolas from Lord of the Rings, and I fully support him in all he does. Kirsten Dunst is great, despite the fact her teeth are a bit annoying to me, but those teeth also give her character. The film was "painful to watch" as my older brother said to me. I laughed one time during the movie, but that was when Ash spilled his drink because he forgot to turn his cell phone off and it rang outloud and people "sssshhhhhhed" him. that was funny.
the soundtrack however is really good. lots of good songs. classic songs. speaking of songs, i have a job to help out my brother and his wife to put together a mixed cd of songs from 1996 for their class reunion next year. so, for all of you graduates from the class of 1996, send me your favorite song so i can put that in the cd.
well, one more thing about the movie. another funny point was when Ash had to take out his partial/retainer with a tooth in order to eat his cinnamon pretzel and so his retainer was sitting strategically on his knee. i look over and it looks like part of a Halloween costume, but soon it goes back into his mouth. All of my entertainment for the day came from him.
At least I dont have to pay 8.50 for that entertainment.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
In sickness and in health,,,
these are part of the vows that i took less than 2 months ago, and already my love for my new hubby is put to the test. imagine this,,,
you come home early from work. you catch the 5 0'clock episode of ALIAS on TNT. maybe you have some coffee. maybe some ice cream, because as my husband says " if you have dessert before dinner then it is a snack. " henceforth why we continueosly fail at our diet.
then, the door opens with a mighty wind behind it. your knight in shining armor has come home from his day of slaying dragons ( or root canals) and he kneels down beside you as you lay on the couch. he leans in for a fantastic kiss that is sure to rock your world, and then he looks at you and says " Hang on, i think i have egg in my partial." aahhh. look out Fabio.
does this in any way, shape, or form seem romantic to anyone? let me explain.
Ash had #8 pulled today. For those non-dental people out there, your teeth are numbered 1-32 including your wisdom teeth. start at your right side, and 8 is right smack dab in the middle. you know the song" All i want for christmas is my two front teeth?" well, this song has a whole new meaning to me now. i would kill for a #8 tooth.
ash got it knocked in football in high school and the tooth has been dead since. he is getting an implant, but after you pull a tooth, you must wait several months before you can do an implant. so, this "flipper" (picture a retainer with a tooth in the middle) is in there for awhile. apparently all he could eat earlier was eggs, and so they clearly bothered him by being caught in his partial thing.
when he takes it out to observe the damage, and we both are like "cool, awesome!!" he looks like he is from the back woods of Kentucky with " Billy Bob" written on his shirt and his bottom-crack showing. he thinks he looks like a boxer.
but through all this, i still love him and i think he is the most gorgeous man i have ever seen. the hole between 7 and 9 is there for now, but soon will be filled with a pearly white tooth. He looks at it as one less tooth to brush.
why are men's perspectives so skewed? i mean honestly!!
you come home early from work. you catch the 5 0'clock episode of ALIAS on TNT. maybe you have some coffee. maybe some ice cream, because as my husband says " if you have dessert before dinner then it is a snack. " henceforth why we continueosly fail at our diet.
then, the door opens with a mighty wind behind it. your knight in shining armor has come home from his day of slaying dragons ( or root canals) and he kneels down beside you as you lay on the couch. he leans in for a fantastic kiss that is sure to rock your world, and then he looks at you and says " Hang on, i think i have egg in my partial." aahhh. look out Fabio.
does this in any way, shape, or form seem romantic to anyone? let me explain.
Ash had #8 pulled today. For those non-dental people out there, your teeth are numbered 1-32 including your wisdom teeth. start at your right side, and 8 is right smack dab in the middle. you know the song" All i want for christmas is my two front teeth?" well, this song has a whole new meaning to me now. i would kill for a #8 tooth.
ash got it knocked in football in high school and the tooth has been dead since. he is getting an implant, but after you pull a tooth, you must wait several months before you can do an implant. so, this "flipper" (picture a retainer with a tooth in the middle) is in there for awhile. apparently all he could eat earlier was eggs, and so they clearly bothered him by being caught in his partial thing.
when he takes it out to observe the damage, and we both are like "cool, awesome!!" he looks like he is from the back woods of Kentucky with " Billy Bob" written on his shirt and his bottom-crack showing. he thinks he looks like a boxer.
but through all this, i still love him and i think he is the most gorgeous man i have ever seen. the hole between 7 and 9 is there for now, but soon will be filled with a pearly white tooth. He looks at it as one less tooth to brush.
why are men's perspectives so skewed? i mean honestly!!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Ode to the Mum
Mum is in reference to two things-
First, my most favorite "mum"--Cilla Jean. We watched my wedding video with everyone this past weekend and the best seen of the whole thing is Cilla shakin what the good Lord gave her and raising the roof to "I Like Big Butts. " This consequently is my theme song, so there is still a swing in the backyard for those who havent seen me in awhile.
My next "mum", is those absolute hysterical things girls mainly in Texas wear every year this time for Homecoming, and then right after have to go the doctor because their backs have thrown out from carrying 25 pounds of bells, ribbons, a huge mum, and whatever else goes on those things. Honestly, how do those work? Is it the bigger the better? The official state motto takes it even to the homecoming flower? I have seen my some of my friends who have saved theirs no less. My homecoming outfit consisted of my DEB gold shorts with suntan panty hose (i was pre-siggie in 8th grade) with a matching vest and white silk shirt underneath. I stood on the picture like a basketball pose, with my hands clasped behind my back. No wonder my mom told me to be more "feminine" in high school. whatever Cilla.
But, i had no mum,but maybe a corsage of some sort which i promptly threw away to try not to remember a night in such a dreadful outfit. I know you other girls have worn stuff from DEB and County Seat. Girl--i had the matching sweaters and socks and Eastland shoes with the curly shoestrings. Good times. Shanta--i know you wore the same, and i think i have evidence from Amie. :))
ok- back to the grind of cleaning teeth. Please everyone, brush and floss. It is not a hard thing to do and it will save your friendly hygienist much agony.
you dont have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you have to keep.
Ash and I have a dental meeting together tonight with a bunch of other people. It is our first husband and wife meeting!!! How fun!!! I asked if he wanted to sit together! (what am i ,,in high school?) He was like --um sure. What a sweet boy.
ok--enough for now, but all you "mum" girls dont get mad at me. It is just one of the many Texas cultures I never understood.
First, my most favorite "mum"--Cilla Jean. We watched my wedding video with everyone this past weekend and the best seen of the whole thing is Cilla shakin what the good Lord gave her and raising the roof to "I Like Big Butts. " This consequently is my theme song, so there is still a swing in the backyard for those who havent seen me in awhile.
My next "mum", is those absolute hysterical things girls mainly in Texas wear every year this time for Homecoming, and then right after have to go the doctor because their backs have thrown out from carrying 25 pounds of bells, ribbons, a huge mum, and whatever else goes on those things. Honestly, how do those work? Is it the bigger the better? The official state motto takes it even to the homecoming flower? I have seen my some of my friends who have saved theirs no less. My homecoming outfit consisted of my DEB gold shorts with suntan panty hose (i was pre-siggie in 8th grade) with a matching vest and white silk shirt underneath. I stood on the picture like a basketball pose, with my hands clasped behind my back. No wonder my mom told me to be more "feminine" in high school. whatever Cilla.
But, i had no mum,but maybe a corsage of some sort which i promptly threw away to try not to remember a night in such a dreadful outfit. I know you other girls have worn stuff from DEB and County Seat. Girl--i had the matching sweaters and socks and Eastland shoes with the curly shoestrings. Good times. Shanta--i know you wore the same, and i think i have evidence from Amie. :))
ok- back to the grind of cleaning teeth. Please everyone, brush and floss. It is not a hard thing to do and it will save your friendly hygienist much agony.
you dont have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you have to keep.
Ash and I have a dental meeting together tonight with a bunch of other people. It is our first husband and wife meeting!!! How fun!!! I asked if he wanted to sit together! (what am i ,,in high school?) He was like --um sure. What a sweet boy.
ok--enough for now, but all you "mum" girls dont get mad at me. It is just one of the many Texas cultures I never understood.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Confessional
ok--4 hours into the no dessert situation, I broke down. I had 2 Pillsbury Funfetti cupcakes. they were amazing. I know, pathetic.
Prior to that, we had a healthy dinner and had worked out that day. We were about to watch our other guilty pleasure, Desperate Housewives, when Ash said he was in the mood for cupcakes. I begged him not to make any, but when the aroma filtered through the air, it was all i could do to even control myself to 2 cupcakes. So, with our bellies full and our minds polluted with filth from the television, my husband and I waddled into bed. We felt guilty, but tomorrow was a new day.
the next day, monday night, was my mom's birthday. We made dinner for her and dad and had presents, balloons, and tons-o-fun. When it came time for her German Chocolate Cake, i thought-"MERE, you can do this. .just don't even look at it. the cake is not there. "
Then the German cake yelled at me saying, "LOOK AT ME FATTIE!! I LOVE YOU AND I KNOW YOU LOVE ME! I AM SO YUMMY!! "
So, since it was mom's birthday, and the Germans are always bigger than Americans, I ate a piece of cake. I also made mom take it with her to school so the vultures (other teachers) could eat the rest of the cake. So, I failed miserably, but today I have done fine. I had a sugar-free popsicle whilst my hubby had a bowl of cookies and cream ice cream. I am a like a stone wall now. Plus, I watched my wedding video tonight. Sweet memories of a day that went by so fast! the video guy definatley got the clip of me stuffing my face with cake!!
at least he got the highlights.
quick side note-Sarah Heijl--give me your email!! i would love to catch up!!
Shanta--you too sista!!
Prior to that, we had a healthy dinner and had worked out that day. We were about to watch our other guilty pleasure, Desperate Housewives, when Ash said he was in the mood for cupcakes. I begged him not to make any, but when the aroma filtered through the air, it was all i could do to even control myself to 2 cupcakes. So, with our bellies full and our minds polluted with filth from the television, my husband and I waddled into bed. We felt guilty, but tomorrow was a new day.
the next day, monday night, was my mom's birthday. We made dinner for her and dad and had presents, balloons, and tons-o-fun. When it came time for her German Chocolate Cake, i thought-"MERE, you can do this. .just don't even look at it. the cake is not there. "
Then the German cake yelled at me saying, "LOOK AT ME FATTIE!! I LOVE YOU AND I KNOW YOU LOVE ME! I AM SO YUMMY!! "
So, since it was mom's birthday, and the Germans are always bigger than Americans, I ate a piece of cake. I also made mom take it with her to school so the vultures (other teachers) could eat the rest of the cake. So, I failed miserably, but today I have done fine. I had a sugar-free popsicle whilst my hubby had a bowl of cookies and cream ice cream. I am a like a stone wall now. Plus, I watched my wedding video tonight. Sweet memories of a day that went by so fast! the video guy definatley got the clip of me stuffing my face with cake!!
at least he got the highlights.
quick side note-Sarah Heijl--give me your email!! i would love to catch up!!
Shanta--you too sista!!
Sunday, October 02, 2005
No desserts for you!
well, i am on a new thing and i need accountability partners to help me. Ash and I have decided not to have sweets for a month. It seems that our waistlines have grown considerably and we just watched a TLC special on the "Half Ton Man.". Needless to say, we do not want to end up like that, 1200 pounds and still eating desserts. I am thrilled that he is doing this with me.
for those of you who know me, I love sweets. I could make 3 meals a day on just sweets. I didnt eat many before the wedding, but now I have no motivation. Except some verse in the Bible that says to always keep yourself up for your husband. does it say anywhere about the husband keeping himself up for the wife? The Lord probably knew that might be to hard to ask so why bother.
the past several nights we have been eating ice cream, and not the recommended serving size either. more like bathtub size. it can be embarrassing. We went to the marble slab to get sweet cream ice cream, oreo, granola, and strawberries. this is known as "dolla bill delight." i dont have any clue why it is named that, but last night we went to the Cold Stone Cremery and I got the apple pie a la cold stone. it was ok,,should have gone with something else. Ash got the Boston creme,,something. It was sweet cream ice cream, a piece of yellow cake, and whip cream all mixed together. it was pretty darn good. we made ourselves so sick that we both decided not to have any for a month.
the problem is that tomorrow night is my moms birthday. do i have a piece of cake to celebrate with her? i dont want to ruin her night! hhhmmm, maybe i will start next month. there are a lot of birthdays this month!
for those of you who know me, I love sweets. I could make 3 meals a day on just sweets. I didnt eat many before the wedding, but now I have no motivation. Except some verse in the Bible that says to always keep yourself up for your husband. does it say anywhere about the husband keeping himself up for the wife? The Lord probably knew that might be to hard to ask so why bother.
the past several nights we have been eating ice cream, and not the recommended serving size either. more like bathtub size. it can be embarrassing. We went to the marble slab to get sweet cream ice cream, oreo, granola, and strawberries. this is known as "dolla bill delight." i dont have any clue why it is named that, but last night we went to the Cold Stone Cremery and I got the apple pie a la cold stone. it was ok,,should have gone with something else. Ash got the Boston creme,,something. It was sweet cream ice cream, a piece of yellow cake, and whip cream all mixed together. it was pretty darn good. we made ourselves so sick that we both decided not to have any for a month.
the problem is that tomorrow night is my moms birthday. do i have a piece of cake to celebrate with her? i dont want to ruin her night! hhhmmm, maybe i will start next month. there are a lot of birthdays this month!
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