a couple months ago, i had to start getting my plans figured out for how i was going to schedule my maternity leave from work. after talking to other working moms and moms-to-be, i decided to work the last couple weeks until my due date strictly from home, take 4…
i leave for raleigh tomorrow afternoon to go to my next red hat certification course/exam. something i really need to be more mentally prepared for than i feel like i am. so i am blaming my state of unpreparedness all on the events of this past week. one of…
in no particular order :) all external links open in new window, images open in colorbox. * making the best of the epic badge line with camelbaks o’ beer * finally GETTING my defcon badge * dan kaminsky’s talk * sizzling apple pie at the rio’s all american bar & grille * acquiring my first…
to say that i’ve been blessed is an understatement, and i realize it even more so after this weekend and my birthday. i was with brett. i got to see my mom AND my dad AND my stepmom. and even though my closest friends live between 3 and 5…
i always think that i want to start doing that whole 365 blog project one-post-a-day thing, and then i completely forget about it until 2 weeks later. i guess it’s just not in the cards. i know i tweet the most random and nonsensical crap sometimes, post pictures of…
dude. i… have never been this saddened by a concert. miss willie brown == awesome. josh thompson == awesome. dierks bentley == awesome. the crowd? SUCKAGE. zero movement. hardly any singing. hardly what you could call yelling. brett danced his ass off. i danced my ass off. i should be a hobbit in…
sleeping in. spending the afternoon tanning in the sun in the bed of my truck. country music blaring from the garage. brett next to me. cold beers in our hands. cold cut sandwiches, pineapple, and afternoon movies. followed by an afternoon nap. steak dinners on the couch. followed by fresh…
if you have a low tolerance for romance, then you might want to skip this post. i used to have a low tolerance, until i met brett. then i quickly realized how nice it is to be spoiled by a man sometimes. truly spoiled. i found this picture, FINALLY. finally.…