Alli Rogers is great.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Cleaning
Sarah and I cleaned the apartment today. Well, one of us did more than the other. It was probably 75% Sarah and 25% me. I guess that's how it goes sometimes. Anyway, it looks nice. We're preparing for company later this week. One of my good friends from Iowa State will be coming through NH with his wife on Wednesday, so we're going to spend the afternoon and evening showing them around the area a little bit. They're absolutely great people, so we're stoked that they'll be here.
It's getting chilly here. I was wearing a hoodie and jeans outside tonight at about 8pm and very well could have had a coat on, too. Everyone keeps telling us just to "wait for the snow." This statement is always accompanied by a sly smile and some snickering. I tend to think that people here don't realize that Iowa is nearly at the same latitude as this part of New Hampshire, and that we get some pretty wicked winters back home. Oh well... I'm not worrying about the winters here, really. We'll survive.
I have MTVU on in the background and they are playing the newest T-Pain video. I just heard him say "I'll put you in a mansion somewhere is Wis-Can-Sin." Really, T-Pain? Really? What a stretch... I guess that's what you get, though, for being a total joke of a musician who lacks any talent whatsoever.
"We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." - C.S. Lewis
I'm so ready for the election to be over and done with. I'm growing tired of hearing talking points. I'm done with the slander and the lies.
Oh, snap... It's time for SNL to start. I can't wait to laugh at Sarah Palin.
Stay Gold, kiddos.
MMK
It's getting chilly here. I was wearing a hoodie and jeans outside tonight at about 8pm and very well could have had a coat on, too. Everyone keeps telling us just to "wait for the snow." This statement is always accompanied by a sly smile and some snickering. I tend to think that people here don't realize that Iowa is nearly at the same latitude as this part of New Hampshire, and that we get some pretty wicked winters back home. Oh well... I'm not worrying about the winters here, really. We'll survive.
I have MTVU on in the background and they are playing the newest T-Pain video. I just heard him say "I'll put you in a mansion somewhere is Wis-Can-Sin." Really, T-Pain? Really? What a stretch... I guess that's what you get, though, for being a total joke of a musician who lacks any talent whatsoever.
"We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." - C.S. Lewis
I'm so ready for the election to be over and done with. I'm growing tired of hearing talking points. I'm done with the slander and the lies.
Oh, snap... It's time for SNL to start. I can't wait to laugh at Sarah Palin.
Stay Gold, kiddos.
MMK
Monday, October 13, 2008
Autumn in the 'Shire
So, I've been working with the high school youth group at our church during the past few weeks. The kids are pretty cool, so it's enjoyable. I hope to keep working with them throughout the semester.
Anyway, the group took a trip yesterday afternoon up to Mt. Major in central New Hampshire. We hiked up the mountain, cooked some dinner at the summit, and then hiked back down before it started getting dark. There were a lot of people on the mountain, so that kind of took away from the experience a bit, but the view from the top was outstanding. Mt. Major overlooks the largest lake in NH and the leaves on the trees of all of surrounding mountains were vibrantly orange, red, and yellow. It was pretty awesome. Sarah stayed at home, but I'm hoping to take her up the mountain sometime soon. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.
Here are some pictures:
Enjoy! I normally shrink 'em down a bit, but I left these big so that you can see some of the details of the landscape. That last one there is a little look at what it looks like to drive down the highway out here right now. It's pretty crazy...
Anyway... Hope these make you want to come visit. :)
Stay Gold!
MMK
Anyway, the group took a trip yesterday afternoon up to Mt. Major in central New Hampshire. We hiked up the mountain, cooked some dinner at the summit, and then hiked back down before it started getting dark. There were a lot of people on the mountain, so that kind of took away from the experience a bit, but the view from the top was outstanding. Mt. Major overlooks the largest lake in NH and the leaves on the trees of all of surrounding mountains were vibrantly orange, red, and yellow. It was pretty awesome. Sarah stayed at home, but I'm hoping to take her up the mountain sometime soon. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.
Here are some pictures:
Enjoy! I normally shrink 'em down a bit, but I left these big so that you can see some of the details of the landscape. That last one there is a little look at what it looks like to drive down the highway out here right now. It's pretty crazy...
Anyway... Hope these make you want to come visit. :)
Stay Gold!
MMK
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Odiferous
Hey, pregnancy... Thanks for messing with Sarah's hormones or whatever and giving my wife a heightened sense of smell. I never knew it before, but I've recently learned that I apparently smell all of the time and have terrible breath. Who knew? Gross.
It's coming up on Homecoming weekend here at UNH. There's a parade tomorrow night, a football game on Saturday, and a hockey game on Sunday. It's kind of weird being on a campus where the school's hockey team is a bigger deal than the football team, but that's how they do things up here in New England, I suppose. I will be the one Hall Director on duty for the entire campus this weekend, but I'm hoping that the students here don't get too out of control.
I need a haircut. We'll see if Sarah feels up to styling my coif this weekend. She's gotten pretty good at it. Having her cut my hair saves us money, too, since she is pretty cool with working for high-fives and a more handsome husband. I don't think I've payed for a haircut (besides for a formal event or something) for almost five years now. Awesome.
Here's what I'm listening to lately, if you care to know:
H2O - "Nothing to Prove" (New record from a quality old school sxe band)
The Wedding - "The Sound and The Steel" (Jesusy pop-punk)
Relient K - "The Birds and The Bee Sides" (More Jesusy pop-punk, but with style)
Verse - "Aggression" (The album that taught me to like this band)
The Warriors - "Genuine Sense of Outrage" (This album melts my face with its goodness)
Sarah has been feeling better over the past couple of days. She has a head cold that she can't seem to shake, but it seems like her nausea and fatigue has been dying off a bit. I'm hoping that this trend continues. It's pretty shitty to see your wife feeling terrible all the time, yet be personally powerless to really do anything to help. I'm sure that my discomfort pales in comparison to hers, though, so I won't pity myself too much. I just hope that the second trimester is all it's cracked up to be.
We're both looking forward to being back in Iowa over Christmas break. We'd like the time to pass a bit more quickly, but we'll be patient. As quickly as time seems to be going, though, I'm sure that the vacation will be here before we know it. Let us know if you'd like to see us while we're home. If it works out with our travel plans, we'll do our best. I think we're planning on being in Iowa from December 23rd until January 2nd.
That's it for now. I showered earlier tonight, but I might want to get another one in before I go crawl in bed. I'd hate to be kicked out of bed for being too smelly, or something.
Stay Gold!
MMK
P.S. - I've discovered the true explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
It's coming up on Homecoming weekend here at UNH. There's a parade tomorrow night, a football game on Saturday, and a hockey game on Sunday. It's kind of weird being on a campus where the school's hockey team is a bigger deal than the football team, but that's how they do things up here in New England, I suppose. I will be the one Hall Director on duty for the entire campus this weekend, but I'm hoping that the students here don't get too out of control.
I need a haircut. We'll see if Sarah feels up to styling my coif this weekend. She's gotten pretty good at it. Having her cut my hair saves us money, too, since she is pretty cool with working for high-fives and a more handsome husband. I don't think I've payed for a haircut (besides for a formal event or something) for almost five years now. Awesome.
Here's what I'm listening to lately, if you care to know:
H2O - "Nothing to Prove" (New record from a quality old school sxe band)
The Wedding - "The Sound and The Steel" (Jesusy pop-punk)
Relient K - "The Birds and The Bee Sides" (More Jesusy pop-punk, but with style)
Verse - "Aggression" (The album that taught me to like this band)
The Warriors - "Genuine Sense of Outrage" (This album melts my face with its goodness)
Sarah has been feeling better over the past couple of days. She has a head cold that she can't seem to shake, but it seems like her nausea and fatigue has been dying off a bit. I'm hoping that this trend continues. It's pretty shitty to see your wife feeling terrible all the time, yet be personally powerless to really do anything to help. I'm sure that my discomfort pales in comparison to hers, though, so I won't pity myself too much. I just hope that the second trimester is all it's cracked up to be.
We're both looking forward to being back in Iowa over Christmas break. We'd like the time to pass a bit more quickly, but we'll be patient. As quickly as time seems to be going, though, I'm sure that the vacation will be here before we know it. Let us know if you'd like to see us while we're home. If it works out with our travel plans, we'll do our best. I think we're planning on being in Iowa from December 23rd until January 2nd.
That's it for now. I showered earlier tonight, but I might want to get another one in before I go crawl in bed. I'd hate to be kicked out of bed for being too smelly, or something.
Stay Gold!
MMK
P.S. - I've discovered the true explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Four-Eyes
Hey everybody, Sarah got new glasses!
Classic.
Also, here's a picture of our house (aka the building for which I'm responsible).
It's nothing much... Three stories, 125 residents. But it's a great building overall.
I couldn't have asked for a better place to start my career.
In other news, my fantasy football team performed absolutely atrociously this weekend. Not that anyone really cares, but I'm pretty devastated. So it goes.
And now I'm off to bed.
Stay Gold!
MMK
Classic.
Also, here's a picture of our house (aka the building for which I'm responsible).
It's nothing much... Three stories, 125 residents. But it's a great building overall.
I couldn't have asked for a better place to start my career.
In other news, my fantasy football team performed absolutely atrociously this weekend. Not that anyone really cares, but I'm pretty devastated. So it goes.
And now I'm off to bed.
Stay Gold!
MMK
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