Seriously Ridiculous

My husband frequently chides me for my overuse of the word ridiculous...but seriously...I LOVE the word ridiculous.  Oh, and did I mention that I also love the word seriously?  My thanks goes out to Drs. Grey, Stevens, O'Malley, Karev, Yang, and Torres for assisting in the forming of that ridiculous habit (watch 1 episode of Grey's Anatomy and see if you don't become attached to the word yourself).  Anyways...back to my obsession with ridiculous.  The reason I am so fond of the word is because I find it to be amazingly descriptive.  There are so many situations which the word ridiculous so perfectly describes.  To demonstrate, while cleaning this afternoon I took some photos of some seriously ridiculous situations in my own home!  Enjoy!

Exhibit A

The current state of my refrigerator is ridiculous.  There is taco sauce on the top shelf (that's not where it belongs).  There is a carton of strawberries on the second shelf, strawberries in a white pyrex bowl on the third shelf, and strawberries in a plastic baggy on the fourth shelf.  There is a pizza box on the fourth shelf that hasn't been touched in days...something tells me the pizza isn't even good anymore.  And don't even get me started on this...

I think it is ridiculous how many condiments have found their way into the shelves of my refrigerator door.  Do we seriously need all of these?  I could die over that bottle of French's yellow mustard that is haphazardly laying on its side.  And why aren't the taco sauce from shelf one and the salsa from shelf four in the door?  Oh that's right, because there's no room in the inn!  Seriously ridiculous I tell you!

Exhibit B

My pantry...not so ridiculous right?  It is actually fairly well organized and I am generally happy with it's appearance.  But sadly, it is the contents of my pantry that I find...you guessed it...ridiculous!

Seriously?  What business do a pair of DINKS (double income, no kids) have with not 1, not 2, not 3, FOUR boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese?  Well here's a clue...there were 5 boxes of the stuff and now there are 4, and I didn't eat any of it.  So either one of our mice hijacked a box, or my other half consumed it.  What can I say, he loves the stuff!  Ridiculous (sorry, I couldn't help myself)!

Exhibit C

A couple of years ago, my mom gave me this great green basket that goes really well in our family room.  This afternoon I glanced over at said green basket...

...and realized that it was being taken over by a sea of magazines...

So I decided to try to sort through this ridiculous mess.

Hmmm...I seriously wonder whose little hands placed this guy in there.

I quickly determined that I was ridiculous to think that I could sort through this mess in one afternoon.  I am inclined to throw all of these away, but I know there are bits and pieces of valuable information in each of these magazines.  I did throw one, small, pitiful stack away - but I plan to return to these one day soon to tear out the valuable tidbits.  In the meantime, they are now neatly stacked back in the green basket.

Finally, just so you don't think I am ridiculous, I'm out to prove that the use of these word can often be positive.  This dessert, affectionately named "Berry Surprise" by my husband, is seriously and ridiculously delicious!

Coming Soon...I Hope

It has been on my mind for a long time now that I want to start a new blog.  I feel like I have sort of gotten my feet wet to the whole blog experience with this blog...BUT...if you know me you know that I follow A LOT of blogs.  A lot of AMAZING blogs.  And I say that they are amazing not only because they look amazing with pictures, and buttons, and gadgets, and music, and...well you get the point.  I think they are amazing because of the people who write them and the stories they share.  I follow blogs of people I have never met and people who are most assuredly unaware of the fact that I follow their blogs.  People in Wisconsin, California, Arkansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Indiana, and the list goes on.  All of these people have something to share, and while they may have started in sharing with their inner circle of family and friends, we all know that over the internet it is quite easy to share on a different level.  Unfortunately, with the good comes the bad and the ugly, and we read and see a lot of horrible and inappropriate things over the internet and on TV.  BUT...that's why I love the blogs I follow.  They are clean and fun and a chance for people to share everything from recipes and funny stories to Scripture and prayer requests.  So...the point of this post is to tell you that I am craving a new blog.  A fresh start.  Something with a little more piz-azz and something that I will enjoy updating and sharing with others.

On that note...if any of you blog gurus out there have tips for creating a great blog (backgrounds, music, favorite gadgets, etc.)...please do share!  I am an eager and willing student.  It may take me a while to get this thing off the ground...or rather onto your screen...but I am trying to get the creative juices flowing.

In the meantime...we hope you are all doing well.  Virginia, as always, is beautiful right now.  Life is busy.  Adam just returned from a 6-day study intensive held in Windsor, Ontario for his CFA exam.  The exam is the first Saturday in June.  He is taking Level III this year, and if he passes the test he will officially be a Chartered Financial Analyst.  He has put 6 years of hard work into this...please pray that he feels calm as he heads into the test.  I am so proud of him for his determination.  We won't know until the middle of August whether or not he has passed, but we always love the time after he takes the test to relax and take it easy for a while.  Well, Adam is mowing the lawn and there is laundry to be folded.  So...I'm off!

Long overdue...

I know that we are LONG overdue for an update, but Adam got me an iMac for my birthday, and we still haven't had the time or energy to figure out how to get all of our photos (or my iTunes for that matter...gggrrrrr!) from the old computer to my new computer.  If only life would slow down for a few hours so we could get this accomplished!  Anyways, I promise that when we get everything transitioned over I will post something interesting.  Hope you are all doing well.