Tomis and I got into a little argument about who is messier between the two of us. Since he isn’t here to defend himself, I will tell you that HE is most definitely the messier one in our marriage. He leaves crap EVERYWHERE. As I was trying to prove that point I mentioned how he leaves his shoes lying haphazardly all around the house and I am constantly putting them away… and then we both looked towards the door and saw this…

Yes… those are all my shoes. Not one is Tomis’s. What sick and twisted irony….

Goodnight from the messy married couple

Tomis signed up for Facebook the other day. He seemed to be having fun finding friends in cyberland, so I decided “what the heck, I’ll sign up too!” I am slowly but surely figuring out all the ins and outs of this crazy social networking site, but I feel a little old for it, haha. I am very curious about what this “poke” function is though…

Other than that I met some of my coworkers family members today. We met at El Pollo Loco and had a quick lunch before heading home to enjoy the rest of Veterans Day.

Tomis and I just had an interesting conversation about Denzel Washington. We have agreed that he is the only man in the world that no one can ever be faulted for coveting. In fact… if men covet him, they can’t be blamed either haha. Random, we know

I have been working in my branch for the past few weeks already. It has been a bit of a challenge as the class meant to teach me the systems I would be using wasn’t until this past Thursday I was able to hammer my way through most customer problems, however I am sure it wasn’t often that I picked the shortest path to get to the solutions (the class I attended today, yesterday, and then again this coming Monday made that point CRYSTAL clear).

I was ABOUT to start talking about my awesome coworker, Cat, who had been guiding me around work so I could at least feel a little productive, and then my phone rang… it was Cat! Apparently my bank got robbed today… again. This is the second time in a month that we have been robbed. Both times I have been in Vancouver, so no one need worry if I am okay. No one got hurt, and from when Cat told me, everyone is doing fine. The first robber was caught, and the second robber has been thoroughly described and may already be apprehended.

Well… I think this post may have peaked Until tomorrow!!

Tomis and I found a way to peacefully coexist whilst he watches his soccer.  You see, we had a problem in the past where I would like to chat during the game   He would comment on the game, and I would comment… and keep commenting   ANYHOO, we found a way to keep Tomis from slapping the yabber out of me… “the quiet cap”.   Anytime there is a moment in the game that requires Tomis’s concentration, he puts the “quiet cap” on my head, and I know not to talk   Until he takes that cap off my head I am not allowed to speak.  It has worked pretty well so far.   Methinks I may be mute during the world cup though…

What Tomis doesn’t know is that the quiet cap works on him as well.  Once a month, for a week, I guarantee you that cap will not come off his head

Where did all the kids go??!! I bought a TON of candy and was worried that I wouldn’t have enough for all the treat-or-treaters, but our doorbell only rang once. I was shocked! When I was a kid Halloween was a really big deal. I remember huge groups of kids running amuck on the streets (yes, I was one of them). I remember planning my costume a few weeks in advance and gathering my posse for a night full of debauchery. I remember using pillowcases for people to drop candy in so that I could collect as MUCH candy as possible. I would run from door to door as fast as I could so I could later dump my candy on the floor of my living room with my friends. We would divide our candy into piles of “like” and “don’t like” and then trade. Halloween was always a blast. I didn’t see that this year. At least not at my door.

Tomis and I had a great night though. We built a big fire, ate pasta, and drank wine. We stayed up late and watched television and then fell asleep. It was wonderful Now, we just have to figure out what to do with 4 bags of candy that never got collected by the neighborhood kids, haha. Looks like my but will be getting bigger

We have tried to post the blog 5 minutes ago but for some reson we lost everything we wrote. So now i will be the author as Hanako is watching tv. Well all what i hear from my wife is that she really likes her job, she always learn something new and what is more important she is happy. In this economic crapola it is amazing to have job, but if you are lucky to have job and you love it at the same time you are very, very lucky person.

As for my job, coming every morning to beautiful vineyard, surounded by amazing nature and most of all working with very nice people makes my life and job very enjoyable and just like my wife i learn every day something new and i love it.

Morning at the vineyard

Pinot Noir 2009 Punchdown, belive or not all hand pick and hand sorted by small but amazing crew.

More Pinot….

What is not to love about this job…..yes you can envy us.

Good night wherever you are!

Tomis and I bought a $9 box of cookies from the grocery store today. Despite the fact that I can make cookies that trump most store bought cookies, we were shopping with hungry stomachs as our guide and were easily lured by the tasty looking pictures. Anyway, it was a variety pack of cookies that came in a very elegant tin box.

We just finished sampling 10 different types of cookies (dessert after our McDonalds dinner). Tomis got more than he asked for though. I was a little bit too full after my dinner and didn’t necessarily want to eat the whole of the cookies that I sampled; rather, I just wanted to nibble the corner to get an idea for the taste. The rest of the cookie I left in the box Tomis, my little garbage disposal, followed my cookie trail and finished the 8 cookies that I decided I didn’t want to finish (on top of the 3-4 cookies he ate on his own). You would never guess that there were ever gently nibbled cookies sitting in our cookie tin now, but if ever you are offered a cookie at our home you know to be aware

This is Sophie… sitting on my face. She stayed here for at least an hour. After two hours, she got sick all over me. Then she peed on the carpet. But look how cute she is

If you are wondering how Guinness handled having a puppy around, he acted like a jealous little bully. Poor thing.

I had a very sexy lunch date.  He was a tall, strapping Croatian man with a bald head and a big smile :-)  Sounds a little bit like my husband, right?  It had better be… if it WASN’T my hasband, I guarantee the man would be dead at the hands of my husband, haha. 

Anyway, Tomis met me at work (it was his day off) and we got Thai food during my break.  Anyone reading this blog that is local, the place is called A Taste of Thai, and it has a GREAT menu.   High marks on the the yummy scale.  After lunch, Tomis headed out to Sports Authority to buy me mace   It is a deceptively dangerous little weapon that can dangle from my key chain.  Apparently Tomis got me the top of the line spray; he wants me safe as I walk to my car when I leave work   What a sweetie pie… 

Tomis and I came to a sad realization tonight.  We were relaxing in front of the televisison, and found that we have already seen all the episodes to shows that were playing.  I guess a year’s worth of unemployment will do that

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