Frohes Halloween!

Last Minute Budget Conscious Costumes

Barack-o-Lantern
Dress in head-to-toe orange, write “change” or “hope” in black letters across your chest, and look really, really earnest while raising a lighter in the air.

Boo-Tooth
Wear a bed sheet, strap on your wireless communications device, and make no apologies for using it throughout the night.

Gossip Ghoul
Wear the most heinous mask you can find and a tartan mini. Say OMG and dramatically text message about other partygoers all night.

Henna Montana
Tattoo your palms and dress in western wear. It might help to sing a bit.

Palin Comparison
Grab a friend, fashion similar updos, wink a lot, and ask people to size you up.

Pirated DVD
Wear your best eye patch and glue on some favorite discs. Tell the requisite jokes about being rated aaarrrgh.

Walk of Shame
Wear oversize button-down boxers, and heels. Tease your hair, mess up your makeup, and walk furtively through the party.

-Daily Candy

Fly Lounge

We found another winner. Love, love, love Fly. The inside of this tiny yet packed club resembles the interior of a private jet, complete with waitresses dressed up like naughty flight attendants. The music was so funky and unexpected - from Kanye to Bob Marley remixes, we stayed on the dance floor. And I'm still trying to figure out the meaning of the random cool bursts of foggy air that shot onto the dance floor.

Oh, who knew Stoli Blueberi was so yummy?

The Fine Print

Well, after two hours of sitting in the dentist's chair with my lips pulled back and an intense tingling (almost slow burning) solution on my teeth, I'm happy to say that Zoom definitely worked for me. I saw instant results. My teeth look ten years younger. Really. However, in the process of telling me about all of the wonderful benefits of Zoom, my dentist forgot to mention two important things. One, the shooting pains called "zingers" that are like the feeling you get from brain freeze, except in a single tooth. These random "zingers" last for 24 hours. And two, for 48 hours following the procedure, I could only eat white foods. Anything that would stain a white t-shirt was considered off limits. My diet consisted of Cream of Wheat and Grits, which is always nice for breakfast but for dinner...not so appealing. So the with the "zingers", the bland diet, and also having two fillings replaced on the same day, I was a walking nightmare. But my teeth look fantastic! For my first day without pain and back on colored foods, G and I were invited to the soft opening of Passion Fish, which means everything is complimentary - it's part of the training process for the waitstaff and a nice way to entice customers that live in the neighborhood. The official opening is tomorrow. Man oh man. The raw bar and sushi selections were excellent and the fish - perfect. We truly enjoyed everything we tried. Our dessert was especially cool.

Goodbye Yellow

I remember the first time I smoked a cigarette. I had to wait until my Mama went to sleep, not because I was too young to smoke but because even at 18, smoking was basically illegal in my Mother's house. I remember that first pull, the butterfly feeling in my stomach, the instant lightheadedness, the relaxation. Like a deep sigh in my brain. I was hooked. And I chased that dragon for 10 years. It became my most important and most favorite habit.... that first cigarette in the morning...smoking after dinner was waaaay better than dessert...any amount of stress, work related or personal, was always a little bit easier to deal with after a cigarette...and music+alcohol+smoking=socializing - always together, never separate. But as I got older, all of the bad things about smoking started to outweigh the good . For example, dying. Cancer. Developing a smoker's cough. Premature wrinkles. And yellow teeth. I finally quit my favorite habit with the help of Wellbutrin. It was my third attempt and it was very hard. But I kicked it. My skin looks a million times better and the tiny lines around my mouth did not disappear but thankfully, they aren't getting deeper. The only remaining visible sign of my smoking days is the color of my teeth. So I decided to kick that too. I'm rewarding myself with Zoom. Tomorrow morning, I'm having my teeth whitened.

Goodbye yellow yuk mouth. Hello, white dazzling smile!

The Last Presidential Debate

My thoughts exactly.

In a Nutshell

I had a hard time signing into Blogger - almost forgot my password. It's been a loooong time, right? Bis nächste Woche! Ha! Well, here's the short version of the story. Our reaffirmation ceremony was absolutely perfect. The night before, we spent some time "catching up" with my Sis and her husband. Why is it when you know you have to be up early in the morning for something really important, when you know that you really need to rest, why do you always end up doing damage!? We are planning on picking up where we left off on New Year's Eve. Oh, and our favorite present was from my Girlfriend P - we've been friends since we were 4 years old! She sang At Last for us and brought everyone to tears. On Friday, G's parents headed back home to Germany. His Mom flew like a rock star, she slept through the entire flight and woke up totally refreshed. We couldn't believe how well she did for her first flight - ever! We had such a good time together. Some of the highlights include playing Taboo in German and laughing until our sides hurt. And I cooked a traditional Thanksgiving dinner - they loved my macaroni and cheese and cornbread. We spent a day in Annapolis and of course, we did the Blue Crab Beat Down after seeing the sights.

And because a visit to America isn't complete without a little Wii, we also taught G's Dad how to bowl, play tennis, and natürlich, how to box.