Random Things from J

Tao of Cao

2010-06-03T17:40:00.003-04:00

Might wanna mosey on over to http://taoofcao.com and you will find all my happenings there!

-Peesh!

Has it really been 19 days? Time flys!

2009-11-15T11:09:00.003-05:00

Well it has been and I'm going to do yet another catch up post and a brief "comment" on each time has been awesome!

"64. You bought me a wonderful engagement ring."
The engagement ring that I got her has the main stone my birthstone in it. The Alexandrite. It's man made because it's one of the rarest stones on the earth so I really can't afford the natural ones and she knows that. I got it representing that we were born for each other.

"142. I can ALWAYS lean on you."
This is something huge for both of us, because I can always lean on Renee as well. Life is good when you have someone you can lean on.

"323. You helped me find my inner geek."
I can't say if this is my doing or I just kept the environment healthy enough to foster I love her inner geek.

"289. I love how you rub my hand with your thumb when you hold it."
I love how she rubs my hands when I'm not rubbing hers with my thumb :)

"278. When we're hungry, we're REALLY hungry. :)"
Further proof that we aren't cylon's ;) hahaha yes baby we'll get you caught up on the reference :)

"290. All I can say here is Number 1 bwahahahahahaha!"
bwahahahahaahaha! Yes morning time!

"291. We are so laid back."
This is the only way we can be :)

"153. You can break down any situation and show it in the real way."
Sometimes I would rather not know stuff and just aimlessly walk along and not know.

"128. The first look you gave me when I got off the plane for the first time."
Never will forget that moment...never.

"340. You have no idea how many times I've clicked on your "" link on your gtalk"
You aren't the only one, you're just being honest that you've done it.

"296. I LOVE when you pull me close at night."
I love when she's there for me to do this.

"91. You don't laugh at my obession to keep the DVR under 75%"
I love it and I think it's cute. I only do it on the inside though! ;)

"341. I love how you roll your umbrella to make it look like new."
So to this I can say I love the fact that you don't laught at me about this :)

"221. You got us in with the "in-crowd" on Earthen Ring."
Whatever! You were there and yo make us just as awesome!

"293. You ALWAYS put the toilet seat back down."
Like every man should! Do it guys!!!

--Peesh

The Catch up Entry

2009-10-27T10:02:00.005-04:00

Here in my attempt to catch up on the things I'm pulling daily will be one long blog today.

"326. You call just to say hi."
This is something I totally encourage you all to do. It's just nice to get a phone call and not want anything. I mean if you do it be sincere and cute :)!

"355. We now have the same address."
This is one thing that is totally amazing to me :) I love having her around she bring such joy.

"183. You eat my olives off my pizza."
What can I say, I like olives and she doesn't like them that much, we can't let them go to waste! There is a limit to having too many olives though.

"82. You share cool stuff with me on your reader."
Google Reader is a RSS Reader that we use and we share cool stuff we find that pop up. If you like to try it out go to http://reader.google.com and subscribe to my blog to test it out! It's a one stop place to read most web pages you visit frequently.

"172. I love the way you give bad drivers the eye."
OK, who doesn't give every bad driver the eye? I mean I give a mean one you can see it here.

"319. You accept me the way I am."
Acceptance is something that everyone wants and need and being told that you are loved for who you are with no strings attached is something that goes a long way. I love you baby.

"146. You taught me that you can use a griddle for almost anything."
Yes yes and yes! The griddle is amazing I can cook everything from Fried Eggs to some decent grilled cheese, but Renee makes one mean grilled cheese sandwich i cannot defeat her in that...or any other cooking competition. She's just amazing!.

"74. You look cool in your shades."
You can read more about this here.

"209. When you bought your raptor but didn't like it cuz it bounced too much"
Let's just say watching my big ole Tauren character going up and down on this raptor in World of Warcraft started to make me sick if I was zoomed all the way in. Too bad I couldn't get a refund back then :)

"185. You always remind me to sync my iPod/iPhone."
I know my lady has to keep her stuff synced up so I just look out for her. Thats what relationships about. Having one another's back even in the small things.

"123. We can eat anywhere in the apartment and you don't care."
I know this is because we are the only ones in the houe but once the children come it'll be meals at the table as a family. So don't fret right now it's ok! Serously :)

Times have been busy the last couple of weeks sorry I been slacking so much but it just been busy. We love you all and I love you Renee

-Peesh

Staring

2009-10-27T08:19:00.005-04:00

You remember Miss Manners says it's rude to stare? Well I wonder if she had someone like Renee or myself in her life? It's just a question I often wonder. I know that's one of the things that Renee and I love to do to one another, especially when the other is asleep.

"255. I love to stare at you (but not in a stalkerish way)."

We do do Miss Manners but sometimes we have to make exceptions for the ones we love :) we just like to stare at one another. I mean she loves staring at me even when I have a big ole pimple on my chin or something! Yes, sadly I still get pimples sometimes...ok I've spoken to much. Have a good day all!

-Peesh

Tolerant

2009-10-27T07:52:00.002-04:00

The item covered under this blog is something that every couple or person should practice with one another.

"260. You are tolerant."

I will say that she is tolerant and very understanding. I love her for that as much as she loves me for my tolerance. That's another key component in any relationship patience, tolerance and honesty :). I'm so thankful that we have that.

-Peesh

U+me=2gether4ever

2009-10-27T07:41:00.004-04:00

This one is simple and I love it and I agree 100% with this.

"312. We will be together forever."

Simply put! I love you baby and that statement is full of pure win and epicness(Yes I made up another word). Like Fabolous says: You make me better!

-Peesh

WoW Cards

2009-10-27T07:27:00.002-04:00

Did you know a game that is so good can also be played off the computer in many ways? Well one of those ways you can play World of Warcraft is in a game that's kind of like Pokemon cards. You can buy trading cards to play and trade with other folks. Here's the kicker or bonus with these cards, in each pack you get an extra card that allows you to get items in game! Now how cool is that? It's way cool especially if you get the Rocket or Chicken you can use for a mount to ride! That leads to one of the things that Renee love about us and I totally agree!

"68. We will buy a whole box of WoW cards."

I know Dan, our comic store manager, loves us when we do this also. He's getting married withing the next year and a big congratulations to him and his fiancée! :)

-Peesh

On Sharing

2009-10-13T18:21:00.003-04:00

In some relationship some folks really think that everyone has to share everything! I mean seriously there are folks that get upset if you do not share with them. Well Renee is thankful and she loves that I don't make her feel that way. She wrote:

"338. You don't make me feel like I have to share."

I'm excited that she feels that way.

"234. You deal with my incredible impatience."

She can be impatience but that's ok it's only on the minor things and she isn't unreasonable and she does listen. I have those tendcies as well sometimes I'm sure we all do. It's all a part of her that I love so much.

The other thing that she said she love is one that will be pretty generic and I'll just say we still get butterflies :)

--Peesh

More Pictures!

2009-10-13T18:08:00.002-04:00

One of the things that we do is take lots of pictures. It helps us to keep up with our lives. I love that about us as much as Renee does.

"216. We always take LOTS of pictures."

You can check our pictures out here.

Where's my phone?

2009-10-13T17:58:00.002-04:00

Are you one of those folks that believe in taking their phone everywhere you go? Well I'm not one of those but yet I do carry it everywhere. Renee believes that it's very important to carry your phone when you leave. Now that we been together I realize that it is a necessary to carry your phone just in case something happens. Here's the item that I pulled for the day.

"90. You don't laugh that I take my phone everywhere."

I never understood why I would laugh at her for carrying her phone. It amazes me how some folks find so much stuff to laugh at to build themselves up. I'm glad in our relationship we do not have to worry about such things.

--Peesh

Daph

2009-10-13T17:51:00.005-04:00

One of the things about playing "World of Warcraft" is that you meet friends that have an impact on your life. Yes people online friendships can have an impact on your life. This leads to the thing I pulled.

"218. You introduced me to Daphne."

Daph is one of our good friends from Hawaii who has had a great impact on Renee and I. We all play WoW together. Here is a post that is from Renee's perspective of Daph. I feel lucky to have such a great friend in my life and she helped me through a lot of tough times. I felt priviledge to share my friendship with Renee. Daph i know you are reading this and you know we love you! Thank you babe for loving my friends as much as I love yours!

-Peesh

A plush toy!!

2009-10-08T18:09:00.002-04:00

When I was down in Florida visiting the kids it was the week after Renee and I had seen the Star Trek Movie and I saw a crane toy machine that was filled with Plush Star Trek Toys. So what did I do? I did what any loving geek would do!!!

"172. You won Star Trek gear for me out of the crane machine...yay!"

I won us Star Trek gear! C'mon you know you would have done it too! That movie rocked and she loved me for getting the gear from the crane machine. Its the small things that Renee and I do for one another that we love so much. It also leads into one of the other things that she said she loved about me.

"348. You always find some way to pay me back."

We always are doing fun and good stuff for one another and we like for things to be even. If she buys dinner I try to pick up the next tab. This was when we did things so seprate. We just love being nice to one another and showing each other how much we love each other!

--Peesh

Run, Rinse, and Repeat!

2009-10-08T18:04:00.004-04:00

Here we go with number 5 today! As you know Renee and I play World of Warcraft and just to let you all know we DO do more than just play World of Warcraft just read the rest of my blog and you can also check us out at our blog to see what we are up to.

"45. We'll run each other through instances until we get stuff."

We help each other out to get gear on our lower level characters so we can get better items to make us better in the game. It's just something we don't mind doing for one another. Sometimes the item we need doesn't always show up so we have to do it all over again which isn't really hard for our higher level characters. I enjoy spending time like that with Renee and she does too!

--Peesh

Ice Ice Baby!

2009-10-08T11:03:00.002-04:00

Oh no she didn't! She went back to teh beginning of the relationship! LOL this was one of the funniest things I've ever done. As some of you may know, when Renee creates a character she normally has Ice in the name. Like Iceflare, Iceflow, Icewater, etc...well me being the corny guy that I am I decided to leave her a voice mail message while she was in class with a little song that I rapped and a lot of you may know it from back in the day but it made #360 on this day!

"360. You sang Ice Ice Baby to me in a voice mail."

Yes...I rapped Vanilla Ice's "Ice, Ice Baby" on her voice mail. Before we got our iPhones she still had the voice mail message on her phone. One of the things that I love is late 80s and 90s rap. When rap was fun and it was all about dancing and the lyrics. There are artist that still do that today and we enjoy them very much. I also love karoke :) you'll find a lot of times my music selection will result in some old school, house party rap. I once did "Bust a Move" by Young MC at a country bar and it was a hit! I had drunken ladies coming up and dancing with me and the people were asking for more...so what did I do? I did "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc next! Man oh man...talking about it is making me want to hit a Karoke bar up and do some more. Just to let you know...Renee sings a mean "No One" by Alicia Keys! I love you baby :)

-- Peesh

Breakfast: It's for lovers!

2009-10-08T06:52:00.001-04:00

Novemember 21, 2009 is around the corner and that is the day I will be marrying Renee. I'm super excited about this day and I'm counting the days down. One of the many decisions we had to make during the planning is what kind of food we should have at the reception. That's when #17 showed up on Renee's list!

"17. We share a love for breakfast food. (Breakfast Reception!
YUM! WOOT!"

You see...breakfast as a meal is like fries! You just can't go wrong with Fries! Breakfast can be eaten any time! Who doesn't like pancakes or waffles, bacon or sausage? Who doesn't like breakfast! Breakfast is great! You can even have Chocolate Cake for breakfast (Ask Bill Cosby)! There's also some exciting news about the wedding for those folks that won't be able to make it to Louisville. We'll be broadcasting the video LIVE on ustream! Stay tuned for the upcoming link!

-- Peesh

De-stressing!

2009-10-08T06:22:00.001-04:00

This item I pulled is one that I can agree with as much as any other! One of the beautiful things that we have with one another is this:

"364. You de-stress me."

It's very, very nice to know when you have a stressful day and you have someone you can turn to for de-stressing. I think it came to realization so much more after a conversation that Renee and I had about some co-workers that noticed that Renee is "immune to the stress at work". What we come to find out after Renee and I talked is that she talks to me about her job and I do the same for her. We come to one another and say..."You know...this job is killing me or I'm stressed." some people that we work with don't have that and they go all day and weeks stressed out. If you are with someone and they are on your side talk to them :) they will help you de-stress and it's a beautiful thing...I'm lucky to have Renee as much as she is to have me!

--Peesh

Heart for an iPhone

2009-10-08T06:09:00.002-04:00

LOL, Sorry I've had let you all down with my inconsistency of posting as of late. Wedding planning and other matters have really kept us busy. We're doing a few other things outside and inside the game that has been keeping us busy :). So lets dig right into what we have. I'm going to do these separate.

"205. You know in my heart I wanted a iPhone."

Before we got our iPhones we had a lot of conversation about if we should get them or not. Sometimes Renee would say things like, "I don't want one" or "I don't need one" but I knew she really wanted one. She was just simply trying to not have to deal with the fact that she may not be able to get one. One of the things that I've noticed about her and I is that I like to window shop. Window shopping doesn't bother me so much because I grew up not having a lot of things and I guess I just like to dream about having something. I think I resolved to the fact of not having nice things and being content with the things that I have. I know sometimes though I get a hankering for some things that I want really really bad. One being the iPhone and as of late "Champions Online" I've no idea why I'm even thinking about getting this game because I spend plenty of time in World of Warcraft and all I would do in Champions Online is just fool around for a little bit and then go back to World of Warcraft just to be back with all my friends. Well this is the first of many more to
come!

--Peesh

Z-O-M-G it's one long post!

2009-09-29T17:23:00.004-04:00

Howdy folks!

I'm gonna go ahead and bust out the items I've pulled over the past five(5), yes count them folks, 5 days!

"214. Breakfast at Golden Corral (Yum!)"
"99. You did the /twitter pressure for me to get an iPhone."
"211. You want me to cry but you understand when I don't."
"104. Thanks for suggesting AIE."
"176. You don't say too much when I have the sound on the TV really loud."

"214. Breakfast at Golden Corral (Yum!)"
Alright first things first...Breakfast at Golden Corral! As Renee stated, "Yum!" we love it. We just love breakfast in general. If you have one close by you and we visit...we may ask to go there for breakfast unless you can cook one mean breakfast. We love breakfast so much that is going to be served at our wedding reception!

"99. You did the /twitter pressure for me to get an iPhone."
When we were on the road...the LONG road to getting iPhones. I implored the help of my friends on Twitter to help me pressure her to getting an iPhone. Everything was going great until she said...the money we are saving could go towards the wedding...but some how...we managed to get them none the less! They are a great value for us in what we do :)

"211. You want me to cry but you understand when I don't."
OK the third sounds bad but it really isn't. I don't go out to seek her to cry because she's sad...but this goes back to when I proposed to her. Well what happened was I was expecting her to cry during the proposal and it ended up being me. I did such a great job planning it and here's the story! So I was just shocked that she didn't cry, but there was one time she cried on something that totally threw me off! I faked a perplex ;)

"104. Thanks for suggesting AIE."
The fourth is something that we do in World of Warcraft of course. Our guild Alea Iacta Est (AIE) is the largest active guild in the world. We have roughly over 4000 members in the guild. A lot of the people we have friended on twitter and in the game have been from this guild. This was our last resort to finding something fun and exciting to do in the game and it was a great suggestion for both of us! Great great great! As Dills would say from the guild...I love you, AIE. LOL.

"176. You don't say too much when I have the sound on the TV really loud."
Now on to the fifth...one of the things about Renee that makes me guffaw is the fact that she watches TV like the stereotypical male...LOUD! If people are talking and you can't hear...what do you do? Turn it up LOUDER! Most time it doesn't bother me my dad used to do that all the time..but sometimes it gets really loud or some annoying kid is crying on TV and I politely ask for her to turn it down.

Lately we been hanging out trying to wrap up things for the wedding which is 53 days away...we are stoked and ready to go...almost. Thanks for being patient with me and waiting for me to post Good times have been had! Talk to you in a bit!

--Peesh

I was typing on my blackberry then a telemarketer called wanting to sell me a frozen milk shake!? WTF?!?

2009-09-24T17:55:00.002-04:00

Hi guys and gals!

So the days items are awesome as always and we're gonna go ahead and get right to it. It's been busy at work for me with a lot of excitement going on, none the less.

"335. We love to *bleep* around with telemarketers."
No...we don't do it in a bad way per say...OK, here's how it goes. If you are a telemarketer and you call my house, we will NOT hang up on you. We will NOT be rude to you. What we can promise is that we will be as dry as possible and very uninterested then once our call is up we will ask politely to have our number removed from your call list. I have done things as to have a very strange accent to being in the bathroom and making it known while I'm in there. No folks...I do not pass gas into the phone. I just flush the toilet or something. If you are calling to take a survey I will answer most of the questions straight down the middle. I know survey takers get paid per survey they get filled out so a neutral is just as much money.

"58. We agreed that the frozen milk shake shakers were a complete fail."

Yes...These lovely things right here...zomg they were horrible! Well for us they were...they were a complete fail! If you have them in your local Wal-Mart go check them out and you be the judge!

"207. You can type faster on a Blackberry than anybody I know."
Well I been using the Blackberry devices for such a long time and I've come accustom to typing fast on these devices. I will say I'm pretty good at typing with my thumbs. No...I do not have Berry Thumbs yet because I have chilled out with the typing on them so much. Not to say that I've manage to get a iPhone and I'm excited for that device as well.

Like I said before work has been busy and Renee and I have been working hard to get things taken care of on this end. I'm so lucky to have such a beautiful, caring and loving woman as her. Thank you baby I'm about to come help you wrap up dinner...I love you!

--Peesh

Toby's hair was stuck in the vacuum cleaner while Iceflow was standing in the AOE :(

2009-09-20T18:17:00.000-04:00

Let jump right in to the things that I've pulled over the past four days. One of them...will be an unmentionable of course, so I'll only be sharing three with you today :).

"287. You would vacuum in our old apartment so I wouldn't have an asthma attack."
In our old apartment I would normally have to do the vacuum cleaning because it would cause Renee to get on the verge of an Asthma attack...or her airways would become "reactive" and things wouldn't go so well. So what I started doing was while she was out I would vacuum the apartment so it would help her breathe :) I know any other great guy would do that for a fantastic woman.

"98. You make sure to keep Iceflow healed (even when she doesn't get out of the AOE)."
In World of Warcraft in some fights there are some fights where an enemy would do an Area of Effect(AOE). Renee plays a melee type character that has to fight closely to the boss which does the AOE and her being melee she should move...well that doesn't always happen so I would keep an eye out for and let her know I got her covered because I'm a healer in most of those fights.

"292 You don't laugh too hard when I personify Toby."
Well the only reason I would laugh was that I knew Renee always has wanted a dog so it would make me happy to see her because I know that made her happy. Now when I read this one to Renee she thought I laughed at her because I thought she was silly. Well she was wrong it was because I know she was happy about her dog and she has wanted a dog for years and I was so glad that we have Toby that we got together.

Well that's it for today folks! Have a good one!

--Peesh

Why yes, I'll get you a straw and pass on that Tier item. By the way I missed you.

2009-09-17T19:53:00.002-04:00

So a collection of things for today and here I will lay them out :)

"286. You understand why I need a straw when my drink has ice."
"13. You don't roll on Tier Gear if I get a high roll."
"79. We miss each other even if it's just for a day."

In World of Warcraft there's a way to divide up the armor that one gets when you beat a boss. Some items are given by class and if we get an item that we both own I will normally pass on the roll or I won't try to roll the dice for the item against her. I will just let her have the item.

I know it sounds crazy but when we are away from one another we miss each other. I know some folks think that's sick but it isn't we enjoy one another's company and that's just how we roll. I enjoy spending time with Renee.

Yes, I listen to Renee and I do understand why she likes to have a straw when her drink has ice. I love the details that we share with one another The weekend is near and I'm excited to spend a quiet weekend with Renee.

--Peesh

Me and my crazy friends sitting at California Pizza Kitchen waiting on a Surprise

2009-09-14T08:03:00.003-04:00

So you been sitting wondering if I fell off the wagon or not? Well I tried something new this weekend and decided to combine Saturday, Sunday and Mondays together. As you see above they prove some very cool titles. Oh how I wish I was a graphic artist or just a flat out artist, because that title in itself sounds like an awesome comic for today. Speaking of Comics make sure you check some of my favorite comic artist:

-http://www.commissionedcomic.com/ Obsidian (This guy did a commissioned piece for Renee and I and he's been doing his comic for 5 years now.)
-http://www.shesalmostnormal.com/ Lonnieann (she rocks she just started and we game with her in Real Life!)
-http://www.myextralife.com/ Scott (I also game with Scott but he's being doing comics for 10+ years and he's also big on podcasting.)

Well on to the things for this weekend and today:

"224. Your friends are crazy and a source of pure amazement."
"152. I love having a surprise and not telling you...you remind me of a little kid :)"
"361. You would come and sit with me at CPK(California Pizza Kitchen)"

My friends I have I've gotten to known over a long time when I was in Nebraska. We are all pretty geeky and nerdy but all in all we are pretty smart and cool. With a mean dry sense of humor and normal guy jokes. Its awesome seeing us all together we know what freaks the other out (you know stuff like one doesn't like man hugs) and we do pranks to one another. Renee loves watching us make fun of one another because genuinely we love one another...in the non-sexual way guys!

One of the things that Renee likes to do is she likes telling me that she has a "surprise" for me and me being the intrigued person that I am, I try to guess what this item is. See I use a system of elimination to try and guess what this item is. Why you may ask? Well because I want too! LOL, yes I can tend to be a kid when she tells me this. Sometimes me thinks she does this on purpose....the thing about her surprises is that she listens to me (*insert my normal comment here, babe ;)*)

When Renee worked with CPK I would try to go down and have dinner or lunch down there. She worked hard and I would go down and sit and eat and if she wasn't busy talk to her a little about my day. I wasn't over imposing or anything just to go down and see her and give her my smile. When she served it was always good to have a good customer come in and smile and just be nice...I was said customer :).

After looking over the things I pulled I can say I love the fact that Renee enjoys my friends and I relationship, how she gets me surprises that are truly surprises to me and she listens to what she can surprise me with. I also loved and admired her mad skills serving.

On a side note...if you got the new iTunes 9 run Genius...that is one of the best things Apple has done in a while. I love making mixes of the music that Renee and I have. Have a good Monday everyone!

--Peesh

The Key Slinging Gorillaz

2009-09-11T06:08:00.003-04:00

I decided to combine yesterday's and today's thing together granted yesterday was kinda of stressful; we ended up with a flat tire in the parking garage and finding out that the last mechanics that had worked on it stripped out one of the lug nuts... Anyway on to the the things of yesterday and today.

"322. You can get your key out way faster than I can."
"248. You introduced me to the Gorillaz."

The trick on being a "Key Slinga" is that you need to not have so many keys on your key chain. I don't carry many keys anymore and that's how I'm able to get the keys out faster to unlocking the door. I also keep my house key on a key ring all by itself, LOL!

Now on to the Gorillaz, on of the best virtual bands in the world. These guys are awesome, they are like a mix of Rock, R&B and Funk! Seriously they have their own sound and they are amazing. My favorite member of that band is Russel Hobbs, his mad skills are due to the many dead drummer's souls that assist him in being so bad ass. Now that's how I explain and I know the creators explain it better. I'm gonna have to wrap this up so we can get to the tire shop so we can get the "proof" of what the last mechanic did!

--Peesh

How do you spell...

2009-09-09T18:59:00.003-04:00

So one day I was talking to Renee and I asked.

Me: "How do you spell "fiancée"

Renee: "B-E-Y-O-N-C-E"

Me: "No, babe, I said "fiancée"

Renee: "B-E-Y-O-N-C-E"

Me: "BABE, I said "fiancée", like you are my "fiancée"! I'm wondering if "fiancé", that's describing me is different than "fiancée" that's describing you!

Renee: "Ohhhhhh!, I thought you said "Beyonce" like the singer, I was wondering why you were trying to spell her name."

Me: /facepalm

So that is why today's thing:

"76. I thought you said Beyonce' when you were asking me how to spell fiance."

Oh I love Renee and we have some of the greatest conversations :)

--Peesh

The only way to wake up!

2009-09-08T17:40:00.002-04:00

Today's item:

"69. You know how to wake me up gently."

One thing that I like doing to wake Renee up is a soft kiss on the cheek and whisper "Good Morning, Beautiful" I'm lucky to wake up with her and to have her by my side. I try not too many mornings go by without calling her beautiful. I don't say it just to say it but I do mean it. She is beautiful and I love her so much.

Today was filled with things to do and was pretty steady. I hope your day went well and have a good night!

--Peesh

Oh No! My Cellphone Broke!

2009-09-07T21:39:00.003-04:00

Well...not this time around but there was a time where Renee's old cell phone was literally hanging on the hinges and whenever her phone would ring she would have to open it very very carefully. Luckily enough I had a cell phone with the same carrier that I retired and I let her have it so she wouldn't have to struggle so much with her other phone.

See there's one thing I do love about Renee is that she is resourceful and she knows how to use something to the VERY END! I mean you should see this lady squeezing the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube, and the last bit of soap! It really is amazing and I love that about her.

This morning when I drew the item of the day it read:
"113. You let me use your phone when mine was broken."

You see in that statement she said "use" and not "gave" reason being is that she doesn't want to seem to be "takey takey" all the time she's very giving and I am also. One of the things you benefit from a couple that give of each other freely is something so awesome I can't even put a word to it! I'm sad the weekend is over but it will be alright only a four day week ahead of us! Hope you all had an awesome Monday we did!

--Peesh

Toby's Mom and Dad and their books!

2009-09-06T10:20:00.004-04:00

So if you been reading my blog for a while you know that Renee and I have a dog that we rescued in January from the Humane Society. He's part Jack Russel Terrier and weighs about 30 pounds...

(Why do they call a "dog pound" a "Humane" society...must go to wiktionary or ask Renee, brb!.....While I research this I mean seriously Humane Society sounds like a Society of Humans! brb, let me look through my google search...oh...okee, Humane is defined as "With regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate")

On to the thing of yesterday and today...Thanks insight to messing with my internet connection last night

"189. We Call ourselves Toby's Mom and Dad."
"67. We buy books to read, even though we have a billion other books to read."

Yes I know we aren't weird (well maybe a little) but I know we aren't the only ones that call their pets their kids. Thing about Toby though you can say mean stuff to him in a nice tone he'll just wag his tail and "smile", yes...I dog smiles.

Well on to the books...here's the deal! We love books and we read books but our love for books and buying them goes a little faster than what we can read them. Well...let me say how I read them. Renee can read books so fast it'll make your pages spin! I often wonder if she's gleaning anything from the books but man she is. I wish I could read like that. I'm too "too the word" with reading and songs. I have to read EVERY SINGLE word, sometimes I'm just too literal, literally!

Well folks I'm off to enjoy me some 4 day weekend. I'll talk to you all tomorrow!

--Peesh

Laughter is Good for the Heart

2009-09-04T23:59:00.000-04:00

Today was a day of mixed emotions but in the end, it turned out to be a wonderful day :) I'm so thankful for this long weekend just to relax and unwind. Today's item was

"120. Your laugh. It's so big and true."

Renee describes my laugh sometimes as a guffaw or a boisterous laugh. There was one time when I was playing RISK at a convention and one of the ladies that was playing just all of a sudden passed gas. I literally fell out of my chair laughing and blacked out for like five to tend seconds. It was great and I never laughed so hard in my life.

I'm a firm believer that laughter is good for the heart and soul and a smile will keep you looking young! That's also one of the things I love about Renee is that she is not afraid to laugh loud and smile. I love those things about her. I still am amazed at the things we discover about one another more and more each day.

--Peesh

Pictures for a lifetime!

2009-09-03T17:55:00.001-04:00

As many of you know, Renee and I take a lot of pictures...ok...Renee takes a lot of pictures!. We do this so we can make sure we remember things. I have a few pictures of my childhood that sparks a memory of things in my past. Compared to Renee's collection mine is very very small! Reason I'm talking about it today is that:

"303. We have tons of pictures documenting our life."

This is one of the things that Renee loves about us and I do also. Its good to have these to look back and smile and remember the awesome times that we have. They also keep us looking forward to those good times to come. We are almost close to a long weekend. We are so ready for it! Hope you all have a good evening!

--Peesh

Zirmed Day at Humana and the Distance Thief

2009-09-02T07:23:00.003-04:00

Yeah....I failed I laid down last night and realized that I didn't blog yesterday. So I apologize. Even though yesterday's was something I can't share with you all but I will just say...it was about the "Distance Thief" and I will carry on to today's thing which is:

"346. You call Friday's at Humana "Zirmed Day"."

The thing is here, where Renee works, Zirmed, and where I work, Humana are both in the Health care industry but the environments are totally different. Hers is more casual and mine is more corporate. She can wear Jeans every day and I only get to wear them on Friday which is dubbed...."Zirmed Day!" So anytime I get to wear jeans to work I dub it "Zirmed Day". Don't get me wrong I love Humana and it's an awesome place to work. I love my job, co-workers, and boss they remind me of the days I worked at the State of Nebraska. Anyway I gotta make a egg-sausage sandwich before I jet!

--Peesh!

WoW Articles

2009-08-31T18:46:00.003-04:00

"222. I love how I send you World of Warcraft Articles."

This is the item I pulled today from my Jar of Things. I love this one because this goes to show how Renee helps me out so much. She makes sure I'm informed on the things that we love. She knows me being where I work I can't get to all the things that are going on with one of our hobbies. She helps me out because she knows that I cannot get to everything out on the Internet. So her being the awesome woman that she is, she will send those articles to me so I can read them.

I really love that she does this for me and goes to show me she is so wonderful :). The days are counting down till we walk down the isle and get married, babe :) I love you so much thank you for making me the person that I am.

--Peesh

The Reaction

2009-08-30T23:00:00.004-04:00

Well, the weekend is over and I can't say how sad I am...but I am. It would be nice if we won the lottery...we did buy two yesterday at the grocery store. I need to make sure I check it tomorrow. Today's item I cannot share with the public :) it's one that will be kept behind closed doors unless you are super close to use. The title is enough for me to remember.

I been thinking of making this blog into a book for myself when I finish. I been doing some research and have found some companies that will do it for me. It's more of a personal thing for myself and Renee. Our friends are getting married this weekend and it'll be exciting.

I hope you all had a good weekend and I wish you all a quick week before the extended weekend.

--Peesh

Look who's cooking?

2009-08-29T18:51:00.002-04:00

My alarm went off this morning and it wasn't suppose to...I forgot to turn it off ;) well when I got up I took Toby out for his morning walk. After I got back in I went and picked my thing of the day...

"242. You love to cook as much as I do."

I do like to share in the duties of cooking and lately...I haven't done anything phenomenal lately but I do like cooking just as much as Renee. When it comes down to cooking though, Renee has me beat hands down! She is one hellavu cook and it is amazing.

--Peesh

Compliments

2009-08-29T01:13:00.003-04:00

So I'm off by a little over an hour today...I fail :P Well I'll make it quick and let you know that the one I picked today was:

"280. You give me compliments all the time."

I don't do that just to be blowing smoke. I do mean it when I give her compliments. Renee is beautiful, funny, and caring. She is my True North and Signal Fire. She's absolutely amazing and I'm one hell of a lucky guy to have her. I love you baby :)

--Peesh

Who rocks the socks?

2009-08-27T23:23:00.004-04:00

Well if you ask Renee, she'll tell you that it's my Mom. When I pulled this mornings thing it read:

"141. Your mom rocks my socks."

What happened here is that I wrote my mom a note and sent pictures of myself and Renee. When my mom got it she exclaimed to me..."Jonathan, Renee looks like an America's next top model contestant!" Renee is beautiful, in my box she tops any and all women and I love her so much for who she is in and out. She is caring and she puts up with me when I'm in my male PMS states. I love that she knows me and can deal with me when I get grumpy. WEll I'm off to bed folks

--Peesh

The Tree and the Bush

2009-08-26T19:11:00.005-04:00

Welp...folks. Today's thing is something that we don't feel should be shared here on the intertubes :) When I read it, I smiled a huge smile and I laughed. The title is enough for us to remember what this one was.

It was a nice kick off to hump-day nonetheless! You all have an excellent day!

--Peesh

Handwriting

2009-08-25T17:38:00.003-04:00

Hilo folks! Hope you had a beautiful Tuesday and if you are still working hope you finish it well. Got up promptly this morning and pulled the thing that Renee loves about me or us from my container and today's thing is:

"192. I love your handwriting."

Oddly enough I went to North Carolina A&T State University, this is the university that Ronald E. McNair went to college. For those that don't know him he was an African-American physicist and NASA astronaut. McNair perished during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L(taken from Wikipedia). Well the Engineer program is very good here. This is also the same school that Jesse Jackson went to.

Anyway, I went to the College of Engineering for Computer Science. Here I was taught to write like an engineer. Renee had really never seen my handwriting until the day she went to check her mail one day and there was a hand written letter from me. Yes people I still do believe in hand writing letters also in hand written letters! Well she was excited to get it and to read it. She complimented me on my handwriting and enjoyed the letter. She loves my handwriting! I'm jealous though because I need a signature like her's! She can keep the same signature before and after we are married!

--Peesh

Tidbits of Advice

2009-08-24T07:15:00.003-04:00

Have you ever had that person that's given you advice and was actually doing more than just advice? It was more like they were pushing their own views onto you? Well, those kind of folks I get agitated by and I try my best not to be like them. If I'm giving someone my advice I try to keep it non confrontational and factual just a way to help them to get the facts so they can make the best decision for themselves.

"307. When you offer your advice, you aren't pushy."

Webster defines advice as the following:

Main Entry: ad·vice
Pronunciation: \?d-'vis\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English avis, advis view, opinion, from Anglo-French, from the Old French phrase ce m'est a vis that appears to me, part translation of Latin mihi visum est it seemed so to me, I decided
Date: 14th century
1 : recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct : counsel
2 : information or notice given —usually used in plural
3 : an official notice concerning a business transaction

That's what I try to stick to, I try to stick to just recommendations not my own personal agenda or anything. I don't always do this especially where there are times when something is morally wrong and if advice is asked of me or I'm asked what would I do. Then I would give my point of view on the situation and why.

I'm off for now folks not feeling to great maybe it's just a little something.

--Peesh

Pigs in a Blanket

2009-08-23T23:22:00.005-04:00

I remember when I told Renee about Pigs in a Blanket and she had no idea what I was talking about. I promptly went an bought a can of biscuits and a pack of hot dogs and fired up the oven! I rolled up the cut up hot dogs in the biscuits and stuck them in the oven. After all of this hard work and the timer went off I pulled them out and stuck them on a plate ready to serve with ketchup and mustard. That's when Renee came to the conclusing that:

"23. I now know what pigs in a blanket tastes like."

This was her first experience with Pigs in a Blanket. I mean it's like corn dogs but not with cornbread but biscuits! Light, flaky and yuuuuummmmy! I was glad to share this experience with her to see how amazed she was at something so simple.

I want to take a moment and say Thank you to all of you that come out to read my blog, I know it's probably boring and it's just about something you find to be cheesy but I do appreciate that I can share something I love dearly in my life. I just hope in some of this you find something you can glean from it.

Thanks Renee for giving me so much to write about you are an inspiration :)

--Peesh

What to do when ya angry!

2009-08-22T23:44:00.000-04:00

Had an awesome trip to Nashville to meet up with some guildies from the game. It was awesome! We went there quick and came back but before I left I picked the following from my jar:

"294. When you're mad at me, you talk to me about it."

I love that we can do this. Sometimes when we are mad at one another we do talk to the other. Why is this surprising, well...it's because a lot of times folks don't talk to one another when it is like this. I'm so thankful that we can talk to one another so while I'm writing this I'm in an instance with some good ole folks so I better get back in here before I get kicked out!

I love you babe and thank you for being you :)

--Peesh

Let's do something New

2009-08-21T19:27:00.003-04:00

Today's thing was totally about both of us :)!

"258. We aren't afraid (and actually like) to try new things.

This is true and I totally agree, as I right this my mind is full of all the new changes that are coming to World Of Warcraft. So it's kind of fitting to fit here. Reason being is there are a lot of new stuff coming to the expansion and I know Renee and I welcome new things! Renee and I are currently watching the live stream so we gonna have to get back with all you later!!!!!

--Peesh!

Trust

2009-08-20T07:19:00.001-04:00

Today was a quick day! Renee and I for lunch went to Jazzyblu for lunch. It was a buffet style but they have like a rotation of stuff that they go through. I was satisfied with the food. I had low expectations because I heard so many people talking it down. Trick is to call before you go and ask what's on the buffet today. That way you can really decide on what you want. Today's item I pulled from the jar was:

"302. We trust each other (You have no idea what this means to me)."

One of the things when we first started dating and even before that was just trust. We trusted each other to be honest with one another. We trusted one another that when we had an issue with the other we could be honest and say what we felt and know that the other wouldn't be upset.

It all goes back that a relationship, a successful one takes work, patience, trust, and honesty.

Do it folks and you'll be happy. I love you baby for being one that I can trust also.

--Peesh

The Power in Names!

2009-08-19T17:48:00.002-04:00

Just a tad bit slow waking up this morning but not slow enough to at least read my thing of the day:

"195. You think of awesome WoW toon names."

I don't I make awesome names but if it counts for anything I say it goes back to my days of mudding when we had to make that were not regular names. Sometimes I wonder if this ability can carry over to our kids ya know I wonder how my son would feel if I call him Caoboi, Warcao, or even Wemnar. Then we can name our daughter Iceflow, Icematron or something fancy like that. I wonder how they would feel about that. I know if I was my kid I would think Renee and I are pretty durn awesome :). What about you? How good are you at naming kids and characters?

--Peesh

Do those match...here let me take care of that.

2009-08-18T07:05:00.005-04:00

The title of today's post is the beginning of a story when Renee got her new iPod. She just had bought one from a friend to replace her cracked screen one. She really was liking it...but there was one problem. Her iPod was black and her headphones were white! Oh no what are we gonna do? This sounds like a job...for the A-Team!

/queue A-Team Music

So, I knew I needed a new set of headphones anyway ;) well...a different color at least so I had a pair of black headphones that were just like Renee's. So I did what any guy would have done, right?

"20. You let me use your headphones because they matched my black iPod."

Yes I gave her my headphones and I took hers(see the picture above ;)). I didn't realize how complete this would make her musical experience. I was so glad that I could enhance it so much! There are selfless acts that Renee has done for me, like...letting me have cover at night when we are sleeping is one of my favorites! I love her what can I say hell who wouldn't love a non-cover snatcher?!

--Peesh

45!

2009-08-17T10:18:00.002-04:00

We're back in town and had an awesome night raiding with our friends in WoW and hanging afterwards. After a wonderful nights sleep I picked a thing from my jar and it read the following:

"301. You really don't look 45. /kiss"

Before you gasp and say "45!" I am not 45 years old! I'm 34! It's a joke that Renee loves doing to me for some odd reason or another. She likes telling her family I'm 45 when they first ask to see their reaction, to add on the fact that she has an "old man" hell...I'm only 4 years older than her, that's not that damned old! Got to love the sense of humor, though. I know I do.

As much shit as I give her she gives right back in jest and jokes. Sometimes we do have to check ourselves to make sure we aren't hurting the other's feelings so we check in on that and make sure. Then we apologize when it's appropriate. We had an amazing trip to VA Beach and Renee and I caught at least 20 fish together. I'm so happy that we took today off just to relax and be. This weekend we go to Nashville to a meet up with some friends from World of Warcraft! It's gonna be hella fun!

Until next post!
--Peesh

I can go for a long time!

2009-08-16T08:15:00.001-04:00

So we are on the way back home. Stopped by Hardee's and nabbed some breakfast and headed out. We should be home in oh eight hours or so.

When we were gassing up at the gas station I went ahead and pulled my thing for today since Renee is driving the first leg this morning and as I read the slip of paper I laughed because it's so fitting for today.

"197. You can drive for a looooooong time (I'm jealous).

It's funny because last year when we left from down here I took the first and only leg! She woke up just outside of Louisville and was like "What the hell?" I just smiled and said "We're home!"

On the other leg the thing I love about Renee is that she can sleep for even a longer time and that makes me jealous! I can sleep for a long time but if I do it hits me later but Renee can sleep just Luke I drive!

I wonder if I have my dad's fortitude about driving since ge is a successful truck driver...more things to ponder

-- Peesh!!

Waiting on a boat!

2009-08-15T09:00:00.000-04:00

Sitting here waiting on a boat to go fishing so I thought I would leave you with my thing of the day! I'm writing this from my iPhone so neat formatting.

"354. You value my opinion."

This is one I love as well. The reason being is that she values my opinion as well even sometimes we don't agree. That's what makes it so awesome is that we seek to understand the other instead of seeking to be heard. That's probably advice I can give today. Seek to understand your partner instead of trying to be heard when discussing things!

-- Peesh!!

Don't Go Far!!

2009-08-14T22:53:00.002-04:00

Today was a nice day regardless of the weather. As we were driving to go eat some soul food at Country Favorites/Savory I pulled my thing for today. When I pulled it out it read as:

"62. When I go too far, you let me know."

What the following is talking about is that sometimes Renee can feel really bad or guilt when she feels like she has done something wrong. When I say wrong I'm talking about picking a restaurant that the service was bad. Something she had nothing to do with. When I see her getting on to herself like that I normally let her know and calm her down.

I know she does the same for me because I can be just as bad on myself and I'm thankful for that. So very thankful. We have a couple more day down here in VA and will be home not long after that. Now we have some movies to watch and I'm outta here!

--Peesh

Concert-Finder

2009-08-13T07:08:00.003-04:00

This is going to be real quick because we are about to leave for the annual family fishing trip.

"107. You found the India.Arie and John Legend Concert!"

Renee has now named me the "Concert Finder" because I happen to always find concert that are our favorite artist. I don't intentionally find them I just happen to look on Twitter or The Leo, our weekly local magazine, and just "happen" across them.

I wonder if I could get a job as a "Concert Finder" for Ticketmaster, ya know to match people up with their favorite audience. I wonder how much money I would bring in doing that? That's a thought *rubs chin thoughtfully* I could make a lot of money! Maybe while I'm on vacation with Renee we can plot our plan to make my job with Ticketmaster.

--Peesh

Silver Dollar Pancakes.

2009-08-12T07:07:00.003-04:00

After reading today's thing I got hungry immediately.

"80. You make me breakfast with cute silver dollar pancakes."

We share a lot of the cooking duties There are times when I've made pancakes as big as the plate and pancakes that are silver dollar size. Just perfect two bites and they are gone. I mean the next best thing some will say is two bite waffles! I'm so grateful for our relationship and how we do things. How we share the duties and try to be fair to one another. We share the duties of taking Toby out and cleaning and other things.

We head out tomorrow for vacation I cannot wait! I'll talk with ya all in a bit.

--Peesh

This isn't John Legend, but Barry White?

2009-08-11T19:25:00.003-04:00

Ahhh so you thought I wasn't gonna post today didn't ya!? Well I had to get ready this morning so there were a few things I needed to do. There was something funny when I pulled the thing this morning, but we'll save that story for later or you can just ask Renee ;).

"95. Your deep voice (so very sexy)."

I know she espically likes it when I get up in the morning. Sometimes I think my voice isn't all that and it's amazing that she finds it sexy. I'm extremely excited about our vacation coming up this week. It is NEEDED!!!!! I'm just ready to chill out.

You all have a nice evening and I'll see ya in about 12 hours...hopefully!

--Peesh

The Informer!

2009-08-10T07:18:00.003-04:00

Today is the beginning of a short week before our vacation. Simply put: I cannot wait! Hopping right to it this morning I'm running a little behind.

"105. You told me about the Jonathan Coulton concert.....AWESOME!"

Renee was visiting her sister in Atlanta and I was in Florida seeing my kids and I checked Twitter for updates and saw that Jonathan Coulton was in concert in Atlanta. I immeditately called Renee and told her because I know if I was there I would have been all over it. There was a hint of "awe man I wish I was there" in my voice but I gave up the valuable information. Renee went and took her sister and exposed her to the goodness and geekiness of JoCo!

Have a good week everyone I have to get dressed and out in 15 minutes

--Peesh!

Sing like no one was listening!

2009-08-09T16:59:00.002-04:00

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I've been extremely lazy today! I really need to relax just a smidgen today as I was tired from the day before :) School supply shopping for the kids, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, entertainment center shopping, putting said entertainment center together, cleaning and I could go on! It's been an amazing weekend and when I woke up I pulled this slip of paper out:

"30. You don't care if I sing at the top of my lungs."

I love this one because I remember the first time I heard her sang and she sung with so much feeling and not caring what anyone thought. So you are probably wondering if I'm saying she can't sing or something, aren't ya? No I'm not. I love her singing and I think it's beautiful because I know she isn't singing to impress anyone but she's singing because she is feeling the lyrics and loving the song that she is singing just like anyone else!

I love her for that, this woman I'm in love with can freely express what she feels, is intelligent and so damn beautiful. What more can a man ask for? I'm extremely lucky to have her!

--Peesh

Please don't spend it on me!

2009-08-08T08:28:00.003-04:00

Had an amazing evening with Renee, her sisters(Danielle and Kim) and Demetrius (Danielle's boyfriend) finishing up So You Think You Can Dance. We hung out and laughed and boo'd when Ade was voted off. All I have to say is Lil-C talks way too much. He verbally vomits when he gives his comments and it aggravates me to no end.

Before hanging with them we went to go see Devona's, Renee's cousin, closing program that they have at the end of the summer. It was cute to see all the work the kids did from camp. Before the program Renee and I had dinner at "The Pub" it was amazing I had the Portabello and Pepper Jack Burger this was the first time I had an actual Pepper Jack Burger that was spicy! It was extremely delicious and they cooked just right with a little red in the middle and hot! It was a great way to start the weekend after being on call this week.

I got up this morning and pulled this from the jar:

"250. You don't want me to spend money on you (but I still want to.)"

This a huge thing for me, it's not that I'm old fashioned or anything, but I really had hang ups coming up with people spending money on me. What would normally happen is that it would be held over me. It would come off as if it's a gift at first but then used as leverage. Also I never want to feel like I'm putting some one out. What I mean by that is that I don't like being an inconvenience and I see that as one way of being inconvenient to someone one. I'm so lucky to have such a caring, loving and funny fiancee I so can't wait till we walk down that isle.

Thing I love about Renee is that she is such an awesome big sister. Last night when we were hanging out with Kim, Danielle, and Demetrius. Demetrius was picking on us because we all liked "So You Think You Can Dance" Renee told Demetrius "Don't make me pick on you about something you like that's funny!" then Renee said something to the effect of "We don't laugh at you for liking Danielle!" Oh my god, Kim, myself and Renee fell out laughing! Such a big sister thing to say I love her so much and a day without here is never the same. You all have a good Saturday and we are going to Five Guys today and we get to see what all the Hype is all about. I hope its as good as everyone says it is.

--Peesh

Business Voice

2009-08-07T07:13:00.001-04:00

After a week of being on call and handling business from home, today's 365 thing is fitting to have been pulled.

"149. I love your business voice...it conveys business."

When you meet me you meet a guy that's very relaxed and chilled. I talk in comforting tones or I will do my Mr. T imitation you know just being me. That's not to say when I talk business that's not me, but that's a whole different tone and voice. I've learned in the past being who I am I do have to handle my tone and body language different in each situation, just like everyone else knows. I remember the first time that Renee heard me on a conference call and she was like "Wow!!!!". I just looked at her and was like "What?" she said I sounded "amazing" and of course I blushed.

Thinking of yesterday's post I love when Renee talks in Tech language as well. Its so awesome and sexy! Yes I said sexy! I'm so thankful for her and I'm looking forward to an awesome weekend! You guys have an amazing weekend and we'll talk to you all in some form or another!

--Peesh

Code Monkey!

2009-08-06T08:07:00.003-04:00

Got up this morning put my contacts in my eye and pulled the slip of paper from my 365 things!

"204. You know what It means when I say, "Finding my Inner Code Monkey."

I love this one because it's based of of a song that we both love and an artist we are huge fans of, Jonathan Coulton if you all remember correctly this was part of my birthday gift as well. His DVD entitled "Best. Concert. Ever." One of his famed songs that a lot of the geek community know is called "Code Monkey":

Video:

Renee is the dominant code monkey in the house! I only wish I could code like her. She's amazing at her job and she does it very well. I'm proud of her and where she is now :). Very hard and skilled worker! I hope you all have an amazing day and remember to hug or tell the one you love you love them.

--Peesh

Fried Eggs

2009-08-05T18:40:00.004-04:00

Today has been an awesome day, relaxing and working. I got up this morning and when I pulled the thing that Renee loves about me I got hungry instantly.

"57. You taught me the beauty of fried eggs."

The beauty of fried eggs is that it makes breakfast sandwiches that much greater. No scrambled eggs to fall out of the break or anything. When you pat the oil out of them it just make them that much better.

I love how open Renee is to new ideas even though they may seem strange to her. I love her for that. Hope you all had a wonderful day!

Broadway Bound!

2009-08-04T07:53:00.002-04:00

Woke up with a headache this morning from the front that's passing through. Nevertheless, I woke up and pulled from the jar of loving that my lovely lady made for me. I just want to take a quick moment and say how awesome and wonderful she is. How she is patient with me and how its amazing to have someone in my life that completes, respects, and cherishes me. I love you, Renee and I'm so thankful for you. OK, where was I? Ah right, the thing of the day!

"327. You love seeing Broadway shows with me."

Those that know me know that I love Broadway shows! I love the fact that Renee loves them too! I used to be in the marching/concert band and I was drum major also for two years. I played the trombone, baritone, tuba, and (a little) trumpet. The baritone was my love and I excelled well at playing it. I remember playing in "Hello Dolly" in the pit that production I had to play the trombone and it was an amazing experience. Going with Renee to Broadway shows here in Louisville or anywhere is just as amazing and exciting :) I'm so glad that we share this common interest and I look forward to many more curtain calls with her. You all have a wonderful Tuesday and if you have rain stay dry!

-Peesh

Worth the Wait.

2009-08-03T10:12:00.004-04:00

Starting my oncall week and got my contacts in on the first try today. Going probably be a quick one today. Well, let's get right to business:

"337. You told my sisters they were worth the wait."

It's now a joke but where it came from was not so jokey. I had sent one of her sisters encouragement to tell them that they were worth the wait, that they don't have to go out and "make something happen" with a guy. That they were worth the wait to get themselves together if they are not ready to move deeper in a relationship. I think if anyone is truly in love they would be willing to wait while someone gets themselves together.

In the end here is what it boils down to. Do not compromise who you are because you feel pressured or scared or lonely. I found true love in someone waiting for me and I hope they feel the same about me. Thank you babe for your understanding, patience and love. u r teh awesome!!!1111oneoneone

Bobby McFerrin is just too cool!

2009-08-02T11:42:00.001-04:00

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

Can I get a tweet tweet?

2009-08-02T11:13:00.003-04:00

Happy Sunday Everyone! Today's entry will probably be short and sweet but we'll see how it will go! Last night Renee and I went and had dinner at Qdoba and afterwards we went to Barnes and Noble's and picked up a couple of books. I took my contacts out fairly quickly last night so I'm hoping when I finish this and go put them in it'll just be as quick :).

You're probably thinking "Hush the Jibba-Jabba and get to the thing of today!" Well if you saw the pic above you know todays' thing has to do with Twitter.

"345. We tweet.....a lot."

Tweeting is another way that her and I keep in touch with our friends and one another. Using applications for the iPhone namely "iTwitter" when we @ one another or send a direct message it comes across as a Text on the iPhone. This just points to a connectedness that we have with one another and goes back to us and how we do things. Well I'm off to go put these contacts in have a good Sunday!

Cool Man Shades

2009-08-01T10:24:00.003-04:00

Yesterday Renee and I went to Gaddie Eye Care and I got fitted for contacts. I was hoping that I could get the contacts that allow me to put them in like once every week/2 weeks and not have to worry about them. Since this was my first time getting contacts the doc suggested I go with the ones that I take out and put in every day, so that I can get used to doing that. Honestly it's kind of neat to have these contacts this mean that I can wear my cool man shades. That leads me to the thing that I pulled today.

"110. How cool you look in your cool man shades."

The fact that I wear glasses a lot I didn't always wear shades because it was just too much hassle and I didn't like having to keep an extra set of glasses/shades on me when I was wearing one or the other. I find it fitting that this one was pulled today after I got my contacts LOL. So here I am you'll probably see this version of me more and more. I'm not as cool as Michael Weston from Burn Notice but I'm pretty damn close!

From IPhone Photos

I'm glad the weekend is here and I'm just glad to be able to relax. I'm on call this week so I'll be operating from the home front. You guys have an awesome Saturday.

--Peesh

Needy...? ...Nah!!

2009-07-31T06:48:00.003-04:00

Literally crawled out of bed this morning. I don't know about you but when it rains a lot it is like the perfect sleeping weather. I sat on the edge of the bed rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and reached into my container of things that Renee has spoken of us and I. Pulled out the slip of paper and it read:

116. You are OK when I'm feeling needy.

I smiled as I read it then I thought to myself, "Well damn, I get needy also and she's OK with it." Then I asked why wouldn't it be OK for us to be needy or have the desire to be needed. Why wouldn't this be OK? I thought on this for a moment before I pulled myself into my computer chair and realized that in our past our "neediness" wasn't acknowledge and we felt as if we were wrong in having a desire to be needed. It's not about self-confidence or anything it's human nature to be wanted, needed and desired. It's how we act or what we do to get that feeling. I will it admit it does feel amazing to have someone that understands me as much as I understand them.

What about you? Are you OK expressing your need to feel desired or wanted in your relationship? Are you OK with that answer? I know it's not for everyone.

The picture above was taken at the John Legend and India.Arie concert it was an amazing evening and I can't wait for November 21 as I watch the woman I love so dearly walk down the aisle to say "I do" to one another. I love you baby and I'm here for whenever you need me because I know you are there when I need you.

--Peesh

Here is the craziness...

2009-07-30T16:07:00.001-04:00

This is the type of conversations that my loving woman will have to deal with for the rest of her life!!!!

4:00 PM me: ch'mon!
ch'mon!
I got something for you girl!
/pelvicthrust
ch'mon!
4:01 PM <(^.^<)
^(*.*)^
(>^.^)>
4:02 PM (>^.^<)
/pelvicthrust
Girl you rock my world!
you know you did!
/pelvicthrust
4:03 PM Wooooooo!
<(^.^<)
(>^.^)>
(>^.^<)
/moonwalk
/pelvicthrust

Hahahahaha!

-- Peesh!!

5-year old Art?

2009-07-30T07:09:00.004-04:00

So you're probably wondering what's this one about? Well I did to when I reached into my "Jar of Loving and pulled this out:

"70. You don't care that my creative side has the skill of a five year old."

When I pulled this out I just looked and was like..."Where in the hell did she get this from?" All I know is that Renee is an amazing writer and she is creative. Watching her work on her ideas for the wedding, I've seen nothing but creativity. Then I think back to her back story for her character on World of Warcraft that she wrote and how awesome that was. So I had to ask where did she come up with this one. She had no answer but she did say she really can't draw so I just grabbed a picture that's pretty close to what myself can draw and she can too and tagged it along to the post.

Yesterday was a relaxing day that was needed. No raiding, not much WoWing and I had to go get a new chair because my other one lost it's pressure so Thanks Office Max for doing a quick return for me! We went over to Mr. and Mrs. Crocker's, Renee's parents, and gave them there anniversary card. They have been married for 37 years and they are amazing parents and an amazing couple. They still show PDA(Public Display of Affection) and you can still see the love that they have for one another.

Well folks I'm off to work and show your loved ones the love they deserve and it's one more day till the weekend!

--Peesh

Z-O-M-G it's soooo hot!

2009-07-29T06:53:00.005-04:00

So this summer started out kind of rough. The switch on the power window on the driver side of the car quit working around March. We really don't use the AC so we thought hey only thing we need to do is put in some more freon in the AC unit and we are solid!

I went and bought 30lbs of freon and put it in the car. It worked for a bit then it started going out again. We went and had it checked at like Jiffy Lube and they said everything looked ok. About 2 weeks later and it was getting hotter we decided to take it to our normal place we get our car fixed. They checked it told us the compressor was dead and it's gonna run about $900 to fix.

We decided not to get it fixed because we had a bunch of other things we needed to get done and save up for (ie: Wedding) so we figured we would just push through the summer. This leads to the thing I pulled today ;):

"270. You understand how irritable I get when I'm hot"

Renee is a wonderful woman and I love her she holds amazing conversations and has a beautiful laugh...UNTIL SHE GETS HOT! Yes all those qualities move to the bottom and she just gets...quiet...untouchable...ok...think I'll stop there. The woman that loves to converse resorts to short answers and no interjections whatsoever. There is one other condition that makes this happen but it may be coming in the future so I'll hold off on that.

My thing for Renee is some qualities I laid out here today, her beautiful laugh, she doesn't hold back and just laugh. I do that also and I'm glad we can enjoy that together. It's raining folks here in Louisville, KY and looks to be a all day thing. It's Hump Day and I go on call in a couple of days and I get fitted for contact lenses on Friday. I'm a little spooked about that. I know there will be a post about that experience and how scared I am and was.

--Peesh

I love this thing...Technology

2009-07-28T06:57:00.002-04:00

What you see above is an item that is heavily used in our household. It's 100 hours of record time is rarely under 50%. I remember when I convinced Renee that the DVR was better option than a TIVO. One if you get it from the cable company and it breaks, they fix it, not you because it belongs to them. This leads to today's thing that Renee loves about me:

"12. You let me watch whatever I want on DVR(even if it's Days of Lives for the 4th time)."

I enjoy spending time with Renee so much, but truth be told I love a lot of the same shows that she does and another thing is, I probably wouldn't even watch TV most of my time is doing the typical thing any other person does. Flip channels till something sparks my interest and it stays there. Then once that is off off to the next thing.

I love Renee so much and I'm just thankful for her. We watched the Pursuit of Happyness yesterday and she blogged about it how it made her feel. We both cried afterwards and this was my 4th time seeing the movie. This movie was pivotal in my life and forming me into who I am now. If you haven't watched it I say watch it if you are ok with seeing all the bad before the good comes out. It's life and I know a lot of people don't turn out mega millionaires but life's struggles comes to us all in some form or another.

I'm thankful for what we have and I know we aren't the richest people in the world but I wouldn't give up the "happyness" I found for all the money in the world. Have an awesome Tuesday!

--Peesh

The Jokester

2009-07-27T07:02:00.003-04:00

Before starting this work day I walked over to my bookcase and pulled a slip of paper from the container that has been field with paper that has been inscribe with uplifting things said about me and the wonderful lady that I wed in 118 days. From it I pull this:

"106. You laugh at my stupid jokes."

As I read this I wonder who slipped such an item into the container or did one of my things that I love about Renee magically appeared into the container. Surely Renee didn't put this in here talking about herself? She doesn't tell stupid jokes, I'm the corny person in the relationship and my jokes are pretty stupid :). If anything that's one of my main qualities; my ability to tell jokes that are quite stupid and corny.

We had an amazing weekend and we can't wait until it's time to relax from everything and chill for a nice vacation. Well I need to wrap it up and head to work have a good day folks!

--Peesh

Fairness

2009-07-26T19:28:00.002-04:00

Had an awesome time at the India.Arie and John Legend Concert and a nice Saturday at Huber's Farm and Winery and deep conversation I took Toby for his morning walked and chilled out with Renee. We played some of our 360 games we got week before last or last week and chilled.

Today's thing is:
"334. You are fair."

Quite simple but powerful. I'm not anything close to the Law or anything but I do try to be fair in my relationships. I like for my friends to be fair as well. I know there is no way anyone can be completely fair but I do believe that we as humans can try. Love one another, be patient, honest, true and be fair. Also show grace and compassion to people.

I love Renee because she is fair as well. She's honest about her feelings and isn't afraid of her questions. I love that she is who she is and I'm so glad to be with her.

Another weekend is wrapping up and I'm sad about it :\ its 18 days until our fishing trip and I'm excited to relax.

--Peesh

Chivalry is still alive!

2009-07-25T09:35:00.003-04:00

Yes, chivalry, at least that's what the thing I pulled today is.

2. You open the loose latch on the passenger's side because you knew I couldn't do it.

Story here is that the latch on the car on the passenger's side is coming loose and it was becoming hard to open. I managed to figure out a way to open it and I would always make sure that she wouldn't have to worry about that side so I would just go on that side of the car so she wouldn't have to worry about it.

The thing I love about her is that even though it was hard and she knew I didn't mind being on that side is that she didn't resign to the fact of not being able to do it. Her persistence paid off and she's now able to open it just as good if not better than I. An amazing woman she is and I also love conversations that we have ones just like this!

More on the weekend fun today or tomorrow.

--Peesh!

300 minus 1 equals 299!

2009-07-24T07:11:00.002-04:00

So a lot of you may know about my Mr. T picture. The story behind that is that for Halloween back in 2005 I wanted to go all out for Halloween so I called up a friend after I went shopping at Home Depot for some "gold" chains and the local goodwill for some other crazy items and got all my accessories together. At work all the years before this they had a contest on Halloween outfits and I always came dressed up as a "Computer Tech" so basically I stayed in my regular clothes. This year I was going to surprise everyone!

My friend comes over helps me cut my hair and everything is set! My kids are loving it and and everyone was amazed how good (depends on who you are) or close I looked to Mr. T himself. I get to work and everyone's jaws drop! They are floored and I'm requested to go all over the capital building (I worked for the state of Nebraska at this time)and everyone wanted to take pictures with me. It was amazing. Then it was time for the "competition" come to find out they made a "slight change" to the "competition" this year. They weren't going to judge who had the best costume this year but just throw everyone's name in a candy dish and pull the name. LAME!!!!!!!!!

So I got a candy bar that year LOL and was the un-official champion that year ;). This leads to the thing I pulled this morning:

299. You do a mean Mr. T Impression.

I'm not all geeked out about Mr. T and claim to know EVERYTHING about him but I know as much as possible and he's a pretty cool guy :). So here's to you Mr. T. Here is one of my all time videos they are both the same one is on YouTube the other is on Hulu. Hulu's quality is better and you have to watch a quick 30 second video it's worth it :). Happy Friday!

Hulu
YouTube

--Peesh!

Day 30! of 365 things and I pull Number 1!

2009-07-23T07:01:00.002-04:00

How appropriate is it that on day 30 I pull #1? I've been waiting for the day that #1 comes out of the jar of never ending loving. It's like #1 is where it all started! This is THE ONE that began the journey! How appropriate is it that it's also a #1 in our relationship as far as how everything started.

"1. We talk to each other in "WoW" speak. /love"

For those of you who do not play WoW one way you can interact with people or the computer characters in game is simply type "/wave" and what would come on the screen is "You wave at " well a lot of times when Renee and I are IM'ing one another we'll just do something simple like /hug to give a "virtual hug". Yes I know this is very cheesy and geeky and a lot of people would rather have the real thing! Well we would too, but when you aren't in the same place (ie: Work!) the virtual hug is some sort of comfort. It's an idea that you share with the one you love and it's the language of love that we speak and we draw comfort from. We don't always expect everyone to understand but that's just how we roll.

I'll have to admit that is a great #1 and I'm going to say I firmly say that is what I believe I too love this whole heartedly about us. I love you, babe.

--Peesh

Tonight...we dine like....KINGS!

2009-07-22T07:15:00.003-04:00

Woke up this morning groggy and realized it was due to the rain that was pouring down outside. Leashed Toby, our dog, up and headed out with an umbrella. We got plenty wet and all but all was well. Came back in told my lovely lady good morning and reached in to my jar of loving to pull out an item she had placed in and this is what I pulled out.

"9. You let me pick the place to eat."

After reading this I laughed a little and asked her "You love this about me?" and she replied "Yes. You're so easy going and not over-bearing". Well I can say I agree with that. I'm just a small town boy (queue "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey) where I grew up eating pinto beans 5 times out of the week most times. We didn't have a lot of money growing up so we made do and food was cooked to last as many days as possible. For this fact alone I do love eating out! LOL!

There are times where we can't even decide where we want to go and we'll name two places and just flip a coin! I love that about Renee, she doesn't think my ideas are dumb when I say well..since neither of us care where we want to eat why don't we just flip a coin? The reason for this you ask? Well it's simple if it sucks we can blame ole lady luck! Ha! :) Well you all have a wonderful day and we love you guys!

--Peesh

Proper Ventilation

2009-07-21T06:58:00.002-04:00

Today's picture has to do with the thing I pulled today which is:

"288. We can vent to each other as much as we need to."

This is so true. It's very comforting to know that you have some one that you can just "let your hair down" with, someone you can just vent and they just listen. One thing I've learned and it doesn't stick a lot is that a lot of people these days really don't keep it real. They see something that may bother them and they gripe about it to everyone else unless it's the source. Renee and I are big on truthfulness, realness, accountability, and fairness. We care about people and sometimes it seems too much sometimes.

Often times people take my tone the wrong way when I'm being quite factual and no side has been taken but the "sound of my voice" can be taken wrong. Instead of someone asking they assume and that irks the crap out of me. I'll say not many people do this but man the ones that do really get to me then it comes down to 1)Do I change or 2)Stay me. Renee and other friends said to stay who I am and stay true because that's who I am so I shall, I shall indeed. Love you guys and just to say I'm very thankful for having Renee to whom I can vent to freely :)

--Peesh

Covers snatcher!

2009-07-20T07:52:00.002-04:00

Running a little behind today so I'll make it quick. Today's item on the list is

"285. You don't get mad when I steal the covers."

What can I say here? I love the fact that I have someone so awesome to share my covers with me. There are sometimes where Renee would roll over and over and have like a triple wrap of covers and I'm out there on my own. I just gently "pull" them out from around her and get what I need.

I hope you all have a good day and I will too.

A relaxing Sunday

2009-07-19T21:17:00.002-04:00

What you see above is a shadow box frame that we picked up today during our wonderful day. It's a frame that holds two pictures that Renee and I laugh at regularly. This morning when I got up I reached in to my jar of things that Renee loves about me or us and I pulled out:

"49. Your awesomeness took down Twitter.:

There was one day not long after we started using twitter more Twitter went down and I told Renee it was because of my 'pure-awesomeness'. Yeah I know...I'm crazy.

Today we got up and went to Golden Corral for breakfast then we did some store hopping until the bank opened to cash in the pocket change. We went and hung out with Mr. and Mrs. Crocker, Danielle, Kim and Demetrius afterwards. Then we headed off to see Harry Potter with Adrienne and Cole. It was a really good movie :). It was a nice relaxing, calming weekend and I'm so thankful for my love, Renee. You complete me, Girl!!!!

-- Peesh!!

Oh what a Saturday :)

2009-07-18T19:58:00.003-04:00

My dog woke me up early this morning *evil eyes at Toby* but alas I went and pulled my thing of the day and this was today's thing.

"268. You convinced us to get iPhones (thanks!)."

Here is the picture of Renee as we got our iPhones:

From IPhone Photos

I'm sure she wasn't happy but she was still trying to figure out did we need them. After about one(1) day of having the phones she realized it was a good purchase. Now she can't even put it down. Today we went out and sent our "Save the Date" Cards. Here is the card for those that may not get one :)

From IPhone Photos

So after doing that we hung up our Commissioned Art we had made.

From IPhone Photos

I love the look that Renee is giving me in this pic. Then after that we ended my little project of how much pocket change I could collect. After we counted everything up...$150!!!!!!!!!!!! :) was pretty cool :)I think this time Renee is going to join in for real and we might get over 300 this time! woot!

--Peesh!

French Fry debate!

2009-07-17T07:14:00.002-04:00

TGIF! TGIF! TGIF! It's the weekend, baby!!! We have a few things planned but let me get straight to business!

"351. We love french fries."

This was the thing that Renee loves about us. We firmly believe that fries can be a meal, side dish, dessert, or a snack! Fries are great and no one can tell us different. Looking forward to this weekend and just chilling out and relaxing. Going to see Harry Potter on Sunday with our friends Cole and Adrienne they are so awesome. We've been playing some Fable II also that's been fun and exciting as well.

I'm off to get dressed and off to work. You all have a good day.

--Peesh

Picture frame as promised.

2009-07-16T15:51:00.001-04:00

Here is the finished frame as promised.

-- Peesh!!

You proposed to her where?!?!?!

2009-07-16T07:26:00.003-04:00

After surviving a night of Sister Night and 25-man Naxxaramus Raiding (World of Warcraft stuff)I went to bed and woke up to pull this out of my jar of pure luvin'

"65. You proposed to me in WoW...nuff said."

Well before you say "You did what?" or "You didn't do it in person? What kind of fiance are you!?!" let me assure you I did do it in person. I did however add a twist and surprise to it. The link to how Renee explains it is here and I'll include an excerpt :)

So fast forward to Halloween Night, 2008. (This is going to be fun explaining for people who don't play WoW.)...

...And the funny thing is, J was playing a song in the background called Spooky which has the line in it that says "I'm going to propose.....on Halloween". But of course I don't pay attention so I didn't even realize it.

Please go read it :) I'm in love with such an incredible woman and I'm so lucky to have her. She's my true north, my lighthouse, the one I turn to when everyone else turns away. I love you, Renee.

Something I love about Renee is the fact this blog wouldn't be possible without her. She has an amazing blog and it helps keep track of all the things that are going on and create memories so we can show our kids one day. Thanks babe, for being an inspiriation.

--Peesh

I'm marrying an Excel Masta!

2009-07-15T07:10:00.004-04:00

After a short battle with Best Buy to exchange our unrepairable Blu-Ray player for and XBOX 360 and Fable II we came home to a nice evening of WoWing. Woke up this morning and pulled from my jar of nothing but loving and pulled:

"332. I impress you with my Excel skills."

Renee is the Excel Masta of the house! She is a 5th degree black belt in excel and I'm only like a yellow belt. Here is a conversation we had once about Microsoft. Warning: some explicits I promise I'm not like this all the time I was just really grumpy and I can rant pretty good ;):

J: I F***ING HATE MICRO$OFT
Renee: hahahahaha
J: I HATE HOW THEY AUTO COMPLETE SHIT
J: I F***ING PUT IN
J: SEP**** 'edited for security reasons'
J: FOR A USER ID
J: WTF
J: DO THEY DO?
J: F***ING CHANGE THE FUCKING CELL
J: TO A F***ING DATE
J: AND PUT IN
J: SEP-52
Renee: /grin
J: IF I F***ING WANT
J: SEP-52
J: I'LL TYPE THAT F***ING SHIT
J: YOU AREN'T SMARTER THAN ME
Renee: hahahaha
J: SO F*** OFF
Renee: omg
Renee: you are hilarious
J: gah
J: i f***ing hate them
Renee: lol
Renee: /end rant?
J: almost
J: /end cap rant
J: f***ers
Renee: /grin
Renee: you crack me up
J: man they piss me off
J: now i have to spend f***ing time
J: trying to unformat this f***ing cell
J: b/c I'm a excel n00b
J: and i hate them
Renee: well can you choose not to put it in like that?
J: f*** no
J: i don't get the lightning bolt
Renee: well
J: to say undo autocomplete
Renee: a lot of times
J: f***ers
Renee: when you put something in
Renee: and they autocomplete it
Renee: a little drop down box goes over the stuff that they autoformatted
Renee: and you can change it
Renee: oh
Renee: ok
Renee: well it's easy to change the format
Renee: if you want the entire row of cells to be text
Renee: just highlight the column
Renee: and choose text
J: tried that
J: when I put general
J: it changes it to a f***ing number
J: ok
J: i choose text this time
J: f***ers
J: thanks
J: i hate them
J: why can't general just be f***ing general?
J: wtf are they f***ing with my text?
J: i hate them
J: open office wouldn't do that shit
Renee: lol
Renee: I love your rants
J: hehehe
J: i'm going to put that in my damn blog
J: I should
J: lol
Renee: yup
Renee: you should!
Renee: :D

I love my woman she is patient with me and she deals with my excel n00bness. I love you baby :) You all have a great day and maybe I'll find an Excel class so I won't suck so bad.

...and they said I wasn't a nail technician!!

2009-07-14T07:19:00.003-04:00

...ha! So who is laughing now! Why of course I am! So I pulled today's item and it was number 26.

26. You paint my toenails.

I'm not too proud or feel like I lose any "cool points" by taking care of Renee. I like doing things for her and she appreciates it I can tell a lot. I love that she enjoys it and I look forward to many years of it. Maybe one day I'll try to do some fancy designs on her toenails or something or another. Also...when I do her toenails if I do mess up they can be hidden and she doesn't have to feel embarrassed ;).

Last night we had Tuna Salad and Salad and that's what I love about Renee today. Her awesome Tuna Salad...it is the best I've ever had. Well I'm off to work and you all have a wonderful day!

--Peesh

Just a little T-I-M-E

2009-07-13T07:30:00.002-04:00

Hated waking up to go to work this morning. Got up, showered, shaved and pulled from the jar today. Today's thing is:

"261. You encourage me to take time out for myself."

One of the things that I've learned is that sometimes everyone needs time for themselves. Like every week she does her Wed. night thing with her sisters watching "So You Think You Can Dance". This year it was a little change and they are doing it here and that's cool but that's just simple time that she doesn't really have to worry about me even though if I am around. So that's today's thing that I pulled from the jar.

My thing for Renee today is that she gets my "analisms" (lol, yes I just made up a word). I can tend to be anal about things but that's the word I use. I have quirks and things that I do that doesn't bother her at all. She loves me through them and understands mine just like I do hers. She is truly amazing!

Cheese, Crackers and Fruit

2009-07-12T12:30:00.001-04:00

Happy Sunday, Everyone!! Got up this morning took Toby for his walk, came back in and just did a little paper work. Then when Renee woke up we finished watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. One more movie to go and we're ready for the new one coming out this week! After some fancy breakfast cooked by Renee (it was so good!!!) we hung up some purchases that we made this week. We went to Garden Ridge earlier this weekend and picked up this lovely wall decor for our front room:

Then we hung this frame for our pictures that are being printed out this very instant at Walgreens! Maybe I'll take another photo of the photos we have in there!?! Now that would be sooooo cool!

After that I pulled my thing of the day and it took me back to the first time that Renee and I met. We were both nervous and one of the things I did was remember her favorite things to eat. So I made her a "basket" of things that she loved which included bananas, colby cheese, crackers, and peanut butter! She loved it so much that it made her list of things she loves about us and I.

"352. When I first visited you...,you had bought me cheese, crackers, and fruit"

I think this amazed Renee that I actually listened to the things that she liked. I think I said it before but that's one of the things that I love about her as well. She listens to me even when sometimes I forget what I said she remembers something that I've wanted or like and she cares about it. Here's to another great weekend and I really do not want to go back to work. Enjoy your day everyone, I know I will!

-- Peesh!!

Junkie Table

2009-07-11T12:06:00.004-04:00

So I'm sure everyone has a "catch all" place for your things when you get home and all. Well our "catch all" place is the front table. Here you'll find keys, mail, sales ads, etc. The place you have to clean when you get ready to sit down to eat. I bring this up today because today's thing is:

"297. Our front table will always be junkie."

This was something that Renee loves about us. I'll admit not to dwell on things but it's nice to actually have someone that understands that every place has a "catch all" and this isn't an aggravation to her. I love Renee laid back approach and it complements me very well if I might say. This table we are talking about actually has been past down through the generations of the Crocker sisters! Her older sister had it when she was in college and when she moved on it went to Renee. I'm sure once we get our new dining room set or when her younger sisters get their own place they will receive this table as well.

This is also the table where we eat dinner and soon, will most likely play the World of Warcraft Miniatures Game!!!! Well we're off to go to Blockbuster to rent the last two Harry Potters so we can have them watched before the release this week. You all have a wonderful Saturday and we'll talk with ya later!

--Peesh

Whew oh what an awesome day!

2009-07-10T19:43:00.006-04:00

I know, I know...I hear you all screaming at me how much of a slacker I am. Well I've had a full day and it was my day off! So today woke up and pulled my thing from the jar of 365 things that Renee loves about us and myself and here's what was pulled.

"283. We can /reach out to one another if we need to."

I know when everyone reads that some will think I accidentally put in a "/" when I put "/reach", well story is...I didn't. See for of those that may be new to our relationship, Renee and I's first meetings were on a game called "World of Warcraft". Well in this game there are certain actions you can do by putting a "/" in front of it like "/hug" to hug someone or "/silly" to tell a joke. Also with the initial distance between us a way that we communicated some was via IM or however. You can see here how technology helped. There were times when we would feel alone or just need a second to have someone there and we would often do a "/reach" over an IM client or text message just to possibly receive a "/hug" or "/comfort" back from the other.

Some probably think that is cheesy and sickening to the ends of the earth but this is something that worked for us...and even to this day it does. If we are having a rough day at work or something and if we can't call we'll send a quick text message or whatever with six simple characters "/reach" and often what will come back is a "/love", "I love you baby", or "Baby, What's up?". It's amazing to know that we have someone there to have our backs till the end. The words from one of the songs that explains Renee and us is "You Make Me Better" by Fabolous here's a few of lines that explain how I feel Renee makes me better.

"I'm a movement by myself, ooh, But I'm a force when we're together"
"[She's]The sag in my swag, [She's the]pep in my step"
"Dynamic duo, Batman and Robin"
"I'mma need Coretta Scott, if I'm gonna be King."

That woman makes me better and I love her so much for it. She brings out the things in me that I never thought was there.

OK...that's part of business is taken care of so today we took the day off. I was hoping to go back home to Mt. Airy, NC
but the economic crisis is hitting everyone even the Valentine Household so this morning we got up and took Toby to Petco for his defurmination(they seem to do a better job than us). Then we were off to Cracker Barrel and here's a snapshot of my plate :)

Then we went to Garden Ridge and picked up somethings for the house, those things I'll share once we get them up on the wall :). Then we went and got 2 new video cards for our computers. We got the EVGA 9500 GT

Then we went to the Half Price Book Store got a book or two and went and got Toby. We came home because man it was hot out ;). So we put our cards in chilled out and waited till about dinner time(we went to O'charlie's and it was yummy!!)

Then went out to eat. Afterwards we went to pick up our comics from the comic book store and two booster packs for the World of Warcraft Miniatures game that we might play this weekend.

Tonight we plan on watching the Harry Potter's to catch up for the big release this weekend and other fun stuff. So tomorrow I'll post in the morning like I normally do. Hope you all had an awesome Friday!

--Peesh

Mmm...I like Blackberries...and pie?

2009-07-09T07:24:00.003-04:00

Well last day before our second three day weekend and it's been a very very very busy week. I woke up this morning from a wonderful dream that the company, Blizzard allowed me to do some beta testing for their "character-faction" changes but on the live server. It was wondermous! Anyway not to bore you with that dream on to the "Thing of the Day!"

"320. You are a Blackberry expert."

One of the things I do in my job is that I work with blackberries pretty regularly and I've been doing it or quite some time since 2002 when they looked like Palm devices. Anyway I been working with them for a while and there hasn't been a second since then I haven't had one in my possession for work.

The thing I thought of this morning that I love so much about Renee is the fact that when she starts a book or movie no matter how bad it is, she will finish it. There was the one time when she read a book that was horrible and she actually threw the book when she had finished it. She had told me she has done it before but I finally got to witness it after her attempt to read a particular book, and I remember what it is. So my challenge to Renee is...do you remember the book?

Anyway have a good day and I'm out!

--Peesh!

Technology saves...!!!!!

2009-07-08T07:26:00.003-04:00

What you see above is a relationship saving device. If you're in a relationship and you don't get to see each other regularly I would suggest you get one of these if you don't already. This handy device helps you see the one you love and it's not a replacement for the real thing but it does work wonders. To be able to see the expression on someone's face when they actually say something goes a long way. Why am I bring this up? Well today's 365 Things I pulled out was:

358. Web cams saved our long distance relationship.

I absolutely agree...the power of technology saved it no doubt. So my advice to all you long distance lovers here's a few things you need to survive the distance not in any particular order:

1.) IM Client
2.) Trust
3.) Honesty
4.) Skype
5.) Trust
6.) Honesty
7.) Web Cam
8.) Trust
9.) Honesty
10.) Phones that have mobile to mobile
11.) Trust
12.) Honesty

Thanks for reading you and I <3 you!

Love you, Renee

--Peesh

All it takes is a little understanding...

2009-07-07T07:00:00.002-04:00

Woke up this morning got dressed and pulled my "thing that Renee loves about me and us" and sat down at my desk to figure out how to write this one out. Today's thing will be a little vague but it'll still serve it's purpose. Today's thing is something that I feel every relationship should have.

Since every person is not perfect a relationship needs some understanding between the two that are together. It also takes honesty, honesty from both parties to see their flaws and recognize them. It also takes trust that the other that knows your flaw will not use that as a way to beat you down. Also takes the person that has the flaw not to use it as a crutch to not improve.

One thing that I've learned on this second go round in love is that honesty, communication, understanding and remaining to true to yourself and to the one you love goes a long way. The smallest of things that may seem trivial, Renee knows. The things that I was ashamed to tell anyone of the things I done as a kid, Renee knows. Things that no one knows but me and a old friend that had already passed away, Renee knows.

Some folks feel like it's ok to keep secrets from the one that they are going to marry or have married. I feel like that's only a gateway to not being truthful in the end. These are my feelings and works for Renee and I so I say to everyone "To each his own".

Today's thing was number 151 and I just want to say to Renee I love you and I'm so glad that we understand each other and work with each other where we are. Have a wonderful day everyone.

--Peesh

SQUIRREL!!! Nooooooooo!!

2009-07-06T07:12:00.005-04:00

This morning I got up and pulled one of my 365 things this morning and yesterday's post was sorta foreshadowing to today's thing. Before I read it let me tell you what happened this morning.

I got up this morning to take Toby, our dog, for his morning walk. So I decided to take a different route and kind of mixed it up. As we were turning a corner on the sidewalk I heard some scampering on the roof top of one of the apartments in our development. I looked up and I saw two squirrels running across the rooftop. One of them had a piece of food or something in his mouth. I noticed them running and they were getting closer and closer to the edge and I thought to myself, "SQUIRREL(for you all that have seen Pixar, "UP") you gonna run out of room, what you gonna do!!!?!?! So this squirrel leaps off the side of the roof towards the tree! I've seen squirrels do this plenty of times and I was like, "Man, squirrels are awesome they can..." at that moment the squirrel missed the branch and I just sat there thinking, "Oh my god! Noooooooo!!". The squirrel hit the ground and the other squirrel was at the edge of the roof just looking down. I didn't go look to see if he lived or died because I didn't want to crush my morning. Maybe I'm a bad person for not checking but also in my mind if I didn't see that he died then I won't know if he did. Squirrels are amazing creatures and I love seeing them when they play.

You may ask how does this pertain to my thing of the day and I'll answer honestly I don't know but it makes me thankful that I'm a human and I have someone like Renee in my life. Today's thing is:

"63. You stuck by me. Through everything..."

It's funny I pulled this one because I was telling her the same thing last night how thankful I am that she stuck by me through so much and she does. Renee you're a remarkable woman and I can't wait until November 21, 2009 to say "Yes, yes and yes" to being your husband and I love you so much.

You all have a wonderful day and I'll type to you tomorrow if not later.

--Peesh

The Camera Man

2009-07-05T20:01:00.005-04:00

So this weekend I started watching "This American Life" Season 1. Got to Episode 4 titled "The Camera Man" it spoke about a young man whose step dad was Frank Garcia from the band "OXO" they had one Top 40s Hit named "Whirly Girl".

So the thing with "This American Life" for me is that sometimes it hits closer to home than expecting. This show brought out a lot of past memories of growing up and certain things that happened and also made me thankful for things that didn't happen. I really finished the episode thinking "Wow...just wow" I'm very thankful for where I am in life right now. Even when around me people are acting crazy and stupid stuff is happening I know that I can look to my "True North", the nickname that I gave Renee to find solitude and calmness. If you haven't listened to or watched "This American Life" I highly recommend it. Also if you have Netflix you can watch it direct off their site. It's really really awesome. If you watch movies and spend about 10 bucks at blockbuster a month you should try out Netflix it's really awesome and I've been enjoying it. Even though our Bluray player is in the shop we can still watch some movies we want to see online.

--Peesh

Sucking up number 314!

2009-07-05T08:12:00.003-04:00

After an awesome fourth (2 bloody maryies, Miller Lite, wings, and other appetizers) I hit the bed earlier than normal and rested well. So I got up this morning pulled one of my 365 things today's is:

"365. You offered to buy me a vacuum cleaner when you really didn't need to."

Story here is when I moved into my first apartment (It wasn't the greatest place) I didn't have a vacuum cleaner, so Renee brought over her vacuum cleaner to allow me to vacuum my apartment. When we finished the first time the vacuuming was done there was so much dust in the vacuum cleaner. After over year it still has some dust remaining and I keep offering Renee to buy a new vacuum cleaner since it won't come clean. Outside of the dust the vacuum runs great but I just feel so bad about the dust.

One of the things that Renee has been doing this weekend is working on getting "Loremaster" for her Death Knight in the game (World of Warcraft). As she's doing this she's preparing for it with the passion she always prepare for something she has her heart set on. That is today's thing that I love about her. She puts her all into it :)

--Peesh

Serving Ticket Number 159!

2009-07-04T18:40:00.003-04:00

Today Number 159 was pulled and it goes as follows:

"159. I say jah now...and I love it when I don't think about it"

What Renee is is when someone one ask her something in IM(instant messaging) and if the answer is Yes instead of saying that or yeah, she just says "Jah" The story behind "jah" is it's actually German for "Yes" and you may ask, why are we speaking German? Well a friend of mine and I used to play this game called Return to Castle Wolfenstien - Enemy Territory which was based on a World War Campaign and it's the Allies vs the Axis. You had few Function commands that said things. Like "Jah", "Danke", "Danke Sehr", and a few more but that just carried over to my regular IM when speak.

One of the things I love about Renee is that I enjoy the times that we are thinking about the same time. Like this past week when she made Cherry Cobbler I was telling her that man what would be good would be some ice cream to go with it. She smiled and said she was thinking the same thing and she already had it on the list. Then I said oh man whip cream would be awesome also. She smiled bigger and said she had that on the list as well. So I think that's pretty cool and something I love so much.

Hope you all had a good fourth and Happy Birthday, America!

--Peesh

Number 284 was pulled today.

2009-07-03T20:17:00.008-04:00

Aha! I knew you all probably thought I forgot about today's 365 Things, eh? Nahh...I didn't I've just been enjoying my day off and was able to sleep in until about 11:30am this morning! Yes...11:30am! I haven't done that in a looooong time. So today's thing was:

"284. You would give me my personal time to eat at Cracker Barrel" - this thing I also love and felt that Renee needed. She would just need 2 hours to herself where she went to eat breakfast and read a book. She does so much for me and I feel like she needs that. It was ironic this got pulled today because we were talking about people that need "space" or need "personal time". I was thinking when we were talking about this today that someone would need like days! I told her if she asked for days I would wonder if I had done something wrong, because that's just my curious nature and you can also see this entry about me always wanting to know why about stuff.

So one of the reason I was behind was because Renee and I went out to eat and just spend sometime out. We don't get to do that very often. So today we went to eat at Spinelli's if you click the name you'll go to Renee's blog where it talks about our time there :). Then we left there and went to ear-X-stacy and I picked up a CD that I am enjoying. I picked up DJ Premier's Golden Years 1989-1998 has all of the old school rap and stuff I grew up with it's awesome.

From IPhone Photos

Also while we were at Ear-X-stacy we saw the wall the guy finished. He was painting a mural on the wall when we first saw it, it was black and white. This was almost a year ago. So today when we went back there we saw the finished piece and here it is.

From IPhone Photos

So that's my day in a nutshell, hope you all had a wonderful day just like I did!!!

My thing for Renee today is I love the fact that she is technical like myself that she understands when I talk to her and she gets how my mind works. I love that so much about here.

--Peesh

Number 50 was Today's Thing and I love it!

2009-07-02T07:27:00.003-04:00

Today's thing was "50. Your Mr. T Picutre is supremely hot" If you are new to this area and all here is the picture that she is speaking of:

This was in 2005 for Halloween and is still one of my favorite pictures. Anyone that knows me knows I'm a huge Mr. T fan. Now I'm not one of those "know all the facts" kind of fans but I'm a solid fan :).

Well since we are talking about pictures here is two of my favorite pictures of Renee one is with me the other is not :) You make an awesome pirate face baby ;).

Number 363...today's thing!

2009-07-01T07:08:00.003-04:00

Number 363 was today and it read "You added mayo to your pasta and tuna." I keep telling her Miracle Whip is not mayo it's salad dressing! Sometimes we go for the simple meal and Renee will boil some noodles add olive oil and butter for her that's perfectly fine but sometimes for me I need to spice it up just a little bit. So I'll grab a can of tuna in spring water and a little Miracle Whip and make myself like a Tuna Pasta Salad. It is oh so yummy.

Today's thing is when it's late at night and she tries to stay up so we can talk or something she has this "poutish" look on her face that is cute as hell maybe you can have make it for you when we hang out.

--Peesh

I pulled number 85 today!

2009-06-30T07:20:00.003-04:00

Today's thing I pulled says. "85. You helped me pick out my polka dot PJs." These are the PJs that she wore when we went to the PJ party at Lynn's Paradise Cafe, one of our favorite places to eat. She looks amazingly sexy in them if I'd say so myself and I do!

Couple things as I was walking Toby this morning that I love about Renee is. "She listens to me and get gift ideas for me and I always forget I said I wanted something." She got me the JoCo DVD/CD for my birthday and I totally forgot I had said I wanted to get that. The other thing that I love about Renee is that when I get out of the shower she tells me "You stink and smell like soap, I want you to smell like you!". It's amazing to have someone love me so much and to recognize my scent I thought I was the only that felt that way about the one I love. OK i gotta get dressed!

--Peesh

Today's "thing" and what I made for dinner tonight!

2009-06-29T18:03:00.003-04:00

So Today's thing that I pulled was. "168. I love how you say "WHOA WHOA WHOA!" when you miss something on TV." Hehe, when we are watching TV and I miss something (because we are normally on WoW) I exclaim the phrase above. Renee lovingly laughs and skips it back because DVR rocks! I love that Renee loves me for me and she enjoys my awkward habits and finds pleasure in them. Love you, babe!

What you see here is what I fixed tonight! Taco in a Bowl!!! Doesn't it look yummy?!?! Tonight...we eat like KINGS!!!!

BON APPETITE!!!!!

Oh my! Did you put your foot in this?!?!?

2009-06-28T19:39:00.001-04:00

What you see above is the wonderful dinner that Renee and I both made tonight! Seared scallops, smashed baked potatoes, and salad! We went to go pick up our comic books today and went to Koger so I could get some stuff to make a new recipe from. While we were at the butcher counter getting some ground beef we saw that they had their scallops on sale and they were HUGE. Renee loves scallops and I do too so I made a quick judgement and the butcher how does one prepare scallops. So he told us and I followed up and asked for half a pound of scallops so we got about seven scallops and other groceries for the week.

We came home read some comics and got ready to cook dinner. We watched a couple of YouTube videos on how to cook scallops saw that it only took no more than five minutes to prepare them then we got every thing else ready while the pan was getting hot. Well long story short those scallops were to die for and we had plenty to go around. I'm so glad that we are cooking together more it allows us to spend more time together and help us make better food choices. It was amazing, babe. Job well done we are the ultimate team! What will we try next? No one knows bur you will here about it!

-- Peesh!!

This morning!!!

2009-06-28T10:10:00.002-04:00

So after a brisk walk with Toby we were finishing up the walk I was going to go throw his p00p into the dumpster (yes we are good dog owners and pick up after our dog.) and this is what I saw.

Dumpster diving at it's best!!!!! I looked in the back of their truck and they already made a few hug scores one being a nice push lawn mower! Our complex has like a total of six dumpsters so I'm sure this crew of two find our place a gold mine!

So after having burbon slushies for the first time at the couple's shower I felt like living on the edge and making Renee and myself "The Breakfast of Champions!" here's the winning photo shot with the lead singer from Gorillaz. 2d

So you ask...what is that? I tell you a tall glass of milk and Chocolate cookies!!! oh *NOM NOM NOM* now to figure out what it is I want to cook tonight!

-- Peesh!!