Three Things Thursday

So I was creeping paroozing around other blogs today and saw that a lot of bloggers are into something called "Three Things Thursday". From the looks of it you just share three rando things that are on your mind. Well OK, sounds easy enough!

1. The Real Housewives of D.C. makes me feel physically ill.... But you bet your assets I'll be tuning into Bravo tonight at 9 pm. 

On behalf of all Washington D.C. area natives, I'm so sorry.

I already know that RHODC is going to give us a bad name. I mean D.C. is pretty exciting (you know, being the Nation's Capital and all) but it's not like...reality t.v. exciting. You know? AND THAT'S OK, DC. Take pride in that! Hold your head high knowing it's probs a stretch for you to be flipping tables and calling people prostitution whores. I just hope the women this season don't embarrass themselves (oh wait- too late!) or the city too much.

But alas, I WILL be watching tonight. I feel it's my civic duty. Why? Because I enjoy giving myself ulcers for funsies, that's why. (And because I like all the montages of the city Bravo does between scenes.)

2. We just got a new mattress, and the THOUGHT of it makes me feel extremely refreshed!

So I have been complaining for awhile now that pregnancy plus an old mattress have made for many an uncomfortable night lately. Finally last weekend my sweet and loving husband took me over to Mattress Warehouse to test drive some mattresses (ew- not like that you sickos). Fun right? SO RIGHT. Any place where it's socially acceptable for you to lay down the SECOND you walk inside, is my kind of place.

We settled on a beautiful King size pillow top mattress...and it's being delivered AS WE SPEAK. This might be the highlight of my week. Nay, month. And I'm totally OK with that.

Funny sidebar about this Mattress Warehouse-- sometime late last year my husband and I were driving past the window of this store and as we passed he almost drove off the road. This was the convo that took should have taken place:

C: "What are you doing?!"
J: "Why is there a mattress wearing a thong in the window of Mattress Warehouse?"
C: "Ummm...Why is that the most profound question I've ever heard? And why aren't we turning around to investigate? WE MUST INVESTIGATE!!!"

So we turned around and drove into the parking lot. What we discovered was nothing short of amazing...

I am not above doing business with a thong wearing mattress.

Needless to say when the time came for us to get a new mattress, we knew just the place!

3. We are registering for the baby soon!!

I'll keep this one short and sweet....

I am excited/nervous to register for the baby! My brother-in-law and his wife sent us this lovely book to help us register:

Baby Bargains rocks!

I'm sure this book is old news for some moms, but for any moms-to-be out there you need a copy! It has mock registries and helps you decipher between what you WANT and NEED (an important concept that I'm still trying to master!) All I know is I've already found one item that I want AND need to be on our registry....

Ummm...you're welcome.

 Enjoy your Thursday, my friends! Tomorrow= Friday :)

-Charlie

i love technology, volume 279

OK--do all my blogging friends have TiVo or a DVR? Absolutely essential. I mean, there is no way that you can see all the amazing things that are happening on tv without it. Again..the threshold of what I can't live without has been raised. Just like my blackberry, OnStar, my iPod ADT and the list goes on....

Anywho, I was at a sales/marketing training this past week and the very, very famous man speaking to us said a lot of powerful things in the 8+ hours I was there...but one particular thing stood out and I'll paraphrase that "self-made millionaires all worked very hard when they were new....and poor people watch TV all the time".

Such a good point. The competition isn't sitting around watching a lot of TV. Hmmmm...

So I sat their and smugly thought that I had the TV situation on lock down...all my shows are recorded..(sometimes two at a time!) and then I can watch them after hours..between 9p and midnight. And truly...there are only a few to record. Gossip Girl, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Dr 90210, Lipstick Jungle, Law and Order:SVU, Dirty Sexy Money, The Office and Entourage of course..

Oh snap.

That is more than I thought. And I am dangerously close to the edge of being a "TV person". (umm, over the edge already?)

And they are all like completely silly shows too. Hmmm...I think that relaxing and putting the brain in neutral is a good thing for stress relief every so often, but perhaps this is too much?

Is 'TV person' only a bunny hop away from 'couch potato'...

Oh lordy...too heavy to contemplate this late at night. I will take a stab at the DVR list in the morning...

Night night sweet people!

xo,
Lulu

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

If you take ANY advice from us here at TOTS headquarters it should be the following:  We IMPLORE you to watch Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on CMT. This show is awesome. Amazing. 30 minutes (who does 30 min shows anymore?!) to completely indulge and appreciate all that is professional cheerleading.

Does it make me feel like with enough yoga maybe I could even do their famous kick split thing? Yes. (SIKE! They are just really legit at marketing "the dream.") Does DCC make me want to die because I have an inability to work out with my hair down, unlike these gorgeous beings? UGH, yes. Does the show make me want RUN not walk, to the nearest tanning and nail salons? HECK YES. Inquire on the possibility of making the gym my personal residence? Totally. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders make me want to me a better woman.

Jordan C. (second in from the right) and I are BFF, she just doesn't know it yet.

Oh you know, just bustin' some moves...

The judges, Judy and Kelli. Their faces here are a perfect representation of their personalities. Judy says bitchy stuff with a sweet face, and Kelli says bitchy stuff....with a bitchy face. Kelli:"With your nails, and your hair....and your style of dance...if I didn't know any better I'd think you were....a stripper." Judy: "Mmmhmm. A stripper, yes." AHHHH I LOVE IT.

        [all photos courtesy of CMT.com]

Saturday nights 9:30 pm. I've just given you the greatest bit of knowledge you'll ever receive, trust. 

xo, 

Charlie