Ahhh...I'm beginning to understand groupies.

Okay, so we trekked the 1/4 mile to the State Theatre (again) for our monthly fix of GNR, AC/DC, OZZY, NKOTB...um, I'm running out of acronyms for 80's bands...and GUESS WHAT! Matt, aka guitarist Cru (who by the way I have a HUGE crush on) played a song I requested and DEDICATED IT TO ME! Poison's 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn,' which happens to be the first song I learned to play on the guitar. It was so hot. Cru is so hot. We were hot from jumping up and down and screaming. What a great night.

My monthly gift.

No, I'm not referring to those annoying tampon commercials about 'Mother Nature' bringing the red box to unsuspecting young women. I'm talking about THE LEGWARMERS. It's DC's coolest 80's cover band experience. Maggie and I go every month, and it's without a doubt the most productive $17 I spend every 30 days. They play at the State Theatre, and quite frankly, that's one of the few things I love about living here in Falls Church. If you like 80's music, GO. NOW. Awful clothing is a must.

He's not heavy, he's my little, taller, skinny brother.

Elder Joshua Peer is our family's first missionary, and needless to say, we are super proud of him. He's serving in Salt Lake City, Utah and loving every minute of it. We send him mail and packages-he wants to be the elder with the most ties, in his mission. I hit the thrift stores every week (I think I've accumulated 150+ at this point) so when my VW Beetle gets respossesed and I'm homeless and broke, at least I'll have the satisfaction of saying it's all because I love my brother.

More temple pics...

I love to see the temple...

We Latter-Day Saints (aka Mormons) are a temple loving people. I've made it my mission to visit as many temples possible (so far the list is short, but I have tall hopes for the rest of my lifetime) and I will personally send a lollipop via our grand USPS system if you can correctly identify every temple.

So let's catch everyone up to speed...

Okay, life in a rather large nutshell. I graduated from the University of Maryland in 2005 (English, Language and Literature...it's all about the Brit Lit) and I've been a nanny for 7 years now. Sigh. Yeah, I know, it sounds worse when I say it out loud. Don't get me wrong-the money and benefits are great. But I'm dangerously close to getting a hysterectomy. If I spelled that word wrong, it's because I've been out of college too long and my intellect is diminishing. I've been in the DC region for those same 7 years. There are pluses and minuses. Cherry blossoms in the spring? PLUS. The winter and summer months, or approximately 9 months of the year? MINUS. Cheering on the Maryland Terrapins (Terps) and Baltimore Ravens with my dad? PLUS. Getting around the district from 6-9am or 3-8pm (or 3:24am, or 11:30pm, or 2:00pm) on the highway, metro, biking, walking-MINUS.

Yes, I am a blogger.

I've jumped on the bandwagon...like the Dixie Chicks would say, I need this like I need a hole in my head. Well, I guess that would be the Sin Wagon instead of bandwagon (grimace) I'm a cliche junkie. So, I'm going to give this a whir...hey, at least I don't have detailed posts about the new faces my 6-month old is making or a gazillion pictures of my husband and my 'perfect life' (sorry, I just threw up in my trashcan) It's just me-the bitter, Baltimore blonde-single and sassy.