Some of the BEST of CL

So I was pretty brain dead this afternoon between 4 and 4:30. I decided to read some of the Best of Craigslist. Thank goodness Nori showed me this great way to kill time. Here are some of the GREAT postings. ENJOY!!!!


Pregnant? - m4w
Date: 2009-04-24, 1:09PM PDT
I was standing in line to make my purchases when you tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to hand you a $1 pregnancy test (can you even trust those?!?) and then made small talk with me while you stood behind me in line. How'd it turn out? Single?
Location: Dollar Tree in SE

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MY BRA- I'D LIKE IT BACK.
Date: 2009-04-23, 1:01AM PDT
ok. so i don't know really how to go about this. basically, i was your one night stand last night and need my most important idem of clothing back--> my bra. so yes, i was totally fine with the fact that when i left this morning we didn't exchange phone numbers (or names...); no big deal. but once i got home and sobered up, i realized, that we maybe should have because i left my bra at your house. first off, i want to get something clear. this is no victoria secret-esq type bra. this is an imported good were talking about. princess tam tam-french lingerie. ok. specifics about you. (what i remember.) they are not going to be too specific because my friends are on this all the time and think i took a cab home last night. you are: 1) outrageously tall and good looking. 2) a commercial real estate broker in the downtown area, but lives in coronado with an asian friend whom i believe, was celebrating his birthday. 3) going to gaslamp saturday night. 4) really into golf, in fact went friday. 5) a fan of red gummy bears. i am: 1) someone who obviously loves her underwear. 2) obsessed with french everything. 3) not really into children. something we have in common. 4) occasionally from time to time caught wearing my clothes inside out. 5) "anna"- (my name.) so, where to go from here. basically, i'm willing to do whatever it takes. i can come pick it up, you can mail it to me, i can just have you leave it outside your building at a certain agreed upon time. what ever. i hope to god you don't feel weird about this, because i don't. i obviously didn't leave it there on purpose. like i said, i'm not looking for you to take me out or call me. for god's sake, i'm resorting to craigslist for a grey bra. it's just a super cute one and i want it back. plus, it doesn't seem like you'll use it. you just didn't come off as that type. please people. if this is you, or sounds like someone you know who fits this "john doe" profile, please contact me.

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PostingID: 1135908862

Bonding with the BABY GIRL!!!!!!!

We have had Ivory since we got married in October....6 months. Over that time she's been the oddest little dog in the world. She's very cute and has her own special ways. The first time my husband went away to visit his family...she had only been with us for a month and was pretty much scared of anything and everything. She hid in the closet a couple of times for no apparent reason. Since then my husband spends all day with her letting her run around being her silly Tard face self and he gives her as much love as any one person possibly could. They have a very special bond and you can see it in her happy smiling face that she loves him so much.

Now that it's 6 months later and my husband is gone again, Ivory has had some time just with me. I don't get to spend all day with her because I have to work but we have our routine and we have had some sweet bonding moments. When we wake up in the morning, I let her go outside to pee and when she comes back, I always have a cookie waiting for her. She runs in the house after doing her business and she does her happy excited food dance. It's the cutest thing. While she's sitting down she moves her front legs, lifting one after the other. If you get her really excited she'll start jumping around. I have been giving her a whole bone cookie from the monster value pack I got before Clayton passed away and she loves them. I don't play with her as rough as my husband does and she doesn't play that rough with me but we still have fun. I'll jump onto the bed and she'll try to get me. She'll box you out like she's getting a rebound in the NBA over a 6'11" guy or she'll lick you until you're covered in her spit. She thinks she has ways to get what she wants but they don't usually work. She's a little heater that loves to snuggle and that's great. When I'm so cold that I can't move I roll over to lay next to her and she warms me up in no time.

Our bonding time has been great so far. She has been so sweet to me, and has really helped me not miss my hubby as much. She's just so happy even with him not around. She has me and that's good enough for her. Unlike Cujo who would miss Den like crazy. I was ok but I wasn't daddy. I was chopped liver (well that's a good things to dogs I guess...but I wasn't very good) compared to him. With Ives...I'm way better than that. She has a happy tail every morning. We run around and play at lunch time. Things are good. She's back to being my baby as well as Den's baby.

What Makes Life Worth Living....

Ages ago during my troubled youth, I had no idea what life was all about. I spent 7 years with someone who didn't live up to his potential. I had no idea what I was doing with my life. I was going through the motions. I was so worried about living up to something that wasn't what I really wanted. Through the first 2 years of living in Santa Cruz, I went through some shit. Excuse the language but there really is no other word for it. I had some of the worst life experiences that a woman has to deal with. Over the last 2 years I have been truly blessed with the life I have now. I LOVE my husband more than anything. We have some of the greatest friends I could have ever wished for, and we get to hang out with one of the cutest babies in the whole world.

10 years ago, who would have thought that I would want to have kids. I definately didn't think I'd want a screaming small human being but here are some of the images that make all of the screaming worth while.

I absolutely LOVE this kid. He was a wonderful baby and even as he starts to go through the terrible 2's....he's still so SWEET!!! His crying doesn't even sound annoying...it's just a misunderstood baby not getting his way. And who wouldn't feel bad for him. :(

The last 2 weekends have been filled with just wonderful happy days. I spent one weekend taking Jayce to the beach where he LOVED the water! Over Easter weekend we went to visit my mom, ran a few errands, bought a couple of new couches and went to an A's game.

I am truly happy with the life we have. Life is so full of happy fun moments that make the retarded ones worth living.

New Wife Tip #1.....(I'm so excited!!!)

New wife tip #1.....if your live in a town with a Whole Foods and don't feel like making dinner...purchase dinner from your local Whole Foods. Throw it in the oven at your house and your husband be praising your home cooking skills!!!!!

So you may be asking yourself why I'm so excited about new wife tip #1....well with new wife tip #1 came a wonderful secret about the BEST store on the planet....Whole Foods. And guess what...a Whole Foods is opening in my town TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yipppeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have not been this excited for a long time. I don't think my hour long lunch will be enough to enjoy all of the Whole Foods, so I am sure I will go back at least 2 other times today. It is wonderful that this store is opening!!!!

There are many people in Santa Cruz that are die hard new leaf shoppers and for people that are local to the area....I understand. For thoes of me as an "import" of sorts the Whole Foods Store is something I've known my entire life. I grew up with Whole Foods being a stones throw away from my house. With it's wonderful pre-made foods, great salad bar, amazing yummy soups and all around great shopping environment, I know if you go to Whole Foods, you will not be disappointed. Now don't get me wrong....Whole Foods might be the Walmart of Organic foods (as Thomas, Therea's husband like to call it) but I know the quality of the products is superb. I grew up with the Berkeley Bowl being one of the most local home grown stores you could think of. The location was odd...there was never any parking and you could always smell the produce then you were walking through it. Being 5 or 6, I was just thinking of how much I wish the store looked like Safeway or Whole Foods because there was no nice person behind a bakery counter to give me a cookie. Now in my late 20's (oh god, how depressing....30 is right around the corner) the Berkeley Bowl has a new location but there is still no parking....the place is even more packed than I remember. It looks more like a regular grocery store but with many specialty items. The prepared foods section is amazing and the fresh fish is to die for. I still go to whole foods in Berkeley for my pro-biotic all of the yummy baked goods and their prepared foods. I love their eco-friendly paper products and somehow the milk there is just better. I'm hoping with the opening of Whole Foods a stones throw away from my home in Santa Cruz, I will feel much more at home here.

Now after returning from whole foods....WOW that place is a zoo!!!! When the newness wears off....it will be wonderful!!!!!! Yippeee!!!!!! Back to eating my sammy.

Doing the Wedding Over....

This is my new Blog. I decided to start this because my work has blocked Facebook and Myspace. I need a way to vent my anger and frustration about things and also just a plce to get out some new great ideas for you 21st Century newly married wives. Being newly married myself...I think we're doing things pretty great. I'll post new recipies we try and pictures of how things come out. I'll let you know about any new cleaning products that kick major ass and of course I'll blog about the daily struggle to keep the house clean while working a 40+ hour a week job. Don't get me wrong, I am VERY thankful to have a job.

So, I have begun thinking of ways to do redo the wedding with minimal effort and a reasonable cost. Considering that we spent $800 for the Vegas Wedding...doing something in Santa Cruz for about the same would be great. Somehow I think that will be impossible. I would LOVE to get Aloha Island Grill to cater the meat for the event. Get Garrick to make Chicken Katsu and I can make rice and hawaiian mac salad for days. It would be even more perfect to be able to have a beach wedding here that kind of looks like the wedding at the end of 27 dresses. I would like to do all of the floral arrangements and have a big boquet. I know that would be pretty easy to do as long as we had a lot of water and a lot of fridge space. We could make our own cake but I'd LOVE to get Den a cake in the shape of Wrigley Field. Have the boys wear Cubs jerseys over their short sleeve dress shirts with neck ties....that would be pretty cute. I can glue rhinestones in the shape of the cubs logo on my veil. That would be pretty hilarious. Anyways...I'm thinking about just renting the Seymore Center...getting my girls (basically Nori, Theresa, and Loan) dresses and inviting everyone that wasn't at the actual event. Here is a short list:

Judy (Den's mom) Nori +4

Dennis (Den's Dad)

Grandma - Den's

Grandpa - Den's

Grandma - Mine

Allie (my mom)

Danita

Moishe (my dad)

Chris

Jenn and Todd Rolen

Katherine +1

Amy and Russ Stuckey

Maggie

Dale and Jay Whyte

Joe

Taylor +1

Jo +1

Thomas

Garrick

Bill

Jeff

Todd (will hopefully be renewing our vows)

Karen

Steve

Albert

Tree

Thomas

Suzie

Tree and Suzie's mom

Loan

Loan's Mom

Michelle

James and Jenn (Ives' original foster parents)

James Rubel

So we'll see what becomes of this whole shindig thing. My grandma would be happy to come to something where she didn't have to do anything. :) And clean up would have to be quick. I think very easy not really catered buffet would be great. We can do the chocolate fountain right or we can test it out as a nacho cheese fountain!!! :) Hell YES!!!!!