Mushroom Soup for the Soul

I'm a bit sick [recovering.. how awful, right, to be sick through a holiday weekend!].  Luckily, it wasn't too bad, I suffered through most of it with only a few wrong turns [ya, I totally took nyquil, and a minute later was drinking an awesome glass of wine... I have short term memory for do's and do not's together... whoops :)].

In any case, Ronald left yesterday on business for the week, so I'm solo... and being solo and sick, I decided I was going to make some soup.  Mushroom soup.

Ronald and Whitney both think it's weird that I eat mushroom soup, just as soup.

But what I think is weird, is thinking something that is called soup wouldn't be used just as soup.

That's all.

Back to coughing, blowing my nose and rubbing my aching muscles.

-mrp-

ps: for those of you wondering, yes, I had a GREAT nights sleep after the nyquil and wine cocktail :).

EDIT: pps: I wrote this as I was making the soup... freakin boiled over.... I suck at soup. [shakes head].

tday 2012 = Creole food

This is the fifth year we've done non-traditional thanksgivings... as a result of our new tradition, thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. So much anticipation and newness and excitement and learning.

I also think it reflects America well. We are a melting pot of cultures, religions, race, and many more differences.  Today, I am thankful for those differences and the freedom we have here to live them.

2011 = Thai food
2010 = Greek food
2009 = steak
2008 = Chinese food

-mrp-

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a lot..... A LOT....

Although I am a passionate person occasionally, I don't too often get really worked up/annoyed by things, especially posts on the internet..... except for one thing.  A lot.

I'll self proclaim that this was one of those things that I had to learn the hard way too, I thought it was just a tiny small word meaning many, or a plethora... alot..... It didn't really sink in the meaning of it until probably  I was in 4th grade.

Every time I see it on a facebook status, I have to restrain myself from correcting the offender... and then I have to restrain myself from making my own status update on the fact that it's freakin two words.

How ridiculous, right?  Of all the things to get worked up about.  I think though, I find myself reading posts and status' of people that I look up to/think are educated and know a lot, and I just wonder... wtf?... We learned a lot in elementary school, where were you?!

So, although there aren't A LOT of things that piss me off, when you don't listen to the auto correct in your blog post, or on your facebook status, I have to wonder about you...

two words people, just like the following:
a bunch

a crowd

a bushel

a gaggle

a group

a gathering

a lot

-mrp-

ps: I would like to officially thank my mother for beating a few of these grammar things into my head when I was in elementary school.  I am thankful to know that alot is not a word... even though people use it a lot.

pps: I am far from the grammar police; I did misuse loose, or lose in a facebook status a few months ago... and was corrected.

this never happens... but it is....

I hate saying I'm addicted to facebook, but it's probably the closest to the truth.  I realize it's ridiculous, and [shakes head], pointless, but I just can't help myself [shrug].

I was actually one of those that were happy when facebook stopped showing me everything from everyone. I know I miss things, but I'm sort of anal when it comes to checking my news feed and making sure I scan down to the last thing that I read the previous time.  So by not showing me every little detail, my brain is happier to not have to read through that many posts, status updates, links, photo's, etc.

I think it has to do with not wanting to miss anything.  Wanting to be included and not excluded.

In any case, I'm off facebook for a couple days.  It never happens, but it is... totally giving up fb this week.  I read through the news feed this morning, and I just cringed... the.entire.news.feed.... it was awful!... things like "Great, let's get another 5.7 gazillion dollars in debt!", to "America has disappointed me", to "It's a sad day for Christians today"...

I hate all the hate... it's horrible.

Hate is one of the reasons I don't like politics.  So much of it is about slandering the opponent.  Coming up with all the things he failed at in life.  Is it so hard to instead focus on what one has done good.  During Obama's last four years, the US's unemployment rate has fallen... he's put a plan into effect to get more of our troops out of the middle east... and his wife has pushed to educate children on how to be healthy.

I didn't want Romney to be our president, but I hope he goes on to do really great things, like Al Gore did after he lost.

I think, all in all... we ALL make up America... it's not just a president.  It's not just the Senate or the House of Representatives.  It's all of us.

-mrp-