the first step is to admit

so i have been thinking lately about an addiction that i have- one that probably many of us share- not just in the blogging community but probably throughout the world- yes this addiction is that big! to accurately depict my addiction i will give you none other than an ecard, why? because they are so damn funny and say exactly what i need to say....






yep it's true guys i have a facebook addiction. my dear husband and i have the below conversation weekly, if not daily- why? because i am obsessed...

me: did you get my facebook message?

d: no, didn't go on facebook today- why what did it say?

me: that's the whole point of going on facebook! if your not going to check your wall then i'm not going to write on it and i'm sure as hell not going to tell you what i wrote! And what's with your profile pic? i mean seriously babe it's time to change that picture!

d: uh huh..... have you ever learned about the signs of addiction?

me: your point?

yea so that is the convo very regularly around the dubinsky household- i love facebook- i can't go a day without checking it at least 2 times! i will even get up early to check it- if i work at 6am i get up a couple minutes early just to check my facebook. is that so wrong? all of my friends are up there- their info, what's going on ie status, pics, fluff friends, and of course happy hour- now i know they aren't real drinks but isn't it awesome to get a drink from a friend?

yea i need help..... but in all honesty facebook is a very useful tool. i not only use it to see what's going on with all my friends but i also use it for school. now your probably all thinking- "school? what is she smoking!" but i'm serious! if i need to get a hold of one of my classmates i know i can get a hold of them quicker on facebook- if i need someones phonenumber? facebook! it all leads back to facebook!!!

so i invite you all of my wonderful blog readers to join facebook if you have not already- and if you have please do not hesitate to look me up- i am always looking for new facebook friends :0)

tonight is soup night- d and i looooooove potato dumpling soup- after our hectic, crazy, stressful week we definately need a soup night. and because i love to punish myself i will be making it from scratch- real potatoes, real dumplings- the whole nine yards! i think i might even post that recipe because it is just sooooo good. and if i am not in a soup induced coma by tomorrow i will be back to blog more :0)

sometimes blogger fails me

sorry about the previous post guys! it has some kinks and some weird html crap but you can still see the pics- that is what matters :0)

random monday

hello all! sorry i have been a little absent- it was quite the weekend and it turned out to be quite the monday! lots of things due in my history of psych class and definitely not enough time to get them all done! so today will be kind of a random list.... tomorrow there will be more coherent things posted.....probably :0)

i went out this weekend to rascals for happy hour- $1 dollars taps from 3-9pm....yeah lets just say my night ended early- like 9:00 early but all in all it was very fun and we had a great time :0)

D and i have been practicing our swing dancing for our upcoming lesson at Carroll College this Friday- we are so psyched! this swing semester will be awesome! teaching is definitely a passion for us- and how couldn't it be when that is how we met and fell in love? :0)

i have two papers due by the middle of the semester (which is scarily right around the corner!) one is 5 pages long on cloned food (for my environmental science class) and one is for my history of psych class- 10 pages on Freud- :0( that is one long paper. these are the times i am glad i am good at bs :0)

in about another 4 months D and i should be almost completely paid up with our bills- that my friends is the best feeling in the world! after that we can move on to more important things in life- a house, kids, and of course just enjoying each other- not like we don't do that everyday <3 onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIKigCVTtEVX8qLPdwNd5hgTSj-YZ4adRiUt40kvhESlx7ffGTjZtCC2-wascVG3q5BrCJ7zy9lYCYziJWMjNo1VJsy2_RTsbKDddC4BOdnc5OPyU3M89eElTk85Yx1Hfy6P1tH28ECY/s1600-h/P1010969.JPG">this is me and hubby's unbelievably talented and slightly big boned kitty dexter dressed up in a space suit- yea he was mad :0)













i love this picture- i really think it captures dexter's love for the costume- peta doesn't have this blog site do they?











this is dexter trying oh so desperately to escape this suit- doesn't he just look defeated?

















this is how wonderful my husband is- he got us into the penguin exhibit at the zoo so i could pet the penguins! this is what he likes to call my duck face- why duck face i have no idea- don't i look awesome with penguins?









enjoying myself in all that is penguin :0)


















my fabulous dance moves julia! :0) what were we doing?
photo- www.mthreestudio.com

















and finally my one and only shot of the night- this is the face i make- very elegant! :0)www.mthreestudio.com
happy monday everyone! <3

this morning in my car.....

so i realize that this may be a strange title for my post but my car really did get me thinking today. allow me to explain- i spend a lot of time in my car- and i mean a lot! i probably get in and out of my car about 10 or more times per day- i am always running- work, school, work, back to school, home, the store, or just daily errands. this is very taxing but you know what? i wouldn't trade it for anything, why? because the time that i am in my car helps me get two things:

1. time for myself
2. time to reflect

both of these things are very important- not only for me but for all of us. i really feel like i do my best thinking in my car. i enjoy getting in my car and running my errands because i know it's just me, my radio, and the open road. in my car really i am limitless- it can take me anywhere i need or want to go.

this morning i was in my car- thinking about those events i had spoken of in earlier posts (which i may or may not blog about later- we'll see how today goes!) and i realized something- i have spent far to much time dwelling on these events- life throws you curve balls and that is okay- in fact it is what makes us all stronger. i don't like to be tested- but sometimes it is necessary- and i truly feel that we will be in a better place because of all of this- maybe not today, maybe not even this month- but soon.

i just wanted to write this post in a way to remind myself- good things are ahead. i feel better everyday- this month has been hell! but then again i think that maybe i don't know what hell truly is- i don't have it that bad and i don't like to act like i do. everyone gets down on their luck- what i love most about blogging is that i can post and people reach out to me when i need it the most- no matter how silly or serious the posts- you are all there- i couldn't ask for more. what i love even more is that i am able to read all of your blogs and be there for you- that is something that is most important to me. :0)

so after this post i am thinking things will start to be a lot brighter around here at my blog. new things are coming- i could just tell how the world was brighter today- i try to look at like as if there is always something to look forward to- when i come home at the end of the day i know this is true- i have a husband who loves me more than anything in the world- and i love him just as much- we share everything together and i love that. i have a family who is always there for me- through it all- and friends that do the same- more than they know! and last but not least i have this blog- which has helped me write all this down and have a feeling of relief and connectedness to others- which is so important.

i will leave you with this picture- that i feel is very fitting- darin and i took a road trip to florida two years ago- we didn't have any money, but we did with what we had- and it was the most amazing time either of us have ever had- well maybe besides our wedding day and honeymoon :0)

happy thursday everyone!

hello mr postman, do you have my refund?

okay so this refund check thing with my college has really been wearing thin on my list of "things i absolutely cannot stand" one of them being not getting my refund check in a timely manner which i haven't since i started that school 4 years ago.....whoooo deep breath!

so after going into my school, complaining about said refund check for about 20 minutes to a lady who could care less, calling the school to complain again when i realized said check was still not in my mailbox, and finally ripping the head off a banana (totally accidental but hilarious- kind of like broke college student meets the invisible hulk) i was done- i decided to call the school yet again yesterday before i went to work. i proceeded to tell her i needed this refund check, where was it, and when will i get my money? then she proceeded to tell me in a snotty tone that yesterday was presidents day and that no mail was being delivered.....

idiot party of one?

i felt like a fool- today when i went to my mailbox there was said check and i jumped for joy- my heart was lighter and there was a silver lining to those bill-filled clouds! so now i can finally pay more money to david's bridal- my fiercest creditor and actually my best friend- they call every day! :0)

so now that is done- and the burden is just a little lighter and i will take whatever i can get right now! so now we just wait for our refund checks- we are very excited about those- that means even more bills getting paid off and more money to actually buy what we need- food, gas, and other miscellaneous treasures :0)

otherwise today was like any other tuesday- not too much exciting going on. i worked this morning at 6am and believe me it was tough to wake up! cold+early morning+ice on my window+medical billing= sucktastic- is that a word? blogger tells me no but i'll use it anyways

well i am off to make my apple strudel with my group of residents at the group home. i have created a cooking night every tuesday night which they all really look forward to. tonight is the night i have the most participation and the highest interest of any activities- well besides sit and be fit of course- that's on channel 10 just in case anyone was wondering :0) i am a faithful watcher of this show on the weekends- in fact i even join in with the res once in a while :0)

more tomorrow as the week progresses- after this week is over i feel i will be a lot more centered, and a lot less stressed for a change! t-minus 5 days and counting!

my balloon mobile

so i have to say that after my last post i was feeling pretty down. I went to work on Valentines Day and was pretty sure that my day was in no way going to get any better. well i was wrong- i never took into account that i have the best husband in the world- and yes that is the whole world :0)

he made me heart shaped chocolate chip cookies- totally romantic and cute! he tried to use cookie cutters but they didn't work- so he formed them in to hearts by hand! i was floored- they were perfect hearts! he did an awesome job!

but that is not all i received!

he made me a huge valentines display on the ceiling of our bedroom- red balloons and pink streamers (see pic at bottom of post!)- so that before i go to bed at night i can think of him, and the moment i wake up i can think of him- it was totally sweet and just what i needed to feel better. he also got me a box of chocolates and a beautiful card(yet again another pic :0) that was so sweet. i really realized more then ever how lucky i am. not because my husband gives me things on valentines day- but because he is kind, compassionate, caring and wonderful every single day of the year- i just don't always see it because i'm too busy being stressed- which definitely has to stop.

i feel like i am devoting entirely too much time to being stressed out. i feel like i need to spend more time for myself- being happy about what IS going right in our lives. i spend waaaaay to much time being down- and i hate being a debbie downer- it's just not who i like to be- for myself, other people, or my awesome husband.

i really am hoping that this week will be different- i am going to go into it very positively- open mind, open heart, open eyes- i can only take one day at a time and life may not always be fantastic or go the way i plan but it really is beautiful and gives us amazing opportunities otherwise gone ungiven- does that make sense? i hope so!

well loyal blog readers this post is going to be a little short- i have a lot of psych reading and i hope before i fall asleep i can spend some quality time with the hubby cuddling and watching a movie- i have been promising him we would do this all week- i hope to keep my promise!

but before i go- did anyone drive last night in that horrible ice storm? unbelievable! D and i saw 15 accidents between racine and milwaukee- we couldn't believe it! some cars were even turned over- completely on the hood of their car! i don't think we saw so many squad cars in one night- ever! i hope all of you are safe and sound- drive carefully!!!! i can feel spring- i really can- it just has to be right around the corner! we need it!

have a happy monday everyone! more to come to you later :0) i will leave you with some pictures from our valentines day festivities :0)
my balloon mobile!













my beautiful card <3













me and d at benihana! <3

Dear Mr Valentine, Please Bring Me Some Good News

so this Valentines Day has not been like most- in fact i'm not really much in the Valentines Day mood. I don't say this to sound like a debbie downer- in fact i don't want to be- not at all. I love Valentines Day- i love the little conversation hearts that i eat waaaaaaaaaaay to many of, i love the fact i don't need an excuse to eat a ton of chocolate, and most of all i love being with hubby because i feel that without him days like this would mean nothing- no day in my life would be the same without him.

i just wish that things would start going our way- i mean, we have had A LOT of bad news in the past couple of days- things i cannot blog about now probably will when it is all said and done. i want to feel like our life is going forward- i hate the phrase " one step forward, two steps back"- why is that fair? sometimes i just don't get how life works- or how the things that happen to us could possibly happen- isn't their a limit as to how much two people can handle and take on?

well i am trying my best to put myself in good spirits- tonight D and i are going out to Benihana's- I LOVE BENIHANA'S!!!! We are actually celebrating our 6 month anniversary- we have been married 6 months! can you believe that? i can't - it seriously feels like i just walked down the aisle a month ago! i look overall at my life and realize that even though i probably don't have everything i have always wanted (who does) does not mean that hubby and i won't get there- we will build a great life together- we have already started! i look at our small apartment, ever mounting pile of bills, and of course our hectic work schedules and i realize that it won't be like this forever- something is bound to change. If there is a Valentine Fairy could you just do one thing for me? Bring us some luck- some positive change,- show us a sign in the right direction, please? this is really all i can ask for- and i sometimes even feel selfish asking for things- but i feel like what we need right now more than anything is support- support to get through all of this crap so we can move on to better things. i know it will happen somedays i just get really tired of sitting and waiting, ya know?

well girls i am off to work- then off for some fabulous hibachi- leave me kind words- D and i could both use them right about now!

Have a wonderful Valentines Day with your significant others- i leave you with a picture of me and my love- i encourage you all to do the same- look at the happy times because life can't always be what you want it to be- it is important to remember what brought you here and what will bring you through- trust me it helps! :0)
photo by www.mthreestudio.com

oh cricket cola, how i adore you....

okay so cricket cola will not be my only focus of this post- but let me get it out of the way because well i can't stop thinking about how good it is. for those of you who don't know what cricket cola is- it is a cola that is infused with green tea- full of sugar? yes. bad for you? probably. damn good? hell yes!!!!! it is probably my favorite soft drink- here is a picture of my love....i mean my favorite beverage- yea my beverage.....




























okay so that picture kind of made the post huge- but it had to be glorified :0) i have only been able to find it at Potbelly's sandwich shop- any ideas of where to get it? let me know! i love it- soooo good :0)

anyways not too much new- last night hubby and i went to botanas- a really cute mexican restaurant down on 5th and national- the food was awesome! very authentic and tasty :0)

tonight is our friend rachel's b-day so we are going out to club anything for some cheap beer and dancing- it should be a fabulous time!

other than that my life is semi-boring right now. it seems like all i do is school and work, school and work- no time for anything else. it really is sad but it won't be like this forever. hopefully a new job is on the horizon for hubby in the upcoming weeks so keep your fingers crossed for us! we really need to start banking some cash- we have a lot of bills and no way to pay them! we keep looking at this gorgeous house that is right near our apartment- i love this house!!!! it really is everything we want- but alas now is not the time- soon but not now. our goal is to be debt free by the end of summer- i know we can do it- D will be working a better job, i will have two jobs- so that is double the income- i really hope we can put all this debt nightmare behind us and move on! i can't wait! i have houses on the brain, i would really like children in the near future- all of these things unfortunately require money- but hubby and i don't like to dwell on money- we wish we had more but wishing doesn't make it so- and some day the luck will turn in our favor, i just know it.

so while i anxiously await the return of my husband i will leave you. there is lots of housework to be done and not a lot of time to do it in. however i have been known to clean the house in a record 20 minutes flat- we'll see what happens!

have a fabulous saturday night everyone- more musings soon to come!

it's been a crazy weekend!

sorry for not posting sooner everybody- i have been flooded with things from school, work, and home- sooo much to do- no time to do it in! so i think for today's post to be the most efficient it can be i will do a random list

-friday was fantastically relaxing- hubby and i went out to the movies and saw a double feature! The Eye with jessica alba- sooo good! We also saw The Bucketlist- which was also very good- a little sad- but very very good!

-saturday i worked most of the day- nothing too exciting. i went over to aerins house to help her tie up some loose ends with things and of course to have some pbr :0) it was a fabulous time! i then came home and did homework- i know, i know, saturday night? homework? what was i thinking!

-sunday i did a photo shoot for The White Box. It is a fabulous service that will be opening up to Brides sometime late March or early April- Vendors will be pre-approved by Monica so that she can tell Brides who come to her who the best of the best is when it comes to wedding vendors! i think it is a wonderful shop- and monica (the owner) is absolutely fabulous- so friendly and energetic- her business will be a success for sure! As soon as i get pics from the photo shoot i will post them for sure! In the meantime please take yourselves over to her blog and check out what she is all about for yourself! The White Box

i will write more later! it is off to class and then work- ahhh i feel so busy!

have a wonderful tuesday!