What is in a name?

For Christmas as a stocking- stuffer I got a Magical Turtle Bowl. As seen below:

I have it set up at work. Jared actually bought this for me because I have been wanting a pet for so long. He got this before we bought turtles for our birthday.

Now I only need a name. Any suggestions?

Laughter is the best medicine

So I love my hubby. Lately the nightly ritual is that he watches the first 15 minutes of what ever 9pm show is starting (Usually Castle or Mentalist or CSI:NY) while I get ready for bed. Then he comes in to say prayers and read scriptures. Then he proceeds to be extremely silly and makes me laugh till I either cry or get the hiccups. If I do get the hiccups he laughs all the more hard (Apparently, my hiccuping is extremely funny to him and he can't control himself). So I end up turning off the light around 10 or 10:30 pm if i am lucky and fall asleep sometime after that.

Now 10pm doesn't sound too bad but man it is really wearing on me since I have to be AT work at 6 in the morning.

Even tho I am sleep deprived, I absolutely LOVE that my husband can make me laugh so hard any time of the day no matter what. Going to bed has been tremendously fun and funny for the past week or so and I LOVE IT!

Reminiscing with strangers

A line from comedian Steven Wright- " I like reminiscing with strangers" Its funny to think about and with a person that is fun and willing to be a little crazy then this situation could be awesome.

I recently found a couple of blogs from some friends from a time long past. These people remind me how much i actually lived in my head and how much I felt like I was smart.... that definitely is a long time past. Thinking about it, i still can't believe that they were friends with me and liked me. I am not of that same mental caliber. Every memory I have including these people are mentally charged with discussion and analysis. Taking things for face value was never acceptable. The relationships proved to be complicated and intriguing. Through the fates weave of threads we created our influence even if it was in our own little corner.

Now after catching up on blog posts and reading words that have flitted around my own mind, i remember that we were and are kindred spirits. That is why friendship evolved. That is why even if i didn't fit in with the group, I did with them and that was sufficient. The minor and major connections will always be there. i will always treasure the plans of world domination and exploration of the off blockbuster path movies.

I realize that this may not sound anything like me and some may be thinking, this isn't Joanna... but it once was and always will be in the right company. Certain people bring out characteristics of our sub-conscious. i liked that version of Joanna but know it is always better in moderation. Too much creates a detached Joanna that doesn't find happiness, just pleasure. The whole world doesn't live on that kind of fantasy and whim but i can definitely enjoy the ride when the tempest picks me up.

So THANK YOU dear friends for reminding me how lovely the written poetic word is and how it feels to let my soul fly with its melodies.

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris, well know Child prodigy Doctor (Doogie Houser), womanizer suit wearing business man (Barney Stinson), and evil criminal mastermind (Dr. Horrible).

he became a main character on the post-Friends breakout show How I Met your mother as Barney Stinson complete with catchphrases such as "Legen- Wait for it....... dary" and "Suit UP!"

i recently had been addicted to the 45 min masterpiece (I LOVE JOSS WHEDON) Dr Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog and told my husband that NPH should sing on the show (like the other great musical episodes from Buffy and Scrubs) . Not 10 minutes later a commercial came on for HIMYM and said BARNEY SINGS FOR THE 100TH EPISODE!

It played last night and I wasn't disappointed. :-)

Home Sweet Home

So we are looking for a house. We want to move closer to town and closer to family. We also want to be closer to family when/if I get pregnant so that i won't be trapped in Maricopa 45 min from my sisters and mom. We have been looking for MONTHS now and in that time have put bids on LOTS of houses. The 2 we were most excited about and told a lot of people about, we recently found out that they are no longer options due to the current owners deciding not to sell. :-( But with the new year we started up a new search. We looked at several houses this last weekend and hit a very wide variety. 2 houses were super scary, so much so that in one of them we didn't even go upstairs for fear of falling through the floor with water damage. Another had lots of graffiti everywhere and stains of being egged recently. (Great neighborhood right?!) There were also a couple that were great and one that Jared was ready to buy on the spot. This is it below.

It is located near Power and Ray. It is a little more that we originally wanted to pay but is everything and more in what we were looking for. House hunting is stressful sometimes but it is always fun to think about a future in whatever house you are looking at right then. Where you would put the couch and where the computer will go and hopefully where will the nursery go that will make 3 am feedings easier. I am keeping my fingers crossed for this one though. I really like it and I think would fit Jared and I perfectly.