Tag Archives: Drew

Drew Days Approach

Posted on July 16, 2013 by joey

Gonna take another trip. Off to see Drew and our nephews. *smiles* I haven’t stayed at Drew’s house since Moo was still in diapers. We usually see her here, at the Palace of Rules, or I have her to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged Drew, happiness, Palace of Rules, Simon, tea, The Mister | 6 Comments

Ye Olde Family Reunion

Posted on June 23, 2013 by joey

The Mister’s clan has three family reunions a year. Since we were in Georgia for seven years, we weren’t obligated to attend the last twenty-one reunions, about which we felt, generally fiiine. Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged Drew, family, MIL, nature, religion, The Mister | 6 Comments

People, Ugh

Posted on June 20, 2013 by joey

Back in 1990-?somethin, I bought my first car. I paid about $10k for it. It was initially more and I negotiated, as well as trading my old clunker in with $500 from my mother. I was satisfied with the price, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Musings | Tagged Drew, home, manners, MIL, money, MYOB, real estate | 9 Comments

Liquid Courage? Liquid Everything!

Posted on June 19, 2013 by joey

I have a lot of blogging to do. I’ve got awards to accept, and things to tell you, but I’ve been too overwhelmed to sit down and write. Initially, I was too busy being irked, pissy, frustrated, and doing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety disorder, Beauty Queen, cocktails, dog, Drew, happiness, insomnia, marriage, Moo, moving | 11 Comments

Omagosh! Is that a Purple Paisley Shirt?

Posted on June 9, 2013 by joey

One of the great things about being back in the city? Great Big Goodwill Stores! Like most people, I started shopping at Goodwill long before Macklemore told us it was fucking awesome. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged Beauty Queen, Drew, Goodwill, kids, poppin tags, Sassy, shopping, starbucks, The Mister | 5 Comments

Sunday Worship

Posted on May 26, 2013 by joey

Last week, my mother wrote, “Here I am at my favorite Church on Sunday. The Church of Golf. The Legends Golf & Country Club. Life is good. Thank you Lord.” Am … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged Busytown, church, Drew, Game of Thrones, golf, ice cream, racing, RIchard Scarry | 6 Comments

United Holiness Camp

Posted on May 16, 2013 by joey

Growing up with Drew and her very religious family, we spent a considerable amount of time in churchy settings. None of the churchy settings were quite so memorable as the United Holiness Camp in Milan, Indiana. Milan, Indiana is so small, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged camp, Drew, religion | 6 Comments

On Choosing a Life

Posted on May 9, 2013 by joey

People who don’t know me well ask me all the time, “Why Champaign-Urbana?” This annoys the piss out of me. In order to explain why I like it there, I’m somehow putting down every other place on earth. Have Y’all … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged Beauty Queen, Drew, family, HME, location | 12 Comments

I’m a City Mouse

Posted on April 26, 2013 by joey

I don’t fare well in the suburbs. In the suburbs, I find I feel kinda pressured to achieve the status quo, when I don’t even like the status quo. In the suburbs, you must conform. You must upgrade to granite … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged city mouse vs country mouse, communities, corn, diversity, Drew, education, suburbia, The Mister | 4 Comments

The Joads meet Noah’s Ark meets Livin in a Van…

Posted on March 12, 2013 by joey

All packed up. House empty. Hotel FULL. In addition to runnin around packin and cleanin like a freak for the last six days, I also had a moving sale for two of those days. While all this was going on, … Continue reading →