a vacuum, a game, and a recipe.

today was one of those days that rocked.
nick and i were feeling particularly adventurous this morning, so we went to bed-bath-and beyond and got a vacuum.
it's a $180 vacuum, and we got it for $4.30
we feel exceptionally proud of ourselves.
then we went to walmart and nick got Super Smash Bro. BRAWL
to go with his new Wii he got for his birthday!
wooooo
we're super excited.
if my parents are wondering where these items went:

• lego star wars
• wii play
• when in rome
• evolution
• and 17 again

they accidentally escaped and wandered to our apartment in my purse. sorry.
then we got items for lunch.
this is a recipe my mother has, that wasn't in my cookbook so i totally forgot that i loved it.
it's called....

• Chicken Salad Croissant Sandwiches •

- tossed salad in-a-bag -

- ranch dressing -

- red grapes -

- canned chicken -

- costco croissant rolls -

you put however much you want (relatively equal parts of each) of everything but the rolls into a bowl and mix it up good.

then you put it onto a croissant roll cut in half, and walah!

it's an easy-peasy lunch/meal for any college student, newly wed, or anyone really who has a craving for something fresh and delicious.

plus, you can use the rest of the salad for a side salad at dinner, the ranch for homemade french fries and salad, the grapes for breakfast and snacks, the canned chicken for sandwiches, and the croissant rolls for any number of things.

see? versatile.

that's how i do my shopping.

except we went to the dumbest walmart in existence.

we couldn't find anyone to get the wii game for us, and then a manager walked back to the bathroom area and grabbed a worker for us.

the typical i'm-40-and-i-still-live-with-my-mom-and-she-makes-me-snacks-when-i-get-home-from-work-every-day-while-i-play-world-of-warcraft kind of guy.

he looked stoned. honestly.

anyways, so that happened.

at the same time i was looking for the "fabric" area of walmart, you know, where the nice old ladies cut out yards of fabric for you and tell you how cute it is?

there was no such thing.

there were a bunch of quilting cutouts of fabric squares and fleece blanket kits, but that was it.

i was amazingly disappointed with walmart.

i didn't even look for patio lights, i was that upset.

not a huge surprise, but it's never really happened before.

and i might as well throw this in there, but one of my co-workers left the first book of "the hunger games" on the desk, and since yesterday was the longest and slowest day of my life i figured why not.

i started reading, and was utterly dissapointed with the writing style.

it was juvenile and reminded me a lot of twilight.

twilight was a good series with relatively good books and writing.

but all i could read/see in my mind was a whiny bella, and it ruined the whole book for me.

i couldn't get myself to be intrigued or interested in the least bit.

so i went home and nick gave me the short version, and i was a little surprised at how similar it was to a certain book...

as nick put it, "it's a manly version of twilight. lots of killing-- lots of blood."

in the end, i'm very content with letting it rest there.

and as i've disclosed to my facebook, i may be the only person who doesn't emphatically drool over these books, but i really don't care.

done and done.

me and nick bought giant marshmallows and hershey's chocolate bars today in hopes of having s'mores tonight, but i'd like to have some buddies to light things on fire with.

so we'll see what happens.

**by the way, eating s'mores with oatmeal cookies instead of graham crackers is the new way to go, the new "black" if you're the fashionista type, and i will never regress into my old habits.

i'd also like to give a shout-out to these people:

meghan carlisle: HAPPY FREAKING BIRTHDAY! I owe you big time.

mccall gunderson: when are we going to run away? i've been practicing my ukulele skills.

tiffany harris: i'm getting tired of not seeing you. fix it.

chelsi lukens: i'm so glad you found such a great apartment! now let's PLAY!

ally best: i'm so happy for you, and every time i read your blog i grin from ear to ear. thank you for being so inspirational!

rachael & drew: when are we going golfing?!?! i took nick to hit a few balls on his birthday, and i'm not too shabby! let's do this thing!

my family: how about you all move up here so i can see you more!?

and finally, nick hammer: YOU ARE A SAINT. thank you for doing all that laundry, making a delicious dinner for us, and being a ridiculously amazing husband. this is my favorite quote from last night: "steph, can i rub your back for you, or massage your head? oh, hold on, i have to put the laundry in the dryer, just a sec."

you're definitely a keeper.

haha, oh! and we gave koda a bath this morning.

i have never seen a dog squeal and fight light she did!

she HATES baths!!

she wouldn't even get within 5 feet of us after we took her out and attempted to dry her off.

sorry babe, but you just have to get clean sometimes!

i'm trying so hard to be patient and wait until she gets her last puppy shots to buy a leash and take her out on walks all the time.

nick's just paranoid, and frankly so am i.

we don't want our baby to get sick.

we're strange, and aware of it.

take care, all you peeps and whatnot.

try not to be overly desperate or annoying on facebook, choose the right, always use turn signals, clean up your own dishes, and don't steal your sister's shirts. these habits, my friends, will take you far in life.