Egg Hunting

Nope, it's not Easter! But there seem to be some extra eggs around the Greenbaum house!

As I've mentioned in the past, my family is full of animal lovers (especially my mom). My mom and I had the great idea to have turtle doves at my wedding. We have 2 beautiful antique bird cages which we thought would be beautiful on either side of the entrance into the ballroom. Here is a picture of my mom with her doves :)

You can't tell but there are 2 doves in that cage (which made a total of 4 doves at our wedding). Guess what happened to them after the wedding??? My mom took 2 and gave Noah and me 2.

I grew up having doves as pets. Noah, however, HATES birds. They totally freak him out. On our honeymoon, peacocks roamed our hotel. Noah wouldn't get near them (even the little baby ones). He doesn't go anywhere near our doves either. When I open the cage door to give them food or water, Noah leaves the room!

I discovered something very interesting today when I gave our birds (who have no names because we can't tell them a part) fresh water...one of them laid an egg! Of course I have no idea which one the egg came from! I don't even know if one of them is male! I told my friend, Sally, about my egg discovery and she quickly googled for some fast facts on egg hatching.

What did we discover?? (allexperts.com)

- Doves can have babies have 46 days!

- You should leave the egg in the cage even if it is infertile (if the mom lays too many eggs she could deplete her calcium levels)

- Male doves usually sit on the eggs during the day and the females at night

- Don't tell Noah...doves in captivity can live 12-15 YEARS!!!!!

Very interesting.... My mom's doves have laid many eggs and 8 hatched! Now my step-sister has 2 doves and my mom has 5! With the number of eggs her dove is producing, I'm pretty sure I have 2 female doves. After closer inspection of the egg, I realized it is cracked. I think I will put a nest in the cage for any future eggs.

Moral of my post...if you want doves at your wedding, get the release doves. That way you won't come back from your honeymoon with 2 new pets :)

Key to the Cure

Do you know that 1 in 3 men and 1 in 2 women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime?

I didn't until yesterday. I had no idea the numbers were so staggering. My friend and I went to Saks Fifth Avenue's "Key to the Cure," which benefits the VCU Massey Cancer Center. This was my first time attending the event and I can't wait to go next year! Not only does it benefit and promote a wonderful cause (women's cancer research), it is lots of fun. There were tons of area restaurants with great food and good drinks. During the evening, there was a fashion show featuring fall looks from Saks.

2 side notes from the event:

1. We wore name tags: I love name tags because I forget names. It is one of my many faults. Anyways, my name tag looked funny. Why? It had a strange name on it... I searched the table with rows of organized name tags for mine with no success. The woman behind the table working the event found my name tag and handed it to me. It read, "Muffy Greenbaum." Oh yea, that's me! I have gotten used to the sound of my last name and even writing it. However, it still surprises me when I see it. Clearly, this was my first post-marriage experience with a name tag. After the initial shock of it, I was proud to be wearing my awesome new name on my dress! I love name tags :)

2. Cakes by Graham: Graham Haddock is an ex-chef in the British military who owns this fabulous cakery in Richmond, VA. He made this delicious and beautiful cake for the event last night. I also love Graham because he made our beautiful wedding cake! Most wedding cakes look beautiful but taste like cardboard. Not Graham's cake, they're as wonderful to eat as they are to look at! I would recommend him to anyone in need of good cake! Just look at our beautiful cake!

I cried watching ESPN's College Game Day

That's right....this past Saturday College Game Day brought me to tears. Why?

Because of this truly inspirational player:

Mark Herzlich: "Boston College's linebacker finished his junior year a star." He finished as the ACC definisive player of the year. He was projected to be a top 5 draft pick for 2010. In the spring of 2009, Mark went to the doctor with a pain in his leg. Mark's life was turned upside down on May 12, 2009 when he was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare, malignant bone cancer (ESPN.com). But I didn't cry because of his disease, I cried because of his fight. Through all the chemotherapy and radiation, he never stopped working out or supporting his team. He is on the sideline at every game, he attends every meeting, and he keeps praying to be on the team again.

"When I picture beating cancer...the end result is me running out of the tunnel with the team behind me...with the crowd being as loud as I've ever heard it..." -Mark

On Saturday, Mark announced that the doctor is 99% sure he is cancer free. After surgery to repair his left leg, Mark hopes to rejoin his team. This story is truly inspirational and if you missed the interview, you should definitely take the time to watch it on ESPN.

Absolutely amazing..... I wish I could be more like him.

Genetic Freaks

Proving life really is unfair:

Heidi Klum: Here she is almost 9 months pregnant and she's had 3 other children! I wouldn't look this good on my best day.

Kelly Rippa: You're probably thinking, "Yea but she has all those talented make-up artists to make her look that pretty!"

Well you were wrong....even without make-up, still adorable!

And the woman I really love to hate....

Marisa Miller: Should anyone be allowed to be this beautiful?

Clearly Noah and I both have a thing for blonds...

Well now that I've depressed myself, I think I'll go eat a brownie :)

Why is it that...

He can open the door, walk across the back yard, outside the back fence, open the trash can, put the trash in the trash can, close the trash can, walk back across the yard into the house in the pouring down rain/snow/hot/cold weather but putting a dish in the dish washer is too much work?

He can recall who won the Superbowl in 1996 and probably even the score but can't remember where we went on our first date? (I have to say that I have problems with memory so this one is a bad example...I can't think about where we went right now actually).

He is so smart when it comes to politics, math, current events, history, etc. but he locks the keys in the tool shed?

He doesn't comment on what I'm wearing but as soon as I have on a new outfit he immediately says, "when did you get that?" I mean how does he know my closet so well? He didn't see me bring the shopping bag in!!!!

After 4 months of living in our new house, he knows how to work the television, Xbox, and microwave but the dishwasher is still a challenge?

Why is it that after a terrible day, he can make me laugh?

And why is it that at least once a day he makes me feel special and loved?

Moral of my post...husbands may be impossible at times but their imperfections make them even more adorable :) And I'm pretty sure Noah's list of "why is it that..." would be longer than mine!

Lazy Sundays...

Around our house, Sundays consist of sleeping late, eating scrambled eggs (with pepper jack cheese YUM), a slew of sporting events, a walk with Jeter, and laundry.

While this particular Sunday includes all of the activities listed above, it has one more...reminiscing. This weekend was full of Collegiate School activities. Noah and I both went to Collegiate K-12, Noah's dad is a teacher there, and Noah coaches 7th grade football and Varsity baseball in addition to his financial advising job. Needless to say, we still have a strong connection to our alma mater. This weekend included the alumni oyster roast, the homecoming football game, and my 5 year high school reunion. I can't believe I graduated from high school 5 years ago! It seems like yesterday... It's crazy how fast time flies! This weekend was so much fun and I think I proved that just because you're married, doesn't mean you can't have fun :) It was so great to see everyone and even though it's been 5 years, it felt like we all had just graduated together. Most of my classmates went to school for 13 years at Collegiate. Which means, I've known most of these people for 18 years. That's crazy!

I can't wait for our 10 year reunion! After five years, all we've had time to do was go to college and job hunt. But after 10 years, people will be married, living all over the world with amazing careers, and maybe some of us will have kids!

On a side note, I've done a lot of laundry today. Noah had a stain on one of his shirts. I grabbed what I thought was stain remover and sprayed it all over this shirt (it was a big stain!). When I had finished drenching the shirt, I realized I just sprayed bathroom cleaner on it. OOPS! I thought, "Great...I've just ruined this nice shirt." But I put it in the washing machine and hoped for the best. It came out like new! AMAZING! I'm not saying that I'm gonna keep using it on my stains, but it worked wonders! It's also a great bathroom cleaner.

I Just Don't Get It

It's important to be an individual and have your own sense of style. For the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards, Lady Gaga took these words of wisdom to a whole different level.

Her red carpet look...weird (but it is the VMAs).

End of her performance. This gore is worse than True Blood. SCARY.

Accepting her award. Lady Gaga, we get it! You're weird!

Haha this is without a doubt my favorite look. Her last look of the evening and she went out with a bang. How can you take her seriously!?!?!?!?

Some people call her crazy...some call her genius. I'm gonna side with crazy (unless you are talking about scariest Halloween costume....in which case, I would definitely have to go with genius).