Schpeel

Currently, I'm on the 135th out of 248 episodes of Law & Order: SVU.

They are all on Netflix.

I am addicted.



And I have this memorized, of course:

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories. { DOINK DOINK }

I. am. awesome.

Also, I love Detective Elliot Stabler.

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This is Burke's favorite toy.

I don't even know why we have real toys.

So, if you have Burke's name for Christmas? It's the Kirby Floor Nozzle Sentria.

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So, like, a year ago? I was in my car opening up something with a leatherman knife. I can't remember what it was, but it had that hard plastic packaging around it, to prevent theft. (But there is no way you could bust open a package like that in a store without anyone seeing. I kind of sweat when I'm trying to open one of those packages.)

Anywho, I'm opening the package with my knife and I'm cutting away from me. But not away from my leg, because the knife slipped so fast off the plastic and went right into my thigh.


(Please excuse my white, meaty thigh.)
(This obviously wasn't in the summer and also before I started going to the gym.)

Anyway, after the knife went into my leg, I was TERRIFIED, because I had no idea how deep the knife went in. I had to wait about 10 seconds before the blood started to flow. It wasn't too much, so PHEW. I didn't have to drive myself to the ER with my 2 kids in the back.

(Side note: My dad did the exact same thing when I was 4 or 5 and he had to go to the hospital and get stitches. In my 4 or 5-year-old mind, I thought he was going to be handicapped forever.)

Has this story gone on long enough?

Well, I had a bruise (which you can kind of see in the above picture) for like, a GOOD 3 weeks.

And these are the jeans I was wearing when "The Great Knifing of Sometime-In-2010" happened. I like them.

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I don't know if I should admit this, because it's kind of white trash, but:

I FREAKING LOVE HOT DOGS!

Hot dogs are my favorite food. Right after sandwiches.

These are my new favorite. Johnsonville Spicy Hot Beef Links. Or something like that. OMG. I love them.

With a little red onion, mustard, tomatoes and some wickles pickles, which are the only pickles I'll eat. They're like a garlicky, spicy pickle. And they are SO good.

Now I want a hot dog.

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And to finish this post off? How about a fun little video!

To preface this video, Nate and Brett were at the Grand Canyon for 4 days and Burke and I were just hanging out at home. I think he missed Brett, because he didn't have anyone to pick on and had to get the energy out somehow AND GOT ALL CRAZY UP IN HERE.

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Did you get through all that?

If you did, wow! 302 gold stars for you!

Now go do yourself a favor and watch some SVU.