come a long way, baby

I just spent all of the Crate & Barrel gift cards that we got in one fell swoop. Half of what I spent was on Christmas tree ornaments, which I am extremely happy about, because I am all about Christmas and we're doing a tree this year. But I bought some expensive silverware that was $29.95 PER PLACE SETTING and I had the clerk go through such a hassle in finding them, going back for more, and general indecisiveness, that I ended up buying them all and I'm going to take them all back tomorrow.

But the lovely, cheerful, sturdy-as-fuck doormat is staying. So are the silver spoon rest and the fancy ornament hooks. Micah looked kind of sick to his stomach when I told him I spent it all. Then I unwrapped all of the amazingly beautiful ornaments and told him these would be the ornaments we'll have for the rest of our lives, the ones we'll hang with our children. So he's cool with the ornaments but the silverware has got to go back. I might hate our current ugly, cheap, and mismatched silverware but it sure as hell didn't set us back a few hundred bones.

I don't think I have enough street cred to be saying "bones" instead of "bucks." Hm.

p.s. Britney? Hi. You're looking fabulous. I know I said one time that I thought you and Kevin were hot together, but that's when you two were so new and you looked so happy. I was kind of swept away, too. Everyone could love you again.

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Wanna see 13-year-old Micah with a mullet? Tee-hee!

(love my scanner love my scanner)

Ok, so it's a mini-mullet, but had he given this look another couple years it would've been full-blown. YOWZA!

Now, some serious cuteness:

Those cheeks! Oh my god, those cheeks.

Here's Micah with his mother, who was in a fatal car accident when he was four. I think she's beautiful, and I think he looks just like her. What do you think?

For those of you who haven't had the delight of seeing Micah's new haircut...

Wedding reception pictures coming soon.

And now, back to this contest. But there is no right or wrong answer. I would simply like to know your favorite term for a mullet. Everyone gets a point.