Uno de Mayo

On May first, I’ll be back to blogging.  I unregistered the old domain when we moved back to the states so the blog is here at http://gingerriot.blogspot.com.  Save it to your favorites.  I know that you didn't, but you will.  They always do. 

After spending a year going to school with nineteen year olds who live off trust funds, are dating married men, and just don’t understand why they aren’t going to get summers off for the rest of their lives, I have a lot to blog about again.  I have dealt with Ohio drivers on a daily basis which proves that I am stronger, more tolerant, and less mass murdering individual than I ever thought I was.   

I have also gained weight, which I’m not ashamed about or feel guilty about and I will explain why.  If you are already assuming it’s because “no fucks were given”, that is true…and only half the story.  Nonetheless, I want to feel stronger and be leaner so my journey to find that part of myself will be on the blog too.  Spandex thighs and makeup free gym days will be included.  You’ve been warned. 

I also felt really lost for about a year and a half after leaving the military and moving “home”.  So I will be talking about a lot of those feelings and situations here too.  You my Dr. Phil’s, and me on my over-priced chase lounge.  For those of you who know me, you know that I tend to deal with emotions with sarcasm and humor…so save those tissues…because I’m going to need them to stuff my bra after I start losing weight. (That’s always the first place you lose it.)

Leave a comment below, send me an email, or leave a comment for me on Facebook.  See you on Uno de Mayo.   

I just felt like this post needed some sort of picture.  This is our new cat Gabby Gato.  She likes to hang out around the house a lot. 

Drunkin' Pumkins

This week we proved to ourselves that moving back to a small town was the right decision.  It was homecoming, so we got together with our family…to watch our local high school team lose. 

 

Okay so the game may not have gone too well, but Brian’s uncle gave all of the kids a tractor pulled hay ride and we ended the night around a wood fire with the people we love the most…or at least the ones who have the most dirt on us.

 

Small towns also mean big trucks, and big homecoming floats. 

Saturday we all went out to the campground for pumpkin carving and trick or treating.  Brian and his cute parrot won the costume contest...

 

...and my mother in law won the pumpkin carving contest…because she’s bad ass like that.

 

 

 

In other news, my daughter Shylee came home with a new song she learned in drama.  She said it goes, “All day long we rape rape rape all through fall.” 

Um what?

I had her repeat herself a half dozen times until finally I think I got it.

Me – “Do you mean rake?  All day long we rake, rake, rake, all through the fall?”

Shylee – “Yeah, that’s it.  Same thing.”

For the record, it is not the same thing, and I would like her drama coach to please enunciate a little better, or at least think of songs that’s rhyming words don’t have anything to do with long jail sentences. 

 

 

 

Bethany Doesn't Know She's My New BFF

Where did the time go?  Better question, where did the blogger go?  It has been way too long since I have posted anything.  Since I was here last, I moved to the other side of the world, back onto good ol' US soil, bought a new house, said goodbye to all ties to the military, and have eaten an embarrassing amount of cookies...actually that's nothing new, I just really like cookies. 

It was months ago that I talked to Bethany from BethanyFAE on YouTube about sharing her on MyGingerRiott.  She agreed, then I promptly fell off the face of the Earth.  Rude, I know!  Moving with two little kids all the way from Germany, then getting set up here was more than I was prepared for.  But the worst part is you could have been enjoying Bethany this whole time!  So before any more time passes, welcome back to my blog, share it with your friends, then go check out Bethany!

BethanyFAE may be my favorite ginger ever...sorry Mom!  Bethany has a YouTube channel where she talks about everything from video games to great makeup advice while simultaneously letting her funny nerdiness come through.  It's simply awesome. 

While her videos may be geared towards women, men will love to watch her too.  She is seriously gorgeous...like I want to wake up and look just like her!  Okay not EXACTLY like her, because that may freak my kids out, but they'd get used to it eventually.   

Despite her looking like she was plucked right out of Hollywood, she talks to her audience like she is your best friend.  She is down to earth and funny, and instantly makes you like her.  Check her out, give her a thumbs up, subscribe and share the ginger love!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eiqKRYNKuw

Ginger Bombed

After spending a month getting everything ready for the move, having a sick kid, and only have three people send in picture submissions for the challenge, it has been cancelled.   It's sad, but it's kind of  a relief at the same time since there is so much going on right now.

One of the pictures was from my mom of her favorite redhead (who is a cartoon and isn't her daughter).

One of them was from my friend John.  He sent me a picture of...myself.  He really just sent me a picture so that he could choose the topic of a future blog post.  Prepare yourself for that in the future. 



And the following pictures are from Breanna, who would have won if there would have been a hundred people in the challenge.  (Breanna, I will send you your gift!)  Check out these sweet ginger bombed pictures!

Photo has been professionally ginger-bombed.

Proving that American redheaded men have been un-photogenic since 1776. 

I was told that the Mountain Dew had been ginger contaminated.  :-(  Ginger-vitis. 

If you have any funny redhead photos, be sure to send them my way!  Leave a comment below, and go hug a ginger.  Just kidding, that's not safe.