random musings & updates from "the gibsons"

1. Wintery Mix. You know you live in Austin, Texas when people get excited about sleet. You know you are married to Matt Gibson when you were not one of those who was surprised that it was going to sleet/snow because you had already seen it on the radar.
2. Gas. I have sitting next to me two receipts. One is from June 16, 2008- 13.34 gallons at $3.86/gallon = $51.47 to fill up! The other is from December 9, 2008- 13.73 gallons at $1.59/gallon = $21.82!!! Now this brings something else to mind. Has anyone seen the bumper sticker that says, "When Bush took office, gas was $1.46?" Politics aside, what are those people going to do with their bumper stickers?!!
3. The Gibsons. Last night while we were eating dinner Matt referred to us as "The Gibsons." I told him that I thought it was weird and that it makes us sounds like his parents and to never do it again.
4. MSG. After a conversation with some friends yesterday, I decided to google "MSG" to educate myself about it. You see, 'till recently I had always thought MSG was just something sort of bad for you that they put in Chinese food to make it taste better. I'm not going to go into a spiel, but MSG or "mono sodium glutamate" is not good for you. Anyway, after reading these articles, I started checking the ingredients on about everything in my pantry and guess what! This stuff is freakin' EVERYWHERE! Are we going to have a complete diet overhaul at the Gibson household? Possibly.
5. Real Estate. It's an EXCELLENT time to buy a house if your credit is good (or refinance) because interest rates are so low right now. Tell your friends to call me!
6. Blogging. I am sorry for the lack of posting on BOTH blogs...and especially sorry to those of you who check blogs at work to pass the time. Contrary to what you might expect, this is not because I have too little to blog about but because I can't seem to narrow it down to one thing.
   
7. New York. Matt and I leave for NYC one week from tomorrow!!! My sister and brother-in-law are going with us. We are in the process of making an itinerary which is so not my style, but very necessary. Personal recommendations please!

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