SURPRISE!... What a birthday!

Yesterday was my GOLDEN birthday... And what a day it was.

First of all, I knew a little bit about what was going on. I accidentally found out (contrary to people saying I snooped). I really didn't want to know, I really wanted to be surprised.

So I knew something was going on this weekend. I found out the actual Evite site (I inadvertantly received an invite... I was checking her brothers mail for them).

Amy then sent out fake emails to her brothers, saying the party would be Sunday. Then telling me they had problems getting into their bertjones.com accounts, so that I would see the email and maybe peek. Which I did, but I only read the first line, and then stopped myself.

So I wasn't sure what day it was going to be on. But I knew that no matter what Amy said, she was probably lying through her teeth, or telling me the truth and I would think she is lying. So I was really confused.

I was waiting for the whole day to go by so we could "go out to eat". I was really getting on her nerves.

So we left, we had to go get gas, then to the post office, then to the library, then she "accidentally" turned onto our street, so we were taking an awful long time to get to the restaurant. So I figured something was up.

We arrive at the Mounds View Square that hosts the Pink Flower restaurant and she parks at the wrong set of doors, So that kinda clued me in (plus I saw my dad's van and my great aunt's car in the handicapped spots!)

So we walk up to the restaurant and as soon as I walk in I hear SURPRISE! and this sea of people!

I couldn't believe so many people were there! And friends that I hadn't seen in years!

I got some absolutely beautiful cards (Mandi handmade a He-Man card for me! Which I absolutely loved!)

I also got some really funny ones from Shaun and DeDe and Jennifer and Jason.

Courtney hand made me a really special card... I love getting cards from her.

I got some absolutely wonderful presents too!

Josh and his fiancee Liz got me an absolutely gorgeous oriental jewelry box, that I immediately put on my oriental themed dresser next to my buddhas and vases. They also filled it with "gold" chocolate coins... which Amy claimed!

I got a really funny book called Furry Logic from Shaun and DeDe... with really cute quotes, like "You'll always be my best friend... you know too much." And it has some beautiful watercolor illustrations of animals. Which, they didn't know this, I love watercolors. I am actually trying to learn how to paint with digital watercolors and I love cute animals!

I got an Ernie (Bert & Ernie) doll from my sister... leave it to the nutjob... and a DVD with the original "Little Shop of Horrors".

I received some never been opened MINT LPs of Dolly. One I didn't have and two I did have, but they were scratched!

I got Golden Grahams from Mikayla, a Centennial Cougars (my high school) t-shirt from Dominic and the card from Courtney.

Muriel and Lorraine (My great-Aunt and Grandmother) gave me a really nice Black polo shirt and an alarm clock/radio/calendar/calculator thingy.

My dad gave me a $50 bill which I immediately went and bought God of War for the PS2.

And Mandi got me American Chopper game for the playstation 2 (which was on my wish list) I played the game last night and it's hard driving a motorcycle on a joystick. Especially since I have never driven a motorcycle before.

God of War is cool too. The Boyz (Matt and Tony) are just gonna LOVE the game. Very action packed and cool!

All in all, I had a wonderful day. The Pink Flower always has great food. We had Sweet and Sour Chicken, Sesame (orange) chicken (my two favorites) and chicken Chow mien and Egg rolls and cream cheese wontons.

What most people don't know, is that the Pink Flower is a family run business. My family has gone there for YEARS! There would be days when you went in and you would see the "dad" sitting at a back table, rolling eggrolls or cream cheese wontons. So you knew right there they were hand made, not bought through a distributor and cooked. And the egg rolls are so light, I have had some that are so heavy!

But, I had a wonderful time and I thank everyone for coming! It was a blast! Amy says she is going to do it again, but this time I won't know ANYTHING! Good!

Now I have to try and plan one for her... maybe her 30th or something... any ideas?

If you would like to see some of my gifts and cards... head over to my photoblog to see them!

(ultra)Sound The Horns!

It's official!

Riley Montgomery is due March 7th!

I am very excited. And the fact that it is a boy! Now we will finally have some sort of balance in this house. It's been 2 boys against 3 girls for too long!

We are so excited and here is the ultrasound.

A disclaimer

Someone is going around telling family members that I have this blog to specifically say bad things about people.

So, to the person who is reading my blog and twisting my words. STOP. I don't know you, I have never met you, YOU DON'T KNOW ME, so stop spreading lies about me.

Now, I want to tell you that what they are saying is not true. I started this blog so that people (friends and family) could learn more about me.

I am a very quiet guy by nature, and this blog lets me get out feelings and moods and lets me just get out my thoughts.

And a warning... my wife is not so quiet and shy, if you attack me, she'll kick your ass. (She wanted me to post that.)

This post also lets me get out things that are on my mind. Some are good and some are bad, but I don't use this to attack people.

There are two distinct posts in here where I am bitchin about family members. One names a specific person, one does not.

The only time I will ever complain about someone is if they specifically attack me or royally piss me off. Then I may post about the experience and how I felt.

I was raised to not "create waves" and if someone attacked you, you took it and don't say anything. I am not a fighter.

But if you really piss me off, I won't say anything "in that moment" becuase I usually just don't know what to say, but after I have had time to think the situation over, I usually have a lot to say about it, and by posting, part of me hopes that person will read it and realize how much they hurt me, without me having to actually tell them to their face, because that is something I just can't do.

So, I WILL NEVER POST ANYTHING HURTFUL about someone, UNLESS, you did something to me personally that really hurt me. Then I MAY post about it, but it is very rare.

These are the days of my lives....

I'm watching Days of Our Lives right now... my favorite soap opera...

It's all my sisters fault really, every summer while our parents worked and we were out of school, we had a schedule.

I would watch cartoons until 10. Then the Day of Soaps began:

• 11 a.m. - Young and the Restless
• 12 p.m. - Days of Our Lives
• 1 p.m. - One Life to Live
• 2 p.m. - General Hospital

I only watched Days of Our Lives. And it was around the time-frame when Bo and Hope got together, Jack and Jennifer, Patch and Kayla and Shane and Kimberly and his evil daughter Eve...

Man I loved it back then. And my sister would cook me Chef Boyardee ravioli, or O's in the pan, not in the microwave... now that is love!

But the Days that are on now, is so boring. It takes three weeks for them to do one day. And the same writing over and over again...

So now I barely watch it. I read about it a day ahead of time here.

And when I get really bored I can always re-read and discover things I forgotten on this site.

Okay, I think I am done with my trip down memory lane. I am going to try and actually watch my soap this week that I have off instead of playing on the computer...

Anyway my birthday is coming up! I am so excited. Amy is planning something, I don't know when or where, but I know she is planning something!

I don't wanna grow up... I'm a special ed kid...

My mommy dropped me on my head and look what it did...

I was in Special Ed growing up and me and a friend came up with a song sung to the tune of the Toys-R-Us song... we were really bored.

the reason I am singing that now is Amy mentioned that wherever she goes, people make her tell the story and sing the song... kinda funny.

And way, I had a good weekend.

I finished work, got to go shopping and finished painting my dining room with grapevines.

Made BLTs, snicker salad and even had time to make chocolate chip cookies and my famous Chicken/Mandarin Orange/Red Grapde salad... Momma Mona will kill me when she finds that out!

I even finished working on the DVD of Jennifer's wedding. So that felt good. Now I just need to finish the reception, my Dolly LPs, Home movies and I think I am set for a while.

I have the next week off, which sucks, but at the same time, it will be nice to have a week off before my birthday! It's my golden birthday ya know....

Til later!

Stuff in my iPod or on iTunes:

• Annie - Greatest Hits
• Linkin Park - From the Inside
• J.M.F.D. - Share
• Same Day Service - OK Alright
• Katie Todd Band - Face Down
• Yo Viviré (I Will Survive) - Celia Cruz
• Eisa - Tiakoza
• This old House - Bert

About me...

I took an online survey. Kind of cute... enjoy...

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Bert Jones
Birthday:	August 27, 1978
Birthplace:	St. Paul, MN
Current Location:	Lexington, MN
Eye Color:	Blueish-Green
Hair Color:	Black, when I have Any
Height:	5' 8"
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right Handed
Your Heritage:	German, Welsh, Irish, Finnish, Dutch, Norweign, Sioux Indian
The Shoes You Wore Today:	None
Your Weakness:	Food
Your Fears:	Growing Old
Your Perfect Pizza:	Pineapple, Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Black Olives, Bacon, Green Pepper, Tomatos
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Lose Weight, Finish Home Movies, Finish Tagging Music, Finish recording LPs
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	k
Thoughts First Waking Up:	Man I gotta pee
Your Best Physical Feature:	My face or my Legs (from the knees down)
Your Bedtime:	When ever I can't stand up anymore
Your Most Missed Memory:	I don't remember
Pepsi or Coke:	Dew
MacDonalds or Burger King:	McChok-n-puke
Single or Group Dates:	Married
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	YUCK!
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Strawberry
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Cappuccino
Do you Smoke:	Not anymore
Do you Swear:	Fuck Yeah!
Do you Sing:	HELL YEAH!
Do you Shower Daily:	When my wife tells me I stink... LOL.Yes I do.
Have you Been in Love:	Married....does that count?
Do you want to go to College:	I went for one semester and quit for a job promotion at Office Max...How dumb was that?
Do you want to get Married:	Already am
Do you belive in yourself:	Sometimes, but even then I have doubts.
Do you get Motion Sickness:	I don't know, I don't think so... All those tilt-a-whirl rides when i was growing up must have helped!
Do you think you are Attractive:	Some days, but even then I have doubts.
Are you a Health Freak:	Yeah, but I am too lazy to do anything about it.
Do you get along with your Parents:	On occasion
Do you like Thunderstorms:	Kind of
Do you play an Instrument:	I used to play a clarinet. Know I just play keyboards (computer keyboards... hehe)
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	No
In the past month have you Smoked:	No
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	Never
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	For my anniversary
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	No
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	No. Don't like them
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	Never
In the past month have you been on Stage:	No....man I miss Karaoke
In the past month have you been Dumped:	No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	Never
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No
Ever been Drunk:	A Few times. The worst was at my bachelor party... I had never been that sick!
Ever been called a Tease:	Yes
Ever been Beaten up:	Oh yes
Ever Shoplifted:	Oh yes, haven't all kids when they were younger?
How do you want to Die:	Peacefully in my sleep at the same times as my wife
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	I don't wanna grow up, I'm a special ed kid... My mommy dropped me on my head and look what it did... (I was in special ed and my friend and I made that up!)
What country would you most like to Visit:	Hawaii... that doesn't count does it... Okay then, Italy
In a Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	Blue or Green... Check!
Favourite Hair Color:	Black
Short or Long Hair:	Doesn't matter
Height:	5' 8"... Check!
Weight:	Average
Best Clothing Style:	Hip, trendy... Check!
Number of Drugs I have taken:	None... Check!
Number of CDs I own:	500+
Number of Piercings:	2... Check!
Number of Tattoos:	0... Check!
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	0... Check!

Boredom... the mother of invention

Well... it's been awhile. I am so bored right now. Waiting for art files so I can do some work.

My life has been very stressful.

I don't even know where to begin. I guess not working as much as I would like is stressful, then add having another baby with no health insurance, would add to that. Add to that a parent who complains about money (with a small degree of being right) doesn't help any.

My birthday is coming up, but with me being so stressed, I don't know how I am going to enjoy it. I hate doing the finances, but Amy doesn't like to do them either, and someone has to. I hate that we have no money. I want to pay of my card, car, get a bigger home that is on land I own, get a new washer and dryer, a new fridge, stove and entertainment center. A nice sectional would be nice too.

I want to start up college funds for the kids and retirement funds for Amy and I, but without money, that is impossible to do. I feel like I am in this sinking hole and I just can't out.

Food would be nice too. I can't remember the last time our fridge and cupboards were stocked with food. It always seems there is nothing to eat. And since Amy has been feeling sick and not feeling like cooking dinner, her usual knack of making something out of nothing, isn't happening.

I am so depressed all the time. I have learned how to keep up a happy appearance, but even Amy can see through that. I love how she assure me everything will be alright, but lately that hasn't helped.

I just need a miracle. or a job.