Thursday, March 15, 2007

Wedding Weekend

This past weekend, one of my best friends from college got married. I was blessed enough to attend the beautiful ceremony and see many of my good friends from our wild and crazy days in college. The bride and groom could not have been happier and the wedding was simply delightful. We all had a great time and it was wonderful catching up!






Monday, February 05, 2007

Hum...

I love surveys and I really don't feel like writing a real entry, so you're stuck reading random information about me.

Are You:
1. A Cuddler?: Um, I guess it depends on who I'm with :)
2. A morning person?: Definitely not!
3. Are you a perfectionist?: On some things I am
4. Religious?: yes
5. In your pajamas?: nope
6. Left handed? No

Your Last:
1. Person/people you saw: My sister
2. Talked to on the phone: Alyssa
3. Messaged on the computer: Kim
4. Was today better than yesterday?: no

Your favorites:
1. Number: 21
2. Color: to wear, black...on cars, black...in houses, black, khaki, red...I guess I like black a lot
3. Season: fall

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q: What was the first thing you did this morning?
A: hit the snooze button about 10 times

Q: Last thing you ate:
A: Chicken wings

Q: Do you have anything bothering you?
A: Not really

Q: What's the last movie you watched?
A: Pirates of the Caribbean 2

Q:Where was the last place you went?
A: Buffalo Wild Wings

Q: Do you smile often?:
A: Yeah, I guess so

Q: Do you wish upon stars?
A: no

Q: Are you a friendly person?:
A: Sometimes

Q: Where did you sleep last night?:
A: my bed

Q: What color shirt are you wearing?:
A: navy blue

Q: When was the last time you cried?
A: Christmas

Q: What was your last thought before going to sleep last night?
A: "Don't forget to schedule that tasting"

Q: What are you about to do?
A: Go to bed

Q: Rate life as of right now 1-10?
A: 7

Q: What do you hear right now?
A: Frasier on the television

Q: If you could drink anything right this second, what would it be?
A: My mom's sweet tea

Q: Anything hurt on your body right now?
A: my neck

Q: What's your favorite month?
A: October

Q: What was your elementary schools mascot?
A: Vandals

Q: What's your favorite bottled water?
A: tie between Dasani and Fiji

Q: What are you doing at 9 pm tonight?
A: I was working on menus for an upcoming event

Q: What's your favorite Starbucks drink?
A: Venti Black unsweet Tazo iced tea

Q: Did you attend your high school prom?
A: yes

Q: Did you go to someone else's prom?
A: no

Q: Do you prefer coffee or tea?
A: tea

Q: Something red within 5 feet of you?
A: cookbook

Q: Least favorite color?
A: turquoise

Q: Favorite kind of pizza?
A: Sausage and black olive from Jerry's Pizza

Q: Ever had Dippin Dots?
A: yes

Q: Ever make fun of a homeless person?
A: Yeah, actually I have. I'm a horrible person

Q: At what age do you want to get married?
A: I don't really have an age...but I'd love to be married within the next 5 years

Q: How many kids do you have/want?
A: none/none

Q: Name of a friend whose name starts with an "M":
A: Mel

Q: 4th person on your missed calls:
A: Jody

Q: 4th person on your outgoing calls:
A: Jes

Q: 4th person on your incoming calls:
A: Jamie

Q: Do you chew on your straws?
A: yep

Q: Do you have curly hair?
A: no

Q: What's the next concert your going to?
A: hum...not sure

Q: What was the last thing you said to someone and who was it?
A: I told Alyssa goodnight on the phone

Q: Do you watch TV?
A: uh, yes

Q: Have you seen the movie Donnie Darko?
A: nope

Q: Do you have work tomorrow?
A: yep

Q: Ever been fishing?
A: yep...I love fishing!

Sunday, January 21, 2007

90's

Most of my readers were born in the 80's, therefore, we could technically say we're children of the 80's, being born somewhere between 1980-1989. However, most of us REALLY grew up in the 90's...we're products of the 90's and the culture that surrounded us at that time. We went through Jr. High and High School in the 90's. So, when I came across the following list, I figured my readers would find it just as amusing as I did. Take some time to read, reflect, smile, and remember when times were different...when we were in the 90's.

You're a 90's kid if:

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"

You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"

You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died.

You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"

You remember when it was actually worth getting up earlyon a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"

You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)

You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...

Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.

Captain Planet.

You remember when super nintendo's became popular.

You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"

"I've fallen and I can't get up"

You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates

Two words... Trapper Keeper.

You never got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide

You wore socks over leggings scrunched down

"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCEhe jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show

You remember boom boxes vs. cd players

You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"

You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles

NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS

You secretly wanted to live the life of the Boxcar Children

Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!

All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils,notebooks,binders,etc.)

You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.

You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.

You remember a time before the WB.

You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You know the Macarena by heart.

"Talk to the hand" ... enough said

You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"

You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.

You remember when razor scooters were cool.


When we were younger:

Before the MySpace frenzy...

Before the Internet & text messaging...

Before Sidekicks & iPods...

Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...

Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.

When light up sneakers were cool.

When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.

When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.

When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 for a movie.

When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.

When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.

When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.

Way back.

Tag.

Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.

Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.

Red Light, Green Light.

Heads Up 7 Up.

"Red Rover, Red Rover, let Jenni come over"

Playing Kickball & Dodgeball until your porch light came on.

Hopskotch.

Slip-n-Slides.

Tree Houses.

Hula Hoops.

HELLO....HOT WHEELS AND MICROMACHINES!!!!!

The annoying Giga Pets & Furbies.

Running through the sprinklers.

That "Little Mermaid"

Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.

Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.

Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.

Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It"

CAPRI SUN

Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your TMNT, Power Rangers, Barbie, Fairy Princess comforter.

You know what TMNT stands for.

The original Power Rangers

You looked forward to watching tv Friday nights…TGIF

Or what about:

Family Matters.

Rugrats.

Ren & Stimpy.

Double Dare.

Wild & Crazy Kids.

Clarissa Explains it All.

Salute Your Shorts(CAMP ANAWANA)

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The original cast members of All That.

Doug.

Magic School Bus.

Hey Dude.

Dinosaurs.

Alladin.

Blossom.

Hangin with Mr. Cooper.

Martin

Beavis & Butt-Head

Wishbone.

Bill Nye the Science Guy

The Cosby Show

Saved by the Bell

Full House

MR RODGERS!!!!

Who could forget Snick? & Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jenie, The Facts of Life & I Love Lucy.

Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.

PEE-WEE!!!

The Big Comfy Couch

Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.

Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.

Class field trips.

When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.

When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle.

When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.

When Toys R Us overuled the mall.


Go back to the time when:

Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.

Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!''

Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.

Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'

It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.

Being old referred to anyone over 20.

A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.

Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.

It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.

When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.

When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.

Another Baby Sitter Club and Little Sister (Karen) book came out and you put your name on hold for it at the library.

Before we realized all this would eventually disappear

Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

The Holiday

EXCELLENT MOVIE! If you see one movie this holiday season...make sure you see The Holiday! Extremely cute! Superb performances from EVERYONE in the cast! And how hot is Jude Law? Oh, he's very hot, my friend! So funny, so witty, so clever...Basically, I can't say enough great things about it.

Quick salute to my friend Kim who graduates with her Masters in a few days. What an accomplishment! Congrats Kim!

Christmas is in 13 days and I am so excited! Four days after Christmas I'm heading to California for a mini vaca and then I'm going to Georgia for a conference. Then, I return to grand ole' Abilene and will be moving into a new residence. I have a pretty full couple of weeks ahead of me.

I've only purchased one Christmas present so far. When am I going to finish my Christmas shopping? Probably on Christmas Eve.

Ok, so my friend Mel is getting married in 10 days...not 4 as I previously posted. So surreal. It seems like yesterday we were riding on 4-wheelers on my farm, driving through tornadoes in Fort Worth, making costumes in Nelson Park, driving through town in White Lightning...those were the days. Here's to many more!

Thursday, December 07, 2006


He Has Arrived!

Allow me to introduce you to the new little love of my life...Sutton Gregory Peck.








I'll post better photos as soon as I can. Isn't he absolutely adorable?!