And here's a photo from my fun weekend in Dallas. I went to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Megan's birthday with these lovely ladies a few weekends ago.
March 28, 2008
SCRAMBLED EGGS
Really, does it get any more precious than this?
And here's a photo from my fun weekend in Dallas. I went to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Megan's birthday with these lovely ladies a few weekends ago.
And here's a photo from my fun weekend in Dallas. I went to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Megan's birthday with these lovely ladies a few weekends ago.
March 18, 2008
ONE HUNDRED THINGS - PART II: 26-50
continued from Part I: 1-25 . . .
26. watch cliff divers in Acapulco
27. raise rodeo bulls, mean ones that all the cowboys are afraid to ride
28. work at Our Lady's Cup (if you don't know what this is, don't feel bad, only about 8-10 people in the world know)
29. zip on a zip line wearing a helmet-mounted video camera so I can relive the experience anytime
30. SCUBA dive
31. spit over the rail at Niagara Falls
32. take a road trip through New England in the Fall and gather leaves for pressing
33. see a ghost, hopefully a friendly one
34. be in a tornado, I know, it's weird, but I've had dreams (the REM kind) about being in a tornado since I was little, and I always wake up just before it actually hits; so I think I'm supposed to experience one for real. Plus I want to be cool like Helen Hunt in Twister.
35. speak French fluently
36. be at a taping of one of 'Oprah's Favorite Things' episodes and get some mad loot
37. Talk more, listen less. (I'm kidding; but wouldn't that be funny if I wasn't?)
38. be a professional Fortune Cookie writer
39. float in the Dead Sea (and gather some Dead Sea salt to bring home for future exfoliation)
40. win a Halloween costume contest (I'm open to suggestions)
41. teach a Bible class
42. be a Pilates instructor
43. visit all of the Smithsonian museums
44. take photographs of me doing each thing on this list so when I'm old I can have a shelf o' pictures showing what a full life I had (remember at the end of Titanic where you see pictures of young Rose fulfilling all the dreams she and Jack shared?)
45. go on a cruise (preferably one that doesn't sink, e.g. Titanic)
46.sing Perform the Star Spangled Banner at the opening of a sporting event
47. learn to meditate
48. throw a perfect 300 bowling game, even if it is on the Wii
49. bench press my current body weight; I might try to do this tonight so I can start marking stuff off this list; I will take a picture (see #44)
50. see every Cirque du Soleil show, and possibly be invited to perform as an extra, and then I could be interviewed on the Today Show as Cirque's biggest fan who was invited to perform and experience the thrill of showbiz and what that was like for a simple East Texas girl, and ohmygosh, then Oprah would want to interview me for her "Living Your Dreams" episode and her research crew would get their hands on this list and Oprah would surprise me and offer to send a camera crew following me around the world while I fulfill everything on this list, all expenses paid, plus she'll PAY ME, AND then I would write a bestselling book about the experience and THEN the book would be turned into amovie film and I would be asked to star as myself and I would win an Oscar for Best Actress and meet Johnny Depp at the E! After Party and they all lived happily ever after in the Land of Cupcakes where blueberry pancakes grow on bacon and doggies speak English. the end. thankyouverymuch.
26. watch cliff divers in Acapulco
27. raise rodeo bulls, mean ones that all the cowboys are afraid to ride
28. work at Our Lady's Cup (if you don't know what this is, don't feel bad, only about 8-10 people in the world know)
29. zip on a zip line wearing a helmet-mounted video camera so I can relive the experience anytime
30. SCUBA dive
31. spit over the rail at Niagara Falls
32. take a road trip through New England in the Fall and gather leaves for pressing
33. see a ghost, hopefully a friendly one
34. be in a tornado, I know, it's weird, but I've had dreams (the REM kind) about being in a tornado since I was little, and I always wake up just before it actually hits; so I think I'm supposed to experience one for real. Plus I want to be cool like Helen Hunt in Twister.
35. speak French fluently
36. be at a taping of one of 'Oprah's Favorite Things' episodes and get some mad loot
37. Talk more, listen less. (I'm kidding; but wouldn't that be funny if I wasn't?)
38. be a professional Fortune Cookie writer
39. float in the Dead Sea (and gather some Dead Sea salt to bring home for future exfoliation)
40. win a Halloween costume contest (I'm open to suggestions)
41. teach a Bible class
42. be a Pilates instructor
43. visit all of the Smithsonian museums
44. take photographs of me doing each thing on this list so when I'm old I can have a shelf o' pictures showing what a full life I had (remember at the end of Titanic where you see pictures of young Rose fulfilling all the dreams she and Jack shared?)
45. go on a cruise (preferably one that doesn't sink, e.g. Titanic)
46.
47. learn to meditate
48. throw a perfect 300 bowling game, even if it is on the Wii
49. bench press my current body weight; I might try to do this tonight so I can start marking stuff off this list; I will take a picture (see #44)
50. see every Cirque du Soleil show, and possibly be invited to perform as an extra, and then I could be interviewed on the Today Show as Cirque's biggest fan who was invited to perform and experience the thrill of showbiz and what that was like for a simple East Texas girl, and ohmygosh, then Oprah would want to interview me for her "Living Your Dreams" episode and her research crew would get their hands on this list and Oprah would surprise me and offer to send a camera crew following me around the world while I fulfill everything on this list, all expenses paid, plus she'll PAY ME, AND then I would write a bestselling book about the experience and THEN the book would be turned into a
March 17, 2008
SAY WHAT YOU MEAN
Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter."
Dr. Seuss
I realized over the weekend that the "Comments" application on my blog got turned off at some point in all my tweaking. Well I've turned it back on so if you have something to say, you can say it. I hope you will. Just click the little comments link at the bottom of a post and Say away!
March 14, 2008
ONE HUNDRED THINGS
I can already tell this is going to be a little bit tough. I was recently challenged to write down 100 things I want to do before I die - a "bucket list" if you will. It's going to take me a while to think of 100 things, so I'll post them in parts of 25 so as not to keep you in suspense. Or maybe so as to bore you only in small doses.
If you care and are still reading, here we go, in no particular order:
1. get my elementary education teacher certification (I can rhyme, I'm qualified)
2. visit Australia (Sadie kind of seems Australian to me sometimes, she has that laid back "no worries mate" attitude)
3. serve on the board of a non-profit organization
4. plant a vegetable garden and actually reap what I sow
5. plant a tree and watch it grow (not literally sit and watch it, just notice how it's grown over the years)
6. read all of John Steinbeck's books (not his personal collection, but the books he wrote)
7.be a mom be a damn good mom
8. have a signature recipe like AuntGi's Sliced Bananas or Grilled Cheese รก la AMB
9. read Gone With the Wind cover to cover (as opposed to reading it the other way books are meant to be read)
10. own a horse, and ride it occasionally
11. frolic in the Pacific Ocean
12. go skinny dipping, not necessarily in the Pacific Ocean
13. learn to knit so I can make scarves for my friends and afghans for babies
14. learn to hand embroider so I can spice up those dish towels
15. learn to sew for no good reason
16. own a children's bookstore
17. create a painting that I will hang in my home
18. rescue another dog. . .or seven. . .teen
19. celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary with Aaron (as opposed to celebrating it with Johnny Depp)
20. throw a surprise party
21. host Thanksgiving at my house, not necessarily cook the meal, but I would make some killer pine cone turkey centerpieces and everyone would wear Pilgrim and Indian costumes
22. take my nieces on a special trip
23. visit San Francisco and find out if Rice-A-Roni really is a treat there
24. design and build a green home, not one Kermit would blend with, one that is energy efficient, eco-friendly and sustainable. I guess technically Kermit might blend with that, I don't know his preferences. Who am I to judge?
25. have lasik eye surgery so I don't have to yell "I can't SEE! I can't open my eyes or my contacts will come out!" when I'm tubing behind the boat
Stay tuned. . .
If you care and are still reading, here we go, in no particular order:
1. get my elementary education teacher certification (I can rhyme, I'm qualified)
2. visit Australia (Sadie kind of seems Australian to me sometimes, she has that laid back "no worries mate" attitude)
3. serve on the board of a non-profit organization
4. plant a vegetable garden and actually reap what I sow
5. plant a tree and watch it grow (not literally sit and watch it, just notice how it's grown over the years)
6. read all of John Steinbeck's books (not his personal collection, but the books he wrote)
7.
8. have a signature recipe like AuntGi's Sliced Bananas or Grilled Cheese รก la AMB
9. read Gone With the Wind cover to cover (as opposed to reading it the other way books are meant to be read)
10. own a horse, and ride it occasionally
11. frolic in the Pacific Ocean
12. go skinny dipping, not necessarily in the Pacific Ocean
13. learn to knit so I can make scarves for my friends and afghans for babies
14. learn to hand embroider so I can spice up those dish towels
15. learn to sew for no good reason
16. own a children's bookstore
17. create a painting that I will hang in my home
18. rescue another dog. . .or seven. . .teen
19. celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary with Aaron (as opposed to celebrating it with Johnny Depp)
20. throw a surprise party
21. host Thanksgiving at my house, not necessarily cook the meal, but I would make some killer pine cone turkey centerpieces and everyone would wear Pilgrim and Indian costumes
22. take my nieces on a special trip
23. visit San Francisco and find out if Rice-A-Roni really is a treat there
24. design and build a green home, not one Kermit would blend with, one that is energy efficient, eco-friendly and sustainable. I guess technically Kermit might blend with that, I don't know his preferences. Who am I to judge?
25. have lasik eye surgery so I don't have to yell "I can't SEE! I can't open my eyes or my contacts will come out!" when I'm tubing behind the boat
Stay tuned. . .
March 11, 2008
FORTUNE
Well, here we are. I would say we've been on a rollercoaster, but we really haven't. It was more like the Log Ride. Tick, tick, tick, up, up, up, oh the anticipation! Then, whoosh! we take a speeding nosedive yet miraculously avoid whiplash because some engineer calculated the exact weight and amount of water and angle of impact and points of harness so no one would be sued, and get soaked because we were sitting in front and didn't duck, then exit the Log and walk around with wet pants and squishy shoes for a few hours. Yeah, it was kind of like that.
Luckily the Log Ride is pretty fun, and we'd do it again.
Aaron and I ordered Chinese food Saturday night and watched movies. That's one of our favorite things to do - order Chinese food and veg on the couch. Well, maybe not a favorite. After I wrote that, I realized it's really not a favorite, but it is something we enjoy quite a bit. Anyway, probably the best part about Chinese food is reading our fortunes. And no, we do not add "in bed" to the end of every fortune. Geez, don't be so immature. We've had some really great fortunes. If you look around our house you might even find a few posted here and there. I love fortunes because they are so generic, often ridiculous, and most always very applicable to your life at any given moment.
So Saturday night, I finished my last bite of General Tso's Chicken, wiped my mouth, closed up my styrofoam, and reached for my fortune cookie.
When I read it, Aaron and I both fell out laughing. As in uncontrollable, face contorting, tear producing, stomach cramping laughing. We'd start to compose ourselves, but as soon as we'd look at one another we'd die laughing again.
It was one of those blissful moments of marriage where you know that is the only other person in the world who is thinking and feeling exactly what you are. And you're so glad they are there; and you know everything is going to be okay.
My fortune on Saturday night: Don't give up. Your problem gets better next month.
in bed
Luckily the Log Ride is pretty fun, and we'd do it again.
Aaron and I ordered Chinese food Saturday night and watched movies. That's one of our favorite things to do - order Chinese food and veg on the couch. Well, maybe not a favorite. After I wrote that, I realized it's really not a favorite, but it is something we enjoy quite a bit. Anyway, probably the best part about Chinese food is reading our fortunes. And no, we do not add "in bed" to the end of every fortune. Geez, don't be so immature. We've had some really great fortunes. If you look around our house you might even find a few posted here and there. I love fortunes because they are so generic, often ridiculous, and most always very applicable to your life at any given moment.
So Saturday night, I finished my last bite of General Tso's Chicken, wiped my mouth, closed up my styrofoam, and reached for my fortune cookie.
When I read it, Aaron and I both fell out laughing. As in uncontrollable, face contorting, tear producing, stomach cramping laughing. We'd start to compose ourselves, but as soon as we'd look at one another we'd die laughing again.
It was one of those blissful moments of marriage where you know that is the only other person in the world who is thinking and feeling exactly what you are. And you're so glad they are there; and you know everything is going to be okay.
My fortune on Saturday night: Don't give up. Your problem gets better next month.
in bed
February 20, 2008
EVEN K-9s LOVE CUPCAKES
I bet that, if allowed, Sadie would be all over some pink cupcakes. In fact, I was on the verge of giving her a cupcake Tuesday because she had to go to the vet. Monday night she hurt her foot and it was bleeding pretty bad. Aaron cleaned and bandaged it; but it was still bleeding Tuesday morning, so he took her to the vet. They shot her up with antibiotics, stopped the bleeding and bandaged her paw. Poor little girl. Well, not really. It didn't slow her down. But she knows how to push my sympathy button; she just looks up at me with that big brown puppy eye and I melt. I was this close to making her cupcake dreams come true.
February 15, 2008
MINE
I adore this man. And even on the days our marriage is more work than it is fun, there is no one in the world who makes me want to work harder.For our Valentine's Day celebration, we took a little trip to Taco Bueno and then rented a movie. I had created a cross-word puzzle for Aaron using words and clues that mean special things to us. He completed it in about 10.3 seconds, which made me feel really good because he instantly knew all the answers to the random clues. No one else would have been able to guess the answers.
When we got in bed, or more correctly, when I got in bed and Aaron tucked me in (yes, he occasionally tucks me in because I usually go to bed about 3 hours before him) he kissed me goodnight and said, "I'm glad you're my Valentine." I definitely had sweet dreams.
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