My bff politely reminded me that I do have a blog, and that since I have one, I should probably update it. Good idea my friend!!
She also tagged me to make a list of things about myself others may not know....so here it goes..
1. I'm not a huge water person. I like being around water and outdoors, but I don't feel a huge need to get IN the water...which leads me to #2 and #3...
2. I do NOT wear bathing suits. Seriously.
3. I rarely wear shorts - even when it's 100 degrees with 95% humidity. I probably wear shorts 5 days out of any given calendar year.
4. I wish I was more disciplined with my time. (i.e. OUTSIDE of the workday).
5. I really want to get pregnant this year.
6. I love Chick-Fil-A and I wish there was a stand alone, drive thru Chick-Fil-A in Wichita.
7. I wish I lived near my bff in Colorado.
8. I LOVE the mountains and love to hike around and take in the sights.
9. Just in the last month I've become addicted to Orville Redenbacher's Butter and Cracked Pepper Popcorn Bags. I literally have 4 mini-bags/week.
10. I love to play games (of the board variety and not mind games)!! Right now I'm diggin on Dog Monopoly and Dominoes.
11. I'm loving getting to know our new Wednesday night domino friends - J, K and B! :)
12. All my life I've loved wearing heeled shoes and sought them out; In the last year I'm anti-heels and I'm LOVING flatties.
13. I don't care a single thing about the Super Bowl.
14. My favorite place in Wichita, besides being at home, is Green Acres.
15. I love my Mark more than anything and am so thankful for him!!
Happy Thursday!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Happy Christmas Eve!
Well, we got all our wrapping done last night. Mark likes to wrap more than I do really. It's nice to have it all under the tree.
I think I mentioned that this year we did NOT get a real tree....which I was SO happy about because I think that: (A) real trees are too expensive; (B) they're too much trouble since you have to water them; (C) their needles are annoying. But anyway, just due to lack of time Mark didn't press it this year so he "allowed" my olllllld tired 6ft fakey to go up. I personally am okay with it even though it's pretty small. I elevated it by using a box so that helps. Here's an idea of what we're working with here:
Tonight we'll be at Vineyard's Christmas Eve Service, Mark will be playing with the worship team as well. We're thinking we'll actually go eat some mexican food too after, IF our favorite is open. Some friends from church - their daughters are having a birthday party for Jesus. So we'll be going by their house for a bit as well.
I'll leave you with a pic from some of the ladies of Accounting in our cheesey hats from yesterday:
Happy Christmas Eve to You!!
I think I mentioned that this year we did NOT get a real tree....which I was SO happy about because I think that: (A) real trees are too expensive; (B) they're too much trouble since you have to water them; (C) their needles are annoying. But anyway, just due to lack of time Mark didn't press it this year so he "allowed" my olllllld tired 6ft fakey to go up. I personally am okay with it even though it's pretty small. I elevated it by using a box so that helps. Here's an idea of what we're working with here:
Tonight we'll be at Vineyard's Christmas Eve Service, Mark will be playing with the worship team as well. We're thinking we'll actually go eat some mexican food too after, IF our favorite is open. Some friends from church - their daughters are having a birthday party for Jesus. So we'll be going by their house for a bit as well.
I'll leave you with a pic from some of the ladies of Accounting in our cheesey hats from yesterday:
Happy Christmas Eve to You!!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
A Sleepy Saturday
I'm typing this as I think about a nice, hour long winter's nap. The problem is that it will turn into 2 hours and I'll wake up in my own drool feeling groggy and wishing I hadn't taken a nap at all.
It had a resort feel and was just wonderful all around. A perfect place to relax! A non-gaming hotel so we didn't have to hear the noisy machines day and night. :)
At The Venetian.....
It's the month of December so I figured I should post something. Here's some pics from our Vegas trip - this is our room at the Signature MGM Grand - LOVED this place.
It had a resort feel and was just wonderful all around. A perfect place to relax! A non-gaming hotel so we didn't have to hear the noisy machines day and night. :)
Here are a few more:
At The Venetian.....
I'm sort of realizing we need a new camera because unless all is still and the moment is just right, some pics turn out kind of fuzzy.
We basically took in all the sights we could, and ate at all the recommended buffets. The Spice Merchant and Bellagio had to have been the two best mega-buffets. I can't even count how many alaskan crab legs Mark ate that week. And we met two Brits while eating at the Bellagio that were HILARIOUS. I could have sat and listened to them talk for hours. They were so enamored with our right to bear arms, so they told us they had spent an afternoon at a shooting range.
We basically took in all the sights we could, and ate at all the recommended buffets. The Spice Merchant and Bellagio had to have been the two best mega-buffets. I can't even count how many alaskan crab legs Mark ate that week. And we met two Brits while eating at the Bellagio that were HILARIOUS. I could have sat and listened to them talk for hours. They were so enamored with our right to bear arms, so they told us they had spent an afternoon at a shooting range.
It was great, I want to go back. There is the "ick" side to Vegas, but if you choose not to focus on it it's all good.
Last but not least, here are some pics from the Cirque Beatles Show, "Love."
Friday, November 14, 2008
I Almost Forgot.....
....that I have a blog! :) ha. I just hate being on the computer at all after getting home from work all day, so I don't get on and update or ANYTHING. So I thought I'd do that real quick while I take a quick break.
This weekend will be the last weekend before all the holiday craziness begins. Thjs year I'm takin it easy like Sunday morning because to me, the holidays should not equal so much extra work, cash and stress.
I can't believe I turn 29 on Wednesday!!!!!!!! Weird feeling. I'll get over it pretty quickly. Then, we're off to Vegas!
Hope to post some fun pics soon!
Happy Weekend!
This weekend will be the last weekend before all the holiday craziness begins. Thjs year I'm takin it easy like Sunday morning because to me, the holidays should not equal so much extra work, cash and stress.
I can't believe I turn 29 on Wednesday!!!!!!!! Weird feeling. I'll get over it pretty quickly. Then, we're off to Vegas!
Hope to post some fun pics soon!
Happy Weekend!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Unconditional Acceptance
I got this as an email, but thought I'd share it here too. A great reminder of how we need to love people.
Breakfast at McDonald's
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed mycollege degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wishevery human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called, 'Smile.' The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and documenttheir reactions.I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally.
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch...an overwhelming feeling of panic welled upinside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. As I turned around I smelled a horrible 'dirty body' smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was 'smiling'. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched foracceptance. He said, 'Good day' as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyedgentleman was his salvation. As I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, 'Coffee is all Miss' because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buysomething. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached outand embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me,judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two morebreakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen asa resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'Thank you.' I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, 'I did not do this foryou. God is here working through me to give you hope.'
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, 'That is why God gave you to me,Honey, to give me hope.' We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only becauseof the Grace that we had been given were we able to give. We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.
I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story inhand. I turned in 'my project' and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, 'Can I share this?' I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings andbeing part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.
Breakfast at McDonald's
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed mycollege degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wishevery human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called, 'Smile.' The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and documenttheir reactions.I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally.
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch...an overwhelming feeling of panic welled upinside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. As I turned around I smelled a horrible 'dirty body' smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was 'smiling'. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched foracceptance. He said, 'Good day' as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyedgentleman was his salvation. As I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, 'Coffee is all Miss' because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buysomething. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached outand embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me,judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two morebreakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen asa resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'Thank you.' I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, 'I did not do this foryou. God is here working through me to give you hope.'
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, 'That is why God gave you to me,Honey, to give me hope.' We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only becauseof the Grace that we had been given were we able to give. We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.
I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story inhand. I turned in 'my project' and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, 'Can I share this?' I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings andbeing part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Dora for Halloween?
So, I'm thinking about being Dora the Explorer for Halloween. Our theme for the costumes at work that day are cartoon characters, and that's a character I think I can put together for pretty cheap. I'm anti-shorts though, so I may have to find some orange capris, or wear leggings underneath. ha!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Female Sportscasters....are they necessary?
Soooooo I'm usually all about women advancing in their chosen profession, whatever that may be, as long as they are able to do it without exploiting their sexuality. Do female sportscasters do this? Are they ALL knowledgable about sports in general? Is there some new quota for every sports channel to have 1 female for every 4 men?
I don't know about you, but when I watch my football on Saturday, I don't need to see Jane Smith on the sidelines trying to act like she knows what she's talking about. Some of the ladies are professional and you can tell know their stuff. They aren't trying to just giggle their way through it - Lisa Salter for example. However, SO many of them ask the players and coaches the most idiotic questions.
Until these ladies start learning something about the game of football, I'm going to just mute the t.v. until the game is back in play. Get back with me when they get their act together.
I don't know about you, but when I watch my football on Saturday, I don't need to see Jane Smith on the sidelines trying to act like she knows what she's talking about. Some of the ladies are professional and you can tell know their stuff. They aren't trying to just giggle their way through it - Lisa Salter for example. However, SO many of them ask the players and coaches the most idiotic questions.
Until these ladies start learning something about the game of football, I'm going to just mute the t.v. until the game is back in play. Get back with me when they get their act together.
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