Tuesday, December 30, 2008
2008 In Pictures
Me still doin what I do best!
My favorite "artsy" pic of me
I didn't know at the time that Robert took this picture but I love it.
Robert and I on Main Beach in Laguna (our favorite vacation get-away)
My boys
Emily, Myself and Sarah at the reunion
My 10 year reunion was everything I thought it would be!
Tammy and I
Myself and Al with the puppets...
Ask me how much I love Bill Finley and how excited I was to meet him!
Robert and I in Austin
My knight in shining armor
Brad and Robert dressed for Halloween
Phillip and I
Me, Stephen and Robert
Me, Robert and Ashley
Me and my friend Kristen
Me with my friends Terry and Tammy
Robert and I with our friend Lauren
Right before David deployed to Iraq
Robert and I with my cousins, Javier, Louis and Daniel
Monday, December 29, 2008
Just The Facts, Ma'am
A friend of mine challenged me via facebook to rattle off 16 random facts about myself. I responded directly but decided to post here as well. Here you go, kiddies. 16 'fun-filled' facts about me that you probably don't know.
16.) I can't stand it when my hands feel dirty. I'm not a compulsive hand-washer but I can always tell when it's time to dash to the bathroom to wash my hands by the way they feel during the day.
15.) I'm afraid to die but sometimes I wonder if it's better to die young or if I should hold out hope of living to see 100.
14.) I have made it my goal to be the ultimate hardbody by the time I turn 30 next November.
13.) I am never 100% honest with myself because then it means I have to admit my shortcomings and mistakes. If I fool myself, then reality isn't so bad.
12.) If I eat a salad frm a salad bar, I MUST put dressing on the lettuce before I put anything else on it or else I can't eat it.
11.) I am terrified of latex balloons. I don't want to be anywhere near one, especially if someone is touching it and making it squeak.
10.) I used to be afraid that someone was going to put GHB in my drinks--even at restaurants.
9.) I match my underwear to the color of my outfit. For example, I would NEVER wear a black bra or black undies if my top was brown or neutral colored.
8.) I love talking to my mom's mom and call her on a bi-weekly basis. I can tell her anything and I know she won't give me some bullshit answer and she'll support my supernatural thoughts. Plus I think it's cool that she used to have psychic visions.
7.) The older I get, the more I want to convert to Judaism. I have always felt a huge connection with the Jewish faith.
6.) Sometimes I can't believe I'm a mom because I always told myself that I would never have children.
5.) I think I've finally gotten over believing that I'm dying from an "ailment-of-the-day."
4.) I don't have a close relationship with my brother and can count on two hands (barely) how many times I've seen him since we've both been out of the house; it makes me sad.
3.) I have never not been in a relationship and have no idea what it's like to depend on just me emotionally or financially. I ponder that fact on a daily basis.
2.) I have not yet experienced the loss of an immediate family member and I dread the day it happens to me because I don't think I'm strong enough to handle it.
1.) I am afraid to poop in public. I will wait in a bathroom stall until the bathroom clears completely before I do my thing and if people start to file in while I'm doing it, I will silently bitch at them for having to go to the bathroom and continually flush the toilet so no one can hear me crap.
16.) I can't stand it when my hands feel dirty. I'm not a compulsive hand-washer but I can always tell when it's time to dash to the bathroom to wash my hands by the way they feel during the day.
15.) I'm afraid to die but sometimes I wonder if it's better to die young or if I should hold out hope of living to see 100.
14.) I have made it my goal to be the ultimate hardbody by the time I turn 30 next November.
13.) I am never 100% honest with myself because then it means I have to admit my shortcomings and mistakes. If I fool myself, then reality isn't so bad.
12.) If I eat a salad frm a salad bar, I MUST put dressing on the lettuce before I put anything else on it or else I can't eat it.
11.) I am terrified of latex balloons. I don't want to be anywhere near one, especially if someone is touching it and making it squeak.
10.) I used to be afraid that someone was going to put GHB in my drinks--even at restaurants.
9.) I match my underwear to the color of my outfit. For example, I would NEVER wear a black bra or black undies if my top was brown or neutral colored.
8.) I love talking to my mom's mom and call her on a bi-weekly basis. I can tell her anything and I know she won't give me some bullshit answer and she'll support my supernatural thoughts. Plus I think it's cool that she used to have psychic visions.
7.) The older I get, the more I want to convert to Judaism. I have always felt a huge connection with the Jewish faith.
6.) Sometimes I can't believe I'm a mom because I always told myself that I would never have children.
5.) I think I've finally gotten over believing that I'm dying from an "ailment-of-the-day."
4.) I don't have a close relationship with my brother and can count on two hands (barely) how many times I've seen him since we've both been out of the house; it makes me sad.
3.) I have never not been in a relationship and have no idea what it's like to depend on just me emotionally or financially. I ponder that fact on a daily basis.
2.) I have not yet experienced the loss of an immediate family member and I dread the day it happens to me because I don't think I'm strong enough to handle it.
1.) I am afraid to poop in public. I will wait in a bathroom stall until the bathroom clears completely before I do my thing and if people start to file in while I'm doing it, I will silently bitch at them for having to go to the bathroom and continually flush the toilet so no one can hear me crap.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmastime is here...
Tonight was our annual Christmas Eve dinner at my grandma's house and I have to say that it was the absolute best time ever. I ate way too much (homemade tamales that only come once a year), laughed until I cried, and for once didn't have to worry about leaving too early. All my cousins and their babies were there, my aunts, uncles, parents, and some of my grandma's church friends as well. There is nothing like family at Christmas. I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again, I have one of the most amazing families in the history of ever and nothing will ever change that. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
I'm in love!!!
I have a new favorite beer, ya'll. A few months ago, the hubs and I ventured into this great beer pub in downtown Ft Worth, The Flying Saucer and we tried one of those beer samplers with like, 5 different beers. One of our selections was Harp Lager and... I LOVE IT! I can't find it in too many locales, though, so anytime we go to the Saucer, that's my drink of choice. I had some last night when we ate dinner at an Irish pub in Denton, too. Yum-O!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
OVERRATED
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The big 3-0
Last blog about birthdays and such but I just had to document the fact that there are only 361 days until the big 3-0. As such, I've made a promise to myself that it's going to be my best year ever. My magic birthday (30 on the 30th) and it's a milestone. Be that as it may, I'm gonna knock 'em dead and have decided that I am not going to be happy with myself until I look like my fitness idols, Jen Hendershott
and jamie eason
Call me crazy but it's gonna happen come hell or high water. I know what it takes to get there and I will.
and jamie eason
Call me crazy but it's gonna happen come hell or high water. I know what it takes to get there and I will.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Don't you hate it when...
you're dreaming and it's a really BAD dream so you wake yourself up and hope that when you fall back to sleep, you'll dream something totally different? Well, that's what happened with me last night. I had this horrific dream that everyone in my family was being hunted down and beheaded. I can't say the exact name of the person who was behind the executions because it's a real-life person I know and whom I have always thought was somewhat shady.
Anyway, I woke myself up 3 times right before being beheaded only to fall asleep and have the dream pick up where it left off. It rarely happens to me but I hate that, especially when it's something crappy. Right before I woke up for good, I begged to talk to my boys because for some reason, they were not targets. There I was sobbing on the phone to both of them telling them how much I loved them and to be strong. That's when I forced myself awake for the last time.
Anyway, I woke myself up 3 times right before being beheaded only to fall asleep and have the dream pick up where it left off. It rarely happens to me but I hate that, especially when it's something crappy. Right before I woke up for good, I begged to talk to my boys because for some reason, they were not targets. There I was sobbing on the phone to both of them telling them how much I loved them and to be strong. That's when I forced myself awake for the last time.
Monday, December 1, 2008
I Wonder
My 29th birthday was yesterday. As crazy as it sounds, I always think about death at least once on my birthday. I know someone whose sister died two years ago on my birthday (killed by a drunk driver) and she was only 30, I think. Anyway, it got me thinking: is it better--for lack of a nicer term--to pass away young or at an old age? I mean, we're all going to die one day but really, I do wonder. Sometimes I think I want to die at a young age because I'm afraid of getting old, but on the flip side, I want to live to see 100 because I'm afraid to die and I don't want to miss anything. Isn't it crazy the things I think about when I have too much time on my hands?
PS--today is world AIDS day. RIP Uncle Frankie.
PS--today is world AIDS day. RIP Uncle Frankie.
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