In an effort to see if this white girl could possibly have any rythym what so ever I took two dance classes. Hip Hop Booty Pop (confirming I'm lily white but given me a new found knowledge of exercises for my 'booty) and Zumba (fun, but again, I don't dance).
Little brother moved in with us - got married - moved out. Added a new dimension of happy craziness for the bulk of November.
Nothing super thrilling, but extraordinarily busy.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
October Resolution Update
Well... once again a whole lot of crazy with little new to show.
We participated in a lot of charity events - first time with the Alzheimer's Association and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for the softball tournament.
Aaaaaannnnnnddddd...
I can't really think of much else. I suck.
We participated in a lot of charity events - first time with the Alzheimer's Association and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for the softball tournament.
Aaaaaannnnnnddddd...
I can't really think of much else. I suck.
Monday, October 17, 2011
September Resolution Update
September resolution update:
I painted for the first time. A real painting. They have places around here where you can bring your own bottle of wine and they have a person who leads you through how to paint a particular scene on a real canvas.
Saw Indiana Jones: Last Crusade on the big screen.
Hectic month with not much to show for it.
I painted for the first time. A real painting. They have places around here where you can bring your own bottle of wine and they have a person who leads you through how to paint a particular scene on a real canvas.
Saw Indiana Jones: Last Crusade on the big screen.
Hectic month with not much to show for it.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
August Resolution Update
Updated adventures for the month of August...
For the middle brother's belated 30th birthday our baby brother and I took him (and our significant others) on one of our famous random adventures. We were originally going to try Padre, but there was a fishing tournament in town that interfered. We decided on the following (and managed to work two of our t-shirts from our mission into the whole thing*):
Fly to New Orleans
Drive to the ferry in Mississippi and float to Alabama
Go to LuLu's (Jimmy Buffett's sister's place in Gulf Shores)
Stay in Mobile (because when are you ever really going to do that in your life)
Drive back to New Orleans
Spend the day in the French Quarter
Fly home.
It was a busy, but fun, 40 hour trip. Tried new places, tried new beverages, had a random adventure good time.
Fired an intern. Ugh
First Fantasy Football Draft. We shall see how I do. A lot of picking was absolutely guess work (and one was because I got over exuberant with the draft button).
*there has been an adjustment to the rules of the mission. Dennis no longer has to be present. We just couldn't get the scheduling right and he bowed out. So LittleBro and I are the essential components and so far we've had someone different with us each time.
For the middle brother's belated 30th birthday our baby brother and I took him (and our significant others) on one of our famous random adventures. We were originally going to try Padre, but there was a fishing tournament in town that interfered. We decided on the following (and managed to work two of our t-shirts from our mission into the whole thing*):
Fly to New Orleans
Drive to the ferry in Mississippi and float to Alabama
Go to LuLu's (Jimmy Buffett's sister's place in Gulf Shores)
Stay in Mobile (because when are you ever really going to do that in your life)
Drive back to New Orleans
Spend the day in the French Quarter
Fly home.
It was a busy, but fun, 40 hour trip. Tried new places, tried new beverages, had a random adventure good time.
Fired an intern. Ugh
First Fantasy Football Draft. We shall see how I do. A lot of picking was absolutely guess work (and one was because I got over exuberant with the draft button).
*there has been an adjustment to the rules of the mission. Dennis no longer has to be present. We just couldn't get the scheduling right and he bowed out. So LittleBro and I are the essential components and so far we've had someone different with us each time.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
July Resolution Update
Much easier than June...
Got married in Mexico.
Did my first open water scuba dives. Loved it! It had been a year since my certification and I will try not to let that happen again.
New restaurants: Red dog Right, Pluckers - both good, sporty, excellent service.
We won our first softball game in franchise history. After two seasons of losses this was a really big deal for us. Also at the last game of the season one of our fill in peeps got two in the park home runs... another first.
Got married in Mexico.
Did my first open water scuba dives. Loved it! It had been a year since my certification and I will try not to let that happen again.
New restaurants: Red dog Right, Pluckers - both good, sporty, excellent service.
We won our first softball game in franchise history. After two seasons of losses this was a really big deal for us. Also at the last game of the season one of our fill in peeps got two in the park home runs... another first.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
June Resolution Update
A little late but I've been a tad busy...
Firsts during the month of June...
My little brother got engaged! Planning on that being a first and only, his girl is awesome. Their wedding is already planned for November. I finally have time to get excited.
Graduated my training class series.
Introduced the manfolk to the book club (big deal).
Got bailed on by my wedding coordinator (who, even though I text nicely "thanks for all of your help, headed to Mexico and wish you were too" before I left town hasn't said a word to us in the last few weeks).
And that's about it.
July's will be much easier for me... And substantially more exciting.
Firsts during the month of June...
My little brother got engaged! Planning on that being a first and only, his girl is awesome. Their wedding is already planned for November. I finally have time to get excited.
Graduated my training class series.
Introduced the manfolk to the book club (big deal).
Got bailed on by my wedding coordinator (who, even though I text nicely "thanks for all of your help, headed to Mexico and wish you were too" before I left town hasn't said a word to us in the last few weeks).
And that's about it.
July's will be much easier for me... And substantially more exciting.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
May Resolution Update
The May Update on "Doing things I've never done" aka. The Resolution
Shot a shotgun (had done rifles before, but never a shotgun)
Turned 32
Went to Houston and got a behind the scenes tour of NASA as part of a business trip. Got to go to Mission Control and the NBL and everything -- it was AWESOME. Top picture is the shuttle cargo bay tester at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) in Houston. Very cool. It just make me want to put on a dive suit and jump in, perfect time to use my dive skills. Also got to see the current Mission Control Rooms and also sit at the Flight Director's desk in the old Apollo era Mission Control. 
The rotary phone controls were the best part -- it just doesn't seem technologically right that they had rotary phones and put a man on the moon. Took some great pictures and got some keepsakes from the people there. Really sad that the shuttle program is nearing it's end, can't imagine what is going to happen to all of those people and that infrastructure.
Sat on a delayed plane for three hours. Thank you Texas weather. Happy to say that that was a first.
Some sweet friends of ours threw us a Taco Shower (as a follow-up to April's Beer and Bacon) it was a bunch of fun.
Signed up for a youtube account. Never thought it was really necessary, but it is quite fun when you get into it.
Got drunk with a friend the other night and bought a pole dancing classes (Groupon on iPhone is dangerous - it should probably require a breathalyzer to operate), so hopefully I won't permanently damage myself and still be able to update you at the close of June.
Shot a shotgun (had done rifles before, but never a shotgun)
Turned 32
Went to Houston and got a behind the scenes tour of NASA as part of a business trip. Got to go to Mission Control and the NBL and everything -- it was AWESOME. Top picture is the shuttle cargo bay tester at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) in Houston. Very cool. It just make me want to put on a dive suit and jump in, perfect time to use my dive skills. Also got to see the current Mission Control Rooms and also sit at the Flight Director's desk in the old Apollo era Mission Control. 
The rotary phone controls were the best part -- it just doesn't seem technologically right that they had rotary phones and put a man on the moon. Took some great pictures and got some keepsakes from the people there. Really sad that the shuttle program is nearing it's end, can't imagine what is going to happen to all of those people and that infrastructure.Sat on a delayed plane for three hours. Thank you Texas weather. Happy to say that that was a first.
Some sweet friends of ours threw us a Taco Shower (as a follow-up to April's Beer and Bacon) it was a bunch of fun.
Signed up for a youtube account. Never thought it was really necessary, but it is quite fun when you get into it.
Got drunk with a friend the other night and bought a pole dancing classes (Groupon on iPhone is dangerous - it should probably require a breathalyzer to operate), so hopefully I won't permanently damage myself and still be able to update you at the close of June.
Monday, May 2, 2011
April Resolution Update
Let's see... we had a grand adventure planned for early April but things went awry, hence the ridiculousness I alluded to in March's update didn't really happen. Still got to spend some time on the beach, but that certainly isn't something new for me.
As far as new things in April...
Bacon and Beer Shower - no one has ever done anything like it before.
Attended Rangers opening day. Something I had always wanted to do.
Also Rangers related, I took part in eating a 3 lb pretzel at a game we went to two weeks ago. (Picture for emphasis - it is much more grand in real life)
Got probed.
Spent the weekend in Granbury with my Ya-Yas. Had never been there, we intended to shop and really just ended up sitting in a winery all afternoon drinking and buying bottles with specialized labels (that we picked) on them. Perfectly relaxing with only a minor headache the next morning.
This isn't as fun for you guys because you knew this stuff already, that's what you get when I keep up with my blog.
As far as new things in April...
Bacon and Beer Shower - no one has ever done anything like it before.
Attended Rangers opening day. Something I had always wanted to do.
Also Rangers related, I took part in eating a 3 lb pretzel at a game we went to two weeks ago. (Picture for emphasis - it is much more grand in real life)
Got probed.
Spent the weekend in Granbury with my Ya-Yas. Had never been there, we intended to shop and really just ended up sitting in a winery all afternoon drinking and buying bottles with specialized labels (that we picked) on them. Perfectly relaxing with only a minor headache the next morning.
This isn't as fun for you guys because you knew this stuff already, that's what you get when I keep up with my blog.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
March Resolution Update
Resolution update... a little lame this month, but April's update is already shaping up to be interesting.
Tried sake for the first time. Purple Haze (sake and Chambord) warm - not bad, a little odd, makes you warm on the inside.
Woke up at the crack of dawn one Saturday to volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Neat group, never have done anything with them but sure to do so again.
Went to a Bowling Shower for my friend that is getting married this month. Random fun times - quite perfect for a co-ed group that likes beer and doesn't know each other really well.
Went to a wedding with no booze. That's a first. Good time still had by all, had some beer before (Dennis peed in the church parking lot) and some margaritas after.
That's about it for March -- stay tuned for some rediculousness for April
Tried sake for the first time. Purple Haze (sake and Chambord) warm - not bad, a little odd, makes you warm on the inside.
Woke up at the crack of dawn one Saturday to volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Neat group, never have done anything with them but sure to do so again.
Went to a Bowling Shower for my friend that is getting married this month. Random fun times - quite perfect for a co-ed group that likes beer and doesn't know each other really well.
Went to a wedding with no booze. That's a first. Good time still had by all, had some beer before (Dennis peed in the church parking lot) and some margaritas after.
That's about it for March -- stay tuned for some rediculousness for April
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
February Resolution Update
As far as the resolution goes... for February I had the following new adventure...
Friend: My cousin opened a pizza place in Tulsa we should go. He said he would buy lunch.
Me: Ok.
I went to Tulsa for lunch with two of the greatest people. Guys I've known for what seems like forever. Even though we don't talk all of the time, they are the type that we can get together and be right back on track.
Yes, I said Tulsa for pizza. And it was really really good. If you are ever in Tulsa and have some time on your hands and a hankerin' for Chicago style deep dish pizza I recommend Marley's.
Friend: My cousin opened a pizza place in Tulsa we should go. He said he would buy lunch.
Me: Ok.
I went to Tulsa for lunch with two of the greatest people. Guys I've known for what seems like forever. Even though we don't talk all of the time, they are the type that we can get together and be right back on track.
Yes, I said Tulsa for pizza. And it was really really good. If you are ever in Tulsa and have some time on your hands and a hankerin' for Chicago style deep dish pizza I recommend Marley's.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
One month down...
Update on the resolution status... I promised to try something new or go somewhere new each month. Here is what we have for January:
The Piggy Event -- definitely new, and from what the manfolk says, never to happen again.
Two new memorable restaurants -- Texas de Brazil (meat coma) and Yucatan Taco Stand (need to go back and try the margaritas)
Threw my first baby shower -- luckily the other two throwing the shower with me are pros so I basically was everyone's bitch which worked just fine for me. I can blow up some balloons with the best of 'em.
I got Iced -- something I hoped never to happen, but it did. For those of you who don't know what iced is: if someone gets you to take possession of a Smirnoff Ice (gross) you must get down on one knee and chug it within a minute. If not, more appear. It has become quite a trick to avoid them as they can be put in places such as gift bags, the dishwasher (bastards) or on top of a toilet seat (if you touch it it is yours, and if you really have to go it may be the lesser of two evils). And it was warm, double gross.
Went to a wedding in a castle -- even better, the castle was in a north Texas field surrounded by cows and horses. RANDOM.
I think that list pretty much satisfies January. With everything going on (we looked at the calendar last night, it is insane) this may be the easiest resolution ever.
The Piggy Event -- definitely new, and from what the manfolk says, never to happen again.
Two new memorable restaurants -- Texas de Brazil (meat coma) and Yucatan Taco Stand (need to go back and try the margaritas)
Threw my first baby shower -- luckily the other two throwing the shower with me are pros so I basically was everyone's bitch which worked just fine for me. I can blow up some balloons with the best of 'em.
I got Iced -- something I hoped never to happen, but it did. For those of you who don't know what iced is: if someone gets you to take possession of a Smirnoff Ice (gross) you must get down on one knee and chug it within a minute. If not, more appear. It has become quite a trick to avoid them as they can be put in places such as gift bags, the dishwasher (bastards) or on top of a toilet seat (if you touch it it is yours, and if you really have to go it may be the lesser of two evils). And it was warm, double gross.
Went to a wedding in a castle -- even better, the castle was in a north Texas field surrounded by cows and horses. RANDOM.
I think that list pretty much satisfies January. With everything going on (we looked at the calendar last night, it is insane) this may be the easiest resolution ever.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The little piggy...
So as part of the new year's resolution adventure of trying new things the manfolk decided that trying a new position in the bedroom would qualify. Always up for an adventure I agreed. So we are trying this new thing (sorry Dennis) and I happened to say "Weeee!" and then fell into fits of laughter. Then the manfolk said I sounded like the little pig on the Geico commercial.
Needless to say we were too busy giggling the rest of the evening to attempt any more nekkid adventures, and I don't think we will be trying that position again.
Good lord, I still giggle. And when the manfolk is in a mood I just need to lean over and go "Weeeeeeeeeeeeee"
Needless to say we were too busy giggling the rest of the evening to attempt any more nekkid adventures, and I don't think we will be trying that position again.
Good lord, I still giggle. And when the manfolk is in a mood I just need to lean over and go "Weeeeeeeeeeeeee"
Monday, January 3, 2011
Happy New Year!!
2011 already... holy crap.
HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Not usually a resolution person, in fact I think creating this thing last year was as close to a resolution as I usually get. Managed to stick to that, for the most part.
This year my resolution is this... try something or go somewhere new at least once each month. Shouldn't be difficult since I seem to perpetually be doing something random, but this will keep me out of any possible rut.
I have July already spoken for... now just need to start thinking about the others.
HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Not usually a resolution person, in fact I think creating this thing last year was as close to a resolution as I usually get. Managed to stick to that, for the most part.
This year my resolution is this... try something or go somewhere new at least once each month. Shouldn't be difficult since I seem to perpetually be doing something random, but this will keep me out of any possible rut.
I have July already spoken for... now just need to start thinking about the others.
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