So not really much to report, unfortunately, and that’s just a sign that my life isn’t all that exciting at the moment, so sorry for some of the dullness ahead.
This week work has been same ol’ same ol’ – not much to say about that although I should be hearing if I have an opportunity to go to Houston soon which please Lord make this happen b/c it’s a dream project and I’m just ready to start my life there and be back with Curt and my fam! UGH! I feel like I’m in this limbo or in one of Dante’s levels or something except replace dullness with sin levels or something. Speaking of, I just went to search exactly what Dante’s levels are, and found a website where you could take a test to see which level you would go to if that were true, and good news, I would go to Purgatory! Lucky for me that’s not what I believe and I’m really going to heaven - whew!
So anyway, I am very excited about this coming weekend though and having an extra day for the glorious holiday that is Labor Day. I realized this morning in my closet that I have only a few days left to wear my white shoes and skirts/slacks, etc. And regardless of what some people say about this rule not applying anymore, I don’t know what they are smoking b/c it absolutely does apply! I mean all of the magazines and what not that say it’s an old, stupid rule – keep in mind where they are guys – NEW YORK! I mean I love that place, but let’s just call the kettle black and say the fashion industry doesn’t want to be limited!
Anyway, that’s that… the work day is over and I’m on my way to a team dinner. Should be fun though hopefully I won’t ruin it for myself and focus on the million other things I should be doing like shopping and having food in my house, for instance! I’ve gone without milk for days, and anyone who knows me knows that every morning and night I’ve been cursing when I open the fridge! Haha…
Got a special treat today as well – saw the window washers! We were thinking that these guys, despite having a blue collar job, make probably a ton of money as the hazard pay has to be astronomical! It’s always so fun to sit in your high rise over the city and watch someone right outside your window hanging out on a harness and swing rappelling and squeegying – they are super fast at their job! So it’s the little things I guess (when you’re life is currently dull, though still great) that really make your day…
I also made this fascinating discovery last week that I don’t think I wrote about – but guess what? I was eating some blueberries one morning, and it suddenly occurred to me – I had no idea what a blueberry looked like on the inside! These blueberries were very large, mind you, so extra juicy in consistency and I was like, omg, I have no idea! So I of course bit one in half (carefully) and I was *SHOCKED*!! (Take this moment to think to yourself if you know the color of the inside of a blueberry)..... drum roll please…….. the color is a beautiful green! It is almost the same color as a kiwi green and actually has teeny tiny small brown seeds so looks much like a kiwi on the inside – I was totally floored and proceeded to bit the rest of them in half to see if it might be a fluke or a rogue nuclear blueberry. What a scientific discovery – still gets me when I think about it. Sigh…
So… that’s been my exciting life lately. This weekend actually will be pretty dang cool though – gotta love days off and Labor Day is one of my favorite obscure holidays! Here are my plans… Friday night will be in Houston and may actually purge my high school room as an incentive for my mom and dad to buy my high school room some new furniture so we can bring it into this decade. I am even considering taking down and putting away my mums – it’s a stretch – but I’m thinking about it. Saturday will hopefully be some lake action, then the Aggie game that night, then Sunday and Monday will be more fun in the sun – we’re hoping to get a ton of time on the boat so it should be awesome. I so need an extra day off!
Anyway, that’s me – time to go but hope everyone has a great hump-day night!
xx
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
More fun in the sun!
I must say that this summer we’ve done a great job at getting outside and on the water, whether it be beach or lake! This past weekend we went to Padre to celebrate my mom’s 50th birthday – yea! It was a quick trip but we had a lot of fun… I flew into Houston on Thursday night and repacked my stuff, went into the Houston office on Friday and had a meeting, women’s luncheon, and interview with a potential new client so that was all great… got some HR stuff done for the transition like getting a new blackberry phone number, joys such as that, and just did some work and caught up with the Houston people! That night we had dinner as a family which was great and watched a Netflix movie (gotta love Netflix) and packed up to leave early the next morning…. So my family besides Curt and I were all driving b/c they took off yesterday and today to make it a long weekend, but Curt and I flew out to meet them b/c we couldn’t. So they got on the road at like 3 a.m. (and were loud!) and we got up a few hours later to catch our flight… they were meeting Cynthia (my wedding cake baker) to pick up my mom’s cake before noon which is why they had to get up so early…. Was pretty excited to see this cake as I designed it specifically for my mom!
So the flight was uneventful, we flew into Brownsville, caught a cab and made our way to the island… literally pulled up about 5 minutes after Mom, Dad, and Kendyl did, so perfect timing there, and I saw the gorgeous cake – what a sight! It looked amazing, and I couldn’t WAIT to dive into it! Ugh… it was so pretty it was almost a shame to even want to eat it!! Made for the Queen that Mom is… :-)
So we got settled in and changed to head down to the beach and just hung out there and in the pool… the weather was perfect and the ocean was so clear – the most beautiful I have ever seen South Padre! So we played and really had a lot of fun, and then after several hours we headed back in to get ready for Mom’s special dinner at Louie’s – my favorite place to go there! So we all got ready, watched a movie in between and headed downstairs… we stopped and talked to the two Catalina macaws who could talk a lot! We were talking with them and laughed at something they did/said, and then they “laughed” too! It was hysterical! Then on to Louie’s… We had lots of yummy shrimp and crab legs, enjoyed a beautiful sunset and music, and just had a super meal together. After that (in order to digest to get ready for the cake!) we went shopping along the main drag to find lots of on-sale treasures since Padre is not in season at the moment! We ended up not buying anything and loving everything we had found in the first store! Haha… then we went back to the room, sang to Mom and cut into the most heavenly cake (besides my wedding cake, of course) and pigged out on wonderful pink champagne Cynthia’s Cake… YUM! Then we watched some tv and headed to bed….
The next morning we all slept in a ton, had a huge wonderful homemade breakfast and got on the beach… Curt and I got ready first and ended up waiting a century for everyone else, which was important b/c I was holding our spot to go parasailing for the last afternoon slot before Curt and I had to leave on our flight! So everyone finally followed and we got our slot, went to the beach and played at the pool some more, and then trotted down to the Texas flag, got ready and then we got on the boat to take us to the bigger boat!
Curt and I went first, and the water was clear, and the day was so perfect… it was his first time to ever do that so it was cool to do it together… I was hoping/expecting to see some marine life in the water as the visibility in the water was so high, but I guess they were all hanging out somewhere else b/c we didn’t see a thing! The captain dipped us into the water, and we were just floating on the wind…. Mom and Dad went next and they had a great time – they raved about it which I was like, “ugh” about b/c it had taken me lots of persuading to do this! Why can’t everyone just listen to me? Haha…
After parasailing it was time to go to the airport for me and Curt… Mom, Dad and Ken dropped us off, we made it home ok around 7 p.m. and decided to grow a wild hair and rush up to Conroe and take the boat out to get some wakeskating in and also visit Mam. We used our new bathing suits that we got in Padre, had a few turns on the boat each (I did a great job driving!) and then headed in – so we did everything from the time we got the boat out and back in in about an hour! So good! Then we headed to Mam’s (too bad the lake is so low or we could have just ridden over in it) and had some delicious pb&j’s for dinner – she offered to make us something legitimate but I was excited about the sandwich! So yummy… then off to home to pack and get ready for my flight the next morning…
So Monday morning Curt took me to the airport bright and early, and on with another work week without him… makes me sad but hopefully we’ll be in the same city again soon!
Let’s see… Monday worked, did some more work when I got home, went to Pilates which was GREAT, and did some more work then sleep… Tuesday worked a little late, did some more work when I got home, went to Hip Hop which was AWESOME, then I took a break from work and decided to watch some tv and hit the hay at a reasonable hour… and now today working (finishing this up at lunch) and tonight I’m torn between two events so I’ll have to let you know what I decide later…
VERY excited though b/c Aggie Football starts NEXT WEEKEND – WHOOP! I can’t wait for fall to be here… and our first anniversary is approaching which I think is crazy and wonderful… yea! Oh, AND getting excited for my trip to London and Prague late in September… gonna be a great season! I’ll start taking suggestions for Halloween costumes, too – I’m thinking about having a Halloween party!
Hope everyone has a great day!
xx
So the flight was uneventful, we flew into Brownsville, caught a cab and made our way to the island… literally pulled up about 5 minutes after Mom, Dad, and Kendyl did, so perfect timing there, and I saw the gorgeous cake – what a sight! It looked amazing, and I couldn’t WAIT to dive into it! Ugh… it was so pretty it was almost a shame to even want to eat it!! Made for the Queen that Mom is… :-)
So we got settled in and changed to head down to the beach and just hung out there and in the pool… the weather was perfect and the ocean was so clear – the most beautiful I have ever seen South Padre! So we played and really had a lot of fun, and then after several hours we headed back in to get ready for Mom’s special dinner at Louie’s – my favorite place to go there! So we all got ready, watched a movie in between and headed downstairs… we stopped and talked to the two Catalina macaws who could talk a lot! We were talking with them and laughed at something they did/said, and then they “laughed” too! It was hysterical! Then on to Louie’s… We had lots of yummy shrimp and crab legs, enjoyed a beautiful sunset and music, and just had a super meal together. After that (in order to digest to get ready for the cake!) we went shopping along the main drag to find lots of on-sale treasures since Padre is not in season at the moment! We ended up not buying anything and loving everything we had found in the first store! Haha… then we went back to the room, sang to Mom and cut into the most heavenly cake (besides my wedding cake, of course) and pigged out on wonderful pink champagne Cynthia’s Cake… YUM! Then we watched some tv and headed to bed….
The next morning we all slept in a ton, had a huge wonderful homemade breakfast and got on the beach… Curt and I got ready first and ended up waiting a century for everyone else, which was important b/c I was holding our spot to go parasailing for the last afternoon slot before Curt and I had to leave on our flight! So everyone finally followed and we got our slot, went to the beach and played at the pool some more, and then trotted down to the Texas flag, got ready and then we got on the boat to take us to the bigger boat!
Curt and I went first, and the water was clear, and the day was so perfect… it was his first time to ever do that so it was cool to do it together… I was hoping/expecting to see some marine life in the water as the visibility in the water was so high, but I guess they were all hanging out somewhere else b/c we didn’t see a thing! The captain dipped us into the water, and we were just floating on the wind…. Mom and Dad went next and they had a great time – they raved about it which I was like, “ugh” about b/c it had taken me lots of persuading to do this! Why can’t everyone just listen to me? Haha…
After parasailing it was time to go to the airport for me and Curt… Mom, Dad and Ken dropped us off, we made it home ok around 7 p.m. and decided to grow a wild hair and rush up to Conroe and take the boat out to get some wakeskating in and also visit Mam. We used our new bathing suits that we got in Padre, had a few turns on the boat each (I did a great job driving!) and then headed in – so we did everything from the time we got the boat out and back in in about an hour! So good! Then we headed to Mam’s (too bad the lake is so low or we could have just ridden over in it) and had some delicious pb&j’s for dinner – she offered to make us something legitimate but I was excited about the sandwich! So yummy… then off to home to pack and get ready for my flight the next morning…
So Monday morning Curt took me to the airport bright and early, and on with another work week without him… makes me sad but hopefully we’ll be in the same city again soon!
Let’s see… Monday worked, did some more work when I got home, went to Pilates which was GREAT, and did some more work then sleep… Tuesday worked a little late, did some more work when I got home, went to Hip Hop which was AWESOME, then I took a break from work and decided to watch some tv and hit the hay at a reasonable hour… and now today working (finishing this up at lunch) and tonight I’m torn between two events so I’ll have to let you know what I decide later…
VERY excited though b/c Aggie Football starts NEXT WEEKEND – WHOOP! I can’t wait for fall to be here… and our first anniversary is approaching which I think is crazy and wonderful… yea! Oh, AND getting excited for my trip to London and Prague late in September… gonna be a great season! I’ll start taking suggestions for Halloween costumes, too – I’m thinking about having a Halloween party!
Hope everyone has a great day!
xx
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Sweaty Sunday!
Whoo - just finished a hard day of packing and loading in wonderful 100+ degree weather... we were supposed to have Curt on the road by noon (thus everything finished before it was so hot) but of course the lovely horse trailer loathes the trip to and from our house and the bearings on one wheel decided to go out - lucky for us Curt is pretty handy with that stuff and very mechanically inclined! So 5 hours later, everything is packed and loaded and he will be on his way shortly...
Things have been pretty up and down lately. We had an offer on the house, but then it fell through - so blissfully happy to not so much within a few days spanning from last weekend to about Wednesday. Work is only so-so at the moment - need a new project desperately so hopefully one will hit this week!
But everytime the weekend rolls around I'm happy again - seeing Curt makes a world of difference... this weekend was fun but overshadowed by all the work that had to be done. (Sunday)
So let me give a brief rundown of since the last posting (now Monday night/Tuesday)…
The weekend before this past I went into Houston and we had another blast of a Happy Hour on Friday night with the Houston office of my company – started out at Sam’s Boat which was great and then went to see Austin Collins at the Mucky Duck…
Curt and I had SUCH a great time, I can’t even tell you… just awesome company and venues and everything! Saturday we spent the day at the lake and had a wonderful time. Kendyl came with us even though she didn’t want to get in the water, so I wakeskated, Curt drove the boat, and Kendyl filmed us, and then when it was Curt’s turn I actually learned how to drive the boat! I knew I would have to learn at some point so that was pretty fun…. It was actually quite comical as Kendyl was filming, yelling for me to speed up or slow down, etc. and I was yelling at her (not in a mean way, just b/c it was loud with the motor and stuff) asking if I was doing it right, etc. but I did a great job and got the hang of it, and b/c Curt is a natural athlete he did well at compensating for my boat driving faults. We ended up spending about 6 hours on the lake that day and had a lot of wakeskating time each which was fun, and we really weren’t too sore or tired that night! So that night Curt and I rented movies to give the dogs a break and let them be out, and we took them for a walk around twilight which was really nice – I really miss having them around. We took some great pictures (though dark) of Curt and Maverick playing in the field that I’ll throw in here… he really is ten times funnier than the pictures even slightly convey… they bring so much love and joy to our lives! 
Sunday we slept in and went to see Talladega Nights which was hilarious, of course! Then it was time for me to leave to come back up to the house, so the drive went fine (car’s doing well!) and ready for another week… last week was ok… kind of a downer b/c our contract fell through with the house, but I know there will be more and everything happens for a reason so we’ll be ok, it was just a downer to be up here by myself with no new project in sight, the house falling through and not being able to commiserate with anyone. So just did my thing, went to Hip Hop, watched movies and tried to keep in good spirits until Friday when Curt arrived (late!). So again, this weekend was really fun just to be with Curt, get back on track with everything, etc. We went to see Cars which I LOVED on Saturday night and then Sunday sweated to death trying to get packed and loaded… of course the bearing went out on the tire so we had been trying to get him out by noon or so so he could take the trailer to the storage unit, then to Giddings, etc. but that didn’t so much happen b/c of the bearing that he spent a good 4-5 hours on but we still had a good time together and I enjoyed my time with him. After he left on Sunday night, I cleaned up a little around the house and went to see the movie Step Up which I LOVED – I can’t even tell you how much I loved this movie… it’s still sticking with me today (Tuesday) and I will probably go back and see the movie again. It’s really pushed me to really pursue this Hip Hop/Breakdancing studio in Houston that I was looking into, b/c I think I could challenge myself to get better like Jenna and Channing in the movie… and can I just say, Channing was an amazing dancer! I came home after the movie and started looking up interviews/articles and learned that Jenna has been professionally trained (which you could tell from the movie) but Channing is a raw talent, never before trained street dancer which I couldn’t believe – he was excellent! So hip hop class tonight is going to be great now that I’m uber inspired to pursue this more… When I started hip hop up here I really felt this satisfaction like I was getting back to something that had meant so much to me in my life before college, so I’m excited to find that excitement and passion again and the movie just pushed me over. I know I’m a weirdo but oh well, it makes me happy! So go see it – LOVE it!
So anyway, yesterday went by fast at work, have a potential project on the horizon in Houston which is good news, went to Pilates and got a lot of work done last night which was great, and got into bed by 11 p.m. – good job!
So that’s my update… tomorrow I may go see a musical and have a nice dinner with my girl coworkers which I hope works out (may have to go interview with the client tomorrow afternoon in Houston, so that’s a major wrench in those plans, but hopefully it will be moved to Friday). So should be a great week!
xx
Things have been pretty up and down lately. We had an offer on the house, but then it fell through - so blissfully happy to not so much within a few days spanning from last weekend to about Wednesday. Work is only so-so at the moment - need a new project desperately so hopefully one will hit this week!
But everytime the weekend rolls around I'm happy again - seeing Curt makes a world of difference... this weekend was fun but overshadowed by all the work that had to be done. (Sunday)
So let me give a brief rundown of since the last posting (now Monday night/Tuesday)…
The weekend before this past I went into Houston and we had another blast of a Happy Hour on Friday night with the Houston office of my company – started out at Sam’s Boat which was great and then went to see Austin Collins at the Mucky Duck…
Curt and I had SUCH a great time, I can’t even tell you… just awesome company and venues and everything! Saturday we spent the day at the lake and had a wonderful time. Kendyl came with us even though she didn’t want to get in the water, so I wakeskated, Curt drove the boat, and Kendyl filmed us, and then when it was Curt’s turn I actually learned how to drive the boat! I knew I would have to learn at some point so that was pretty fun…. It was actually quite comical as Kendyl was filming, yelling for me to speed up or slow down, etc. and I was yelling at her (not in a mean way, just b/c it was loud with the motor and stuff) asking if I was doing it right, etc. but I did a great job and got the hang of it, and b/c Curt is a natural athlete he did well at compensating for my boat driving faults. We ended up spending about 6 hours on the lake that day and had a lot of wakeskating time each which was fun, and we really weren’t too sore or tired that night! So that night Curt and I rented movies to give the dogs a break and let them be out, and we took them for a walk around twilight which was really nice – I really miss having them around. We took some great pictures (though dark) of Curt and Maverick playing in the field that I’ll throw in here… he really is ten times funnier than the pictures even slightly convey… they bring so much love and joy to our lives! 
Sunday we slept in and went to see Talladega Nights which was hilarious, of course! Then it was time for me to leave to come back up to the house, so the drive went fine (car’s doing well!) and ready for another week… last week was ok… kind of a downer b/c our contract fell through with the house, but I know there will be more and everything happens for a reason so we’ll be ok, it was just a downer to be up here by myself with no new project in sight, the house falling through and not being able to commiserate with anyone. So just did my thing, went to Hip Hop, watched movies and tried to keep in good spirits until Friday when Curt arrived (late!). So again, this weekend was really fun just to be with Curt, get back on track with everything, etc. We went to see Cars which I LOVED on Saturday night and then Sunday sweated to death trying to get packed and loaded… of course the bearing went out on the tire so we had been trying to get him out by noon or so so he could take the trailer to the storage unit, then to Giddings, etc. but that didn’t so much happen b/c of the bearing that he spent a good 4-5 hours on but we still had a good time together and I enjoyed my time with him. After he left on Sunday night, I cleaned up a little around the house and went to see the movie Step Up which I LOVED – I can’t even tell you how much I loved this movie… it’s still sticking with me today (Tuesday) and I will probably go back and see the movie again. It’s really pushed me to really pursue this Hip Hop/Breakdancing studio in Houston that I was looking into, b/c I think I could challenge myself to get better like Jenna and Channing in the movie… and can I just say, Channing was an amazing dancer! I came home after the movie and started looking up interviews/articles and learned that Jenna has been professionally trained (which you could tell from the movie) but Channing is a raw talent, never before trained street dancer which I couldn’t believe – he was excellent! So hip hop class tonight is going to be great now that I’m uber inspired to pursue this more… When I started hip hop up here I really felt this satisfaction like I was getting back to something that had meant so much to me in my life before college, so I’m excited to find that excitement and passion again and the movie just pushed me over. I know I’m a weirdo but oh well, it makes me happy! So go see it – LOVE it!
So anyway, yesterday went by fast at work, have a potential project on the horizon in Houston which is good news, went to Pilates and got a lot of work done last night which was great, and got into bed by 11 p.m. – good job!
So that’s my update… tomorrow I may go see a musical and have a nice dinner with my girl coworkers which I hope works out (may have to go interview with the client tomorrow afternoon in Houston, so that’s a major wrench in those plans, but hopefully it will be moved to Friday). So should be a great week!
xx
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
GREAT weekend and a BAD Monday!
Coming off a great weekend, and of course it’s Monday sooner than it should have been… nothing really exciting to report since I last wrote – had a fantastic weekend with Curt… he drove up on Friday night and we had P3’s for dinner (one of the best Italian places here!) and I had baked a Gooey cake for dessert with our friends who got to our place at about 8 p.m. – Ian and Karen, who’s pregnant! We had a great time chatting with them and hanging out, showed them our shark DVD and told them about our adventures in Playa (Ian was our dive instructor who certified us!) and had some delicious cake!!
Picking this back up on Wednesday and it’s after lunch and I’m so blah – Monday morning was all happy and cheery, and then Monday afternoon had a bomb drop at work that has made life a little stressful but good side is will hopefully speed up my time in getting to Houston and Curt and I resuming our life!
So resuming the weekend, Saturday we slept in some but then started yard work, went and hung out at Tiffany’s place, did some more yard work (the backyard grass was ridiculous thus why it took FOREVER) and then got cleaned up to go see You, Me & Dupree and hit a nice dinner date at Brio afterwards… Curt and I had a wonderful time… gotta love dates! Sunday we really slept in, so nice, watched a movie in bed and then headed over to Kim and Kevin’s to see them, and then Curt had to get on the road home… sad…. So to cheer myself up I went straight to the movies to see The Devil Wears Prada – talk about a great movie and what a great job the marketers did with the brand and product placements – it just makes you want to go shopping! The rest of the night was spent getting stuff done around the house and getting ready for the week… was a FABULOUS weekend! So now back to the bomb… has made the past couple of days a bummer but went to Pilates on Monday night and Hip Hop last night so that help burned off some of the anxiety which was good… I can barely walk again b/c my current hip hop routine is very thigh-intensive (lots of lunges and squats) so walking down any stairs today is pretty painful but that’s progress so that’s ok!
Am very much looking forward to this weekend since the week kind of took a downturn – don’t worry – the bomb is temporary hopefully and nothing to worry about really, just a stressful turn that was unexpected! SO it’s my turn to go down to see Curt and we are planning lots of fun in the sun on the lake and boat, so hopefully the sun will melt all of our cares away (b/c it certainly is hot enough)! I’ll keep you posted!
P.S. Did get my juicer in yesterday so that is a BIG highlight! :-)
xx
Picking this back up on Wednesday and it’s after lunch and I’m so blah – Monday morning was all happy and cheery, and then Monday afternoon had a bomb drop at work that has made life a little stressful but good side is will hopefully speed up my time in getting to Houston and Curt and I resuming our life!
So resuming the weekend, Saturday we slept in some but then started yard work, went and hung out at Tiffany’s place, did some more yard work (the backyard grass was ridiculous thus why it took FOREVER) and then got cleaned up to go see You, Me & Dupree and hit a nice dinner date at Brio afterwards… Curt and I had a wonderful time… gotta love dates! Sunday we really slept in, so nice, watched a movie in bed and then headed over to Kim and Kevin’s to see them, and then Curt had to get on the road home… sad…. So to cheer myself up I went straight to the movies to see The Devil Wears Prada – talk about a great movie and what a great job the marketers did with the brand and product placements – it just makes you want to go shopping! The rest of the night was spent getting stuff done around the house and getting ready for the week… was a FABULOUS weekend! So now back to the bomb… has made the past couple of days a bummer but went to Pilates on Monday night and Hip Hop last night so that help burned off some of the anxiety which was good… I can barely walk again b/c my current hip hop routine is very thigh-intensive (lots of lunges and squats) so walking down any stairs today is pretty painful but that’s progress so that’s ok!
Am very much looking forward to this weekend since the week kind of took a downturn – don’t worry – the bomb is temporary hopefully and nothing to worry about really, just a stressful turn that was unexpected! SO it’s my turn to go down to see Curt and we are planning lots of fun in the sun on the lake and boat, so hopefully the sun will melt all of our cares away (b/c it certainly is hot enough)! I’ll keep you posted!
P.S. Did get my juicer in yesterday so that is a BIG highlight! :-)
xx
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