Random Things

I've been tagged in many of these lists on Facebook and have enjoyed reading every one of them. I've been working on mine for a while and Rachael's post today motivated me to finish mine up. Thanks Rach! Here goes...

1. I hate scary movies. And their dang commercials.

2. I have never smoked a cigarette in my life. Or even put one to my lips.

3. I didn't enjoy football until I met my husband--college only, not NFL. He has explained what I didn't understand and now I can have a down and dirty football conversation anytime.

4. I love music. Jack Johnson to T.I. to Jim Brickman to Winger to Bruce Robison to Keane to Godsmack.

5. I'm organized, it just doesn't always look that way.

6. I've lived in Austin, San Marcos, and Round Rock. That's it.

7. I'd like to visit Chicago and Seattle. Soon. With Russ.

8. I (still) cry every time I hear "I Can Only Imagine." No exceptions.

9. The channels I watch the most are: HGTV and VH1. Oh, and Noggin.

10. My all time favorite candy is Reese's Peanut Butter cups.

11. I have 2 baby teeth in my mouth.

12. In school, I always read the book. Am I a dork or a book lover? :-)

13. I love coffee. I didn't drink it at all until after Riley was born.

14. I have to drink a Coke when I eat soup.

15. I wished I'd let Nana teach me to sew when she wanted to. Maybe I'll take a sewing class one of these days. All I can do is replace a button. Not impressive.

16. Every once in a while I listen to all of my CDs in alphabetical order. Yes, it's weird. ABBA to ZZ Top. I love George Strait and all, but it's tough listening to 27 of his CD's in a row. Ugh.

17. I had my belly button pierced. That belly was fun while it lasted!

18. I've been teaching for 13 years. That makes me feel so old. Every year has been in the classroom (3rd, 2nd, and 1st grades). That's roughly 260 kiddos--some are in college now!

19. When I was a little girl, I thought that somehow the windshield wipers knew to take a swipe at the windsheild when they were filled with drops. And that my grandfather had something to do with trains--he was an (oil and gas)engineer at The Railroad Commission. Boy, was I wrong.

20. I hate onions. My friends even modify their cooking for me. (I have great friends, don't I?) My mom always said my tastebuds would mature. No they won't. I've always disliked tomatoes too. I'm more tolerant of them now. A little.

21. I'm adopted and don't have a desire to find my birth mother. I have a mom...and I love her dearly!

22. The main reason I eat french fries is to have something to go with the ketchup. It's just not socially acceptable to eat ketchup alone.

23. My husband and I's first date was a KISS/Ted Nugent concert.

24. I love lists. I have them everywhere, for all things.

25. I always wanted braces. Or a retainer. I never had either.

26. I watch Celebrity Rehab (and Sober House) and Rock of Love (and Rock of Love Bus). And I've even watched some Tool Academy. Stop me now, please.

I'll think of 1000 more, I'm sure.

Like Mother, Like Son

Mimi found a pretty cool "kid-friendly" camera for Riley this Christmas. Just like me, he has over 200 pictures on his memory card. The biggest difference between our memory cards is that his holds mostly pictures of his lap, the carpet, the fireplace, and a couple of friends from The Backyardigans!

Star...

WHORES! Every Star Wars fan is offended, but we think it is hilarious!

PJ Parade

I love pajamas. I love Riley's pajamas. I love him in his pajamas. He smells so good and is so snuggly in his pajamas. I could go on, but I'll let you see for yourself (too bad we don't have Smell-a-Vision).

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

New Adventure

It's no secret I love to cook. I love going through recipes, planning meals, making the grocery list, everything! I've decided to keep a blog of what I cook, sort of a food diary.

I named it No Onions. The title is SO me! I hate onions and omit them from every recipe. I might even like you a little less if you DO like them! :-)

3 Years

3 years ago today I gave birth to this tiny boy.



He made squeaky noises.
He slept all the time. Except at night.
He loved to be held.
He wore premie diapers.
He screamed during his baths.

Today he turned 3.



He doesn't want to take a nap or go to bed.
He loves to be held. For just a second or two.
He wears big boy underwear.
He splashes during his baths.
He loves to sing.
He loves to cook with Mommy.
He loves to play with Daddy.
He draws dinosaurs and hamburgers.
He thinks he is Spiderman.
He counts to 15.
He has so much to say.
He remembers EVERYTHING.

Happy Birthday, my son. I feel as if I've loved you for 100 years, not just 3 (and 9 months).

Tequila Sunrise

Well, really there was no tequila on my way to work this morning, but I did snap a few shots while at red lights and when I finally parked. I couldn't keep my eyes off of it!

Sunday Kind of Love

Had to share this one I snapped yesterday just before Riley said, "No pictures Mama!"

The Last Thing

Russ and I have decided to get moving. Running. The last thing in the world I would expect myself to do to keep fit. Dead last.

Well, I'm just home from my second "run." We're following a "walk three minutes, run one minute" (and repeat 6 times) plan. I even feel like I could've kept going this time. WATCH OUT! I do feel better than the first time though...I feel good (but you didn't hear me say that...I'm still not sure if I like this or not)!

Not sure if I would've made it without my iPod though. (I do get creeped out every once in a while and check behind me.) My favorite songs to run to so far are:

*PYT by Michael Jackson
*Love is a Battlefield by Pat Benetar
*What You Need by INXS
*Here it Goes Again by OK Go
*Lovers in Japan by Coldplay
*The Sweetest Girl by Wyclef Jean and Akon

I'm sure eventually I'll make a playlist for running/walking. So far, I just keep the tunes set on "random" and stop when I find something I like.

I hope I can stick to this! I admire all of the runner folks I know--maybe someday I'll be one too.

Soup and PJ Bunco

I've been hosting Bunco in January for as long as I can remember. I think I chose it because I absolutely love making soups. We don't have enough cold days around here to make it that often, so I take every chance I get. It isn't always cold on our January Bunco date, but this year a cold front was blowing in while everyone was here.

Another fun twist we added was to wear our pajamas. Not sure when this tradition started, but I love it!

This year I served Chicken Enchilada Soup and Tortellini Soup. As I expected, the Chicken Enchilada was the more popular soup this time.

For dessert I stopped by Cupprimo, a coffee and cupcake shop near where I work. The cupcakes are delicious and incredibly beautiful!



I love having them over--if only we did this more than once a year! Hmmmm...what to make next year?