Monday, April 20, 2009
One more thing
To my friends that participated and kicked butt in the Run Through Redlands yesterday.....congrats. You ladies are amazing!!!
Going through my pictures.......
and I found this pic of me and my pops about a week before having Violet. Ummmmm, that is a HUGE belly!!!! I do NOT miss having that huge thing!! :)
F as in Frank
Dena girl tagged me with the letter 'F'. Ten things I love that begin with an 'F':
3. The 'F' word~I'm not proud but I am known for saying this word WAY too much. It comes out so easy for me. I don't even think twice about it. I know how bad it sounds yet it falls out of my mouth anyway. In anger management they teach you to not cuss because it tends to be "angry talk" but I'm pretty sure I say this word more when I'm calm than when I'm angry. I'm working on cutting it out of my vocabulary....for Violet's sake of course.
4. Football~Love love love it!!! I literally get so sad when the season is over. I would love Pam Oliver's job. Heck, I would love to write about it just for our local paper. Is there anything better than a cold beer on a Sunday in the fall while watching the games? I think not.
5. Footloose~This is my mom's all time favorite movie. In our family, it is a classic. We all know every word to the movie and every song on the soundtrack...."Loose, footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes....Please, Louise Pull me offa my knees....Jack, get back....C'mon before we crack.... Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose"
6. Facebook~What can I say? It's a great way to keep in touch with people.
7. Food~'Nuff said.
8. Fruit Roll-Up~I don't like them so much anymore, but they remind me of being a kid.
9. Fraggle Rock~Dance your cares away, Worry's for another day. Let the music play, Down at Fraggle Rock. Work you cares away, Dancing's for another day. Let the Fraggles play, We're Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, Red. Dance your cares away, Worry's for another day. Let the music play, Down at Fraggle Rock. Down at Fraggle Rock. Down at Fraggle Rock.
10. Four O'Clock pm~On Mon, Tues and Wed.....when I leave work ;)
1. Family~I couldn't live without my family. I love them. And I love that Tommy and I have our own little family now.
2. Friends~Couldn't live without them either. I have weeded out the bad , kept the old, embraced the new and reconnected with some amazing friends. And........I live for coffee and talks with my girls!!
3. The 'F' word~I'm not proud but I am known for saying this word WAY too much. It comes out so easy for me. I don't even think twice about it. I know how bad it sounds yet it falls out of my mouth anyway. In anger management they teach you to not cuss because it tends to be "angry talk" but I'm pretty sure I say this word more when I'm calm than when I'm angry. I'm working on cutting it out of my vocabulary....for Violet's sake of course.
4. Football~Love love love it!!! I literally get so sad when the season is over. I would love Pam Oliver's job. Heck, I would love to write about it just for our local paper. Is there anything better than a cold beer on a Sunday in the fall while watching the games? I think not.
5. Footloose~This is my mom's all time favorite movie. In our family, it is a classic. We all know every word to the movie and every song on the soundtrack...."Loose, footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes....Please, Louise Pull me offa my knees....Jack, get back....C'mon before we crack.... Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose"
6. Facebook~What can I say? It's a great way to keep in touch with people.
7. Food~'Nuff said.
8. Fruit Roll-Up~I don't like them so much anymore, but they remind me of being a kid.
9. Fraggle Rock~Dance your cares away, Worry's for another day. Let the music play, Down at Fraggle Rock. Work you cares away, Dancing's for another day. Let the Fraggles play, We're Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, Red. Dance your cares away, Worry's for another day. Let the music play, Down at Fraggle Rock. Down at Fraggle Rock. Down at Fraggle Rock.
10. Four O'Clock pm~On Mon, Tues and Wed.....when I leave work ;)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Traffic Schmaffic Weekly
It's time for my weekly rant session about the thing I love most...traffic. And the people we see along the way. Here we go.....
1. People from different states/countries drive different. I don't know why, but they do so always avoid the cars with out of state/country license plates. Here's a couple examples that I can vouch for because I have been:
-Northwesterners (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) feel the need to actually stop when getting on the freeway. Apparantly they were never taught the yield rule. So be prepared when entering the freeway behind any of these cars for you may end up in their trunk.
-Baja BCers (Tijuana inparticular) drive as if there are no lanes at all. Even though the lanes are clearly marked. They also have no concept of the speed limit, it's either 110 or 35 with no happy medium.
2. What's up with the R.I.P. stickers? I'm very sorry for your loss but good going on being a buzzkill when I'm actually having a great day on the road.
3. Last time I mentioned the people who won't let you on the freeway. Remember? Well, I have a question for those people...if you're in such a damn hurry, why are you in the slow lane?!?!?!?!?!
4. And why......for the love of God.......do people keep kleenex in their back window? Really? When you need to blow your nose what do you do put the car on auto pilot and climb in the back to get a kleenex? Do you have plastic arms that reach all the way back there? Do you drive around people with allergies on a daily basis? I am boggled by this one.
5. And speaking of back windows and things in them. Stuffed animals???? Really? What in the world is this obsession? Do you feel extra special like you have lots of friends with you? I mean one or two is one thing but when the entire rear dash is filled with beanie babies there may be a problem. Maybe?
I guess that's all I thought of this week. But believe me, there will be plenty more to come ;)
1. People from different states/countries drive different. I don't know why, but they do so always avoid the cars with out of state/country license plates. Here's a couple examples that I can vouch for because I have been:
-Northwesterners (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) feel the need to actually stop when getting on the freeway. Apparantly they were never taught the yield rule. So be prepared when entering the freeway behind any of these cars for you may end up in their trunk.
-Baja BCers (Tijuana inparticular) drive as if there are no lanes at all. Even though the lanes are clearly marked. They also have no concept of the speed limit, it's either 110 or 35 with no happy medium.
2. What's up with the R.I.P. stickers? I'm very sorry for your loss but good going on being a buzzkill when I'm actually having a great day on the road.
3. Last time I mentioned the people who won't let you on the freeway. Remember? Well, I have a question for those people...if you're in such a damn hurry, why are you in the slow lane?!?!?!?!?!
4. And why......for the love of God.......do people keep kleenex in their back window? Really? When you need to blow your nose what do you do put the car on auto pilot and climb in the back to get a kleenex? Do you have plastic arms that reach all the way back there? Do you drive around people with allergies on a daily basis? I am boggled by this one.
5. And speaking of back windows and things in them. Stuffed animals???? Really? What in the world is this obsession? Do you feel extra special like you have lots of friends with you? I mean one or two is one thing but when the entire rear dash is filled with beanie babies there may be a problem. Maybe?
I guess that's all I thought of this week. But believe me, there will be plenty more to come ;)
Easter Weekend
The weekend was a blast. Saturday morning Mandy O and Cooper came over for a much needed visit and a photo session of the kids in their duck outfits :)
We went to Shawn and Victoria's wedding Saturday evening without Violet. I actually got to have some beers which was great!!! I was a tad bit tired on Easter morning but not hungover :) I didn't have my camera so I have no pics from the wedding but I assure you...it was a blast and everyone looked gorgeous!!!
Then it was off to Tommy's parents for dinner.
We went to Shawn and Victoria's wedding Saturday evening without Violet. I actually got to have some beers which was great!!! I was a tad bit tired on Easter morning but not hungover :) I didn't have my camera so I have no pics from the wedding but I assure you...it was a blast and everyone looked gorgeous!!!Easter morning Violet and I went to see my mom, Rindi and Dominic.
Then it was off to Tommy's parents for dinner. It was a nice weekend. Hope it was great for everyone else!!!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Traffic Schmaffic
I have some words for my fellow travelers on the 10 freeway:
1. Not letting people merge onto the freeway causes a lot of the congestion. Stop being lame and let people on the damn freeway.
2. If the traffic usually stops every morning at around Alabama St and it has done this since the dawn of time, don't you think you should be more prepared as to not almost rear end me and end up in the emergency lane....jackhole!
3. Riding someone's ass when there is congestion will not make it move any faster.
4. Using your blinker as you're already coming into my lane does not count. I will try my best to not let you over for that. Blinker, then merge. Thank you.
5. You don't have to completely stop when you go downhill, just watching your speed will do.
6. And on that note, the same goes for a curve in the freeway. Just be cautious, you don't have to actually go from 75mph to 15.
7. And on another note of the same, when you start up a hill, you may have to accelerate a tad bit more. I'm just sayin'.
8. Hey CalTrans, maybe you could wait until after rush hour to start closing the lanes. We all know that you don't actually work once the lanes close anyway :)
9. Oh an City of Yucaipa......can you finish the Oak Glen overpass already??????
Thank you for joining me in my weekly edition of traffic complaining. Actually, I may have to make this a weekly segment. Maybe I'll pick one idiot on the road a week to talk about :)
1. Not letting people merge onto the freeway causes a lot of the congestion. Stop being lame and let people on the damn freeway.
2. If the traffic usually stops every morning at around Alabama St and it has done this since the dawn of time, don't you think you should be more prepared as to not almost rear end me and end up in the emergency lane....jackhole!
3. Riding someone's ass when there is congestion will not make it move any faster.
4. Using your blinker as you're already coming into my lane does not count. I will try my best to not let you over for that. Blinker, then merge. Thank you.
5. You don't have to completely stop when you go downhill, just watching your speed will do.
6. And on that note, the same goes for a curve in the freeway. Just be cautious, you don't have to actually go from 75mph to 15.
7. And on another note of the same, when you start up a hill, you may have to accelerate a tad bit more. I'm just sayin'.
8. Hey CalTrans, maybe you could wait until after rush hour to start closing the lanes. We all know that you don't actually work once the lanes close anyway :)
9. Oh an City of Yucaipa......can you finish the Oak Glen overpass already??????
Thank you for joining me in my weekly edition of traffic complaining. Actually, I may have to make this a weekly segment. Maybe I'll pick one idiot on the road a week to talk about :)
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