Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Busy Day
Today was a busy, busy day at work. A good part of my day was spent taking pictures around Madison County for one of our candidate's upcoming television commercial. I also got to eat lunch at Tellinis with mom. I found out today that I do not get to go to DC in a couple of weeks like I was planning. I'm pretty bummed out because I really enjoyed that trip last year. I was looking forward to learning more about what's going on in DC and socializing with other people from Huntsville. I was also looking forward to visiting with Candice. I need to plan a visit to see her one weekend now that I don't get to go with work. I had a match today and got to play doubles with Amy. I really enjoy playing with her and we won pretty easily. I like her and hope we can become better friends. She is my age and she and her husband just recently moved here from Virginia. I am going to try to get her husband on Lucas's soccer team. Well, no tennis match scheduled for tomorrow (surprisingly) but I am trying to set up a mixed doubles practice. If that falls through maybe Lucas will play with me. On the other hand, it might not be such a bad idea to relax for a day. I have a lot to do at work tomorrow plus I need to get some more TRC sponsorships. I am only a few contracts short but Jennifer still has a ways to go before she gets her trip so we still need more. Hopefully I'll have time to write more tomorrow. We're going to bed now. Goodnight!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Whistlestop
Lucas and I spent most of our weekend at the Whistlestop Festival. My company had a booth and grilled ribs, chicken, briscut, and boston butt all weekend long! We even took Rafa on Saturday night. Here is a picture of me carrying him in his new little pack. So cute!
Also, on Saturday we met Chris and Aida at the airport with Rocky. I know they were so happy to see him and he was excited to see them, too. Rocky was really good all week long and things went better than expected but I was still glad for things to return to normal around our house. It felt so weird getting ready for work this morning without worrying about both dogs and trying to get ready in time to take Rocky for his walk.
On Sunday, Lucas had soccer at 2:00 and I had tennis at 2:00 but before we went we did some yard work. I snapped a picture of Lucas working hard.
As we were working we also saw a black snake. AAAAHHHH! We both kinda freaked out but I went sprinting to the front yard! I DO NOT LIKE SNAKES! I called my dad and he said it was probably just a black snake, which aren't poisenous but it is still really scary. We are cleaning out all of the ivy and monkey grass. Once we are finished snakes shouldn't be a problem but now I'm scared to keep cleaning it up for fear of snakes! We'll get there but it is going to take time.
I got to play doubles with Jeritta and we won. Lucas scored another goal. 3 games in a row!
My parents came over last night and we grilled hamburgers and ate some delicious home-made cake that my mom made for us with ice-cream and chocolate syrup.
Next, mom and I have our sights set on redecorating one of our guest rooms. I'll keep you posted when we start.
Also, on Saturday we met Chris and Aida at the airport with Rocky. I know they were so happy to see him and he was excited to see them, too. Rocky was really good all week long and things went better than expected but I was still glad for things to return to normal around our house. It felt so weird getting ready for work this morning without worrying about both dogs and trying to get ready in time to take Rocky for his walk.
On Sunday, Lucas had soccer at 2:00 and I had tennis at 2:00 but before we went we did some yard work. I snapped a picture of Lucas working hard.
As we were working we also saw a black snake. AAAAHHHH! We both kinda freaked out but I went sprinting to the front yard! I DO NOT LIKE SNAKES! I called my dad and he said it was probably just a black snake, which aren't poisenous but it is still really scary. We are cleaning out all of the ivy and monkey grass. Once we are finished snakes shouldn't be a problem but now I'm scared to keep cleaning it up for fear of snakes! We'll get there but it is going to take time.
I got to play doubles with Jeritta and we won. Lucas scored another goal. 3 games in a row!
My parents came over last night and we grilled hamburgers and ate some delicious home-made cake that my mom made for us with ice-cream and chocolate syrup.
Next, mom and I have our sights set on redecorating one of our guest rooms. I'll keep you posted when we start.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! What a great excuse to go eat Mexican! Strawberry Margarita for me and XX for Lucas tonight at La Alameda with the Ratleys!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Send Your Name to the Moon
Now this is pretty cool. Sign up to "support the mission" and your name will be placed on a microchip that will be placed in the LRO spacecraft that is set to launch for the moon in October.
None of this means anything or has any impact whatsoever but it sounds cool.
Go here to send your name to the moon: http://lro.jhuapl.edu/NameToMoon/index.php
None of this means anything or has any impact whatsoever but it sounds cool.
Go here to send your name to the moon: http://lro.jhuapl.edu/NameToMoon/index.php
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Mission Accomplished! .....and five years later
We mark the fifth anniversary of that publicity stunt, with the
following:
- April marks the highest death total for US Troops in 2008.
- Over 4061 American fatalities
- Hundreds of thousand Iraq casualties
- Over 300,000 troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with MAJOR PTSD
- Estimates put the war cost at over $3 TRILLION.
- As a direct result of the war, oil and gas prices have skyrocketed, pinching families and pushing our economy toward recession.
from "Five Years Later, we have a new mission" by Jonathan Powers at the Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-powers/5-years-later-we-have-a-n_b_99614.html)
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On the Court til 10:00 at night
Last night was interesting that is for sure.
After my work event, I ran home to change clothes, picked up Rafa, and took him to watch Lucas play soccer for a little while before my 7:30 match. When I got home I noticed a special little gift from my parents to Rafa (they left it when they came to check on the dogs... thanks again for doing that). It is a little rolling travel crate for Rafa. It can roll like a suitcase, you can wear it as a backpack, or you can use it as a seatbelt for your dog. My camera was out of batteries (as I unfortunately found out at my work event at which I was going to take photos), so I'll have to take some good pictures this weekend and post them here for you to see. So cute! Thanks, mom and dad!
Lucas won his soccer game 2-0. He scored! He should've scored again. He had a really easy set up and messed it up. Oh, well. That is the 2nd game in a row in which he has scored. Good job, Lucas!
I had tennis at 7:30. This was the match to pretty much decide who wins 2nd place. Along with 2nd place could possibly go a wild card to state. My team is pretty intent on going to state even though, as I have previously stated, I really didn't think there was much chance of it. I played #1 doubles last night as I always do but guess who was playing #1 for their team...... Debbie, my good friend. I was not too happy about having to play her. For one thing, she has a tough game full of slices, drop shots, and lobs and she knows my strengths and weaknesses because we play together often. Another thing, the mental capacity that the match took was unbelievable. Debbie kept asking if we just wanted to double default so we wouldn't have to play each other in such a crucial match but that is not like either one of us to quick or walk away from a challenge.
Our match was quite possibly the longest match in the history of matches (okay, a little exaggeration). We had just started our 2nd set when everyone else had finished up. I realized that the team score was 2-2. The winner between Debbie and I would win the entire match. Our entire teams were on the sidelines watching and cheering. I had won the 1st set 7-5 but Debbie won the 2nd set 6-4. So all of this led up to a 3rd set tie-break. I ended up winning but it was bittersweet for many reasons.
So our match finished up at about 10:00 at night. Then I went home and had dinner. Wow! Long day.
After my work event, I ran home to change clothes, picked up Rafa, and took him to watch Lucas play soccer for a little while before my 7:30 match. When I got home I noticed a special little gift from my parents to Rafa (they left it when they came to check on the dogs... thanks again for doing that). It is a little rolling travel crate for Rafa. It can roll like a suitcase, you can wear it as a backpack, or you can use it as a seatbelt for your dog. My camera was out of batteries (as I unfortunately found out at my work event at which I was going to take photos), so I'll have to take some good pictures this weekend and post them here for you to see. So cute! Thanks, mom and dad!
Lucas won his soccer game 2-0. He scored! He should've scored again. He had a really easy set up and messed it up. Oh, well. That is the 2nd game in a row in which he has scored. Good job, Lucas!
I had tennis at 7:30. This was the match to pretty much decide who wins 2nd place. Along with 2nd place could possibly go a wild card to state. My team is pretty intent on going to state even though, as I have previously stated, I really didn't think there was much chance of it. I played #1 doubles last night as I always do but guess who was playing #1 for their team...... Debbie, my good friend. I was not too happy about having to play her. For one thing, she has a tough game full of slices, drop shots, and lobs and she knows my strengths and weaknesses because we play together often. Another thing, the mental capacity that the match took was unbelievable. Debbie kept asking if we just wanted to double default so we wouldn't have to play each other in such a crucial match but that is not like either one of us to quick or walk away from a challenge.
Our match was quite possibly the longest match in the history of matches (okay, a little exaggeration). We had just started our 2nd set when everyone else had finished up. I realized that the team score was 2-2. The winner between Debbie and I would win the entire match. Our entire teams were on the sidelines watching and cheering. I had won the 1st set 7-5 but Debbie won the 2nd set 6-4. So all of this led up to a 3rd set tie-break. I ended up winning but it was bittersweet for many reasons.
- I enjoy winning but it is dampened when I play a friend
- Each of our teams were cheering us on and rooting us against each other (which in most cases is good and that is the point of cheering but it just felt awkward against such a good friend)
- I didn't actually want my team to win because then I might be forced to choose between 4.0 and 4.5 state (which I will most likely have to now)
- I won and my team was so excited because we now have a chance to go to state (something I was none too happy about)
So our match finished up at about 10:00 at night. Then I went home and had dinner. Wow! Long day.
Desktop Freebie
Since I've started looking into this digital scrapbooking hobby, I found this website (www.theshabbyshoppe.com) that offers a free desktop calendar each month. If you have the software (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Corel, etc.), then you just plug in your picture behind the layer. It is really simple and really cute. Here is a screen shot of my desktop! (Trust me... it isn't normally this clean. As I do with everything, since I am showing it off I had to do a little last minute clean-up.)
As you can tell, this is an older picture. Shorter hair. My hair has grown a lot! Wow! I still want it a little longer though. Anyway, this picture was taken in NY in August but I thought it was a really good fit since the sun is beaming down on us and we are in our shades. :)
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As you can tell, this is an older picture. Shorter hair. My hair has grown a lot! Wow! I still want it a little longer though. Anyway, this picture was taken in NY in August but I thought it was a really good fit since the sun is beaming down on us and we are in our shades. :)
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